I wrote this a little while ago... not sure why I didn't publish it. Anyways, this is for the 'Reunion' prompt. Originally I was going to do a post-Tartarus blind!Jellal and Erza reunion, but that was kinda depressing and another one of these prompts is angsty enough :P So I did something entirely different :)
And hahaha, yeah I'm totally not late with this or anything ^_^" Ah well, as far as I'm concerned, every week is Jerza Week at my place :P
Enjoy! Apologies for any typos...
Jellal pulls the curtain back from the window of the cart, spotting the remaining faint lights of Magnolia as the wagon bumps its way up the gravel road. It's a few hours past midnight, the town silent.
"Here! Turn here!" he yells out to the driver, who promptly yanks the reins tight and sends all of his belongings flying in the small space as they startle to a halt.
"Eh? I thought you said you lived in Magnolia Town mate."
"This is Magnolia Town," he responds. "My house is just a little on the outskirts. If you take the road to the right it's just a little way up."
"Whatever you say," the driver grumbles, obviously tired and ready to get home to his own family. He had seemed happy to pick Jellal up from Magnolia station when the bluenette said he lived in town, but apparently "in town" now meant only a few blocks away, not all the way out on the mountainside overlooking the streets. Usually Jellal would just walk, but his month-long mission has worn him out, it's late and he does have a lot of luggage. He isn't like his wife and doesn't have the luxury of being able to carry any necessary items in alternate spaces.
He fidgets in anticipation as the cart rounds up the hillside and approaches his home. He's meant to be returning later in the day, but the earlier train to Magnolia had been delayed several hours due to faults on the line, so he had managed to catch it and wasn't forced to wait half a day for the next one. Sufficed to say he's kind of looking forward to surprising Erza.
With a tired "woah boy", the driver slows the cart to a halt outside the cottage he and Erza had bought a few years back. Because he isn't allowed in Fairy Hills they had looked for a place in Magnolia that was close to the guild, but nothing seemed to work; that is, until Erza found a house on the outskirts one day while walking and all but forcefully demanded that the farmer owning the land sell it to them. It's kind of far from the town and a little small, he guesses, but for them it is perfect. They aren't the type to fawn over the business Magnolia surges with anyway.
Thanking the driver and paying him, he slips his trunks into the hallway inside the front door, and, hanging his cloak, proceeds down it towards the back room. Quietly as he can, he turns the knob to the bedroom door and peeks in, spying Erza's still form on the bed.
He smiles. He's missed her a lot.
Kicking off his boots and removing his heavier jacket, he starts to tiptoe to the bedside, though after just one stride Erza rolls over, smirking as he freezes mid-step, caught like a child sneaking for a cookie jar.
Well, he should have known the armoured female knight would always be aware of intruders.
She smiles up at him. "You aren't supposed to be back yet."
"I'm disappointed. It seems you don't want me back."
Her smile widens and she slinks herself up from under the covers, crawling her way across them so that she can embrace him off the end of the bed. Eyes playful, she leans in just far enough that she could kiss him, but pauses before her lips touch his.
"Welcome home."
"It's good to be back," he murmurs in response, and because he can't stand it anymore he leans in and captures her mouth with his own, wrapping his arms around her tightly so that he can pull her closer into his chest.
When he needs air he pulls back for a few seconds before he dives for her neck, trailing kisses lower as she moans a little and rubs her hand along his shoulder.
"I missed you." He kisses her collarbone.
"I missed you." Her sleeping top is low enough cut that he can kiss the top of her breasts.
He moves down lower to where he'd normally kiss her navel, but her shirt is still on and her bare skin is unreachable.
"I didn't miss this shirt," he hints, and she chuckles because she knows he's being a goof, but still requips the hindering fabric away so that he can press his mouth to her stomach.
He's about to go lower but she suddenly flips them over, pushing him onto the bed as she scrambles onto his form, requipping away her pants as she does.
"I missed you too."
She assaults his mouth with her own once more, heated kisses sending burning energy coursing through him, even more so when she slips her hands underneath his shirt and begins running her palms all over his chest. Heavens, how did he ever survive a month without this?
There's a pause as she reaches for the belt of his pants, and he takes the time to whip his shirt off, rolling them over once more to give himself the dominant position after she's removed the bottom layer of clothing. Grazing his teeth over her neck where he knows she likes it, he can't surpass the urge anymore and grinds his hips against hers, earning moans from both of them. Moving down her form, he kisses just above the waistline of her panties as he hooks a finger underneath and begins to slide them off of her glorious legs, all the while-
"Dad?"
SHIIIIIIIIITTT!
He's never moved faster than he does in that instant, flipping off of Erza's body to sit up at the end of the bed, the thick bed cover concealing the lower half of his body as he smiles awkwardly at the little redhead boy sleepily rubbing his eyes in the bedroom doorway.
"H-Hey buddy. What are you doing up so late?"
"You're home…" The four year old barely seems able to stand through his exhaustion. "Mum said you'd be back… tomorrow… but you're…" A yawn. "You're home early."
He's about to open his mouth to tell his son that he should be in bed, but the boy beats him to it. "I made a rocket at the guild last week and I want you to see it."
"Well, it's a little late and I… I, uhhh…" He glances back at Erza for help, but the redhead seductress is barely concealing her laughter at the fact that he just got cock-blocked by a four year old, so he gives in. "Maybe in the morning, okay? Let's get you back into bed. You shouldn't be up at this time." Standing, he scoops his son off of the floor and walks down the hallway to one of the other rooms. He's about to place the boy on his bed when he suddenly feels the child hug him tight, little face pressed into his shoulder.
"I missed you dad."
His heart involuntarily skips a beat at the innocence of the statement, and he can't help but smile. Hugging back, he buries his face into the scarlet hair before him.
"I missed you too."
"Can you tell me a story?"
He sets the boy onto his bed and draws the covers up, perching himself on the side of the mattress.
"Listen, it's a little late right now. How about tomorrow nig-"
"Awwwww. Pllleeeeaaaasssee dad!"
He chuckles. He knows it won't take long for his son to fall to sleep at this hour, so he supposes he can entertain him for a few minutes. "Well. Do you want to hear about the monster I just met on my trip?"
The boy's eyes light up in an instant. "Did you get it dad!?"
"Well… That's where it gets interesting…"
Erza watches as Jellal leaves the room with their son in his arms, chuckling at the amazing timing the little boy seems to have. Still, she can't deny that she was looking forward to giving Jellal a proper welcoming home just then, and hastily looks herself over a few times. It shouldn't take too long for the youngster to nod off and Jellal to come back.
She truly wasn't expecting him home early and isn't even in her nice pyjamas. Glancing down at her plain bra and undies, she tries to remember what lingerie she has stored in her null space. She doesn't have time to change normally, but that's the beauty of requip. Finally remembering a trip she took with Lucy a few weeks ago, she removes her plain combo and replaces it with a tight and incredibly lacy black corset and G-string, crawling to sit on top of the covers of the bed and trail her legs down in what she hopes is a sexy position.
Five minutes pass, and then another five. It's hard to maintain such an alluring posture for so long, and she's hoping to hell Jellal returns soon or her previous energy boost from before is going to fade completely.
Another ten minutes.
Arg!
She rolls over to stand up, and, grabbing her robe from the back of a nearby chair, covers herself as she makes her way down the hallway to their son's room. Quietly, in case the youngster is just nodding off, she slips open the door, pausing as she spots the bed beyond.
Jellal is lying on half of the bed, face on the pillow and eyes shut. He has his arm out across the top of the mattress with her son's head resting on it, both of them curled up together, asleep.
The sight makes her both smile and laugh disbelievingly: it would seem she also just got herself cock-blocked by their son.
Crossing the room, she requips back into her pyjamas and slides under the covers, taking up the remaining half of the bed. Resting her head on Jellal's arm beside her son, she snuggles into the two and shuts her eyes.
It seems that this time, their family reunion comes first.
I wrote about a daughter in the 'Family' prompt, so here is a son to make it a little different ;)
I don't see Erza and Jellal settling down in Magnolia if they do end up staying in the FT guild, so I moved their house to the outskirts, because I see them being more comfortable there.
Anyway, I brain-wrote the 'Happy' prompt the other day, so hopefully I get that typed up soon. I also hope this updates correctly. With chapter 2 this fic refused to move to the top of the list, display that it was updated or email me a confirmation of publication, so... ( -_-) This is why I hate computers...
Welp, I'm off to plan some more Scarlet Flash. As always, lemme know what you think and what you'd like to see more of. I still have no ideas for 'Protect' and 'Injuries', so if you have anything you're dying to see in relation to these lay 'em on me :)
ETG~