Hi guys! It's me again. Thanks for your support so far. Your kind words and encouragement made me really happy and eager to write the next chapter quickly. I hope you enjoy it! Also, there's a surprise waiting for you at the end of this chapter.

Sorry for any grammar mistakes. I'm a fast writer.

Enjoy!

Chapter 4: Sisterly Love

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"Anyway, I'm really busy, guys." Laxus said with an apologetic look.

Bickslow shrugged. "It's cool. I already knew that you will not be coming anyways." He grinned. "Since you have a date."

Laxus raised his hand to smack Bickslow's head but the latter managed to dodge. He laughed triumphantly. "You think I'm so stupid to-"

WHACK!

"The fuck!" Bickslow exclaimed painfully, holding a new, forming bump on his head.

Laxus laughed. He looked at the culprit, Evergreen, with a grin. "What? I wanted to know how it felt." Evergreen said, grinning back. "And I must say, it felt good."

"The hell it did!" Bickslow cried out comically.

"Quit whining, you had it coming." Freed rolled his eyes.

"Well, it was nice seeing you out here Laxus. Good thing to see not acting as a grumpy shut-in." Freed smiled.

Laxus smiled with a tick mark on his forehead. "Good to know that I won't whack you if you don't leave soon."

"See ya!" Bickslow and Evergreen waved as they followed Freed.

Laxus sighed and rubbed his temples. He wasn't much of a talkative, but those three always drove him to the brink. They were different than him, Lively, positive, and funny. Laxus smiled. He didn't know what he did to deserve such friends, but he was grateful. A calm life meant boredom, and Laxus didn't want to die of boredom.

That's if they weren't going to be the death of him.

"Onii-chan!" He turned to find Mira waving at him. He smiled, but raised an eyebrow as he saw a calm looking Erza, a polite looking Hisui, and a grinning Cana trailing behind her. He noticed she was carrying the bags and couldn't help but to feel slightly guilty.

"Hello, hunk." Cana purred as she suddenly pressed herself against him. Laxus flushed at the close proximty and surprise.

Erza's eyes wide while Mira blushed in both anger and embarrassment. Hisui blushed shamelessly. "I never thought she had a hot brother like you." Cana said seductively, placing her hands on his chest. "But I guess I can be your sister."

"C-Cana!" Hisui exclaimed in embarrassment. "W-We're in public!"

"That's the least of our worries." Erza muttered, trying to hide her embarrassment.

"S-Stop pressing your breasts against my brother, you homewrecker!" Mira shouted with a pout, pulling a whining Cana away from Laxus.

"Oh, come on! It's not fair that you keep him to yourself!" Cana whined.

"Well, it's hardly a problem, considering he's not a pervert!" Erza said with a huff.

"Just what do you think of me, woman?" Laxus grumbled.

Erza glared at him. "It'll be a book to write."

"I'll be your book anytime you want, hun." Cana winked at Laxus, much to Mira's annoyance.

"Stop it, you succubus! Onii-chan won't fall for your tricks!" Mira exclaimed, standing between Cana and Laxus with a defiant expression.

"I won't be hoping for much if I were you." Erza said, giving Laxus a calculating look. "He might be already seduced by someone, considering he's hand- Ahem, good looking." Erza looked away with a blush. She cursed at her tongue for slipping. Well, she couldn't deny that the annoying, manipulative, lazy, unreliable blonde haired boy was good looking, but it was wasted on him, considering his personality.

Cana grinned. "Ooh, it seems our brocon has a competition."

"You wish!" Era shouted, raising her fist in the air threateningly. The color of her face rivaling her hair.

Hisui sighed. "You guys are attracting a lot of attention. Let's get moving."

Truly, they looked around and notice some strange stares given to them by the people around the.

Cana grinned, jumping at Laxus and wrapping her arms around his neck. "Yay, public sex!"

"Cana!" Mira, Hisui, and Erza exclaimed in both frustration and embarrassment while Laxus face palmed.

Erza sat beside Laxus silently. They were at McDonalds, together with Cana, Hisui, and Mira. The girls went to order while Laxus and Erza stated that they weren't hungry and sat, waiting for them.

She gave the male beside her a quick glance, shocked to see that he looked back at her.

She maintained her calm expression. "Is there something in my face?"

Laxus kept his dull gaze at her. "I was just surprised that you're a Otaku."

"Don't go making wrong assumptions, idiot." Erza grumbled while trying to hide her embarrassment at being caught.

"Mira was afraid that we'll meet someone that knew her. I take it that she already knew that you're one, right?"

Erza groaned. Laxus Dreyar was stupid, but it turned out he was perceptive. "I just like certain animes. Just because I like some doesn't mean I'm an Otaku." She stated, clasping her hands in her lap while looking down.

Laxus simply shrugged. "It means what it means. At least you have some interests."

Erza could feel a sudden desire to tease him. "Thank you, students." She said with a smirk.

Laxus grunted. "Don't get ahead of yourself."

"By the way, don't forget what I said that day." He said with a smirk. She glared at him, remembering what happened in the library.

She blushed and mumbled a curse. Laxus's smirk turned to a grin. "Oh, was that of a good kisser?"

"Don't push on your luck. I cleaned my mouth with 20 different mouth washes." Erza huffed.

Despite feeling am unexpected disappointment, Laxus shrugged. "Doesn't matter, I'll kiss you again if it meant you're holding your end of the bargain."

Erza flushed and glared at him angrily. "What kind of statement is that, you pervert!? Beside, I'm the one who should be worried about you going back on your word!"

Laxus looked with feigned innocence. "I don't remember giving you any word."

Erza temper flared. "Why you-"

"Looks like you two are having fun." The sly voice of Cana cut in. Behind her stood an interested Hisui and a fuming Mira, all holding tries of burger and fries.

Laxus smirked while Erza kept her angered glare at him. "We were just getting along."

Erza clicked her tongue and looked away. The girls too their respective seats. Laxus found himself between Mira and Erza.

"Well, I'm happy to know that you're joining us, Laxus-kun." Hisui smiled at the blonde haired boy.

"Well, Mira sort of dragged me, so I didn't have a choice." He muttered while rubbing the back of his head.

Mira pouted. "That's mean! You're the one who-" She stopped herself mid sentence. It would be embarrassing to tell her new friends and Erza that he's the one who suggested that he joins them. "You could've stayed at home." She grumbled and crossed her arms under her bust.

"Oh, and leave my cute little sister to carry all these bags?" He smirked, ruffling her hair.

She flushed at the word 'cute'. She slapped his hand and looked away with a 'hmph!' If he thought that his charms will make her any less angrier, than he's mistaken.

"Oh, don't worry, hunky. I'll be your nee-chan~" Cana said in a sultry voice, placing her hand on top of his.

Mira fumed in jealousy, slapping Cana's hand away. "Stop it, homewrecker!"

Cana frowned. "You're making him feel lonely. I'm just attending my duties as his senpai. Besides, it's not fair that you keep him to yourself."

Mira blushed. 'I-It's not like that! O-Onii-c-chan is in his last year in school! He has to focus on his studies instead of a seductress like you!"

Hisui sighed, exasperated by her friends's behavior. She flushed a little, thinking about the idea of an incest relationship. So forbidden...but so kinky...

She shook her head as steam started coming from her ears. She thought about her green haired brother, Freed.

"Where's Yukino, by the way?" Erza asked, pulling Hisui from her indecent thoughts.

"S-She said t-that she had a meeting with Rogue and Sting." Hisui stammered, trying to act normal.

Erza gave a small, solemn smile, which captured the attention of Laxus. "It must be really good to have many friends." She wouldn't dare say it, but she missed being surrounded by people that she could trust. She missed when she would scold Natsu and Gray, play with Lucy, and tickle Wendy. But after what happened, she distanced herself from others, in hopes of healing.

Noticing the solemn expression on her face, Laxus nudged her. She turned to glare at him, but was surprised to see him smiling at her softly.

"Hey, don't be grumpy. I thought that the great Erza Scarlet will know how to have a good time, even if her bullier is right beside her." His face softened as he looked away, not wanting her to catch the apologetic look on his face. "Sorry...about pushing your buttons earlier."

Erza's face softened at his words. At that moment, she noticed another side of Laxu Dreyar. Sure, he was still a lazy, annoying jerk, but at that moment, she realized he was a good person.

Or is he?

"You're still coming with us this weekend."

"OH COME ON!"

The warm, red sun was setting, painting the endless sky red. The two Dreyar siblings walked home beside each other. Laxus was carrying the bags with a content look on his face. It was hard to read the usually stoic teenager's face, but it wasn't a problem to Mira. She stopped at her tracks to look up at the beautiful, setting sun. A thoughtful expression on her face.

Laxus stopped behind her, staring at her in confusion. Mira turned to look at him, giving him a warm smile.

"You know, when I was a child, all I wanted was to be able to spend time with you like this." She said, making her eyes widen. She smiled at the memory. "When you said that you're the man of the house, I was annoyed. It's true that you were the oldest, but I was sister; I could never let you carry that burden alone." She flushed as she thought about her next words. "Money, fame, games, anime...they make me what I am, they make me Mirajane Dreyar, but I became like this...because I had you."

Mira's words stunned Laxus. He always thought that it was his duty to take care of his family, so he never excepted a thanks for it, or a show of gratitude.

"I wanted to show everyone that my Onii-chan had someone right onhis back, supporting him. I never could repay for what you did." She clasped her hands. "Thank you for being the world's greatest brother, thank you for making me what I am, thank you..." For making me fall in love with you.

"That's why I...I.." She struggled at saying the words she wanted to say. Her heated cheeks, weak legs, and pounding heart made it difficult for her.

"I-I want you to s-stay b-by my side forever!" She exclaimed, her entire face red. She covered her face, not wanting to see Laxus's reaction.

She heard the voice of his footsteps. She peeked through her fingers to find him giving her the most warm, loving smile she saw on anyone's face. His smile made all the anxiety she felt go away and made her feel as if everything was okay.

"I promise I'll be by your side till the end of time. I will be you shoulder, your support, and the only one that'll see you for what you are." He said, patting her head. "After all, I'm your brother."

His words warmed her and stung her at the same time. She felt a pang of pain in her heart. He loved her, but only as a sister.

She managed to give him a teary smile. She wrapped her arms around him, burying her head in his chest. "Thank you, Lxus"

He hugged her back as his heart skipped a beat at the sound of his name on her lips. He ignored it and smiled. "Anytime, little bird."

Weekend:

To say the atmosphere at the public library was tense was an understatement. It was freaking awkward and full of anxiety. There sat at the corner of the library was a group of high school student from Fairy Tail High actually. The group of eight sat at the table with different emotion and thoughts running through their mind. Seven of them were glancing nervously between a red haired girl and a blond haired boy, praying for their life, hoping that nothing life threatening would happen to them on that day.

"What are we waiting for? Let's finish this quickly so I can go home." The red haired girl, also known as Erza Scarlet said with authorities in her tone.

"Yes!" The other five, which comprises of Natsu, Wendy, Gajeel, Gray, and Lucy said instantly before opening their books and began studying. Meanwhile, the last of their group, Laxus, merely scowled at their behavior.

"Since we are almost finished with the first unit, what if we just review the information we gathered the other day." Erza said, more like ordering Laxus.

"Fair enough." Laxus shrugged before they started comparing notes and discussed about how they wanted to proceed with the next tutoring session.

The others also took their studies seriously, mainly because Erza was there and also because they wanted to finish early so that they could have fun later on. They had promised to have lunch and go to the arcade after they're done.

"I guess that's all" Laxus sighed, stretching his muscle after an hour into their discussion.

"Yeah…" Erza agreed. "We can start writing it down what we learned." She said, calmer than how she spoke when she first arrived at the public library, glad that she can finally finished her work with Laxus. She brought out her notebook and started typing furiously on the keys while Laxus rested his head on his folded arm on the table, watching the girl work in silence.

"Erza..." Laxus called.

The said girl gave him a sharp gaze. "What?"

"The guys are planning to have lunch and go to the arcade later." He said.

"So?" Erza replied in confusion.

"So we should join them later." He suggested still not moving from his position. Laxus braved himself and held her steely gaze. He didn't tell her about all of their plan for today.

Erza looked to the others and noticed that they all had been watching at her and Laxus's exchange in interest. However, they quickly turned their gaze away when they were caught eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Excuse us for a moment, please." She said to the others, faking sweetness in her voice, but with murderous intent in her eyes. With that, she got up from her seat and dragged Laxus away from the table by the back of his collar.

"You guys, should we go and get help?" Wendy whispered with uncertainty at her friends.

"They are going to be fine." Freed said trying to assure them.

"It's Laxus I'm worried about," Natsu said with panic in his voice, afraid for his friend's safety.

"Yeah, Erza is being super scary right now." Lucy added. "She looks ready to skin Laxus alive."

With that, all sort of scenario went through their minds with Laxus getting murdered by the red-haired student council president. Just imagining it made chill run down their spines.

"Laxus..." Natsu whimpered with a river of comical tears running down his cheeks.

Erza and Laxus:

"Why are you dragging me to this secluded section?" Laxus asked as soon as Erza let go of her death grip on his collar. "Really Erza, if you want to spend some time alone with me, all you have to do is ask." Laxus added with a smirk.

"Keep dreaming, Dreyar." Erza said with a deadly voice. "All I want to do right now is cut your head off." She threatened him with a glare. "And for your information, I don't want to spend more time with you than I should. You give me enough trouble as it is."

For some reason, her words cut through him like a knife. He knew that he tricked her to make her come today, but he still wished that she won't be so cold to him and everybody else.

"I agree to come here for the discussion, nothing more. So don't go and get any idea that I will join you guys later on, got it!" Erza said sternly.

"Say what you want, but you have to come."Laxus replied calmly. "If not…"

Erza knew where this was going. He's going to blackmail her using the picture he took using his phone.

"Okay stop." Erza sighed heavily and massaged her throbbing temple. She knew better than to reason with this manipulative bastard. "Okay, for this time I'll play your game, but after today ends, you have to promise me that you will delete the photo in your phone. If you don't keep your promise, I'll make your life a living hell, you got that?" She threatened.

"Deal." Laxus agreed with a smirk on his face.

"You better be." Erza gave a final warning.

Erza sipped her iced tea as she watched her colleagues interact with each other. They were having lunch at a corner cafe just near the public library. Everyone looked like they were famished. She was the only one who didn't order any food, only a glass of ice tea since she had quite a heavy breakfast in the morning.

Her eyes strayed to her left and saw that the famous delinquent Dreyar ordered an ice tea like herself and a plate of onigiri with slices of tomatoes. That was…. unexpected. She never thought that Laxus would like to eat simple dishes like that.

Then again, Laxus Dreyar was full of surprises. At first when he came to Fairy Tail High, she thought that he would become a nuisance to her. Especially, since he was a delinquent and the brother of a model and a famous one at that. She expected him to be a snobbish, arrogant jerk, and a playboy, and many other behaviors that had been playing in her mind back then, but he proved to be none of those.

Even if he was a manipulative bastard. Her conscious mind thought grudgingly, but she could see the intention behind his manipulative actions was a good one, even if he didn't show it.

Although he practically blackmailed her to come, she couldn't say that she didn't enjoy today even if a little bit. These were her friends once, before she distanced herself. Natsu, Wendy, Gray, and Lucy. She used to hang out with them before everything happened.

Erza was startled when she felt a whoosh of air fan her face. Laxus was waving his hands in front of her, trying to get her attention. She saw a scowl on his face.

"I'm sorry, what did you say?" She asked.

"I asked if you want my onigiri. You've been staring at it for quite some time now." He repeated.

Erza was startled. Did she really space out?

"No, thank you." She replied curtly, shaking her head.

"Are you sure? You didn't even eat anything." Laxus persuaded.

"Yes, I'm sure. I'm not hungry since I had a heavy breakfast this morning." She replied.

Laxus shrugged before he got up and walked to the counter without saying anything. Silently, she prayed for him to come back quickly. It was awkward at the table without him. Furthermore, she wanted to avoid unnecessary interaction with the group, but luck was not on her side as Natsu chose that moment to open his mouth.

"So how are you doing these days Erza?" The pink-haired boy asked genuinely with a large grin on his face.

Erza stared at Natsu. She really missed his infectious smile. Back in the day, his smile would light up her face whenever she was feeling down. He was her best friend along with Gray, Wendy, and Lucy.

"I'm fine thank you." Erza replied simply.

"That's good." Natsu nodded. "It's so great seeing you again." He said looking at her with a soft gaze that made Erza uncomfortable.

"It's not like you don't see me at school." Erza countered, a little confused by his statement.

"It's true, but it's been so long since we've been out together like this." Gray answered for Natsu. "It's nice I guess." He shrugged with a ghost of a smile on his face.

"Ye-Yeah." Lucy stuttered. "It would be nice if we can go out together like this again in the future, just like old times." She said. Everyone could see the hopeful look on the blonde's face.

Erza was startled at their comments. She never thought that they would enjoy her presence, much less expecting to go out with her again in the future, not after when she was so cold to them. She was speechless. How was she to answer to that?

Gajeel watched their interaction intently. Being the new addition to the group, he didn't know much of what had happen between the dynamic five. He only knew that the five of them were best friends once. Everyone in school knew that, but they didn't know what made the beautiful Erza distance herself from her friends. It seemed like not long after her parents died, she became cold towards them.

"So what do you say Erza?" Natsu prodded gently, leaning back against his seat.

"I…" Erza started. "I can't promise anything." She answered. She saw that their faces fell as she told them that. And for a moment, she felt guilty for causing the mood to go down. "Maybe if I'm not busy, I'll reconsider." She added after an afterthought.

They all looked at her in shocked, but a happy glow emitted from their faces. Although she was no longer their best friend, that didn't mean that she enjoyed seeing them in pain. She didn't want to be a source of pain for anybody. In school was a different case, she was the president after all. She needed to do her job seriously and prevent the students from misbehaving.

"That's great." Natsu gave her a wide grin with a thumbs up. "Now I'm all fired up!"

"What's with you dumb ass?" Laxus came back to the table after his short disappearance. Erza noticed that he had a piece of cake in his hand before he placed it in front of her.

The sweet smell of the cake was teasing her nose. "Strawberry cheese cake?" She uttered, looking at him in complete confusion.

"Yeah, you should eat something. We're going to the arcade after this. I don't want you to lose your energy later." He said, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. He sat back at his seat while avoiding everyone's gaze. Erza wondered why he was being nice to her. Was it his way of saying sorry for what he made her gone through? But something had been nagging her mind for a couple of days now and she took the time to question him about it.

"Anyway, Laxus, how did you know I like strawberry cake?" She asked suspiciously.

"How could I not know?" He stated in a bored tone. His cheek was rested on his palm with his elbow on the table while he looked passively at her. "You devour at least two piece of strawberry cake every time I see you on a lunch break. You eat it in the bench under the tree"

"When did you see me? I never saw anyone nearby the place." She said more to herself, with her forefinger on her chin in a thinking pose.

"Your attention was clearly on the cake, not anybody around you." Laxus supplied. "Seriously Erza, you should eat healthily. I'm surprised you can maintain a good body after all the amount of cake you consume dai-"

Laxus never had the chance to finish his sentence as a fist connected with the back of his head.

Everyone winced when they saw what happened and wisely cleared the area where the scarlet haired beauty sat, eating her cake while the group that sat with her was sweating profusely afraid of being the next victim to the famous scarlet haired president's wrath.

Laxus should have known better than to comment anything regarding her love for the strawberry cheese cake.

Laxus walked along with the group miserably while nursing his abused head, all the while, glaring daggers at the one who cause it. He was cursing the red haired in his mind for her abusive and violent trait. As if reading his mind, Erza turned her gaze towards the famous model with an innocent look on her face. "Something's wrong Laxus?" She inquired.

Laxus frowned at her. "No. Nothing at all, except for my throbbing head that a certain someone punched earlier."

She snorted in an unladylike manner and retorted. "You deserve it." She huffed before she tore her gaze away and walked ahead of him.

He watched as Erza stopped beside Natsu and walked step by step with him in silence.

Soon, they arrived at the arcade and all of them were ecstatic for being there. They changed their money for the token and went on their separate way towards the game they wanted to play. Laxus changed his money for some token and gave some of them to Erza.

Seeing as Erza stare dumbly at the token in her hand, Laxus let out a heavy sigh as he felt responsible for dragging her here. He didn't know why he was trying so hard to let her loosen up. He never did this kind of thing for any girl before. Not that he knew many girls outside of his sisters and friends.

He heard from Lucy the other day that they used to be the best of friends, but her parents death changed her, turning her into a a cold, distant woman.

Now that he thought about, he wondered how she supported herself through school and everything. But remembering that she came from a wealthy family, he thought that money had never been a problem to her. All of the money from their parents would go to her the moment they died. Or she probably working part time to support herself, so he felt that she deserved to have fun and have a semblance of normalcy in life like any other teenager their age.

"It's token you know." Laxus said as Erza raised her eyes to his level, holding his gaze. Laxus pointed towards the circular, coin-like shaped metal in her hand. "You have to get it in the slot to play the game."

He saw as her eyebrow rose elegantly. "I know what this is, Dreyar." She said with disdain. "Did you just insinuate that I didn't know what token was?"

"Well, you were staring blankly at it back then. I just assumed that you didn't know what it was." He shrugged.

"Assume nothing about me, Dreyar. I was just wondering why you would me give tokens when I don't have any intention to play." She said sharply. "And it's not like it was my first time to arcade."

"Really?" He muttered, more like mocking her. He clearly didn't believe what she said, but seeing the murderous intent from her, he chose to lighten the mood by challenging her to duel with him at a game. "Let's duel." He said before he grabbed her hand and dragged her towards the game console, ignoring the protest from the redhead.

He chose to play the desk soccer first. He explained the rules to her and purposely ignored the glare sent his way.

"Okay, who score the highest before the time is up wins." He said with a smirk. Seeing no reaction from the redhead aside from the death glare on her beautiful face, he coaxed her further with something he would surely regret later.

"Oh come on, I'll even let you to strike first." He said his smirk turning into a grin.

He saw Erza's face soften as she let out a heavy sigh. "I'm never getting out of this am I?"

"Nope."

"Fine!" She said exasperatedly.

"Don't worry. I'll go easy on you." He taunted.

"Please, you'll regret this later, Dreyar." She warned him with a challenging glint in her eyes.

"Bring it on, Scarlet." He replied confidently.

And that was how the game started...

...

Erza smirked smugly at Laxus's gaping face. How dare he assume that she never set foot in a place like this. Contrary to what everyone believed, she did have her fun although it was seldom. She did go to places like this, but with a person that used to be the person she loved the most.

Seeing the defeated look on Laxus's face wiped all the irritation that she felt towards the boy for dragging her to duel against him. He definitely didn't think that she's going to win. After the desk soccer, Laxus scoffed at her win saying that she was just lucky. Then, to prove him wrong, she casually proposed another game, and yet again she won in playing House of the Dead with the new high scores. In the middle of their game, they didn't notice that they had gathered the attention of their friends and they quickly circled around them with interest.

The third game they played had been pinball and of course she didn't give him a chance to win the classic arcade game.

"Wow, Erza, I didn't know you were so good with arcade games." Natsu muttered with a raised eyebrow. The others nodded in agreement.

Erza shrugged nonchalantly. "I frequently visit this place." The shocked look on their faces didn't go unnoticed by Erza. She wondered why they were surprised. Did they think just because she no longer hangs out with them, she won't have any fun?

"You come alone?" Lucy timidly asked.

Erza looked towards her blonde friend. "No."

"Who did you come-"

"Are you guys done yet?" Erza cut off whatever it was Natsu was going to ask as she glanced at her watch. "It's already 5 pm, I have to go home soon. And it's always raining lately. I hate to get stuck in the rain on the way home."

"Well, we're done here." Gray said. "We're just going to the coffee house before going home."

"Coffee sounds good." Erza nodded in agreement, totally in a better mood since this morning.

"Yeah, coffee sounds good." Laxus agreed with a sigh. Erza noticed the look on his face and thought that maybe he can finally drill the fact that he lost to her in his thick skull. That thought brought a smirk on her face.

Laxus was cursing the student council president a lot today. He peered at the girl that walked beside him. She held her head up high, her beautiful brown eyes staring in front of her in thought. He wondered about what she was thinking about.

Suddenly, her eyes turned to him in a questioning look. Laxus felt himself getting flustered at being caught, but kept his composure.

"What is it?" She asked, raising a questioning eyebrow.

"Nothing." He answered simply.

"It's nothing when you stare at me?" She inquired, a hint of annoyance in her voice.

There's no way he would admit that he stared at her because he thought that she was beautiful and that her confidence was truly admirable. He didn't want to suffer another blow to his head.

"I was just wondering who did you go to the arcade with? Experience like that doesn't come in a night." Laxus said, voicing one of his thoughts.

She looked at him suspiciously. "A friend."

"Someone I know?"

"No." She answered in clear annoyance. "What does it have to do with you, anyways?"

"Just curious." He answered calmly.

"Don't be. There's nothing interesting in my private lif-" Her breath suddenly hitched in her throat.

Laxus didn't know what happened, but he notice the red-haired girl's eyes widen and saw her bag fall on the ground. She was tumbling towards him unsteadily, and he automatically wrapped his arms around her. She buried her face in his shirt and tightened her grip around him.

Laxus looked up and saw who she bumped into. A handsome blue-haired man with a red tattoo on his face. He wore a simple black suit and had a stunned look on his face.

What shocked Laxus and the others was the words of recognition that fell from his lips...

"Erza.."

Erza," the blue haired boy whispered, his eyes never leaving Erza's figure in his arm.

Laxus felt Erza stiffened in his embrace. She slowly turned her head towards the newcomer and her eyes widened.

"Jellal." She uttered.

Laxus unconsciously glared at the blue haired boy with a red tattoo on his face as he released Erza from his arms. He didn't know why he felt slight hostility towards this Jellal guy, even if they didn't know each other. Laxus looked towards the rest of his friends and from the looks of confusion on their face, he assumed that none of the Fairy Tail high school students knew the boy except for Erza.

"What are you doing here?" Erza inquired as she picked her bag from the floor, although her tone didn't sound friendly, Jellal's face lit up nonetheless when she talked to him.

"Just lazying around." He replied. Laxus saw as Jellal swipe his eyes around to quickly glance the others until their eyes met. They held each other's stare and Laxus could see Jellal's eyes narrow slightly at him, as if to say the feeling was mutual.

"It's a bit far from home for just lazying around, don't you think?" Erza broke their staring contest and Laxus saw that Jellal's eye gaze softened when he looked at her. "And it's not exactly your type of place." Erza pointed out accusingly.

Jellal chuckled. "It's true, but sometimes I need a break from the usual places. All those protocol and formality is kinda boring." He said with a shrug. Erza didn't reply to that, much to Laxus's delight. In fact, she looked like she wanted to be anywhere but here. Obviously these two had a history together.

"So… I see you've found another boyfriend." Jellal's once again muttered. His voice sounded calm and casual, but there was also an unmistakable accusation in his tone.

"What?" Erza gasped. She looked angrily at Jellal. "It's none of your business if I've found myself a boyfriend or not, but for your information Laxus and I are not together."

"Jellal?" A new voice called out and everyone's attention moved towards the newcomer, where a rather attractive girl swayed towards the bluenette with a smile on her face. However, her smile quickly disappeared when she saw Erza.

Jellal sighed audibly. "Ultear." He acknowledged her and the girl smiled sweetly at him, too sweet for his taste. Things somehow became much more complicated. He never thought that he would bump into Erza when he came here. It's true that he had a hope of seeing the scarlet haired girl again after they broke up a year ago, but certainly not at a place like this. An ordinary mundane mall with no obvious attraction to someone who frequented high class places like him, and certainly not when Ultear was with him. Ultear knew about his and Erza past relationship and the clingy girl would certainly rub it on Erza's face that they were together now. Not that he really liked Ultear, they only got together because their parents thought they looked good as a couple.

"Erza..." Ultear muttered as she linked her arms tight with his in an intimate gesture. Jellal could already feel the headache that would be coming his way. "Long time no see." She said with the fake cheery tone. Jellal knew how much Ultear hated Erza because he chose Erza over her once.

"Ultear." Erza nodded curtly. Her voice was calm and her face was unreadable. Jellal wondered when she became so good in masking her emotion. Sure, Erza Scarlet was not the most cheerful person in the world. She rarely smiled and her face was always passive, but her eyes were always full of emotion once. That's how he remembered Erza. That's how he always knew what she was thinking and how to handle her, by looking into her eyes. But the person standing in front of him today was like a different person. It was like he didn't know her at all. "I see you've got what you always wanted then." She said in a bored tone.

"Back off, Scarlet. Jellal's mine now." Ultear barked out as she tightened her hold on Jellal.

Erza scoffed at her antic. "Really, Ultear. You're that insecure?" She said rolling her eyes. "You've got nothing to worry about then. I don't want any ties with Jellal Fernandez anymore. He's all yours." Erza said with finality before she spun on her heels and walked away from them. For a moment, Jellal was stunned. He never thought that his heart would suffer a pain like this when she vocally said that she didn't want him in her life anymore. Somehow, the thought of Erza not being in his life made his heart clenched painfully in his chest.

Unconsciously, Jellal took a step towards Erza but a tug on his hand made him stop. He turned towards Ultear and saw the scowl on her face.

There was nothing he could do now. Erza and he were no longer together and he was with Ultear. It was not fair for Ultear if he went to Erza and he was sure that Erza didn't welcome his presence. So he had to let Erza go for now. Somehow, he would find a way to get back on her good side and worm his way into her heart once more.

Laxus saw Erza spun on her heels and walk away from them without any glance. Being a spectator, he could see that Jellal tried to go to her but was stopped by Ultear.

Laxus turned away from those two and faced his friends who looked uncomfortable with what had just happened.

"Laxus…" Natsu called out. "Erza…" He trailed off looking towards the red head who was getting far from them.

"Don't worry about her," Laxus assured him with a small smile. "You guys go to the coffee house first. I'll go get Erza." He said. He saw them sigh in relief. They were clearly worried but too afraid to go after her.

"Alright, see you soon then." Natsu said before leading the others to their original destination.

Laxus let out a heavy sigh and turned towards where Erza had disappeared to.

"Be careful, Nappa! I don't need any more headaches from that old man about broken things." A spiky haired, short man grunted as he entered his new apartment.

"Of course, young master Vegeta." The bald headed butler bowed before taking his leave.

The short, well built Vegeta made his way to the balcony, looking at the city of Magnolia. The sun shined brightly at the hair of Saiyan Enterprise. He grinned in excitment, remembering a certain rival from middle school.

"Let's see if things are still interesting, Laxus."

I really thought hard about adding Vegeta to the story. I needed someone rebellious, arrogant, and smart to play a role in the next chapters. Since it's only two characters and Vegeta is not the main character, I don't think it's necessary to make place this story in the crossover section.

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