Hello! Thank you for reading. I appreciate it! Hope you can bare with me! YES this IS a NatsuxErza story. I'm reminding you now. Because I know at the time it doesn't look like it! Hang tight loves.

I DO NOT OWN FAIRY TAIL

Fairy Tail

AU

Because I Can't Stand You

Chapter 4:

B-Honeyy

It had been about three weeks since Natsu had moved out. Admittidly, Erza had begun to spiral out of control without him. She never realized how much she needed him until he was gone. Simple things around the house reminded her of him, despite the fact that he took the majority of his items along with him when he left. She sat at her dining room table, staring at their wedding photo, tears falling down her rosy and irritated cheeks.

Angrily, she wiped them away and picked up her cellphone with shaky hands. She dialed the number she knew all too well, and placed the phone to her ear. She'd called dozens of times, but he never answered. She hadn't expected this time to be different, however much to her surprise, it was.

"Hello?" Came his familiar voice from the other end. It was obvious he was quite annoyed, but he had answered non-the-less.

Her eyes widened and for a moment the words she wanted to say just wouldn't come out of her suddenly dry mouth. "N-natsu." She finally whispered.

"What is it, Erza?" He questioned.

Gathering her courage, and collecting her thoughts, she was ready to speak. "Look, I just-"

"Natsu, who's that?" Came a feminine voice in the background of Natsu's phone.

Erza blinked, stunned momentarily like a small fish trapped in the stingers of a spotted jelly fish.

Although muffled, Erza could hear his reply to the unknown woman. "It's Erza, Lisanna." It was clear that he had tried to keep Erza from hearing what he said, but she did.

"Lisanna?!" Erza spat in a furious rage as she stood from her seat. The movement was so swift it caused the wooden chair to fall backwards and crash onto the hardwood floor with a 'bang' that startled her. Her hands began to shake. How dare he! She thought to herself, still hardly able to believe it. "Where are you?! Why are you with her!?" The red-head demanded.

"I'm at Lisanna's house for dinner." He stated plainly. He tried to remain calm, but the tremor in his voice told Erza he was afraid.

Erza was pleased at his terror, but that didn't matter much, for she was far too livid. "Like a date?" She said through gritted teeth.

Silence rang through the air as she waited for his response. It drove her mad.

"NATSU!?"

"YES!" He responded immediately.

This time, her voice was shaking when she spoke. "How. Dare. You... HOW DARE YOU!" She screamed as she threw their wedding photo across the room, and it shattered into tiny pieces as it collided with the floor. She then proceeded to throw her phone along with it before storming out of the house.

She climbed into her car, trying her best to remain calm but it wasn't working a single bit. How could things have gotten so out of hand? She hadn't meant to say the things she did, why didn't he realize? Her mind couldn't wrap itself around the fact that Natsu had truly left her. And now he was with another woman, his ex, to be exact. She'd had it.

Stepping on the gas she made her way downtown, like she had several times before she and Natsu got together. She knew she shouldn't do what she was about to do, but her emotions were running rampant, and all she could think of was getting even.

After a few minutes of driving, she neared his house, and passed it a few times as she deliberated on whether or not she should actually do it. Finally, she parked her car in the driveway and got out. She approached the doorway slowly, still a little unsure.

Before she even reached the door, it swung open and Jellal Fernandez stepped out, looking at her surprised. "Erza?" He whispered, almost in disbelief.

She waved sheepishly, desperately trying to hold herself together.

"Have you been crying?"

"Look, I really don't think this is necessary..." Lucy whined, looking at Levy with pitiful and pleading eyes. The loud thumping of the music in the club was beginning to give Lucy a major headache.

"Lucy! You've gotta have some fun once in a while! It'll make you feel better!" She chimed.

"I'm married, I shouldn't be here." Lucy said, rubbing her arm and looking down at her feet.

"Fine, you worry wart. Go home and see what he's up to. You guy's haven't spoken in three weeks Lucy! And you've been living in the same house." Levy said, crossing her arms.

The blonde sighed. "I know, and maybe I should work on it with him."

"That's up to you, Lucy. If you feel like it's the right thing..."

"I do." She said firmly before exiting the club with haste.

It didn't take her long to get home and when she did she ran inside. Upon entering the house, she noticed Loke sitting on the couch with a glass in his hand filled with an amber colored liquid. It was evident that this was not his first drink, either. He raised his eyes and looked at her with a dazed expression.

"Loke." She whispered, slowly approaching the man.

"Lucy." He slurred, rising to his feet only to stumble on them. Quickly, Lucy steadied him with her hands firmly on his shoulders. It was clear that he had had an excessive amount of alcohol, because the scent was nearly seeping from the man's pours. Loke wasn't one to become drunk, he had a glass of wine here and there, but never scotch or whatever it was he was ingesting now.

"Gees, Loke! How much have you had?" She questioned as she helped him back onto the couch.

"I dunno.." He shrugged. He then extended the glass toward her. "Want some?"

"No." She said pushing his arm down and shaking her head. "I came here to try and reconcile things with you, but you're too drunk to even think straight!"

He set the glass down on the coffee table in front of them and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Nahhh I'm fine. Let's reconcile." He said slowly as he looked up at her with glassy and lustful eyes.

Disgusted, Lucy pushed away from him and shook her head. "You're just like my dad."

"Don't you dare compare me to that bastard!" Loke barked.

"Well you are certainly acting like him." She said, crossing her arms and giving him a very annoyed look.

"I have given you everything you want, and still you're not happy." He frowned deeply. Lucy knew he didn't have a clue what he was really saying, and it was hard to understand him when he was talking, but she did.

"You're right, I'm not happy. Something has to change Loke!"

"Then why don't you go." He said angrily.

"Then I will!" She yelled before storming out the door and slamming it behind her.