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Jellal couldn't help but wonder how Erza still has that power to reduce him into a puddle of Jelly (A/N: I couldn't help myself with the pun! Lol), even after more than six months of dating. It's true what they say, Titania's beauty knows no bounds, it easily pierced through the walls he put up in his heart. It's like he will never get used to seeing her beauty over and over again. Then the vision of seeing a vibrant shade of scarlet in the morning crossed his mind. The thought of spending the rest of his life with his only love is what made Jellal's legs to start functioning again. He walked slowly towards her, lost in the trance caused by those two chocolate orbs.
"Hey," Jellal managed to whisper awkwardly. For Erza, on the other hand, the sexy tone sent a shiver down her spine.
"Hey to you, too" She gently teased, complete with a warm smile. "So, are you ready to take me off into the sunset?" A snigger immediately followed.
Jellal shook his head in amused disbelief. "If you so wish, milady." He flashed her a big grin before holding up a white strip of cloth. "But first, put this on."
The pleasant expression on Erza's face was replaced by a scowl upon seeing the cloth. "No." All of her conviction poured out into a single word. When Jellal was about to open his mouth to explain, Erza cut him off. "You know I don't like it when I don't know things."
Jellal met Erza's stone cold eyes with his own pair of puppy ones. "Trust me on this." Trying to sound convincing. He can see her eyes soften a little bit with his request. "Please." He pleaded once again, which did the trick.
With an exasperated sigh, Erza closed her eyes, and agreed. "Fine. Just this once." Putting emphasis on the last word.
Yeah, that's all I will ever need. Hopefully. Jellal thought before replying, "I promise." He then proceeded to move behind the requip mage tying the cloth over her eyes as gently as he could. He was careful not to pull any of her hair nor wrap it too tight. A single irritation can turn the events for the worst.
"Erza! How many fingers am I holding up?" Natsu excitedly asked running in front of his teammate while holding up three fingers in front of Erza's now-covered eyes. Jellal felt the woman's shoulders stiffen and a vein popped out of her forehead. Erza hated moments like this, not knowing makes her feel weak and helpless. How dare he capitalize on her rare moment of weakness? Everyone knows that Erza is someone who likes to be on top of things. Before Erza can lash out to the idiot in front of her, she heard a loud thud then a very dangerous hiss that commanded, "Stay." With a satisfied leer, she turned around and gave her savior a kiss on wherever it lands but luckily, it ended right on his lips.
"Thank you, Jellal." She acknowledged, proud that her lover isn't afraid anymore to pack a punch to their guild mates when prompted. Yep, he's a true blue Fairy Tail mage now.
The sounds of laughter rang in the guild. Erza can faintly hear Gray saying, "Oi, oi! Seriously, flame brain, if I were Jellal, I would've frozen your ass. Twice." Followed by, "Aye!" coming from Happy. Before she knew it, she felt two strong arms scoop her up bridal style. The sudden gesture made Erza's face blend in with the color her hair.
"We'll be back tonight. See you guys!" Jellal addressed the whole guild that is now erupting with cheers and catcalls. Erza couldn't do anything but burrow her head as close to Jellal's chest as possible to hide her shame. She has no clue on what is happening so she can't react properly. Then in an instant, a sudden wave of dizziness filled her whole being when she heard him mutter, "Meteor", under his breath.
Every mage present in the guild that saw Jellal and Erza's departure still have big smiles painted across their faces as they engaged in their own conversations but still on the same topic. Wendy ran to the guild door and whispered, "Nii-san! Good luck!" while staring at the quickly fading figure in the distance. She waited until she can see no more before she ran back to the girls clumped around Mirajane and Kinana at the bar to join their animated chattering and planning.
Erza has lost track of how long she's been gripping Jellal's neck for. She feels like if this goes on forever, her poor boyfriend may lose his head. It's not like she can just let go now, it's the first time she's experienced Meteor first hand, after all. She's seen it at work, sure, but to be caught in it, she didn't realize it would be this crazy, like roller coaster crazy. Erza Scarlet does not do well with roller coasters which, just like all the other terrors in her life, originates from her fear of not being able to take control and do something. She didn't want to feel powerless and helpless anymore just like when she was little and a slave at the Tower. She was snapped out of her reverie when Jellal suddenly stopped and settled her down to a wooden seat that feels unstable underneath her. A boat?
"No, don't take it off." Jellal held Erza's hand midair when he noticed what she was about to do. "We'll be there really soon." He gave both her hands reassuring squeezes and she nodded her reply.
Jellal settled himself across her and started to row the boat towards their last destination. His heartbeat is starting to gain momentum with each row he does. He wanted to make small talk but with the lump in his throat combined with the light-headedness caused by his 100km/hr heartbeat and his rowing, he couldn't because everything is just too much for him to handle. He is a respected mage with a vast array of magic but at the end of the day, he is still a man. And men cannot, no matter how hard they try, multitask. Doing two or more things at a time is simply unfathomable for the macho half of the population. He stared at Erza and judging by her blank expression, she didn't mind the comfortable silence between them. He decided to just leave things as it is for the time being. Unknown to him though, Erza was still trying to calm down her nerves and to ease the dizziness she's feeling behind her blindfolded eyes. Concentrating with the task at hand, she wasn't bothered by the silence in the slightest bit. Several more minutes passed with just the sound of the water splashing against the boat when they reached the dock, Erza noticed a lot of rough movements that shook the boat.
"We're here." Jellal broke the stillness of the air. She turned her body towards his voice then felt a pair of hands gradually guide her as she stood up and step onto steady ground. "Just a few more steps." He whispered to her ear as he urged her to move her legs, putting her complete trust on the man she loved. He hugged her closer to his body to make her stop moving. "Ready?" Without waiting for a reply, he loosened the blindfold.
It took a few seconds before Erza could readjust her vision after being subjected to utter darkness for who knows how long. When she was finally able to clearly see and register the sight before her, she gasped.