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The ground before us begins to turn dark. It looks like flames bursting from the ground. It approaches us quickly and is obviously coming from one of Saber's members. I lift my eyes to try and track which one. They are starting to split so it's hard to track which one it is. Jellel was running next to Natsu, holding his sword in his hands.
Only Gray,Juvia, Natsu, Laxus, Mirajane, Jellel and I were charging. Did they want it to be a fair match? We still have more than Saber so I still wonder as I charge. My sword instantly clashes with Minerva. She seems to have a shield on her wrist which blocks my sword. I grit my teeth with determination and throw my sword against her shield. I chase her as she seems to jump away.
"You won't be able to catch me, Princess" She smiles.
I yell out in rage, my sword changing into a cutlass. It's curved blade moves easily with my body. I side step and now am parallel to Minerva's body. My sword is just inches from her neck until she takes a sharp right. Her strings wrap around my upper waist. It plants me in place and leaves me defenseless. I feel a sharp sting on my skin and realize she is cutting into me. I hear Lucy's scream behind me, but it doesn't register. My eyes are only focused on the black haired witch.
Jellel turns to me and uses his magic to toss Minerva. The enemy groans when she is lifted high into the sky. Her strings get loose on my waist, but the cut is deep. My legs aren't cooperating. I fall down on my knees while the pain resonates through my muscles. They are tensing and seizing as I have never felt this before.
I am easily lifted from the ground by the blue haired man. Jellel looks down to me as Minerva lays limp in the distance. I am focused on trying to help, but when I lift my upper half, I cry out in pain.
"Stop moving...you need to rest" Jellel whispers while his fingers stroke my cheek.
"But...but what about everyone else?" I whisper back.
"I will help them, you just need to-"
I didn't see the lightening strike. It hit Jellel in the back, sending him right off me. My eyes widen as I look over to Jellel. He lays there with a gaping wound on his side. The lightening wasn't average, it looked like it was shot from a canon. I use all my strength to stand until I notice another strike heading my way. Narrowly, I sommersault backwards and it flies by.
I turn to my left and notice the aqua haired man. He is walking in my direction and Juvia is on the ground, watching him. He defeated her so quickly. I grip my sword and it changes to my dual swords. I ignore the pain so I can stand on my own two feet. The pain lessens when I do and I completely brush it away.
"You will not win" The man approaches, his size so menacing that I normally would not have dared approach him.
"I will!" I yell confidently before I rush him.
I was balanced as an orb seems to form before me. The small lightening sparks ignite around the orb and an explosion occurs. It send me back to my bottom, but doesn't hit me. I roll over twice to avoid any debris which is sent my way.
As if I didn't feel a thing, I get back onto my feet and bolt to him. My swords are equipt and he didn't expect me through the cloud of dust. I scream when I strike, catching him on the forearm and stare into his eyes. The shock that showed gave a smirk onto my face. I kick him down to his back and he rolls over once. I land back on my feet to notice he isn't down for the count. He is right back to his feet and charging a lightening canon again.
Natsu knocks the man over with his shoulder. I blink once before I notice Sting chasing Natsu down. I Natsu send another firey roar at Sting only for him to deflect it. The fire dispersed and Sting punched Natsu in the face.
My attention locks back onto the aqua haired man. But where I looked, he wasn't to be seen. He was gone. I get up to my feet and scan around, trying to locate him. Suddenly, I am body slammed to the ground. The aqua man flipped over me and I am using all my strength to get back on my feet. My swords stick my sides and he is back towards me. I side step and strike his side. He, though, grabs my wrists as I was close and tosses me aside again.
Before I know it, I am on the ground and holding my sword again. I pant heavily as the man stands at a distance. Blood soaks out clothing on each of our sides. I can't feel anything. I feel completely numb as the wind tosses my hair.
"I am Orga Nanagear...I want you to know this before I kill you" His hands spark more electric bolts.
"And I am Erza Scarlett. I am no princess anymore" I tighten my grip on my swords.
We both start to charge at one another. My face is stone as his is when we get closer. I swing right and he shoots left. I thought I was going to get hit. Instead, the bolt reflects off my swords and launches back at it's controller. Orga falls to the ground as I rush right by. I don't even look back as I go to Mirajane's aid. She was battling it off with a girl with white hair. The girl was small, but had summoned creatures which are fighting for her.
Mirajane is in a demon form, defending herself against these creatures. One creature was a sheep woman who sent a pink mist into the air, blocking Mirajane's view. I take the time to rush in and strike the white haired woman. My sword knocks her down and the sheep woman gasps, turning to her master.
"Erza?!" Mirajane calls me.
"I'm right here" I call back.
The sheep girl soon tries to parlay with me. She swings at me, also sending a kick to my face. I block with my wrist before I kick her in the stomach. The sheep girl falls and I point my sword at her.
Everyone from Fairy Lost suddenly is frozen in place as I feel the strings against my neck. I look around but I don't see Minerva. Suddenly, I listen to the heels that walk in my direction.
"Princess, all we wanted was your help...we wouldn't have to hurt your friends had you not decided to assist us. Now, we will have to retreat until we can gain out strength" She shrugs and soon turns around.
"Wait!" I step forward and Fairy Lost watches me.
"What do you want?" Sting looks back.
"I...I want to know why you need the territory that originally owned to Fairy Lost" I step forward.
"It's in us. We take land because it is our means of living. Our land was taken from us and we need a place for our clan" The dark haired man responds.
I stare to the direction of the group and stay in shock. These mages took land often? And they lost their land? So it really is a two way street. I had no idea there was a possession and taking of land. I watch as they walk off and then turn to the clan. Each of them look to me and Natsu looks guilty.
"So you guys take and capture land?" I ask.
"We have owned out land for years. There was a war many years ago between mages and the heads of each clan divided the land. Land can be conquered, but it can only be taken over when one clan wins a battle. That is the rule" Makarov walks in.
"They took your land without permission then?" I cross my arms.
"But they have no where else to stay! Is there anyway they can gain their land back?" Lucy stands next to me.
"They need to regain the control of their land. There is no other way by law they can. They have broken one already and the clan head will need to pay us for taking parts of our land and battling us" Makarov states.
"And they wanted me to help represent them and get their land back..."I touch my chin.
"Don't do it, Erza" Jellel says to me, walking to my side. "They will manipulate you and keep you with them"
"But they have the exact same reason to work with me than I have to work with you" I call back, eyeing him. "I will help you get your land back, but to solve this issue, we need to get Saber their land back"
"Pfft, like we'll work with Saber" Natsu crosses his arms.
"And why the hell not?" I raise my eyebrow to him.
"Saber has never gotten on good terms with Fairy Lost. We have had multiple clashes with them and they are very...rude" Laxus shrugs.
"Well it's a simple to help them and finally remove them from your hair" Mirajane holds Laxus' arm gently.
"Could be as they don't do anything without an agreement" Natsu looks at Mirajane.
"We can just follow by some terms they want and some we want" Lucy looks between Natsu and I. "Then we can both get what we want. Maybe even get away without a battle"
"I hope so. I don't want to have to battle again" I sigh.
Jellel eyes me as the rest of the Fairy Lost members disperse. Lucy is hand in hand with Natsu, Mirajane has her arm linked with Laxus and Juvia walks next to Gray. I stand on my own while Jellel watches me next to Makarov. Makarov brings his hands together as he brought his eyes back up to me. He gives me a confident smile before turning into the building.
"Erza are you crazy?" Jellel follows me as I walk off to my hotel room.
"No. I'm not crazy since I now know the whole story" I keep walking.
"I don't mean that. I mean possibly becoming their representative. You are putting yourself into a deep situation"
"Jellel, I have been a representative my entire life! I have had to go innthe place of my father to show that there is something good in my father's company! I know what I'm doing" I face him no, stopping in my tracks.
"I'm not saying you don't know what you're doing," He takes my hands in his "I just don't trust Saber in the slightest. They are ruthless and all power hungry. I just don't want you to get involved with them, whether or not it is needed"
"I know you don't...but it needs to be done" My hands raise to his cheeks, looking into his eyes.
We're right before the hotel door and the lights shine onto us. I look to his wound and then back up to him.
"You need to get that checked, Jellel" I smile a tad.
"As you need to get your wound checked" He treads a finger down my side.
We end up walking towards the healer and getting completely checked. When we arrived, Juvia is in there with Levy by her side. Gray is behind another wall getting stitches and Natsu is getting his arm wrapped. A nurse approaches us with a stinge of worry across her visage.
"Please, let me check you both" She leads us in.
I end up being seated next to Jellel in a small office room. He takes my hand slowly, my eyes darting straight at our connection. His lips are in a smirk and I try to contain my nervousness. My blush is quite apparently, but Jellel is no nice enough not to mention it. I give his hand a small squeeze. He leans down when I'm not looking and kisses my temple. I gasp and close my eyes. It is comforting to have Jellel by my side. It had been years since I had his comfort.
During the camp years, I had spent almost all my tim with Jellel. He was there at my beckon call and introduced me to his boys. They were all very kind, but all seemed to whisper about me. I knew it was about me because I heard the echo of 'Erza' between them. Jellel would never take their shit when he did hear. It also brought some comfort to me.
One day, the day before the camp year ended, I had gone with Jellel on my own. We walked to where we first met and watched the sunset. It was nice and the weather was just right. The pink and orange waves covered the ski while the sun was shining uncontrollably. There was not wind that night and we were quiet most of the night. I never told him that I was a princess. Even though I'd been with him for around 9 months, I never told him the truth.
"Jellel, will I see you again?" I asked him.
"I sure hope so. If not, we'll never see each other" He had looked at me, his expression was sad.
"I will pray everyday that we do!" I smile and take his hand.
We smiled to one another. It was a tender moment that Jellel took advantage of by taking my first kiss. It was an odd feeling at the time. I had never kissed anyone straight on the lips. Men had kissed my hand and my mother my cheeks. It was something that I never forgot. His lips were a bit chapped, but were still moist. It only lasted a few moments before his blush was there.
"I really like you, Erza" Jellel chuckled.
"And I like you too...a lot" I hug him as he holds me back.
I lay in bed, nine years later, and still love Jellel. He has appeared to me now, but I still love him the same way I did in the past. The morning is now upon us, but it seems like no one will be up till the afternoon. I take my time and rest for now, but I know that I will be up to head out.
To my dismay, it had passed five days and no one has moved. Apparently, they were planning out how they would go about Saber. I was there for each meeting and each conference call with the 'head people' as Natsu referred to it as.
I sit down on the park bench with Lucy. Lucy is in a sun dress and I am in a longer dress. They apparently don't have pants for girls here. I watch the water sway back and forth with the tides coming in. The park is right along the water but there is no beach area. I am not close enough to dip my feet in, but I can feel the breeze through my hair.
"So, how are things with you and Jellel?" Lucy nudges me.
"Just fine. How's Natsu?" I ask, not realizing I don't ask about her and Natsu but just the man himself.
"Oh he's fine. He keeps wanting to train for when we go to help Saber, or so he thinks when we'll next fight them" Lucy shrugs. "But we are fine as well. I am going on a date with him tommorrow! Our first date?" Lucy squeals.
"Congratulations" I smile a bit.
"Have you gone on a date with Jellel?" She peers in.
"Oh...no. I've been really busy to see him. I took today to see you actually" I laugh a bit.
"Oh Erza! Go and see him! He probably has missed you so much" She gently pushes me off.
"But.." I see her finger lift. That finger means 'Listen to me' and 'No excuses'.
"Go. I am happy to see you now and have spent time with you" She smiles.
I shrug it off and leave the area. I really have no idea where Jellel would be in the afternoon. Sighing, I decide to walk through town. The markets are all up and the town is to the far right of Fairy Lost. I just thought, at first, thet Fairy Lost was the only building on the hill. A few days ago thought, Lucy, Juvia, Mirajane and I went to explore. We ended up taking a small path for about seven minutes and found the town.
I spoke with a few towns people that day and learned that Fairy Lost is never a problem. They have never been harmed by other mage clans who approach Fairy Lost. One woman told me that Fairy Lost mages actually protect them when they ask for assistance.
I visit the small bakery that sells the delicious lemon bread I had the time the girls and I went. I have a few dollars on me and buy a slice for the walk home. The long dress catches my heel a few times, but I continue to walk with ease through the stone paved town. People were stationed outside and the artisans continue to ask me if I was able to assist them. I continue to say no, just because I have only this day off.
I walk past a small clothing store and when I look in, I notice a beautiful armour. It has a silver breast plate with a gold design over the front. There is a blue skirt at the bottom and it looks just fantastic. I oggle at it for a minute before I get a small slap on the behind. I turn with my sword in hand to see if some scum decided to grope me. When I turn, my sword is deflected by another. Jellel grins to me as his sword is crossing with mine.
"You like that armour?" He look past me to it.
"Uh...yeah. I do like it" I scratch my head.
"And you have no money with you to buy it?" He raises his brow.
"I don't have any with me. I would have brought some had my father refuse to give me any. He didn't want me to leave, so he didn't give me an ounce. I only brought the money that was in my stache. I used that yesterday to shop with Lucy, Mirajane and Juvia" I explain myself.
"And you didn;t buy armour?" Jellel crosses his arms.
"When you're with Lucy, you don't buy armour" I retort.
"Understood. Well, do you want it?" Jellel approaches the door.
"Wait- are you saying you'll buy it? No don't do that" I shake my head and follow him in. "Really Jellel, you don't have to buy me it" I whisper as the shop is quiet.
Jellel walks past all the small items on desks and tables for sale. On the sides, there is clothing that looks just divine and near the back there are armours. The swords that hang in between the armours are even more magestic. I just want to take all of them and touch them.
"Good afternoon, Sir Mystogan" The store owner approaches.
"Good afternoon. My friend and I were just looking at that armour displayed in the front. I was wondering whether I could get the same armour" Jellel smiled through his mask.
"Oh of course. And there will of course be a discount" She winked to me.
I was off to the side while Jellel helped the women take the display down. The store owner refused to let me help as they took it down. Jellel had so much cash when I saw him pay over two hundred dollars for the armour, I knew he would have to hear my rant.
We leave the store and I am dressed in the fantastic armour. It fits be perfectly, as it was made for me. Jellel continues to eye me as we leave. I return the gaze only to see that his look is not just casual. It was a soft and gentle look that only presented love and affection. I feel the warmth rise on my cheeks and my lips part with it.
"You look stunning" Jellel smiles.
"You shouldn't have spent so much on me" I tell him as I look away. "It was so much for an armour..."
"I would spend anything on you..." He takes my hand in his.
"Jellel..." I look up to him as the heat from his hands smothers mine.
"Erza, would you like to take tomorrow to go on an outing?" He eyes me as he tugs me into a walk.
"You mean a date?" I stare.
"Y-yeah...a date" He shrugs off the nervousness.
I had never seen him act nervous. He seems to be more afraid of this than I could ever be. It bubbles out a giggle from me. He instantly tenses as the muscles in his arm flex. My hand is in his so I bring it to my hip, which was almost finished healing up.
"Sure, we can go on a date. The catch is, after our date you need to teach me how to properly use my weapon" I grin to him as he nods slightly.
Well, the next update will probably be tomorrow. Now the exciting and relaxing chapter is next with romance and cute stuff! Thanks to everyone who is supporting me and hope you liked this chapter!