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Chap 6. Unmarried Boy and Girl Can't Sleep Together!

"Erza. I heard you used to bathe with Natsu and Gray.." Lucy asked out of the blue to her redhead friend.

"That's true. What's with that?" Erza asked.

"What was your age back then?" Lucy asked again.

"Maybe 12 or 13.. I think.." Erza said.

"12 or 13? Didn't you feel embarrassed at all?" Lucy gasped.

"What is it to be embarrassed about? I was just naked in front of kids.." Erza said, calm and collected as ever.

'They're just one year apart and Erza always think of them as kids..' Lucy said in mind while sweatdropping.

"When did you stop?" Lucy finally asked again.

"When I had my first period. Around 13 I think.." Erza said as she put her fingers under her chin. "Anyway, Lucy. Why are you asking this? And to be honest, I won't be embarrassed even if I take a bath with them now as long as I'm not in my period. But I don't know why.. they refused it while blushing. It's confusing.." Erza said as she crossed her arms and frowned.

'IT'S NOT!' Lucy yelled in mind.

"Why don't you try and ask them, Lucy? Maybe they'll accept.." Erza suggested.

"NEVER!" Lucy shouted.

"Why?" she asked innocently.

"Erza.. Just so you know, we are fully grown women. We can't let ourselves being seen without any outfit in front of random guys!" Lucy tried to explain.

"Is that so?"

"WHY ARE YOU ASKING THAT NOW? ISN'T IT TOO LATE?" Lucy shouted hopelessly.

Erza turned around and looked through the window. 'Sometimes when I have a chance to take a bath when in my slavery time, I used to bathe with Jellal. He didn't say anything about I can't show my body in front of anyone..' she thought to herself.

'Or maybe because we were mere kids..?' she thought to herself again.

"Eh? Erza? What's with her?" Mira asked.

"She was asking about the dance party seven years ago, Mira-nee. You have to listen properly to what people say.." Lisanna said as she and Lucy rested at the bar.

"Erza can't remember anything about her dance partner. Maybe you guys knew about it.." Lucy said.

"Ah! That boy, huh? I remember how Mira-nee desperately trying to hide the fact about him sleeping with Erza every night!" Lisanna giggled.

Mira smiled nervously. "Seriously, I was having a heart attack everytime I helped her to hide that boy.."

"Hide him? And more importantly, sleeping with Erza every night?" Lucy asked, surprised. Kyaa! Erza took one step into adulthood at such a young age!

"Yeah! Mira-nee knew about that guy from the very start. I knew about him after a while, and both of us were trying our best to help Erza to hide him from public. She didn't want anyone knew that a boy was inside the girl's dorm.." Lisanna explained.

"She was afraid about the punishment.." Mira said.

"What punishment?" Lucy asked.

"It wasn't a heavy punishment, though. Knowing what kind of person Master is.." Mira said while smiling nervously and blushing a little.

"Yeah.. That was another shocking scene for Mira-nee.." Lisanna blush a little too.

"What? What is the punishment? You're making me curious to death!" Lucy said, curious.

"W-well I'll take my turn to tell you the story, Lucy. Listen properly.." Lisanna said.

~7 years ago~

"Hey, Lisanna! Don't get near Natsu! He's on Erza's team! I thought I told you 'bout that already!" Mira yelled.

"But.. but I'm going to be Natsu's future wife, Mira-nee! We'll be married and I'll be sleeping with him, bathing with him, walking with him, and do everything with him!" Lisanna said.

Natsu and Mira gasped. But before they could say anything, Erza quickly entered the scene.

"Sounds reassuring.. I bet Lisanna's going to be a great wife. Cause she's different from her damn sister.." Erza said while crossing her arms. She's just back from a small mission.

"What did you say, FUCKING ERZA?" Mira shouted and then she jumped towards Erza as fast as lightning and punched her as strong as she can. Erza returned her punch with the same level kick. And next, everyone in the guild knew that this is going to last like, forever. Since the Demons' fight is forbidden to interrupt, no one dared to enter the battlefield.

Pant.. pant.. pant..

"Erza.. What happened if I may ask? You're looking so.. immoral?" Jellal asked nervously.

Erza is panting when she entered her room and her hair is messy. Her clothes are torn apart a little on its sleeve and her armor is a little cracked(only Mira can do this)

"Th-there's nothing going on, Jellal. Don't worry.." she said nervously as she walked towards her wardrobe and took out some pajamas before she entered the bathroom. "Natsu would come here for a bath soon. Don't show yourself, okay, Jellal?" Erza said before she closed the bathroom door.

Jellal nodded before he realized something awkward in her sentence. Wait a sec. He replayed the sentence over and over in his mind. "Natsu would come here for a bath soon. Natsu would come here for a bath soon..?"

"EEH? NATSU WOULD COME HERE FOR A BATH?" he shouted.

"Ah.. Such a nice and warm bath. This is the best thing we can do in winter.." Erza said as she splashed the water gently on her smooth milky skin and exhaled deeply.

The whole room is filled with fog. The water is splashing out of the tub. And the three children are having great time enjoying the ofuro.

"Get outta here, Gray! The water is cold because of you! Anyway, why are you even here? This week it's my turn to bathe with Erza!" Natsu yelled.

"It's because you made it too hot! I'm just cooling it down! And I came here because it's MY turn, dummy!" Gray denied.

"Everyone likes hot water for ofuro! No, it's MY turn! I thought you didn't come on winter!"

"Your hot is way too HOT! Winter or not doesn't matter!"

"It's your skin problem, you pervert ice boy! Ice mage doesn't take a bath on winter!"

"Think about your surroundings, hothead! Erza here hates way-too-hot water! What do you think I am? I do take bath on winter, stupid!"

"SHADDAP!" Erza shouted and then she pulled the two boys' ears.

"Ouch, ouch, ouch! We're sorry, we're sorry!" they said.

Erza looked outside the window from her room. It's a starry night sky. She closed her eyes and imagined the times when she's still a slave in the Tower of Heaven.

Flashback
"Erza.. What are you looking at? It's time to sleep.." Jellal said as he noticed Erza is looking outside the window of their cell. He smiled as he realized that she's staring at the star happily, and her smile is wide.

"Erza.." he called for her again, this time, he shook her body gently. She flinched and then she turned around.

"Ah! Jellal! I'm sorry, I didn't hear you calling for me.." she apologized sincerely.

He shook his head. "What are you looking at, Erza? Is it the star?" he asked.

Erza nodded while blushing. "Anoo ne, Jellal. I've always thought that if someday all of us can get out of this place, would we get separated and walk into different paths? We won't, right?" she asked.

He patted her head, "Of course we won't, Erza. We will forever be together, no matter now or then.." he said.

"Really? Jellal, you won't leave me just because you are much more competent than me, right?"

He chuckled. "What are you asking, Erza? Of course I won't. If Erza is not here, there's no way I can be this reliable.."

"Eh? What does that mean?"
End of flashback

'What did he mean back then?' Erza looked up to the sky as she tried to think about the meaning of his words.

"What are you thinking about, Erza?" Jellal asked as he brought himself up to the bed and covered himself with the blanket. He positioned himself beside her and sat close to her, almost as if he's snuggling to her. She blushed lightly at his action and her heart thumped.

"Je-Jellal?" she asked as she tried to hide her heated-up face.

"If Erza is sad, say something to me.." Jellal said. He saw right inside her brown orbs and it makes her face heat up even more. She covered her face by burying it on her knees.

"Th-there's nothing for you to worry about! I was just having a fight with my rival, nothing special!" Erza said.

"Rival?" Jellal asked.

Erza raised her head up a little and nod. "Her name is Mirajane. She's really annoying and would always pick a fight with me for some childish reason. Though I can't say it's totally her fault. Maybe I'm at fault too.." she said sheepishly.

"Then?"

"Huh?"

"What about your other friends? Won't you talk about them too? I'd like to hear you out.." he said while smiling.

Erza blushed again but then she coughed and nod. "Well, there are Natsu, Gray, Cana, Lisanna, Elfman, Laxus, and Master too. Also many people in the guild. But then, Jellal.. I.." she buried her face again.

Jellal tilted his head and looked at her.

"I.. thought you're always the best.." she finished her sentence.

Jellal widened his eyes and blushed. They remained silence for a while.

'What should I say? Nighttime, silence, alone, bedroom. This situation is so bad!' Jellal thought to himself. What a perverted 12 years old.

"Jellal is always.." Erza turned her head and faced him directly. "..my idol after all!" she finished.

Jellal froze. "Eh? Idol?" he asked.

She nodded and then her eyes softened. "Jellal was always what I was aiming for. The one I admired, the one I like the most, the one who always encouraged me. If Jellal wasn't there, I might be as well as dead.."

Jellal's eyes widened. "Erza.." he muttered.

Then he closed his eyes and opened it again. "I wasn't someone reliable at all.."

What am I talking about?

"Eh?" Erza looked at him.

"Before I met you.. I was a miserable child.."

How can I say something that I don't even think about?

"You were my light, Erza. In that tower. When I saw you.."

"Hey, that's a newcomer!" Wally pointed at the redhead girl.

"Hm? Where?" Jellal asked as he turned to see the direction Wally pointed at. As he saw the redhead, he widened his eyes. How weak, how fragile, how that girl needs someone. Those were the first impressions left inside him when he saw her.

Without even thinking of anything further, he approached the redhead. She was sitting at the corner while her eyes are looking down. When she saw his feet, she raised up her head.

Those eyes were just like a newborn. So pure, so empty. He feels like he needs to fill that emptiness inside her. He smiled kindly at her and he could see her cheeks were in color of shade pink. He stretched out his hand and offered it to her. She nervously received his hand and then he helped her to stand.

"It's Jellal.."

"It's E-Erza.."

"..I think I have to be stronger for your sake. To take you out of that tower.." he finished.

Erza blinked a couple of time and her right eye produced some tears before she even realized. She gasped and then she quickly wiped her tears. She smiled while still covering her eyes, "I never thought my idol think of me that way.." she mumbled happily.

"S-sometimes you can't think of how yourself are placed in someone's heart, right?" Jellal said while blushing.

"I see it's true.." she chuckled. "..But what are you going to do now that I'm already strong?" she asked.

"In that case, I'll be even stronger so that you'll always need me.." Jellal smirked.

"I'll see the result.." she smirked back.

~The next day~

"Sheesh.. Mira-nee can't wake herself up today, I wonder why.." Lisanna mumbled to herself. Though Mira clearly said that she can't wake up because her body is aching after the fight with Erza the other day.

Lisanna took her place to wake everyone up and at last, she arrived in front of Erza's room.

"This room is as large as ever.." she said, amazed by the sight before her.

She touched the doorknob and opened the door just to be surprised with the scene right in front of her. Erza is sleeping with a BOY! And not to mention, they're hugging! (déjà vu)

"I-I thought only a boy and a girl who are already married that can sleep together.." she muttered under her breathes.

"Shit! I just remembered about that boy! What if Lisanna saw him?" Mira muttered as she ran towards Erza's room, ignoring slight pain around her whole body. But when she arrived in front of her rival's room, she realized it's too late.

Lisanna is standing right in front of her room. Eyes wide and mouth covered by her hands. Mira trembled but she finally think about why she has to be worried about her rival's problem.

"It's the end for you, Erza.." she murmured.

~To be continued~

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Next: ~Chap 7. The Feeling I Have Towards Jellal Is...~