Hey guys!

Yeah yeah I know, I said there would be new chapter soon but here I am a couple of weeks afterward. Sorry for being such a bad writer :(

Anyway, I thought that summer break is going to be fun, like just me and my laptop in my room writing. But hey, surprise surprise, I have to go to a summer camp and Bali (beautiful island!) in two consecutive weeks.

But here I am! Ready to give you guys something to read. Making it extra long to make up for the lost of time.

Also, I just checked my email a couple of weeks ago (so you never check your email? Well, that's because the email I used for fanfiction is piled up with notifications from twitter and facebook :S never want to check them) and found that some of you follow my story, favorite my story, and even follow and favorite me as an author! I feel really glad that there are people out there who enjoy my story and my writing; I must say that I feel really honored. I definitely wouldn't make it here without your help. Thankyou for reviewing, following, favoriting, or even just reading my story. Thankyou very much

I guess I talk too much, so here I present the ball chapter of If There Are Two of Them!

Enjoy! And review will be gladly accepted!

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail in any form
© Hiro Mashima

The dance ball

The moment Erza stepped her feet in Alberona mansion, she knew that that night was going to be a beautiful night.

Today, Erza wore her long purple dress that exposed a part of her chest and back. There was a slit at her dress that revealed her thigh and right leg. Her hair was tied up in a bun, but she let a couple of hair strands fell to framed her beautiful face.

She walked in the grand oak door of Alberona mansion, and she suspected the door handle to be made in pure gold. Once she walked in, a red carpet was waiting for her. A grand staircase was sitting majestically a couple of meter away from the door and on top of it was the door to the grand ballroom.

'Erza!'

The redhead turned around and found Lucy running towards her. Lucy was wearing a long maxi maroon dress. The dress has a thin black strap, and was covered in beads vertically from the chest to the abdominal area.

Erza smiled at her, 'you look beautiful today Lucy.' Lucy blushed, knowing that she was complimented by one of the most beautiful girl she ever met. 'Ah Erza, I think you also look really beautiful.'

Erza raised her chin, 'at occasion like this, it's okay to be overdressed Lucy.'

'But I didn't said you were overdressed…' Not hearing Lucy's weak remarks, Erza kept on walking.

The two of them walked while chatting with each other. At the top of the stairs Lucy went to the toilet, leaving Erza standing in front of the oak door.

She spotted Cana, busy talking with Gray over some matter. Gray was in his black tuxedo, a really classic outfit for boys. But somehow it worked with Gray, and Erza must admit that Gray looked handsome that night. Meanwhile, Cana was wearing a long dark pink dress that was covered with beads and pearls. The dress was overly long that someone needed to help her lift the dress. But it was a beautiful dress, as beautiful as Cana.

Out of curiosity, Erza stood closer to the two of them so that she could hear what they were talking about. She laughed once she figured out what Cana was so concerned about.

'I promise that I would not strip, okay! Now, can you let me go in?' asked the annoyed Gray.

Erza silently laughed, keeping note to herself that it might be better to conducted beach party.

A loud noise suddenly came from the stair. Natsu was walking noisily, thumping every stair he walked. He was clearly amazed with the mansion's size.

He saw Erza and waved enthusiastically and her. 'Erza! This place is really huge!' Erza laughed and replied, 'yes Natsu, I knew that this mansion is huge'

Natsu nodded and stared the oak door in awe. That night, he was wearing a shirt and a black vest, accompanied by his favorite scarf. A simple outfit, but which guys didn't look good in vest? (Writer's note: a personal taste of mine :P)

Lucy finally finished her bathroom duties and they all entered the grand ballroom. Once entering, everyone must wear his or her mask. Erza wore a red mask that matched her red hair. Lucy wore a black mask that only covered her eyes, just like Erza's. While Natsu wore… is that a cat?

'This is Happy! Today, I am Happy the cat,' said Natsu after the two girls gave her a puzzling look. Happy was Natsu's blue cat, that he intended to bring to the party but was not allowed by Cana.

Just after he said that, Gray came in and said, 'hey Natsu!'

Natsu quickly turned around and yelled, 'HAPPY! I am Happy!' Then he chased Gray, determined to let him know that today he is Happy.

Lucy sighed and shook her head, maybe questioning how could she fell for a man like that.

O.O

The party continued, everyone seems to be having a good time. It was almost time for the ball dance, and waltz music was already hearable.

Erza looked at the people who had dance. There were Lucy and Natsu, Levy and Gajeel, Cana and some handsome guy, Mira and Elfman, and Juvia and Gray. There were more, but it's hard to distinguish their faces when they were wearing mask.

She decided to keep on eating her strawberry cheesecake while she enjoyed the soft waltz music. When suddenly a man with a creepy white mask approach her. The man was wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a bowtie.

'Erza. Right?' asked the man.

Erza took a look at the man and laughed. 'That mask did not suit you at all.'

The man laughed, 'ah well, Siegrain picked this so… you know.'

Erza tilted her head and said, 'you know what, it did suit Siegrain. That creepy smile was a carbon copy of his.'

Both of them laughed. That night, Jellal was wearing a white mask that fully covered his face. The mask was smiling, a really creepy way of smiling. If Erza didn't know that it was Jellal, she would clearly thought that it was a felon or burglar.

'Anyway, how do you find me?' asked Erza. Jellal smiled, though of course Erza couldn't see it since it's covered with the mask. 'Anyone would have found you if you still had that scarlet hair.'

'The color of your hair!'

Erza blinked. It somehow made her remember about something. But that thought vanished as soon as she remembered it.

She shook her head, 'well, your blue hair is no different.' This statement made Jellal smiled. He extended his hand and said, 'dance with me?'

This gesture automatically invited Erza's blush. Dance? Well, I guess it didn't hurt to say yes.

Erza smiled and putted her hand on top of Jellal's. They walked to the dance floor and dance following the song's rhythm.

It was a slow song. And it had a romantic feeling in it. Erza sway her feet and realized that she was so careful on not stepping Jellal's feet. But Jellal was flawless, he moved across the dance floor like professional.

'So, rich boys learn how to dance?' asked Erza frontally. Jellal laughed a little and nodded his head. 'You're not doing too bad as well Erza,' he added.

They talked a little. She just realized that it was really fun to talk with Jellal. The night was perfect for both of them. But then Jellal started another conversation.

'I see that you and my brother had a fight,' he started. Erza snorted, this was not how she planned the night. Being remembered of the existence of a man name Siegrain.

'He was a pain and I hate him. As simple as that,' answered Erza quickly. Jellal was clearly taken aback by Erza's rude answer. He took a last look of Erza and quickly said, 'but you look like you are having fun with a pain.'

Erza's eyebrow raised and she looked at Jellal. Jellal was fidgeting, he was clearly nervous. Erza can saw beyond his mask that he was smiling groggily. 'You are not Jellal,' said Erza in a flat tone.

'Ah well, depend on how you see it… Hey Erza! Erza!' shouted the blue hair man once Erza walk to the door.

O.O

Erza walked quickly outside to take a breather. There was a huge balcony at the end of the ballroom and Erza stood there, fixing her breath.

She couldn't believe what Siegrain did. He lied to her. And even worse, she was feeling really comfortable in that man's arm.

She knew that Siegrain wanted to be her friend. But she never knew Siegrain was this low, that he would use this kind of method just to be her friend.

'I knew you'd be here.'

Erza quickly turned around and found another blue haired man standing there. He was wearing the same outfit as Siegrain, but he was not wearing a mask, and Erza quickly knew that he was Jellal.

'I told him that it was a bad plan, but he didn't listen,' said Jellal. Erza took of her mask and smiled sarcastically at him, 'how could I know you're not into this too? You could be helping your brother.'

Jellal raised his shoulder, 'it's your choice. But I do have something to say.'

Jellal walked closer and stood in front of Erza. He could see her anger, disappointment, and sadness. He smiled, a smile that said 'I think I know what's going on'.

'Back then when you were dancing with Sieg, I was watching you two. You'd be lying if you say that you don't have fun.'

Erza was speechless. She was having fun, no doubt about it. But still, it didn't erase the fact that Siegrain lied to her.

As if he could read mind, Jellal added, 'yes, he lied to you. But that's just how desperate he is. He wanted you to like him that bad Erza, why don't you give him a chance?'

Again, Erza got nothing to say. She looked at the door and realized that Siegrain had been waiting outside all this time. 'Maybe you are right Jellal. Even if I knew that he was Siegrain, that wouldn't change the fact that I think he's a great guy.'

Jellal smiled, a smile that showed Erza there was no need to thank him. Erza smiled back and rushed inside. From outside Jellal could see how happy his brother was when Erza forgive him.

Jellal felt glad, happy that he could help his brother. But somehow deep inside he felt uneasy. He knew that Siegrain would be close with Erza in no time. Was that bothering him?

Jellal took a last look of Erza before Erza stepped to the dance floor again with Siegrain. This time it was a disco music and everybody was dancing.

Then, as if knew she was being watched, Erza turned to look at Jellal. Erza smiled, and she muttered the word, 'thank you'.

Jellal suddenly felt that he shrink, back to the time where he was just 10 years old. Back to the time where he had no power over anything, but oddly, that was the happiest moment of his life.

That little boy didn't have enough strength to smile back. He stood there watching the little girl's scarlet hair swayed.

Her smile. Her scarlet hair.

And he suddenly remembered why he felt happy back then.

And everything became crystal clear.

O.O

Writer's note:

A simple outfit, but which guys didn't look good in vest?

Yes, so this is my personal taste. I think that guys look amazing in vest. I just love guys in vest. Guys are cute in vest, right?

The man was wearing a black tuxedo with a white shirt and a bowtie.

Again, a personal taste of mind. I also think that guys in bowtie look really cute. Guys are cute in bowtie too, right?