Sorry for updating late! I've been quite busy with family and I am just doing some stuff on my own! Thank you all for your support as I have given a character some light as it's been requested! Hope you enjoy!
I walk in slowly, looking in either direction curiously. This building looks much different compared to Fairy Lost. This building is made of Iron and Steel, the walls have nails crawling down either side to keep it together. Fairy Lost is made of wood and bronze, from all I have seen. Fairy Lost also has more colour, until Saber's walls and roof which are all silver and black.
"This place is so...bland" Lucy shivers.
"It's not bland as we just don't care for colour" Rogue looks back. "If we could, we probably would add something but it's not a priority"
"It makes sense" Mirajane responds.
"I would be surprised if there were many trees of here, let alone places to make paint" I glance around my surroundings.
"Observant are we?" Sting walks over to us with a smirk.
Rogue walks by Sting, dropping the torch next to him. Sting glanced at Rogue casually as if something was bothering Rogue. Sting turned back to us momentarily as he looked to us. I could hear Natsu getting fired up for no reason and I put my hand on his shoulder. He looks to me with that shocked and angered look, and I just shake my head. He backs down reluctantly and I take a few steps forward.
"Rogue lead us here so I can help you gain your territory back. Do I need to speak with your Master as well?" I stand before Sting.
"Yes, you'll need to. First, I need to make sure none of you Fairy members are armed and ready to kill" He eyes behind me.
Walking past me, he scans every member. He eyes all people, checking them for weapons or objects that could potentially harm. I understand why he is. They will probably need them to take off the weaponry for safety purposes.
Sting moves back to where he previously was and turns back to the men and woman of Fairy Lost. A few other Saber members come from behind him. As if instinct, all the Fairy Lost men get into a defensive position. Sting laughs heartly before he nudges his people back a bit. His eyes flash to mine for a moment.
"I will have my men take your weapons and give you these bracelets," he gestures to the ones in the Yukino girls hands. "You won't be allowed to use magic while inside the main building. We don't want to start any fights"
"Thats bullshit!" Natsu growls.
"Natsu stop! This will only take a little bit" I call back sharply.
Natsu glares to me and I glare right back. Jellel puts a hand on my shoulder and I sigh out frustrations out. Natsu looks away from me with a hard look and I watch the Saber men come forward to retrieve the items.
There is about five men coming around, opening their hands. Jellel was first and began to disarm himself. He dropped swords and smaller items into the man's arms and hands. The members of Fairy Lost watch him before a man would approach them. One man began to wrap a bracelet around Levy's wrist. It was large and was close to their skin. It seems to have small magnets on the inside which press and are made to stay on. There is no removing ability as there is no chain or links.
I am next as a man offers his hands for my weapons. I slide my sword off my hip to drop into the mans hands. He soon takes out the bracelet and looks to me.
"Extend your arm so I can put it on" He states.
I do so and feel the heavy wrap around piece of metal stick to my skin. It doesn't hurt me, it just weighs me down. I move my arm around as I try to get comfortable and Jellel comes towards me. He looks down to me and smirks at my arm shaking.
"You don't like the feeling of them?" Jellel lifts his arm.
"Not one bit. It's heavy and uncomfortable" I complain in a whisper.
"They'll be off as soon as we exit the Saber building again" Jellel places a hand on my cheek.
"They better be" Natsu comes in groaning.
"Oh it's not that bad" Mirajane shrugs as Laxus comes over behind her.
"Yeah, for you. Now I can't do anything!" Natsu groans more.
"Heh, I know I could wreck this place up" Gajeel looks to the walls.
"But you won't! We need Erza to finish her stuff and we need to leave Saber be" Levy pats his back.
"Hmph, for now" Gajeel mutters as Juvia is the last one.
"Come on in, no one's gonna bit" Sting grins as he heads towards the entrance.
We all follow, I first as the Master would want to see me first anyways. Natsu and Jellel are right behind me on either side. I glance back to notice Lucy didn't have a bracelet on. They must have realized that Lucy had no powers and was just here for support. I smile to that as it gives me comfort. I don't want any of my friends to be handled with when they shouldn't be.
The hall is long with a stretched red carpet. It looks very cliche next to the gold pillars with a small silver lining to each one. The combination reminds me of the castle I came from, but without the red. My kingdom represented blue.
We approach a set of two doors. They are made of wood, which was the only thing that was. The entire walk had pillars and walls made of cement. It then made me wonder how the outside has such a lack of colour but the inside is full of colour. I shake my head as Sting turns back to us.
"We are here and you will be respectful. Princess, you may take one body guard with you. The rest will wait out here" Sting crosses his arms.
I look back to all my partners. Instantly, I want to pick Jellel, but I wasn't sure if that would be a great idea. I look to everyone, Natsu giving me pleading eyes along with Gray.
"I will take Lucy" I look to Lucy who blinks before stepping forward.
"Are you sure thats a good idea?" Jellel grips my arm softly.
"I trust that they won't hurt me. I also know that they didn't mark Lucy, so she can actually do something without being restricted" I whisper to him as I eye him.
He soon lets go of my arm to watch me leave. Lucy catches up to my side and walks up the stairs with me. She looks to me and then looks back to Natsu. She waves at him with a worried expression. She definitely doesn't understand why I give her the position.
"So, why am I here and not Jellel?" She eyes me as she remembered exactly who I left behind.
"You aren't marked with anything, so I am more comfortable bringing someone who isn't weighed down. I want someone I can trust fully as well" I take her hand softly.
"I see. Alright, well I will do my best!" Lucy smiles.
Lucy and I walk into the area and notice many of the members we saw before standing on the side. In the middle, their Master sits on his throne confidently. He glances to us casually, but his expression still doesn't look relaxed. He motions us forward with his fingers. I begin to walk forward as Lucy catches up.
I hear Minerva chuckle as she eyes me. It seems that she was surprised I didn't bring in Jellel. She also eyes Lucy with an arrogant look and I just glare back in return. She huffs off her thoughts as I soon stop in my tracks.
"Welcome Princess. I am happy you've come" The Master stood up roughly.
"I hope we can get things done" I look back.
"We will. Now I need you to leave behind your men and women to join me. I am not even offering as I am demanding you do" He stares to me.
"I am sorry but I cannot join you" I stand up, staring to the Master.
"I thought you'd say that. Then I will not give you this area back" He crosses his arms.
"But sir, I thought we were going to allow them to help us" Rogue eyes his Master.
"No. That won't work. They are too strong" The Master glares to Rogue.
"I can help! I have all my men with me and we can support you!" I take a step forward. "It's the only thing I will do"
The Master groans as he leans back into his seat. I could see that he was contemplating my very appearance. I cross my arms to stay confident and make sure the man knows I am. Lucy moves her eyes to me with confusion as she doesn't understand my confidence. I see Rogue walk down the walk way. His Master looks to Rogue.
"I will join you Princess, as this is the only way we can get this done" Rogue looks to me.
"I suppose we'll need to join you" Sting moved next to Rogue as well.
"You will come back or I will never let you come back" The Master stood up.
"Then call use quitters" Sting turned around.
Yukino, Orga and Rufus came next to me, Minerva staying where she stands. She eyes us as Rogue glares to her. She laughs and looks to her Master. He brings his eyes back to her as I begin to walk out.
"I won't help you, Master of Saber. I will only do whats best for Fairy Lost and Saber without having to pick sides. I think that would be best for you too" I open the doors and walk out.
All of the Fairy Lost members and my friends surronded me. Natsu went to my side first and Mirajane on my other. I look over to Jellel who is staring back to me with a small smile. Rogue helps me through to him as Fairy Lost eye the Saber members.
"Don't worry, they are here to support me and we will get their land back" I smile confidently.
"It will take time for us to get used to them though" Laxus eyes them.
"Same for us to you" Sting grinned.
"It won't take long if we put effort into working together" Rogue shakes his head.
I smile over to Rogue, happy he is supporting my cause. Jellel walks towards me as he looks down to me. I wish I could remove his mask and just see his face. It was an odd thought, but I just imagined taking him now into a kiss. That parted my lips and brought a blush to my cheeks.
"Erza, don't look so desperate or I may actually take advantage of you" Jellel presses his lips through thr mask onto my neck.
I press my hands to his firm and large chest, everyone having walked by us. His breath was warm and short as his hands gripped my waist. Those hands inched me closer to his chest and my hands press to his neck. I kiss his cheek but only feeling fabric on my lips. He looks to me as I slip my fingers onto his cheeks.
"Are you coming? We need to head out now" Natsu calls with anger.
I breath softly as Jellel moves back and takes my hands. Rogue watches me as he shakes his head softly. Does he think something of? I don't get it as he walks next to Sting. I move forward next to Lucy and she smiles back towards me.
"Good to see you again" She laughs.
"Thanks. So Rogue, where are we headed to?" I glance to him.
"We're headed East. It's where our old land was. It won't be too long to get there as we have an underground passage way" He says in a monotone voice.
"Alright. Did you need to pack anything?" I blink.
"Nah, we've been packed for days" Sting grins as their bags are stationed in the front.
We walk down a few flights of stairs as the members of Saber begin to get their bags. Gray, Laxus, Natsu and Gajeel don't seem comfortable with Sting and Rogue in particular, but I ignore them to try and get things done. I glance over to Mirajane who fixes Laxus' coat with a smile. They tenderly kiss and his hands rest on her hips. I look to Lucy and realize they hadn't ever kissed in public. It makes me wonder if they really do have a relationship.
"We're ready, Princess" Sting comes over with a bag over his shoulder.
"Alright, lets go" I call.
Thank you so much for reading! I hope you enjoyed this and I'm sorry it was slow! But it was needed as this is a huge milestone in the story! And a bit of a romance scene between Jellel and Erza for you3