Prompt 10- "Mind if I join you?" (Jerza)
Erza sat at the very top of the Fairy Tail guild hall, where she could see everything that went on in Magnolia, and, if she turned to the west, coud watch the sun go down. She sat in that same place many nights. It was very quiet, unlike the rest of the guild hall. It gave Erza a good place to think, and there were no guildmates (save Natsu) idiotic enough to ascend to her thinking spot while she did said thinking.
Now, Erza sat in that spot, gazing down at the town and munching on a delicious piece of strawberry cake. Fairy Tail had had a few new recruits that day, and readers know that means. Strawberry cake for all! But mostly for Erza...
Erza was half through her cake when the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs to her hiding place caught her ears. She froze at first, thinking it was one of those nights when Natsu was looking for a beatdown. But then she recognized the sound of those steps, and she could hear his labored breathing.
Normally, he wouldn't breathe like that, so Erza could reasonably assume that he had been injured in Crime Sourcier's last encounter with a dark guild.
Jellal finally came out onto the roof, scanning until he saw Erza and making his way over to her.
"Mind if I join you?" he asked lightly, and Erza gestured beside her.
"Feel free." Jellal sat down heavily beside her, and Erza glanced at him in concern. "All right?"
He nodded. "Fine. Just a rough encounter or two with Craneo Azul, nothing to worry about."
"Ah." Silence. "Why are you here in Magnolia? You could be caught!"
"I could be," he agreed. "But I wouldn't miss today. Not for anything."
Erza glanced over at him in confusion. "What do you mean? Miss what?"
Jellal smiled. "Did you really forget your own birthday, Erza?"
She stared down at her cake. "I might have," she admitted with a smile.
"I feel obligated to tell you that your friends are preparing the largest party for you downstairs, so you shouldn't keep them waiting long."
"Understood," Erza laughed. Then she was silent again. "You'll have to leave soon." It wasn't a question.
"Yes. I just wanted to see you while I was in the area."
Erza sighed, then reached over and clasped his fingers. "Thank you for coming, Jellal."
"Of course, Erza." Then, hesitantly, he leaned over and kissed her softly on the cheek. "Happy birthday."