Erza X Millianna

Erza glanced at the address scribbled down on the card in her hand. She was getting closer now. This was a part of town she rarely visited; it was mostly condos and cheap apartment complexes, located nearly on the other side of the city, far away from the Fairy Tail guild. This was the place that Millianna wanted to meet her. Apparently, she was living here now, at least for a time. Erza felt her heart skip a beat. It had been so long since she had seen her. Every time she thought about her, it brought back both happy memories and sad memories. Their horrible childhood as slaves working in mines, their separation, their battle in the Tower of Heaven, and then once again not being able to see each other after seven long years. Erza was thinking about Millianna a lot lately; this was something different compared to the numerous flings and one-night stands she had gone through. It wasn't something she could easily describe, no matter how hard she tried.

"Ah. Here it is."

Erza headed into the building. It wasn't the most welcoming-looking place, and it was rather plain, but the apartment complex seemed suited enough for someone who didn't want too much glamor and glitz when it came to their living conditions. Erza followed the rest of the directions on the note until she arrived at Millianna's apartment room. The redhead knocked on the door, and a few moments later, she found herself staring at that familiar cat-like face of her longtime friend.

"Erza! You really came!" Millianna practically assaulted the other woman when she embraced her, burying her face into the woman's bust, jumping up and down. She started sobbing pretty soon after doing this, acting strangely bipolar for some reason. Erza gently ran her hand through Millianna's hair, brushing the tips of the girl's hair that had been made to look like cat ears. For some reason, there was something so cute about how Millianna cried.

"Can I come in? We probably shouldn't be doing this out in the middle of the hallway."

"Of...of course!" Millianna sniffled, quickly wiping the stray tears from her eyes, "Sorry about that! Please, come in! I'll get you something to drink for while we...talk..."

"Okay."

It only took a handful of minutes for the two girls to be sitting on an old couch together, drinks in hand. Erza sniffed it; it kind of smelled like catnip. She placed it on the lamp stand beside her.

"Erza...I'm so happy you came. I'm sorry for asking you to do this, out of the blue."

"It's fine, Millianna, you know I"m always happy to see you," Erza smiled, and the pseudo-cat girl's cheeks flushed red, "But why did you want to meet at your place? You're just as welcome at Fairy Tail too; the guys would let you come visit if they knew you were my friend. Sure, Natsu might sniff you a little to see if you're a bad person, but you don't have to be afraid of them."

Millianna froze, and she shook her head back and forth, causing her hair to flap against her face. "I was their enemy once, Erza. I...I put all of them in danger. There's no way I could bring myself to face them again. And anyway...there is a reason I asked you to come to me instead of the other way around."

"What do you mean?"

Erza lowered her eyes; Millianna just couldn't forgive herself for what had happened at the Tower of Heaven. She really wished the girl could be able to get over it, to move on and be happy. She deserved it most of all. Erza placed a hand on Millianna's shoulder, who shivered from her touch. They stared into each other's eyes for what felt like ages, just staring, becoming more and more lost in the beautiful irises. Millianna finally decided to start explaining herself.

"I need to tell you something that I wouldn't be able to say...in front of those people..."

"What?"

"Erza...I can't keep nitpicking at this. I need to tell you straight up." Millianna grabbed hold of the sword-wielding mage, pulling her so close that their faces were practically touching. "I need you, Erza. I need you in my life. I think...I might be in love with you...no, I am in love with you." she whispered the last part so quietly that even in such proximity Erza had barely picked it up. She had heard these words from many girls, and reluctantly rejected them al, but hearing Millianna say those magic words suddenly made her heart beat faster.

"Millianna-"

Millianna was struggling not to start crying again. "Erza, I only feel truly happy when I'm with you. When I start think about everything that's happened...building that damn tower, fighting you and your friends, Jellal's betrayal, Simon's death...I can barely stand it. It's almost too much to bear. But thinking about you, and being with you, it makes me feel happy. And," Millianna's heavy breath was blowing on Erza's lips, "I keep wanting to touch you...Erza...please...just show me real love, at least once? I'm sorry for coming onto you like this, especially since we've been friends for so long, but-"

Erza placed her index fingers over the girl's lips, silencing her. "I...I wouldn't mind showing you the love that you want as much as you desire. I love you too, Millianna."

"Erza!"

They began kissing passionately, and things only continued to escalate in intensity from there. They did not even bother to remove all of their clothes that first time. Millianna was so happy to be in the arms of the woman she truly loved, the one person who stayed there for her.

A few days later...

Erza returned to the tiny apartment room carrying a number of large bags. Millianna was lying on the couch, reading a magazine on cats. Erza smiled at her. The redhead had been planning a little experiment on her new girlfriend to try, but without the one involved having any clue about it. Reaching into the bag, Erza pulled out a ball of string she had purchased at a dollar store. Millianna's 'ears' suddenly perked up the moment she spotted the round object. Her cat senses were tingling.

"Here you go." Erza rolled the ball of string across the floor, allowing some of it to come unraveled. Millianna immediately pounced onto it, acting exactly like a household feline would. She nipped and tugged at the loose string like it was some sort of animal, treating it with both cautious actions and a curious mindset. She hit the ball, and seeing that it was rolling away, she scampered after it. Millianna jumped onto the string while letting out a meow of glee, followed by a deep, rumbling purr from the bottom of her throat. Erza continued to observe her lover's every move. Seeing Millianna meowing and being happy was very cute, but there was something missing to it. Suddenly, she had an idea.

Erza darted behind the wall nearby, and performed her best imitation of a dog's bark. Apparently it was convincing enough, as Millianna nearly jumped six feet high when she heard it, and started running around in search of the other woman. Big round tears were gushing from her eyes. She really hated dogs; just hearing their barks would send her into a frenzy.

A trail of saliva trickled down Erza's chin as she watched the display before her. 'Oh, yes, I was right! Crying Millianna is cutest Millianna!'