Here is Chapter 14! Sorry for late update, guys. I got busy the past two weeks.


RECAP

"I'm not scared of you Erza. I don't have to be. You are definitely more powerful than me but I'm not scared of you. Under that entire tough act, you are still hurt that Jellal broke up with you. You've found Natsu now, don't lose you…" Loke said before running off to look for Lucy.

Chapter 14 - Second day at the Beach (Think it through)

'Who said that I'm sad over Jellal? He chose a world of hatred and destruction over me. Natsu…he broke my trust when he asked another girl out,' Erza was screaming in her head.

Natsu ran along the beach, looking for Erza. He was about to give up when he saw Loke talking(shouting/lecturing) to her. When Loke ran in the direction Lucy had taken, Natsu decided to make his move.

"Erza, wait…Can you let me explain?" Natsu stared as he was within her hearing range.

"What do you want, Natsu?" Erza sighed and fixed him with a glare.

"I want to explain. You don't have to be my girlfriend again but I need to just explain what happened to you, please," Natsu almost begged.

Erza thought about it, "Lucy did say that I didn't give him a chance. Maybe I will just allow him to explain. I'll think of a decision afterwards. Besides we're only seventeen…not all love lasts, right?"

She made up her mind and answered him, "I will hear your explanation but I will decide if I want to be your girlfriend later."

"Yeah, sure," Natsu nodded seriously.

'He is actually serious about this…" Erza thought as she saw his serious face.

"Last night, Loke came to the living room when you girls were in your rooms. He said that we could go and flirt with other girls. I didn't know what he meant so I didn't answer at first. Then Gray said 'no' and Loke turned to me. I didn't want to lose out to Gray or him so I said okay. Then Loke made it into a competition and I went out. When I saw talking to that girl, you saw me and you screamed at me. Then, you ran away. I tried to follow you but you went into your room and locked the door. I waited there the whole time. Gray and Loke suddenly came up and they were knocking on Cana's and Lucy's doors. Loke, I understand why he had to apologise but I don't understand what Gray did…" Natsu stopped and scratched his head.

"Then…What happened?" Erza rolled her eyes at his childish attitude, resisting the temptation to knock him out.

"Then what happened?" Natsu asked back stupidly.

Erza stopped resisting the temptation and just banged her hand into Natsu's face.

"Ow, ow, ow…wait!" Natsu covered his face from further damage, "I remember."

"Then after a while, Gray sat outside her door," Natsu was suddenly smiling happily, "and do you know what he did? He cried…that Prince Frostbite actually cried."

Erza stared at him as she thought, 'Is that something to be happy about?"

"Anyway, I was freaked out. I didn't know what to do: comfort him or continue to yell at you through the door. So, I did neither and I just sat there, outside your room. I must have fallen asleep because when I woke up from a nightmare, Cana was in front of me. She told me to go to my room…That's all that happened…" Natsu finished solemnly.

"So, you did sleep outside my room, huh?" Erza whispered softly and shook her head.

'Erm…I guess so…" Natsu answered, not quite sure what Erza was talking about.

"Natsu, I know I let you explain but I don't think that things are going to work out between us…I mean look at the fact that you say 'yes' to every competition. You don't even think about what you say. Remember the time you asked me out on a date?" Erza came to the point quickly.

"Yeah, of course, you had fun, didn't you?" Natsu asked her, scratching his head.

"Yeah, I had fun but…the kind of date that girls have in mind is not a day of sparring with their boyfriends. We want to have fun, we want to go out to the movies or a picnic or for a walk without fighting with their boyfriend," Erza almost screamed at him.

"Really?" Natsu asked her, his eyes wide open.

"Yes and of course I said I had fun. I wouldn't want to hurt your feelings. Plus, one more thing that girls absolutely hate is that after sparring with their boyfriends they do not like to carry their half-dead boyfriend home," Erza told him, barely holding onto her temper.

"So, what you're trying to say is…" Natsu scratched his head again.

"What I'm trying to say is that I can't go on being your girlfriend!" Erza shouted at him.

"Oh, I guess you really don't love me anymore huh? But listen I have something else to say," Natsu took a deep breath, "I love you. The way I showed it might have been wrong but I love you, I really do."

"I understand but–" Erza tried to say.

"I know, but just think it through, kay? If you need me…I'm here," Natsu hugged her.

Later, they walked back to the chalet, only to see Gray and Cana holding hands and watching TV.

"Hey, Prince Frostbite, I don't understand. I see you last night crying outside her door and now you're holding her hand?" Natsu hid his sad side and made fun of Gray, hoping for a distraction.

"You cried?" Cana held Gray's hand tighter.

"No, of course not," Gray looked away as he remembered last night.

"I'm so sorry," Cana apologized again.

Natsu looked away, feeling jealous. He want a distraction for himself but just ended up making himself feeling worst.

"Guys, we're leaving early tomorrow. Go and pack," Lucy said as she and Loke came into the chalet.

The two couples could see that Erza and Natsu had officially broke up and they did they best not to bring it up. Cana dragged Gray up to get him to start packing. Lucy and Loke packed their bags together, helping each other. Natsu spent most of his time on the second level, inside his room and Erza spent most of her first floor, away from Natsu.

-The next day-

"Come on wake up or we'll miss the train," Cana screamed into Gray's ear.

"What's going on? I thought that you'd wake me up a little softer," Gray stretched, "and what are you doing in my room?"

"I came to wake you up," Cana sighed and tossed him his towel, "Go and take a shower."

"Yeah, yeah. Get out of my room. See you in a few minutes," Gray was still grumpy.

Soon, all of them were ready and they walked to the train station, just in time to board their train.

"Once school reopens we have to concentrate on our studies. No more fooling around, I'm sure all of you want to be full-time mages at Fairy Tail," Erza told them and they nodded.

Gray felt himself wanting to do better so that he could protect Cana and also so that he could stay always stay with her.


What did you think? Were you expecting Natsu and Erza to break up? Review please!