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Fairy Tail Hotel

Witness

"Hello, welcome to Fairy Tail Hotel. My name is Chris; how can I help you this evening?"

Chris smiles kindly at the two guests standing in front of his desk. The mysterious man wearing a baseball cap that is covering most of his face clears his voice to speak, but the beautiful woman standing next to him puts a hand of his shoulder and shakes her head.

"Hello there Chris, my name is Erza Scarlet. We're getting married here tomorrow and should have a reservation under my name."

"Congratulations, give me just one second," Chris says tapping away on his keyboard.

"I could have handled that," her husband to be mumbles underneath his breath.

"Never said you couldn't love," Erza whispers back and winks when she catches his eye.

"Here we are, Ms. Scarlet. Everything seems to be in order. Did you want me to inform Ms. Strauss about your arrival?"

Erza looks over at her fiance and sees him shrug, "um... sure. I mean, it is pretty late. If she's off duty or resting we don't want to bother her. We can wait until tomorrow morning before the wedding no problem."

"I'll check in with her then and see what she's doing. I'll just need to see your I.D. Ms. Scarlet and collect the payment before giving your room keys. If she's free I'll be sure to give your room a call to let you know."

Erza's face tightens a little and nods, "right, of course, thanks," she says digging in her wallet. She pulls out her I.D. and a wad of cash, handing them both over to him. Chris collects everything with a smile on his face as he checks them.

"Alright then, here you are. Enjoy your stay at Fairy Tail Hotel and good luck at your wedding tomorrow." Chris bids his good-byes.

"Thank you, let's go babe." Erza says grabbing his hand.

He nods his head as thanks towards Chris before following her to the elevator. Hearts racing, they wait until the elevator doors close before a breath of relief overcomes them. He sighs out loudly and leans down to rest his head against Erza's shoulder.

"I'm sorry Erza."

"What are you talking about Jellal? Everything went fine. They didn't question my I.D. or the money; we didn't run into any trouble at all. Everything is going to be alright for us." Erza says rubbing his back.

"This isn't the life-"

"Shut up Jellal, we're not discussing this again. Not again, please," she sighs out in frustration. She leans back and raises her hands to cuff his face, staring at him directly in the eyes, "I've made my decision, I've made my peace. I know what I'm doing and I know what I'm giving up. I love you. I want to be with you. I don't care what life we're going to have, as long as we have it together."

Jellal smiles softly and leans in, pressing a kiss against her lips. The elevator door dings open and the couple part away, two blonde ladies and a black haired man stepping in the elevator. There is a blush on both of their faces, but Jellal reaches out and grabs Erza's had tightly in his own.

"I can't believe you passed out drunk, I so wish I could have been there. I guess this makes us even, huh? Hahahaha!"

"Please do not remind me, ugh, I'm still nursing the hangover from a few days ago."

"Hehehe, it was sure fun Lucy. We should all do that again during Natsu's party."

"I totally agree on that."

"Please, no."

Erza and Jellal move towards the back of the elevator, staying out of their way. One of the blonde ladies peeks behind her shoulder for a quick second before facing forward. Erza tries to think nothing of it, but then she goes and does it again, over and over as the elevator moves. Jellal notices it as well and squeezes Erza's hand tightly, hoping she doesn't recognize them. The elevator finally stops moving and the doors open up wide. The three friends get off, but one of them turns around and stares. Erza gives her a forced smile as the elevator doors closes, thinking they're almost free again, but all of a sudden a hand reaches out and stops the doors.

"Erza?"

Erza flinches and looks at the woman, her eyes wide. She's been recognized, she's been recognized! What does she do? Make friendly? Stand in front of Jellal so he isn't caught too? It doesn't matter much if she's known, but if they figure out who Jellal is then they're in trouble.

"Erza Scarlet? Is that really you?"

"Lucy?"

"Ah- sorry Mavis, Zeref. Please go on ahead of me, I'll catch up with you later. Hey Erza, I can't believe I'm seeing you right now. I've been trying to contact you recently! I can't believe it's really you! Do you remember me? Lucy Heartfilia? High school? You were my senior? We were in the same club?" Lucy asks, really hoping she did.

Erza lets out a breath of relief and walks forward, taking a good look at the girl. Blonde hair, brown eyes, a chest nearly as big as her own. Her hair was shorter in her memories, but it has been a while since they last saw each other.

"Is this the same Lucy who rejected Tommy by smashing that cake he made for her right in his face?"

"YOU KNOW THAT WAS AN ACCIDENT AND I FELT HORRIBLE ABOUT THAT!" Lucy screams on the elevator.

Erza smiles so brightly and reaches out, wrapping her arms around her old friend.

"Lucy!" She cheers.

"Erza! I can't believe this! I've been trying to contact you! What's been going on?!" Lucy cheers.

"I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I lost my phone and things got hectic, it's so nice to see you though Lucy! How are you doing? Are you still working for those two idiot bosses of yours?"

"Er-"

"Hello, idiot boss number 1 here," Zeref introduces himself.

"Oooh... sorry," Erza whispers.

"It's fine, it's fine, tell me! What are you doing here?!" Lucy says waving him away.

There's a loud shrilling sound which means the elevator has been open for too long. Everyone flinches and Lucy chuckles lightly.

"Oops, guess that means it's time to get off. Erza, what are you doing tonight? Can we get a late dinner? Or drinks downstairs? We need to catch up." Lucy says stepping off.

"Um," Erza bites her lips and turns around.

Jellal smiles and walks forward, "sure, that sounds great. Hello, I'm her fiance. We're getting married tomorrow."

"Wha-?!"

The elevator door closes right at that moment leaving Lucy's surprised expression on their minds. Jellal chuckles a bit while Erza gasps.

"Oh my goodness, I can't believe it- you remember Lucy right? We went to high school with her." Erza says looking back at him.

"Yes, I remember her. It's a surprise, what a small world... do you think she'd want to come tomorrow?"

Erza frowns, "don't you kid me like that Jellal!"

"I'm not, I don't mind. We do need a witness, and it would be nice if it was someone we know." Jellal tells her.

"Oh my, Jellal I love you." Erza whines wrapping her arms around his neck and kissing him.

Jellal chuckles and hugs her, "come on. Let's unwind a bit and try to find Lucy again so we can get that late dinner. I'm going to need help with my disguise."

"You know I'm always there for you Jellal, thank you. Truly, thank you." Erza sighs resting her forehead against his.

"You're giving me your future Erza, the least I can do is make sure it's a happy one."

"Fiance. Fiance. You never mentioned a fiance before." Lucy says and stares at said fiance across from her.

He's... certainly different looking. Brushed back dark blue hair, dull brown eyes, his face looks a bit greasy as well, but Lucy knows better than to say anything. Erza never really dated guys for their looks, but then again Lucy can't remember Erza dating anyone in high school.

"I know, it's relatively new."

"But you never even mentioned dating anymore and that was a few months ago. When did you guys get together?" Lucy asks.

"End of high school." Jellal answers.

"So we went to high school together? Weird, I don't remember you." Lucy hums looking closely.

Jellal leans back a little while Erza leans over, "I met Mystogan in the beginning of college! End of high school, right when I was doing school tours. We toured for the same college and got accepted."

"Mystogan?" Lucy asks, "is that his name? Sorry, you were never introduced."

"How silly of me!" Erza gasps, "this is my fiance Mystogan. Mystogan Lucy, Lucy Mystogan."

"Nice to meet you Mystogan," Lucy offers out her hand.

"Pleasure is all mine," Jellal says shaking it back.

"You're acting really nervous and jumpy Erza, is it pre-wedding jitters? You said your wedding was tomorrow- wait, tomorrow! Tomorrow as in tomorrow morning?! Should you be spending your last single night with me?! I'm so sorry Erza, I never meant to-"

"Lucy calm down! It's okay! Calm down, if I didn't want to be here with you I wouldn't have came. We're fine, we want to be here. It's been such a long time since I've seen you," Erza says softly, "and I don't know when I'll see you again... I want to enjoy this."

Jellal reaches out and wraps his arm around her shoulder, pulling her closer to him. Lucy smiles at the kind gesture.

"Thanks Erza. Wow, Erza's getting married tomorrow. Am I invited? Hahaha, just kidding."

"Well of course you are, you are my friend."

"Thanks, sorry I won't have enough time for a wedding gift. I'll be sure to mail one to your home later; do you still live with your mother? I haven't seen her in forever! I'm so excited to meet her again! Who did you invite from high school? Are any familiar faces coming? You know I saw Le... what's wrong?" Lucy asks.

The happier she got speaking the sadder Erza's face turned. Erza stands up and walks around the table, sitting next to Lucy. She reaches over and grabs her hands, holding them tight.

"Um, Lucy. You were one of my very close friends in high school. I really enjoyed being your senior and taking care of you; you made my senior year so much fun... my mother isn't coming the wedding tomorrow. It's not that type of wedding. Mystogan and I... well, we're eloping."

Lucy gasps, "eloping?"

"Yeah, we... it's complicated-"

"Erza, say no more. I'm sorry for recognizing you and inviting myself, I never meant to-"

"No Lucy, that's okay."

"She's right. It's my fault we're eloping, because of my family, so Erza is having to make the ultimate sacrifice of being married off without her family or friends behind her. I want her to have someone at our wedding though, so you'd be doing me the biggest honor if you could appear tomorrow and be one of her bridesmaids and our witness." Mystogan says.

"Mystogan," Erza whispers.

"Mystogan, Erza, I would love to," Lucy says holding tightly to her hands, "I don't know the situation, and I know better than to pry, but I know you're happy Erza. You wouldn't allow yourself to be anything other than happy, so I'm happy for you. You have a girl good Mystogan, make sure to take extra special care for her."

"I know and I am Lucy, thank you." Mystogan smiles.

"Thank you Lucy." Erza smiles hugging her.

"No problem, I'll be sure to keep this a secret from everyone, but would you mind if I invited Levy as well? She's getting married here in four days-"

"Levy?! Levy McGarden?! Now that's a name I haven't heard since high school!" Erza gasps.

"I know, right? I hardly recognized her when I spotted her. She's having her wedding here on Thursday; it seems everyone is having their weddings here. Did you want her to come as well? Because I'm sure she would."

"Yes, please, by all means! Levy, wow. Getting married, huh? What about you? Are you getting married soon here? Is that what you're doing here?" Erza asks.

"Oh no, no, no, no, my boss is getting married and I'm here for support."

"I see, Levy and Lucy. This is sure to be a fun day tomorrow."

"I agree, this will be fun." Lucy giggles holding her hand.

Jellal smiles a little to himself. He hasn't seen Erza this carelessly happy in a long time. He's glad that she'll be able to have just a piece of the wedding she's always wanted. He wishes he could give her more, but... with this face he doesn't think he can give her anything anymore.