Erza X Yukino


Yukino got onto her knees before the members of the Fairy Tail guild, and bowed her head far enough that her forehead brushed against the floor.

"Please, for at least a brief time, allow me to stay with you all within your guild's quarters."

Makarov looked up at Lucy. "You said you can vouch for her, but you know, she's from that Sabertooth guild."

Before Lucy could reply, Yukino quickly spoke up to defend herself. "I am no longer apart of that guild. I was expelled because I had failed to defeat Kagura in the Magic Games. I have nowhere to go. I promise I will not stay long, and I will not cause any trouble. I just need some time to get my life back together after everything that's happened. If you could spare a simple bedroom or so to stay in, that would be all I need."

Makarov looked at Lucy, who looked at Mirajane, who looked at Erza, who looked at Natsu, who looked at Elfman, who looked at Laxus, who just shrugged. The old guildmaster beamed wide as he held his arms outstretched. The others started to smile as well. Lucy had the biggest grin of all.

"Of course you're welcome here!"

Yukino blinked rapidly as hot tears of joy dribbled down her pale cheeks. She smiled right back at them. Lucy held out her hand, and now filled with new-found gratitude, Yukino took it.

"Thank you."


Fairy Tail decided to hold a party that night. They claimed it was to celebrate Yukino's temporary joining, but that was clearly just an excuse; they loved to party, simple as that. They were a very energetic bunch, so events like this, which allowed them to expel as much of that energy as possible, were a desirable thing. Yukino didn't know if she could keep up with such a guild, but she was going to try her best to fit in for the short time she was with them. She wanted her new friend Lucy to be especially pleased with her.

Yukino thanked Mirajane as she was handed a glass of Cana's finest wine. It had taken Natsu, Elfman, Laxus and Gajeel together to wrestle the barrel out of their resident alcoholic's hands. Yukino took a sip. She winced; it was strong, it must have had a high alcohol content. It was probably a sort of drink meant just for someone who wanted to get drunk, but it seemed like many of the Fairy Tail members were already at that stage. However, it could just be that they already acted like drunkards in the first place.

Natsu and Gray were flexing their muscles to try and out-do each other. Mickey Chickentiger (how Yukino knew her name was unknown even to her) was slobbering all over a strangely apathetic Laxus' face. Juvia was cheering on Gray and Happy was cheering on Natsu. Cana was curled in a fetal position, sobbing over her lost drink. Mirajane was bringing snacks and drinks to everyone. Gajeel and Lisanna were neck-to-neck in a drinking contest. Guildmaster Makarov was already passed out. Lucy and Levy were laughing and dancing. The air was filled with flashy eruptions of fire and ice. Yukino smiled. These people were so happy and carefree compared to the members of her old guild. She could feel herself filling with that same euphoric energy, becoming giddy; of course, it could just be an after-effects of the strong alcohol. Yukino wanted another drink.

"Hey, your name is Yukino, isn't it?" a woman's husky voice spoke out to her amongst the deafening clamor.

Yukino turned around to find herself face to face with Erza Scarlet, well-known among other guild circles as 'The Titania'. She was famous for both her incredible strength and her incredible beauty, two things that Yukino could vouch for after a single look at her. The slight outline of muscles along her arms, the glitter in her eyes and the shine in her smile, it was quite an alluring picture. Yukino returned Erza's smile with one of her own. She didn't know what to say. She thought Erza was beautiful, sure, but then again, she knew many women were beautiful, such as Lucy, and even Minerva despite her awful personality. At one point, she had experienced Minerva's cruel beauty up close, as her 'personal attendant of the loins'. However, Yukino did not feel for women in the way Erza did; she was, for all intents and purposes, straight.

Erza didn't know this. Nothing would change even if she did know, though.

"It's nice to finally meet you." Erza resumed, "Lucy told us a lot about you beforehand; she wanted us to all agree about letting you stay. She was so determined to help you, a few of us were moved to tears, honestly. You must have done something pretty great to win her over like that..."

Yukino looked over at Lucy, and she felt her heart soar with admiration for the blonde.

Erza's eyes followed in the same direction as Yukino's, but she looked at Natsu instead of Lucy. "...I've been training with Natsu all day and I'm surprised that guy can still move; I was pretty sure I broke a limb or two."

"Eh?"

"Never mind. Would you like another drink?"

"Oh! Yes!"

Erza and Yukino continued to chat and drink, ignoring everything else taking place around them. Erza told Yukino how she came to be apart of the guild, leaving out the bits of her slavery and her eye-loss. Yukino told Erza how she had been stripped nude before her entire guild and expelled for her failure in defeating an opponent that was clearly much stronger than her. An opponent that Erza herself had fought in the Magic Games.

"Yeah...Kagura was...she was tough..." Erza didn't seem very interested in speaking about the woman either.

The two women looked around. Not many people were left, most having gone off to bed or ran wherever else to continue on their late-night hijinks. Erza took another drink. She was starting to get drunk. She wasn't a sloppy drunk like Evergreen or a mean drunk like Levy, she was strong enough to keep almost all control over herself, but her inhibitions always loosened. Always. She started looking at Yukino as if she were a succulent piece of meat. Yukino didn't notice, because she looked as if she were going to drop at any second. She was succumbing to the alcohol's effects far more heavily compared to the warrior mage.

"...You okay?" Erza asked.

"Yes...just...just a little tired, heh..." Yukino nodded.

"I don't think you're going to be able to walk back to your room by yourself. I'll walk you back; I know where it is."

"Th-Thanks."

Erza put a hand on Yukino as she led her into the hallway. Yukino wasn't too drunk, she could still tell what was going on in her surroundings. For some reason, Gajeel was slumped against the wall, blood running down his face with broken glass at his feet. She could feel the strength in Erza's grip on her shoulder. It felt so warm and...protective. Yukino shivered, and Erza looked at her. There was nobody around, and she was wondering, just how far she could go with her seductive charm.

"You know, Yukino, I hope you don't mind me saying this, but...could I ask you something?"

Yukino turned her head to look up at Erza. "What is it?"

"Umm, well, it's kind of hard to explain...have you ever kissed another woman?" Erza was letting her guard down; the alcohol was making her say these stupid things. Usually, she was a much better flirt, but right now, she just wanted to get down to the pleasure. She wasn't thinking straight anymore.

"What? Err..." Minerva's cackling visage briefly flashed in Yukino's mind, "Y-Yes...I have...although it was not entirely by my own choice..."

"Could I kiss you? Please? Just a little?"

"Erza, you-" Erza didn't wait to listen.

Erza kissed Yukino within a moment's notice. Yukino gasped into the other woman's mouth, yet her surprise was short-lived, as she quickly found herself drawn to the softness and the sweetness of Erza's plump lips. Erza held Yukino close; she was such a small girl, she would likely snap in two if the redhead wasn't careful. Erza's tongue slipped deeper into Yukino's mouth, and Yukino muttered a quiet moan. Erza started to push Yukino up against the nearby wall. Her hand slithered up the back of the girl's dress. It was a sloppy, lazy, drunken make-out session.

Suddenly, for no apparent reason, the former Celestial Spirit wielder remembered Lucy, and the rest of Fairy Tail. She gasped and pushed Erza away in an instant. It disappointed the redhead more than it stunned her. Yukino was horrified. Already she was doing something so indecent. Erza was...interesting, but she couldn't go and abuse the goodwill that Fairy Tail had shown her, especially not what Lucy did for her. She couldn't go through with it.

"What...what's wrong?"

"I have to go! I'll find my way to my room on my own! S-Sorry!" Yukino ran down the hallway, but she quickly stopped because moving so fast was making her dizzy. Erza didn't go after her; she stood there and watched until the young woman had disappeared around the corner. Yukino placed a quivering hand over her mouth; okay, maybe she wasn't straight, more like bisexual really.

The red-haired mage laughed to herself.

'Cute...she's playing hard to get...just like Lucy did, when she first arrived at the guild.'

Utterly exhausted, Erza collapsed onto the ground and immediately fell asleep.