Erza's P.O.V

I woke with a light shining through my eyelids. They fluttered open and I saw Mira standing over me. Concern was evident on her face and laced in her voice. She was wearing her famous red dress.

She spoke, "Are you okay Erza?" I looked at her funny. Why would she be asking that? The room I was in was definitely the guild infirmary, and panic filled me to my core. I shot up from my lying position.

"Can I see a mirror? What's wrong? What happened?" I said all at once. She looked shocked at me speaking and it took a while before she answered.

"You were sleepwalking and got into a fight. I don't know how you do it but you still won. Now you're back in the dorm and half the guild is on the infirmary." She said it while sweetly smiling and slowly shaking her head.

I thought of what she said and remembered Jellal's offer. Could he have done this? No, I'll just go back to the guild and take a job. This will blow off soon.

I walked away and changed while I did so that I was in my running outfit. Mira was right behind me so I sped up and she also quickened. I ended up running with her beside me as I burst into the guild. She came with me to the request board and when I chose a job she spoke.

"Master told me to follow you. That means I would do this with you." She smiled with a small smirk and continued," You still want to do this?"

I returned the smile and picked a new quest. "How 'bout this?" Her smile grew and she nodded eagerly. We ran to the dorms to pack and in five minutes we were ready.

"Master might be angry about us taking a quest together. Then again it was on his order." She said and I agreed. We met each other's eyes and saw understanding.

Mira shouldered her pack and started walking. I followed her. We walked in silence until we got to the station. "I'll pay for the tickets. Watch my luggage." I said pocketing my money.

I walked over to the ticket booth and paid for us both to share a compartment on the train. When I came back, Mira looked at me strangely. Then I realized I wasn't in the right armor. My usual armor was casual, but this catsuit I happened to be wearing was odd for going on a mission representing Fairy Tail. I quickly changed, and she pulled me to the train, one hand on the luggage cart behind her.

"Erza, what's on your mind? You seem out of it and won't talk." I thought for a moment then decided it needed to come out.

I told Mira what happened on the quest and she listened, shock written on her face. We sat in silence while she processed the story.

"Erza, you aren't going to leave the guild, right?" She said in a soft voice, almost whispering.

"I don't know Mira. I just don't know. I have to choose between family and love." Before I could continue I realized what I said and my face turned as scarlet as my hair. Noticing this Mira smiled widely at me admitting my feelings. Once I calmed down I continued.

"I have a month so I'll have to decide soon. If the request comes again can you hold it for me?" I asked Mira and she nodded. The train lurched and stopped. The voice of the conductor rang out announcing our stop.

Silently with understanding, we left, not talking until we saw the demons we were to vanquish. By the looks of it, there are 1,000. They varied in sizes, some of them humanoid and some of them pure animal or monstrous creatures, I swear that I saw one that was taller than the guild. This should be interesting, I thought with a smile. I shared a look with Mira and we both transformed. Her into her Sitri, and me into my Heaven's Wheel armor. We nodded and lunged, attacking the front line.

I used my sword to decapitate one of the humanoid demons and kicked a second one in the stomach. A furry looking dog-like creature ran towards me with bared fangs and bit my leg. I gasped as the needle-sharp teeth drew a circle of blood and kicked the dog away with my other leg.

I re-quipped into my black wing armor and flew above the demons. I saw a flock of winged demons and couldn't help but suppress a groan. With a sword in each hand, I flew in the middle of those creatures and took them all out with a single strike of my sword. I watched the countless bodies fall to the earth, crushing some of the smaller demons with them.

I flew lower and re-quipped into my flight armor. I danced around my opponents. Soon I was by Mira and we fought together, back to back, working in harmony.

Mira's PoV

Erza and I were now by each other, surrounded by half the demons that there were to start. I put out my hand and shot a beam of black at the demons and they were and they were all vaporized. I kept knocking them back and the numbers on their side were dwindling fast.

When there were only a hundred left I was attacked from behind. The force sent me flying and I crashed into 3 trees before stopping. I got up to help Erza again and saw a monster had tackled her now unconscious body.

In a flash, I was there and killed the beast. I kept going like this, untouchable and unbeatable. There were 5 left and I realized they were all S-class. I smirked, in a flash they grew and I felt a tenfold of increased power.

The first two went down easy without even noticing me. The third smacked me down and I let out a scream of pain. I got up again and biting back the scream that I wanted to let out, I knocked down the third one with a punch and the fourth with a kick to the stomach. Raising my arm, I shot another beam at them and killed the last of the demons before falling to the ground, no longer in my Sitri form.

Erza's PoV

I was knocked out and saw Jellal in my mind. I felt like I was buried alive, then suddenly I felt the weight being lifted from my chest. I breathed then flinched. I may have broken some bones.

I lay there until I hear a scream. I recognize Mira's voice and jerk up, ignoring the pain. I see how much she has done and I must say, I am impressed.

I look around and see Mira on the ground, covered on blood. Looking down on myself I realize how injured we both are. Picking her up I let out a small yelp. Pain flared throughout my arm. I felt a stinging sensation as I dropped Mira to nurse my arm. Mira groaned as she hit the ground, still not awake.

I picked her up again, this time putting her weight on my left arm. I walked over to our luggage which-thankfully- hasn't been destroyed. I set Mira on top of my luggage, making it easier to move.

I walked until we got back into the town that the train had stopped at. As I pull my luggage, I hear some voices. I strain my ears to hear what they are saying.

"Did you hear about Jellal?" One voice said. The voice was masculine and raspy. My eyes widen at hearing his name.

"I heard that the council sent a reward for his capture." Said another voice, smooth and deep. Almost hypnotic.

"I thought that he was already found and hauled off."

"Really, you don't say. I guess it wouldn't be in Sorcerer Weekly yet. They probably would want it known though."

"That's enough," I said stepping into their view. I saw an older man with bulging muscles with a younger man that is tall and skinny like a stick.

Their faces showed shock and before they could react I had a sword to each of their throats. The men started to sweat and look around nervously.

"What was that about Jellal?" I demanded, glaring at them with an aura that I usually saved for Gray and Natsu.

I could see them pale and sweat with fear. "All right. We'll talk. Rumor has it that Jellal was sighted and the council dragged him in. Although some say that he was only sighted-" before he could finish I cut him off.

"Where was he seen?" I demanded.

"Crocus. At a sweets shop." My stomach did a flip-flop and I walked away without another word. As I left, I grabbed the luggage with Mira on top and dragged it behind me.