Hello! I hope you enjoyed last chapter not sure of how I want to take this. I know I categorized it as romance humor but I'm thinking romance adventure would have been better haha! Let me know what you think!

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"I'll only ask you one more time Jirima, where is the master?" Jellal said grabbing him by the collar.

"Natsu-San send me here too..." Wendy said rounding the corner as she saw Jellal pinning Jirima to the wall. Blood dripping down his face as he grinning at him, "why would I tell you where he is?" He spat out spewing blood onto Jellal's face. Wendy scowled.. holding her arm up a rainbow colored ball formed at her finger tips. It's translucent form vibrating as Jirmia cried out.

"Wendy what are you doing?" Erza said.

"High Enchant: Separation.." Wendy said as her eyes narrowed. Magic began to seep out of Jirmia as he too flowed the same color as the orb in Wendy's hand. "I'm separating his magic from him."

"No! Stop! The master gave my my magic! Without it I'm nothing! " he cried.

"You're the soul render though..." Jellal said, looking slightly thrown by the man's response.

"No, I use soul render magic because of the master. He is the true Soul Render, the one who can shape souls of Mortals and change their entire being if he wanted. When he shifted my soul I could finally perform magic... his magic..." Jirma said.

"Wendy stop... " Erza said grabbing Wendy and turning her, "this isn't like you, why are you here and not with Lucy?"

"Natsu told me to assist you while he cares for Lucy. I saw what he did to her, what YOU did to Lucy..." Wendy said tears stinging the corners of her eyes. "How dare you.. sky dragoon roar!"

Jellal suddenly was in front of Wendy's blast, deflecting it. "I understand you're angry Wendy, but I need him to answer some questions."

"Wendy I think it'd be best if you left the room" Erza said. "Head back to our suite I'll bring us some dinner later."

"Hai... Erza-San" Wendy said leaving dropping her enchant.

"Jellal, who is this Soul render you're looking for?" Erza asked. Placing his restraints back on Jirima. Jellal turned back around and spoke, "come take a walk with me."

Leaving the room Erza followed him, he walked slower to match her stride with his hands stuffed in his pocket. After the battle with Acnologia and being given his freedom, the Queen of Fiore had instructed him to leave. So dark cloaks and masks were no more. He was wearing his typical white pants and black athletic shirt. It was a flattering get up. The defined muscles in he's chest and back were visible as well as the defined lines of his torso. Erza quite often found it difficult to not look at him. His blue hair and dark eyes were the same ones she feel for when she was a child being held in the tower.

"The Soul Render first appeared in my travels after the tower. When I was possessed by Zerefs demon. He was an active member back then. We would go from town to town using his... gifts... what Jirmia said is true. He can give the soul new shape, giving those who have no abilities the means of making and wielding magic and take away, though not permanently others means of making magic. However, it's what he chose to do with that power as well instead. He called it, 'soul splicing'"

"Soul splicing?" Erza asked stating at him as he walked with her out towards the beach.

"Yes, he would take individuals of different abilities, and splicing their souls. Separating them from their own mortal form and implanting them in to another to 'co habitat' as he would say. Prime example, Jirima, he spliced this man's with a little of his own. That is why he can this soul render magic. The man thinks he is the one who is using this magic when in fact it is the Render's soul taking control of the man's body. There is no place the render cannot enter. He would be to worlds ultimate infiltrator and control anyone person for any amount of time. Wars could be waged, agendas pushed for his benefit. So, how do you find someone who could be anywhere and everywhere at once?"

"You've been tracking him all this time?"

"Yes, I've narrowed down how he splices as well as the amount of splices he can use. Currently, including Jirima, he can splice himself 4 times. Without damaging his soul. I know 1 resides in the council posing as a general, 1 is in Jirima which was new, 1 is a guild master for a dark guild called Shadowfang Run, and the last, I have yet to find. The Soul Render Himself."

Removing his shoes, Jellal reached for his shirt bottom arms pulled it off effectively turning Erza pink.

"What are you doing?" She asked clearing her throat to sound more intimidating.

"Swimming. It's nice out here and while Jirima sits in jail to rot for a moment. I thought I'd spend some small morsel of time with you. Unless you'd rather we always be about work." He said reaching for the buttons on his pants.

"Eep!" Erza said turning around.

"Eep? Ara ara... the great Titania , spooked off by the male anatomy. I now know how to beat you I guess." He teased just now in his black undershorts.

"Requip" Erza said. Her hair falling down to her shoulders as a swimsuit clung to her body. Even Jella turned red. She turned around, to her luck he was already in the water. Picking up one foot she put it in front of the other and waded into the ocean.

"So, how have you been, since everything. I know the Queen freed you all and such... did you ever marry that fiancé?" Erza said looking down at the water then lifting her eyes fo look at the clouds then locking with Jellal.

"You and I both know there was no fiancé Erza..." Jellal said low, walking towards her.

"There wasn't? But you said you couldn't be with me..." she trailed off.

One arm wrapped around her waist and pulled her into him. Skin met skin in the warm water as his other hand cradled her neck and face. "I had to say that."

"I know," she said calmly, "you always were a terrible liar.." she finished tilting her head into his hand.

"Ah, and you always played along..." he replied, closing the distance between the two of them placing a long awaited kiss on her lips. The light pressure from his lips on hers immediately sent her head into a rush. Her pulse quickened and she clung to him in the water careful not to let go for fear of floating away. The arm he had wrapped around her pulled her in even closer as the kiss pushed past the confines of being gentle. He ravaged her senses with his lips. Nipping at her bottom swollen lip all but demanding she part them. Obliging, she did, letting a small moan escape as his hand slid down her neck and shoulders to her backside. The swimsuit she wore did little to cover her curvaceous figure and for that she was thankful. So was he.

"Erza-" he said pulling away breathing heavily.

"Yes?" She replied huskily as her emotions were getting the better of her. Her body began to ache in new places that she hadn't experienced before.

Furrowing his brow he brought his forehead to hers, "we should go back in.."

"We should.. " she replied wrapping both her arms around his neck, knotting her finger in his hair, "but I'm not done yet.." rising on her tippy toes placing her body flush agains his she slammed her mouth back on to his. He groaned. Bending down a little he scooped her up so her legs wrapped around his, moaning at the contact of their cores. Even through the cloth, she could feel his hard arousal. Evident that both of them were past the point of "defining their relationship", the both knew they wanted each other. They always had. Erza was his and he was hers. Plain and simple. Moans escaped them as Jellal waded them out a little deeper, using the water to his advantage he freed one of his hands and grasped her left breast. Squeezing it's wet soft form. Pulling the suit to the side to expose the breast he grasped it again, rolling her nipple between his fingers. She mewed. Kissing down her neck as her fingers knotted more in his blue locks, he latched on to the erected bud. Sucking and swirling his tongue on the top. Pulling back with a 'pop' he looked at her. Deep crimson flowed across her cheeks which mirror his own. Biting her lip she opened her mouth to speak.

"Juvia wants to do that Gray-sama! " Juvia yelled trying to jumó on to Gray and straddle his waist"

"Let go Juvia! Sorry! We were told to find you...come on Juvia let's get" he said grabbing her hand.

"Juvia is holding Gray-Sama's hand!" She said elated.

"Gray just smirked. Curling his fingers around hers, he pulled her closer to him, "I told you before, your body is mine... or something... I might want to do what they were too... later though and definitely not out here." He said nervously.

Standing on her toes quickly she gave him a small kiss on the cheek, "Hai! Gray-sams!"

Jella and Erza at this point we're standing on the beach now... embarrassment wrecking her system. Shame yelling at him for exposing her like that and in a public place.

"Sorry-"

"I shouldn't have-"

They both said at the same time. Chuckling, Jellal held out his hand, "I guess the secret is out... ".

"Guess so," she replied, taking his hand and following him inside.

"Did you just kiss me?" The blonde celestial wizard said dazed.

"Yeah? Why? Isn't that what husbands and wives do?" Natsu said plainly.

"Natsu we aren't married, we were only pretending for this mission." She said again. Her heart pounding in her chest, eyes careful not to meet his for fear of rejection.

"Oh... well who cares I did it because I wanted too." Natsu said this time a little pink dusting his cheeks.

"You wanted too?" She repeated.

"Is that not okay?" he asked, his eyes shown concern but he waited for her response.

"I don't know..." I don't think it means the same thing to you as it does me...

"Luce I lo-"

Gray and Juvia burst in, "We just saw Erza and Jellal down at the beach getting frisky..." Gray said.

"Juvia was quite surprised to see them that close. Actually there connected kind of how you two are", she said smiling at Lucy noticing her arms were wrapped around Natsu and she was in lap after he had pulled her there following up promptly with a kiss.

"No way," Natsu replied.

"You calling me a liar fire breath?" scowling.

"What if I am stupid ass stripper. Put some clothes on the rest of us would like to not see your semi naked ugly ass for ONCE during our day".

"Juvia quite likes Grays stripping habits! Juvia will join in too!" she yelled pulling her top open.

"No! Don't do that Juvia", Gray said turning around to close her blouse.

"Ouchhhh" Lucy said as she turned to move to get up sighing.

"Where are you going Luce?" Natsu said concerned.

"I need to go to the bathroom."

"Wait the covers-" Natsu said grabbing her gently, "You have no clothes on remember?" HE whispered in her ear. Her face turned red.

"Why am I naked?" she replied. "Wendy put me in clothes earlier when we got back she came to change my bandages but didn't take and thing off of me. Natsu?" She said this time sounding more angry.

"Remember when I was dying during the fight with Zeref. Porlyuscia told you to remove your clothes since my body was so cold. You words not mine, well you were ice cold so I did the same...thing..." he said swallowing thickly.

"You're a fire dragon slayer Natsu... why didn't you just produce, oh I don't know... FIRE?" She said much more angry this time.

"I didn't think about that.. That would have been a great idea LUCE!" he responded grinning at her, "Anyway here," he said leaning over to the other side of the bed grabbing his black top and handed it too her. "Just wear this for now, do you need help?"

Turning pink, " No I got it, you mind?" she said looking at Gray and Juvia.

"Oh sorry." they responded turning around.

"Natsu.. I'm still really sore could you" She said holding the shirt out.

"Yeah I've got you." he said getting up and placing the shirt over her head. Slowing she put her arms through and grabbed on to him trying to stand legs giving out instantly. Gray and Juvia turned around seeing her. Her legs too were covered in purple red and black bruises. Cuts were healed from Wendy but the minor light pink lines still hadn't fully gone away.

"Juvia would like very much to drown this 'Jirima' man..." she said.

"Me too." Gray said in agreement.

"Well get in line." Natsu said.

"I call dibs", Luce said with a chuckle, "it can be a team effort."

Short Chapter :) Little bit spicy, ended with a continuation. thought I'd throw some zest in. :)