Warning: There's a lemon in this chapter. Please enjoy

The drive back to Lucy's house went by quickly and silently. Before they knew it, they were pulling up to the Blonde's mansion. The girls grabbed their luggage out the trunk of the limo and set it in the foyer for Virgo to take upstairs. They settled in the living room where Virgo had set up a pallet of blankets and pillows. In the kitchen, there was pizza and ice cream waiting for them. Erza went right in the living room and settled on the couch.

She didn't really want to talk to anyone, she just wanted to curl up into a ball and pretend the last 24 hours hadn't happened. She couldn't help but think that she was just on a game show, and any minute the camera men would pop out. They would tell her that her best friend and the love of her life didn't betray her; and that things could finally go back to normal. She knew such a reality was just too good to be true though.

Meanwhile, back at the beach house, Jellal was in his room sulking and the rest of the guys were down stairs talking in the living room.

"Well… this has turned into a real sausage party eh?" Said Gajeel, relaxing into the couch.

"Well maybe if JELLAL COULD KEEP IT IN HIS PANTS." Gray yelled the last part so that Jellal could hear him upstairs. "the girls would still be here."

"I HEARD THAT." Jellal yelled down the stairs.

"YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO" Gray rolled his eyes.

"Look guys." Jellal walked down the stairs. "I know I fucked up, but-"

"So how was it?" Gajeel asked bluntly, cutting him off.

Jellal sighed deeply and rolled his eyes. "Ask Natsu, we all know he knows."

"Don't bring me into this" Natsu raised his hands in surrender.

There was a long silence. No one really knew what to say, Erza was their friend too after all. She was the one who introduced them to Jellal in the first place; they never expected such a turn of events. They were all disappointed to say the least.

"To be honest, I don't even remember." Jellal said, breaking the silence. "It was just a stupid, drunk mistake and I wish it never happened."

The guys were silent, doing their best to give their friend a chance to explain himself.

"Me and Erza broke up, I was really depressed. When Lisanna called me that night saying she needed to pick up Mira and you all turned her down-"

"Ha! I remember that. She hates being told no, that's why I said no." Gajeel snickered.

Jellal rolled his eyes. "Anyways, I saw it as a good opportunity to drown my sorrows. When we got there, we found out that Mira had gotten a ride home with some guy and we decided to stick around for some drinks since we were both feeling down. I figured it'd be fine since we were just friends anyway. We ended up in a drinking contest with Cana. Next thing I knew, I woke up naked next to Lisanna. I wanted to tell Erza, but I didn't want to lose her. And since it happened while we were broken up, I convinced myself that I wasn't doing anything wrong by not telling her… But that was stupid."

Jellal stood up, frustrated. "It was all hazy, but I mean, even she can vouch for me when I say I was thinking about Erza the whole time. I even said her name."

"TMI." Gray said bluntly.

"And she said Natsu's" Jellal laughed

Natsu spit out the water he had just been drinking. "WAYYYYY TMI"

Everyone laughed, the atmosphere was starting to lighten.

Natsu started to think, he could only be so mad at Jellal. He made a mistake just like they all did. Face it, they were all immature pieces of shit. He was surprised any of the girls stuck around this long, especially Lucy. That was just more motivation for him to prove himself to her.

"Yeah man… that's pretty fucked up. But I can't be a hypocrite, what are you gonna do?"

Jellal sighed and shrugged. "Talk to her I guess… go from there. But that talking to her thing is easier said than done. Why do I have to be such a stupid horny idiot!" Jellal hit his head in frustration then blushed in embarrassment. "I meant to think that last part"

Everyone busted out laughing.

"I mean… hormones man. And it's not even like I look at them this way, but it doesn't help that all the girls we hang out with are sexy as hell for no reason…" Gray said lazily, leaning over in his chair. The beer he was drinking was starting to effect him.

"Well… except Levy." Natsu carelessly thought out loud.

"Watch your mouth Dragneel…" Gajeel glared.

"Well don't get me wrong, she's hot, she's just not Lucy hot. You know, with the boobs and everything-"

"Come on guys, stuff like this is what got us all in trouble in the past" Jellal groaned.

Yes, it was true, all of their female friends were sexy as hell for no reason… In their own way. But with all that was on Jellal's mind, things like that were not one of them.

"So, you really like that no boob thing?" Said Gray, ignoring Jellal and clearly tipsy.

As Gajeel proceeded to fight Gray, Jellal just made his way back upstairs. He didn't really want to be around anyone right now. He would be a killjoy.

Meanwhile at Lucy's house, the girls were settled in the living room and eating the food that Virgo left out for them. All the girls were on the large bed like couch laughing and talking about the cliché movie they were watching. Everyone but Erza; she just wasn't in the mood. She was deep in thought over by the end of the couch.

"Erza… do you want to talk about what happened? You seem like you have a lot on your mind." Juvia asked, concerned.

The girls had pre-decided that they would give Erza some space and then talk to her when they felt the time was right. They voted that Juvia would be the one to start the conversation in a very one-sided voting match.

Erza sighed, she didn't know if she should tell them or not. After a long pause, she decided that it would be good to confide in her friends about how she was feeling. That's what they're for, right?

"Lucy, what made you decide to give Natsu another chance when he cheated on you?"

Lucy's eye twitched at the sudden mention of the touchy topic. Erza immediately noticed her friend's discomfort.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have-"

"N-no.. It's okay" She laughed, she really wasn't expecting that. "Well.. I-I don't know really. I guess you could say I'm putting my heart on the line with faith that he'll do the right thing…" Lucy trailed off. It was the truth, she just tried not to let it get her paranoid.

"I see…" Erza scooted closer to where the rest of the girls were sitting on the couch. "But how can you believe he'll tell you the truth if he lies to you about things for a reason as stupid as 'trying to spare your feelings' Anyone feel free to answer." Erza sighed, frustrated.

"W-well"

"I think it's not so bad if a guy lies to spare your feelings. At least it means he cares about you." Juvia said, cutting Lucy off in the process.

"If he lies it means he at least considered how you'd feel. You can at least say he lied because he didn't want to hurt me…" Juvia casually opened a bag of chips. "It's wrong, but it's out of love."

"With all do respect…" Levy interjected "I respect your opinion and really like that you're talking in first person again… but that is terrible advice." Levy got up and walked to Erza's side of the couch.

"If he truly considers how you feel, he will keep that same consideration in mind when he's about to make a poor decision and make the right one. If he didn't want to hurt you, he wouldn't put himself in a situation to do so. And if he loves you, he wouldn't lie to you when he fucks up period. That's what little boys do, if a MAN wants to be with you, and he knows he fucked up, he will come to you, tell you the truth, and give YOU the choice to forgive him or not and accept whatever consequences come his way to REDEEM HIMSELF. He wouldn't take that decision out of your hands by withholding information from you. Making you look stupid as you shower him with love. Trapping you in a relationship that isn't what you thought it was, believing every word he says when he knows damn well he's HIDING SOMETHING"

Levy breathed heavily finishing her rant. Her father was a serial cheater; and when her mom finally left him, she made sure these lessons were drilled into Levy. Levy saw first hand what a relationship full of lies was like, and she knew she never wanted that for herself.

She then realized her friends were staring at her with a shocked expression. She quickly cleared her throat, regaining her composure.

"I gave Gajeel another chance, but I don't trust him… He has to earn that back. If he wants to be with me, he will he do what it takes and prove to me he's serious. If he doesn't, I will move on. I'm not saying this is what you guys have to do… But I personally can't look at it any other way. I love him, but not more than I love my inner peace. If I'm in a relationship, I need a sense of security, or I don't want it." Levy didn't realize she had started standing on the couch mid-way through her speech and quickly sat down.

"Damn Lev…" Lucy said starting a mock slow clap.

"Yes… You have changed Juvia's, I mean my entire perspective…"

Levy laughed. "Well… we're all going to be 18 soon, except for Erza who's already 18. We need to start thinking about what is and isn't a waste of time. That in includes guys…"

"And Lisanna" Lucy scoffed.

All the girls busted out laughing, Erza just sat there and smiled at their antics. She may have lost her best friend, but she gained 3 more. Levy's message meant more to Erza than she knew.

"Thanks Levy, that's exactly what I needed to hear.

"Anytime bud." Levy smiled at her friend.

Erza had to admit, opening up to her friends made her feel a lot better. She could never do stuff like this with Lisanna. All Lisanna ever talked about was herself, and when Erza would bring up her problems, Lisanna would just tur into a 'who's problems are worse contest' and start talking about how she has it so much worse. She never really offered any helpful advice; before Lucy, Juvia, and Levy, Jellal was her only shoulder to cry on. She felt good having real girl friends, but she also felt good knowing that was one less thing she needed Jellal for if things didn't work out. She would take Levy's advice and not look back.

It was now 6 AM at Natsu's beach house and Jellal was awake deep in thought. As soon as Erza left, he knew he wouldn't be getting much sleep. Just when he was about to call it quits and take some Nyquil to force a good nights sleep, he got a call from the last person he expected to hear from. He quickly scrambled to pick up the phone before her face disappeared off his screen.

"E-Erza!" He said shocked. He tried to hide the excitement in his voice, but he was really happy to possibly hear her voice.

"Hello Jellal"

"H-how are you? I'm sorry, that was a stupid question-"

"The girls and I will be back at the beach house tomorrow."

"T-that's great! I'm so sorry Erzy, I miss you so much-"

"Do not interrupt. We will be there around 10. I expect you and all the guys to be up and in the living room, Lisanna as well. Don't ask me questions, get it together and text me letting me know it's settled. I will not come if things aren't exactly how I want them, so if you would like to speak to me, here's your chance."

With that, Erza hung up the phone feeling pleased with herself. Not 10 minutes later she received a text from Jellal letting her know that everyone agreed and will be up at 10 AM. She smiled and went to go inform the girls that they would be going back to the beach house and she was driving.

It was now the next day and Erza was determined. She woke up the girls early for breakfast before they left. It was the least she could do for the last minute quest for truth, but the girls all agreed wanting to support their friend. After than a much shorter than it should've been ride from hell with Erza, they were back at the beach house. Erza had arrived at 10 o'clock on the dot just as she planned. When the girls entered the house, Jellal, Natsu, Gajeel, Gray, and Lisanna were sitting in the living room waiting for whatever would happen next.

Erza underestimated how much it would hurt seeing Jellal and Lisanna; but she wouldn't let them see her crack, not again.

"Punctual as usual." Erza said walking in, gaining the attention of everyone in the room.

When Jellal saw Erza his heart ached. She was beautiful as always with her scarlet hair in a high ponytail. Her outfit was simple. She wore a green army jacket, a black tank top, leggings, and black fringe sandals that cuff around her ankle. She had probably been up all night, drove all the way here, and still managed to look amazing.

"Erza, whats-"

"I will consider giving you another chance Jellal. I will consider you too Lisanna" As Erza spoke, the rest of the girls went to go sit with their boyfriends, giving Erza their full attention. "but first, I need to know some things."

"Anything." Jellal said immediately.

"Yeah." Lisanna agreed "I'm really trying to turn over a new leaf Erza. I'm so sorry for everything."

"Hm." Erza exited the room and returned with 2 chairs from the dining room. She placed them at the front of the room facing the large C shaped couch. She then took her seat at the middle of the couch. Gray and Juvia, who were originally sitting there, quickly moved out of the red heads way.

"I still don't know what happened that night… And I don't appreciate either of you lying to me. So as punishment, I want you both to sit in those chairs and describe every detail of ehat happened that night in front of all of us."

"Okay." Jellal simply agreed.

Erza shook her head, did he really think it'd br that simple? "Even the sex. All. Of. It." She added on.

Jellal and Lisanna quickly froze at this. They weren't expect something like that… It was humiliating and shameful.

"If you can't I understand… I know it's a lot to ask. That's my only condition though."

Lucy was beginning to feel uneasy. She quickly typed up a text message to Erza

'Erza are you want to do this? Are you sure you can handle the love of your life describing his sexual encounter with your best friend'

Lucy was clearly concerned about the well being of her friend. When Erza first suggested her idea, it seemed like a good idea. It was also late at the time too and she didn't really consider the emotional toll it might take on Erza.

Erza picked up her phone and quickly and discretely replied.

'It's not Ideal… But I need to see what he'll do. I honestly don't know how I will feel about this at the end. That's why I said I'll only consider giving them a chance'

"We'll do it." Jellal said, regaining Erza's attention from her phone.

He and Lisanna walked to the front of the room and took their seats. He took a deep berath. He knew this would be hard, but he also knew he had to do it if he wanted to be with Erza. And he wanted Erza. He took a deep breath and began telling the story. It was now or never.

It was Friday night and Jellal and Erza had just had a terrible fight. What it was about? Jellal didn't even remember. All he knew was that he said some things he shouldn't have, and it was over between Erza. Jellal's heart ached at that thought. Erza was no longer his; he was single. Most guys would love the new freedom, but Jellal was depressed.

Just as he was starting up his car to drive aimlessly around and sulk, he received a text from Lisanna.

Lis: Hey can you do me a huge favor? I need a ride to Fairytail to pick up Mira."

Jellal: Then… wouldn't I just be picking her up with you tagging along?

Lis: Can you help me or not? Everyone else said no.

Jellal: Fine

He figured it couldn't hurt. He and Lisanna were friends enough, and he could probably convince Mira to sneak him some bottles so he could drown his sorrows in the peace of his own room. Lisanna lived near by so he quickly picked her up and headed to the bar.

"What do you mean she left!" yelled angrily at her friend Cana

"She left. She said she had a date tonight or something. I thought she told you."

Lisanna rolled her eyes. "Typical Mira." She directed her attention to Jellal. "Sorry to waste your time Jellal.

"Well hey, this doesn't have to be a complete waste of a trip. Come have a drink with me, I'm buying." Cana invited

"No I really shouldn't" Jellal declined "I should probably get home"

"Come onnnnnnn. It isn't a school night. You guys both look depressed as hell. I may not know why but this can take your mind off it."

Jellal and Lisanna both looked at each other and shrugged. What harm could it do? They were both feeling down in the dumps anyways. Jellal for obvious reasons, and Lisanna also had an unpleasant encounter with her current love interest.

Natsu had been telling her how it was so great how they could have sex and just be friends. Amd how their friendship was so great, asking her questions like 'what will you do when you get a real boyfriend'

Natsu could be so stupid sometimes. She knew she shouldn't have been so casual about their relationship. But she wanted to be with Natsu, so she painted on a smile and pretended she was okay with the no strings attached thing. She kept hope alive that they would one day be more, but that seemed increasingly hopeless each day.

They headed over to the bar and started their drinking match with Cana…

"I'm sorry… but things get a little hazy from there…" Jellal bowed his head

"I-I can take it from here." Lisanna spoke up and the story continued.

Lisanna, Cana, and Jellal were all wasted. They lost count of how many shots they had taken. Long story short, no one was good to drive.

"Don't worryyyyyy" Cana slured "There's an extra room upstairs. We can all share it. Issa sleepoverrrrrrrr." And with that, Cana passed out at the bar.

"Hmmmm… Nighty night then." Smiled a drunk Lisanna. She then grabbed Jellals hand. "Cmmon, I'll show you the room so y'can carry her."

Jellal just followed, he was too drunk to object and just let his white haired friend lead him.

"I'm jus gonna sit down a minute." Lisanna said when they got to the room. "Sit with me a minute Jell."

"Jell?" Jellal scoffed

"HAAAA goy you to talk" She giggled and fell back on the bed, taking Jellal with her.

"Hey.. Why'r you sad? You never told me." Jellal asked, sitting up on the bed in a sitting position.

"Why'r you?"

"I asked first."

"K fine. Natsu doesn't take me serious… Im startin to think he'll vever be mine." Lisanna said truthfully. "Wuh bout you?" She said fully facing him

"Me and Erza broke up… I told'r she needed to make more time with me n we got in a fight and things got outta hand…"

"I'm sorry to hear that… We just wanna be loved huh Jell."

"Heh, I guess so…"

Lisanna took a lingering glance at Jellal and leaned in and kissed him. Jellal kissed back wraping his arms around her waste. She started kissing down his neck, making her way to his pants. She leaned up and pulled his shirt over his head, exposing his muscular chest. She began to make another trail of kisses to his nether reigons.

"Fuck, Erza" Jellal groaned deeply but Lisanna continued. She didn't care, she wouldn't be thinking about him either.

She pulled down his pants and took his dick into her mouth.

"Uh, Erza, Just like that." Jellal moaned with his eyes closed, placing his hand on Lisanna's head, pushing it down.

Lisanna seductively stood up and began removing her clothes. Jella however wasn't really watching. He was too drunk and too busy daydreaming of Erza.

When Lisanna returned to him, she startled his waist. She graved his already stiff dick and sank down on it. They both simultaneously let out a moan.

Lisanna started off at a slow pace that soon progressed to a fast hard rhythm.

"OH SHIT, NATSU!" Lisanna moaned loudly as she neared her orgasm.

Jellal grabbed her hips and started thrusting, matching her rhythm.

"Fuck… I'm gonna…" With that they both came, Jellal screaming Erza's name. They then both passed out into a deep, alcohol induced, sleep.

Jellal then took over the story telling.

The next day, Jellal woke up to his phone ringing, Erza's face on his screen. He quickly answered it.

"Jellal?" Her voice seemingly boomed in the speaker.

Jellal's head was killing him. Before he could speak, Erza spoke again.

"Look… I'm sorry we had such a stupid fight. It was all my fault. I didn't mean anything I said. I love you Jellal…"

"I love you too Erza… I'm sorry too."

"Can we just forget the whole thing?"

"Yeah of course. Lets go to breakfast. I'll pick you up in an hour!"

And with that he hung up the phone. He was relieved he fixed things with Erza. Speaking of Erza, he had another wet dream about Erza last night that seemed so real. He got out over bed and stretched. When he finally took in his surrounding, he realized he wasn't in his room and that he was naked. He looked over at the bed and saw a sleeping naked girl.

'Oh god no.' he thought to himself 'of no big deal. It was a one night stand with some random chick. You were single. Tell Erza the truth.. She'll understand… maybe?"

"Mmmm morning Natsu!" The girl sat up and yawned.

He soon discovered it was Lisanna. It also didn't take Lisanna long to notice her odd surroundings, and lack of clothes. She and Jellal suddenly made eye contact, horrified at what they know they did…

"We can't tell Erza. She will never forgive us." Lisanna said quickly with a terrified look in her eye.

Jellal hated lying to Erza, but he knew Lisanna was right. It's one thing for him to have a one night stand with a random girl. But a one night stand with her best friend? Forget about it. He and Lisanna both decided to pretend it never happened. Jellal went to breakfast with Erza that day, and later she and Lisanna went to the mall. All without Erza knowing a thing.

When the story was over, Erza stood up "Hmmm… I see, Come on girls." Erza began walking towards the door intending to leave.

"W-wait… will you give us another chance?" Jellal asked hopefully.

"I said I will think about it. Now I will go think about it. While I do that, you should think of some reasons why I should give you a chance. You may need them" With that Erza left with the girls in tow.

The rest of the group remained in the family room, shocked at what just happened.

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