"Jellal, I can never accept that...farm girl as your wife!" A mid-forty's woman said angrily, pointing her index finger at the scarlet-haired girl. Erza wasn't just offended or hurt, she felt like losing her self-esteem after hearing discriminations from her boyfriend's parents. All she can think about is that maybe they're right, they're Jellal's parents, Jellal's their only child and the heir of their family and they just want what's best for their son. Who would want an ordinary farm girl like her marry a heir?
"Mom! Dad! I love her!" The bluenette suddenly stood up from the couch as he talked back to his own parents. Erza grabbed Jellal's arm to stop him, but Jellal is so confident to fight for the girl he loves. "She's gonna ruin your future, Jellal! You're our only child and you'll inherit our riches, properties and business someday, and I don't want you sharing it with any farm girl!" A man in mid-forty's man retorted angrily.
"I don't care about those things I'll inherit from you two. Stop treating me like I'm still ten." For the first time, the obedient son of the Fernandes talked back. "I don't wanna marry Minerva. I love her. I wanna be with her for the rest of my life. Don't you want me to be happy?"
"Jellal, you don't know what you're talking about. You don't know anything about love, you're just eighteen! Your father and I didn't waste eighteen years taking care of you and in one blink of an eye, our dreams for you will be shattered just because of that girl."
Jellal looked at his girlfriend, who's almost crying behind him. The bluenette pulled her up from the couch to stand and he quickly wrapped his arms around her. "Mom, I love her."
"God, Jellal!" His father banged the coffee table with its hand angrily. "You, farm girl! I don't know what kind of potion did you gave to my son or how did you hypnotized him, but all I can say is what do you really want from him? If it is money, just tell us how much amount of money do you want, we'll give it to you and then stay away from our son."
The redhead slowly unclasped herself from the bluenette and made a direct eye contact with Her boyfriend's father courageously. "Sir...I have no bad intention. I don't want anything from him. I do love him." A teary eyed Erza said.
"Liar! Just because my son fell in love with you, doesn't mean I'll let you take advantage of his love for you to get out of poverty."
Erza failed to hide her tears away, her tears started streaming down from her face. Jellal couldn't take seeing the girl she loves crying, what's worse is that his own parents who made his love one cry. He quickly dried her tears with his fingers and gave her an embrace to calm her. Erza kept sobbing on his shirt that it was almost wet by her tears.
"Mom, please stop. Erza, please stop crying. It'll harm our baby." Jellal kept massaging her back to calm her. The couple dropped their jaws as they heard the word 'baby' came out from their son's mouth. "What did you say?" His mother asked.
Jellal glanced back at his mother and slowly pushed Erza away from him. He took a deep breath, making a direct eye contact with his parents and finally said "Mom, Dad...she's three months pregnant...and I'm the father".
The woman almost fainted after hearing what their son said. Jellal's father couldn't do anything, but to throw the nearest vase he could reach. Erza gasped shockingly as she witnessed how furious it was. The man quickly walked towards to its son and grab its collar. "Jellal, how can you do this to us?! Where did we go wrong in raising you?" He was about to hit his own son, it's just a good thing his wife and Erza stopped him from doing so.
"Go, hit me! Even if you hurt me, it won't change the fact that I love her and we're having a child."
The man angrily shoved him away returning from where he used to stand earlier. He couldn't calm himself down, he keeps walking side by side, thinking of what to do with his son. "Abort the baby! So, you won't be obligated to take this responsibility."
Erza's legs started to feel weak as she witnessed how the grandfather of her baby doesn't seem to care. All she can do is to hold her belly that has a small bump already. "You! You gold digger! You did it on purpose! Seduce my son to get you pregnant, so he'll be obligated to marry you."
She couldn't take it anymore. She didn't want to be in here, anyway, it was Jellal who courageously introduced her to his parents. "With all due respect, sir, I truly love your son. I don't want anything from him, I'm not expecting anything from him. I will not abort this baby, whose your grandchild. If you really think I'm not good for your son, fine...I'll leave him alone. I'll just raise this baby by myself." She sobbed, forcing herself to face those two people who kept on discriminating her humanity. "Excuse me, sir." Erza's last words, then she quickly ran away from the living room.
"E-erza-!" The bluenette was about run after his girlfriend, but was stopped by his mother by pulling his arm. "Jellal, let her be."
"No, mom, dad! I have a child to support and take care of. I can't believe that you can stand aborting your own grandchild." He pulled away from his mother.
"Jellal, we just want what's best for you! Why can't you understand that?"
"I do understand. Mom, Dad, I love you too, but you two also have to understand that one day I'll move out, start my own life, which is being with Erza and our baby. You two can't keep controlling and telling me what to do."
"Does this mean...you're choosing that girl instead of us, your own family?!"
"Dad, you've been a good father to me, so I wanted to be a good father to my own child too, same with you, Mom. Yes, I'm doing this because I love her and this is the right thing to do."
The couple couldn't do anything, but to sigh and just accept the fact that they failed on breaking up the two lovers. "Okay, fine...the right thing, huh? Once you leave this house with that girl, never return or contact us. If ever you need help or money, you won't get anything from us. It's up to you to move out, start your own life without us. It's your choice."
"Fine..." The bluenette just nodded, slowly walking backwards away from them. "I'm sorry, Mom, Dad...but they need me." Then, he finally ran away, following Erza who walked out from the scene.
The pregnant 16-year-old girl, couldn't stop crying, until she completely got out of the Fernandes mansion. Her legs slowly collapsed, causing her to sit on the ground in front of the big gates. All she can do is to burry her face on her knees, crying and can almost taste the salty substance of her tears, while holding her belly.
The bluenette who came out and left his parents to follow her, finally found her in front of the gate, crying helplessly. He also felt weak, after witnessing how his own parents discriminated and made the girl he loves cry. He quickly ran towards to his girlfriend, approaching her. "Erza,", the redhead heard his voice from her back. She turned her head around, meeting her boyfriend's sympathetic gaze. "Jellal, I have to go." She said and immediately stood up from the ground and attempted to run away from him, but he stopped her by pulling her arm softly.
"No, Erza!" He protested, pulling her against his body to embrace her. Erza could feel his warm embrace, and how he locks his arms around her body as if he don't wanna let go of her anymore. "I'm sorry, you're right, I shouldn't have made you face them. I'm so sorry."
Erza slowly unclasped his arms from her body and gave him a fake smile. "I'm okay," she lied, "just go back to your parents, they need you for your family's reputation". "Erza, what are you talking about?! What about our baby?!" Jellal cried, placing his hands on her shoulders as he keeps gazing at her teary eyes. "I'll just raise the baby by myself. Y-you have to go back. T-they're right, they just want what's best for you, they have dreams for you, and I don't want a loving parents' dream to be shattered just because of a...poor, ordinary, farm girl like me. Go back to them, your future is with them." Erza said, with her voice croaked. She was about to walk away once again, but Jellal stopped her from doing so by pinning her on the cemented wall beside them.
"The baby is my future. You two are my family now. I-i don't care if I won't be a doctor like Mom, a lawyer like Dad and as rich as our relatives, what's important is to be with you and our child." A teary eyed Jellal said. A long silence occurred between them, until Jellal broke the silence by saying "I started this, so I have to make things right and do my obligation as your child's father. We're gonna live together, you, me and our baby. I'm gonna be a good father to him or her. I'm gonna be a loving husband to you. I'll take care of you two, until my last breath."
Erza was speechless after confirming how he truly loves her and how he's willing to be a father to their child. "Jellal..." Erza sighed and a pure smile finally appeared on her face despite her tears. "Yes, Erza...we'll live together away from my parents and your parents if they can't accept that we love each other. We're gonna start our own family." Jellal cupped her cheek and wiped her tears away with his thumb.
"Jellal...will you promise me one thing?" She asked, making the bluenette wonder what is it.
"Well, what is it, my sweet strawberry cake?" He asked, laughing softly.
"Promise me you will never regret choosing us, that you will take care of us, not just me, but our baby, until she grows up."
Jellal let out a soft chuckle before he answers. "Of course, I will, I promise. I'll never regret doing so, Erza. I love you." He nodded with a happy smile, knowing he can finally be with the girl he loves without anyone hanging in his way. Then, he pressed lips against her softly, kissing her tenderly. Erza responded from his tender kisses, the she felt Jellal carried her and swayed her around without breaking the kiss.
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"Erza, how can you do this to us?"
"Grandpa Rob, Mom...I-i'm sorry...I didn't mean to be a disappointment to you two." The redhead sighed, bowing her head down in shame.
"What are we gonna tell Simon's family? You know you're engaged to Simon!" Her mother scratched its head in disappointment. "We talked about this, right? You'll marry Simon when you're eighteen, for you to have a better life and for you to go to a culinary school, like what you've been dreaming of."
"Mom, I told you I don't love him. He's just my friend. And I don't wanna marry someone I don't love and just because for a better life. I-it's Jellal whom I love." Erza cried. "God, Erza..." Her mother was teary eyed and all it can do is to sit on the couch, knowing she can't do anything with her daughter who's madly in love and pregnant. "There's nothing wrong being with that boy. The problem is Erza you're just sixteen! And yet you're already pregnant! Where did I go wrong in raising you? Did I lack guidance to you? A-and Jellal is the heir of their family, of course his parents wouldn't want any ordinary girl to marry their son who'll share with their riches someday. Erza, I know how much you dreamed of getting out from poverty and living in the lap of luxury, but not like this. Erza, tell me, is it because he's rich, that's why you chose him instead of Simon?"
Erza never expected that there's someone aside from Jellal's parents who'll discriminate her humanity, especially not her own mother. "Mom, I love him! I don't care about his riches! All I can care about right now is our child!" The redhead cried.
"How are you going to raise that child?!" Her mother asked, furiously. "We can't even afford to send you to college and now there's a child coming up that we needed to feed, take care and support."
"Mom, Jellal will take the responsibility of being a father. W-we decided to move put together, with our baby. I also don't want my baby and I to be a burden to you." Erza stood up from the couch, approaching her mother. She knelt down on the wooden floor, holding her mother's hand, while forcing a direct eye contact with her. "Mom, I'm sorry. I made a mistake, but, I promise to be a good mother as you to my own child. I'll do what I have to do, to accept this responsibility of being a young mother. Don't worry I'll send some money for you and Grandpa."
"It's up to you, Erza. I-i'm not angry at you, but I'm very disappointed. This is not the kind of life I want for you." Her mother wiped its tears away.
Erza turned to her Grandpa Rob who's just sitting beside. "Grandpa Rob...I'm sorry that your little princess was importunate. I promise to be a good mother to my own child. Even though I can't continue my dream of going to a culinary school and be chef someday, I promise...someday, I don't care how old I am, I'll be able to fulfill my dreams. And it'll be my child whom I'll use as my inspiration to my dreams."
Erza received a warm embrace from her loving grandfather. "If that boy hurt you even just once, just tell me right away."
"Grandoa Rob...he won't hurt me. He loves me so much." The redhead forced a smile. "Just make sure he won't. I don't want any guy to hurt my princess."
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Six months later...
"Ugh!" The redhead let out a painful grunt as she kept pushing the baby out of her womanhood, with her hands gripping tightly on Jellal's arm that she almost broke it.
"J-jellal, I can't take it anymore! It hurts!" She cried painfully.
"You can do this, come one, she's almost out. You can do this. I'm right here beside you." Jellal whispered to his laboring fiancé and gave her a kiss on its forehead.
"Okay, Erza, she's almost out. One...two...three...push!" The midwife said.
"Ah-ahhhhhh!"
"Very good, just one more big push and she's out. One, two...three, push!"
"Ughhh! Ahhhhhhhhh!" The redhead let out one last scream as she pushed with a big amount of force she could exert, while squeezed her fiancé's hand.
Then, an infant's cry were suddenly heard throughout the room. Erza leaned herself on Her fiancé's chest as she pants tiredly and after going through so much pain. You can see in her face how she bravely went through the pain and hardship of giving birth, but it was replaced with happiness as she and her fiancé saw the crying infant,wrapped in a white cloth right after the midwife cuts the cord connected from her.
"Congratulations, Mr. And Mrs. Fernandes, it's a baby girl." The midwife said as she handed the blue-haired infant to the mother, feeling happy for the couple.
"Jellal...she's beautiful." Erza said as tears of joy fell down from her eyes.
"Just like her mother." Jellal smiled, whose teary eyed too, and touched the infant's cheek softly with his fingers.
"We'll call her Wendy, right?"
"Yeah, Wendy...Wendy Fernandes."
The couple were very happy for their baby's arrival. The two managed to adjust to their new lives which is living together as a couple at a very young age, not knowing what might come after taking the responsibility of being a young parent. Conflicts, problems are coming soon in their lives which might change everything.