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I'm sorry for the late update. I've been away for more than two weeks and the place that I've been to have no internet connection. It was a nightmare. And sorry in advance for any mistake.

CHAPTER 6

"Erza!" Sasuke called out but the red head only walked ahead, ignoring him. Well, she either was ignoring him or she really didn't hear him. The mall was a bit crowded at that time, and the chattering was loud enough to drown out his voice. He walked through the sea of people to catch up to her and called out to her again. "Erza wait!"

Frustrated with her attitude, Sasuke walked faster and grabbed her wrist when he was near her, stopping her in her track. He spun her around so that they were face to face, sighing in relief when her face was devoid from any killing glare she usually sent his way. There was only the barest hint of annoyance presence from the scowl she wore on her pretty face. She looked at him expectantly, waiting for him to say something.

"Where are you going? The coffee house is in the opposite direction," Sasuke said pointedly.

"There's a change of plan Uchiha, I'm heading straight home. You go enjoy coffee with your friends," she said dismissively before she turned once again to leave him.

But Sasuke was having none of those. He once again grabbed her hands, stopping her. This time, Erza spun around on her own with an exasperated glare sent his way. "Why are you like this Erza? The others are waiting for you," Sasuke said tiredly. Really, so many things happened today he suddenly felt like all his energy was zapped out of him. He really didn't want to fight with her right now.

"I said I need to get going," Erza answered with controlled temper. "You guys can enjoy coffee without me. It's not going to change anything if I'm not present."

She tried to get her hand out of his grip but he only tightened them further.

"You're being ridiculous you know," he ground out through clenched teeth. "Just because your ex-boyfriend shows up with new girl, doesn't mean you get to act like this."

Erza narrowed her eyes at him. "Act like what?" She muttered dangerously.

"Like a jealous ex-girlfriend when she found out her ex has moved on with other girl," Sasuke yelled. That was low of him. He himself knew that. He wasn't sure if that was the case with Erza and he didn't know why the thought of it sent him in a fit of rage. But he knew that he needed to know if it's true. The thought that Erza still hung up on that guy made him angry. In fact, he was so angry he didn't notice that his grip on her wrist tightened to the point that it bruised her skin.

Erza was livid. He could see it in her eyes. He knew for sure that if he didn't have her right hand in his grip, she would slap him for saying that. He noticed a few people nearby glanced at their direction before quickly turning away, probably didn't want to be caught staring or eavesdropping on a private engagement.

"How dare you think like that about me when you don't even know me Uchiha," she was seething in anger. "I told you before, don't assume things about me," she warned and reminded him. "As for Jellal, I don't care if he found other girl and I certainly won't get back with him even if he can bring my parent back from the dead."

Her words were like a slap to his face. He loosened up the grip he had on her and Erza took the chance to wrench her hand out of his clutch.

"I'm out of here Uchiha," she stated coldly with an unreadable face. "Don't forget to keep your end of the bargain."

With that, she walked out of there leaving Sasuke to watch helplessly at her retreating figure until she disappeared from his sight.

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Sasuke walked towards his friend sluggishly. They were sitting together at the farthest corner of the room, which was a nice spot for privacy. It was the only table there and was slightly hidden by the counter. Lucy was saying something and the others huddled closer and listened intently to what she was saying. They must be gossiping about what had transpired earlier. As he neared them, he could pick up the word 'Jellal Fernandez', 'Ultear' and 'Magnolia High' from her hushed words. That picked his interest.

"Hey guys," he called out. He noticed the empty seat next to Natsu and slumped on it.

"Where's Erza?" Juvia was the first one to ask.

"She's not joining us. Said she needs to go home," he said grumpily with a shrugged. He noticed the disappointment on their faces. Especially Natsu, Naruto, Gray and Lucy. Gajeel just let out a heavy sigh and Juvia just nodded her head at the input.

"Well, I guess it can't be helped then," Gray said. "I am really looking forward to hang out with her again," he continued, sulking in the process.

"Yeah," Natsu agreed. "If that bastard Fernandez didn't show up, she's probably with us right now."

It was a rare occurrence to see Natsu so pissed since he was always the cheerful one among them. He had his fist clenched on the table next to his coffee, the barely controlled anger was clear on his face.

"What's up with that guy anyway? Who is he really?" Sasuke asked.

"Really Sasuke? You don't know him?" Lucy interjected with a raised eyebrow.

"No," Sasuke answered, confused. "Should I?"

"Well, given your status in the business world, I thought you would know him. He runs in the same circle after all," Lucy said.

"I don't really pay much attention to my father's business. I'm not interested in it. I leave that to Itachi since he's the one who's going to take over everything. In fact, he already takes over the company since my father stepped down two years ago," Sasuke supplied. "I don't know how he does it, the pressure might give me an early death," he muttered with a pride towards his only brother.

"Itachi's a genius," Naruto stated.

"That's true," Sasuke agreed. "But back to our topic, who is Jellal Fernandez again?"

"If you really want to know," Natsu started. "That guy is the only son of the biggest medicine tycoon in the country, the heir to Fernandez industry."

"How do you know him?" Gajeel asked, interested with the piece of information.

"I met him once during a dinner my father forced me and Naruto go. He introduced us to Jellal back then," Natsu answered.

"Yeah, that was the first and the last time we go to any business related dinner. The protocol and formality makes me want to burn the place down to ashes," Naruto grumbled.

"It's not that bad," Lucy interjected. "Maybe if you two make yourself available during that kind of business related dinner, I'll have someone to talk to except for those elderly," she grumbled grudgingly at those two. "There are not much people our age you know, and Jellal Fernandez is hard to approach."

"But he seemed to know Erza," Sasuke pointed. "And dare I say, they are more than friends once," he voiced out his opinion, fishing for more information.

"Yeah, that's what I feel," Lucy said. A hand on her chin, she looked like she was thinking of something. "Even I didn't know that they know each other."

"Erza was from Magnolia High right. Maybe they know each other when they were both there," Juvia supplied.

"That's right," Gray agreed. "Erza was from Magnolia High before she transferred to Fairy Tail High three years ago."

"Yeah, Erza and her parents moved here because her father opened a new electronic factory here at that time," Lucy informed.

"Hmm," Sasuke processed the information he gathered. Apparently, Erza's past was very interesting. "What of the girl? Ultear."

"Hmph," Lucy grumbled, folding her hands on her chest in annoyance. "That stuck up bitch is Ultear Milkovich," she said with hostility. "I met her in one of the business dinner I go. She's the heir to Milkovich Enterprise, the largest construction company."

"And she's Jellal's girlfriend?" Sasuke interrupted.

"They only hook up about a year ago," Lucy nodded. "From what I've heard, Ultear was in love with Jellal since she set her eyes on him but Jellal was not interested in her. The reason why they are a couple right now is mainly because of their parents. They were best friends and business partners. The union between the two families can make their business stronger."

"It's not an uncommon thing in business world," Naruto shrugged.

Gray sighed heavily. "Something bad must have happened for Erza to behave like that. It's hard to see her openly portray her hostility towards someone like she did with Jellal today. I wonder what really happen," he said, leaning towards the backseat of his chair.

"About that," Sasuke started. He looked around guiltily remembering his accusation towards the red head. "I may have made things worse."

"What do you mean?" Natsu asked with a raised eyebrow.

With a heavy sigh, Sasuke began telling them of what had been transpiring earlier between him and Erza.

"You really are an idiot," Naruto scolded the youngest Uchiha who was sulking in his seat.

"I know," Sasuke for once agreed with his best friend. He slumped in his seat feeling like crap.

The atmosphere around the table was so gloomy it matched the weather outside. It was only 3pm but it was dark outside. The clouds darken, hiding the sun from shining its light upon the earth. It looked like it was going to rain soon.

"I don't know why I said that to her. I didn't mean what I said," he voiced out guiltily.

Suddenly, the lightning strike making all of them startled at the loud sound that followed after. Soon, it was accompanied by rains that poured heavily from the sky.

"Shit!" Sasuke cursed. "Erza didn't have an umbrella with her," he muttered looking at the rain outside through the glass pane. He was worried for the red head, afraid that she would get stuck in the rain.

"What are you waiting for?" Natsu asked. "Go look for her if you're worried. You need to apologize to her anyway."

"What about you guys?" Sasuke get up from his seat, ready to bolt out of there to look for Erza.

"Don't worry about us," Lucy said. "We have our rides."

"Okay," Sasuke nodded. "See you guys tomorrow at school," he bid his goodbye before he went for his car.

The other occupants at the table watched their friend's retreating back until he disappeared around the corner.

"Why did he get so worked up over the student council president?" Gajeel suddenly announced, making the others ponder over this silently in their mind.

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Erza was livid. She couldn't believe that this was happening to her. Despite her reluctance to go out with her classmate today, her mood was getting better in the end and she thought her day was getting better. But a chance meeting with her ex-boyfriend crushed her lighter mood as fast as lightning to a bitter one.

And Sasuke's accusation towards her only made her fumed further than she was. How dare he talked nonsense about her when he didn't even know her.

This was really not her day. And to make it worse, droplets of water began to rain down on her as she was walking towards her apartment and soon, the rain was pouring heavily as the cloud was getting darker. It took no time for her clothes to get soak and she was shivering slightly from the cold.

She cursed her luck. She knew it was going to rain back then and she should have taken the bus to get to her apartment. But her mind was too jumbled and filled with earlier incident that she didn't notice that she had indeed walk pass the bus stop. Seeing no reason to turn back, she opted to just walk her way to the apartment.

The thunder that roared in the sky pulled her out of her reverie and she quickened her step towards her destination.

In her mind, she cursed Sasuke Uchiha for making her go out with the others today. If it was not for him and his stupid threat, she wouldn't have to face Jellal Fernandez and Ultear in one day. And got stuck in the rain afterwards. It was his fault in the first place. Oh she took solace in devising various scenarios in her head on how to castrate Sasuke if he didn't keep his promise and delete the picture of him kissing her in his cell phone today. If only she could get her hands on him, he would definitely regret it for ever crossing her paths.

"Damn you Uchiha," she curses, crossing her arms close to her body because of the cold.

Just then, a screeching sound was heard and a car abruptly stopped beside her on the road, making her halt her movement. Erza glimpsed at the tinted glass window curiously. Who would it be behind steering wheel of the unmistakably expensive car? Suddenly, the glass window at the passenger seat rolled down and she peeked at the owner. Her eyes widen at the familiar face looking back at her in concern and disapproval.

"Itachi," she breathed out.

To be continued

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