A/N: Not counting this one, it's only two more days till the end of Jerza week... Ah, what a shame... But anyway, here's another story! This is the longest one I've written, though I have to say I think it could have been better. But anyway, here it is, and you could think of it as being sort of a... sequel? to diamonds.

Hopefully you'll like it. :)

Day 5.

Prompt: Bells

Word count: 3371

"Oh God, oh God, oh God oh God oh God…"

"Calm down man, damn it."

"Y' sound like a broken record."

"He doesn't have a mute button, I looked for it."

Today was a very special day. Today, after years of love that couldn't be, Jellal and Erza would finally exchange the vows that will intertwine their lives forever. This day wasn't waited for only by them, but by all of their friends who wanted happiness to finally reach the couple, as well. So many tears were shed and many congratulations said when they announced they were together, but when they told everyone that they were getting married … It was a celebration like no other. Their friends partied and drank several days straight, and the fiancées had trouble keeping them all in check – but the happiness they felt couldn't be destroyed by anything.

And now, the day had finally come, and both the bride and the groom were very excited and scared, but the broom gave his groomsmen a lot more trouble.

"What if something bad happens?!", Jellal asked, nervously fingering his tie.

"Nothing bad's gonna happen man, relax.", Gray said, already stripped of his jacket and shirt, lazily sitting in a chair.

"Yeah, you might wanna look at yourself, Ice Idiot.", Natsu teased, munching on a chicken leg he stole from the buffet. Erik looked at him, terrified, then hit the man on the head.

"Are you crazy, idiot Salamander?! If Titania sees you with that leg she's gonna kill you! We're not supposed to eat anything before the ceremony! And will someone wake Macbeth, for crying out loud!", he started yelling, causing the groom to start fidgeting even more, while the sleeping man didn't even stir.

"Will you all quit it? The guy's getting all fidgety and sweaty over there.", Laxus commented, a bit amused, but also unnerved by the behavior of the man in the small room.

"They're finally getting married! Ah, love, that is!", Richard merrily sang, while Sawyer just mumbled something incoherent, and Gajeel played with the buttons on his sleeves – they seemed tasty.

The groom started walking around the room that was small plus crowded, so he kept bumping into the other guys, raising the levels of stress in the room. They all eyed him evilly (except for Macbeth who was still asleep), but Jellal wasn't aware of their looks. Instead, he played thousands of scenarios that depicted what could go wrong in his head, and he started panicking – a lot.

"Oh God, what if she doesn't want this? What if Erza actually doesn't want to get married to me and is only doing this out of pity?!", he asked, and many of the guys rolled their eyes at this.

"I'm sure Erza wouldn't get married to someone only out of pity.", Gray said while playing with his tie – he started stripping again but caught himself just in time to avoid that.

"Yeah, she loves you, no doubt. Ask Happy.", the pink haired man said, then looked around, confused. "Wait a minute, where is Happy?"

"The blue cat went with Lily to check on the guests. Though I think he only wants to see the white cat.", Gajeel answered, looking pretty bored.

"But what if she changed her mind?!", Jellal continued, not really paying attention to the conversation the Dragon Slayers were having, and now several guys left the room, not having the will to deal with a panicked man that was soon to get married. "What if she gets cold feet? What if I get cold feet?", he rambled, and now there was no stopping him, as he turned into a machine that just kept blurting out all of the things that could go wrong, from the simplest stuff like "Her dress might get stuck somewhere so she won't be able to move!" to the serious things like "I could break a leg! Or the priest could be late! Or someone could destroy the cake- oh my God, someone will destroy the cake and then Erza will start crying and refuse to go out and we won't get married – do not let Natsu, Gray, Erik or Gajeel near the cake! You know what? No one goes near the cake until the ceremony is over!"

The few man that stayed behind to deal with Jellal (that included sleeping Macbeth who probably had no idea what was going on, non-helping Richard that kept talking about love, annoyed Gray that was also offended, and a tired Laxus that just wanted everything to finish already) tried everything to calm the man down before the ceremony started, or Erza saw him all freaked out – that would not end well, that's for sure.

"Look, Jellal", Laxus tried to talk some sense into him, "everything will be fine. You're marrying Titania, for God's sake, do you really think anyone would dare destroy her wedding?"

"Laxus's right.", Gray agreed, letting go of his anger for now (though he was still sulking). "Have you ever seen an angry Erza? Like, a really angry one?", he asked, and when Jellal slowly nodded after a few seconds (paling a bit along the way), Gray nodded as well, satisfied, then looked him straight into the eyes. "Then you know you don't mess with Erza, or the things or people she loves?" After Jellal nodded once again, Gray came closer to the man, patted him on the shoulder then proceeded to exit the room. "See? It's gonna be okay, no worries. I'm going to check on the Flame Brain and Iron Brain, to make sure they didn't cause a ruckus already."

"And what about Juvia? You're gonna check on her as well?", Laxus teased, and Gray blushed and mumbled something under his breath, then got out.

"Man, you dorks are too funny to tease!", Laxus said while laughing, then returned to solving the problem. "About the cake, Jellal, there's no problem 'cause Erza already hired bodyguards for it.", he said, rolling his eyes at his guild mate's ridiculousness (but of course, he said nothing – he didn't want to receive the wrath of the Queen of Fairies). "Also, the priest's already here, he's just arguing with the old man about something… And if you do break a leg or something (which I highly doubt), we have Wendy who'd definitely heal you."

"Besides, nothing bad will happen to you because today you're celebrating love!", Richard chirped, and that somehow woke Macbeth up, and he abruptly stood up, blinking and trying to figure out where he was.

"Is it over? Did they get married already? I missed the ceremony, didn't I?", he asked, slightly alarmed (afraid of Erza's punishment), but when he finally realized he was still in the "waiting" room, he sighed from relief, then tried to lay down again. "Just five more minutes…", he mumbled.

"Wake up you Sleeping Beauty, the ceremony starts in five minutes!", Laxus yelled, and then Jellal suddenly froze, not moving at all.

"Five minutes. I'm getting married in five minutes.", he whispered, and the other three man in the room turned to look at him. He wasn't sweating or fidgeting anymore, he didn't look freaked out, but he seemed to have a bit of a problem accepting what was happening. "I'm getting married… To Erza.", Jellal said, and then a small smile broke out on his face, a smile that became wider and wider, until it became a full fledged grin, and the groom was simply radiating. "I'm marrying Erza!", he excitedly shouted, and Laxus, Macbeth and Richard all smiled, or started chuckling. They all came to him and patted him on the back (or hugged him, in Richard's case), saying congratulations, and the blue haired man quietly thanked everyone. Moments later, Natsu, Gray and the others came, and Natsu simply said (while sporting his trademark grin):

"It's time."

And the groom, followed by his groomsmen, slowly walked towards the fulfillment of his dreams.

…

The inside of the church was decorated beautifully – simple, but elegant – and the color that dominated was, of course, scarlet. The vows would be exchanged at sunset, by Jellal's request, and the reception would be held in the guild hall, where Jellal and Erza would cut the cake and share their first dance (and then the party would be continued – in Fairy Tail style). Many people were gathered, all of which were friends of the bride and the groom, and the excitement could be felt everywhere. Jellal was already standing at the altar, taking deep breaths and trying to calm down, and the priest smiled at him, having witnessed similar scenes many times before.

The band started playing, and suddenly, everyone shut up. The first pair of (many) groomsmen and bridesmaids were Natsu and Lucy, followed shortly by Gray and (a big bellied, weeping) Juvia and Gajeel and Levy (who were hushedly bickering). Behind them were Macbeth and Sorano (one was half asleep, the other seemed quite bored), and Richard and Lisanna. Sawyer seemed to be reluctantly dragged by an over-excited Cana (who probably had something to drink already, though she wasn't supposed to), and behind them, the Matron of honor, Mira, was walking alongside Laxus. The last ones to appear were the best man, Erik, and Meredy, who simply couldn't hold back her tears. After they all assumed their places (barely, considering there was so many of them – but Erza and Jellal just couldn't pick), everyone stood up, expecting the star girl of the event.

Erza was dressed in a simple, sleeveless white gown that fell perfectly down her body, decently accentuating her curves, and she wore elegant white shoes, which were peeking out underneath the velvet dress. She had delicate, satin gloves and a beautiful sliver necklace, which held a small tear-shaped sapphire stone. She wore little to no make-up at all, just enough to emphasize her natural beauty. Finally, her scarlet hair was let loose, curled just a bit, and a silky veil hung over it. Everyone's breaths were caught in their throats at the sight of the beautiful bride, but Jellal was the most stunned one of all. As she elegantly walked down the aisle, led by Master Makarov who was barely containing his tears, his eyes followed her every move, and then they locked with hers, and the two of them kept each other's gaze.

When Erza's feet finally settled in front of the altar, Makarov let go of her hand, then turned to face Jellal, and with a stern voice said, "Take care of her." Jellal, never moving his eyes away from Erza, softly whispered "I will", and Makarov just smiled, leaving to sit at his spot in the front row.

"You're…", Jellal tried to say, but found himself unable to describe the woman in front of him. "Erza, you look… I can't even explain it.", he chuckled, and Erza chuckled as well, taking his hands into hers. He entwined their fingers, and brought her hands to his lips, kissing the dressed limbs, and Erza started crying as she laughed. Jellal proceeded to kiss her forehead and her nose, then kissed her tear-stained cheeks, and leaned his forehead on hers, gently brushing their noses against each other, until in the end, he, too, started crying. At that moment, anyone who hadn't been crying, gave in and began to cry. Even Laxus, Sorano and Erik, who tried to pretend they were above it all, let a few tears fall down their faces, while everybody else was fully sobbing (though some men – like Gray, Natsu, Sawyer and Gajeel – refused to admit it, even though rivers were flowing out of their eyes). The priest cleared his throat (to get everyone's attention and also to get a hold of himself), and as soon as the sobbing and weeping was reduced to minimum – because there was no way it was stopping any time soon – he started the ceremony.

"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…"

…

After the act of marrying was over, the overjoyed newlyweds and their merry group of friends went to the reception, where Erza and Jellal cut the strawberry cake and fed each other the first two bites (and later everyone else got a piece and that day would be remembered as one of the rare days Erza shared her cake), and had their first dance as a married couple (the ones in charge of the music made sure to play a very slow piece, in order not to evoke the Dancing Demon). Currently, the guests were either chatting among themselves or congratulating the happy couple, praising both the ceremony and the reception. The groomsmen and the bridesmaids mingled around, some drinking, some eating, some dancing, or in this case, talking.

"Ah, the ceremony was so beautiful… I couldn't help but cry…", the Matron of honor, Mira said, wiping the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief. Lucy, Lisanna and Levy all nodded, wiping their own tears as well.

"I'm so happy for them!", Levy exclaimed while sniffing. "They deserved this happiness and I hope many more happy things come to them in the future!"

"I know what you mean… They are such a beautiful, heartwarming couple and they've been through enough!", Lucy said, then crossed her arms on her chest. "In fact, I think they've been through too much!"

"Exactly!", Lisanna agreed, and the rest of the girls fiercely nodded. "You know what, we should make sure to keep them happy from now on! And not only them, we should make sure that everyone is happy! Don't you agree with me?", she asked, and after she got another heated confirmation, she smiled, satisfied.

"And we should start from Natsu and Lucy!", Levy suddenly said, startling Lucy.

"Why- why- why us?", she asked, afraid of her friends' schemes – she'd rather be on the scheming side herself, than being the one that suffered the consequences of it.

"Oh, come on, Lucy, of course we're starting with you!", Lisanna said. "You're married and you're expecting a baby!", she patted Lucy on the shoulder, and the blonde turned bright red and unconsciously reached for her stomach, where a small bump could be noticed.

"Y-yeah, well, Gray and Juvia are having a baby, too!", she shouted, pointing at the blue haired woman who was excitedly talking about something with Meredy, while holding her already swelled stomach (she was further along than Lucy). "And they're not even married yet!"

"Yes, but we have no worries about them, for now.", Mirajane replied, while smiling in her sweet, but a bit devilish, way.

"What do you mean?", Lucy asked, honestly confused.

"Listen.", Levy said, and the four of them stopped talking and walked closer to Juvia and Meredy. Lucy had to strain her ears, but was able to hear everything in the end.

"… and Juvia will wear a pale blue wedding dress, and Gray-sama will wear a black suit and he'd look all handsome, and our little baby boy will watch from the front row and…", the blue haired woman rambled, and her pink haired companion amusedly nodded her head.

"… We believe that Juvia will take care of everything herself.", Lisanna said, and Levy and Mira chuckled, while Lucy sweated.

"But… But… Ugh.", she tried, but eventually gave up, having no strength to fight her friends.

"Anyway, even though Jellal and Erza are now married, we have no plans of leaving them alone, not yet.", Mira said, and the girls agreed. "We won't rest still until there are several red haired or blue haired babies clutching onto them!"

"That's right!", Levy and Lisanna yelled, and Lucy pretended to yell, too, but made sure to warn her teammate about the impending danger the Strauss sisters plus Levy represented.

"But Gosh, wasn't Erza just breathtaking? I mean, I'd have no objections to marrying her…", Lisanna joked, and now everyone had to nod their heads and agree.

"And she was so cute while she was panicking!", Mira exclaimed, and Lisanna laughed, while Levy and Lucy chuckled a bit, as well. "You know, Laxus told me that Jellal was driving the guys insane while he was getting ready. Ah, they're too adorable!", she said, and the girls turned to look at the two, who were now hugging and whispering something in each other's ear, laughing and smiling, looking at one another with all the love they felt. The sight melted the girls' hearts, and they just softly smiled at the couple.

"They are.", Lucy whispered, and then the girls went off to look for their own lovers.

…

"I still can't believe this really happened."

Away from the chaos in the hall, Erza and Jellal stood hugging, looking at the moon and the stars, enjoying the refreshing breeze. It was well into the night, but their friends still had the same amount of energy they had in the beginning. The two of them, though, were a bit tired and just wanted to enjoy some time alone, so they snuck out of their reception and were currently just enjoying each other's presence and the fact that they were bound for life.

"What?", Erza asked, turning around so she could face her husband. "You can't believe the Slayers didn't cause commotion? Certainly, they can be a bit overbearing at times but-"

"No, not that.", the man answered, looking straight into Erza's eyes. "This. You know what I mean – you and I, I can't believe we're finally-"

"Stop being so negative, Jellal. Or do you want to spend our wedding night sleeping on the couch?", Erza said, half-joking, but there was a part of her that was truly ready to kick him out of the bed if he continued talking so pessimistically.

"No, no, I'm sorry, Miss Scarlet.", Jellal teased, then briefly kissed her, mischievously smiling as he pulled away.

"That's Mrs. Scarlet Fernandez, sir.", Erza corrected him with a serious face which later turned into a smiling one, full of joy and happiness.

"Oh, so the lady is married?", Jellal asked, shaking his head and faking disappointment. "Such a shame, I thought we could get to know each other better."

"Unfortunately, Mister, I am a happily married woman who loves her husband very much, and would never even think of anyone else. So you should find someone else, because if my husband sees you flirting with me like this, you will be in big trouble.", the scarlet haired woman whispered, tip-toeing so she could reach the blue haired man's ear.

"Is that so?", he breathed out, tightening his hold on Erza's waist, bringing her as close to his body as possible. "Is he a dangerous man?", he asked, eyeing her lips, then lowering just enough so his lips would ghost over them.

"Far from it.", she replied, nuzzling his nose. "But if you, try anything funny with me…", she started to lose her breath, as it got caught in her throat and Jellal smirked in victory, "… he'll certainly not forgive you.", Erza said, and then her lips crushed against Jellal's, and they kissed like they had all the time in the world, but at the same time, they kissed like there was no tomorrow, and neither wanted to pull away, but the lack of air made them do it. When they let go of each other's lips, they locked their eyes and started laughing, and their laughter filled the night like the sound of the bells chiming.

"It's good to know that you're so faithful, though I had no doubts about it.", Jellal said, and took a lock of Erza's hair between his fingers, brought it to his lips, gently kissed it and then softly whispered, "You know you're the only one for me, as well."

"I know", his wife replied, smiling at him with adoration, looking at him with eyes full of affection. "I love you, Jellal. Now and forever, no matter what."

"And I love you, Erza. In this life and all the others, through whatever hardships we may face."

And tomorrow, when they wake in the other's embrace, their hearts will dance to the music of love, and they'll wish each other a good morning, happy that it would be only one of many more sweet mornings to come.