Here is the second chapter! I do apologize for any incorrect personalities!
I walked to Erza's house late that night. It must've been strange for her to see me at her guild and I wanted to apologize. I knocked on her front door and waited for an answer. There was none. I remembered that earlier that day she had given me a key to her house.
I took out the key and unlocked the door. I walked into her house, locking the door behind me. I could hear the shower on in the bathroom. I waited for around two hours and she didn't come out. I went and knocked on the bathroom door, not a signal answer. I cautiously opened the door and saw her sitting on the ground of her shower, in her pajamas and staring blankly at the wall.
I went over and felt the water. It was freezing cold. I turned off the shower and picked her up. I expected her to complain, but she didn't say anything. I brought her into the other room and sat her on a chair.
"Erza, what happened?" I asked.
There was no response. She just stared at me blankly. I began to walk back to the bathroom, but paused when I saw a towel on the ground. I shrugged though. Even Titania can get lazy at times. I went into the bathroom and grabbed a fresh towel, then I walked back to Erza, and awkwardly dried her off. Once her skin was dry, I cautiously peeled off her damp clothes, I expected to get hit, but instead, received no response at all.
I found a nightgown in her dresser drawer and put it on her, along with a bra and underwear. I then, picked her up and laid her on her bed. I thought it was strange how she had no blankets on her bed, but didn't think anything of it.
She tightly closed her eyes when she was on the bed. It was almost as if she were trying not to remember something. I carefully moved her hair out of her face and lightly kissed her forehead.
I turned to leave and she grabbed my hand. I turned back to her, curiously.
"Stay.." she pleaded with a raspy voice.
I hesitated, it wouldn't be a very good idea, but she was begging me. I sat down at the edge of her bed and stroked her cheek with my thumb.
"Go to sleep Erza..." I whispered softly.
She whimpered and squeezed my other hand.
"It's alright... Go to sleep and everything will be okay when you wake up." I said softly.
She closed her eyes and soon fell asleep, still clutching tightly onto my hand. I looked around her room and wondered what had happened to put her in such a pitiful state. I looked down at Erza. She looked half peaceful and half disturbed. In her sleep, she curled herself around my hand. I grew hot with embarrassment as her breast was pushed against my hand. I shifted slightly so it was less awkward.
I stayed up all night making sure she was okay. When she woke up in the morning, she looked confused.
"When did I get out here and when did you get here?" she asked me, her voice weak.
"Erza... I came here around midnight last night... I carried you out here so you didn't end up with pneumonia..." I informed.
She looked down, "Oh..."
I cupped her face in my hands and lifted her head so I could look into her brown orbs.
"What happened last night?" I asked softly.
"Nothing important." she lied.
"You are a terrible liar. You didn't realize I carried you out here or even came here. I found you sitting in your shower, staring at the wall. Unresponsive to everything. You can't say nothing happened." I retorted.
"I don't want to talk about it..." she replied, then quickly requipped into her usual armor.
She stood up and went into her kitchen. She got a glass of water and practically chugged it. I got up and went into the kitchen after her. Erza filled the glass again and chugged the water. She repeated doing that over and over again. Eventually, I grabbed her wrist and stopped her from filling the glass again.
"Let go of me..." she complained and tried tugging herself free.
"Erza, you're going to make yourself throw up. I'm going to let go of your wrist as long as you promise that you'll stop." I informed.
She let go of the glass and it shattered in the sink. I let go of her wrist like I said I would. The next thing that happened was unexpected. Erza hugged me. Not one of her hugs that knocks people out, but a normal hug.
After some hesitation, I hugged her back. After a while I pulled her away from me and looked into her eyes. She had tears in her eyes and tear stains down her face. It mostly ran to the side, not straight down. It was almost as if she were laying on her back and crying.
I used my thumb to wipe away her fresh tears.
"I-I need to go to the guild..." she mumbled then made her way to the door.
I followed her all the way to the guild. Erza stiffened when we entered he guild, but quickly made herself relax. I followed her to the bar and sat down by her. Mira got her a strawberry cake and some beer.
"Have a long night, Erza?" Mira asked.
"Something like that." Erza replied bluntly.
Mira turned to me, "Hi Jellal. Would you like something to eat or drink?"
"No, I'm good." I responded.
"Okay, just let me know if you want anything." Mira said, then turned and started washing the counter.
I nodded and looked at Erza. After a while she looked up at me.
"What?" Erza asked.
"Are you okay?" I asked softly.
"Yeah, why wouldn't I be?" she retorted.
"You know why." I answered.
She grimaced and looked at her hand. She tightly squeezed the cup she was holding, until it broke. She flinched as the cup shattered in her hand. She got up and walked to the infirmary and paced in there. Team Natsu went in to check on her after ten minutes. It didn't seem to calm Erza down even the tiniest bit.
I got up and walked over. As I got closer, I could see that she was slightly shaking.
"Erza, what's wrong? You seem on edge... You were fine yesterday." Natsu stated.
"You were extremely happy yesterday, especially since Jellal came." Lucy added.
"Yeah, you kept going on about-" Wendy started, but Erza covered her mouth when she saw me.
After a couple minutes, Erza slowly took her hand off Wendy's mouth. The rest of Team Natsu didn't seem to realize why Erza had reacted that way.
"Did you get in fight or something with Jellal?" Lucy asked.
Erza glared at her and shook her head.
"Then what is it?" Lucy sighed, clearly giving up.
I could've sworn that Erza glanced at Gray nervously, but I doubted myself.
"I-I just didn't g-get enough sleep..." she stuttered.
"You're a terrible liar." Natsu stated, "It's past noon and you recently got here."
"And you're all terrible at minding your own damn business." Erza retorted.
"That's only because we're worried about you. You're acting strange and you can't deny it," Lucy replied softly.
"Well stop worrying about me." Erza half growled.
Lucy, Wendy, and Natsu left the room and I backed into the hall to wait for her. Gray walked over to her, it looked like she was shaking. He whispered something to her, then left. I walked in soon after Gray left and she immediately hugged me.
"Erza, can I ask again, what happened to you last night?" Jellal asked.
She shook her head and buried her face against my chest. I felt my shirt become damp and pulled her away from me. She had tears running down her face.
"Why are you crying?" I asked.
She wiped the tears away, but more came.
"I promise... I tried to say no..." She mumbled weakly, then walked away from me.
"What's that supposed to mean?" I asked, but she had already left the room.
I shook my head. It was all too weird.
Anyways... Jellal probably thinks that Erza is going crazy, but doesn't mind because he loves her! Oh god... I suddenly feel like Sherry/Shelly... Love! Love! Love! No thanks... Unless it's Erza and Jellal!