I stared up at Jellal. His gaze pierced into my brown eyes. He had no idea how happy I was that he wasn't going to leave me alone anymore. I drew in a shaky breath and hugged him.
"Have you ever done something that you wish never happened?" I asked.
"The Tower of Heaven." he answered.
"Anything else?" I asked.
"Not that I can think of, why?" he responded.
"No reason..." I mumbled.
I requipped into my usual armor, suddenly realizing my lack of uncomfortableness.
"Can we go to the guild hall?" I asked weakly.
"Of course. We can do anything that you want to do." he answered.
We walked to the guild hall, and the second we entered, I stiffened as my eyes locked with Gray's. I quickly broke eye contact and forced myself to relax. Jellal and I walked over to a table at the edge of the guild.
Mira, knowing something was wrong, brought me a piece of cake and a glass of water.
"Can I get you anything, Jellal?" Mira asked.
"No, I'm fine." he responded.
"I'll get you some water." Mira decided.
Jellal tried to protest, but Mira walked away. I laughed.
"You can't get away without something from Mira." I teased.
"I suppose." he replied as Mira set a glass of water in front of him.
The guild doors suddenly opened, and there stood the Magic Council.
"We are here to arrest Jellal Fernandez." Lahar announced.
"What? Who cares if he broke out of prison?" Natsu exclaimed.
"Yeah! He's not evil anymore! He's been helping destroy dark guilds!" Lucy added.
My lip was quivering as I fought back tears.
Lahar shook his head, "It doesn't work that way. He committed a crime, and his penalty is life in prison."
"It wasn't his fault though!" Lucy protested, "He was possessed! And I heard that, coming from the person that knows him best. Erza has told me all about how he was before being possessed and how he was during Nirvana! He is actually a really nice person!"
"Lucy, can we really trust him?" Gray interrupted, "I mean... Erza has been spending a lot of time with him lately, but she's also been acting strange."
I stood up, slamming my fist on the table, and glaring at him.
"I don't want to hear that from you!" I shouted angrily.
I got confused looks from everyone in the room, but I ignored them.
"Don't you dare blame my attitude on Jellal!" I screamed at him.
I felt all the anger that I had kept penned up inside of me for the past few days, surge out of me in every word I said.
"I hate you, Gray Fullbuster!" I screamed, "I hate you! I hate you. I hate you..." my screams slowly became sobs.
I let myself drop to my knees and I hung my head. After a few moments, I felt a hand on my shoulder. Jellal was kneeling next to me.
Lahar was a bit taken aback by what had just happened and he hadn't even moved from the door.
"Shut up, Erza. You're making a scene..." Gray grumbled.
I glared at him, "I don't care! I wish you never even existed!"
The Magic Council awkwardly left, realizing that this wasn't the right time.
"How many times has that fool made you cry since he first arrived?" Gray quizzed, "Four? Five times? I've lost count already."
"He didn't make me cry an you know that all too well!" I screamed at him.
"Come on, Erza... Be fair. I just simply showed you what's going to end up happening between you two. I mean... In all honesty, he's just going to use you for his own enjoyment." Gray informed.
My eyes widened and tears spilled out of them.
"No!" I wailed, "No... No... No!" I sobbed, getting up and running out of the guild.
At some point in time, I ended up at the edge of Magnolia. I laid down on a tipped over tree and blankly stared up at the sky.