DON'T KILL ME DON'T KILL ME OMG SORRY FOR THE SLOW UPDATE DON'T KILL ME PLEASE I WANT TO LIVE
Chapter eight- Nightmare
It had been three days since Crime Sorcière showed up bloodied and exhausted at the doors of Fairy tail. The guild was a little shaken after what had happened, and the mysterious enemy was still unidentified and apparently still on the loose. I had been raining, ironically ever since that day, non-stop. At least the heat was gone. During the three day span, Jellal's unknown attacker was not spotted, and Erza had been searching nonstop for whoever did it. Lucy had brought Natsu back to the guild, but the fire mage was still furious about the situation, as was the rest of Fairy Tail.
Bringing Jellal, Ultear and Meredy to a hospital would be risking their exposure, so the three of them had been staying at Wendy's house, until Ultear and Meredy were well enough to go back to the Fairy Tail dorms. The two Crime Sorcière mages were still beat up, but were well enough to walk around and do things on their own. Ultear had her arm in a sling and bandages on her legs, and Meredy had scars on her face and binding on her arms. They wouldn't be going on jobs for a while.
Jellal on the other hand, was a completely different story. The blue-haired mage hadn't woken up since the incident, and according to Wendy he was having restless sleep. He had broken his right leg and had cuts and bruises all over his body. Erza had come to visit him every day, leaving flowers at his bedside and trying to help Wendy in any way that she could. Although, in reality, she felt useless. Wendy said that no matter how much casts and bandages he had on his body, Jellal's chances of getting better relied on her healing powers for the most part. His life was in her hands, or so, that's what she thought.
Erza stood in front of Fairy hills apartment room 3b with a bouquet of roses in one hand, and a small package in the other. She was wearing her usual white blouse and blue skirt, accompanied by high-heeled black boots and a raincoat. The reequip mage sighed, quietly praying that maybe today he would wake up. Maybe today he would open his eyes.
"Wendy!"
Damn it, I can't knock on the door with my hands full…
A young girl with long, dark blue hair opened the door, still in her pajamas. She rubbed one eye sleepily and yawned, "Good morning Erza…Ummm, why are you here so early?"
Wait, what time is it?
It was almost a natural reflex now to go visit Jellal every morning before she went to the guild, but today it seemed that she woke up a little too early.
"Oh, Wendy! I'm sorry, I'll just come back la-"
"Hey! What do you think you're doing, coming here so early? Do you know what time it is? Six am!" Charle appeared behind Wendy with an annoyed look on her face. The exceed flew up to sit on Wendy's shoulder, arms crossed.
Wendy, seeing Charle was not in a good mood, pulled her aside to have a talk in the hallway. Erza awkwardly stood in front of the door to Wendy's apartment, trying hard not to eve's drop on the two of them. It was hard though, since it was clear Charle was no different than most Fairy hill's girls in the morning- Loud and bitchy.
"Do you realize waking up this early is bad for your health?"
"W-well she just wants to see Jellal, I'm sure she won't be any trouble."
Charle sighed and face-pawed. "Fine, Wendy you can go back to sleep while Erza visits with her boyfriend or whatever."
"H-he's not my boyfriend!" Erza slightly blushed at Charles comment. The exceed then huffed and began walking towards the stairs. "I'm going out to get breakfast!"
Erza walked over from the living room and pulled a chair from the wooden kitchen table to sit beside Jellal, who had been sleeping on Wendy's bed. Wendy was now sleeping on the couch. The heavy rain thumped on the window nearby, and a gust of wind made the whole house shake. Erza didn't mind the rain, but she wasn't particularly fond of it either. She preferred the days where she could go outside and enjoy the sunshine, and in all honesty, she hated being shut in anywhere. Maybe it was due to spending so much time in the tower when she was younger. Or maybe she just had a low tolerance for things. Or both, possibly.
She sighed softly and ran her fingers through Jellal's dirty blue hair, trying to get out the debris. He hadn't washed it since the incident, and it was still covered with dirt and dry blood.
"Wendy do y-"
Oh, right, she went back to sleep.
Erza got up out of the chair and walked quietly to the kitchen, grabbing a towel from the counter and turning on the sink. She soaked the towel and rung the water out before sitting back down and attempting to wash her friends hair.
"You really need to take a shower..." She mumbled as she wiped the towel through the blue tangles that was Jellals hair.
"S-si..."
Jellal's face suddenly tightened and it looked as if he were in pain. A sweat drop ran down his forehead and his hands shook.
Erza suddenly froze for a second when she heard him speak. She then took the towel away and sighed, grabbing his hand and squeezing it lightly. "Restless sleep again, huh?"
"Grandpa! Grandpa please wake up!" A little red headed girl with an eye patch shook a skinny, sleeping old man, half-yelling-half whispering into his ear. Her eyes were clouded with worry as she attempted to wake her adopted grandfather. The waves crashed against the wall of the tower outside, and the wind howled like a starving wolf rattling the barred windows. A few lightning strikes could be seen in the distance. The hard floor was cold, and everyone in the cell was doing their best to fall asleep. "Grandpa! Jellal...he's having a nightmare!" Erza's voice shook as Grandpa Rob cracked open a sleepy eye. "A nightmare, eh?" Erza nodded, "We were sleeping by the window like we always do, when suddenly he starting shaking and crying in his sleep! It woke me up and I tried to wake him up too but nothings working!" She whispered, noticing a sleeping Simon not too far away starting to stir. "I know what to do Erza, come." The old man stood up and stretched before taking his adopted granddaughters hand and walking towards their troubled friend. The two of them sat beside the blunette, he was sweating and his expression was tight. He whimpered softly. "What'll we do?"
"Well, There's an old lullaby I remember my mother singing to my younger brother when he was little, who always had restless sleep. It worked like a charm!" He chuckled. "How does it go?" Asked Erza, staring up at him. "Well," The old man started, "First you take their hand..." Erza took Jellal's shaking hand in hers, and squeezed it lightly.
"And then what?"
"You sing, Ame ga furu
Shizukana Lullaby utau awai yokogao
Toji komerareta chiisana heya wa
Ai to yoberu kiga shiteiru."
("The rain is falling down.
While you sing a quiet lullaby, I catch a fleeting glimpse of your face.
I'm trapped in a small room, but I love you, my spirit calls out to you.")
Erza took a deep breath, holding his hand and whisper-sang, "Ame ga furu
Shizukana Lullaby utau awai yokogao
Toji komerareta chiisana heya wa
Ai to yoberu kiga shiteiru."
("The rain is falling down.
While you sing a quiet lullaby, I catch a fleeting glimpse of your face.
I'm trapped in a small room, but I love you, my spirit calls out to you.")
Jellal's hand suddenly relaxed a bit, and Grandpa Rob cracked a toothless smile. He continued to sing,
"Kotoba mo iranakute
Omoide ga yawaraide
Yasuragi nante shiranai kedo
Ichiban sokoni chikai bashode nemuritai dake
Anata no sobani iru"
("Words are needless, lost memories are softened peacefully, but its strange...
I can't forget that place where I only just slept.
Close beside you.")
Erza nodded and repeated, "Kotoba mo iranakute
Omoide ga yawaraide
Yasuragi nante shiranai kedo
Ichiban sokoni chikai bashode nemuritai dake
Anata no sobani iru"
("Words are needless, lost memories are softened peacefully, but it's strange...
I can't forget that place where I only just slept.
Close beside you.")
Jellal whimpered again, but stopped shaking. His breathing had slowed down back to normal too.
"Let's sing the last part together, ok?"
Erza nodded, "Ok!" She was happy it was starting to work.
The two of them began,
"Ame ga furu
Shizukana Lullaby Sotto yoru wo uzumete
Kanashii kotowa shiritakunaino
Dakara zutto utatteite
Yoakega kurumade
Zutto kono mama."
("The rain is falling down.
I sing a soft lullaby.
In the gentle night I bury my face in my hands.
I don't want to know sadness, so I let the singing stay as
it is,
As it is until dawn.")
Erza finished singing and felt Jellal's hand relax, and his face loosen. The song was peaceful, and grandpa had been right, it did work like a charm. Erza took the towel and wiped the last of the sweat off his face. "The last time you had a nightmare...boy, me and gramps had to sing and hold your hand all night until the storm stopped. You woke up early the next day and didn't know what happened!" She laughed softly, letting go of his hand and brushing his dusty hair out of his eyes. He was sleeping peacefully now. "I guess it's natural to have a scary dream once in a while, I do too. Or...other times maybe a scary reality. We've been through a lot though, haven't we?" Erza paused to look outside the window. The rain had stopped. "Sometimes when I close my eyes I pretend I'm alright, but it's never enough. The past seems to always come back to haunt me. But seeing you're back…maybe it's not such a bad thing." She laughed, hoping that maybe he could hear her. And sure enough, a small smile spread out across Jellal's sleepy face.
I have to remember to give Wendy the lyrics incase this happens again. I wouldn't want him to suffer while he's supposed to be resting.
She paused, and thought for a second.
I woke up really early today…maybe I should get some sleep too.
Erza quietly crept around to the other side of Wendy's bed, and climbed under the covers next to Jellal. She made sure there was a space between them, so it wouldn't be too awkward.
What if he wakes up and sees me here? He'll probably freak out for a second…But what if he has another nightmare?
Erza took Jellal's hand just in case and curled up next to him, thinking,
Even though it's been seven years, it's not all that different, is it? I still have to watch out for you, and you're still getting yourself into trouble. Funny, isn't it?
Oh gosh guys I am so sorry for the extremely slow update. I know how it feels to wait forever for a fic to update. It sucks, I know. That'll never happen again, I promise!
On another note, this story will be coming to an end soon, and I need to know what you guys want to read next. Should I do a Fairy tail high school AU, a domestic Jerza one-shot or something else? ARG I don't know.
If you guys are wondering about the lullaby, it's called "Althea" it's a Japanese song sung to put children to sleep at night. I thought it was beautiful and fit Erza/Jellal perfectly.
Also, thanks so much for the names for the Jerza kids, I got It all planned out now ;P
I'll be updating again sometime in the next two weeks, so look out. Sorry again for the slow update…sorry! Well, it's about 1:00 am over here so time to get some sleep. GOODNIGHT! 3
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