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Chapter 3: Control

Jellal's POV

All I can see is black lace.

And her body.

Poised delicately upon my bed.

Before me lies a beautiful young woman, her long scarlet hair framing her face perfectly. Her eyes were half closed as she stared up at me intensely.

"Jellal..." She whispered my name as her hands move upwards, gripping the nape of my neck gently and pulling me towards her.

Those chocolate brown eyes stare into mine, filling with lust and impure intentions.

The black lacy lingerie adorning her body only adds to the appeal.

Our faces are inching closer and closer together and I can feel her cool breath against my lips.

I dip my head down, showering her exposed neck with soft, tender kisses.

She sighs happily under my touch, winding her fingers through my hair and pulling me closer to her.

I smiled gently, pulling my head back slightly to gaze at her face.

Her cherry red lips were parted slightly and her cheeks flushed pink.

I cupped her chin, tilting it more towards me before bringing my lips down to meet hers.

Our lips melted together, and she opened her mouth slightly, allowing my tongue the entrance it needed.

We explored each other's mouths eagerly, hands eagerly wandering all over each other's bodies with slight desperation.

Slowly, I broke away from her lips, allowing us both the time we needed to catch our breath.

I smiled sly, pulling at the lacy black fabric wrapped around her hips and whispering her name, "Erza..."

I sat up suddenly, gasping for air and clutching my chest.

"Oh god..." I muttered to myself, running a hand through my bed head of hair.

Did I seriously just have that sort of dream about a girl in my class? A student, whom I've only known all of 2 weeks.

God, what's wrong with me?

I made my way to the bathroom where I splashed water onto my face which was already shiny with sweat.

Letting the beads of water trickle down my face and drip off my chin I scowled at myself in the mirror.

If that Erza Scarlet girl wasn't sitting that position, revealing those sexy lace panties for all to see, then this never would have happened. And of course, just to make matters worse, I had my first private lesson with her today. And this meant her coming over to my house.

This would most definitely not end well.

I had lay down once again before rolling over to look at my alarm clock.

4:57 A.M.

Bloody hell! Why was I awake at such an ungodly hour? It was way too early to be having perverted dreams about a student. And way too early to even be awake. It was a Saturday for goodness sake.

I don't have to teach at the university today and Erza won't be over until 11, so why was I waking up so damn early in the morning.

I groaned loudly, twisting onto my stomach and burying my head in the pillow.

I just wanted to catch up on those many hours of sleep I had missed by staying up late and going over lesson plans. If I kept going this way I really was going to start looking terrible. Dark circles under my eyes wouldn't look too nice going in to work on Monday.

Sighing, I closed my eyes, dreading the time my alarm would go off, warning me that it was time to prepare for the arrival of one scarlet haired beauty.

Why I had offered to give her private lessons, I have no idea. I mean, she's a smart girl and if she improved just a little, her grades could quickly rise from B's to A's.

And so I realised that I had to focus on her grades and her performance at school, rather than those lacy black panties that refuse to leave my mind, and the intense dream I'd had about her no more than 5 minutes ago.

"Focus!" I mumbled to myself, shifting my body slightly so I could get comfortable before I felt the warm embrace of sleep.

As I drifted off, I couldn't help but hope that these thoughts of this student of mine would leave quickly and never come back.

I know the consequences of a student/teacher relationship and they aren't pretty.

I have to stay calm, in control, and focus.

Lucy's POV

I did it again.

Why?

Why do I keep doing this when I know how bad it is for me? I want to stop. I should never have started but it's become an addiction and now I can't stop. The temptation is too much.

But it's so damn ridiculous. Some one of my age, a junior in college, I shouldn't be doing this. I always thought stuff like this was for high school girls.

Well I guess maybe I'm not as grown up as I thought.

I left my hands trail over my collar bones, drifting down over my ribs before pressing my finger tips into my hips.

This feeling won't go away. What the hell is wrong with me?

Why can't I just be like every other normal girl and not worry about this.

I used to be so confident in myself. I still act that way, with all my skimpy outfits and fake smiles. But it's all just for show so nobody will question me about this problem.

I'm just glad Erza, Juvia and Levy haven't noticed yet.

Even though we shared an apartment, they haven't noticed anything out of the ordinary and for that, I'm extremely grateful.

I just hope they keep on being their oblivious selves. If they were to find out about my condition I wouldn't know how to react.

I sniffled a little before rubbing my eyes.

"C'mon Lucy, it's 5 in the morning. It's too early to start crying again." I scolded myself as I pulled the sheets away from my body, swinging my legs over the side of my bed and making my way over to my wardrobe.

"Focus. You can do this. Just make it through the day. You have to keep up appearances or the others will notice." I pulled out a pair of short black shorts and a pale blue ruffled shirt before making my way to the shower.

My little lecture to myself had been of no use.

As I stepped inside the bathroom, closing the door behind me, I slid to the floor and cried silently. Letting the tears stream down my face in a never ending flow of sadness.

It was at moments like these that I wanted him here beside me, holding my shaking form against his and whispering those words I long to hear.

"It'll be ok, I'm here for you."

But those words aren't real and they will never reach my ears. Nor will his arms ever encircle my waist in the loving way I wish for every night.

Just thinking about it reminds me of how imperfect I am and how I will never ever, not even in my wildest dreams, be worthy of standing by his side as his girlfriend. Never.

And with that, I find myself walking on the verge of another break down. Tears in my eyes and blonde hair in my face to shield the pain even though no one is watching.

I'm already losing control.

Erza's POV

Fucking hell.

Stupid Jellal, making me get up before noon on a bloody Saturday. I need to catch up on my sleep!

I'm not used to getting up at 8 in the fucking morning on weekends!

After he gave me that disgusting B grade, I've been studying non-stop over these past couple days. Which meant a severe lack of sleep and a drastic change to my schedule.

He better appreciate all the work and effort I'm putting into this!

I stomped my way out of my bed room and into the dining room where a bright eyed Levy was serving up a variety of different breakfast foods, dashing back and forth between the dining table and the kitchen in her frilly pink apron.

Lucy and Juvia were already sitting at the table as I trudged over to take my usual seat at the front of the table.

Lucy sat at the other end, texting and giggling girlishly, whilst Juvia sat on the left reading a book, leaving Levy to take her seat on the right as she placed four coffee's down on the table for everyone.

I tried to cover up my anger and act normal, hoping they wouldn't notice that I was more grumpy than usual.

"Oh Erza! You're actually awake in time to eat breakfast with us." Levy chirped happily, "Well thank goodness I made a lot of food for us all."

The bluenette was grinning widely. How she could be so happy this early in the morning made no sense to me.

"Let's eat!" Juvia put down her book and picked up a plate full of fried eggs.

Levy and Juvia loaded up their plates hungrily while Lucy sat back in her chair, only ever reaching forward once to grab the water bottle to pour herself a drink.

"Not eating this morning, Luce?" I asked, a little curious.

"Oh, no. Not right now anyway. I was thinking about going for a run soon and I don't want to get cramps so I think I'll eat when I get back." The blonde smiled delicately at me and our two blue haired friends.

"Well if you say so..." I muttered before taking a small bite out of my Nutella coated toast, savouring the chocolate flavoured goodness.

"Hey, so if you guys aren't busy today, I was thinking we could catch up with Natsu, Lisanna, Loke and all that. You know, go down town or invite them over. Just so we can all hang out." Levy was smiling as she looked around the room for any objections.

"Yeah, that sounds like fun." Lucy had perked up considerably at the mention of this, leading me to wonder if perhaps she had a thing for Natsu.

But didn't he like Lisanna?

I furrowed my brow a little before Juvia spoke up, "Will Gray-sama be there?"

"Of course!" Levy was grinning from ear to ear, twirling a piece of blue hair around her index finger.

"Well then Juvia will most definitely be there!" Juvia grinned back enthusiastically. She made it no secret that she had a thing for our friend Gray Fullbuster.

"Well then it's settled! I'll call up Lisanna and she'll help me organise it!" The bluenette cheered before taking a sip of her coffee.

"Oh, uh, Levy...I actually can't hang out today." I hung my head, dreading the fact that I would now have to tell them what I'm doing today.

"Oh?" Lucy asked, suddenly interested, "What are you doing instead then?"

I lowered my head even more before mumbling the answer ever so quietly, "I have to attend a private tutor lesson with Mr Fernandes."

My three house mates had narrowed their eyebrows for a second, leaning in towards me so they could hear what I had basically whispered to them.

They all pulled back at once, gasping in shock and placing their hands over their mouths,

Squealing in delight the three of them leapt up and began to pester me about how this could have possibly happened.

And after revealing a very undetailed version of what happened, leaving out the parts where he grabbed my shoulders and cupped my chin of course, they sat back down, grinning like the maniacs they were.

"Oh my god, Erza, this is so exciting!" Lucy chortled.

"Juvia is wondering what Erza is going to wear." Juvia smiled slyly.

"I seriously can't believe you're going over to his house!" Levy burst out before giving a little smirk.

"God, you guys! Back off! It's not like it's a date or anything. He's my bloody teacher for fuck's sake!" I huffed, pouting a little at their obsession with our English teacher.

I knew my cheeks were turning pink so I decide to walk away. Well, I didn't really walk, it was more like stomping.

But that didn't stop me from hearing the giggling and various comments like "She likes him!" or, "Oh my god, she was totally blushing!"

I sighed as I returned to my room.

I tied my hair back in a high pony tail before applying a slight amount of makeup. I then proceeded to shove my English book and text book into a small black satchel bag.

I then spent the remainder of my time moping in my bed, thinking about of stupid it was for me to accept his offer for private lessons.

I was, after all, a genius.

Why did I need some guy like Jellal repeating the stuff I'd already learned back in primary school? It was pointless.

Yet my heart was pounding wildly against my rib cage, just about ready to burst from my chest. And before long, it was quarter to eleven and time to leave.

I jumped in my car and 10 minutes later I was pulling up in front of the address he had scrawled on a piece of paper for me.

I only had to knock my hand against the door two times before the door opened.

I hadn't expected him to get to the front door so fast, so when he opened the door I almost hit him in the face.

Such a stupid move on my part. It only made me feel even more like an idiot as I blushed.

But never the less, he smiled down at me warmly, stepping aside and welcoming me, "Step inside, Miss Erza Scarlet."

The way he said my name sent shivers down my spine.

I hope you all liked this chapter. I know it says on my updating schedule that it was meant to be up yesterday but I've just been so utterly exhausted lately. I just needed a little time to sleep but the chapter is here now. Once again, I apologise for the wait.
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(Please feel free to take a look at my other Fairy Tail fanfics: Pain can lead to Love and Playing Cupid. There's also a small drabble which is like what happens before this fanfic called: Open Doors Into The Future.)