AN: I kind of rushed with this chapter; hopefully it doesn't show too much. And I know it's not the best update, but I'll do better with the next chapter. Honest.

And maybe I'll get to the prompts as well.

Regardless, I hope you still enjoy. Feel free to leave a prompt in the reviews or PM them. Enjoy.

Ciao. c:

No matter how many monsters or beasts she had and will slay, Erza would never forget the initial fear and anxiety she had first felt when she finally gathered her courage to ask Lucy Heartfilia out. It was somewhere around the first year Lucy had joined the Guild, and Erza had become madly infatuated with the blonde. Countless times she had tried to confess her true feelings for the girl, but she would back down with lame excuses. The night she finally decided to confess to the girl was something that she could never forget, no matter how hard she tried.

Her heart was about to rip out of her chest, nearly leaping out of its cage of bones with a mighty sword of its own. Erza had sucked in a breath before rapping the door gently, ending at a somewhat loud volume. At this point, the redheaded knight was just trying everything in her power to keep calm, gripping her metal-clad hand into a tight fist.

She had tried her very best not to don her armor for this particular event, but she was shaking so violently in the Guild that she simply had no other choice but to do so (Natsu and the others thought that she was being possessed by some kind of demon. It took her a moment for her to explain that even she can feel an immense amount of anxiety too).

Erza crossed her arms in front of her chest, taking several breaths to calm her raging nerves.

Maybe it wasn't such a good idea to ask her tonight.

I should have waited.

Maybe she's out?

…With her secret boyfriend.

Oh God, if she has a secret lover that she hasn't told anyone about…

What if it's Natsu?

At this point, Erza was trying to nibble through her metallic glove to get to her nail. She did not hear the click of the door opening, nor the sound of Lucy clearing her throat.

"Erza, you okay?" Lucy carefully looked the knight in one fluid motion, nervousness at the mere sight of having one of the strongest Mages in Fairy Tail right on her doorstep (despite the fact that they were part of the same team).

The redhead's brown eyes frantically looked up to gaze into those amazingly humble and calming ones Lucy possessed. Erza felt instantly at ease, and she relaxed somewhat. Metaphorical red paint slashed across her face.

"O-Oh, L-Lucy! I didn't realize you would be home." Erza knew that deep down she had sputtered the worst excuse known to man.

Lucy knew this too, but put up the most forceful smile she could muster; it was clear she didn't want to face the wrath of an angry Titania.

"Well, I do live here, and I didn't have any jobs so…"

"You do live here. You do indeed…"

They stared at the same spot on the floor for a while before glancing at each other's eyes.

"U-Uh, do you want to come inside?" Lucy asked nervously, sliding over to the side to let the older Mage into her residence.

Erza entered the room with an awkward smile, and casually sat at the table. Lucy sat down opposite of the redhead.

They quietly sat there, each nervous for completely different reasons. They glanced at one another, before reverting their eyes back to another object in the house, trying very hard not to prolong the eye contact any longer than a second.

"S-So, is there something you wanted from me?" Lucy asked, her voice shaking somewhat. She cleared her throat quietly.

"O-Oh, yeah," Erza cleared her throat too, surprised at her own shaky tone. Her brown eyes flitted up to see the mild bewilderment in Lucy's eyes; it was clear she had not been expecting a display of nervousness from Titania. "I was meaning to ask you something."

Lucy seemed to relax considerably at this. "Then what is it that you want to ask me?"

This is it. Oh God. Should I be demanding about it? No, she would probably be offended. How about gentle? Would she even take me seriously? How in damn Fiore am I supposed to ask her out, goddammit!

"Erza?" Lucy tilted her head to the side. Erza suddenly stopped what she was doing, and with an unexpected burst of courage, she slammed a metal-covered hand on the table. Lucy yelped with surprise, and nearly jumped out of her skin.

"Lucy!"

"Y-Yes?" Lucy squealed.

The rush disappeared as suddenly as it came, and Erza felt like a complete fool.

"U-Uh…" A complete red smear spread across her face. "I, uh, I…"

"You?"

Erza's blush deepened as she finished off her request, "I want to ask you out for dinner tomorrow."

Lucy stared at her, mouth agape. Her face was an intense shade of red, an equal hue of Erza's hair. A sudden pierce of fear struck Erza right in the heart as she carefully watched—or glared unintentionally—at the blonde.

Crap, I shouldn't have said it like that, shouldn't I—

A blur of blonde crashed into her and they both tumbled to the floor, Lucy being on top. The younger girl was squealing uncontrollably as she nuzzled into Erza's neck, hugging her as tight as she could.

"YES, I THOUGHT YOU WOULD NEVER ASK!" Lucy screamed, rubbing her face side to side. Erza simply had laid there a stupid grin on her face.

Now, Erza stood before the same girl that tackled her to the ground, the same girl that she was hopelessly in love with. They were a few years older than before, but her beauty was still there. Her flaxen hair was tied back into a bun, a transparent covering the top of her head. A rather extravagant bouquet was in her hands, the flowers amplifying the radiance Lucy emitted. An ear-to-ear grin was on her face, a faint touch of red to color her cheeks. Her white dress flowed behind her, the attire complimenting her ample figure. She was the most beautiful woman in Erza's eyes, and she could hardly believe Lucy was going to be just hers in a few short moments.

"Now, will you, Lucy Heartfilia, take Erza Scarlet as your wife, to love and protect, to—"

Lucy began screaming her answer of "YES" over and over again, hurling the flowers behind her before tackling the redhead to the ground, just as they did when their wonderful relationship began.

Erza just laid there, the biggest and most stupid grin on her face. Turning her head just a bit, she locked onto Lucy's lips to ultimately seal the deal.