JERZA! I'll warn you now, there might be a lime in this one.
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Erza's P.O.V.
"Hey.", I turned to see Jellal walk over next to me, his shoes clicking on the stone. I bet your wondering how I can tell the difference between him and his brother, and I'll tell you. Mystogan's annoying, easy as that. He's a three-year old on a sugar high.
I smiled at him softly before turning back to the binoculars in my hand. I peered through the green of the forest to see if I could spot a certain ice mage and water mage together, but found nothing.
"They'll be fine, I bet they're together right now.", Jellal lowered the binoculars and hugged me from behind, his chest pressing against my back. I blushed as he kissed my ear, and I turned and kissed his cheek, brushing his royal blue hair out of the way.
"I know, but I'm still worried for them. What if something happened to them?", I asked, and Jellal frowned.
"Maybe we can go look for them on the ground.", He offered, and I nodded. He took my hand and led me to two waiting magic motorbikes. I quickly climbed onto one, and he climbed onto the other, and we sped out the gates.
And, sure enough, when we got there, a third bike was standing outside of the forest. Lyon. I looked at Jellal, who had the same thought I did. "Let's go, they can't be far.", I made my way through the vines, with Jellal close behind me.
"Maybe this way?", He pointed left, and I looked to see footprints, most likely Lyon's, and I nodded, following him.
I didn't see the ditch in front of me, though, and I fell in, accidentally pulling Jellal with me, and he landed on top of me. He used his elbows to support himself so he didn't crush me, but our noses were almost touching anyway. "Oops.", I breathed, and Jellal smiled, making me blush.
"Nice, Erza.", He kissed my forehead, and I turned a colour that would rival my own hair. "You know what? You remind me of a certain scarlet-haired maid I met when I stayed at Loke's kingdom one year, a while back. Was that you?", He asked.
"It was me.", I confessed, and Jellal blushed. "What?"
"Nothing, really.", He smiled, before trying to get up. Unfortunately, his ankle got tangled in a patch of weeds, making it impossible for him to move without dragging the dirt with him. "Crap."
"If I could get out, I could cut them.", I offered, and Jellal nodded. He lifted himself off of me, and I slowly wriggled underneath him towards the plants. After that long and tiring exercise, my shirt had been caught on rocks and sticks in really awkward places, I reached his ankle and slowly began to remove the weeds, cutting only when necessary. Soon all the plants were off and we could get out of here. I looked up, and only realised then how far we fell. I'm surprised we weren't injured at all. "How do we get out?"
"I don't know. Do you have an armor that could help?", He stood up and brushed the remnants of the vines of his ankle.
"Then why would I ask?"
"Good point.", Jellal shrugged as he walked up to the side and brushed the dirt with his fingers, and most of the dirt began to shake. "Shit! Run!", He grabbed my hand and pulled me to one side just as the dirt came down on where I was standing moments ago.
"Thanks.", I smiled, then I realised how intimate our position looked. Jellal was on top of me, and it could easily look like he pinned me down, his legs wound between mine.
"You're welcome.", He brushed away a lock of scarlet, and his eyes filled with love.
"What?"
"Damn your beautiful.", He smiled before he kissed me, and I traced his birthmark with my fingers. I felt his hands dance along my shirt, slowly undoing the buttons, I pushed his hand away. Instead, he moved his lips so he was kissing and nipping at my neck, and I moaned when he hit a sensitive spot. When I felt him smile against my neck, I pulled him back to my mouth, and kissed him hard. I felt his tongue trace my lower lip, and I shivered at the touch. "I love you.", He breathed when oxygen became necessary.
"I love you too.", I smiled, before giving him a little peck.
"Erza and Jellal, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G!", I looked over his shoulder to see Aurelie and Aki laughing their heads off. "I knew it!", My little sister smiled at me. "Good on ya, Erza.", She winked.
"Oh my god.", I practically died of embarrassment, and I buried my face into Jellal's chest.
"They're not that bad.", He smiled, kissing my cheek before helping me up.
"Wait."
"First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes little babies in the carriage!", Jellal's eyes widened, and I laughed.
"Told you.", I kissed his cheek, and he blushed lightly.
"What did I miss? Was it Gruvia, Gavy, Jerza?", I heard Ishi from the other side, but that wasn't what shocked me. They gave us ship names for crying out loud! Who does that!?
"Jerza, my friend, Jerza. And lemme guess, there was a bit of Lyshi a few moments ago, huh?", Aki raised her eyebrow at the water mage, who blushed.
"Shut up. Now how are we supposed to get those two out of there?", Ishi looked at us, and the vast space between the bottom of the cavern and the surface. "How about, um, Lyon?"
"Ice Make: Stairs! There you go, you two.", Lyon smiled as we walked up the frozen staircase, well, it was more like Jellal carried me up, bridal style.
"I'm getting practice.", He whispered in my ear, and I turned the same shade as my hair.
"Shut up.", I blushed as he set me down on the edge of the valley.
"We should get going., Aurelie was about to help Ishi walk, I only noticed the ankle then, but she was swiftly picked up by Lyon. "Okay, she's fine, let's go!", Aurelie led the way through the thicket, occasionally cutting away some of the vines with her kitana. We reached the bikes, that were now covered in a soft layer of water from a storm that had passed over, I can't believe we didn't feel it.
"My bad guys, my bad.", Ishi blushed as she used her magic to dry off the machines, which quickly roared to life as we climbed on and sped off.
We were met halfway by the anxious-looking Raijinshuu, and a relieved sigh escaped out of Evergreen's mouth. "What's up?", Aki asked, her face filled with concern.
"It's Mariko and Mystogan, they're gone.", Freed looked at us in turn as the information sunk in. How the hell do two powerful mages disappear just like that?
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I hour earlier
Mariko's P.O.V.
"Leave him alone!", I yelled as my attack was deflected yet again. How strong was the Siren's Curse?
"Make me.", Sherry smiled perverted before turning back to the beaten Mystogan, who was barely conscious. "He's so strong, pity I have to kill him."
"Just try it bitch!", I threw a punch, and my fist connected with her jaw and she was sent flying. When she had gotten up and ran back over to us, I had already carried Mystogan into the woods.
"That was a mistake Mariko!", Sherry jeered."Rock Doll!", My jaw dropped as a huge sone giant formed, it's lifeless eyes piercing holes in my soul. Shit. "Crush them!", Shiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii t. I turned and ran as fast as I could, which wasn't very fast seeing Mystogan was a dead weight. I quickly slid into a wide, hollow tree to catch my breath, and felt Mystogan's arm slide off from around my shoulders.
"Mariko.", He breathed, "Go. I'm a dead weight, leave me here.", He kissed the top of my head. "Go. Go, Mariko!", His voice turned into a snarl, but I stayed put.
"I'm not leaving you.", I grabbed his wrist to accent my point, but all he did was shake it off. Suddenly, our wooden shelter was torn from the ground, and we were exposed to the giant's wrath.
"Awwwwwwwwww! That's so sweet, I almost got a cavity!", Sherry crooned, her hands on her hips. "You can die now.", The last thing I saw was the giant's fist coming closer.
The last thing I heard? "I love you, Mariko.", then everything went black.
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Mariko! Mystogan! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! *sob sob*
Gray: DON'T YOU FREAKING DARE!
Jellal: If you dare to hurt my brother...
Lyon: Leave Mariko alone!
Me: I just pissed off hot dudes ;)
The Three: YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS!?
Me: Der. You guys are CUTE when you're pissed!
Jellal: Just update so I can breathe again -.-
Me: AWWWW! EVERYONE! Jellal's protective mode is kicking in!
Jellal: SHUT UP AND KEEP MYSTOGAN SAFE!
Mystogan: You do know this is a story, right?
Mariko: He has a point.
Jellal/Gray/Lyon: Uuuuuuuumm... *runs*
Me: I am making everyone so OOC! :D It's HILARIOUS!