Hello! I was finally able to access the document, so now I can post chapter four! I don't know what the hell was up with Google Drive that led to me being unable to open the document, but I finally got it. That was an annoying couple of days because I couldn't even do any writing… Anyways, I hope you enjoy chapter four!

I did get to talk to my mom some more that day, but she had to go back home early for work. She lived on the other side of the country. My mom really made a large effort to get away from my father. Then again, she was supposedly dead for a while, and I'd imagine it would be hard to be 'dead' when you're living somewhere where people know you well.

Four days after I found out she was alive, I was at home forcing back tears. The day Jellal left for a month or more. There was a part of me that wanted to ask him to stay, and there was a part of me that wanted him to go.

"I don't think I should go..." Jellal muttered, "You've been having more panic attacks lately, and we still haven't found Meredy."

I agree, you shouldn't go.

"Jellal, you should go; you don't get offers like this everyday," I responded, "I'll be fine, and if we receive any information on Meredy, I'll call you."

He should still stay...

He gave me a wary look, "Are you sure? You've also been having nightmares..."

"Yeah," I nodded, "If I need anything, I'll call Levy."

Jellal sighed and finished packing his bags then gave me one last kiss.

"Are you sure you don't want to come to the airport?"

I nodded once more, "It'll be less stress."

"Okay, then I'll see you whenever I get back," Jellal hugged me. Moments later, he was out of the house and on his way to the airport. He left his car at the house because Director Makarov gave him a different car to use, so I would be able to get to work safely.

The second he left, I gave up on holding back my tears; I let them pour down my face. I wanted Jellal to stay, more than anything, but I couldn't take this offer away from him. It was too important.

My back was pressed up against the door as I cried into my hands.

'You dumbass, you should've told him! He would've stayed!' I mentally yelled at myself.

"But would he still love me if he found out?" I whispered through the tears.

After crying for what seemed like forever, my phone rang, causing me to flinch. I wiped my eyes and left to find my phone. It was on the counter, and I saw that Levy was calling me. I sighed and answered the phone.

"Erza, are you coming to work today?" Levy asked.

"Yeah...?" I responded, confused.

"Okay, and you should probably call Jellal, he's been trying to call you since sometime last night..." Levy added.

"Wait, what? What day is it?" I asked.

"Uh... Tuesday?" she replied.

"Oh... I didn't even hear my phone ring until you called," I sighed, "Um, I'll see you at work, Levy."

"Alright, see you when you get here," she hung up, and I quickly checked to see how many times Jellal called me. Twelve times. I called Jellal right away.

While I waited for Jellal to answer, I got ready for work. Once I was halfway done brushing my hair, he finally answered.

"Jellal!" I exclaimed then quickly added, "Hi, sorry I didn't answer your calls, I was uh...busy."

He lightly laughed and sounding relieved, responded, "Hi Erza. How have you been?"

"I'm fine, you've only been gone for a day and a half," I forced a smile even though he couldn't see me.

And I only cried the entire time you were gone...

I suddenly realized that I had stopped getting ready for work, so I quickly started to change clothes while Jellal was saying that he still doesn't think he should be there. Jellal stopped talking when I let out a small scream of surprise as I fell while putting on a pair of jeans and dropped my phone.

After quickly pulling my jeans on all the way, I picked up my phone.

"Hi, sorry about that," I apologized right away.

"What happened? Are you okay?" Jellal asked at once.

"Yeah I'm fine, I just learned why someone shouldn't get ready for work while talking on the phone," I responded.

"Wait, you aren't at work?" his tone changed, and he sounded concerned.

"I uh... Slept late," I lied.

"It's one in the afternoon where you are..." Jellal mumbled.

"I slept really late," I replied.

"Are you sure you're okay? I can come home if you want," he offered.

"No, stay wherever you are, I'm fine," I tried to reassure him as I finished brushing my hair that I had forgotten was only half brushed. I added, "I have to go now, I'll call you later."

"Wai-" Jellal started.

Too late.

I hung up and quickly finished getting ready for work. Rather than driving to work, I decided to walk; I needed time to clear my mind. With my arms crossed over my stomach, I began my walk to work.

When I started focussing more on my surroundings, I realized that I was passing Wendy's school. I glanced past the fence bordering the school property. Shrugging, I continued walking. When I stopped walking, it was because I heard Romeo's voice. It was faint, but it was there.

"Leave Wendy alone already!"

Instinctively, I looked around to see where Romeo was. After only a couple of moments, my eyes rested on a group of kids in the middle of the schoolyard; Wendy and Romeo were towards the center of that group. One of the other kids said something and shoved Wendy, and Romeo put himself between them.

"I said leave her alone, she didn't do anything to you!" Romeo shouted.

Wendy grabbed his arm and said something to him, but I obviously couldn't hear what. She got shoved again by another kid, and what happened next, surprised me. Romeo turned around and punched the kid in the face.

"Romeo!" Wendy scolded loudly.

More punches were shared amongst the boys, and Wendy was stuck in the middle of it. I went through a gate that had only been a few feet away from me and jogged over to the group of kids.

"Hey, knock it off!" I scolded all of them.

They stopped hitting each other but remained glaring. Wendy pushed past the glaring boys and ran over to me.

"Erza!" she wrapped her arms around me.

"Wendy, are you okay?" I asked.

"Yeah, Romeo protected me. I only have a couple bruises," she smiled.

"He still shouldn't have started a fight though," I frowned.

"But they're mean to us all the-" she started.

I cut her off, "Yeah, and when I was in school, almost the same thing happened to me, but it was worse... I still didn't start any fights."

"That's because-" she started then thought better of what she was about to say.

Just then, the boys started arguing again.

"What are doing even hanging around a wimp like her anyway?" one of the boys sneered.

"Shut up," Romeo clenched his fists, causing me to move away from Wendy and quickly grab Romeo's arm.

"Romeo, I know what you're thinking, but you can't hit him again..." I muttered sternly.

He looked at me and frowned.

"Yeah Romeo, listen to the old lady," the boy standing a few inches away from Romeo laughed.

"I'm not old, I'm only 22," I retorted then shook my head, "Never mind that, leave Wendy and Romeo alone."

"Why should we?" he retorted.

"Do you really need someone to answer that question for you?" I rolled my eyes and slowly released Romeo's arm.

The boy glared at me and began to turn around, but he stopped and hit me in the stomach. Wendy, of all people, punched the boys jaw.

"Why'd you hit her? Can't you tell she's pregnant?" Wendy interrogated.

My eyes widened, "How did you find out?"

She looked at me funny, "I was just bluffing, but... Really? You're pregnant?"

The boy rolled his eyes, and he and his friends left.

"Uh... Nope," I lied.

"But you just-"

"Nope, you heard nothing," I retorted, taking a small step backward.

She narrowed her eyes, "Does Jellal know?"

I slightly shook my head and looked to my feet.

"Where is Jellal anyways?" Romeo asked.

"And shouldn't you be at work?" Wendy added.

"Uh..." I hesitated, "Jellal is away for a while, he's doing something for Director Makarov, and... Yes, I should be at work."

"Why aren't you at work?" Romeo looked at me curiously.

"Because I'm not," I retorted.

They ask too many questions.

"So... Why haven't you told Jellal that you're pregnant?" Wendy took a step closer to me.

"Um... Uh... No reason," I lied.

"So you wouldn't mind if I told him?" Wendy smirked.

"You wouldn't tell him though," I pointed out.

"No, but I would tell Levy, and she'd tell him," she smiled mischievously.

"Okay I haven't told him yet because... I-it's not his baby," I looked completely away from them.

"What?" Wendy exclaimed in disbelief, grabbing hold of my shoulders, "Whose is it?"

"I-I don't know," I admit quietly, "It happened when I was missing for a week. I was unconscious for the entire week."

Romeo and Wendy remained silent as they stared at me in surprise.

"But you can't tell anyone I told you this," I quickly added.

"Why don't you want to tell Jellal? I'm sure he'd understand," Wendy responded timidly.

I'm scared... That's why.

Those four simple words weren't spoken though. They were only thought.

"I-I better go," I mumbled then quickly walked away and finished my walk to work.

When I got to FTBI, Levy was waiting for me in the lobby.

"What took you so long?" she quizzed me right away.

"I walked," I shrugged.

"Jellal said he didn't want you walking," Mira stated from behind the front desk.

"What he doesn't know can't hurt him," I retorted.

"Erza, usually you respect his decisions," Levy pointed out, "Now you're like completely against him..."

Maybe that would be for the best...

I shook my head, "Let's just keep trying to find Meredy."

"Oh, by the way, Rogue also went missing. He started working here at the same time you did; he's on Bisca's team," Levy added.

This is a short chapter because... Well, it just seems like a good spot to leave off. Anyways, have a nice day/night!

Oh, just to remind you guys, I won't be posting as frequently because of school.