Hello everyone did you miss me. Now for those who were waiting for me to update, here you go. I would like to point out in this chapter that you may feel that it's rushed with what's going on in the chapter but to me. . . I just really want to get it out of the way *Shrugs*. But anyways, before we begin
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Year: X778, two years later
It's been two years since Jellal left Fairy Tail along with the others to follow their dreams while leaving Erza behind as she dedicated herself to follow her own dream of becoming a strong mage who will protect her friends at any cost
As promised Jellal sent Erza letters at any chance he could get as Erza always felt happy whenever she got one of his letters as she quickly responded to his letters whenever they came. She was also getting letters from Simon who was stating his progress in finding his sister with great difficulty but was doing well and met some great people along the way.
Erza gotten a letter from Sho, Millianna, and Wally that they have gone around the entire southern part of Fiore during the last two years. The latest letter they sent said they will soon charter a boat to the neighboring kingdom Caelum.
In the letters Erza has written to each of her friends of what is happening around the guild and talked about the new members that have joined them during the years. The first to join was a pink haired boy named Natsu who actually had the ancient magic called Dragon Slayer Magic. She also wrote the boy was pretty hard headed as he didn't listen and just fought all the time with the Ice Make user Gray. But what he lacks in self control he makes up in determination as she written that the boy would always challenge her to a fight but always loses but challenges her again and again trying harder every time but was never a poor sport when he lost.
The other members that joined was the Strauss family which consists of Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna. Lisanna in her words was the most joyous girl next to Millianna but with a slight hidden devious side that someone her age shouldn't possibly have that only comes out when she wants to tease someone. Elfman is pretty quiet but very kind as he would always help out his older and younger sibling. Mira on the other hand in Erza's opinion, as she keeps this to Simon and Jellal to keep the minds of her younger friends untainted, is a total bitch.
At the time both Jellal and Simon both read this they both choked on whatever they were eating/drinking when they read all the hateful things Erza wrote about Mira to them. Apparently the time apart has given Erza a chance to widen her vocabulary. . . Just not in the way they imagined with the hate filled letters about Mira she sends them on a occasion
Erza now recently sent a message to Jellal that she going to do a job in Hargeon soon and that she'll pay him a visit which he writes back saying that he can't wait to see her again that sent a weird feeling through her when she read that but shook it off and went to get ready for her mission
"I just don't understand why master forced me to work with you, ya tin can" Mira hissed at Erza as the red glared back at her
"Right back at ya, ya bimbo" Erza retorted as the two held their faces near each other as sparks appeared between their eyes in blinding fury
The other two members of their party sighed in exasperation from the two of them fighting again "Mira-Nee, Erza-san, can you two stop fighting" Lisanna asked pleadingly as she was getting tired of listening them complain
"I just want to know why you wanted to come here so damn much that you actually had to beg the master to make me let you come" Mira hissed out as Erza glared harshly back
"That's for me to know and you to never find out" Erza said with her arms crossed as Mira let out an angry 'hmph' as she walked ahead of the group "Where are you going, we're supposed to go the other way" Erza called out to the white haired teen
"I'm going to go get something to eat, if you want to deal with the mission and get yourself killed then by all means go ahead" Mira said hotly as she turned back as she pulled her eyelid down and stuck her tongue out
"Why you little" Erza said shaking with anger
"Come on, you two let's get something to eat" Mira said to her little siblings as the two of them sighed at their sister's attitude
"Sorry Erza" Elfman said quietly as he ran to catch up with his sister
"I can't believe that little" Erza said grinding her teeth before realizing someone was pulling the hem of her skirt. Erza looked down and saw Lisanna smiling up at her "Shouldn't you be following your siblings?" Erza asked dryly as Lisanna shook her head
"Nah, I already ate on the train and I want to explore a bit so I might as well hang around you Erza-san" Lisanna said cutely as the frown on Erza's face faded as she smiled at her
"Alright, come on we have to make a quick detour" Erza said as Lisanna looked at her confused
"Detour? Is this the reason why you wanted to come with us?" Lisanna asked as she tilted her head slightly at Erza
Erza let out a small chuckle as she nodded "Yep, though you must swear you must never tell anyone why. Okay" Erza asked seriously
"Okay, I swear I won't tell anyone what you are doing here today" Lisanna said seriously as Erza smiled because Lisanna may act like a little kid because she is one but she is much smarter than that and knows that this is serious
"Alright then, let's see if we can find that house. Truthfully this is the first time in a year I've been here" Erza said with a soft laugh as the two of them begin walking down a random street
"Really?" Lisanna asked with curiosity about the hidden meaning in what Erza said
"Yea, I've been so busy I haven't had the chance to come by and say hello to someone" Erza said with a smile and faint blush
"Is it a boy" Lisanna said in a teasing voice as Erza turned redder
". . . . Yes" Erza said looking away as Lisanna squealed at how romantic Erza can actually be instead of the usual uptight self she portrays to everyone
"I can't believe I'm actually going to meet Erza-chans boyfriend" Lisanna bounced on her toes excitedly as Erza chuckled slightly embarrassed
"He's not really my boyfriend, just. . A friend. . who happens to be a boy" Erza said dismissing the younger girls claim before flinching at the girl's hard stare
". . . . Okay I do like him but I don't know how to say it, plus we're both too young for that stuff anyways" Erza said with a massive flush and a reminder never to mess with the girl who can get anything out of you with just a look
Lisanna smothered her laughter as she turned away from Erza "Erza no one is too young to fall in love" Lisanna explained cutely
"You mean like you and Natsu are technically married" Erza joked as she knew how those two acted like husband and wife, heck they even played house together where the two acted like husband and wife
"Well ya of course" Lisanna acknowledged which surprised Erza
"Really" Erza asked softly
"Yea, it doesn't matter how old are you as long as you feel. . . right being with that person then you know it is meant to be" Lisanna said with a soft smile and a distant gaze
Erza just stared at her in complete shock that this girl who was so young could say something so meaningful "It scares me sometime that you can be so philosophical and yet you're only 11" Erza deadpanned as Lisanna let out a light hearted giggle ". . . I guess, I should listen to my heart then" Erza said bashfully as she agreed to what Lisanna truly meant about being with the person you truly care for
"Great, let's go meet this guy" Lisanna said happily as Erza chuckled at her giddiness as the two continued their way to Jellal's home. After a few minutes of walking Lisanna decided to ask Erza something "What's his name?"
Before Erza could answer a explosion was heard as well as a loud thud as the two look in front of them to see the side of the burning was broken down while a figure that was covered in soot coughed out a puff of smoke as the hood he was wearing fell down showing his blue hair
"I knew I shouldn't have tried that spell indoors but what did I do, I tried that spell indoors" Jellal muttered angrily to himself as he staggered to get back before noticing someone was helping him. He turned to see who it was and smiled brightly at the red hair girl "Erza!" Jellal exclaimed happily as he pulled her into a hug which she earnestly returned "You're here early, if I knew you were here I would've put something together for us to do for the day" Jellal said with a slight blush which she had one herself
"Yea it's just that the people I came with wanted to get the job done but we parted ways so that we can detour our way here" Erza explained with the faint blush still on her face that she always get when Jellal looks her in the eye
"We?" Jellal repeated before noticing the little white hair girl "Oh, hello" Jellal said politely
"Hello, my name is Lisanna Strauss. Nice to meet you" Lisanna said politely
"Hello Lisanna, I'm Jellal Fernandes, a pleasure to meet you" Jellal said politely back
"Fernandes?" Erza asked as this was the first time she actually heard his last name before
"I found my family bloodline in a book that I was just looking through and apparently it was one of Yajima's Council books on families that have gone missing. I found one about my family who had these marks since birth and found out their name was Fernandes" Jellal explained as he tapped his right cheek where the birthmark looking tattoo was on his face as Erza nodded in understanding before a hard look appeared on her face
". . . Did you" Erza said not knowing what to say
"Sorry, I tried looking but I couldn't find anything about your family Erza" Jellal said apologetic as Erza shook his head
"It's alright, it's probably for the best I don't know my real last name because then I have to get rid of the one you gave me" Erza said with a soft smile as Jellal blushed but had a smile on his own face
They stood there like that as neither made a move as Lisanna let out a dry bored huff "And you wonder why he isn't your boyfriend yet if you just stand around doing nothing but stare at each other" Lisanna stated blandly as the two choked on air while turning beat red
"W-What!" Jellal exclaimed embarrassed at the young girl said
"Nothing~ just saying random things" Lisanna said sing song like as Erza looked away with her hands on her blushing cheeks "Well I'm going to go check on my brother and sister so I could leave you two alone. Remember Erza, it's not to early to be in love~. It was nice to meet you Jellal-san" Lisanna said still in her sing song voice as she turned and walked away towards the direction of the restaurant her siblings were eating at as she left the two teens with massive blushes alone
After Lisanna left the two stood in silence not knowing what to say at what just happened by the fact the girl just basically said Erza wanted him to be her boyfriend while Erza was wishing she never told Lisanna about Jellal or told her to go with her siblings from the beginning
". . . So" Jellal said with a cough as he was not sure how to react at the moment
"Yea" Erza said softly as he thought about Lisanna said and decided to go for it
". . Is. . Is that exactly how you think of m-" Jellal didn't even finish his sentence when Erza pressed her mouth against his. Jellal was taken by surprise by the sudden bluntness but quickly relaxed into it as he returned the kiss in full force. After a full minute of passion the two let go of each other as they panted heavily
"Does, does that answer your question" Erza said bashfully with a massive blush
"Yes, yes it does" Jellal said softly as he planted a soft kiss on her nose
"Well I hope you enjoyed yourselves" A voice called out as the two newly formed couple jumped a few feet away from the voice as they realized it was Yajima
It was then that Jellal realized what was wrong as he turned to the partially destroyed building "eh, he. . my bad" Jellal said bashfully as he scratched the back of his head
Yajima sighed "I guess it's my fault, can't really blame you as you are a Fairy Tail mage to the end which means destruction follows you no matter where you go" Yajima said with a chuckle as he shook his head at the two teens "You'll have double lessons of tax and law when you come back from your date" Yajima said waving Jellal off as he entered the ruined building without noticing the two teens blushing faces
Normally Jellal would say 'it wasn't like that' but what just happened with Erza he took it in stride no matter how embarrassing it was as he nervously grabbed Erza's hand as she slowly entwined their fingers together with a blush on her face along with a nervous smile
". . . You want to get something to eat" Jellal muttered as Erza smiled softly before she hooked her arm around Jellal's as he jumped slightly from the unexpected action but relaxed into it as he gave her a soft smile before the two went on their way to enjoy themselves as Erza told him that she was sure that Lisanna would cover for her with the others that came with her
They spent the day together as they ate lunch together while Erza was sure the Strauss siblings were almost done with their job as she could hear in the distance the Fairy Tail standard explosion while dealing with most jobs. As soon as Erza noticed Mira and her siblings were back she reluctantly let go of her new boyfriend, the word sent a warm feeling into her heart every time she said or thought of Jellal like that. Jellal did give her one last kiss before letting her go back to her guild as he went back to face his punishment for blowing up part of Yajima's house
Year: X780
Another two years have gone by and Erza's relationship with Jellal has stayed strong as the two's feeling for each other grew stronger by the passing day. Erza sent a letter to her friends as they expressed their gratitude and congratulation for their new relationship. Though when Erza sent a letter to Simon she didn't know what to expect as she knew he had feeling for her as well but when she got his response she felt relieved as he said he understood her reasons and didn't hold it against her that she loves Jellal like that and him only as a friend and wishes them luck in the future
Today Erza had just finished her S-Class exam and became a newly appointed S-Class wizard as everyone of Fairy Tail celebrated, though they didn't really need a cause for celebration as they would party for any particular reason
"Erza, fight me!" Natsu shouted as the small pinkette ran up to Erza who was sipping tea and enjoying a piece of strawberry cake. Erza during the years of training to protect her friends and being in a relationship somehow mellowed her out as she was dubbed the 'Big Sister' of Fairy Tail as she came to help out the younger members whenever they asked for help or wanted to hang out with her
"You idiot matchstick, she just became a S-Class and you want to fight her now are you stupid or what" Gray insulted as he walked up behind Natsu
"Who you calling stupid ya damn ice cube!" Natsu shouted as he covered his fist in fire as he started attacking Gray who fought back with his Ice-Make
"There go those two again" One member of the guild stated as everyone watched with a laugh as the two kids fought while Erza let out a tired sigh and got up from her seat. Though just because she is mellow most of the time doesn't mean she can't be scary as can be when irritated by something
Erza walked over to Natsu and Gray who were now wrestling on the floor before they stopped when Erza grabbed them by the scruff of their collars with a dark look on her face that sent chills down their spines "Both of you that is enough, what example are we leaving if we Fairy Tail mage fight against each other" Erza stated sternly as the two kids looked down in guilt as Erza let out a huff and her features soften at their guilty look "Just don't do it again, you know I don't like it when you lot fight it with each other for meaningless reasons" Erza said softly as the two kids nodded
"Sorry Erza" The boys said sincerely before the red heard someone scoffing
"You say that but someone like you only knows what it means to cause chaos" Mirajane called out as a tick mark appeared on Erza's forehead
"What was that ya damn bimbo!" Erza roared out in contradiction of what she just said as Mirajane rose to the challenge as she stood a few feet from Erza as the two glared at each other harshly. Just because she mellowed out doesn't mean she doesn't hate Mira with a passion
"You heard me tomato can" Mirajane insulted as two leaned in closer as their eyes sparked electricity between them
They were soon brought out of their quarrel when someone placed a hand on both of their shoulders. They both turned to see the strongest mage of Fairy Tail standing next to them with a big smile "Now girls today is a day for celebrating not fighting with each other. You can do that tomorrow" Gildarts said happily with a booming laughter
The two girls just stared at him with a straight look as he slowed his laughing to a stop as he let out a cough before walking away from their judging gaze. Before the two girls could even give the other an insult Makarov came over "You got mail Erza" Makarov said as he held out the letter for Erza who took it from him with a smile as she walked away from the guild members to read the letter in peace. Erza sat in the corner away from the rest of the guild as she opened the letter and began reading what was inside
Dear Erza,
I heard you just became a S-Class Mage and would like to say great job, I knew you could do it
Erza smiled softly at that as she kept on reading
I'm actually going to take my entrance exam to become a member of the Council in a few weeks and I hope if I could do well like yourself
Erza scoffed lightly as Jellal always doubted himself even though she knew he will do well
I actually wrote this to let you know I'm actually coming by before then to see you and wanted to know if you can come with me to the capital and wait for the exam to be over, discretely though just in case those nosy interviewers from Sorcerer Magazine when they find out you've become a S-Class
Erza smiled softly and he already knew she would say yes to going with him when he takes his exam and the irritation about the Magazine company as she could just feel them busting down the door any minute when they find out about her becoming one of the youngest Mage to become an S-Class wizard
If you say yes I'll come by to pick you up on the day of my exam so we can spend it together before heading over there
Love, Jellal
Erza just felt a warm feeling in her heart she always get after reading a letter from Jellal. Erza was about to fold the letter up but tensed when she felt someone behind her and slowly turned to see a mischievously grinning Gildarts ". . . . . How much did you"
"All of it" Gildarts said as his grin widen in mischief as Erza blushed and lowered her head
"Please don't tell anyone" Erza pleaded that was slightly muffled as Gildarts let out a bark of laughter at her embarrassment
"Alright, I won't tell anyone about your boyfriend" Gildarts said playfully as Erza blushed, even though they've been dating for two years Erza still was flustered at the thought of being in love with the man she truly did love. When Gildarts noticed Erza didn't respond her gave her an odd look "Uh, Erza this is the point where you scream at me saying 'he's not my boyfriend', you know" Gildarts said as another fact about Erza's relationship is that no one, excluding Lisanna, knew about it
"That's because he is my boyfriend" Erza muttered under her breath as Gildarts standing right next to her was able to hear he just stood there with a blank look on his face
". . . . . . Wait. . . YOU ACTUALLY HAVE A-" Gildarts shouted but was soon smothered as Erza pressed her hands against Gildarts' mouth. When the guild looked in their direction they quickly looked away when Erza let out an aura of murder when she glared in their direction saying to keep to their own business
Erza quickly turned back to Gildarts who was eyeing her curiously "Yes I have a boyfriend so keep it quiet" Erza said in a hushed voice as she removed her hand from his face
"But that's a great thing Erza, why hide it?" Gildarts asked sincerely as one who been in love shouldn't keep it to himself but scream it from the top of roof instead
"It's just. . . . I'm there's two reasons really" Erza said meekly as Gildarts gave her a look that said he wanted clarification to what she said "The first is just that everyone here thinks of me as a great mage who doesn't get distracted by anything like my feelings. So that's why I don't want people to see me like some hormonal teen who only cares about boys or. . that, but a competent mage who can do things most others can't, you know" Erza explained as Gildarts stared at her calculatingly
". . . Does the master know" Gildarts asked after awhile
"He knows who Jellal is but not our relationship" Erza said slightly embarrassed that she never told Makarov about her relationship
"The sooner you tell people about this the sooner you could be with the kid more often you know" Gildarts stated as Erza sighed
"You say that but you already read that he is going to join the Council and how many of us Fairy Tail members actually like the Council" Erza stated dryly as Gildarts stared at her for a bit
". . . Good point" Gildarts admitted sheepishly
"And that brings us to the second reason why I kept it a secret, if people knew of our relationship many other guilds would just say that Council is lenient on us because of our relationship. Because of that it would force the Council to kick Jellal out and all his hard work would be for nothing" Erza said sadly as Gildarts expression soften at the fact Erza couldn't really see him without damaging his chance in being the Council "But still, I'm still able to spend time with him and during those times make up for the fact I can't see him all the time" Erza said shyly as Gildarts smiled
"Remember Erza, love is something we all cherish. Don't let whatever is in your way stop you from being happy. . Because if you did something to drive it away you will always regret what you did for losing the one thing in the world you truly care about" Gildarts said solemnly as he left Erza alone while she looked concerned for the older wizard but stayed at her seat. Erza contemplated what Gildarts said and took it to heart as she would spend as much time possible with Jellal
"Erza fight me!" Natsu came up from the side with his fist on fire as he jumped in the air ready to attack Erza. Erza let out a dry huff before a smile appeared on her lips as she rose to the challenge
"Fine, but let's make this quick I need to write a letter" Erza said as she knew that whatever is to come that she'll do whatever is possible to protect what she cares for with all her heart
Well there you have it, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and if you didn't please keep it to yourself. Now I have nothing else to say but to please comment, review, PM and I hope you all have a great day, I'll see you all later, bye