Dead Wrong

Lucy always wondered why nobody ever talked about Erza and who she liked. The guild was always whispering about who Lucy liked. Once they thought it was Natsu and Lucy heard them. She had stood up and walked out of the guild. She didn't want them knowing the truth. Only two people besides herself knew. The other two were her closest friends, Mira and Levy. They had promised to keep it a secret. Lucy was currently sitting at the bar talking to Mira about Lucy's secret crush.

"Why don't you go on a job alone with her?"

"Natsu always tags along."

"How about inviting her to your place?"

"To do what?"

"I don't know..."

"I'm so lost Mira! What am I supposed to do?" Lucy dropped her head on her arms and sighed. Mira put a hand on Lucy's shoulder to try and comfort her.

"I'm sure you'll think of something Lucy. You're smart."

"I don't know Mira. I doubt she likes me like that anyways. She is closer to Jellal than me. I think I'm just going to go home and try my best to lose these feelings." Lucy got up and walked out of the guild. Mira shook her head.

"Don't do that Lucy."

…...

Erza walked into the guild with her head lowered. Mira noticed this and cut a piece of strawberry cake for her. Erza sat down and slowly started to eat the cake.

"How was seeing Jellal again?"

"..." Erza continued to stare at the counter. She finally sighed and looked up at Mira. "It was fine."

"Did something happen?"

"Well...he asked me to marry him..." Erza said as she dropped her head again. Mira looked at her in shock.

'No!' She thought.

"What did you say?"

"I told him that I needed time to think about it."

"Do you know what you're going to say?"

"..."

"I take that as no." Mira said with a soft smile. Erza nodded her head. Mira smiled more as she had an idea. "Well do you love him or is there someone else?"

"..."

"Should I take that as you like someone else?"

"Maybe..."

"Who?"

"..."

"I want to make sure you make the right choice Erza. If you end up saying yes to Jellal, you might not be happy, but you might have a chance with whoever else you like."

"I don't think so Mira. She probably likes Natsu."

"Is it Lucy?"

"I knew it! She does like him or else you wouldn't have known so fast!" Erza sighed and ran a hand through her hair. Mira sighed as well.

"No she doesn't like him."

"She doesn't?"

"Why don't you go talk to her?"

"I can't. I don't want to ruin our friendship. Besides, what would we even talk about?"

"I'm sure you will have plenty to talk about Erza. Just get going before you lose her!" Mira pushed Erza out of the guild. Erza stood outside dumbstruck.

'What is with her?' Erza thought.

'I couldn't take it anymore. They both have feelings for each other so they should act on them.' Mira thought as she cheerfully walked back to the bar. Everyone is the guild was silent as they watched her walk. They didn't want to know what was going on.

…...

Lucy had shut the window and thrown her keys and whip on the table. She didn't want anyone disturbing her. She had to try and forget her feelings. All the lights were off and only a thin line of sunlight was shining through a crack in the curtains. Lucy was almost asleep when there was a knock at the door. She decided she would ignore whoever it was. The knocking didn't stop though. Lucy sighed and got up. She went and stood in front of the door to collect her thoughts before seeing whoever was here to see her. She opened the door to stare at the person responsible for her mixed emotions. Erza stood before her with a faint blush on her cheeks.

"Uh Erza?"

"Sorry to bother you Lucy. I just figured we could...talk?"

Lucy heard the hesitation in Erza's voice and smiled. "Sure. Come in."

"Thank you." Erza said as she walked past Lucy and waited for her to close the door. Lucy turned around and they stood facing each other. Neither of them spoke for a moment. It was awkward, but not entirely terrible. Lucy made the first move.

"So what did you want to talk about?"

"Well...what would you do if someone asked you to marry them, but you had feelings for someone else?"

Lucy thought about it for a moment. "Wait...Jellal proposed to you?"

"Yes."

"And you haven't answered him yet?"

"I told him I needed to think about it."

"Oh. Why don't we sit down." Lucy said as she sat on her bed. Erza sat next to her. Both of them were faintly blushing at being so close but they couldn't really see it in the darkness of the room. "It's smart that you said you wanted to think about it. If you like someone else then maybe you should talk to that person."

"I want to...but I can't."

"Are they not in Fairy Tail?"

"They are in Fairy Tail."

"Who?"

"Promise you won't laugh or judge me?" Erza said as she looked at Lucy. The younger girl nodded. "Well the person I like is...a girl."

"A girl?"

"You said you wouldn't judge."

"I'm not. It's just I thought you really liked Jellal."

"He's more like a brother to me."

"I see. So you think you don't have a chance with a girl right?"

"How do you know?"

Lucy mentally slapped herself. Why did she let that slip? "Well...I kind of feel the same way."

"Really?"

"Yeah..." A silence fell over both of them. Lucy let out a nervous laugh. "Well I'm sure we don't like the same person."

"You're right..."

"So do you always talk to her?"

"Yes."

"Do you think she has any feelings for you?"

"We're good friends."

"Is it Mira?"

"No."

Lucy didn't know who else there was to ask about. She always saw Erza talking to Mira. There weren't many people Erza talked to. Unless...

"What should I do Lucy?" Erza dropped her head in her hands and closed her eyes. Lucy needed to help her somehow even if it caused herself pain.

"Try telling her how you feel."

"What if she doesn't feel the same? I don't want to lose her."

"Erza if she is a true friend, she won't hate you for feeling that way."

"Really?"

"Yes. You just have to try."

"Thank you Lucy."

"No problem Erza."

"Can I tell you something?"

"Of course."

"I have some strong feelings for you Lucy."

"You what?"

"I understand if you don't feel the same."

"..." Lucy couldn't believe what she was hearing. Erza liked her and not Jellal. "Wow Erza...I..I really like you too."

"I'm glad." Erza pulled Lucy close to her as she buried her face in Lucy's neck. The two embraced for what felt like hours. Lucy finally pulled away with tears in her eyes.

"I'm really glad too."

"So now what?"

"You're going to have to answer Jellal."

"Will you come with me Lucy?"

"Of course."

"Thank you Lucy."

…...

"Jellal..." Erza was having a hard time letting him know that she didn't want to marry him. She felt that he would hate her. Lucy squeezed her hand and she looked at the blonde. Lucy was giving her an encouraging smile. "Jellal I can't marry you. I'm sorry but I have someone else."

"..." Jellal looked between the two girls. "It's okay Erza. I understand."

"Can we still be friends?"

"Of course Erza. This won't change anything between us."

"Thank you."

Lucy watched the two talk as she let her mind wander. At first she had thought Erza liked Jellal, then she found out Erza liked girls. Then she found out Erza liked her. Lucy looked up at the sky and smiled.

'I sure was dead wrong about everything wasn't I mom?'