Cameo Appearance(s): Coco, Natsu Dragion and Lucy Ashley (yeah I threw some Edo NaLu so if you don't like NaLu of any sort, alt F/cmd F to Later that evening for some Edo Erza/Jellal but hopefully you guys read everything J)

Note: Italics = a character's thoughts.

The supermarket…

Natsu Dragion scoured the stored for the items that he needed. "Now, what did Lucy want again?" He stared at the list that she had given him and sighed wearily. She always orders him to do errands for her and it is a bit tiring but for some reason, he just cannot say no to her. Perhaps it's to avoid harm but the blonde woman hasn't been trying out her "torture techniques" on him for quite some time so maybe she just grew out of that. With all that's been going on, Lucy has been busy with the guild and doing her errands for her wouldn't hurt that much.

Aisle after aisle, he gathered all the stuff Lucy required. "Man, how much ChocoSticks can she need anyways?" Natsu smiled. She always had a sweet tooth. Then, an idea hit him. "Maybe I should make something for her. Yeah. Some brownies perhaps?" He didn't know how to bake brownies but it should not be too bad…right? He walked over to the section where the ingredients for baked goods were located. Over by the distance, he could see a familiar figure. Her scarlet hair was tied in a ponytail and she was wearing a light navy blouse. It was matched with black pants. This is the first time he has ever seen this woman looking like a normal civilian. "Should I go say hi?" Natsu mentally kicked himself. Never once has he ever approached Knightwalker without the presence of Lucy so why should he now? Observing her for a bit, he noticed that she was holding a box for brownies.

Over by Erza's side, she could feel somebody's eyes on her. She glanced through her periphery and saw that it was the person that accompanies Lucy Ashley almost everywhere she goes. What is that fairy boy staring at? She ignored it for now and grabbed three boxes of brownie mix. Damn, Ultear and Jellal. Why the hell do I have to do this? She always loses at rock, paper, scissor. **** them… She heard a frightful squeak and it came from Natsu. She must have been doing something to elicit that reaction.

"Are you all right, Captain Knightwalker?" She glared at him. "Okay, I'll leave you alone."

Minutes have passed and Natsu decided he would just try his best and make some brownies for his dear friend. He grabbed a few boxes of brownie mix.

"I am fine." Knightwalker voiced out. "I apologize."

"For what, Captain Knightwalker?"

An awkward silence engulfed the two. Breaking the ice with her is tough, considering Fairy Tail's relationship with the cool Captain in the past. " Are you making some brownies too?" Whether she realized it or not, she pouted when he asked that question. "I lost in rock, paper, scissor." She responded, as if that would answer his question. Natsu blankly stared at her. "Oh…"

"So you know how to make them?" He started to panic when she didn't say anything else to him. Has he insulted her? "I'm not saying that you know how to make them cuz you're a girl. I mean you seem to be good at a lot of things. I…" He stuttered out. His eyes dejectedly hovered down on his shoes when he received no response from her.

"Yes. I can make them."

"Oh, you can? Would you mind helping me? If you have time…if it's not too much trouble. I wanted to do something for Lucy. I know it's not much but it needs to be delicious. I'm not very good at a lot of things so…" She smacked his head. He froze. Am I going to die?

"Fine. I have time right now. Let us go."

...

Natsu's apartment…

Natsu rubbed his head nervously. If he knew somebody was coming over, he would have cleaned up a bit. Good thing he's not really a packrat like Lucy. Then again, I wasn't really planning to do this.

They settled down in his small kitchen and got started. Natsu followed the Captain's instructions on the nose. When he made a mistake, surprisingly, she didn't yell at him. When the brownies were done, Erza handed something to him. "Here. Take these." It was a decorative heart shape cutter. "Ummm, why hearts, Captain Knightwalker?"

"Is it not for Ashley?

"Yes, it's for Lucy but why hearts?"

"Because it is for Ashley. Are you not her boyfriend?" Natsu's cheeks flushed as red as the Captain's hair. "What, no! She's a good friend."

"You two are always together." He waved his hand dismissively, and denied her claim. "So? You and his Majesty are always together." She frowned. "It is my duty to protect him so I must be near at almost every time."

He knew she wasn't telling the whole truth but he let it go. "Oh, I guess that makes sense, Captain." Regardless of how he felt about the heart shape cutter, he began cutting the brownies into small heart shape pieces. He just hopes it does not give Lucy any ideas. "Perhaps, I want to protect her too, even though I know she is much stronger than I." Knightwalker's mouth opened to say something but she was interrupted by a knock on the door.

"Oh, let me get that." Natsu walked over to the door and opened it. "Hey Natsu, glad you're home. Have you seen where my brown jacket went? You know, the one with tons of pockets. Can't seem to find it." He informed her of where it could be. "Hmmm, maybe it could be the—" She sniffed. Her nose alerted her to something sweet. "What are you making in there, huh?" He blocked the door to prevent his friend from entering any further. "What are doing, Natsu? Why are you wearing an apron, eh?" She grabbed him for a headlock. "Lucy, can't…breathe…"

"You two get a room." Erza popped her head out of the kitchen.

"YOU! What is she doing here, Natsu?" She tightened her grip on him. "Lucy, Captain Knightwalker was helping me with something." For a second there, she loosened her hold. "What could she possibly help you with?" She finally released her poor friend and stomped over to Knightwalker. "Don't Lucy. It's supposed to be a surprise!" The pink-haired lad grabbed her shoulders and basically hugged her to stop her from progressing towards the kitchen. She was caught off guard by his bold action. "Natsu." She lightly placed her hand on his.

"YOU GOT SOME NERVE!" She flipped the tables on Natsu by throwing him over her shoulders and slamming him on the ground. She pushed the door to the kitchen. "What the hell?"

"Ashley, you two are too noisy." The nonchalant captain pulled out a few batches of cookies from the oven. "Tch, I think I made too much." Lucy's mouth hanged wide open. This woman doing anything domestic never once occurred to her and why should it? "Cookies? Brownies? You were helping Natsu with baking?" Lucy slumped her shoulders. Now she feels slightly bad for throwing him on the ground.

"Yes. As a royal army captain, what better way to hone my skills than to spend my day helping someone make disgusting confections in order to please his lady friend" Lucy gritted her teeth. The redhead's mocking tone annoyed her to no end.

Natsu sprinted into the kitchen after he regained his composure. "Lucy! I told you. I wanted it to be a surprise. You know, it's just little bit of something for all you've done for the guild." Lucy's pleased grin became more apparent this time. "It's not just me, Natsu. Everybody has been helping out, including you." The pair smiled at each other, oblivious to the Captain's presence. It wasn't until Knightwalker cleared her throat that they snapped out of it. Lucy automatically changed her attitude and eyed daggers at the captain.

"So, uhhh…the weather is nice today." Knightwalker arched her brow quizzically at the blonde woman's words. "Do not feel the need to engage small talk with me, Ashley. It does not suit you." Lucy said nothing. Fine, I wont! Bitch…

Knightwalker began packing some of the brownies that weren't decorated with hearts into a medium sized container. "I'll be borrowing this." Natsu surveyed the kitchen and discovered that there is enough for the entire guild. "This is plenty, Captain. Is that all you're going to bring with you?"

"It is enough. I will not be eating any. Distribute it to your fairy friends…Greg and company." Both Lucy and Natsu blinked in confusion. As far as they know, there wasn't anybody in the guild name Greg. To elaborate, Knightwalker continued. "The one who wears layers of clothes at a ridiculous amount."

"That's Gray, Knightwalker." Erza gathered what she needed and headed for the exit. "I do not care, Ashley." Lucy crossed her arms and glared at the back of the redheaded Captain's head.

Natsu blinked. "Wait, Captain!" Curiously, she half turned her body to listen to what he has to say. "Thank you for today!" She simply waved her hand and left the apartment.

When they were finally alone, the blonde woman gazed at his direction.

"Natsu."

"Yeah, Lucy?"

"Come here." Innocently, he walked to her. She circled her arms around his waist. Natsu was shocked at her gentle touch but then…

"Torture technique number 37, the torso stretcher!"

"Lucy, please don't that!"

...

Later that evening…

Erza stared at the king with disgust. In his right mind, he thought what he was doing was right. She blinked. "How many can he get in that tiny thing?" The captain muttered to herself. Jellal was blissfully unaware that she was staring at him as he continued to relentlessly pour sugar cubes in his coffee. "Just a bit more." He basically spilled all of the sugar cubes in his drink. A mountain of white cubes crowded the top of his beverage. He sipped slowly, content with its sugary taste.

"Pray tell, how is that King?"

"It tastes like coffee, Captain. How else?" She looked at him dubiously. "Obviously." He stared at his companion's drink and compared to his caramel colored coffee, hers was a pit of bitter despair.

"How does that taste, Captain?"

"It tastes like coffee, your Majesty. How else?" He clicked his tongue. "Would you like some milk?" The king asked. She raised her mug to her lips and sipped loudly.

"No." She answered.

"No?" He repeated.

"Yes, no."

He smacked his lips together as if he tasted something revolting. He needed something to rid of the bad taste lingering on his tongue. The king reached for a piece of brownie that Erza had brought in some time ago. "I cannot believe you made some. You do realize Ultear and I were just joking with you." He happily bit into the softness of the small brown cake and was pleased. "I lost."

He chuckled. "You lost at rock, paper, scissor." She clenched her fist and glared at him. "A loss is a loss." Of course she would take this seriously. "Right, Captain. Anyways, where did you make this? You left sometime after breakfast." How was she going to explain this? She could just tell him the truth but…"I borrowed a person's kitchen." That is sort of what happened, she rationalized. However, he didn't believe her fully. "At a friend's?" She never replied and stood up to open the door.

"Oh good evening Captain Knightwalker. I didn't even knock yet." Coco grabbed a piece of paper from her messenger bag. "I received a small note from Fairy Tail, addressed to you Captain." Erza made no sudden reaction to the note and flipped it open to read its contents. Seconds later, she nodded. "Thank you, Coco."

"You're welcome Captain. Good evening. To you as well, your Majesty." The young girl bowed her head down and ran to another task she was tending to.

Jellal eyed his Captain's expression. There was nothing and it puzzled him. "What did Fairy Tail say—" She tossed the note into the garbage. "Captain!" He scrambled to his feet and retrieved the note from the can. Good thing the trash has been recently emptied.

The note read:

Thank you.

-FT

P.S. I still hate you (Ashley)

An amused smile formed on his lips when he read Lucy's little side comment."Thank you for what, Erza? Did you do something nice for them again?" She snatched the note back and threw it away once more. "As you wish. You don't want to discuss it with me." Since they weren't going to talk about this any longer, he better give her the present her sisters dropped off earlier in the day. He walked over to his desk and bended down. "What are you doing?" He carried a large box and placed it on her lap. It had some weight to it and she wondered what in the world it could be.

"Your sisters dropped it off. You weren't here so I made sure to keep it for you until you came back." She noticed he said sisters. It was plural, meaning more than one. The captain gulped. The redhead was afraid to ask. "Sisters?" The king smiled. "Yes, sisters. Miss Saria and I believe the other one was Gwen. It's a belated birthday present from her." There was a strange strangled noise that came out of Erza. Rarely does he ever see her this frightened.

Knightwalker narrowed her eyes and shook her head, as if she was trying to dismiss a nightmare from her head. "Captain? Will you open it?" She glared at him accusingly, as if he did a wrong deed. "Absolutely not." Was it so terrible that she couldn't even bring herself to open a present from her sister? "You don't even know what's inside." She snorted. Of course she knew what was inside. It came from those two. It will be horrible. "Just open it, Erza." She began untying the ribbon. "If you insist." Once she unwrapped the box, she lifted the lid.

"Oh." Jellal gawked at Erza's "wonderful" surprise.

"Oh? OH?! Did I not tell you it would be appalling? For **** sake!" He reached out for one of the items. He has never held one before. "A whip? How do you use this?" He grabbed another item and dangled it on his pointer finger. "Fluffy handcuffs? What's this? Pear—" She seized the grisly thing and threw it back into the box. "I swear those two."

Curiosity got the best of him when he saw something leathery. He laid the article of "clothing" in front of the Captain. It looked like a one-piece swimsuit, only instead of cloth; it was made out of leather.

"Interesting fabric. I don't think this would fit me, Erza." She laughed at his absurd statement. "Your sisters sure have a strange sense of humor." Once again, she took what he was holding and set it back to its original location. "The whip, Jellal. Hand it over." He was playing with it. "How would one wield such a weapon like this?" Her hand latched onto his forearm and stared dangerously at his eyes. "I'll show you." Taken aback by her forwardness, he whispered, "You would?"

"Of course not idiot. Now give it back." He handed it back without complaint but as soon as her guard was down…

Click…

"Jellal!" He handcuffed their hands together. It took her a few minutes to fully register what just happened. "Where is the key, Jellal?" He feigned innocence and looked away from her. "I don't know, Captain." She smirked. "The jokes on you. I know how to pick locks." His lips protruded in a sulky pout. " But it's in my pockets. One of them, that is. Search me."

"Give me a clue, King." He grinned with mischief. "You will have to feel for it." Erza licked her lips. "Fine. I will play your game."

Hey readers thanks for the reads, favorites and reviews. I've been meaning to write Knightwalker's interactions with Edo Fairy Tail for quite sometime so expect more of it. Of course, our Mystogan will be included next time. I hope you enjoyed this chapter and have pleasant day.