*It's finally that time of the year again, Jerza week! Now, for this year I'm going to be continuing my collection of one shots from last years event! This is a make up for day 1, Embrace!

Jellal grumbled and rolled back over throwing his arm around Erza. He received a bit of a shock when he got a faceful of fur. It had been a month and he still wasn't used to Skull Crusher sleeping with him and Erza. He didn't have a problem with the dog herself, just that she liked to curl up between her parents, making it hard for Jellal to reach Erza. Even worse was that Crusher typically crawled up on his pillow, sometimes smothering him.

"Crusher," he grumbled, "why can't you sleep on the foot of the bed like a normal dog?"

"Is it so long that she likes you? You did rescue her after all," Erza reminded. She rolled over and leaned up to look at him over the yorkie in question.

"I know," he complained, "but it makes it harder for me to see you." Jellal reached out and grabbed Erza around the waist, pulling her over the dog and into his arms. "Much better." Erza rolled her eyes, but laid her head down on Jellal's chest, enjoying his embrace.