Hello, people! Nightlingbolt here! Welcome back to "The ABCs of Natsu and Erza!" Today's letter is F for Fight!

There's really nothing to say about this one. It was originally supposed to take place when Natsu first joined the guild, which would be when he and Erza start to make friends, but I really didn't want to screw with Erza's dynamic with Gray, so this came about. Don't get me wrong, I prefer Gray with Juvia, but that was the time he had feelings for Erza, and I didn't really know how to include him in the original script. Come to think of it, I've made little to no mention of Gray at all in this story except for mentioning Edo-Gray in the Fairy Tail group last chapter. I really should work on that in a later chapter. I'd do it in G, but that's already written, and H... well, I might as well come clean now. H is either going to be a lemon (Heat) or a sequel to Edolas (Hangover). I'll give it another week until I post G, during which I'll type up a prototype sex scene, and if I like it enough, that'll be the chapter. If not, I'll go ahead with Hangover.

Geez, for there being nothing to say, I sure said a lot. Okay, on with the story!

I don't own Fairy Tail, Hiro Mashima does. I do, however, own Shizuka, who only gets a passing mention in this chapter.

Natsu was, as usual, in a good mood as he made his way towards the guild. He had a real good plan for the day: take Lucy on a job, preferably a high-paying one (because really, how would she pay her rent without him?), kick some bad guy butt, go fishing with Happy, sleep, and do it all again tomorrow.

At least, that was the plan, until Natsu saw Lucy chattering away with Cana, Levy, Mirajane, and… Erza. Goddammit, Erza was the last person Natsu wanted to see right now. But he supposed it was inevitable, since they both had jobs to do. "Erza," said Natsu bitterly.

"Natsu," replied Erza curtly.

"Come on, Luce. Time to go to work," said Natsu, not giving any indication that Erza was there.

"You know what, Natsu?" said Erza.

"What?" said Natsu irritably.

"I don't think I want you going on jobs alone with Lucy if we're going to date," said Erza bluntly. She of course had no problems with Natsu and Lucy working together. This was just her wanting to stay mad.

"That's a load of bull," spat Natsu. "We're never alone; Happy's always with us."

"Aye! I'm the cockblock!" said Happy cheerfully, causing Lucy to blush.

"Sometimes I really hate that cat," Lucy whispered to Levy as Cana stood up, refusing to let the accusation go.

"Erza, need I remind you that Lucy and I are in a lesbian relationship?" the Card mage said dangerously.

"Please don't call it that," said Lucy, even more mortified.

"Oh?" said Erza. "Has Lucy ever stated that she was indeed a lesbian?"

"No," replied Cana. "But what does that-?"

"Lucy!" Erza exclaimed, turning on the Celestial Mage sharply. "If I wasn't dating Natsu and you weren't dating Cana, would you rather go out with Natsu or me?"

"What? Natsu, of course!" said Lucy hastily. She really hated being put on the spot like that.

"'Natsu, of course!'" repeated Erza triumphantly. "So you see why I tend to get jealous whenever you two go on a job together!"

"What?" shouted an outraged Natsu. "Why the hell would I do that? Lucy's my best friend!"

"And I'm not?" yelled Erza, sounding hurt.

"Not if you're gonna act like a jealous bitch with every girl I talk to, you're not!" Natsu replied furiously. "Why are we even having this damn conversation? Lucy would never cheat on Cana for anyone, myself included!"

"Thank you! Finally, someone's making sense!" shouted Lucy. "And it's Natsu, of all people," she added as an afterthought. She failed to notice the look of hurt on Erza's face.

"You know what? You're right, Natsu," said Erza in an even tone. "I AM a jealous bitch. But I shouldn't have to spell out that it's because I love you!" Tears started forming in Erza's eyes at this point. "I just… I don't want you to leave me like Jellal did!"

No one dared to say anything. If you were a mage of Fairy Tail or a friend of Erza's, you knew instinctively that Jellal Fernandes was her own personal elephant in the room. Finally, Natsu spoke, in a much more even tone than last time.

"Erza," he said soothingly. "Of course I'm not going to leave you. Not even if someone told me right now exactly where Igneel was. Hell, if they did… I'd want you to come with me.

"But part of love is trust. Actually, I think trust is the whole damn thing. I don't think I could love you if I didn't trust you. Can you honestly say the same about me?"

Erza collected her thoughts for a moment. Oddly enough, there was truth to what he was saying. Though that shouldn't have surprised her by this point. Natsu never had much of a way with words, but at least he was honest and trustworthy.

God, how could she have been so stupid? In all the time Erza had known him, Natsu had never made so much as an attempt to flirt with Lucy or Lisanna. His relationship with Lucy had never been anything more than platonic (except sleeping in her bed because it was comfortable – simple needs for simple minds, she supposed), and every time Lisanna had brought up the idea of marriage to Natsu, he would run like… Vulcans from a gay guy?

Okay, so Erza wasn't the best at making analogies.

Still, to Lisanna's credit, she hadn't brought up anything romantic to Natsu since her return from Edolas. And like he said, Lucy was already with Cana anyway and wasn't the cheating type, so there was next to no chance of anything occurring.

"No," she said finally, in that timid tone only Natsu could bring her to. With that, she hugged Natsu like she hadn't done since their fight began.

"I'm sorry, Honey Dragon," she murmured into Natsu's neck. "I love you."

Natsu guided Erza's head so that they were looking into each other's eyes. "Love you too, Baby Red. Everything's gonna be okay." Having nothing more to say, Natsu took Erza's lips into his own in a soft, forgiving kiss.

Erza Scarlet was just someone you couldn't stay mad at.

"So I guess the fight is over?" inquired Levy.

Natsu pulled away from his girlfriend. "Looks like it to me," he said with a grin.

"What were you guys even fighting about anyway?" asked Cana. Erza balked at the drunk Card mage's question.

"I honestly have no idea," she replied.

"I'm pretty sure it had something to do with how Natsu was spending time teaching Shizuka-chan new techniques," said Mirajane. Natsu glared at the Demon, hoping Erza wouldn't get mad at him again. Luckily, she simply smiled.

"Shizuka's never going to develop as a mage if you keep holding her hand," said Erza.

"Yeah, you're probably right," said Natsu. "But I still learn from her just as much as she does from me. Fairy Tail's mages help each other out, right?" Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Speaking of helping each other, how about we go on that job you promised, Natsu?" said Lucy. "Erza can come too if she wants."

"Natsu and I won't be able to accompany you today, Lucy," said Erza. "A good fight always puts me in a certain mood." She licked her lips as she looked at Natsu.

"Me too," the Salamander said with a wolfish smirk. "We'll go tomorrow, okay, Luce?" Without waiting for a reply, Natsu picked up the Titania and carried her bridal-style towards a nearby broom closet.

"There will be no forgiveness for those who interrupt," said Erza menacingly. When she was certain the message got through, she followed her lover into the closet.

Nobody said anything for a few moments. Finally, Lucy yelled one thing.

"But what about my rent?"

Yup, just a little fluff. I'm not exactly proud of it, but I don't hate it either. I just think I can do better. But hey, at least I didn't write "i luv u said natsu. i luv u to said erza. they kissed and lived happly ever after the end." Oh well, if at least one person likes it, I've done my job.\

So yeah, that's it for now. Expect G sometime next week. Until then, peace and love from Nightlingbolt!