Fairy Tail not belongs to me, it is owned by Hiro Mashima

The cover belongs to omake of Hiro Mashima, Fairy Tail of the dead

—PRIDE + PREJUDICE + ICHIYAS—

A Fairy Tail fanfic 100% ~meeeeeeeeen, inspired by the omake of Hiro Mashima, Fairy Tail of the dead and the novel by Seth Grahame-Smith, Pride, prejudice and zombies (Austen, J. 1813, Pride and Prejudice)

WARNING: Gruesome scenes of ichiyas who terrorize and sniff humans

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OPENING: Superchic[k] - Bowling Ball

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—NAPPIEFIELD PARK—

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SHORTLY AFTER THE arrival of two new regiments of the Royal Army to Magnolia, the situation in Fairyshire finally began to improve. As proof of this, that morning was free of incidents and Jellal had decided to go for a walk in the woods. Sitting on the edge of a peaceful and comforting lagoon surrounded by a thick grove, he read a strange letter he had received some days before.

Dear brother

To know that although as you are engaged in releasing Fiore from the sniffed, you are watching for me, worrying us, it fills me with joy. I cannot deny that I miss you very much and I sincerely want to see you at home again, however, this plague is quite dangerous, and for this reason I ask you to be very careful, because if you lose your concentration by being all the time thinking about how it is find Wendy, you'll sniffed and…

Also, I thank you that you have acceded to the request of Mrs. Porlyrusica to retire the extra guard, I don't remember that was exactly a request, she believes that this time you exaggerated, and Charle is agree, with which you exaggerated, because you exaggerated

Now that I have the company of my dear friends, their constant advice and support, I am encouraged to develop in the magic Slayer of heaven, and I assure you my brother, that on the day we meet again, you will not recognize the crying girl that you left in Heavenly, in fact, she is already more than ready to accompany you to East Fiore, yes, but that will be discussed on your return, I don't believe in you return Charle! Look what you make me write

I hope that when you receive this letter you will be safe and sound with Natsu and the others. You still have not told me about Fairy Tail, how is that guild?

With affection, Wendy… and Charle!

Jellal had a tiny smile at the end of his reading, he had imagined the whole story behind the paper and the ink. His sister sitting at her desk, struggling her pen with the white exceed, wrinkling and staining the letter, all under jealousy surveillance of the haggard and unpleasant old woman with pink hair…

Jellal leaned on the grass, using his arms as a pillow. The quarantine would soon be up in Fairyshire which meant the long-awaited reunion was approaching, along with the promise of changes for Marvell's Westernshire. If he had already considered Wendy accompanying him to the northern camp, that letter, added to the events of the last few weeks, facilitated that decision.

From his unforeseen arrival in the region to lead the campaign of Oshibana, had it not been for the arrival of East Wood, he would have dedicated all his time and effort to seek and destroy the foci of propagation of the abominable plague in the border line of Web Valley. Instead, he had been assigned other activities more appropriate to his rank and position, such as reading and writing reports which he then sent to the high command of the Royal Army and to the leaders of the Magical Council. That passive state was not his own, never again! But it was during that season that Jellal was able to strengthen his relationship with his sister through the communication by lacrima that he acceded every time he had the obligation to visit the town and the extensive letters that he sent to Heavenly, where he counted about his stay at Nappiefield Park, describing the various landscapes in East Wood or Magnolia Town, recounting his impressions of Hanami's festival with the rainbow tree, the joy of the villagers or those spectacular sunsets seen form Sciliore Lake, with those colors, yellow, orange and red…

"Red… scarlet red… Scarlet…"

The sound of approaching footsteps alerted to Jellal, he quickly got up and stood guard.

"Here you are!"

"Mira!"

"I've been looking everywhere for you."

"I guess, it's probably one of those meetings in Magnolia."

"More or less, dinner with Rainjishuu, the boys plan to attend and…"

"You want me to babysit."

"I'm not asking you too much, just watch that Natsu is not going to provoke the wrong guy. I'd leave it to Elfman but you know he's prone to follow Natsu in his madness, besides," Mirajane said. "I think my brother was shot by Miss Evergreen."

Jellal grimaced. That Mira had this incredible ability to put together in her ample imagination a love drama, which by law ended in a dream wedding and thirty babies from a relationship of work or friendship, all right, that is understood, but when deals with two individuals whose relationship is literally non-existent, was the height of the highest stems.

"Lissana is somewhat sad because the house is going to be empty," Mira continued with her well-made speech at her leisure. "But, taking advantage of the absence of men, we can spend a pleasant evening for girls only. Maybe we invite the Fairy Hills fairies."

This did not like him. First, at no time had he agreed to participate in the meeting that night, but Mira already took it for granted. Second, if he knew Mirajane and boy did he know her! He knew perfectly well the perverse intention behind that her peroration, so he did not hesitate to suggest sagaciously, "Then you'll have to write a note to Fairy Hills inviting the fairies."

"Already did." Mirajane response revealed her purpose, and Jellal feared that he would have a migraine at any moment.

"I took advantage of Happy's visit to Nappiefield this morning to send my message, by this time it must be arriving at Fairy Hills, I'm sure I'll get a favorable response." She smiled and Jellal listened in astonishment, he was sure Mira had set in motion some kind of plan, good or bad, her shameless smile was screaming at him. It bothered him, not so much as knowing that in some measure now the meddlesome exceed of Fairy Hills was part of whatever the girl had engineered, for the happiness of Natsu.

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Happy, the joyful exceed of Fairy Hills, had become another inhabitant of Nappiefield Park since he could be found frequently in the property, sharing the gossip of the moment with the magicians. Mirajane Strauss considered the little exceed a valuable ally in establishing good relationships with Fairy Hills, relationships that included a very possible and expected infatuation and romance between her pink-haired friend and the celestial spirits fairy. That for the distance between Nappiefield and the home of the fairies saw in danger of stagnation. Although Natsu used to go to the village three or four times each week, and he happily shared with the blonde fairy, the devil girl understood that a few hours a day were not enough to break the tie, so a rapprochement between the sky princess and the Dragon Slayer gatherer was pertinent, urgent and necessary, before…

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At that time the residents of Fairy Hills were euphoric by the news that the quarantine would soon rise in Fairyshire. Happy's visits to Nappiefield provided the fairies with firsthand news of the battlefield developments in Oshibana, where fierce combat was taking place, susceptibility to a possible new outbreak of the abominable plague on Crocus, the arrival of the new regiments to Magnolia, and of course, within a few weeks Fairyshire would return to its normal activities.

"Grandma," Erza said that afternoon when they were gathered in the study. "After the quarantine is lifted, we can finally go out to make missions with more pay."

Old Hilda grimaced, but Happy's timely appearance with the message from Nappiefield prevented her reply.

"Well, what is it?"

"It's from Miss Strauss." Happy said excitedly, after which he read the note aloud.

My dear fairies

If you could coming to our tea party in Nappiefield Park, as soon as you receive this message, since this afternoon the house will be mine and from Lissana, we will be able to catch up with the news of the advance of the troops in the North. There is no need for them to bring anything, as long as the road is free from the threat of the abhorrent, their very presence will be more than welcome.

Sincerely, Mirajane Strauss

"How unfortunate that just today the girls are out." Old Hilda commented as she took the worst disappointment of her life.

"Juvia will not be able to attend; Juvia must leave for a mission this very afternoon." Water woman exclaimed.

Erza, for reasons well known to us, responded to the invitation with a refusal, claiming that the house should not be left unprotected.

"I do want to go, Grandma." Lucy was encouraged to ask permission, without hiding her concern about a possible refusal. Alone and given the problems with which she could find her way to Nappiefield, it was unlikely that her grandmother would let her go. To her surprise, old Hilda acceded to the desire of the celestial spirits fairy. "Can I go to the guild and ask Reedus to draw me a carriage?" She asked enthusiastic.

"No, my dear, I'd better draw a horse, for Juvia says it's going to rain, or better yet! That chatty cat can take you."

"Me?" Happy asked pointing to himself, as a depressing aura appeared around him.

"It is, and if it rains, they will stay overnight in Nappiefield."

"What kind of crazy strategy is that, Grandma?" Erza said, crossing her arms over her chest. "It will not work, unless you're sure they will not offer to bring them back.

"I would prefer a carriage." Lucy insisted, evidently terrified by the idea of Happy taking her flying while in a corner of the room, the little cat was babbling how heavy the girl, why she should make such a sacrifice and the like.

"My dear, you cannot ask Reedus to draw a carriage, which is sure to be mistreated with rain. The magic oil is not cheap at all and besides, it is difficult to get with all this quarantine matter." Old Hilda explained, so Lucy had no choice but to leave with Happy.

Old Hilda accompanied the blond girl and the blue exceed to the entrance of Fairy Hills with numerous forecasts of bad weather, provided by a very melancholy Juvia. Indeed, within a few minutes of her departure, it began to rain with pitchers, and the scarcity of odors in the atmosphere gave way to countless abominable creatures.

The fairies were worried, but the old matron literally jumped out of happiness. The rain did not stop all afternoon, so it was impossible for Lucy and Happy to return home.

"What a lucky girl!" Old Hilda exclaimed more than once. "Now you'll have to spend the night in Nappiefield according to the plan."

"If you keep talking like that, anyone will assume you have allies in East Wood." Cana used to comment with a smile.

"Is it proper that you attribute the storm this afternoon, Grandmother?" Levy asked.

"Do not." Cana laughed at the sound of thunder in the windows. "Unless I've seen it on your blue-haired glass ball, is not that grandma?" She was still mocking, but it was not until the next morning that the fairy of the cards understood the success of her grandma strategy.

The residents of Fairy Hills had barely got out of bed when Horologium was presented with the following message.

"I'm feeling ill this morning, she said, halfway through. Happy struck me as fat and then we struggled in the air, sneezing, pausing, sneezing, then we had to make an emergency landing; to our misfortune, we find ourselves with a group of abhorrent not at all friendly, she snapped, her nose blew, my afflicted hosts refuse to allow me to return until I am better, sneeze, do not worry about me except for the headache And a few bruises, I'll be fine, she said, Aye sir! And he finishes."

"Well, grandma." Cana watched as the talking clock returned to the world of the celestial spirits. "If Lucy dies, or worse, ends up wearing that handsome face abominable, it will be a consolation to know that she has been seeking to conquer Natsu. Congratulations, now you only have four fairies!"

"I'm not afraid Lucy will die. Girls like her do not die for minutiae." Old Hilda replied, waving her hand, dismissing the matter. "I'm sure she'll be well cared for, otherwise…"

But Erza was very worried about Lucy, decided to go and see her. She did not need carriages, or painted animals, if she thought the blonde girl was in danger, even if she had to walk, she would! Without wasting time, the redhead girl communicated to the matron her intention to go to Nappiefield.

"How do you come up with such an absurd idea, knowing that the road will be covered with mud and plagued by those monsters?" Old Hilda replied. "When you get there, assuming you're alive, you'll be pitiful!"

"You forget that I'm a mage of Fairy Tail, Fiore's number one guild and perhaps Earth Land, grandmother. You do not have to worry." Erza answered arrogantly. "I'll be back for dinner."

Grandmother folded her arms and grimaced, but did not try to stop her, because after all the fairies did what seemed good to them.

"Erza, Laki and me will escort you to Magnolia." Levy said. Titania accepted her proposal and the girls left together. "If we hurry," said the blue-haired girl as they made their way down the road cautiously. "Maybe we'll find Juvia in the guild; I imagine she's back from her mission."

Upon arriving at Magnolia the fairies split, Levy and Laki stayed in Fairy Tail to wait for Juvia and Erza continued alone, crossing one meadow after another at a brisk pace, leaping fences and puddles. During that frantic activity, the cord of one of the boots was untied. Not wanting to look scruffy when she reached Nappiefield, she knelt to tie it.

Suddenly she heard a terrible scream, and an electric current began to run down her back. Erza understood at once what it was, and hurriedly retook her sword from the Celestial Wheel. As she turned, grasping the weapon, she encountered the sinister faces of three abominable creatures, had their arms outstretched and their mouth open.

~meeeeeeeeen

The one nearest her gave the impression of being sniffed recently, for his face had little stars shining all around him. The monster advanced to Erza at a blazing speed, and when he was half a meter away, the mage of reequip thrust the sword into his chest and pulled it up. The blade went through the neck and face of the abominable one and came out through the upper part of the skull. The creature fell to the ground. The second abominable was a lady, her had been a little longer as ichiya, (do not ask me as I know, I just do not know) the unlucky woman ran to Erza, awkwardly wagging her fingers like claws. The redhead girl quickly retook the Speed armor, and struck a powerful kick to the monster in the head, which burst into a thousand pieces. The abominable also fell to the ground, and did not rise again.

The third monster was extraordinarily tall, and as it was seen in the omake, it retained great strength and agility. Erza had not yet regained her balance after the kick that had struck the abominable, when that monster grabbed her arm and forced her to let go of her sword. Erza fought the abominable before he brushed the skin with his damp nose and retook the armor of Black Wings, stepped back a couple of meters. The monster advanced with great strides, and Erza gave him a forceful double blow with her swords at the height of his thighs. The legs of the abominable one fell apart and ended up collapsing on the floor. Titania reassembled a large, serrated black sword, with which he beheaded the last of her opponents, taking his head by the hair and emitting a dreadful battle cry that was heard throughout East Wood. From the surroundings, the grotesque creatures began to appear, attracted by the roar of the redhead girl. Given the time it would take to eliminate them all, Erza decided that it would be best to continue on her way to Nappifield as soon as possible. She was advancing along the road, decapitating any abominable who dared to stand in her way.

Dark clouds filled the sky, when the fairies leader finally saw the house, which she felt as her legs weakened, her boots muddy, her face lit with effort. One of the servants led her to the hall where everyone but Lucy was gathered. Her presence caused a great surprise. It seemed incredible to Misses Strauss that she had traveled all that distance on one of the most dangerous roads in Fairyshire and in that bad weather. Erza was convinced, she had earned her scorn. Far from it, the ladies received her politely, Natsu welcomed her with good humor and kindness; Jellal, at the same time experienced admiration for the luminosity that the effort had bestowed on Erza's complexion, and the doubt that the occasion justified that she might have risked coming alone, barely lifted his lips; and Elfman, in his wisdom, succeeded in saying a single word, "Man."

Erza's questions about Lucy received some unfavorable answers. The blonde girl had slept poorly, and although she had risen, she was very feverish and unable to leave her room. Erza went to see her immediately, worried that the fairy would have contracted the strange plague.

After breakfast, the fairies met with their hosts. Erza began to feel great sympathy for them, observing the affection and the solicitude that showed towards Lucy. After a short time, Happy arrived with the doctor. After examining the sick, said to everyone's relief that Lucy was not at risk of becoming one of an abominable, but that he had a strong cold, no doubt because she had fought against the ichiyas under the rain.

When the clock struck three, Erza decided it was time to leave. But Mirajane, seeing as Lucy was concerned to bid farewell to Titania, had practically forced Erza to stay in Nappiefield at the moment. Erza agreed, although with some suspicion, realizing that Mirajane was a woman who was accustomed to always get what she wanted, so it was necessary to be cautious with her. Miss Strauss sent a messenger dove to Fairy Hills to inform the fairies that Erza and Lucy along with Happy were going to stay at Nappiefield Park.

"As long as it takes," Mira told herself, drawing an innocent smile that hid a demonic target.

—P+P+I—

The days passed and Lucy's health improved slowly. Although Mirajane repeated over and over that she regretted that Miss Heartfilia had fallen ill because of a whim of her own, her performance did not fool anyone. Whatever she was pretending to keep the two fairies at Nappiefield Park, far from displeasing Natsu, he liked it, since his concern for the blonde girl was genuine, and the attention he gave her was very grateful. Natsu loves to be with Lucy, even if he could only see her for a few minutes a day.

The gloomy weather had been conducive to the reappearance of the abominable hordes; they attacked the unwary around the farms and villages on the way to Onibus. The presence of the magicians was required, and he did not hesitate to call with Jellal, but just in the heat of the battle the blue-haired boy had noticed him distracted and distant, on more than one occasion in danger of being sniffed! Jellal had many reasons to start worrying about the stranger behavior of Natsu.

"Natsu, you know what keeps you so distracted?" Jellal asked after beheading an abominable who was about to sniff the Dragon Slayer.

"I do not understand what it is… I'm just tired is everything! Yesterday we returned to Nappiefield past midnight and this morning we left before dawn." Natsu complained in his defense.

"Then I think we'd better get back, the area is safe, at least for now."

Immediately the face of Natsu was replaced by his usual smile. The return to Nappiefield Park, aside from the already accustomed Natsu's dizziness one used to suffer, did not suppose any novelty. Jellal could not understand how it was that if Natsu could not bear the strange effect of his magic, that day he had been encouraged to ride a carriage and gladly!

"Poor, I bet he hates me for not letting you come to Wendy at the moment." Jellal said himself with a smile as they made their way down the road until finally a ghostly thought popped into his head, how terribly uncomfortable it would be to get to East Wood. Not only were those pretty eyes, it was that gallant and reckless air, that way of walking, that tone in her voice, her way of expressing everything in her was fascinating! Any demonstration of pride, brazenness, and insolence at the time lacked any sort of censorship alongside the girl's extraordinary courage.

"I have never seen a girl so deft in her struggle and also her unconditionally… I will never forget her magnificent appearance that morning, what need had she to walk all that distance sunk in the mud, with so many dangers and the abominable menace, simply because her sister had a cold? Why does she behave like that?"

Although he had struggled to remain as long as possible for the last few days, the magician was in danger of giving importance to this thought, which continually appeared in his head at the end of the day. If he was not careful, he risked…

Jellal shook his head and thanked the moment they arrived at the house. Natsu stepped out of the carriage, but as soon as he landed miraculously he recovered and immediately asked for Lucy. It was there that Jellal realized the reason for the strange behavior of his friend, his deconcentration during the battle and of course, his desire to return to Nappiefield, to the point that it did not matter to him to have climbed in a carriage.

Jellal's thoughts were interrupted by Titania's voice.

"She is not asleep yet."

"May I go and say hello?" Natsu asked scratching his head awkwardly. "We left early this morning and could not say good-bye."

The fairies leader nodded her agreement, liked the idea that Lucy had some unorthodox company after the tedious day she had, bedridden with nothing to do.

"You still awake?" Jellal interrupted the redhead's thoughts.

"It's only after nine." Erza answered as she watched Natsu head happily toward Lucy's room. "Actually, it's still early, and I could not sleep anyway, even if I proposed, knowing that others are out there fighting the hordes at the risk of being sniffed while I'm standing here doing nothing. It's that typical concern for those who care about your sisters, your guild, and your family. You can think what you want of me. That does not offend me.

"I would never do that, I have my sister, too, and I worry a lot about her." Jellal smiled as he remembered Wendy's last letter. "Miss Erza, I recommend that you concentrate on caring for your convalescent sister, I see far away the day Fiore is freed from this abominable plague, until then, I am sure you and all your sisters will continue to besiege the roads infested abhorrent." It was Erza's turn to smile. Jellal see her and he feel pleased, until an alarm sounded within him. "I retire." He said suddenly and left, leaving Erza quite puzzled.

As she watched him walk away, she wondering what had happened that moment, she heard a small voice behind her.

"You liiiiike him."

"Stop talking nonsense if you do not want to accompany Lucy in bed." Erza whispered in annoyance and withdrew.

Halfway to his room, Jellal thought of something, he did not know what it was, but he could not allow it to be noticed, and of course, in that he was very bad. He had no experience in these things of the heart, nothing that had nothing to do with disrupting dark guilds or annihilating ichiyas, everything else seemed vain and meaningless to him. But there was Richard and all those sermons about love, and Ultear who kept insisting on those ideas about redemption, and he did not want to know what Meredy was thinking. He tried not to think of that day when he would have to tell them that he had decided to walk alone in the dark, but now something had changed that made him reconsider, maybe he could do it, maybe he could give himself a chance and…

Before entering his room he heard the sound of laughter coming from the bedroom of the blonde fairy.

"Never," He whispered, putting an end to all that illusion.

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ENDING: Hawk Nelson - Somebody Else

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***Romance is possible even in a world dominated by ichiyas***

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