EIGHT; THE BOY FROM BEFORE

PUBLISHED; JULY 19, 2015

WORD COUNT; 1190 (NOT EDITED)

ERZA's POV

When I learned about Mira and Laxus' relationship, I remembered all about the boy from my past.

Come to think of it, when Juvia asked me if I found him and I said no, her reaction seemed very shocked.

Does that mean she already found him?

Does that mean she remembered his name?

Truth be told, I forgot his name already.

And that Jellal Fernandes has a very familiar name... Is he the boy from my past?

I placed my drink on the table and sighed.

Whatever that boy from my past is doing right now... does he even remember me?

Or am I the only one having nightmares here?

"Ms. Scarlet"

I opened my eyes that I didn't noticed I have closed. My eyes settled on the blue haired man who called me.

"Mr. Fernandes, it's glad to see you here." I said, turning to Jellal who had a red mask on.

"Well, I should be here. After all, it's my grandfather's Masquerade Ball" Jellal said while swinging his drink, opening his arms.

I smiled. He really has something that makes my heart flutter in it's own way.

"Erza Scarlet..." he mumbled, I looked at him and saw him rubbing his chin, thinking.

I felt a chill ran through my spine when he mentioned my name. It looks like there's something between him and my name...

"Scarlet. That name sounds familiar." he breathed and my eyes widened.

"Such beautiful scarlet hair... That's it!" a boy with blue hair and red tattoo said while holding gently my hair.

"Why don't we call you 'Erza Scarlet'?" he said happily, letting go of my hair.

I unconsciously touched my hair and looked at it.

"Erza... Scarlet..." I mumbled, making it familiar to my voice.

"It's the color of your hair..." he spoke gently, making me look at him ad he grinned.

"That way, I'll never forget it."

"That name... it suits your hair so much." a deep voice snapped me out of my memory.

I looked back at Prince Jellal and somehow... I remembered the face of the boy from before when I looked at him.

Wait... could it be him?

Could he be the boy from before?

"You know, I love redheads." he said. My eyes widened and when I looked at him, his face is only an inch from mine.

I opened my mouth to snap him out but when I was about to say it, my voice was swallowed by his mouth.

His lips started to move. Oh no.

I tried to push him off but he just kept his arms on my waist–which I don't know how he managed to do it.

He licked my lower lip and I tried hard not to open my mouth but when he sensed that I'm not opening it, I felt him squeeze my butt. I gasped and his tongue darted in my mouth, devouring it.

When I tried to push him harder this time and he didn't bulge, I felt so helpless that I finally closed my eyes and gave in to my desire.

If this won't stop now... I don't even want to know what will happen.

JELLAL's POV

I don't know what's happening to me but... I was so lost in her red hair and her fierce eyes.

"J-Jellal..." I heard her whimper and my eyes widened, moving away from her.

I panted due to the lost of air and looked around, sighing in relief that no one has seen what we have done.

"Excuse me" I heard a squeak from the redhead in front of me while going to the direction where the restroom is.

What have I done.

"Uhmm, Jellal-san?" I turned around to see Princess Juvia with Gray following her behind.

"Yes?" I asked

"Have you seen Erza-san? Juvia–I've been finding her but she seems not to be here." she asked while looking around. My whole body tensed up and my mind recalled of our kiss just minutes earlier.

"U-Uhh I saw her went over there. Maybe she went on the restroom." I answered calmly while pointing at where she had gone to.

"Thank you." she bowed and smiled at me, heading towards the restroom.

I payed my attention to Gray who was smirking at me.

"What?"

JUVIA's POV

"Erza-san?" I called, peeking to the restroom door.

I smiled when I saw her standing right in front of the mirror, staring at herself. She seems so unfocused so I decided to walk towards her and tapped her shoulder.

She gasped and turned to me with wide eyes.

"Juvia! I-I thought you were with Gray!" she said with shock in her voice. I never saw her face like that before.

"Well, Gray-sama woke up so... yeah." I said in an as-a-matter-of-fact tone.

"Oh..." she said, averting her eyes to the mirror once again.

There was a long silence and I was about to open my mouth and say something when she whispered.

"Jellal kissed me." she said softly and I saw her touch her lips.

"And it felt so... right." she added and I narrowed my eyes.

'Because he's the boy from your past.' I wanted to blurt out. But I also wanted for them to find out themselves, solving their own cases.

"But still... at the same time it felt so wrong." she said, facing me. Her eyes are filled with pain and suffering, making me remember that those eyes are only meant for one person.

"It felt so wrong because... I kissed him back and I felt so unfaithful to him... even though I know deep inside that he may not care..." she said, a hint of pain in her voice.

Erza-san is making it harder for me to keep this a secret...

A/N: Hello! Omg this is the happiest day of my life! Sorry for the cliff-hanger though! I just wanted to cut the story for me to celebrate another year of myself.

To cut the story short, today is my birthday! Yay! Although I won't tell what's my age hihih... Anyways, I will update sooner for a you guys and fyi, it will be NaLu hihih.

I'm so happy and glad that everyone's liking the story and so far... it's not even halfway done! Hihihih! So many mysteries yet to unfold! Hahahah!

Btw, I will ask you guys questions on how I will manage the story on the next chapter so be ready to answer them!

Also, I would put the title of the next chapter every time it will end yay!

-rossyla

NINE; LUCY HEARTFILIA

Where have Natsu took Lucy the day before the ball?

What are the secrets behind the wounded Lucy Heartfilia?

And what are the mysteries that lies ahead of them?

No mates? Different kinds of mates? Or worse...

Werewolves?