SIXTEEN; SEEKING HELP

PUBLISHED; MARCH 27, 2016

WORD COUNT; 1565 (NOT EDITED)

JELLAL's POV

"Hello? Anybody home?" I called out as I knocked on the door once again.

"Hello?" I was about to knock again when the door suddenly opened.

"Jellal?"

"Ultear?"

"Long time no see, Jellal!" A pink-eyed girl appeared behind Ultear.

"Meredy! Is that you?" I greeted and she smiled.

"Yep!"

"But from what I remembered, your eyes were green..." I said and she shrugged.

"We seriously don't know how it happened. It just did. Right, Ultear?" Meredy said, facing Ultear. Ultear smirked.

"Actually—" Ultear was about to say something when Meredy covered Ultear's mouth.

"Ultear's just joking. Nothing happened." Meredy said and I nodded.

Then Meredy suddenly looked behind me.

"Oh... Now I know why you're not visiting these past few days." she snickered and I felt my cheeks warm.

"I-It's not what you think—"

"What's your name?" I heard Meredy behind me and I turned.

When did she—?

"Erza... Erza Scarlet." Erza said while smiling a little.

"Who would've known that you'd be interested in redheads..." Ultear said, touching Erza's hair. I chuckled awkwardly.

Actually, Erza and I never had chance to talk of what happened last night. Wait, rephrase that. We don't talk of it for now because she was avoiding me.

Who wouldn't?

I don't know why but for some reason, I don't feel guilty at all. I want to feel guilty because it was like I'm betraying the girl from the past. But I just couldn't.

"Oh and who is this?" Meredy asked. I looked at where she pointed.

"Oh. That's my brother. Gray. Right, Wendy's the only one who I brought here." I answered.

Gray was leaning on a post with his arms crossed. He's been quiet ever since... Juvia was captured.

"Gray? Gray Fullbuster? Wait... I heard that name somewhere..." Meredy said and she placed a hand on her chin. Ultear smiled.

"Of course you have. He's one of the students of my mother." Ultear said.

"Your mother?" I asked and Ultear nodded. I raised an eyebrow. Gray has only one—

Wait...

"Now? Remember?" Ultear said and I stared at her intently.

She has a point... she looks so much like Gray's only teacher before.

Before, Gray only had one teacher. And that is Ur. He loves his teacher so much that he treats her as his mother. But one day, Ur passed away due to some kind of reason. I only remember that some kind of creature called 'Deliora'.

"So you're Ur's daughter?" I looked towards Gray. He was walking towards us. Ultear smiled and nodded.

There was an awkward tension before Meredy laughed awkwardly.

"Hey... Hey... What about we talk in the house of what you guys really came here for?" she suggested and I nodded as we all followed her inside. Gray, being the last one to come in, closed the door. We three sat on the larger sofa. Meredy and Ultear each sitting on a single-seater sofa.

"What shall I offer my help you with, Jellal?" Meredy asked.

"We are looking for a certain pack of werewolves. Can you help us?" I answered. And she placed a hand on her chin playfully.

"Well... it usually depends on how dangerous the pack is when it comes to werewolves." she paused, smiling. "But since you're the one who helps me and Ultear with a lot of things, sure. It would be my pleasure to do so, Prince Jellal." she continued, snickering as she mocked me with my name.

"We don't know yet of the pack's Alpha. But we know of two specific werewolves in it." Erza spoke. Meredy nodded.

"I see... I see... What are their names, then?" Meredy asked. I looked over at Gray. He nodded.

"The Blendy Cousins. Sherry and Chelia Blendy." Gray said. When I looked at Meredy, she looked shocked. Her face looked pale suddenly that it almost looks like her blood had flown out of her body.

"We know that they're hard to find or something but please—"

"The Blendy Cousins... I know of their Alpha. For sure." Meredy said. Her tone sounds sad and... afraid for some reason.

"My mate is captured by those two. Please help us find her." Gray begged. It surely was unusual to see Gray like that. Meredy looked up at Gray with sympathy.

"I'm sorry, I can't—"

"Meredy, please. Juvia is my closest friend. I would do anything just to keep her safe. I beg you." Erza also said. I looked over at Meredy. She gave me a sorry look before she stood up, facing her back to us.

"I am really sorry. But I can't help you find that pack. I don't want to go anywhere near their Alpha. Never again will I go anywhere near him." Meredy said. Hatred and fear in her shaky voice. I've never heard of her saying something like that.

Then, that was it. Our only chance...

was gone.

ULTEAR's POV

"Meredy, why didn't you helped them?"

Meredy looked at me through the side of her eyes.

"I promised myself not to—"

"Go near him? Meredy you're only gonna track him and then you're free to go. Isn't that simple?" I said, laughing a little. Meredy faced me.

"Simple? You call what he did to me, simple? That was simple? Well, guess what, it wasn't, ok?" she said, sobbing before running upstairs. I sighed as I heard her close the door of her room.

I guess I have to wait until she comes out of her room.

"Meredy?" I knocked on her bedroom door once again.

"It's time for dinner." I called out again. But she didn't answered. I sighed. Dinner last night came and she hasn't come down to eat. Breakfast and Lunch came but she still didn't eat. She'll starve to death if she'll continue doing this.

Then I heard the door suddenly unlocking. I smiled before opening it. Meredy sat on her bed, her head facing down. I sat down beside her.

"I'm sorry about earlier. I wasn't saying that what happened to you was simple. I know I was harsh earlier but... I just wanted to somehow help out with them, don't you?" I said calmly. She sighed.

"I'm also sorry. But I've been thinking about it. It's time to move on... and I guess I should give it a try." she said, her voice tired. I smiled.

"That's the spirit. Now, you should eat before you sleep. You look awful!" I joked and she laughed a little.

Finally.

GRAY's POV

It's been two days since Juvia was taken. It's been two days since I've been suffering like this.

I know this feeling... I recognize this feeling...

Pain.

It's been years since I've felt it. Emotionally. And yet I can still recognize it. First it was Mom, Then, it was Ur. Now, Juvia?

What have I done to deserve all of this?

"Gray! Gray!" I heard a few knocks from the door before it opened, revealing Jellal.

"What do you wa—"

"Meredy's here. She will help us."

A/N: Hello! Okay this is the only story that I've been updating these past few days. So I'm just gonna try to update my other fanfictions before I update the next chapter. Don't worry I'll be fast hahahah. I have seven other fanfictions in Wattpad and I know it is crazy but yeah I'll try to update some. I'm really excited of this chapter myself because it is where secrets were kind of unlocked. Well, only some. But still.

Apitatoor:

1) Jellal's POV of his feelings were in this chapter. While Erza's... hmm maybe on the next chapter or so.

2) Hmmm. The answer will be on the next chapters

3) Hmmm. Hahah also on the next chapters.

4) It is a compulsory for a mate to love their mate. Base on my opinion, people sometimes mistook the other person (if the mate loves another, instead of his/her mate) as their true love. And a mate is believed to be the one who will love you forever. I don't know with vampires or werewolves if that's what they think it is. But in my story, this is what they think of their mates. Mates are your soul mates. Your destiny. They won't live without them. And as for the werewolves who steal the vampire's mates, it is... wait. I'm spoiling it hahahahhahah. Ok, the continuation of the answer will be on the story lol.

As for your theory, I kind of think of it that way too. But I'm planning on relating this story to the real Fairy Tail so... yeah hahaha. Although I'm still thinking about it. Hahahhaha.

Gonna update soon! I'm planning on ending this story soon so that I can focus on my other fanfics lol. But this has a looooooong way to go! Thank you for your continues support! Love you all!

-rossyla