DUDUDU! Yeay I'm backkk *^* Miss me? No? Okay… Sorry for only updating every month, and I know some guests and people who reviwed are itching for the new chapter... I don't have any choice :p But I think I can make the next chapter earlier…. I hope XD Well then, enjoy!
DISCLAIMER: FAIRY TAIL IS MAKAROV'S AND NOBODY ELSE OWN IT! Except Hiro Mashima
English is my second language so I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes!
Valentine.
Just hearing that name will reminds you of chocolate, but it's a little different for Erza.
Why? Because during these times, she'll prepare strawberry-flavored chocolate for those that she knew and close within like forever. Not a chocolate flavored one.
Of course, she also prepared chocolates for her ordinary friends. But it's not a really special one.
"So you're making it yourself this year?" Lucy asked to the redhead that in the middle of searching for a recipe in the library.
"Yup. Even though I look this way, I'm quite confident with my cooking you know." Erza explained as she excitedly took one book and opened it.
"You're going to give strawberry flavored again?" Lucy asked and sighed as she took a peak at the recipe in the book.
"But it seems more special right?" She asked and decided to borrow that book. "Yup. I'll decided on this one."
"But the portion is for 3 people you know. If you include Natsu and Gray, there will be just 2 right?" Lucy asked.
"I choose the 3 people portion in purpose."
"Who will be the third person you give?"
"Jellal." Lucy widened her eyes in surprise. "Wait, I never knew you and Jellal-"
"Don't misunderstand anything, Lucy!" Erza quickly cut her friend's sentences and clear her throat while a tint of pink is visible in her cheek, "I'm only giving it as a thanks for the tutor. You know, I even became an S Class because of him."
"Oh… I thought you two were-"
"You don't have to say it, seriously!" My, look at how red Erza has become.
"Erza! Lucy! Happy valentine!" There he is, Natsu must be looking forward for chocolates. And why he's grinning like an idiot?
"You're just aiming for the chocolate right?" Lucy asked as she sighed and Natsu only grinned and scratched his back lightly in response.
Suddenly, a sweet girl with a wrapped chocolate came towards Natsu, "Natsu-kun, happy valentine." That girl gave him a chocolate? Wow, he must be popular.
"For me? Thanks! This is the sixth one already!" He cheered which makes that girl blush. Woah, the rumor of idiots are popular seems right.
"If you get that much already, why are you coming to us?" Lucy, who's been talking to Erza before Natsu come, asked.
Natsu pouted, "A chocolate from best friends are different." He reasoned which makes Lucy sighed. She pulled out something from her pocket. A tiny box but already wrapped with flames-like wrapping.
"Here you go, this is yours." She explained and Natsu quickly brighten up, "Thank you Luigi!"
"It's Lucy!"
"Which part should I opened it~" Natsu sang as he cheerfully about to rip the wrapping.
"At least eat it after school or something! How rude!" Lucy shouted, really irritated at the lack of manner of this salmon haired guy.
Erza has a smug in her face as she gave him a strawberry chocolate, "I made it myself this year." She proudly said but Natsu wasn't sure either he should opened it or not. "M-Maybe it's better if I opened it at home." Natsu stuttered.
"That's not how you react when Lucy gave you her chocolate. I tasted it already." Erza explained, feeling a bit offended at how Natsu reacted. That's also how Gray reacted when she gave him one earlier. Jeez, at least she can do some simple things.
To explain a little bit in case everyone wondered why Erza is with Natsu and the others, even though Erza is in S Class now, that doesn't mean she can't hang out with people from another class, right? She decided that class doesn't show the line of her friendship with people from other classes. Well that's a good thing.
"Hey Erza, that reminds me, you're not giving any to Jellal? I thought you said you made one for him." Lucy asked as she saw Jellal passed by with loads of chocolates and girls who still haven't got a chance to give him.
"… I'll give it to him when he's alone." Erza finally decided, feeling a bit sick looking at how big the crowd following Jellal is.
"I agree…." Lucy looked like about to puke seeing the crowd in front of her.
"Jelly! Happy valentine!" Meredy ran towards Jellal, who just came back with bunch of chocolates behind her. "Woah, you sure have a rough time there."
"So, did Erza give you hers yet?" Ultear asked, smirking.
Ouch! She just put a salt in his wound. Jellal looked away but didn't reply her question, which makes Ultear blinked in confuse.
"WAIT, SHE DIDN'T GIVE YOU ANY?!" She was partly shouting at surprise. Hell, she was looking forward for today because of it! Oh look, Mira is sulking in the corner with Laxus cheering her up. Awww….
"Quite down a bit, will you?" Jellal covered his ears, but Ultear wasn't buying it. "She seriously didn't give you anything?!"
Jellal sighed, "That's why I told you we're not like that." He explained and Ultear patted his back and nod in understand, "Don't worry Jelly, we'll cheer you up. Both Meredy and me that is."
"I told you we weren't like th-"
"We'll party after school for you!"
"Like I said-"
"Look at how disappointed Jelly is."
"I'm not!"
"It's alright Jelly, we understand."
And not long, the door opened and reveal a scarlet haired girl that blinked at the sight in front of her. "D-Did I come on a wrong time?" She asked, a bit uncertain.
But then Ultear, Meredy, and Mirajane dashed towards Erza which confuse her.
"You really won't give any chocolate?!" Mirajane was… Crying? Must be hard for her.
"Chocolate? Ah, I have it if you're worried about that." Mira was brighten up again hearing Erza's answer, is she a lamp or something?
"Here you go, Laxus." Erza smile a little as she gave him one, chocolate flavored. "Ultear, Mirajane, and Meredy too, you guys get your share." She gave them each one chocolate.
"G-Giri chocolate?" (A/N: In Japan, Giri chocolate means a chocolate without any feelings, usually family gave each other one or best friends. So it's not a really special chocolate).
"I-It's a Giri chocolate…. Right?"
"Y-Yup…."
… Awkward...
"Hey Jelly." Ultear whispered to Jellal that's in the middle of reading a book. "What?" He asked as he closed the book he's reading.
"Are you sure you're not even a bit looking forward to get a chocolate from Erza?"
…. Silent.
"Not really." He finally answered but Ultear doesn't look like she's buying the answer. "You've always been the worst liar ever, Jelly. In case you forgot." Ultear reminded and Jellal just stayed quiet.
In the same time, Erza is helping Mira to pour down the tea, also asking some herbs she wasn't familiar with. Jellal was staring at her scarlet hair and faint smile, then he turned his thought back to Ultear who questioned him right now.
"I'm just feeling disturbed by how she gave everyone but me." Jellal explained and Ultear looked closely at his face, "Okay you're not lying…"
Ultear seems a bit disappointed at how the turn of event, if she were to be honest.
"We're operating a plan." Mirajane explained when Jellal and Erza went to the A Class. "I call it, 'Valentine Chocolate from Erza for Jellal Plan!'"
"That's damn too long for a name. And anyway, why in the hell I'm in this?" Laxus asked since he suddenly dragged on this matchmaker things. "Because I said so." Mira smile sweetly that even Laxus shivered at the sweetness.
"Anyway, any plan?" Mira asked as Meredy raised her hand, "Pick me, pick me!"
Mira quickly pointed her long wooden stick (A/N: Where did she get that?) towards Meredy, "Okay! Your plan?" She asked and Meredy grinned. "How about throwing a chocolate towards Jellal and slip a letter with Erza's sign in it?"
"Ohhh, that's an excellent idea!" Ultear agreed, "But what kind of letter you will give to him?" Ultear asked and Meredy had a smug in her face, "I saw this a lot in movies. Here you go! I already prepared the letter!"
"Wait, when did you write that?!" Laxus asked and Meredy clicked her tongue, "Tsk, tsk, tsk, girls shouldn't be underestimated, Cactus."
"It's Laxus!"
"Anyway, what did you write on the letter?" Ultear asked excitedly as she opened the letter.
There's a big CHALLENGE words in the front of the letter, which makes both Mira and Ultear go stiff.
"This is a chocolate to show how determined I am to challenge you for this fight. I made it with my whole heart so I hope you enjoyed it de-gozaru.
P.S. Happy Valentine."
From,
Erza
"IS THIS A LOVE LETTER OR A CHALLENGE OI?!" Laxus shouted to the confused Meredy, "I saw it from an action movie and making sure it sounds cute…." She put a full thinking of it. "M-Maybe show a little bit of love feeling or something?" Ultear tried to give Meredy a hint.
"Ah! Then let's do it like this!" Meredy began to try rewrite the letter again.
"Teehee~ Love Love~ This is a challenge of a fight-desu :p Meet me in the rooftop after school! Love love ~ I love you!
P.S. Happy Valentine. I prepared a chocolate full of chocolate for you beforehand~"
From,
Erza
"… Meredy. Try to leave off the challenge part first."
Plan one. Failed a big one.
"EH?! YOU HAVEN'T GIVE HIS SHARE YET?!" Seriously, why do Lucy always get the yelling part?
The crowds are staring at them thanks to Lucy's loud mouth. Erza quickly apologized to them and tell them to continue their activities in the library.
"Quiet down a bit, Lucy." Erza quickly shut her mouth, "It's like…. I don't get the moment to and stuff… And I don't want people from S Class get the wrong idea as it is now…" She mumbled the last part.
"Even so! He must be looking forward to it right?!"
"To what?"
"Chocolate, stupid!"
"Why?"
Lucy was silent for a good minute, "Just a hunch." Erza raised an eyebrow in confusion, "Anyway, make sure you give it after school the longest time!" Lucy quickly cut off the thing she wants to say.
"O-Okay…."
How do I give it?
Erza was, at the very least, in a confusing situation. First, she wasn't sure will Jellal love strawberry or not. Second, she doesn't want Jellal to misunderstand because she gave him a chocolate different from others in S Class.
She should've stick with the chocolate flavored one.
"Erza?" A deep voice interrupted her thinking and she turned around to see a familiar figure. "Jellal?" He smile and look at her.
"What's wrong? You look like you're in a deep thought." Jellal asked and Erza tried to take the wrapped chocolate in her pocket.
"W-Well you see... Actually-"
"Erza? Jellal?" Natsu called as he carrying a blue cat that's sleeping with him. "What are you both doing here? Seems fun so let me join in too!" He grinned.
What a great time to ruin, Natsu.
Well, she still have a lot of time until after school… Don't she?
"Can you stop following me?!" Gray shouted at the clingy blue haired girl who's whining and cling all the way to Gray. "At least accept Juvia's love letter and chocolate full of love, Gray-sama!" Juvia cries as she keeps pushing Gray with the chocolate and letter.
"It feels creepy to accept a chocolate with my face as the shape!"
"But Juvia already did her best to make this chocolate! She even asked sculpture club's member to taught her!"
"I already told you not to make it before!"
Ah…. Good luck, both of you….
"Are you sure you're not going to give him the chocolate, Levy?" Lucy asked as Levy looked at the chocolate she made.
"Nope. I don't want him to get the wrong idea after all." Levy sighed, giving up. As she was about to put the chocolate back at her pocket, Gajeel came and look at the chocolate.
"Oi Shrimp, you're not giving me one?" The nerves of that man! He's an enemy of girl in love!
"I told you to stop calling me that, stupid!" Levy threw a chocolate to Gajeel's face and quickly ran away on her own.
"W-Wait Levy!" Poor Lucy, she's left behind.
But well…. At least Levy completed her mission to give a chocolate…. I guess?
"I see, you didn't get any chocolate from Erza? Lucky you!~ This year is a homemade after all." Natsu grinned and patted Jellal's back but he flinched at the last sentences, "H-Homemade?"
Erza left to buy some drink earlier, so they went to the cafeteria first. And somehow, Natsu is talking about valentine which leads to this.
"Oh right, you don't know. Erza gave a giri chocolate for all of her friends, but she gave her close friends a strawberry chocolate. Seems like hobby for her…. And anyway, this year she somehow decided to give me and Gray homemade one." Natsu explained but Jellal felt like he just get stabbed in the chest.
"Poor Jelly…." Meredy said as she's on verge of dramatic tears.
He doesn't even received the giri chocolate one.
Erza was still in total loss. She already gave all the giri chocolate to her friends, so she only have the remaining one strawberry chocolate, which she still unsure to give. "I'm being too unconscious…" She thought as she was looking at the chocolate.
She sighed and took the drink she just bought while walking towards the cafetaria Jellal is in with Natsu. She quickly hid the strawberry chocolate in her pocket.
"Maybe I shouldn't give him one… He already received a lot too so he might be bothered if I gave him one…"
"Well then Jellal, I'll go now!" Natsu waved his hand towards Jellal while walked away, which makes Erza, who just went back from buying a drink, blinked. "Where are you going?" She asked and Natsu grinned.
"Happy is alone right now." He explained and Erza threw the soda can towards Natsu which he caught. He stared at it for a good minute before looking towards his red haired childhood friend again, "It's for you." Erza explained and Natsu opened the can.
"Thanks."
This is going too awkward.
Okay, Erza doesn't know how to start the conversation. And Jellal seems pretty pissed because of something she wasn't aware of.
"Did I do something before buying a drink?" She asked to herself as she recalled what happened.
Since Natsu left, Erza went back to Jellal and he seems acting out of the box. Damn it Natsu, come at the good time and leave at the worst time.
"I heard you made homemade chocolate this year." Oh great, out of all things he have to bought that up.
"J-Just to Natsu and Gray though… Since we knew each other for ten years now." She stuttered.
"I see…." He answered and the silence is back.
This is getting worse!
"M-Mind if I ask to buy your time for a while?" Erza asked, which confuse Jellal.
The more she think, the worse it will be. She'll just have to give it a shot.
"Well…. Sure…"
Erza was searching for a quiet place. And luckily, everyone from S Class seems like already went home.
"Y-You see… I've been planning to give you all these times but the planning always failed…." Erza took a deep breath and quickly took the chocolate from her pocket. Her cheeks are red, her heart is beating fast as she feel a bit nervous. She quickly shoved it towards Jellal, "Happy Valentine!"
Jellal's eyes widened in mix of surprise and happy, it still yet to occur him what happened. He accepted the wrapped gift and looked at it.
The wrapping is a simple light blue with a red ribbon in it. Also a card with "Happy Valentine." Written in it. Even so, it seems different from the chocolate Erza gave to the others from S Class.
"This is…"
"Chocolate. A strawberry one though." Erza answered while still had a tint of pink on her cheeks. Jellal looked at Erza, "It's strawberry flavored?!" He asked and Erza nodded a bit, feeling uncertain.
"Erza only gave strawberry flavored for her close friends!" Natsu grinned as he explained everything.
Jellal smiled a bit while Erza seems didn't know what to do. "It might be a little different from the usual chocolate because I want to thank you for tutoring me last time… O-Or do you hate strawberry?" She asked, still feeling a bit embarrassed.
"I heard from Natsu it's homemade." Jellal asked and Erza's face reddened again, or maybe even worse than last time. "I-Is that bad?!" She quickly looked away from him, making Jellal chuckled a bit.
"Thank you. Can I open it?" He asked and Erza nodded a bit, "I already tasted it so don't worry." She exclaimed, assure the blue haired guy who seems lighten up again.
The strawberry is a simple decoration on the chocolate. And there's the mix of pink colored chocolate and a simple, dark chocolate color. All of them is round, small enough to eat at once. "Is it a truffle?" Jellal asked and she smile, "Correct."
Jellal tried one of the chocolate, mixture of chocolate and strawberry isn't that strong to make someone puke at the sugar amount. There's also a bit of milk feeling and it's not too hard to chew on. "It's delicious." He smiled and Erza sighed, feeling a bit glad.
"I thought you might be angry because of it, but thank goodness." She explained which confuse Jellal.
"Why would I?" He asked and Erza tried to look away from his eyes, feeling a bit uncomfortable.
"Well… You seems grumpy today… And you already got so many chocolates… So I thought I might trouble you and so…" She explained, still avoid eye contact.
Jellal blinked a few times to understand and chuckled, "Well… I guess I am grumpy today…" He explained, which makes Erza quickly look at Jellal face-to-face.
"So something is troubling you?" She asked, a bit surprised. Jellal wasn't the type to get angry easily.
"Yup. But it doesn't matter anymore." He explained and smile at the uncertain look of the scarlet haired in front of him.
"Are you sure?" She asked and Jellal nodded. She sighed, "Well that's good… You can tell me if something is troubling you." Erza explained and Jellal chuckled in amusement,
"Isn't that supposed to be my line? Since I'm the guy." He asked and Erza glared a bit, "Girls aren't irresponsible."
"Yes yes." He answered playfully. "Anyway, I want to return the favor of the chocolate." He changed the topic.
"You can just do it in White Day right?" She asked with a confused look in her face, which makes Jellal laugh a bit looking at her face. "That's a different story. What I mean is returning it in a different way."
"You don't have to do that you know, I'm fine with it." She explained and Jellal shook his head in disagreement, "I still want to do something as a return. Are you free next Sunday?" He asked and Erza tried to recall her schedule.
"I'm free but…."
"Arghhhh, Erza, just say ye- Hmph!" Okay, where did that sound come from?
"You idiot! Don't be too loud!"
A familliar pink and dark purple hair flowed as both childhood friends of our dear Jellal grinned foolishly, feeling kind of bad to ruin the mood.
"S-Sorry... We're here first but when we saw you two walked together, we can't help but hide..." She explained, clearly defensing herself seeing how angry Jellal is for them to ruin the mood.
Not like Jellal didn't realize they are hiding, but he's too pissed off before to even bothered by it. Lucky them I guess...
Erza smiled to them, "That's okay... We're not talking of anything too important anyway." She explained, which makes Ultear sighed in relief. Thank goodness Erza is pretty kind and doesn't get the atmosphere.
"Well anyway, you guys are planning to go on a date right?" Ultear asked, smiling sweetly while smirking on the inside.
"D-Date?" Erza stuttered, which makes Ultear's smile even wider. "W-We're not going to-"
"Then it's a good thing to hear! Actually, I've got this free ticket to the new amusement park from the lottery, but I had plan on that day. And it's a pair too, you can have it." Ultear cut off Erza's words and gave them a ticket each. "Well then, I hope you two will have fun on Sunday!" Ultear waved her hand to both of them as she bid farewell and dashed off with Meredy.
... And that explains it. They'll go to the amusement park next Sunday.
(A/N) I hope I can make the new chapter before white day XD Or maybe I'll update next Sunday aha. Because White Day means a different story and stuff I won't update that long rest assured lol Pray I have time for this guys! *checking my schedule* Yup, you have to pray for the next chapter. Reviews will help a lot to tell you to be honest :3
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