prompt: saviour
summary: because saving someone always doesn't have to be physical; basically the times they saved each other physically and emotionally
rating: T (for mentions of violence)
a/n: I could have made jerza canon already if I owned fairy tail, but I don't sooooo; agaiiiin, sorry for the late post
Saving Erza is something that runs deep in Jellal's veins. Ever since he was young, it felt like as if it was an involuntary mechanism - an automatic response. He feels the adrenaline pumping throughout his body whenever he sees her in danger.
Despite knowing the fact that she is an S - class Mage and her capability to protect herself, he knows that she cannot protect herself all the time,
He could have counted all the times that he has saved her, but he knows that the number doesn't really matter. As long as he is there beside her in times of grave danger, he is prepared to lend her a hand - sacrifice even, if the situation really calls for it. That's just how devoted he is to her.
X776, Tower of Heaven
"Erza!", the young bluenette screams throughout the torture chamber. He didn't seem to mind screaming her name, but what's important is that to know her whereabouts. Despite his young age and cuffed wrists, he carries and readies the sword he's holding well just to protect himself
He sees her ragged form lying down on the hard, cold floor. Being enslaved and tortured in the Tower of Heaven makes it seem normal, but seeing Erza's frail form being tortured, he tries to keep himself from throwing a revolt against the cult.
"Hey, hey! Hang in there!", the young Jellal panics as he approaches her unconscious body and is glad that she is breathing, although in a slow pace. Surely, the torture took a toll on her and he needs to see if she's alive and okay.
He sees her unresponsive face being framed by her scarlet hair. He brushes them away and his eyes and mouth widen in shock and horror as he sees a gaping hole in her right eye, more likely her eye socket - they tortured her and took her right eye. He pauses for a second, trembling for the atrocity they have done to her. For their age, it was too much to bear and handle.
Jellal quivers in anger, "How? How could they do such a thing?".
"What did we do to deserve this?!"
"Bastards!"
His thread of rants (which is an understatement) seemed to woke up the eye-ridden redhead. Jellal pauses for a while and pulls out a grin when he sees her move slightly.
"Jellal? Is that you?", the redhead mutters as soon as she regained consciousness.
He glances at her and pulls out a smile when she muttered his name, "Erza! Thank goodness! It's okay, I'm here to save you!".
Erza, being eye-ridden, clearly showed hopelessness in the situation, "Save... Ho-how?".
"There is no more turning back. We can only fight.", the young bluenette says in determination despite the graveness of the situation.
"Fight..."
X784, Tenrou Island
Erza was laying on a branch in defeat and was on the brink of almost giving up. She lays unconsciously as Azuma stares at her in victory.
"Erza, don't lose."
"Erza"
Out of utter surprise, her eyes widen as her mind hears his voice - his voice.
"Jellal?", she silently mutters in surprise.
As if hearing his voice was enough, she recovers - stands with the help of her sword. Coughing and panting from the events earlier, she was having a bit of a problem standing up. Seeing her regain consciousness, Azuma's disbelief on the situation doubles, "I-Impossible! She was hit by the full, enormous power of Tenrou Island!".
As she still struggles up standing shakily, her mind keeps going back to his voice - his motivational words despite his imprisonment.
"Was that Jellal's voice?"
"There's no way!"
"Don't be so naive. He's not here anymore."
"Don't cling onto memories... Stay focused..."
/
After she defeats the Grimoire Heart member, her face scrunches in confusion as his voice - his presence still lingers inside her mind. And somewhere in a prison cell in Era, a blue-haired convict is smiling over her victory.
X791, Crocus
Tumbling down on the hard floor in defeat, Erza, due to her stubborness, realizes that she was too injured to defend herself. Recollecting her memories back to her clash with Minerva, she now feels the intense pain of her body, particularly her legs. In general, her body's too injured to protect herself from the incoming wave of Dragonoids.
'My legs won't move... How pathetic.'
'I couldn't show them my vulnerable side, not even once...'
'Even though I know acting isn't strength...'
With her legs unable to move, the presence of her fresh wounds and the fact that she got separated from the rest of her guildmates, all the possibility of protecting herself or even escaping out alive became inevitable.
'So this is how it ends...'
As she lays down in defeat, she suddenly hears and feels a wave of energy - magic. She looks up to see not only the defeat and demise of the Dragonoids, but also her blue haired friend defeat them without breaking a sweat. She looks at him crestfallenly as her battered body succumbs to the pain. He looks at her with concern and with no doubt he proceeds to her aid.
"Sorry.", the word all Erza could muster to say right now as he carefully aids her by pulling her arms to lift her. They both looked at each other and all they could do is exchange a smile.
X792, Somewhere in Magnolia
As the entirety of Crime Sorciere lay in defeat, August stood out fresh as ever without breaking a sweat as if his age was just a number.
The old Spriggan seemed to see the distress in the blue-haired master of the fallen guild. He steps on his head rather roughly that made the bluenette succumb in defeat, but luckily he was still conscious.
"You were once a devout believer in his Majesty, were you not?", asked the old Spriggan with beyond belief.
He continues, sounding so bitter, "It was foolish of you to choose a path which would fit you against him...".
Jellal knits his eyebrows in disappointment once the topic of Zeref came into question. He stares blankly as he tries to register the old man's words. He then clenches his fist in determination.
"The light, I was finally able to obtain it.", he counters in passion, making the old man look at him questionably.
"The brilliant light in my heart which illuminates the darkness.", he concludes as an image of a smiling Erza suddenly clouds his mind. He stares at the ground blankly afterwards with nothing but Erza in his mind.
As the ominous man continues to desecrate Irene Belserion's deceased body, Erza and Wendy just stood from a fair distance, with eyes widening in shock and horror. Erza, who regains her composure and last bit of respect to her now deceased mother, attempts to stop the man from degrading her mother's body.
"Stop that. Do not violate and insult the dead.", she states as she slowly walks closer to him. The man glares back at her.
"You have the same scent on you as this woman, little girl.", he replies as he compares the smell of both women. He then turns his attention to Wendy, who has long gone shocked and tensed from what was happening. He looks at her and quickly realizes that she is a Dragon Slayer, like him.
Wendy tries to keep herself from yelping in disgust and fear as she felt the stare of the man at her. She hears him say, "A Dragon Slayer? This little brat wields the power of the Dragons?".
"Who are you, fiend?!", Erza grunts in displeasure. The mysterious yet ominous man just smirks in reply.
The young Dragon Slayer seemed to feel his magic power and comes to a realization when she finds out who was the person taunting them with his presence, "Erza-san, this magic power... He must be...".
"Acnologia.", the redhead says in discernment with bitterness and anger, failing to recognize his identity due to his arrival in human form. Acnologia gives out a full evil smirk as the two finally realize his identity. He then poses in a sort of battle stance as his hand summons a wave of energy towards the two. Erza and Wendy can only stand still in shock and realization as the wave of energy plunges towards them however, the magic didn't seem to hit them and just in time, Jellal arrives to protect them from the incoming magic.
Erza was surprised to see him again, "Jellal!".
Present (X798), Kardia Cathedral
A teardrop threatens to fall from both of his eyes as Jellal reminisces all the dark times he shared with Erza and the ways they escaped from it. Everyone invited inside the cathedral became concerned at his sudden shift of emotions. Laxus, who was the best man, grunts over him as he hands him a handkerchief. He silently thanks his best man for the gesture, to which the blonde replies with another grunt.
The priest then gently pats him on the back, "Your vows, Jellal.".
The groom then takes a piece of crumpled perhaps, folded paper from the inside of his tuxedo. He unfolds it and before he reads its contents out loud, he takes Erza's hand and kisses it lovingly, leaving the bride a blushing mess, much to the enjoyment of the guests, which were mainly Fairy Tail. Some of the guests were from other guilds, including Crime Sorciere, who were pardoned by the Council just after the war with the Alvarez Empire, which was 6 years ago. They have been segregated in different legal guilds, and now they're here.
He starts reading, "Erza, I've known you ever since we're children, and that is something that I'm really grateful for happening.".
As soon as he starts reading, the redhead's eyes start welling in tears. The maid of honor, Mirajane, approaches her and gives her a handkerchief. As soon as she constantly wipes her tears away, Mirajane decides to stay longer if Erza needs a bit of emotional support.
He continues, slowly tearing up, "I know we have been through a lot, and I'm sorry for everything that I've done. And Erza, please don't spoil my vow with saying "How many times... this, how many times that...".
Despite the truthfulness of his vow, all of the guest cannot contain their laughter, including Erza.
"But I'll cut this short. Thank you for believing in the light within me, thank you for standing up to me, and most especially-", he pauses for a bit as he finally feel the build-up of his emotions flow down. Nonethless, he has a handkerchief to wipe them in the midst of the emotional exchange of vows.
He continues it anyway, "Thank you for loving me with all your heart. At least, let me return your love by doubling it more. I'll make it up to you by loving you wholly. I'll be your perfect husband despite all my imperfections, I'll be your best friend whom you can spend all your time and love in the world, I'll be your saviour who'll stand up and protect you in times of need and lastly, I'll just be the man who will love you until our very last breath.".
As he finishes his vow, everyone inside the cathedral were tearing up, including Laxus himself much to the disbelief of the whole guild. Jellal finally breaks down and releases all the tears built up inside and covers himself with the handkerchief. His cries were muffled by the handkerchief and the priest, who seems to be also affected by his words, gives him a moment of silence before he recovers.
/
As the ceremony concludes, everyone especially the entirety of Fairy Tail bursts out as they await the most awaited part: the kiss. The priest, who seemed to forgot to impart one last word, mutters, "You may now kiss the bride.".
Both the groom and the bride look at each other in awkwardness, despite already being married by a couple of seconds ago. The whole guild seemed to feel the awkwardness of the two so they start cheering loudly.
"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"
Before Erza could pull Jellal into a kiss, he makes his move swift and fast as he pulls her by her waist and gives her a kiss. As their lips touched, everyone screamed in victory despite the fact that they were still inside the cathedral.
soooo I finally finished this shot. it took me long enough to find some of the manga panels of these two dorks saving each other (it was rushed tho). hope you like it and please do drop a review :)