Chapter 3

Heart to heart with a father he doesn't know he is.

He had went straight to the topic!

I wondered if should I tell him the truth? My father had always been able to say if I was telling the truth or not, he had always been perceptive, so I thought it would save us time if I was honest with him.

''Yes, I am.'' I answered, looking at him straight in the eyes. When I stopped talking, his eyes got rounder.

''It isn't possible! If you're sixteen, it means that Erza may already be pregnant!'' He said, puzzled.

I've been taken aback by his comment; he really had no clue that he was my father.

''No, not yet. I've been told that I was conceived after the Grand Magic Games. My father told me so.'' I said lowering my head, a bit shyly.

As soon as I stopped talking, he lifted his head to look at me and took my hand.

''Who is your father Emma?'' He asked me, pretty anxiously.

I wish I could tell him that he was, he could have helped me. My father had always been a good advisor and I could have taken advantage of his knowledge, but Ultear had told me that giving too many details could change certain things. I was here to change the future, but not all of it. So, I plainly responded to my father whose eyes were praying for an answer; I would disappoint him; as I had done by diving into the past...

''I am afraid I can't tell you his identity. If I did, it could change the future. I promised that I'd change only one thing and that's what I intent to do.''

Seeing disappointment in his greenish brown eyes, I marked a break and spoke again.

''All I can tell you about my father is that he loved my mother very much. He's been mourning her for a long time, he still does, every day. When I was a baby, he went all around the world, chasing darkness then he came back and he become the father he knew I needed''. I said looking at him affectionately, probably more than I should have.

''It could be a lot of people. Your mother is/was the most beautiful and kindest woman I've never known, I am sure she could have had anybody she wanted.'' he said, sadly.

He marked a pause and continued.

''Is she really going to die?'' He asked, truly worried.

I replied to his question quickly.

''Not if I can prevent it from happening.'' I answered him, forcing a smile. He smiled back at me; we had the same smile. I couldn't believed he hadn't noticed it. Then, he lifted himself.

''I'll let you rest, but before leaving, I want to thank you for what you are doing for her, for all of us. I'll be forever grateful to you if you succeed. Therefore, you can count on me for help; your mother is really dear to me, even though I can't reveal it to her.'' He replied, looking at me, still smiling more slightly.

I smiled back at him. It felt weird though. My father had forbidden me to do what I was doing; changing the past. I have had to work hard to convince Ultear to help me behind his back. The Jellal of X791 was thanking me for what I was doing. It proved one thing, my father really loved my mother; not that I had ever doubted it, but now I had the chance to actually witness it. I had thought that, even though I couldn't spell it out, he would have known that he was my father. Lucy had told me so many time that Erza and Jellal's love was writing in the stars; so how could he not know...

Breaking my reflection, a elder woman entered the room.

''Polyussica will make sure you are okay. Get some rest, I will come back to see you soon.'' Jellal told me as he was about to leave.

However, before he did, the woman came near me and forced myself to turned so she could examine my back; her strength surprised me for a woman her age.

Without waiting Jellal's departure, she opened the behind of my hospital gown, exposing my bare back. I immediately tried to lay back my back onto the bed, but Polyussica kept me in sitting position. If Jellal was still behind me, now, he knew my total parentage.

Quickly, I looked behind me; Jellal was still there, froze on the spot; he had clearly seen what I didn't want him to see. I saw him walking toward me, not losing sight of my back. He stopped next to me and slowly slide a finger on the red tattoo, identical as his, placed horizontally between my shoulder blades.

''You're my...'' He said, clearly astonished.

Before he could finished his sentence, Polyussica had took him by an arm and dragged him out off the room.

He knew the truth.

Now, I had to find a way to lessen the damages. I wished it wouldn't change too many things...