Breeg awoke early the next day just as he had done every day for the last few years. He got up, and stretched his arms and upper joints, relishing in the feeling it gave him. After he was satisfied with how he felt, he sat on the edge of his bed and pulled on his shoes, looking out the window after he had. The sun was nowhere to be seen, but the just past full moon was low on the horizon.

"Good, the best time to practice." He thought to himself as he pulled his shirt on. He lashed his sword belt around him, and proceeded downstairs. He pulled his over shirt on as he reached the bottom of the stairs, then walked out back to the courtyard. He had just stepped out the door and closed it when he turned around and stopped at what he saw...

Erza...

Breeg stood there for a moment, watching his old mentor as she went through the steps of the oh, so familiar set of advanced drills. Then he stepped out of the shadows and walked towards her. Erza saw him approach, but continued regardless as Breeg continued to walked past her to one of the benches to the side of the courtyard. He drew his sword, and laid his scabbard down on it. He turned and walked back over to Erza, waiting. She continued through her sword drills as Breeg watched on, recognizing every step as she did. Finally she did the final move in the set, and Breeg walked up to her. Again, they didn't say a word to each other. But instead Breeg fell into place next to her, mirroring her stance. Erza glanced at him out the side of her vision. And then began again, Breeg following her every step. They continued through the drills in perfect rhythm, almost as thought they were dancing.
They continued through the set of drills for several minutes, doing exactly as the other did. And then finally, the last step was finished. They both straightened up and faced each other. They just watched each other for a moment, Erza wearing her ever present stone face, and Breeg wearing a more mild expression.
And then Erza moved. She dashed forward to Breeg, sword at the ready. Breeg was already in a defensive stance as she approached. She swung her sword from the side, but Breeg caught it high on his blade. Erza quickly pulled back and struck again, holding her sword with two hands. Breeg raised his sword and blocked. He quickly pushed her sword back, forcing her further away. Then Breeg went on the offensive. He dashed toward her, holding his sword in front of him. Erza raised her sword, ready to block. But Breeg suddenly jumped right and swung his sword on the horizontal. Erza quickly repositioned her sword to block it. She saw he left himself open with that strike, with his back mostly facing her. She quickly attacked the opening in his defenses, her sword swinging at an angle toward his neck. But Breeg was expecting this, and with speed that surprised Erza, he spun around, knocking her sword out and away from Breeg. The force had pushed her back, but not for long. She dug her feet into the ground, and sprang back at her student. Breeg watched as his master ran toward him. Just as she was close enough, he spun around her, catching her blade on his own so she couldn't swing outward toward him as she moved. They spun around to face each other. Suddenly Erza straightened up, Breeg hesitated, but then straightened up as well. She walked forward, as did he. They stopped about four feet from each other. Erza raised her sword to him, and he returned the movement.
Then they struck. Swing for swing, blow for blow. Breeg would strike, Erza would block. Then the roles would be reversed, all the while remaining at a constant speed. They struck again and again, until Erza finally knocked Breeg's sword above his head. But instead of striking him with her sword, as he expected, she raised her foot, and kicked him in the chest, sending him staggering backwards. She jumped to strike, but Breeg pulled his sword back in between them. And when they're swords clashed, he pushed against her, sending her back through the air. She back flipped midair, and landed solidly a good few yards away. And there they stood. Erza watching him, and Breeg waiting for her to move. Then Erza reached out her hand. Breeg looked at her for a moment sceptically. Then he slowly straightened up, switching his sword to his left hand.
But suddenly there was a light in front Erza's outstretched hand. A bright yellow light that Breeg knew well. When the light faded, Erza was holding a dagger in her hand. She flipped it around in her hand so she was grasping it by the blade. Her gaze shot up to Breeg as she raised her arm to throw the small blade. Breeg just stood there as the knife sailed through the air, coming straight for him. But before it had a chance to hit him, he leaned back and out away from the blade. But as it passed over him, he reached out with his right hand and grasped it by the blade, snatching it out of the air, again showing his speed. Then, in a fluid motion, he leaned up and put his whole upper body into throwing the dagger back in the direction of it's owner. Erza just stood there as the dagger flew past her head and buried itself in the post to the left and back of her. She raised her hand over it and it vanished in a flash of light. She looked back to Breeg and raised her sword. Breeg raised his sword and charged before she had the chance. But she charged regardless. As they passed, they thrust their swords out to each other, glancing off of the others blade. They let their momentum carry them to where the other had just been, turning, and charging again. Breeg raised his sword with both hands, putting all his momentum into his next strike. He was within striking distance, when suddenly Erza dropped and swiped her sword at his feet. His eyes grew wide, as he tried to leap out of the way, but was a tad slow. He did manage to dodge, but he failed to get his footing back after he jumped, and stumbled forward. He tried to regain the footing he had lost, but didn't get the chance as he felt something solid strike his back, knocking him forward. As he fell to the ground, he felt something land on top of him. Then a sword at the back of his neck. And finally, a voice.

"You need to practice your footwork. But you have grown surprisingly quick. Especially your reaction time." Erza said as she got up off of him. He rolled over onto his back as he looked up at her as she continued her assessment. "And your overall strength and technique have grown in the years you've been gone." She said, examining him. But suddenly she smiled as she offered a hand to her fallen student. "It's good to see you again, Breeg." He smiled in return as he took her hand. She helped him up and pulled him into an embrace. "It's good to see you to, Erza." Breeg replied, hugging her back. "I really missed you all these years." He continued.

"Obviously." She said, pulling away from him. "You kept up on your sword training, so you must have been thinking about me." She said with a smile.

Breeg laughed. "Yeah, I did ma'am. Didn't want to let you down, after all."

"I see. Well, you haven't disappointed me with your skills, I can say that." She said as she looked him over. But looked back up at his face as she continued. "But how you have disappointed me is in your battle preparation. It was rather foolish of you to fight me without armor. You would have regretted it if I had hit you back there." She said as she brought her sword up to slap him with the flat of her blade. But Breeg caught it on his own blade as he brought his arm up. "No, I think you would have been the one to regret it." He said as he smiled coyly at her.

She raised an eyebrow as he lowered his sword. She moved to strike his arm again, but slower this time. She lightly tapped him and saw a bright light as she did, feeling her sword slightly bounce away from the strike. She gazed on in almost awe. "Where did you find this armor?" She almost demanded.

Breeg grinned. "I thought you'd like it. I had it magically forged as payment for a job in the Village of the Sun. It's a small village just-"

"I know where it is." She said, dismissing what he was about to say. "But what kind of job was it that gave you such a reward?" She asked, looking him over. "There's no sign it's even there!" She exclaimed, her excitement growing.

Breeg held back a laugh as he watched his master act almost child like over his armor. "I retrieved the catalyst that they use to turn light into a tangible material from a group of marauders who had stolen it." He said. "In return, they said they would forge me anything from the last rays of the setting sun, and the first light of the rising moon. So it will constantly protect me, but only if there is a light source around. The stronger the light, the stronger the armor. Also, in raw sunlight or moonlight, the force from a blow will return back on it's source." He finished.

Erza backed away as she stopped her examination. "I must find some way to get them to forge me a set." She said thoughtfully, raising her hand under her chin.

Breeg laughed loudly. "You could just ask." He offered.

"Hush, there are others still sleeping." She said, holding a finger up to his lips, scowling.

"Sorry," Breeg said apologetically, removing her finger from his mouth.

But Erza just sighed. "Alright, it's getting later in the morning. I'm sure you haven't eaten yet?" She asked as her sword vanished in a bright light.

"Of course not. Couldn't get cramps while fighting you." He said playfully.

She smiled back at him, amused. "That's good." She said. "Mira has something prepared for you. Now let's not keep her waiting." She said as she turned him around toward the door. Breeg walked toward the door as he mounted his scabbard back on his belt and resheathed his sword.
Breeg smiled to himself as he recalled his old routine. "No, let's not."

Hey guys! Hope you weren't expecting Breeg to win, cause that'd be ridiculous. :P

But anyway, sorry if Erza didn't seem like how she is in the Anime. But this takes place like twenty years after the show, so I figured it'd be alright if I changed the characters up a little.

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