Erza awoke to the song of the robin bird, and snowflakes swirled from the clouds above. Winter had reached Fiore once more; Christmas would soon be here, and so, too, would the arrival of the twins' 5th birthday.
"Morning, Mummy!" Ayoko bounced onto the bed and snuggled into the duvet with her cold feet.
"Good morning, sweetheart. Where's your brother?"
"Helping daddy with breakfast. He said we girls should stay up here." Ayoko laid down on her mother's stomach as the pair waited together.
"It won't pop if you keep watching it." Jellal laughed as Kiyoshi stood patiently near the toaster. "Why don't you get some milk for the tea while you wait?"
"Okay." Kiyoshi smiled as he raced over to the fridge.
"Careful," Jellal called out as the boy rushed back to him.
Kiyoshi suddenly slipped, causing the milk to fall out of his hands and splash all over the floor.
"Are you alright?" Jellal rushed to his son's side.
"Sorry, Dad."
"It's alright, we have another one. The important thing is that you're okay." He smiled as he ruffled the young boy's hair. "Take your time; there is no need to rush."
Beep beep beep beep…. The fire alarm began screaming as the toaster suddenly started smoking.
"Ayoko's breakfast!" Kiyoshi looked up with sadness.
"Don't worry, you can make more...oh no, your mum's eggs!" Jellal scrapped the burned food from the frying pan.
Beep beep beep beep!
"What's happened?!" Erza rushed into the kitchen to find her boys in a cloud of smoke.
"Yeah, Daddy's cooking again!" Ayoko choked.
"Ha-ha, he tried," Erza laughed as she guided the smoke out the window with a tea towel.
"Cheeky!" Jellal grabbed his little girl, tossing her in the air as she continued to laugh.
Suddenly, a knock sounded on the door. "I'll get it." Jellal went to answer it while holding Ayoko in his arms.
"Morning, are you all having fun?" Mira stood with a smile beaming on her face.
"Jellal attempted to cook again!" Erza shouted from the kitchen.
"Come in." Jellal stepped aside as she entered.
"Mira!" Kiyoshi ran into the young woman's arms.
"Oh my, haven't you grown!" she chuckled.
"I didn't think you were coming this early…" Erza said as she entered the living room.
"You said all day, so I thought the earlier the better." Mira smiled as she placed the young boy down.
"Are you sure you will be alright with the both of them?" Erza questioned.
"Of course I will. Plus, everyone at Fairy Tail wants to see them."
"We're going to the guild!" Ayoko's eyes lit up.
"Yes, and afterwards, we'll go to the fair that's in town, if that's alright with your parents."
"Can we, Mum, please? I want to meet wizards!" Ayoko begged.
"Of course you can. Mira and Fairy Tail will keep you both safe" Jellal smiled.
"Thank you, Daddy!" the twins screamed as they both hugged his waist.
"If there's a fair, we should all go." Erza smiled.
"Ha-ha don't be silly, this is the only time you've had a break from parenting, so enjoy it with one another."
"Mira, come see our room, I want to show you this book I was given." Ayoko pulled the woman's arm, guiding her up the stair case.
"Jellal, what if Mira can't cope? They are a lot of work." Erza began biting her nail.
"They will be fine. We need this time, just me and you."
Erza nodded in agreement. They hadn't had time away from their babies since they were two! The twins were going to be with their friend, so Erza knew they would be fine.
"You two have fun." Mira winked as she led the twins out the door.
"Bye Mummy, bye Daddy!" the children yelled.
"Bye, love you!" They waved as their babies disappeared into the distance.
Jellal slowly closed the door as Erza made her way into the kitchen, where she began clearing away the mess that had been made from breakfast. "We have a whole day together and you want to clean?" Jellal raised his eyebrow as he questioned her.
"What do you suggest we do?" Erza turned from her task.
"Something we can do together." Jellal smiled.
Erza stood for a moment, studying him. "Cleaning takes two; we should do that," she smirked. Jellal frowned in frustration as she chucked the cleaning stuff for the bathroom at him. "Don't forget the toilet this time!" she laughed as he vanished up the stairs.
Erza turned back to the dirty pots that lay on the side. Cleaning was the only thing that relaxed her mind nowadays; she tried not to worry about her babies when she was cleaning. She tried to reassure herself they would be safe, but maybe a call to the guild wouldn't hurt…. Erza ran to the cupboard under the stairs, grabbed her coat and rammed her feet into her boots. It would be a quick call, nothing more; she just needed to know they were alright.
"Erza…?" Jellal called from the stairs as she began unlocking the front door.
"Oh, I was just popping out for some fresh air. It's a bit clammy in here." She went to exit.
"But I've run you a bath…." His voice sounded faded.
Erza looked back to him, and saw that his face looked sad. He held the dirty cloth in his hand as he waited for her reply. She couldn't refuse herself time alone with him, just them. "Did you use bubble bath this time?" she joked, remembering the time he had placed shampoo in the tub, which had made it slippery, causing her to fall.
"I think so," he replied. As he continued down the staircase, he called to her, "I hope you like it."
Erza smiled before opening the door. The bathtub was filled with beautiful rose-scented bubbles, and red flower petals bopped along the warm steamy water. Burning red candlelight lit the room; there were hundreds of candles, covering the whole room. The outside light had been covered by a black netted curtain, and the room was warm and relaxing. The new towels she had bought rested against the heater. Everything was perfect, and he had done all of this just for her. "I love it," she whispered as she closed the door and settled herself into the steady water.
Jellal reached the kitchen and began his second surprise for her…cooking! He slowly walked over to the fridge, taking out mince and tomato sauce, before going to the cupboard and getting down some pasta sheets. He was going to attempt to make lasagne "Where are the instructions?" he muttered as he rubbed his head, looking at the labelling on the jar of sauce. "Oh, you cook the mince first...how much oil do you put in the pan?" he questioned himself as he stood over the oven.
Once the mince was cooked—almost burnt, but still cooked—he placed it in with the lasagne sheets and sauce before placing it into the oven. "Thirty minutes should be alright." He smiled as he turned the heat dial up.
"Jellal?" Erza called down to him.
"Is everything alright?" he questioned from the hallway.
"No, I'm alone in here. I'd prefer it if you joined me."
Jellal slowly pushed the door open to find her bathing in the warm soapy water. Bubbles covered the top half of her body, leaving just her smooth, tanned legs showing, which were resting outside the water.
"Can you help me bathe?" She bit her lip as she brought the dripping sponge up from underneath the water.
Jellal swallowed hard as he felt his cheeks burn, but he slowly closed the door and reached for the soaking wet sponge.
"You're going to get wet if you do it that way." She placed the sponge back into the water with her.
"What do you suggest?"
"Might be easier if...you got in with me."
Jellal stood up from the tub. "Bathe with you...?"
Erza stood up in the tub, and water drizzled slowly down her warm, wet body. She reached over to him, lifting his shirt up over his head. He shivered from the creeping cold air that came from under the door. She reached for his belt, but he pushed her arm away as he took hold of the leather. Jellal stared into her eyes as he slid his bottom half away, and Erza placed her palms against his bare chest as he gently kissed her lips, before she guided him into the tub with her.
Jellal sat himself down in the warm soapy water, and Erza slowly leaned back onto him as she passed him the foaming wet sponge. "Is the bath alright for you?" he questioned.
"It is now," she whispered as she closed her eyes.
Jellal rubbed the oozing soap from the sponge over his hands before gliding it across her steaming damp body. He gently rubbed the tiny bubbles in to her skin as she relaxed.
Erza watched as she laid her head against his smooth chest. She slowly bit her lip as his large, warm hands glided further down her body.
Beep beep beep beep.
"The fire alarm?!" Erza sat up in surprise.
"It's probably broken. We might need new batteries." Jellal wrapped his arm around her waist, guiding her slowly down again.
"Jellal, it smells like something's cooking." She pulled away and began smelling the air.
"Oh, the lasagne!" he screamed as he rushed out the tub.
"Careful, the floor…." Erza reached over to him as he slid across the tiled surface, banging his head into the wall.
"Are you alright?" she giggled.
He slowly pushed himself from the wall as he walked slowly to the door.
"Wait! Your towel." Erza laughed as she passed him the dark purple cotton.
Jellal grinned to the side before taking it from her, and she slowly leaned up to kiss his perfectly shaped lips.
BEEP, BEEP, BEEP, BEEP….
"The food…" Erza whispered as she pushed her lips back onto his.
"In a minute…" he said with a smile.
"I want an oven left." She grinned as she placed her hand on his dripping wet body.
Jellal slowly licked his lips as he glared into her beautiful deep brown eyes. "I'll go…get the food." He smiled while wrapping his towel around his waist.
Erza took a deep breath as he left the room before smiling to herself. She could never have imagined her life being so perfect. She had it all now...family, friends and love.
Thick black smoke floated around the kitchen, and Jellal waved his hands in front of his face as he entered, coughing. "Damn thing, cooking too fast!" Jellal moaned as his eyes began to water from the smoke.
Erza stood at the kitchen doorway, watching him as he swore at the smoke that wasn't traveling in the right direction of the opened window. She couldn't help but smile. Yet again, his attempt at cooking had failed, but the fact he kept trying to make her something touched her heart. His kind, sweet nature was what made her fall in love with him to begin with.
"Food's ready." Jellal grinned as he set the crispy pasta onto the table.
Erza shook her head. "I love you," she whispered while he stood there pushing a knife into the ruined meal.
"I love you too, Erza." He smiled, looking up to her.
She slowly walked over to him and rested her head on his shoulders.
Thank you for being mine she thought while wrapping her arms around his shivering, half naked body.
A/N: Hey guys..! I'm so sorry this chapter has been posted so late, I've been in hospital and my sister didn't know how to save the edited file from the internet, I will make sure it won't happen again!
I know the ending to this chapter is a bit of a fail….I couldn't seem to end it, I could of gone on forever writing Jerza moments lol you have probably been reading it for a whole week if I had carried on xD
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Because I let you all down this week, and I feel awful about it! I should have been more organized :( I will give you two chapters next week!
Chapter 14: Fairy Tail (some people wanted the twins to meet the rest of the guild, so this is for you)
Chapter 15: The truth
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