((A/N:*adele's voice* Hello...It's me...

Yeah, I don't know what else to sing. *my voice again* I hope you like these chapter, and with this one, we begin with the time jumps. Because I'm that kind of girl. And I've decided to update this story as how the chapter's name is called. By the date, because, you know, time lines.

P.S.: I almost had a heart attack thinking this whole chapter had been erased. Phew. ))

The Wolf who Fell in Love with Little Red Riding Hood

Third Visit: Wednesday Afternoon

Erza sighed softly as she waited at the queue of the clinic. She had run out of Lucy's medicine's ingredients, and she hadn't even noticed, she rolled her eyes at her stupidity. The nine-yeared old couldn't help but tap her small foot against the floor as she waited impatiently.

She would be later than usual.

And knowing Lucy, she would be worried.

Erza was never late.

By the time she would get there it was going to be afternoon. This was so weird, the clinic never really had that many clients. So when she got in front of the cashier, she asked, "Excuse me, Miss Harliet, why is it that there are so many people buying the same medicine?"

The blonde smiled gently, "Dear Erza, haven't you heard? A disease has spread around time lately. Maybe you shouldn't go to your friend's house today. You may be carrying the illness. Anyways, same old?"

Erza nodded slowly, "Would you add what everything has been buying, as well?"

Miss Harliet smiled again and nodded. She headed to the cupboard and grabbed a bottle with water and some weeds in it. "You have to boil these, and then drink them, it will be good for some... Five people? Yes. Just a glass would be enough."

"Okay" said Erza, "Thank you and Goodbye, Miss Harliet. I hope you have a nice day" she said as she headed towards the door.

"Oh, and Erza dear?" She turned around, a bit surprised for the sudden call. "So sorry about your father. He was a good man"

A sad look crossed Erza's face, Was her mind repeated, but she gave the woman a small smile and opened the door.

As she walked through the streets, her black shoes dirtied and so did her socks. She wished there would exist something to clean them without so much soap and water. They always ran out of soap.

The small town where Erza lived in was empty. Few people were walking, and even though there were so little people around, still she saw how one throw her a glare. She sighed and ran to her home to prepare her basket with supplies for another week.

As she grabbed an apple, her mind drifted to the blue haired wolf.

A sad smile grew on her face, she hadn't seen him in a while. A while being seven months.

He had sticked around for a while, but suddenly, one day, he disappeared.

Erza sighed again and covered all the food and medicine nicely and stopped before opening the door. "Mom, I'm going to Lucy's now!"

No answer.

Yeah... Her mom hadn't been quite the same these last two weeks. She didn't blame her. She didn't think she was being stupid or anything of the sorts. She had seen many times the way her parents looked at each other. That love in their eyes.

That was something she wanted.

And her mother had just lost it. Taken away, they took it away. Erza shook the thoughts away.

She knew everything would be okay, it was just a matter of time.

"Be... Safe, honey" she heard a weak voice say in one of the three rooms in their home.

"Will be, mom"

She opened the door with a feeling of happiness in her chest, at least now she was talking. She hadn't heard a noise come out of her mouth for some time.

The forest was dark as always, but there was a light in her eyes that made it all clearer.

She saw a path right next to her.

One she had never seen before.

The tips of her lips risened, she had a feeling she would like what was there.

And well, she always followed her insticts. She turned to the left and walked ahead. This part of the forest was so much brighter than the rest of it. She started to see something she had never seen in the woods as well. Flowers. Blue, red, yellow, pink. All the colours Erza knew. And something she had seen before, but slightly changed.

Grown.

Clothes roughed up.

A scar on his arm.

Longer blue hair.

"Jellal?" she called, and he turned to see her.

There was a smile on his face.

"Erza Scarlet!" he said, standing up.

"It's been a long time..." she stated, putting one of her hair locks behind her ear.

He grinned as he nodded, "Yeah, it really has been. How are you all?" as he walked towards her, he said.

"Everything is fine. Lucy and Natsu are still living in the cabin. Ehm... Yes"

Jellal's head tilted to a side, "Is everything really fine? It didn't sound like it"

Erza sighed, "My father's been missing for a while"

"Oh. I'm sorry"

Erza shook her head. "It's okay"

Jellal's eyes glanced at the flowers. "Hey, wouldn't you know, by any chance, how to do this flower crowns? I saw a girl wearing one once and... Well, I don't know. Just got curious"

Erza's smile grew. "Yes, I do" she said, and when Jellal grinned at her, she sat down after he did. "First pick some flowers..." Erza started.

During the creation of the flower crown, there were many giggles, shouts in frustration, and humming, and of course, more laughter. "So, I actually don't believe that you were just curious" smiled Erza, taking a glance at Jellal's face as they both wrapped the flowers around the greenery base.

"Well, it's for a girl I met-" Jellal said with a smile on his face.

Oh... Erza thought and whispered without noticing at the same time.

Jellal smiled sheepishly, but then his smile was wider as he said, "Her name is Wendy. She is around six or so. She got lost and well...", he shrugged.

"That's nice of you" Erza said.

"I know" Jellal said simply and glanced at Erza, who was chuckling at the memory. "So, who are you giving your flower crown to?"

"Lucy. I think she'll like it"

"I think so too"

"Talking about Lucy, I should get going. Are you coming?" she said, standing up, her flower crown filled with pink and yellow flowers done.

Jellal stood up as well, his crown was slightly different, his flowers were blue and red. He then shook his head. "I'm sorry. I left Wendy in a town with someone, and I've gotta go check on her. But I promise we'll meet again soon!"

Erza nodded, "Sure! See you soon, then"

Jellal nodded eagerly and turned around quickly, walking forward into the path Erza had yet to know it's end. "Until we meet again, Little Red Riding Hood!" he shouted, you could almost hear his smile from this far away.

"I'm not little..." Erza murmured as she headed to Lucy and Natsu's home.

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((A/N: And... I loved writing that last part. Lucy and Natsu's home. I mean. Aww. Hohoho, Wendy's in the story. I hope you all are having a good 2016 this far. It can't have gone wrong this early yet. Right?

What do you guys think? I'm lovin' it. *Doing some propaganda for McDonalds*. Prepare yourselves for bigger and bigger time jumps

Guest: When I say "Wolf" is mainly because as in the first chapter, Jellal 'howls' as to make himself sound like a wolf and scare little Erza away, it stuck as a nickname. Oh, and he also like self-named himself that way when he carved the little letter on the tree.

Now, for all the guests, I would ask and suggest you for you guys to kindly name yourselves before reviewing, that way, you can find your reply much easier and be sure it's for you. Thank you.))