Chapter Three

The Sleepover

Erza's POV

"Erza-nee!" I heard Lesly and Andrew squeal. Their bus must be here.

"Hey!" I said and stayed on the bench.

"Erza-nee! Come on!" Andrew grabbed my hand

"Mommy waits for us over here!" Lesly pulled me

"Calm down. I'm coming." I assured them

"Erza! Lesly! Andrew!" I heard Natalie call

We got in the car and she started to drive home.

"N-Natalie?"

"What is it Erz?" She asked. She's like a kid sometime. Like a big sister more than a mom. Or more like a friend.

"C-Can I g-go to a sl-sleepover t-tomorrow?"

"You already made friends?"

I nodded my head

"Good going Erz! And yeah. Sure why not? Do I need to take you? Or are you going home with them?"

"I-I don't know. I'll text you."

"I still don't understand how you can text! You are blind for God's sake! How can you type?"

"Why are you making such a big deal out of this? I've memorized where the letters are."

The next day in class

I brought stuff for me to go to the sleepover just in case I go home with them

"Erza!" I heard Mirajane shout. Hmmm? Why didn't I notice this yesterday? Her name sounds very familiar…..Hm? Whatever

"Ohayo Erza-san!" I heard Levy

"Ohayo!" That's Lucy

They are all around my desk in the classroom.

"O-Oh-Ohayo" I said with my head looking down

"So are you going to come to the sleepover?" Mira asked

"Y-yeah. N-Natalie s-said I co-could."

"So you can come home with me…..Wait you don't have stuff….We could pick you up?" Mira tried to work out a plan

"Na-Natalie pa-packed me a b-bag j-just incase. I-It's in m-my locker."

"Awesome!" Lucy beamed

"Yeah!" Levy agreed

"Cool! Ok so we'll walk to my house after school!" Mira said

"Hello Erza" I heard someone say behind me

"Eek! Y-You sc-sc-scared m-m-me Je-Je-Jell-Jellal" I breathed out

"Sorry." He said sitting down in his desk

"Well we are going to our seats!" Lucy said and I heard them leave

"So you're going to their sleepover?"

"Umm…..Y-yeah wh-why?"

"Just wondering. The boys, including me, are going to go over there to hang out. We are going to leave before you go to sleep."

"O-oh ok"

"I have a question….It might be a bit personal..."

"J-Just as-ask"

"Wh…..Why do you always have your eyes closed?"

He noticed? How? No one has ever said anything before.

"I-I uh uh umm I-I uh I d-don't kn-know…."

Jellal's POV

"I-I uh uh umm I-I uh I d-don't kn-know…." Her face heated up

"S-sorry for asking…." I muttered

"I-it's fine" she squinted her eyes shut tighter.

Then she slowly started to relax and opened her eyes slowly.

They are beautiful. They are a rich caramel brown, they are a bit fogged up, but they are still beautiful.

"Th-th-th-th-there….S-s-s-s-s-see….Th-th-th-th-they are-aren't al-alw-w-ways cl-clos-osed. Th-th-th-th-they a-r-re op-op-open n-now…." She said nervously

"You seem more nervous when your eyes are open, why is that?"

"Wh-wh-wh-wh-what d-d-d-do y-y-you m-m-mm-m-mean? N-never mind…...I-I-I s-s-s-see."

"Your eyes are pretty. You should keep them open."

Her face turned bright red. It's rivaling her hair. "Wh-what? Y-y-y-y-y-y-you th-th-th-think s-s-so?"

"Yep. And why do you keep your eyes closed?"

"I-I k-keep th-them cl-closed be-be-be-because I-I d-don't feel l-like I-I'm bl-blind wh-when th-they are clos-closed. Whe-When they are op-open I fe-feel l-like I-I'm lost an-and have n-no control. I-It m-mak-makes me-me f-ff-f-feel s-s-so wea-weak."

"You're not weak" I smiled

She smiled.

After a bit of talking she pulled out her phone and started TEXTING?!

"Erza! How? What?" I am so confused

"What?" She lifts her head up from her phone. Her eyes are open.

"How can you text?"

"I've remembered where the letters are. I haven't always been blind."

Erza's POV

Later that day. On the way to Mirajane's

I'm walking, holding Mirajane's hand so she can take me to her house. She has been acting like we are best friends even though I met her yesterday. I have my backpack on and a bag with all my clothes in it on my shoulder.

"Erza-san?" Levy questioned

"Y-yes?"

"What do you like to eat? Like what kind of pizza? I'm going to order while we walk so it will get there before the boys get there." Levy explained

"That's a great idea! Now we won't have to starve like last time!" Lucy shouted

"I-I w-w-will l-l-like an-anything." I smiled

"Ok!" She said and I heard her start dialing a number on her phone

Mirajane's POV

"Hey Erza?" Lucy asked

"Y-yes?" Erza stuttered

"Why do you always have your eyes closed?"

I felt her grip on my hand tighten. I don't think she wants to answer. Umm? How can I interrupt. Oh we can turn on this street and take a short cut!

"Oh hey! We turn here!" I said turning on the street.

I don't want her to be forced to do something she doesn't want to do.

She doesn't remember but we go way back. Oh, I miss those days. We were bestfriends but we fought non stop.

I remember when she went blind. Then her mom and dad died. Then she moved away. Who knew I would ever see her again? It's a miracle! It's like having a bestfriend, like a sister, for your whole life then one day she just leaves. Then ten years later you are going to the same school as her, but she doesn't remember you. It's tearing me apart. It's only been two days. I don't know how long I can handle this.

Later that night

The boys are all here playing video games and we are watching.

It's nice Erza is super shy. Wonder what happened?

Hmmmm.

Later all of us are going to sleep

I lay my head down on my pillow. We are all on the floor in the living room.

Mirajane's Dream Land

No One's POV

"Come on Red!" Seven year old Mirajane shouted

"Mira! Calm down! I'm coming!" Seven year old Erza shouted "It's not like the spot is going anywhere!"

"But the clouds are leaving!"

They a ran and laid down at the top of the hill and watched the clouds go by.

"Is Red ok?" Eight year old Mirajane asked worriedly as she saw her best friend in the hospital

"She will be fine miss." The doctor reassured her "She will live. But the illness settled in her eyes causing her to go blind…."

"What?! Red!" She shouted trying to run into the room

She was stopped by the doctor

A while later. Erza awoke and was explained what happened to her and that she will be blind.

"ERZA!" Mirajane ran in crying. She ran up to the bed and hugged her best friend.

"Erza! I thought you were going to die! But you're ok!"

"I-I c-can't see…."

"I know." Mirajane stood up wiping her tears "You don't need to see. If you manage to be strong and blind at the same time you will be even stronger!" They both giggled