A/N: In which Erza is blunt.
"Are you a virgin, Jellal?"
The question was blunt, and had came out of nowhere. Said man choked on his drink, spitting some of it out onto the counter before meeting Erza's amused, amber irises.
"W-What makes you ask?!" He averted his eyes, opting to look out the window. He still felt awkward about what had happened earlier that day at the water park, but it seemed like Erza had already gotten over it.
"Just your reactions at the park today," she mused, taking a careful sip of her own drink before setting the glass down and observing her childhood crush. She was waiting for an answer, but she didn't know what she would do if the answer to her question was a 'no'. After all, Jellal was a very attractive man, and truth be told, she would be surprised if he was a virgin.
Scratching the back of his head, he sighed. "Yes, I am. Is it that obvious? And is that a bad thing?"
She blinked, staring at him and losing herself momentarily in his tea-green eyes. "N-No, but I would've thought you weren't."
It was his turn to smile bemusedly at the woman, a tender affection coming alive in his eyes. "I was waiting to give it to someone important."
Erza was vaguely aware of a light blush dusting her cheeks, before she offered him a small tilt of her lips and turning back to her drink.
She couldn't stop the happiness from bubbling within her chest, no matter how hard she tried.