CH22: A New Evil

"What will we become?"

Zancrow remembered this powerful question he asked Erza Scarlet before they bonded for the first time. And then the magic happened. The God Slayer had never felt so happy before. Exploring her body for the first time was perfectly bliss. But what were they now? Distant. Awkward. He didn't ask for this nor did he condone the tension that consumed any room when they were together. They had hit it off so well. At first it was awkward as was any friends with benefits relationship. But they worked through it. They worked missions together, took the same vacation days, and even lived with each other for a brief period of time. Everything was going well.

But unfortunately their relationship was only friends with benefits. There was no commitment. No promises that would keep each other in check. No one "cheated" on anyone else. But Zancrow could not go on without proper commitment. Ironic for someone with Zancrow's track record to desire commitment.

"Well, what do you say?"

Erza was stunned with the weight of the question the God Slayer had just asked her. Silence consumed the room for a good couple of minutes. Zancrow could feel her heart beating rapidly as she was trying to come up with an answer.

"I like you a lot Zancrow. But…marriage? So soon? I'm still so young and have many long years ahead of me to do what I want. What's wrong with what we have now?"

"Nothing…It's just, I believe that there should be more to a relationship than just sex, an occasional dinner, and shopping sprees. I can't believe I'm the one asking this, but I want proper commitment."

"…"

"If not marriage, then how about we make this official. I mean, practically everyone in Fairy Tail knows we are sleeping together.

It was true. Practically everyone in the guild knew what the two had been up to the last few months. But to slap a label, a title, on their… whatever it was… wouldn't it jeopardize what they had? Erza never expected herself to fall for Zancrow. Jellal was always the one on her radar but then things kind of just happened. After he saved her from the trafficking ring and worked their first mission against Raven Tail, her feelings progressed. But noting official ever came of their relationship. Mostly because Erza opposed it. Maybe this was their chance to start seeing different people. Their time together was unforgettable, but at this point in her life, marriage was not an option for Erza.

"I'm…sorry."

Zancrow felt like he was stabbed in the heart. To think the only thing keeping him from happiness was the pride and uncertainty of the scarlet mage.

"No, I am. For not doing this sooner."

The God Slayer left Erza's room as tears started to trickle down her gorgeous cheeks. What was keeping her from saying yes? Fear? Anxiety? Marriage was a big step, but why couldn't she at least become his official girlfriend. Maybe she was just in it for herself. Maybe she knew what would come of such a relationship. If she got pregnant, she would have to give up job offers for a while. Mirajane would probably never let her hear the end of it. The great Erza Scarlet reduced to sheer motherhood. She never considered herself wife material, much less mother material. Maybe one day, when she was ready, she would accept the God Slayer's offer.

…

A week had gone by. During that time, the Raventail guild members that Zancrow and Erza defeated were broken out of prison. Nullpudding was nowhere to be found. But Flare, she went straight for Magnolia. After all, she has a score to settle. The night was cool and rain was flooding certain regions of Magnolia. But Zancrow's house stood high and dry. He had just finished showering and was making his way to his bedroom when he noticed the atmosphere was colder than normal.

He looked around and realized his porch sliding door was wide the fuck open. Like whoever snuck in thought he wouldn't notice such a dumbass mistake. He raised his guard and waited for a precision strike. The tension in the room snapped as a bombardment of razor sharp hair lunged in his direction. The God Slayer dodged it with ease and counterattacked with a small fireball to minimize damage to his bedroom. But the fireball was instead extinguished by the luscious locks of red hair that had assaulted him.

The God Slayer stood his ground as the perpetrator stepped into the moonlight revealing a very pretty girl in a raunchy outfit.

"Flare." He stated plainly. "Here I was thinking someone dangerous broke into my house."

"You know, you could stand to learn some manners blondie." Flare kept walking toward Zancrow closing the gap between them until their faces were inches apart.

"What's the matter. Did you not like the comfy jail cell we left you in?"

"Yea, about that." Flare wrapped her arms around the God Slayer's neck and pulled him in close for a kiss. Zancrow gave little resistance. He knew it had been awhile since he had gotten some action and he wasn't about to waste this opportunity. He had so much frustration stored up from his separation with Erza he might as well let it loose on Flare. When the kiss was over they were both out of breath.

"I owe you payback God Slayer. You beat me pretty badly back in Crocus and you left me to rot in a jail cell. For that you're going to pay."

Zancrow smirked because he knew exactly what was about to happen. "And how, pray tell, are you going to make me pay?"

Flare's smile became almost as big as Zancrow's. She grabbed him by surprise and judo flipped him onto his bed which was just a couple feet away from them. Flare managed to keep the towel Zancrow was wrapped in leaving him in the nude on the cool sheets. She then began to take off her dress. One by one, her body parts began to become fully exposed. First her breasts, followed by her womanhood and lovely thighs. She then crawled onto the bed stopping in in between the God Slayer's thighs as a look of lust consumed her beautiful face.

"You're lucky you're hot. Otherwise this would be a completely different type of payback." She said.

Zancrow merely rolled his eyes. "We both know you don't stand a chance against me so of course you would resort to this. He then placed his hands firmly on either side of her head and rammed her mouth onto his elongated manhood. It was amazing how much she could fit in her mouth without gagging. About an hour went by and not a single second was wasted. There were perks to screwing a crazy woman because she could do crazy things. He would have her upside down, on her knees, and each position left them both wanting more. He finished multiple times in her mouth, inside of her, and the other "inside" of her. He didn't care, he was venting frustration and she was helping out a lot.

When they were finally finished, both were sweating waterfalls.

'Damn… I just took a shower too.' Zancrow thought.

Flare cuddled next to the God Slayer and instantly fell asleep. Zancrow however pondered whether this was the right choice on his part.

The next morning he woke up with a ravaged Flare next to him curled up and hogging all the blankets.

"Figures." Zancrow thought. He showered, got dressed, and left a note for Flare when she woke up. It basically said she could see herself out and to lock the door behind her. After all, Zancrow was in for a stressful day. He had to go to Fairy Tail and pick up a job offer. One that would keep him busy for at least a couple days. As much as he grew attached to this guild, nothing made it more unwelcoming than Erza. She didn't mean to make it uncomfortable for Zancrow, but the awkward tension between them was unavoidable no matter how friendly she was towards him. He would rather her just ignore him altogether than to be polite as if nothing had ever happened between them.

Zancrow rounded the corner and came within walking distance of Fairy Tail. Once he was in front of the entrance he knew something was wrong. Both doors were knocked off their hinges with some minor members of the guild knocked out cold in the hall.

"I swear to God, if this is Twilight Ogre again, I will make sure their guild hall resembles that of a homeless shelter."

But when Zancrow walked inside, the sight he saw surprised him. He saw a cloaked man enveloped in a black aura similar to his own. And in his right hand, he was holding a beat up, bruised Wendy. She looked in really bad shape. Almost as if she had been ambushed by a bombardment of boulders and was crushed by their weight. He was surprised of her current condition considering she was a Dragon Slayer and had a huge potential for power.

Opposite of the cloaked man was all of Fairy Tail's heavy hitters. A very pissed off Laxus was completely enveloped in lightning while his girlfriend Mira was in her Satan Soul form. Erza was off to her left dawning her Purgatory Armor with Gajeel and Natsu both ready to fight. Lucy had two of her keys out should worse come to worse. Even Gray and Juvia were in on the formation, ready to attack should the assailant even think of further harming Wendy.

Almost as if on cue, the cloaked man threw the petite dragon slayer across the room followed by what appeared to be a black lance. Zancrow ran and jumped off the balcony and intercepted the Sky Dragon Slayer midair while at the same time nimbly avoiding the lance as it rushed past them and penetrated a marble pillar behind them. Zancrow landed on his feet next to his guildmates holding Wendy bridal style. She was pale. She needed medical treatment fast.

The hooded figure then began to laugh devilishly.

"Now that I have your attention, which one of you is Laxus?"