Thirty-Five - Jellal Fernandes
"So, Jellal," Meredy said when he came back into the house. "Why, exactly, did you lie to Erza?"
"Y-you guys were watching?!" he asked incredulously. He should have known they would be, but it didn't make it any less embarrassing.
"And things were going so well," Ultear sighed. "Are you still trying to punish yourself?"
"That was a really lame lie too," Meredy said.
"Did you think you'd sound cool or something?" Ultear asked.
"I panicked," he defended.
"Why even lie in the first place?" Ultear asked. "Why not just be with her?"
"I can't," he said. "There's too many things telling me I shouldn't. I have to be careful not to get caught by Lahar again. I have things to do with Crime Sorciere that I need to focus on. And, even without those things, I've done enough that she doesn't deserve me. On top of all that," he added, "Siegrain would kill me if he found out."
Ultear and Meredy sighed, but stopped protesting, which he was glad for. He just wanted to go to his room and be alone for awhile. On his way up the stairs, he ran into Siegrain. He glared at Jellal, but didn't say a word. Jellal wasn't sure what that was about, but he figured Sieg must be in a bad mood.