Chapter 1:The guild was much quieter this morning: no brawl fights, no rowdy members, nor the occasional yelling. Even Natsu Dragneel, the most boisterous member was relaxing on the first floor of the Fairy Tail building, conversing with all of the members and making them laugh. Unbeknownst to him, a certain armored redhead watching him from the bar with a small smile gracing her lips.
"Oh, Erza~." The redhead's eyes widened as she quickly straightened and turned her head towards the bar, noticing the barmaid standing in front of her smirking. Erza coughed into her hand as she regained composure.
"Yes, Mirajane. What is it?"
"Well, I've been trying to ask you what you would like to eat, but you haven't said anything," Mira smirked slyly as she leaned on her elbows. "Seems you're distracted by something. Perhaps a certain Fire Dragon Slayer slayer has all of your attention~?" Her smile grew into a full smile once she saw Erza begin to blush.
"I-I d-don't know what you're talking about, Mira." The knight stuttered as she looked away from Mira before she coughed into her hand, relaxing her breathing as she closed her eyes before she looked up at the barmaid. "I will have a slice of strawberry cheesecake and a glass of water. That is all, Mira."
"Coming right up! Try not to stare at Natsu too long~." Mira smiled as she quickly walked into the kitchen, leaving behind a blushing redhead. She then walked towards the fridge and grabbed a fresh slice of strawberry cheesecake and a gallon of ice water. As she placed the water and slice on the countertop, Mira walked over to a cabinet, reaching behind it and pulling out a long object wrapped in cloth.
'Time to put my plan into action!' Mira smiled as she uncovered the object, revealing it to be a medium-sized dark pink staff with angel wings on the sides of the large crystal that stood in the center of it. It was decorated with miniature hearts and lips within lavender stripes that covered and contrasted the pink hilt and the end of the staff was a large red orb. She spent the majority of the week looking for this specific item, an item that would accomplish her goal. What was her goal? You see, Mirajane was not an oblivious idiot, she noticed the many gazes and smiles that Erza displayed whenever she was around the Fire Dragon Slayer. Being the self-proclaimed Match Maker of the Fairy Tail guild, she felt as though it was her duty to make this relationship happen!... And she wanted to see how cute they would be together.
"Now then, how do I use this again?..." The barmaid carefully examined the staff before noticing a folded piece of paper within the cloth. Placing the staff down on the kitchen countertop, she picked it up perplexed then quickly remembered something.
An elderly man with long gray hair and a long gray mustache, edging the sides of his face, dressed in green held the paper in front of the white-haired barmaid as the staff sat on his desk. "In this paper, my dear..." His mouth drew into a smile as he shook the paper, his right eye giving off a bright glint as his smile grew wider. "This is the spell that will make your desire happen. Just speak these words on this paper and-" He snapped his fingers. "All will happen just as you wish."
'Right, this is the incantation to make the staff's magic to work!' Mira's eyes widened as she brought the paper closer to her, bringing it closer to herself as she opened the folds, examing the words that rested in the middle. It read the following:
Point the staff at your target and announce these words - Ut inde lumen, et suavis osculum inde quoque columbam post eum: et nunc amare. Make sure your target faces who you want and wait for results.
'Simple enough.' Mira shrugged as she folded the paper again and placed itself in her pocket.
"Mira! Are you in here?"
"Ahh!" The white-haired barmaid straightened up as she shrieked, not noticing Fairy Tail's violet-haired employee, Kinana. She backed up into the counter, covering the staff with her arms and body.
Kinana tilted her head as she stepped closer to the barmaid. "Is something wrong?"
Mira quickly shook her hands and head as a shaky smile graced her lips. "W-What? No! Everything is fine, Kinana! I swear!" She immediately covered the staff again, picking it up with the water and the slice of strawberry cheesecake, quickly walking past the violet woman. "I have to go run this to Erza! I gotta go!" The barmaid rushed out of the kitchen, leaving a duped Kitana behind.
Kinana stood there confused as she scratched her head. She raised an eyebrow as she walked towards the countertop, her gaze falling upon a small folded piece of paper. She picked it up inquisitively, opening it up to see the strange words in Latin. "What on Earthland was she-?"
"Mirajane, are you alright?" Kinana was abruptly brought out from her thoughts as she heard the concerned voice of the Titania coming from outside the kitchen. She quickly walked out of the kitchen as she stood to the side of Mirajane and Erza. Erza, with an eyebrow raised, stood up in her seat while the white-haired demoness stood there with a quivering smile.
"W-What are you t-talking about, Erza?" Mira stuttered as she brought her hand up and pointed at the dish. "I'm perfectly fine... Just a little hot is all!" She smiled as she rubbed the back of her head with her left hand.
"Mira, don't play games with me. You look unwell." Erza looked worried as she slid her plate and drink to the side. "You're sweating like you have a fever." Standing up, Erza reached her hand towards the barmaid. "Here, let me check your temperature."
Mirajane quickly backed up as Erza's hand came close. "B-But I'm perfectly fine, Erza! I promise!"
"Then, why are you sweating so much?" Erza furrowed her brow as she crossed her arms. "Something is wrong, Mira."
"W... Well, it's..." Mira looked away as she sheepishly looked to the side.
"It's what?"
"Yo!" Both women turned their heads as they watched Natsu walk towards the bar, displaying his usual smile. "What are you two doing?"
"Oh, we're not doing anything, Natsu." Erza smiled as she gazed at the Dragon Slayer before turning her head back at Mira. "Mira was just about to tell me the reason why she wasn't feeling so well, right Mira? Else, I will have to be forced to take her to the infirmary."
'Damnit! Noo!' Mirajane internally yelled as her nervous eyes darted from the redhead to the salmon-haired teen. 'I can't pull off the spell if Erza takes me to the infirmary! I need her to be by herself with Natsu to pull this off!' The barmaid flinched as she felt the worried gazes from all of the guild members focusing on her, making her tighten her grip on the staff and making the barmaid quiver. 'What do I do?! What do I do?! What do I-?!' Suddenly, Mira stood up and seemed to calm down.
"Oh? Are you feeling better, Mira? Have you decided on telling us what exactly is wrong?" Erza walked closer to the bar before raising an eyebrow. Mira's calm face changed as her lips grew into a full smile, making the redhead very confused and concerned. "... What?"
"Oh nothing, I just thought about something. Say Natsu~" Mirajane chirped towards the Dragon Slayer, making the salmon-haired man perk up. "I know a little secret about Erza that you may not know~" The barmaid giggled as Erza's face brightened quickly into a bright red as she opened her mouth.
"Really? Like what?" Natsu tilted his head, Erza turned her face towards him, her mouth shaking as her eyes opened wide.
"Well, for one thing, Erza..."
"AAAHH!" The redhead shrieked as she quickly turned around, grabbing Natsu by his shoulders and pushing him away from the bar, making everyone stare wide-eyed at the two whereas the white-haired barmaid watched with a satisfied smile.
'Success!' Feeling accomplished, Mira quickly grabbed a glass and began cleaning it, craftily hiding the staff underneath the bartop. She smirked as she watched the redhead pulled Natsu towards a secluded corner of the guild, lucky enough for Mirajane.
Natsu, being the first of the two to regain his composure, raised an eyebrow as he looked at Erza who had a large blush on her face. "Hey, Erza..." He spoke, making the redhead stiffen as she slowly turned to face him. "... Is there something that you're hiding from me?"
"I-I... I don't know what you're talking about, Natsu." Erza looked away as she muttered, an action that was very bizarre to the fire dragon-slayer.
"Erza, that isn't proving your point. C'mon on, Erza." He then walked closer to the Requip mage with a small smile as he patted her on her arm. "You can trust me. We're friends and that means we can tell each other anything, right?"
As Erza looked up at the dragon-slayer, a small yet sad frown gracing her lips. 'That's right... We are friends, so I can't tell him how I feel about him.' Her sad frown disappeared as she looked deep into Natsu's happy face, that same hopeful face that she had fallen in love with over the years she had known this young man. She stared at him for just a moment, before she softly smiled at Natsu. "You're right, Natsu... I have been keeping something from you..." She looked away for a brief moment, her face dropping as she stopped smiling before she looked back into Natsu's, Erza's face hardened as she stepped closer to the Dragon Slayer. "Natsu, the truth is... The truth is that I have had some strong feelings-"
"Ut inde lumen, et suavis osculum inde quoque columbam post eum: et nunc amare!" Everyone in the guild suddenly went silent as a stream of pink energy coiled with purple electricity shot from the bar, quickly striking Erza in the back of her head and making her stumble forward as she grabbed the back of her head. Natsu, having caught Erza, looked up confused at the source along with everyone else and found Mirajane holding a strange-looking staff. Mira placed the staff onto the countertop, smiling sweetly. "Oopsie, I didn't think that this thing will shoot! I'm sorry about that, everyone!" She giggled as everyone just stared at her disappointedly.
Natsu, as always being the one to break the silence, yelled as he helped Erza stand up. "The hell, Mira?! You shot Erza straight in the head!" He stared at her angrily before he turned his head towards his redhead companion, picking her up as she lightly groaned. "You OK, Erza? You took that beam right to the head."
Erza rubbed the back of her head lightly, checking to see if her hair was burned from the magical stream. She stood up when she didn't feel any burns. "I'm alright, Natsu." Erza surprisingly didn't feel any pain as she regained her composure, she looked into Natsu's eyes before nervously looking away from Natsu. "Um, Natsu... Remind me, what was the last thing I was telling you?"
"Oh, you were saying something about having strong feelings." Natsu tilted his head. "What exactly did you mean by that? What do you have strong feelings for?"
Erza cleared her throat as she turned towards the Dragon Slayer. "You're right! You see, I have strong feelings about..." As Erza looked into Natsu's eyes, she suddenly felt dizzy and her sight began foggily. "I have strong feelings..." Her legs became wobbly as she began backing. "I... I have s-strong..." After having stuttered that last sentence, Erza unconsciously reequipped out of her armor, leaving her in her usual white blouse and blue skirt as her eyes rolled back in her head. She fell back, making a resounding thud as she landed on the guild floor.
"Erza! ERZA!" Natsu quickly knelt, shaking Erza's unconscious body as his face was filled with worry and concern. "ERZA! Wake up! Please wake up!" He continued to shake her, failing as the redhead went limp and lay on the ground.
Wendy rushed towards the two from the booth she was sitting at with Gray and Lucy. "Natsu, please move out of the way for a moment." She expertly checked for pulses and body temperature as she nudged the fire dragonslayer out of the way. Natsu stood up and walked over to the bar, an enraged look on his face.
"Mira!" He shouted as he stomped. "What did you do to Erza?!" His glare sending chills down the white-haired barmaid's spine, making her visibly shake.
"I... Uh... Well, I-I." Mira nervously shook her head as she alternated between rubbing her cheeks and scratching her head. "I'm pretty sure that I can fix this!" She nervously shouted as she quickly picked up the staff.
"You damn well should! Fix this, now!"
Mirajane fumbled the staff in her hands as Natsu's angry-filled voice. Mira quickly focused on the staff and began scanning the item, her hands quivering as Natsu's glare hardened onto her. 'I've never seen Natsu so angry, it's terrifying! I better fix this quick before he gets violent! C'mon, what do I do?!' Gripping the staff tightly, Mirajane began slapping it and lightly tapping it onto the countertop, making Natsu's glare lighten as he raised an eyebrow. Suddenly, the staff's crystal began glowing blue and began sapping out green electricity, making Mira smile. 'Thank heavens, I got it working again!' "Natsu, I think I-" But before she could finish her sentence, a stream of blue energy struck the barmaid in the face, making her fall backward and drop the staff.
"What the?!" Natsu stepped back as he watched this. "Mira! What did you do to yourself?!"
Mirajane rubbed her head as she walked forward, groaning. "Ugh, I'm fine, I think." She looked up at the dragonslayer groggily. "What was I supposed to do now?"
"You were supposed to find a way to fix Erza, not shoot yourself in the head!" Natsu groaned before yelling again. "You had one job, Mira!"
"Geez, stop yelling at me. It wasn't like it was my fault..." She failed to find her balance as she leaned over the countertop. "Say Natsu, I'm not feeling well. How about you fix this?"
"You're the one who started this whole mess, Mirajane! You fix it!" Natsu yelled as he suddenly gripped the front of her dress, glaring deep into her eyes, making the barmaid quiver a bit.
"U-Um... Natsu..."
"What, Mira?! What do you have to say now? Answer me!" The barmaid went silent and just stared at Natsu, angering the pinkeye even more and making him grip the front of her dress harder. "Answer my question, Mira!" His glare softened as he felt Mira slowly caress his face, oddly smiling. "What the hell?!"
"Natsu... Have I ever told you how incredibly handsome you are?"
"..." Natsu's anger-filled face suddenly went blank as he stared at Mirajane. "... Huh?" Like him, everyone in the guild stared blankly at the barmaid in total silence. Natsu stood still until he felt Mira's soft hands caress his face and chest. "What the hell are you doing, Mira?!"
Mira circled her index finger into Natsu's chest as she smiled. "Come on, Natsu dear, don't you want to have some fun with lil ol' me?" She looked up at the Dragon Slayer, giving Natsu enough time to examine her face. He noticed her face was a bit flushed and that she had pink circles surrounding her irises. Mirajane then grabbed Natsu by his chin, "Why don't you give me a little kiss?" She then began inching her face towards Natsu's face. Just as Mira got close enough to the Dragon Slayer's face, she was pulled backward by Lucy.
"Mira!" She shrieked. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!" Lucy's eyes widened as she suddenly felt soft lips press onto her own. She stood there, dumbfounded as the barmaid places a finger on the blonde's lips.
"Oh, Lucy, you could have just told me that you wanted to have fun too?" Mira lightly traced her fingers across Lucy's stunned face before sliding them along the blonde's jawline and stopped at her chin. Mira tilted Lucy's head back and smiled while licking her lips, the sight driving much of the males within the Fairy Tail guild wild at the sight.
"M-MIRA! What on Earthland is going on with you?! Natsu, help me!" Lucy held up her hand and shook it, gesturing for the Dragon Slayer to come to help her.
"What do you want me to do?!" Natsu stood there dumbfounded and couldn't think to do anything. From what Natsu could understand, whoever Mira got her hands on, she would be on them like an over-affectionate puppy jumping on their owner after not seeing them for weeks.
Just as Mira brought her face closer to Lucy's reddened quivering face, she was suddenly picked up and held in the air. "What the hell? Whose getting frisky?" She looked down to see the familiar stern face of Makarov Dreyar staring at her. "Oh hey there, Master. Hey, what's with the cold glare? Can't I have a little fun?" Mira cutely pointed her tongue at Makarov, making him sigh as he held her up in the air with his extended large arm. "Maybe you should put me down unless you want all of the guild to see my panties~?" Mira began to pick up her dress and shook it, but before any of her underwear was shown, she was lightly dropped onto the ground, landing on her behind. She stood up and dusted herself off as she pouted. "Geez, you treat a girl so rough. I didn't think you were into that, Master~."
"Mirajane, please restrain yourself." Makarov rubbed your face as he sighed. "Honestly, what is with your strange attitude? You're acting so lewd, you know that this isn't how you normally are."
"Um, Master..." Makarov, as well as everyone in the guild, turned their heads towards Kinana who was timidly holding the strange-looking staff. "I think this is the culprit." She walked towards the elderly mage and placed the baton in his hands, prompting him to study it. "I noticed that Mirajane was hiding it as she walked out from the kitchen, I didn't get to find out what it exactly is but I think that whatever it is, it is what is causing Mira's weird behavior."
Makarov turned the baton sideways, noting all of its features. "I believe that you are right, Kinana. I will take this to Porlyusica and we will study what exactly this is. For now," Makarov placed the staff in a bag as he turned around to face the entire guild. "Two things need to get done! First, someone will have to restrain Mirajane, and the second, someone will need to take Erza to the infirmary and watch over her."
"Hey, Master... That's easier said than done." Gray stepped up from his chair as he scratched his chin. "How exactly are we going to hold Mira down? I mean look at her." He then pointed to the barmaid who was getting frisky with the iron dragonslayer, rubbing his arms and chest, making Gajeel blush and cringe at the sudden attention.
"My, my, you're quite chiseled too, huh Gajeel?" Mira smirked as she draped herself over Gajeel, squeezing his muscular arms before lacing them with her fingers. Suddenly, a book came flying at her face and made her stumble backward onto the floor. Gajeel, wide-eyed, looked up to see Levy staring back at him with a heavily-blushed face and a hard scowl.
"So, you're just going to let her touch you like that, Gajeel?!" Levy stomped her feet as she glared at Gajeel. "All because she has bigger breasts than I do?! Of course, you would! You're such an idiotic bastard!" She then stormed out from the guild, leaving the iron dragonslayer bewildered.
"What the hell?... It wasn't even my fault!" He yelled as he stood up. "Hey Shrimp, wait up! Come back here so I can explain." Gajeel quickly ran out after her.
Gray just sighed but looked back at Makarov. "See what I mean?"
Makarov crossed his arms and looked up at the ice mage. "You're an Ice-Make wizard, aren't you? Make something that will immobilize Mirajane." He spoke in a calm and straightforward tone. "Do it now before she gets up and tries to molest someone else." Makarov pointed, making the Ice Mage quickly run towards the unconscious barmaid, encasing her in a cage of ice. "Now then, what about Erza?" He walked over to place a hand on her head and his eyes widened from shock.
Lucy, having managed to calm down, walked over towards Makarov and the fainted redhead with a look of concern. "What's wrong, Master?"
"She's completely cold! She feels like ice!" Makarov exclaimed as he backed up.
Wendy turned to look at the Guild Master as she looked at him with much concern on her face. "Her vitals are fine, but if she doesn't get heat soon, I'm afraid that her condition might get severe."
His face contorted into that of extreme worry and concern, that is until he looked towards Natsu. "Natsu! You'll be the one to watch over Erza!"
"Aye, sir!" Natsu quickly saluted as he stood straight up. "... Wait, why me?!"
"Because you're the only one in this guild who can control their flames to warm people. Erza is as cold as ice, do you want her to die of pneumonia?!" Makarov exclaimed.
Natsu walked over to the redhead and placed his hand on her forehead, finding that she was indeed cold and she was sweating. Had she gotten sick from the drink? Natsu frowned but understood what he needed to do. "I'll watch Erza, I promise I'll be in the infirmary with her." He then picked her up and nodded at Makarov then walked towards the infirmary.
"Please make sure she is alright, Natsu, please." Makarov smiled a little when he saw Natsu nod back and smile. "Now then, everyone, I will be back shortly." He then walked out of the guild doors.
Eight hours... Eight long hours... Eight long stressful hours... Natsu had not moved from his seat for the last eight hours, and he wasn't planning on moving. He sat next to the bed where Erza laid in, alternating between making sure her breathing was even and making sure her body temperature was normal. Luckily it seemed she returned to normal, the only thing is that she was still unconscious, which worried Natsu greatly. "C'mon, Erza... Wake up." Natsu placed his hand on her forehead as he frowned, just what the hell did Mira make her drink?
Much of the guild quietened down throughout the day since many of them went on jobs. Lucy had managed to calm down from the assault and managed to bring Levy back to the guild, Gray had managed to keep Mirajane under control as he kept her in an ice cage. However, it didn't stop her from... "Flirting" with any of the men that were in the guild, Gray included. However, that was not Natsu's focus, he was too focused on making sure Erza was alright.
To be honest, Natsu wanted to talk to the redhead on a personal level. He needed to know why she was avoiding him as of late, she would go on missions with him, Gray, Lucy, and Wendy. However, whenever he wanted to go on a mission with her, spar, or even try to talk, Erza would blush and runoff, or she would seem distant and say she had to do other things.
Natsu sat back as he folded his arms, his brow furrowed as he frowned in anger. "I don't get this, Erza. Why have you been avoiding me? It's been pissing me off!" He began scratching his head as he grumbled, the more he thought of her actions, the angrier and more annoyed Natsu became. "Ah! Why does thinking about it make my head hurt?! I hate thinking about complicated things! It's... It's so aggravating!" He yelled as he closed his eyes, holding onto his head as he stood up. Natsu flopped back down, pouting angrily as he stared at Erza laying down in the bed. He looked away as a sudden thought came into his head:
'Maybe Erza doesn't want to be friends anymore?... Maybe she wants to stay away from me?...'
Natsu's eyes widened and sat up before he shook his head. 'No! Of course, Erza and I are still friends. Why would I even think that?! After everything we've been through, we're still best of friends!' But Natsu paused in his thoughts as he looked back at the scarlet woman laying before him, he reached out his hand and took hers. 'At least, I think we're still friends. Aren't we?...'
"Well, Erza... Are we still friends?" The anger and frustration the Dragon Slayer had earlier suddenly changed into two of his most hated human emotions: fear and sadness. He was scared that he might lose one of his most precious friends and sad that he might not be able to change that, even if he would try his hardest. "Erza... I don't want to lose you." Natsu spoke softly. "You're too important to me for me to lose you. Look, whatever I did, I'm truly sorry to you and I didn't mean to upset you." Natsu pulled his hand away from Erza's as he rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "I don't mean to piss you off, I... I just want to prove to you that I'm strong enough to be your equal."
Natsu sighed but then began to chuckle. "I don't even know why I'm talking to you when you can't even hear me." He opened his eyes when he heard a soft groan.
"Mmm..."
"Erza?" Natsu pulled his chair closer to the bed when he saw Erza's eyes beginning to twitch and open. "Erza! You're waking up, thank God! How are you feeling?"
"Mm... I'm alright, Natsu..." Erza opened her eyes, looking deep into Natsu's eyes without saying a word.
"Hey, Erza, you OK?" Natsu flinched as Erza wrapped her arms around his neck, giggling as she did with a light blush dusting her cheeks. Her sudden change in personality startled the young Dragon Slayer. "E-Erza! What are you doing?!"
"What? I'm just getting comfy, can't I do that?" She cutely pouted as she laid into his chest, nuzzling her head into Natsu's chest.
Natsu just blinked at the redhead, why was she suddenly so clingy? She wasn't like this before! What could have-? The staff! 'That's probably what caused this!' Natsu thought quickly. 'This is Mira's fault! Is Erza going to act like how Mira does now? Wait. Maybe I can reason with her.' Natsu patted Erza on her shoulder, speaking in a soft tone. "Hey, Erza, you think you could let me go? We need to talk."
"Mm, I don't think so, I'm comfy like this, we can't talk like this Natsu?" Erza looked up at Natsu with such an adorable look, her eyes were doe-like and she had a small pout on her face, she looked like a whining puppy as she pulled Natsu closer into her.
Natsu didn't know what to do or what was going on, so he decided to try to be rational again."C'mon on, Erza. I don't think we can talk like this, could you let me go?"
"Please, Natsu?" Erza's pout became even cuter as she puffed her cheeks. "Talking like this should be fine, right?" Natsu stiffened as Erza pressed her large mounds into his chest, making Erza smile a little.
Now, this was starting to freak Natsu out and he couldn't happen much more. "No, this isn't fine!"
Well, yelling at her wasn't the right solution, it was evident as Erza let go of Natsu with tears welling up in her eyes. She began sniffling as she brought her hands up to her face. "Y-You're mad at me, aren't you?" Tears began to fall from her eyes, making Natsu gasp loudly and causing him to flinch.
'No, no! This isn't what I wanted to happen! Quick! What do I say?!' Natsu shook his hands and instantly smiled. "What? No, I'm not mad at you, Erza!" He rubbed her shoulders soothingly. "I'm just not comfortable, that's all." He rubbed the back of his head, chuckling.
Erza wiped her eyes as she looked at Natsu's face. "OK... That's good. Then, I'll just have to you comfortable then!" Her frown instantly changed into a bright smile as she wrapped her arms around Natsu's neck once again, pulling him down towards the bed with her.
Placing his hands on both sides of the redhead, Natsu braced himself so he wouldn't land on top of Erza. This position didn't make him comfortable at all, especially seeing Erza with a wide bright smile as she laid beneath him.
"Feeling comfortable now?"
"N-Not really," Natsu stuttered as he was caught off guard by Erza's happy tone. He reached up to her arms. "How about letting me go?" Surprisingly, he managed to get Erza's arms off of him. That is until he felt Erza's boot slide up his leg and rub itself against his thigh, making him flinch and forcing him to slam Erza's hands beside her head. If someone were to walk in, there would have to be a lot of explaining to do.
Erza giggled as she looked up at the Dragon Slayer. "My, my, I didn't think you were so rough and demanding. I like it though. Shows me just how strong you are~." Erza panted as she began to smile seductively. "Care to show me more?"
The way Erza spoke and panted made Natsu gulp as his blood ran directly towards his groin. Could you blame him? When you have a beautiful woman beneath you, her large breasts swinging as she panted, her face flushed with as her lips parted into an excited smile that made him - 'Damnit, shut up!' Natsu internally yelled at himself.
"N-Not right now..." Natsu loosened his grip on the redhead's arms as he began to stand up, he soon regretted that decision as Erza snaked her arms around his neck once again. She pulled him into her, wrapping her arms around his neck and hooking her legs around his waist, pulling Natsu deeper into her.
"Then, show me a little... That'll be enough for right now, I promise. Just show me..." Erza whispered seductively into Natsu's ears before pulling away. Hearing her talk like that made Natsu's breath quicken, it made him excited and it was driving him to-
"NATSU!"
Natsu and Erza were both startled by Lucy's shriek, they both turned their heads towards the open doorway of the infirmary. Lucy had a large crimson blush on her face as she attempted to cover her eyes, but ultimately failing. She, Gray, and Happy stood there with their eyes fully widened while staring at the two.
"You three should leave now, Natsu and I are spending some nice time together," Erza spoke up as she nuzzled Natsu into her chest, astounding Gray, Lucy, Happy, and even Natsu.
'Erza, why?!' Natsu internally shrieked.
"She's right, you two. Let's just go, she seems just fine." Gray turned around and began walking out of the infirmary, grabbing the stunned blonde and cat, pulling them out of the room.
"No, wait! Guys!" Natsu immediately began trying to stand up but was yanked back down into the softness that was Erza. Her sudden attitude wasn't helping to alleviate the situation... Or the growing tightness in his pants. "I promise that this isn't what this looks like!"
"What do you mean, Natsu?!" Happy yelled as he was woken from his daze, flying towards Natsu and Erza. "It looks like you're gonna molest Erza! I didn't think my best friend was such a huge pervert!" Happy's eyes began to water comically as he stared at him, to see his best friend in such an intimate position with a girl, he was so saddened to see it. If Happy was being honest, he couldn't have been more proud of Natsu.
"Well, I wouldn't say that Natsu is a huge pervert," Erza interjected. "After all, he promised to only show me a little of how he likes it. But he could do more, Natsu is surprisingly rough and I quite like it." She smiled as she giggled.
"No, I am not! And I didn't promise to do anything!" Natsu yelled as he quickly pulled himself up, however with Erza tightly squeezing him, what resulted was him sitting on the bed with Erza straddling his hips. A position that was not subtle in the least.
"You're so assertive, Natsu~," Erza hummed as she nuzzled into Natsu, making him blush furiously.
"What are you talking about?! I'm not that forceful!" Despite being a fire dragonslayer, Natsu was not used to this sudden heat enveloping his face. He wiggled while sitting in an attempt to make Erza move. "Damnit, Erza! Release me!"
Erza stopped snuggling Natsu to look him right in his eyes, her eyes widening. "You... You want me to release you, Natsu?"
Natsu perked up as the redhead lightly released her grip on him. "Yes! Please, Erza. Can you release me right now? I'm kinda uncomfortable."
Erza's eyes widened as she looked away sheepishly before nodding her head. "Alright, Natsu... If you want me to, I will."
Natsu closed his eyes and sighed as he felt Erza let go of his neck and began moving off of him. "Thank God! Now, she's back to normal. We can finally-" When Natsu opened his eyes again, he realized that the redhead was bent down, sitting directly in front of his groin. Her delicate hands began to undo his strap and pull down his pants. He stared at her with the same smile before his eyes widened and his mouth flew open. "ERZA! What the hell are you doing?!"
Erza looked up at the dragonslayer, a bit confused at his actions. "What do you mean, Natsu? You said that you wanted me to release you so that's what I'm going to do. I will be honest, I'm not quite experienced in this but I promise that I will give you the most pleasure possible." She smiled warmly as she snaked her hands inside his trousers, lightly tracing her fingers against his underwear and rubbing her fingers against his covered manhood. "Oh my, you're quite big, Natsu."
Natsu quickly pulled Erza's hands from the inside of his pants, blushing furiously as he quickly fixing his pants. "I didn't mean it like that, Erza!" He quickly backed up onto a chair.
"Oh, so did you mean for me to use my mouth?" Erza brought her hands up to her mouth. "I've never done such a thing before, Natsu! Oh my, you are demanding!" She giggled as she began making her way towards Natsu.
"I didn't mean that either! Just! Just stay put!" Natsu with a huge blush on his face waved his hands in front of his face. "Gray! Lucy! Happy! Help me!" He looked towards his friends but they didn't say anything.
Happy fell onto the ground as he passed out whereas Lucy and Gray just stared at the two, mouth gaping with large blushes on their faces.
"Damnit! Help me out here, guys!" Natsu shouted once more. "You see what's going on here, right?! One minute Erza was normal, the next minute she wakes up... She turned into this weirdo!"
Erza stopped smiling and walking once she heard that. "Weirdo? I'm a weirdo?" She stopped in her movements and looked at the Dragon Slayer with saddened eyes. "I see... I'm sorry for acting this way, Natsu."
Natsu was suddenly caught off guard by the redhead's sudden change in personality. "It's alright, Erza. Is everything OK?"
Erza, with a sad smile, nodded her head as she stood up. "I suppose I will be fine, Natsu..." Walking towards the bed, she sat onto her knees and summoned a sword, grabbing it and turning towards her sternum, greatly alarming Natsu.
"ERZA!" Natsu shouted as he began running towards the redhead. "What the hell do you think you're doing?!"
"I'm sorry that I couldn't please you, Natsu." A single tear fell from the redhead's eye. "Maybe in my next life, I can be a better woman to you Natsu."
Natsu quickly grabbed the sword and stopped Erza from impaling herself. "Erza! Are you crazy?! Don't go killing yourself because I called you a weirdo! Your life is too precious!"
Throwing the sword to the side, Erza stood up and leaned into Natsu, staring deep into his olive green orbs. "How can you say that when the man that I love calls me a weirdo?! Am I that appalling and displeasing to you that you would call me that?"
Natsu glanced over to the door. 'They're too far gone to help now...' He internally sighed before looking back at the sobbing redhead. Natsu smiled as he pulled Erza into a gentle hug, rubbing her back soothingly. "It's because you surprised me! I didn't mean to call you that! I'm just not used to your forwardness, is all!" 'That and your whole new attitude!' "I'm sorry for saying that and I promise I won't say it again, so no more crying OK?"
Erza sniffled as the tears began to dry, she wiped the streaks then looked into the dragonslayer's face. "So do you think that I'm still pretty?"
Natsu frowned as she said that. "What are you talking about, Erza? You're the most beautiful woman to me."
Erza then stood closer to Natsu, still looking into the dragonslayer's eyes with her hopeful orbs. "Then I still please you?"
Natsu blushed a bit before looking away, glancing back at Erza sheepishly. "Y-Yeah, you please me just fine, alright?" 'Please no more of these mood swings. I don't know if I can handle any more.'
Erza smiled as she nodded. "I'm glad." She then tilted her head, pressing herself into Natsu. "Should I please you right now?"
The fire dragonslayer nearly jumped through the ceiling as he felt Erza's hand travel downwards. "N-Not right now, OK?" He stuttered as he grabbed Erza's hand, lightly pulling it away.
"Then, how about later?"
"Y-Yeah. Later." He stuttered as he managed to distance Erza's hands from him. 'What the hell am I going to do?!'
"Ohhh my~! Look at the two lovebirds!" Both Natsu and Erza quickly turned their heads towards the doorway to see Mirajane with her clothes loosely hanging onto her. She walked towards the two in a somewhat drunken matter, she walked while rocking her hips with a smug and seductive smile. As she got close, the two noticed that her top had slid down to expose a bit of her white bra, making Natsu look away and blush. "Say, mind if I join in the fun?"
Erza hugged Natsu tightly as she glared at the barmaid. "We're perfectly fine, Mirajane. Natsu and I are enjoying each other's company, isn't that right Natsu dear?" She then looked up at the Dragon Slayer with bright innocent eyes.
Natsu looked at Erza then glanced at Mirajane, he thought about the situation for a brief moment and realized the right choice to make. "Y-Yeah Mira, we're kinda busy right now, maybe we can chat later?" 'A'int no way in hell I'm dealing with a crazy Erza and a lewd Mira. I don't plan on dying today!'
Mira pressed her large mounds into Natsu, making him let go of Erza as he stumbled back from shock. "C'mooonn, Natsuu~ We can have some fun together right?" Mira looked up at him very seductively, making the young Dragon Slayer blush and nervously look around. As he looked around, Natsu stiffened as he watched Erza's eyes glow red while her hair began to rise, making him begin to sweat as Erza began walking towards the Dragon Slayer and the barmaid.
"WATER LOCK!"
Suddenly, Mirajane was encased in a sphere of water enveloped Mirajane, swallowing her whole and separating her from Natsu, giving Erza ample time to quickly grasp the Dragon Slayer once again. In his stupor, Natsu looked towards the door to see Juvia maintaining to hold Mirajane.
"Thank you Juvia, that was an excellent move." Makarov walked from behind the water mage and looked at the sphere. "Make sure she can breathe within in it." Makarov then nodded his head as an air bubble formed around the barmaid's face.
"GRAMPS!" Natsu eagerly shouted. "Thank God you're here! Please tell me what's going on!" He tried to escape Erza's grip and rushed towards the Guild Master but he failed as Erza pulled him back, digging herself into his chest and making him fall back down onto the bed. "Help me out here, Gramps! Can't you stop Erza?!"
"I'm afraid that I cannot, Natsu." Makarov sighed as he scratched his head. "It would appear that Erza is suffering effects from a dark magic item."
Natsu's eyes widened as he managed to pull himself and Erza up from the bed. "A dark magic item?" He asked worriedly as he looked down at Erza before looking back at Makarov. "She isn't going to die is she?"
"No, nothing that serious." Makarov smiled reassuringly as he waved his hands. "It was an enchantment item. It would appear that after saying the incantation," He pulled out a familiar piece of paper. "the target will fall in love with whomever the caster chooses."
"Fall in love with..." Natsu repeated before his eyes widened in sudden shock. "You're saying that Erza has fallen in love with me?!"
"Of course I'm in love with you, Natsu." Erza looked up at the Dragon Slayer while smiling reassuringly. "Why would I not be?"
Having awoken from their stupor, Lucy, Gray, and Happy looked at each other worriedly. Happy then walked towards Makarov, nervously rubbing his paws. "Is she going to be like this forever, Master?"
"At the moment, we're not sure Happy." Makarov sighed as he ran his fingers through his white hair. "Right now, I'm having Laki and Levy research the item and its abilities. Once we know that, we can combat its effects and come up with a solution. For now, however, we're going to have to figure out a way Erza can be controlled. Natsu, my boy," Makarov beckoned for the Dragon Slayer. "We're going to have to discuss how the rest of the day will go."
Lucy stepped forward. "I think we'll be fine if Erza stays with me." Makarov nodded and Lucy stepped closer to the redhead, reaching to grab her hand. "C'mon Erza, let's head to my place for a bit."
Erza scowled as she smacked the blonde's hand away. "Don't you dare touch me. I'm not going anywhere with you."
Gray stepped forward and reached for the redhead's hand. "Alright, then you'll be coming with me. We don't have to hold hands, we can just walk to my apartment."
Erza glared as she summoned a sword, pointing the tip at the ice mage's neck, making both Gray and Lucy cower from Erza's demeanor. "I will not be leaving with anyone except Natsu, if you two don't understand that, I will have to use force to make you understand." Erza pushed the sword closer to Gray's neck, making his head tilt back and making him sweat. "Do you understand me now?"
"ERZA!" Makarov yelled at the top of his lungs as he began stepping closer to the three mages. "How dare you threaten Gray and Lucy?! You will-!" He stopped talking once a sword was tilted at his own neck, Makarov's eyes widened as he watched Erza give him the same intimidating glare.
"Master, kindly mind your own damn business." Erza angrily hissed. "The same goes for you, don't get in between Natsu and me." Erza snapped out from her furious daze as she turned her head to see Natsu's hand on her arm, surprised by the grip of his hand. "Natsu?"
Natsu scowled, successfully pulling Erza's arm down, and stood in front of her. "Just what the hell do you think you're doing, Erza?! These are our friends!" He brought his face closer to hers, his glare was intensified from his anger. "Don't you ever do that to your friends!"
Erza stood stunned from the dragonslayer's glare and backed up, her arm resting by her side as the sword disappeared. She lowered her head as she sat down on the bed. "I'm sorry, Natsu. I didn't realize what I was doing."
Makarov sighed as he rubbed his neck, Gray fell onto his back and panted heavily with Juvia rushing to his side while Lucy fell onto her knees and panted heavily. "Natsu, follow me outside." The Guild Master led the Fire Dragon Slayer out of the door and turned around. "Well, as you can see, the effects of the item is heavily affecting Erza, she's in no condition to be with anyone else except you. So, my dear boy, she will have to be the one to take her home with you."
Natsu frowned then rubbed his neck. "Is she going to be alright, Master? I don't want to lose her."
"I promise you that she will be alright, Natsu. I know you'll keep her safe. I just need you to stay with her until tomorrow, we should have the cure by then."
Natsu stood up and nodded his head. "Alright, I'll keep her safe. I'll try my best."
Makarov smiled. "I know you will, Natsu. Just don't do anything else."
Natsu tilted his head. "Do anything else...?" He straightened his head as he blushed. "GRAMPS! I wasn't gonna-!" Natsu grumbled as he watched the elderly man walk away chuckling. "I'm not gonna do anything else. What does he take me for?" Natsu scratched his head as he re-entered the infirmary, he sighed as he walked past his friends and stood in front of the redhead. Natsu then knelt down and looked into the eyes of Erza. "Hey, Erza."
"Hey." Erza meekly spoke back, she looked away for a brief moment before looking into Natsu's eyes. "I'm sorry for my behavior early... I didn't mean to come off so aggressive but I really don't want things to mess our relationship. I'm sorry that I'm just a bully."
Natsu chuckled as he shook his head as he stood up. "You're not a bully at all, Erza. You're just very direct and forward is all. I am mad that you did that to Gray, Lucy, and Gramps but I know you didn't mean it. You would never do anything like that purposefully." He looked away sheepishly as he rubbed his cheek. "I would have done the same thing for you if anyone in the guild would have done that to you."
Erza's eyes brightened as she looked up at the Dragon Slayer, making the pinkette blush and scratch his head as he looked away. She smiled as she placed her hands on her chest. "I know you would. And that's one of the many things I love about you, Natsu."
Natsu quickly turned around before Erza could catch his blush. "A-Anyways, Erza, let's head home for the day." He reached his hand out.
Erza smiled and sighed as she took his hand, standing up. "Yes I suppose, I'll be heading to Fairy Hills."
"Nah, you're coming home with me."
Erza stood still as her eyes widened. "I'm going to be staying at your house tonight?"
"Y-Yeah?"
"Just the two of us?"
"...Yeah?"
"All night?"
"Yes, all night."
Erza stood there, seeming to ponder on the situation before she brightly smiled at Natsu. She quickly latched onto his arm. "Right! Let's go!"
Natsu smiled and walked out of the guild with the redhead. 'Tonight should be fine... I hope.'
Luckily, Natsu managed to get Erza to his home without any problems, aside from Erza never letting go of his arm as she was glued to his side. He did feel bad about leaving the guild with leaving them with the sex-crazed mess that was Mirajane, however, Freed managed to contain her and nominated to keep watch of her for the rest of the day.
"And here we are!" Natsu pulled the key underneath the stone laying next to the mat and opened the door. Surprisingly, it was not as messy as it usually is since Natsu and Happy decided to clean, more like Happy demanding Natsu clean since the Exceed couldn't find his blanket for his hammock. Only a few scattered blankets, pillows, and clothes laying on the couch but the whole house was clean so it was clean in the Dragon Slayer's eyes. "I hope it's not too messy."
Erza stepped forward as she let go of Natsu's hand, looking around and studying her situation. She smiled sweetly as she turned back to Natsu. "It's perfect. Just how I thought it would be."
Natsu tilted his head. "Care to explain?"
Erza giggled as she walked towards the couch, lacing her fingers against it. "Despite how messy it looks on the outside," Erza giggled as she noticed Natsu grumble and pout a bit as she walked towards the wall of photos. "You get a feeling of warmth and kindness the more you stay inside. A place that is welcoming to friends and loved ones alike." Erza smiled as she turned to face Natsu, a sweet and bright smile as she walked towards the Dragon Slayer.
Natsu chuckled as he sheepishly rubbed his head. "Well, I'm not too sure about that." Natsu then looked at the smiling redhead and smiled. "I think it's better when I have people over, like how it is at the guildhall."
Erza smiled sweetly as she stepped closer to the dragon slayer. "Well, I'll definitively come over more often so you feel more at home." Erza wrapped her arms around Natsu's neck, smiling contently as she gazed into his eyes.
"S-So, what would you like for dinner? I can whip you up something to eat, I mean you did just wake up a few minutes ago." Natsu looked away as he blushed, intimidated by Erza's passionate gaze.
"Hm, I don't know." She then smirked as she brought her face closer to Natsu's, their lips almost touching. "Is dragon meat on the menu? Because I'd love to have some Shen-long if you have any."
Natsu's eyes widened as his face turned to a bright red, stunned by the words that let Erza's mouth. He blinked and shook his head. "I-I uh... I don't think we're gonna have that tonight. Let's make you something else, the kitchen is this way." Natsu flew out from Erza's hold and sprinted into the kitchen, he began looking into his fridge. Just as he pulled out some ground beef, he nearly dropped it onto the floor as he felt arms snaked around him and Erza rested her head onto his shoulder.
"What did you decide on making?"
"I-I think-!" He squeaked before coughing and clearing his throat. "I think we're going to have dirty rice for the night. Does that sound good to you?"
Erza leaned into Natsu's neck, giving him kisses on his cheek as she rubbed his abs. "I think that sounds heavenly."
"Great! I'll get started then!" Natsu quickly escaped Erza's grasp as he grabbed a large skillet, placing it onto the stove and pouring some olive oil into it, letting it rest on low heat. He then went back inside the fridge and grabbed some scallions, garlic cloves, and two red onions. Natsu then looked through the cabinets for some rice.
"What will I do, Natsu?" Erza asked as she watched Natsu work.
"Just sit down at the table and relax. I'll have dinner ready in no time!" Natsu looked back at Erza with a bright smile.
Erza frowned a bit, feeling somewhat disappointed but she listened to Natsu and walked towards the dining room table. "Alright, but call me if you need anything." She then sat down and watched the fire dragon slayer cook.
Natsu felt relieved as he finally wasn't worried about Erza's constant cuddling. As the oil in the skillet began to cook, Natsu diced the red onions then pour the cut pieces inside, looking back at Erza to make sure she was still there. He noticed that she had a bright smile on her face, she looked pleased as if she waited all day for this. If Natsu didn't know any better, she looked to be right at-.
"Ah, shit! Damnit!" Natsu yelled as he stepped back as he looked at the large open cut on his left hand, being so distracted from watching Erza, Natsu failed to realize he had the knife too close to his hand as he chopped the scallions.
"Natsu!" Erza rushed into the kitchen. Her eyes widened as she saw Natsu's bloody hand. "What happened?! Are you alright?!"
Natsu chuckled as he held his hand. "I guess I wasn't paying attention and cut myself. It's just a flesh wound I think, I should be fine." However, before Natsu could go back to cooking, Erza grabbed his hand and pulled him away from the stove.
"Natsu, this isn't just a flesh wound. Here!" Erza turned the faucet on and let the warm water rinse away the spilling blood. "I need you to keep your hand under the water. Where is your emergency med kit?"
"It's in my bedroom, in the cabinet across my bed. But wait!" Natsu looked up to see that the redhead had vanished before his eyes. "... You don't even know where my room is..." Natsu stared at the kitchen doorway for a couple of seconds before he looked back at his wound.
Before he could take his hand away, Erza magically appeared before him with the medkit. She wiped his hand clean before grabbing Natsu's hand and wiping it with a cotton swab covered with rubbing alcohol. Erza then poured some antibiotic cream over the wound and placed a large bandage over the wound, finally wrapping the hand in cotton wrapping. She kissed his hand as she stood in front of Natsu.
"There, nice and covered." Erza sighed in relief before frowning. "Did I cause you any more pain?"
Natsu looked at his hand, opening it and flexing it. "Not at all, it didn't hurt at all. Thanks, Erza!" Natsu smiled at the redhead, causing her to smile back. Natsu turned back to face the stove, making Erza frown once again.
"Natsu, what do you think you're doing?" Erza sounded more stern than worried, making the dragon slayer flinch.
"Um... I'm cooking dinner, what else are we going to eat?"
Erza crossed her arms as she stepped closer to Natsu. "No, you're not. Not with that injury."
Natsu raised an eyebrow as he stood back. "Well then, who's gonna cook dinner then?"
Erza smiled. "Why, I will of course."
Natsu chuckled as he crossed his arms. "You cook? All I ever see you eat is strawberry cheesecake. Are you sure you can cook other things?" Natsu sounded a bit cocky as he smirked.
"You doubt my cooking skills? I wouldn't do that, Salamander." Erza stared at Natsu with an icy glare, making him quiver from it. He actually was somewhat glad because at least this is what normal Erza was like. "I'll just have to show you how good of a chef I am."
Natsu gulped as he stepped back. "W-Well, is there anything you want me to do?"
Erza stopped glaring and smiled. "No, nothing at all. Just sit down and relax at the table." Erza pointed to the dining table as she lightly pushed Natsu out of the kitchen. "Just relax and let me satisfy your needs." Erza smiled as she turned back into the kitchen.
Those last words shot straight to Natsu's groin. He looked away from Erza as he blushed and crossed his legs but once Erza entered the kitchen, he couldn't help but watch the redhead cook. She seemed so happy just to be cooking which surprised Natsu fully, 'I guess there are somethings I didn't know about Erza.' Natsu thought as he leaned his head into his hand looking briefly away. "She seems like a happy housewife..."
"Why thank you, Natsu. I didn't think you would think so~." Erza purred sweetly as she placed the plates onto the table, sitting down in front of Natsu wearing a yellow apron. "You'll just have to make one out of me."
Natsu blushed heavily as he stood straight up in the chair. He then covered his mouth, did he really say that out loud? Natsu furrowed his brow as he looked at Erza's gleeful face. "So, I guess you're done with cooking? That was fast." He cleared his throat and looked at the freshly cooked dirty rice, broccoli, and fish in front of him. Natsu stared wide-eyed at his plate. Just when did Erza cook all of this?
"What's wrong?" Erza asked worriedly as she looked at Natsu. "Do you need me to feed you?"
Natsu sat up and snapped out of his stupor. "I can feed myself!" He picked his spoon and scooped some of the rice. "I'm just surprised you managed to cook all of this food." As soon as he put the spoon into his mouth, Natsu's eyes widened and he then scooped up more of the rice. He then began picking up more of the rice and ate some of the broccoli then before he knew it, all of the food on his plate disappeared. This was the second surprise of Erza, he had no idea she was such a great cook!
"Seems like you enjoyed the food." Natsu looked up at Erza smiling smugly. "And you thought I was a bad cook? I'm glad you see that I'm not. How was the food?"
"It was great." Natsu sat back and rubbed his stomach. "One of the best meals I ate in a while. Thank you, Erza." He smiled softly at the redhead.
Erza smiled back as she got up and picked up the plates. "I'll cook anything for you, Natsu. You just have to ask." She then turned and walked into the kitchen.
"Oh wait, you don't have to wash the dishes!" Natsu got up and began walking behind her. "I'll wash-." Natsu stopped behind her and stood there with an open mouth and wide eyes. How did he not notice this before?! As Erza face away from him, he realized that underneath the apron, Erza was only wearing a light blue bra and panties set. He stared at her panties her round ass before quickly looking away, covering his eyes so he wouldn't be tempted to sneak another peek. "ERZA!" Natsu shrieked. "Where are your clothes?!"
Erza turned around after placing the dishes in the sink. Surprisingly, she had a seductive smirk growing on her face. "Well, well, well, you finally noticed Natsu dear~. I was worried you wouldn't notice." She walked closer to the dragon slayer, leaning down just enough so she gave a generous amount of her cleavage. "Don't you like what you see?" Erza spoke in a faux sad tone as she leaned closer to Natsu's face.
Natsu immediately backed up into the kitchen counter. He cringed with a huge blush on his face as he looked away. "Why aren't you wearing your clothes?!"
"What makes you think that I don't cook like this, Natsu?" Erza asked in a straightforward tone. "Don't you cook in something you're comfortable wearing?"
"Well, I mean yeah..." Natsu shook his head. "Yeah but I don't cook in my underwear, especially not with people around!"
"Well, I feel comfortable around you." Erza walked close enough to be face-to-face with Natsu again. She had a sweet smile on her face as she rubbed Natsu's. "I feel safe and at home with you, Natsu. I feel comfortable being without clothes around you because you make me feel special when you're around me. I don't feel like I have to be a certain way around you, I feel this way Natsu because..." Erza rubbed her nose against Natsu, he could feel her breath onto his lips. "Because I love you, Natsu Dragneel."
Just before Erza could snatch those lips, Natsu pushed her back slightly. "Erza, I don't want to take advantage of you." Natsu frowned as he softly held her arms. "This is just because of that stupid dark magic item. But I do care about you." Natsu smiled at her. "Let's head to bed for the night, alright?"
Erza frowned a bit before smiling softly. "Alright, Natsu. Let's head to bed." She grabbed his hand and allowed him to lead her to the bedroom.
As the sunlight beamed onto Natsu's face, He awoke as his eyes and even in his grogginess, he quickly rose from his slumber as he saw that Erza was trying to give him a morning kiss.
"E-Erza!" Natsu fell out of his bed as he slipped out of the redhead's hold.
"What's wrong?" Erza stood up as Natsu's red shirt hung loosely onto her. She sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Natsu somewhat hurt. "I only wanted to give a good morning kiss. Does that not please you?"
"N-No! It's not that!" Natsu stood up and grabbed Erza's hands, smiling reassuringly at the redhead. "I-It's just that I have really bad morning breath. It's really bad, it even drives Happy away sometimes." Natsu chuckled.
Erza squinted her eyes and brought her face closer to Natsu, taking in some whiffs. "It seems fine to me, I don't mind."
"Then I'll kiss you later then. I promise." Natsu smiled sweetly at her, making the redhead smile back.
"I'll keep you to that promise."
Natsu stood up and scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "Why don't we go to your cake shop and grab some breakfast? Then we'll go swing by the guild." 'Hopefully, Gramps found a way to bring you back to normal!'
"Sounds like a wonderful idea!" Erza beamed. "I'll have to get dressed unless you want me to go like this. You didn't have a problem with me dressing like this for bed." She teased with a slight smirk.
Natsu blushed heavily as he looked away. "That wasn't my fault! I gave you the whole outfit but you only wanted to wear the shirt and leave the pants for me!"
"Aw, but we match. We look good together and besides..." Erza rubbed her soft hands against Natsu's chest and muscles. "I like seeing you sexy like this. You look amazing."
Natsu flinched as he felt Erza's hands go south and quickly grabbed them. He couldn't take this much teasing much longer. "Just hurry up and get dressed so we can go."
Erza pouted. "Geez, you're no fun." She then stood up and a bright light surrounded her, she was wearing her usual white blouse and blue skirt.
"Um... Could you wait outside the room, Erza?" Natsu asked meekly as he stood up, making the redhead chuckled.
"Oh? I didn't know you slept commando, Natsu. Are you afraid I'll stare at your sword horn?"
"C'mon, Erza, please." Natsu pleaded as he held tightly onto his pants.
Erza frowned as she whined. "Alright, fine. I'll be outside the room, don't be too long." She then walked out of the bedroom, closing the door.
Natsu sighed contently as he took off his pajama pants. As he grabbed his usual outfit from his closet, he couldn't stop thinking about what Erza had told him last night. She loved him... She said it so adamantly about it as well, like she actually meant it. He shook his head and tried to think of other things. 'She said that because of the wand. She didn't mean that. I mean she loves Jellal... Right?' Natsu then began thinking about how happy Erza seemed around him before she got hit with the spell. 'She always seemed to smile when I acted like an idiot in the guild. She seemed happy whenever I went on missions with her before, then something happened... And now I don't know how she feels... What do I even feel like about her?'
"Natsu," Erza knocked onto the door, making Natsu flinch upwards. "Everything alright in there?"
With his outfit fully on, Natsu walked towards the door and opened it. "Y-Yeah! Everything is alright. Sorry I made you wait, time for us to go right?" Natsu smiled warmly at Erza. Erza smiled back as she grabbed Natsu's hand, interlocking her fingers with his and leading him out of the door.
"Let's be on our way, Natsu!"
Natsu looked at that bright face and smiled as they made their way into town. He tried his best to not notice the many stares of townsfolk as they walked through the streets of Magnolia, surprisingly many of the faces were happy or astonished. To the townspeople, it seemed that since the two seemed to be a couple, the dragon slayer would be put in check by the Titania.
'No more wanton destruction!' The townsfolk thought in unison as they cried comically.
Despite the Cake Shop Owner constantly teasing Natsu about being Erza's boyfriend, the cake shop was nice. He gave Erza a strawberry shortcake muffin and gave Natsu a free apple pie muffin since he gave the owner a tip of 50 joules.
"This muffin isn't too sweet, it's pretty tasty." Natsu talked as he continued to eat his muffin.
"You'll have to keep going with me, I'll show you all of their delights." Erza finished eating her muffin and smiled at Natsu. "It could be another date~." She purred as she leaned into Natsu.
"Uh, sure why not?" Natsu finished his muffin as he and Erza now stood in front of the guild doors. Natsu opened the doors and thought: 'Let's hope for the best!' As the two of them entered, the entirety of the guild stopped whatever they were doing and stared at the two with wide eyes, no one had any words to say and if they did, they feared what Erza might do.
"Natsu!" Happy was the one who finally broke the agonizing silence. "You're back! Why are you holding Erza's hand?!"
"W-Well, you see, um..." Before Natsu could form a sentence, Erza stepped forward and interrupted him.
"It's normal for two people to hold hands after spending some quality time together."
"B-But Natsu is my best friend! We spend a lot of time together too! Why couldn't I be home with you two yesterday? And what happened to your hand, Natsu?!" Happy yelled as he flew towards the two. His eyes starting to water, just what was going on at their house yesterday?
"Well, Natsu and I were busy yesterday. He injured himself and I managed to take care of it then we spend the night together in his bed. It was quite wonderful, Happy. Natsu held me ever so tightly, but he was very gentle with me, and he was so warm. He was a true gentleman." Erza smiled happily at the flying Exceed who had his eyes and mouth wide open.
Natsu also stared at the redhead wide-eyed before he stood in front of her. "Wait, Happy! I can explain!"
"Explain nothing! My best friend is a huge pervert!" Happy flew away to Wendy and Charle.
"Happy, come back!" Natsu tried to chase after his feline friend, but he couldn't get away from Lucy who stood in front of the dragon slayer.
"Why couldn't you keep it in your pants, Natsu?!" Lucy yelled at him. "No one told you to have sex with Erza!"
"Sex? Oh no, we didn't have sex." Erza frowned as she crossed her arms. "It's a shame we didn't."
Lucy stared blankly at the redhead before raising an eyebrow in confusion. "B-But I thought you said you and Natsu slept together?"
"That's what I've been trying to explain! All we did was sleep in the same bed!" Natsu yelled as he held up his hand. "And I accidentally cut myself while cooking! We didn't do anything, I swear!"
Lucy sighed in relief as the entire guild nodded their heads, easing Natsu. "I'm sorry for doubting you, Natsu. I think Master is looking to speak with you two anyway."
"Ah, thank you, Lucy. We'll-." Before Natsu could finish his statement, the guild doors opened again, and from the opening stood Mirajane and Freed. Mira looked fine and normal but Freed's clothes were tattered and ripped. His long green hair was messy and disrupted, Freed looked exhausted as if he fought a long battle while they were gone. Everyone looked at the two surprised, but Erza latched onto Natsu, glaring at the barmaid.
"Oh hey, everyone!" Mirajane chirped but her tone of voice changed as she saw everyone's faces. "Hey, what's wrong with everyone?" She tilted her head to the side before her eyes widened and she smiled brightly, running up to Erza and Natsu. "Oh my! Are my eyes deceiving me?! Erza, did something happen between the two of you?!"
"That's none of your concern, Strauss." Erza spoke sternly as he held tight onto Natsu. "Just know this: Natsu is mine and mine only. So keep your hands off from him."
Mira began squealing in excitement as she heard this. "Oh no worries about that, Erza! I'll leave you to your man!"
"Hey, Mira..." Gray stood up from a booth. "What's up with Freed?" He pointed at the green-haired man who was sitting onto a bar stool, panting heavily while leaning onto the countertop.
"Oh, well I guess I was kinda rough with him last night." Mira chuckled as she rubbed the back of her head, making everyone stare at her worriedly.
Elfman walked up to the rune mage, placing a hand onto his shoulder. "Hey Freed, thanks for taking in my sister yesterday. I gotta know though, what did she do you to get you like this?" He asked worriedly.
"She..." Freed spoke slowly as he continued to catch his breath. "She... She cornered me in my own home and took advantage of me. I suppose she made a real man out of me, Elfman." He then passed out onto the countertop.
"FREED!" Elfman grabbed and picked the green-haired man up, holding him in his arms. "YOU ARE A TRUE MAN!" He shouted as he cried streams of tears.
Natsu just stared at the sight in utter confusion, but his attention was caught by Laxus as the tall blonde man stood next to him and Erza. "Hey, Natsu, Erza, Gramps wants to see you two now."
"Are you serious, Gramps?!" Natsu shrieked as Erza giggled, Makarov nodded his head as he sat back into his chair.
"I am very serious, Natsu." Makarov stated as he pulled out the staff. "I examined this item fully and carefully. In my research, the only solution to break the spell is for the object of the person's affection, which is you my boy, to kiss the afflicted. I'm afraid it's the only cure."
Natsu glanced at Erza for a second, taking in her bright smile and cuddling with his arm, before he looked back at the guild master. "Just tell me something, Gramps..." Natsu swallowed hard as he looked down at the floor then back at Makarov. "Will... Will she remember everything? What happened the day and night before? After... I kiss her?"
"There's a high chance she will," Makarov nodded.
Natsu and Erza exited out from Makarov's office, however, Natsu's mind was elsewhere. Random thought began to fill his head. What will Erza do when he kisses her? Will she remember what happened? Will she not be friends with him anymore? Will she abandon him and never speak to him again? Could he handle her hating him? What would become of them?
But he had to do it because it was best for Erza. He missed the old Erza and he would do anything to get her back.
"Hey, Erza?"
"Yes, Natsu?"
Natsu turned to look her with a small smile on her face. "Let's... Let's go for a walk."
As Natsu led the love-struck redhead into a small nearby forest, he turned around and faced her. Erza tilted her head in confusion as Natsu lifted his hand to caress her soft cheek. "Natsu?" She spoke, grabbing and holding Natsu's hand with her own. "Something wrong?"
Natsu smiled sadly as he looked deep into Erza's chocolate orbs. "No, nothing... I'm going to kiss you now, is that OK?"
Erza beamed as a huge grin grew on her face, her eyes lightening up with joy. "Really?!"
"Really." Natsu began bringing his face close to Erza's. 'Just... Just don't hate me for this, Erza...' Natsu cupped Erza's chin as he brought her in close, their breathes touching each other's lips. Natsu stared at those soft puffy lips before he finally dove in, capturing those lips for his own.
Erza smiled into the kiss, wrapping her arms around Natsu's neck, pulling their bodies even more closer. Natsu tasted delicious, like a piece of freshly baked apple pie.
Slowly but surely, Natsu melted into the kiss. This felt amazing, as if this was meant to be, it felt so-
"Natsu! Just what the hell do you think you're doing?!" Erza pushed the dragon slayer forward and away from her. Her face was a slight red and riddled with shock. She rubbed her lips and looked them before turning her attention back at Natsu. "What do you think you're doing?! Kissing me like that!"
'There's ol' Erza~!' Natsu chirped internally. "Erza, wait! I can explain!"
"Explain?! How the hell can you explain this?! Why did you kiss me like that, you damn idiot?!" Erza was astounded and horrified. How could Natsu do this to her? Was he just taking advantages of her emotions? Did he want something physical rather than emotional?
"Erza, please listen to me!" Natsu begged.
"I won't! You... You just kissed me. Were you taking advantages of how I feel about you? Did you think it was funny?" Erza spoke in a shaky tone as tears began falling out from her eyes. "Are you going to tell everyone now? How the Great Titania cry over you? How weak she really is?"
Natsu stood still as he processed what she just said. Feelings... For him? She had feelings for him? Was he hearing her right? "Erza."
Erza had tears falling from her eyes as her head was done. She raised her arm as a yellow light shone from her hand, suddenly a sword appeared in her hand. "You can apologize by letting me wipe your memory clean!" Erza exclaimed as she ran towards Natsu, sword in hand.
Natsu's eyes widened as he screamed, turning around and running deeper into the forest to get away from the pissed redhead.
As Erza jogged throughout the forest, she had a heavy blush on her face, she could not believe what just happened. Natsu just kissed her! He caressed her face and kissed her softly. Erza held her face and her blush deepened as she kept remembering it. It all happened so suddenly and she didn't expect it to happen. 'I-I can't believe that happened! How could Natsu just kiss me like that?!' As Erza kept walking, a small smile began forming on her lips. 'To be honest... I liked it. I've been thinking of doing that with Natsu for some time now. I didn't think I would be able to.' She then stopped in her tracks as she gasped loudly, shaking her head as she slapped her cheeks. 'No! This isn't the time to be thinking like that! How did Natsu find out about my feelings towards him? It was probably Mirajane! She can't keep any secrets to save her own life!' Erza began stomping as her face sharpened into a hardened glare, her face lightly tinted with red as he continued deeper into the forest. "I swear I will make sure Natsu receives his punishment for this."
As her stomps turned into light steps, Erza managed to calm down and she began to think about Natsu. She couldn't understand why exactly he would kiss her, he wasn't someone to pay attention to romances and feelings, was he? Then suddenly, flashes of the previous day came flooding into Erza's head. Mira teasing her, getting shot in the head, passing out in the guild, cuddling Natsu, having dinner with Natsu, sleeping in the same bed with Natsu...
Her face brightened in a heavy crimson as she held her face. Just what on Earthland did she do yesterday?!
Suddenly, she heard a twig break to the side of her, prompting her to look up to see a figure with a familiar shade of pink. "Natsu!" She shouted, making the figure stop and turn around.
Natsu turned around and had a shaky smile on his face as he stood there, shaking from nervousness. "H-Hey there, Erza. How are you doing?" As Erza began walking towards the Dragon Slayer, Natsu shook in place before he threw his hands up nervously. "Wait! Wait! I can explain everything! If you let me explain of course."
Erza stopped in her steps as she raised an eyebrow and crossed her arms, her sword disappearing. "Fine, go ahead and explain."
Natsu sighed in relief before regaining his composure. "Mira somehow got a hold of a dark magic item. She shot you with it and it knocked you out for a good eight hours. It scared the shit out of me as well as everyone else. When you finally woke up, well, you kinda... You fell in love with me?"
A light blush dusted Erza's cheeks as her eyes widened. "I-I did?"
Natsu's eyes widened slightly before he averted his eyes away from the redhead, glancing back at her every other second. "You were clingy... Very handsy... But I swear to you that I didn't do anything with you and I didn't try anything!"
Erza, with her light blush still tinting her cheeks, looked away slightly as she brought her hand to her chest. "I do remember somethings... I remember walking home together, you cut yourself, dinner together, sleeping together..." Her blush deepened as she held her burning face. "Dear Mavis, was I that forward yesterday?"
Natsu lightly chuckled as he saw Erza being cute, he didn't know if he would ever see this again. "Yeah... You were. But I promise we did nothing." Natsu's smile faded as he looked at Erza with a serious look. "Gramps told me that the only way to break you out of it was to kiss you so I did. I wanted the regular you back so I kissed you, but it doesn't mean I did it for my pleasure!" Natsu shook his hands as he held his hands up before sliding his hands down as he had smiled sadly. "Of course, we can forget about everything. I'll understand if you don't want anything to do with me, I know that you have feelings for Jellal."
Erza stood up and looked at Natsu's saddened smile, she was taken back by that look since Natsu is so happy. "You're right that I have feelings for Jellal, but what if... What if I don't want to forget this?"
Natsu didn't say anything as he blinked and stared at the knight, stunned by what she said. "...W... What are you saying?"
Erza squeezed her hand tightly before averting her eyes for a brief moment. "You're right, I do have feelings for Jellal, he and I have been getting closer day by day. I would even say that we could be close friends again. However," She turned her gaze back towards the Dragon Slayer, her eyes focused sharply on him. "Jellal isn't the one who has my heart stirred up, the person who does is you, Natsu. I... I like you, Natsu. Very much so. I don't want to forget this and what I am trying to say-"
Erza was quickly silenced as Natsu by a quick passionate kiss. Erza was caught off guard by this sudden action as she stood there with her eyes opened wide, but she quickly gave into his affection and wrapped her arms around Natsu's neck. They stayed there connected until the need for air was prominent, they slowly and reluctantly pulled away, both mages gasping for air.
"After the day I've had with you, I needed that. You've been driving me crazy all day." Natsu chuckled as he wrapped his arms around Erza's waist.
Erza leaned in and peppered Natsu's jawline with light kisses. "I know, I'm sorry about that, but I promise that I'll make it up to you whenever you want me to."
Natsu chuckled as he gave Erza a quick peck on her lips. "I'll remember that. I love you so much, I've been meaning to tell you that for some time now. "
"I love you too, so much that it's been driving me crazy." Erza rested her head onto Natsu's chest. She looked up at him, smiling. "Say, how about we go back to your house? I'd love to make up for the lost time."
"That sounds like a great idea," Natsu smirked as he looked his girlfriend into her eyes, his eyes filling excitement. "After yesterday, I'll be happy to do so. I'm going to pay you back for all those teasings."
Erza smiled back as she pecked him on the lips. "Good, I'm hoping for that." With that, Natsu picked Erza up and carried her back to his home bridal-style, determined to spend the rest of the day with his new lover. Neither of the mages regretful of the previous day and proud of what will happen in the future.