Stay With Me

One Last Time

Chapter 38

Erza woke up she meet some emerald eyes it was jellal his face lit up. "ERZA!" he said and embraced her strongly. had he been here all this time watching her ? was he the one who said those beautiful things to her while she was asleep. "jellal" erza said and pulled away. "yes?" jellal said. "what happen how did I end up here didnt I jump from that bridge ?" erza said she was lost what had happen. thats when everyone rushed in "ill tell you everything later but first everyone wants to see you" jellal said everyone rushed in crying hugging her kissing her everyone but gray had he not cared ? did he not know she was here or did he but didnt even care to visit her why ? did he really not love her ?

Gray watches as erza woke up his eyes lit up seeing those beautiful eyes lit up and seeing her more alive than ever was all that he wanted tears fell from his cheek "thank you god ... Thank you for bringing her back" gray said. He watched as jellal embraced her. he receive a pain in his heart watching them to together she has woken up seeing jellal instead of him. it hurt but he knew she wouldn't want to see him anyway he wipe his tears away and looked at her. her mouth open to speak to jellal he didn't understand what they were saying but he knew they were talking. that when he daw everyone walking down the hall "GUYS COME QUICK ERZA AWAKE" gray yelled everyone eyes open wide and rushed towards him and stares they the window their faces were now filled with happiness and smiles they all rushed inside accept him he knew its best he stay away until she got better. His phone ringed again he looked at it. It was his manager the last time they spoke was last week it was her telling him to come back already but gray refused not until erza got better after that she kept calling and calling and gray wouldn't answer but this time was different he had promise once he knew erza was okay and knew she was safe from danger he leave. He picked up an slowly raised his phone to his ear. "gray so you finally decide to answer took ya so long you had me and ultear worried sick about you !!" she said. "So have you decide ?" she said. Silence was filled between them gray turned to the window looking at erza smiling and laughing with them and holding jellal hand. She was happy in a world without him and that's how it should be she shouldn't be sad or crying or tearing herself apart all because of him she should be happy and showing of that beautiful smile of her if leaving her side just for her to be happy was all it take he was willing to do it even if it broke his heart. He opened his mouth the speak "I'm ready " gray said. the tears spilled one by one "okay well prepare everything and your ride shall arrive first thing tomorrow " she said and hung up. More tears fell a he slowly removed the phone from his ears and places it in his pocket he removed himself from the window and sat down and cried.

Erza placed a fake smile on her face she didnt want to see her friends sad because of her so she decide to smile and laugh with them even though she was dying and crying inside it hurt all that happen all she wanted to se was gray but wasnt even here probably with his fiancé not caring about her she felt jellal grab her hand she looked at it she wanted to say something and pull away but after her been there for her and stayed by her side she decide to let it slide for today "where is he?" Was all erza could think after some hours her friends finally left and it was jellal and her. "so are you going to tell me" erza said "impatience aren't we?" jellal chuckled but erza didn't laugh he noticed by her actions she was dead serious about all this he pulled a chair from aside and sat down next to her. I was walking around town when I saw you standing on the bridge about to jump I told you not to but you wouldn't listen and you jumped down went I tried to run to safe you it was to late" jellal said. "Then how am I here ? someone must have got me out of the water before I could die ?" erza said she looked at his excepting answers. Jellal was about to tell her the while truth but he remember what gray had said.

"Gray why did you do that ?" jellal said. "Do what " gray said. "You told everyone I saved erza life it it was you who saved her life " jellal said. "It's better this way so they won't hate you and you can't be able to be with her .. promise me you'll tell erza you saved her life " gray said. "But then erza would fall for me and don't you want her to" jellal said. "I said I wouldn't give up on erza but I realized I only hurt her and ill just keep hurting her it better for her I'm doing this for erza for once in my life I'm not gonna think about me Im putting her before me that's how it should have always been but I didnt know how to value her and know look what has happen it's better if she stay with you I know she'll be happy " gray said. "But gray I've always done bad things to her what makes you think she'll be happy with me " jellal said. "It's better than being with me everyone hates me I'm just a disgrace I don't deserve a woman like her " gray said. "But don't you love her gray didnt you want to protect her and fight more her" jellal said "I love her I really do she's the best thing that ever happen to me she opened my heart and I learned so much for her she realized the real me and I do care for her why else would I still be here and I would fight for her if it came to giving my life up for he I would but its better if I love her from afar just knowing she's happy ... Would make me happy " gray said