Love At War | JeRza

Chapter Twenty-nine

Erza's P.O.V.
We walk into Titania's home. It feels like my own home. I've been here a couple of times but if feels like I've lived here before. Sting, Rogue, Levy, Elfman, Meredy, and I hang our cloaks up and walk up the stairs. I glance at Meredy.

She hasn't talked at all ever since I told her about Ultear. It's crazy to think that I was supposed to be dead, yet I'm alive...because she's dead. "Meredy," I look up. She looks at me. "I'm sorry. If I haven't been so incredibly weak, she would alive and well today.."

"It's not your fault, Erza." She says, her voice trembling. She's going to cry, I can tell. "She gave up her life for you... she got you by surprise, it's really not your fault. I would have done the same thing-"

"You know," I interrupt her, "A long time ago, I almost killed myself for my friends. Natsu saved me. Again. That day I learned a very, very important lesson: you don't die for your friends, you live for them. Because the future wouldn't be as bright without you in it."

I'm not looking at her but I sense her smiling. We get to Titania's floor. She's sleeping in a pile of papers, a feather dipped in ink in her hand. We slowly walk to her. Sting pokes her. She looks up at me and smiles. "You guys came again! What for this time?"

"We'd like to go to Edolas," Said Rogue. "If you can at least get us there." Titania's stands up and looks at me.

"Of course you can go, I'm at full power again. But first I'd like to speak to Erza privately." She tells me. I nod and follow her to another room. It's a mess just like the rest of the tower. "Erza," She turns to me, would you like to become the next Titania?"

"WHAT!?" I exclaim. She did NOT just ask me that! "No! You're Titania, not me!" She shakes her head and sits on top of the only furniture in the room, a speaker. "Have you lost your mind, Titania?"

"No of course not," she laughs, "I'm just fine. I just think you'd be a better Titania. You're kind, smart, sweet, pretty. The fairies would like you more. Whatever they do, I'm still Titania, I can crown whoever I please. What do you say?"

"You know everything ever, right?" I slowly walk to her. She nods as I fold my arms and grin. "Do you know... that this isn't right?" She raises an eyebrow. "I already have a kingdom, Titania is just not my thing."

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We slowly walk through the portal, Titania told us the location of our friends; under ground in a maze. I fear they met be in trouble but then again, Jellal, Mirajane, Laxus, Natsu, Gajeel, and Gray are there. We will rescue them and go home.

Mirajane's P.O.V.
A girl with long, black hair runs to me. I frown and change to my She-Devil form. I punch her down. She moans and stands up. "You are Mirajane, the She-Devil?"

"OH YEAH, I FIRED UP NOW!!!" Natsu cracks his knuckles. The man with two giant hands takes them off his back and claps them together. Suddenly, the ground opens and swallows us. I scream as I hit the ground again.

I'm getting really tired of this falling thing! I look up at the girl. She's going down, I'll make sure of it. I turn back to my human form to catch my breath. All of a sudden, a yellow beam keeps shocking me. I yell out in pain.

I look up at her. She holds a yellow paper up, "Oh dear, it seems like the tales I've heard about you is nothing more than that. The She-Devil is just some silly fantasy. I'll make some fun out of it, executing criminals is always fun! The yellow paper hold the spirit of lightning."

"Funny," I hear I voice next to me. I slowly turn my head to look at who it is. Blonde hair, a strong jawline, abs, and a smirk. "I don't feel a thing." Laxus. SERIOUSLY!? OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE, I GET STUCK DOWN HERE WITH LAXUS!?