My Private Tutor

Chapter n°2

HHHHHIIIIII !! It was a long tiiiiimmmmeeee !!! Chapter n°2, here !! Good reading :P

POS Erza:

This morning I was going to school with about as much energy as we could have after a sleepless night. Why a sleepless night? Just because of yesterday... I have not stopped thinking about him and to what he told me...

I was uttering a new sigh. Fatigue and frustration do not mix well...

When I arrived in high school, the portal had just opened, and we were only a few students to enter... After all, what high school student would come for half an hour in advance? Me... But because after 7am to fix the ceiling of your room you only have one desire: exit.

I arrived in the History class and waited quietly by rereading the cards I had made around 1:00 in the morning, by boredom.

After 10 minutes of reading, other students arrived in the classroom. Lucy and Levy came too. As soon as they saw me, they smiled at me, laid their briefcase at their desk and came to see me.

_ Lucy: Hi Erza! (Really sees me) Erza! What did you do last night?!

_ Nothing... I just didn't find sleep.

_ Levy: (worried) You look really tired... Are you sure you're going to hold the day like this?

_ But yes, don't worry! (Smile) This isn't the first time this has happened to me and I have always held!

_ Lucy: (not convinced) Maybe, but already yesterday you were tired... Are you sure you don't want to go home and rest? It will not bother us to take your lessons...

_ Thank you but really, it's going to be okay! (Smile)

They didn't insist, but I knew they were going to keep an eye on me. When Juvia, stuck to Gray, and Natsu arrived, I was entitled to the same speech. And it made me warm to the heart. "I'm glad to see you made friends »... This phrase rebound in my head and I pushed her mentally back into my mind not to think of him.

The day passed rather quickly. I was just copying the classes, not trying to understand them. Copying them already took enough energy. The boys were pretty quiet today: in my opinion the girls had to ask them to stay calm. Although tired, I smiled to make a good figure and continued to participate in conversations during breaks. I didn't want them to worry about me.

Sometimes a simple smile could hide a lot of things: fatigue, frustration... fear of the eyes of others.

Because, yes, their gaze continued to follow me everywhere. It was the look of the new students riveted on me, simply because my hair was scarlet. I was usually just avoiding them or resending those looks. But today I was tired, and I wanted only one thing: that they leave me alone and that they forget me for the day.

A new ringtone sounds: it was the last of the day. I got up mechanically and put my stuff in robot mode and followed the others to the last course that was going to start in a few minutes... And it was math. My feelings were contradictory: I was both happy to go and both reluctant too...

I was mechanically settling down to my office and while I was out of business, he was already there, ready to start his course. From the corner of the eye I saw Lucy encouraging me to look. "Just an hour!" She said silently. I was slowly thanking her and beginning to take notes.

I didn't know if he was looking at me, just fixing my fingers dancing on my notebook to the rhythm of his course. Suddenly my vision was disturbed a little and I had to stop for a few seconds until she came back. I blinked eyes several times to be sure. I watched my watch furtively: 30 minutes of class. Just 30 minutes... that seemed to drag on hours during which I was struggling against sleep. When the ringing sounds finally I thought I was going to faint so I was happy and tired. But I had to continue to put that smile on my face and pretend that I was not dizzy and that I was not about to fall at any moment.

No sooner my friends went on their side than my smile was removed. Honestly, I didn't even know how I got to my apartment but that was the case. I was now facing my front door and I was looking for my key in my purse. I took it and shoved it in the lock and unlocked the door.

But I couldn't go any farther because I lost consciousness.

Time skip

I woke up softly... What happened? I was concentrating. I had arrived at my door, I had unlocked it and after... I foolishly fainted... But then... How is it that I am currently in my bed?????!!!!!

2 seconds... Was it my bed? I gently touched the sheets around me, keeping my eyes closed. Yes, it was my bed: I immediately recognized my blanket and the smell of my sheets. So I'm at home.... But then that would mean that there someone at me?!

I suddenly opened my eyes, ready to act. I knew exactly where my pepper spray was.... In my high school locker... Good luck! I was standing up eagerly ready to face the enemy!! And.... I was facing the only person to which I would never, but then never thought!!

_ Jellal: Good afternoon Erza. (Big smile)

It seemed to me that he asked me something afterwards. But I was too busy to faint again, this time by an almost cardiac arrest.

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A few minutes later...

I was almost remitting my emotions now. I just had to get to the current situation. We were sitting around my coffee table (A/N: Japanese style). I end up taking the floor.

_ Hum... No offense Sensei, but... how...? Finally, I mean...

He bent his head sideways, seeing that I could not find the words, and ended up answering my attempts at questions.

_ Jellal: It's not very complicated: I noticed in class that you were passive. I was worried you know, I hesitated to send you to the infirmary. (Sigh) I should have done that. And to answer your "question" How I got home, it's very simple: your door was open so I allowed myself to go home and drop you in your bed. (Explains) I have to say I got there in time! I was just finishing up the stairs that you were falling: I just caught up with you.

I looked at him, gawking at what he had just said. He worried about me...

_ 2 seconds! Uh... (Coughs) Did you follow me Sensei?

_ Jellal: (Little Smile) No, not really. (Break) I'm just your neighbor: I live in the apartment next to yours.

I held on roaring and just saying "Oh" to express my surprise.

_ (blushes) Hum... Thank you Sensei for taking the time to take me back to my bed...

And thank you God that the idea of cleaning up at 3:00 in the morning has come!

_ Jellal: But that's normal! (Smile)

He finally pointed out to me what time it was. Late in other words. We got up and steered to my door. I opened him up.

_ (polished) Good evening Sensei!

_ Jellal: Good evening to you too, Erza.

I blushed discreetly after it was called by my first name. He was about to leave when he stopped abruptly.

_ Jellal: I was going to forget...

He turned and went forward towards me and... began to caress my hair.

_ Jellal: (smile) calls me Jellal when we are only both.

He told me again good evening then entered his apartment which was really the next door to mine.

I closed my door foolishly, too busy to wonder if my heart was not going to get out of my chest from one moment to another so it beat fast.

A/N: They are neighbors?!!!? >< Oh my God! Of what to make the electrifying tension not rise? (Joke of scientist and at present wondering for I made that) IN BRIEF! I hope that you like! Sorry the chapter is rather short but I think that seen the contents that passes! See you ! (^o^)/