Façade | Jerza

19 | Alliances, Assemble!

This chapter contains graphic descriptions of blood and violence. Reader's discretion is advised.

Erza tossed and turned in her bed as the chaos appeared louder from the entrance of Fairy Hills. There had been knocking on her door, but she didn't make any effort to open it.

Everything that transpired within the last few weeks took a toll on her. Sleep is exactly what she needed after recovering from the many battles.

Yet as she tried to shut out the commotion, the sound of knocking became more desperate.

Erza thought to ignore it by using the bathroom, running the sink and brushing her teeth. She worked the lather of soap on her face longer than she should've before dunking her face near the sink, washing it away. It would be going against her very nature by refusing to handle the situation as Fairy Hills' head girl. But this place was packed with Fairy Tail mages. Chaos was to be expected.

As she patted the towel over her face, she heard a knock on her bathroom door.

She froze. "Who came into my room?" she mumbled, assuming it was an attack. Perhaps there was a commotion because an intruder entered.

Oh God, she messed up big time.

Erza summoned a blade beside her and changed into her Heart Kreuz armour, readying herself to charge at the intruder.

"Who's there?" she demanded, turning the knob and pouncing on the person with the tip of their blade pointed at them.

"Good morning to you too, Erza." Jellal greeted gently, despite the sword at his throat. He grabbed the blade from her wrist and rolled them over.

"Jellal?" she asked in disbelief, not caring if he managed to switch their positions. He sat up while she lay on the floor. She questioningly gazed at him; the Wizard Saint wasn't one to break rules. "You're not allowed in Fairy Hills."

"I know," he sighed almost dreadfully. "However, there's a mission that requires your utmost attention. Sneaking in undetected would not wake you up, so I had to cause a commotion." He gestured to her front door, which swung open to reveal the residents of Fairy Hills. Some were giggling while the others were shocked. Namely Evergreen.

Jellal got off the ground before offering his hand to her. Erza hesitantly took it, wondering if he was holding it out only to trip her. Jellal had done it occasionally. It'd been these small competitions between them that got her worked up. Needless to say, Jellal was winning by a milestone.

Noticing her hesitance and reading her thoughts, Jellal gave an amused smile. "You don't trust me?"

She snorted and shook her head.

"I'm offended." He seized her wrist and dragged her up. The two mages were interrupted by a purposeful cough from the girls.

"I apologize about that," he said, brushing the dust off his coat as the residents of Fairy Hills turned to him.

Levy stifled her laughter. "I don't mind. Sometimes a visitor in the morning is just what we need."

"Correction, he came in as an intruder," claimed Erza, glaring at Jellal momentarily.

Juvia clasped her hands together with a smile. "Jellal's such a good friend! I hope Gray darling does something like that to me!"

"I'd rather he didn't," the two S-Class mages simultaneously mused.

Erza clutched her forehead after trying to recall the night before. "If it's such an important task, what are we doing dawdling around here? I'd better be not skipping breakfast for nothing."