Don't Judge a Book By It's Cover: Male Reader x Erza Scarlet

Chapter 15

A/N: Oh my (insert whatever higher being you believe in here), 2.6k reads! I know you guys are probably tired of hearing me say it, but thank you all so much for everything! I'll do my best to keep updating the book. I'm finally on Christmas break, so I'll try to update while I can at home (without getting caught). Anyways, let's get right into the story!

Y/N = your name

F/F = favorite food

F/D = favorite drink

E/C = eye color

H/C = hair color

"Talking"

'thinking/voice in head/talking in your head'

"Beast talking/Demonic voice"

[Y/N's POV]

I woke up on the bed in the hotel I stayed in. I stretched a bit cracking my body to relieve some tension that developed while asleep. I did my usual morning routine: take a shower, get dressed, brush teeth, comb hair, and pack my bag. I think back at the stuff that's happened in the past day or two to reflect a bit. One thing that came to mind was me and Erza's argument. If this were a different case, I would probably say Erza was in the wrong and I was in the right. However, both of us have our reasons for acting the way we do. We both care a ton about Natsu, but we show this in different ways. She likes to make sure Natsu doesn't do anything dangerous and is very strict towards him and gray, meanwhile I like to hold the leash looser and let Natsu learn things for himself and gain new experiences. I guess we have clashing methods of showing we care.

I check out of the hotel and make my way down the street and find a place to eat. There was a nice breakfast cafe close by to the hotel, so I stopped in there to get some food. I ordered pancakes with scrambled eggs and bacon and ate them in a peaceful silence before I start to head back to the guild.

I made my way into the nearby forest and found a place where no one could see anything before letting my dragon features out. I quickly start to fly back in the direction of the guild hall so I can report to Makarov about the mission. After a few hours of flying, I see Magnolia a couple minutes away. I descend into the forest outside the town and retract my dragon features before walking towards the town, which was now around 5 minutes away by walking.

When I got close to the entrance, I started listening to some music in my headphones so I can calm myself down. However, I noticed people giving me weird looks. Now, this was a normal thing already, but this was a bit different. From what I could tell, they looked at me in worry or sympathy. I was a bit confused so I tried to ignore it, but when I got closer to the guild, I heard what sounded like Natsu yelling. I couldn't make out what he was saying, so I just assumed he was yelling at Gray or someone else.

It was when I got to the guild I realized what the commotion was about. In front of me lied the destroyed guildhall, with large dark steel rods sticking through the guild.

Y/N: 'The guild... what happened here? This place is my home. A place I can call safe, and it's destroyed.... Why? Why would someone do this? Why would someone destroy the place I call home. Why? Why? WHY?!'

I was ticked... no... I was livid. I will make whoever did this pay. This was the place I first met my best friend, Lisanna. This was the place I met people I can call family. This place was my home. No one, and I mean no one, destroys a dragon's home.

Apparently I was releasing a lot of my magic energy from being so angered. People noticed I was standing there with a stone cold calm face. I walked towards Makarov, who was standing outside, drunk, and talking to everyone else there. When he saw me, his face went from laughing from whatever he did, to a serious expression with a hint of sadness. He knew what this guild meant to me. He knew that I considered this guildhall as home. He knew I was pissed off at whoever did this. Despite this knowledge, he walked over-- the top of his head coming to just above my waist-- and put his hand as close to my shoulder as he could and said in a solemn voice: