Jerza Week

June 5th to June 12th Jerza Week! A week in which is dedicated to the pairing Jerza (Jellal x Erza) from Fairy Tail!

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Hello everyone!

For a number of reasons, the admins have decided not to hold Jerza Week 2019. 

Truthfully, there has been a lack of new Jerza material and the amount of activity in the fandom has died down considerably since the end of the series. The admins are also much busier these days, and this event requires a heavy amount of teamwork and time. Holding a full Jerza week does not make a lot of sense to us given all of these facts. 

We don’t plan on handing this event or blog over to a new team of admins. We’re very proud to have held this event for as long as we have and grateful for all of the participation, love, and support we’ve received over the years. 

That all being said, the admins would like your thoughts on holding a Jerza Day 2019 instead. 

As we’ve said, it does not make sense for us to hold a full Jerza Week event with completely new themes when we hardly have enough activity in the fandom or new material in the series as is. However, we thought a single day might be able to stand in its place instead. 

Give us your thoughts in the replies or send us an ask! 

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What are the prompts for Jerza week 2019 and the days they will start?

We most likely won’t hold Jerza week 2019. 

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Jerza Week 18 Day 8 - Confessions (Bonus day - free choice of theme)

Rated: K

Words: 2K+

FFN

Erza heaved a deep sigh when lying down on her bed.

The day felt long to her. Actually the whole week felt long to her since she met Queen Hisui and related her message to Jellal. She trusted in the Queen for not merely using her to get Jellal’s whereabouts to arrest him, when she told her she planned to pardon Jellal and his guild but wanted to meet him in person first to understand his case better. After all, Fairy Tail had assisted her in overcoming a few big crisis before. However, she couldn’t help feeling increasingly anxious when neither the Queen nor Jellal had contacted her again after Jellal presumably went to the palace in secret under the escort of Arcadios four days ago. And when she tried to call Jellal, his phone wasn’t connected.

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Jerza Week 2018 - Day 1: COLORS

The tower is colorless…

It is gray rock and blank stares. It’s also black despair at the pit’s of one’s stomatch. A sad world that makes her cry day in and day out. No one can beat that world, not even the fiery red of her hair or the calming blue of his that looks like the sky.

However as she is being dragged by him in a mix of hurry and fear, the air seems to change, a square of light af the end of the stairs promises something to her withered heart and the world explodes in colors she never though she would see again.

She could cry from happiness. 

“It’s the same color of your hair”, he whispers and she gets it.

The sky.

She nods slowly.

“Next time we’ll bring Simon and the others”, he promises her.

This time she smiles

Running late here, being an adult is a thing and it can’t be helped, however, I will do my best. Enjoy!

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Jerza Week Day 7: Complicated

Hi, people.

I don’t even know where this came from, seriously. I was supposed to write Unforgivable today, but then I listened to the amazing song All Of These Stars by Ed Sheeran and it just occurred to me how much it fits with Jellal and Erza.

The ideas just kept coming and I was like “I must write this now before I lose my mind”.

I’m considering this the prompt for Jerza Week Day 7: Complicated, just because I couldn’t think of anything for that one and I really wanted to finish it. 

Sorry this is so late!

Title: Everything Led Back To You

Pairings: Jerza (duh), Jellal & Ultear & Meredy friendship

Summary: After learning that Erza is dead, Jellal struggles with his conflicted feelings about it. Pain, sorrow, denial, hope, regret. It’s an endless cycle that led no where and the question remained: would he ever manage to move on from Erza Scarlet? 

Timeline: This story is set during the seven years time-skip after the Tenrou Island Arc. 

WARNING: This is really angsty, so be prepared to get your hearts broken.

Word Count: 2200 words

Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12973217/1/Everything-Led-Back-To-You

It’s just another night

And I’m staring at the moon

I saw a shooting star

And thought of you

Jellal sighed while staring at the star filled sky. It was late; too late for him to be awake, but he couldn’t sleep. He hadn’t been able to do so ever since the news of Erza’s apparent demise reached him.

“I’m so sorry, Jellal.” He remembered Ultear’s sincere apology after her and Meredy were forced to tell him the truth. He remembered the compassionate, understanding, sorrowful look upon her face.

But she didn’t understand; she couldn’t because she never loved someone as much as he loved Erza.

Or maybe she did, he thought, maybe the way she felt about sweet Meredy was similar to what he had felt about the red head.

Even so, she hadn’t lost the person she loved most. She wasn’t constantly haunted by nightmares of losing her all over again. She didn’t need to try to go on after getting her heart broken in the cruelest of ways.

“Why did you have to go, Erza?” Jellal whispered, silent tears streaming down his face.

It had been a year now, since he learned it. Not a day would go by that his desperate heart didn’t hope that it was all lies and she was okay.

He remembered her face so clearly. Those beautiful, giant brown eyes that were so warm and caring. The smile that he rarely got to see, but lit up his whole world. The unforgettable scarlet hair that he used to love running his fingers through.

He wished he could do it again. He wished he could go back in time, back when they were just two lost children trapped in a tower. When they were close friends, before he ruined everything.

Jellal frowned at the memory of the day he sent her away. It would never leave him; his sins were always there to remind him why he never deserved her.

Trying to shake the thought away, he looked once again towards the beautiful sky; just as a shooting star appeared.

I sang a lullaby

By the waterside and knew

If you were here,

I’d sing to you

He had never been one for songs; always too embarrassed to ever sing. However, when Erza asked him to sing to her on a rainy night when they were alone at the tower-he didn’t even remember where the others had been-, Jellal hadn’t hesitated.

He would’ve done anything for her; to make her feel better and so he obliged to her request.

After she lay down with her head on his lap, he began playing with her hair before humming a familiar tune. He didn’t remember the song’s name, but the melody would forever echo inside his mind.

It was their song, as Erza had called it, and the simple memory of singing to her brought a smile to his face.

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♥ JERZA WEEK 2K18: COMPLICATED ♥

《Even so, in the midst of this complicated love, there is a holy union.》

-Fairy Tail-

Credits: Hiro Mashima’s Arts. Quote: Lorna Jane Cook, Outside Wonderland Edit by me.

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Jerza Week 18 Day 7 - Complicated

Rated: K

Words: 600+

FFN

“You made this?” Erza looked between the star-shaped mango cheesecake on the table and Jellal with wide eyes. “I thought……you said you were going to buy the cake from the Sweetheart’s Bakery.”

“I changed my mind because I wanted to give you a surprised gift. I know it doesn’t look as perfect as the one made by Chef Carol. But I did my best and hope you would like the output.”

“I do! Thanks for your effort, Jellal. The cake is perfect.”

“You haven’t even tasted it.” Jellal chuckled. “Don’t make your judgment too soon.”

“It has to be good, made by you.” Erza said confidently, before pressing her lips to Jellal’s. “Happy Tanabata, Jellal.”

“Happy Tanabata, Erza.” Jellal replied the same after Erza pulled away from him.

“I’ve prepared a gift for you, too.” Erza said; eyes shining with excitement. A rectangular object wrapped in a gift paper with blue and gold stripes appeared out of thin air in her opened palm as she summoned it from her requip space.

Jellal took his gift with both hands when Erza handed it over to him and said his thank you. The gift was slightly larger than an A4-size paper and was around half-inch thick, that it clearly looked like a book to him.

“Can I open it now?”

Erza nodded enthusiastically. “I hope you’ll find it useful.”

Jellal unwrapped the gift paper from one of the shorter sides of the rectangular gift, and pulled the inside content out. As he had expected, it was a book. A woman who had her brown hair braided in an intricate pattern had taken up most of the space on the book cover. At the top, the book title read “Creative Hairstyling: An Advanced Guide”.

“Have you been feeling unsatisfied and bored with how I did your hair?” Jellal laughed softly.

“If I had I would have already told you directly.” Erza crossed her arms on the table as she watched Jellal flipping the book with an interested look on his face.

“You are indeed always honest with what you think.”

“I simply know how much you enjoy doing my hair and thought you will probably be interested in learning more new tricks.”

“I don’t mind doing your hair in the same hairstyle everyday if it’s what you would like me to do for you. But the new designs do look quite attractive to learn.” Jellal smiled fondly at Erza, already imagining how pretty she would look in one of the hairstyles presented in the book. “Thanks a lot for the gift, Erza. And for everything, too.”

He closed the book and placed it down on the table before his hand reached for Erza’s hair and swirled a few tresses with his fingers; an amused smirk gradually took residence on his lips. “And you certainly have faith in me to give me the advanced level ones to learn as a start.”

Erza shrugged. “You are a quick learner. Besides, I thought you like complications when it comes to styling my hair, given how often you braid and twist my hair in ways I don’t always get how they are possible. But,” Erza paused and drew circles on the model featured on the books’ cover with her finger, while glancing at Jellal with a mischievous glint in her eyes. “If you find this kind of hairstyle being too complicated for you to handle, I can certainly exchange this book for an intermediate or even a beginner guide for you.”

“There’s no such need. Challenge accepted.” Jellal grinned. “It’s going to be interesting to try out the more exquisite designs; although I think you will look gorgeous in any one of the hairstyles introduced in this book.”

Erza blushed instantly. “Can we move from hairstyles to cake for a moment? I’m afraid that the cake is gonna melt soon under room temperature. I don’t want your effort be wasted.”

“Of course.” Jellal kissed Erza’s stresses before letting them slip passed his fingers. “Let met get us the plates and forks.”

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my first colored art💓3 months ago

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i usually use Photoshop😃this is still my art. actually i like this pair of Air Jordan very much.so Jellal wore them.💓

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塗鴉😃recently i meet a deadline😂😂😂so just sketch

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a friend told me this is the first day of jerza week! so this is my first day in tumblr!!i am so excited!but it’s too late to draw a new art.so i post one of my favorite works(draw by myself!)“a husband afraid of cold&a wife afraid of hot"🤗🤗🤗😁😁😁💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

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Jerza Week, Day 7

This is late again too and I’m sorry! But I’m glad I got out a piece I loved and thank you to everyone who supported my works for this week! I was actually pretty nervous as I had never written Erza or Jellal much before this week. This one doesn’t focus on their relationship as much, but Jellal’s with my daughter for them. I think Jellal would make a great, loving father, but that he’d also have a lot of baggage that comes with the things he’s done in the past.

Be sure to check out Heavens Bringer on AO3, and stay tune for my Jerza Week compilation.

Summary: Jellal and Erza’s youngest daughter asks about her namesake, opening up old wounds and guilt for her father.

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Jellal had never planned to keep the man he had been for all those years a secret from his children or those of his friends. What had happened to him was common knowledge across the continent, as well known as how strong a mage he was. The Tower of Heaven had hurt a lot of people; even some who hadn’t been enslaved in the tower, such as Yukino or Kagura. Surely, his children would meet people one day who knew who he was and hated him, and he never wanted them to have to find out the things he had done from someone else.

Still, he had been caught off guard one day when his youngest daughter asked him about who she was named after.

“Well,” Jellal started slowly, after he had guided six-year-old Simone Fernandes to the couch of the small home that he and Erza had bought shortly after she discovered her pregnancy with their older daughter. He scratched his chin, looking for the right words to say as his thoughts settled from the chaos they’d been thrown into when she asked. “What made you wonder?”

“Auntie Kagura mentioned it the last time I was with her and Auntie Millianna,” she answered honestly, kicking her feet. “She said that I was very smart for my age, and that it reminded her exactly of my namesake. But when I asked her what she meant, she only told me to ask you, daddy.”

Jellal let out a breath. The words had probably slipped out of Kagura’s mouth out of joy, not bitterness. It was clearly a mistake, and she’d remedied it by telling Simone to ask him. Still, his stomach churned nauseously at the thought of his daughter’s namesake. Yes, it had been years and years ago, and yes, he’d been brainwashed at the time, and yes, Erza, Millianna, even Kagura had forgiven him. But he still saw the man haunting his dreams, forever reminding him that he could never truly undo every trauma he had inflicted.

“You were named after a man named Simon Mikasuchi,” he explained to her slowly, thinking out every word very carefully. “He is Aunt Kagura’s older brother, and a very close friend to me and your mother.”

Her eyes sparkled with interest. “How come I’ve never met him?”

“He… passed away. Some time ago, long before I even joined Fairy Tail.”

“Oh, I’m sorry,” Simone answered, and she was silent for a long time. Long enough that he thought the subject was over; until she spoke again. “What was he like?”

“Well, he was very strong; he was a wizard, too, just like your mother and I, and Aunt Kagura. He was loyal and protective, and extremely intelligent. And he was never easily fooled,” Jellal chuckled a bit, thinking of the next thing he would say. “And he loved your mother just like I do. If he was still around, I might’ve had to fight him for her.”

Simone giggled too, crawling into her father’s lap and hugged him around the torso. “But you still would’ve won, right daddy?”

He brushed his fingers through her dark purple hair and nodded to himself. “Mmhm. No one loves your mother as much as I do. And besides, if she didn’t pick me, then you and Scarlet would be someone else! You wouldn’t want that, would you?”

Simone stuck out her tongue. “I wouldn’t mind if Scarlet was someone else.”

He laughed again as he gently scolded her for saying that about her sister, although on the inside he was cracking at the seams. Memories of that day flashed in his mind, sounds and voices and images that made his skin burn. He hugged Simone a little tighter, hoping his answers had satisfied her for now.

“What happened to him, daddy?”

Again, he never wanted to keep the things he had done a secret from Scarlet or Simone, but it felt wrong to tell his daughter at this age that he had once killed someone by his own hand, who had also meant a lot to him. Simone was extremely intelligent for her age, just like her sister, but he was certain that she wouldn’t understand. She’d be afraid of her own father. He and Erza had only recently begun to explain the Tower of Heaven to Scarlet, who was three years older than Simone, and Jellal had just gotten to the part where he had been brainwashed. Even though Simone was too young, he didn’t want to lie to her either.

“Simon was killed,” he answered, cringing a little at his own words. They themselves brought so many dark memories swirling to the surface. “Someone else very close to your mother, they were not themselves and in a moment of dark madness they killed him.”

His daughter was silent for a moment, frightening Jellal. She seemed to mull this information over as he spiraled further into his depressing memories.

At the end of the day, he had only ever confronted his feelings over the matter once. He had tried to atone for his actions by destroying the Nirvana with a self-destruction circle, or by fighting evil while part of Crime Sorciere. It had been enough for many others. Enough for Erza, Natsu, Gray, Lucy, and everyone else in Fairy Tail, who had agreed to protecting him during the Grand Magic Games when he disguised himself as his Edolas counterpart, Jellal Mystogan; for the allies of the people that he and Meredy cared about, such as Lyon from Lamia Scale or Sting, Rogue, and Yukino of Sabertooth; for even Kagura and Millianna, both who had previously vowed to personally see to his death; for Sho and Wally too, who had been just as close to Simon as the rest of them; for the former members of the Oracion Seis, who had all suffered under his madness at the Tower of Heaven but yet had been inspired enough by his work to join Crime Sorciere, of which he was eternally grateful; for Queen Hisui, who knew of his crimes and yet pardoned him and the others for their efforts in bringing peace back to the kingdom and the Magic Council who had agreed with her and even eventually reappointed him to the Ten Wizard Saints.

“What happened to the person who killed Auntie Kagura’s brother?”

Jellal couldn’t help it, he avoided his daughter’s gaze. “Your mother, and Aunt Kagura and Aunt Millianna forgave him. Because he tried very hard to make up for what he’d done, and they accepted it.”

When Simone’s small hand grabbed his, he looked up to her. And he realized in that moment that she was so intelligent for her age that she had figured it out without him telling her. She knew he, her father, was the one who had killed another man who loved her mother, the man that her parents had named her after.

“But he’s not mad anymore, right daddy?” She asked softly, hugging him tightly again. “He’s himself now right?”

“Yes, sweetheart.”

“Then I think that he needs to forgive himself. If he isn’t the same as before, I think Auntie Kagura’s brother would want that too.”

Jellal looked down at his young daughter once more while she buried her face against him. There was no doubt in his mind that she knew. Kagura was right, Simone was quiet but incredibly intelligent, just like the man he had once known. They had named her sister Scarlet Belserion Fernandes, and true to Erza’s history and heritage, their eldest daughter was a magical prodigy. But Simone, Simone Mika Fernandes, took after both of her namesakes, her aunt and her brother. Jellal was proud of her intelligence. Surely she could grow up into a formidable mage all her own.

And maybe one day, for his little girl, he could finally do what everyone else had and forgive himself.

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Jerza Week Day 6: Homecoming

Hey, everybody. So, this is a bit late, but I wasn’t really inspired for it until today. 

In any case, here we go with Day 6: Homecoming. You can consider it a sequel to day 4, since I included the same children from that one. 

Title: Always come home

Pairings: Jerza, Jellal & Scarlet Fernandes, Jellal & Simon Fernandes, minor Jellal & Meredy

Summary: While Erza’s away on a long mission, Jellal is left to look after their children alone, which proves to be difficult. When they start worrying that she might not come back, he reassures them that when it comes to Fairy Tail, they always find a way home. 

Warnings: This is just pure FLUFF with Daddy Jellal. 

Word Count: 1600 words

Link: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12959673/1/Jerza-Week-2018

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                                          Always come home

It was nearly 12 o'clock in the household of Jellal and Erza Fernandes, yet the impatient little girl refused to sleep. He had tried everything, even singing to her-something which she only laughed at-but she remained wide awake.

Just like her mother, Scarlet Fernandes wasn’t one to sleep easily. At the age of 4, as she loved reminding everyone, she still never slept through the night. Usually she would wake up early in the morning and only went to bed around 10; unlike her older brother, Simon, who slept at 8 and woke up only at 8 am.

Having given up on putting her to sleep, Jellal brought her to the living room and sat down on the couch with her by his side and they played together for a while before Scarlet’s attention was focused on had her newest toy; a talking doll that had once belonged to her late aunt Ultear and had been given to her by Meredy as a birthday present.

While the little girl played with it, Jellal took the opportunity to get started on Lucy’s newest book, which had been released a few weeks before. The blonde celestial spirit had given copies to her friends even before the launching, but due to his busy schedule lately, he hadn’t been able to start it yet.

Since Erza was currently away with Team Natsu on a long mission-she’d been gone for almost two weeks now- he had been overwhelmed with the kids; despite the fact that Juvia and Meredy came to help almost every day.

So now that Scarlet was quietly playing with her doll and Simon was already asleep, he finally had time to read the book. Or so he thought.

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♥ JERZA WEEK 2K18: BONUS DAY ♥

《Sometimes it feels like even if every inch of my skin was touching yours I still wouldn’t be close enough to you.》

-Fairy Tail-

Credits: Hiro Mashima’s Arts. Quote: Justin Wetch. Bending The Universe. Edit by me.

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TAROT CARD SERIES: THE LOVERS (JERZA VERSION)

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Jerza Week, Day 6

Sorry Day 6 is super late (Day 7 is almost halfway over, and I still haven’t finished that prompt either so it will probably be up late as well). It’s summer so I’m working a ton to save up for the coming year, my final year of undergrad.

This prompt may have been the most spontaneous, but it quickly became my favorite! It’s also the longest, I think. But it’s just a bunch of heartwarming, feel-good fluff. I mean, shouldn’t “Homecoming” prompt that sort of thing?

Be sure to check out my Jellal-centric Heavens Bringer on AO3, and stay tune for when I post all these prompts in one place as well.

Summary: Guided by Erza, Jellal enters the Fairy Tail guild hall for the first time as one of its members.

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Softly, Erza smiled to herself as she glanced toward the blue-haired man beside her, amused by the way he nervously fiddled with the ornate clover symbol pinned to his jacket. It was a reminder that all of this was real, that it was really happening, that Jellal truly had returned to the Ten Wizard Saints. That he was really joining Fairy Tail. That their confessions exchanged at his awardment party were real. She had never really seen Jellal look so uncomfortable, and it was rather adorable.

“For someone who’s been a member of the Ten Wizard Saints, been on the Magic Council, led an independent guild, then been elected to the Ten Wizard Saints again, you seem surprisingly nervous about joining Fairy Tail,” she giggled.

“And you appear to be enjoying it,” he answered with a small smirk, once more removing the pin before quickly re-attaching it.

He had a point though, Erza hadn’t felt so bubbly and playful in years. The last few years hadn’t given her much time to laugh and smile, though. Especially from Tartaros and the disbandment of Fairy Tail, then they’d gone on to fight the Avatar cult before the Alvarez Empire invaded. But she knew exactly why she was so happy.

“Of course I am,” she answered, turning to face him. “I’m enjoying all of this. I’ve been on cloud nine since the night of your ceremony. You’re finally coming home to me… and to Fairy Tail.”

Surprise flashed over Jellal’s face as he listened to her words, before he closed his eyes for a moment and smiled in a way that could only be described as pure bliss. “You’re right,” he grabbed her hand and laced their fingers, gently tugging her toward him so he could plant a quick kiss on her. “This is my home.”

Flustered nearly the same shade as her hair, Erza pulled Jellal into the guild hall finally. Everything was as it normally was; members scattered about, many of her friends clumped together at tables. People shouted their greetings and congratulations toward Jellal, as the members of Fairy Tail were nearly ecstatic in the prospect that they would have a member of the Ten Wizard Saints among their guild once more. They passed the table where Elfman, Lisanna, Laxus, Freed, Bickslow, and Evergreen were gathered around chatting, and Cana was seated on the table with her arms and legs wrapped around a barrel of beer as usual. Each and everyone of them greeted the couple, as most of Fairy Tail had known about Erza’s feelings for the young man for years. Elfman cheerily proclaimed that Fairy Tail and the Ten Wizard Saints now had a ‘real man’ as part of their ranks, before being whacked on the arm by Evergreen sitting next to him.

Lisanna giggled at her brother and his girlfriend’s antics before gesturing to the usual table at the back of the guild. “Mira already gave Meredy and Erik their guild marks. They’re with the others back there, Jellal.”

Erza watched as he visibly brightened at the mention of the two other former members of Crime Sorciere who had joined Fairy Tail alongside him. She found it incredibly sweet; not only his relationship with Meredy, in which the two had become not only partners over the years but truly like a brother and sister toward one another, but also how close Jellal had become with the dragon slayer, a former member of the Oracion Seis. She couldn’t imagine that Jellal had ever expected to trust the other man so wholeheartedly even after Erik and his guildmates had joined Crime Sorciere, but Erza herself had witnessed the two in the middle of a fight before and it was incredibly inspiring to see such an unlikely friendship.

Before they even made their way to that table though, Erza led him to the bar. Mira, bless her demon-blooded, shipper soul, nearly glowed like a star at the sight of them together. She already had the mark-maker out for him in anticipation.

“Hi, Jellal!” She chirped. “I know you’ve already heard it a million times, but I want to formally welcome you to Fairy Tail! I also think it’s worth mentioning that as a member of the Magic Council’s Ten Wizard Saints, you’ll automatically be counted among our S-class rank.”

He nodded. “Thank you, Mirajane. It’s good to see you again, as well.”

“Now, where do you want your guild mark?”

After Jellal had decided upon his collarbone and removed his cloak in order for them to place it, a mischievous grin appeared on Mira’s face that nearly frightened the newly-together couple.

“You know, I think you should place it on him, Erza!” Chirped the She-Demon, handing the marker to her friend, who immediately grew flustered once more.

“M-me?!” She stuttered, and nearly dropped it in her embarrassment.

Both women were surprised by a sudden loud chuckle, and found the source of it to be the young, blue-haired man beside them. Jellal’s entire body shook with laughter, a deep, hearty chuckle that nearly caused Erza’s heart to jump into her throat. She had never heard such laughter from him. It warmed her entire body to the same temperature as her cheeks.

“Lucy did warn me about the meddling that goes on with our love lives in this guild, but I still wasn’t prepared for that,” he admitted. “But I guess you already have the marker in your hands, Erza?”

She looked down and almost dropped it again. “Jellal, I don’t-”

“I’m teasing you now, I’m sorry,” he smiled at her again. “But I would appreciate you doing it. Because you’re the reason any of this… any of what I’ve done from the moment I woke up under the Oracion Seis, was possible.”

She blushed again, but quickly obliged Jellal’s request. Unsurprisingly true to the words he had just spoken, his guild mark came out a deep scarlet.

Mira, nearly beside herself, could do nothing but squeak out another congratulations before rushing into the kitchen almost in tears. A moment later, Laxus walked by the two, mumbling that they’d broken the She-Demon and following after her.

“Yo, Erza! Jellal! Are you two done over there yet? Come join the celebration!” A familiar voice called to them.

Both turned to find Natsu on his face, summoning them from the table in the back. They had shoved as many people at the table as they could, and still some were being forced to stand. Lucy was seated beside her partner, Happy contently rested in her lap, while on her other side was Levy cradling Pantherlily and never without Gajeel standing too far behind. Gray, with his shirt unbuttoned, was leaning back in the chair on Natsu’s other side, and to no one’s surprise was Juvia glued to him; though no one mentioned it, no one missed the arm that the ice wizard had wrapped around her hip. Also gathered around were Wendy and Carla, and Lisanna had joined the group while Jellal was getting his mark.

The new ones at the table were obvious; Meredy was chatting with Juvia, with her new guild mark - the same shade of black as Gray’s for another member of the Milkovich family - sat on her hip where it was shown off because of her cropped top. Next to her was the Poison Dragon Slayer formerly known as Cobra, Erik, who held a flustered Kinana so close she was nearly sitting on his lap. He had one sleeve rolled up to reveal, like nearly every other dragon slayer, he’d opted to get his guild’s mark right where his arm connected to his shoulder.

“Jellal! You came!” Meredy exclaimed happily when she noticed the pair arrive at the table.

“'Bout time you showed up,” Erik greeted him with a smug grin. “Gotta make an entrance like usual, eh?”

He snorted with more laughter. “Shut up, Erik.”

“Look at that fancy little emblem there,” Erik whistled. “Tell me I’m wrong, I dare you.”

“You were at the ceremony too! You saw it there!” Meredy laughed.

“It’s good to see the three of you fit in so quickly,” Lucy said kindly, giggling softly at the banter between the three.

“I mean, we all had very personal ties to this guild,” Meredy answered. “Erik won’t admit it, but Kinana isn’t the only reason he’s here; just the biggest one.”

His pixie-like girlfriend giggling now at his expense, the dragon slayer groaned. “Meredy!”

She only grinned more. “And we all know why Jellal suggested in the first place.”

At this, all eyes in the table turned toward Erza. But her eyes were only on Jellal, as they had been nearly the entire time the two had been standing with the group. His dark green eyes were giving away how happy he was, no matter how much indignation he tried to fake. Everything about them joining Fairy Tail felt natural, as if it was the only place they had ever belonged. That’s the sort of place it was; the members were a family, and it didn’t matter when you joined, or when you left. Fairy Tail was always a home.

[mementory]

Jerza Week Day 3: hairbrush New art by me for this week:) Hope you like it!