Okay, I was really happy with the Fairy Tail’s latest chapter so I posted this chapter real quick. There was a little bit of NaLu there, too! Most of all, I was really excited of Gray’s most awaited answer to Juvia’s feelings! Kyaaaah~♥!

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{Erza’s POV}

“First time, huh?” I mused, feeling astounded as I reminisced the memories of our first concert. I was happy because the concert didn’t turn out as bad as I had expected it to be. In fact, it was fun for the people who attended the concert. I’m contented with the outcome, to sum it up.

My face burned up as I remembered the event that happened after the picture about Jellal showed up. I didn’t know why I did that in the first place. I did what my instincts told me. I really didn’t think it through, which was wrong and unusual for me. Usually, I think everything twice, just to make sure that nothing will ever go wrong. I was lucky this time that everything went smoothly after what I did. Still, it made me want to hide in a rat hole and never come out again. Why? JeRza issue is alive, my dear friends. We all had our own twitter accounts, and I saw that a topic was trending since yesterday: #JeRzaLove.

I turned around and bumped into Gray on the way back, “Oh hey,” he greeted, nodding at me. “The girls are looking for you. They said they were gonna discuss something important with you.” he was about to walk away, but then stopped. “By the way, on twitter, the topic #JeRzaLove is already trending. Good luck with that.” he added with a little bit of reluctance in his voice. From that point on, I knew that he really didn’t want to tell me. Gray knew that the news will devastate—frustrate me I mean—most likely. But there was no point in doing that. I know it, anyway.

I wanted to curl up in a ball. I know that the girls were gonna bug me about what I did with Jellal on the concert. And they weren’t gonna stop until I gave them the detailed story as to why I did that with Jellal. Or maybe even tell me to admit that I like Jellal, which is so not happening. I don’t have any feelings for him, anyway, so why would I admit that? Yet. I heard a small voice in my head say. I ignored it and went inside the house.

In an instant, the girls blocked my way. “Hi!” Levy greeted enthusiastically, almost making my heart jump out of my chest. “Come on!” Now, I didn’t like the tone of her voice. It was scaring the life out of me. I didn’t like the feeling I was getting. I knew that we were going to have the talk. Maybe most girls know what that is. It’s a heart-to-heart talk, and it may include romance. And I wasn’t the type who liked stories about romance.

We entered the entertainment room. There, I found the comfortable peach couch that I loved and a small rectangular table with lots of food in it. I then realized that this talk might be for a few hours. It may reach nighttime. Or maybe I’m just stating a hyperbole, but hey, it can happen between groups of friends, you know.

They told me to sit down in what they call ‘The Hot Seat’ where I will be asked. I could feel groups of questions that will hit me later on. I caught a glimpse of Juvia smirking at me. I knew why. I did this to her (along with the girls, of course) when the issue between Gray and her occurred. Think of this as her way of payback. This was my punishment.

Lucy ran to the table, saying that she needed to get some popcorns. She did that in a sing-song manner (with matching ballet steps; she studied ballet when she was five) which indicated that she was feeling hyper and giddy today. I could feel Levy scrutinizing me now which made me uneasy. Wow. They make me feel like I’m an actress in a movie or something.

When Lucy returned, she plopped down on the couch along with the three girls. I gulped, my hands sweating. The girls watched me as I shifted in my seat under their gaze. I guess they were waiting for me to speak up, but of course I wasn’t going to do that. They weren’t my parents to order me around. And besides, what should I tell them? There’s nothing to tell them. It was palpable that I helped Jellal because he’s my friend.

“What, we’ll wait until midnight for you to reveal it?” Juvia huffed, getting impatient. I didn’t answer her question. It was better to shut up so they’d quit it, for once. Err.... with that method, I hope they’d quit it, for once. I knew they weren’t going to give up easily. That’s why I have to try hard to keep my mouth shut and not speak, even if it’ll take an hour for them to leave me alone.

“I know what you’re doing, Erza,” Levy slightly tilted her head to the left. She continued eyeing me critically, like she was trying to find something out. I kept my mouth shut, and Levy squinted her eyes at me. It was like she was reading my mind. Too bad, she’s not a mind reader. She had to figure out the details on her own because I won’t tell her anything. “You’re thinking that I should figure out the details on my own, right?” Even though I was really shocked, I acted nonchalant and like I didn’t hear anything. I deliberately disregarded her statement.

“You want me to make this viral?” Gandering up, I gasped. A video? Since when did Lucy take a video of that? Oh brother. I’m in a dead end. I should tell them already, or else there’ll be an issue again. Now I’m rueful. I wish I didn’t do it with Jellal. My stupid side came up. For me, what I did was improper. I wish I just defended Jellal. Such a bummer.

“Alright, I give up,” I told them, raising my hands up in defeat. “So here’s what happened....”

♪FLASHBACK—Jellal was almost crying♪

Holy pickles. What the heck? Is that picture edited? I just can’t believe it. It’s impossible. I know it never happened.. I think? Let’s just hope for the best.

I glimpsed at Jellal and saw that he was in a corner, sulking. I knew he felt ashamed of the picture. I mean, who wouldn’t be, right? I was afraid that Jellal would cry. He wasn’t a crybaby to tell you the truth because, you know, he’s a calm and cheerful person, but in these kinds of situation he might cry. And I don’t want that to happen.

I scampered towards him and dragged him to the center of the stage, grabbing the microphone in front of me as I faced the audience with confidence. It was hard, I’d tell you that much. People were already staring at us—mostly on my hand which was gripping Jellal’s arm firmly. Jellal was also looking between me and my hand holding him. I shot him an icy look and he looked away. Good. He knew what I mean.

“♪If I got locked away
And we lost it all today
Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?
If I showed you my flaws
If I couldn’t be strong
Tell me honestly would you still love me the same?♪”

I bit my lip as I glanced at Jellal. I started singing Locked Away by R. City for the people to forget what happened earlier. Or what they saw earlier. The music was still playing, and I expected Jellal to continue singing by rapping the rest of the song. He knew how to rap, and I’ve heard him rap the whole lyrics of this song. He’s good.

“♪Right about now
If I judge for life, man, would you stay by my side?
Or are you gonna say goodbye?
Can you tell me right now?
If I couldn’t buy you the fancy things in life
Shawty, would it be alright
Come on show me that you down
Now tell me would you really ride for me
Baby tell me would you die for me
Would you spend your whole life with me
Would you be there to always hold me down
Tell me would you really cry for me
Baby don’t lie to me
If I didn’t have anything
I wanna know would you stick around♪”

At least the people liked it. They let out whoops of delight, which was a good sign. I realized I was still holding his arm, and so I immediately let go of him. I’ve been so lost in the music—not to mention his voice—that I forgot I was still gripping his arm.

“Hey. A fan has a request,” I heard Lucy say over the little speaker on my ear, just in case I have to be ready for an emergency or announcement. “Uhm, one of the fans requested for a song. And it’s Thunder by Boys Like Girls. Your theme song. Aw, how cute and lovely!! Anyway, I know you memorized the lyrics and tone of that song, so there won’t be a problem with that. I won’t have to elucidate further. That’s all to tell you, good luck and thanks for saving the concert!” And the line went off.

“Thunder,” I quietly said to Jellal, making him jump a bit. He stared at me for a moment, bewildered. When he realized it was the song we were going to sing, he nodded and suddenly sweated. Why was he nervous? I mean, they had numerous concerts already—oh. It was his first time to sing in front of our fans. He was a drummer when they were still a boy band, that’s why.

The rain started to pour. I heard crackling thunder. Wow. It matched what we were going to sing. Even though it was disturbing my thoughts and attention, I tried to focus on the song.

The song started to play, and suddenly I felt nervous, too. Jellal was the first one to sing.

“♪Today is a winding road that’s taking me to places that I didn’t want to go
Whoa (whoa, whoa, whoa)
Today in the blink of an eye I’m holding on to something and I do not know why
I tried♪”

“♪I tried to read between the lines
I tried to look in your eyes
I want a simple explanation
For what I’m feeling inside
I gotta find a way out
Maybe there’s a way out♪”

I gaped at him as he held my hand. What the heck.

We both sang the chorus.

“♪Your voice is the soundtrack of my summer.
Do you know you’re unlike any other?
You’ll always be my thunder,
and I said your eyes are the
brightest of all the colors.
I don’t wanna ever love another
you’ll always be my thunder so
bring on the rain
and bring on the thunder.♪”

The people screamed at the top of their lungs, making me feel bashful. I wasn’t bashful because I sang in front of these people. I was bashful because I knew they were screaming because of Jellal and I. The people were fangirling. I don’t know about our fans who are boys, though.

Somehow, I heard Jellal mumble, “Good job. Thanks for saving me.” Or maybe it was only my great imagination. I could be wrong. Maybe I’m just tired. After all, the concert has been going on for two straight hours. It was exhausting, but I know it’s worth it.

Thereafter, Jellal and I returned backstage. The concert resumed.

♪END OF FLASHBACK♪

I ended the story with the girls fangirling.

“Ahhhhh!!” they screamed in chorus. Trust me, my sense of hearing walked away. My poor ears. This is why I did not like fangirls. They screamed too much.

“Even though you said that you helped him out of pity, I just can’t help but fangirl over and over again!! I mean, 99.9% of our fans who attended our concert did, too!” Levy exaggerated. Her way of exaggerating was pissing me off. Big time.

Juvia giggled. “I know right!” and she bumped fists with Levy. What? I didn’t see the fangirling factor here. I just sang a duet with him, that’s all.

“Oh! Oh! And it was really cute because what they sang was their theme song, plus, it matched the weather!!” Lucy gushed, shaking Levy and Juvia. I rolled my eyes. Where was the fun is this? This was a new issue. I didn’t like it. I despised it a lot.

“Oi!” The boys barged in. Three boys had silly grins on their faces. One seemed to be in a bad mood.

Gajeel came to me and showed me a page of a new released music magazine. The latest volume, I presume.

#JeRzaDuetInTheRain!!

Air (Jellal Fernandes) and Lady Scarlet (Erza Scarlet) had a duet in the rain on the night of the concert!

After the rumored picture of Jellal Fernandes (which was brushed off by Erza; she announced in public that it was only an edited image), Erza sang with Jellal the song Locked Away by R. City feat Adam Levine and Thunder by Boys Like Girls feat Taylor Swift. Fun fact: Thunder is the theme song of Jellal and Erza!! Are they in a relationship? An exciting question!

I faced Lucy, Levy, and Juvia. “Who told everyone that Thunder was our theme song?” I inquired with a loud and booming voice that I know scared almost everyone in the room. Lucy whistled, pretending to be innocent and played deaf. Ah. Now I know.

I frowned at her. This was leading me to trouble.