"Hello Erza" you chimed as she just sat down. She turned to face you, a stoic look as you just kept grinning. She sighed as she leaned further into the table.

"Hello (Name). I didn't know you were here" she said as she took a sip from her drink.

"Ah... it's only temporary. Seeing your gorgeous face, even if only for a moment, brings a sense of life back into it." You sighed in content before you noticed how everyone seemed to act drowsy, Erza was the last one to be affected by the powerful magic. She began to lean backward when you leaned forward, catching her before she fell. You heard footsteps and turned your head towards the door.

"Mystogan" your voice was harsh, "can you stop doing that?" you gently leaned her against the table as you watched him rip a paper off of the board and showed it to the head master before turning on his heels.

"Sorry" he nodded his head towards you before walking past you. "I'll try to be more careful". You continued to glare at him as he left, leaving everyone unconscious. You sighed, glancing up at the headmaster before shrugging and following after your brother.

"I'll see you later" you chimed as the door closed behind you, everyone becoming conscious.

Erza slowly opened her eyes, looking around confused as she saw that you were no longer sitting beside her. She huffed, turning her attention to the doors as Natsu cursed out the name of the man.

"Erza!" You exclaimed as you used your magic as a shield to block the attack aiming for her. You ran over to her, sliding to a stop on your knees as you gently took her shoulders in your hands. She leaned against you, looking up at you.

"(Name)...." she whispered and you sent her a shaky smile, trying to hold your composure as you held her closer to you.

"Did you scrape your knee falling for me?" You questioned before she gently hit you. You turned your head to see that the man was watching you with burning fury. You needed to get Erza out of here before you could do anything. It was a risky idea, something you had only tried on a few occasions but in this situation you would need to do it.

"I need to beat him" she said as she attempted to stand up. Her hands gently pushing yours away as she stood. You frowned. If you were going to do this you had to do it before she killed herself.

"Erza. I'm so sorry sorry forgive me" you said, looking up at her before you whispered a chant and the floor began glowing from underneath her feet, she turned her head to face you, her eyebrows furrowed as she looked at you like you had betrayed her. In a blink of an eye she was gone and the only people were you and the man who had almost killed the girl you loved. Anger rising in you as you stood up.

"You can't hide behind your friends now, (Name)" the man who you had known years prior held the sword in front of him, his weapon glowing with energy as he challenged you.

"I don't intend to." You said, reaching for your own weapon.

"(Name)!!" Mystogan cried out, horror on his face as he saw you collapse. The man was on the floor, breathing his last breath as you gripped your own injuries. "Don't do this (Name)." Mystogan whispered as he gently lifted you up.

"Your healing magic is shit" you weakly joked. The blood from your wound staining his own clothes. He cursed to himself as he took off the cloth covering his face to wrap around your wound. "But it's finally over Mystogan. He's gone" you whispered as you looked over to the man on the ground.

"Is that..."

"-Carter" you said as you gently placed your hand over your wound Mystogan had wrapped up. "It's finally over." You sunk further in his arms. He collected you and in a desperate attempt he took you to the only place he knew and trust.

The moment you opened your eyes and let out a groan in pain the only person in the room stood up. Erza was the stood over you as she glared at you, anger flooding through her as she held herself back from aggressively grabbing you.

"What were you thinking!" She yelled as she crossed her arms. "I had the situation under control and you just-"

"Glad to see that you're safe" you said as you pulled yourself into a sitting position, you flinched when you felt a sharp pain shoot through your side. Upon seeing you in your sudden weakened state Erza slowly sat back down in her chair, her anger deflating.

"You can't do something like that- you almost died (Name). Ger- Mystogan was shaking when he brought you in. We didn't think you would make it" she whispered as her hand slowly reached over, her movements were hesitant as she gently took your hand in her own. Your heart fluttered as you stared at her. Her eyes were downcast and in that moment you pulled your hand away.

"Erza. I love you. I truly do however, I don't want this to be a relationship based on pity or guilt. I don't want you to be with me because you feel like you should." You clasped your hands together as you looked down at your hands.

"(Name)..." Erza slowly leaned forward, her hand ghosting your cheek before she leaned forward, her hand tangled into your hair as she pull you forward, kissing you on the lips. You blushed at the sudden contact as she pulled away, smiling as she gently ran her fingers through your tangled hair.

"You make me feel woozy" you snapped your fingers before winking at her and she laughed as she pulled her hand away.

"That's most likely because of the amount of blood you lost"