✿ Author's Note...

Before we get started I do NOT own Fairy Tail as amazing as that would be. *grumbles* If I did then Jellal would already be in the guild.

Thanks for taking the time to read my story! I have a lot planned for the ride... epic S-Class trials, an additional guild member, Crime Sorciere background, a chaotic fantasia race...so I hope you enjoy :) Characters will stay in character to the best of my ability and the focus will not only stay on Jellal and Erza but explore the other wonderful guild members as well. A Fistful of Parfum is a light-hearted introduction, but let's start off sweet and get darker later on...and then happy again because c'mon it is Fairy Tail after all.

ღ Happy reading ღ

-Eva

A Fistful Of Parfum

Mirajane was polishing the long stretch of mahogany bar, smiling at the guild hall bursting with the usual jovial energy, while Erza was sitting tucking away into a delectable cream cake. Suddenly, a chair went flying across the guild -and without flinching-Erza moved her head to the side just in time.

"Was that meant to hit me flame brain!" baited Gray.

"No! Now I'm just all fired up!" roared Natsu charging towards him. Grinning like a madman, Gray braced for impact.

"Gray! Your clothes!" cried Lucy.

"Aaah! When did that happen?!" Gray shouted as Natsu barrelled into the ice mage and the two became a cloud of fists. Erza continued to eat her cake and Lucy raised an eyebrow.

"Uh Erza? Aren't you going to…you know…break that up?" Lucy asked puzzled. Raising her head, Erza turned and seemed to come out of her daze.

Her daze? Thought Lucy in a flummox. That is not like Erza.

In a heartbeat Erza's eyes turned from tranquil to fiery, and she plunged her hands into the death cloud, grabbing Natsu and Gray in each hand, before knocking their heads together. The S-class mage swiftly returned to her cake, as the fire and ice mages each melted to the floor. Jellal, who was standing over by the request board with his team: Gajeel and Juvia, laughed and Erza pretended not to be affected by the rarity of that heart warming sound.

"Oh my darling Gray!" exclaimed Juvia as she floated over to the unconscious ice mage. Laughing softly, Mirajane's gaze drifted over to Bisca and Alsack who were teaching Asuka how to work on her aim with a sling-shot. A radiant smile appeared on Mirajane's face. "You know sometimes I forget…I forget about those seven years. Everything is so normal I often expect to look over and see Bisca and Alsack blushing and acting bashful, if they so much as even brushed shoulders," said Mirajane. "Now they are married and have the lovely Asuka. At least two people in this guild finally expressed their feelings…and I missed the wedding!" Mirajane finished. Erza smiled at the demon mage and Lucy nodded in agreement.

"Oh Gray! How we would make such dedicated and loving parents! Juvia's heart skips a beat just thinking about it!" purred Juvia with her arms wrapped tightly around Gray who at that moment, abruptly snapped awake and crawled backwards. "Gray! You may have a concussion! Let Juvia take care of you!" she cried chasing after him.

"Now, Juvia would make an interesting mother," stated Cana before downing a barrel of alcohol.

"So would you Cana," sighed Lucy as Cana finished an entire barrel and made to grab another.

"I think Erza would make a terrifying mother," said Natsu. No filter. As usual.

"She would be unbelievably strict," added Levy looking up from her book.

Erza turned around with a quirked eyebrow. "Yes, I do believe discipline would be in order but I-"

"They'd probably be so scared of her they would just stay silent forever!" claimed Natsu.

Something washed over Erza's features but as soon as it appeared it was gone and only Lucy seemed to pick up on it.

"I bet Erza's kids would have such amazing fashion sense," chimed Lucy sensing that her guild mates were starting to go too far, but her comment was drowned out.

"If they ever showed her their artwork and it was terrible, I bet she'd set it on fire!" chuckled Happy. "Or threaten to strangle them!" added Natsu unnecessarily, and Lucy inwardly cringed.

"Juvia thinks she would not feed them right," the water mage declared. Erza gently put down her fork, her mouth a thin line. "Excuse me for a moment," she announced but her guild mates were still hollering and coming up with scenarios completely oblivious to the Titania's abrupt departure.

"I think that's enough now guys," insisted Lucy.

"Oh gee, sorry Lucy. Didn't mean to leave you out. You can be pretty scary too," commented Natsu.

"That's not what I meant you idiot!" snapped Lucy as a vein popped in her forehead. Natsu shrugged and in the process somehow managed to whack Gajeel in the face.

"What the hell Dragneel!?" he growled and just like that, another brawl inevitably broke out. Taking it upon herself, Lucy turned to go check on Erza but Mirajane gently clutched her wrist. "I think she'll be okay," smiled Mirajane nodding over to a certain blue haired mage with his cape blowing behind him as he moved from the request board and left the hall through the back entrance. Lucy and Mirajane shared a private look.

The Fairy Tail guild hall garden was idyllic and quiet, as Erza walked along the winding path amongst all the beautiful flowers. She was overjoyed to have the old building back again after winning the Grand Magic Games, and the breathtaking new and improved garden was an added bonus. There was a faint breeze and it tugged at her scarlet hair. She reequipped into a minty sundress and sat down on the bench by the water fountain. She let herself get lost in her thoughts. She found herself doing that a lot lately, she soon realised, it was mainly because…she was happy. Fairy Tail had always been home so of course she had always been content, but now she was more than just happy…she was free. When she had joined Fairy Tail after the Tower of Heaven she had locked her heart in a suit of armour and got on with her life. Now that Jellal was in Fairy Tail…her fragmented heart had mended because at last her family had all assembled in the same place

In retrospect, Erza realised how ridiculous she was being, letting those harmless comments of her guild mates get into her head.

You let something Natsu said get to you? She thought to herself in both annoyance and amusement. I don't even understand myself anymore.

She looked up at the glorious blue sky and closed her eyes. Prior to contrary believe the great Erza Scarlet…did not dismiss the idea of having a child. One day she would love to have a child of her own to dress up and train and pass on her wisdom. Erza sighed.

Who am I kidding? The guild is right. I would make a terrible mother. It's not even worth considering.

She sensed someone in the vicinity and opened her eyes to see Jellal standing before her; his blue hair and coat blowing faintly in the breeze.

"Mind if I join you?" he asked. Erza nodded at the spot beside her and he sat down next to her. They shared a comfortable silence for several moments... a drastic change to the raucous inside.

"For the record," said Jellal his voice as soft as the petals adorning the flowers. "I think you would make a wonderful mother." Erza turned to him with a look most unbecoming of the Titania as it lacked sophistication and confidence. "You think so?" Jellal clasped his hands together on his knees and stared at the water spurting from Mavis' fountain. "I know so."

A light blush began to spread across Erza's face and she hastily looked away, annoyed at herself for always losing her seemingly perpetual composure around Jellal and Jellal alone. A smile tugged at one side of his face as he continued. "You are so strong, you could help them through anything. You're unbelievably loyal and would never turn your back on them or let them down. You're intelligent and brave and could teach them so much. Your determination is inspiring and you never give up, no matter how insurmountable something may seem, no matter what odds are stacked against you. You care deeply about others and protect your guild with all your power. On top of all that, you're also witty and honest and I-" Jellal smiled saying all this while still staring at the fountain. He looked away finally locking eyes with her. "I care about you."

Erza stared at Jellal for several heartbeats before she hugged him and a solitary tear slipped down Erza's cheek but she hastily wiped it away. "You don't think I would terrify a child into eternal silence do you?" Erza grumbled into his shoulder, so faint, Jellal almost didn't hear it.

"Of course not. And if there's anyone capable of doing that, it's Evergreen."

Erza smiled at that and he smiled straight back. Smiling. Erza wondered how long it would take before she got used to sharing smiles. Hopefully never.

She leaned in and kissed him and Jellal pulled her closer. He gently pulled away to brush away another tear from her face. "No more crying remember? Heaven knows I've made you cry enough."

Erza smiled softly but then punched him in the shoulder for good measure. It always came back to him atoning for something. Always. Without fail. She would knock it out of him someday. Even if that meant she had to actually beat it out of him.

"You are also devastatingly beautiful, but that goes without saying and really has nothing to do with being a mother," Jellal admitted staring back at the Mavis Fountain.

Erza laughed. "Okay that's enough compliments. Let's just never talk about this ever again," she said leaning in.

"Wait," he announced taking her by the shoulders, causing a look of confusion to pass over her features.

"Do you not want to finish your cake first?" he inquired producing like a conjurer, her unfinished cake from before. Laughing with relief Erza reached out and took it from him. She looked down at the cake before putting it to the side. "I'm not really in the mood," she admitted taking Jellal's hand in her own.

"Wow…You must really…wow. Over cake? Wow."

"Jellal?"

"Yes Erza?"

"Stop talking."

"Yes Titania."

When Erza and Jellal stepped back into the guildhall, surprisingly Natsu and Gray were not fighting but playing cards with Cana.

"Does anyone ever work in this guild," smiled Jellal shaking his head. "I actually need to go out an a job. Rent is coming up."

"You sound like Lucy."

"That'll be because now Lucy is living at Fairy Hills and I rent her old apartment we both know all about the malicious wrath of the landlady," intoned Jellal and Lucy- overhearing nodded in mutual agreement. Squeezing Erza's hand he left to get back to examining the request board and began speaking with Nab Lasaro who had still not selected a quest.

"Maybe Jellal could get Nab on a job?" suggested Lucy.

"Yeah maybe he-" Erza was interrupted as an all too familiar chill swept into her very bones. Slowly she turned around to see Ichiya standing beside Makarov pointing at her from across the guild. He winked.

Erza made a strangled noise in the back of her throat. "What is he doing here?" Ichiya twirled towards her with his usual extravagance. Glitter spurted from his auburn hair. "Men..." he drawled while he spun.

"We were discussing possible events Fairy Tail and Blue Pegasus could hold together," replied Makarov.

"I couldn't help but overhear the conversation from earlier my honey and I have to say you would make a fine mother," Ichiya said pointing at her yet again and snapping his fingers.

Oddly enough that is the least creepy thing he has ever said to be me thought Erza bitterly.

"Well Ichiya-"

Suddenly, he took her armoured hand and pressed his lips against it, sending shivers of repulsion rocketing up Erza's spine. "Our offspring would be so good looking they would hurt anyone's eyes just by gazing upon them. When we raise our children together..." He spun behind Erza as she grated her teeth and inhaled her hair. "They would have the most exquisite parfum-"

Erza raised her fist to swiftly crush his face, when there was a sudden intense flash of light and Jellal stood looming over Ichiya, his eyes blazing. Before anyone could react, Jellal punched him square in the face sending him soaring through the air.

"Men!" he sang as he crashed through the guild doors. The guild erupted into cheers and catcalls and Happy saw his chance. "Looks like Jellal is jelly!" he exclaimed causing the entire guild to groan at the exceed's cringe worthy word play. As his sudden anger subsided it dawned on Jellal what he had just done.

How uncharacteristically bold of him.

"I just punched a well respected wizard of another guild, who was in no way, prepared for an attack," he sighed. "Something else I must atone for."

"Respected is a strong word…" muttered Lucy.

Much to the surprise of the rest of the guild, Erza hugged him. This also came as a shock to Jellal who understood that Erza wanted to keep things quiet between them.

"No more atoning. We agreed," Erza whispered- echoing Jellal's similar words from earlier. Jellal smiled and they shared a moment for all of about five seconds before Natsu leapt through the air. "Jellal! Fight me next!"

Jellal was engraved in Fairy Tail now forever and the best part was that it was only the beginning...

Thanks for reading this opening chapter I hope you enjoyed :) That's enough sappiness for now...I can't bring myself to delete this chapter despite the cheesiness compared to some of the other chapters but oh well. It stays.

If you're even a little intrigued stay with it at least until the Heavenly Lightning Trials...it gets more interesting.

*Fairy Tail Salute*

Next Time: "Team Redemption"