Erza Scarlet was not known for liking guys in that sense. Sure, when she was younger it was briefly bandied about that she was crushing on Laxus, but who wouldn't? And even before that, those who cared about their 'sister' recognized that she like another of their number. Sho, Milliana, Wallly, and Simon…they all had noticed that she, when they were young, had been head over heels for Jellal. Even so, Simon had cared for her, and when they were older had died to help her.

Things had changed so much within their small group, yet things had not changed at all.

Changes? They were all older now, of course. And they had all found a type of magic they could use. Jellal had been possessed but was now back to normal, rotting away in a cell. Simon…oh, Simon. Simon had died so that Erza and her comrades might live…hadn't he? Even after all that time, he still loved her.

And that was the first thing that hadn't changed, Simon's love. Milliana loved cats; she'd always loved them, even as a little girl who couldn't have such luxuries as owning a pet. That hadn't changed, either. Wally…well, neither had he. Sho had been pushed and pulled in different directions, confused as to what he should believe, but still he felt a brotherly bond towards Erza. After all those years, the deceit caused by the possessed Jellal, perhaps the biggest thing that hadn't changed were Erza's feelings for the blue-haired man.

Over the years between his betrayal while he was possessed and between their reunion (also while he was possessed), she found her thoughts straying to him often. She knew she shouldn't, but she just couldn't help it. She thought liking Laxus would dull the pain of betrayal, but it hadn't quite worked. While being a member of the famously infamous Fairy Tail had blunted the edge, dulled her pain, it still could not take it away or heal her completely.

She was a broken shell, listless and lifeless.

Or so she had thought. With her teammates Natsu, Lucy, Gray, and Happy, she felt at home again. As if she could finally be happy once more. It had been a long time since she felt that way. And when they ran into Jellal again, stopping Nirvana, they had all been prepared to put their lives on the line to protect him from the council. He was free from the possession; he was his own man again. But he wanted to repent, and who was Erza, even as the love struck fool she was, to protest his decision? And so she had let him go, let that foolish council take him and incarcerate him and maybe someday in the future, execute him.

She hoped the execution would never happen.

Yet now, as she stared across the waters from one of her rooms, she couldn't help but feel an odd mixture of relief and fear and doubt. It had been seven years, a powerful magic number, and the new council (with Fairy Tail sympathizer Mest as its head) had announced that Jellal would be freed on the condition that Fairy Tail would take him in for at least three years. And as forgiving as they all were, and at the urging of all of Erza's team and Wendy, the guild agreed.

Tomorrow, Erza and company would set out to retrieve her blue-haired friend from the council. Tomorrow, a new era in Fairy Tail would begin.

Tomorrow, perhaps the broken woman would be renewed.

I'm sorry if it's not very good. Drabble-ish; my first Erza/Jellal. I hope it's okay, for being so short.

I've never read any Erza/Jellal fics; I really want to, but haven't gotten around to it.

At any rate, I'll end this here with a thank you for reading, and tell me what you think I could do better! Thanks!

All Fairy Tail things are © of the marvelous Hiro Mashima.