Every time I see something with Gajeel saying that one line from the newest chapters of Fairy Tail… this is what comes to mind. I am so sorry.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail.

As Mavis concluded her story and her speech, the entire guild fell silent at the revelations the First Master had just imparted to them.

The silence was broken by, of all people, Gajeel. Who softly grumbled, "It's not a sin to fall in love. You can't even be arrested for that."

Everyone in Fairy Tail stared at Gajeel, but Mest's gaze in particular was extremely intense. Enough to draw the irritable dragon slayer's ire. "What do you want?! The hell are you staring at me like that for?!"

"You… you do realize that you… can be arrested for loving the wrong person, right?" Mest asked him slowly. "There's an entire division within the Rune Knights… devoted solely to that. …The same organization that you were a part of. It's called Sex Crimes, and it deals with pedophilia, bestiality, and incest, among other crimes. So… it is a sin. And you can be arrested for it."

Mest paused. "T-tell me that you know that… right?" he asked. "…Please tell me that you know this. I need to know that you know this."

Gajeel sputtered. "You're one to talk, ya' pedophile!"

"I'm not a pedophile," Mest asserted.

Now everyone was staring at him.

"I'm really not. Why do you guys all seem to think I am? The Rune Knights are all tested for things like that. …Oh dear Mavis, please tell me things haven't changed that much since I've been gone."

"That's not the point I was trying to make, and you know that!" Gajeel snarled, frustrated with the direct line mage. "How about we get back to the thing with Mavis and Zeref?!"

"Yes, let's talk about Zeref and Mavis." Mest pointed at the First Master. "I'm pretty sure it's creepy to fall in love with a ten-year old – especially to the point of his contradiction curse activating."

The First Master drew herself up to her full, yet still diminutive, height. "Excuse me!" she huffed. "I'm in my twenties! And physically thirteen, not ten!"

"…Yeah that's not helping your case. Still creepy," Mest informed her.

"I hate to repeat what Gajeel has already said but…" Erza interjected, "…Again, are you sure you should be the one making this argument?"

"I AM NOT A PEDOPHILE!" Mest shouted, annoyed. "Really! I'm asexual, you morons! I'm not attracted to anyone! Let alone kids!"

Sweat ran down Mavis's brow. "I think we've drifted from the topic of discussion a bit."

"About that," Mest muttered. "Arguments about Zeref's pedophilic inclinations aside, I think we can all agree that killing is a sin… right? …Right?"

"But… he loved her!" protested Levy. "That's… he didn't mean to kill her!"

"…Yeah that's… Nope. Still murder," Mest pointed out.

"…Moving on," Mavis said.

"No, no moving on!" Mest gestured vaguely. "Finish this!"

"So as you can see…"

"Guys!"

"That's the whole story behind…"

"I need to know that you know this!"

"The cursed boy, and the cursed girl."

"I NEED TO KNOOOOOOOOW!"

Sorry for the crap ending – I was at a loss.

I have an important announcement to make – I am going on a brief hiatus. This is probably the last posting I'll do this month. I need to take care of some personal stuff, but I will be back some time in November.