Genres: Romance, Adventure, Drama and Humor

FULL SUMMARY:

Who would've thought after all those years, she still remembered exactly why she loved him? That when she looked at him, it felt like nothing had changed between them. That they still had feelings for each other. Definitely not them. But it was obvious to everyone else, with all those sparks flying.

In the midst of trying to figure out their relationship, they also have to deal with the fact that people are hunting them, with the dead set intention of killing them. After all, they are werewolves...

So yeah! werewolf/ wolf shifter, basically, humans with the ability to shift into wolves. Anyways, hope you enjoy! Please read and review!

Erza growled, her tail swishing warily as the guard circled her. If she didn't get past the guard and warn everyone, they'd all be killed by the explosives their captors had rigged. But this guard wasn't like the others...

He was also a shifter.

Twice as big as her, the black wolf was a blur of a shadow as he sprang, surely going to end her life.

Then Jellal was in front of her, with his dark blue pelt stained by blood, his fangs glinting in the moonlight, and his golden-green eyes burning with protective determination. He leapt to meet the other wolf in midair but was knocked back, thanks to his size disadvantage.

The guard lunged, aiming for the Jellal's throat. The blue wolf ducked away, barking,"Erza, get everyone out of the tower, right now."

She protested, "I'm not leaving you-"

"Now! They've already-" Again, he dodged to the side, avoiding the claws of the black wolf. "-activated the explosives! Just get everyone out!"

Erza stood unsteadily, picturing Sho, Wally and Millianna, terrified, huddling together as they waited for help.

She reluctantly growled. "Promise me you'll be safe."

"I will."

Then she left to find her friends and help as many people get to the escape boats as she could.

But then the tower exploded.

Erza woke, her heart pounding. She still remembered the bright blinding light that had temporarily rendered her right eye useless, how the power of the explosions had sent the boats surging forwards and how she'd been too shocked to grieve for her lost friends.

It was too easy for her and her wolf to remember the breaking days where everything was a reminder of her lost friends, who were like packmates, her family.

But right now, her inner wolf was concentrating on being alert; mentally and physically preparing them both for a danger that wasn't there.

By now, Erza knew that there was nothing she could do to convince the animal to calm down. Every time they walked through that memory, the details only grew stronger and clearer, as did her wolf's agitation.

Erza's best option now was to get up and distract herself with a task.

Perhaps double checking her belongings?

She glanced at her suitcases and sighed. It was probably for the best, because if she forgot something and ruined their camping trip, Mira would kill her.

"I thought we were only staying for a week. And the drive's only a few hours." Elfman grunted, heaving the last two into the trunk of the SUV. "Why do we need sixteen suitcases?"

Mira laughed, "You can thank Erza for packing four. Everyone else just brought two."

"What are you talking about?" Erza threw her hands on her hips. "You asked me to bring the extra two and they're only filled with camping essentials."

Millianna giggled. "Big sister, I love you. But your lying skills are at an embarrassingly low level." Lisanna turned to Mira to giggle and add, "Actually, I guess that goes for all big sisters."

Mira playfully rolled her eyes and said, "Oh, shut up! I'm looking forwards to this trip, so all of you better behave and let me enjoy it!"

The corners of Wally's mouth turned upwards in a small smile. "I'm just grateful Uncle Rob allowed all of us to go."

While Erza and Mira only helped when they could spare time, Lissana, Wally, Elfman and Millianna all worked part time jobs in the store Uncle Rob owned. He'd told them in advance that he was expecting slow business for the rest of the month and given them permission to go on vacation.

"I agree." Erza nodded sincerely. Uncle Rob had also been a test subject at the Tower of Heaven, and when they had finally escaped, he had taken custody and basically raised them. She couldn't have been more grateful to him for taking care of them for the past few years.

"So let's spend our time well and have some fun."

Lisanna, Millianna and Elfman let out appreciative whoops while Mira smiled. "Sounds good."

As soon as the car stopped, everyone got out with strong eagerness. Shifters hated being cooped up and none of them were exceptions.

Erza mentally thanked Mira for picking out such a great campsite and cabin. They were so far from any of the other sites; no one would notice them and realize they were shifters. And the forest that ended at their campsite was so vast. Erza and her friends would definitely have fun exploring and playing in it.

She couldn't wait until she shifted to wolf, who would appreciate the fresh, springy grass underneath her paws. And the fresh air! It was so sweet, so natural- her wolf pricked its ears. There was a stream nearby! She could terrorize the minnows, and swim in it and-

"Erza! Stop daydreaming and start unpacking!" Mira knowingly looked up. "We can shift into wolves later!"

Erza grinned. "I can unpack any time! Let's go play! I haven't turned into a wolf for weeks and you know how much it sucks." Again, Mira paused, weighing her options. Erza did have a point… The last time she had run as a wolf had been a few weeks ago…

"Okay, but on one condition." Mira smirked. "I seem to recall the last time we shifted, you challenged me to a race."

"Huh. I don't remember that, but I could use the exercise. Just give me a minute to change and shift."

"Hey, I'm coming too!"

In a few minutes, both women had stripped off their clothing, shifted and met back outside.

Erza let her wolf side take over and she joyfully let out a yip before beginning to trot around their site, stretching her legs and sniffing at everything within nose-reach. So many flowers, dozens of squirrels…

But…wait…that was-

She turned to Mira. The silver wolf was beautiful with sleek, well kempt fur, and pretty blue eyes. But her hackles were raised and her ears were warily pricked. She yelped once, telling Erza she had scented it too.

Wolf. Or more specifically, wolf shifter.

Erza stood straighter, raised her neck and inhaled.

Oh shit.

It wasn't just one werewolf- it was a pack.

Suddenly, a deep bark answered Mira's call and accompanying it, a huge, broad shouldered, golden wolf trotted out of the forest, looking somewhat curious. He barked again, this time sharp and bold, warning the two female wolves to leave what must have been his pack's territory. Mirajane backed away a few paces but Erza held her ground, taking him in. Not including Mira and her family, Erza hadn't seen another werewolf since the tower of heaven, and this one was quite particular.

He was almost all yellow, except for his stomach which was dusted with snowy white fur and a strange black marking, over his left shoulder and part of his upper back. Then he lifted his head, Erza noticed his right eye was marred by a lightning bolt like scar.

Mira yipped to Erza. "He clearly doesn't like us here. We should go."

But Erza didn't care. Nothing was going to stop her, and her friends from enjoying their hard earned vacation. Mira yelped, begging her to leave, but Erza calmly sat back on her haunches and let out a bored yawn.

Make me.

The golden wolf trotted forwards until he was a couple of meters from Erza and repeated his order, this time, snarling a little. "She's right. Leave."

Huh, so he's willing to talk eh?

Erza got to her paws, and growled back. "No."

"I won't ask you again."

"Erza, we can just go to a different side-"

"No."

And then he pounced. In a flash, he was across the ten meters of the grass between them and was raking his claws over her. Erza yowled in pain and protest. It wasn't because he'd attacked; she'd been expecting it. But she refused to back down from this battle because it would mean letting down her friends. And after the Tower of Heaven, she vowed that she'd never let down anyone she loved again.

Turning her head around, she sank her fangs into the flesh of his neck and was pleased to hear a yelp. The male wolf shoved her away and began pacing, waiting for her to make the next move.

Erza just glared, doing the same.

After a few moments, he pounced again and Erza flexed her claws, ready to sink them into his body. But he leapt several feet over her head and landed behind her, forcing Erza to whirl around.

A low, long growl forced its way out of her throat.

Oh, he plays dirty.

Pinned beneath his paws was Mira who made no move to struggle. The silver wolf simply growled, her blue eyes flashing dangerously.

He huffed, amused. As if the tiny shewolf would be able to hurt him. The bite of the red wolf had surprised him; he hadn't thought she'd be able to muster enough strength to make him actually feel pain but the silver wolf would be a different story.

"I won't say it again." He placed a paw on her neck, making sure his claws wouldn't pierce through her delicate skin. "Leave or she gets hurt."

He hesitated over the last word. Should he have said kill? She'd been unresisting, even trying to persuade her friend to leave; surely that was why he couldn't bring himself to hurt her?

"You bastard! I'll kill you before you touch a hair on her pelt!" Erza crouched, readying herself to pounce.

But suddenly there was a new scent in the air and they all went still, except for their gazes which were drawn to the blue wolf bounding out of the forest, radiating authority, command and strength. An alpha?

The golden wolf who was obviously familiar, respectfully dipped his head but the blue wolf's attention was only on Erza. She flinched as she met his golden-green eyes, burning with an emotion she couldn't read. Why did he seem so familiar?

Erza's blood turned to ice and she froze.

Nonononono- It wasn't possible. Explosion, dead family, dead friends, dead Jellal. How was he here?

It wasn't as difficult for her wolf to comprehend. In an instant, Erza's wolf had surged forwards and he did the same to meet her in the middle of the clearing. First she touched noses with him, with the faintest bit of caution. He gave an encouraging yip before gently nibbling on her ears. Erza began nuzzling his neck and rubbing against his cheek, simply trying to take him all in.

He was no longer the small, underfed, young wolf she had known; now he was powerful, glossy coated, strong and confident. Even his scent had changed… It was still soft and sweet, definitely Jellal. But it was also sharper, darker, more… masculine.

Damn. He was heavenly.

As her wolf leaned into the warm, protective, reassuring safety that he was, she could feel his firm muscles rippling under his fine, glossy coat. Then he gently rested his head on top of hers and she let out a comfortable sigh.

But Erza, herself, was still shocked to the core. It wasn't possible that he was here, right beside her. Was he a ghost? Was he here to haunt her for not being able to save him?

The yellow wolf gave a whining protest, "Jellal, what are you doing?"

Mira and her wolf had been watching the scene silently until now, but while Mira could empathize for Erza's shock, (seeing as the best friends had shared their pasts with each other) Mira's wolf was miffed that Erza wolf chose to stay at the flank of the blue wolf, rather than help her.

Although Mira wolf was seriously annoyed, this distraction was all she needed.

"Get off!"

She swiftly twisted in a spiral and in a mere moment, the yellow wolf had lost his effective grip on her. His paws clumsily slipped to either side of her so she took the enjoyable opportunity to snap on the sensitive flesh on his stomach.

He yelped before leaping off her and giving her a baleful glare but Mira returned it coolly as she stalked away. When she was a few feet away from Erza and the blue wolf, who must've been Jellal, she let out a growl.

"Erza. Let's go inside and talk."

Instantly the red wolf reacted, recoiling from the male wolf.

"What about-"

"They can come too."

While Mira guided the two male wolves to the living room, Erza fled to the bathroom and shifted. Once she was human again, her shock came back in full force and breathing was temporarily forgotten. He was alive.

Do you have idea how I suffered? I stopped talking to people. For a while, I even stopped eating. I cried myself to sleep, hoping it wasn't true, hoping you had escaped and you were okay. You were all I could think of. How I failed to save you.

The only reason I dragged myself out of bed every day was to look after Millianna and Wally.

But you've been alive this whole time? How could you allow me to believe you were dead?

She threw on a pair of jeans and an old sweatshirt and then began heading to the living room, hundreds of painful questions still on her mind. But the instant she walked into the living room, everyone and everything faded away, except for him.

He must have been borrowing Elfman's shorts, because they were way too big. But her attention was more focused on his upper body, only decorated by a white dress shirt.

Not that he hadn't been toned before, but now-

Wow.

Every one of his features had been fully defined and highlighted, and there wasn't an ounce of fat anywhere on his body. His shoulders had slightly broadened and so that they now framed and proudly displayed his muscles for viewing pleasure. And his abs-

Oh god.

Erza could see through the thin shirt, right to the six, delicious- Ahem.

She turned her gaze to his face instead, hoping her gawking hadn't been noticed. But when her eyes met his, her breath caught again.

The first thing she noticed was the sharpness of his jaw had been amplified. But the rest of him was the same. He still had that alluring, sexy, red tattoo, the same sparkling golden-green eyes, and his trademark teasing smile.

But when he flashed it to her, she remembered her rage and in a heartbeat, her hand was in the air. Then it was across that stupid, handsome face of his.

Faintly, he heard a protest from Laxus and a gasp from the white haired girl but that didn't stop Erza from continuing her assault. She punched him in his shoulders once, twice, thrice, until he couldn't deny that he didn't feel any pain.

"You idiot!" She grabbed his collar, forcing him closer as she yelled, "Where have you been all this time?" She looked away, her fury gone, her voice trembling as she whispered, "I thought… I thought you were dead."

Jellal was suddenly aware of the tear streaking down her chin and he gently reached for her cheek. When she didn't move away, his thumb dismissed the teardrop. Then he tenderly tilted her face to him, searching for permission.

And then he pressed his lips to hers.

Jellal filled his kiss with his overwhelming emotions, words he had been too cowardly too say back then, apologies for not finding her, the pain when he thought he had lost her, desperation to know her again-

Her hands flew upwards to his shoulders and she pulled him closer. Jellal slid his hands into her soft, scarlet hair, and tilted her head, allowing him a better angle.

Jellal wanted to hold her forever. It didn't help that he could smell her enticing scent, soft and sweet, vaguely faint of strawberries. Or that she still looked at him like- like nothing had changed between them.

But they finally had to break away to catch their breaths.

"I… I…" Erza paused. Obviously she wasn't going to tell him she enjoyed it, but she was still unsure of what she was supposed to say now.

"I didn't say you could." She finally mumbled, releasing her grip on his collar, pushing him away a little. "I hate you. And you're an idiot."

Jellal smiled to himself. It was impossible for him to take her words seriously because of the faint red heating her cheeks and the way she was clearly struggling to not smile.

But her will finally won over and her half-smile disappeared as she stepped back to put a good couple of feet in between them.

After a long moment, she asked, "Where have you been all this time?" Erza took another step back, eyes darkening sadly, the only sign of devastation she allowed herself to show. "Haven't you been looking for me? Or was I not impor-"

"No." Jellal interrupted, eyes flashing fiercely. "It's not you. I lov- Ever since I left the tower, I've been searching-"

"Yeahhhh," Laxus interjected, causing both their gazes to slide to him. He had his feet up against the coffee table and his hands folded behind his head, his relaxed pose showing he bore no signs of resentment to either Erza or Mira. "I can vouch for Jellal. Every month, he leaves the pack for a full day to search for you."

Then he smirked. "So you're the famous Erza. Jellal's told us a lot about you."

When Laxus interrupted, Erza was instantly reminded she and Jellal weren't the only two people in the room, and it sent her cheeks burning harder. But now, all she could do was replay the blond's words.

Did he really? After all these years… Did he still look for me?

Jellal sent Laxus a warning look, to not continue talking, but the blond simply gave him a mischievous smirk, showing he was completely unworried.

Then Jellal turned back to Erza.

Almost as if reading her mind, he began, "When we first escaped, I spent months searching for you. But then the exhaustion eventually overtook us, seeing as we were teenagers. we had to join a pack." He cast a disdainful look over his shoulder. "If you haven't guessed yet, Laxus' pack."

"Don't worry, Jellal really loves the pack." Laxus drawled. "And while he says it's my pack, we both know who the top wolf is."

Jellal rolled his eyes. "Anyways," His voice softened. "I never stopped searching for you."

Erza smiled gently, trying to stop herself from reaching out and grabbing his hand and saying something sweet. But they weren't alone.

Unfortunately.

She hoped he knew that. So instead, she murmured, "You always were the noble, loyal leader of our group."

He allowed himself a smile before continuing.

"You know, speaking of friends…"

"Yeah?"

"Maybe you could come see the pack. I know you'll recognize some people.

"Who?"

He gave her a wolfish smile. "Why don't you come and see?"

Mira had been silent the whole time but now, she blurted out, "Erza, if you're going, I'm coming with you." She turned her glare to Laxus. "You can't just expect me to trust you, alone."

"I-"

"Your friends can come too, and if you want to stay overnight, we have guest cabins." Laxus volunteered, unfazed by Mira.

Erza looked to the other woman who just shrugged. "Erza, it's your choice. Personally I think the others would love to, and it would be good if the others got to spend time with other werewolves. Getting to see other shifters might teach them a thing or two."

Erza nodded. "I guess it's settled." Secretly, she was overjoyed to catch up and spend time with Jellal. And a pack! Her wolf yipped, equally glad, anticipating their visit.

They'd decided to stay the night, seeing as it was already dusk and after a half hour, they'd arrived at the camp entrance. It had taken a lot longer than it should have, but Wally and Millianna and had been overly delighted to see Jellal and pestered him for a good twenty minutes. "Is it alright if we walk in like this?" Lisanna questioned. "Or should we shift-"

"Don't bother. We usually stay in human form anyways." Jellal looked behind him as if expecting someone other than their group. Then he led them on a secluded path, overshadowed by huge trees. Erza felt a hint of admiration. Their camp was clearly well defensed; nobody would suspect there was a group of shifters living here, thanks to the tall trees with their broad branches, thick with leaves.

Finally, they walked into the camp. Erza could only gasp at its beauty and ingenuity. Scattered across a beautiful, grassy clearing, were at least ten or eleven cabins, most being quite large or even double storied. To the left of them was a wide pit with soft, white sand while a small stream ran through their right. In the middle of the camp, logs and simple wooden benches had been arranged into a large circle, with the obvious remains of a fire in the center. Several people sitting looked up as Jellal passed by.

He addressed them, "Erza Scarlet and her friends are guests of mine, so please, treat them respectfully."

The pink haired girl offered Erza a friendly grin. "Hi, I'm Meredy." Then she turned to Jellal and said, "Please, when have I not been polite?"

Jellal rolled his eyes and affectionately said, "Do I really need to answer that?" sending the girl into giggles. Instantly, Erza knew she liked her.

Meanwhile, the man with spiky brown hair raised an eyebrow with interest. "So this is Erza?"

Much like Laxus, he seemed unfazed by Jellal's glare. "And this is Cobra, one of my generals. He's ranked only a little lower than my beta."

Cobra gave them a nod. "Nice to meet you guys." His voice lowered as he glanced back at Jellal. "Mest and Lahar want to meet with you."

"When?"

"In a week."

"Did they visit just to tell you?"

"No. They dropped off a package and some files but I haven't checked them yet. Do you want me to?"

"No. Ultear- We'll open and talk about them tomorrow."

Erza sent Jellal a questioning look but he shook his head. Not now. They could discuss this later.

"Can you get them settled in?"

"Wait! What about the tournament?" Meredy asked.

"Every month, we have a couple of challenges. The victor of the tournament takes my place as alpha for a whole day." Jellal explained. In a quieter voice, he said, "It was designed so there would be an alpha while I went off to…"

Erza turned away, gratefulness and embarrassment swelling inside of her. She knew he meant while he looked for her. I can't believe I ever thought he forgot about me…I know I never did, but I thought… maybe I wasn't as important to him as he was to me.

Jellal cleared his throat. "Anyways, the winner of this month is Simon."

At first, Erza just blinked. But then it hit her. Hard.

"Simon?" Her eyes widened. "You mean-"

"Erza?"

She whirled around to see him standing right there, tall, broad shouldered, handsome, smiling and completely alive.

Hey everyone! I hope you enjoyed the chapter. If you did, please review, favourite and follow! Your support is appreciated as always. I won't be updating this story anytime soon, my other stories need my attention. xD

Question of the Chapter: Has anyone seen the Mavis x Zeref, latest chapter yet? It's beautiful! Also, making me highly anticipate a Jellal x Erza chapter. :)