Disclaimer: All characters mentioned below belong to Hiro Mashima but I am sure everybody knew that already. My first Fairy Tail fic.

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From the window, the King of Edolas has a full view of his beautiful kingdom. The Royal City underwent a reconstruction that took them years to accomplish but its finally built and back to its fullest glory. The magic-less world started off at a rocky start, but his home world had managed to stabilized itself. The citizens had adapted to their new world as well.

He sat back down on his chair and groaned at the pile of paperwork that had grown overnight. Back on Earthland, paperwork wasn't a mandatory part of his life. Here on the other hand…his exhausted hands missed Earthland. "Perhaps I should let Byro handle this again." Then he remembered a certain redheaded captain chewed him up for doing that exact deed he was thinking about. Dejectedly, he signed a few documents before decided that he needed a break. A king's hands are delicate after all. As soon as he touched the knob of the door, it flung open, pushing him back slightly.

The person that entered looked at him suspiciously. "Your majesty."

"Ah Captain Knightwalker. Don't you look splendid today?"

"Nice try, King. Set your ass— I mean return to your seat and sign everything." Dangerous brown eyes glared at the blue haired king. Fearing for his life, he did as what he was told and returned to his desk. She settled at the corner of room, leaning her back on the cold surface of wall. Bodyguard or Prison Warden? I can't choose which one she is. He joked wordlessly but her hawk like eyes caught his goofy smile and he couldn't imagine what she was thinking about with that lethal glare she was giving him. Jellal sighed. He wasn't even allowed to make jokes in his own mind.

"All work, no play." He muttered softly.

"What was that King?" He sighed again. Since he will be stuck in this damned room, and the good Captain is here, he should start his favorite pastime of the day. Now which one should he do?

Agitate her? He looked around for anything sharp and solid. It seemed safe enough, but then again, knowing how resourceful the Captain is, she can make anything as harmless as a piece of paper into a deadly weapon.

How about badgering her? Now that he thought about it, badger and agitate might be the same. I suppose I'll do whatever comes in mind. He glanced at the cursed document in front of him, then his pen.

"Captain. May I ask for your assistance? I can't seem to understand what this means." The bait was casted but will she take it? She gazed warily at him, causing him to almost loose his feigned deadpan expression. "What do you want?" She asked rather harshly but then added, "Your majesty" as if that will lessen her harsh tone. "Captain, must you look at me like that. I am not your enemy. It has been four years but you are still quite cautious around me." She said nothing as she uncrossed her arm.

"I know that King, but you just—" The Captain bit her tongue. She almost slipped. The Captain had a conversation with Sugar Boy about her true feelings for their new king. He suggested that she stay her tongue, as it was an inappropriate emotion to feel towards the King of their kingdom. It might cloud her better judgment when it came to protecting him.

"I just what Captain?" The King prodded. Intrigued, he tried to push the rest of her words out of her.

"Nothing, King. Go back to signing those blasted papers." Her scowl returned. She crossed her arms once again.

"Erza." He said her name.

"King." The stubborn woman wasn't going to say anymore on the matter and to top it off, he forgot what he was going to do previously. This woman always knew how to distract him.

A knock was heard and Knightwalker immediately opened it, already sensing whom the person on the other side was. "Hughes." He came in with a mountain of papers for the King to sign. "Amazing isn't it Erza? These are from all the repairs Fairy Tail had done around the city. His lordship needs to look them over." Hughes stacked the papers on the crowded desk. "Thank you Captain Hughes." Even if the King wasn't really grateful. Oblivious to the awkward atmosphere of the room, Hughes went and patted Knightwalker on the shoulder. "Yo, Captain E, you should check out what the soldiers are doing in the courtyard. It was amazing. Amazing!"

"Not interested Hughes."

"I know Captain E. Do you want to know what Sugar Boy was doing? It was amazing."

"No." She said simply.

"Captain."

"Yes Hughes..."

"Do you want to hear something—"

"Captain Hughes, you are dismissed." The King ordered before the young Captain got into one of his rants again. Hughes looked disappointed that he couldn't tell the pair about his "amazing" day" but he left nonetheless. With the other Captain gone, he can now focus on the present one.

"Say what is on your mind Captain. You are a woman of few words, I know that much, but perhaps if you convey your words more clearly to me, we would be able to converse with each other better." He proposed, setting down his pen, lending his ears to her.

Should she say it? Might as well. "Very well...King. I…You…" She trailed on, searching for the right words to convey her feelings. He had never heard her stutter before.

"Yes?" The suspense was suffocating the King.

"…Piss me off." She eloquently said. He almost fell out of his chair.

"That's it Erza? I thought it was going to be a confession of your love for me." He teased, although her face remained its usual placid self. When she gave him one of her infamous stern glare, he realized that he had been staring at her face. "Yes Yes, I'll get back to signing." Silence once again surrounded them until Knightwalker spoke.

"That is for another day, your Majesty."

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