#cobraza

“Don’t worry, I would never touch you.”

His words cut deeper than Erza would have thought.  Maybe it was the sneer on his face when he said it, or the dismissive cast of his eye.  The implication, however, that she wouldn’t even be worth the attempt, was clear nonetheless.  It was like a sword had been plunged through her chest, the pain spreading like a bloodstain.

Which was a ridiculous way to feel.  Here she’d dodged an arrow, she should be much happier for it.  Erza already had someone she loved, and she would not be asked to betray him.  And her family would be satisfied having made her an advantageous match, so she would not be forced to stand against their wishes and all that entailed.  Her friends were… apprehensive about this match, but now she could put their fears to rest along with her own.