Chapter Sixteen - Juvia and Erza Hit The Town Together

Erza looked herself over in the mirror. She looked suitably presentable, her armor and hair alike well-washed. She was the image of the respectable, competent wizard. She had already arranged for several enjoyable activities, including a movie lacrima. She merely hoped that her partner for the day would be so appreciative.

She had been unable to properly greet Juvia into the guild when she had first joined, after all. Considering it rationally, it could hardly be considered a failure, but she couldn't help but see it as such. A co-lover and guildmate had entered her life, and she hadn't even been there to welcome the young woman when she had arrived.

It was an error she planned to correct today. She had already purchased tickets to a movie lacrima showing - from there, she had numerous ideas on what sorts of things the two of them could do for fun together. She was rather excited for the opportunity to make a new friend.

* * *

Juvia was incredibly anxious. Erza was beautiful and sexy and kind and powerful, so she needed to make a good impression on the other woman. Otherwise, she might take her beloved Lee away from her! All she would have to do is pull Lee aside, quietly saying to him that it didn't really seem like he was happy with Juvia, and wouldn't he be better off if he just lavished all his attention on Erza instead? She'd be doomed if that happened, and she'd promised her beloved Lee that she wouldn't hurt a woman purely because she was suspicious of them, so she couldn't get rid of Erza that way either!

No, she had to be calm and rational about this. The only way to make sure that Erza wouldn't have her cast aside as the inferior woman was to ingratiate herself with Erza, by becoming her friend. Erza was too kind to do something cruel to her friends... or at least, she seemed so! What if right now, she was talking to her beloved Lee, filling his head with thoughts of abandoning her?!

She rushed out of the bedroom, still only in her underwear, and found her beloved Lee in Konata's bedroom, currently fucking away at the other woman. There was no sign of Erza there, she noted with some relief. Konata was so terrible that there was simply no chance she could convince her beloved Lee to abandon her, so she simply ignored the girl's idle call out to her back - something like "You can just watch if you want!" - before heading back to her bedroom to get properly dressed for the day.

* * *

"It is good to see you," Erza said, her chest puffed up a bit, a warm smile on her lips. She seemed to tower over Juvia, who had wound up wearing her normal outfit for the date, rather than something more fun. She simply hadn't been able to hit on something which appropriately signalled "make me your friend and don't steal my beloved Lee from me!", that was all. "I have already purchased for us two tickets to a movie!"

She held out the tickets for Juvia's inspection; Juvia took one, looking over the words printed on it. It was apparently for the film "The Lady Warrior Wizard Dragon Empress." It was quite the title.

"If it is not to your liking, we can do something else instead. I have numerous available activities planned." She removed a piece of paper from her armor, which was written on in tiny print on both sides, silently scanning it for a moment. "We could, for example, engage in a duel of swords, or a duel of axes, or a duel of spears, or a duel of bows, or a foot race, or a casual jog, or a sprint, or a marathon, or a circumnavigation of the city on foot, or a..." She continued on in that vein, and Juvia was startled.

Erza was clearly so well-prepared for something like this. It wasn't even with her beloved Lee, it was just with Juvia! With her beloved Lee, Erza was surely even more prepared and thoughtful. There was definitely no way she could compete with a woman like that!

"I would be happy to watch the movie!" Juvia said, while Erza had seemingly not even made it halfway down the page she held. She couldn't bear to listen any longer to the woman so flagrantly establish her superiority as a lover. If Juvia had been asked to make a list like that for her beloved Lee, she was sure it would contain only a few items: cook for Lee, cuddle with Lee, suck Lee off, fuck Lee... she was already running out, even in her head!

"Excellent! It begins in ten minutes, so we have plenty of time to arrive!" She immediately began to jog in one direction, and Juvia had to practically run to keep up. They got there with only two minutes to spare, and Juvia was panting heavily as they arrived, her hand on her chest. She'd had to work her body very hard to keep up with Erza for that long. "You see? We've arrived with plenty of time to spare." She clapped Juvia on the back sharply, making her release a wheeze before she straightened up.

"Yes," she managed to huff out, trying to avoid making it too obvious that Erza also was far more athletic than her. She was doomed! Doomed!

"Oh! Popcorn!" Erza declared, darting forward to purchase a gargantuan bucket of popcorn, easily as big around as her armor and filled to the brim with the little treats, which had in turn be coated in a thick load of butter. Was she attempting to trick Juvia into getting fat?! Juvia wouldn't fall for that. "Now, we need to get into the theater before the movie begins!" Erza declared, hefting the bucket over her head and holding it there, letting the weight balance on the top of her head as she moved forward with an intense sort of rush. Juvia followed after her as quickly as she could.

The movie itself entranced Juvia quite quickly, because she was soon imagining that the male love interest character was her beloved Lee, and the overpowered female protagonist was herself. Admittedly, they looked and behaved nothing like herself or Lee, but it was fun to imagine dashingly arriving on the scene to save her beloved Lee from a terrible monster, and him lovingly thanking her and getting her presents and declaring he wanted to have thirty-three children with her (though the male lead in the film didn't do the last one, she imagined he did). The film didn't include any proper sex scenes so she had a tougher time imagining exactly how she would make love to her beloved Lee under such circumstances, but she managed nonetheless.

By the end of the film, even though Juvia had managed to avoid eating a single piece of popcorn for the entire duration of the film, the entire bucket of popcorn had been eaten. "I'm sorry, Juvia," Erza said, sounding genuinely apologetic. "I should have gotten popcorn for you too."

Wait... it hadn't been a trap? She'd been planning to eat the entire bucket herself from the beginning? "I'm just happy to be able to keep my figure for my beloved Lee!" Oh no, the phrasing was terrible! Would she think that was intended as an insult, and then decide she had to get rid of her?

"There's always good and vigorous exercise to help keep your figure lean," Erza said, wearing a warm smile. "I was actually thinking we should do a jog around town so I could show you things, and now I have energy to burn, so let's go!" She clapped Juvia on the back and started to move. It wasn't an overwhelmingly swift run, but a steady jog, and Juvia felt her stomach sink. She was being punished, wasn't she? She had to obey, though. She could hardly complain, because then Erza would make sure her beloved Lee threw her out... she started to jog the best she could.

* * *

Erza felt elated. Juvia seemed happy to do most anything she suggested, even if she was a tad shy and quiet at times. Now the two were jogging around the city, with Erza pointing to this or that location. The market, the theater, the hotels, the guild building (though Juvia probably had already seen that), all passed by in a flash. Sometimes she would have to double back, and it seemed that Juvia was really pushing herself today, gauging by the way she panted and wheezed. She must have been exercising earlier that day. Erza considered stopping and doing something else on her list, but Juvia didn't complain in the least, so she had to assume the other woman wanted to push herself. It was admirable, and it encouraged Erza to push herself too, going to places she hadn't originally planned to.

Naturally, by the time they finished circumnavigating the city (a couple times, as they spiralled inward to hit other locations), Juvia seemed quite exhausted, her heavy clothing choice meaning she was sweating like death, heaving desperately for breath. As much as Erza appreciated the other woman's diligence and will to keep going, she worried her guildmate and co-lover was going to simply collapse in the street, so she hefted her over one shoulder and took her to one of the communal baths in the city.

"Let's cool off after that invigorating exercise," she said, as she put Juvia down. "A good, warm bath is always excellent after a rousing jog through the city."

Juvia just swayed on her feet and collapsed to the ground. Erza quickly caught her before she could fall all the way and gently set her down. She settled down next to her, willing to wait until Juvia was refreshed enough to stand under her own power. This was an occasion to get to know one another, after all.

* * *

There was no doubt in Juvia's mind that she had failed whatever test Erza was putting her through. It was probably to see if she was good enough for her beloved Lee. It was the sort of thing that Juvia would have done if she was in Erza's position: prettier, more powerful, and allowed to pick off any rivals that weren't up to her standards. No, in that case, Juvia would just have picked off all the rivals so she could have her beloved Lee all to herself! Still, she could accept that she wasn't allowed to do that, but to be on the receiving end... was she supposed to talk now? To apologize for not being strong enough? Erza had finally gotten so tired of her that she had just carried her on her shoulders the rest of the way!

Erza was definitely disappointed in her, but even then, Juvia couldn't even manage to speak, only ragged breaths escaping her throat. Even if Erza would see her cast aside, she could at least be happy for her time with her beloved Lee, and hope that Erza had some secret personality flaw that her beloved Lee would discover before rushing back to her side and declaring his eternal love for Juvia alone.

That thought made her let out a soft sigh of romantic bliss. "I'm sorry," were the first words she managed to form, after so many minutes spent recovering.

"What are you apologizing for?" Erza asked, seeming confused.

"For getting tired."

Erza let out a small laugh at that, clapping her on the shoulder. "When you push yourself to the limits, it's to be expected that you'll become tired. Are you feeling good enough to stand? It will be even more comfortable to lounge and relax in the nude, in the communal baths."

Juvia drove herself to rise to her feet, even as she wobbled on unsteady legs. She just had to get undressed and stumble her way into the baths, and then she could let the warm water wipe away her sweat and help her relax, and also Erza wouldn't be disappointed in her and tell her beloved Lee that she was lazy and useless and he should just get rid of her.

Somehow, she managed it well enough. Erza only had to Requip into the nude herself, and the two were then submerged in the water together, Juvia glancing at the other girl's larger breasts with a certain sting of jealousy. Why couldn't she be the one with the ginormous breasts that made her beloved Lee drool?! No, her beloved Lee wasn't that shallow. After all, neither Konata nor Levy were particularly busty, and Konata also had an awful personality. She straightened up with a small smile at that thought. If Konata could somehow stay in her beloved Lee's home and regularly make love with him, then surely there was simply no chance that she would be cast out, was there?

"I apologize, Juvia. We never got the chance to properly discuss the movie. What did you think of it?"

"I liked the romance, I imagined myself as the heroine and my beloved Lee as the hero." She hugged herself, more on instinct than anything else, imagining that it was her beloved Lee she was embracing.

Erza nodded at that. "I enjoyed the action and adventure. The heroine truly did earn the title of Lady Warrior Wizard Dragon Empress." She clenched one fist, halfway raising it into the air before her chest. "I enjoyed how she slew a dozen invincible ninja, as well as hundreds of trained tigers, as well as a gargantuan squid lurking beneath her home, and the scene where she fought all of their undead bodies reanimated by the insidious necromancer at the end as well!"

Juvia hadn't found that part very interesting, but she nodded along anyway. "There were a lot of action sequences," she agreed.

"Indeed. What was your favorite?" Erza asked.

They had all run right through her head without her even thinking about them! None of them had made the slightest impression, but if she said that, it would be like she was insulting Erza's taste, and if she insulted Erza's tastes - well, she knew what would happen next! (Her beloved Lee would break up with her at Erza's behest!) "I think... the ninja," she said, just picking the one that Erza had led with.

"That's interesting. I thought it was quite contrived that the so-called 'invincible' ninja were easily dispatched, but perhaps you saw something in those scenes that I did not."

The way she said it, looking into Juvia's eyes, radiating confidence and interest, made it impossible to doubt that was a question. "I... liked... their costumes."

"Ah. Yes, they were quite colorful. Do you think I would look good in that sort of outfit?" Erza asked, half rising from the waters, revealing her upper body as she twisted around in place to show her entire body off, her enormous breasts bouncing freely in a taunting manner that declared Juvia to be the smaller-breasted woman by far.

"Maybe," Juvia allowed. "I don't know." What even did they wear? Erza was going to find out that she wasn't paying attention to the movie, and then realize she was lying about the things she liked, and then... then she was doomed! Doomed!

"Hmm. When we get done here, let's go shopping for clothing," Erza declared, as she sank back down in the bath, sending waves crashing towards Juvia. "My only recent clothing purchase was some lingerie for Lee. The last time I bought a dress was an entire three weeks ago," she added, with a solemn note to her voice and a shake of her head.

"Yes! Let's go shopping!" Juvia agreed, instantly. It was the perfect way to avoid having to talk about the movie she had only been paying attention to for half its runtime, and apparently the half its runtime that Erza cared about.

* * *

Erza was currently displaying herself in a flowing dress that stretched out a solid foot in every direction her as it pooled around her feet. It was chalk white, with deep, cutting cleavage, and adorned with small jewels or pearls or something of that kind. It was also ridiculously expensive, Juvia had to note.

"Don't worry," Erza said, with a warm, reassuring smile. "I can afford it. As an S-Class Wizard of the Fairy Tail Guild, I naturally have quite a bit of money from the various jobs I do." She raised one fist close to her chest. "I could even purchase something nice for you, if you like."

Something nice for her... or something nice for her beloved Lee? What sort of outfit would he like to see her in? The thought of surprising him wearing something risque and then making love to him sent shivers down her spine, and soon enough, she was fully energized.

* * *

Erza could only watch with some joy as her guildmate and co-lover rushed about the dress shop, holding up and inspecting seemingly every article of clothing she could find, regardless of how much or how little it covered. It had not escaped her notice that Juvia had felt shy and withdrawn during all their previous conversations, but now, at last, the girl was gleefully experimenting with different styles, trying on outfits and asking what Erza thought of them - particularly what she thought Lee would think about them.

That only made sense. One hardly wanted to select clothing that would bother one's housemates.

Eventually, Juvia settled on a sleek, close-fitting light blue dress that complimented her hair. It wrapped itself tight around her body, to the point that it required no straps, and it scarcely reached halfway down her thighs. Erza thought it looked quite good on Juvia, and considered getting one of her own, but Juvia clearly didn't like that idea. Understandable - it was a fashion faux pas to wear the same clothing item as someone else.

So it was that the two of them headed back to Juvia's home in their new outfits. Erza had to grip hers around the waist, hefting it up so her feet could cleanly walk across the ground. They got a number of positive comments on their selection of clothes, particularly Juvia, and particularly from men. Erza wondered if she should have selected something more daring. The cleavage on her dress reached almost to the base of her ribcage, so she had thought that would suffice, but compared to Juvia, it seemed as if she was wearing a sweater. She certainly was still getting comments on her beauty, but not a single one on her clothes.

Oh well. It had only cost two million Jewels. Even if Lee didn't like it, it was no real loss.

Lee was there to greet the pair when they arrived back. He began simply by grasping Juvia by the back of the head, pulling her into a powerful, overwhelming kiss that lasted what felt like an entire minute. It sparked a certain excitement in her body once more, as he simply ignored her, beyond perhaps glancing her way out of the corner of his eyes - it was hard to tell, given his sunglasses. The longer he drew it out, wetly slurping on Juvia's tongue, the more that Erza felt her thighs shift and wobble beneath her, the more she felt the heat grow in her own cheeks as she resisted the increasingly-passionate urge to simply throw herself at Lee.

When he finally broke off his kiss with Juvia, he turned her way with a gentle smile. "Would you care to come inside?" He asked, with a smile, beckoning her inward. She happily joined him inside.

He took them both to the living room, chatting away as Juvia rubbed up against him with obvious affection. He pet her softly, his fingers trailing through her blue hair like she was the love of his life, and again, Erza found herself feeling that strange heat as she watched her lover lavish his attentions on another woman. His conversation was more with Juvia than with Erza, but she did find the chance to speak here and there despite Juvia's long lovelorn digressions, and he paid her all due attention, complimenting her beauty and intellect.

That didn't stop him from asking Juvia if she would like to retire to the bedroom, and standing up without so much as asking Erza.

Seeing him stand like that, it excited some base, animalistic part of her, a she-beast that was desperate for sex, and she managed to restrain her awkwardness long enough to speak. "Can I come too?"

"Of course you may," he told her, smiling warmly, and he took both her and Juvia back to his bedroom. He peeled Juvia lovingly out of the dress she had just bought, his fingers trailing along her body to feel it up, his lips kissing along her neck, her cheek, nibbling her earlobes... each hot breath tickled Juvia's bare skin in a way that made the other girl squirm, and soon enough she was naked on the bed, her fingers trailing along his back, through his hair, as he fiercely made love to her, as he kissed her, and as he made Erza watch every last second.

She fidgeted. She squirmed. Just watching was driving her nearly mad with lust somehow, all these strange feelings turning her whole body aflame. Her nipples scraped uncomfortably against her dress. Her womanhood throbbed, pleading to receive the great rod that Juvia was currently taking again and again. Her lips trembled as she watched, just slightly parted, as she drank in the scene.

She did not imagine herself in Juvia's place, but found her pleasure instead in the watching of Juvia - in the sight of the other woman's face contorted in pleasure, of her writhing in ecstasy. Lee's body making love to another woman, the way he seemed happy to placidly ignore her, drove her wild, as if his fingers were just barely brushing along her lower lips, the very tips of his awareness teasing at her when she thought she caught his eyes flicking her way before he resumed his focus on Juvia.

When he came inside Juvia for the first time, Erza rose from where she had been sitting, fully expecting him to take her next, to roughly fuck away at her come what may - but he didn't. He took a long minute of cuddling and holding Juvia, then he rose up - to begin anew, thrusting away as he kissed at the other woman.

He repeated that process two more times before at last Erza couldn't take it any more. "Lee!" She declared, simply tearing apart front of her dress the moment his eyes came upon her, revealing her naked sex to open air. (He had stolen her panties at some point, she wasn't sure when.) "Lee, I need you inside me, I can't take it any longer!"

At that, Lee gave Juvia one quick kiss on the lips, and turned his attention to Erza. He gripped her by the hair, twisting her around, and simply slammed into her wet sex, prompting an immediate, blindingly pleasant orgasm as he tugged on her hair. Her entire body trembled and bounced with each thrust, and he truly took no time at all, using her with relentless, overpowering force, spanking her, yanking her hair, twisting her nipples, squeezing and clawing at her with rapacious intent. He tore open her dress still further, senting countless tiny pearls cascading across the floor and rolling all around, his fingers then mauling the bare flesh of her breasts. Eventually, he was so destructive that it simply fell apart around her body, falling down to the ground as scraps of fabric.

She was grateful that he was so thorough in making love to her. She had truly been desperate. When, at the end of their long lovemaking, after she had orgasmed so many times she had collapsed to her shoulders and knees on the floor, ass raised high in the air as her juices trickled out down her inner thighs, she glanced over at her torn-to-ribbons dress, she was shocked to find it intact once more, and remembered that Lee could repair it.

When she'd torn it up, she really hadn't. She had gladly destroyed a two million Jewel, quite pretty, dress, merely so that she could get Lee inside of her that much quicker. She panted faintly, glancing up at Lee out of the corner of her eye. "Thank you, Lee. That was wonderful."

"For as beautiful a woman as you, Erza - or Juvia -" he added, glancing back, "-I'd gladly satisfy your needs any day." Her heart fluttered in her chest at those words, a lazy smile spreading across her lips, and she actually passed out from a mix of sexual exhaustion and joy.