Sorry for not uploading in a while! I was busy with school work. Anyways, this idea came to me earlier this morning and I thought, 'why the hell shouldn't I put it down?' and here we are now! Anywho, the chapters for this story are going to be short since I'm coming up with this as I go and I keep encountering writers block. Anyways with all that said, here you go!
Diseased
Chapter One
It was about a week ago when it happened. Natsu was in the middle of a battle with Grue, an Ice Demon that he was on a mission to slay. Natsu had almost taken him out but right before he could land the finishing blow, Grue cast a strange spell. All Natsu could remember afterwards was waking up in the Fairy Tail Infirmary. Apparently Lucy, Erza, and Happy all came searching for him in the mountains after he didn't return for 3 days. They had found him buried in a pile of snow at Mt. Hakabe.
Wendy was the one who was tending to his wounds and while she did so, she noticed something wrong. Something out of the ordinary. Natsu had contracted a disease known as MDD (Magic Draining Disease). Over time, Natsu's magic capabilities would wear down and it would eventually become hard to even move or blink, let alone use Fire Magic. Natsu didn't want to lose the magic Igneel taught him. If anything, it was his only connection to Igneel. Soon after he was diagnosed, everyone began looking for a cure. Everyone began avoiding Natsu. They must have thought the disease to be contagious. They all wanted nothing to do with him. Everyone-Everyone but Lucy. Lucy was the only one who seemed unfazed by his disease. She still talked to Natsu, laughed with him and fought way harder than anyone else to find a cure.
But here Natsu was now, a week later and still no cure was found. Natsu was beginning to lose hope. It didn't help that he couldn't even make a spark with his magic without passing out afterwards. Sometimes he wondered if it was even worth going on. If it even mattered anymore. But every time the thought of ending it all came to his mind, Lucy was always there. Always there to convince him it was a bad idea-that nothing good would come from it. So here he was now with those same thoughts. But this time Lucy wasn't around. She was out trying to find a cure for him.
Natsu's mind was telling him things. Things he didn't want to believe but knew were true. 'If you weren't around, Lucy would have more free time to do important things.', 'Everyone avoids you, they don't like you or your disease.' 'No one likes taking care of a diseased animal. You're just the same.'
But something broke Natsu from his thoughts. Oh, it's just Mirijane. "Hey Natsu, I brought your favorite. Volcano Chicken!" Natsu could see it. Behind her smile was a look of sadness. He didn't want everyone feeling bad for him. He wanted it to be like it used to be. For everyone to be rowdy and rambunctious as usual. But there were few people that were like that. At least around Natsu. In fact, very few people still hung around him. Surprisingly, not even Happy was on that list. "Thanks, Mirijane." Natsu lifted his arm up, only to be met with a sharp pain in his lower arm. He winced and put his arm down. Mirijane must've understood what happened because she placed the tray of food in front of him and gave him a sad smile before walking away. Swallowing hurt and the spice of the chicken didn't help either. Natsu one bite after another and after awhile, he finished the plate.
Natsu noticed Gray leaning against a pillar on the opposite side of the room. He looked like he was thinking hard about something. Natsu wanted to beat him up. But knew in his condition, his occasional brawl would only result in his own downfall. However, Natsu was determined to win. So slowly, Natsu stood from his chair, ignoring the pain in his legs as he walked across the guild hall. When he reached his target and stopped moving, he nearly fell over and Gray had to help him up. "You shouldn't be moving, coal-for-brains," Natsu smirked, "Are those fighting words, ice princess?" Gray stared at Natsu, who was now standing in a fighting position, "Not in your condition, flame-head." Natsu's thoughts came back to him, reminding him how much better it would be to rid himself of this 'condition'. Make his own cure. Which is exactly what he did. "Why won't you fight me, stripper?!" Natsu lit his whole body on fire, causing Gray's eyes to go wide. "Stop it, idiot! You're gonna kill yourself!" "Then why don't you figh-" That was all Natsu could say before he fell into a pit of darkness.