I was dashing through the woods getting ready to fire at the upcoming mutations from the council. Screw the council for turning evil like this. They had sharp claws that could kill by the touch and I had already gotten a scratch on my throat, which worsened my horrible cough. I had been sick with this weird throat infection where I had a barking cough ever so often.
The mutations headed faster now as I slashed through them with my swords. I had no idea where Jellal went because we had been separated from each other. When I finally got rid of the mutations I was panting hard, with phlegm coming out of each harsh cough I took. My asthma wasn't helping either. My body convulsed as I lay down on the cold floor. I stayed like this for a long time, until I got the sense to stand back up and try to find Jellal. We had been on this quest to help the citizens stay clear of the council which had been turned evil by a disease spread accross the city.
I got up and saw something go ablaze in the distance. That has to be Jellal, I think to myself. I start running to the place where the fire had started. I find Jellal fighting through a cloud of smoke and coughing as he sends a flying punch to the enemy.
"Hey Erza," he said.
"Hi, I've destroyed the mutations." I tell him.
"Good. I've got this guy, but his soul is still awake," Jellal says, "How is your throat?"
"Oh. It's worse than ever, thanks for asking," I say in a sarcastic tone.
Suddenly, the forest fire crackles and the inferno begins to spread.
"We need to get out of here," Jellal said.
He takes my hand and we go sprinting away from the fire. Within seconds, fireballs start raining down and we have to be careful with each step. Each fireball registers with a sharp hissing noise and then a boom as it smashes down into the woods. I find one crashing down and it singes my scarlet hair. I hack at the smoke entering my lungs, as the night lights ablaze with the fires. Somewhere between the smoke and singed hair, I pick up the scent of water lilies. Water lilies! There must be a pond nearby.
"Jellal!" I scream hoarsely, " pond!"
He sees it too, and we both dive into the pond just as the attack comes. It then slowly starts to subdue as the creature becomes dead forever. Which is good because when I come out of the pond, I'm on all fours coughing up bile and vomiting worse than ever. I retch as tears are squeezed out of my eyes. I puke everything out, gagging as I try to rid my body of poisonous acids I've sucked in. I pant hard and then scream and gag and cough harshly as I cry into the arms of Jellal.
"Erza you're gonna be okay," he said, patting my back.
When the vomiting and gagging finally stops, I sit back, dizzy because of dehydration. I chug a bottle of water, which induces me to vomit more, but I swallow it anyways. I eat a cough drop, and cut my singed hair.
"Oi, Erza, let's call it a day," Jellal says.
"Yeah sure," I whisper.
We settle up on the top of a tree and he pats me to sleep.
In my nightmares I find myself in the tower of heaven, trapped with no where to escape. A huge beast is advancing on me, and I can't requip because I am still a child. I scream myself awake, break into an extreme coughing fit, and then cry myself back to sleep.
The next morning, Jellal and I walk in the burning sun. My skin is turning red because of the heat, and I'm getting rashes. Suddenly, a crash is heard, and I quickly draw my sword. There is a huge council beast, a mutation between human and dragon, advancing on us.
Unexpectedly, it hits me with a blast of magic, but I defend it right when the second one comes. It breaks through my shield and the third one hits straight into my throat. A searing pain flares up in my throat as I cough up phlegm and blood, each cough sending a pain through my whole body.
"ERZA!" Jellal screams. His fear turns to rage as he destroys the demon. I find myself swallowing the upcoming phlegm and blood, but my stomach decides to reject the metallic taste and I almost faint when I vomit a pool of blood.
It never stopped. I threw up, gagged on, and coughed up enormous amounts if blood as I clutched my throat. This is it, I tell myself, say goodbye, Erza.
No, I can't. I have friends to save. I cough once more as redness fills my eyes in a deep shade of scarlet. Scarlet. Wow, Erza Scarlet. How I must be getting a joke on that. Then, I black out.
Jellal POV
What to do now? My love is lying in a monstrous pool of blood and is unconscious. I rip open the pack and find the medicine that Wendy gave me. She said to use this in severe cases if Erza's throat had been injured. I dripped three drops of it into her mouth and her face relaxed a bit. I heard her groan as a flow of blood trickled down her mouth.
I then used a spray bottle that I happened to have and rapidly sprayed water in her mouth. She couldn't swallow it, so I just let it drip back out.
I reached in for the lacrima that connects to Fairy Tail. I put it on the ground as Makarov's face appeared.
"Jellal! What seems to be the problem?" He asks.
"It's Erza. She vomited blood and her throat seems like it's going to rot." I say.
"What?!" The guild screams as they see their Scarlet haired Mage lying in a pool of blood.
"Wendy! Charle!" Makarov says, "Go to the Hanakobe Forest entrance. Jellal and Erza will be there."
"Yes sir!" Charle and Wendy say.
"Thank you so much," I said.
I looked at Erza, with the blood and all. It blended perfectly with her hair. Then her eyes fluttered open as the sick, armored wizard woke up.
"Erza! You're awake!" I say.
Her hands fly to her throat as she coughs even more.
"Here," I say, handing her a water bottle."This will help."
She gulps it all down and turns to me.
"Oh Jellal," she croaks, "my throat,"
I saw her wince as I felt her forehead. Hotter than fire.
"Erza, you're burning up," I say, "Let's go sit in the shade. Wendy and Charle are coming. I've contacted the guild already."
"Ohhhh," I saw her throat swell up a bit and she coughed up a bit more blood. Now I know it's either tuberculosis or something else.
I patted her back as she drank some more water. Then Wendy and Charle arrive.
"Erza-san!" Wendy says, clearly afraid of the blood.
"It's ok," I tell her and Charle.
Wendy goes quickly and examines Erza's body.
"Erza-san, can you stick out your tongue for me please?" She asked kindly.
I am about to faint when I see her tongue. It's pure white.
"Oh dear," Wendy says, "and you have a high fever and rashes, plus a throat inflammation."
"So what does she have?" I ask.
"It only means one thing," Wendy said voice shaky, "Erza Scarlet has Scarlet Fever."
how do y'all like it? I'm not done yet I'm planning to make a second chapter so I'll be quick on updates hopefully :) see ya soon!