disclaimer:

fairy tail belongs to the awesome hiro mashima

trigger warming

includes discussion of future character death, depression and probably something else I forgot to type. Please don't read if you can't handle these (for the whole story i wont post again)

it started as a cold. you know the chills, sweating coughing and sneezing. she went to the guild smiling and waving mira off when the silver haired women would send her looks. after all it was just a cold . Bixsclow had tried to catch my eye a couple of times but i just ignored him assuming that he was trying to flirt and tried to cheerfully talk to mira

she tried to go on a mission with erza. tried being the key word. it was a simple one all she had to do was pose for a magzine ad but she got sent home early due to throwing up on the photographer's aid.

lucy new better to belive it was that simple but she tried to continue on with her life until the day of the rainbow festival returned. being that the guild disbanded and rejoined only a year ago the festival was no where near as big as it's foregoing festivals but she could still hear the crowds outside her apartment.

lucy pulled the blanket over her head and used the thick comforter to hide the wheezing coughs that escaped her body. natsu wouldn't be bringing her the tree this year. not only did master have freed put up protections around the tree but natsu had lisanna to worry about. you see ever since the pink haired fool discovered his dragons mate he paid attention to no one but the beast mage. she didn't blame him though thats whats mates are for.

as the night dragged on lucy found it harder and harder to breathe. struggling to sit up she let out a long rusty breath that turned into a series of coughs when she stopped she looked at her hand and stared at the blood spatter on her sleeve. a golden gate opened and lucy turned her head slowly the face the orange haired lion "its-its just a col-d loke. I'm fi-ne"

loke shook his head at his master and picked her up into his arms then he carried her into the restroom and started a steamy bath to help her breathe. lucy sat on the cold shower shivering "I'l-l be o-kay t-tomorrow I just need rest"

loke sholders tensed and frowened at his master even with his back turned to her he could tell her skin was flushed, her eyes blood shot and her once golden silk threads now looked dingy. "lucy i know you don't want to admit it-"

the clestial mage shook her head "no! I'm fi-ne i just need to rest- "

"FOR HOW LONG"he roard at her he took a deep breath and adjusted his glasses that had started to fog over "lucy i speak for everyone when we say we love you but we are concerned" he picked her up and sat her in the tub "you have been 'resting' for the last week and cancer told me how you asked him to make you a charm to hide your 'cold'" you could hear the hatred in his voice at the idea as he looked down at the white tiled ground.

she turned away from hugging herself tightly and he sighed and made his way toward his gate that he opened himself "I'll send virgo out to help you bathe... lucy I'll give you two more days of 'resting' then i am going to porlysica myself"

--biscklow next day--

"i dont like it boss it's like her soul is barely hanging on" bickslow sat at their table on the second floor. he looked down at the blonde and activated his figure eyes checking on her again. "if what I'm seeing is right she doesnt have long"

an/ yuppp i have noooo clue where this came from... sorry you guys who was waiting for the final chapter of save me