Hi there guys!=) Before you all pounce on me and beat me up, I have a good reason for not posting in almost a year. Well...kind of. *hides behind best friend*E: Aalia what did you do!? Anyway I'll post the next chapter and explain when you finish reading it. Hope you like it!

Disclaimer: There is no way on Earth that I own Fairytail, and I have too much respect for Hiro Mashima to even try to claim it.

Luckily Natsu, who had been sitting at the table closest to the entrance, caught Lucy before she fell. As for how he did it...let's just say it was pure instinct for now. With Lucy in his arms, he noticed a faint yet deadly smell around her.

What the hell is this!?, he wondered.

Then, he felt tingling in his arms. It started from where he was touching Lucy and spread through his body. This tingling turned into sharp pain. "What the hell!?", he shouted in surprise.

The rest of the guild was running over to help, Wendy at the lead. "Stay back!", he warned, moaning in agony. Setting Lucy down, he dropped to his knees. What the fuck is happening?! It feels like I'm being stabbed a million times over!

Even in the midst of confusion, Erza kept a clear head. Well...sort of."Alzack, Bisca! You know where Porlyusica lives. Go get her she'll know what to do. And Nab, go find Master. I think he was going to town for an errand at the market. GO!"

Nab hauled ass out of there, but Bisca and Alzack hesitated.

"Is there a problem?, Erza asked,"Get going!" Erza was obviously inwardly freaking out.

"But Erza, Porlyusica's place is so far. By the time we make it back they might be...," Bisca hesitated,"gone."

Erza just stared at them for a few seconds before responding,"Hurry up!"

The couple looked at each other and went off to find the medic.

At the entrance, Lucy was still unconscious, and Natsu's pain had grown worse. He was rolling on the ground and groaning loudly.

"Natsu! I can help, I just have to-," Wendy was cut off.

"No! I said stay back!," Natsu tried to yell, but it came out really weakly. He was breathing hard, but the time between each breath seemed to expand every second until finally, they couldn't hear him breathing.

To him it felt like he'd been submerged in water. He could hear his guild mates, but their voices were muffled.

"Oh my god!"

"Is he dead!?"

"Is that the same thing that happened to Lucy?"

"No! Not Natsu!"

"He's fine. That fire idiot would fight with death itself, if only for the fun of it." Gray emerged from the crowd and created a stick from ice.

"Hey you. Get up!," he poked an unmoving Natsu. "Ok then... Ice make hammer!" Natsu felt a crushing pain on his head, and the world came rushing back.

"Don't do that! If he's still alive you could kill him!," Lisanna shouted at Gray with tears in her eyes.

"Trust me, Lisanna. He's fine.," Gray played with his nails a little.

"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR, ICE PRINCESS!?," Natsu yelled like nothing had happened,"ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A FIGHT?!"

"Natsu!," the entire guild cried in unison. "What?," he seemed confused for a few seconds, but then a look of realization crossed his face.

"Where's Lucy!?," he pushed away a tearful Elfman.

The crowd of guild members split to reveal Lucy, who was pail as a sheet. Wendy was trying her best to heal her, all the while keeping in mind that she couldn't touch her.

Natsu crouched next to them and sniffed the air. Good, she smells like she's alive, but what is that dangerous scent?

Natsu poked her and drew his hand back fast. When nothing happened he grabbed and shook her shoulders," Hey Lucy, wake up!," he tried.

Suddenly, the guild doors slammed open, and Makarov came stomping in.

"Master Marov!," Erza exclaimed.

"What exactly happened here?," he asked when he saw the crowd of people.

Natsu didn't waste time explaining,"Gramps! Lucy needs help!" The guild master froze, when he saw Lucy limp in Natsu's arms, and rushed over.

"I wouldn't touch her Makarov. I've seen that before, and it's contagious.," a familiar voice warned.

"Ms. Porlyusica!," shouted Wendy with delight,"Can you help us? Please?"

"That is why I'm here.," she said as if it were obvious.

"Good we came in time.," Alzack and Bisca appeared from behind the healer. "Luckily for us, she was is town!," said Alzack. They trotted in and merged with the crowd.

Porlyusica went straight to the patient and began her work. "Why are you still touching her!? I just said she's contagious!"

Even Natsu had to flinch at her wrath, but he held his ground. "I don't care! I won't abandon her!," he shot back.

She stared at him for a minute. "Tell me, did you fell like you were being stabbed a thousand times over?," she observed.

Can she read minds?

"That is a symptom of the disease.," she informed him,"Take her to the infirmary then, I will most certainly die if I touch her. This disease can kill people."

Natsu picked Lucy up and held her close to his chest. The crowd cleared a path as he neared the infirmary.

He looked down at Lucy's sleeping face. She looks like she's having a nightmare. Her brow was creased and she was mumbling things inaudible to even Natsu. Porlyusica watched them go," I usually don't like humans, but I feel like these two are going to be interesting..."

"So you think so too huh?," Makarov responded," Those two really are something else."

Ok I'm here again hope you liked the chapter. Unfortunately he (my friend) left me, so my human shield is gone. Jk E. (you know who you are) I would never use you as a human shield:) Anyway the reason I couldn't post is because I lost my password. I wrote it down and forgot where. And I didn't have it memorized sooo...yeah sorry. But I finally found it today and wrote it all over everything, so I'm good now. Also I already have the 3rd and 4th chapters written and they'll be out shortly. All I have to do is type them. Thanx for reading and sorry for the inconvenience:)