Day 2 – Vulnerable: The get-well-charm

How could she have been so stupid? Lucy tried her best to hold back the tears as she was running through the streets of Magnolia, but it was useless.

Has she really just been seeing things? Has she imagined all of that? The way Natsu looked at her and smiled at her.. and the way he talked sometimes.. and he even made her presents.. so was it really wrong of her to think that there could be more between them than friendship?

She has taken it all as a sign, built up all her courage and has asked him out. She had asked him whether he wanted to go out in a restaurant with her.

All that stupid idiot has done was looking at her dumbfounded with big eyes and then finally said 'But I'm not hungry, now'.

IDIOT! That's what Lucy had called him, had slapped him right in his face and now she was still running away.

Where did she run to exactly? She didn't even know anymore, the tears clouded her sight. Suddenly she felt something blocking her foot, it got stuck beneath a root, she tripped and rolled down a hillside.

When it had finally stopped she breathed heavily to calm down and tried to stand up. A scream of pain came from her throat. Her foot hurt like hell.

She turned around to look at it, and realized that her whole leg was covered in blood and her foot slowly swelled. Could it be that it was broken? It was impossible to step on it.

This way she had no chance to get back to Magnolia? What should she do?

There she heard a voice calling her name from far away. Natsu. No, she didn't want to see him. She didn't want him to see her in this situation.. but it was already too late.

"Lucy!", Natsu had found her and jumped down the hill towards her. "What are you doing here?"

Lucy didn't answer. She refused to talk to him.

"Are you alright?", he asked her, but soon found the answer himself.

"You're hurt!", he looked at her foot with shocked eyes. "Wait I'll help you." He reached for her foot.

"I'm fine!", Lucy lied and wanted to draw her foot away, but that only caused her to scream again once more of pain.

"You're not!", Natsu bowed over her and looked a bit desperate.

"Listen.. Lucy.. I'm sorry if I hurt you before", Natsu tried to apologize even though he obviously didn't know what for.

"I..", Natsu carefully grabbed Lucy's leg and lifted it up a bit, then started to wipe the blood away with a piece of cloth. "I seem to be an idiot."

He didn't come to this conclusion on his own. Most likely the other girls in the guild have been scolding him until he had understood it.

"Yes, you are!", Lucy said.

With Natsu's touch her heart started to beat stronger, but she wouldn't have expected what was about to come now.

Natsu stared at her swelling foot and suddenly put his lips on it. They felt hot even on her hurting, pulsating foot. And it pulsated even more with the rest of her body now.

Lucy gasped. Has this been his own idea or did someone tell him to do this.

Natsu raised his head and smiled at Lucy. "A get-well-charm", he said casually.

Lucy's face was high red as she stared at Natsu with big eyes. He noticed this and returned her gaze a bit confused.

Then, it seemed, he realized what he just had done and his face color came closer to his hair color.
He turned his head away and reached Lucy his hand.

"Let's head back. I'll carry you."

Lucy didn't have the willpower left to be mad at him anymore, so she said nothing when Natsu took her on his back and headed to Magnolia.

"You know, Lucy..", Natsu mumbled a bit reluctant, then got a bit louder.
"I didn't mean to hurt you. I never do.. so when I say something stupid.. I really don't mean it."

Lucy nodded knowingly. Of course he was right. Maybe it was just Lucy who was too vulnerable.

"It's ok. It's just because you're an idiot after all", she giggled and kissed Natsu on the temple.

Natsu stopped, spit a little flame and asked with his head as red as fire:

"Wh-what was that for?!"

"A get-well-charm for your head. Maybe it'll make you smarter."