Everyone expected the worst when the Guild's medical advisor; Poryluscia, exited the infarmary and headed for the Guild's entrance. The old woman with point eyes, dragon-esque cloak and a large crescent moon pin sticking through the bob in her grey hair did not speak a word, or look anyone in the eyes.
"How is he?" Lucy asked after the woman. Poryluscia stopped. She looked at the ground, shoock her head and sighed. Lucy's legs caved in beneath her as she burst into tears. The woman sarted to move again, taking in the disbelieveing looks she was being given from behind her. Erza, the S-class member with scarlet hair, rose from her seat.
"We should begin preparations for the funeral; we have suffered a terrible loss...!" Erza exclaimed, her voice quivering, whilst Poryluscia continued her way to the doors.
"When should it be...?" Gray questioned, still in disbelief.
"Three days!" Poryluscia shouted with a slight croak in ehr voice.
"What! Why so soo-"
"Shush, child!" Poryluscia interrupted, a grin started to form at the side of her mouth, "Three days. That's how long it'll take for him to be back to his old self"" she shouted back as she finally left through the doors. Silence followed. Except for small, quiet sobs still coming from Lucy, however they were no longer in sadness, but in joy.
The near-silence was broken by a loud bang coming from the infirmary, Lucy quickly got up and rushed over to see what had caused it. She swung the door open only to have herself plant her palm into her face a few seconds later. On the floor was Natsu, sprawled out with a bowl of apples next to him and the sheets of the infirmary bed hanging slightly on the floor. It seemed as though he'd tried to reach for an apple from the bowl on the bedisde table from in bed, accidentally tipped the bowl, lost his grip and tumbled out of bed. Gray and Erza entered the room shortly after.
"...Really?" Erza sighed with a small chuckle. As soon as Gray saw the salmon-haired idiot on the floor, he broke into a fit of laughted.
"I thought she said it'd take three days! He's already as stupid as he was before!" he eventually spluttered out between laughs.