Huh. I REALLY should be studying for my AP exams. BUT. So far that hasn't been happening.
Here is chapter 3! I hope you enjoy it!
ONWARD, MY TRUSTY STEED. Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail nor do I own or create any of its characters.
The Fairy Tail Guild was as lively as ever. Cana, who sat on the round wooden table, had challenged Elfman to a drinking contest, with Elfman losing by the barrel load. If the ocean was made of liquor, Cana would be the great whale swallowing everything. Mirajane tended the bar, polishing glasses as she watched the one-sided competition. She smiled; there was a certain joy of watching people enjoy their lives.
The doors of Fairy Tail burst into fine splinters as Gray forcibly kicked the door down, drenched in sweat. Wendy followed soon behind him, giving an uneasy glance at the door between her gasps for air. Stone silence fell upon the guild as attention immediately shifted to the teammates, half questioning the need to ruin a perfectly good door, the other scanning the cuts and bruises the two bared on their bodies. Various alcoholic beverages and ale scattered the entire room.
"There has been an accident!" he said, half shouting so everyone could hear. "Lucy has been crushed by a boulder in our last mission."
"She's in...she's in critical condition." Wendy said, taking over, choking up on her own tears. She couldn't help the severity of Lucy's injuries. "I couldn't even heal her…"
She broke off.
Erza pushed someone out of the way, and stepped forward. "Where is she now?" she asked.
"She's with Natsu. He went to find immediate care." Grey said.
"Porlyusica." Makarov interrupted from his spot on the bar. "Natsu will be looking for a miracle. She's the only one he knows."
Wendy looked down at her hands, neatly cupped together at her waist. The pang of worry and grief she felt was probably equal to everyone in the entire guild. She stomped her foot on the ground.
"It's not fair," she screamed. "We should have come back with Lucy. I should have come back with Lucy. What is the point of having healing magic if I can't help my friends."
Grey tried to put his hand on her shoulder for comfort, but she shook it away, and melted to the floor, handing her head down.
Erza knelt down to Wendy's level, and lifted her chin gently to look in her eyes.
"She may not be here now, Wendy, but that doesn't mean she's gone." Erza said. Wendy's breathing evened just a bit.
Looking at Erza, she noticed she had her own tears, too, and embraced her. After a moment of collecting themselves, they rose from the hard floors of the guild.
"Wendy," Makarov started slowly, "Lucy will need your help. But you do her no good like this. You may leave to help her, with an escort, but for now you need to rest."
She nodded. Tomorrow, Lucy. Just make it until tomorrow.
Morning sunlight filtered through glass windows, warming Natsu's skin as he sat besides Lucy's bed. Porlyusica had let him inside, only after him knocking on her door for a half hour.
Dumb coot, Natsu thought bitterly. He didn't really understand Porlyusica, and he didn't get why Makarov did.
Porlyusica's house was nothing to talk about; after all she was literally living inside a tree. The floor was made of brown clay and rock, which felt smooth to the touch. Plants grew inside, as well as outside, facing the sun to perform their simple lives. Behind him, there was a wooden bookshelf, filled with remedies, journals, and to his shock, a scrapbook. That fossil has memories? Good ones?, he snickered to himself.
There was something about the bookshelf that reminded Natsu of Lucy's own home. She always had a thing for books, which was weird. How do you love a stack of paper?
Her home had to be one of Natsu's favorite places to be. She made great food, had the warmest bed on the damn planet, and he could look through her underwear drawer before she beat his head in. Without realizing it, Natsu laughed out loud. Lucy made everything fun.
Stepping back from his thoughts, he looked down at her dormant state. She was sweaty, for some reason. The crown of Lucy's head was wrapped in a linen bandage, which wasn't big enough to cover the entire gash, but still worked to collect the slowing blood loss. Her chest rose and collapsed at an even pace, but her eyelids remained closed and still. Natsu felt a sharp stab of grief and self-loathe in his abdomen.
"If you're going to stare at her all day, you might as well eat," Porlyusica said, walking towards him with a tray of food. Her expression didn't change from it's usual disgust, but Natsu was taken back by the gesture.
She placed to food besides Lucy, so Natsu wouldn't need to move, and looked over her work. His stomach nearly threw a parade at the sight of the eggs and toast, the scent warming his nose. He hadn't eaten a thing since the mission.
"You're friend was hard to operate on," she started, "There are no herbs to fix broken bones. Thankfully it was just her legs."
She looked at Natsu, who was launching a full barbaric attack on his sausages.
"May I ask what happened to her?" Porlyusica asked.
Natsu looked up from his breakfast. His face collapsed into sadness.
"We were in the process of arresting this Earth mage outlaw. But right as we got a grip on him, he disappeared. The next thing I see is Lucy shoving me as she gets crushed by…I couldn't..."
He didn't finish.
Porlyusica's face softened.
"You do realize this could have been you in this bed?" Porlyusica said as she rested a hand on Lucy's forehead. She must have been running a fever, because Porlyusica poured cold ice water on her bandage to relieve the heat.
"It should have been." Natsu said blankly.
"But it wasn't. You may not have been able to change the outcome, Natsu. But she did. If it weren't for her bravery, it would have been your life balancing in this bed. You may grieve, but remember to be thankful, too."
Porlyusica picked up the tray of unfinished food, and left him alone.
How is this so far? I would love to hear! Thoughts, questions, comments- all welcomed and appreciated! This chapter's set of questions:
On a scale from good to shitty?
1. What is the last song you heard/listened to?
2. Do you have anything decorating your door? I have been meaning to do mine.
3. What are your Fairy Tail ships? Go all out!
4. What are some things you enjoy?
Have fun all! Thanks for reading! :D
