I tried to find a balance this chapter between fluffy and "s*** is gonna hit the fan". Let me know if I passed with flying colors or failed miserably. Enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail. I do own this smoothie though, and its amazing.

'I'm gonna die here huh? Not how I planned so at all... 49 monsters... Forty-Nine...' The God Slayer had taken out all the monsters but one, and it was that one... He was surprised he actually got this far in his condition. He was extremely tired, hadn't gotten decent sleep in about 4 days due to his house always felt so empty, it was unnerving to him, to have such a place with one lone inhabitant. Then there was the exhaustion, the injuries he had sustained, a few cyclopes had gotten to him, he had a slash on his chest and left leg, the one on his leg being the deeper cut. He was shivering now, lying face first in the snow. He wasn't sure if the cold he felt was just the weather finally permeating into his happy place or early signs of exsanguination, either way it didn't bode well for him. Deep down he still knew that somehow, some way he had to kill that monster, even if it resulted in his death, those people couldn't defend themselves at all and this was the only way to make things right. As if on cue, he appeared before the fallen God Slayer, a mischievous smile worn on his face.

"Boy... You think you're strong huh? Little God Slayer taking on the monsters..."

Jomei looked up to see the last monster, his body had no red markings like the others, he was far larger, his large empty eyes radiated hatred and malice. He sat down by Jomei, and enjoyed a laugh at his expense.

"You know... I could squash you like a bug If I wanted..." He held his finger over Jomei's head, applying a large amount of pressure.

'I was just smiling and laughing again... Its been so long... And it ends here, Like this?... No... No, It can't, I won't accept that.'

He slowly pushed himself up off of the ground, he looked down on the snow, seeing the blood that had been loosed from his body, his vision slightly blurry due to this fact, but he wouldn't let it stop him, he couldn't die here and he'd use every bit of energy left to prevent that. He slowly got to his feet, holding up the monsters hand.

"Hm... How annoying..." He moved his hand off of Jomei's head, a silence followed. "You wanna know why I'm so impartial to humans?"

'Does it matter if I don't?'

"Sure... Monologue away..." He dropped back onto the ground.

"Haaaha...Funny. First off, I'm not a monster, I haven't eaten any of these townspeoples souls, So if I do decide to kill you, find solace in the fact that you saved them."

"Oh, That's good... At least they're ok." 'Fuck You.'

"Now, What was I saying? Oh yeah. Do not group me with those weaklings you killed... I am known as Erebus... God of darkness."

"God!?" Jomei's eyes widened in shock.

"YES! Now shut up! You do know what a monologue is right? Damn ignorant humans.. Anyway before I was so rudely interrupted, Yes, I'm a God, the last one left I believe." He paused for a second, letting the god slayer take in the serenity of his potential final resting place.

"Have you ever seen an ant on the floor in your house boy? Don't answer that, I'm sure you have. Ants are to you what you are to me, sometimes they're fun to watch, sometimes they're pesky little pieces of shit…" He laughed. " Sometimes you just let them be, Sometimes you stomp their insignificant little lives away... I wanna see what kind of ant you are... Are you a pesky little piece of shit? Are you an entertainer? I guess that's the end of my monologue, since I want an answer."

"Don't compare me to an ant... I'm the type of person that'll kick your ass."

"Hard to sound intimidating when you're so close to death huh?" Erebus mocked. "You're a lot like someone I know... So I won't let you die here, but don't get too comfortable with life, I want to kill you at your strongest... I want you to die knowing your power isn't what you think it is, matter of fact… I'll give you Reaper God slaying magic... Still pretty weak, but you'll have a little bit of a chance to get me going." He chuckled a little.

"You say that l-like you're holding out... What are y-you hiding?" Jomei was still on the ground, panting heavily while he struggled to remain conscious.

"Me? Hiding ? Nothing at all, I can't give you my magic, you'd have a real chance then... I wanna have fun not possibly die. But anyway... You humans had better be ready... I'm getting tired of you all claiming names you haven't really earned... Demon-slayers, Dragon-slayers, God-slayers... We're gonna put you all to the test... Demons will arise, Dragons will return, and well... I'm right here." He jammed his finger into Jomei's left arm, leaving a red mark similar to the ones on the monsters he encountered and causing him extreme pain. "I recently erased all of Fairy Tail's memory of you for a few days so don't expect a rescue party… You know... I might make them call you 'Jomei the Human-slayer'. After all those people you killed today... They were all just like you ya'know. I think one was a child? Hmm... Not sure, but they were all too weak to handle this power..." He leaned down and whispered. "Will you be the exception? I'm rooting for you... Let all those bitches know their time is coming." He walked away, leaving him writhe on the cold ground.

'I'm a murderer… Maybe my death would be-' he passed out.

"Shit… He is barely holding onto life. We have to save him!" A purple haired woman was using healing magic on the human-slayer.

"Haru… You're going to hurt yourself, do you really need to use that much magic on him? We don't even know who he is!" A slightly younger boy with dark blue hair spoke to her.

"Shutup, Shutup! Fuyu! He saved our lives, he really needs blood, and you two match… So sit down and shut the fuck up!" anger flashed in her light blue eyes.

"Bet you wouldn't be saying that shit if your blood matched his…" Fuyu muttered to himself.

"FUCK DID YOU JUST SAY!?"

"I SAID YES MA'AM!" He quickly followed his older sister's orders, holding out his arm while she withdrew some blood.

"We're gonna need more than that, ask the other villagers what blood type they are, if they match tell them to get here as soon as possible!" She got back to healing his wounds, stopping the bleeding being her priority.

Her brother returned later with five villagers, she quickly explained the situation to them and they obliged, giving her enough blood to replace what Jomei had lost. She gave him some pain medication, and induced a temporary comatose state. This would give him the rest he needed, allow her to get him some nutrients, and reduce his pain. She decided he'd stay this way for a few days before he was fully recovered. Having done all she could, she sat in a chair and sighed heavily, tired from her work but happy she could save him.

"Onee-chan… You should rest, you've helped him more than enough." He tossed her an apple.

"He didn't rest! He nearly died saving us, We… I owe him my life. I'm not leaving until he is better." She bit into the succulent fruit.

"Well… If you're not leaving, I'm not leaving. And believe me I do appreciate his saving us, I'm just worried about you is all." He sat in the chair next to her.

"Ok, Thanks for caring, and I'll be fine Fuyu..." She smiled and they fell asleep.

Lucy woke up to nearly every female in the guild lying on her floor sleeping, this brought a smile to her face, she never admitted it but whenever someone slept over it made her feel warm inside, Like she was loved. She wondered what Natsu was doing, Gray had told her that he was going to find out why Natsu was sulking for so long, because she thought that there was more going on. She knew he had a strong bond with Lisanna but still felt as if something else was bothering him. She looked at the clock, seeing it was far too early to be awake with her thoughts she quickly went back to sleep.

"Ahhhhhh, I slept so well..." Natsu stretched, completely reenergized after the long rest.

"Me too." Gray stayed in bed, thankful for the sleep he just enjoyed.

"OK so, why were we out here again? I'm sure we're pretty far from the guild."

Natsu scratched his head.

"I don't have a clue... Let's just pay for this room and head back, they'll be waiting."

"Yosh! But breakfast first right?" He rubbed his stomach.

"Of course, I hope their breakfast is as delicious as their dinner..." The ice mage licked his lips in reminiscence.

"It is, Most people prefer our breakfast actually." The receptionist made herself comfortable on the couch.

"Why are you here!?" Gray nearly jumped backwards, hoping she hadn't done anything to him in his sleep, Natsu seemed impartial.

"I'm sorry... I just came in to apologize for last night." She avoided eye contact. "I shouldn't have done that... Its wrong to take advantage of people, Even after sunset..."

Gray was still a bit peeved, Natsu quickly spoke up. "It's fine, really. But um... Could you tell us where a nearby hospital is? I don't think we noticed last night, but I'm pretty sure we have some serious injuries." Natsu looked down on his body, a few cuts were shown, and he was severely bruised. Gray began to assess his injuries as well, shouting in pain as he ran his hand over his ribs.

"FUCKK THAT HURTS!" He clenched his teeth.

"You might have a broken rib, I know there's a doctor in bluebe- oh... Never mind."

Kiku's demeanor quickly changed.

"What? Where's this doctor!?" Natsu closed in on the pink-haired woman.

"There was an excellent doctor in bluebell, Haru Rider... But we haven't heard from her in a while..."

"Bluebell? That sounds... Familiar." Natsu touched his chin with his index, searching his mind for any possible answer, he was brought back to earth after another comment.

"What about this town we're in now?" Gray stood up from the bed carefully to avoid the drilling pain he had just experienced.

"This is just a merchant town, a mere tourist stop... There is a man that stays here that can help you, he used to be a very successful doctor, but he may not have equipment to deal with injuries this serious... I should've noticed this last night." She looked at the ground.

"Yeh but you were too busy fantasizing..." Gray muttered.

Natsu glared at him, mouthing the words "Dude chill."

"Can you take us to him Kiku?" He leaned down, holding his throbbing arm.

"Yes of course, Meet me in the lobby when you're read-"

"Were ready now! Come on!" Natsu quickly but carefully put on his shirt, pointing to the door. The woman quickly got the message and led the two downstairs. Gray nearly collapsed in the lobby, Natsu and Kiku held him up, the receptionist ran away before returning with a wheelchair for the ice mage.

"Here, use this." She let Gray take a seat.

"Thanks... Why do you have a wheelchair?" He was both grateful and curious.

"Oh um... Well my umm… f-friend with... Benefits. He was... very skilled. I haven't seen him in a while, So I keep this bit of nostalgia." She looked away blushing.

"Friend with benefits?" Natsu would've scratched his head if his arm wasn't in such pain. Gray completely knew what she was hinting at, he looked away with a heavy blush.

A few uncomfortable seconds later...

Natsu snapped and flashed his toothy grin, "Ohh OK, like me and Lucy, right Gray?"

The ice mage's face became more heated as he struggled, his body convulsing lightly in an attempt to release a laugh that he stifled.

"Gray... Lucy and I are friends with benefits right? I mean we are friends... And I get to eat over her place and sleep in her bed, those are benefits... So... yep. Friends with benefits." He smiled again before following the flustered receptionist.

"N-natsu." Gray successfully held back his laugh, only barely though, you could hear his voice breaking. "Make sure to tell Lucy that when we get home... Those exact words okay? It'll make her smile." 'Paybacks a bitch, Natsu'

They arrive at the humble home of the local doctor, Kenko Inoue. The home is two stories tall with a very clean exterior. There were a few gardens in the back, possibly growing ingredients for his famous herbal teas.

Kiku knocked on the door a few times before turning back to the two, "I must warn you.. He is a great doctor but he is also a bit… hedonistic."

A tall man with relaxed brown hair and black glasses opened the door, his attire was laid-back, he donned black skinny jeans, a t-shirt saying "Keep Calm... Im a Doctor", and some casual gray shoes. He offered a large and perfect smile to the trio, particularly Kiku.

"My my my... Kiku Wakahisa... To what do I owe the pleasure?" He kissed her hand sensually.

"I need you to take care of these two men." Her curt words cut him off, he stepped back before looking at the two.

"I'll take care of them alright.." He licked his lips.

"No Kenko! They're injured, I need you to heal them."

His voice quickly changed, instead of lust it was now riddled with concern and urgency, "Oh! Of course, Bring them in! I'll check out the one in the wheelchair first."

He quickly opened one of his doors, rolling in Gray. Kiku and Natsu sat on the couch in the living room.

"Alright..." Doctor Inoue looked over Gray after a physical examination. "Seems you have two fractured ribs." He saw shock on Gray's face, he quickly reassured him.

"Nothing too serious.. You'll have to take pain pills for a while, It'll heal on its own." He bandaged up his now bare upperbody before letting Gray slip his shirt back on (OOC, sorry.)

"The medical history you provided was impeccable, so I doubt there are any genetic complications related to this..." He looked through a cabinet, finding a bottle of pills. "Here's a magic prescription, this pill bottle here will assess your injuries after a month, sending them to me, if you still need pain pills another bottle will fly to you while the other comes back to me." Gray nodded at the information, popped a pill, and rolled himself out of the room. Natsu headed in after him.

"What'd he say?" Kiku spoke to Gray as soon as he entered the living room.

"Two fractured ribs.. I'll be fine though."

"What made you two fight so seriously!? Aren't you friends?"

"Yeh we are... We always fight though, that's just how we are I guess.." He shrugged.

"You remind me a lot of my friend…" She looked saddened.

"Listen, I already told you I'm not doing that with you…"

"NO! That's not what I meant by it! Sorry again by the way… But I mean you two have a lot of similarities. He's a strong mage too, and he seems really nonchalant sometimes but he really does care deeply for all his friends… And just like him, your behavior makes me want to DESTROY you at times." she clenched her fist for a moment. "Then I remember that you put up walls… because you don't want to be hurt again…" She frowned.

"I'm sure you two will cross paths again if it was meant to be… Fate might be on your side." He smiled at her, cheering her up, although her words partially got to him.

"Alright, You two will be fine! Just some bruising, little fracturing, exhaustion, nothing major. Your bodies will heal alone." The doctor smiled while walking behind a partially bandaged Natsu. The two reveled in their good health.

"Oh and until you're healed... There will be no fighting whatsoever." He cut off their celebration.

Silence

"NO FIGHTING!? " The two yelled simultaneously.

"That's... That's all we do!" Gray hung his head, surrounded by a dark aura while he thought about being useless to the guild.

"This is bullshit!" Natsu took one if his pills.

"Well... Gray Fullbuster, Natsu Dragneel, Maybe you two should think about that next time you decide to beat the shit out of each other!" Kenko shouted through a smile, his face hiding his anger. "Now I will travel with you, speak to whoever is in charge of you two to let them know about your healing, Lead the way." He grabbed a bag out of the kitchen and followed the two mages.

Despite Natsu's protests they boarded a train to Magnolia. Natsu sat across from Gray and Kenko, an empty seat was next to him.

"Whoaaaaa, This train is sooo preettyyyyy." Natsu's head moved from side to side, the side-effects of the pill finally took hold of the two mages, he was far too high to suffer from motion-sickness.

"Yessss I know my fiery friend.. The transparent here tathe amaaathengg." Gray spoke while licking the glass on the window.

"Ahhhh my snowy sidekick... Life tastes amazing... Imma take Lucy to a diner when we get baacckkk, Order some pork riiibbsss mmmm." He rubbed his stomach.

Gray leaned across to put his hands on Natsu's shoulders, looking deep into his eyes.

"Bro.. You should do that, for realsies dude. I'll bring Juvia, What we gonna have for dessert?" He tilted his head.

"I dunnooo, I'll get some Lucy cake with Lucy icing, some Lucy-berries on top, and a Lucy shake." He licked his lips.

"Lucy is a food!?" Gray was shocked by Natsu's words. His hands began to tremble, tears falling out if his eyes. "What is life!?"

"Noooo silly willy... Lucy isn't foooddd. I'm just sure she would taste good, She smells good... Soo... she probably tastes nice too." He was now drooling, purring at the thought of devouring the celestial mage. He smirked, "Hey Wavy Gray-Vee, Let's make a band, and some songs."

"Yooo... Let's do that! We need a cool name first... Hmm, How about Sexy Tail?"

Kenko laughed outrageously. "Sexy Tail? What does that even come from?"

"Our guild Mr. Doctor man.. Fairy tail!" Natsu answered with a child-like innocence, nodding his head like a toddler would.

"Not really creative huh?" Kenko questioned the duo.

"Ahh he's right best-buddy-in-the-world-Gray. *snaps* I GOT IT! You listening? Listening!? You hear me? Sit down, cause you're gonna stand up when I tell you!"

"We're already sitting Natsu-san." Kenko scratched his cheek.

"GOOD! I got the perfect name... Fairy, wait for it! sexy..."

Kenko sweatdropped.

"Natsu... Mind... Blown!" Gray mocked an explosion on his head with his hands. "And I get it! Fairy sexy, Like a play on words, Fairy instead of berry!'"

"Did you mean very?" The doctor mumbled to himself.

"Ah man I was thinking that, totes, and you said it... Man we are here! TOGETHER!" Natsu jumped in his seat. "Okay, first song... NAME IT, GO!"

"Umm, Umm, Born to Die! No.. No, OH I know! Pepper, Mage, Blueberries and Rhymes. Nope, here it is... Thoughts for tomorrow... "

"DEFINITELY THE THIRD! Alright! Let's do lyrics... Let's start it off quickly,

I love loving, dying, crying, and Flying planes...

But hate drives me insane... Don't know who I could blame. " Natsu pointed to Gray.

" I hate hating, living, laughing, and Speeding trains.

And if love was my name, I'd be the one to blame... "

Natsu slowed down a bit, lingering on every syllable.

"And if the sky comes fallin' down,

I know that she will be around…"

Gray matched his speed.

"But when the sun is shining bright..

She's always absent from my sight."

Natsu nodded his head, matching the rhythm.

"And she always does things like this...

Like cold-hard slaps, or candy kisses... "

"I always smile, not clentch my fists

Cause she alone can grant my wishes..."

"So I live my life with painful joy...

And sometimes even joyful sorrow..."

"And I just hope that in my dreams,

I'll escape these thoughts... Until tomorrow."

Gray started dancing slowly in his seat, hugging himself.

"What'd you think Mr. Doctor sir?"

Kenko wiped his eyes, he opened his mouth to speak, but never got a chance to.

"That was so beautiful!" Kiku jumped into the empty seat next to Natsu.

"Kiku! Why are you here?" The Doctor tilted his head in confusion.

"These two haven't paid me for the room yet…" She pointed to the injured mages.

"Ohhh, Sorryyy about that hair twin." Natsu patted her head. "We'll pay you, but come see our guild, you'll love Magnolia."

"O-oh… I mean if that's fine with Gray…"

"Of course it is, Natsu's hair twin… You should definitely relax in Magnolia… It's an awesome place…"

"I-I'm not s-s-sure… I don't wanna have to r-rent an apart-" She was cut off when Natsu wrapped his arm around her, holding a small flame close to her face.

"Y-Y-You susususound cold!" He playfully mocked her, "Fire is hot, hot plus cold equals warm, Now you're warm. Magical math hair twin!"

"She's not cold Natsu-san… She's just really weird, her personality changes completely in regards to the time of day. Daytime Kiku is sweet, innocent and afraid of change… But Nighttime Kiku is, well… kinda like me when I'm not talking to patients or children." He scratched his cheek softly.

"C-Could you let go Natsu-san?" She struggled under his hold until he finally released her.

"I can't wait to get back to the Guild! Gonna go on a job!" Natsu jumped up and down in his seat.

"BAKA! NO YOU ARE NOT!" Kenko reminded him of his injuries.

"Ah man… That sucks Doctor General Guy…" Natsu sunk into his seat, pouting.

"Look at the silver lining Natsu." Gray finally stopped dancing.

"The lining of the train? What does that hafta' do with anything!?"

"Nooo bro… It's a saying."

"And Imma listening, and I don't understand…"

"He means look on the bright side Natsu-san." The Doctor attempted to clear the air.

"WHAT BRIGHT SIDE! THE SUN IS OUT! EVERYTHING IS BRIGHT!" Natsu shook his arms vigorously.

"What I mean, Buddy Natsu… Is you get to spend more time with Lucy now…"

"Ahh Lushheeeee... I wish she was here." His expression saddened.

"Whooaa Matchstick... You llllliiikkke herrrrrr." Gray teased while rolling his tongue.

Kenko smiled, and continued to jot down some side-effects of his new pill. 'State of Euphoria, Lack of verbal filter, Uncommon Friendliness… Musical talent?'

"Whaaaa? I care about all you guys, Realllyyyy. Lucy is just, she's... She's Lucy..." He leaned his head back, quickly falling asleep.

"I can understand that buddy... Night night." Gray let sleep overtake him as well.

Natsu was standing in the rain, he was surrounded by empty streets and derelict buildings, he heard nothing but the collective raindrops colliding with the ground, until she showed up.

"Natssuuuu~ Have you forgotten about me?" The white haired girl had tears in her eyes.

He stood still, too shocked to take action, it wasn't long before his tears started to fall.

"Lisanna!" He ran toward her, nearly tackling her with a hug.

"No, Lisanna... Not a day goes by that I don't miss you..." He held her tightly.

"I finally have you again... I'm never letting go this time…" He cried into her shoulder.

"Im so sorry... Making you feel this way... Bringing you sorrow… Resurfacing all these conflicting emo-" she was cut off by Natsu's lips, she replied with equal enthusiasm, her hands wrapped around his neck, lifting herself up a bit to deepen the kiss.

"None of this is your fault Lisanna. You didn't choose this... You didn't ask for any of this…"

"Natsu... Do you even love me? Have you ever… I mean its been such a long time." She stepped back, averting her gaze so he couldn't see the tears forming in her eyes.

"What!? Of course I do! I always will... I-... I should've told you…" He smiled at her, pulling her into another hug. "I was so stupid before…"

"It's okay Natsu… I'll always love you too, No matter what." She held his hand, leading them to shelter. They sat on a covered bench. "We'll be fine here... Until this rain passes over hopefully." Lisanna smiled, looking out to the steadily falling drops. "Natsu you're a really great guy you know." She starting crying as her body faded away. "Comforting me like this... When you've alre-"

Meanwhile… In Gray's mind

"Gray-sama... I understand, you don't have to worry about Juvia anymore. Juvia will leave you alone." Her tears flowed more than any normal human's would've.

"Juvia stop! It's not like that!" Gray held onto the fleeing water mages wrist.

"Then what is it like Gray!? Juvia loves you with all her heart and all you do is rip it out and stomp it in Juvia's face! Juvia cannot keep doing this to herself… No matter how much she loves you. You brought purpose back into her life, happiness... Joy that she hasn't ever experienced... You're Juvia's reason for living, to have someone she cares about so much reject her at every possible turn, Act like she DOESN'T EVEN EXIST! It's killing Juvia..." She turned now, staring into his eyes. He didn't like what he saw; Pain, sorrow, regret, the rain woman's face showed her depression fully, her eyes listless due to lack of sleep and constant crying, her lips down turned into a quivering frown that didn't at all fit her usually happy aura, she was truly devastated.

"Juvia... I'm sorry but... I can't love you, I just... I can't…" He was hiding tears of his own now.

"Can't?!... You can't!? Juvia CANT LIVE WITHOUT YOU! But you can't love her? Seriously? Juvia kept telling herself to stay positive, maybe tomorrow, or the next day, or the day after that, and that day NEVER CAME! Juvia does not want to be your friend, Juvia wants to be yours... And if Juvia can't be yours she doesn't want to be anybody's, she doesn't want to be here..." She cried even more, running away from her previous love.

His tears now flowed freely, "but... I..." He muttered to himself between sobs, wiping his drenched eyes, she was too far gone to hear him."I have no right...I never meant to hur-"

"NATSU-SAN, *slap* GRAY-SAN, *slap* WAKE UP! *slap slap*" The doctor alternated slaps between the two.

"AH! Oh shit… Just a dream." The duo awoke with the same words, However, While Natsu's voice was full of disappointment, Gray's was one of someone that just dodged a bullet.

"You two okay? You were both sweating heavily, muttering to yourselves too… I guess the pills I gave you alter your dreams as well." Kenko quickly jotted down more notes.

"Get up you two… We're in Magnolia now." Kiku tapped them both lightly.

"Oh… Alright, Come on Flame Brain." Gray stood up, staring off absent mindedly, still a little shaken from his dream.

"Y-yeh… Just a dream…" Natsu stood up as well, his face holding a cold emotionless glare.

They walked carefully out of the train station, leading their two guests to the guild.

"You guys were right… This is a very nice place." Kiku was the first to break the silence, Kenko quickly walked next to her and placed a hand on her shoulder. He shook his head, silently telling her that they should just walk in silence until Gray or Natsu decided to speak up… That never happened.

They appeared outside of the guild and were ushered in by Gray, who happened to be walking the fastest for some reason.

"Hey! They're back!" Jet ran up to Natsu and Gray. "How was the job!? Get any souvenirs?"

Natsu continued to look at the ground, Gray spoke up, "No… We didn't go on a job." he looked slightly confused.

"Um… Yes you did. Remember you wanted to see how... Something.. Didn't you? Oh we have visitors! Hi, I'm Jet the super-ultra-mega-God-Of-Speed." He smiled and gave the two a thumbs up.

"Nice to meet you Jet the super-ultra-mega-God-Of-Speed, I'm Kenko Inoue." The two shook hands.

"I-I'm Ki-Kiku Wakahisa…" She simply waved.

"Well nice to meet you... But Gray, Natsu, If you didn't go on a job, Why are you bandaged up?"

"We were fighting for some reason." Natsu spoke up for the first time. "Pretty seriously too... I'm gonna go home though, clear my head." Jet quickly grabbed his arm.

"You two are lucky the females are MIA right now, you'd be dead if it wasn't such a sausage fest here..."

"Jet you've probably bumped your head or something, I'm going to find Juvia, I owe her a date." He turned to walk out of the guild.

"I guess... I'll go speak to Lucy before I go home."

The two left their visitors in Jet's care. Natsu slowly made his way to Lucy's house while Gray ran, as fast as he could with injuries, around town searching for Juvia.

"Ahhh... Good morning everyone!" Lucy got up and stretched. Mostly everyone was sleep except for Cana, Levy, and Erza.

"Morning damsel in dis*burp*" Cana greeted her first.

"Good Morning Lu-chan!"

"Salutations! Let's do some morning training Lucy."

Lucy waved off Erza's suggestion with a smile, she wouldn't want to go through hell this early.

"Anyone up for pancakes?" Lucy got out of bed, not bothering to change out of her pajamas, today would be a lazy day for her.

*knock knock knock*

"INTRUDERS!" Erza requipped a sword, ready to serve a freshly baked whoop-ass cake.

Levy and the others attempted to calm her down while Lucy answered the door.

"Who is it?" She opened the door.

"Natsu? Whats with the banda-" she didn't get to finish her sentence before the dragon slayer pulled her into a firm embrace.

"L-Lucy..." He was shaking, his hands on the small of her back, shivering as if he was really cold, he cried into her shoulder.

"Natsu... what's wrong? Why are you bandaged up like this!?" She held onto him as well, saddened by his state.

"Lucy... I-..." 'I'm never letting go...'

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