Sick

Lucy was on her way home from the guild. She had hoped that her and Natsu could of gone on a mission today, but neither him or Happy were at the guild. She had asked around but no one knew where he was. Gray said Natsu was probably off somewhere being an idiot. Erza said that Natsu and Happy might be doing a mission. Elfman said they were off somewhere being men. And Mirajane said he might be buying flowers for Lucy. "He was probably too lazy to get out of bed this morning. Natsu has days where he sleeps in really late. But he usually shows up at the guild at some point. Maybe he did go on a mission without me?" Lucy thought. She wondered where Natsu could possibly be off to.

Lucy stepped through her front door, only to see the dragon slayer sitting on the edge of her bed with a towel on his head. "Um... Natsu?" Lucy asked as she stepped into her room. "Lucy! Thank Mavis you're home!" Happy said from the kitchen. "Why? What's wrong Happy?" Lucy asked. Happy was in the kitchen wetting a towel under the sink. "Natsu is sick!" Happy told her. "Sick?" Lucy questioned. Natsu suddenly sneezed, and fire spewed out from his mouth. "What the hell!?" Lucy shouted. Happy walked over to Natsu and took the towel off of his head. "Oh... -sniff- hey Luce." Natsu said with a very stuffy voice. "You sneeze fire?!" Lucy asked. Happy nodded. "Natsu doesn't usually get sick, but this always happens when he does." he told the blonde. Lucy walked over to Natsu and put a hand on his forehead and then immediately pulled away after feeling his temperature. "Oh my god Natsu. You're fever is insane!" Happy then placed the cold town over the dragon slayers head. "Aye. Because of his fever and his dragon slayer magic, he can't control his body temperature." Happy told her. "Are you feeling okay Natsu?" Lucy asked. "I feel like shit." He replied. "My head hurts. My nose is all stuffed up and runny. I'm sweating. My joints ache." Natsu said. "Awe, you poor baby." Lucy said. "I'm not a-ah... AH! AH-CHOO!" Natsu said as he sneezed fire which made Lucy and Happy jump back. "Geez..." Lucy huffed. "So now that you're here Lucy, you can help take care of him right?" Happy asked. "I guess I'll have to." she sighed. "Okay great! See you later!" he said as he flew out the window. "Where do you think you're going!? You can't leave me with him alone!" Lucy shouted out the window. "I don't wanna get sick!" Happy shouted back. "You're a cat! You can't get sick from him!" she shouted but Happy was already gone. Lucy came back in from the window and looked down at Natsu. He looked awful. His face was pale and his eyes and nose were red. He looked like he was gonna drop dead. "Lucy? Can I have some chicken soup?" he asked. Lucy sighed. "Yes. I'll make us some." she said as she began to walk towards the kitchen. "Thanks Lu- ah... AH! AH-CHOO!" Natsu said as he sneezed fire on Lucy's butt. "AH! MY ASS!" Lucy screamed.

"Here." Lucy said as she placed the chicken soup in front of Natsu who was sitting at her table with a cold cloth on his forehead. "Thanks Luce." he said. She said down across from Natsu at the table. Then she realized she was in the direct line of fire, so she quickly sat in the chair next to Natsu. "How do you think you got sick?" Lucy asked as Natsu ate his soup. "I have no idea. I just woke up this morning and I was sick." he replied. She nodded in comprehension. "How long are you usually sick for?" she asked. "Couple days?" he replied. She nodded again. "Well, for as long as you're sick, I'll look after you!" Lucy said with a smile. Natsu smiled back at her, and then sneezed, burning Lucys table. "Ah! My table!".

After they finished their soup, the two were sitting on Lucys couch watching a movie lacrima. Suddenly Lucy heard sizzling. She looked at Natsu and saw that the towel on his head was burning, then it suddenly caught fire. "Crap!" Lucy shouted as she grabbed the towel and put it out in her sink. Lucy walked over to Natsu. She didn't dare try to check his fever. "We need to figure out a way to bring your fever down. "How are -sniff- we gonna do that?" Natsu asked. Lucy put a finger to her chin and thought. Then she raised her finger after having an idea. "A bath!" she said. "How will that help?" he asked. "A cold bath. No, a freezing bath." Lucy said. Natsu and Lucy were now in Lucys bathroom. She was drawing Natsus bath for him. She put her hand in the water and felt it. "There ya go! Nice and cold! Hop in." she told Natsu. Natsu walked up to the bathtub and took off his vest and scarf. "You wanna watch me take off my pants?" he said sarcastically to Lucy. "Sorry." she said as he turned around. Natsu then took off all his clothes and got in the bath. The water instantly started to sizzle and create steam. "Feeling any better?" Lucy asked. "Not really." he replied. "Hm... ah! I'll be back in a bit Natsu!" Lucy said as she ran out off the bathroom. He just stared at the door, and then sank into the water. Not much later, Lucy returned with several boxes of ice. "Sorry, I went to the guild and got Gray to make me some ice for you." she said. Then she poured all of the ice in the tub, filling most of the tub with ice. "Any better?" she asked. Natsu sighed with relief. "I'll take at as a yes! I'm gonna go back out to my room now. Just shout if you need anything." she said.

Lucy was at her desk working on her novel, when Natsu stepped out of the bathroom, with his pants and scarf on. "How was your bath?" Lucy asked. "All the ice melted so I got out." he told her. "Well, since you're sick you'll need plenty of rest. So I think it's time for bed." she told Natsu. Natsu slowly walked towards Lucy's bed and got in. Lucy was about to protest him sleeping in her bed, but she realized it wouldn't be very kind to make someone who's sick sleep on the couch. So Lucy grabbed a spare pillow and blanket and went to lay down on the couch. "What are you doing?" Natsu asked. "Aren't you coming to bed?". "Not when you're sick." she told him. "But it's always more comfy when you're in bed with me." Natsu whined. Lucy blushed at his statement. "J-Just get some rest Natsu." she told him and she laid down on the couch. "And don't burn my bed!".

The next morning Lucy woke up from her rather uncomfortable slumber. She stretched and then rubbed her aching neck. She looked over at Natsu who was still asleep. He was after throwing the bed covers on the floor and his arms and legs were sprawled out on the bed. She could tell he'd been tossing and turning all night. "Poor thing..." Lucy said to herself. Lucy walked over to Natsu and brushed her fingers through his hair. Lucy then went to the kitchen and began to make breakfast. Not much later, Natsu awoke to the smell of bacon and eggs. He slowly walked over to the table where he sat down in a chair. Lucy noticed him wake up. "Morning." she said over her shoulder. "-sniff- morning." Natsu replied. "Did you get any sleep last night?" Lucy asked as she placed breakfast in front on Natsu. "Not really." he said as he rubbed his eyes. Lucy then sat down next to him and put her hand to his forehead. "Well your fever's after going down, I can touch you without burning myself, so that's good." she said. "I think today I'm gonna run into town and see if I can get you any medicine. Maybe I can even get Wendy to have a look at you.". "Don't bother getting Wendy. She's a dragon slayer so I can make her sick easier than others." Natsu told her. "Really?" Lucy asked. "Yeah. And her sneezes would be bad too." Natsu added. Lucy pictured Wendy sneezing gusts of wind everywhere. "And there would be a chance she would get Gajeel and Laxus sick too." Natsu added again. Then Lucy pictured Gajeel sneezing iron and Laxus sneezing lightning everywhere. "That would be... bad." Lucy chuckled. Natsu nodded.

After Lucy showered and got ready, she left to go see if she could find any medicine to help Natsu get better. She returned with many things in hand. "Natsu! I'm back!" Lucy shouted. Natsu was sitting on the couch with a bag of ice strapped to his forehead. Lucy walked to the couch and sat next to Natsu. "I got you some pills to help your stuffy nose, and some pain killers for you aches, and this!" Lucy said as she held up a bottle of thick looking green liquid. "What is that?" Natsu asked. "The pharmacist said it would help you get better really fast." Lucy told him. Lucy opened the bottle, the smell make Lucy scrunch up her nose. She handed it to Natsu. "Drink." she said. Natsu eyed the bottle of green liquid. He sniffed it's contents. Because of his enhanced sense of smell, Natsu gagged at the smell of the green concoction. "I... I don't wanna." he said. "Drink it. It'll help." Lucy said. "But... it's..." Natsu said. "Drink. It." Lucy told Natsu as she pushed the bottle closer to his mouth. Natsu looked at Lucy, then back to the bottle. He nervously gulped and then slowly put the bottle to his lips. He chugged some of the green liquid before pulling the bottle away from his mouth. He made a look of disgust on his face. "Ugh... this is the worst thing I've ever tasted." Natsu groaned. Lucy smiled. "It's for the best!". "Can I have some soup to get rid of the taste?" he asked. Lucy giggled and went in to the kitchen. After she finished making the soup, she sat down in the chair next to Natsu. "Eat up." she said. "My joints hurt too much to pick up the spoon. Feed me." Natsu said. Lucy blushed slightly. "You're kidding right?". Natsu opened his mouth, waiting for Lucy to feed him his soup. Lucy sighed and picked up the spoon and began to feed Natsu. Then Happy flew in through the window. "Lucy! How's Natsu doing?" he asked. He saw Lucy feeding Natsu and put his paws to his mouth to hold in his laugh. "It's like you guys are maaaarried." Happy said. Both Natsu and Lucy blushed. "Shut up cat!" Lucy shouted

It was the next day. Lucy awoke from another uncomfortable sleep on the couch. And to her surprise, she saw Natsu awake also. "You're awake? Are you feeling better?" Lucy asked. "I feel a lot better! My joint pains are gone, and my nose is barely stuffed up anymore! It must of been that green stuff!" Natsu said. "Or it was the love and care of your best friend." Lucy said as she got up. Natsu grinned at Lucy. He walked up and gave her a big hug. "Thanks for taking care of me Luce! You're the best!" Natsu said. Lucy blushed slightly and hugged Natsu back. "I'm glad you're better." she said. They released each other. "I'm think I'm gonna head home so I can fully recover, so you don't gotta take care of me any more." Natsu said. "Good. No more fire sneezes." Lucy said. Natsu chuckled and rubbed the back of his head. "Well I'll see you late Luce!" Natsu said as was about to jump out the window. "People who are getting over an illness should use doors!" Lucy shouted.

It was the next day, and Natsu was feeling %100 better. He was hanging around the guild today. Lucy wasn't there so he was walking over to Lucys house with Happy. "I wonder why Lucy wasn't at the guild today? I wanted to go on a mission." Natsu said. Happy shrugged. Natsu jumped up to her window, and then let himself in. "Lucy! Why weren't you at the guild?" Natsu shouted. Natsu could hear a sneeze come from the bathroom. Then a very sick looking Lucy stepped out. "Oh... -sniff- hi Natsu..." she said. Lucys face was pale, and her eyes and nose were red, just like Natsu was. "Lucy, are you feeling alright?" Natsu asked. Lucy shook her head and then sneezed. "I think I caught what you had." she said. "At least she's not sneezing fire." Happy said. "Shut up cat." Lucy said. "Well I guess it's my turn to take care of you Lucy!" Natsu said with a smile. Lucy smiled at the fact that Natsu wanted to help her like she helped him. "And I have just the thing!" Natsu said as he held up the bottle of the thick green liquid. Lucys smile faded and she nervously gulped. "Oh..." Lucy groaned.