The infirmary was quiet as Makarvo and Porlyusica sat in chairs across from the two unconscious teens. Loki was still holding on to his master's hand like her life depended on it.
Natsu's wounds had already begun to heal quickly and it wouldn't be long till he'll be up and moving again. He still needed rest though.
Lucy's wounds were still iffy. The stab wound was healing just fine now but the slash wounds still looked pretty bad.
"Her breathing is steady so that's a good sign." Porlyusica said looking to Lucy and Loki. "Her stab wound is going to be fine. The slash wounds may cause some problems. If she doesn't respond or move at all in 24 hours, I'm going to say she's in a coma. For how long, we won't know. Loki, is there any way for you to know how she's doing right now?"
Loki sighed. "I can only feel strong emotions or when she's in trouble. Right now, she's just void. I can still feel that she's there but it's like she's far away. She has to live though. I don't think I can stand losing her."
Makarov and Porlyusica stayed quiet. Suddenly a groan could be heard coming from Natsu. Makarov quickly looked over to see Natsu trying to get up.
"Natsu, lay back down. You need to rest. Your wounds could possibly reopen if you move too much." Makarov says walking over to a now standing Natsu.
"I've gotta see Luce."
Makarov sighed. "She's fine at the moment, Natsu. We almost lost her for a moment but she's stable now. But, Natsu, we don't know when or if she's waking up and if she does, something could be wrong. But right now, rest. You'll have plenty of times to see her later."
"tch." Natsu slowly walked over to Lucy's bedside, using walls and chairs for support. When he was opposite of Loki, who was string his masters hand, Natsu fell to his knew, having used all is strength just to get there. "I promised her I'd save her, so until she wakes up and is herself again, my job ain't finished." He said panting a little. "I betcha this dumb lion here is the same."
Loki sighed and nodded his head. Leaning against Lucy's bed, Natsu promptly fell back asleep.
Makarov shook his head. "Kids these days." He walked back over to his seat.
"You should rest. No way can you protect this guild is you're exhausted yourself," Porlyusica murmered.
"What about you? You should sleep to."
"I refuse to sleep in a place full of humans."
Makarov smirked. "Suit yourself. I'll be in my office." He jumped up and walked to the door. "I might send someone to watch over them in a bit." He left.
~Time skip to dawn~
"We should be glad we weren't attacked in the night, but it's put everyone on edge," Mira said to Kanana while they started cooking breakfast.
"Maybe it was just coincidence that they came in contact with the beast. Maybe we're just over-reacting." Kanana looked to Mira hopeful, only to be disappointed. Mira's mouth was set in a grim line.
"If only it were so. The master doesn't think it was coincidence. Why would a kapak be in the woods of Magnolia? They live way across the sea. It just wouldn't make sense." Mira flipped some eggs.
"Mira-nee?" A tired looking Lisanna stepped into the kitchen. "Can you talk to Gray? I don't think he slept. He was staring at the infirmary door all night. Wait, do you think it'd be ok to go check on Lucy and Natsu ourselves? It might help Gray a little."
Mira smiled softly. "Go ahead. I think it'll be fine."
Lisanna turned and went to Gray who was sitting at the base of the stairs. "Hey Gray. Are you ok?"
Gray jumped in surprise and looked to Lisanna, forgetting that he wasn't alone. "Yeah. Why?"
"Well first off, you were staring at the infirmary door all night. Second, you haven't stripped once. I know you want to check on Lucy and Natsu. I want to check on them, too. Want to join me?"
Gray jumped up and it looked like he was holding back from simply flying up the steps. Lisanna smiled and followed after him.
When they got up there, they slowly opened the infirmary door. Porlyusica got up and walked past them.
"You dumb humans. You can see your friends. I need to speak to Makarov anyways." She walked away but not before mumbling, "Why am I always stuck around these humans?"
Gray and Lisanna nodded and then turned to the beds, suddenly noticing Natsu's bed empty.
"Eh? Where's Natsu?" Lisanna looked around.
Gray ignored the wondering where Natsu was and ran over to Lucy. As he rounded the opposite side of the bed, something tripped him. "What the..?" he turns to see a sleeping Natsu. "Oi. I found him."
Lisanna rushed over and couldn't help but giggle. "Gray, I know you want to spend time with Lucy, but could you please help me get him up and over to the bed?"
Gray groaned in response but helped anyways. When they layed Natsu down, Gray immediately rushed to Lucy's side. Looking up he found a sleeping lion spirit opposite of him.
Sighing, he grabbed hold of Lucy's unoccupied hand. "Oi, Lucy. You need to come back to us, ok? You need to come back."
Over at Natsu's bed, Lisanna straightened the covers and brushed Natsu's hair out of his face. "Of course. How could I forget you heal fast. You'll be up and moving in no time. Seems like you tried to last night." A sad look came over her features. "Oh well. I guess I'll stay with you till you're awake."
Down in the guild, people were starting to wake up. They moved tables and chairs back to their original spaces to sit and eat. Breakfast was full of discussion.
"I wonder why we weren't attacked last night."
"It would've been the perfect time to do it. Everyone was so on edge."
"Maybe that's what they wanted. To freak us out. To make us paranoid."
"Well it certainly worked. I wonder what they plan on doing now."
"Well we can't do much. Does anyone know how Lucy and Natsu are?"
Everyone stopped and looked to the infirmary doors.
"Tch." Gajeel growled. "Don't doubt flame brain and bunny girl. They'll come through. Knowing Natsu, he'll probably be up today and tell us what happened."
Everyone nodded in agreement and went back to eating.
Back up in the infirmary, Natsu stirred in his sleep. "Luce…Lucy?"
Lisanna looked down at him. "Natsu?"
"Where's Lucy?" His eyes were still shut tight.
"In her bed resting. She still hasn't come to Natsu." Lisanna placed a hand on his arm. "Everyone's been waiting for you to wake up. Want me to get you some breakfast? You still need to rest." Natsu nodded. "Okay. I'll be right back."
Lisanna stood up and rushed out the door. "Hey everyone! Natsu's awake!" People cheered and some stood up to go see him. "He still needs to rest so just leave him be. I'm just here to get him some breakfast." She went down to Mira who handed her a tray full of his favorite food and some matches. The fire would help him heal faster.
When Lisanna got back to the infirmary, she noticed Natsu wasn't in his bed again. Instead he was sitting in a chair next to Gray by Lucy's side.
'That girl is so lucky. She's got three guys already by her side and she can't even see it. She's even got Natsu. I know she denies having a relationship with anyone, but sometimes I get the feeling that there is someone. I wonder which of the guys she likes.' Lisanna sighed to herself.
"Hey, Natsu. Here's your breakfast. Where would you like to eat?"
Natsu looked up to Lisanna and grinned. "I'll just eat here. Thank you, Lisanna."
Lisanna blushed. "Hey, umm, well, I was just wondering but everyone wants to know what happened." Natsu stopped eating and his face turned grim. "So would you mind telling us what happened?"
