Hello everyone! Wow 11th chapter already :D
(Fairy tail belongs to Hiro Mashima)
No ones POV
"Ugh I'm so hungry.. Hey ice block bring me some food!" Natsu commanded and leaned onto the headboard of the bed, rested his arms behind his head and had a smirk plastered across his face that was showing off his sharp canines.
"Do I look like a butler to you?" Gray spat back.
"Yes." He said bluntly like it was obvious.
"You-" Gray said threateningly and squinted his eyes, giving the fire dragon slayer a glare.
"Natsu-san should I bring you something?" Wendy said before the conversation became worse.
"Well... Gray's ugly face already ruined my appetite." Natsu said and shrugged.
"You are so lucky that you are sick right now or else I would have beaten you up already." Gray muttered under his breath but Natsu was able to hear it because of his sensitive ears.
"You wouldn't be able to." He claimed and chuckled.
"Pshh! Listen." Levy hushed as everyone looked over to Lucy who was turning her head side to side while sleeping and mumbled something.
"Na...tsu...no...s-stop," Natsu could faintly hear her say under all the heavy breathing.
"What the hell!?" Natsu burst out as cuts and bruises appeared all over his body.
"Oi what's happening?" Gray questioned.
"Gray-san you too?" Wendy pointed at his naked chest which was covered in cuts that increased in number every second and blood started dripping out of his nose.
The door opened and Master came in with Erza both now equally as confused as everyone else.
"What's going on here? Did you two fight?" Erza guessed.
"No we didn't. Thanks." Gray said and took the washcloth Wendy offered him and held it up to his nose.
"What is it then?"
"As if we would know." Natsu grunted. "Ita-ta-ta these freakin' cuts are starting to burn."
"Shouldn't you be used to heat?" Gray teased.
"It's not like that stupid ice prick!" Natsu shot back.
"They can even fight in situations like these, huh?" Charla pointed out.
Lucy's arms were back to normal but something caught Levy's eyes.
"Lucy's wrists are bruising!" She yelled, stopping the two males from arguing any longer and held her delicate wrist in her hand to have a closer look. 'She is tied up?' She thought as she inspected the rope-like imprints on her now red and purple wrists. Levy stood up and removed the blanket that covered her legs and saw how her ankles were the same colour as her wrists.
"We have to wake her up!" She decided and knew that Lucy had to rest but this was the only way to stop her suffering.
And just like that everything stopped when Lucy's eyes fluttered open.
"Is this happening everytime I'm sleeping?" Natsu asked Wendy while she was healing him. She just nodded and tied a knot with the ends of the bandages she just finished to wrap on Natsu's arms and torso.
"Gray-san I can heal you next." She said and went over to the ice make mage who was sitting on another bed.
"Lu-chan. Is everything alright?" Levy asked when she saw how pale Lucy looked.
"I-I can't feel my arms." She said while trying everything to move them but only her shoulders moved up and down, dragging her arms with them. Tears formed in the corners of her eyes when she realized that she wouldn't be able to do much of the things she did everyday and she was even more frightened that this also meant that she couldn't write anymore. It was only thing where she could use her imagination to create her own world and escape the real one, something she did for years and loved was now not there for her anymore. As if a part of her just left. She was sick of everything that was happening to her and broke down, her sobs filling the silent room. Levy hugged her tightly whisperig reassuring things like 'don't worry', 'we'll solve it somehow, we always do' and 'we are all with you Lu-chan' into her ear until she calmed down. Now they sat there with Lucy still in Levy's arms, no one daring to say something. Two knocks were heard before the door opened and Mirajane came in with Juvia, both holding trays with food.
"We thought you would be hungry." Mirajane said and looked at Natsu with her iconic smile but when her eyes traveled over to Lucy it faded away. Levy's arms around her loosened and she brought her hands up to her face, cupped her cheeks and wiped her tears away.
"I'll help you with everything you need to do." She said gently and smiled.
"Thank you Levy-chan." Lucy whispered back.
"Here you go Natsu." Mirajane broke the silence and placed the tray on Natsu's lap.
"Ah this look soo good." Natsu said before he stuffed himself.
"Juvia you can give Lucy's tray to me." Levy insisted and reached out with both of her arms.
"Yes." Juvia responded and handed it to her "Oh and Gray-sama, Juvia found a job she would like to go on with you."
"Yeah, we can talk about it outside." He said and looked up at her before thanking Wendy for the healing.
"Yes Gray-sama" She agreed and walked out behind Gray, exited about their alone time she always dreamed about.
"Well I'll be at the bar as always. Call me if you need anything." Mirajane smiled and disappeared behind the door.
"Levy can you throw that pouch over here?" Natsu asked and held his hand out, ready to catch it. Levy nodded and with one swift movement of her wrist it was in Natsu's hand. He pulled the little string, took one of the pills out and looked into the pouch one last time.
"We don't have many of them left now that Lucy probably has to take them too." Natsu informed the others before swallowing one down with a whole glass of water.
"We already contacted Porlyusica using Warren's magic. She should be here in a couple minutes." Erza ensured. Natsu and Lucy were finished with their food and Levy was out to bring the trays back to the kitchen and came back with triangular shaped cloths.
"Lu-chan we can wrap these around your neck as a sling for your arms so that you'll be more comfortable." She explained and started to tie it gently around her neck.
Natsu sighed. "It's so boring here!..Happy! Can you fly me to the guildhall?"
"Aye sir!" Happy replied but before the exceed could do anything he was in Erza's arms in a death grip that squeezed the air out of his lungs.
"You are not going anywhere."
"But-"
"No." She shot back before he could say anything. Her glare made him hide under his blanked, his trembling clearly visible. He pulled the blanked down until only his eyes were visible to the others.
"Why?" He sulked. The fire dragon slayer couldn't take it anymore. Not being able to go all out, fight and destroy things was the worst for him. The door opened and he hid under the blanked again, just out of reflex. Realizing it was just Porlyusica he removed the covers, breathing in the fresh air he couldn't get under blanket.
Porlyusica placed her handbag on the ground, digged into it and pulled a box out. She placed it on the bedside table between Natsu and Lucy's bed.
"I brought more of the medicine. Do not forget to take them." She ordered. "I will take a blood test of you both today."
"A blood test?" Lucy repeated.
"Yes. It's to see if there is anything unusual going on. It will be easier to find a cure for it then." Porlyusica explained and laid out all the necessary items on a table. Syringes, test tubes and glass bottles with different kinds of potions and liquids inside. Without much hesitation she used the syringe on Natsu first as everyone watched patiently. After Lucy's turn she mixed one drop of blood with each one of the different coloured liquids, seeing how they react and comparing them with the information she had in one of her books. She wrote everything down and came to a conclusion.
"You both have an incredibly rare virus inside your bodies."
Everything is just getting weirder..Let's just hope Porlyusica can do something about it ;)
Thank you so much for reading! Please leave some reviews on what you think about the story so far. They really help me and motivate more than you think^^ Thank you in advance!
~Byee~
