Hey guys, sorry for not updating. I've been feeling a little discouraged with my writing and I thought I should just quit.

But I remembered at the beginning i said that no matter what people said or if nobody read it or not, I would still finish the story.

So I guess I'll continue with this monstrosity

I do not own Fairy Tail

Lucy looked at Natsu's sleeping figure. His snoring was loud and obnoxious but it also comforted her. Because even when she wasn't look at Natsu she knew he was alive. That awful sound couldn't come from something dead. She laughed in her mind. But sometimes he'd stop snoring suddenly, and in a second Lucy changed from relaxed to fearful. Each time it was just a false alarm. But that didn't make it any less unnerving for her. In fact it did the opposite.

Lucy's eyes went to the cat laying on his chest. Happy was curled up into a ball sleeping on his best friend steadily rising and falling from Natsu's breathing. Those two were like peas in a pod. You couldn't separate them if you tried.

Well.

Maybe if Carla finally accepted his fish, and they went on a date or something. But not in a battle. If it were life or death they'd stick together. They loved each other too much to allow harm to one another.

Most of the guild already left for the day. It was getting late. The orange light dripping through the window was proof of that. Erza, Gray, Wendy and Carla were all in the room with her. Of course Happy and Natsu too.

Gray was leaning on the wall next to the door. His eyes were closed and Lucy wasn't actually sure if he was sleeping or not. But how could someone sleep standing up? It wasn't impossible. She began to realize it wouldn't be that hard for gray. He had strong legs. They'd be able to hold themselves up without his consciousness having to tell them.

Erza was by the window the light was spilling into. She was looking through the glass, or so Lucy thought. She could be looking at her own reflection. She couldn't tell, but she wondered what she was thinking about.

Wendy was sitting in a chair facing Natsu's bed with Carla on her lap. The white exceed had fallen asleep a while ago. After all they had been there the whole day. Wendy hadn't been able to heal his bite. She was however able to figure out that it was a magic spell. The user has to puncture the victim and insert the poison in their bloodstream. The poison drains magical energy, and most life energy too leaving the person close to death.

For the hundredth time today, Lucy walked over to Natsu, a cup of cool water in her hand. The condensation dripped over her fingers as she gripped it tight. She didn't know why getting closer to Natsu was this stressing. It hadn't been earlier. Maybe it was just that fact that he was unstable and it was possible that anything could trigger his death.

The blonde sat on the side of the bed when he lifted the dragon slayers head. Just a little bit though, so he could drink.

"Wendy? Can you open his mouth for me?" She whispered. She didn't know why, its not like Natsu would wake up, and even if he did, wouldn't that be a good thing? Wendy nodded lifting the white cat up off her lap setting her back down on the chair gently. She then walked over the the other side, and slid her fingers across his lips prying his mouth open.

Lucy slowly tipped the glass letting just a little water out a time. He wouldn't be able to swallow the whole thing while he was like this. Feeling the water in his mouth Natsu's body automatically swallowed it. Thank God for involuntary body functions.

He was so dehydrated. It was awful what they had done to him. But that was also weird. Natsu was found next to a small house, in a small abandoned dungeon. They used to be everywhere long ago. Back then, like now, It was illegal to have slaves, but people did it anyway. They would hide them underground when they weren't working. That's where they found him, in one of those old underground prisons.

But the strange part was, They had expected a dark guild. It seemed the most likely; But no. They found a small house with what looked like it only had a few people living in it. Yet they had taken him out easily. How strong were these guys? Lucy would ask Natsu once he woke up...

If

If he woke up.

'No Lucy!' she scolded herself. 'Stop it! Stop thinking like that!' Lucy had been thinking like this for months. It was a habit, this negativity.

When he woke up. Cause he would defiantly wake up. Lucy corrected her thoughts.

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Maybe

Remember I told you these were going to be long? Well that was before I squeezed this small chapter in between those long ones.

Sorry.

But if you dont like it, Leave. Its as simple as that.