Chapter 8
LUCY
A few minutes before Natsu ran away I could sense something was off about him. He went from his happy-go-lucky personality to a nervous and panicked one in mere seconds.
When he went off, throwing his goodbye to everyone in the room, I could catch the sight of sweat forming on his face. Due to the event and the late hour I decided to call it for the night and.
"Minna, I think we should meet again in another time, it's getting pretty late" I voiced my thoughts.
"Well I guess you're right, it is late.. I have to say, it was strange of Natsu to take off like that but a t least he said goodbye, I hope everything's alright..." Erza trailed off, thinking of the earlier event "but you're right Lucy, tomorrow is a school day so we'll meet tomorrow. Thank you for your hospitality " Erza said as she hugged us, saying goodbye and leaving the house.
"Well than, we're off too" Gray and Juvia got up from their sitting position "thanks for having us over Lu. I'll see ya tomorrow " Gray said as he saluted my way, I returned it – knowing that Juvia will freak out if I'll hug her "Gray-sama"
"Juvia would love to do this again sometime Lucy-san. Come Gray sama, Juvia needs to get home before her parents will be mad" Juvia said as the two exited the front door, I waved at them as they left.
"Its been fun tonight, hasn't it Lu-chan?" Levy-Chan said as she started to put the game back in place, I nodded in agreement as I walked to the table to take what's left from the snacks and clean up "yes, it surly was fun today, and I'm happy you guys got to meet Natsu"
"About that Natsu guy, he looks nice. It's a shame he had to leave so soon though "
"I hope he's ok… something looked off about him when he left"
"Say Lu-chan, do you have feelings for him ?" I was taken aback from the question and when I looked at levy-Chan's face I could see she was smirking towards me
"W-w-what are you talking about? I barely know him 3 weeks"
"I don't know Lu, your face tells me differently " Levy wiggled her eyebrows.
"Levy Chan, look at the time! Don't you need to GO?" I asked, trying to push her out of the house. Levy just laughed and said "Hai Hai, I'll see you tomorrow Lu-chan " she waved goodbye as I closed the door and sighed. Man, she can use her word to get to people, can she?
"Lucy? Is everything ok, dear?" I heard my dad ask from the top of the stairs, where he spent his evening today.
"yes dad, my friends just left" I answered as I put on my shoes and jacket "I'm going for a little walk, ok?"
" sure dear, just be careful, it's dark outside and don't GET TOO FAR!" my dad yelled my way as I exited the house, heading towards the forest.
I hope Natsu is ok… as I walked down the path, I kept quiet so I could hear if he did some kind of noise.
After about 5 minutes of searching, I heard a muffled cry. Trusting my instincts, I followed the noise until I got to a sight that hurt my heart.
Natsu was curled on the ground, holding is head with his eyes shut as he whimpered in pain. I tried to comfort him be cradling his back and head but he was too hot. LITTLRY TOO HOT! I felt like my hands burned while touching him so I tried to whisper soothing word to him, hoping he could hear me.
3rd P.O.V
After a few minutes, Lucy saw it didn't work, Natsu still breathed hard and whimpered. she didn't know what to do anymore.
Tears of frustration stung her eyes when she heard a rustle in the bushes, turning towards the source of her interest, Lucy saw Igneel making his way to the two,
"Igneel! Help him! Please! He's suffering! He has the worst fever!" Lucy cried at the human like dragon. She was terrified by the scene in front of her.
"don't worry child, unfortunately this is one of the side effects of using this transformation" Igneel said with a sad look on his face. He was hurting too, seeing your child suffering is no fun for any parent, human or not.
Igneel put his hands above Natsu's body, bright red light shone from them. As Lucy watched, being close to Natsu gave her a good view on what was happening, she noticed warmth radiating from the light, bringing her a sense of calm.
When Igneel finished his session on Natsu, Lucy could see the pain and agony leave his face. Lucy was stunned to say the least, she never witnessed a thing like that preformed by Igneel, Natsu or anyone else in that matter.
She turned to face Igneel, shock is written all over her face. When Igneel lifted his gaze from Natsu's form he was met with Lucy's questioning and stunned look. He sighs, knowing he had some answers to deliver "come child, sit comfortably. I'll tell you anything you want to know" he said with his natural calming voice, gesturing for Lucy to sit next to him.
"what was that? Is Natsu ok?" Lucy asked, anxious.
"yes, Natsu's fine. He suffered from law magic symptoms. We're creatures that count on the magical energy in our bodies. When we use too much of it, we're running a few symptoms, depending on the rezones why our magic was drained in the first place. Natsu used all his magic anergy on his appearance so now, as a result, he experiences ache in those places where he had his un-human features and his body temperature is rising duo to his body trying to 'restart' itself" Igneel explained. Lucy sat quietly, absorbing all the information she just learned. It never accrued to her how they changed their appearance non the lass creating fire out of nowhere.
"he'll be fine, he just needs some rest. How about you? Are you ok? It's some experience you've been through, seeing him like that must be shocking for you" Igneel said, knowing it's hard for humans to understand his and Natsu's world. He's been through something similar with Natsu's mother so he knew what to say to handle the situation better.
"umm, yes I'm fine... just a little overwhelmed " Lucy said, she started to get used to the idea of magic but the worry for Natsu still lingered her thoughts, "he'll be ok, right?" she asked again, just to hear it again from the older man beside her to calm her nerves.
"yes dear" Igneel assured her "now, it's getting late and I'm sure your parents worry for you, so why don't you go home and we'll talk tomorrow? Natsu will be up and about" Igneel said, turning to Lucy.
"ok... g'night Igneel! Thanks for the explanation and I hope Natsu will wake up soon!" Lucy said, she sucked in a deep breath before getting up and dusting off her pants.
"goodnight dear!" Igneel said, pleased to see she calmed down. Lucy waved him goodbye, which he returned, and started walking towards her home.
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Lucy strolled down the path to her home, thinking about the events than just occurred in front of her. She wasn't sure what to think about what happened. Is she harming Natsu by wanting him to meet her friends? She shouldn't have agreed to his will to meet her friends, she caved way too easy.
Lucy decided that thinking like that won't do any good to her, she shook her head and tapped her chicks with her hands "cheer up Lucy, he's ok and that what matters" she muttered to herself.
After 10 minutes of walking, she got to her front door. Opening the door, Lucy was faced with Virgo.
"princess? Are you ok? You've been out for the last 30 minutes" Virgo asked, her face dull from any emotion but Lucy could tell she worried about her wellbeing.
"everything's ok Virgo, sorry for making you worry" Lucy answered, taking her shoes off. Virgo nodded at the answer, she was glad that her princes was ok. "is it time for my punishment?"
"NO!" Lucy sweat dropped at the maid antics, she decided to go to her room since it was a long day.
As Lucy got to her room, she took her clothes off, wanting to have a nice warm bath. She wore her light pink robe and started the water. She knew it'll be a few minutes until the bath is ready so she folded her Pj nice and good and put them on her bad. She plugged her phone to the charger and checked to see if she got any massages.
She had 3 notifications, when Lucy entered the app, she saw they were from Levy' Erza and Gray, all of which thanked her for the night. Lucy smiled and replied to them that she had fun as well and she'll see them tomorrow. Sending her goodnights to her friends, just as Lucy was about to press send in her chat with Levy, she got another text from the girl.
"well? Did you talked to Natsu already? I saw it in your eyes that you want to see him" Lucy flashed at the massage, she could practically hear the smirk on levy's face
"go to sleep lev, you're delusional"
"you know I'm right"
"I don't know what you're talking about"
"sure you don't Lu-chan, sureee you don't"
"Levyyyyy, I have a bath ready and just waiting for me to jump right in SO have a goodnight! And stop HARASSING ME!" Lucy texted her back as she put her phone down, seeing a notification from Levy pop up saying "g'night Lu, see you tomorrow!"
Lucy sighed, relived to see that Levy dropped the subject. Lucy walked to her bathroom, taking off the robe, Lucy stood naked in front her bath. She shut the water and slipped her legs in the bath, sighing in relief at the calming feeling.
After half an hour where Lucy sat in the bath and relaxed, Lucy decided it was time to get up.
she un-plugged her bath and let the water drain. She warped herself once again in her robe and walked to her room.
Lucy put on her Pj and checked her phone one last time. seeing the time was 10pm, Lucy turned off her lights and went to sleep.
One thought in her mind, One hope. Lucy hoped that her friend was OK, that Natsu felt better and that tomorrow she'll be able to see him and apologize for what had happened, Lucy couldn't deny that she felt responsible for what happened and hopped that Natsu wouldn't be angry with her.
With that, Lucy drifted off and fell asleep.
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