"speaking"
"thinking"
the picture of the metal ring is my account picture
to anyone who can guess what it means, they are truly smart
On with the story
A few days passed, Natsu was at school's roof having lunch but with Éclair and Ultear leaning their heads to his shoulder
"don't tell me that they got together too…." Mira said seeing the two girls being so close with Natsu while feeling a bit annoyed
"heard that they're sharing him" Lucy added as they see Éclair kissing Natsu's cheek before Ultear doing the same to his other cheek "I don't think something like this will end well"
"but they seem to be sharing him very well" Erza stated seeing how close they are
"does that mean we can be with him too?" Kagura stated, catching Erza, Mira, and Lucy's attention hard "Polgamy is legal after all"
They soon imagined themselves sharing Natsu who just reads his book
"t-that doesn't sound so bad…right?" Lucy said as Erza nodded in agreement
"but having to share the whole time, isn't it a bit of a hassle?" Mira asked before realizing that Natsu can make copies of him for them "but now that I think about it, it wouldn't be that bad"
"if Éclair is the first and Ultear the second, who's going to be the third?" Lucy said as a spark of rivalry flies between Mira, Erza, and Kagura
Lucy backed away as the three were going for a cat fight
"where's Ikaruga?" Natsu asked while being spoon-fed his lunch by Éclair
"I don't know, I didn't see her this morning" Lucy said as Natsu hummed before getting feed more lunch by Eclair
Class began again as Natsu and Lucy with their class went to the magic chemistry lab for magic ritual potion
A glass vial bubbles red before turning green as a teacher looks at it and nodded with a smile
"A+" the teacher said as Natsu's group cheered for Natsu who had told them of how to do the potion mixing "this is by far one of the best Scent Elixir, I've ever seen. The green is in the perfect shade"
"thank you, teacher" Natsu said with a bow before he got compliments from his tea who were amazed by his incredible ingenuity on making the elixir. Natsu's group was finished but Lucy's group was not, however
"it's this! I'm telling you that it's three drops of Ionia Patric!" Lucy exclaimed holding a book in her hands
"no! that's book is outdated! This one instructs the right way!" Levy exclaimed having her own book
The two bickers around while Cana just sleeps in class and Juvia looks at their potion that was starting to bubble
"um, everyone?" Juvia called out as Lucy and Levy looks to the bubbling potion as it started to shake
"aaaahhhh!" they screamed seeing it bubbles and shaking
"what should we do?!" Levy exclaimed trying to find the solution in her book
"we need to throw it away!" Lucy exclaimed grabbing the bottle and was about to head out to throw it, but she stumbled on her leg, falling with the potion flying out of her hand "ah!"
The potion flies around in the air before hitting Natsu's head and exploded in blueish smoke
His team had backed away before the explosion as Natsu wipes his hand around his hair before looking to Lucy
His mouth started to move but there was no voice coming out
Everyone's eyes widen as Natsu holds his throat and tried to speak out but there's no voice coming out
"oh no" Lucy said as Natsu couldn't speak
The school was over as everyone was going home
Natsu and his friends were at a nearby magic clinic as they were getting Natsu checked on what was wrong
"I see the problem here" the clinic doctor said looking inside Natsu's mouth with a flashlight "looks to me that you got hit with a 'Dead Silence' potion"
"Dead Silence?" Éclair said while sitting beside Natsu with Ultear standing beside him
"it's a magic potion that causes anyone to get a single drop of it to lose their voice" the clinic doctor explained "and he got a big dose of it too"
Everyone looks to Lucy as she hang her head in shame "sorry.."
"is it reversable?" Ultear asked disliking the fact that they couldn't hear Natsu's voice
"well, the effects would wear off in a day or so, but since he got a big dose. There's no telling when it will wear off" the clinic doctor replied while rubbing his chin "it could take days, weeks, or maybe even months for it to wear off. Till then there's not going to be any voice coming out of him for a while"
Natsu facepalms as he sighs in annoyance
"but there's good news to it, though," the clinic doctor said as he takes a book by his table and flips it open before showing them a page filled with instructions for a potion called 'Grum Voice' "if any of you knows how to make a good potion, this will help very much"
"Grum Voice?" Ultear said taking the book and reads it "Grum Voice is the counter version of the Dead Silence potion. Gives anyone who drinks it, their voice back"
"that's a good thing, right?" Mira said but Natsu did some hand gestures to Éclair who nodded
"he said that 'read the whole instruction'" Éclair said as Ultear looks further
"this is going to be hard" Ultear said as she showed them the list of ingredients for the potion "some of the ingredients aren't available here in Magnolia"
"Baruka Roots, Tears of a Raqert Monkey? Urine of a Yakar Bird? What kind of ingredients are these?" Kagura said as the ingredients were bizarre
"and there's a very bad news too" Ultear added in "it says here that the Grum Voice potion must only be made in a cold and damp environment"
"This is spring, there won't be any place like that" Erza stated as they hit a dead-end in making the potion
"isn't there anything else? Like some sort of magic that can cancel it?" Lucy asked hoping for a different approach
"well, there used to be a magic spell that can negate the effects of a potion" the clinic doctor said while rubbing his chin "but the practice was forgotten so the magic was lost through times"
Everyone sweatdropped as they couldn't believe that such magic existed
"ah, but now that I think about it. There is another way" the doctor said while raising up a finger
"what is it?" Erza asked as the doctor went to the back clinic and rummages around the drawers while taking out several items out
"I know that it's in here…." The doctor said rummaging around "ah! Here it is!"
He soon came back as he gave Natsu what looks to be a metal collar
"this is a Magic Though Voicer, it helps people who can't speak, speak the thoughts of their minds through it" the doctor explained as Éclair helps Natsu wear the collar before activating it "try it"
Natsu took a deep breath before coughing a bit
"Hello?" a very squeaky chipmunk voice came out as this made everyone caught everyone off guard
"pfft!" Lucy spits out as she holds her hands to her mouth to stop laughing but the voice was too high pitched that she burst out laughing
"pfftt! Hahahahahahaha!" Mira fell down laughing as the voice that came out was from Natsu "what's with that voice?! It's so! it's so high!"
Kagura and Erza were trying to hold in their laughter as they look away with their body shaking in holding the laughter
Éclair and Ultear were laughing a bit while Natsu looks pissed
"why does the voice sound like a chipmunk?" Natsu asked angrily but the squeaky high voice made Lucy and Mira burst out laughing harder
WHAM! WHAM!"
Natsu soon knocks his fist, straight at Mira's and Lucy's heads hard while leaving Éclair and the rest alone
"sorry about that, I remembered that it was set on the chipmunk voice" the doctor said while feeling a bit pity for Mira and Lucy who got knocked out hard "try changing the pitch volume switch"
Natsu touches the collar around, trying to find the switch but couldn't find it
"here" Ultear said as there was a little button on the side of the collar. She pressed it and the collar glowed white a bit
"try talking now" Éclair said as Natsu looks at her deadpanned "we promise not to laugh if it's a weird voice again"
Natsu sighs as he took a deep breath before exhaling
"hello?" soon came out a normal male voice but it was a bit light like that of a child's "this voice sounds like that of a kid"
"let me try setting it" Ultear said as she rotates a switch on the collar
"AAAaaaahhhhhaaaahhhhhhhhhHHHHHH" Natsu's voice sounded like a roller coaster as the pitch heightens before decreasing but the voice was still that of a child
"isn't there any other collar?" Éclair asked while Natsu and Ultear still tried to set the voice pitch
"sorry, that was the only one I had left. I can order one, but it takes a while for it to get delivered" the doctor said
"it's fine" Natsu said as his voice sounding like a child "I can work with this"
"are you sure? Having a voice like that?" Erza asked
"better than speaking like some high chipmunk" Natsu said as he didn't want to have such voice
"thank you, doctor" Éclair said as the doctor nodded before everyone heads out
"I'm really sorry" Lucy said as they were walking out of the clinic "if me and Levy-chan hadn't debated with each other, you wouldn't be in this mess"
"it's fine" Natsu said through the collar, "he said that the effect of the potion will wear off, so it's alright"
"but he said that it might take days to weeks and even months" Éclair stated out
"I'll find a way" Natsu said before he looks to the side and sees a burglar running away
He soon disappeared before he reappeared in front of the burglar and punches his face to the ground
The nearby pedestrians saw what Natsu did as two security guards came running in and apprehended the burglar
Natsu clapped his hands in satisfaction before he went to the others
"as I was saying, I'll find a way" Natsu said adjusting the collar before taking out his book to read
"guess he's deadly even with a kid's voice, huh?" Mira said as Lucy nodded
Night soon came as Natsu was at his home, reading his book while Happy was playing around a ball of yarn on the bed
Reading his book in peace, Natsu soon heard raindrops coming from his window
He looks to the side and sees that rain came pouring down
"raining season, huh?" Natsu thought out loud before looking to his desk as Demonic Natsu was there reading a porn magazine "and you pop out of nowhere again"
"bored, and hearing the rain is actually soothing when I read" Demonic Natsu said before he looks to the door "you got company"
"who comes in this time?" Natsu said as his transformed back to human before looking out through the hole on the door
Looking through it, Natsu sees no one before he sees a shadow looming around the floor
Looking at the shadow, it looms around before disappearing
"a shadow?" Natsu said seeing it before he heard a racket in his room
He went in and sees that there was a black mist flying around the ceiling
"yours?" Demonic Natsu asked looking at the flying mist
Natsu looks at the black mist before to his necklace as it was shining
The black mist flies around in the ceiling before it flies towards Natsu
Holding up his right hand at the coming black mist, Natsu ignited it in flames, going to burn the mist but it didn't burn, rather it covers his entire right arm
Looking at the black mist covering his arm, Natsu's necklace shines brightly before the black mist disperses revealing a crimson black metallic gauntlet that had a dragon design
"a gauntlet?" Natsu said before seeing the gauntlet shined and disappearing, leaving a red rising dragon tattoo on his forearm but it too soon vanished "it's gone"
Demonic Natsu looks at Natsu as he rubs his chin before disappearing
The next day soon came as Natsu was at school for the lunch break
He walks around the hall while passing by other students before he bumps in with Ikaruga
"ara, this is a surprise" Ikaruga said with a smile
"where were you yesterday?" Natsu asked as his voice was already back thanks to his power
"family matters" Ikaruga replied "let us go to the clubroom, I have invited Erza-han and the others there already"
Ikaruga walks forward while Natsu looks at her and sees a red mark on the base of her neck
"strange…" he muttered out
Going to the Kenjutsu clubroom, everyone sat down to eat their lunch while Ikaruga was making tea
Natsu had Éclair and Ultear near him as both eat their lunch while feeding Natsu sometimes
"it would seem that you three are more closer" Ikaruga said pouring tea for Natsu before giving him his cup
"is that so?" Éclair said smiling while cleaning a bit of rice on Natsu's cheeks
"I guess we are" Ultear added in with a smile as she leans her head to Natsu's cheeks
Natsu merely kept his silence as he holds his tea before drinking it
He took a glance at Ikaruga's neck as he can see the red mark that was in the form of a rash
"adding in more?" Demonic Natsu asked appearing on the ceiling while looking at Natsu
"she's hiding something, isn't she?" Natsu asked as Demonic Natsu looks at Ikaruga and sees the rash mark on her neck
"just a rash, right?" Demonic Natsu said looking at the rash before his eyes glowed back and his eyes widen a bit "look at her organs"
Natsu's right eye glowed red as he sees through Ikaruga's body and sees red glowing marks in her body
"some sort of sickness?" Natsu thought to see the glowing marks in Ikaruga's body
School soon finished as Natsu splits up and went to their clubs with the girls
Natsu was at the Kenjutsu club as he holds his sword while facing against Ikaruga who wield hers
Ikaruga dashed at Natsu as she swings her blade at him
Natsu deflects her blade making it fly away before lodging into the floor
Swinging his blade to the side, Natsu sheathes it before looking at Ikaruga who retake her blade
"it would seem that I am still no match for you" Ikaruga said with an amused smile
"how long?" Natsu said as Ikaruga looks to him
"pardon?" she replied confused
"how long have you been sick?" Natsu asked crossing his arms
"what are you talking about? That is mere nonsense" Ikaruga said before Natsu went and holds her hands "what are you doing?"
Natsu immediately pushed her down as Ikaruga looks at him in surprise to the sudden action
"I ask you again" Natsu said as he touched the red rash on her neck "how long have you been sick?"
"I'm not…" Ikaruga muttered out before Natsu pulls her shirt to the side and revealed a spreading red rash on her neck
"the Corsta Bastaria Blood Disease.." Natsu said seeing the rash that was spreading for some reason
Ikaruga looks away as Natsu looks at her before sighing
"a month, huh?" Natsu said as he sat down while Ikaruga sat up and close her rash with her hand
"a family disease" Ikaruga said while rubbing the rash on her neck "my mother died when I was merely 5 years old….the doctors said that I could live until 17-18…and then…I will die"
That's a wrap!
Bye bye
