The pain was still there but she was able to move around better.
Lucy searches her bags and cabinets for any medicine but it was all out
She walks around her room slowly and feeling it was okay, going out of the house as slow as she can to reach the nearest pharmacy
Taking mini breaks while walking the way, cursing herself continuously for hurting herself and also to not worry the others by asking help
Lucy reaches the pharmacy, taking the tablet there itself because it takes time to work.
"Are you okay?" The pharmacist asks concerned
"I'm okay now thank you" Lucy smiles, grabbing the bottle and walking away
She bumps into a woman, a quick apology flies out
"Oh no, you look hurt. Don't say sorry" says woman sweetly, holding Lucy
"Ah ha ha...yeah" Lucy smiles awkwardly
"Should I accompany you? Aren't you living in the other street?"
"It's okay ma'am, I don't-"
"It's fine...let's go" she says hands around Lucy's shoulder
She's strong for someone who looks like a feather Lucy thinks going along
They exchange few words and somehow her grip on Lucy just goes stronger and stronger
"We are here...thank you and sorry for being an inconvenience"
"Actually" the woman sniffs Lucy at her neck given their height and the closeness making her shriek
"So-sorry?"
"What are you?" The woman changes her expression to a dark one
"Wh-what?" Lucy tries to steps back away from her hold
"Come with me" the woman drags Lucy the alley next to them
"Let me go...who are you?" Lucy tries to fight back, ignoring the aching legs
"Stop it.. I'm helping you" the woman puts her hand on Lucy's heart, closing her eyes as purple hues start to comes out of her body
Lucy fidgets but gives up, curious of what the woman was doing
"Ma'am...what are you doing?" Lucy asks quietly and slowly
"The spell is fading...I'm trying mimic it so I can place it back on you" the voice now doubled, opening her eyes and the once Hazel were grey crystals
"How..? I don't-what spell?" Lucy feels weak, head hurting slowly
"Don't think much, ill help you. Just tell me who I should call" purple swirls now surrounding Lucy like fire as her head tilts up
"Na...t...su" she says as she falls limp on the ground
"Dragneels? Of course they are involved" the woman scoffs making Lucy levitate in the air
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"Porly...usica?" Natsu freezes at the door while gray and erza rush inside
"You've grown big" she waves her hands "come in, your lover is waiting for you"
Bawled fits and sucked in lips he enters brushing past her, going to Lucy's room to see gray and erza already talking
"Natsu!" She beams looking at the guy who's expression stayed mad
"Why would you go out when your hurt?" He says voice going dark at the end
Hearing that made her whimper, head down hands clutching the bedsheets.
Gray cups her face "Is your legs okay? Do you want me to heal it?"
Lucy shakes her head "no, it's good now"
"You guys leave...I need to talk to her" natsu says
"No, you need to calm down"
"I'm fine...erza..just let me talk to her" natsu says a little frustrated
"Hey, I'll be fine...you guys go" Lucy nudges gray "go on...out" she looks at erza
Reluctant, small steps leave the room with a hissing gray
You can hear our fucking thoughts, get out fast!
Natsu pushes gray, shutting the door
"How did you hurt your leg?" He says facing the door
"I slipped on the stairs"
"How did that woman find you?"
"We bumped at the pharmacy. Natsu why are you mad?"
"I'm worried! You make me so worried! You make me wanna lock you inside the house like a psychopath"
Lucy lips tug upwards not feeling scared anymore at the words he said were really sweet and genuine for once
"Natsu...I wouldn't mind if you do"
He turns around, sitting on the bed before her
"You aren't supposed to agree! Also what did she do to you?"
"Ah, that pretty lady-?"
"Granny!"
"Heh! But she looks...okay, vampire things?"
"She is a witch"
"So she asked me what I was and then those pretty purple color hues just surrounded me but they weren't pretty when it began hurting my head" Lucy imitates the swirls
"Anything else? Did she...did she take your blood?"
"No, not before I was knocked out though"
He nods his head
No no...granny won't take her blood if she casted the spell back
"Take rest for now, i have more things to talk to you"
"Say now...I'm not tired" Lucy grabs his hands
They lock eyes, the curious brows swirls looking at his.
Natsu makes himself comfortable, one leg folded up
"I'm...don't freak out? Don't blame yourself and most importantly...No running away after this"
"I'll stick like superglue to you"
"Did you ignore the ones i said before?" He raises his brows as she nods
"I'm not completely clear about this too, but I'll tell you all I know...just in case"
"What? What is it?"
"Your not Human, Belle" he says with the most stern face "You have powers...but we don't know what type they are"
"My blood?"
"Has powers, unlimited and extraordinary. Anyone who drinks it gains energy but it only works like batteries for certain time"
"I'm a battery?"
Natsu's eyes brows clashed "wha-t"
"And what about the spell?"
"To mask your scent and suppress the blood powers that's why that time when I fed on you, I didn't feel anything strong"
"Okay..."
"You took it rather well"
"Did you expect more like- 'Oh my god! What do you mean I'm not human? What am I? Am I dying? Will you leave me?"
Lucy fake cries, pulling his by the collar close to her in her little act
"Ma-maybe" he stutters
"I'm friends with vampires and I've been in such close encounters with rogues" Lucy tilts her head, smirking
"And my dear dear Natsu...I don't have memories of when I was 8, you just solved my childhood"
"I think...it has something to do with that blood powers of mine"