Chapter 7
Natsu softly touched Michelle's ankle as the girl flinched in pain.
"Ah, your ankle got sprained, it will hurt to walk especially long distance journey, my guild is two days from here and the nearest stations are 20 km," he sighed, "I'll remember to bring Wendy's ring, next time."
"I-It's okay, Nirvanna-san, I can walk." Michelle said as she tried to stand up but her legs give up immediately.
Natsu with fast reflex catch her in time, bring her to his chest, "You can't even stand properly, don't push yourself, I'll carry you."
With a swift move he put Michelle into his arms as he leaned forwards to say something, "You're light as feather, once we get there I'll stuffed you up with food."
Michelle's face reddened, their face was so close, she can even feels his warm breath on her lips. "Y-Yes, thank you, Nirvanna-san..." she replied shyly as she hid her face with her hands.
Natsu grinned, "Oh? Your face is all red, what's wrong? Do you have a fever?" like it or not, Natsu was not that naïve teenager anymore, in this seven years he became slightly a flirting guy and he enjoy the thrill when a lot of girl saying 'I love you' to him.
Michelle stuttered, "N-No! L-Let's just start walking..."
"Yes yes~"
Lucy sighed as she put her luggage beside her, she's going to Clover town for it's once a year festival. She had hear that the festival was so wonderful that even people from far away town came to see.
"This festival just for one week a year, huh?" she said, "Why everyone go to mission at time like this? Now I have to go alone."
She tried to sleep within the uncomfortable seat in the train, but looks like it's impossible, "Ah, if I had bought the VIP ticket then I'll sleep soundly by now. But I should be thankful this train heading to Clover directly, this will be a long day."
Natsu choose the VIP cart on the train, he gently put Michelle down into the soft cushion-like chair and he threw himself to the other chair.
"Ah, I forgot to take the pills," he took a bottle from his pocket and swallow two blue-colored pills.
"What's that pills for, Nirvanna-san?"
"Ah, this? It's for motion sickness, with this all things okay!"
Michelle stared at him, "Nirvanna-san, you used to be a motion sickness person?"
"Y-Yeah... It's sucks, let's not talk about this." Natsu shifted, "Let's sleep, this is a train special for Clover city people, so we're not going down until we get there... Well, goodnight to you Michelle." and with that Natsu close his eyes.
"Yes, Nirvanna-san."
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After few hours of traveling, Natsu still can't fell asleep like he intended to. His eyes keep staring at the doll-like girl in front of him.
"Are you sure, Hydrus?" Natsu murmured at his key.
"It is confirmed that she is not human," Hydrus replied, "She hid her true aura earlier so I didn't notice until later, I apologize for that Master."
"No matter, once we know her true self I'll decide what will we do to her, just stay sharp for now."
"Yes, Master."
Natsu eyed the strange things that Michelle brought with her, "That thing creep me out, it's aura too big for just a thing like that."
"I have the same opinion, Master, my advice is to stay away from her."
"Well, if she do anything strange then I'll knock her out," Natsu said, "Hydrus, put a barrier around her, I can't get a proper sleep when I feel her aura stab me from behind."
"As you wish."
"I have bad feeling about that thing, since it come closer I feel like—Guhh" Natsu put his hand to his mouth, he feel like gagging, "I feel like going to faint in any second..."
"Master, should I destroy it?"
"No need, I'm too tired to deal with—Gah!" the train suddenly stopped and Natsu fall from his chair with a loud thud, in the same time Michelle also fell on top of him.
"Ow! W-What happened?" Michelle asked, looking around the room.
"M-My bones..." Natsu groaned.
"E-Eh?! Nirvanna-san, what are you doing down there?!" she hurriedly moved herself from his back.
"Ugh... The train suddenly stopped, I wonder if the S.E plug's sources fainted." Natsu rubbed his head.
Michelle gave him a question look, "This train use S.E plug?"
"Normally no, only trains from Clover town does, there's too much jobless people in town so the mayor give them job as S.E plug sources. So if the train stopped, there's something wrong with the S.E plug." Natsu stood up, "I'll take a look, you stay here."
"B-But Nirvanna-san...!"
"Stay here, okay?" Natsu said, this time with a scary smile.
"Y-Yes..."
Natsu walked slowly to front cart, sometimes he yawned and nearly tripped with his own feet.
"Damn, my eyes feel heavy, this is the first time I got so tired, I hope it's not because that thing..."
"Should I take your place, Master? You look pale, I'm afraid it'll be like the last time."
Natsu leaned on the wall, "That... will be nice, my head pounding so hard, right now."
"Okay, stay here, Master, I will back in no time." the key glowing brightly before a form of a beautiful girl in white appeared.
"I'm counting on you, Hydrus."
"Yes." with that the white haired spirit runs towards the front cart in hurry.
Natsu tried to walk back to his VIP cart before he swaying dangerously, "Ugh... my head killing me, maybe I should have—" the world spin around him, but before he crash to ground someone held him.
"Are you okay, Nirvanna-san?!"
"M-Michelle...?"
"I-I'm sorry for leaving the room, but you look so pale and I worried you'll faint!" she said as she help him to go back to their cart.
"T-Thanks, but I don't think I can hold any... longer..." and his vision became black before falling towards Michelle.
"N-Nirvanna-san?! Nirvanna-san!"
From a far he can heard Hydrus also coming back to him, "Master! Hang in there, I'll call Angel-sama now!"
"Hydrus..." Natsu with hazy eyes glanced at Michelle's creepy thing that engulfed by dim red light, "Damn... that thing..."
"Hang in there, Master!" Hydrus summon her blue fire, send it to Niurre with max speed.
Lucy wake up by the sound of her keys that seems to rambling about something, "What's up guys? I'm trying to sleep you know?"
"Lucy, there's another spirit here!" Loki answered, "It's look like she search for help! We have to go there!"
"Huh?! Another spirit?!"
"Yeah! And it's no other than the sacred white snake, 'Hydrus'!"
Lucy's eyes widened, "HUUUUHHHH?!"
"No time for that, Lucy! Let's go!" Loki said.
"O-Okay!" she quickly followed her keys direction to the source of the aura.
Wendy take off her magical frame as she rubbed her eyes slightly, "Nirvanna-san is late, I wonder what happened."
"Maybe he got stuck with someone again," said Happy who being feed by Amaterasu, "He's a popular person so I don't surprised if he hook up with one or two people."
Charla hit him in the head, "Don't talk about him like that, I know he's become a little pervert but he is a faithful person."
"Hey, don't hit Frost-kun like that!" Ama shouted, "What if his cute face get hurt?!"
"Yeah, that will be nice." Charla snorted at her.
Happy laughed, "Come on, ladies, do not fight over me."
"Who will?" the white neko glared at him.
"I will, and absolutely will catch your heart!" Ama said with a sparkling eyes.
"Now I know why Loki like to flirt with girls, it's so much fun." Happy snickered before got another punch on his cheeks.
"Why you always so confident about your charm?"
"Well, if you have to ask, my answer is—" a blue fire appeared in front of them, the size was bigger than its normal form.
Happy stared at the fire before recognized it, "It's Hydrus' fire!"
"Hydrus? What's wrong?" Wendy walked closer to the fire, followed by the group.
The fire getting bigger as Hydrus' voice shout in desperate, "M-Master! Something wrong with him! It's no good! He can't even stand up!"
The whole guild gasped, especially Happy and Wendy who have horror expression.
"Where are you now?" Wendy asked.
"Clover train number 067, VIP cart number five!"
Wendy spun around to face the guild members, "Our master fell sick this time, tell the mayor and town people to prepare the seven-colored lantern magic, close the gate as soon as Nivanna-san's train arrives!"
"Yes, ma'am!" with that the members hurriedly do the task.
"Angel-san, I will call Brendan and the others," Happy said.
"And as for myself, I will personally bring Nirvanna-san here." Wendy ordered, "Tell them to help the town people and for Brendan, tell him to make barrier around Nirvanna-san once he get here."
"Please bring him safely, Angel-san." Happy said before in a flash disappeared.
"I will..."
Wendy walked towards the main gate, she slowly took off her ring, "Whoever dare to make Natsu-san suffer, I'll surely tear them apart." the ring turned into a staff with a round mirror that full of green leaves.
Wendy closed her eyes, her blue hair turned into light pink, she swing her staff as a big magic circle appeared above the entire city, "Tenryuu no..." she opened her now red piercing eyes, "Mai...!"
The city was engulfed by blue-colored barrier as the clear night sky become dark, signaling the people that something happened in Niurre.
"Please be alright, Natsu-san..."
Okay, that's it! Wow, Natsu fell sick! What's the cause? Is that creepy thing that Michelle bring with her? See it in the next time!
RnR please!