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Disclaimer~ Refer to Prologue
Chapter 2~ Case Of Emergency
Lucy's POV
Harsh knocking jolts me from my task and I instantly look to the door, heart instantly in my throat. It was either the help we desperately needed or the enemy here to finish the job. I don't say a word, one hand reaching for my keys, the other still pressed to his chest. The door shivers as a harsher force is slammed into it, flying from the hinges after another hit. I rip Capricorn's key from the ring and hold it threateningly in front of me.
"Lucy!" Erza shouts, lowering her leg from where she lashed out at the door and rushing forward to kneel beside me.
"Erza!" I yell in return, relief filling me. I drop the golden key and turn back to Natsu, hand returning to the towel. "Erza where's Wendy? Is Virgo bringing her?" She moves closer to me, surveying the damage. I feel her hair brush my bare shoulder as she shakes her head.
"She and Carla left for a mission almost right after you left, something about healing someone and Virgo returned to the Celestial Spirit world so she could stop sapping your strength." Erza replies, her voice filled with constricted emotion. "Do you have any idea what happened?" She asks, grabbing another towel and moving my hands away to replace the bloody one.
"No he showed up and collapsed." I reply. She nods a cold anger in her eyes.
"That doesn't matter now anyway, we must get him back to the guild." She says, sliding her arms under him. Natsu doesn't make a sound.
"Wait! Loke said his injuries were too serious to be moving him, it could hurt him more!" I exclaim in worry. She doesn't listen, effortlessly lifting his limp body into the air, his head lolling, bloody pink hair stretching towards the ground. He looked dead beside the small raise and fall of his chest telling me otherwise. Erza nudges his head to rest on her shoulder.
"If we don't get him somewhere where his injuries can be treated he won't make the night Lucy." She responds seriously, ash gray eyes staring into mine with a whirl of emotions, anger, sadness, worry. I wince at the words, feeling my eyes prick once more with tears at the mere thought of losing my partner. "Grab Happy, we need to hurry." I nod, scooping up the cat and my keys as Erza carefully moves over the broken door.
"I sent Loke to the guild, hopefully he found someone to help us." I murmur, following after her with Happy cradled to my chest. Her head drops to look at Natsu.
"We better hope so." She replies before exiting my apartment, me hot on her heels. "You hurry ahead with Happy and tell them I'm on my way with Natsu, tell them to contact Porlyusica and to send someone to fetch back Wendy as soon as possible as well as prepare a bed for Natsu, he needs immediate care" I nod, only now realizing how bad it really was, catching a quiver in Erza's voice. " Lucy every minute counts right now." Without another word I take off down the streets, bare feet taking a beating from the hard ground below them but I ignore it, pushing myself faster. I round a corner and run into something stuff, falling backwards in my butt. I immediately turn to protect Happy with my body before glancing at my 'attacker'.
"Lucy?!" Gray exclaims, getting up from where I knocked him down, shirtless as always. "Why are you out here? Where's Natsu? Loke said he was in real bad shape!" He extends a hand to help me up and I take it, pulled back to my feet.
"Erza has him, he needs immediate medical treatment! She said to call for Porlyusica!" I exclaim, grabbing his hand and rushing off again, forcing him to follow.
"She wants us to call Porlyusica?!" He shouts, running after to me as I release his hand, clear shock and worry on his voice. I nod. "Damn it he must be really bad to resort to that, we haven't called her for to the guild since long before Erza, Natsu, and I joined." He replies in a low voice. I dart around another corner.
"Who else was at the guild or were you there alone?" I question, glancing back at him as she ran on my heels.
"No, Cana was there too, she went to fetch Mira at Master's orders since she's the closest thing we have to a medic without Wendy and Porlyusica and Master Makarov was naturally there as well. He sent me to your house to do some first aid and get Natsu back to the guild while Loke stayed to tell him everything he knew." I nod, feeling a rush of relief when the guild finally comes into view, picking up my pace even more. I burst through the guild doors, Mira, Cana, Elfman, Lisanna, and Makarov all crowded together talking. Everyone turns to face me as I run into the hall, Gray on my heels.
"Lucy! Gray! Where is Natsu?" Master questions, turning to us. I run over to them, still holding Happy tightly.
"Erza is bringing him here." I respond, panting from my run.
"Wait Erza? When did she get involved?" Cana questions in confusion. I wave her off.
"That doesn't matter right now, she wants us to get the med room ready for Natsu immediately as well as contact Porlyusica and to send someone to fetch back Wendy as soon as possible." I reply. I see everyone's faces pale at my words.
"Lucy come with me and bring Happy, we'll get a bed set up for him and Natsu." Mira says, gently grabbing my arm. "Lisanna why don't you come to?" Both Lisanna and I nod and quickly walk to the back of the of the guild hall where the infirmary was. Both the Strauss sisters set to work setting up a bed for Natsu, Lisanna looking close to tears, while I set Happy carefully on another bed. Happy doesn't budge in the slightest.
"Is it really as bad as you say? Is Natsu really that hurt that we need to get Porlyusica?" Lisanna peeps up. "And what about Happy? Is he alright?" She questions as her and Mira grab bandages, stitches, and the like. I sigh, looking down at the blood that still coated my hands. Mira walks to my side, looking at my hands with a gasp.
"Lucy were you hurt to?!" She exclaims in worry. I shake my head hurriedly.
"No, no it's not mine…" I reply, unable to voice who it actually belonged to though Mira's eyes shone with understanding. "And Happy seems fine, just unconscious Natsu however…" A flurry of noise interrupts me, Gray bursting through the doors.
"Guys Erza just arrived with Natsu!" He shouts with shock on his face. Moments later the Re-equip mage bursts in with Natsu, who looked even worse than when I had left them.
"Oh my god Natsu!" Lisanna shouts, hands flying to her mouth in shock. Erza barges into the room, features wild with panic. With the amount of blood covering her arms it was a miracle Natsu hadn't bled out yet with the red covering my carpet and hands factored in. She gently lays him on the bed, his chest shuddering as he struggled to breath.
"Everyone who isn't able to help clear out right now!" Makarov shouts from the doorway. We all file out with worried glances sent back as Mira sets to work, a quivering Lisanna doing her best to help. The door shuts behind me. We all gather back in the main hall, the windows revealing a few rays of light piercing the darkness of the night sky as dawn approached. I had been up all night and the rest of the guild members would be trickling in in a few hours. Makarov sits cross legged on the bar counter, the rest of us grabbing nearby seats, Cana alcohol free for quite possibly the first time ever. Elfman's fist slams on the table where he sat.
"Whoever did this will pay, I'll beat them down like a real man for hurting Natsu." The white haired man growls angrily, his fist trembling from where it struck the table.
"First we must save Natsu and figure out what happened." Makarov relies with a cool anger, a terrifying look on his face. "We will teach them that no one messes with our Fairy Tail family!" He declares before turning to me, calming down his rage now boiling under the surface but not directed at me. "Lucy I'm sorry but after you and Erza tidy yourselves up could you tell us exactly what happened, I'm afraid Loke may have missed some details." I nod, hugging myself with my bloodied hands.
"There really isn't much to stay. After I left the guild I went straight home to take a bath. While I was in the tub I heard a loud thump outside the bathroom. I quickly threw on a towel and grabbed my keys but instead of an intruder I saw Natsu by my window. He apologized about my curtains before collapsing. I rushed over to him and found Happy on his hands then checking his injuries before summoning Loke and Virgo fetch help. After that Erza arrived, kicked my door down, and then I ran here with Happy." I reply, with a small shrug. He nods.
"Thank you Lucy…" He says thoughtfully, brow creased in thought. Erza stands up.
"Come on Lucy, let's head up stairs to clean up, I'm sure there are some spare clothes in the bedrooms." I stand up, only now noticing how raw my feet were from running.
"The guild has bedrooms?" I question, following after Eraza as the the other's lapse into angry murmurs. Erza nods in response to my question.
"We have them upstairs in case of emergency, someone really hurt but no longer requiring the infirmary, as a sanctuary for clients, in the case someone is knocked out in a bar brawl or drinks themselves under the table." She replies, words lacking the lighthearted tone that would usually accompany them. I nod and follow after her up the stairs and to the bathroom. We both proceed to wash the blood for our arms and hands, both completely wordless as we did so, caught up in our own thoughts. Eventually the water in the sink stops running red and Erza leads me out of the bathroom and to the nearest bathroom, pulling out some clothes from the closet and throwing them to me. "Those should be about your size." She says.
"Er thanks Erza." I murmur, clutching the new, bland clothes to my chest. "What are you going to wear?" She gives me an almost smile.
"Re-equip!" Is her answer, pajamas instantly replaced with her usual armor. "I will head back downstairs, the rest of the guild should be arriving soon. You should get dressed quickly Lucy, I doubt any of us will get any rest soon." I nod and she leaves me, shutting the door behind her. I sigh, feeling completely exhausted already. I sit on the bed, head down to rest to on my hands, trying to collect my thoughts to face my guildmates after, worry still eating me at Natsu's state.
"Please be okay Natsu…" I murmur before getting up and heading back to the guild for a long day ahead.
Wow 2,000 words! Well I hope you all enjoyed it and please leave me a review with your thoughts! (I almost posted the next chapter instead of this one ^^" and I was so worried it wouldn't be ready in time!)
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