Title: Nausea

A/N: I just remembered how Natsu got sick while watching the Hidden game during the Grand Magic Games, and this story came to my head.

The annual Magnolia carnival had once again made its appearance, and all the townspeople came in droves for a day of fun and amusement. The sunny weather that day set the mood for the joyous occasion, and all the stalls and rides were packed with long lines of customers, each one of them waiting impatiently for their turn. The wizards of Fairy Tail, of course, were included in the mix, and while some volunteered to help out in some stalls, the rest of them just decided to take the day off there.

Meanwhile, outside the House of Mirrors…

"Okay, we're already out of the building, just hang in there until I can find a bench."

"Uuuuggghhh…thanks…."

Lucy, the resident Celestial Spirit wizard, had carefully helped walk her Dragon Slayer partner out of the building. The young man looked absolutely pale, with beads of sweat forming on his forehead and a glazed look in his eyes. His normally steady gait was now shaky, with only his arm to anchor him around his friend as they walked around.

"Ugh, where is Happy when you need him?" Lucy said with an annoyed tone in her voice.

"L-Lucy, I don't think I can hol-" Natsu quickly shut his mouth before he could even start vomiting on their shoes.

"Wait! I see an empty bench over there! Just hold it in for a bit longer, Natsu!"

The two slowly headed their way to the bench, and as soon as they got there, Natsu immediately went to the trash can next to it and promptly threw up in it.

"There, there," Lucy patted his back. "Are you feeling better now?"

"Yeah…I think I'm good now." he weakly answered as they sat down on the bench.

There was a silence between the two of them for a while, with Natsu still too sick to start a conversation and Lucy trying to be considerate to his pain. It was finally broken when Lucy started snickering under her breath.

"What's so funny over there?"

"Nothing, nothing," Lucy answered, barely trying to suppress her laughter. "It's just…I mean, I know you get motion sickness when you go on rides, but how could you possibly get sick inside the House of Mirrors?"

Natsu could only glare at her with a pout on his face. "Everything looked like it was moving, okay? So shut up," he shot back.

"Okay, okay, I'm sorry," Lucy said as she finally stopped laughing.

"Can we at least get something to eat?"

"No way, you'll just start throwing up again." she reprimanded him. "And you wouldn't want that to happen, right?"

Natsu sighed. "Fine."

Silence came upon them once again, as the sun started to set, and the lines for all the stalls became shorter and shorter.

"Alright!" Natsu suddenly exclaimed, with a renewed energy in his tone. "I'm feeling so much better now!"

"Well, there's fewer people in the lines now. Where do you wanna go next?" Lucy asked with a smile on her face.

"…do you wanna try the funhouse?"