Mirajane walked out of the bedroom Lucy was in and looked over at Erza and Natsu both of whom had taken up positions across from the room so that they could wait. Erza had a blank look on her face as she looked at her. But Mirajane could see her worry though she was trying to hide it. Not that she could blame the younger woman any.
It had been an hour since Natsu had come to get Lucy and found her in the hysterical state she'd been in. And while Mirajane wasn't a doctor and couldn't tell them what exactly was wrong with Lucy, she had some experience with patching up wounds and giving people drugs to help them rest. Which is what she'd done for Lucy.
Drugged her before she had the chance to hurt herself.
For that both Erza and Natsu were grateful. Nartu looked at the blond woman, his expression worried. "How is she?"
"She's resting a bit more comfortably now. She finally stopped screaming-" Mirajane said lightly with a shrug of her slender shoulders. Natsu nodded his head quietly and pointed to the door behind her and asked almost anxiously.
"Is it okay if I go in and see her?"
"If that's what you want." Mirajane said and blinked as Natsu slipped by her and entered the room and quietly closed the door. Leaving the two women alone.
"What do you think caused Lucy to freak out like that?" Erza asked curiously. She'd been mentally running through the nights events and couldn't think of one single thing that would cause Lucy to freak out like she had. She just didn't understand how this could have happened when she'd been so careful in her efforts to make Lucy feel safe while Natsu was gone.
Mirajane shrugged again. "It could be any number of things. She could have remembered something from before the coma. Could have had a really, really bad nightmare. It could have been stress related-"
"Could a member of that guild that Natsu's been looking into have gotten to her somehow?" Erza asked seriously. Mirajane considered the implications of such a thing happening and frowned. It was on the tip of her tongue to snap at Erza for saying such a thing, especially when Natsu could probably hear her. The last thing Lucy needed right now was to be seperated from Natsu again because he'd run off and gotten himself hurt or killed trying to avenge her or something.
"Do you have protective seals and barriors around the apartment?"
"No. I never felt that I needed them." Erza said honestly.
"Then, yes. It is a possibility."
"Crap. I was hoping you'd say something else." Erza growled as she ran one hand through her long vivid red hair.
"I was hoping you'd ask something else so I think we're even-" Mirajane said softly before walking by Erza. "I'll go tell everyone at the guild that something has happened to Lucy and see if anyone saw anyone suspicious hanging about and I'll get back to you when I can."
"You might want to tell Grey that Natsu may need him." Mirajane waved at her over her shoulder to indicate that she would and disappeared through the door at the end of the hall.
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Natsu moved his ear away from the door and looked back at Lucy, a furious expression on his face as he replayed what he'd just heard. Someone from that damned guild may have gotten to his Luc. Had snuck into a place that by all rights should have been safe, scared her- possibly cast a spell on her.
Oh those bastards are going to pay. Natsu thought as he clenched his fists at his sides for a moment before reigning in his temper.
He silently moved away from the spot he'd been standing in for the past ten minutes and made his way over to the bed. His Luc looked as pale as death even in her sleep, the dark cresents of her lashes were still wet from crying and he could still see the tear treks on her pale cheeks. Her blond hair had been pulled back away from her face and now hung over one shoulder in a thick braid.
He sat down on the edge of the bed and leaned over her, slipping his arms under and around her body and lifted her up a little bit so that he could bury his face against her chest. "Luc... My poor Luc. Why was I so stupid as to think that I could leave you alone for even a little while?" Natsu said in a sorrowful tone as he kissed the spot between her breasts.
Then laid her back down on the bed and pulled the covers up to her shoulders then stretched out on the bed next to her and took one of her hands in his and laced their fingers together as he thought, Don't you worry, Luc. I'll keep you safe even if it kills me.