Sorry for the wait all! It's been, and still is, quite the week. I have my Bio final tomorrow! Wish me luck!
So, I hope you like this chapter!
Disclaimer: I do not own Fairy Tail, nor do I own any of its characters.
Soft clouds rolled overhead, slowly moving to the East. Watching them, Natsu laid on his back, trying to think of what they might be.
Horse.
Turtle.
Mushroom. Maybe it was friendly.
Believe it or not, it was more exciting with himself than with Happy, who miraculously thought every damn cloud was a fish.
The meadow he was in was lush and tender to his skin, balancing his natural scent of smoke with fresh air. The grasses swayed with the wind, like waves crashing onto a beach.
It had been three days since he left his teammate in her care, and Lucy had not opened her eyes. Porlyusica somewhat kicked him out of her house. She told him he should get some fresh air; she said it didn't help Lucy to stare at her.
Natsu grunted, and turned on his side, grass and dirt sticking to his back. He should do something for her. He stood up, and looked around, trying to brainstorm ideas. What did Lucy like? Writing? Possibly. He wasn't good with words. Smutty underwear? Eh. She had enough of those.
He spotted a lump of green and brown out of the corner of his eye, and grabbed loosened his cupped hands just enough so he can peek at his catch; a frog! It was perfect! Girls liked frogs, right?
No, he decided, Lucy deserves at least ten frogs. He wouldn't settle for this one, lousy amphibian. As a perfectly good solution to this, he threw the frog, and it hit a tulip, severing its flower from the rest of the body.
"THAT'S IT." Natsu shouted, probably loud enough for the next country to hear.
Wendy sat beside the unconscious Lucy, exerting her air magic energies to her deep wounds. The blue haired girl had arrived a few days ago to assist Porlyusica with her patient. To Wendy, healing was a privilege in its own, but it was an honor to do it for her friends. With their combined efforts, at least by examining her, Lucy's condition was improving.
The gash that once marked the side of her head had fully closed, and scabbed cleanly, with no trace of infection. The only major concern was the internal damage. Wendy wiped the sweat off her forehead. Her strategy was this: herbs may not be helpful to broken bones, but perhaps magic would. As far as she can tell, it seemed to be working.
"I'd advise you not to burn all of your magic in one dose." Porlyusica said from the other side of the room, watering her plants.
Wendy lowered her hands, hesitating, but then politely put them in her lap. She sighed with relief.
"I've never had to heal bones before," she breathed, "I just want her to be better."
"You and Natsu both. He's been stenching my house for days. I finally kicked him out with my broom."
In the back, the door burst open, Natsu howling, "Out of the way!". You heard the kid before you saw him.
"I guess that worked out well!" Wendy snickered. Fairy Tail mages and doors just weren't meant to be. Porlyusica sighed hard enough to lose a lung.
Natsu walked in carrying a massive ball of flowers, in every color. The girls stared with their mouths open at the oddity that was Natsu.
"I got Lucy flowers! This is so much better than frogs!", he glowed. Clearly, he sought there was nothing wrong with this picture. "Where do you want them?!"
"Natsu," Wendy said, uneasy, "Where did you...get…all these flowers."
"I got them in that meadow far back into the woods!" he boasted, "There were loads of them! So I took them all!"
The girls looked at each other. Leave it to the fire dragon mage to destroy nature itself.
He set the ball of flowers at the foot of Lucy's bed, and pulled up a chair next to Wendy. His expression turned very serious when he looked at his teammate, like the enthusiasm had been drained out of him.
Wendy tried to intervene. "Her condition has been improving a lot, Natsu! Even her legs are healing, thanks to my magic."
But her attempts failed; Natsu didn't say anything. He reached his right hand to Lucy's forehead, and wiped away the blonde hair in her face. With the other hand, he grabbed hers. He sniffled. Wendy realized she could only sit next to him, feeling powerless to offer any comfort.
"I just want Lucy back." he choked.
Porlyusica tapped Wendy's shoulder. Natsu deserved his space.
Natsu sat in the had fallen asleep next to Lucy, though now awake. His back felt sore from sleeping on a wood chair, and he wanted to crack it, but he didn't want to move. The only spot he wanted to be at this moment was Lucy.
His hand was still gently grasping her own. The area of sheet where his head had rested was damp; he cried a little bit
Porlyusica's house was still, as if it too were sleeping in the deep hours of the night. The natural sunlight that lit the inside had long subsided. Instead, everything had a slight white glow from the moon, reminding the earth below that the sun had not begotten them. Owls could be heard from the inside, from their cooing to the flap of their wings, in hot pursuit of whatever prey they found.
Suddenly, the grip on his hand tightened, making him jump in his seat in shock. Natsu looked up, looking at his partner.
Lucy's eyes were open.
PHEW. This chapter was a bit of work. There were just a lot of things I tried to finish at once; I didn't want unconscious Lucy to be unconscious for 5 chapters. I mean, it's a NaLu fanfic! I figure she should at least be awake for it! xD
Just as a note, I will not update until this Saturday!
As always, thank you for reading! You guys are rad as hell! DID ANYONE GET MY AVATAR REFERENCE.
Thoughts, questions, comments, the deed to your house- all welcomed and appreciated!(I'm kidding, really, do not give me your house!)
This chapter's questions!
1. Describe your craziest dream!
I've had quite a few. xD
2. What is the weirdest thing you've eaten? Mine is somewhere inbetween clam pizza and the sea cucumber.
3. Pet peeve?
4. Are you a morning person, or a night person?
Stay groovy!