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GUILD HALL
Everyone stared at the doors that had just slammed in silence. "He's really not taking this well..." Levy trailed off sadly. No one said anything, but the silence after meant one thing. Everyone unanimously agreed with the statement. Lucy was the most important person to the Fire Mage, and not being able to see her was tearing him apart. Someone had taken his precious treasure away for the time being. "Natsu..." Happy sadly looked on, tears brimming in his eyes.
"When do you think she'll wake up?" Happy asked, hoping soon.
"I have no idea." Levy said glancing toward the infirmary. Mira and Rose, who had returned before Natsu had stormed off, sat in the corner talking. They looked serious.
"You can't keep him away. He'll go mad!" Rose said strongly. She would know because she is a Dragon Slayer herself.
"I know!" Mira said loudly, gaining the attention of everyone in the guild. She glanced up to see everyone staring and smiled apologetically. She then turned back to Rose. "I know, but Maser ordered to keep him away. I was against it from the beginning." Mira stated sadly, staring at the ground.
"Then why don't you do anything?" Rose asked angrily.
"Because Lucy could die! I don't want anything to happen to her, but for that, Natsu is going to be depressed. He'll just have to deal with it for now. Hopefully she'll wake up soon." Mira said firmly, tears rolling down her cheeks. . She had to get this point across, before Rose did something she would regret. Before Natsu went crazy from not seeing Lucy. Before anything else that's bad happens. Rose looked down at the ground, understanding.
"Look, I'm sorry. It's just..." Rose didn't get to finish because Mira cut her off. "Because you understand what it's like to be without your mate, don't you?" Rose flinched at Mira's question, telling Mira that she was right. "What happened?" Mira asked kindly, hoping to get to know her newfound friend and guild mate better.
Rose shook her head, not wanting to explain everything. Mira sighed and smiled softly, understanding. "I hope you will be able to share someday. I want to get to know you better." Mira said, placing a hand on Rose's shoulder. Rose looked at her happily. "Thanks, Mira." She said, smiling warmly.
WITH NATSU
Natsu slowly walked toward the one place he should have avoided. Her apartment. It was full of her scent, which probably would make him react badly. He should have just gone home, or maybe taken a job, but he didn't want to go too far away from the guild. She was in the guild. He needed to be close, just in case she woke up. He stopped in front of the building she lived in and looked up.
Her window had been left open. The curtains ends were softly floating out the window. He walked over and jumped up, his fingers grabbing onto the window sill and pulled himself up. Her scent was fading, since she hadn't been there in a while, but it was still strong. He dropped onto her bed, not having the energy to do anything else. He just laid their, swallowed up in anger, sadness, and regret.
He buried his head into her pillows, closing his eyes and groaning. When was she going to wake up? When was she going to be able to see her? When was she going to smile at him? Questions raced through his head as he slowly relaxed onto her bed. "Lucy." He whispered, before he let sleep take him over. Dreams of her came. Happy dreams, bad dreams, all of her.
AT THE GUILD (THE NEXT DAY)
Mira yawned as she unlocked the guild doors, opening for the day. She had to prepare everything for the day to come. Her mind immediately went to the blonde Celestial Spirit Mage in the infirmary once she fully opened the doors. She suppressed she should go up and check on Lucy.
She sadly walked up the stairs, wishing that the mage would be awake. That the mage would be smiling as she entered.
She opened the door, making sure she barely made a noise with the squeaky door, which was a bit hard. The door made a low squeak as it opened. She sighed and walked over to the fallen mage. She winced as she thought that. "Fallen" didn't seem right to her, it seemed too... close to death. And Lucy wouldn't die. She was sure of that. She walked over to the bed near the window, where sunlight poured into the room.
"Lucy. Wake up soon. We need you." Mira whispered softly, tears slowly dripping down. She continued to stare at the blonde, hoping something would happen. Anything.
Her staring was rewarded.
One of Lucy's eyes twitched as a sign of her waking up. Mira rushed over to the mage with wide eyes. "Lucy!" She called out in surprise, resisting the urge to shake her awake faster. Mira let her take her time in opening her eyes.
Lucy slowly sat up, trying to take in her surroundings quickly. Her eyes glanced over Mira and went on to look over the rest of the room. She recognized being in the infirmary at Fairy Tail. "Mira? What am I doing in the infirmary?" Lucy asked with a raised eyebrow. She noticed that Mira had tears brimming in her eyes as she watched Lucy carefully with a huge smile on her face. "And why do you look like you're about to cry?"
"Lucy!" Mira yelled, tackling her fellow guild mate in a hug. Lucy fell backwards onto her bed as she was smothered by Mira. "Mira! What's happening?" Lucy asked, still unsure about how she ended up in the infirmary. "You don't remember?" Mira asked with concern lacing her tone. Lucy shook her head, waiting for Mira to answer the question she had asked. Mira looked at her worriedly before sitting up straight.
"Alright. I'll explain. You were poisoned by someone, not quite sure who, but don't worry! Natsu beat him up!" Mira started,which confused Lucy even more. "Natsu!" Mira's eyes widened, as if she suddenly remembered something. "Do you mind if I step away for a second? I need to contact someone." Mira said to Lucy, already walking away without an answer. Lucy sighed as she settled down to wait.
Mira walked into the guild hall to see some people already arriving, one of them being Gray. She ran right into him. "Gray!" Mira yelled in surprise.
"Sorry, Mira. Didn't see you there." Gray smiled. He had obvious dark circles under his eyes and he seemed a little out of focus.
"Never mind that! Lucy woke up!" Mira stated, before Gray's eyes came to focus and he was off running up the infirmary stairs. Mira pouted, having not been able to ask Gray what she was going to ask. Guess I'll contact Erza after all Mira thought. She walked over and grabbed one of the contact lacrimas in the back. She held it in her hand and thought of who she wanted to contact, Erza.
"Mira!" Erza's surprise and tired voice was heard through the crystal ball. "What's wrong?" She immediately asked, knowing that Mira wouldn't call unless something was happening. To Mira, it seemed as though Erza was still sleeping though. She didn't have her usual fierce stare as she talked through the lacrima.
"Before I tell you, I will have to have you tell Natsu this information as soon as you hear it. No coming to the guild first." Mira said firmly, hoping Erza would agree. Erza raised in eyebrow in confusion, but didn't ask about it.
"Alright." Erza sighed, going against her better judgement. "I'll tell Natsu before I go to the guild."
"Lucy woke up." Mira said simply, watching as Erza froze in the picture.
"I'll be right there with Natsu." Erza said after a moment and the lacrima went blank.
"Hurry, Erza." Mira said, still concerned with Lucy's memory.
INFIRMARY
Gray slammed the door open and raced inside, breathing heavily. "Lucy!" He shouted, seeing the Celestial Mage sitting up and looking out the window. She turned with a smile on her face. "Gray!" She yelled in happiness. Gray rushed forward, grabbing Lucy into a hug as soon as he got into arms reach. He hugged her tight, afraid to let go.
"You scared me, Lucy." He whispered to her, still holding her.
"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to." Lucy replied, arms snaking around his shoulders. Lucy relaxed with his presence. This was her brother in all but blood. He would protect her and help her.
Gray sighed and let go of the girl, sitting down onto her bed. "So, how do you feel?" Gray asked as he settled down. Lucy smiled and said "I'm fine. To be honest though, I can't remember much that happened." Gray's eyes widened.
"Can you remember anything?" Gray asked Lucy.
"No, but Mira did tell me I was poisoned and saved by some guy named Natsu." Lucy said, causing Gray to sigh in relief. Then he froze. She said "some guy named Natsu". Doesn't she remember him?
"Hey, Lucy?" Gray asked slowly, dreading about asking the question. Lucy turned her attention fully on Gray. "Do you know who Natsu is?"
WITH ERZA
Erza rushed into Natsu's house, finding only Happy asleep. "Happy!" She shouted, forcing the blue haired exceed awake. He arouse drowsily, blinking the sleep out of his eyes. "Erza?" He asked softly through a yawn. "Where's Natsu?" She asked quickly, not saying any greeting.
"I think he stayed at Lucy's last night. Why?" Happy asked, now full awake. Erza stared at Happy for a while before smiling.
"Lucy's awake." She said simply and then she ran out of the house in direction of Lucy's house.
As Erza ran, she thought of how happy Natsu will be when he finds out this information. He can finally see his mate again. She bet he would run to the guild as soon as he heard, just like she felt like doing, but couldn't because she promised she would tell Natsu. "Natsu. You better be happy I didn't do what I wanted for once." Erza growled, forcing herself to run faster. She wanted to see Lucy.
"Natsu!" Erza shouted, slamming the door open. She found Natsu passed out in Lucy's bed, snoring. She growled and walked over, trying to shake him awake. He wouldn't wake up and she gave up on that. She thought about how to wake up the Fire Mage. She brought her hand back as far as it would go and swung, hitting him straight in the face, a resounding slap echoing through the room. Natsu bolted up after she did this. "Erza?" He asked in surprise and a little disappointment. Usually when he gets awoken by some kind of pain, its because of Lucy.
"Get up and get ready to go to the guild!" Erza demanded, walking away from the bed. Natsu sat up and looked down.
"I don't really feel like heading to the guild right now, Erza. It's just... I'm too close to her, but I can't be too far either." Natsu grid to explain. Erza's eyes softened.
"Natsu. You need to go to the guild. Now!" She said, not as firmly as before, but still demanded. It sounded a bit urgent to Natsu.
"Why?" Natsu asked, glancing at her in suspicion. Erza's face broke into the first real smile she had since before the mission that started this all.
"Lucy's awake." Was all Erza needed to say before Natsu was out of the house and running to the guild.
AT THE GUILD
"Mira! We have a problem!" Gray shouted, trying to find Mira in the sea of mages. Everyone had come early it seemed because they couldn't sleep. Mira managed to get to Gray, but was the center of attention. "What's the problem?" She asked. Gray glanced at the others, wondering if they kew Lucy was awake.
"Do they know?" he asked, quietly, hoping Mira would understand. She shook her head no, glancing at him. "Will you tell them?" She asked. He nodded, steeling himself and turning to the crowd.
"Lucy woke up this morning, and she's fine. Her memories are a bit shaky though." Gray said, glancing at Mira. Mira nodded in agreement, remembering what Lucy had asked.
"Lu-chan's awake? Can I see her?" Levy asked hopefully, eyes glittering. Gray shrugged and looked at Mira, who sighed.
"I was hoping to let Natsu be one of the first to see her. Since, you know, he was prohibited form seeing her as she slept." Mira explained, seeing them nod in understanding.
"Wait. So, what's the problem?" Gajeel asked, turning toward Gray. Gray's face turned pale and he looked at the door in fear, checking to see if he was there.
"She... She doesn't remember anything that had happened." Gray started shakily, never taking his eyes off the guild doors.
"Well, that's not too bad." Gajeel said, confused at why Gray continued to stare at the doors in fright.
"And she doesn't remember Natsu." Gray quick;y whispered, gaining silence from the guild.
"HUH?" Was heard throughout the guild as everyone stared in shock as the Ice Mage. He nodded in conferment, creating fear in everyone. No one knew how Natsu was going to react to that.
At that exact moment, Natsu Dragneel walked through the door and started toward the infirmary. "Natsu!" Gray called, being the only one not in shock. He had already went through it in the infirmary when Lucy confirmed his fears.
"Leave me alone. I need to see Lucy." Natsu growled as he stalked to the infirmary.
"But Natsu, there's something you should know!" Gray shouted, trying to hold Natsu back. Natsu just shook him off and continued.
"Tell me after I see Luce." Natsu said, tensing a bit. He made it to the infirmary door and took a deep breath before opening the door and grinning.
"Luce! You really are awake!" Natsu called out before leaping onto her bed and hugging her. Gray winced, hoping Lucy wouldn't ask that question. The question she was bound to ask, but he can still hope.
"Who are you?" Lucy asked the man who had just hugged her.
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