The next day, after Cynthia was fullt healed,Wendy decided to made her a visit of Magnolia. Cynthia now wore new clothes: a sleeveless green shirt, long black pants, and her black hair were tied into a ponytail. The town was filled with people and noise, as usual, almost as excited as Cynthia, who stared with a gasp while she wasn't jumping on the sopt, "Whoa! This place is huuuuge".

Wendy giggled at her reaction "We just begin. Come." She took Cynthia's hand and grabbed her through crowds. Cynthia tighted her grip for not get lost.

"It tell you waffles?" Cynthia tilted her head, a finger on her chin. "What's that? Waffles?"

Wendy took Cynthia toward the seller,watching the disponible flavor Hmmm. Let's see... Nature? No. The colorful ones? But it didn't seems eatable. "I'd try...chocolate."

Wendy nodded "Then I'll take strawberry". After getting their waffles, as they started to leave Cynthia saw Wendy fliched a little. It was subtile, but she noticed this. "You alright?

"Y-Yes. I'm probably just tired, it will pass" She respond while blowing a sweat.

"If you're not feeling good, we can go back to the guild."

"Really, Cynthia, I'm fine" She smiled at her. Cynthia was suspicious, but she didn't go further. None of them notice the white Exceed who followed her from corners of building. Erza asked who would spied the two girls, especially Cynthia and Carla was volonteer.

I'll protect you, Wendy, from anyone Her gaze was focused on the black haired girl.

Wendy then lead Cynthia to the bakery, explaining how much Erza liked strawberry cakes. It was the Graal for her

"You would not waste her moment, Natsu-san and others are witnesses, you can believe them" She had a sweat on her temple and a awkward smile, remembering the fury of the scarlet haired woman.

"But she didn't seems to be a bad person. A bit severe, I'd said, but good noneless"

"It will not be a good idea to see that. Ersa-san can be really terrifying sometimes"

"Oh...I see" Cynthia cringed thinking what it could be. She was blocked between trying by curiosity, or feared the consequences.

Wendy continued the tour of Magnolia: The cathedral, the way to Lucy's appartment, the hot spring, and finally, the giant cherry tree. Cynthia's eyes wided and shined at the view. She jumped on the spot with the excitation "Look Wendy, it's a giant tree, can we get closer? Please please."

Wendy smiled at her, but felt dizzy, her vision was blurry, resulting her to bumped into someone "Ow!"

"Hey! Look where you go!" This person was a man with silver hair and rather tall. He was eating a meatball sub while looking at Wendy, frustrated.

"I-I'm sorry" She bowed her head quickly multiples times

"Wathever, I'll just go back to the guild" The man went off, talking to himself.

"Wendy, you're sure you're alright" Cynthia noticed the strange behavior of Wendy, and it really concerned her. Even if she didn't know her for a long time, she knew something was wrong.

"I...Yes?" Wendy held her head, what she saw in front of her was just deformed figures. Her cheeks felt hot, while the rest of her body was cold, while her face was pale. But Cynthia managed to catch up Wendy before she collapsed on the floor, her eyes full of fear. "W-Wendy?! What happened to you?" Wendy didn't respond, the only thing she heard was muffled noises,as if someone talking from far, very far.

Carla flew past Cynthia, posing her paws on Wendy, shaking her in a vain attempt to awake her.

"Wendy? Wendy?! What have you done" She turnd her head toward Cynthia. If she seems to blamed someone, she was just sick worried.

Cynthia trembled, tears at the corner of her eyes. The first person who was nice to her was in that state, but she would not let her die. She tried to took Wendy on her back when Carla stopped her

"I'll take her, it will be faster. We must go to the guild" Cynthia nodded, and both ran back to Fairy Tail. In the way, they ram into someone, again.

"Whoa whoa, what is ti again?" That was Luke who was on their way. He often came here, at Magnolia for various things, mostly groceries. But sometimes, it just ended with a fight with Fairy Tail: Natsu, Laxux, Juvia, but mostly Lucy. Three times they fough, three times he won. Thanks to that, their relationship was different from the others ,they were not what we can called 'friends', but that was more than fights.

As he saw the girls with a uncounscious Wendy went off, after scratching the back of his head, he decideded to follow them.

Truly, there's always something happening with these fairies.

Carla and Cynthia arrived at the guild's door in a hurry, sweating. Everyone was obviously surprised by that abrupt enter, and all the heads presents were turned on their sides.

"Uh?! What's with that noise" Gajeel asked

Cynthia inspired profusely and screamed, eyes wet. "Help! Wendy's not good! She just collapsing! We must save her! "

"What do you mean 'just collapsed' ?" asked Lucy with a lifted eyebrow

"We will ask that later, for now, we should take her to the infirmary" suggesteed Lisanna

Erza helped Carla to took Wendy, Cynthia followed behind them, not only to eased the trip, but to keep an eye on the black haired girl. Romeo stood restless on his chair, rubbing his thumbs. Macao patted his head, noticing the behavior of his son. If the situation wasn't as tense, he would tease him

"You're worried about her?" Romeo nodded, his hearth was beating faster when he was close of Cynthia. He didn't know why though, he was still too young for that.

As the girls posed a panting and sweating Wendy on a bed, Erza had her arms crossed, starring Cynthia suspiciously, who started to crying. Anyone at her place would be too. After all,that unknow girl came a day ago, and Wendy was already in that shape.

But that was not the time, for now she was focused on Wendy. Not seeing anything suspicious, she took of Wendy's sleeves, before her eyes wided.

The entirely of her right arm, from her wrist until under the shoulder was covered in a thick purple substance, which continue to spread through her body.

"W-What is that ?" It reminded her the time she was poisoned by Cobra.

Carla had her paws on her mouth, her body tremble in disgust. How Wendy did get that,and especially, why didn't she tell anyone about that? To her? Who was always by her side. As she looked at Wendy's arm, something appeared in her head.

"Carla? You know something?"

It might be Carla though, after all, this could be the only explaination. "Maybe...Maybe I know what happened to her."

"Ah yeah? I wanna know" Gajeel appeared from behind, making Cynthia jumped.

"I'm not sure, since I was unconscious, but one of the dark mages we fough could used poison"Wendy tell her what happened during the rest of their fight. Furthemore, Wendy isn't someone who is often in contact with poison, so the possibilities are reduced.

"Them? But then, why did the poison acted only now ?" Erza asked "It was two days ago"

"Maybe that was a slow paced one, or at the beginning, there was only a tiny quantity of it. But that's not the problem, we must healed Wendy"

"But how? Instead of Wendy, no one can use effeciency healing Magic, and Polyussca is not here" Erza said, trying to think about a solution.

"I can help" The voice was familiar, but not in a good way. Everyone turned their head toward one window. From here, a cetain brown haired mage stood here, at the edge of the window.

The mages presents except Cynthia were in a fight stance, not only because a non Fairy Tail mamber was in the infirmary, but mostly because he was part of White Eclipse.

Lucy's face changed, becoming darker. She was clearly not happy to see him "What is he doing here?" She prepare one of her keys "If you dare pick a fight now, or to moc-"

"Calm, you furies, I'm not here to cause trouble" Luke standed his hands high, sign he really don't want to fight "I already convince your burnhead down here. It wasn't easy. If you don't trust me, ask him"

"Convince Natsu? You?" Lucy almost laugh at him. She knew Natsu was not someone who was smart, and less to heard the word of White Eclipse. But...

"I didn't really understand what he said, butif that's for Wendy, then I'll do anything" Natsu popped behind the group.

"You see, I'm speaking truth?" Luke added "Maybe we're ,ot friends, but I don't want a child's life on the conscience"

Cynthia's eyes glimmed, maybe there was really a solution after all "R-Really"

Luke stood back, it was difficult to resist at such big, glimmed eyes "Really. Ahem. Anyway, it existe a place where all kind of flowers growed here, that's where we must go"

Gajeel put a finger on his nostril "Why flowers can help us?"

Luke ignored Gajeel's beahavior and just answered "that's because, amongst all that kinds of flowers, there is some which could heal burn or poison. They're oftenly used in medicine. We're lucky, it's blooming season."

"Wait." Lucy said "You said 'we', but we don't need you."

Luke shrugged at her "Like I said, I've nothing to win to let that child dead. So let me go with you."

Erza nodded "It's true we need the most people to help us. I'll tell Lisanna and Levy to watch over Wendy"

Natsu bumped his fists together, flames burning while he smirked "Then what are we waiting for? I'm burning up!"