Fairy Tail's guild hall was energetic as it ever was, except for a certain pink haired dragon slayer that hasn't been present for a couple of days. Many didn't really pay no mind to it. Natsu was the main attraction of the guild most of time, but even he needed space sometimes. Gray and Lucy conversated at their table, laughing and smile, meanwhile Erza just sat there with her arms crossed over her armored breast plate. She, unlike the others missed the boisterous dragon slayer's presence.
She stood up from her seat. "I'm gonna go check on Natsu," Erza announced in a nonchalant tone that caused her teammates to look at her questioningly.
"I'm sure he's fine Erza," Lucy said with a giggle, trying to reassure the knight.
"Why are you so worried about him, Erza? Something that you're not telling us?" Gray smirked, crossing his arms over his chest.
Erza's cheeks turned beat red as she turned away from them, coughing into her hand. "N-no reason! it's just really boring around here without him."
"You liiiiiike him," Happy cooed teasingly.
An armored hand bonked him on the head, sending him crashing down onto the table. Erza huffed with a deep blush, marching out of the guild hall with others looking at the rest of Team Natsu in worry.
"You kinda deserved that cat," Lucy snicked into her hand, Gray soon following the laughter along with everyone else.
"M-meanies!" Happy cried.
Erza made quick haste to Natsu's home, ignoring the looks of ongoing people that gave her questioning looks. From their perspective the scarlet knight was beyond flustered from Happy and Gray. 'Idiots, all of them. I just want to check in on my friend is all, yep that's the only reason' she thought, trying to convince her own conflicted thoughts.
As much as she wanted to admit that she.. maybe had grown fond of the dragon slayer, she wouldn't admit it. Ever since the tower, Nirvana, Alvarez. Her admiration for the boy grew and grew, until something took it's place. Erza was in love with Natsu, she practically owed her life to him after everything he's done for her. Her eyes noticed the hut coming into view as she was lost in her thoughts.
Her feet stopped infront of the door, shuffling her feet nervously. Erza knocked gently on the door. "Natsu? It's Erza, are you doing okay? We haven't seen you at the guild in a few days."
Not a sound came from the inside, causing the knight to frown in concern. She knocked again, "Natsu, are you in there?" She asked, before her ears picked up a groan. She opened the door to his home, quickly making her way inside. "Natsu!"
"E-erza?" Natsu's voice sounded weak and frail, which only scared her more. She made her way to his room, stopping in the door way.
Natsu looked pale as a ghost, his hair that was once spikey was matted down by the excessive sweat that ran down his face. Another groan escaped him as he clutched onto his stomach with gritted teeth, curling up into a ball on his bed. Erza immediately made her way over with a deep frown. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Just caught a bad case of the flu," he responded in a slight nasily voice, sniffling before he grabbed a tissue, sneezing into it. "A-and a cold..."
"Wait... I didn't think dragon slayers got sick," she placed her hand over his head, immediately recoiling it back in shock, feeling her skin burning. "You have a really bad fever! Has Porlyusica come over to check on you?" Erza asked, her frown only growing deeper as he shook his head in response. "Well, I'll take care of you Natsu. We need to get that fever down, I'll be right back."
Natsu couldn't help but smile through the pain his stomach was inflicting upon him. "T-thanks Erza, your the best," he croaked out, shivering intensely as he tried to use his magic to warm his body.
Erza went Into the kitchen to grab a wash rag, running it under cold water, before coming back in to place it on his head as a gentle sigh escaped his lips at the rags cooling touch. She took a seat next to him on a wooden chair, requipping Into her white blouse and blue skirt. "Have you eaten anything yet?"
Natsu's face took on a green hue as he gagged at the thought of food. "I can't keep anything down, not even water for kamis sake," he panted softly, rubbing his stomach.
Erza frowned softly, rubbing his arm. "I'm gonna stay here with you till you feel better. I don't like seeing you like this, the guild needs you there, I need you there," her cheeks grew a little blushed as she bit the inside of her cheek.
Natsu sported a blush of his own, but she mistakened it for his sickness. "I-I certainly don't mind you taking care of me Erza. It's... nice actually," he nervously rubbed the back of his head.
She couldn't help but smile, before her body began to glow once more. Now she stood in a nurse's uniform from the one she wore on Tenrou Island. "Then take care of you I shall!"
Natsu began to sweat bullets. 'This is gonna be a long day' he thought with a chuckle, before he rested his head back on the bed. "I'm in your hands Nurse Scarlet."
Erza's face grew red as a tomato at his comment, but smiled none the less. "I will take good care of my patient, Mr. Dragneel," she giggled softly. "Now try to rest for a little bit, I'm gonna go out and get some medicine for you."
With that, she left his house with a bright smile. Spending all of this alone time with Natsu is just what the doctor ordered. She made her way to Porlyusicas. After explaining Natsu's illness, she was given some medicine that could break his fever, along with the nausea or vomitting he was feeling. Erza made her way back to his home, opening the door. "I'm back Natsu!" She called out, before walking back to his room. He was curled up on his bed into a ball.
"Your not gonna like the medicine, but please take it. It'll help you start to feel better," Erza directed as she placed the two bottles of medicine on his night stand. "Can you sit up for me?" She asked, to which he slowly but surely raised himself off the bed to face her. She poured some of the green substance into a small cup, before giving it to him.
Natsu's nose twitched, taking a whiff of the liquid before gagging. "Just plug your nose and down it like a shot of alcohol," she told him as he did so. He grimaced at the taste in his mouth before handing her the cup back. Erza filled the cup up with the other medicine, instructing him to do as he did before. With reluctance, he downed the other cup with a groan, laying his head back down.
Erza lifted the rag from his head to feel his forehead. With a smile, she could feel his fever beginning to die down. "Much better than before," she looked down at Natsu who's eyes began to droop. "Go ahead and rest, I'll be right here when you wake up."
Natsu gave her a nod with a smile, closing his eyes before soon falling asleep, the only sounds coming from him is his gentle breaths. She just watched him in fascination, leaning forward to study him further. Her eyes scanned up and down his body till she found them at his slightly more peaceful face. Her hand slowly lowered to caress his cheek, and upon instinct he nuzzled into her hand with a smile. 'You're an amazing man Natsu. Any girl would be lucky to have you, I honestly hope someday that girl will be me' she thought as her hand continued to caress his cheek gently.
Some time had passed, before suddenly Natsu shot off the bed like a rocket, rushing to the bathroom. He could feel the bile on the back his throat as he gagged into the toilet bowl. Erza quickly followed behind him, kneeling down next to him to rub his back in comfort as the dragon slayer released the contents of his stomach. He turned around as she wiped his mouth from the excess stomach acid that stayed on his lips. Natsu couldn't help but blush at this action as he stared into her brown orbs. She stared back into his with a warm smile that melted his heart.
"I-I owe you big time for this Erza.. you've been a big help," he smiled weakly, giving her a small toothy grin.
Erza shook her head. "You owe me nothing, Natsu. I told you I'd take care of you and that's what I'll do. Are you okay to stand up?" She asked, but he already gave the sign he needed help. She stood up off the floor and lifted him off the floor to stand up on wobbly legs. "I got you Natsu, just lean on me," she said softly as he leaned his body weight onto her. "Actually I think maybe a washing is in order, you've been sweating all day. I'll help you," she gently guided him into the shower room, grabbing some towels for her and him.
"W-wait your bathing with me?!" Natsu's face grew bright red out of embarrassment, hiding his face under his scarf.
Erza raised her brow in confusion. "We bathed together as kids, not like this won't be any different from that," she chuckled in a dismissive manner. "Now let's get those clothes off of you," she pulled off his vest and pulled down his shorts, along with his boxers. Her face grew immediately red as her eyes glided down to his lower region, before shaking her head. "O-okay, my turn," a golden glow surrounded her, before long she was in nothing but her birthday suit.
Natsu's eyes scanned her whole body, admiring every curve of her body, the muscles in her legs and thighs. It took everything in him to control his animalistic urges, before he turned away from her, taking a seat on the bench. She couldn't help but blush as he analyzed her body, before she walked over with soap in her hand, and a wash cloth. She took a seat behind him as she scrubbed his toned back. A few soft sighs and groans of pleasure escaped his mouth as she smiled. Her hands scrubbed from top to bottom of his back, humming softly to herself.
Natsu closed his eyes in bliss, letting the warm water run down his head and back. 'With the water and her hands, I'm in heaven' he thought with a smile. He felt her hands stop, and foot steps move to the front of him. He opened his eyes, his cheeks becoming bright pink as Erza was standing right in front of him. Her breasts were practically in his face at this point as her hands rubbed and scrubbed his chest. He couldn't help but admire the determined glint in her eyes.
She tried everything in her power not to look any lower down his body, but if she was to scrub his full body. That meant that she would have no choice. Her hands started to glide down lower as she bit her lip. 'Your just bathing him Erza, you're taking care of him! There's nothing wrong with cleaning his private regions!' she screamed in her head as her face began to burn as bright as her hair.
As soon as her hand touched down there Natsu jerked slightly, causing her to stop to look up at him. "S-sorry, just not used to this," he looked away shyly with a deep blush.
Erza continued to scrub his nether regions thoroughly as she moved down to his legs, before standing up to meet his eyes. He smiled towards her, and she couldn't help but smile back. They stayed there a moment, just staring into each other's eyes in fascination, like it was the only thing they could look at. They didn't know if it was the steam from the shower, his sickness or her body, but her hands wrapped around his neck, and his arms wrapped around her waist.
"Erza..." he whispered softly towards the knight.
"Natsu..." she closed her eyes and leaned into his touch as their lips connected with each other. What became a gentle kiss, soon turned into firey passion. Natsu instinctively, yanked her closer, which caused a gasp from Erza. Their kiss deepened as their lips moved tenderly against each other. But with the steam off the shower they were forced to separate for breath.
They panted softly, their eyes never leaving one another's. Not a word needed to be said in that moment. Erza straddled his lap, resting her head into the crook of his neck, taking his ashy scent. He wrapped his arms around her back, the scent of strawberries filling his nose. For a while they stayed in that position, not one of them daring to say a word or make a move, lest the moment would be ruined. But with the lack of air from the shower, Natsu shifted to shut off the water. "Come on Erza, let's get dried off."
As much as she wanted to argue against it, she regrettably got off his lap, nodding her head. Natsu used his towl to dry off his hair, Erza doing the same. He wrapped the towel around his waist, before facing her. "I don't regret what we did in there," Natsu smiled softly towards her, taking a hold of her hand. "Can't tell you how long I've wanted to do that."
Erza returned his smile as her eyes shone with love and admiration. "Everyday I've wanted to do that, but I was afraid you would reject me."
"You really think I'd bathe with you completely naked if that was the case?" He smirked softly, crossing his arms over his chest. "You saw it all and now it's yours Nurse Scarlet," he winked.
Erza grinned at that statement, pulling him into her chest. "Perfectly fine to me Mr. Dragneel," she pecked his lips before guiding him to the bedroom, to which he happily followed. "But let's get you feeling better first before we do all that."
Natsu nodded his head and threw on some shorts, before climbing into bed, scooting over to pat a spot for her. A golden glow surrounded her body as she was now in a red bra and panties, before climbing in next to him, snuggling into his chest with a happy sigh from the warmth that radiated off his body. She traced her finger on his chest with a soft hum. "I love you, Natsu," she said softly, her eyes soon closing as she bathed into his warmth.
"I love you too, Erza, thanks for being my nurse for today."
A big smile crossed her lips as she scooted as close as she could to him. This is not the day she had completely planned out, but in the end she wasn't gonna argue with the results. Natsu was hers now and she couldn't be any happier. But Nurse Scarlet knew that there was much more work to be done to ensure her patient felt better.
Damn, I can see I got a little carried away with this one. Over 3k words. But hey I'm sure y'all aren't gonna complain about that huh? I know I could've led this into a lemon with them in the shower, but I didn't think it would be right. Plus I absolutely suck at writing lemon, so it would be a cringe fest. Anyway, as always I hope you enjoyed this, and I'll see you all in the next one. later :)