~Magnolia's Number One Assassin~ (Fairy Tail)

Chapter 44: He Came Back

He Came Back

I held him in my arms for a long time. Just listening to his steady breathing. As long as I could feel his heart beating and hear him breathing, then I would be okay, and he would be okay. So keep breathing, Natsu. I'm here...I'm here.

I held him tighter to me as I thought back to our battle with the spider. When Natsu was battling that spider and when the spider had hit him, he flew into those webs. That's where that baby Scorpion Spider must have come from. Before he had untangled himself from the sticky webs it must have latched itself onto him and into his nervous system.

Where it had controlled him.

A lump lodged itself in my throat as I thought about it. That thing had almost taken him away from me. I swallowed thickly as I remembered the icy fear that I had felt when I had thought that I had lost him. I buried my face in his scarf and closed my eyes tightly. "Don't ever scare me like that again, you baka." I choked out.

Natsu suddenly stirred in my arms and I watched in frozen fear as he lifted up his head. I was half fearful that when I looked at his eyes they would be glowing red. However, I was also half hopeful that he would be his normal, carefree self.

Natsu shook his head and blinked up at me. Our eyes locked, mine against his...fiery green. When he saw me, he smiled lazily, "Sup, Fey...?" He then blinked slowly at me, "Fey, why...are you crying?"

My eyes widened for a moment and when I blinked a hot tear ran down my cheek. I hadn't even realized that I had been crying. Natsu reached up and wiped the tear away with his thumb, "Don't be sad, Freya..." With a heavy sigh his eyes began to close.

"I don't like...when you're sad..."

His eyes fell shut and he slumped forward in my arms. I swallowed thickly and took a deep breath.

He had come back to me.

I buried my fingers in his hair and held him close to me for another moment. I knew we both needed medical attention. I had to get us to Wendy...where ever she was. With a huff I lifted him up and almost fell back down. My legs were shaking so badly and my muscles ached. I opened my mouth and yelled out Gajeel's name.

I staggered over to the cave's wall and leaned against it. After a moment of waiting, Sting, rounded the corner. "Where's Gajeel?" I asked as I took a small step away from him. "He didn't want to bring Levy here and he wouldn't leave her." Sting stopped a few feet away from me, "You don't like me very much, do you?"

I bit my lip and shouldered Natsu's weight more onto my shoulder. When I didn't answer he sighed and reached out to help me with Natsu. Unconsciously I took another step back from him. He dropped his hand and blinked at me.

"I'm not going to do anything, Freya. You can trust me."

But...I didn't.

I looked at the boy who meant so much to me and then back at Sting. Natsu needed help and the only way he could get that help...is if Sting helped. I clenched my jaw and nodded slowly. The Dragon Slayer took a hesitant step forward.

When he realized I wasn't going to body slam him again he lifted up Natsu's limp arm and put it around his neck. With the help of the White Dragon Slayer, we began to make our way to the others.

"What happened to, Natsu-San?" Sting asked me. I glanced at him and I told him about the little spider.

"So, what? The thing was controlling him?" He asked with a shudder.

I nodded, "It must have tapped into his nervous system and somehow controlled his thoughts and actions...I wasn't aware that they could do that." I mumbled.