My Memory

Chapter 4

"Why couldn't we just walk?" Natsu moaned, hunched over the side of the wagon once again trying to keep his breakfast in his stomach. Happy pet his back with an expression of sympathy.

"Because it would have taken twice as long to get there, and we can't make Zendaya walk all that way. She's still recovering." Lucy replied.

"Is he ok?" I asked, somewhat concerned at the unnatural faces Natsu was pulling.

"Yeah, he'll be fine. He just has motion sickness." Lucy answered.

"Lucy are you sure it's ok from me to wear this, they are your clothes and we are going to fight a monster after all, they might get wrecked?" I asked looking over at Lucy.

"That's fine and anyway you shouldn't be fighting right now you're not up to full strength yet," Lucy said with a slightly serious face.

I hadn't given much thought as to what I was wearing when I woke up. I was wearing a plain green shirt with long sleeves that had holes at the end of them, and long brown pants with holes at the knees. After I decided to go with them, Lucy suggested that I borrow some of her clothes. She gave me a sleeveless creamy white shirt, a brown leather jacket and a pair of denim shorts; she also gave me a pair of brown leather boots.

"Right. By the way, you don't have to call me Zendaya; you guys can just call me Z. It's way easier." I looked around at everyone with a smile.

"Ok then; Z, when we get there, stick behind us. Someone in your condition shouldn't be fighting, and if you don't know how to use magic you won't be able to defend yourself," Erza instructed.

'Was I badly injured when they found me? I don't feel any pain or dizziness. They're probably just exaggerating how injured I am.'

"We should be near the edge of the forest soon, then we will walk the rest of the way." she told us casually.

"So, where is this monster exactly?" Gray spoke in a bored tone, paying no attention to the complaining dragon slayer beside him.

"Apparently it stays in the middle of the forest during the day, but attack villages near the forest at night," Erza replied, pondering over the details. "So we better find it before dark." She summed up our conversation like that.

The wagon came to a halt and we all got out. Natsu was the first out, and it was like his urge to throw up a second ago was gone. Before I knew it he was already heading off into the forest with Happy right behind him.

The forest itself looked amazing. The trees and the ground were a bright green, scattered amongst diverse colours from hundreds of different flora and fauna. Trees stretched above our heads with damp bark and canopy branches shaded us from the sun of the day, as well as keeping the area around us at a pleasantly cool temperature. As I look to my left, I saw an animal with a strangely bright pink body, its back decorated with different coloured spikes that looked so incredible it was tempting to touch them.

"Wow." I breathed in awe, looking at all animals and plants. "It's hard to believe a vicious monster lives here. It's so peaceful."