Find a Way

Amnesia?

I couodnt see anyhing. Only darkness. I could faintly feel something soft beneath me and something equally soft and warm over me.

As well as a strange warmth on my hand.

What is this?

Rogue's POV (hehehe)

I sat by the bed in the infermary. The small wooden room was cold but the purple haired girl on the bed seemed warm. Dispite only having a single bkanket.

I sat and watched over the girl as Natsu sat on a bed across from her. Head in his hands. Sting waiting in the hall with the others.

Mio had been out cold for the past three days. She hadn't moved a muscle or shown any signsof waking up.

"Natsu..." I said simply. "...why won't she..."

"Her magic is special. Just like any other person, if you have no magic you have no life." He explained. "She used up all her magic in that fight. Every last bit. She doesnt have anymore lacrema; and Hikari, Froche and Happy are looking everywhere they can to try find some. But its basically impossible by just looking in Magnolia. Its a miricle that Porliusca could keep her alive after all her magic beig drained."

"Yeah..."

I looked back down at Mio. The girl who was always so loud and energetic. Who loved her friends and cared about them more than her own life. Was now silent and still. No sounds. No movemnt. Just still. The only thing proving she was alive was her slowly raising and falling chest as she breathed.

I had watched this girl run manic and crazy. As well as fall into weakness and tiredness. But she still kept her spirit. No matter how many times she fell down she got back up to protect her friends.

To protect us.

I thought back to the cave. How she used up most her magic to get us out and stop everyone from arguing and breaking into a fight. The memories making a small smile crack on my face.

I held her hand lightly in mine. I don't know when, but somewhere along the line I had started to like her more than a friend. Just watching her all gungho made a warm feeling fill my chest. But now, seeing her so still, made me feel cold.

"Rogue." I heard Natsu say quietly. "I really am sorry for gettig so jealois and pissy before. We were just really close and I was scared that she was gonna leave me. She was a my first actual friend so..."

"It's fine." I told him.

"Just promise me something." He said, looking dead at me. "Don't hurt her. Shes been through enough pain, she doesn't need anymore."

The unspoken words. He could probably tell from the way I looked at Mio that I 'liked' her.

"Promise." I nodded.

He nodder back and the door opened to reveal Lucy. Natsu immediatly stiffened and his face turned a light shade of red.

"U..umm..how's Mio?" She asked, trying to avoid eye contact with Natsu.

We looked to Mio again.

"She hasnt moved or anything. But she seems okay for the circumstances." I told her.

"...I thought Porliusca said that she should be waking up by now..."

"Well, Mio did use up all her magic. Her magic will need to charge up a decent amount before she can actually wake up." Natsu explained. "But as Mio said, it takes several years to recharge all her magic."

Silence filled the room again. But just as Lucy was about to leave, I felt something.

Mio's POV

I could feel my sences start to come back. I could tell that I was laying down on something, most likely a bed. I also felt somehing holding my hand. I managed to tense my muscles, incliding my hand. I heard shuffling and feet hitting a stone floor.

I could feel my eyelids slowly open and the area around me appeared.

This place... where am I?

I sat up and looked around. Three faces looking at me with surprise but smiling. I looked back confused. I looked down to my hand and saw the the blackhaired guy was the one holding it. I slowlt slipped my hand away, causing for all three to drol their smiles.

"Mio?" The pinkhaired boy questioned.

I looked at him with a blank expression.

"...who's Mio?"

And with those two words, all of their faces went wide. The blonde girl ran out the room as the pink boy backed up and fell to sit on the bed opposite.

"No way...she... she couldn't've." He started mumbling. "She... she couldn't've forgotten us..."

The black haired guy stayed sat beside me but looked at the pink. Then the blonde girl ran back in with some old-looking lady. The lady walked up to me and sat down in a spare chair.

"Can you tell us your name?" She asked.

"Umm...well... I'm not sure. But I guess its Mio. According to what that guy told me." I stated, pointing to the pink haired boy.

"Okay. What do you last remeber?" she questioned.

I shrugged. "I'm not sure. Just... darkness."

The woman frowned and the other three looked totally devestated. I smirked before I couldn't hold back anymore, and broke into a fit of laughter.

"Oh my god!" I laughed. "You guys are so gulible!" I wiped a tear from my eye.

They all looled at me like I was insane, which I kind of was.

"YOU WERE FAKING?!?" Natsu yelled.

"Yup." I laughed again. "All your faces were so priceless!"

Natsu glared at me and Lucy cracked a smile, trying not to laugh. The lady left and so did Natsu and Lucy to tell everyone I was awake. Once they left I felt a pair of arms wrap around me.

"Huh?"

I turned my head slightly to just see Rogue hugging me. His head on my shoulder.

"Don't joke like that." He sighed.

"Eh? S-sorry." I stuttered.

That was right. Somewhere down the line of being trapped in that cave and seeing him try to protect me, I had started to 'like' Rogue. Although I didn't know much about him, but I did want to know.

I just sat there and let him hug me, a small but clear blush glued to my face.