Reassurance Remedy // NaLu One-Shot

Reassurance Remedy

Reassurance Remedy

I had been sitting here for over half an hour. The mug of coffee I clutched between my hands was beginning to go cold and the continuous ticking of the clock on the guild wall behind me was beginning to give me a migraine.

The guild was strangely empty for mid-morning but considering the number jobs requests we had revived lately I wasn't surprised, everyone was busy. This is one of the reasons why I couldn't understand why he was late. Happy had been looking forward to this trip for weeks. Since the Grand Magic Games had ended, Fairy Tail had had job requests flooding in the doors faster than we could complete them. Natsu, Happy and I had been working almost non-stop for two months. For once I didn't have to fret about having enough money for food and my rent was paid in advance.

After all of this we had finally decided it was time for a break and so Natsu had agreed to meet me at the guild at eight o'clock this morning to take Happy fishing. It's was now pushing quarter to nine and both boys were still a no show. That pink haired loon was going to get a serious pummelling if he had left without me.

Grumbling with discontent I glanced around the guild hall once again, hoping to catch a glimpse of either one of my team mates but with no luck. Even with the lack of members present the guild hall was still bustling. The sound of overlapping conversations filled the air as guild mates engaged in mindless chatter. From my perch in the back corner I could see Juvia and Gray seated next to each other, her head resting on his shoulder as they talked to one another and for once, with no complaints from the ice make mage. I was more than glad to see them slowly working through their 'issues'. Juvia deserved a little love of her own for all that she freely gave, and it was nice to see Gray letting down just a little bit of the wall he had had built around his heart since he was a child. I think the whole near-death experience in Crocus had made him think about his priorities and that made me smile lightly to myself.

At that moment I caught a flash of blue out of the corner of my eye and turned to see the very exceed I had been waiting for streaking towards me. I did however notice that his other half was not in tow.

"Lucy!" Happy yelled as he neared me, a look of relief crossing fluffy features as he caught sight of me.

"Hey Happy, what took you so long? You were supposed to meet me here nearly an hour ago." I scolded as he landed on the table I front of me. I swear I was going to buy that boy an alarm clock for Christmas.

"Lucy, you have to come quickly. Natsu's burning up!" He sounded panicked as if that wasn't an everyday occurrence.

"Happy," I began, "he's a fire wizard. He tends to 'burn' occasionally." I tried not to sound to sarcastic, but I could swear that this cat's memory got worse every time I see him.

"That's not what I meant." He said sounding mildly exasperated. "I think he's sick."

"Sick?" I questioned. As far as I knew Natsu couldn't get sick. The whole higher than normal body temperature tended to kill most bacteria before it could make him sick. So aside from vehicles I had never seen him come down with anything more than a sneeze.

"Yes, sick." Happy continued. "I came to get Wendy to see if she could help him but she's on a job with Erza. You're my last hope."

"Wow. I feel really appreciated." I mumbled under my breath, but I knew that he heard me.

"Please Lucy." He gave a heavy sigh. "I'm worried about him. He hasn't been sleeping much and now this." That was new information to me. As far as I knew Natsu liked his sleep almost as much as food.

"Okay, I'll come have a look at him." I relented, pushing myself off my seat, abandoning my already forgotten coffee and following Happy out of the guild doors.