Survive | {Gratsu}

Avoidence?

Hello my lovely readers! I am here publishing another chapter to this story. Hopefully it will gain more readers soon. 

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Knock, Knock, Knock.

"Natsu! Happy! It's Lucy and Lisanna! We brought Natsu some soup to make him feel better" Lucy called through the wooden door as the white hair girl held the steaming container. The girls' expressions where twisted in worry and confusion. Hearing silence on the other end Lucy looked over at the kind-hearted Lisanna.

"Are you sure they're home?" she asked the albino woman. Lisanna frowned as her eyebrows furrowed. She nodded and knocked on the door louder.

"Natsu, it's Lis. Are you home? Happy said you weren't feeling to fired up" she bellowed in a loud and clear voice. The sound of crashing resounded from inside the small cabin as the door slammed open. Lisanna jumped back in time making sure the soup didn't get all over the place. Lucy was unlucky however and was smacked in the head with a small bumph!

Happy rubbed his eyes at the bright light and smiled as he saw his mother figure and teammate standing on the other side of the door. "Lushi! Lisanna! Natsu is in his bed. His nose is bleeding like crazy!"

"Ow! Watch it cat!" Lucy scowled as she held her head. Happy snickered as he lead the girls into the house. Lisanna could feel the freezing sensation on her skin, making her baby blues narrow in concern. Nothing around Natsu was ever this cold.

Lucy seemed to get the memo as well as her eyebrows wrinkled in a brood. They shared a look as Happy stopped in the middle of the humble abode. Natsu was on the floor pinching the bridge of his nose as he crawled on the ground. His breathing was mildly labored. Not noticing the girls he tried to stop the bleed. A small puddle of crimson dripped onto the old wooden floor. Unfazed Happy flew over the the table rest and brought the slayer a box of tissues.

"Um..." Lucy was at a loss for what to do. She stared as Lisanna rushed over to her friends side and help him to stop the bleeding. Shaking her head a little to wake her up she dropped onto her knees in front of the dragon slayer.

"Hey Natsu, what's going on?" she asked carefully looking into his eyes. Shockingly his skin was slightly paler and his gums seemed to be slightly swollen. Two lymph nodes on the base of his mouth swelled to bumps on the right side of his face. Stuffing tissue up his nose he grinned at her.

"Heya Lucy! Haven't seen ya in a while. My nose is trying to bleed again" he snuffles nasally. Looking from him to Lisanna she saw the animal take over mage was somewhat puzzled as to why his nose kept drenching tissue by tissue. Happy frowned at the display. He seemed to know what it was about. A minute later the bleeding stopped and Natsu woozily fell back on the hardwood floor. Smirking he looked at Lisanna's present.

"You brought some'a Mira's cooking?" he asked as his stomach growled. Quivering with a chill he sat up and looked at his three friends. The faces they made the stupid grin on his face drop. Lisanna felt his head while Lucy moved closer to the pinkette. His salmon terraces sticked to his forehead as his olive eyes studied the three in confusion. Happy grabbed a blanket from the hammock and draped it over his best friend.

"Thanks Happy" he sighed as he pushed himself onto his feet. His head throbbed as he stumbled over to the small couch in the corner. he slumped onto it and put his feet up. "So why'd come over here?" Natsu asked impatiently eyeing the warm soup. Lisanna lifted herself off the ground and handed the container to him.

"We wanted to check up on you" Lisanna answered him with a silvery smile. Lucy was already up and over to him.

"You didn't keep the place clean!" Lucy groaned as she sat next to him. He smiled sheepishly and shrugged. Lisanna giggled at the two.

"Lushi you shouldn't be so mean to him! He is sick!" Happy wailed to the blonde haired girl. Irate she cursed at the mischievous cat. Lisanna and Natsu looked on in amusement. Turning to look at Natsu, Lisanna morosely studied the dragon slayer.

Around two months ago Natsu was banned from coming to the guild hall with the sickness that seemed somewhat contagious. After a week Makorav said he could come back as it seemed unlikely it would spread if it hadn't made anyone else sick or gone away. Natsu came back for a few days before deciding he wanted to stay home and rest. It was very unlike Natsu and very suspicious. Happy seemed to know what the problem was as did Natsu, but both seemed to being keeping their mouths shut. Noticing she was staring she took the empty container and bid the trio ado. She had a weird feeling and she needed her sisters advice.

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"Hm, I suppose maybe Porylusica's expertise might be more suited for the situation" Master Makorav mumbled as a group clustered around his desk. Erza was listening to detail as Mira, Lisanna, and Lucy worriedly thought to themselves. Gray stood in the opening staring at the floor. His blue eyes shadowed in thought as his black strands of hair settled in his face. Clenching his fist he grit his teeth as one thought past to another.

'This doesn't seem right. Something feels off and I know the ash-for-brains is directly not seeking help for no reason. That idiot seems determined to not get better' the ice mage contemplated as his fist shook. Unsure of what he was feeling he was washed over with a tsunami of emotion. Sadness, anger... Something else? Shaking his head he left the Masters office in a frustrated plight.
Lucy looked over her shoulder to see the demon slayer had left. Her eyes softened as she turned back to Makorav. His blue eyes where narrowed in concentration. Stroking his moustache he looked up and stared intensely at Erza.
"Make Natsu come to the guild. I suspect he is unwilling to get checked out by a doctor. We will make him see Porlyusica in ten days time" Makorav ordered as he got up from his chair "Now go! I am busy with paperwork!"