His Antidote (CoLu Fanfiction)

Chapter 7

"Ow, ow, ow! That hurts!" I whined like a child, shutting my eyes tight at the stinging pain of alcohol against my wounds.

"Princess, if you keep moving like that, it will hurt more." I heard Virgo utter flatly, followed by cotton contacting with my body.

"Now, you should be grateful to have such caring spirits, Lucy." Angel commented in the background, watching us with an amused smile as she sat on the bed, drying her hair with a dryer from the spirit world.

"No, it is us who should be grateful for having Princess as our owner."

I can't help but feel touched at Virgo's words. Despite her usual blank face, her words were sweet. But the small smile that formed in my lips quickly vanished as she dabbed the cotton on my skin again.

"Ow!"

When Virgo finally finished bandaging me, she bid her farewell and went back to the spirit world, waving nonchalantly. Sighing, I leaned against the wall and glanced at everyone else.

Meredy was already asleep on the bed, with Angel sitting at the edge beside her. Racer was lying on the floor on a sleeping bag, his hands behind his head as he faced the ceiling. Richard was on the small table, reading a book or something, while Cobra was lying on the small couch, and I can't tell if he's sleeping or not, since I can only see the side of his scarred eye. Midnight and Jellal as usual, are in their own little worlds somewhere.

Angel managed to get us a room in an inn, even if it's only one fullsized bed and a few furnitures. We had to sneak our way to get to the room without being much noticed by the people and the owner. Atleast there's a bath and a bed that could fit us girls.

Yawning, I stood up from the floor and made my way to the bed, to the left side of Meredy since she was in the middle.

Lying down, I stared at the ceiling and let myself wander in my thoughts. After being busy these days, I didn't have much time to think about them. But now that I can't sleep and it's quiet and we're not doing anything, Fairy Tail invaded my thoughts.

I miss them a lot. So much. And until now it's hard to believe that they disbanded. According to Jellal, they disbanded a week after defeating Tartaros, the last main guild in the barram alliance. It's been two months since then, and he doesn't know much about the whereabouts of the members. Levy, Gajeel, and Lily joined the magic council, and are somehow high-ranked. So that explains.

I wonder how Natsu's doing? He probably attempted to break me out of prison, and was just stopped by Master or Erza. Thinking about these makes me giggle but also makes me miss them more.

Sighing, I shook the thought off and sat up, glancing around to see most of them asleep already. I got off the bed and took my cloak, wearing it over my clothes. Jellal and Midnight are here, too, but I didn't hear them entering. I was probably lost in thoughts when they did.

I gazed outside the window and to the nightsky that illuminated the room. A few stars were visible, with most of them being blocked by smoke. Even when it's night, the streets were lit up with torches and lanterns, and some people were still walking around. The traditional music wasn't playing anymore, though. This side of the town isn't packed with the festive people, since most of them are at the stalls.

I glanced back to the sleeping group and grabbed my whip, turning it to its normal mode before I tied the end to the bed post. Gripping on the handle, I jumped backwards outside the window, controlling the length of my whip as my feet landed on the walls, and slowly, I lowered myself until I reached the ground. I then retracted it back, and stuffed it in my belt.

Taking a deep breath, I turned my heels and started to walk towards the exit of the town. I can't sleep, so it's best to use this time to train.

"You really like getting yourself in danger, don't you?"