when she returned: ⟶ gray fan fiction ⟵

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Natsu's pov

     It had been almost a week since Talia became unconscious. I was starting to get worried sick about her; she started to lose color in her skin and she was cold to the touch, which is never good for a fire mage, especially as strong as she is.

I walked into the infirmary again, and sat down by her noticing Gray sitting on the other side of the pink haired girl. It was strange seeing Gray showing his more emotional side, but ever since she became unconscious, Gray has had some serious issues processing it. I feel bad for him though. I mean, he is in love with her.

"Hey Gray, how are you feeling?" I asked him sympathetically, hoping that he'd try and be more positive, like Lucy had said.
"I'm fine I guess, I just hope she wakes up soon... I really miss her," he stated, his voice shaking a little.
"Look man, she's my sister, she's strong. I know she can push through this and wake up. Talia will wake up Gray I promise you,"
     I gave him my signature grin and shifted in my chair grabbing my sisters fragile hand and giving it a light squeeze.
"You're right Natsu, I should stop sulking about her, I should be reminiscing all of our memories and times that we had fun together, until she wakes up of course," I smiled at him, and ruffled Talia's hair gently knowing that she would wake up soon.

Gray and I had been sitting there for about half the day now, when I started noticing her slight body movements, and with my sensitive hearing, I heard her heart beat starting to increase ever so slightly. Her body became warm to the touch and I was looking at Gray who's eyes had widened staring at my sister.

Talia's pov

I could feel the gears in my mind speeding up and everything became more clear as I fluttered my eyes open, squinting at the bright lights above my head.
     Damn that was giving me a killer headache. I didn't notice Natsu and Gray staring at me intently, as I was too focused on my headache.
     I looked at both boys and smiled with my eyes closed at them. They both hugged me quickly and had wide smiles on their faces. How long had I been out?

I sat up ever so slightly leaving my body against the headboard and pulling the covers up right above my waistline.
"H-How long have I been out?" I focused my gaze towards the raven haired mage who looked at my blankly.
"Almost a week, you must be starving, you need to get something to eat," A small smile formed at the end of my lips at his response, this was definitely the Gray I have always known, but almost a full week? Those dark guilds really got me huh.

     I leaned over slightly and wrapped my arms around his neck whispering in his ear.
"I missed you so much," you could hear the sadness in my voice as I rested my head on his shoulder. He put his arms around my waist, pulling me towards him slightly, I felt Natsu's gaze on us, but he didn't seem mad.

     I continued to hug Gray, until I eventually pulled away and smiled at him weakly. I hugged Natsu also, telling him how much I missed him. He's my flesh and blood and I love him to death, even if he can get crazy, and not to mention, out of hand sometimes, he knows what family is and he knows how to treat people who are family; I appreciate everything that he has done for me in the past, even if we had been separated for a long time.
     He's still my brother, and I'm still his little sister.

     I smiled at them and then my stomach growled so loud. They chuckled, helped me up out of the infirmary to get a well deserved meal.

     after I ate, I went back to lay down because I was very tired. My body hurt in many areas and i wanted to cry, surprisingly, I don't usually feel this way. I laid down in the bed and shortly after, Gray walked into the infirmary and sat down next to my bed. I looked over and smiled at him. He looked happy, yet, almost sad too, his eyes held sadness, but more then usual.
"What's wrong, you look sad," i asked him, I turned myself towards him and sat up.
"It's just, I don't like seeing you hurt," I looked at him and my eyes widened. Since when-
"Talia... look... I.."

[ edited 2/19/19 ]