feral | sting eucliffe

LXXII| EV

Episode 72: Emergency Visit!

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"I DON'T KNOW," Y/n mumbled beside Levy, the two huddled up close together as they mounted the steps up to the actual guild hall, piles of books in each of their arms. Levy gave her a confused look, blinking incredulously as she kicked the door closed behind them. "What do you mean you don't know? Aren't you able to communicate with them?"

Y/n timidly nodded, waiting for her friend briefly before the two continued on their way to a less occupied table. "Yes, but I still don't exactly understand." Y/n would usually be distracted by Nikos's sudden death and her increased depression, but the recent behavior of the animals had been distracting her. They'd all been crowding around her, almost in a protective manner.

Specifically, the felines. "I mean, I know animals don't exactly speak English, but couldn't you do a little magic." The shorter girl made a weird hand gesture at the last word, making the h/c haired girl laugh, shaking her head. Y/n cracked a smile, averting her eyes slightly. "I guess, but all I can tell is that they're being protective."

The guild door was suddenly kicked, blown inwards followed by a desperate shout from Natsu. "Y/n, call your animals off of me!" He cried, missing every flame-fisted blow as an angry cat followed after him, roaring and hissing as it swiped its claws. Y/n took one glance at the panther, nodding her head slightly. The panther whined, sheathing its claws.

Giving a small bow and licking Natsu's hand as an apology, the wild animal disappeared. The guild took a moment to drink in the situation as Natsu yelled a grateful comment, chaos ensuing not long after. "Maybe they do have something to protect," Levy said, having witnessed the action firsthand just now.

Y/n's brows furrowed at that and she gave her an unsure glance, setting her books down on the table and taking a seat. "Yeah, but what? I haven't been injured lately, aside from being a bit sick, but otherwise, I'm fine!" Y/n exclaimed, still riddled with confusion as she opened one of her books and flipped a page, skipping the table of contents.

Levy blinked, "Sick? You don't seem so. Your face isn't flushed, your nose isn't runny, and your voice isn't all weird, so what could it be?" Y/n shrugged, flipping through the book and picking out words that she could understand. Flipping another page, her mind fell back to Nikos's hatred towards reading, but she tried her best to ignore it.

"I'm not sure. I've just been throwing up recently and my appetite's grown a lot, but that's about it." Y/n mumbled quietly. Levy blinked, leaning over the table slightly and whispering towards the girl back. Her lips opened as she started talking, "Does Sting know anything about this?" The said boyfriend's girl shook her head, biting her bottom lip.

Y/n looked around briefly before settling her eyes back onto Levy. "No, but it's been hard to avoid the conversation. He can sense something's wrong and the smell of vomit isn't exactly hard to scrub off. Even Lector's been acting all weird. He's been silent and occasionally hisses at Sting, but purrs and rubs against my abdomen. It's so weird."

Levy pinked, recognizing these signs. She averted her eyes slightly, confusing Y/n before bringing them back up to clash brown against e/c. "F-Forgive me, Y-Y/n, b-but have you b-been sexually ac-active recently?" The h/c haired girl turned red, squeaking quietly and looking towards the shorter girl out of utter shock, her jaw hanging open.

Unable to elaborate any further, she quickly jumped up and closed her book, scrambling away. "I think you should talk to Porlyusica about this!" She yelped, scurrying off like some kind of mouse, heading towards Gajeel. Y/n turned red, blinking briefly before swinging her legs over part of the bench on the table, sighing and regathering her books.

Holding them close to her chest, she chewed on her bottom lip. "It'd be too suspicious if I go alone and Sting can trace my scent, so I guess I'll have to tell him to come with me." She contemplated under her breath. Grabbing the satchel that she had bought while wandering in Magnolia earlier, she stuffed the books inside and secured the clasp of the bag.

Y/n trekked towards a restaurant, her nose twitching as she caught wind of Sting's scent. Unsurprisingly, part of Natsu's scent seemed to linger there as well. A soft smile shaped her lips as she spotted the dragon slayer and his companion from the outside, swinging the door open and entering the buffet styled restaurant. 

Her brows twisted in confusion, seeing a crowd around him. Flashes of cameras went off and cheers echoed in her ears, making her flinch slightly. Nonetheless, she pushed through the crowd and towards her boyfriend. As soon as the girl quietly called his name, his head shot up like a rocket as he blinked at her, confused.

She giggled at his mouthful of food as he attempted to ask her a question, leading him to swallow it as one and ask again, more clearly. "I'm in the middle of an eating competition; what's up?" His voice was still slightly muffled as he slurped up another bowl of ramen, throwing it to the side as the chef caught it, yelling about a 'precious bowl' of some sort.

She twiddled with her fingers nervously, "I have to go see Porlyusica." He grew confused and concerned instantly, jumping out of his seat and Lector following after him. Said exceed latched onto Y/n's shoulders, tail swishing as he let out a soft purr, something that was much out of his character. Recently, he'd been acting more like a cat than an exceed.

"Looks like I'll have to cut this competition short!" He grabbed his girl's hand, leading her out as some of the staff called for him, complaining about his lack of a bill. "So," He licked his fingers that were coated in grease and spices, seeming satisfied with his food intake for the day. "Why do you have to see the grumpy old forest witch again?"

Y/n chewed the inside of her cheek, mumbling. "I don't know. I just have a few questions for her and it might concern you." She admitted sheepishly, not really even knowing the actual meaning behind Levy's suggestion. Sting nodded, a small grin on his features. 

"Okay! I still want to go back to that eating competition though."She smiled at his childish antics, reaching with her right hand to pet Lector's head. "We'll go after."