Lucy and the Definitive... Cat?

This Won't Hurt

NOTE: Infernai is a made up langue but to construct it I start with a base of German (in Google translate) and then make alterations to the words to have them sound a bit more complicated. So as you read and get to the section where Infernai is being used, don't worry if you can't translate it and please no hate on any perceived butchering of a beautiful language. I have loads of respect for Germans and the language, after all my paternal grandparents were from Germany.

Reminder, Hiro Mashima owns Fairy Tail.

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Natsu was in and out of consciousness, he could smell the hospital grade cleaners and feel the sharp needle in his arm. He tried to open his eyes, but they felt like lead weights. He opened his mouth to speak and before he could, a warm soft hand wrapped around his.

"Don't try to speak Natsu. It's going to be okay." He recognized Meredy's voice. It was reassuring to have his mate with him and Natsu smiled inside himself at the warmth of her.

"Key?" he whispered, his throat dry, and voice weak. What he wouldn't give for some water, heck he'd suck on one of Gray's ice cubes if it was an option. Though he'd never hear the end of the jokes about that one.

"I got it, Corvus has been keeping me company," she said, and he could barely see her through the small slit he managed with his eyes. She looked like a pale blur surrounded by lots of pink.

"Yo, quit treating this fine ass like I'm chopped liver," another voice said.

"Huh?" Natsu asked, he couldn't quite place the snarky voice. Everything hurt and he hated being trapped in the bed and powerless. Showing weakness was not something Natsu ever wanted to do, especially not in front of Meredy. Sadly, the hunt for Corvus's key had turned out to be an epic disaster, which for once was not his fault.

"Cobra, you know the guy who tried to turn your partner into a hot little battery. How is Sunshine these days?" The new voice answered, the words were registering but barely making sense. Natsu's brain felt like sludge.

"Huh?" He asked, feeling Meredy slide up on the bed, still holding his hand.

"Do you want some water?" she asked and Natsu nodded. It took a minute, but she managed to get a straw between his lips, and Natsu barely had the strength to draw some water out of it. He kept trying and got a bit of ice water, it was better than nothing.

"He's pretty fucked, that shit he got whammied with was no fucking joke. Hell, shit that tasty had to be demonic." Cobra chuckled, "see what I did there?"

"Cobra, not now," Meredy replied before she pulled the straw back. "I wonder if maybe the ice chips would have been better."

"Wha..." Natsu took in a breath, "What happened?"

"You were poisoned, the doctors couldn't treat it. I thought you were going to die." Her voice cracked a little as she stroked his cheek, "that's when Corvus showed up and I asked him to find Cobra. Cobra got in here and took the poison out of your body. It's going to be a few days before you will recover."

"Get key to Luce," he said and Meredy sighed.

"Natsu, you come first. Corvus isn't going anywhere."

He used what he had for strength to hold her hand, "t-thank you. Please..." his eyes closed, he wanted to go back to sleep. Hopefully his mate would stay with him, it would make being stuck in the bed a little better.

"Hey Pinkie Pie, can I take this Corvus to Sunshine?" Cobra asked.

"Wouldn't that be doing something nice?" Meredy asked with a bit of a chuckle.