The Affection of Natsu and Lucy

Chapter 16: Team Natsu

Natsu Dragneel P.O.V

I could hardly breathe.

My nostrils welcomed Lucy’s aroma as she hugged me tightly, her blonde hair brushing against my face. I had no idea what made Lucy cry like this, but there was utter relief in her voice, her hands touching me were warm, as if the land in white blankets had been blown off, white petals in the air, being pushed by the wind until gone, replaced with the sunlight painting the world with bright colors.

I glanced at Lisanna, unlike other guild members who were smiling and giggling, she looked like….she was in pain. She was grey in a coloured painting, I wondered if I should stand up and tell what’s wrong.

“Ahem, will you please stop now?” Porlyusica muttered.

Lucy turned her head around, facing Porlyusica, blood rushed to her cheeks and she quickly let go of me and ran back to her seat. She lowered her chin, trying to get her blonde hair to fall, hiding her embarrassed look on her face. Everybody in fairy tail hushed as Porlyusica stood up, giving the sign for Fairy Tail to shut up. I turned to Porlyusica, who looked at me with a very careful look.

“Are you aware with what’s going on?” She asked. I responded with a blank look.  No, old woman. I, Natsu Dragneel, have no idea.

Then the injury in my chest popped in my head. “Actually, I was wondering why am I in the infirmary?”

Everybody looked at me, as if I was crazy and just asking a very obvious question as a joke. Gray ran a hand threw his dark hair and groaned. “I impaled you, Natsu. You were acting crazy, man. You tried to choke Juvia. So I...kinda risked it by hurting you, man. But I hurt you really badly, sorry dude.”

“W-W-W-W-Wait. WHAT?” I stood up from my bed but then the pain in my chest screamed, pulling me back into the bed. Me, hurt Juvia? When? How? I shot a look a Is-this-true? look at Juvia, and Juvia bit her lip and nodded. No way. And Gray had to jab me? What the hell is going on?

“ Natsu, please. Just stay still.” Master said, a worried tone in his voice.

“Um, Natsu-san.” Wendy said, stepping out of the crowd. “When we were bringing you to Porlyusica, after you collapsed in the guild before the incident in Magnolia Town. You acted...weird.”

I couldn’t help demanding an answer. “Weird?! What kind of weird?” I was desperate.

Wendy bit her lip, the expression on her face looked like she recalled the memory of something that horrified her. She hesitantly said, “You attacked us, Laki, Elfman and I.”

Am I hearing a fictional story here? “I did?” I said, though it came out raspy, with disbelief lying in a thread.

Everyone in the infirmary was completely silent, having the I’m-sorry look on their faces. I couldn’t believe this, I can’t, I can’t.

“I HURT MY COMRADES?!” I roared, finally able to push myself off the bed, though the pain was excruciating, I kept my posture straight.

“Calm down, pink head.” Porlyusica muttered. “I’ll explain it to you.”

I held my breath, waiting for an answer, the look on the pink haired woman’s face. I knew it wasn’t good. I felt sheer terror spinning in my stomach and all my insides tightened, the infirmary remained muted, as Porlyusica opened her mouth.

“Those scales, on your skin, “Porlyusica said.

I looked down on my arm. Seeing crimson agleam scales neatly positioned on my tanned skin. What the hell is this?! I thrusted my hand on one of the scales, and tried to pull them out, but only to feel insufferable pain.