--- Lucy's Pov ---

"Kon'nichiwa Mina-san!" I yell as I skip happily into my guild, Fairy Tail. Half the guild responded with a happy smile while the other half let out a drunken howl. Ahhh... good ol' Fairy Tail.

"Lucy! Over here!" Yelled a white haired mage behind the counter. Mira waved me over with a jolly smile. I walked over and sat down across from her.

Next to Mira, on the counter, sat Happy who was looking up at me with his normal grin. But what seemed off was that Natsu wasn't with Happy or pretty much anyone else in the guild. He wasn't even fighting with Gray or Gajeel.

"Where's Natsu?" I say curiously and looked back and forth at the two in front of me.

"He's sick." Happy snorted, "believe it or not."

"Sick? HAH!" I laughed and slapped my knee. "Good one. Natsu never gets sick." They both looked with blank expressions and it took me a few moments to realize they weren't messing around. "Y-you arent lying..."

Mira gave a small giggle and placed a glass of water in front of me, something that I usually ask for every morning. "Natsu may seem like he holds many immunities but sometimes, all the things he kept away just impact him greatly later. A pretty odd superpower I guess."

I nod and took a gulp of my water, the ice clinging up against the glass.

"Maybe you can go meet with him." She offered. "He probably needs the company."

Slowly, I smiled and nodded to the bartender. "Hai hai!" I exclaimed and stood up from my stool and looked at Happy. "Are you coming along?"

"Nah, Natsu acts very... different when he's sick. you'll see." The Exceed shrugged and waved me off with his paw as Mira-Jane gave him a fish.

"Uh... ok." I say a little unsure about that fact. "Then bye!"

"Bye Lucy! Have fun with Natsu!" Mira winked and I headed out of the guild, sighing at her last gesture.

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--- Third Person POV ---

"Natsu?" Lucy called softly through the door, not wanting to disturb him if he was asleep. There was no answer. "I-I'm coming in..." Lucy said hesitantly and slowly turned the handle. Once she stepped inside, closing the door behind her, a cold shiver ran up Lucy's spine. It was freezing, not at all how his house normally was.

On the other side of the house of a dragon slayer, laying face down in his Hammock Bed.

Lucy brought up a small smile and made her way towards him. Once she got to his side, she flipped him over to look at his face. Natsu was pale (not normal), with black circles under his eyes (also not normal), and had beads of sweat on his face (not normal unless he is in a fight).

Natsu shivered slightly and opened his eyes to look up at the celestial mage. "Hey... Luce." He croaked and tugged on his thin blanket.

"Natsu." Lucy nodded and placed the back of her hand on his forehead. "So you really are sick, huh?"

Natsu manage a small laugh and shook his head, making Lucy pull her hand back. "Surprising right? Nobody believes that I can catch a cold."

"Well you are the opposite of cold."

"So you're saying I'm hot?"

"Yeah... wait... NO NOT LIKE THAT I MEAN-!" Lucy tried to correct herself but was cut off by Natsu's loud laugh... which slowly turned into a coughing fit.

Lucy stepped over all of Natsu's hoarded items and quickly filled a cup with water and gave it to him in which he immediatly took, gulping it down. "th-thanks..." he muttered, a small frown on his face as he layed back down.

Lucy stared at him for a moment before they both shivered. "Why is it so cold in here?"

"I was too weak to light the fire place..." He mumbled, not wanting to admit that for the first time ever he was 'too weak' for something. Lucy was sure he wouldn't ever admit that in front of Gajeel, Gray or Erza for any matter. "And the house is usually warm without the fire place since I pretty much heat it up just being here. But my magic ain't working well at the moment."

Lucy giggled and nodded. "I'll be the strong one today then." She said with triumph and marched over to the fire place.

She picked up three peices of fire wood and placed them in the fire place. She turned to Natsu and smirked at him while he was pouting. Next, she lit a match and set a flame on different parts of the dry wood. Soon, It turned into one big fire. Lucy put her hands on her hips and stuck her tongue out at the dragon slayer.

Finally, Lucy placed two bean bags that she found behind her old maid outfit (which made her blush slightly) in front of the fire.

Natsu frowned at the two seat and wiped a bead of sweat from his forehead.

"come on, you need to be closer to the heat."

"Can I eat it?"

"Not yet." Lucy snapped and motioned to her set up.

Natsu gulped and look the other way. "C-can you help me over. Last time I stood up I felt dizzy." He said stubbornly.

Lucy stared at him for a moment before nodding happily. "Hai!"

She skipped over and helped Natsu to his feet, swinging his arm over her shoulders. It was fairly easy since he was helping slightly. Last time she carried Natsu, he was unconcious.

But Natsu was faking when he said he needed help. He just wanted to be close to Lucy. Even if it meant he had to act like the weakest person ever. He was truely sick, and everything else he said was true, he just added a small... harmless... lie.

Lucy sat Natsu down on one bean bag and pushed the other one closer to him. "Blankets?" She asked. Natsu nodded.

In just a second later, she comes over with two thick blankets, ignoring the thin one he was using earlier because it obviously didn't work.

She sat down next to him and put both the blankets over the both of him.

Natsu didn't realize, because of the warmth of the fire, but he was blushing. His partner was acting so caring and generous for him, and now here she is... sitting shouder to shoulder with him with two comfy and warm blankets that brought them even closer to each other. And he found it odd. This odd wizard was acting so close, when he was terribly sick, and just him breathing on her might be effecting her.

"Thanks... Lucy." Natsu bit his lip and gripped his scarf. "For helping me..."

"Don't mention it. You're always helping me, I'm returning the favor." she smiles and shivers slightly. Lucy pulled her knees to her chest and pulled her hands underneath the blankets.

Natsu then looked down at his scarf and sighed, pulling it off his neck.

Lucy felt a sudden warmth below her head and looked down to see that she was now wearing the scarf that Igneel had given Natsu. "Take good care of it for me, eh? For now..." He said and pulled her over so that she would lean on his shoulder.

"Why-?"

"Just accept it wont'cha? Dont make me rethink it..." He said stubbornly.

Lucy blushed, and when she looked up to see Natsu also blushing, she blushed even more.

The moment ended when Natsu began to cough, wheeze, sneeze and gag. And though it might seem like a funny moment, it was something that made Lucy scared and worried to the max. She quickly grabbed Natsu's glass as he was coughing his nasty cough and placed it against his lips. When he had a chance to breath, he took a big gulp, while his partner rubbed his back.

Natsu took a deep breath when it finished and he closed his eyes, resting his head on Lucy's shoulder in shame. "I hate this."

Lucy sighed and helped him lean back with her. "Good thing I was here, huh? That sounds painful and unbearable." Natsu nodded in agreement.

"Are you staying the whole day? It's noon time... I think..." Natsu croaked hopefully. His voice was a bit raspy from the scene that happened not that long ago.

Lucy nodded and rested her head on his shoulder hesitantly, though Natsu adjusted his head so that his head was rested on top of her's. "Of course. What good is it to go to the guild when you're gone and all... sick." She says honestly with a small smile on her face. "And this might be my only chance to see you calm."

Natsu glared at her but it soon turned a small chuckle that deep down, warmed Lucy's heart fully. She didn't need the scarf, but she didn't want to give it up. So instead she did something embarrassing... she shared it.

It was probably the cheesiest thing ever but she wrapped his scarf around the both of their necks. Nastsu stared at her with a cherry red face, his face literally inches away from her timid one.

"I-I just thought that it would be fair to... you know... share the scarf."

Natsu held his breath. He felt strange and he was sure that that odd feeling wasn't gas. That was more of a gross feeling. But this emotion made him feel beyond happy and warm. It took both of the wizards a moment to realize they were now only an inch apart.

Lucy was just about to apologize about her sudden action with the scarf. But Natsu said three words she would never expect to hear...

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"I have gas."

"Wh-what?" Lucy stuttered and gave a slightly disgusted expression.

"Wait... Gomen Gomen... Thats not what I meant." He said quickly, shaking his head and mentally slapping himself in the face.

"If you have gas, go by the fire, it will surely glow brighter."

"Lucy wait."

"Uh no... forget that, it'll stink..."

"Lucy I-"

"So if you need to break wind go-"

"LUCY I LOVE YOU!" He snapped and blushed madly.

The celestial wizard stared at him with disbelief.

"I never knew what love is. I even mistook it for... farts." he said and grabbed Lucy's face with his now warm hands. "I finally understand."

The blonde just stared up at him, not knowing what to say to his sudden remark.

"Do you mind getting sick because of me?" He gave a weak smile that strangely made Lucy's heart melt.

"N-no..."

"Good. because this will surely make you sick."

"wh-what?"

Natsu closed the last inch between them and kissed Lucy right on the lips. She tensed up for a couple seconds before relaxing and kissing him back.

"Yeah this feeling is definitly not gas." Lucy said, causing Natsu to laugh and kiss her again.