Firenze

Tsukiko looks at him a little confused but she nods with a worried expression when the nurse comes and she follows her down the hallway and goes into the room where the nurse went into. She then rests Natsu onto the bed but sat up and she then walks to a chair nearby with a worried expression.

"I hope it isn't serious...."

She thought worriedly as she keeps looking between them with a worried expression before looking at the ground.

Natsu looks up at the nurse and she walks tohim before she goes on her knees and looks at the cut.

"Hmmmmmmm..."

She grabs a bowl with water and cleans the wound before she wraps the bandage around it.

"Agh..."
"There...it's finished but you should take it easy Natsu.
This is like the fifth time you came here this month."

The nurse says with a worried tone and Natsu sighes.

"Yea, yea..."

Natsu tries to stand up when the nurse is finished and she also stands up.

"Alright Tsukiko...let's go..."

Tsukiko looks confused and looks even more worried.

"Fifth time...?"

She whispers confused and she looks down worriedly before she also stands up.

"Still need my help or can you walk...?"

Tsukiko asks with the same expression but she raises an eyebrow.

Natsu takes a step foward to the door and sighes in relief.

"It's alright..i can walk."

He says with a small smile before he slowly walks into the hallway.

"Kgh..."

The nurse sighes and shrugs.

"Keep a eye on him okay?"

She asks when she turns to Tsukiko.

Tsukiko watches him worriedly but she looks at the nurse surprised before bowing.

"Of course... thank you very much for taking care of him..."

She says before standing upright with a grin before quickly following Natsu.

"Alright! now let's go home..."

Tsukiko says with a grin before looking ahead with the grin.

Natsu chuckles and raises his eyebrow.

"Did something good happen to you?
Your...really happy..or you like you are..."

A small goes across his face.

"Well...i guess your always happy."

Natsu says in a teasing tone before he looks at his pocket.

"I am really curious about that scroll...but...i don't want anyone to know...I'll read it when we get home okay?"

Tsukiko nods with a grin at his question but looks ahead again.

"Your safe and healthy.... what else can I ask for?"

She asks with a raised eyebrow but giggles at what he says and shrugs.

"I guess.... hope it stays that way...."

Tsukiko says while tilting her head cutely but she she looks surprised when he mentions the scroll and she looks at him worriedly before nodding.

"Oh-Okay...."

Natsu walks out the hospital and chuckles.

"Well you can ask for a hug whenever you feel like it."

He says with another chuckle and looks around.

"But i was really worried about you earlier.
I mean...when that guy...wanted to stab you...i really thought i wouldn't make it.
So...i am also glad your safe."

Natsu whispers with a soft smile when he looks back at her.

Tsukiko giggles at what he says and nods.

"Alright.... I'll do just that...."

She says with the grin again but she looks confused at what he says next.

"Someone...... tried to stab me....?"

Tsukiko asks confused and worried and she looks at the ground while biting her lip.

Natsu nods with a serious expression.

"Yea...it was when you were fighting Emilio...he was distracting you...and...i saved you back there.
Don't your remember?
When you turned around and saw me stab another soldier?"

A small smile goes across his face.

"Well i am just glad your alright."

He says with the same smile when he turns around and walks to the direction of his house.

Tsukiko looks surprised at what he says and looks down confused.

"I thought he was just standing there...."

She whispers confused and she gulps.

"Th-Thank you for saving me..."

Tsukiko whispers with a weak smile but she hugs his arm while she makes sure her face was covered except for her mouth.

Natsu shakes his head when she says that she thought he was just standing there.

"Heh..."

He looks at her suprised when she hugs his arm but a soft smile goes across his face.

"Anyway I'm going to sleep when we get back if that's okay with you?
I am...exhausted...maybe i lost too much blood..i don't know.."

Natsu whispers while they walk past the restaurant where they met Yuna.

Tsukiko tightens her grip on his arm when he mentions the loss of blood and she looks down sadly.

"I'm sorry...."

She whispers sadly and bites her lip.

"If I had handled him.... you wouldn't have gotten hurt..."

Tsukiko says sounding angry at herself and she keeps her head down.

Natsu shakes his head with a warm smile.

"No i wanted to kill him myself after what he said.
Besides...it already happend so no use talking about it."

He says with the same smile and he stops infront of his house.

"So don't worry about it Tsukiko."

Natsu says in a soothing tone before he takes the keys out his pocket.

Tsukiko looks a little hurt when he says there was no use talking about it and she loosens her grip on his arm.

"Okay...."

she murmurs with a sigh but shrugs when he says not to worry about it and she let's her arms fall to her side.

Natsu nods when he sees that she shrugs and he opens the door and steps inside the hallway.

"Mwaaah..."

He yawns and looks down at his leg while he walks into the living room.

"Tsukiko so yea i am going to rest.
I don't know what your planning for today...but..yea..."

Natsu takes off the robe and the weapons and the hidden blade.
Then he walks to the bedroom and takes off his shirt while he walks to the bed.

Tsukiko nods and she walks into the home making sure to close the door behind her and she nods.

"Kay.... sweet dreams...."

She says with a weak smile but she walks into the living room to pick up her bag and she goes into the bathroom, and changes into the second outfit she had carried with her and she takes the robe back into the living room with Natsu's things and she goes to a chair that is in there and sits down before closing her eyes while she takes off her shoes.

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Natsu goes under the covers and closes his eyes.

"Thanks..."

He opens his eyes again and sits up.

"If your tired..then you should also got to bed..i got something planned for
Okay?"

Natsu asks with a small smile before he lays down again.

"I'm just going to rest...for a little..while.."

He whispers when he closes his eyes halfway.

Tsukiko shrugs again when she hears him and she opens her eyes.

"I'm fine here.... just sleep.... you need it...."

She says before closing her eyes again.

"Sweet dreams Natsu...."

Natsu sighes and nods.

"Alright...thanks..."

He closes his eyes and slowly falls asleep.

Tsukiko sighs in relief when she notices he falls asleep.

"No need to thank me.... I owe you my life...."

She whispers before she leans back into the chair, and brings her feet under herself before she too falls asleep.

After 3 hours someone knocks on the door.

"I have a letter for someone called Natsu!
Does he live here!"

Natsu doens't hear the man knocking on the door and continues sleeping but he during his sleep he kicked the covers away.

Tsukiko opens her eyes with a dazed expression when she hears the knocking on the door.

"C-Coming!"

She says loudly so the person at the door so he can hear her, but not loud enough to wake him and she stands up, stretches and quickly walks to the door to answer it, she then opens the door part way and pokes her head out.

"Natsu is resting right now.... may I give him the letter when he awakes?"

Tsukiko asks with a sleepy expression as if she was not fully awake yet.

The assassin nods and holds out the letter.

"Sure but don't read it...well...that might give you a reason to read it...
Uhh...don't open it or read it..got it?"

He says with a kind smile and raises his eyebrow.

"Who are you..anyway..i didn't know Natsu..had a girlfriend.."

The assassin asks in a curious tone while Natsu rolls on his back.

"Mwaaaah..pocky.."

Tsukiko nods with a grin when he says not to read it and she giggle.

"Don't worry.... I won't..."

She says before tilting her head cutely but looks surprised at what he says.

"Oh... I'm not his girlfriend.... I'm a friend.... my name is Tsukiko.... I'm keeping an eye on him..."

Tsukiko explains with a soft embarrassed blush while she takes the letter.

"Thank you..."