• Sickness

    If there was one thing I knew, it was that all Dragon Slayers suffered from motion sickness. I myself was no exception to this rule.

    However, I considered myself at least a halfway intelligent person, I went to a local magic library and looked up how to make a hard candy that cured this illness, if only temporarily. It tasted absolutely horrid, but it worked.

    Knowing these facts I could only be amused by the slight terror and hesitation that flashed though one Laxus Dreyar's bluish-gray eyes as the train pulled itself into the Magnolia train station at 6:15 in the morning. I boarded the train with my companions and pulled out a small wrapped candy from my pocket and popped it in my mouth. I made the face that can only be described as pure disgust, as the candy was bitter, sour, and tasted like menthol. But it would save me from the motion sickness that the train would cause. Plus they dissolve almost immediately, which saves me from tasting it for long.

    Didn't help the odd looks I got from the others.

    ~~~~~

    We were only fifteen minutes into the ride and I was happily chatting with the Thunder Legion, occasionally glancing at the titan sitting next to me with a worried look on my face. Laxus looked like he was half dead.

    "Alright, my patience has run thin. You're obviously not the type of guy who moans and cry's over being sick, however your practically doubled over in pain. Now what's wrong, you looked fine before we got on the train?" I asked as I calmly raised an eyebrow at the blond. "It's nothing, now don't worry about it." Laxus muttered.

    "Now why would I not worry about it? It's obviously something, why are you trying to tough it out when you have someone who can help you?" I gave the man a small glare. Laxus returned the glare ten-fold, until the train hit a small bump in the tracks. Laxus was then, literally, doubled over in his seat. I could see the sweat beading on his forehead as he clutched as his stomach.

    I jerked my thumb over at him and looked at the Thunder Legion, "you have any idea whats going on with his royal pain?" I asked. "Laxus suffers greatly from mo-" Freed immediately shut his mouth and coward under the scathing glare of Laxus. "He's got motion sickness and is embarrassed by it." Bixlow didn't seem to give a s**t about Laxus' humiliation.

    I raised my hand and covered my mouth to hide the small smile. "Why didn't you tell me Laxus, I have something that fixes motion sickness." I pulled my enchanted messenger bag into my lap and reach in and rummaged around a bit before pulling out a small wine colored bag with gold colored swirls on it.

    Everyone stared curiously as I reached into the smaller bag and pulled out a small wrapped hard candy and held it out to Laxus. "I haven't quite figured out how to make them not taste like death, but they work and they last about an hour at a time." I smiled gently as Laxus hesitantly took the wrapped medicine. I giggled slightly at the look on his face when he popped it into his mouth. He coughed slightly when the candy fully dissolved. "You weren't kidding about it tasting like death."

    ~~~~~

    I sniggered at one of Bixlow's dirty jokes while Evergreen yelled at him with a blush across her face, Freed just had a look on his face as he wondered why he had bothered to sit with them.

    I took a glace over at Laxus, he still hadn't joined in on the conversation, but he was looking much better, he was no longer slumped over and clutching his stomach. He was sitting up straight, his arms crossed the expanse of his chest, and he no longer looked like he was going to pass out at any given second.

    Laxus must've noticed my staring as his eyes looked over toward me. I just gave him a warm smile before returning to the Thunder Legion.

    After all, it was no fun being sick.