Chapter 60: You Don't Need It

                                    

                                          
You Don't Need It
                          
Natsu was true to his word and he got me help. There was a local healer in this town not to far away from where the ball was. Natsu had ran all the way there. Even though he was hurt he still had ran. 
                          
The Fire Mage had practically set fire to the Healer's door. But he didn't have to because a pretty woman came out, saw me, and ushered us in. She had Natsu lay me down on a bed and then she got to work on me. 
                          
She put this sticky, clear substance on my chest and then she began to hum. After about a few seconds of humming the stuff on my chest started to glow green. Natsu was sitting beside me with worry shining in his eyes. 
                          
Then I blinked. 
                          
~2 Hours Later~
                          
Natsu had fallen asleep beside me when I was finally able to move. I lifted my hand up and put it in front of my face. I flexed my fingers and after a moment they moved. 
                          
"You should sit still for a while." The healer said to me as she put something away. Ignoring her advice I sat up and stretched. I looked over at Natsu's sleeping form and smiled. I reached over and stopped before my fingers could touch him. I didn't want to risk waking him. I had things to do. 
                          
I let out a breath and slowly got off the bed. I stood up with shaky legs and faced the healer. "I need to do something." The healer sighed and nodded her head. "I know, just don't overexert yourself." She sighed with irritation clear in her voice. "It was a pain working through that paralyzing spell." I nodded slightly to let her know I heard her before I returned my attention to the sleeping boy next to me. I glanced behind me, picked up my cloak, and put it on over my torn dress. 
                          
I put my hood up and walked toward the door. I opened it, paused, and tilted my head toward the healer. "Watch him, please." I muttered as I walked through the door. I didn't wait to hear what she said. My time was limited. I put my hood up and played with my necklace as the first years snowfall started to fall around me. 
It would be a shame that the once white snow would be stained with red soon...
                          
I found my target in about 30 minutes. He was hiding in a dark abandoned house. He had the diamond out of his bag and he was admiring it. The diamond glittered and the light bounced off my daggers. 
                          
The Bandit turned around when the light from my daggers bounced off and glowed in his eye. From behind his hood I could see him stiffen and he leaped to his feet. I jumped down from my perch on a broken window sill and landed on my feet with a soft thump. 
                          
My black cloak fluttered around me as did my dress. "I know who you are." I muttered as I twirled my daggers in my hands. "Your the dumbass who attacked me that night." I tsked, "That wasn't very nice, ya know." I said as I took a step toward him. 
                          
He took a staggering step back and raised his free hand that didn't hold the diamond. I was more then pleased to note that the wounds that my daggers had inflicted upon him still hurt him. They made him slower. Which made him more vulnerable. Perfect. 
"Then you went and paralyzed me." I said with a humorless chuckle. I brought one of my daggers to eye level and sighed. "That really wasn't nice, darling." 
                          
I flung my dagger and it sank into his stomach. He gagged and took a staggering step back as he stared down at my dagger's hilt. With jerky movements he tried to pull it out. 
                          
"Stay." 
                          
I told my dagger calmly as I stalked forward. I flipped my other dagger in the air and caught it. "But what really made me mad was that you made my friend cry." My voice was dripping with venom. He looked up at me as he tried to send his Black Magic at me.