Part 3 of 3. Oh, god.... IM SO SORRY!!! This is so majorly late!!! Gomennosai! Onwards!
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There she was. Wendy. Awake. Gajeel, Laxus, and Rogue didn't hesitate to attach themselves to their one and only little sister's side.

Sting, on the other hand, stayed where he was; clutching onto Natsu's body. Yes, he'd wanted to see his little sister awake, too, but he didn't want to disturb his little brother's much needed rest.

"Wendy!!!"

"Are you, all right!?"

"How do you feel!?"

"Does anything hurt!?"

However, his three overprotective brother's weren't exactly making that task any easy. The three were currently and uncharacteristically bombarding, Wendy, with concerned words. On the other hand, she was hardly awake, and it freaked her out.

Where was she?

What happened?

Where's Natsu?

N-Natsu!

After said person was mentioned, memories of the previous (?) day suddenly flashed before her eyes. It was all terrifying. But what scared her more, was seeing Natsu's dulling green eye's close before her own. She wanted to shout out his name. But she didn't. She couldn't. Since she, too, had lost consciousness.

Remembering everything that had happened, brought instant tears into her terrified wide, brown eyes, and without any warning, she burst into a high pitch wail. It worried her brother's, more.

Unbeknownst to her, she screamed a familiar name. "NATSU!" Now that made all of her brother's worry, grow even more; considering the fact that their baby brother had JUST fallen asleep, too. They tried to quite her; to comfort her; to reassure her, but all she did was scream Natsu's name, terrifyingly.

Meanwhile, everyone in the hospital room, besides Sting, (who wasn't really paying any attention, as all of the noises were too distracting), they didn't notice Natsu stirring in his deep sleep, once again, from the loud noises, that echoed all around him.

One the other hand, Natsu, desperately, tried to ignore the sudden, harsh, wave of dizziness and nauseousness that instantly crashed him.

It took him a few seconds to get his bearings back together, and when he finally did, he instantly noticed the shout of his name. It sounded so scared; as if begging him to be there. That alone, made him sprang up. Starling, Sting, into letting him go.

"Natsu?" The mentioned person didn't register the worry and concern call of his name from his blond older brother, underneath, him. No, instead from his little sister that was laying in bed, a few feet away from him; crying her poor heart out. For him.

He didn't hesitate to immediately climb off the bed, and run straight towards Wendy. It was only then, that it all brought back painful and terrifying memories of when he had found her, all alone, and crying in their burning school. It was instantly,
overwhelming. The urge to be besides her; to make sure she was okay, only grew more.

However, he'd managed to find his balance's; after stumbling, before pushing his startled brother's out of the way.

It wasn't until Wendy suddenly felt two small, warm, and familiar arms circle around her; did she finally opened her red-redden eyes. She didn't remember closing them, but that didn't matter, now.

What did mattered, was that she saw her rosy-haired, bandaged, brother, Natsu, was hugging her,tightly, and comforting, too. As if reassuring her that he won't, ever, disappear on her. And she couldn't hold back the loud and desperate, shout of his name.

"Natsu!" She quickly, returned the tight huge. Relief, washing over her. She wanted the comfort from him, and only him; knowing that he was besides her; that he's okay; that he's not going to disappear, anytime, and vice versa; reassured her, greatly.

The thought itself, made them both clutch onto each other, tightly. And as she buried her smaller face into his warmer chest, it started to grow quickly damped with relieved tears. While he, on the other hand, buried his cheek into her short, dark, blue hair.

"Shush, Wendy. It's gonna be fine. We're both gonna be fine." He said, gently and reassuringly. Trying, and succeeding to calm his crying little sister in his arms.

"Everything's going to be okay. All right, Wendy? I promised you, that I would always protect you, didn't I? See! We're both okay!" He finished with a large, toothy, grin. He pulled away, so that he could abruptly tickle her; making her tears instantly stop, and to start giggling, out loudly.

"Haha!.. N-Natsu!.. Haha!.. S-Stop!" She giggled, screamed, and cried; by then she was already out of breath; well, you can't exactly blame her, she DID just woke up. Her giggling was contagious, as Natsu, too, started laughing; as he kept on tickling her.

"Hahaha! Never! MuHahaha!" He mischievously smirked and evilly laughed; a trait from hanging with his brother's, too much, as he kept on ticking her. Making them both laugh and cry from tears of joy.

However, it wasn't long when they suddenly heard loud laugher interrupting their little, playfulness and interaction.

Despite panting from exhaustion, they both turned around, at the same time, and only to then suddenly, shockingly, and surprisingly find their whole family with a doctor and a nurse; who had watched their little reunion with smiles and large smirks.

Flushing, they both looked away from their onlookers and from each other; embarrassed at being caught and forgetting their brother's were there.

However, that was shortly broken, once again, when their worried-filled parent's were suddenly upon them; fussing over their wellbeing's.

"Natsu! Wendy!" The parent's both shouted in concern. They didn't know what to expect when they'd, finally, gotten home from their job's, and only to then suddenly hear the tragic news from their, second, eldest son.

The three had, immediately, ran straight towards the hospital, (only after suing their children's principle's and changing their school's) and to their room's number; only to suddenly hear laughter and giggling coming from their two youngest.

Relief, instantly, washed over them, as the tightness in their chest's, had disappeared. They didn't know what they'll do if worse had, had happened. But just thinking about it, brought icy chills down their spines.

And unbeknownst to the two, still, worried parents; their older children felt the same way. Just seeing them; Natsu and Wendy, both alive, both breathing, and both okay; brought immense relief to their aching heart's.

However, just to make sure that the two children were, indeed, all right; the parent's asked the Doctor their thought's, in union; and after picking up each a child, individually.

"Dad~," Natsu whined and blushed from the embarrassment of being carried and held, tightly, in his dad's arm's. He didn't want his teasing and blackmailing brother's to see him acting or looking so weak. But, on the other hand, he couldn't help but to return the hug, just as tightly. He had miss the familiar warmth, greatly.

Meanwhile, Wendy, immediately, let out loud giggles and squeaks from enjoyment at suddenly being carried and held, tightly, in her mom's, arm's. "Mommy!!!" She screamed, as she hugged, back. Loving the affection.

While their children hugging them; the parents and their older children were listening to the Doctor. "Yes. They're both are able to leave. They're no longer in a critical arrest. There's no need to worry, anymore. You just have to sign out, and you'll be able to go home." The female, old Doctor said, smiling warmly, at the sight before her.

The parent's and teenagers, let out a deep sigh of relief and of exhaustion,
simultaneously. Finally, it's over!

Then they all, suddenly, heard a loud, tired, yawn coming from a certain someone. Looking over, they all saw Wendy; who looked about ready to fall sleepy, and before they all knew it; she immediately fell asleep on her mother's shoulder.

"I think it's best if we all go home, now." Grandina whispered, softly. She looked at everyone in the room with a stern glare; blue eyes clearly saying that if they so much as dare speak louder, then this; then they'll immediately regret it.

It instantly sent a cold shiver down everyone's spine, besides Natsu, who's face was still buried in Igneel's warm, neck.

Don't mess with Mama Dragneel, or you'll be very, very sorry. Seeing this, the Doctor and the Nurses quickly followed. Only to suddenly leave, as they registered what she had said. The Large Family, soon followed.

Igneel, who was the closet to the registration, tried to sign out; with using only one hand, as his other was occupied with carrying Natsu, tightly. Who, at some point, had fallen asleep, again. Poor little guy, just wanted some sleep.

Gajeel, seeing this, chuckled at the old man's struggle and kindness, and decided to help out. "Let me, Pop's." He remembered to whisper.

"Oh, thank god! I don't think I'm able to remove him, anyway." Igneel said softly; who also remembered, and mentioned to the small burden in his arms; who was holding onto him, just as tightly, as he was. The others seeing this, couldn't help but to chuckle or smirk at the sight.

After sighing them out, the family of nine (excluding the cat's and snake), headed out of the hospital. They, immediately, caught the sight of their father's car. A red Mercedes GLS 550, with orange flames on it's side. Yep, that's Igneel Dragneel for you.

After getting in and putting their own seat belt's on, Igneel drove them home. Only after removing Natsu; who was no longer in his arms; who had thankfully, let go of the tight grip of his. And was now being held in Laxus' chest, gently, and yet, tightly.

Besides him was Sting and Rogue; with himself being seated in the very middle. Gajeel and Cobra, was behind him. Up front was their parents, and with Wendy, who wasn't able to be removed from her mother's grip. This car wasn't really able to fit them all in, but they did tried. And they somehow or another succeeded.

After what had felt like forever, in reality was just a thirty minute ride, they finally gotten home. The other's left to do whatever, while Laxus gave Natsu, back to Igneel. Easily, again.

Grandina, immediately, took Wendy to bed, with Igneel following. Being the youngest of seven, they shared a bedroom. For now, at least. After getting them settled, the parents left their room, and only after kissing their foreheads, softly and soundly.

Small smiles appeared on the kid's faces, as they dreamt of adventures.
~Fin.