A Shadows' Despair

My eyes began to open... And slowly, they began to adjust to their surroundings, and I soon noticed that I was in a small, white room.

My head felt awful, I felt sick to my stomach, and I was sweating. My brain swum around inside my head. I tried to remember what had happened. But I just couldn't put my finger on it.

"Rogue!" You're finally awake!" Wha!" What happened!' I turned my head slightly, to see Sting, his face worried, before I was pulled into a tight hug.

"Sti-Sting, do-don't hug me, please...?" I muttered, feeling sudden nausea go up my throat...

"Wha!" Why?" What's wrong?!" Sting asked, quickly pulling away from me. And he gave me a complicated 'What's wrong? What did those guys do to you' kind of look...

"Rogue, please tell me that your alright. What happened?" Sting asked, finally speaking the question in mind.

"I-I don't know, but, all I can say is that..." I paused, before continuing again, my head was swimming.

".....But, all I can really, say is that, for some reason. My stomach, and my head hurt, quite badly, in fact.... I finished, letting my head plop back onto the pillow.

"All-All that I can quite remember, is that I was hit by some strange type of Magic....." I said, before sighing deeply.

"That's all?" Sting asked again. I shook my head, signalling that it was all I could remember.

"Could that be the cause of all the pain you're in?!" Sting asked, his quiet voice from only moments earlier, was now raised.

"It's, possible.." I sighed. And I noticed Stings' hand create a fist, and he smacked it into his other, before growling.

"Those jerks are gonna pay for bringing you pain!" Sting growled, before calming down, and settling on the edge on the bed beside me. As the room settled into quietness.

Suddenly, a knock on the door broke the moment of silence. And the door opened slightly. Revealing four people. People that we recognized all too well; Erza Scarlet, Gray FullBuster, Natsu Dragneel, and Gajeel RedFox.

"We've been informed that Rogue is in here?" Is that correct?" Erza asked, not yet noticing me.

"I'm here...." I said, lifting my arm off the pillow, and waving in the air, catching at least Natsu's attention.

"Hey, what  happened, Rogue?!" Natsu asked, pushing past Erza and Gajeel.

"Natsu, Rogue told me he didn't remember anything. Anything except that he was hit by some strange, unknown Magical Force... Sting answered, clearing his throat.

"Oh..... Natsu sighed, a look of sympathy in blackened eyes.

"Natsu and Sting continued their conversation, as Gajeel and Erza continued theirs out in the doorway.... Until a rather unsettling noise broke through the friendly conversations.

I starred down at the mess I had unintentionally created.... I had thrown up onto the floor... I felt only sorry, and guilty for doing so.

"Rogue!" Sting yelped, turning on his heels, and starring directly at me. And gasped at what he saw next.

"I-I- I'm sorry... Everyone.." I muttered, groaning as I plopped back onto the bed. My stomach only feeling worse than before...

"It's okay, Rogue, you didn't mean it, alright?" Erza exclaimed, smiling warmly. Which was a rather unusual thing for her to do, but I enjoyed her smile. It felt nice...

"Thank you,,," I said, barely a whisper, and I sighed. Hoping that this miserable pain would go away soon enough.

"I can't help but worry about what those jerks did to you, to put you in all this... Pain.." Sting growled, his fist in his right hand...

"Hey, Sting, calm down, alright.." Gray asked, comforting the over exaggerated Sting.

"I'm sorry, it's just.... I've never seen you like this, Rogue..." Sting said, turning to face me, and I stared up with red, sympathetic eyes.

"It's, fine, it's probably just a stomach ache..... I sighed, though still hoping that it was the case.

"I hope you're right, Rogue..." Sting answered, sitting beside me..

"So do I, Sting, I answered back... And I let out a groan, as a wave of pain went through me... Before it subsided, and I lifted my head from my pillow once more.

"Rogue should be resting now, let's leave so he can rest.... Erza said suddenly, lifting from her chair, and heading towards the door.

"Oh, alright.... Hope you're feeling better by tomorrow, Rogue!!" Natsu said, waving to me. As Gray only cast me a sympathetic look, and left..

"Rogue..?" I'll be in the main Guild room, if you need anything, alright?" Sting asked. I nodded, before shutting my eyes... And hearing the door close behind me....

"Thanks, Sting...."