I walk up to the guild doors and see a tight group of people with paper hats on their heads squished near the bar. Weirded out, I can hear their muffled whispers stop as I walk over to them.
The pink-haired one looks up at me and smiles before opening is mouth to say something. He is quickly stopped by the red-haired goddess smacking him in the face with her blue paper fan.
Considerably scared for my own safety, I back up and sit at the bar. "Um, Mira...? What's wrong with them?" I ask the white-haired demon. Mira visibly deflates, as if embarrassed.
"Well, uh, while you were on your mission... The rest of team Natsu went on one with Lisanna, but Natsu accidentally read a spell that alters their minds to those of a 5 year-old for a day..." I wince. This is gonna be a long day.
Attempt One: I walk back over to the huddle of idiots only to have uncooked macaroni thrown at me. Lisanna and Wendy giggle as they hold up their plastic spoons that have been scribbled on with markers.
Attempt Two: As I walk over to the washroom, having basically given up on trying to talk to them, I feel my feet slip up in front of my face before my whole body is on the ground. The cold ground. I crane my head back to see a giggling Gray giving me a thumbs up. Urg... This is getting old really fast.
Attempt Three: As I try to walk outside for some fresh air, I see a childish Erza trying to pick up a piece of gross garbage. "Erza! Don't touch that!" I yell as I run over and try to scoop up the garbage off the ground. Sadly, I'm stopped by a sword wielding 5 year-old. "You are NOT the Master, I will not listen!"
She states while giving me one of her signature, scary glares. I give in and walk back up to the guild. She can get all that grossness on her hands, but she better not come crying to me.
Attempt Four: As I sit with my head down on the table, completely done with this, I feel hands moving up and down my back. I turn around quickly and see a cackling 5 year-old Natsu. I feel my face heat up a-
Is that... Paint on his hands...? "NATSU DRAGNEEL! Tell me you DID NOT just wipe paint all over my back?!" Natsu runs off screaming bloody murder as I walk over to the washroom to wash my shirt. I look up at the clock; only a few more hours... Hhmph.
I walk back with a damp shirt and a very fowl mood. I go to sit on a chair and- CRACK! I shoot up from the chair to see a broken, colourful, bedazzled plastic spoon. Oh crap, this was Lisanna's!
Speak of the devil, I look over to see a 5 year-old Lisanna with tears in her eyes. The rest of the 5 year-olds gather around her as she quietly explains to them what happened and buries her face in Natsu's scarf. I don't think anything of it, since they ARE little kids, but then, the "kids" gather around me and give each other glances.
They nod. "Lucy! Your not our friend anymore!" They yell, each of their voices way higher than normal. Natsu sticks out his tongue and points to the door. I gladly walk out and leave their nonsense behind. I make it to my apartment and flop onto the bed, exhausted from today.
The next day, I walk back to the guild and stop just before the closed doors. I open the door just wide enough for me to see in and notice that all of the people affected are acting... Normal. Oh thank Mavis! I thought it was never going to end!