I heard his boots tramp across the floor of the guild towards me. I always loved hearing that sound. His keys clanked against one another as he approached. The scent of vanilla wafted towards me. I wonder how he smelled like that all the time. Was it his natural scent? Or was it just something else... Wait, why am I thinking about that? I blushed slightly.

"Hey, Natsu. We going on a job today?" He asked. I looked up, his armed were crossed across his chest while he wore a grin. Luckily he didn't seem to notice my red cheeks. As usual, He wore a white and blue shirt with a pair of blue cargo pants, and his blue bandana was tied around his forehead. Blonde hair hung down to his shoulders, and his brown eyes shone with excitement. He ordered a vanilla milkshake from Mirajane and took a seat beside me. I brushed my messy pink hair out of my eyes and smiled back, tightening my scarf.

"You betcha! No slacking off, right Happy?" I asked my blue companion. He looked up from his fish and nodded excitedly.

"Aye sir!" He chirped happily, jumping up and landing on my shoulder. I grinned at Luke happily.

"That answer your question?" I laughed. He chuckled and sat down, taking a sip of his shake.

"I suppose so. What're we up for today? An overnight? Or just a day trip? I have rent due in a week, so it'll have to pay well. And don't overdo it again." He sighed. But hey, that last job was an...accident. Yeah, accident. I was aiming for ice prick. But of course Gray had to move. What an asshole! And she always takes her shirt off. Ugh. What a perv.

"But what's the fun if you can't burn everything into ash?" I grinned, slugging his arm. "Come on, Happy! Let's pick one from the board!" I jumped down from my stool and ran over to the request board was. Nab was there as always, and gave me a glance as I looked over what was there.

"Going out to work again?" He smiled.

"mmmyep." I humed, looking them over. There were a ton of requests, but I mostly just looked if they involved beating people up. Igneel always taught me that everything can be solved with violence... at least I THINK that's what he said, I wasn't really listening at the time. I was too busy trying to learn magic! Cut me some slack!

"Pick one yet?" Luke asked, leaning over my shoulder and resting his elbow on my head. It always bugged me how he was taller than me. I was stronger than he was! I should be taller! I crossed my arms and pouted.

"No. Not yet. Hey do me a favor?"

"Mmh?"

"Stop being taller than me!" I grumbled. He looked at me strangely, then pressed his palm to his face.

"Just pick a job, Natsu." He sighed. What did I do? It was a reasonable question, wasn't it? If I was taller, I'd shrink if he asked me to!... okay, maybe I wouldn't. I'd enjoy being tall too much. I shrugged and grinned at his exasperation.

"How about this one?" Happy asked, handing me a sheet of paper as he floated beside me on his white wings. "We have to recover a lost bracelet from some bandits, and it pays 80,000 jewls." He said brightly.

"That puts me over my rent... As long as there's no more property damage. Should I go grab Gray and Emmett? Maybe Will should come too?" He asked, raising an eyebrow. I made a face.

"Do we have to bring Gray?"

"She's a part of the team, Natsu. Even if you don't like her. Just because she has a bigger bust than you doesn't mean that you always have to get into shouting matches." He rolled his eyes and I crossed my arms over my chest self consciously.

"So what if she does? That's not why we fight! I get into arguments with her because she's a stupid ice princess!" I argued. "Shut up and don't look at my chest!" I snapped. He turned away, slightly red.

"Oops... Sorry. I'll just go gather the team... We'll meet you at the train station in half an hour, okay?" He asked. I nodded.

"You can find Ice queen and Emmett. I think I know where Will is." I turned and began running out to find my blue haired friend as Luke took off in the other direction.

…...

I headed straight for the docks. I knew where Will liked to spend his time.

"See? This flame I can make stick to things. Then people run around with the flame burning, unable to put it out." Juliet explained as I approached, demonstrating her fire magic. I walked up behind her and plucked the black flames out of her hand, munching away at it.

"ooh! That one's like black licorice!" I grinned, sharp canines flashing as I licked my lips.

"Natsu Ni-chan." Juliet grinned excitedly (( like how Romeo calles Natsu 'Natsu nii')) "How are you?"

"Not bad, shorty, but I actually came here to get Will." I glanced at my friend who smiled at me. He ruffled his short blue hair with one hand.

"Uh, sure. Can we continue this later, Juliet? And I can tell you more about sky magic..." He said, blushing slightly. Juliet modded and the two said goodbye, Carla flying along beside us. She never left the two alone, claiming that a young gentleman should always have a chaperone when talking to a lady. "So what's our job this time, Natsu-chan?"

"Some bandits and stuff blah blah blah. I didn't read the whole thing." I rolled my eyes. "Just ask Luke when we get to the station." I shrugged. Will smiled at me.

"Cool. Are we spending the night? Or coming straight home?"

"Play it by ear I guess. If it gets too late we'll grab a room. No biggie." I grinned. Happy flew over to Will's white exceed.

"Carla, I'll protect you from the bandits!" He chirped happily, offering her a fish. Carla scrunched up her nose in disgust.

"Get that slimy thing away from me!" She exclaimed, flying into Will's arms in a huff. Happy flew back beside me dejectedly.

"Keep trying, buddy. You'll get her someday." I assured him. Carla was just trying to play hard to get. I was like...75% sure of it. I tied my long hair up into a ponytail to keep it out of the way. I stretched my arms behind my head contently, basking in the heat of the summer sun on my skin. "Isn't it a beautiful day to beat people senseless?" I sighed happily, the heat giving me energy. I wonder... If Happy flew me to the sun, could I eat it?

"Natsu-chan remember, we're going to stop the bandits, not destroy the town." Will said softly.

"Oh relax, Will. Honestly, Do you guys have no faith in me at all? I won't destroy...everything." I said the last part too quietly to be heard, a mischievous grin on my face as I turned away from him.

Okay! Here we go! This is the first time I've even considered doing a genderbent fic... Geez it's hard trying to keep their personalities but at the same time incorporating the other gender... There'll be a plot twist coming up soon! :3