So, we last left off with Lucy screaming in horror at something she saw. You may not know what happened, but I surely do!

~ WARNING! ~

This material is rated for mature audiences over the age of 18. I couldn't care less who reads it, but I wanted to make sure I wasn't going to be held accountable for any and all sexual content, violence, or language that is typed in this story.

Now that we have the warning label out of the way, we can move onto the disclaimer!

~ Disclaimer: Any and all characters that originally belong to Fairy Tail are not owned by me, Sapphire Storm.

Side note: I apologize if my writing style changes. It usually depends on how I'm feeling.

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Chapter 5

~ Lucy's P.O.V. ~

I moved around in my bed and felt the radiation of heat. Natsu. I opened my eyes slowly and looked at the sleeping mage's face. I was thinking about pushing him out of the bed, but decided against it. The more he sleeps, the longer I get peace and quiet.

I carefully moved around his body and started walking to the bathroom. Something didn't feel right. I sashayed into the bathroom and glanced at the mirror, but I doubled back at my reflection.

"KYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!" I screamed at the top of my lungs and nearly fainted. Natsu crashed through the bathroom door to see why I was screaming. I looked at him with tears in my eyes.

"WHY DO I HAVE CAT EARS!" I sobbed loudly and looked towards the mirror again. That's when I noticed something moving behind me. It couldn't be… My day just got a whole lot worse.

I had not only cat ears, but a cat tail as well. They were the same golden color as my hair and they felt attached to every fiber in my body. My knees buckled, and I waited for the floor to meet my face, but it never came. Natsu was standing over me while his arms held onto my lower back and shoulders. I started tearing up and Natsu looked about ready to freak out. I wiped my eyes and looked at him again. This time an expression of euphoria was all I saw.

"What are you so happy about? I've got cat ears that move and can hear every single small sound and a cat tail that is swishing around without me even thinking about it!"

"Well, you can't blame yourself for letting this happen. You did go through that forest more than once yesterday." Natsu turned back around and started towards the bed, but not before I saw the blush that crept onto his face. I turned to the mirror and saw that I, too, had one, and started to look more closely at my newfound body parts.

I touched the ears lightly, and I felt them move slightly at the touch. That kind of felt good, so I brought up both hands and rubbed both ears. It felt amazing. Sensations that were never there before were being stimulated, and now it was I who felt euphoric. I stopped to look out of the cracked bathroom door, and seeing no one was in sight I moved my hands down to the tail that was connected to my lower spine. Least to say that when I touched it I have never felt so sensitive before in my life. I let out a small "nyaa!" and I hurriedly covered my mouth. I had to make sure nothing touched that tail because even if I have no clue where it came from, it was still attached to my nerves and body.

I cracked the bathroom door open once more to look for my keys. They were sitting on my writing desk, so I ran over and nabbed them and ran back to the bathroom. Dé ja vù? Most definitely. I looked through the key ring and found the one I was looking for.

"Gate of the Maiden: Virgo!" I called the Celestial Spirit out and then heard a poof to my right.

"Punishment, Princess?" Her expression stayed the same all the time. It showed expressionless, as if she didn't care for anything around her, but trust me when I say this; she is very brutal when she wants to be.

"No! I need help with a little….. situation." I explained to the Spirit everything that has happened leading up to this moment (except the "juicy" details) and waited for her reply.

"I understand, Princess. I will get suitable attire to fit your new body." Before I could tell her not to tell Loke, she was gone. If that perverted Lion found out, only Mavis knows what would happen.

As I waited for the return of the pink-haired Spirit, I decided to try and get cleaned up. I started the water and waited for it to get to the right temperature before getting in. And then I got to thinking about everything. The forest, Natsu's house, my house, the guild. Oh Mavis….. what the hell was I going to tell the guild? I groaned in despair and sunk further into the tub of hot water. I felt a small bit of discomfort when I moved my tail around in the water. I guess now that I'm part cat I got some of the pros and cons that came with it. Now I couldn't even enjoy a bath without feeling like this! I stepped out of the now lukewarm water and grabbed a towel off the rack above the toilet. I decided to brush my teeth, so that's what I did. After I finished brushing my teeth I grabbed my hair brush and started at the tips of my hair. As I got higher on my head I became more cautious of where I brushed so as to not hurt my cat ears, but I made to brush those gently, too. The next part was the most difficult: brushing my tail.

I could barely touch it without the sensitivity going into overdrive, so I had no clue how to deal with brushing it. I looked inside of the cabinets under the sink to see if I had a comb, and luckily I did. I think I got it for Happy when I tried to give him a bath one time, but I was never able to even bring him into the bathroom.

So I grabbed it and looked at myself in the mirror. The tail was a few inches above my butt crack, so it pushed up the towel I had wrapped around me a tad bit. I took in a long breath and brought the comb towards my tail. I slowly ran the comb over the blond fur that covered the tail, and it drove my senses wild. I let out my breath and took in another. I had to be calm about this; otherwise I could hurt myself if I were too rough with it. I just wanted to be up and done with it, but sounds outside of the bathroom door made me brush the tail a little too hard.

"Nyaaaaaa!" A raspy moan came from my throat and I dropped the comb onto the floor and grabbed hold of the countertop. I panted and looked up at my face; I was as red as a cherry, and I'd hate to admit it but that felt amazing. I decided that I would just forget about trying to comb the damn thing. That's when Virgo popped back and held out an outfit for me.

"Here, Princess. I had Big Brother help me pick it out special for you." Virgo held up the outfit and I took a good look. It was a dress that looked to stop mid-thigh. The hemming was covered in white fluff, as well as the sleeves and collar areas. There was a designer belt around the waist area, and when I turned it around there was a small hole; most likely for my tail. All in all, it wasn't that bad….. if I wanted to look like a cosplayer! In her other hand it looked like she was holding a choker*, but the charm that was on the choker is what infuriated me. There was a freaking bell on the choker, and that's when I decided I wanted to kill the pervy bastard.

"Tell Loke he can shove all of this up his ass! I want a normal outfit! Bring me shorts and a regular shirt." I was so gonna torment the Lion Spirit later, but I had more important things to deal with at the moment. Virgo bowed and disappeared, but reappeared five minutes later with a normal outfit. I was glad she was smart enough to bring special tailored underwear as well, and thanked her. She disappeared one last time while bowing and I got dressed.

Once I finished putting on the clothing I took one last look at myself before leaving the bathroom. If Natsu did anything he wasn't supposed to I was gonna kill him. Therefore, I walked out of the bathroom with a dark aura surrounding my body to face whatever the Dragon Slayer got himself into.

~ Natsu's P.O.V. ~

Lucy had been in the bathroom for quite a while, so I decided to try and make some food because she looked pretty upset about what happened to her. I would never admit to anyone how cute she looked with those ears and tail. She looked so damn adorable even when she had tears in her eyes, but again, never would admit that to anyone, especially that ice princess.

I looked in all the cabinets trying to think about what I should make when I heard a "nyaa!" come from the bathroom. Was that…. Lucy? Dear Mavis…. that sound made me blush ridiculously hard. I turned back towards the cabinets and then the fridge deciding that I should just make simple eggs. My finger fumbled trying to get two eggs out and then a frying pan. My hands were shaking so bad that I dropped one of the saucepans.

That's when I heard it even louder than last time; "Nyaaaaaa!" My ears perked up when I heard the sexual desire drip from her tone of voice. My voice caught in my throat and it suddenly became very hard to swallow, and not to mention those sounds were kinda turning me on.

I tried moving my focus to the eggs that were now sizzling in the pan on the stove. I heard the bathroom door open one last time and the soft footsteps of the blonde mage. I looked down at the eggs and decided they were done. I've never cooked eggs before, so I was hoping they looked at least edible. I took them off the stove and put the scrambled eggs onto a plate that was already set out to the side, turned the stove off, and readjusted my pants. When I turned around I plastered a smile onto my face.

~ Lucy's P.O.V. ~

I walked into the kitchen with fists set on my hips and that's when I smelled it. My sense of smell had been heightened too, but I was so focused on what I was doing in the bathroom I didn't notice it. Scrambled eggs sat on clean plate on the table. I looked up and saw a gigantic smile on Natsu's face. My ears twitched and my tail swayed in anticipation. Natsu never cooks, and those eggs looked delicious, and I was starving.

"What's this?" I asked already knowing the answer. I wanted confirmation that it was, in fact, Natsu who cooked them.

"Scrambled eggs, silly. You looked kinda upset in the bathroom, so I just thought maybe me cooking would cheer you up!" He smiled again, showing his fanged teeth. I sat down cautiously in one of the chairs and slowly grabbed the fork that was sitting beside the plate. I pierced a piece of scrambled egg and brought it to my mouth. It was a bit bland because it had no salt, but other than that it was done well. But because I didn't want to hurt Natsu's feelings, I just continued to eat it as it was. When I finished the entire plate my plate grumbled, loudly.

"I guess that wasn't enough food." I scratched the back of my head and blushed at the embarrassment of my stomach growling. I felt the ears on my head droop down and my tail wrap around my leg. I had this sudden thirst for milk, so I looked to the fridge with hungry eyes. I got up and walked to the fridge, and when I opened it I noticed not only did I have milk, but I also had fish! I started to drool, but Natsu clearing his throat knocked me out of my stupor.

"Sorry! I guess I got distracted by the milk and fish!" I laughed awkwardly and turned my head back towards the fridge.

"I could cook it for you if you want." My head whipped back to Natsu.

"Really? You would do that?" My mouth started watering and I licked my lips. I felt my canines were sharper, but my depth of perception was taken away once I heard Natsu talk about cooking the fish.

"I mean, yeah, sure. I do it for me and Happy all the time." Natsu casually brought his hands behind his head and leaned against the sink.

So he cooked fish for me with a large glass of cold milk. I'm pretty sure this was a cat thing also because I've never wanted to eat fish so badly or drink milk so much in my entire life. I finished the meal off and I stretched using the counter to help with my back, and I'm positive I stretched just like a cat would, but I didn't care. My belly was full and I was content, and that's when I started feeling sleepy. I shook my head to wake myself up and slapped my cheeks to open my eyes. I looked over at Natsu with determination.

"We need to get to the guild and get help from the Master. I would rather get rid of this tail and these ears." I grabbed him by the wrist, grabbed my keys and my whip, and walked out the door, but I made sure to lock it.

~ Timeskip to in front of guild (still Lucy's P.O.V.) ~

I stood in front of the guild doors, petrified to move at all. Natsu had already gone in to get the Master, and I told him I would come soon. I was terrified at how the guild might laugh at my predicament, but if I didn't go in someone was bound to come out anyway. So I pushed the guild doors open and stood with my head held high. I walked straight over to the bar, and sat down on one of the stools.

"Mira, can I get a strawberry milkshake, please?" Mira had her back turned towards me, so she hasn't seen my little problem yet. She was drying a beer mug when she started turning around.

"Sure, Lucy! Just give me a—" Mira stopped dead in her tracks and stared at me. "Lucy! What happened to you?" Her shouting made everyone in the guild stop and stare.

My ears dropped and my tail tucked, and I blushed in embarrassment. Seriously, what the hell do I tell them?

~ To Be Continued…. ~

Storm here! I know! Aren't you guys surprised? Lucy turned part cat! But seriously, I will admit she would look adorable with cat ears and a tail. How will she react to their reactions? Find out in the next chapter! (I know, it wasn't much of a cliff hanger, but it stops being fun when every chapter becomes a cliff hanger ;D)

Note*: a choker is a type of necklace that wraps around the neck and leaves no space. It does not hang down like a normal necklace. For more elaboration, just search "choker necklaces"