The Great Gender Quest

Summary: "I think he's a guy." "What?! Jamie's too pretty to be a boy! She's most defiantly a girl!"

A/N: Hooray! Exams are over, and I can finally sit back and relax for a minute…

Well, here's another Magical Melody story; This time it features everyone's favorite gender-switching farmer, Jamie. This story, or something similar to this story, has been begging me to write it ever since I found out that Jamie's gender changes depending on whether you choose for the farmer to be male or female. I'm think the other two HM storie I wrote turned out better then this one, but... I hope you like it anyway. :)

"I think he's a guy."

"What?! Jamie's too pretty to be a boy! She's most defiantly a girl!"

"No way; Jamie's attitude is too masculine for him to be a women."

"But that hair…"

"Hey guys, what're you talking about?"

Gwen and Joe immediately paused in their conversation, and turned to greet Jill, the new farmer who had come to town recently.

"Hey Jill," Gwen greeted pleasantly, "It's nothing really; Joe and me were just having a bit of a debate."

"Over what?" Jill asked, cocking her head to the side ever so slightly, "You two seemed to be getting really flustered over it earlier…"

"Well, we were just trying to figure out what Jamie's gender is." She admitted hesitantly, feeling just a bit embarrassed, "I think Jamie's a guy, and Joe thinks he's a she."

"But Jamie's just got to be a girl!" Joe insisted, "It just wouldn't make sense if Jamie was a boy!"

"Says you." Gwen shot back, "I still maintain that Jamie is most definitely a guy."

"Why don't you just ask Jamie?" Jill questioned, "He-er…she…he… Oh bother- JAMIE might just clear this up for all us for us if we were only to just ask."

"Are you kidding?" Joe hissed, "You can't just ask her!" At this, Gwen coughed and murmured a soft "him" before Joe continued, "Anyway, I don't think she would tell us. She'd just probably glare like she usually does…"

"And besides, he might be offended that we can't tell what gender he is right away." Gwen added with a nod of her head, "I would be offended if someone came up to me and had to ask my gender!"

"But that poncho she wears makes it impossible to figure out what gender she is," Joe reasoned, "Surely she knows that!"

"That's it!" Jill suddenly exclaimed, causing both Gwen and Joe to jump, "We just have to get that poncho off of Jamie, and we can see if we can tell what Jamie's gender is from that!"

"But how?" Gwen questioned, "We can't exactly just steal it."

"We'll go at night!" Joe recommended suddenly, "Surely she takes it off at night!"

So it was decided; just after sunset, the three friends met right outside of Jamie's house, and set about putting their plans into motion.

"Is everything ready?" Jill asked nervously in hushed tones, while casting nervous glances over at Jamie's house every few seconds.

"Of course!" Joe assured her, "We're all set to go; all we need to do now is wait for Jamie to turn in for the night which should be happening right about…"

"Now." Gwen finished, observing Jamie exit his (or her) farm, and enter his (or her) house, "Come on, let's go."

The three snuck onto Jamie's property, and skillfully made there way to his (or her) window silently…

"Hey, couldn't we come up with a better plan then this?" Jill asked, "Surely we could do better then peeping in on Jamie via the window!"

"Shhh!" Gwen hissed, "Look! He's getting ready for bed now!"

The three watched with rapt attention as Jamie reached towards his (or her) poncho and slowly, brought his (or her) hands to the bottom of the fabric and…

…Straightened the poncho out before kicking of his (or her) shoes and hopping right into bed. And for a moment, all was silent.

"WHAT?!" Gwen screeched, "He even wears that infernal thing to bed?!"

"Quiet!" Joe and Jill exclaimed, trying to warn Gwen against being too loud, but their warning was too late.

"What in the world are you doing on my property, peeking in on me through my window?" Jamie demanded, throwing open the window, and giving the three Flowerbud residence a very cold glare.

"We were… uh… admiring your windowpane?" Joe tried, giving Jamie one of his brightest smiles, "I mean, er, they're just so nice you know…" However, despite Joe's rather pathetic attempt at a cover up, Jamie continued glaring, and actually began to tap his/her foot impatiently. "Oh fine!" Joe finally cried, giving up, "We were trying to figure out if you were a girl or a guy!"

Gwen and Jill slowly backed away from Joe, "Run on three?" Jill questioned.

"You betcha." Gwen whispered back, flinching at the murderous aura Jamie had started exuding.

Jamie's right eye twitched ever so slightly as he/she continued glaring pointedly at Joe, who was regretting opening his mouth at all. "Get. Off. My. Property!" He/She screeched, looking as though he/she was just about ready to kill them all right there. Forgetting completely about their "countdown" system, Jill and Gwen just simply took off, and were quickly followed by Joe who was yelling "wait for me!" after them.

"So, what have we learned today?" Jill asked, casting a nervous glance over her shoulder to see if Jamie was pursuing.

"To stay off Jamie's property, and to never get him mad!" Gwen replied, not slowing down for a second.

"Don't you mean "her"?" Joe questioned, finally catching up to them, "Do you think it's safe to stop now?"

All three cast a nervous glance over their shoulders to see a raging Jamie chasing after them with a pitchfork in hand. Gwen and Jill shared a look. "No." they replied simultaneously, continuing to run, and hoping with all their hearts that Jamie would tire before the night was through…but unfortunately, the night was still young, and in the end, their quest had been for naught. And so they ran…

What's Jamie's gender? The world may never know…

A/N: Disclaimer- Just so you know, Jill, Gwen, and Joe are all assuming that Jamie has a shirt or something on underneath his/her poncho, and no, they aren't trying to catch Jamie naked or anything. :P