GITL: Look, its turning into a Gratsu story *bounces happily around room*

-After I did all of my homework, I went to the room Natsu's in and gave him a little kiss again-

Natsu's dark eyes flutter open. "Gray..."

"What?"

"Why are you standing here?" he inquires.

"Well, this is MY ROOM, so I get all rights to stand above you creepily." I am glad for the semi-witty comeback I had made. Good, he didn't notice I kissed him.

"Oh...sorry. Hey, did your mom say I broke any ribs? Because my chest hurts a crap-load."

I shake my head. "Just one. You'll be fine." I start to walk out of the room, but Natsu's voice stops me.

"Hey, Gray...by any chance, do you think I'll be able to pass as a girl?"

Startled, I spin around. "Why?" was the only thing I could make come out of my mouth.

Natsu sighs. "Well, I don't wanna be stuck in here forever..." He lets out another sigh.

"If you de-spike your hair and wear girl's clothes, maybe." Natsu's hair, despite getting smashed by the pillow, is still quite spiky.

He chuckles. "Thanks Gray," he says, and I leave the room to go get dinner.

-During dinner. Harper and Natsu are not present-

"Hey, mom," I ask while she attempts to take a book away from Ul. "Natsu was wondering if he could pass as a girl so he could go other places."

My mom successfully wrenches the book away from my little sister and glances at me in surprise. "Probably. Why?"

I shrug. "Apparently he wants to travel other places without being arrested." I take a bite of the quiche we are having for dinner. It's actually good this time.

"Tomorrow there's no school again, so maybe he could try that," chimes in Ul. "Harper wants to cross-dress too."

"Harper would make a very convincing guy. Natsu being a girl...not so much." Mom says. "By the way, Gray, you'll be sleeping on the floor."

I groan. To me, sleeping on the floor is a pain, but oh well who cares.

-The next day, 10:00 am-

Harper comes out of the bathroom with a flourish. "How do I look?" she asks, grinning.

"Fine." (me)

"You look a bit weird." (Ul)

"Like a very feminine-looking guy, Happy." (Natsu)

"Try wearing a different top." (Ul again)

Harper hmmphs and goes back into the bathroom. Today, Harper wanted to try cross-dressing, but Natsu was a tad weary about it. We all sit in my room (since it's the only room that's connected to a bathroom).

Finally, Harper comes out again, looking very much like a guy. We all give her a thumbs-up (that meant she looked very convincingly like a guy). Harper sits down, and now it's Natsu's turn. In case you're wondering, Natsu's rib healed super fast, to everyone's (all but Harper's) astonishment.

"So, what kind of look are you looking for?" Ul asks Natsu.

"Emo," Natsu says. He's already sort of emo, but the long black vest thing which on all of the places the coat ends is orange ruins the look.

Ul shoves some of mom's old clothes (Harper had to wear my old clothes for this) into Natsu's arms. With a small frown, he adds his tiled muffler on top and goes into the bathroom to change.

After an eternity of waiting (Harper chewing her nails half the time), Natsu comes out. He's wearing a loose black shirt with a band logo, and a pair of loose ripped black jeans. The tiled muffler is wrapped around his head like a bandanna. The discussion is thus as follows:

"Wear something under that shirt. It's a bit big" (Ul)

"De-spike your hair." (me)

"Wear some jewelry." (Harper)

"What should I de-spike my hair with?" (Natsu)

"Here's a flat iron." (Ul) [gives Natsu a flat iron]

[Natsu grabs some other things and goes into the bathroom]

"Do you think Natsu will pull it off?" I ask Harper.

"Sure!" she replies, staring at a fly on the wall. "Our dad says he pulled off a dress when he was in first grade!" She giggles. I get a really funny image of Natsu in a dress, and giggle too.

Finally Natsu comes out. This time, he's wearing the same outfit as before, but wearing a tight-ish top underneath the band logo shirt, and a chain necklace loops around his collarbone. But what makes him look most like a girl is the fact that his bubblegum pink hair is straightened, so it falls to the small of his back.

"Wow, niisan!" Harper exclaims. "You look like a girl!"

"Well, if I have to be a girl, Happy," Natsu says to his little sister. "You can't call me niisan."

Harper nods energetically. She really looks like a guy in my old clothes because he hair is short and apparently she isn't going through puberty, by the looks of it.

"Guys," I say, getting their attention. "If you are gonna be cross-dressing, and going places at the same time, you might want to have different names."

-7:00 pm in Magnolia Square. Tomorrow is Saturday. We are testing out the cross-dressing thing to see if it works-

"Hey, Natalie," I say to Natsu (Natalie is his girl name). "Let's go sit down."

Natsu nods, and we go sit. Today, Harper didn't really want to try to be a boy in public (she felt someone would recognize her and call the police), so it was just me and Natsu.

Flashback:

"If you guys are gonna go try to test it out in Magnolia Square at night, you'll have to watch out for Laxus." says my mother, reminding us of the bullying senior. Natsu and I are standing in the kitchen.

"Sure, we'll be fine," Natsu says.

"Then go," replies my mother. "Be back by 10."

Flashback end

People zip around the square, looking for something or going somewhere. Natsu glances around fearfully, watching for the police or Laxus. I don't blame him, I would be scared too.

I hear approaching footsteps and turn. Natsu turns too, startled.

Laxus approaches us. I smell alcohol on his breath, so I gently tug Natsu's hand. He understands and gets up.

"Hey, Fullbuster," says Laxus. "Who's the chick?" He starts toward Natsu, but I step in front of him.

"She's Natalie," I reply calmly. "And she's my girlfriend." I grab Natsu's hand. Natsu get what I'm trying to do and grips my hand back.

Laxus mumbles a very rude thing about girls, which makes Natsu bristle (even though he really is not a girl), and then wobbles away.

"Gray," Natsu mumbles, tugging my hand. "Will you come with me for a second?"

"Of course," I say, and follow him, hand in hand. He leads me into a alley near the square.

"Natsu," I whisper, using his real name. "What is wrong?"

He grabs my other hand and kisses me. My eyes widen. Natsu lets go of my hands and stares at the ground, embarrassed.

"I like you back," I whisper. He gets over the embarrassment and smiles at me, and gives me another kiss.

During the kiss, I think a few people glanced in the alley and saw a bubblegum pink-haired goth girl kissing a thin raven-haired guy. But in reality, it is a raven-haired guy and another guy cross-dressing kissing.