A/N: I know. You guys are waiting for this aren't you? I can see it.

So without any further delay...

Enjoy!


The next morning, Lucy woke up to Natsu's snores. She hadn't realized that she was smiling even before she had fell asleep.

However, when she turned her head to look at the time, she saw Natsu's face there instead.

"AAAAAAAH!" Lucy shrieked as she scrambled to the other side of the bed as far away as possible. She clutched the blankets as she gaped at the dragonslayer who was still fast asleep.

Then he opened an eye and grinned. "Hey Lu—"

"MY BED!" Lucy yelled, kicking him squarely in the stomach as he let out an 'oof' noise, landing on the floor.

"Luce, what was that for?!" Natsu grumbled.

"I gave you the couch, not the bed!" Lucy said, her eyes wide open in shock and her arms waving around dangerously.

"What?" Natsu said, confused. He looked behind him and saw that his blankets on the couch were messed up and the pillow was on the floor. He smiled as he looked back at her. "Oops, sorry. I couldn't go to sleep well, it was still a bit cold."

Lucy sighed in exasperation as she facepalmed. Then she blinked and jumped off her bed, running to get a mirror.

Her hair had gotten slightly longer. Her chest was slowly coming back. When she glanced at Natsu again, his hair was regaining its spiky ness back.

Forgetting their previous debut, she screamed in happiness and jumped on Natsu, hugging him tightly. "NATSU, WE'RE TRANSFORMING BACK TO NORMAL!"

Natsu laughed heartily as he pat her back. "Haha, yep. You look better Luce. I guess I like you better when you're a girl."

Lucy couldn't wipe the grin off her face. Then she turned a faint shade of pink when she realized what he had said.

"... Is that so?"

"You bet. Duh! You're normal that way." He smiled at her.

Lucy's eyes brightened as she then grabbed Natsu's hand. "Let's go to the guild, i want to see how they are doing!"

Natsu blinked and grinned as he laughed. "Yep!"


After Lucy had dressed (and Natsu had waited) they bolted to the guild whereas Gray and Erza were standing, both looking very relieved.

Them two were back to normal already, making Lucy a bit confused since she still had a few boyish features. Gray was back to normal already too, being completely a boy, and he had thrown his shirt aside when he realized that.

"How come we're the only two that hasn't transformed completely?" Lucy frowned, looking at Natsu and herself strangely.

"That isn't fair!" Natsu grumbled, punching Gray in the stomach.

"HEY ASSHOLE WHAT WAS THAT FOR?" Gray yelled, punching him in the face.

"I'm not transformed yet! That ain't cool!"

"You didn't have to punch me for it!"

"POPSICLE!"

"TABASCO SAUCE!"

... Which resulted into their everyday argument. Erza looked amused, even though usually she would knock the two out. Lucy laughed as then suddenly Wendy came into view, also fully transformed.

"Oh, Lucy-san, Natsu-san!" Wendy blinked. "You haven't transformed entirely back yet?"

"Is that bad?" Lucy worried, biting her lip. "I don't want to stay like this forever. We're bound to turn back soon... Right?"

"Thanks to Levy-san, yes!" Wendy smiled as the two remembered how Levy had helped them reverse it.

"Oi, Wendy!" Natsu said, stopping him and Gray's fight. "You've transformed!"

Wendy nodded. "Yes... But Natsu-san, you're injured..."

"Nevermind that, how did you do it?"

"Eh? I don't know... I woke up this morning like this."

"Huh?" Natsu raised an eyebrow. "That's weird. Lucy and I are the only ones not transformed yet... Ugh... I DON'T WANT TO HAVE THIS WEIRD HAIR FOREVER..." He tugged at his longish-shortish hair in frustration.

Lucy also frowned. This was unusual, she herself was expecting the spell to be gone by today since the rest of the team had.

"Well, let's solve that later. Who's up for a job?" Gray said, grinning.

Everyone agreed, smiling.


They had arrived very late that evening, at 11:00 PM, since the job was very time consuming, which was to chase a bank robber on a train.

It didn't do quite well since Natsu had motion sickness.

Wendy didn't want to cast Troia on him, because the more she did the less the effect.

She was apologizing even after Natsu said it was fine, and Lucy couldn't help but laugh at this.

Lucy walked home, thinking about the next day.

(However, she didn't know that Natsu was following her.)


The next morning, Lucy woke up once again facing Natsu.

Although she was very pissed, she carefully climbed out of bed and ran to the mirror in the bathroom, her heart racing.

Only to be met with a sharp pang of panic.

Her hair had gotten a bit shorter. Her chest was shrinking, and her boyish features were coming back.

Of course she was really worried. More than really worried, more like super worried. Like, omg-i'm-not-transformed-back-in-the-deadline worried.

Then she screamed, waking Natsu up.

"Oi, Luce, what happened?!" Natsu immediately yelled back, rushing to the direction of her voice.

"THIS happened!" Lucy sobbed, pointing at herself. "We're not transformed back! What did we do?!"

"WHAT?" Natsu shrieked, staring at the mirror as well. His hair was getting a bit longer again. His girlish features were coming back as well.

"OH SHIT! What do we do?!" Natsu gasped.

"We need to go to the guild!" Lucy demanded, immediately running to there after pulling on a jacket and shoes over her pajamas.

"Wait up!" Natsu yelled, running after her.


"What do you mean you both aren't transformed back yet!" Levy yelled.

"I don't know! We woke up like this!" Lucy shrieked, slamming her fists on the table in anger and panic.

"WHAT? How... It should've been reversed..." Levy grumbled, immediatly grabbing a book and slamming it on the table. She opened it and both Lucy and Natsu were watching her, Levy's eyes skimming the pages quickly.

"There's nothing wrong with the spell, I said it word for word. It must've been something you two have done." Levy sighed, massaging her temples.

"What did we do besides going on a mission yesterday?!" Lucy demanded.

"... Did you two sleep together?"

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?!"

"NOT LIKE THAT! I meant 'did Natsu crawl into your bed again'?" Levy asked. "Cause if he did, the spell will reverse back again. It doesn't say here exactly, but if two of the gender-bent people are together during the last few days of the affect, the spell will start to reverse again."

An uncomfortable silence filled the guild as the two of them gaped at Levy with realization and fear.

"Oh no..."

"NATSU!" Lucy yelled at the male, who apparently was startled as well. "Why did you do that?! Now we're stuck like this forever!"

"Luce, I—I didn't know, I swear! I didn't know this would actually affect that!" Natsu said, his eyes widened with shock.

"YOU RUINED IT!" Lucy said, the tears coming as she glared at Natsu. "We were going to transform back, but NO! You kept us from doing so! You... You... I HATE YOU!"

Natsu's heart nearly stopped as she yelled those words. He stepped back, feeling that he had been broken into two.

"You... What?"

"I SAID IT!" Lucy said, now sobbing. "I said it... I hate you... I hate you, Natsu."

"Lu-chan—" Levy started, but was stopped by the blonde.

"No. I said it, and meant it. I'm done. I have to live like this now... Thanks to him. I've told him countless times and this is what we get."

"Lucy..." Natsu said, his voice with an edge. "I think you're overreacting."

Lucy looked up, tears still flowing. "I'm not—"

"Yes you are."

"Shut up!"

"I won't. You're being stupid, Luce! And I thought you were smart enough too!"

"What kind of shit are you spouting Dragneel, i don't want to hear it!" Lucy yelled.

"Listen to me!" Natsu said back, grabbing her wrist.

Lucy stopped yelling, but she was still trembling violently.

"Luce... I love you."

Lucy's eyes widened, but they immediately hardened again. "What kind of talk is that, that's just—"

"No, Luce. I really do. The sound of your voice, your hair, your eyes when they light up... Everything. I can't imagine a day without you, you're really more than a friend to me."

"What—"

"I'm not finished yet. I love how you get mad so easily, and how you kick me out of your house. I love how you fight, and how you're really strong-willed."

Lucy paused to stare at him, more tears forming.

"But most of all, Lucy, I love you. I love everything about you. I would die without you. And I want you to stay with me forever."

Lucy released her hand from his wrist and let it fall as she whispered the words "I love you too, Natsu... I love everything about you too."

Then Natsu smiled as he tilted her chin up. "So I don't think it matters if we don't change back, as long as we stay together."

Lucy nodded, tears still falling as she did.

Then his face inched towards hers, kissing her—finally—as they both didn't care about what happened if they didn't change back, or about what their friends would think.

(they didn't notice the golden light flowing around them, but the rest of them did.)

When they released, Lucy found that she felt a bit shorter. Her heart racing, she touched her hair and saw it had been soft once more. She saw her blonde hair on her shoulders and nearly laughed out loud. She was fully transformed!

When she looked at Natsu again, he was fully transformed too. She screamed in delight as she then hugged him tight.

"Oi, Luce—!"

"WE'RE BACK, NATSU, WE'RE BACK!" The blonde wept happily, giving him a hug once more. She turned towards Levy and hugged her friend too, who was smiling happily.

"I told you he liked you Lu-chan~"

Lucy said nothing, but she smiled at the rest of her team, who also looked thrilled.

"I guess to break the spell there had to be a love confession," Gray said, smirking as he looked at the both of them.

"Yes," Wendy smiled as well, petting Carla, who looked a bit miffed but happy.

On the other hand, Happy was circling around them, saying "They liiiiiiike each other!" over and over again.

Erza clamped a hard hand on Lucy's back. "Great job, you two."

After that, everyone then threw a party because of the Team's recovery. Now they could get to doing jobs and performing their magic well again without any disruptions.

But Lucy was happy.

Natsu loved her, and she loved him back.

She looked at the pinkette, who was grinning down at her. She managed a bright smile as well for a response.

(and to her, that's all that mattered.)


A/N: So very sorry for the late update, was really busy. Sorry if it seem rushed, I was falling asleep ;-;

Anyway, there will be an epilogue~! Look forward to that, minna! Thanks for reading this story and keeping up with it! :)

I like waffles. And i love this story! (And reviews... Hehe)

-Choco :3