This is a BOYS-LOVE STORY and also contains BOY CROSS-DRESSING AS GIRL! So, please for everyone who don't like this kind of story, don't bother to read and review if it's only for bashing me. Thank you very much for understanding, people! I love you all!
/ CHAPTER 6 – Gildarts /
"We want to be served by Natsu!"
"Your new hairstyle suits you well, Natsu! And those hairpins too!"
"Can I take a picture with you, Natsu?"
"Natsu! Be my girlfriend!"
"No! She will be my girlfriend!"
Fairy Tail Café was super-duper busy for the last couple of days because of the overwhelming visitors and all those commotions they created. Just to see a certain pink haired maid with his (her) spiky hair. Seriously, that small café would be on the verge of collapsing soon. Luckily, the subject of the cause decided to cope with the lunatic situation. With his own way, of course.
"Dear, Master. If you wish to create ruckus any further, I won't hesitate to punish all of you and forbid every single one of you to come to this café. Ever. Again." Dark Natsu appeared behind the guests while preparing his infamous punch.
/ WELCOME TO FAIRY TAIL CAFÉ /
Fairy Tail © Hiro Mashima
Info(s): AU human world, no magic
Pairing(s): Gray x Natsu, (oneside)Sting x Natsu
Warning(s): !BOYS LOVE!, cross-dressing, cursing, OOC, bad writing and English
I don't make any profit from this story. It's purely just for fun.
"Natsu is originally short haired?" Lucy asked Mirajane.
"Well, yes. Because of a certain... condition, Cana and I decided to give her wig." Mirajane smiled sheepishly.
"Wearing wig or not, that brat is still very popular. Heck, without the wig, she becomes even more popular." Cana said.
"M'hmm. More and more boys are asking her out. But she rejected all of them. Even Sting! That prince, Sting!" Levy commented. "I thought almost every girl wants to be his girlfriend. Not me though, I have Gajeel already."
"And certainly not Juvia! Juvia only has eyes for Master Gray!" The other blue haired girl said.
Mira and Cana turned their head to face each other.
'If only they knew.'
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"Natsu!"
"Oh, welcome, Master Sting." Natsu approached Sting and the other three. "Welcome to Master Loke, Master Hibiki, and Master... Gray too. Natsu is at your service. Long time no see. It's been almost a week since your last attendance."
Not really paying attention on what Natsu said, Sting was staring at him with his mouth gaping like a fish. "N-Natsu... You're so cute with that hairstyle of yours!" He then suddenly hugged the pink haired maid from behind. "It makes me want to hug you mor-
THWACK!
"Thank you for the compliment, but please keep your hands for yourself, Master Sting. Or I too, won't be able keep my hands for myself." Natsu smiled evilly after hitting Sting's head nice and hard.
"Ouch, ouch... Sorry, Natsu. But you're so cute I couldn't help it." Sting rubbed his head and got up. "Black hairpins? It's too plain. Let me buy you nicer ones."
"No need. Thank you." Natsu shook his head.
"Why? I'll give you the most beautiful hairpins ever!"
"Because... um..." Natsu caught Gray's staring at him and the pink haired maid quickly turned his head away to hide his blushing. "Because I... like this one. It's... special."
And those simple words just turned something on in Gray's chest.
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"Yaayy! Another salary for me!" Natsu kissed the envelope happily on his way back home. "Maybe I could bring Wendy to eat in a nice restaurant sometimes. Or buy her some new clothes or–
THUD.
"Hmm? I think I step on someth–
"..."
"... G-Gildarts?!"
"... Mngh..."
"Hang on, old man! The house is near- Hey! Don't you dare passed out on m- Shit! You're so damn heavy!"
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Sluuuurp.
"Aaahh... It's so good to have Wendy's homemade tea again."
"I still have some. I-if you want more." Wendy hesitantly asked.
"Sure! I would love to hav–
"AHEM! What are you doing here?" Natsu sat with Wendy on his side, staring at their long lost old man. "Dad..."
"Hmm? Who are you?" Gildarts put the tea cup on the table.
"I'm Natsu, you idiot!" Natsu was starting to get mad.
"You? Natsu?"
The pink haired boy nodded while trying to restrain his own vexation. But his face failed to do so.
"But I don't remember raising two daughters. Wendy there is my only daughter, and Natsu is my son. What did you do to my beloved son?!"
SMACK! PUNCH! KICK–
"Natsu, stop it! You're killing dad!" Wendy hugged Natsu from behind to stop him from committing a murder crime. On their own father.
"T-that techniques and p-power – Cough! Only my son Natsu knows it! I'm the one teaching him myself! Cough, cough!" Gildarts was kneeling and holding his stomach.
"How many times do I have to tell you, I AM your son, Natsu!"
"But you're a girl!"
The small house containing the three people was very lively that night. The sound of punching, kicking, broken glass, yelling, screaming in pain mixed with rage, and all of those were finally stopped by a certain innocent little girl's... roar.
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"So, dad." Wendy brushed the dust off her skirt after finished 'roaring'. "Basically it's your fault that Natsu has to work like this." She huffed and told the story about Natsu's job as a female maid.
Sniffing, Gildarts replied. "I'm sorry, Wendy – Sniff – I'm a very bad father."
"Indeed you are, old man." Natsu grunted.
"Can you at least pretend to object what I said, my dear son? I don't think I'm that bad of a father."
"Leaving your children for almost 10 months and taking all the savings with nothing left for us? You didn't even recognize your own son! How could that NOT make you the most irresponsible father ever?!"
"W-well... It's because you've grown so much after I left to become such a fine... woman! You can't fully blame me on that!"
"I really should have just left you die and rot on that street back then. I'm regretting my own kindness now. Let's just get you out of this house. FOREVER!"
"Weeeendyyyyy! Natsu is being a meeeeaaanieee!"
THWACK! THWACK!
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Dinner, or should we say, supper was peaceful that night at the small house. Some bumps on Gildarts and Natsu's head, and not-so-little bruised on their cheeks were 'painted' beautifully by Wendy. Just like Natsu, Wendy also learned some martial arts from their father. The main purpose was to protect herself, but it appeared to also be very effective to handle something like this.
"I'm done. And I'm going to sleep now." Natsu said as he stood up from the chair, leaving Wendy and Gildarts to go to the bedroom.
Not long after that, both Wendy and Gildarts went to the bedroom as well. A very small house it was, it only had one bedroom. So the three of them used to sleep in the same room every day.
"Natsu..." Gildarts touched Natsu's shoulder from behind.
At first, Natsu planned to pretend to be asleep. But he couldn't help responding. "... What?" He decided to wake up and sat down on the bed along with his father and his little sister.
"I'm sorry, Natsu, Wendy." Gildarts said. "I had some business to take care of out there. That's why I left."
"... At least the next time you leave tell us where you're going to. Or maybe write some letters. Enough for us to know that you're still... alive..." Natsu sighed.
Suddenly the pink haired boy and his sister was pulled into a hug.
"Okay. I'll write some letters then." Gildarts said between the hug. "By the way, who is Gray, Natsu?"
Instantly, Natsu pulled away from the hug. Just when he was about to melt into the hug, his damn father just had to mention that name. That bastard really wouldn't stop bugging his ass off even though he's not even there!
And somewhere in Magnolia, we could hear a certain raver haired boy 'ah-choo'-ing.
"H-h-how do y-you k-know that name?!"
"Well, Wendy did tell me some stories when you left us after dinner. And that 'Gray' name was accidentally mentioned to be giving you those lovely black hairpins." Gildarts chuckled at his son stuttering and Wendy just giggled.
"Wendy! Why did have to you tell him about that? And don't get the wrong idea, old man. That Gray is the biggest asshole in the world!" Natsu kept blabbering about Gray to his father and sister who patiently listened.
"Hmm... Although you said he's an asshole, but you seem to be very eager and happy telling stories about this Gray guy. Your face shows it all." Gildarts teased. "Do you like him? He seems to be a nice person."
"I-I don't like him!" Natsu blushed madly when Wendy added 'Yet.' to finish his sentence. Then the thought about Gray attaching the hairpins on him suddenly came. "But... I'm not denying that Gray is... nice."
The three of them kept having the conversations about almost anything they could think of. Mostly about Natsu and Wendy's 'everyday routines' until they ran out of topic and the clock showed that it was pass midnight already.
They stayed in comfortable silence for a while until Gildarts, "It's really nice to hear stories and have a chat like this with you both.", once again hugged his children. "I'm home. And I really miss you, Natsu, Wendy."
Wendy already had tears rolling down her cheeks and hugged her father back, murmuring something like 'miss you too, dad'. While her brother didn't have the strength to lift his hands. He only buried his face deeper on his father's shoulder.
"Natsu, I wasn't wrong for trusting Wendy to you. You're really a good big brother." Gildarts patted Natsu's head. "And you've grown into a fine man. Charming, just like your mother. I'm sure she would be very proud of you."
Natsu didn't say anything. He simply couldn't. One word, and he would be crying loudly just like a baby. He just gave a very small nod. And Gildarts smiled as he could feel the wetness on his shoulder.
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RING! RING! RING!
"Urgh... It's morning already..."
Natsu woke up and turned off the alarm, only to find Wendy still sleeping on the other side of the bed and an empty space on her left side where their father supposed to sleep. He sat up and yawned. The movement and creaking sound of the bed made Wendy woke up too.
"Natsu? – Yawn – Where's dad?" Wendy stretched her hands and got off of the bed.
The two of them got out from the bedroom. But there's no sign of Gildarts either in the living room. Only a piece of paper was put not-so-neatly on the table. Natsu took the paper and sat down next to Wendy.
'Dear, Natsu and Wendy. I'm sorry for leaving so soon. It was still too early and I didn't want to wake you both because we slept late last night. I didn't even say good bye directly, sorry. But hey! At least I wrote a letter, just as I promised, right?'
"So, Dad's leaving already?" Wendy asked, and then Natsu continued reading.
'Because you really want to know where I'm going, I'll tell you. I'm leaving with an old friend of mine, Makarov. A year ago he asked me to go on a journey with him, a business he said. And it's to visit every casino in the continent!'
"Um... Natsu, I think you're holding the paper too tight."
'How could I resist such enticing business invitation? So that's that. I'm with my friend on our enchanting journey of gambling! Hahaha! And we're now leaving for a new casino called 'The Magic Council'. I already booked the train ticket and it's for today on 5 a.m. in the morning.'
"Natsu! You're starting to rip the paper!"
'To Wendy, keep studying hard. To Natsu, please take care of Wendy. I know you're more capable than I am (Well, you did say yourself that I'm an irresponsible father.). I leave the house matter and everything to you, my son! And I approve your relationship with that Gray guy. Don't worry, I'll be home when you two are getting married to give you my blessing.
I'll try to write another letters. That is, if I ever remember. Hahaha!
Love and kiss, your awesome old man – Gildarts'
"N-Natsu... Calm down..." Wendy tried to calm her almost-exploding big brother.
"Aaaaargh! That IDIOT father!" Natsu slammed the letter on the table an grabbed his head in frustration. At least the letter was safe. For now. "He can just go die anywhere and anytime he wants! Mom, please just take him with you! I can't stand him anymore!"
Then the frustrated pink haired went to the bed room to change his clothes and get ready to work.
Wendy just sighed and took the wrinkled letter. She fixed the paper carefully and, "Hmm? Natsu, there's still continuation on the paper behind!"
"I don't care!" Natsu snatched his scarf and his sweater. And then, he realized something. Something that was supposed to be there. Under his pile of clothes. "Wait. Wait wait waaaait! WAIT! Where is it? Where is IT?!"
'P.S.: I found some amount of money inside the wardrobe under Natsu's clothes. Aren't I lucky to get some fund to start the 'business'? Wish me luck, children!'
"Um... And that's what written, Natsu." Wendy was shocked seeing her brother standing behind her with a very dark expression.
He quickly snatched the letter and tore it into pieces.
"GILDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRTS!"
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Author's Note: First of all, HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015, people! Yeah, I know it's beyond late, but whatever. Anyway, here's chapter 6 for ya'all. Sorry for the long update. Like I've said, I don't know where the story will go, nor I've written all of the story 'til the end. When I get the inspiration, I'll write the next chapter, and so on. Sooooooo... If any of you have any suggestions of inputs about how this story should go, don't be shy to comment or PM me. Because I'm not biting. Rawr~
And yay for Gildarts for being Natsu and Wendy's beloved daddy! Isn't the old man just suitable for that role? Hahaha. Not much about Gray and Natsu in this chapter, but Papa Gildarts approves!
/REPLIES/
NightBlitz: After the long wait, here's chapter 6! Don't worry, sometimes I'm such a pervert myself. But sssshh... Please keep it secret, 'kay? Hahaha.
Kei-kei Yuki: Thank you! Love you for reading this story and your review as well!
darkhuntressxir: Yep. Natsu's identity is still safe. For now. But we don't know how long it will last. Hahaha.
noah03: Yes, Gray's so dense! As for the reaction, I don't know how he will react when he knows about Natsu's gender. Because I still haven't written that crucial part yet. I'm just gonna let it flow. Hahahaha.
0-FairyBlue-0: Oh you change your user name! Thanks for telling hehe. Hmm... Blackmailing is a very good idea. Why didn't I think about that before? Maybe it can be used for at the next chapters if it fits. Thanks for the inputs!
KittyChan: Can I join you fangirling as well? Squeeeeeee! Gray is dense and sweet like a chocolate! Yummy!
Guest: Here's the next chapter, dear guest. Thank you for reading and reviewing!
Thank you for everyone who read, fave, and review on my story. I accept every critiques and inputs for this story progress. I'll try to keep every characters to their own personality.
Sorry for the typos, wrong grammars, bad spellings, etc.; English is not my mother language.