I can't remember if my mom or I thought of this concept. Probably her, but I did come up with the mission part. *evil grin*

22

Sparkle

Natsu had pranked all who used the bathroom while he was being used as toilet paper. He stuffed Gray in a frilly, hot pink dress that matched Mira's design. It didn't last long, but it was the only thing he could use to cover up the Jurvia-style thong. Oooh, replacing all of Gray's clothes was a great idea. He wrote it down for when he got Zeref back.

Getting his master had been hard at first, till he figured out how to get around Mira and replace all the booze with rootbeer. That killed two birds with one stone. Neither Makarov nor Cana could get their daily dose of liver damage.

While Bickslow was sleeping, Natsu painted all his dolls pastel pink, purple, and teal with different colored flowers. Did he forget to mention that the paint was permanent? Oh, how Bickslow raged. Natsu had zero regrets.

Levy was easy; just remove all the books in the library. It took Natsu some time, but he placed all the books in boxes and hid them throughout Magnolia. Natsu covered his tracks so no one would figure out it was him. He didn't want to restock the books on the shelves, even if it would be a mistake since he would put them out of order.

Happy was another easy one. Natsu replaced all the fish with giant sour gummy fish. He found realistic-looking ones at a store and couldn't resist buying them. They made the perfect revenge for his little buddy.

Natsu hid Gajeel's guitar in Levy's bathroom at Fairy Hill. The result was priceless. The blue-haired girl chaced the iron dragon slayer with his guitar, trying to bash his head with it.

Elfman… Natsu had a hard time figuring out what to do with him. The big guy always talked about how manly he was, but Natsu didn't think a dress would fit him. That's when it clicked. Natsu didn't need to stuff him in a girly gown. He needed to replace his clothes with grass skirts, coconut bras, and flower crowns with a note saying it was the new manly trend. It was safe to say he fell for it because he came to the guild the next day wearing the outfit.

The last person was Erza. Natsu had sweated thinking about how to get revenge on the monster without being caught. He had a feeling he would fail, and he was right. He tried to replace Erza's strawberry cake with blueberry pie disguised as strawberry cake. As soon as he reached for the cake that awaited Erza to devour, the red-haired woman appeared behind him, snatched the pie, and slapped him in the face with it.

Luckily, no one else figured it was Natsu that got everyone else.

Natsu sighed in bliss at remembering how his week went before opening his front door and getting a face full of glitter. It was a good thing the popping of the glitter bomb went off, giving Natsu a split second to close his eyes. He shook his head to dislodge the sparkly mess and opened his eyes to see what happened. In front of his door was a wooden sign with a note attached to it.

"When you open your door, which you already did, glitter will fall on you and turn you into glitter. Well, your eyes will be made of gems, but the point is you will be all sparkly! :D -Zeref"

Natsu had to squint to read the note because his eyes were also affected. It was like looking through multiple mirrors facing each other; or one of those toys that looked like a scope, but you saw glass-like patterns on the other side.

Natsu didn't seem to have a sense that the world was tilting on its axis, not that he was complaining. It was just difficult to make out what was in front of him. But he had to get to the guild and take a job because he had yet to replace the money he lost spending on a toilet. So with a sigh of dismay, Natsu walked to the guild slower than usual. He left a trail of glitter behind him with every step he took.

When Natsu entered the guild, the sun's rays reflected off his sparkly body, causing light to bounce off in every direction. A handful of his guildmates groaned and shielded their eyes - Gray being one of them.

"Hey! I know you've been cursed again by Zeref, Flame Brain, but you're causing me to go blind!" the ice mage shouted while blocking the light with his hand.

Natsu rolled his eyes and shut the door so the sunlight couldn't come in. "Stop complaining, Ice Queen. If you want this to stop, help me find Zeref and think of the perfect revenge."

"Oh, I'll have you find him. I have some words I need to say to him. As for your revenge, you're on your own." A grin stretched across Gray's face. It sent a shiver to crawl up Natsu's spine.

'I hope the words he wants to tell Zeref aren't more prank ideas to do to me,' he thought but shook his head afterward. There was no way Gray would team up with Zeref, right? RIGHT?!

The dragon slayer decided not to think about it and quickly walked to the request board.

"You're getting glitter everywhere!" Makarov scolded, nursing two mugs of alcohol.

"It's not like you're cleaning it!" Natsu shouted in return. "I also can't clean it because if I did, more would land on the ground, creating more work for me."

"Well, make sure you clean it up tonight!" The master chugged his drink until both mugs were empty. He held them up. "Mira! Can you be a dear and get me more?"

"I think you had enough, master," Mira said sheepishly.

Natsu ignored them. Though, he wondered if Makarov knew he replaced all the beer. He thought about it before shaking his head. 'Nah, he couldn't possibly know.'

The glittery dragon slayer stopped before the request board. He tried to read the jobs, but the curse made it hard. He didn't know how long he stood there trying to make out the words on one piece of paper, but it must have been a while because Lucy stood next to him.

"Are you okay, Natsu?" she asked in concern.

Natsu turned his gem-like eyes to her, seeing three Lucys circling his vision. He nodded but sighed. "I'm just having a hard time reading these. My sight is weird and not allowing me to make out the words well."

"Well, what are you looking for?" she asked.

"Anything that pays well. I would go for something that will let me fight, but with how my eyes are, I don't think that's a good idea."

"How about this one?" Natsu blinked and looked back at the board, seeing Happy holding a request. "This would go perfectly with your curse," said the exceed, causing Natsu's face to pinch in worry.

Lucy read the request and grinned sinisterly. "Oh yeah, this is wonderful. Great job, Happy." She grabbed Natsu by the arm and dragged him out of the guild while Happy showed Mira the job. "Let's go, Natsu; we have some kids to help!"

Natsu felt the blood leave his face. "What do you mean by that?"

If Natsu had skin, it would be pale. In front of him was a one-story building made of brick with a sign reading: Elementary School for Young Artists. He slowly turned his gaze to a beaming Lucy. Her body was shaking, unable to contain her excitement. Liquid glitter rolled down the side of Natsu's cheek.

"Well, let's go on in!" exclaimed Lucy as she dragged him inside the school, where they were greeted by a teacher.

"Hello and welcome to our school. Are you the mages who accepted our offer?" the middle-aged lady asked.

Natsu groaned in despair. It was too late to run. His heart fell when he heard the door close softly behind him.

"Yup!" Lucy replied with a pop. "My friend here can make glitter with his body, so this was the perfect job for him."

"That is perfect!" the teacher said, clapping her hands together joyfully. Her bubbly personality made Natsu more nervous. "Follow me this way." The teacher swung her hand to the left of her. "I'll lead you to the kids. Oh, and call me Ms. Paint if you don't mind."

"No problem, Ms. Paint. Call me Lucy. My glitter friend is Natsu, and the blue furball is Happy."

Natsu tried to turn toward the exit, but Lucy grabbed his arm and dragged him deeper into the pit of horrors.

Ms. Paint led them down three hallways and five doors before stopping before a room full of loud laughter and children screaming. The sound made Natsu gulp.

'Oh great, they're wild!' he thought as the door opened to reveal 10, maybe 15 kids throwing glue and paint all over tarp-covered walls, floor, and ceiling. Hardly any art supplies landed on the paper or canvases spread throughout the room.

"Why am I here?" asked Natsu, trying not to sound like he was whining, but he knew he failed when Lucy and Happy grinned at him.

"The request said they ran out of glitter. Even the stores don't have any!" said Happy cheerfully.

"Said what?!" exclaimed Natsu, creating silence. His head turned at a snail's pace toward the children, who looked at him with stars in their eyes. 'I shouldn't have said anything and ran for my life.'

"Alright, kids. This young man promised to help us with our glitter problem. His magic allows him to produce glitter, so be careful with him, okay?" Ms. Paint said, her words making Natsu sound like a puppy.

"YAY!" the kids shouted in glee as they pounced on Natsu like animals. They dragged his protesting body everywhere in the room, shaking him until the world spun out of control - he was sure his brain had met his skull 20 times in five minutes. The girls were kinder. They brushed his hair to get the glitter they wanted, and sometimes Natsu would shake his body like a dog would to get rid of water, but he did this to rid himself of the soreness.

"Mr. Glitter Man," Natsu's eyes widened in horror as he shakily turned to a black-haired kid with big dark eyes. He reminded him of Zeref, but his scent was wrong.* "Ms. Paint said you had to go soon, so could you place some glitter in this bucket?" he asked.

Natsu sighed in relief and nodded. He padded his arms and hair to remove the glitter and let it fall into the orange bucket. Once the tub was full, Ms. Paint told the kids to say goodbye to the mages.

"Bye, Mr. Glitter!" the children said while waving. Natsu waved stiffly in return, but as soon as he was outside the school of evil, he collapsed into a pile of jello nerves.

The dragon slayer heard Lucy and Happy giggle above him. He turned his head to the side and looked up at them. "Come on, was it really that bad?" asked Lucy.

"Yes, it was," Natsu replied simply. "My body feels like I fought with Acnologia."

Lucy rolled her eyes. "Stop being a drama queen. Now get up so we can go home." The offer of going home caused Natsu to shoot up like a beanstalk and run for the train. He would gladly take the train than ever return to that Hell called a school!

*No, the child wasn't Zeref in disguise. Natsu was just being paranoid.

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Please leave suggestions for what to do to either Natsu or Zeref. Remember that the prank for Zeref has to be comedy gold.

Zeref: Why? :(

Enj/Dark: To make up for all the 49 pranks you will play on him, it has to be that way.

Natsu: HOW MANY?! D:

Enj/Dark: Please review! ^-^