A/N: Yes, this is the ultimate FT gender bender, but we don't start switching genders until the third chapter. O.o Stick with it, though, it'll get pretty romantic/hilarious, (I hope). Thanks for clicking on my story. Hope you like it!

The 'Dark Mage' Sonoma's POV

Those Fairy Tail fools were going to get it this time. I was sure that the spell I'd created was perfect. There wasn't a single error. You may ask what it was that they did to me…I would say nothing personally. They don't even know my name. Why am I doing this? Because they go around destroying anything they choose to in the name of justice.

That's not justice. They destroy more than they save. I witnessed them destroy an entire town. People were hurt in their battle. Their violence is senseless and damaging. I could only take so much before I had to strike back. That was what I was doing now. I walked through the streets grinning to myself.

"Hey, beautiful…smile like that and it'll freeze on your face," said a voice. I turned and saw two men on a boat gliding by. The water trickled around their boat and they waved at me. I cocked my head, wondering what they were talking about.

"Don't mind them. They talk to me all the time," said a new voice. I looked to my left and saw a girl with blond hair tied up in pigtails beside me. She was holding a snowman-looking creature in her arms. It raised its hand and he made a strange Pun, Puuun sound. I stared at it. She must have noticed.

"Oh…this is Plue. He's a dog," she said, smiling. I raised an eyebrow.

"A dog?"

She nodded, "I try not to think about it."

I laughed a little. "So, what's your name?" she asked, "I'm Lucy."

"I'm Sonoma," I said. She was a pretty charismatic person. I couldn't help but smile when she smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Sonoma," she said. She stuck out her right hand to shake mine. That's when I saw it. On the back of her hand was a bright pink guild mark. I recognized it immediately. It belonged to Fairy Tail. I frowned and withdrew my hand.

"Something wrong?" she asked.

"You're a member of Fairy Tail?" I said, more of a statement than a question.

"Yeah?" she replied, questioning my sanity. I turned to leave, pulling up the hood on my cloak. "Wait, what's wrong? Where are you going?" she called after me. I ignored her. I had to practice the words for my spell a few more times before tomorrow, when I'd planned to send mayhem Fairy Tail's way. I smiled as I walked away from Lucy. Sorry, Lucy…enjoy this life while you can.

Lucy's POV

"She was strange, wasn't she, Plue?" I said, looking down at my celestial friend. "Pun pun puuuun," he said, nodding. I smiled, "I think so, too." Sometimes I liked to talk to him as if I understood him, though I didn't. Though, there was one person who did understand him: Natsu. I frowned thinking of the fire-breathing maniac. I turned to walk towards my house, Plue still wrapped tightly in my arms.

I let my mind wander and it automatically ended up thinking about Natsu. Just the other day, when we went on a job, he sent someone flying across a room with one punch. Who was this person? The Mayor…that's who. I got angry just thinking about it. We were buried under a pile of fees that took away all of the money that we'd just gotten on the job. We had to infiltrate yet another mansion, this time looking for a small statue that was stolen by a dark mage. The whole time Natsu had pulled up his scarf over her face and stuck two fingers together whispering, "Ninjaaaa." His maturity is that of a five year-old. I sighed and swung the door to my apartment open. "Home sweet home," I sighed, breathing in the familiar scent.

"What do you feel like for dinner, Plue?" I asked, setting him down beside me. "Pun pun," he said, looking up at me. "Eh…I'll improvise. I'm poor right now because of him…I don't have enough money to go out and get groceries for that, buddy."

"I already ate all of the food in your cupboards," said a voice. I jumped out of my skin and slammed my head against the wall. I winced and when I opened my eyes again and looked up I spotted Natsu and Happy lying on my bed, the blankets pulled up to their chins.

"You did what?" I asked, struggling to my feet. Plue wrapped himself around my leg, "Pun."

"We ate all of your food…sorry," said Natsu, sitting up.

"Why are you here?" I demanded, "And why did you eat all of my valuable comestibles?" I attempted a Lucy-kick, but he caught my foot. He rested his arm on my leg and leaned forward.

"It's not like there was that much anyway," he said, looking up at me with his best puppy-dog eyes. I frowned. "Get out of my house," I growled.

He stared up at me, "But the heating in our house is out. We get cold during the night!"

"Don't care," I replied, "Out." When he starts complaining it's best to give him one or two-word responses.

"So heartless!" cried Happy. I glared at the blue cat, "Out."

"Seriously, Lucy. Just one night?" Natsu begged. He stood up, sliding out of my bed.

"You're trying to tell me that a fire Dragonslayer gets cold at night?" I said incredulously.

He nodded, "My toes get cold!"
"Wear socks."

"Don't have any."

"Why don't you have—know what? Never mind. Just get out."

"You're actually going to kick us out?" he asked, leaning closer to me. I frowned. My resistance was crumbling.

"When you snore, I'll kick you. Hard," I said, sighing and pinching the bridge of my nose. Tonight was going to be a long night.

Natsu jumped for joy and wrapped his arms around me. I felt my face heat up. "Thanks, Luce. Love ya!" he said, "I'm going to go take a bath. Be right out."

"I don't remember giving you…" he slammed the door behind him, "…permission to use my bath." My shoulders slumped and plopped down on my bed. I bounced a few times before the springs leveled out. Wonderful, I thought. I was so tired. I let myself collapse onto my bed, lying on my back. My legs dangled over the edge. Plue climbed up my legs and sat down beside me. My eyes drifted shut. Natsu's smell remained from when he'd lay here a moment ago. I breathed it in as I drifted to sleep, feeling strangely warm and comfortable.

Natsu's POV

"Luuucy…we're do—" Happy called. His voice was cut off when I clapped a hand over his face. His paws rapped around my fingers. "Shhhh," I hissed. I released Happy and pulled on my shirt. I walked over quietly to where Lucy was lying. Her arms were spread wide and her legs fell over the side of her bed. She looked like she just sat down and passed out.

"She must have been really tired to have fallen asleep like that," Happy whispered.

I nodded, "She looked tired when she came in. I was a little worried." Happy nodded, "Me too."

I reached forward and slid one arm under her legs and the other under her upper back, "Happy, pull the blankets back." He nodded and flew forward, peeling her covers away. I gently lay Lucy down in her bed as she made tiny mumbling sounds in her sleep. I pulled off her boots one by one and set them down beside her bed. I reached over and pulled her blankets back up to her chin.

I smiled down at her. I felt a strange urge to touch her, so I did. I reached forward and brushed her hair from her eyes, tucking it behind her ear. I grinned and Happy stared at me. "Ready to sleep, buddy?" I asked.

He nodded, "Aye, sir!" He saluted me and I returned the favor. I lay down on the floor beside Lucy's bed and Happy curled up in the crook of my arm. We both sighed at the same time, but for different reasons. He sighed out of exhaustion. I sighed because thoughts about Lucy were flying around my head. I shook them off as sleep took hold of me. I drifted off.

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"I wasn't really thinking…" he said, looking up at me and still breathing hard, "The only thing I could think was that I had to save you…so I jumped." I gasped and turned away. I grasped my chest, trying to calm down my heart.