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"Not What I Wanted"

By Dark Shining Light

Pairing: Natsu and Lucy

Rated T

Romance/Friendship

Summary: one-shot. Lucy isn't thrilled with her boyfriend turning into an 11 year old and Natsu isn't happy with guys flirting with Lucy while he's a kid. Well, sometimes you just don't get what you want! Nalu

(I do NOT Own Fairy Tail)

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Lucy walked to the guild in a mild pace; the guilt inside of her increasing the closer she got to her destination.

On Team Natsu's last mission, for some reason, Natsu, Gray and Erza had been more destructive, therefore they only received a fourth of their reward. Unfortunately, her share was not enough to cover her rent and the moment they were all caught up in another one of their fights, Lucy snatched a job request and booked it out of there.

At the time, all that mattered was her rent; she wasn't thinking how her all of a sudden disappearance would affect the team. She hoped Mira explained her situation to Natsu and he wouldn't be too upset with her when she came back. Besides, he's taken solo missions and this is the first time she's done a solo since they've dated.

These thoughts slightly comforted her as she reached the front of the guild. She stood outside, clenching onto her bag. Damn nerves.

"If it isn't bunny girl." A gruff voice came from the side and she looked over to see Gajeel and Juvia making their way to her.

"Ah Gajeel, Juvia. Did you guys come back from a mission?"

"Yes, but Juvia misses Gray-sama so she had to come back and see him. And Juvia is certain that her beloved Gray missed her as well, and not you love rival!"

"But I'm dating Natsu!" Lucy cried.

"Yes and do not forget it."

"Can you just go inside? You're blocking my path." Gajeel commanded and Lucy took a deep breath before pushing the doors open.

However all three of them stood frozen by the doorway when they saw their rowdy guild mates were not looking the same.

They were doing their normal routine of fighting but they were kids; kids wearing smaller versions of their trademark outfits. Natsu and Gray were fighting while Erza and Mirajane were arguing behind them. Lisanna, Levy, Droy and Jet were trying to stop the other kids from fighting but it wasn't working. Elfman and Evergreen were criticizing their childish looks while Freed gushed over how cool Laxus looked even as a kid. Cana was trying to reach for the alcohol but couldn't quite reach while Bickslow laughed in the back. Everyone else who hadn't been turned into a child was hiding under the tables with the exception of Master Makarov, who was publicly crying about all the destruction his brats were going to cause.

"GAWWWWWWWWWW!" Juvia screeched, stopping all movement in the room. "Gray-sama looks soooooo adorable!"

"Aw shit!" Gray mumbled and tried to make a run for it but Juvia was too fast and embraced him.

Lucy looked slightly concerned for Gray but it all vanished when she realized her boyfriend, who was now a child, was staring at her in shock. His lower lip slightly quivered, looking so cute that the first thing she wanted to do was huge him but she unwillingly resisted.

"Lucy!" He cried as he sprinted to her.

The girl panicked and waved her arms out. "Wait! Natsu!"

He didn't listen as he tackled her, which really did hurt. The pair crushed onto to the ground, her on her back and Natsu nuzzled between her breasts. She groaned and tried to prop herself up but the boy on her made it difficult. Somehow she managed with the pink haired male still sitting on her.

His tiny hands slapped her cheeks. "Why'd you leave without me?" He looked like he was angry but it looked more like a pout in his current form. "I could have helped with your rent you know?"

She didn't have the heart to tell him that he would have just destroyed everything and made her go homeless so instead she hugged him. "I'm sorry. I'll bring you along next time, I promise."

Natsu seemed content with that because he just hummed and rested his head just below her shoulder.

The blonde sighed and lifted her and her partner up; however, he continued to cling onto her so she adjusted him in her arms so he was resting on her shoulders and his arms were wrapped around her neck.

He didn't seem to mind; he snuggled closer, inhaling her rich vanilla scent. Lucy smiled, happy that he wasn't angry anymore and walked both of them over to their guild master.

Master Makarov had tears of joy in his eyes. "Lucy, thank goodness you're back. Now you can help me take care of these brats!"

Juvia was still cuddling Gray while Gajeel carried Levy on his shoulder, causing Droy and Jet to throw a fit. Everyone else was still going with their activities, including Erza and Mirajane.

"Master how did this happen?" The boy in her arms sniffed and instantly she knew it had to do something with him. Figures…

"Because Flame-head is an idiot!" Gray yelled as he struggled to get out of Juvia's arms.

"What was that ice princess?!" Natsu shouted, lifting his head to glare at his rival.

"Guys you're not answering my question!" The celestial mage interrupted.

"Natsu took out one of my spell books and thought it would be funny to read it with an accent." Levy explained from Gajeel's shoulder. "Only the ones close to him at the time were affected. I'll have to find the spell he used and see how to reverse it."

"Natsu…" Lucy muttered darkly, causing the boy in her arms to hide his face in her neck.

"What…" He whined weakly, playing with strands of her hair. "I was bored and you weren't here."

The brown eyed girl released a breath of air. "Idiot," She mumbled. "You're going to be the death of me you know."

"I don't see what the big deal is."

"Natsu, what you did was dangerous. Reading a spell without knowing what it is can seriously harm someone," Lucy scolded. He was quiet and the girl sensed he was feeling guilty so Lucy's hard gaze softened. "Besides, how am I supposed to kiss you now you idiot?"

"You still can!" The boy argued.

"I'm not kissing you while you're a child!" The blonde shrieked. "That's wrong on so many levels!"

Natsu pouted again, looking so heartbroken that she knew she had to find a way to make him happy again.

"How about this; I'll make up the solo mission I just took by taking you out to eat okay?"

His expression magically brightened up. "Alright!" The pink haired tyke cheered before snuggling closer to his beloved blonde as she went to talk to the old man again. "I'll look after Natsu Master so he shouldn't cause you anymore trouble."

"Thank you thank you thank you Lucy!" Makarov praised, glad he wouldn't have to watch over the most destructive member of Fairy Tail.

"Juvia shall watch over Gray-sama." Juvia declared as Gajeel walked away with Levy, not bothering to say anything to the old man.

With Gray and Natsu being watched over, the Master felt confident that the guild wouldn't be destroyed and high bills wouldn't pile up because of this incident. However, that feeling died when he noticed that Erza and Mira were still fighting.

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When she suggested they go get something to eat, she realized that he probably hadn't eaten all day. So, the smart thing to do was go to a town nearby and find an all-you-can-eat buffet that wasn't familiar with Natsu.

This of course, led them to ride the train. While the poor teen-in-a-kid-body rested his head on her lap, clenching onto her, the train conductor walked by and started to have a conversation with the girl.

When Natsu sensed the male was getting too friendly with his girlfriend, he had no problem puking all over his pants and shoes.

In the end, they weren't kicked out thanks to Lucy's quick thinking. She was, however, greatly embarrassed and Natsu regretted nothing.

As both headed into town, the celestial mage prayed Natsu wouldn't do anything embarrassing in his current state and the dragon slayer hoped there weren't any more idiots that would flirt her right in front of him.

They were wrong. Oh, so horribly wrong.

"Natsu, slow down on the all eating; you're getting it all over me!"

"Sowwy!"

"And do you really have to sit on my lap as you eat?!"

"Yup! Cause I'm a kid." The boy answered as he rested the back of his head against her huge chest and continued to munch on the flame engulfed meat. Lucy groaned, blushing slightly when the people in other tables looked at them.

"You can still sit in your seat!"

"But you never let me sit on your lap when I'm normal."

"That's because you're heavy."

"Exactly! So now that I'm smaller I can do it and you won't complain as much." Natsu stated while Lucy gave up. She ate the best that she could without dirtying her boyfriend but it didn't seem to matter as Natsu had splashes of food around his mouth.

The blonde grabbed a napkin and the fire mage's chin before she tilted his face up and wiped away the food.

Natsu's cheeks flushed with color. "Lucy…" He whined, clearly embarrassed and she giggled at his cute expression.

"Is there anything else you'd like to order?" A waiter asked. He stood behind her for some reason, making the poor girl look up and over her shoulder to see him.

"No thank you, that's everything." She smiled and the waiter pulled out the receipt. Rather than leaving, he continued to stand. Lucy frowned, thinking it was rather odd but dug into her purse with one hand to get the jewels.

The eleven year old looked up at their waiter, following his line of vision before realizing it landed on Lucy's displayed cleavage. Fury streamed through him and instantly, he shot up and hugged her head, doing his best to cover his Lucy.

"Natsu!" Lucy gasped.

"DON'T LOOK UNDER MY GIRL'S SHIRT YOU PERVERT!" The dragon slayer yelled, causing everyone to look over at them. Lucy blushed when she felt all eyes on them and she had the urge to yell at someone, problem was she didn't know who.

So she yelled at both of them.

After that, Lucy dragged little Natsu into a bookstore, claiming that he owed her after their lunch incident. The boy complained about having to do something boring but when Lucy brought up the fact that he could read the dragon picture books in his current state without looking strange, he cheered and happily followed her inside.

"Look at this one Lucy!" The pink haired boy exclaimed, holding up the book to her face.

She smiled brightly. "Let's see," she said as she kneeled in front of him. "Draco; ah, the celestial dragon! He's part of the constellation in the northern sky."

"Really?! So does that mean he has a key?" He asked excitedly.

"I think he does though it's never been found." Seeing his happy expression diminish, she quickly added, "But I'm sure one day I could find it if I look hard enough and you'll be the first one to meet him when I summon him."

"That'd be so cool!" His smile returned. "Do you think he'll know about Igneel?"

"Maybe. By the way, which one of those books are you taking?" Lucy inquired, seeing Natsu surrounded by five dragon picture books.

The tyke blinked; confused. "Can't I take all of them?"

"I can't afford all of them Natsu. Besides, I also need to get my book as well. Why don't you stay here and choose while I go get my book?"

He released a whiny moan and Lucy chuckled, ruffling his hair. "Don't be just a baby. I'll be back in two minutes."

She walked towards the fiction area, her eyes skimming before finally spotting her desired book. Unfortunately, it was too high up that she couldn't reach. She cursed her luck and looked around.

"Need any help miss?"

Thankfully, it was a young worker who asked if she needed assistance. She smiled and politely asked him if he could get a certain book down.

"Kemu Zaleon?" The worker inquired and Lucy smiled sheepishly. "Yeah he's one of my favorite authors."

"Mine too. I've read all his books." He commented and the girl chuckled internally, recalling the secret book 'DAYBREAK'. 'No you haven't.'

"It's hard to find people that appreciate good books." The man continued.

"Is it now?" The blonde faked smiled, having a feeling of where this was going to go.

"Yes. If you'd like maybe we can-"

"LUCY!"

Both turned around and saw a pink haired boy practically flying towards her. This time she did catch her small boyfriend. In her arms, he shoved a book in her face and stated, "I want this one!"

"Okay, okay." She huffed and tried to put him down but the boy hung onto her, wrapping an arm around her neck as he looked over her shoulder and glared at the worker.

"Is he your little brother?" The man asked, sweating a little.

Lucy blushed slightly, not exactly sure how to answer without sounding weird.

"No I'm her boyfriend so get lost before I burn you to a crisp!" Natsu snarled.

After feeling incredibly embarrassed from everyone's bewildered looks, for the first time in her life, Lucy banned herself from entering a bookstore.

"Push me higher Luce!"

The girlfriend groaned and pushed the swing with more force. "That's the best I can do!"

Lucy decided that in order to avoid trouble that she should take Natsu to a place where can be himself in his current state; and what better place than a park? Surprisingly there was a decent amount of children and parents. Yet Natsu was still clinging onto her like she was his lifeline.

The boy jumped when he was in midair. "Want me to push you?" He asked the blonde once he landed.

"No." She hissed. "You'll probably send me over the city with your strength." 'Plus being pushed on the swing while you're still a kid isn't exactly romantic.'

The fire mage frowned, clearly disappointed but didn't comment. Looking around, he spotted a slide. "Let's go down the slide together Lucy!" He said, grabbing her hand and dragging her to their destination.

"I'm too old to go on the slide Natsu." She complained, feeling uncomfortable with being the tallest one in line for the slide.

"It'd be fun!"

When it was their turn, Natsu pulled her down to sit on the edge while he sat in front of her before grabbing her hands and placed them around his waist. The girl let a small grin slip by before hugging him tight and going down the slide together.

They didn't make a sound as they went down, the experience not as fun when you've done more on your adventures, then later made it awkward when they reached the bottom. Both looked at each other's faces and laughed when they realized they had thought the same thing.

She let go of the boy and noticed a couple of little girls staring at them; well more like Natsu. They whispered and looked away blushing. The celestial mage giggled, finding it cute.

"Why don't I get us some ice cream while you stay and play with the other little kids?"

The dragon slayer clenched onto her arm, looking at her with large eyes. "But I don't want you to go. Stay and play with me Luce!"

"I won't be gone for long. I'm just thinking you should take advantage of being a kid again and play with others. We're always working or fighting; wouldn't it be nice to just have fun again without adult responsibilities? You might never have the chance again."

Natsu continued to pout. "I guess," He mumbled. "But I don't like ice cream."

She smiled, glad to see him at least considering it. "Then I'll cook your favorite dish tonight and light it up on fire."

He thought about it. "And feed it to me."

That caught her off guard. "What?!"

"Feed it to me or I'm not letting go." He emphasized that he meant it by tightening his grip.

She sighed. "Fine."

After that Natsu did let her go and she bought herself an ice cream cone at a local vender. She sat down on a bench, watching her dragon slayer show off his magic in front of the other children. She chuckled at their expressions; obviously the pink haired boy loved their astonished expressions.

The blonde teen was glad that her boyfriend was having fun, reliving his childhood even if it's just temporary. Sure she misses the original version but this little Natsu was cuter so she wasn't going to complain much.

As she continued to watch and eat her cone, an older man took a seat right next to her. She didn't comment; he was probably trying to watch his child.

"So…." The man spoke, surprising her. "Is the pink haired one yours?"

She chuckled slightly. "You can say that," She muttered quietly.

"You look too young to be that boy's mother."

"I'm not his mother!" Lucy exclaimed.

"Adopted mother?"

"No!"

"Sister? Cousin? Friend?"

She honestly didn't think it was any of this man's business, especially with the creepy smile he was giving her. "Why does it matter to you?" She countered.

"Forgive me," The man said, pulling up his hands to say 'I didn't mean any harm.' "Just curious is all. After all, my daughter is the one standing next to the boy so I was just wondering about the person who brought him here."

Lucy didn't bother saying anything else.

"My daughter seems very fond of the little boy." He spoke.

Lucy smiled, only because she was imaging her older Natsu. "He does has that effect on people."

"Maybe you can come over and the children can play together. They seem to be getting along." He said before placing his hand on her knee. 'Oh no he didn't!'

Just when Lucy was about to snap, a flamed fist connected under the man's chin, sending him over the park and a few streets after.

"MINE!" Little Natsu yelled as he clung onto her, glaring at all the people in the park.

The two mages didn't stick around to see if Natsu's threat worked because Lucy didn't want to explain to a young girl why her father went flying and might need her mother to come and pick her up.

She'll let the local authorities take care of that.

They got back in Magnolia without any trouble and were now walking down Strawberry street; well Lucy was walking as she carried Natsu; the boy had his arms around her neck, resting on her shoulder.

"You know you can walk." She stated, shifting her arms to get a better grip.

"No way," He growled, tightening his own grip. "Every time I leave you alone some bastard always comes up to you. I'm not letting you out my sight. You're mine!"

The brown eyed girl rolled her eyes but a blush was clearly visible on her cheeks.

They made it to Lucy's apartment in a matter of minutes. She set the small dragon slayer down to open her door and when the door opened, he ran inside and sat at the dining table.

"Food! Food! Food! Food!" He chanted as he banged his fists on the table.

The girl slapped him behind the head. "Cut it out! You're not a real kid remember?"

"But Lucy….I'm hungry!" He complained, rubbing the spot where she hit him.

"Yeah, yeah," She mumbling before grabbing the ingredients from the fridge.

She cooked a variety of meats and vegetables and kept her promise about feeding him. Though when she had sat down, the boy made himself comfortable on her lap again. She protested but eventually she let it slide, seeing that no harm was coming to her if she let him sit on her.

The blonde grabbed another piece of meat with her fingers since the fire mage whined that it wouldn't count if she used a fork and watched as he ate the whole piece in one bite. Her fingertips would accidently brush against his lips from time to time, increasing the longing to have her old Natsu back.

Natsu must have sensed what she was feeling because when she was reaching for some food, he placed both of his palms on her cheeks and pulled her face down, peeking her lips.

"Natsu!" She shrieked, red on her cheeks. "I told you I wouldn't kiss you while you were a kid!"

"Yeah but I kissed you so it's okay." He shrugged. He 'plopped' against her chest, snuggling to get comfortable. "Anyways keep it coming Luce! I'm still hungry!" He added before pointing to his mouth.

Soon after, Lucy made him sit on the seat next to her and forced him to eat the rest of his dinner with a fork.

"You know, you've been clinging on to me more than usual." She stated as Natsu rested his head on her shoulder. Both of them were lying on her bed; deciding it was time to sleep. She kept her hand in his hair, stroking it while the male hummed in pleasure.

"Yeah," He mumbled with his eyes closed. "You never let me do this stuff when I'm big so I'm doing it while I can."

"Is that so?" She whispered, continuing her actions.

"Yeah. You always yell at me if I touch you in public. Not so much inside but you still get mad if I lay on your boobs." One of his small hands that had been clunching onto her shirt tightened. "Then, you left on a mission without telling me. Am I really a bad boyfriend Lucy? Are you ashamed?"

"NO!" She hugged him, wanting to reassure him that isn't true. "No, no, no. You're not. You're actually one of the best. You're honest and funny, protective and loveable. Sometimes too childish and forget what personal space is, but you're yourself and I love you.

"It's just…" Lucy released a breath. "I don't have much experience with boys. I grew up without any other children so I've always been more reserved than others. You're a touchy person and there's not wrong with that. I don't dislike it and I just need to get used to it."

"And you're supposed to be the romantic one." He mumbled against her skin. She laughed. "I guess I failed at that huh?"

"Yeah, you're such a weirdo," Natsu agreed. "But I love you anyways."

They laid in silence, and even though they both preferred hugging when the pink haired boy is a teen, they enjoyed the moment they were currently having.

"Hey Luce…" The tyke muttered. "Can you read me a story?"

"Sure. Which one?"

"One about dragons!"

The brown eyed girl rolled her eyes. "Okay. You're lucky I know one." She cleared her throat. "Once upon of time, there was a magically kingdom in desperate need of a princess. You see, years ago, their king was murdered and the princess had vanished. Another man at the time took the throne but he was not fit to rule. One day, the princess was discovered in a forest but she was living with a dragon. The current king was afraid that the princess would take back the throne so he stole her from the dragon!"

"What! No way!" Natsu argued in disbelief.

"Yes! So then the dragon…"

The next morning, Lucy and young Natsu walked into the guild hand-in-hand. The boy originally wanted to be carried but she complained, saying that her arms were still sore from carrying him yesterday.

"Natsu!"

The two found a flying Happy heading to Natsu with tears in his eyes.

"Happy! You're back from your mission with Wendy!" The boy stated excitedly as he hugged the Exceed. Lucy looked around and saw that everyone else was still a kid, minus Wendy, Carla, Lily, and the few others that weren't hit with the spell. Thankfully the guild was still in one piece.

Happy nodded against his shoulder. "Yeah, and then we came to the guild and almost everyone was a kid! Looks like Lucy got you too…"

"I didn't do anything you stupid cat!" The blonde barked.

"Okay everyone!" Levy yelled from one of the tables. "Now that everyone's here, I think I can reverse the spell!"

"Finally," Gray commented, finally free from one of Juvia's morning hugs.

"Ribāsu-ko no jumon!"

Then a large puff of smoke covered the whole guild. When it faded, all those who were turned into children returned to their original selves.

"You're back to normal!" Lucy squeaked. Wait a minute, squeaked? And why was Natsu so freaking huge?!

"Why does Juvia feel tiny?" The blunette inquired as she looked around.

"Maybe because we are!" Gajeel snapped.

It turns out everyone who hadn't been turned into a child the first time were now children themselves. Mirajane and the others were gushing how cute the girls and the Exceeds looked.

"Levy!" Lucy pouted.

"What the fuck shrimp!" Gajeel commented, pointing at his current state. You could see Droy and Jet in the background, laughing at the iron dragon slayer.

"Sorry," The short girl grinned sheepishly. "I must have reversed the spell onto everyone who hadn't been a kid. I'll fix it, don't worry!"

"Gray-sama, please take good care of Juvia!" The water mage cried as she clanged onto Gray from the waist.

The young blonde was going to response to Levy when two large hands snuck under her armpits and lifted her up into the air. "Ahhh…"

Natsu readjusted his little girlfriend so she was sitting on one of his arms and the other held her side. The poor celestial mage was clinging onto his neck, looking adorably nervous. "You're so cute Luce!" He exclaimed before planting a kiss on her cheek.

"Natsu!" She whined, blushing as everyone else in the guild laughed at her embarrassment.

"Don't worry Luce! This time I'll take care of you okay? Like you did for me." The dragon slayer vowed before rubbing his cheek against hers.

Still red, the girl only rolled her eyes before complying. This wasn't what she wanted either but she'll deal with it.

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A/N: This turned out SO much different than what I had originally planned and though I don't feel it's my best work, I did have fun writing it. I hope you guys had a good time reading it.

I didn't feel comfortable using someone else's picture so I drew my own. I know it's not the best, especially since it doesn't have color but I tried.

Lucy's bedtime story is actually the summary to one of my other Nalu one-shots called "Mistakes." If you're curious how the story goes, don't hesitate to check it out ;P

For the spell, I used Google translate (I know it's not the best thing), typed in "Reverse Child Spell" and that's what I got.

This may or may not be my last Nalu one-shot of the summer for the following reasons: 1) school is starting soon and I have other projects to work on; 2) I have other multi-chapter stories that need to be updated and 3) I'm going to let the reviewers of this story decide what I should upload next in the sense of Nalu stories. If you leave a review, I'll send you an email giving you options to vote on. Consider it a 'thank you' for taking the time to tell me what you think.

Again, thank you so much for your support and I hope you enjoyed this story! Feel free to check out my Nalu stories if your in the mood ^^

Your friend,

Dark Shining Light