Crossdressing

A Year of Training

Natsu spent the most of his year training, keeping in touch with Gray over the phone as much as she could in between her traveling and training sessions. As the tenth month of his training journey got closer, he started thinking about the operation. He would definitely need some time to recover from the surgery so he had postponed it for as long as she could so he could train his body and magic as much as possible. But now he was ready for it!

So one night, he took the lacrima phone in his hand and called Gray's number. Throughout the year, more and more people started using the small lacrima devices. But Gray's number was still the only one saved in his phone until now, addressed with the name 'Ice Princess <3'
Natsu dialled the number and the phone started ringing. He waited patiently for Gray to pick up the phone. When he finally did, Natsu was relieved.

"Hey Natsu, what's up?", his voice sounded through the phone and Natsu smiled upon hearing it.
"Nothing much. Just wanted to let you know I'm having my transitioning surgery tomorrow afternoon."
"That's great news Natsu. Do you want me to come with you?
Natsu swallowed. He would like that very much. But wasn't that asking too much of Gray? He didn't know where Gray was in Fiore... "If you don't mind..."
"Of course I don't mind Natsu. When do I have to be where?"
"How quickly can you be in Crocus?" Natsu asked. The best hospitals and medicine mages were in Crocus after all.
"Crocus is fairly close to where I live now, I can be there by tomorrow, how about you?"
"How close are you to Crocus? I'm fairly close to Crocus as well. Perhaps we could meet up today and sleep together once more before my body changes so drastically..."
"Sounds like a plan. I live 2 kilometres North from Crocus, how about we meet up at the northern gate and walk to my place together?" Gray proposed and Natsu smiled. "Sure, can't wait to see you again."
Natsu pressed the red button on the screen and started walking toward the northern gate of Crocus so he could meet up with his boyfriend again.

When Gray arrived at the gate, he didn't spot Natsu at first sight. As a matter of fact, he was the only person who was still out here this late. After waiting for a few minutes, another person walked through the gate and Gray didn't mind the person much until he suddenly heard a high pitched voice "Hey Natsu, that's Gray over there!". His head snapped in the direction of the person that had just walked through the gate and his mouth fell open. He hadn't recognised Natsu in the dark like that; but as he walked up to him and came to a stop underneath the light of a street light, Gray was finally able to get a good look at him. His hair had grown considerably and reached till his waist where it first was only shoulder length and his body had gotten more curves while still staying in shape with light traces of muscles underneath the soft skin.

Gray walked towards her and gave him a hug, which Natsu gladly accepted. Their lips met and he could vaguely hear Happy on the background saying "He llllikkesss herrr,"

As the three of them walked back to Gray's home; Natsu and Gray started talking while Happy was nodding off while clinging onto Natsu's shoulder. "Are you excited for tomorrow?" Gray asked the pinket who looked up and into his eyes. Natsu nodded, but then spoke up "I'm excited. I'm happy too; I'll finally get to be what I have always wanted to be. But I'm scared Gray... What if something goes wrong during the surgery. And I can't help but ask myself over and over if you will still really love me when I've changed like that..."

Gray shook his head "Natsu listen to me. I didn't fall in love with your gender or what's in between your legs. I fell in love with you, with who you are; no matter if the Natsu is a male or a female, I will always love you."
Natsu teared up upon hearing this and silently thanked Gray.

That night, as Natsu was trying to fall asleep in Gray's embrace, he couldn't stop thinking about what would be happening tomorrow. Finally, after nineteen years, he would be a female. He could feel comfortable in society and use a public bathroom without first contemplating which one to use and then just keep up with it until he could go somewhere more private. Finally he could refer to himself in his mind as 'she' and 'her'. He knew most people already did so and called him 'she' and 'her' without a problem. But he had never been able to do that for himself. Not until he really was a girl...