“I love you. I’ve loved you since the beginning.”
IT WAS A RARE MOMENT THAT THEY WERE ALONE.
Not necessarily for lack of trying, of course. It's just...life got in the way. It seemed like it always had to have the last say, the last laugh over everything in her life. Someone needed something, or some disaster ( or three ) always came at the wrong time to fucking ruin the goddamn moment.
But, that was life. That was Fairy Tail.
Cana wouldn't have changed it for anything. But there were moments when she wished that the noise of it all would just stop. Just for a minute, an hour, a day-- God, what she wouldn't give for just a moment to herself with him--
Still. The quiet of the night they managed to secret away ( a task that was no easy feat, and she certainly owed a favor or three, but... ) was well worth the price of a few favors.
SHE MISSED THE FURR OF HIS OLD COAT; SHE MISSED THE MEMORIES IT CARRIED, BOTH THE GOOD AND THE BAD, BUT CANA WOULDN'T SAY HIS PRESENT FORM WAS WORSE.
It was...an adjustment for her-- for both of them-- when he revealed he was Leo the Lion. They have already exchanged words and mended the broken ties between them; the damage done by the years of silence and misunderstandings between them eventually settled. Eventually, they rekindled the ever-present fire between them. It was too late to fix what she broke, but she would mend the bond they have now and make it beautiful again. Now stood someone who she once thought she knew to be just a man was actually a celestial being.
And still, the state of her feelings for Leo-- for Loke-- never changed.
His scent was still the same. The warmth was still the same. And despite the luxurious suit he wore, the cloth soft against her skin while he held her in his arms, the man was still the same.
Cana looked up to meet his gaze, the soft confession gently laid between them unhurried and patient. The truth in his words made the unbearable loneliness and ache inside her stop and melt. Softness. Tenderness. The things he had shown, had given freely, with his heart on his sleeve, she was a fool for having denied him for so long. She was foolish for letting her fear rule her-- no longer. Not anymore.
Please...let there be no more doubts between us...
❝ ...I wish I wasn't such a coward back then... ❞ she said softly. ❝ God, ❞ She laughed. ❝ If I could go back and kick myself, I would. But I s'pose there's no point now. ❞ The Seer fell quiet while looking at Loke, her expression contemplative for a brief spell before she leaned up, reaching up to her tip-toes to plant her mouth against his. Turning in his embrace, she pressed herself close, her body flush with the heat of the moment and the brief chill in the air.
This. This was what she sought. This was what brought her mind to a stand-still, and made the noise of her life quiet.
With hands threading deep within the fur of his mane ( hah ) Cana broke the kiss slowly, gaze open and unguarded.
❝ I have loved you, ❞ she murmured huskily. ❝ From the moment of our first kiss, you had me. I was yours...I was just too scared to realize it. ❞ Fingertips played with his bangs, fussing them into a semblance of his old look, smiling fondly at the loving mess. ❝ I love you, Loke. No one else has cared for my heart more than you have...and...I...I want you to have it. Have me. All of me. If...if you want.
Because I am, y'know... I'm yours. ❞
