Cana Pov

The sparkle of something Irene held in her hand caught my attention when she turned towards me from the changing booth. She held a diadem in her hand. It was small yet looked very pretty with its single thumb sized onyx and smaller ones on the sides. Her pink ballgown was fitting so well with the rest of her accessories and her hair was freely flowing with two bangs falling from the sides of her face. She held it up higher to me right in front of her necklace, a strange black cross. "Here take take it this will fit nicely with your blue dress." She spoke and her lips curled up slowly to a smile. "Thanks Irene ,I really didn't think of any accessories for it." I replied and slowly took it from her hands.

She waved with both her hands wildly. "Oh its really nothing, I only want this request to be remembered between us and I'm certain Y/n will love it seeing you in this, don't you think Rose?" She stated with a teasing smirk and placed a hand on her hip while looking at her. "Oh he'll fall head over heels for Cana." Her exceed chirped and I stared down to not meet their smug smiles as I had a faint blush on my face. 

I had no idea how in hell we would be able to fight without destroying our newly bought attire and why am I so nervous. I placed my right hand near my chest feeling the thumping of my heart. I clenched my hand tightly. Everything is going to be alright and we will have a great time as a team. A gloved hand touched my should and I looked up to see Irene's worried gaze. "Are you alright Cana? You seem nervous?" She asked and raised an eyebrow in wonder.

I shook my head. "I'm alright just a bit excited, you seem to be too aren't you?" I asked and could swear I heard her inhale sharply before looking away from me. "Uh yeah, I am excited why wouldn't I be." She stammered and held her hand near her mouth. "We get to eat a lot of good dishes are going to see Y/n and Gildarts all suited up and looking like two handsome gentlemen ready to ask us for a dance, I mean what could we ask more." She trailed of and began to play with her fingers.

I couldn't help the small laugh. "I can't believe it, you are acting worse then Erza when it comes to romantic stuff it seems like, or are you just that nervous?" I asked and she blushed more. "Oh s-shut up. I really like going to events like this, I was a royal in my early life always dressed in fine clothes and hearing the soft melody playing in the distance of the ballroom before going to it." She exclaimed and I ohed.

"I'm certain both are waiting for us Irene so we shouldn't keep them on the edge any longer and head over to the door to the ballroom and have their jaws drop on seeing us." I stated and she nodded quickly. I stopped her from walking by grabbing her shoulder. "Just one question." I said and pointed to her necklace. "What is this." I asked and she moved her hand up to grab it, holding it between her pointed and thumb. "This, its an old sign of the royals, each kingdom had to pledge alliance to the current religion of the time. This cross symbolizes from which region the ruler is, my kingdom was right here in Fiore the rest is history but all I know is, its very likely Hisui does not use this as her symbol of power any longer. It was used during the war time, you know over 400 years ago all of Ishgar was at war with each other. My grandfather king Harald, made an end to that war with an army of over 200 thousand men right at the edge of the mountains east from here where the invading army had come. This symbol is one of unity, bravery and honor, those who wear it are to never turn their backs to a fight and flee. The ten rulers who used to have them all but one perished in history, their legacy burned down fallen to rubble, forgotten by everyone of the common folk. I'm the last of the ancient blood who swears to this day to never run from a fight, I'd rather end my own life then run away like a coward from battle." She stated and I was astonished that such a small piece could have this kind of meaning.

"I see, you seem to be very attached to your past Irene." I said and she nodded slowly. "Why wouldn't I be, the past is who I am. That thing I was the last 30 or so years was a mere lifeless body driven by insanity and the inhuman lust to inflict pain to others, the stuff I did is none I will ever speak of." She stated with a terrified look on her face. 

I placed a hand on her shoulder. "Its ok Irene, you told us of your past and we accepted you into the guild, Erza was the only one who needed to forgive you as she was the one who suffered the most from being left alone, having trust issues for most of her years." I stated and then smiled softly.

I let go of her and we began to walk down the hall right to a large set of double doors. We both hesitated a bit before pushing them open and a bright flash of light took my sight away for a mere moment before I saw how large the room truly was. It had the size of our entire guild with no pillars in between and brightly lit by chandeliers on top. 

I searched for my father and Y/n who very likely were either drinking or eating. I caught them stare at us from just a few feet away waiting for us. I walked over with Irene right next to me and stopped as I reached Y/n he had a soft smile on his face while looking at me and I stared at him. 

His suit was perfect for him. I couldn't help but look at each and every single detail of it before finally meeting his gaze and that's when I felt my heart stop for the fraction of a moment. That tiny smirk he had on himself. It almost looked like he realized just how I was ogling him and he was smug about it. 

He raised his hand up to lay mine in it and I did so. He pulled my hand close to his face and made a kiss on it. I blushed lightly but I knew this was how the nobles did it and we had to stay hidden to not stand out. He quickly looked me up and down before letting go of my hand. "You look amazing in this Cana." He stated and I couldn't help but feel a sudden heat rise from the back of my neck right up to my cheeks. "Thanks, you look amazing too." I replied shyly. 

I let out a sudden hitched breath feeling his hand touch the side of my stomach through the thin fabric. It burned everything down inside of me like a fire spreading through the woods. He pulled me closer to him our chests almost touching and I stared up into his eyes, a mesmerizing sight. I was barely shorter then him even with heels on and I was the tallest of the girls in the guild.

I reached up with my hand to his cheek. I didn't know what to do and he then grabbed it. "Why don't we head over to the tables and take something to eat." He proposed and motioned with a nod to my right.  

I looked over seeing my father and Irene stand there and eat some of the dishes. I could practically sense how Irene was falling over from the taste of those tasty looking bites. I could smell them too and knowing Irene's nose is even stronger she might have smelled them already from before getting into the room. It must be delightful to now be able to taste again.

The faint smell of meat and champagne caught my attention before I saw Y/n hand me one. "Here try this. I can say its really good." He stated and I took it thanking him. I looked at the strange pastry with curiosity wondering what it is. I bit inside it and tasted the tender flavorful meat, which was extremely soft. "Wow this tastes amazing." I whispered not believing it.   

I peered over to Y/n who was grinning happily. "From the looks of it you like it." He cocked his head upwards. I nodded quickly, still tasting the first bite. "I can only imagine what Irene is going through, you may not know it but for the last 30 years she couldn't taste, much less feel anything." I replied to him and we both stared in the same direction seeing Irene look at all the dishes with stars in her eyes. Gildarts who stood close to her just had an amused smile on his face. Her exceed on the other hand seemed a little worried. A sudden panic filled me when I noticed Irene taking a glass of champagne from Gildarts and I hoped by Mavis these two wouldn't take it too far with it.

No one of our Guild knows how Irene could be when she's drinking. She could be sleepy or become aggressive like Erza does. Or maybe she could be like Juvia who wants attention from Gray. The thought of her acting like that caused me to chuckle softly. Who would think someone as stern as Irene could act like a girl desperate for love. My father on the other hand would start laughing easily when he's drunk.

A nudge on my shoulder made me stare back at Y/n who was smiling softly at me. He raised his hand with his palm upwards. "You mind giving me this dance Cana." He spoke softly while staring at me with attention.

We locked our eyes together and I noticed a strange look in his eyes. Mira told me when someone loves you their eyes will have a certain expression only for you. I slowly placed my hand on his palm while his other slowly rested on my waist. The contact of his warm fingertips through the thin satin alone caused a warm sensation to spread in my chest, heaving a heavy breath from it. I couldn't get how he did it this easy to me.  

I rested my free hand on his shoulder and we began to dance. I didn't know how to do it perfectly but I had observed Lucy and her friends to train for something like this and Y/n seems to be good for it as he was leading me. "Is there something you'd like to do, there's a lot to pass the time with." He spoke and cocked his eyebrow up. I bit my lip nervously thinking about it but I was empty on ideas. "Maybe we could try duelling us with those pistols the head of the Medici family showed us before as it is one of the games here, its a non lethal one so its save." I replied calmly and he let out a small laugh. "I think Irene and Gildarts might be up to that too probably." He stated before he let go of my hand and spun me around in one easy move.

My back hit his chest and my heart thumped impossibly. I let out a silent gasp. I hoped he couldn't feel how hard it raced. I thought I'd drop to my knees the moment his warm breath hit my neck sending a shiver down my spine. He left me in a state of shock before I felt the cold draft of him moving away and pulling on my hand to turn me around. I caught his stare right at me a deep and piercing stare. 

His gaze looked dangerous, like a predator seeing its prey ready to pounce on it. He moved closer to me keeping his orbs on mine. What was happening was he going to kiss me? "Y/n what are you doing." I asked silently and he still kept staring at me. His eyes lowed down from my eyes to my lips. My heart started to pound harder the longer he kept wordlessly looking at me.

He laid his hand gently on my forehead. "Are you okey Cana, your face is red, are you sick?" He asked and I gave him a deadpan expression.

"I'm not sick you idiot!" I shot back quickly and stepped back glaring at him. "I'm going outside to see if there's anything concerning about our mission." 

I let out a huff turning around and got to the open terrace, while turning I could see him from the corner of my eye stand there shocked from my outburst.

I kept walking down the terrace to the garden and decided to sit down on a bench. Only a few guests were out here observing the evening sky as the sun was slowly settling down over the mountains. 

What's wrong with me. Why can't I stay calm around him like I'm usually around others? Every time he makes that small smile I seem to have a weird feeling in my body.

Is this what Mirajane calls being in love? When you cannot act like usual around someone. I saw it with Erza and Jellal she was all mushy whenever someone mentioned his name and Mirajane joked that Erza would be willing to have as many babies as Jellal would ask her. 

I could only smile at the thought of Erza having a kid. I let out a small chuckle. She'd be a great mother and with Irene's help she can do even better. But how would I be?

I let out a sigh placing my elbows on my knees and rested my head on top. I stared to the bushes seeing a shadow suddenly disappear. 

A/n: So how was this. Cana's first thoughts of them being very close. Who knows how long it could take until its too much to handle or Cana is the one kissing him.