CANA

How she hated them, yet loved them all at the same time. Cana gazed across the guildhall, eying every would be couple with uncharacteristic envy and disgust etched on her pretty face. From the complexity of the Natsu, Lisanna and Lucy love triangle to the one sided infatuation Juvia felt for her old friend Gray to the rather strange pairing that would be Laki and her father. Even Wendy had a spark of romance, Romeo followed the Sky Dragons movements with the faintest blush across his face. It was utterly adorable, and yet overwhelmingly sickening for the card mage, whom was already feeling a bit queasy from her excessive intake of tequila.

Slamming another shot to the bar she growled in annoyance. Was there anyone in this guild that was a bloody love struck moron?

"Watch that temper there Alberona, Mira'll have your head if you break her precious bar." Laxus slid into the stool next to her, looking fairly amused as she called for another shot. Laxus's range of facial expressions had broadened since his come back to the guild. Cana wasn't sure if there would ever be a time she would get used to adult Laxus grinning. It was simply unnatural.

"Shut up Pikachu!"

"Pika-what?"

Laxus's confused expression made Cana chuckle despite her annoyance. Mavis knows she loved to rile up the Thunder god himself.

"What's wrong, Cana."

LAXUS

Laxus looked at Cana warily, the woman's gaze had been laced with uncharacteristic malice since the day had started. There was a time when this would not have concerned him, but now he was on a better path and he couldn't justify being ignorant. After all, the loons in this guild would never notice anything amiss until Cana's explosive temper wreaked havoc upon the guild. While it no doubt would have been the bar fight of the week, knowing Cana's temper and the fact that she was the sole wielder of Fairy Glitter, the guild hall would not survive her genuine fury unleashed.

"It's nothing", she slurred, hopping of the stool with surprising grace for one so clearly inebriated and marching straight out the door. Groaning, Laxus made to follow the Brunette, knowing full well that he'd never been able to leave her alone.

"Tell me!" He grabbed her by the wrist and spun her to face him.

"Fuck off Sparky!" She slapped him, not hard, but hell it was loud.

"Alberona, I am warning you…" He gripped her tighter. She was not running from this.

"WHAT ON EARTHLAND IS WRONG WITH YOU DISGUSTING LOVE SICK MORONS?" Laxus stared at her in shock. Okay, he'd noticed that certain obvious pairings had grown closer lately. However hardly anyone, save Al and Bisca were official, which was to be expected with a kid and all.

"Love sick? Cana? Are you okay?"

"NO, I AM NOT OKAY YOU STUPID SPARK PLUG!" She punched him in the face. It didn't hurt. But she punched him in the FUCKING FACE.

"Dammit Alberona, you're crazy. Just let them be happy. Mavis knows they all deserve it." Laxus was trying very hard at this point not to get angry and he hoped she'd see sense despite knowing that was a slim chance. To his surprise she stopped yelling, and instead her face turned blank and she gazed at him.

"And I don't …" There was something in her eyes that was missing. Their usual sparkle wasn't there. It terrified him for a moment. He hadn't seen her look this dead since she lost her first S class trails in a battle round to him and that had been a moment that had haunted him much of his teenage years. Laxus refused to let this be another.

"Cana, the right guy-" he looked at her cryptically for a second, "-or girl will come. You'll find someone you genuinely like." He looked at her, from head to toe Cana was indeed one of the guilds beauties. How could someone so stunning and powerful be insecure?

"Someone I genuinely like? Laxus, if you make a flow chart of the idiots I've been infatuated with, you'll get a graphical representation of my mental instability."

Laxus stared at her in wonder at her statement wracking his brain for her past commitments.

Gray, the cold hearted stripper ice mage was probably her first boyfriend. However, one could hardly judge the her so harshly for dating a juvenile stripper, youngsters make mistakes. Macao, that asshole had used her after his divorce for many years. The divorcee was a proper pervert and old enough to have fathered Cana, the fifteen-year-old card mage, admittedly he'd have been young but the point still stood. However, she had been young and foolish then.

He'd always suspected Cana had definitely had something going on with the water mage at some point, but couldn't be too certain. Juvia was always openly stalking Gray and had probably only been a fairly consistent hook up at Fairly Hills since Lucy was off in her apartment, effectively off limits to the card mage.

Speaking of hook ups, he'd once caught the unsuspecting Cana and Gajeel making out while Levy was on a mission in the broom closet once but anyone could see that Gajeel was so hell bent on denying himself to Levy, he was being an utter asshole to everyone, including a drunken mage looking for some loving. Finally, after the games she'd fallen for Bacchus the drunken falcon, who'd promptly cheated on her during some wild party at Mermaid Heel.

Cana Alberona was an absolute idiot.

"The stripper, the paedophile, the stalker, the asshole and the drunk right?" He joked lightly pulling the foolish woman into a light hug, meaning no real offense to his nakama. He was pleasantly surprised she'd not put up a fight at his advance.

"You forgot the demon." She rested her chin on his chest gazing up at him with those deceptively innocent sapphire eyes he loved so much. He would've realised the position they were in, had she not dropped that particular bomb on him.

"WHAT?! Mira? Shit." She grinned cheekily at his reaction, looking like her usual self, but offered no further explanation to her claims. However, Laxus knew, Cana Alberona told no lies.

"Sorry about that by the way. Knew you liked her." Her apology was remarkably sincere, considering this was Cana.

"No. She was never the same after what happened to Lisanna. Plus, that was long ago Cana." He remembered those days, Mira and him had been pretty low key about their youthful affections back then, but he wasn't surprised Cana knew. She'd been his best friend back then, way before Ever, Freed or Bickslow had even looked his way.

"Oh." She spoke softly still gazing at him. Laxus was suddenly uncomfortably aware that she was still in his arms.

"Cana?"

"Yeah Laxus?"

"How about I take you on a mission. It'll cheer you up and distract you." All at once Laxus knew he'd said the right thing as she left his arms and promptly high fived him.

"Yeah, S class missions with Sparky! I get to pick!" She gripped his arm pulling him to the guild. A sense of Deja vu settled upon Laxus as her remembered taking her out on her first mission years ago.

"C'mon kid, don't be so down. I'll take you on a mission."

"For real Laxus? Can I pick?"

"Next time, kid. We got to settle all Fairy Tail's damages at pubs outside the Magnolia for gramps. He won't send anyone older coz they'll destroy the place or get drunk. If you good I'll give you a sip of wine or something though"

"Eww gross. Alchohol stinks Laxus! Why'd you take such a lame job."

In hindsight, he was probably the reason Cana had started to drink. That had been the only mission he'd taken her on, but it had been her first. Laxus couldn't believe he was finally fulfilling his promise to let her pick. He followed the card mage as she stormed towards the bar in excitement.

"Mira! Laxus and I are taking a job! Give me an S class mission!" Mira eyed Cana's grip on Laxus with amusement he knew to fear. When Cana finally released with promises to quickly grab a few things from home, Mira pounced.

"So, Cana hey? About time you made a move."

"This is not what you thinking demon."

"She's brilliant in bed. Sure knows how to handle an S class mage I'll tell you that."

"Mirajane! Gildartz, is right here!"

His silver haired ex chuckled at him, before giving him a stern look.

"Do you like her?"

"I don't know." He was honest at least. Demon could and would skin him alive if he lied.

"If you don't, this is the last mission I'll give you two Laxus. She loves you even if she doesn't know it yet. I think you love her too."

"Huh?"

But then Cana was back, Gildartz in tow and Laxus turned his attention away from the barmaid's ridiculous claims to address the bickering pair in front of him.

After all, he was not Cana's type.

AN something random. Not really sure where this is going. Review.