Cana x Macao 2 Chapter 1
Okay, so this is for my friend badkitty61589, she loves Cana x Macao, and she is Cana. Lets see how long it takes for her to notice I posted this. Hope you like it.
Romeo loved coming to Fairy Tail really early in the morning, because it wasn't that loud or crowded. He could just run around as much as he wanted and Mirajane didn't mind. He found himself running around like an airplane, jumping from tabletop to tabletop. The rays of the sun were just beginning to shine into the great stone hall and a warm breeze found its way through the room.
But getting the peace and quiet wasn't the only reason Romeo liked to come to come to Fairy Tail early, Romeo also hated waking up with strange women in his house, and that happened too often. He knew his father loved him, but Macao was lonely, so he would always bring home different women, and although Romeo didn't like it, he didn't want to make him unhappy, so he just found fun things to do outside the house.
People began trickling into the guild as it grew farther into the day, but no one really had the heart to spoil Romeo's fun, so most of the guild members were sitting at the bar, or a few of the tables close to it, leaving the rest open for Romeo to continue to play on.
Romeo waved to all his friends as they came in, jumping from one table to the next, each leap more daring than the next. He saw Lucy enter and gave her an enthusiastic wave.
"HI LUCY!" He yelled.
Lucy spotted the small boy jumping from table to table and gave him a smile. "Be careful Romeo! Don't get yourself hurt!" She called after him.
"I'll be fin-AHHHHH!" Just as he looked over to respond to her, Romeo missed a step and found himself flying through the air. But before his face could make contact with the cold ground, Cana Alberona came out of nowhere and caught the poor boy in her arms.
Just then Macao had come walking through the doors to see his son slip and fall,.
"Romeo!" He yelled. He sighed with relief when he saw Romeo on Cana's arms and ran over to the pair. "Thank goodness you are okay! What were you thinking?" He scolded Romeo before turning to Cana, "Thank you so much. Romeo, thank Cana." Cana placed Romeo lightly on the table before turning to Macao.
"Really it was nothing." She blushed. But Macao didn't see it because he had turned back to Romeo.
"Why weren't you in the house this morning, I thought I told you to stop running out, it worries me. You could have hurt yourself! Be responsible Romeo! Why weren't you there?"
The guild was silent. Romeo's anger boiled at his father openly scolding him in front of the entire guild. "You wanna know why!" He screamed. "BECAUSE I DON'T LIKE ALL THE STRANGE WOMEN IN MY HOUSE!" Macao looked taken aback at his son's words, and didn't see the look of hurt that fell upon Cana's face. "I HATE SEEING YOU COME HOME DRUNK EVERY NIGHT WITH A NEW WOMAN AND I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT! WHAT KID WOULD WANT HIS DRUNK DAD BRINGING HOME A DIFFERENT WHORE EVERYNIGHT! DO YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT MOM!" Romeo's rant ended with those bitter words before he jumped off the table and ran over to Cana, he clung to her waist sobbing onto her stomach. Cana pulled the boy up into her arms, tears pricking at her eyes.
Not only did Cana feel very protective of Romeo, but she also had a bit of a crush on Macao, and hearing that he had been with so many women shattered her heart to bits.
She held the sobbing boy in her arms close and walked away from Macao, who was staring dumbfounded at the pair.
Macao felt horrible; he had just been accused of being some type of man whore by his son, in front of the entire guild no less. Not to mention Cana, who had looked extremely hurt. Cana had always been a friend to Macao and Romeo; she had always been there for him.
He hated hurting Cana, even if he didn't really know why she was so sad. But the look of hurt in her eyes as she clung to Romeo could have broken his heart.
The words of his son finally sunk in as he sunk down into the bench next to him, while the guild began to fill with whispers and chatter from the morning onlookers.
Macao had never thought to stop and look at it from his son's point of view. It must have been horrible to see Macao coming home with such strange women all the time, and a drunk or hung over Macao must have been hell for an eight year old, even for as mature as Romeo could be. He had been treating his son horribly, and he was ashamed of himself.
Cana walked over to Erza and Mira at the other end of the bar, still holding Romeo, whose sobs had subsided. She handed the distressed child over to Mirajane, who put him down and led him by the hand behind the bar, presumably to get him a glass of water, and a candy bar. Cana then turned to Erza who gave her a knowing look and opened her arms, inviting Cana in for a hug. Cana accepted the hug and finally let the tears silently spill down her cheeks as Erza soothingly rubbed her back.
Erza Scarlet was the only person in Fairy Tail who knew about Cana's feelings for Macao, as Cana was the only one who knew Erza's feelings for Loke. They had both become very close, and even though they were each surprised by the other's feelings, they had supported one another.
Erza told Mirajane she was going to take Cana home, and she held Cana as they walked out of the guild, not going unnoticed by Macao.
When Erza and Cana reached Fairy Hills they went straight to Cana's room. Cana flopped down on the bed, and snuggled into one of her pillows, wiping some of the tears from her face. She felt the bed shift as Erza sat down.
"Sweetie, I know your upset. Come on, talk to me." Erza said worriedly.
Cana pulled her face out of her pillow, and rolled over staring at the ceiling. "I…I thought I had made so much progress getting close to him, I though maybe there might be some potential of...something." she paused, "But it was only wishful thinking. I should have know he goes out every night and sleeps with beautiful women, what in the world could he possibly want with me. Its obvious he isn't looking for a long term relationship." Tears were rolling down her checks again. "I just…I just love him…" She trailed off, and she could feel her heart breaking all over again. "And he will never love me…" She whispered sadly.
"Now, now," Erza objected, "You never, life is full of possibilities, and you just have to give it some time. How can you be sure that Macao will never love you?"
"Because I'm half his age. He has a kid. He thinks of as a drinking partner and a younger sister, if that! And he can, and has, found much more beautiful women, closer to his age, which aren't looking for a serious relationship. He doesn't even notice me until I save his kid, and then he thanks me and walks right on by!" Cana was practically screaming with frustration, now sitting up. "I don't want to get my hopes up again just to have them crushed every time I see him with someone else, or he ignores he…it hurts too much." She sighed looking down into her lap.
"I understand." Erza said, hugging the brunette girl she had become such good friends with. "But we can't just give up on the ones we love. How would you feel if you just gave up on him? Go on to the next guy, like you haven't tried, you like him too much. Face it sweetie, you want this too badly, and damn it you are going to get it! You deserve this." Cana just sat in Erza's arms, silent for a bit.
"Thanks Erza. " She muttered quietly after a bit. "I think I feel better now."
The two girls spent the rest of the day sitting in Cana's room eating ice cream and chatting in their pajamas. A well deserved relaxation day. As it got later into the day, they were soon joined by the other residence of Fairy Hills, and they all expressed their concern for Cana, hoping she was doing okay. By the end of the night most of the girls were snuggled up in the lobby of Fairy Hills, talking and eating, and just being girls.
Later into the night, after the girls had long become high on giggles and tired, and Cana revealed her feelings toward Macao, to the other girls, earning lots of giggles and nudges, Cana turned to Erza.
"Well Erza, you are always saying that I should be strong and keep moving forward with Loke? I want you to be happy too. Maybe the other girls can help you figure out to get him to notice you. If you like them then you have to do something about it." She said quietly so the other girls wouldn't hear.
Erza blushed, "I don't know if I'm fully comfortable with the other girls knowing just yet."
Cana rolled her eyes, "Come one Erza! You want to get with Loke right! Then do something about it!" There were gasps from the other girls and Cana found she had spoken too loud.
The other girls were soon questioning Erza like there was no tomorrow. None of them had a problem with Erza's feelings for Loke, they were all just happy to have something to talk about.