Katerina stared in shock as her brown haired friend fell to the ground in a heap in front of her. The sword of the hulking soldier had pierced her stomach. Behind the pain in Cana's eyes, Kat could see something that she could't quite place. And as quickly as they started, the voices in Katerina's head stopped, and her mind began to focus. She would kill them all. A red sword appeared in her hand as she surged toward Arvost. Swinging her blade down in a deadly arc, that the large man parried. Pivoting, the red-haired beauty was relentless as she struck the man again. They matched each other blow for blow. Arching back, Kat avoided a slash, and rolled forward. Surging up, she drove the point of her sword toward the man's chin. Punching the flat of her blade, Arvost redirected the attack, and spun slashing. The blade struck Kat's armor launching her backwards. Flying through the air, the woman requiped a spear, launching it at the man. Turning in the air, she pushed off a tree as an axe appeared in her hands. Swinging down, she let Arvost block as she released it. Her hands continued down, as her sword once more appeared in her hands. Driving the blade forward, she rammed it into the sternum of Arvost, twisting Kat tore the blade out his side. As he fell to his knees, War spoke, "My honor prevents me from denying you a quick death…but my heart screams for you to suffer." With those words, she cut off the mans head.
Turning she rushed over to Cana, grabbing the brunettes heand. Fairy Tails lush smiled weakly at her friend. Reaching under her armor, Kat tore the bandages from around her breast. A small dagger appeared in her hands, as she cut away at the right leg of the brunette's pants. Use the pants to staunch the flow of blood, the warrior woman quickly and efficiently wrapped the wound with her bandages. A red aura began to surround her, and her friend. Standing, Kat staggered slightly as she walked back toward the city. The woman stopped as she heard her mother speak, "Katerina, what are you planning to do?"
Kat turned, her bangs shodowing her face, "They wanted war. I'm going to give it to them. Take Cana through the portal. My staff will tend to her, as will her friend Wendy."
"Katerina even you can not hold your blessing from a distance ssuch as that!"
"Just do it! This is not up for debate mother."
With that Katerina sprinted away, running back into the city. As she made it to the square, her calm voice carried out over the chaos, "Fall in! Commander, phalanx formation." A shield appeared on her left arm as her men fell in around her. Glancing at her in worry, Rexus barked out orders. The men moved fluidly and efficiently. Slowly, the moved forward as an impenetrable wall of death. Stabbing and slashing the warriors cut through their enemy, pushing them toward the forest. Soon a retreat began, and Kat and her men stood, watching their enemy flee. Katerina stumbled slightly, only to be caught by the commander.
"General, you need rest." The commander spoke gently.
Katerina looked at her friend with something he had never seen in her eyes; fear, "Take me to the portal. Cana is hurt."
Scene Change
Katerina busrt through the door toward the infirmary almost tearing from the wall. Frantically looking around the room, she finally spotted Cana. Rushing over to her, the redhead sat beside her. The brunette was resting, her chest rising and falling gently. The nurse came up to explain to Kat that thanks to Wendy, the brunette would make a full recover, and would not receive a scar. Sighing in relief, Katerina dismissed all her able bodied men. Slowly, she made rounds around the infirmary, checking on all of her injured soldiers. After she ensured their welfare, the woman returned to her friends side. Grasping the brunette's hand, Kat sat down and rested her head on the edge of the bed. Katerina awoke the next day in surprise. She was in her bed, and her armor was off. Jumping from the bed, she pushed out the door to head to the infirmary, only to find Cana sitting on one of the chairs. Rushing up to her friend, she gently pulled her into a hug, nuzzling her face into the crook of the brunette's neck. She breathed in deeply inhaling the other woman's citrus scent, "I'm so glad you're okay."
"You saved my life," Cana smiled gently, "But there's something I wanna talk to you about."
Kat looked in slight confusion at her friend, "Yes?"
"So your mom explained something to me…"
"What did she explain?"
"She told me about some of your customs. Specifically, your um…courting customs," Cana blushed fiercely, "And explained how parents blessings are required to begin to um date."
Katerina stayed silent, looking at Cana with an unreadable expression, so the brunette continued, "AnywaysshegavemethistogivetoyoubecauseIhaveherblessingandwannadateyou!"
"Cana could you please repeat that a little more slowly?"
"I said your mom gave this to me, to show that I have her blessing because I want to date you. I know that you'd probably prefer someone else, or maybe try and find someone who ya know doesn't age but I-"
Cana was cut off abruptly as Katerina's lips crashed into hers. Melting into the kiss, Cana moaned as she tasted the intoxicating flavors of spice and honey melded together personally. Twining her hands in Kat's her, the brunette deepened the kiss, gently pushing the redhead back against the wall. The warrior beauty's hands found their way to Cana's hips, pulling her in close. After what seemed like hours, the two broke apart gasping for air. Cana gasped as she looked into Kat's eyes and found them a deep swirling gaze of orange and pink. Kat smiled gently and spoke, "Cana, I would like to explain something."
Sitting down, Katerina spoke softly, "I don't want you to think that I don't want this, but my people have a very long life span. And when they decide to sleep with someone who isn't of our descent that person takes on our longevity. If that were to be the case with us, you would become ageless. I would just like you to think about this…because I don't want to hurt you."
Cana stayed silent, her thoughts racing. Katerina cupped her face gently, and planted a soft sweet kiss on her lips, "I am going to train. Please think about what I said."
As Kat left the brunette wandered the halls of the castle, thinking over what the redheaded beauty had said. Sighing, she slumped against one of the walls, sliding down it. Hearing footsteps, the brunette looks up, surprised to see Levy. Sitting down beside her, the blunette glanced at her friend before speaking, "So I talked to Kat."
"Bout what?" Cana sighed in resignation, slightly annoyed that this conversation was about to happen.
"She cares about you, you know that right?"
"Yeah we just talked about that. But there's definitely a down-side that's probably a deal-breaker." Sighing, the brunette then explained to her friend about what her and War had talked about earlier. Levy nodded, and said she would look into it further. Cana stayed in the same spot for hours until she learned that they were all returning to Victus, and that the Illians had all retreated. The brunette wished that she could say the next few weeks were a blur, but they weren't. Katerina and her barely spoke, let alone saw each other. The warrior woman had been continuing to oversee training, ensuring the titan army remained strong. Cana found herself often in the company of Kat's mother Kitanya. The beautiful woman explained many things to the brunette. She explained how her husband and herself had been granted immortality by one of the old gods, a very long time ago. Her husband had unfortunately died in a battle several hundred years ago. But it was the fourth day there that Kitanya shook the brunette to the bone, "You know, it's a shame to see you and Katerina fighting."
"We aren't fighting!" Cana hastily replied
Chuckling the beautiful queen spoke, "Please, I'm a mother. I've been a mother for far longer than any one else I know. When I found Katerina, she was living in the woods not far from here. She was around six at the time, living with a pack of helltooth. And I was overjoyed to bring her home. Her father was overjoyed when she showed natural talent with the blade. And the minute she picked up a sword, it was like she found everything she would ever need in life."
"What do you mean?"
"Katerina is proud, and thankfully I can say she is more like me than her father. But never have I seen her want anything more than a weapon in her hands…the rush of battle. That is until she brought you back here."
A heavy blush could be seen on Cana's face as she squeaked out a reply, "What?"
"She loves you. And let me tell you, many now envy you. She explained to you that her agelessness would become yours yes? The price of our longevity is the fact that it is extremely hard for us to have children. However, our longevity passes to any individual we sleep with. Do you understand?" With those words, Kitanya walked away, leaving the brunette standing alone in the gardens.
SCENE CHANGE 6 WEEKS LATER
Katerina stood covered in sweat as she moved through techniques, weapon after weapon appearing in her hadns. She felt happy that her new friends were able to see Victus in all of it's glory. Very few outsiders were permitted in her homeland. And since it was next to impossible to find, they had few visitors aside from trusted merchants. Dancing around the training area, Kat moved with fluid precise motions as her thoughts ran through the past few days. After awhile her mind settled on her brunette friend. She was glad that she was able to express how she felt to Cana, and it seemed that she felt the same. But the redhead was worried that she had upset her friend. Sighing she spun, throwing the axe from her hand, eliciting a shriek. Standing next to the post the axe was buried in was Cana, whose appearance immediately took Kat's breath away. The brunette was dressed in a light blue silk sash, flowing down from her waist, revealing her left thigh and covering her right leg down to the knee. A belt around her middle, just below her breast, had silk cloth attached, going up to cover her breasts, tied around her neck. She looked kind of nervous, but smiled gently at the red-haired beauty before her. Snapping out of her trance, Kat walked up and smiled, "Cana, it's lovely to see you. Did you enjoy your time here? I'm sorry I've been so busy."
"It's fine Kat," Cana fidgeted with her hands, "But yes, I've had fun. Um, is there a chance we could talk? Maybe somewhere private?"
Katerina gently grasped the brunette's hand, intertwining their fingers as she led them away. After a few moments of walking, the pair found themselves in a small wooded area, almost completely cut off from anything. Sitting down, Cana began to speak, "So I've been thinking about what you said. And I really care about you but…"
Smiling softly, Kat interrupted, "Cana, I could never ask you to give up the life you have. I am asking very much of you."
"It's not that…it's just that I don't want to rush into things."
"Cana…I am very particular in the ways that I would court an individual."
The brunette blushed deeply as she intertwined her fingers with Kat's. Smiling, Katerina led the two back to the dining through the doors, Katerina sat beside her mother at the head of the table, Cana beside her. Kitanya smiled at the two, a gentle mirth in her eyes. Leaning over, she whispered in her daughters ear, "I like this one. You did well."
Blushing, Kat glanced at her mother, "Mother! Please let us just enjoy dinner."
The Fiary Tail mages enjoyed their meal with the titans of Victus. Hours passed as everyone danced and laughed. However, Cana noticed that after sometime, Kat disappeared. Searching high and low for the woman, he brunette eventually sat in a chair huffing in annoyance. Jerking in surprise, she looked up to see Kat's mother standing over her. The beautiful queen smiled, and gestured for the card mage to follow. Walking with the older woman, Cana found herself on a balcony. Following Kitanya's gaze, Cana looked down to see War, lying through different training movements. The woman moved in a mesmerizing manner, and Cana couldn't help but be drawn to her.
"It still bothers her." Kitanya spoke softly, "The moment you were injured, Katerina forced a temporary block in her mind. Solely so she could save you."
"Is there anyway to help her?" Cana asked quietly.
The queen sighed, "The mind is a fickle thing. And to admit that one such as my daughter has a broken mind hurts me. She is strong. The best among us, it is almost a shame to admit that we don't know who her birth parents were. But no, there is no way to help, other than what you are already doing."
"I don't feel like I'm doing anything."
"You know, Katerina writes me? Everyday she would send a letter. And all of her most recent letters spoke of you." Kitanya eyed Cana critically, "I gave you my blessing for a reason, Cana Alberona. I understand that you may not stay with my daughter. And no mother wishes to see their choild emotional harmed. But I'm willing to give you a chance."
With that the powerful queen walked away. Cana stayed on the balcony, watching the red-haired beauty below her. She felt an aching want in her chest, almost to the point where it hurt. Never before had she felt as drawn to anyone as she did to Kat. The woman entranced her almost immediately. And it drove her insane that she was in a position to finally be happy with someone she loved, but something still stood in the way. Hours passed and Kat finally began to make her way toward her home. Smiling to herself, Cana headed back inside. Most of her friends were passed out in various places, some however, like Erza and Makarov were adamantly talking to the titan queen. Waving to them, the brunette headed outside, and almost immediately Commander Rexus fell into step beside her. Looking over at the man, Cana raised an eyebrow, "You know, I don't think I need a chaperone?"
"General's orders. Not that she thinks you can't take care of yourself. She just doesn't want anything to happen to you." Rexus laughed heartily.
Shrugging, Cana continued to make their way toward Katerina's home. As she neared the door, Rexus all but vanished. Pushing her way inside, Cana blushed fiercely as she saw the redhaired warrior. Katerina stood in the middle of the room, wearing absolutely nothing. The candlelight flickered over her body, basking her in aa beautfiful light. She was glistening, still slightly sweaty from her workout, and she seemed not to notice her brunette friend. Kat was idly and subconsciously running her finger over the large scar on her hip and stomach. Sighing she turned, and gasped in surprise, "Cana, I'm sorry I didn't notice you there."
Cana continued to stare open mouthed, her eyes fixated on the body of the woman before her. Covering her breasts with her hands, Kat snapped her fingers lightly while laughing, "Cana, are you okay?"
"I'm fine!" Cana managed to squeak out as she snapped her mouth closed.
Laughing lightly, Kat wrapped herself in a simple piece of silk. Looking over at her friend she spoke again, "You can have the bed again, I'll sleep out here."
As the redhaired warrior woman began to walk away, Cana grabbed her hand and yanked the beautiful woman behind her. Dragging her friend into the bedroom, a furiously blushing Cana pulled Kat onto the bed, and turned her back toward the redhead. Kat lay beside the brunette slightly stunned at the boldness of the other woman. She was unsure of what to do in this situation. Turning toward Cana, the busty readhead, gently slid her arm over Cana's waist and pulled the brunette into her chest, tangling their legs together. As Fairy Tails lush stiffened, Kat whispered softly, "Is this okay?"
Hearing the slightly worried tone of her friend, Cana relaxed releasing that she was being stupid. Pushing herself as flush against Kat she could, Cana intertwined their fingers and sighed, "This is perfect."
