A/N: So, I decided to make this chapter in Cana's POV. It's about to get super fluffy and comforting. Hope you enjoy!


Chapter 7 — Through Her Eyes

The place felt unfamiliar, and the sheets on the bed were a different fabric than her usual ones. Where was she? Cana had tried to move, but ended up groaning in pain when she did so. In fact, her entire body was in pain. She popped an eye open and looked around. The room looked familiar, where had she seen this before…?

Oh. It was Lucy's apartment. Cana immediately began to wonder why she was there. Her head was pounding and her body hurt all over. She had no idea what had happened the night before, let alone why she was even in Lucy's apartment. Not just in her apartment, but in her bed.

The sudden thought had made Cana's cheeks feel hot. She shook her head, deciding that now was not the time to be flustered over something stupid. The brunette began to move her body, attempting to sit up. A painful feeling hit her abdomen, and she shouted in pain before falling back against the bed. The sudden noise had apparently woken Lucy up because in a little under ten seconds, she was racing into the bedroom.

"Cana, you're awake!" the blonde cheered once she was at her friend's side. "How are you feeling?"

Cana blinked, closing her eyes for a brief moment and opening them again. "Sore."

Lucy frowned lightly. "Is there anything I can do for you?"

"Yeah," Cana replied immediately. "Tell me what the hell happened last night."

"Oh, um…" she mumbled, hesitating.

The brunette raised an eyebrow. "Was it bad?"

Lucy bit her bottom lip and nodded. Worry had spread through her eyes.

Smirking, Cana closed her eyes. "You can tell me. I can handle it."

"Well…" Lucy whispered nervously.

"Lucy," Cana said in reassurance. She needed to know what happened.

Lucy looked towards the ground and crossed her arms. "Okay," she began. "Last night, after you left, I guess you went to find those treasure hunters that ambushed us. I don't know what happened, but when I found you, they were all over you. They were… touching you."

"W-What…?"

"I got them off of you, but they ran off and I don't know where they went," she continued. "But what I really want to know is why you met with them in the first place?"

Cana sighed, trying to briefly put the images flashing in her mind away. "I wanted to get our jewels back."

"Eh?!" Lucy said in confusion, raising her voice. "I'm sorry, but why the hell would you do that? You could have been in way worse condition if I hadn't found you. And for what? Jewels that you probably didn't even get back?"

Cana smirked. "Oh, I got the jewels back."

The blonde's eyes widened. "What? Seriously?"

"You underestimate me." she said as she lightly patted her pocket.

Lucy dropped to her knees by the bed and gently wrapped her arms around the other girl. "Cana, that's amazing!"

After a moment of silence, Lucy lifted her head back up. Cana had then realized that her face was inches away from Lucy. She could feel her breath ghosting over her lips. The brunette's cheeks felt warm.

"U-Um," Cana stuttered.

Lucy realized the closeness and quickly stood back up, stepping away from the bed. "S-Sorry!"

Cana gave a small smile. "It's fine."

"So…" Lucy murmured. "Do you need anything?"

The brunette thought for a moment, before looking back towards Lucy. "A bath would be nice."

Cana had noticed her cheeks reddening. "O-Okay."

Lucy walked back over to the bed and gently lifted the covers off of Cana. Once Cana could see the state of her body, she was shocked at the bruises she saw. She was also wearing a white tee shirt, and a few bandages could vaguely be seen underneath it.

"Where did this shirt come from?" Cana asked.

Lucy laughed nervously. "It's mine. Yours had blood on it, so I let you borrow mine."

"Oh," Cana replied. "Thanks."

The brunette felt a blush creep across her cheeks. If she was wearing her shirt, it meant that Lucy had changed her and definitely saw her naked. She decided not to ask, since it would most likely create an awkward silence.

"Can you move?" Lucy asked.

"Kind of," she answered, attempting to move. Once she had, she cried out in pain again.

"Where does it hurt?" the blonde questioned, placing her hand on her stomach. The gesture made Cana's heart beat rapidly.

Cana groaned. "Everywhere."

"Well," Lucy sighed, "you really should take a bath. You'll need to endure the pain for now until we get you to the bathroom."

The brunette frowned. "You saying I'm dirty?"

Lucy laughed lightly, running a hand through the other girl's hair before saying, "Yes."

"So mean..." Cana whined.

It was obvious to Cana that they were flirting, and Lucy didn't seem to be oblivious to it. Was she playing along? It was almost unbelievable.

Lucy took Cana's hand and slowly began helping her sit up. Many sounds of pain came from Cana, but she was eventually sitting upright. Cana hadn't realized how serious her injuries were. A sudden curiosity consumed her thoughts; she stopped Lucy from helping her stand.

"Lucy," she said, their faces inches away from each other. "What happened to me last night? In detail."

Lucy bit her lip, hesitating. "Are you sure you want to know?"

"Yes," she answered. "Tell me everything. I want to know what they did to me."

"Okay, well," Lucy began. "When you left all of a sudden, I got worried so I went looking for you. It took forever for me to find you. You were in an alley."

Cana suddenly became nervous.

"The treasure hunters had obviously beaten you and cut you, but they also started touching you. And feeling you up," she continued. "I don't know where they touched you, and I don't know if they did anything beyond touching. I summoned Loke and when we got them off you, I took you back here and patched you up."

Tears had found its way to Cana's waterline before running down her cheek. "Thank you," she whispered, giving a small smile.

Lucy had reached out and wiped the stray tears from Cana's face. She kept her hand there, placed gently on her cheek. The brunette closed her eyes and leaned into her touch. She felt safe with Lucy, and also wanted to protect her just as much. It was more than a friendship, though. It was something way more. Cana thought about leaning in and kissing her, but Lucy had pulled away before she could. She looked up at the blonde, who was now standing over her. The tears that Lucy had not wiped away began drying against her skin. She knew it would hurt too much to reach up and wipe them away herself.

"You need to stand," Lucy stated, a light blush dusting her cheeks. "Can you?"

Cana adjusted her legs as much as she could. "Help me?"

Lucy took her hands again and began to slowly pull her to her feet. There were various pauses so Cana could adjust to the pain, but she was eventually standing. It was difficult to stand on her own, though, and found comfort in holding onto Lucy's arm as they walked towards the bathroom.

When they finally reached the bathroom, Lucy helped the brunette sit down on the edge of the bathtub. After Cana was comfortable, Lucy bent over her to turn on the water. She lifted herself back up and gathered some supplies. Once she had the necessities for a bath in hand, Lucy put them on the edge of the bath and walked towards the door.

"If you need anything, call for me, okay?"

Cana frowned. "I thought you were gonna take a bath with me..."

She saw the blonde's eyes widen as her cheeks turned a dark red. "E-Eh?!"

"Will you?" she asked, pouting her lip.

"W-Why do you want me to?" she replied nervously.

"Dunno," Cana mumbled. "I guess I just don't want to be alone right now."

She saw Lucy's eyes soften. "Okay."

The bathtub had been filled nicely, and Cana began taking off her clothes. She saw that Lucy had turned around quickly once she had noticed what Cana was doing, in which the brunette released a giggle. The shirt that Lucy let her borrow was removed, and she tossed it on the ground. Cana had successfully taken all of her clothes off. When she had reached to take off her bandages, it immediately hurt. She cried out in pain after fully removing one of them. Lucy had noticed, and rushed over to Cana to help her out. Cana didn't mind that her body was exposed to Lucy.

Once Lucy helped Cana take off her bandages, the brunette slowly slipped herself into the tub. It was painful, but once she was emerged in the warm water, she felt much better. Cana glanced towards Lucy to see her taking off her shirt. She found herself staring until Lucy noticed.

"D-Don't look!" Lucy squealed, covering herself.

Cana chuckled. "Sorry."

She looked away then, waiting for her to finish stripping. After a few moments, she heard Lucy walk over to the tub. When the blonde got in on the other side, Cana looked towards her. She was fully emerged in the bath now, and appeared to be covering her body even if it was hard to see from under the water. Cana released a sigh. Did she make Lucy uncomfortable?

"You don't have to hide yourself," she assured the other girl. "We've seen each other naked before. What's so different now?"

Lucy frowned. "I don't know… I guess it just feels weird."

Her response was vague, and Cana was nervous as to why it made Lucy feel weird.

Cana knew that she had at least a little romantic feelings for Lucy. She doesn't remember when they hit, but she felt hopeless when they did. It was hard liking a girl when you're also a girl. It wasn't seen as normal, since the boy usually went after the girl and vice versa. Cana learned to accept it, though, and decided that she didn't care what others deemed "normal." And the gender of your partner didn't matter, the only thing that mattered was if you were happy or not. That lesson saved Cana.

A few moments of silence had passed before Cana spoke again.

"So other than that, how was the date?"

Her tone was teasing, but she honestly really wanted to know.

Lucy's eyes widened. "I-It was a real date?!"

"Yeah," Cana replied. "Well, it was to me."

Giggling, Lucy released a sigh of relief. "It was really fun."

"I'm glad," Cana said.

The room had become silent again, and Cana took the opportunity to take a bar of soap placed on the edge of the tub. She began scrubbing herself with it, cleaning her wounds and washing the rest of her body. Lucy had most likely taken a bath the night before, because she wasn't doing anything but staring intently at Cana. She saw the blonde reach for the shampoo before squirting some onto her hand.

Lucy leaned forward. "You have some dry blood in your hair."

Her hands ran through her wavy, dark hair. Once the dry blood was gone, Lucy took the leftover shampoo and spread it throughout the rest of Cana's hair. Cana stared at her, expressionless. Her eyes had softened and she found herself occasionally staring towards Lucy's lips. When Lucy pulled away from her hair, Cana leaned in and kissed her.

She didn't pull away. After staying frozen for a few seconds, Lucy relaxed against the kiss. It was a regular kiss, but it felt like so much more. Neither of them tried moving their mouths and decided to stay like that, keeping their lips locked for various seconds.

Cana was the first to pull away. And once she did, she felt heat rising to her cheeks. Did she really just kiss Lucy? What the hell was going to happen now? Would Lucy hate her now? Would she want to stop being her friend? Her head spiraled with several assumptions before she decided to leave. Cana stood from the tub, not caring that her naked body was fully exposed to Lucy, and stepped out. She grabbed the clothes she had been wearing before, including Lucy's tee shirt. There was a towel in the bathroom, so Cana wrapped herself around it and exited the bathroom. Cana could hear Lucy calling out for her, insisting that she needed to stay there and rest. She wasn't even acknowledging the kiss, she was just concerned for her injuries.

It was painful to get out of the bath and walk on her own, but she didn't want to wait and see what would happen with Lucy. It could end bad, and Cana wasn't ready to lose her friendship with her.

She left the apartment in nothing but a towel, roaming the streets. It was nighttime now, and Cana was relieved to find them empty. When she reached a mostly vacant building, she went on the stairwell and quickly changed into her clothes. It hurt, but she couldn't risk being seen by someone. After she finished putting her clothes on, Cana ran back outside and continued running down the streets. Jolts of pain ran through her with every step she took. She felt tears running down her cheeks; not just from the pain, but from the possible events that could unfold the next day.

Cana continued racing off into the night before finally reaching her apartment, where she cried and waited for the next day to begin. She had a bad feeling that Lucy didn't like her, or that she was disgusted by her after what happened. The possibilities were endless.

And she was terrified that she would lose her.


A/N: Okay I didn't really expect it to end that way… But! I'm sure it'll work out for them. Hopefully. Thanks for reading! I hope you liked it!

Thank you to thatcoolguy17 for reviewing! And no, it's not weird that you ship it. Lucana, to me, is a really cute ship and gives me some sort of "representation" in Fairy Tail. The last chapter probably wasn't sexual enough to be rated M, too, but I just wanted to make it that just in case. It also means a lot that you review regularly! Thank you lots!

I also deleted my tumblr… So, if anyone wanted to post this under the "lucana" and "lucy x cana" tag for me, that would be really nice of you! I should really go to sleep, lol. Until next time!