Author's Note:

I advise you to listen to "Kiss the Rain" by Yiruma while you read. You can find the song on YouTube. It creates a nice atmosphere :)


Canaan followed Maria to the dance floor. She didn't mind all the stares. Maria was with her and nothing else mattered.

The violin music faded and quiet piano notes soon filled the dim ballroom.

Mino spotted Maria with someone dressed in plain clothes. He recognized her.

Canaan?! Blood almost squirted out of his nose. Was he hallucinating? Mino closely checked again. It was Canaan.

Mino was about to rush toward them, but Ayame grabbed him away. "Don't ruin it for her!" she scolded. "This song is another beautiful piece by Yiruma. It's called 'Kiss the Rain.'"

He sighed. "I wonder how the heck she got here."


"Follow my steps," Maria said to Canaan as she held her hand.

"Like this?" Canaan asked.

"Yes."

Maria spun Canaan around and then they switched roles.

"I didn't know Maria can dance," the mercenary remarked as Maria twirled under her arm.

Maria blushed. "Ayame taught me."

"Ayame?" Canaan asked curiously.

"Mino's light."

The mercenary nodded. She remembered the time when he risked his life in order to comfort Santana's light.

The piano notes grew higher as it reached the melodic climax.

"Canaan...." Maria began quietly as her voice drifted away. She held her hazel eyes.

"Hmm?"

Maria's color glowed brighter and brighter.

"Canaan, I lo-"

"I love you too, Maria." The words smoothly rolled off her tongue. Canaan never felt herself blush so hard for the first time.

The two gazed deeply into each other's eyes.

Maria bent forward and touched her lips. Canaan pulled Maria closer to her and kissed her back.


Mino gaped as he watched the two in the center of the ballroom.

"Mino, I didn't know Maria was a lesbian," Ayame exclaimed with surprise.

"Neither did I," Mino replied with his voice trailing off. "Oh well. I should have figured. They were always so close together. Maybe that's why she came back to her."