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Prompt: "Fine" for Canajane.
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"I'm so excited for Christmas this year." Mira's smile was full of warmth as she set down the clean plate and reached for the next one. "I've gotten everyone's presents wrapped already, and I've even made my grocery list for Christmas dinner. Oh, it's going to wonderful, Cana!"
Cana couldn't help but smile back. "I'm sure it will be," she said. She didn't doubt it anyway, because she'd spent the holidays with the Strauss siblings before.
"You're going to be there for dinner, right?" Mira asked. She hoped Cana would be, just because it would be the first Christmas where they would be together, and it was different from every other year.
"Uh, maybe."
"What? What do you mean maybe?"
Cana gave a small shrug as she traced her finger around the edge of her wine glass. "I don't know how long I'll stay at the orphanage with the kids this year, so I don't know if I'll make dinner," she answered. She visited the orphanage every year, but that year they were supposed to be putting on a little play to help keep their spirits high and Cana didn't want to miss it.
"Oh. I see." Mira turned back around and continued to quietly continue drying the dishes with the teatowel. She was trying not to sound disappointed, just because she knew how Cana always made a point of spending at least a few hours of every Christmas with the children at the orphanage, but… She just thought it would've been nice to have her around for dinner that year. "Fine."
Cana grimaced. She knew Mira was upset with her now and it hurt. She got up from the table to cross to where Mira stood at the sink, gently laying a hand on Mira's shoulder. "I'm sorry…" Cana whispered. "I'll… I'll try and make it back for dinner if it means so much." She couldn't make any promises - she wouldn't make any either - but she could at least try. It wasn't like Cana didn't want to have Christmas dinner with Mira and her siblings just like every other year, because she did. Cana just didn't like having to choose between her girlfriend and the children, though.
Mira shook her head and gave the Card mage a small smile. "No no, it's okay." She set the towel aside to clasp Cana's free hand and give a gentle squeeze, turning to face her. "I know how much that place means to you. You shouldn't have to worry about me. The kids need you more than I do." She at least had her siblings, but the kids at the orphanage? They only had people like Cana, and brightening the days of the children without their own families was far more important than Mira getting to hold her girlfriend's hand underneath the table.