Title: Wallace and the Argument

Characters: DG/Cain, and my OC, Wallace.

Summary: Wallace escapes an argument between Princess DG and the Tin Man, but it wasn't nearly as unnerving as the aftermath.

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Captain Wallace ran his fingers through his hair.

That had been bad.

He had seen Wyatt Cain and Princess DG fight before, but that argument had been the worst. There was yelling of course, but the insults and references to things that nobody but the two of them knew about had been flying everywhere.

He had never seen the Princess so furious.

As soon as she stormed out and Cain stormed out after her, effectively ending the meeting, Wallace had hightailed it out of the castle. Surely the roof was about to blow off. And he did not want to be inside when it did. Nope. No thank you. Goodbye.

He walked a lap around the gardens, trying to erase some of the memories of the past twenty minutes when something caught his eye. Up on a second story balcony was the Princess, leaning her elbows on the left end of the railing and staring off into the distance towards the mountains.

She looked less tense, and even calm. Not much of the residing anger could be seen on her face. She looked more worried or disappointed than anything.

What an idiot Wyatt Cain was. Surely the man could see that the beloved Princess of Light was in love with him. Or at the very least, fond of him. And why would any man ignore the attentions of a Princess, let alone bicker and get in fights with one?

And that was when Wyatt Cain himself appeared on the balcony.

She didn't spare him a glance as he rested his elbows on the right side of the railing, opposite of her. Cain stared at her intently for a few moments before looking out to the same view that she was. He looked sad and regretful, but didn't seem to want to actually say anything. DG shifted a bit and looked down, determined not to look at him.

Wallace was torn between giving them space to get past this and wanting to find a place to hide with a view of what was going on. Sure, they seemed oblivious to his presence at the moment, but he'd be damned if Cain hadn't already figured out that he was there.

His eyes flickered to an opening in the tall bushes surrounding the gardens that led into a different section. He glanced up at the balcony where neither of them had moved and then he made a slow beeline for the gap in the bushes. He peeked around again and confirmed that neither of them had seen the movement.

In fact, Cain had straightened from the railing and was looking at DG again. Wallace still hadn't heard either of them speak a word.

Cain made his way over to her side of the balcony and settled his elbows next to hers, looking out at the scenery again. He was looking solemn again when DG finally raised her head to look at his profile.

The Princess seemed to be considering his behavior when all of the sudden she leaned up and kissed Wyatt Cain's cheek. He looked at her, studying her upset face, and after a moment she just looped her arm through his that still rested on the railing, and leaned against his arm, lying her head on his shoulder. She heaved a big sigh and just stayed there.

And then the most amazing thing happened.

Wyatt Cain covered her hand that was wrapped around his arm with his own, and rested his head on top of hers, his eyes falling closed.

Wallace stared at the pair, wide-eyed. What the hell? Though she still wasn't happy with him at the moment, she was apparently letting him know that she didn't hate him, despite yelling that very statement earlier.

Wallace didn't think Wyatt Cain realized how lucky he was. As if on cue, Cain untangled his arm from DG and wrapped it around her shoulders, bringing her to his chest. His other arm went around her waist and he pressed a kiss to her forehead. His lips lingered there before resting his cheek on the top of her head like before.

Then again, maybe he did.

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A/N: I'm nervous about this one – because while Cain and DG are the main focus of this story, they don't actually…DO anything….? oh well…This is the 'seen by a guard' category, so there you go.