Title: 101 Ways Cain and DG are Found Out – It's Pumpkin Time

A/N: This one didn't end the way I thought it would…but it's hard to make everyone's voice heard once you introduce them. Glitch was persuasive, that's all I'm saying…

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"DG, my angel, stop fidgeting," Lavender scolded mildly.

DG turned her wide blue eyes towards her mother in disbelief.

"Mother," she snapped before she stopped herself. She took a deep breath. "I'm about to be paired with my soul mate with some…undisclosed sign from the stars in less than three minutes-"

"Two," Glitch's voice broke in with a slight hint of a smile.

She shot him a glare, the effect of which was lost because of the ball gown and fancy hair-do in which Glitch just couldn't take her seriously.

"Two," she deadpanned. "Thanks, Glitch."

He winked. "You're welcome," he said sincerely.

She turned back to her mother, "and you expect me to not fidget?"

Her mother smiled sympathetically, "Just try and make it less noticeable." She turned towards the crowded ballroom with a smile hiding her words. "You're making everyone else…uncomfortable."

"Nervous DG make nervous Raw," Raw confirmed from the other side of Glitch.

"Sorry, Raw. I can't exactly do much about it, can I?" she said gloomily.

He gave her an encouraging smile and turned back to the crowd as well.

"Relax, Princess," Cain said from behind her. "He might not even be here tonight."

She glanced over her shoulder at him with a raised eyebrow.

"Oh right," she began dryly. "So I can begin eagerly awaiting the day he just happens to drop by." She faced forward again but continued loud enough for him to here. "No doubt he'll have a glowing bar sign around his neck saying, 'Ta Da'."

"Relax, Deeg," Az soothed, slipping her hand into DG's, their hands glowing faintly. "Only you can see who it is. And you don't have to declare it right away if you don't want – we can make up an excuse for everyone to leave so you can tell him on your own terms. I'm just sorry the tradition calls for this whole extrava-"

"It's time," her mother spoke over Az, just as the clock in the ballroom began to chime, signaling it was midnight.

The chatter throughout the ballroom quieted as every pair of eyes turned towards the youngest Princess. Young men looked hopeful, their mother's anxious, a few people looked bored, some irritated that the Princess hadn't singled them out as her soul mate yet, and others looked just as nervous as DG felt.

Not that she had opened her eyes yet.

As the last few chimes echoed through the hall DG had found her eyes shut tightly with no hint of moving anytime soon.

She had no idea what was awaiting her if she opened her eyes for the first time since turning 24. She also had no idea why 24 was the special age in the OZ but another thought about how she shouldn't be dwelling on this now entered her head and she shook her head slightly to clear her thoughts.

Az had squeezed her hand one last time before letting her go and stepping away before the chimes had faded, but another hint of magic tingled the back of her neck. Her soul mate was here.

Somewhere.

She took a deep breath. She cracked one eye open and when she didn't see any glaring light other than the chandeliers over head, she opened her other eye and peered around quickly.

No shining beacon, shower of flower petals, or flock of doves. Nothing.

Her shoulders slumped slightly.

Huh…

"DG?" her sister asked softly, directing DG's gaze towards her. At her puzzled look Az spoke up. "Do you not see him, Deeg?"

Her mother spoke up from her other side, speaking to her as well as the crowd. "Sometimes a bit of moonlight helps. Shall I have everyone go outside?"

DG, still a little crestfallen, merely nodded.

She thought for sure –

"Don't worry DG, you'll find him," Ahamo said encouragingly. Glitch and Raw nodded from beside Az. She gave them a halfhearted smile as everyone began moving outside under her mother's direction.

As everyone filed out of the great hall of the Central City palace and into the courtyard, DG hesitated by the door.

"You alright?"

"Yeah, I," DG turned towards Cain but blanched slightly at the sight of him.

His face became more concerned. "What's wrong?"

"I…" she was at a loss for words for a moment, but when she caught someone looking at them she recovered. "I just thought…I might want a jacket before going outside…" She smiled at the guest who was staring, sending them outside.

She nodded and smiled at the few remaining guests until they left her and Cain alone. When she turned back to him she found herself being surrounded by his arms and jacket.

She blinked a few times at his sudden close proximity, but recovered as he settled the jacket over her shoulders. She grabbed his wrist subtly.

"Cain, it's you," she whispered quickly, staring at him wide-eyed. His eyes widened and he straightened minutely. "It's you and I don't know what to do. I'm freaking out, you don't want this, everyone is waiting, and I'm wearing a tiara."

"Whoa, whoa, Princess. Slow down." He shook his head slightly. "Are you sure?" he whispered.

She stared at him for a moment wondering if he was serious.

"Cain…you're glowing." At his disbelief she clarified. "Like a star." He glanced quickly down at his hands and then around them worried. "No, no. I think I'm the only one who can see, but what do we do?"

~~~~Outside~~~~

"I must say, Ambrose…your serum worked very well."

Ambrose looked over out of the corner of his eye, "Why thank you, Azkadee. I couldn't have done it without your help."

Raw stepped up next to them. "Glitch realize DG not only one to see glow?" he asked hesitantly.

"What!" they both asked quickly.

Raw motioned to the crowd around them. "Everyone see Cain glow from serum…"

"Aww crap! It was only supposed to react for DG – Azkadellia I thought-"

"Uh oh…"

They all turned wide-eyed toward the pair inside who were talking earnestly, their faces within inches of each other, Cain glowing brightly for all to see…

"Most definitely not part of his plan," Az breathed. Glitch agreed most dejectedly.

"Cain is gonna give me back my zipper…."

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A/N: Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii don't really have an excuse for not posting…the usual Muse-was-being-pissy and school-started-and-drama-sucked-out-my-soul but we've all heard it before…but that doesn't make it less true. Fact: It's hard to write flirty/happy C/DG when I'm not flirty/happy… But apparently Glitch still is.