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Cana's POV

He's been sitting here for a while. I thought, eyeing the newest kid to the guild. Everyone else had figured out pretty quickly who their parents were and left with them, but this kid just stayed at the bar, hitting the booze almost as hard as I usually do. "Hey," I called, shooting back the last remnants of my barrel.

The kid looked up, a bored expression on his face. He watched as I placed the finished drink on the floor beside me, and I clambered onto the counter to sit closer to him. He rolled his chocolate eyes and took a sip of his ale. "What do you want?" he asked grumpily.

I crossed my arms and leaned back to examine him closer. His short hair was a deeper brown than I first realized when he'd been introduced to the guild with the others. It was almost black, but the color was barely distinguishable. Tiny hairs prickled across his jaw line, and a long coat settled around his shoulders. He was by far the calmest and sanest of the kids, and hell, even among Fairy Tail. Just who was this kid?

"My name is Cane," he spat, making me realize I'd just said my thought aloud. "And in case you're wondering, I like to have my drinks in peace."

"Are you even old enough to drink kid?" I asked.

He scoffed and took another sip before answering. "Don't worry. I'm legal. We may be kids, but we're a lot older than we look."

I laughed at him. "Hey, whatever. I think it's pretty awesome that the little brats met their parents. It sure caused a stir earlier today." Starting to reach for my drink, I sadly remembered that I had already finished it off. Since Mira had left with her new daughter, and Master went to fetch Laxus from his mission, no one was truly left in the guild to authorize the booze. They had warned us to make our last drink last until morning, but I completely forgot until now. "Speaking of parents…just whose child are you?"

Cane studied his drink for a long time, an uneasy look on his face. It was evident he was lost in contemplation, and after a while, I thought he wouldn't answer. A wry smile twisted his lips, and he laughed dryly. He looked up at the ceiling, and spoke to no one in particular when he said, "I don't know."

"What do you mean? Surely there's a reason you came back…" I trailed off, unsure really of what the kid's main objective coming here was in the first place. Other than Erza's daughter saying they were from the future to "save us"—whatever that meant—no one knew why they were here.

Cane picked up on my thoughts and shrugged. "Scarlet said she'd clarify everything tomorrow," he explained. "She said something about letting everyone have a night to "settle matters" with their parents before we had to continue our mission." He turned in his seat to face the door and tipped back his mug before he slammed it on the bar. "As for me," he said as I started to stand, "since there isn't anyone here for me to catch up with, I decided to do what I did best. Alcohol."

"That's sad," I commented.

A single eyebrow arched as he shot me a confused expression. "Can you really judge me when you just killed a keg in a single sitting?"

"Not the alcohol part," I sighed. "Being alone and not having anyone to see. Your friends are visiting parents and loved ones, and you're here at the bar by yourself. It's lonely. I've been in your place before. When I first joined Fairy Tail, it was to finally meet my father, but I never got the chance to tell him that I was his daughter until I was much older and already raised by the guild. He's a very loving man, and honestly I do miss him sometimes."

Cane cocked his head at me and glowered. "That story sounds familiar somehow… I was told something similar by my dad."

"Your dad?" I inquired, hoping that he would finally open up and tell me more about his past.

He nodded once. "Yeah, my old man is crazy. He tells me stories all the time about how to treat women right because he never did when he was younger. He ignored his only daughter for about ten years, and by then, he said it was too late."

"Wait your father…" A sudden mortifying thought came to my mind. It couldn't be. "What was his name?"

He shot me a grin. "C'mon, Cana. Did you really think your dad wouldn't talk about you?"

Gildarts. Cane was raised by Gildarts. Tears brimmed on my eye lids, and I nearly fell off the counter as I trembled. "But…why?"

Cane shrugged. "I guess since you weren't part of the attacks, Scarlet won't get upset that I told you." He looked at me long and hard, his expression showing his wariness to expose the truth to me. But… he was my son. My son. He sighed heavily and looked away from my pleading eyes, as he spoke the words that broke my heart into pieces, "You died giving birth to me, so your father decided to raise me as his own kid. He thought it was some kind of repayment for not being present for your childhood. He…He even named me after you."

My heart exploded, and I began wailing. I slumped off the bar and sunk to my knees, sobbing into my hands. How could I do this? I know better than anyone the pain of growing up alone and without a parent, and now here I was completely abandoning my own! What kind of human am I to sink this low?

Cane trekked towards me uneasily. He sat beside me, careful not to be too close, but still alarmed by my tears and wanting to help. "Umm," he tried. "Cana, really, it's not your fault. It was a curse that not even Wendy could save you from. Gildarts was a great parent, so I was never lonely." He wrapped an arm around me and lifted my chin so that I could look into his eyes. "Seriously, I've never held it against you. It's kind of like your relationship with Dad—er, Gildarts. He told me stories about how you only wanted to keep things the same like you had before." I sniffled and nodded, remembering my arguments with him about the whole ordeal. "So, can we be like that? We can even be drinking buddies."

I laughed along with him and agreed. "But there is one thing that Gildarts mentioned that is part of my stipulation."

"What's that?"

My arms encircled him, and he gasped as he was pulled into a tight embrace. Leaning close to his ear, I whispered, "At least give me the right to love you." He never responded, but he returned the hug. I felt him smile and a single tear splashed onto my shoulder. That was all the answer I ever needed.

Erza's POV

"I finally found you," I breathed in relief. She was hard to track down, but I decided at some point that she was probably like me and when she didn't want to be found, she wouldn't be. Only, we thought the same way apparently, and when we wanted privacy, there was only one place in Magnolia I would go. I had spent all night trying to track her down when the answer was so obvious.

There was a small hill a few miles outside the guild that not many knew about. It was pathetically miniscule and difficult to reach unless you already knew how to get there. Others would have kept walking, but when I had first found the place, I instantly fell in love. If you stood in just the perfect location, you could see the entire town and the guild. It was like seeing through a looking glass. Not everyone could see the value, but it was my secret place to come and think.

However, I assume in the future this is no longer the case. I smiled at the beautiful girl even as she glowered at me venomously and turned away. She was my daughter, and there was no denying the fact that I had instantly fallen in love with her. "It took me a while, but I'm glad I found you," I admitted and sat on the cool grass. I inhaled the fresh night air and sand back on my elbows. "It's beautiful tonight, Scarlet. Would you care to join me to look at the stars?"

"No, I would not," she hissed. "I was enjoying my privacy before you came and ruined everything. Now leave before I make you."

Ever since she had walked through the doors and into my life, I may have loved her, but it was clear what her feelings were for me. It may have bothered some, but I was unfazed. I straightened and curled my knees under my chin. "I do not know why you feel as you do towards me, but I am not the same person you knew. At least try to look inside your heart and realize that."

I heard the sound of an unsheathing sword and felt the cool metal bite into my shoulder a second later. "Leave," she growled. "This is my land, and you have no right to be here monster."

Monster? I searched her eyes for any hints of her past, but only saw anger and hurt. I nodded and jumped away from her sword as I requipped into my purgatory armor. There was only one way to settle these matters. "Obviously, you would rather battle. I will make you a deal then. If I win, you have to explain why I am a monster. If you win, I will leave you to your hilltop."

She lunged forward, swinging swiftly. I parried and pursued her with full force. She blocked every blow without ever breaking a sweat or having to requip swords. Deciding on a different tactic, I changed into my heavenly wheel armor. I attacked with the might of ten swords, but she again countered them. She attacked, screaming. I lifted my sword to block, but she disappeared before me, and reappeared at my side. I barely had time to defend myself. I used ten more swords to distract her while I changed into my samurai armor and swung with all my might. She flashed through the sky, shattering all ten blades before she met mine with as much force as a seasoned swordsman. I struggled against her, and we sparred for what felt like hours before finally, I realized something.

"You're crying," I noted while I gasped for air.

She stopped fighting and wiped at her face angrily. "Don't you dare feel sorry for me! Tears are a weakness I haven't been able to conquer yet, but once I do, I'll be unstoppable."

"Is that what you think they are?" I asked, saddened by her words. "That tears are a weakness and that if you overcome them you'll become more powerful?"

She pointed her katana at me, her arms shaking from the earlier exertion. "Tears show how weak you are mentally and lead to defeat! They destroy you and turn you into monsters!"

Confused, I opened my arms wide, and asked, "And how are we monsters for being human?"

Scarlet dropped her arm, and her voice lowered menacingly. "For this," she said. Her armor glowed around her, and the sword disappeared from her hands. She requipped into plain clothing, but what her skin showed was horrifying. She had scars, old and new, slicing in sporadic places everywhere her skin showed below her neck. "Because of tears, you lost the fight for yourself and were taken over by the darkness. You kidnapped mages and tortured them for your new master and nearly single handedly destroyed Fairy Tail. You're the reason why we came back. We have to stop you from killing the guild."

Annnd cliff hanger... ;) Hope you liked my recent chapters involving the rest of the members. Up next we'll be returning to the guild in Lucy's view. I wonder how she feels about Natsu leaving her without a kiss in Chapter 3... Hmm.

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