22 Cana Alberona 2 Part I (1/2)

After spending a while on comforting Cana, I dug a near a large tree that was inside the forest, next to the lake where Cana and I met. Cana stood there under the rain which looked as if the skies were mourning the death of Cana's mother. She was still crying but it was much better than earlier.

There were two things that bothered me though. One is that her mother didn't reveal who her father was and the second being that she didn't have the pet dog which was present in the canon. I know some might wonder why that is such a big worry but I feel like that it's the small changes that may lead to some bigger problems in the future.

I can understand Cornelia not telling about Gildarts as I could tell Cana for her. But the dog was an emotional support for Cana after her mother's death. I wonder if I took the dog's place or I effected history in a bad way altogether. At least when it came to Cana that is. I hope it is the first one as I don't really know how I can deal with the changes if it is the latter.

After I let Cana grieve for her mother we left after packing her belongings. There weren't much to take as there wasn't anything worth in the small house. I walked with Cana's hand in mine while both of us kept our silence.

We reached a wide road soon after and I decided on the direction which headed towards Fairy Tail. We kept our silence throughout our journey as I knew she needed some time to get her emotions in check. We set up camp in a nearby rock formation when the sun was setting and then I took out the cooking utensils to prepare dinner.

I made some light food knowing that she won't be having much of an appetite. While eating I had already decided to tell Cana about Gildarts and lead her into making her telling Gildarts about their relationship her new goal. I wanted her to have the same goal as canon so as not to alter her personality too much when it comes down to it.

The reason she wasn't able to tell Gildarts about their relation was because of her strength being nowhere near hers. that's why while I will definitely train her, I will not be making her strong enough to take the S-class test so soon. I will only be working on her foundations where upon reaching Fairy Tail she can improve on her own.

”Cana, your mother told me about your father. She said that your father never knew he had a daughter, you. Your mother left him because he was always busy with his work as a magician in a guild called Fairy Tail. His name is Gildarts Clive. Now that I have told you this, what are your plans?”

Cana seemed to be surprised at first by my revelation but then started to think what to do in the future. As she was contemplating I was already thinking up training plans for her because I know for a fact that she would definitely choose to go to Fairy Tail to meet her father.

”I want to meet him. My father. I want to meet him and tell him about mother and me. I want to tell him that he had a daughter who lost her mother not long ago. So I will go to Fairy Tail. I will become a mage to be able to stand before him and say that I'm his daughter.”

She started off slow but as she kept talking her tone became firmer with her determination rising with each word. Her eyes showed the strong conviction she had and her will was like a burning inferno.