The dragonslayer and his card mage. Cana Alberona x male reader.

Chapter 42

Y/n Pov

The whole palace was filled with people celebrating the princess's birthday as it was tradition to have a ball at the begin of it and in the middle, she could decide what she wanted to do and the last day, the third day she had to take place on the throne and declare to the people that she will rule this kingdom in hopes to make it a better place for everyone. "You don't know how nervous I've felt right when I sat on that throne looking at all of them." Irene whispered as she was looking from it from above leaned on a banister. I crossed my arms and looked at her surprised. "Really, you look calm." I replied and she waved with her hand. "Don't think that. I as the daughter to the royal family and future ruler of Dragnof could not allow myself to show weakness or any negative emotions during my official appearances to the citizens of my kingdom." She replied and then laid a hand on her chest. "But I always could go around the city and enjoy just being a child as well with all the ups and downs of it." She added and a smile spread on her face. 

I cracked a small smile. "Ups and downs?" I asked and looked at her raising an eyebrow. "Don't tell me the princess of Dragnof played with the children of the common folk." I replied and she nodded gravely, placing her hand right under her chin.

"I did, so what. The palace guard always knew where I went and Artoria accompanies me." She replied and a light laugh right next to us was heard. We both looked to Gildarts smiling a little. "So you as little girl played tag and jump the rope with other kids." Gildarts stated and Irene blushed faintly, dropping her composure for a moment. "I was just a child back then too, I wasn't something different, between the lessons of diplomacy, fighting and school I have longed for the same basic stuff every child wanted, to spend time with friends and my family and just be myself." She replied looking down to her young self.

Cana moved right next to her. "I'm guessing you envied the others?" She asked gloomily looking down right to the smaller me. 

I noticed Irene bite her jaw a little tight. "I did." Irene broke the silence. "I did envy them for what they had, most of them had a stable family and always could see their parents, something I couldn't say." She replied and crossed her arms.

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Irene Pov

A chill went through my spine when I felt a familiar stare at me. I was far away from any other person who could see me. "Irene I know you are hiding something." Belserion's voice calmly states but his eyes showed clear annoyance. I was with my back against the wall with it.

If there was something he hated it was being lied to or hiding something from him. "I don't know what you are talking about." I replied calmly and my knees were already shaking as I tried to hold eye contact with him. Something I had to do if I wanted to try and succeed with a dragon. It didn't help that he was in his human form.

He came close to me with his face. "Your smell." He whispered and inhaled a bit. "You smell like a dragon, care to explain how." He added and crossed his arms looking right at me.

I kept silent for a moment as I tried to find the words. My heart started to quicken its pace uncomfortably fast and I was getting too hot. "Well, I've been around dragons for a while so of course I'm going to smell like one." I replied and he kept staring at me without even as much as a twitch in his face.

He made a long sigh. "You could fool a human like that but not me, why didn't you just openly say you have the magic of a dragon inside of you." He replied disappointed. His eyes met mine again. "So what would you talk about, I know you have something on your mind." He added and then leaned back onto the wall of the palace.

We still had the mater of the grand magic games to solve, and I got one idea about it for us. But it was risky. I clenched my hand one time. "Well, I wanted to ask if I could borrow some lacrimas filled with dragon magic." I stated and he raised an eyebrow.