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Cana was doing rehearsals for the Fantasia Parade alongside with her Guild Mates. The members encouraged and clapped for the young girl, letting her build her confidence for the Parade.
Clira, the black-haired bar lady stood at the side, her arms crossed monitoring Cana's progress.
"Cana. You should dance a bit as well." One of the Guild members suggested with a grin. Clira snorted at that.
'They really are suggesting anything.' Clira thought but could not hide the smirk forming on her face.
Cana huffed. "I am not dancing! I'll just wave and show my Magic."
"Oh, come on, a little spin won't kill ya!" A Guild member said, encouraging her with a wink.
Cana rolled her eyes and seeing her antic everyone laughed.
Then, someone came sprinting across the field, panting.
"Hey! Cana! Shanks is back!" Everybody turned their head around.
The world seemed to stop for a second before-
Smile bloomed across everyone faces as all eyes moved to Cana.
Cana froze mid step, eyes wide then a huge smile bloomed across her face.
"See you later!" Cana shouted joyfully, bolting towards the Guild in full speed.
"Well...so much for finishing the routine." Clira said with a sigh.
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Shanks Pov
I walked inside the Guild, pushing the large wooden door. The warm light inside spilled out.
Everybody looked at me - well there were very few people in the Guild. Like only 7 people.
"Shanks!" Everybody loudly exclaimed.
"Yo-!" I raised a hand and walked over and walked towards the people. Everybody was staying together.
"Holy shit! What happened to your eyes!?" Macao practically screamed pointing at the three scars across my left eye.
"Well, it's a long story." I told him and they did not insist then immediately another question fired.
"How the hell did you get so tall?" Wakaba asked. I stood taller than him.
"Training." I said to which Wakaba grunted, and I continued "Where is Cana? Is she doing rehearsals as well?"
"Yeah." A man who I quite did not know the name of said. "Let me call her."
I nodded at his words and looked at Makarov and bowed my head down.
"Thank you, Gramps."
Makarov smiled but still asked. "For taking care of Cana? We might not be related by blood, but we are related by something greater - The love and loyalty to our Guild."
"Yeah!" Everyone screamed and I could understand why they were screaming. Makarov had a different way of saying things and his words often touched hearts.
We talked more and soon the door if the Guild was slammed opened. My Haki already told me who it was, but I still looked back.
'My dear little sister.'
...Cana had teary eyes as she ran towards me.
"Big broo!"
Cana jumped in my arms hugging me. A warm smile crept on my face.
"I am home." I muttered in Cana's ears, and she seemed to hug me tighter.
"At least tell me before going..." Cana muttered as well, and I chuckled.
"Sure. From next time."
Hugging my sister made me realize how much I missed home.
'I do miss the Giants as well.'
But looking around and seeing the warmth on everyone's face melted my heart.
Cana clung to me a bit longer and I obliged.
"You have grown taller." Cana mumbled against my chest.
I smirked. "Well, it seems you are still a shortie."
She pulled back, frowning "You are still annoying."
The irony.
But I smiled and ruffled her head. "Missed you too, brat."
Surrounding us, others watched with grins and from the corner of my eye I saw Macao elbowing Wakaba.
"Kid came back looking like a man."
"No kidding. Those scars… and that aura…" Wakaba muttered, puffing his cigarette. "He's not just some rookie anymore."
Everyone chuckled at that.
"You just need a bit of hair on your face, and you might pull all the ladies." Makarov said patting my head.
Cana finally stepped back, wiping her eyes but then - she froze.
"Wh-What happened to your face?" She pointed at my scars.
Cana asking me that made me remember that time. That mission. My mind started running. That week. Rock's arms. The Giants. Eli-
"Oi! Big bro."
Ah shit. It looks like I blanked out.
"Oh, it is just because of some training." I said touching the scars I had gotten from-
"Woah. You look cool though." I smiled at Cana's words. Soon more questions came, and I replied to them all. I had already gotten a challenge to fight from all the members present here except for Makarov and Cana.
"Alright brats. Let Shanks rest. He must be tired from the trip."
...Thank you, Gramps, for the save.
I gave him a thumbs up and a wink.
Me and Cana slowly escaped from there.
"Alright. Cana, Let's go to home." I said to Cana, and she nodded. "Umm."
"So, tell me the latest news." I said in a joking manner but what she said surprised me.
"Ivan left the guild."
...Say what?
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