dg_cain | What Happens Now? 12/12

Title- What Happens Now- 12/12
Pairing- Dg/Cain
Rating- PG-13
Warnings- Don’t have any
Summary- Events that occur after the eclipse
Disclaimer- Nothing having to do with Tin Man belongs to me, nor will it ever...to bad!!
Thanks- To the wonderful, magnificent Kate, aka brunette89, who was my beta and made this chapter incredible! Love ya!

It had been two years since Cain had made that promise in the bathroom to never let her quit. Two years of stress, depression, screaming fits, and numbness.

2 damn long years.

As Dg walked beside Cain she felt a soft glimmer of something. At first she wasn't sure what is was because in all truth, Dg couldn't remember what it was like to feel.

Stopping abruptly she stood perfectly still. "Cain?" She whispered.

Cain rounded and stood in front of her, holding her hands in his.

"What is it, Sweetheart?" He inquired softly.

"I think-" Dg cocked her head to one side and thought for a second.

"Dg?" He asked again.

"I think-" Dg's eyes widened with surprise. "I think I'm feeling…… Hope."

Cain's face lit up and his smile couldn't possibly have been wider.

"I told you, Dg! Didn't I tell you everything would be alright?" He picked her up and twirled her around a couple of times.

"It's this small, niggling feeling," She confessed, a small smile starting on her lips. Cain set her down and rested his forehead against hers.

"I've been waiting for this moment."

Dg couldn't help but smile. She had missed feeling. The darkness had been so intense; it had nearly enveloped her multiple times. If it hadn't been for the ever-present Cain, she doubted she would’’ve ever been able to find the light.

"It's like everything is brighter." She murmured looking around her with newfound awe.
Cain smiled, encouraging her, but pain was gnawing at his insides. He had also promised that night long ago to step back when she reached this moment. What if she never wanted to see him again? What if he became nothing more than a faded memory?

Dg broke from his light grasp and made a slow circle. "Beautiful."

Cain took a step back and watched the oblivious Dg in agony. This was the moment he had been praying for…… and dreading. This was the moment that decided his fate. Dg turned back to the silent Cain.

"I didn't think-" She blinked away her first tears of pure and unadulterated happiness. "That I would ever get to experience raw emotion again. Thank you, Cain. Thank you so much." She squeezed his hands as another tear traveled down her cheek.

He loved her; there was no denying that. He had told her so over the years, but he wasn’t sure if it mattered anymore. Slowly, he nodded his head in response to her words.

Dg lunged forward in one of her famous hugs. A hug that he hadn't felt in a long, long time. As her arms wrapped around his neck, she went on her tiptoes to whisper in his ear.

"I love you, Wyatt Cain." And it was true, the love she felt for Cain was overwhelming.

Cain couldn't stop the tears that ran from his eyes. How long had he waited to hear those words from her lips? Holding her tight he smiled down at her.

"I love you too, my sweet Princess."

Their kiss tasted of salty tears and new promises.

**Author’s note- I’m super sorry that this chapter took so extraordinarily long, but it was a really difficult one to write. Honestly I’m not quite sure I like how I ended it. Any way I hope you all enjoyed, I think this chapter will be the last unless I hear from people that they would like me to continue. Thank you for reading, and please comment!**