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Savin' Me 7

2008-07-25T19:20:50Z

Title: Savin' Me
Author: sweetness_fairy
Characters/Pairings: DG, Cain,Billina,Tik Tok,Wheelers; DG/Cain
Rating: PG-13
Summary: A year after DG mysteriously disappears ,Cain finds her - in a Kansas mental institution. He helps her escape and they somehow end up in the past O.Z. Return to Oz - Cain/DG style.Also inspired by the Nickelback song,hence title.
Disclaimer: I own nothing.
Word Count: 6124

Chapters 1-6 here http://community.livejournal.com/jaeangelfanfics/tag/tin+man-savin%27+me

Cain looked at his wrist. " Where's the handcuffs? " He then muttered." Damn ,she was easier to keep track of with those."

" I heard that!" DG huffed.

Billina chuckled."Its true."

DG walked over to Cain." Tik-Tok has a plan."

Cain looked unimpressed." The small,fat robot has a plan."

Tik-Tok slowly walked over. " If I was programmed to feel,that would hurt."

" Cain,you hurt the robot's feelings!"

" Deege,he just said he doesn't have feelings!"

"It's still harsh. Anyway , he has a plan and we should follow him."

Cain looked at her seriously." I'm not jeopardizing your safety ,Princess."

" Cain, didnt you notice a lack of weapons and stop calling me princess! For Pete's Sake we made out !"

" A.) I was too busy trying to keep you safe to count weapons.B.) When we're talking about your well-being ,Princess,I will call you Princess.C.) Who's Pete? and D.) ..." Cain looked down and lowered his tone." Princess is term of endearment as well."

The last part made DG grin. " Princess is starting to sound good. They're unarmed Cain.I think their more scare tactic than actual threat."

Cain groaned,he still didn't like the idea.

"Plus,we're better together than apart.Havn't we been separated long enough?" DG's eyes glistened with tears.

Cain pulled her close and kissed her forehead. " Yeah." His eyes turned to Tik-Tok." Lead the way."

Tik-Tok waddled his way out the entry way while Cain,protectively holding DG , and Billina followed behind.

" Where are they?" Billina asked.

" They're here. Watching, waiting to strike." Cain answered.

" That's not comforting." Billina remarked.

They make it to the stairs when the Wheelers appear surrounding them quickly." Go up the stairs. Protect her. I will hold them back." Tik-Tock said.

They look at him like he's crazy but do what he said. As they reach the top they are met with more Wheelers.Cain holds DG so close it's like they are one not two people. They look back to see Tik-Tok....hitting the Wheelers with one of their lunch pails....and winning.

DG laughs." I told you they were scare tactics!" Cain only grumbles. The Wheelers look at Cain ,who's face now resembles that of a grizzly bear, and they start heading off but not before Cain grabs one to interrigated.

" Please let me go!'' The Wheeler begs.

"No." Cain simply states.

" Please! The Princess will hurt me!" The Wheeler cries.

" Im not gonna hurt you." DG said defensively.

" Not you! Princess Mombi." The Wheeler replies.

" Who's Princess Mombi? " Dg asks Cain.Cain shrugs not knowing. DG turns her attention back to the Wheeler." What happed to the Gales?"

" I won't tell you!" he says. Cain pulls at his ears." Okay,okay! The Knome King hid Queen Dorothy somewhere. She's under a spell asleep.That's all I know."

" This is true." Tik-Tok adds." The Queen's husband and the rest of the kingdom were turned to stone shortly after.Before he was turned the Scarecrow ,Dorothy's husband made me to help you. He said he had found a way to reach his wife's reincarnation...sort of."

" Sort of." DG said.

" Well he said there had been some...glitches." Tik -Tok said.

"Ooookay.Reincarnation? So I'm not only Dorothy's great-great granddaughter but I'm her reincarnated."

" Yes." Tik-Tok answered.

DG looked shocked then amused. " Who is this Scarecrow,her husband?"

Cain piped in." I don't think this is the best place for a chat."

DG looked disappointed." Your right. Mr. Wheeler will you take us to this Princess Mombi?"

The Wheeler yelled " No!." Cain pulled at the ears again." Okay,okay. Sheesh! Your almost worse than the Princess!"

Fic: Coronation, Chapter 7

2008-07-25T02:05:40Z

Title: Coronation
Author: writtenvoice38
Characters/Pairings: DG, Cain, OCs. DG/Cain
Rating: PG-13 (We're heading off to war...)
Summary: Everyone thought DG would be the perfect Queen of the O.Z. She wished she had their confidence. A series of oneshots chronicling DG's reign...and all the problems therein.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All mistakes are my own.
Word Count: 7,630

Chapter 7: The First Battle - Part 1

Previous chapters found here.

MEMBERS PLEASE READ!!!!!

2008-07-24T16:12:32Z

ATTENTION!!!
ALL AUTHORS OR UPCOMING POSTERS:
PLEASE READ FOLLOWING!!!!

I just REALLY wanted to warn people..... PLEASE READ THE RULES/GUIDELINES/FAQ... For the most part I give people warnings with the tags (I'm not going to delete you for not having your tag), and for this month seems to be going really good... so far I didn't need to hand out any warnings. But it would REALLY help if everyone at least took a gander over at the rules page. If you do not have the appropriate header & font.... I will end up deleting it if you do not change it after I warn you & you did nothing.

I might seem like a mean mod, but I'm really trying to help anyone who's looking for DG/Cain fanfics... people generally like SUMMARIES even if they're one word or whatever so they can know if they would be interested in reading it or not.

If you have any suggestions/coments/concerns.... comment here or at the Rules page.

THANK YOU.

Tin Armor

2008-07-24T04:44:51Z

Title: Tin Armor
Author: FeistyFox
Rating: M
Pairing: DG/Cain
Summary: After the witch falls DG may need more than optimism to make it in the O.Z.

This story is in progress. I hope those of you who are reading it continue to do so!

Chapter 32

Disclaimer: Click! Go away! Busy with the suit. Geez people! (also Tin Man doesn’t belong to me.)

She was dizzy and wind blown. Very wind blown. Mostly because she had been trying to control wind patterns, which were as erratic as Glitch’s thought process had been. They liked to listen for approximately three seconds before frolicking off elsewhere to do their own thing. Wind was, like, the free spirit of the elemental world. When she had pointed this out to Toto he had casually remarked that they should get on rather well. She had glared and started muttering about dogs that bit you in the butt and ADD magic.

Three hours in and she wasn’t the only one losing patience. “Don’t let it slip through your fingers!”

She glared. “It’s wind, Toto! Explain to me how to grab it and maybe I can make some progress!”

“Convince it to listen!”

“It won’t pay attention long enough!” The water tricks had been so much easier than this. “What do you want me to do?”

Toto crossed his arms. “Try harder.”

She let out a frustrated screech. This was equivalent to bashing her head against a brick wall. Her temper was steadily climbing and the fact that she had literally made no progress compelled her to blow something up. Even her most tragic attempts at magic in the past had produced some results, even if they weren’t the ones she had intended. “I’m trying as hard as I can but you won’t tell me what to do!”

“Did you think everything was going to be easy for you?”

She snarled at him. She was starting to hate that word. Easy had no association with her life. “I am so sick of people saying that!” As soon as the words tumbled from her mouth she felt her magic flash out and the grass all around her went up in raging flames. Letting out a startled shriek she waved her hand toward the lake and a wave rose up and over her before falling when she let go of her hold on it. In less than a second she was drenched in icy water but the flames had gone out.

She stood blinking water out of her eyes as smoke rose up around her. “Very good, Princess!” Toto called out happily.

She looked at him vacantly as a drop of water rolled down her nose. “Good?”

He rubbed his hands together. “Now you can call fire.”

Mother Fu- “Are you telling me this had nothing to do with wind?” She shouted.

“Of course not. No one can master wind until the other three main elements are under their control.” He said this as if it were common knowledge. “I had to get you upset for you to access fire. Frustration tends to help.”

Her eyes narrowed and she began to stalk closer to him. “You tricked me?”

“Don’t get so angry. You did a fine job controlling the fire once it started.”

“Toto! Look at me! I’m soaked! Again! Not to mention the fact that I don’t even know how I did that in the first place!” Admittedly she was still yelling. “And you said I had to keep this stuff under control! What if I accidentally set someone on fire!” She began to wave her arms erratically. “There’s no guarantee I’ll be near the freaking lake next time! You’re crazy you know that?”

He simply looked at her. “It’s nice to know you listen to me. Are you still angry?”

“Can’t you tell!?!”

“Call to it again.”

She was so annoyed she stomped her foot, but she did as he said. Fire erupted where her boot hit the ground. The flames flashed up to coil around her body. But to her astonishment it didn’t burn her. It felt more like a caress as it engulfed her, drying the water that soaked her skin and clothes. She felt her anger diminishing as the flames coalesced in one of her hands flickering orange and red.

Toto stepped in front of her and inspected her outstretched hand critically. She could feel his magic washing over her and it tingled briefly. “You should be able to control it now.”

She stared at the small fire that sat in the palm of her hand. Before she could ask any questions something small and brown darted through the flames so fast she couldn’t register what it was. Toto jumped back and she let the fire die out immediately as she searched for whatever had disrupted her lesson.

Before she could find it something landed on her head. “Hey!” She swatted at it, visions of giant O.Z. bugs attacking her, while she ducked and heard a soft thrumming as she straightened back up with her arms raised protectively in front of her face. Cracking one eye open so she could target the menace she found herself staring at a small, hovering, brown and violet hummingbird. She’d stumbled into an Alfred Hitchcock film. This was so wrong. “Ummm?”

“Was it necessary to interrupt your sisters lesson, Princess?”

Her jaw dropped. “Az?” The small bird, which was apparently her sister, alighted on her finger. Folding her tiny wings she began to preen. She giggled at the sight. “Oh my god! You’re adorable!” Az looked up and poofed her feathers crossly. “I mean…vicious! Yes, vicious and perilous!” Nodding her minuscule head in a satisfied way she let her feathers settle back down then extended a wing.

When neither she nor Toto budged her sister moved her appendage more forcefully. She turned her head in the direction she was pointing and spotted her mother standing on the patio. She did her best not to cringe at the sight of her statue like pose. “I take it she wants to see me?” Her sister nodded. She stopped herself from swearing out loud. Leaning close to the little bird she whispered urgently. “Az, could you find Cain and tell him to come find me? Fast?”

The hummingbird tilted her head but nodded before taking off. She zipped off in a blur of brown disappearing into one of the large windows. She sighed, really not wanting to talk to her mother. “Lessons are done for the day, Princess. I’m sure your mother needs to speak with you as well.” And with that Toto abandoned her taking on his own animal shape and trotting off around the palace.

She walked up to the patio as slowly as possible without looking as if she were dawdling. Reaching the top step she watched the Queen carefully. “Mother?”

Her melodic voice floated over the space between them. “I need to speak with you before negotiations with the guilds begin, Dorothy.” Again with that name.

Her eyes darted to the door behind her mother’s flowing lilac dress hoping to spot a familiar fedora. “Sure, Cain should be here in a minute than we can go.”

The Queen frowned at that. “I would rather speak to you alone.”

Her stomach dropped. “Why?”

A perfectly sculpted eyebrow was raised. “Your father told me he found you rather upset this morning.”

“Oh.” How to get out of this one? She really had no good ideas. She’d never had to lie to Momster and Popsicle about things like this before. “It was nothing.”

Her mother looked at her for a long moment. “Very well. In that case we should begin to discuss how we’re going to introduce you as the heir apparent.”

That was it? She wasn’t going to push her on this? Or question her any further? She wasn’t sure how to feel about that. Was it normal for human mothers to be so dismissive of their daughter’s emotional breakdowns? She somehow doubted it but the Queen had already breezed onto the next topic. “Won’t the emerald be enough of a clue?”

“Dorothy, you will need to be introduced formally. Once we’re settled at the palace in Central City a ball will have to be held. Although I very much doubt it will be as grand as it should be for such an announcement.”

“A ball?” That sounded awful. “Couldn’t we send out flyers?”

The Queen looked scandalized at the very thought. “By the Stars! That would be unacceptable. The people need to see you and not only because you will rule them. You killed the Witch. You and your friends will be honored at the ceremony before the people that will attend.”

It kept getting worse the more she talked. “We can begin lessons on government in a few days once your magic has stabilized, but until then you need to meet with Ambrose in the evenings so he can begin to teach you Ozian dance steps.” Crap, crap, crap. “And Azkadilla has volunteered to teach you court customs.”

“That’s so sweet of her.” Her mother appeared to miss her subtle sarcasm.

Violet eyes watched her. “Go with them after lunch. The sooner you begin the easier it will be for you once we reach the Shinning City.” Apparently satisfied that her daughter was going to go to her new lessons the Queen turned, her violet dress fluttering, and disappeared back inside the building.

Well that was just lovely. She turned back to look over the shore and spotted a few griffons on the far side of the lake. Every now and then, for the briefest moments, she really missed her simple life back in Kansas. She may have hated working in that crappy diner but at least she didn’t have to worry about standing up in front of hundreds of people. Most likely in a horridly fluffy ball gown.

As a gust of wind blew her hair back she sighed softly. There wasn’t any turning back at this point. The only thing to do was suck it up and learn what she had to. She’d go at this the same way she’s gone about paying for her tuition. Work hard until she collapsed then get up again and start over. She’d worry about being paraded about like a trophy when the time came-

“DG!” Fingers pressed into her ribs as the harsh bark sounded right next to her left ear. She shrieked and jumped several feet in the air. Before gravity reclaimed her she heard the Tin Man laughing hysterically behind her.

Spinning around she lunged at him. “You suck!” Still laughing he blocked her flailing punch. When she swung at him a second time he caught her arm and spun her around so her back slammed into his chest. He wrapped his arms around her so she couldn’t move, trapping her in a bear hug.

“You done?” He was still chuckling as he asked her his arms not budging a millimeter as she struggled.

She went still with a huff of irritation. “Are you satisfied that we’re even now?” True she could have used magic to get away but that would have ruined his fun and seeing as Cain needed to have some fun she figured she’s play nice today.

“Not even close. That was too good an opportunity to pass up.”

“Not fair!”

Leaning down he breathed into her ear. “Neither is blackmail.” When she pouted he let her go and kissed her cheek. Still smiling he glanced over at the woods. “Do you want to go for a walk?”

She absolutely did. “I can’t.”

He raised an eyebrow and she gave him a weak smile determined to make the best of the situation. “Glitch is going to be teaching me to dance this afternoon.”

“That sounds entertaining.”

A real smile flickered over her face. “Yes, I’m sure watching me break his toes will be great fun for you to watch. Even better than going to the movies.”

His forehead crinkled. “The movies?”

“You people are so repressed.” Grabbing his hand she dragged him toward the doors. “If I’m going to be your entertainment this evening I need sustenance. If you’re good and stop scaring me I’ll make you popcorn before the show starts.”

“Popcorn?”

“You have to have popcorn if you’re going to the movies.”

“Words are coming out of your mouth and yet they make no sense.”

She grinned deciding to go cavewoman as they walked into the dining hall. “Feed now! DG hungry!”

He rolled his eyes as they walked to a table in one corner pulling out a chair for her. “Looks like sandwiches today. If you’re hungry then eat.” As he said that reached out to the center of the table and picked one up, placing it on the plate that had been positioned in front of his chair. Bumping his shoulder she grabbed her own before sitting back.

“So do you know how to dance?” She bit into her sandwich as she looked over at him.

He grunted an affirmative as he chewed. She perked up and he eyed her warily as he swallowed. “Don’t much care for it.”

She shrugged. “As long as you can save me from any creepy guys at the ball I won’t make you dance ever again.” Popping another piece of food in her mouth she chewed quickly wanting to get the whole thing over with.

“Figured it was only a matter of time before that happened. Let’s hope Glitch does have perfect rhythm. Maybe he can pass it on to you.”

“Ok, what does that mean? Where did this perfect rhythm thing come from?”

Cain wiped his mouth with his napkin as he took in her now crumb covered plate. “You finished?”

“You’re not going to tell me?”

He stood up without answering her question. “Ready to dance?”

She walked out of the room with him and they headed for Glitch’s lab. “Come on! Now I know there’s a story! Tell me, tell me, tell me!”

He walked calmly down the stairs his coat swishing slightly as he descended. “I’ll tell you if you explain why you tried to eat me.”

Her mouth fell open. There was no way he was doing what she thought he was doing. “Are you joking?”

“Nope.”

“You’re trying to blackmail me back?”

He smirked his eyes darting to her. “I didn’t say that.”

She gaped at him as he knocked on the wooden door and waited with his arms crossed. He was totally self-satisfied. Darn it! He knew she wasn’t going to be able to resist asking about it. She made a whining noise in the back of her throat and he grinned at her. Before she could start wearing him down the door opened and Glitch’s head appeared.

He smiled tiredly at them. “Hello, Doll. Cain.” Opening the door wider he let them in.

Pausing right inside the threshold she put her hand on the advisors pale cheek. “You ok?”

“Wouldn’t you know having the two halves of your brain connect is a less than pleasant process? I’m afraid I didn’t get much rest last night.”

She felt guilt well up in her. Glitch had been suffering and she had been cashing in on her win over Cain. “Sorry, Dreads. Do you want to do this tomorrow?”

His lip twitched at the nickname. “No, I have a space all cleared for us. Besides your sister made us a music box and I want to see how well you dance.”

As the gangly man led them back between piles of metal she shook her head. “Answer; not very.”

She heard a feminine giggle up ahead right before her sister came into view. “You can’t be that bad, Deeg.”

“Wanna bet?” She had a very vivid memory of the few school dances she had attended. There was a reason she spent her time with machines instead of in dance studios. She took in the sight before and had to suppress a snicker. Az was standing on a beautifully constructed island. It was a wooden dance floor that practically gleamed it was so waxed and was surrounded on all sides by piles of rusted metal and grease. Off to one side was a long metal table with a strangely carved box sitting on top of it. She assumed that must be where the music was going to be coming from.

Cain grunted stopping along the outer edge. “Nice mix of hobbies you have here, Headcase.”

The advisor shrugged. “There was plenty of room and DG is comfortable around all the parts and smells. It’ll help her relax.” She cast him a startled look. That was downright clever. She hadn’t thought about that but it made sense. Plus, no one else would be able to see how bad she was going to mess up with the mountains of cover all around them.

Az walked over to them as white magic flared in her hands. As she reached them she held out a pair of silver slippers to her. “Put these on instead of those boots. They’re practice shoes. Glitch and I will show you the first dance while you watch so you know what it should look like.” Her sister gave her an encouraging smile. “Ready?”

She stared down at the shoes in her hands. “I guess. Do they have to be so…shiny?”

Cain chuckled as Az put her hands on her hips. “Watch and learn little sister. This is going to be fun.” And with that her sister snapped her fingers and a soft melody began to thrum out of the box across from them. Glitch bowed gracefully at the waist as Az curtsied and they were off. Ten seconds in and she decided fun probably wasn’t the word she was going to be using. Sitting quietly on the floor she pulled off her boots as the couple spun elegantly around the floor. She really hoped Glitch was going to be able to walk when this was over.

Author Note: Hit me! I mean…review me! Or the story…whichever!

Living in the Fishbowl

2008-07-23T17:24:23Z

Title: Living in the Fishbowl
Author: Transgenic_girl
Rating: PG-13
Characters/Pairings: Cain/Gale (can be either Cain/DG or Jeb/Az)
Spoilers: Just that the witch lost
Summary: Somehow, at the end of the day, she made living in the fishbowl of Palace life worth it.

Living in the fishbowl that was Palace life, especially after the Eclipse with the end of the Witch’s reign coming to an abrupt and dramatic end as it had, was aggravating and often headache inducing. He hated it. Or, rather, he hated the setting. No matter how beautiful it was, on its own it was not worth the irritation of the O.Z.’s newspapers blabbing anything remotely scandalous all over the Queendom.

But while the lavish setting held no appeal for him, the company inside the fishbowl was unmatched. More specifically, her. She was all the reason he needed to stay in a place filled with more things than people. With more reporters and chatterbox maids than friends or allies.

She had this way of making even the snake pit of the Royal Court palatable. When the collar of his overly starched dress uniform was choking him in the middle of a glittering ballroom, she would sidle up to him and whisper all sorts of things into his ear that made it a struggle to keep the red out of his cheeks. Then the naughty grin on her lips when their eyes met would shift back in an instant into a polite smile, as she spoke the heavily edited doublespeak the nobles were so fond of to a wisp of an elderly lady, or a big boisterous nobleman with too many medals and not enough real courage.

When prompted he would nod, make the appropriate noises at the appropriate times, on those occasions he was forced into a conversation with some simpering duchess twice his age, or boasting former general who was intent on describing his glory days in vivid detail. His eyes would find hers, and she would come over to rescue him with an excuse about a hiccup in the event’s security that just had to be handled by him personally. Grateful did not even begin to describe his feelings then.

Somehow they always seemed to end up in some secluded hallway, far from the noise and bustle of whatever celebration or event was going on, unable to keep their hands off of each other. Then, if they were lucky and the chaos was set in the Gold Ballroom, they would manage to escape to a room with a lock on the door while still entirely clothed. Other times she would have lost at least her shoes, and his uniform jacket would have been hanging from one of his hands as he pushed her against the wall.

He would comment between kisses on the fact that her parents just had to know why they had disappeared in the middle of some important function that they had been required to attend. She would immediately shoot back that she could not possibly care less; usually punctuated by her fingers nimbly unbuttoning his shirt and peeling it off his shoulders. They both knew it was a pretense, because when his teeth were scraping across her pulse point and his hands were hooking under her thighs to lift her up, he did not care all that much either.

So, at the end of the day, he did not mind the endless rules and ever watchful eyes set above gossipy mouths. Not when he had her. Not even when either her mother or father would raise an eyebrow at them when they reappeared slightly worse for wear, a good half hour after they had slipped out.

Fic: Redemption & Reconstruction (10/?) (DG/Cain UST) (PG-13)

2008-07-21T23:21:46Z

Title: Redemption & Reconstruction (10/?)
Author: caroly_214
Characters/Pairings: Pretty much everybody, DG/Cain UST (eventual overt DG/Cain)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,789
Disclaimer: I may share the same name as someone on the show, but that still doesn’t mean I own anything (shame, that).
Spoilers: Set immediately after the end of the miniseries
Summary: DG has some alone time and overhears an argument between Cain and Jeb. Then DG and Cain have a moment. Oh, and Adora backstory!
Comments: As always, many, many thanks to my brilliant betas, thekatebeyond and jennukes.

Cross-posted to my journal, tinman_fic, and dg_cain

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

Chapter 10

Destiny's Quest - Chapter 5

2008-07-18T19:26:36Z

Summary: The Queen meets with Mr. Cain and DG
Author:</a></a>dmr2158
Pairing: DG/Cain
Warnings: none yet
Rating: PG for now
Word count: 1137

Disclaimer: I do not own TinMan.

You all have been very patient with this piece. I know it is moving slowly, but please bear with me. I would also like to thank The Cricket for beta-ing this piece for me. She has been indispensible in correcting logical errors, and plot problems. Any mistakes, problems,etc. are mine.

Chapter One - DG confronts her parents about her role in the OZ
Chapter Two – Ahamo and the Queen try to reconnect & DG meets her mother half way
Chapter Three - Enter Wyatt and Jeb Cain
Chapter Four - Cain goes to the castle

Thanks to everyone who has read and/or reviewed the previous chapters. It helps to know that someone is enjoying reading this piece.

NEW CHAPTER:

Chapter Five: The Queen meets with Mr. Cain and DG

Tin Armor

2008-07-17T02:25:17Z

Chapter 31

Disclaimer: I accidentally spilled coffee on David’s suit! Alas! We need to go to his house so he can change. This might take a while.

As he flicked the button of her pants open she tilted her head up at him. He was watching her with emotion radiating from his eyes. When he began to draw her jeans off her legs she found herself trembling slightly. She bit her lip trying to get her emotions under control. It wasn’t like they hadn’t done this before, but suddenly this was new and entirely different to her.

Once her pants hit the floor with a soft whoosh he moved back up her body pushing his shirt over her ribcage as he placed light kisses on her side. Sighing from the unhurried way his warm hands were moving over her she reached down for him. Maybe if she let herself sink into the sensation and taste of him she could stop thinking for a while. She tugged on his shoulders eager to have his mouth on hers.

Responding to her silent plea he continued to push the shirt up and she raised her arms as he removed it completely. Once it was out of the way he pressed his lips gently against hers. She pushed up intending to deepen the kiss only to have him draw away from her as soon as she did. “Wyatt.” She whined softly threading her fingers in his hair.

He hummed softly in response kissing her cheek with equal care before he rubbed his nose against the underside of her jaw. “Going to show you.” His hands continued to roam over her body as he sucked at her pulse point.

She gasped out a question before he could distract her any further. “Show me?”

He raised his head and kissed her in the same tender manner as he watched her eyes. His voice rolled over as he made her a promise. “What it means to have someone love you.” She began to tremble again, fighting her instinctive urge to run. But he’d said this didn’t mean he was going to go. His eyes dilated slightly and he rested his forehead on hers, his eyes analyzing her again. His hand came up to run through her hair as she clung to him a little apprehensively. “Will you let me show you?”

Taking a steadying breath she nodded. He smiled softly and stood up long enough to take off his own clothes before he returned to her mouth tracing her lips carefully with his tongue. Feeling a cross between lust and fear she moaned into his mouth and he flicked his tongue inside, tasting her slowly. It was almost as if he were savoring her. Breaking away he kissed the side of her mouth before he began to move down her neck. Soon his strategically placed kisses were being followed by gentle nips as he moved ever lower.

He’d always taken his time with her but this was driving her crazy. His mouth and hands were turning her into a quivering mess and he’d barely touched the parts of her that tended to drive her crazy. In fact he seemed to be avoiding them as he mapped her with his lips. He had her gasping his name nearly continuously as he moved down past her belly button and she suddenly realized his intentions. Trying to catch her breath at the very thought she clutched at the sheets as he looped his arm around her thigh and parted her legs before meeting her eyes.

Whimpering softly at that particular gleam in his eye he kissed her right above her curls. “Only a kiss you said?” She gripped the sheets tighter unable to get her brain to form actual words. She hadn’t thought he would take her teasing quite so literally. Then again this was Cain so- Her thought was cut short when he pressed his lips between her legs.

“Wyatt!” Her hips jerked up involuntarily when his tongue darted out to lick her folds. His grip on her tightened holding her in place as he took his time tasting her. Focused on his task he never let her get used to one sensation as he changed the pace and force behind his lips. Bringing her to the edge he lifted his head briefly so he could see her. “Ready to scream for me?”

She made an incoherent noise, turned on by the fact that his head was where it was, and he smirked lowering his head and latching onto her clit. He sucked hard and she arched at the sudden onslaught of sensation. She let out a shout, unable to help herself as he threw her into an orgasm. Rubbing her leg where he had been holding it he kissed his way back up her belly as she gasped. “You are so damn gorgeous, DG.”

The only thing she managed as he found her lips again was to wrap her wobbly legs over his thighs. He groaned and thrust into her before rolling them on their sides so one of her legs was trapped between his hip and the mattress. She cried out again falling over the edge a second time as spots exploded behind her eyes. The Tin Man growled as she clamped down around him with her inner muscles and the hand he had on her hip tightened as he held her hard against him.

Before she had come all the way down Cain had begun to move inside of her. She gripped his upper arms and buried her face in his neck as he drove her higher yet again. She moaned her entire body quivering. The arm he had between her and the blankets held her closer to him while he pressed inside of her. “Oh God, Wyatt, can’t.”

Shifting his hand slightly he positioned it so his thumb could brush her center. Hissing he speed up. “Yes you can. Come with me. One more time.” He grabbed her neck and forced her eyes up to his right before they fell apart together. Her body went stiff and she clutched at him her voice hoarse as she called to him yet again. He let out his own satisfied shout right before they collapsed together.

She wasn’t sure her heart would ever return to its resting rate after that. With a grunt of effort the Tin Man used his arm to roll them over so she was on his chest. She didn’t protest, because frankly, she wasn’t sure she could move. Cain’s hand snaked up to the back of her neck and tangled in her hair as he filled his lungs. She could hear his heart beating hard in his chest and was glad to know she wasn’t the only one that was still recovering.

“Ok…”

Cain grunted below her in question.

“Feeling the love.”

He snorted, his fingers running over her scalp. They lay quietly for a time before she regained control of her legs and stretched out carefully over the Tin Man’s body. Turning her head she caught sight of the scar on his shoulder and ran a finger over it carefully as she studied it. She heard him turn his head and laid her hand down flat over his shoulder. “You’re all kinds of brave aren’t you, Darlin’?”

She twisted her neck so she could see his face. She searched his blue eyes; she certainly didn’t feel brave after what had happened this morning. With the running away and all. “What are you talking about?“

“You said you were alone.” Her eyebrows came together and he kneaded the muscles in her neck as he watched her. “How afraid of us were you once you realized we weren’t going anywhere?”

Her eyes widened slightly, the soft glow of a moment ago diminishing. There was no way he could possibly have put that together. There was no way he could know how petrified she was that if she let up on the jokes, or the magic, or the world saving that they would realize how totally uninteresting she really was. Then they would all leave like everyone else. He was right; she had been terrified of them and the damage they were bound to cause her in the end. How could he possibly have known that?

“You let us in anyway.” He had been studying her face. “Why? Why would you do that when you thought we would all leave you?” She knew in that instant that while he may have understood why she was afraid he couldn’t understand why she had opened up so very easily with the history she had.

She hesitated thinking of a way to make him understand. “Why’d you let me in, Cain?” She felt him shift slightly below her as he cupped the back of her head. “Why’d you come back for me in Central City? You didn’t even know me.” His fingers tightened slightly. “I wasn’t the princess then. I was just some strange slipper that stumbled across you and managed to slow you down. Not to mention the fact that I yelled at you not two hours after you got out of that suit.”

She saw the flash of surprise wash over his eyes. “You saved me, DG.” Something in his eyes told her he wasn’t only talking about getting let out of the iron maiden.

“So? You think you three didn’t save me? How is it different?”

His lip quirked up. “The difference is that you somehow managed to sneak in the back door when I wasn’t looking.” Then he turned serious again. “You let me and the other two walk right in the front without so much as a knock.”

She pressed her lips together briefly. “You… you had defenses.” He raised an eyebrow. She looked away briefly. “How do you build a defense against dreams and your parents?”

He grunted and let his head fall back as he contemplated that. She let him think that over as she sat up. His eyes went back to her as she got off of him and slid toward the edge of the bed. His arm wrapped around her waist and tugged her back before her feet managed to swing over the edge. “Hey!” She giggled slightly as she thumped back against his chest.

“Where do you think you’re goin’?” She heard that teasing tone in his voice before he tickled her ribs and she flailed about laughing.

“I’ve had my way with you, Tin Man! Now I have other things to do!”

He growled indulgently wrapping her in a tight hug. “That’s how it is then? Take advantage of me and then leave me alone and naked in bed?”

“Weeeelll…next time I could leave you alone with your hat.”

She felt his arms tighten then he burst out laughing. He leaned in and kissed her, disbelief evident in his voice. “My hat?”

Rubbing against him she grinned impishly. “Fine, I’ll wear the hat then.”

“My hat?”

She snickered and pulled away again. “Don’t pretend that doesn’t intrigue you.” His eyes were shinning a little too brightly all of a sudden. “Now let me go. You got me all sticky.”

His hand ran over her back as she scooted away. “We’d best get you clean then.” She reached back and grabbed his hand pulling him after her into the bathroom. One very distracting bath later and they emerged clean but breathless back into the bedroom.

Magicking up some more clothes she swatted his hand playfully away. “You make it hard to focus on getting dressed.”

“You complainin’?”

She rolled her eyes as she slipped on her pants. “If I didn’t think Toto was going to kill me for skipping I would be encouraging you to keep me undressed for as long as possible. As it is I’m pretty sure I’m waylate.” She jerked her thumb at the door. “Do you want him to come knocking this time?”

Cain eyed the door then reached for his own pants. “I suppose some fresh air wouldn’t kill us.”

She grabbed the emerald off the table as she finished dressing. “Cool, cause I’m blaming you for making me late.”

He stopped buttoning up his shirt. “What?” His eyebrow was raised in a manner that clearly stated he didn’t think so. He should be happy she was warning him in advance.

“I have to blame someone!”

He rolled his eyes. “Haven’t you heard of personal responsibility?”

“Please. I’m a princess. I get to blame people now.”

“And you’ve chosen me because?”

“You’re handy?” He adjusted his holster as he watched her unblinkingly. She sighed dramatically. “You have a gun and can threaten him with it should he back sass you?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Why do you have to make everything so difficult? It’s not like I can tell him the truth.”

“I do not make things difficult.” As if.

“If that’s how you feel I’ll tell him I was late because you told me you loved me, I fled in fear, then came back and you made me orgasm three times. Does that sound better?”

He crossed his arms and glared at her. “If you think that you can bluff your way into blaming me-“

“Bluff?” She turned and opened the doors. “You wish.” She had no problem telling Toto that if it would get her out of trouble… And freak Cain out. That was an added bonus. Before she made it to the second set of doors she had been caught and pressed against the wall by an incredulous Tin Man.

“Are you out of your head?”

Flushed with victory she kissed his cheek. “What’s it gonna be?”

He glared down at her ignoring the sweet kiss. “Are you blackmailing me?”

She met his eyes, loving how frustrated she’d made him. “I am.”

He growled at her, straightening up to his full height in a ditch attempt to get her to back down. She just smiled serenely and ran her finger along the outer edge of his ear. His eyes flicked briefly and she felt him shudder before he grabbed her hand. “Trouble.”

She shrugged. “Through and through. And you said you weren’t going anywhere so you might as well get used to it.”

“You know it’s illegal to blackmail a Tin Man.”

“Once again-“ She pointed to herself. “Princess. I am the law baby.” He shook his head trying to find a way out of this. He open his mouth twice before sighing heavily and letting his head drop. “Awwww! Don’t look so sad! At least I’m your princess, right?”

He huffed as he raised his head. Reaching out he cupped her cheek. “Mine?” His blue eyes had gone from annoyed to questioning.

Nuzzling against his callused hand she smiled nervously. “Thought you knew.” It hadn’t occurred to her that she hadn’t told him that before. Cain was so good at reading her she had assumed he simply picked the thought from her mind. He smiled before leaning forward to cover her mouth with his. She moaned softly before he leaned back his eyes warm.

“So I’ll tell Toto you kept me from lessons because of a long, boring talk on security procedures.” He groaned as she slipped out from under his arm and practically skipped to the door. “You can totally make that crap up on the spot, with all your experience guarding the Mystic Man.”

“DG-“

“I think it’s an excellent lie.”

“You’ve got to be kid-“

“And you said I was bad at that!” She had a feeling she was going to pay for this latter but it was worth it.

“That’s because you are-“

They walked down the stairs. “And yet you’re going along with it.”

“You are blackmailing me-“

“So consider it a lesson in politics. Mother will be so proud.”

“I refuse to be used as lesson material in pol-“

She darted a glance at him. “You are better at teaching me other things.”

He spluttered and had he not been wearing his hat she was sure she would be able to see his pink ears. “That is not something we should be discussing in public-“

“I was talking about the pixies and the wolves but if your mind goes straight to the bedroom I don’t see how that’s my fault.”

He opened the garden door for her despite how badly she was provoking him. “Unbelievable, you are the most frustrating-“

“Morning, Toto!” The Tin Man’s jaw clamped closed and he glared at her.

Toto walked over to them looking unhappy. “Princess DG, you are almost an hour late. These lessons are important. What kept you?”

Putting on a fake apologetic face she asked for forgiveness. “Sorry! Cain was telling me about my security once we get to Central City and I got distracted. It’s my fault. Won’t happen again.”

She waited for her teacher to take the bait and when he did she nearly crowed in triumph. She knew how to play the shape shifter. Only the thought of getting the heat kept her amusement to a smirk as Toto turned his back on her and faced Cain. Then he started to scold the Tin Man. Utterly priceless. “You really need to get her here on time. You know she gets distracted. There’s plenty of time for you to tell her about that after her magic lesson.” She stuck her tongue out at Cain and crossed her eyes when he directed his icy glare past Toto’s shoulder and onto her. “Her magic is as important to her safety as her guards.”

Cain grunted in response and as her teacher turned back around she hung her blank expression on her face. “Are you ready to continue on with elemental magic.”

“Of course, Toto.” She responded obediently.

Cain locked eyes with her. “I’ll be back at noon, DG. Then we can finish discussing your safety.”

Damn. She might be in trouble.

Author Note: Since you guys were all nice about the reviews and the blackmail (girls gotta do what a girls gotta do)… Hope you liked it. Leave me some more and see what the Tin Man has up his sleeve. I’m also starting to think I may be breaking this up into two stories, as it is getting longer than I anticipated. Soooo Tin Armor is probably going to end when they hit Central City. Thought I should let you know. Hope to hear from you!

Truth of the Heart 1/2

2008-07-17T02:12:00Z

Title: Truth of the Heart
Chapter 1
Characters/Pairings: Cain/DG
Rating: strong T
Summary: Drunk Cain ,nuff said
Disclaimer: it belongs to SCIFI , I just abuse my fangirl privilages
Genre: romantic drama

DG walked into the bar looking for her dearest friend. She spotted him drinking away his sorrows alone at a table far from others.' Cain' she whispered to herself.' You poor thing.' His son Jeb had filled her in on the events of that day. He knew if there was anyone who could get through to him,to help him it would be her. She pulled back her black cloak as she sat beside him. She hugged him tightly. He smelled of liquor. " Cain. Jeb told me. I'm so sorry." She felt him snort.

" You would be.I told him not to go to you. That kid don't listen,just like another kid I know." Cain said coldly.

DG's cheeks flushed. " We're not kids and we're worried about you. Ever since you found out Adora - "

" Don't say it! Or her name! You have no right." Cain growled.

If it was anyone else they would have backed off but DG was not anyone else. She grabbed his jaw and forced him to look at her. His eyes were bloodshot from crying. " You listen here! You would do this too if it was me . Your not self destructing. Not while I'm around. We are leaving."

Cain snorted. " Good luck Kid, I'm stronger and taller."

" Well I'm more stubborn than you and I have magic."

"You wouldn't."

"You left me no choice." With her left hand she used her magic and Cain went flying in air ,all the way up to the ceiling. He looked like a fly caught in a spiderweb. The other customers laughed as they watched.

" Put me down!" Cain yelled. His was face crimson.

"Are you gonna be a good boy and let me help you."

"Fine." he murmured. She gently put him down. He looked at her with such fury and walked out of the bar.She followed him. Anyone with common sense would have let him go.Let him walk it off but DG and common sense don't mesh. She grabbed his duster. " Cain please!"

" What! " He turned to face her."Why do want to save me? Somethings can't be saved. Some people don't wanna be saved."

" Tough.I'm saving you anyway."

" Selfish Kid." A realization came over him." Where's your bodyguards? DG! You ditched them to help me ,didn't you! Do you know what could have happened to you?!" He grabbed her wrist and dragged her as he looked around." It's too late to send you back to the castle safely so you'll stay with me. "

"Wha-"

" Non- negotiable." They walked to a nearby motel and Cain tried to pay for two rooms but their was only one room available. He growled fine and they worked their way to the room.

DG looked around the room. It was like something out of the 1940's but she had gotten used to the O.Z. ,namely Central City, looking like a old film noir.

" You can sleep on the bed.I'll sleep in the chair." Cain said.

DG chuckled. "Like you ever sleep.Especially when your in overprotective mode."

" I'm not overprotective, you just happen to be extremely trouble prone." Cain said defensively.

DG walked right up to him. " You have got to be kidding! "

" No you'd probably find a way to choke on ice."

" Not funny."

" Not tryin' to be."
" I know what your doing. Your angry at Adora so your taking it out on me. Fine. I can handle it ,Tin Man. Bring it on! Adora moved on before her death. You met her fiancee today. Get angry but please don't destruct. I can't lose you."

"So really this is all about you."

" I care what happens to you & I care about you. Go ahead call me selfish but so are you. You'd do the same if the shoe was on the other foot."

" That saying makes no sense."

"Well...that's not the point!'

Cain chuckled. " When you get flustered your nose gets all crinkled."

DG covered her nose."It does not."

He pulled her hand away. " It does too . It's cute."

" It's not cute! Drunken ,annoying Tin Man. Why did you have to be a happy drunk? Sheesh.Emo Cain I can handle but Happy Cain is freakin' me out. Stop touching my nose!" She huffed as she slapped at his hand.

Cain chuckled lightly, "see, it's still cute." he said with a slight slur.

DG blushed. " Okay ,ummm...heh."

" Princess, I do believe I rendered you speechless and I believed miracles didn't happen."

" Funny.I think you should take the bed. I remember clearly that during our journey you would lent me your coat repeatedly to stay warm.Think of this as a thank you for being a gentle man. A true Tin Man."

He wrapped his hands around her neck. " That's not the only reason I did it."

" Cain, I ...You will regret your words. I won't but you will. You may not remember this in the morning but you will eventually."

" Ain't you tired of running? This little dance we do." He pulled her close and they slowly danced. His words slurred but she heard him say. " We...wants...each...odder." His hot breath touched her skin and his lips kissed her neck and worked their way too her lips. She moaned with delight.

" You'll regret this. I won't but you will."

He smiled faintly and lifted her and took her to the bed.....

Fic: Coronation, Part 6

2008-07-16T23:46:05Z

Title: Coronation
Author: writtenvoice38
Characters/Pairings: DG, Cain, Tutor, OCs. DG/Cain
Rating: PG (The fluff got out of control, but that's about it.)
Summary: Everyone thought DG would be the perfect Queen of the O.Z. She wished she had their confidence. A series of oneshots chronicling DG's reign...and all the problems therein.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All mistakes are my own.
Word Count: 5,062

Chapter 6: The First Magical Test

Previous chapters here.

Welcome Home - oneshot

2008-07-15T01:06:31Z

Title: Welcome Home
Characters, Pairing: DG/Cain
Rating: T
Summary: Cain comes back from war and guess who's loving arms wait for him
Genres: romance ,fluff...was meant to be smut but went fluff.Short too
Disclaimer:it belongs to the Sci Fi network I just abuse my fangirl privilages.
Author: sweetness_fairy

Captain Wyatt Cain had been away at war for eleven months. He longed to see his woman , his saving grace. His van pulled up to the palace gates and the gates opened. He nodded at the guards , they were smirking but why? He'd quiz them later but for now all he wanted to see was his new lover. Hoping she hadn't come to her senses and found a noble ,younger noble to take his place. He shook his head ,no that's not like DG.

Especially after the weekend before he left. Finally given into the unresolved feelings they had for each other. She was scared of him getting hurt or worse. So scared to lose him it overided her fear of telling him how she really felt and she blurted out her love for him. She needn't be scared he told her and they kissed and made love. They spent that weekend together and only together at Finaqua. He felt guilty & selfish. What if he did die ? To have her go through what he went through with Adora. She calmed him stating it would have hurt worse having him die and NOT have had this short time together.

Now he headed down the halls so grateful that that weekend would not be their last . He was already planning weekend getaways for two when he heard a crying infant. It was coming from DG's room. A baby ?! His ? Someone else's ? The guards smirks , of course ! They knew he was a father again before he did.

He slightly opened the door and peaked in. He smiled at the sight before him. DG ,in a rocking chair , nursing a blonde baby dressed in pink. A baby girl! DG was looking and cooing at her daughter unaware of Cain's presence. The little girl was first to notice the person intruding on her feeding time. The infant stared at him and he at her. Both smiling. DG followed her daughter's gaze. She gasped. " Your alive! "

" Hey there , Princess. Well, Princesses. "Cain walked over and bended down on his knee. " She is - "

" Yours ,yes." DG choked up. " You left me a wonderful present. They couldn't find you to tell you. I feared the worst."

" Shhh..." He dried her tears. " I'm here now. I'm not gonna miss out on another day of - What did you name her ?"

" Alice Marie Gale - Cain. I thought she should have her father's last name."

" Alice. Hi there." Alice's little fingers wrapped around Cain's fingers.

" You wanna hold your daughter ?''

Cain took his little princess in his arms. Alice stared at him with her blue eyes in amazement . She reached for his Tin Star pendant. " Thank you ,DG."

" Welcome Home." DG smiled.

And that's were he finally was he realized as Alice's arms opened for a hug. Home.

A/N : sorry for the shortness and I named their kid after my favorite Twilight character, cause if they had a girl I believe she would be like Alice Cullen - Hale

The Good Witch (8/?)

2008-07-14T05:12:13Z

Title: The Good Witch
Characters/Pairings: The gang's all here, but I have a bias towards Cain men and princesses
Rating: PG-13 overall.
Warnings: Angst, violence, language...
Summary: The Witch is gone, but that doesn't mean the war is over. Certain truths are revealed, and choices must be made.
Disclaimer: Yeah. It's not mine.
A/N: Again, thanks to everyone who's stuck by this story, however slow to update I've been.

Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight: In the Time of Waiting

At All Costs

2008-07-13T04:40:59Z

At All Costs
Title: At All Costs
Chapter Title : You Can Talk To Me
Characters: DG,Cain ,Jeb,Azkadellia.Mentions of Glitch/Ambrose,Ahamo,the Queen. Eventual Cain/DG
Rating: T for now M later
Summary: DG has several secrets and Cain is determined to help her as he notices her starting to break even though a new enemy is terrorizing the O.Z. whose sadistic attacks that make Zero look like tame.The more he finds out ,the more he tries to protect her but will his protection lead to her destruction?
Warning: post series , tad angsty,no deaths yet
Disclaimer: I do not own the rights to Tin Man,they belong to SCIFI
Genre: romance/action/crime drama

DG pants as she speeds down halls of Finaqua. She's so in her own little world she doesn't see she is about to run into Wyatt Cain. Her grabs hold of her arms quickly when he realizes she's not watching where she is going. She nearly knocks him down by her forceful speed. " Omph! Hey there,Princess. Where are you ,it isn't in Finaqua?"

She looks at him dazed." Mr. Cain?"

He gently smiles. Now she notices him, after colliding into him. He frowns at her appearance. He was hoping Ambrose was overeacting but he wasn't. She looks haggard. Dark circles under her eyes give away she hasn't been sleeping. He does notice something else. While she looks like she has lost weight , her arms appear...toned. Well at least she's working out .That's gotta be a good sign,Cain says to himself.

He notices she seems to not want to be there. Does she not wanna see him? He feels hurt and wonders why. He's in his forties,she her twenties besides awkward family reunions what could they possibly have in common ,he wonders. " Princess, are you okay?"

" I'm fine!" DG chirps.

He sighs.Anyone that says 'fine' with that perky of a tone is not fine. " I think Gl- Ambrose was right.I think we need to talk."

" I would love too, Cain but I'm extremely busy.Princess stuff."

Cain's worry becomes anger. She's lying to him. " Really? Princess stuff? That's interesting because both of your parents said you have the afternoon and evening off. That you have had them off for some time now. They also were curious why I asked this since you apparently visit me at my cabin. "

DG gulped. " Well,I..."

Cain continued. " I find this interesting mostly because you have canceled visits with not only me but Glitch,Raw, and my son with the excuse of 'Princess Stuff'. Now we are going somewhere quiet and you and I are gonna have a little talk about why your lying and where you actually go."

" But I cant I -"

He grabbed her hand and forced her to walk with him. " You can and you will." He said as he forced their way to the gazebo.

She silently cursed to herself as they reached the gazebo. " Sit and don't even think about running, turning into a bird,or disappearing. I will find you."

" Turning into a bird? Seriously?"

" With you and magic I take no chances."

DG huffed and thoughtr 'If I knew how to do that I so would but he's right.He'd find me.'

" So where have you been running off to ? " He noticed her expression and body language. She wanted to talk but something was holding her back. This pained him ,pained him in ways he never thought possible. " Princess..DG, why won't you tell me? Do you not trust me? Is it that bad?" She looked like she was about to breakdown in tears. He was truly concerned now. He had thought maybe she spent a couple hours playing hooky but this was beginning to appear as not the case.

" I can't tell you.Please don't push this."

Cain sat beside her. He was only planning to hold her hands but he shocked himself by pulling her into his chest and holding her protectively. " Is it.... a man?" He found himself fuming at the thought of DG having a secret lover.Not that he was jealous of course,he assured himself. If the man wanted secret trysts with the wonderful girl how awful.She was worth more that, Cain thought.

" You deserve better than secret...meetings with a ...lover." He tried to keep his temper in check.

He felt his chest move as she began to laugh. " No secret meetings.No lover."

Cain found himself sighing in relief. " Well good. You deserve to be courted ...well by a gentleman and you settle for no less got that,Kid." She nodded and rolled her eyes at his protectiveness. " Now DG if it aint a lo- a man what is it?"

" I told it I'm not telling."

" And I'm tellin' you you are! At least to me. Something's up. You look stressed and tired. Something is going on and I wanna know what!"

She pulled away from him. " I'm not talking."

" Well I'm not leaving until you do!"

" Your going to be here a long time Tin Man! Do you want chicken or turkey for dinner?"

Cain was about to angrily reply when they both heard a chuckle. They looked over to see Jeb Cain. He bowed to DG. " I'm afraid I'm going to need to take him from you ."

" Be my guest!" DG said in relief.

Cain glared at her then looked at his son. " I know you wouldn't have interrupted unless it was important. Is something that only I can really handle?"

" He's attacked again. He blew up a bank this time. He's been spotted driving a stolen car in Sin City Distract." Jeb answered.

" Injured?Casualties?" both Cain and DG asked. Cain wondered why DG asked but figured it was her compassionate nature.No doubt the families would be seeing a certain princess with smiles and platinum.He smiled at the thought.

" Thirty injured.Three dead." Jeb said solemly.

Cain sighed. "I'm on my way." He looked at DG." This talk isn't finished."

DG rolled her eyes then gave a concerned look. " Good luck,my friend."

Cain tipped his hat and headed off with his son.

As soon as the Cains were out of sight she dashed for the woods. Azkadellia saw her sister run into the forest and a blue light appeared. Az shook her head as she headed back into the palace to tell the servants that her sister wasn't feeling well again and not to disturb at all costs. Az whispered,knowing DG couldn't hear."Be careful,Little One."

Tin Armor

2008-07-13T00:35:18Z

Chapter 30

Disclaimer: David has taken my case. He is compiling files… I might be watching him bend over as he searches for them in his filing cabinet.

Her eyes felt gummy when she opened them. Then she snapped them back closed when the room swayed ever so slightly to the left. She groaned quietly as her arm snaked out from under the covers. The only thought she could manage to focus on was that she needed to brush her teeth. Unfortunately she had to get to the bathroom in order to do that. Wriggling out from under the covers she somehow managed to get her feet on the floor. She was going to give herself major points for that as she stumbled into the small room and shut the door as quietly as she could.

Reaching out blindly for the sink, since she hadn’t opened her eyes again, she felt the taps and twisted the knobs. She continued to use her hands instead of her eyes as she searched for her toothbrush and some toothpaste. The moment she began to clean her mouth she felt better. She was rather relentless toward the bitter taste in her mouth and when she was finally ready to rinse she dared to open her eyes.

She frowned when she straightened and noticed she was wearing one of the Tin Man’s shirts. She had no recollection of putting it on. She began to brush her hair shaking off the feeling of offness. Not like it really mattered that she was wearing his shirt. Setting the brush down she decided she wanted to go back to sleep for a few hours now that she didn’t have that nasty sour taste in her mouth.

Padding back into the bedroom she crawled back under the covers, congratulating herself on not waking Cain up. She should have known better than that. As soon as she lay back down he rolled toward her, his hand catching the back of her neck as he found her lips. She whimpered in surprise but didn’t resist as he pulled her against him. Placing a few soft kisses on her mouth he rested his forehead against hers as his thumb brushed her hair behind her ear.

“Didn’t mean to wake you up.” He hummed his blue eyes probing hers suddenly. Her eyebrows came together in confusion at the silent interrogation. “What’s the matter?” He didn’t say anything, simply leaned forward and kissed her again. She returned it hesitantly having the feeling that she had missed something. “Wyatt?”

His hand ran from her neck down her back as he drew her firmly against his chest. His hand continued to caress her body, finding her hip and sweeping her under him. He sealed his lips back over hers and she moaned into his mouth wrapping her legs around his hips quickly. Propping himself on his elbow he moved her hair away from her face with the other hand. Leaning down he placed a feather light kiss on the exposed skin above her ear before he whispered to her. “I love you, DG.”

She froze beneath him her breath catching in her throat. No one had ever said that to her and actually, really, meant it before. Memories of false claims from her foster parents crashed over her and she began to shake as panic crashed over her. He couldn’t possibly mean that. No one ever meant that. Not when they were referring to her. People told her that and then sent her on her merry way so they could either do what needed to be done with her out of the way or have her fix things for them. Then they disappeared until they needed her again.

Wanting to spend time with her, hold her, sleep with her was one thing. Infatuation and respect was something she knew they shared. She could understand that. She could accept that. She couldn’t manage to come to terms with what had just been whispered into her ear. She pushed hard against his shoulders, her legs falling away from him. “Don’t.”

He held her firmly beneath him as she thrashed. His head came up so he could see her face. She caught sight of a streak of blue as she turned her face away. “Don’t what, DG?” He caught her face and turned it back so she was forced to look at him. “Tell you the truth?”

“That’s not true!” She snapped defiantly up at him. “You don’t mean that!” She did not want to hear this. She shoved at him again and his eyes flashed.

Hand tightening on her face he slammed his lips over hers again and she whined, shaking against him. He drew away abruptly staring down at her trembling body. “Sweetheart-“ She saw worry in his eyes suddenly. “I’m not going to hurt you.”

“Get off.” She wriggled madly trying to break free.

He tried to sooth her as he realized he might not have said the right thing. “DG-“

“Get off!” She was in full flight mode now and her voice had risen to near glass-shattering frequency. He moved off of her and she tumbled off the bed heading straight for the dresser. Snatching a pair of jeans from a drawer she tugged them on as she heard him getting out of their bed.

She heard him approaching her cautiously and scooted toward the door. “Darlin’, of course I meant it. When have I ever lied to you?”

She ignored him not wanting to answer that question because then she would have to think about what it meant. In her experience professions of love of any kind were followed by hasty departures. She reached for the door tugged it open so she could make her escape. Cain caught her wrist and she twisted it, wrenching her body away as he held her. “No one ever means it!” She stumbled backward breaking free from him, racing past the furniture and into the hall. As the outer doors slammed shut she heard the Tin Man curse. She figured she had two minutes tops before he was dressed and after her.

Heart beating hard in her chest she turned left and darted up a set of stairs wanting to put distance between them. She ran down an unfamiliar hallway and up another narrow set of stairs before she darted into an indoor greenhouse she hadn’t known existed. Breath hitching in her chest she looked around realizing for the first time that tears were streaming down her face.

Spotting a large, bushy yellow plant she hid behind it as she started to sob. Sinking to the ground she buried her head in her arms and tried to figure out what was wrong with her. A man she was seriously considering spending her life with, that she trusted completely, had told her he loved her and she had what? Thrown him off of her and run away? And then started sobbing hysterically. No ‘I love you too’, no making love, no sweet kiss, not even a happy smile. Nope she had screwed it up. Somehow she had managed to scare him so badly that he was going to take off.

“Spitfire?” She cried harder. Because only she would get caught, god knows where, in a giant palace, bawling, by her father that she was currently at war with. Was there no privacy anywhere in the O.Z.? Could she not have a nice emotional breakdown by herself, brush of her pants, and go apologize before the Tin Man disappeared? No, of course not.

“Go away!” It sounded very commanding around the tears and sniffling.

He moved closer and kneeled down in front of her. Did no one listen? “DG? What happened?”

“I fucked up! Now go away!”

She felt his hand on the top of her head and curled up tighter. Ahamo made a worried sound right before he wrapped his arms around her. She was crying so hard she couldn’t even push him away. “It’s ok, Spitfire.” He held her, murmuring soothing things to her as she cried and despite herself the sobs started to ease off. There was something eerily familiar about the contact and it almost frightened her. Ahamo continued to hold her while those annoying hiccupping jags made their appearance. She sat against him unmoving, staring blankly at the bush next to them and cursing its inability to keep her hidden.

The Consorts concerned voice floated over her. “Are you ok?”

She pushed away from him, staring at the soft ground, and nodded as his arms fell away. Her hands were in her lap and she again noticed that she was wearing Cain’s shirt. Guilt swamped her as she used one of the sleeves to wipe away the tears that were still on her cheeks. Sniffing she decided that she was utterly screwed up in every way. Maybe if she told the Tin Man that he would forgive her for running out on him. Maybe he wouldn’t run out on her.

“What do you mean you messed up?

“I said I fucked up actually. I think that’s a bit worse on the badness meter.” She picked at the sleeves of the shirt as she croaked that out. “Big surprise either way. Messing things up is a trend of mine.”

“I’m sure that’s not true.”

An ironic smile flitted over her face. “Yeah it is. Probably a good thing you stayed on this side of the rainbow. Might have given you a couple dozen heart attacks by now if you’d raised me.”

She heard the smile in his voice. “You say that like you’ve been thrown in jail or something.”

She ducked her head and he groaned. “Please tell me you weren’t ever thrown in jail.”

“Only the one time.” She may have borrowed Gulch’s personal car. Once. Supposedly. He never could prove it. He’d only been able to hold her for a couple hours actually.

“What did you do?” She glanced up for the first time and saw delight sparkling in his eyes.

Her lip twitched. “Nothing the Sheriff could prove.” He chucked softly his eyebrow quirking up. She rolled her eyes. “I stole his car for a couple of hours. Hid it in an abandoned barn.”

“Whose car?”

“The Sheriffs.”

He burst out laughing, charmed by her story. “What happened after you got thrown in the big house?”

Her smile fell and she shrugged. “Popsicle picked me up and we went home.” That wasn’t the whole story really. She’d been scolded to within an inch of sanity. Because despite the fact that Gulch couldn’t prove anything, her foster parents knew it had been her without a doubt. They’d been fairly disappointed with her and that had stung more than the tongue lashing had. She’d pretty much stayed out of trouble after that, other than the tickets of course.

Ahamo finally stopped laughing and noticed her faraway look. “DG…” She refocused on him pulling out of her past. He sighed his eyes conflicted. “If, if you really want to go back I can have your sister open a travel storm for you.”

“You know I don’t have anything left there. What would be the point?” She stood up brushing off her pants. “I need to go.” She met his eyes briefly and hesitated. “Thank you.”

He said nothing, and when she left he was still sitting where she had left him. It took her a few minutes to retrace her steps because she took a wrong turn at some point but eventually she found her suite again. Opening the door quietly she slipped in and saw Cain pacing in front of the window. She was startled that he was still here. She shut the door and locked it as she pressed her back against it. The Tin Man heard the soft click and whirled around. She cast a silencing spell as she stared at her bare feet.

“I’m sorry.” She licked her lips. “I know I said I wouldn’t go anywhere without you. I just… No one ever… I thought…” She stopped and took a deep breath curling her toes.

Cain had been moving slowly across the room as she spoke and stopped in front her. She couldn’t bring herself to look at his face as he reached out and drew her against him. He didn’t say anything and she sighed pressing her head against his chest. He was probably afraid she was going to bolt again if he pushed. It occurred to her as they stood there that she had found a certain kind of security in the fact that he had the memory of Adora to hold onto. Because how could he take away something he could never really give her?

She had told him she couldn’t be Adora for him and she had meant that. She couldn’t be and frankly she hadn’t wanted to be. He associated a lot of things with her. She had no doubt in her mind that he thought of his wife when he saw his son. He connected his past and his family with her. As long as Adora was in his mind she figured she could deal with running a close second. It was safer for her that way. She wouldn’t have to feel that gut wrenching feeling off loss when he decided to leave. Despite the fact that she was in love with him she had never deluded herself into thinking he had that particular feeling for her.

He stroked the back of her head. “You gonna tell me why you ran?” She shook her head firmly, burying her face in his neck. He sighed and she felt even worse about the whole incident. “We need to talk.”

She made a sound of protest but he picked her up before she could pull back and carried her back into the bedroom. Setting her on the bed he knelt down between her legs holding her in place. “I didn’t tell you that to scare you.” Yeah, she figured that one out on her own, but he’d scared her all the same.

“Then why would you say that?”

He reached for her face again. “I told you because I don’t want you to feel like you’re all alone.” She shook her head but he forged on. “I want you to feel wanted, DG. And not because you’re the princess, or the heir apparent, or because someone’s programmed to feel that for you. I love you. Just for you and all your crazy quirks.”

She pressed her lips together unable to respond to that. She was conflicted and confused. He was watching her with such honesty and she didn’t know what to tell him. “Talk to me, Darlin. We both know you don’t have a problem runnin’ that mouth.” His lips had twitched up at the corners and she felt her stomach knot slightly.

She searched his eyes feeling tired and hurt. “How long until you leave, Cain?” All she wanted to know was how much longer she was going to have him.

His hand twitched and his eyes sparked with uncertainty. “Leave? I told you I wasn’t going to leave you. Why would I leave?”

“You told me you loved me.” His jaw clamped shut. She felt her shoulders slumping and ran a hand through her hair. “Did I say something last night?” She was confused as to what had brought this on. “Did I do something wrong?” Obviously the Tequila had been a huge mistake. She was never drinking again.

Cain growled suddenly and she jerked backward. The only thing that kept her from bolting again was his tight hold on her legs. “I’m going to kill your parents.” His eyes were flashing with rage. His sudden, extreme anger confused her further. That and his death threat had no context in their current conversation. “DG, if I were going to leave I would have said goodbye.”

She eyed him uncertainly, waiting for the inevitable. “Ok.”

He took a calming breath and she briefly thought he might be counting silently to ten. “Has everyone that’s told you that left?”

“Yes.” She wavered briefly when his fingers tightened spasmodically around her thighs. “You’re angry.”

“Not at you.” She reached out carefully and ran her fingers through his hair as he glared across the room at the window. Turning back to her he caught her wrist and pressed a kiss to her fingertips. “You didn’t do anything wrong.” He caught her eyes before he continued. “And when I say I love you it doesn’t mean I’m about to leave you. I can’t promise that won’t ever happen because it might. But I promise I’ll do my best to stay with you. Do you understand?”

She searched his face for a long time before she nodded. The Tin Man smiled slightly kissing her hand again. “If I kiss you again are you going to run off?”

She felt her sense of humor returning at his promise. “Depends.”

A predatory gleam appeared in his eye as he stood up and she scooted farther back on the bed. He leaned over her catching her arms and pressing them into the soft mattress as he settled himself over her. “Depends on what exactly?”

Her eyes sparkled. “How good you’re going to make me feel.”

Leaning down he bit her ear. “With only a kiss?”

She laughed softly, teasing him. “I suppose I could let you do more than that.”

He smirked down at her and suddenly he was all confidence as he reached for her pants. “I don’t need more than that to make you scream for me.”

Author Note: Leave me one. Cause honestly I could just not write a smutty sex scene in the next chapter. Up to you really….

FIC: "Misheard"

2008-07-10T21:38:44Z

Title: Misheard
Author: alamo_girl80
Pairing: Cain/DG, with Glitch
Rating: T
Genre: Humor/Romance
AN: Thanks to effie214for her continuing hilarity.

This is part of my "Truisms" series on FF.net found HERE.

Summary: Oh... the fun of misunderstanding...

Follow the Linkage...

Fall For You (1-3/3)

2008-07-10T04:13:40Z

Title: Fall for You
Author: general_nothing
Rating: PG for kissin’ type stuff and a bad word or two.
Word Count: 6,204
Beta (if applicable): partially beta’d by 49seconds
Disclaimer: I don’t own Tin Man or anything related to it. The title comes from the Secondhand Serenade song of the same name.
Summary: In which DG steals Cain’s hat, Ahamo plays matchmaker, and Cain is forced to dance. DG/Cain liek whoa.
Pairings (if applicable): DG/Cain, Lavender/Ahamo
Author's note (if applicable): Written for the fic_of_tin exchange. The prompt(s) were ‘Ahamo is very fond of matchmaking (think DG/Cain)’ and ‘DG wonders when Cain will notice that she has stolen his hat.’ I kind of combined the two. I had so much fun writing this even though it got sooooo long. This is literally the longest (completed) fic I have ever written. And as always, special thanks and internet hugs to 49seconds for late night beta’s on half written fics, im giggle fits, multiple conversations, allowing me to spaz about the awesomeness of Jacob and collaborations.

Part I
Part II
Part III

x-posted to tinman_fic , tin_and_jewels , and dg_cain .

Fic: Coronation, Part 5

2008-07-09T20:29:31Z

Title: Coronation
Author: writtenvoice38
Characters/Pairings: DG, Cain, Glitch, Az, Lavender, Ahamo, OCs. DG/Cain
Rating: PG (This is much more lighthearted than the last one, I promise!)
Summary: Everyone thought DG would be the perfect Queen of the O.Z. She wished she had their confidence. A series of oneshots chronicling DG's reign...and all the problems therein.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All mistakes are my own.
Notes: Takes place about three days after Jeb's return.
Word Count: 5,517

Chapter 5: The First Suitor

Previous chapters found here.

Fic: Redemption & Reconstruction (9/?) (DG/Cain UST) (PG-13)

2008-07-06T20:12:35Z

Title: Redemption & Reconstruction (9/?)
Author: caroly_214
Characters/Pairings: Pretty much everybody, DG/Cain UST (eventual overt DG/Cain)
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 2,739
Disclaimer: I may share the same name as someone on the show, but that still doesn’t mean I own anything (shame, that).
Spoilers: Set immediately after the end of the miniseries
Summary: Ahamo emerges sans muttonchops, DG helps her mother and then goes to pay Az a visit.
Comments: I told you I'd be slow updating. Sorry. The good news is I've started the next chapter; the bad news is I'm going out of town again. But I hope to have the next chapter up in the next week or 2. As always, many, many thanks to my brilliant betas, thekatebeyond, daisycm83, and jennukes.

Cross-posted to my journal, tinman_fic, and dg_cain

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9

21_songs DG/Cain- Song #1. As I Fall, Aqualung

2008-07-06T07:56:12Z

Title: As I fall
Author: vegetasbubble
Summary: Set straight after the end of Tin Man (Part III). How does DG thank her comrades?
Pairing: DG/Cain
Warnings: None.
Rating: Fluffy G.
Song: Aqualung "As I Fall" Lyrics Here
Prmpt Table: Here.
For: </a></a>21_songs

( Swept away, By the wonder of it all , So amazed , Never saw it coming, Left me dazed , And I don't know where to turn. )

Fic: Coronation, Part 4

2008-07-06T04:08:14Z

Title: Coronation
Author: writtenvoice38
Characters/Pairings: DG, Cain, Raw, Jeb (briefly), OCs. DG/Cain
Rating: PG-13 (gore and overall depression of piece)
Summary: Everyone thought DG would be the perfect Queen of the O.Z. She wished she had their confidence. A series of oneshots chronicling DG's reign...and all the problems therein.
Disclaimer: I own nothing. All mistakes are my own.
Notes: Takes place about two weeks after the assassination attempt.
Word Count: 5,088

Chapter 4: The First Mistake

Previous chapters found here.

Destiny's Quest - DG/Cain - Chapter 4/?

2008-07-05T03:55:41Z

Okay, I am going on vacation starting Sunday (yeah me), so I thought I would put chapter four tonight. More chapter will follow later, I promise.

Summary: Enter Wyatt and Jeb Cain....
Author: dmr2158
Pairing: DG/Cain
Warnings: none yet
Rating: PG for now
Word count: 1807

Disclaimer: I do not own TinMan.

You all have been very patient with this piece. I know it is moving slowly, but please bear with me. I would also like to thank </a></a>thecricket for beta-ing this piece for me. Any mistakes, problems,etc. are mine.

Chapter One - DG confronts her parents about her role in the OZ
Chapter Two – Ahamo and the Queen try to reconnect & DG meets her mother half way
Chapter Three - Enter Wyatt and Jeb Cain

New Chapter -

Chapter Four - Cain goes to the castle

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