Lol so on ao3 you're not obligated to put your fic under a specific genre but here on you are so I was really struggling with what to put this fic under. I just went with putting it under "Romance". I mean nothing romantic is happening but just like how I explained in my tags on ao3, this fic is based on a Killunary story so I don't see the problem with putting it under the "Romance" genre, since eventually Always x and x Forever will finally get off into the juicy Killunary moments and when that happens, I'll be on the floor barely breathing.

Note: The following fic is based on the ao3 fic Always x and x Forever by Symone_Nicole. Should you feel confused by any references made in the fic, please give Always x and x Forever a read for clarification purposes.:)


"You're not my friend."

Canary sighed, turning over onto her side, staring blankly at the wall. Those words shouldn't have stung as much as they did. She wished those words didn't hold so much truth. But Killua was right, they weren't friends. Gon withstanding her relentless beatings all for Killua's sake had left quite a mark on her, Canary secretly considering Killua to be a dear friend that she wanted to protect from that point forward. She couldn't help feeling foolish sometimes what with the friendship being one-sided. Her job as an apprentice butler kept them from being anything more than master and servant. She wasn't an apprentice butler anymore, however. She was free, she fought regularly in the Heavens Arena to provide for herself and her son. They could be friends if they wanted.

He had gotten taller, him now looking down on her and her up at him. She couldn't say she was surprised at how handsome he had gotten. He must've had all the girls weak at the knees. His eyes… They had lost their luster. Killing for a living had of course caused Killua to lose much of his innocence but his eyes had always shined with life, with mischief, with kindness. His eyes had been robbed of their light.

Canary breathed another sigh. Some part of her was hoping that they'd never meet again. Already the man had her feelings all muddled up. She'd keep things civil and professional between them, though. She'd just look at him as her former master and nothing more.

"Psh, yeah right," Canary scoffed, closing her eyes.