Lol so I'm really over that captcha thing requires us to do when we're in the middle of publishing our stories! Like I can see just fine! But apparently doesn't share my sentiments because I type in the captcha number CORRECTLY and then has the nerve to say it's wrong! Lol like it's been happening literally the day I started transferring my stories on ao3 over to here! needs to cut the bullshit. But I guess I should just be grateful that decides to act up just once before the damn website finally lets my story go through.
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.:)
"I don't see how that information is any of your business."
Killua frowned at the ceiling slightly. Was Canary always that…mouthy? Granted they hadn't talked much in all the years they'd known each other but still. He didn't appreciate having the door shut so casually in his face like that. Normally when Gon did something he found similarly annoying he'd get back at him. Gon was his friend, though. Canary…wasn't. He had been pretending like that fact didn't bother him for years now. The stunt she'd pull back at the airport all those years still surprised him to this day. The moment Canary briefly looked away from a thoroughly agitated Amane and directly at him, Killua knew she was trying to distract Amane long enough for him and Alluka to slip away unnoticed. Killua had been grateful, albeit incredibly confused. Her actions were that of a…friend.
Killua's eyes hardened. And what the hell did she mean when she said she was trying to protect him? How the hell did not telling him that Gotoh was dead keep him safe in any way!? He'd be lying if he said that Canary keeping Gotoh's death from him didn't hurt. He'd really been ready to give Canary a piece of his mind when Tsubone told him that it was her who decided he ought not know. It felt strange to be told by Amane that Canary was no longer employed at the estate.
But then he happened upon her at the Heavens Arena. He was still trying to wrap his head around the fact that Canary was a mother now. So much had changed in the time they were away from each other. Kai was a cute kid. Canary was strong so he'd have nothing to worry about in regards to protection.
Time had been more than kind to Canary. He hadn't missed the comments about her beauty as he watched her match. He had snuck into her penthouse at a good time, a pinch of desire mixing in with the irritation he felt as he beheld her curvaceous body. He was intrigued by her lack of care toward his surprise appearance, quite liking the confident and poised air about her.
He'd leave her and her new life behind soon enough, her beautiful face fading into a distant memory in the back of his mind.
