Obviously, Kanan had noticed. She had noticed two weeks ago that Dia and Mari were starting to spend more and more time together. Their attitudes hadn't really changed at all, except Mari seemed to be more set on harassing Dia than anyone else. At first, it didn't seem like anything to the blunette. She'd simply thought that maybe they were just bonding, which was good. They were close friends, they should hang out. But after an entire week had passed, it had started to get suspicious.
And of course, Kanan wasn't exactly stupid, she knew exactly what was going on. She knew they were dating. It didn't make it any less obvious that she had seen them sneaking little smiles at each other, and Mari was often trying to hold Dia's hand, or they'd exchange a secret little kiss when they thought no one was looking. What Kanan didn't know was why they weren't announcing it. How had Dia managed to get Mari to keep her mouth shut about it? What was the point of keeping it secret? It's not like anyone would judge them, or laugh at them. After all, Ruby and Chika had been together for nearly two months, and everyone was incredibly supportive of them. So why?
Kanan wondered if maybe they were keeping it secret because they didn't want to make her feel left out. Well, mission failed. She felt both excluded and slightly bothered that they didn't seem to trust her. Perhaps she was just a little jealous. Only a smidge. Not that she liked either of them that way, but she just felt like a third wheel whenever they were together now. And after all, Mari and Dia were her best friends, she shouldn't feel like she didn't belong there when she was with either or both of them.
It really did make her feel lonely though. She felt that way beforehand, and now that they were together, and Chika and Ruby were together, she felt like everyone had someone except for her. You and Riko were best friends, Hanamaru and Yoshiko were best friends. Kanan was the odd one out this time, and she kind of hated it.
"Kanan~!" a familiar voice called out, on the roof behind her. She knew it was Mari from the way she said it, so she didn't bother to turn around. The blonde came and stood beside her, leaning forward on the railing. "It's a pretty view, don't you think?"
When no answer came, she sighed, and Kanan could just tell she was pouting. "What's wrong?" Mari asked her, turning to look at her with her brows furrowed in concern.
The diver hesitated for a while, wondering if it was worth it to bring it up. She wanted to know for sure, and would like an answer of why it was being kept secret. "Why haven't you told anyone?" She finally asked, turning her head to meet Mari's eyes.
The golden orbs blinked in confusion and surprise. The confusion was feigned, the surprise was real. Mari was a good actress, but Kanan had known her too long. She could see right through her. "Tell anyone what?"
"That you and Dia are dating," she said, pausing after, watching Mari's face. She didn't look shocked, so that confirmed her suspicions that it was true. She just looked taken aback by the fact that Kanan knew. "I can tell. You've been together a lot, and I've seen you holding hands. And I know you two really well. So why are you keeping it secret?"
The blonde sighed through her nose, turning and leaning her back against the railing, looking up at the clear blue sky. "Dia wanted to wait a month before telling anyone, to make sure that it's not going to be a silly little high school fling or something," she explained nonchalantly, waving her hand a little. "I don't quite understand it, but I'll do as she asks, because she was so adamant about it. It's secret!" She added the last part in English.
"Why didn't you at least tell me? I'm sure you knew I would figure it out," she said with a soft frown, looking back out over the horizon. She could see a lot from here. It really was a nice view.
"That part was my idea," she said, sounding strangely proud for something that Kanan would consider to be bad. Mari had a habit of doing that. "I thought it would be unfair of us to make you the only one to know about her and me, because then if we had a problem, we'd go to you. And it wouldn't be fair to make you our therapist, or make you feel like a third wheel. But since you figured it out, that makes my plan moot, huh?"
Kanan nodded, smiling lightly. Perhaps she really did know Dia and Mari too well for their own goods. They couldn't keep anything secret with her around. "What did you come up here for, Mari?"
"Oh, right. I was just wondering where you were," she explained. "You disappeared earlier, and I missed you~. Come on, come hang out with everyone." She grabbed Kanan's hand and started to pull her to the door leading off the roof, practically skipping. "They're all waiting."