"come out kannon, i know you're in here." you demanded, barging into your apartment.

"y/n? i thought you'd be out longer since you were with bishamo—"

"his name is kuroo." you snapped. "bishamon is dead."

"but he's bishamon's reincarnation so—"

"exactly. he's not bishamon. kuroo's different from bishamon, in his own way. because of the people around him."

kannon stopped moving towards you. "how so?"

"well for one, he seems to be leading a peaceful life. until we showed up, that is." you sighed. "what were you doing around him? i told you i'd introduce you two soon."

"i just— i missed my friend and got impatient. i'm sorry y/n, you know i wouldn't do anything with ill intent." she said softly.

"do i?" you challenged, your eyebrows raised. "because you seem to have told kuroo i'd leave him behind for you."

"wouldn't you? i thought we were best friends." kannon pouted, reaching out to hold your hand.

your suspicions were now confirmed. kannon definitely did something she shouldn't have. everything that had gone wrong in your life was most likely her doing. and as much as you wanted to ruin her for it, at the moment, you didn't exactly have much proof.

you allowed yourself to be pulled into a hug, no longer feeling comforted by her touch like you once had. "yeah. of course we're best friends. but please, don't do or say anything unnecessary to kuroo. he's important to me."

if you so much as touch him again i will destroy you.

"...okay." kannon agreed, reluctantly. "since you're saying so, i know you have your reasons."

"and don't mention me returning to paradise or leaving him behind or anything of the sort. i'll say my own goodbyes when i have to."

kannon didn't look pleased, but she agreed regardless. there wasn't much she could do when you requested it of her.

you realised that you were quite foolish. foolish to trust her so easily, and to accuse her without proof. you'd have to find some way to expose her, for kuroo's sake.

"i want to be alone for a while. come see me next time okay?" you told her softly and she nodded, blowing you an air kiss before vanishing. she probably needed some time to herself too, since you hadn't ever taken out your frustration on her.

thinking about what to do didn't help as much as you'd hoped. if anything, it had only fully registered after kannon left that your best friend had betrayed you. you didn't have proof yet, but you finally accepted the truth you'd been denying all this time.

it wasn't that you never doubted her, you'd always be suspicious of her actions, but your guilty conscience would kick in and make you feel bad about suspecting the only person who had your back all those years ago.

never had you felt so alone. even when you were exiled from paradise, kannon was by your side. but right now? it felt as if no one was on your side.

sure, you had terasu. but she was ruling the heavens, of course she'd be too busy to be at your beck and call for every minor meltdown.

"bishamon would've been here." you sighed, climbing into the bed. "kuroo technically just met me so i can't go running to him with this. especially when it involves him. his precious death, to be exact."

unexpectedly, your phone began ringing. groaning, you picked up out of instinct and put on your most polite tone. "sorry, i really can't cover your shifts this week. i'm not feeling too well." you stated, before they could request anything of you.

"woah, you okay there kitten?"

flustered, you dropped your phone from your head, only for it to land on the bed with kuroo's name on the screen. "what are— why are you calling?"

"aw, am i not allowed?" he chuckled.

"that's not it, i just wasn't expecting you that's all." you mumbled.

"you doing alright there? you don't sound like your usual self."

"what do i usually sound like?"

"like you have a stick up your ass." he responded, without hesitation.

"i shat it out. are you happy now?"

"no, i quite miss my arrogant y/n."

"your?" you laughed, feeling slightly better already. "now when did you decide that, kuroo?"

"you didn't deny it." he pointed out.

although he couldn't see you, you shook your head with a smile plastered on your face. "did you call me just to flirt with me?"

"maybe?"

"kuroo."

"yes kitten?"

"tell me what's up." you asked again. "or at least what you need. money? comfort food? a stuffed toy?"

"...some company would be nice." he admitted.

"okay. which company? mcdonald's? netflix? disney?"

"y/n i meant— like a person."

"oh. oh! right. i could- i'll come over if you want?" you offered.

"would you? i'd like that a lot." kuroo already sounded less exhausted and you couldn't help but chuckle.

"sure. just give me a few minutes. just a heads up, make sure you're wearing clothes because i'll just appear in your room. don't accuse me of anything weird because i've warned you already!" you told him before hanging up.

your short conversation with kuroo had already lifted your mood, and this was a probably a good thing. you didn't want to spend the next few hours moping over your broken friendship with kannon anyway, and kuroo just gave you the perfect reason to avoid doing just that.

"guess i'll pay my favourite kitten a visit after all." you shrugged, and with the snap of your fingers, you left your room.

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