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"Queen!! My splendid Queen!! Where are you!!"
Berdly's voice rang out through the alley. Kris watched as Queen spun around and her robotic face grew panicked.
"Oh No Don't Let Him Find Me," and she dashed into the dark corner of the alleyway. Kris sighed, staring at Berdly as he appeared from the street. The moment his gaze landed on Kris, his eyes seemed to light up with joy. Something in their brain made them instinctively step back in fear.
"Ah, Kris! Just the lifeform I was looking for!" Berdly rushed up towards them and closed the gap in seemingly an instant. They felt his wings wrap around their torso in a tight hug. Instead of hugging back like they usually would, Kris felt a rush of embarrassment seethe through their face. "Ignore how I was yelling for Queen earlier…" he muttered.
Kris attempted to wiggle out of his grip. In the struggle, their entire thought process was cut off by the feeling of a light peck on their forehead. Oh my Angel. Any other time they would gladly enjoy a kiss from their boyfriend and they actively encouraged him to do so—but HERE?? In front of NOELLE???? …Oh and Queen too.
Kris swore they felt Noelle's eyes burning into their head. "Hmm… wheres the rest of the C+ squad?" They watched as he looked around the alleyway in surprise. Berdly's expression suddenly darkened. "Wait- don't tell me you got abandoned…! That's what I get for trusting Susie with you, as expected." He let out a sigh, his tail sharply swishing behind him.
Finally having enough of this fatal social humiliation, Kris lightly pushed on his chest as a signal to let go. He quickly obliged with no rebuttal. "Oh, I have an idea Kris! How about we team up?! In order to find our respective teams, it appears we must form a truce!" If the couple were (knowingly) in front of other people, Berdly would usually act disgusted at a proposal like this. Kris had told him when they began dating a couple months ago to act like they usually would around each other. But right now, Berdly looked absolutely ecstatic.
"What The," Queen abruptly exclaimed. "Who The Beep Said You Could Double Trucies With Your Weird Boyfriend." If it was possible, Kris felt their face flush even more. Berdly just looked around confusedly. He somehow didn't spot the two very obvious silhouettes hiding in the dark alley.
"Huh? Did you hear something?"
"Honk Honk No It's Just The Sounds Of The City."
"Oh okay." Berdly shrugged, turning back towards Kris with a smile. "Hm, well I'll be ahead. Don't be late my dear Kris!!" He quickly sprinted off down the street, but not before giving Kris a very quick kiss on the forehead once again.
The moment Berdly left, Queen jumped out of the divot in the alleyway. "Kris As A Part Of Our Truce (The Not Romantic One)," she deadpanned. "Keep Distracting Berdly (However You Do It) And Find Noelle."
Queen then turned around dramatically like she hadn't just watched the most embarrassing moment of Kris' life. Her visor darkened as if she was about to say something serious. "For you see… Berdly… He's…" They watched her struggle to find words. There was a long pause. "OK There's Nothing Wrong With Him He's Just Annoying. Sorry For Insulting Your Boyfriend."
Angel, did she seriously keep having to say that? Before Kris could even defend themself Queen had already ran away with a "Toodles". They sighed. The sound of her loud heels echoing through the street quickly faded out.
Noelle suddenly poked her head out from the dark alley. After studying them for a second, she slowly walked over to them as if they were a giant mouse. Or maybe Noelle thought they were some kind of disease? Kris couldn't place their finger on why Noelle seemed so skeptical for some reason. The moment from earlier had completely left their brain.
She cleared her throat hesitantly… "Kris, I… um… if it's okay to ask…" Kris was expecting her to ask them to make another truce. Instead, she just stared at them with bewilderment.
"…What was that about with Berdly?"