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Deep secrets
Part 2
By: Sano
Standard
HxH disclaimer
Note:
AU. And all of them already learned how to use nen, with a different teacher.
Arigato to all those who gave me feedback!!
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“Ohayo!”
Gon greeted cheerfully. The four hunters were having breakfast in the large
patio on the west wing of the Mansion.
“Ohayo.”
Leorio replied and Kurapika nodded in greeting. Leorio sat down on one of the
large, white wicker chairs and picked up his mug of coffee.
“So,”
He said as he poured some milk into his mug. “What are our plans for today?” He
asked.
Killua
and Gon started chatting excitedly about what to do as Kurapika sipped her tea
quietly, watching the two boys talk eagerly. She hid a smile behind her cup as
she took in how Killua’s eyes twinkled in the morning sun.
There
was no denying that she was attracted to her friend, he was always so nice.
Though he was an assassin. He didn’t bear the heart and the mind of one.
A
black suited man approached them. He nodded at Killua before speaking.
“Milluki-sama wishes to see you, Killua-sama.” He bowed once before retreating
back to his place beside the door.
“I’ll
be back in a sec.” Killua said and rose from his chair. He walked out of the
patio and ran to his older brother’s room. Milluki himself was waiting for him
at the door when he arrived.
“What
do you want?” The silver-haired assassin asked irritably. Milluki was always
competing with him over who would inherit the family’s business; Killua
couldn’t care less as to who would inherit it. Even though his father always
hinted that he was the one who was going to.
“Oh,
nothing my dear brother. I just wanted to see what you look like after these
four years.” He circled around his brother, his round face holding a smug grin,
surveying Killua.
“Hmm…you’ve
grown a lot. Tousan said that you became a hunter, a blacklist hunter he said.
Why? Do you want to tag along with you friends so much?” He smirked.
The
next second, Killua’s hand was poised beside his head. “Just because you’re
older, doesn’t mean I can’t kill you.” Killua hissed angrily in his ear.
Trickles of blood oozed down the side of Milluki’s head.
“I
know you can. But remember what Tousan said, if anyone of us kills each other,
he’ll kill all of us. Including himself” Said Milluki. He knew he had the upper
hand this time.
“I
guess you’re safe then, you can’t kill even a small dog with your fat body.”
Killua was the one smirking this time as he walked away.
“Why
you!!” Milluki bellowed. “Come back here you coward. I could turn you into a
hundred slices with my inventions!!”
Killua
laughed and walked faster. Really, his family never changed.
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“Oi,
Hurry up, Killua!” Gon shouted as he ran towards the lake. They had decided to
just spending the day by touring the large land of the Zoldik family. If they
do, it could take them weeks.
“Matte!!”
Killua shouted after Gon, he ran and tried to catch up with him. Both boys
arrived at the edge of the lake and both jumped in with a big splash.
Leorio
followed suit and soon, all three were wrestling in the water, Leorio holding
the other two in a chokehold. Killua finally managed to wriggle out of the
older man’s hold and suddenly; both he and Gon were ganging up on Leorio.
Kurapika
laughed quietly from her seat under the shade of a tree. She retrieved a small
book from a bag she carried with her and began to read.
Shortly
after she’d read the first chapter, she felt a presence beside her and looked
up to meet Killua’s inquiring gaze. “Nani?” She asked.
“Why
aren’t you swimming?” Killua asked back.
“I
just prefer reading a book than getting wet, that’s all.” She answered and
buried her nose in the book again.
Killua
stared at Kurapika. He though for a while and finally made his move: He picked
the blonde up and started to carry him over to the side of the lake.
Kurapika
was so surprised by the sudden action that she let go of the book she was
reading and it dropped to the grass. She struggled against Killua’s hold, but
the Zoldik heir was too strong for her to handle. “What are you doing?” She
demanded angrily.
“You
should loosen up once in a while, you know.” He spoke nonchalantly.
“This
is not my idea of ‘loosen up’. Let go of me or-“ Too late. Killua had reached
the edge and threw the blonde in the water. Leorio and Gon cheered loudly.
Killua
laughed and jumped into the water. Kurapika’s blonde head raised above the
water a moment later, her face scrunched up into an annoyed frown. Her blue
eyes landed on Killua, the look in her eyes spoke death. Killua finally noticed
it and ran for his life.
“Wait
till I catch you Killua, you’ll regret you were ever born!” Kurapika yelled
after him.
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When
the sun started to set, the four hunters decided to set up camp. Gon was
searching for some firewood together with Leorio while Killua and Kurapika were
left alone to set up the two tents they brought with them.
Kurapika
hammered down the last peg into the ground and smiled to herself. “Finally
finished!” She announced tiredly and wiped the sweat from her brow. She
gathered up all the tools she and Killua used and arranged them into a small
toolbox that Killua brought with him.
Kurapika
stretched her arms and sighed tiredly. She then sat down on the grass and
picked up the book she was previously reading. Killua plopped down on the grass
beside her a moment later.
“Don’t you ever
stop reading?” The silver haired teen asked, his eyes regarding the blonde
beside him curiously.
Kurapika
didn’t look up but answered. “Of course I do. It’s just a hobby of mine. If I
didn’t read so many books, I wouldn’t be where I am now.”
A
smile stretched across Killua’s face. “Your right. If it weren’t for that big
brain of yours, you wouldn’t have passed the Hunter exam. You’re very smart you
know.” He stated.
The
blonde looked up briefly. Many people have said that she was smart, and she
always appreciated it, thought she doesn’t tell how grateful she was. But it
sounded different coming from Killua, like it was the best compliment she
received in her whole life.
Kurapika
noticed that her face was getting hot, a sign that she was blushing, though
Killua wouldn’t see it because there wasn’t much light. She buried her nose in
the book again, forcing herself to read, trying to ignore the warmth coming
from Killua by how close he was.
Silence
stretched between them, but it wasn’t awkward, it was the kind of silence that
was shared between friends. Kurapika was content just to be trusted with
Killua’s friendship, she couldn’t let them know who she really was, and it
could endanger them. Killua…Gon…Leorio…She didn’t want the only few people she
loved to be hurt, even if it meant pretending to be something she wasn’t until
her very last breath.
She
was snapped out of her thoughts when boisterous talking filled their camp. Gon
and Leorio arrived carrying armfuls of firewood. Both set them down beside the
fire and Gon sat down. He reached his hands towards the fire, smiling at the
warmth it produced.
Leorio
sat down beside her and ruffled the blonde head. “Oi, Kurapika. Cook some
dinner will ya’? We haven’t tasted your cooking yet in all the four years we’ve
been traveling together.” He said as his hand was roughly slapped away by
Kurapika.
“Hn.
Why should I? I’m not your servant!” Kurapika retorted and continued to read,
or at least tried to.
Gon
seemed interested at the topic of their conversation and leaned forward
excitedly. “Leorio’s right Kurapika. We haven’t tasted your cooking yet. Would
you please cook dinner tonight? Please, Kurapika!” The black haired teen
pleaded.
Killua
joined in the persuasion and Kurapika was looking at the sole of her shoes, she
seemed to be fighting a losing battle.
Kurapika
finally threw up her hands in defeat and stood up. “Fine! But I won’t cook for
you guys ever again!” She began to gather ingredients for her dish, backed up
by the excited chatter of her friends.
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“Oyasumi!”
Killua and Gon called out cheerfully together before retreating back to their
tent. They decided to share a tent and Leorio and Kurapika were going to share
the other one.
Killua
lied down on his sleeping back and stretched. “Ha…its so nice to finally get to
rest…” He yawned and stretched again.
Gon
lied down onto the sleeping bag beside him a moment later and stared up at the
roof of their tent. They were both silent, each wrapped up in their own
thoughts. The silence was broken when Gon spoke.
“Ne,
Killua…do you like someone?”
Killua
stiffened slightly and turned to his side to face his friend. “Why are you
asking that?” A frown crossed his chiseled features.
“So
you do like someone!” Gon announced gleefully. “Who is it? Do I know who it is?
C’Mon Killua, tell me!” Gon could tell that this bothered Killua greatly and
pressed on.
“I
can tell that you do, from the way you’re acting.” Gon smiled at his friend.
“I’m your friend Killua, I’ll support you whoever it is…” He said sincerely.
Killua
was speechless. How could Gon know that? He wasn’t doing anything out of the
ordinary! He cleared his throat. “How could you tell that I do?”
“I’m
your friend Killua. I’m not blind…” He closed his eyes and spoke. “It’s Kurapika
isn’t it?” He opened his eyes and turned to Killua.
Killua
was playing the part of a shocked person very well. His eyes were so wide that
it was almost the size of fists. His jaw had dropped open and he was blushing
madly.
“H-how
w-why…H-how did you know?” He sputtered nervously. Was he that obvious? If Gon
knew, then Kurapika…Chikushou!
Gon
laughed. “I knew it. You can’t hide anything from me, Killua. I can tell by the
way you look at him…you love him, ne?”
Killua
tore his gaze away and stared up at the roof of the tent. But he nodded
silently. He jumped slightly when Gon placed a hand on his shoulder.
“Tell
him, Killua. As Aunt Mito always says ‘Honesty is the best policy’.” He smiled
encouragingly at his friend and turned onto his side. “Oyasumi!” He called out
and pulled his blanket up to his chin.
Killua
was shocked. Never in a million years have he thought that he and Gon were
going to have a talk like this, much less admit his feelings to Kurapika!
He
closed his eyes, feeling drained. Should he tell Kurapika how he felt? What if
Kurapike gets mad? He couldn’t live through it.
This
was going to bother his thoughts for a while.
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Yatta!!
Finally got this finished!! Thank you to all the people who sent me feedback.
Though the story is crap and the plot isn’t stable. Thank you all!!