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» The one where you, a famous writer, sneak into your neighbour's house looking for writing material only to find Illumi torturing his target, your creepy neighbour.
(not fully edited - edited up to chapter VII)
WARNINGS: Explicit Conten...
His onyx gaze pierced through me as his dark purple aura made its presence known, I winced at the silence, looking around defeated and seating on a beautiful padded scarlet chair. A sigh left my lips knowing that talking wouldn't do me much.
"Need anything?" His harmonious voice echoed on the large room, I looked around to the fancy bookcases full with silver and gold covered books, there weren't windows so I assumed we were on one of the underground floors, the walls were made of some kind of white stone and there was the most charming carpet on the floor.
"No... not quite... I was here to see your grandfather; I assume your mother would love me to spend some time with you." My eyes travelled around the room slowly, making sure I was distracted and didn't stare at Illumi, that sincerely looked like husband material.
"What did you want to discuss with him?" His monotone voice showed how little interest he had in this, I could bet that if I dared to look at the dark-haired man, he'd have a brow slightly arched as a hint for me to get the hell out of the room.
"Shortening the story... let's just say I may have skydived into your backyard by accident and had the most invigorating run of my life as I barely escaped being Mike's chewy toy. And your grandfather asked me to check on Killua as payment for huh... pointing to the right way out." With that my eyes laid on Illumi's figure, observing, looking for all the little hints. He had leaned forward slightly, his head resting on his hand. So, he was interested now, probably wanting to know what his little brother had been up to since running away. He sat more upright, the papers he had been studying laid abandoned. "Oh yeah... Just by curiosity, why is Killua the only one with white hair from all of you? Does it mean something?"
His eyes narrowed considerably, perhaps that wasn't the right question to start with... All my senses were focusing on trying to figure out what the oldest brother of the Zoldyck family was thinking. I thought I was getting quite good at it, his porcelain fingers tapped on the table absentmindedly, his eyes were clouded, and his aura had thickened.
All was silent, maybe I should've held my curiosity until I met Zeno. Maybe Illumi wasn't the right person to ask this, he seemed to notice my restlessness, I mentally cursed myself, before he changed the subject. "Where did you meet Killu?"
"Oh... In the hunter exam, I heard that last years was way more interesting as you and Hisoka both participated, guess I was kind of late to the party..." I joked to lighten up the air, didn't seem to work, how could I think it would? This was Illumi... Wished I could smack myself without looking any more mental. Inhaling softly, it was my time to break the silence. "He's a good kid, Killua... bright and skilled, as all of you Zoldycks I bet. Anyway, do you think old man is going to take long?"
"Probably, his job was quite far so..." Pressing my lips together I pondered whether I should stay and wait or leave. I felt like I owed something and that was a bad feeling to live with for a while. "Ah! Y/N do you know where Hisoka may be right now?"
"Oh! He's in Greed Island trying to get Chrollo's nen back so he can fight him, why?" I had put together the pieces when a certain white-haired boy told me what Greed Island was about. I actually knew that the Phantom Troupe was there as well, since Machi found a way to track me and invite me to go with them. Where else would he be?
"He didn't answer a call, it seems he's busy." My head tilted slightly, H/C hair following the movement, with his lips pursed eyes switching from paper to paper in his desk, Illumi was scheming.
"Needed him for something? A job?" I could see Hisoka joining in just for the pleasure of a good hunt, sick clown. "Also, that's an unusual friendship you got there... wouldn't have guessed it~"
"Yes, and no. He is not my friend. He's just useful." Yes, that was very Illumi adequate, he rated people on whether they were of use or not. I sighed, there were clear differences between him and Killua. "You seem to have nothing to do, I need someone for this job so mind coming?"
"Pft..." I nearly cussed, "And what would I win with it?" Damn right, two can play that game.
"A share of the money." I rolled my eyes, money wasn't everything.
"Does it seem like I need money?" His eyes left mine to inspect me all the way down and back again. I was wearing worn out clothes, my tank top was slightly dirty from the trip here, how had I gotten it dirty? No idea. I understood the point of his arched brows and almost snarky face, looking like a homeless on this house seemed to be my hobby. "Yeah, I may see your point, but I do have money..."
"I'll pass your message to my grandfather and drop you out somewhere you want on the way back home." A smile crept to my face.
"Desperate much?" I got up stretching, and when my back cracked I sheepishly whined, "I may need some training."
"Deadlines to fulfil, and that can be arranged. We leave in 2 days. Now please go play with someone else, I'll tell mother you were here the whole time." My eyes widened, understanding it better than he did. The dumbass.
"No. No, don't say that. Are you an idiot? I wasn't here the whole time! I left right behind her after saying hello, I don't need an arranged marriage, much less with a person like you." He seemed to get my point immediately and gestured me to leave as he focused back on the papers spread over the table.
I sneaked out of the room and stared at the corridors, how was I going to find anything here? Oh well, all I could do was walk around aimlessly until I found someone.
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Author's Note: I hope you guys have been liking this~ xP
I'm just going along with the flow
Kinda sad my semester is going to start soon, but I'll try to update "regularly"
