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Hisoka waved a taxi over and escorted you inside.
The drive was uncomfortably quiet. You attempted to distract yourself by staring out the window or pretending to be on your phone.
After about 20 minutes, the car slowed and pulled over in front of a restaurant. you could tell this was a restaurant specifically designed for dates, and couples poured in and out of the building.
Hisoka got out first and opened the car door for you. As you stepped out of the taxi, you took in the view. The restaurant was on the other side of town, so you were able to see most of York new across the water.
You never realized how beautiful the city was. especially at night. You stood to admire it for a moment before hisoka chimed in.
"I was hoping you'd like the view" he commented behind you
You gave him a small smile "I love it. I forgot how beautiful york new can be" he silently agreed as he escorted you inside the restaurant.
You were both seated at the reservation hisoka made. The place had two floors. Of course, hisoka being Hisoka, he reserved a booth on the second floor in a private sector with 3 other booths. Although those 3 booths were empty.
The booth you were seated at was against a large window that took up most of the wall, allowing you to have a view of the water and York New.
"This is..nice," you said breaking the silence. that wasn't a lie. In fact, it was an understatement. you were surprised at the amount of effort hisoka put into this date. and it wasn't over yet.
"I'm glad you like it~" hisoka replied
"I've never actually been to this side of town. Is it always this quiet?" you asked attempting to get rid of the awkwardness
"Usually," hisoka answered "This side of town isn't so..pleasant you could say. People wise."
You gave him a puzzled look, indicating for him to elaborate
"High business owners, a few mafia leaders, and rich people live on this side." hisoka went on
"How do you know that?" you asked
"A magician knows a lot of things" He smirked
You cringed but laughed inside your head. hisoka was charming in his own way. and you despised how that piqued your interest in him. he was his own person, with a high ego. no matter what he did, he always seemed so sure of himself
Hisoka picked up the menu and you unintentionally mimicked him doing the same. You analyzed him as he read through the menu. His golden orbs scanned through the words on the page.
Even now, he is such a mysterious person. You wondered, what did he truly want from you? What's his background? Who is he truly inside behind the facade he displays?
"Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?" you blurted
"Go ahead," he said looking up from the menu
You set down your menu and crossed your hands. "Do you have a family? Siblings, cousins, parents..?" After asking the question, you realize you may have crossed a line
Hisoka's smile faded, and he was quiet for a few heartbeats. he didn't look sad, but rather uninterested in the topic.
"I don't, no. I'm alone. I lost my parents and younger sister when I was 13. If I have more family out there, I'm not aware of them " he replied
"What happened?" you gently poked, which was probably a mistake. but curiosity got the best of you.
His eyes locked into yours. "Sorry, I shouldn't have asked" you apologized
"No, it's ok," he reassured "Let's just say there are a lot of cruel and dangerous people in the world." hisoka looked out the window "What about you?"
You looked away as hisoka studied you waiting for a response. Your family wasn't something you enjoyed talking about either. although it only felt fair to open up a bit "I have family, they're not exactly part of my life anymore"
"I'm sorry to hear that" hisoka shifted in his seat
"It's fine, they're assholes anyway," you said "My father was abusive and my mother was naive. they tried to force me to be this perfect girl. sent me to private schools, chose my career path, and even planned an arranged marriage for me"
hisoka listened as he took a sip of the water already on the table
"When I was 16 I decided I had enough. so I ran away and never looked back" As you spoke, the memories of that exact day reappeared in your mind like a slideshow. The reasons you spoke of were not the only things that drove you away.
"Did you ever think about going back?" hisoka asked
"There are times. but I don't think I ever will. I'm an only child. as far as I know. I wouldn't be surprised if they had another child after I left" It hurt to say but it was true. Your parents didn't even bother to call you or put up missing posters. they simply did not care. it was like you were a project to them
from what you remembered, they never said "I love you". Even though they were your blood, you didn't consider them family.
"What about close friends?" hisoka asked
"I had people to talk to. I wouldn't necessarily call them friends." You paused realizing how depressing this conversation was getting. "Why'd you put so much effort into this date?" you blurted completely changing the topic
he took a second to respond before saying "You're an interesting character y/n. Is it so bad that I want to get to know you more?" you hid a smile
hisoka opened his mouth to say something else, but was interrupted by the waitress.
You felt a rush of embarrassment as silence brushed through the air after the waitress left with your orders. you've only ever been to a restaurant once or twice in your lifetime. so something about ordering food just made you feel 10x more awkward.
hisoka noticed this and quickly brought up a new subject. the two of you conversated until the food arrived 25 minutes later
As you were finishing the meal, your phone buzzed. you looked down at your lap studying the screen. It was a message from illumi.
"Something wrong?" hisoka asked noticing the worried look on your face
"Yeah. Yeah no everything is fine." you lied "Excuse me," you said leaving the table to go to the bathroom
You slammed yourself into a stall and opened the message
"Enjoy the rest of your dinner, I'll pick you up tomorrow at 8 p.m. Be ready"
You stood in the stall reading the message over and over hoping it would disappear. You were terrified of illumi, but you didn't want anyone to see that, not even yourself. you didn't even question the fact of how he knew you were on a dinner date. it was illumi. of course, he knew.
Before leaving the bathroom, you quickly touched yourself up in the mirror to make sure the obvious panic wasn't secretly presenting itself.
"I thought you might've ditched me" hisoka commented as you adjusted back into your seat
"Almost did" you jokingly replied "Is there wine?" you asked him
"I can order some for you, how much would you like~?"
"A bottle, please. To take home" you requested
"As you wish" Hisoka ordered the wine for you. it was delivered in less than five mins
You weren't usually the one to drink, but you figured it might help loosen you up a bit to take your mind off illumis message.
After having a few sips, you felt more comfortable around hisoka. The two of you talked for a good 30 minutes after finishing your food and paying. Hisoka paid of course. if you weren't mistaken, you were having a good time.
"It's getting late, we should probably go," you said getting out of the booth
Hisoka only smiled before getting up himself. "After you" He gestured towards the exit. You smiled rolling your eyes as you walked ahead of him.
On the way home, you had more wine to drink in the taxi, but hisoka cut you off when he noticed the bottle was almost gone, along with your body becoming very sluggish.
When you arrived at Heavens Arena hisoka walked you up to your apartment keeping you steady considering you were a bit tipsy. Even though you lived right beside each other,
You knew he probably would've walked you home anyway.
He walked you into your apartment and to your bedroom "I'm fineeee hisssoka" you slurred. you definitely weren't fine. you couldn't even stand still in the elevator due to the fact of it feeling like a surfboard.
"You're welcome" he replied taking that as a 'thank you' while he secretly made fun of you in his head.
hisoka made sure you were lying down in bed, and safe in your room before leaving your apartment. he was satisfied with how tonight went. his actions were genuine, even though the date was basically forced. he only hoped that you enjoyed yourself as well.
after hearing your door close, you instantly dozed off. when you awoke again, the clothes from last night were still on your body. you felt disgusting. no way I fell asleep like this. how much did I fucking drink?
Heading to the bathroom, you prepared the tub with bath bombs and salts.
after the bath, you ate a big lunch trying to swallow your anxiety, but it didn't help. you tried to find things to do to fill the time gap before 8 p.m.
you then remembered killua and Gon were still here. so, you went to see them for a bit in an attempt to distract yourself, but mostly because you wanted to check in on them.
The boys did help distract you, but once you left their apartment, illumis face reappeared in your mind like a jumpscare.
you felt angry about the situation once more. You took the opportunity to train to release your anger for the rest of the day. after that, it seemed like you blinked and 6 p.m. rolled in pretty quickly, and you had to begin getting ready.
you were about to leave your living room when you heard a knock at your door. Not to your surprise, you opened the door to illumi standing there
"Oh, you used the door this time," you said sarcastically. illumi only walked past you into your apartment
"What's that?" you asked pointing at the shopping bag in his right hand
"I got you a dress for tonight," he said blankly
"Thanks..?" you said awkwardly, not knowing what to expect inside that bag.
"Hurry, go change. there's little time" illumi demanded handing you the shopping bag. you snatched it out of his hand as you made your way to the bedroom to change
You didn't even bother to correct his disrespectful behaviour. instead, you sucked it up and just kept telling yourself "It's only one night".
placing the bag on the bed, you slowly pulled out a black dress.
your eyes widened as you took in the dress.
what...the fuck.
the dress looked like it'd barely cover your ass. To make it worse, there were small slits on the sides to show your
thighs
I don't wear shit like this. who does he think I am for fucks sake?
You swung open your bedroom door to find illumi standing at the end of the hallway waiting for you impatiently. "What the hell is this?!" you raised your voice holding up the dress in the air
"A dress. I thought you'd like it" he said blankly
"This!? This is awful" you shouted
illumi didn't see a problem with the dress whatsoever. but he brought a backup just in case you didn't like it anyway. He dug into his vest and pulled out another black dress. "I bought two just in case, You could try this one" he suggested
illumi held out a dress that looked more like lingerie, which looked like it'd only fit a doll "Is this better?"
you only stared in disbelief at what he was holding, making sure he wasn't joking. nope. he's not fucking joking. you sighed going back into your room and slamming the door behind you.
taking a deep breath, you shook off all of the remaining anxiety. you reminded yourself one last time that you were doing it for the money, and your life. more so your life.
you threw the dress on, styled your hair, quickly did your makeup and took one last look in the mirror.
ready...