Word beforehand.
I already said so in the summary, that the story starts out mild, but becomes more explicit as it goes. To warn anyone who objects to these kinds of themses, I suggest you turn to another fic;
This will contain: Violence, maiming, mentions of murder, mentions of cammibalism, explicit sex, kinky sex, blood, dark forces, blunt remarks (basically anything, really. I mean, these ARE Hisoka and Illumi we're talking about) (I know I could write them without all that, but I wrote this in a time where I needed to let out all of my frustrations in this way, and it's been very liberating) (however, if this is not your cup of tea, I would suggest to turn away) (although a lot is mentioned in a lighthearted way, because Hisoka and Illumi, I can understand that it's not for everyone)
Enjoy the ride if it IS still for you, and I hope it will be as liberating for you, as it was for me *bows politely*

This was ridiculous.

'You have taken the job on your own accord, Illumi, I expect you to follow through.'

'That goes without saying.' I nodded in father's direction. When the client first called, he had been willing to pay a hefty amount for my services. Though it had not seemed like it would be a difficult job at all, so naturally I accepted. It wasn't until a day later that he had called again and asked if it would be okay to ask for extra services. I waited for his request before accepting, but had not seen any problems with it. He even put in extra money for it.

Appear next to the client for the entire evening during the event. He'd said he liked my voice - even though I do not believe it is anything special - and that had been the reason he had called again, that he wanted me to accompany him.

None of this had been a problem for me. I am a trained assassin, this also entails that I am able to behave myself during social standings to some degree. I will only change my features a little bit, and dress accordingly.

However, the tone of the man's voice had concerned me slightly, and I had consulted with father about the nature of the client.

'There should be no problems with the job, but be prepared for one thing…' Apparently the man was known for liking to collect "toys for his pleasure." Which for him entailed that if he liked a person, he was prone for using them sexually and depending on the act, he would add them to his escort or just leave it with the money he'd invited them with - or a small bonus.

Of course the man had to understand that "collecting" a Zoldyck would be out of the question, but I had to be prepared to engage him sexually if I would want to see the extra money. Although it was not within my job description, if it was a request that belonged with the client asking for an assassination, then I was required to do as the client pleased.

'I suggest you contact someone to prepare you for this. How many days do you have left before the job?'

'It is in seven days.' Father scoffed at my reply,

'Make sure to be ready by then.' I had stood up and walked away. I had never gotten a request like this, I had never had to concern myself with the aspects of sexuality. Though I knew all of the technical details of the act, it had not interested me in the slightest. I am an assassin, sexuality is not important to my profession.

I stepped outside the mansion and sighed before getting the phone out of my pocket. I scrolled through the list of numbers in there, searching for one specific name. Looking for some kind of tutor in this would take up time I did not want to waste, so I rather opted for the - although I do not like to admit it - second best option.

I clicked the name when it came by and waited for a reply. Although it is most probably someone I will kill in the future, he also is someone I thought to be able to tell me how to behave when in a sexual situation. The way he acts leaves little room to doubt on that. It took a while before there was a response from the other side, but ultimately I got a hold of him.

'Ah! Hisoka, I have a request to make.'

'My my, Illumi-kun, what brings your sweet voice to my ears at this late hour?' Hisoka sounded entirely enticed by the phone call.

'I would like to ask you to help me out.'

'Oh~ the great Illumi Zoldyck asking for my help? This can't possibly be about a target, can it?' I heard some ruffling from the other side of the line, he most probably just stood up from his bed.

'Hardly.'

'Then what am I getting in return for this request of yours?'

'You would ask for compensation before hearing the actual request?' This method was unknown to me and seemed unfair.

'Exactly.' He would most probably either decline or accept, depending if he agreed to the assign- 'Name the price, whatever it is.' If I would give him money for compensation, then the extra money I would get from this would be wasted, is there any other way to compensate him? 'Cat got your tongue, Illumi-kun?'

'Don't belittle me.' I heard a soft snicker from the other side before I decided to continue. 'I need your services for something extra I have to do on this job, it would be moot to compensate you with money.'

'Well now you have piqued my interest, pre tell what you want me to do for you, and I will name my price.' The tone in his voice started to sound like my client's when he'd asked for the extra services.

'The extra service entails that I will accompany my client during the event.'

'That doesn't sound like it's out of your league.' He sounded bored again within a second.

'The money I get for that is a predetermined amount, with extra depending on the quality of the sex afterwards.' The line went silent on the other side, and I looked at my phone to see if there was still a connection. 'What is your price?' I heard a deep chuckle when I asked,

'Your client is a man, I presume.'

'Why else would I be talking with you?'

'How much time do you have to prepare for this?'

'You're not naming your price first?' I cocked my head at his reactions. He's collecting more information before determining this?

'Never mind that, how much time do you have?'

'The event is seven days from now. I expect you can teach me enough in that amount of time?' He was most probably taking the request, he sounded too interested not to. The amount of interest puts me a little on edge though. I started paying closer attention to his tone.

'Hmhm~ most certainly I can.'

'You are accepting then? What is your price?'

'…' There was an elongated silence from his side before he answered with mirth in his voice, 'One picture of you.' I was slightly wary of this request. Although one picture of a Zoldyck would be worth a whole lot of money to Hisoka, I have the feeling that that is not what he is aiming for.

'Is that alright with you? Just a picture?'

'One picture, after the last of our lessons.'

'You have the time this week?'

'Ohh~ I'm sure I'm able to squeeze you in. … … I have time now, for example.'

'I cannot be where you are right now, Hisoka. How about seven tomorrow? It will be sessions of three hours each, I take it that's not a problem?'

'Of course it isn't. I will send you the location after the call, and expect you to be there tomorrow morning.'

'Agreed, thank you for your assistance.'

'Not a problem at all~.' I clicked the phone closed after that last message. It was good that it wasn't going to cost any of the extra money I would have to be working for, but I did not trust Hisoka completely. He had sounded excited and enthusiastic, and I have not heard that tone outside of trying to hold himself back fighting Gon. Was he expecting a battle out of this?

'…' I walked back inside after brushing that off. Hisoka knows that if he will fight with me, it will be to the death, and I doubt he's interested in that at this point in time. Our power difference is not all that great, and certainly not to the amount of the end result being predictable. He will not risk it until he's fought with Gon. So why does he ask so little for a request that will take an entire week?

A/N

Starting off with a prologue kind of thing, first real chapter will appear in a couple of days. Enjoy the foreshadowing for now~ 3