Flashback

She was dancing in the vast field of flowers. Her parents were watching her while smiling. Sometimes she would wave at them while smiling brightly.

And the next second, the scenery was replaced.

Her parents were lying motionlessly on the floor. She was in their pool of blood. In her hand was a glass piece, covered in blood.

End flashback

"Did you hear what I said?" Illumi asked the girl.

"Yeah." Haru continued to peel the apple. "So?"

"Kil should just do what I told him to do." Illumi had a bite of the peeled apple.

"He's a Zoldyck. It's not weird if he didn't feel obligated to follow your words." Haru retorted. Who liked to be ordered around?

Unless something's wrong with his mind.

"You're not helping."

"Then why are you here?"

Illumi eyed Haru. Zoldyck Haru. Kikyo brought her home out of nowhere. She was so obsessed with having a daughter. Haru was quiet at first. She didn't like fighting. But, she never resisted when asked to do trainings just like the other Zoldycks.

Except that, she sucked at it.

Illumi sometimes wondered why, she never ran away. No matter how tough the training was, or how badly she was bedridden because of it, she would continue to come back and helped the Zoldyck with the risk of losing her life.

She was not his friend. Not now, or ever.

"I wanted to eat apples." Illumi took another bite of the apple he had earlier.

Haru rolled her eyes. "With your fortune, you could buy not one, but a handful land full of apple trees."

"Shut up."

Haru welcomed her guest to come in. Illumi visited her sometimes when he's in town, but she never mind new faces around.

"Long time no see, Haru." Killua gave the taller lady a hug. "You looked well."

"You too, Kil." Haru looked at the boy next to Killua. "And this is..?"

"My name is Gon! Nice to meet you!" Gon enthusiatically introduced himself.

"I see. I'm Haru." Haru shook Gon's hand. "Now, come in. I've got apple pies."

Killua and Gon smiled cheekily. "You're just the best, Haru!"

Haru just watched as the two boys dug in her apple pies one after another. Either they're hungry or their stomach were bigger than she had imagined.

"Ahhh~ I'm full!" Gon patted his tummy while leaning against the chair. "It was good, Haru-san."

Haru smiled. "Thank you."

"I missed your pies, Haru." Killua couldn't move with the load in his stomach. "You should come back."

Haru laughed. "It's not like you're there, Kil."

Killua facepalmed. How did he forget he left the mansion? "How was your life?"

Haru left Kukuroo Mountain three years ago. That was when Kikyo started to crossdressing Kalluto as a girl. She missed having a daughter. The whole mansion ahd to bear with her whinings and complaints months after Haru left.

It was Haru this, Haru that for God knew how long.

"Good." Haru looked at Killua. "It was peaceful. Tho I can't say I didn't receive uninvited guests once awhile."

Killua sighed. For those who knew Haru existence, they tried to get rid of her or kidnapped her for ransom.

"Aniki still comes here?"

She nodded. "He helped getting rid of them when he's around. I feel kind of pity for them."

"You're nice, as usual."

Haru looked at Gon, before saying. "Hey, Gon. Do you how to pick riple apples?" Gon nodded. "Do you mind helping me with that?"

Gon nodded fast. "Sure!"

Killua was about to follow him, but Haru stopped him. "Kil."

Haru served Killua apple juice before taking her seat in front of the silver-haired boy. "He's a good boy."

Killua nodded. "Do you have anything to say?"

"Not really." Haru shrugged. "Illumi was worried."

Killua scoffed. "The only thing he's worried about is I'm not succeeding Zoldyck." Then he looked back at her. "You're only wanted to talk to me because of him?"

Haru shook her head. "No. I wanted to see for myself what kind of person Gon is." She later smiled. "You have a good friend, Killua."

"Uh...thanks?"

"If Gon knew who you are and still accepts you, he won't betray you."

"But, maybe I'll betray him."

"You won't." Haru took Killua's hand in hers. "Because you finally found someone whom you can trust and cherish. Just because you were born in Zoldyck, doesn't mean you don't have the right to live normally."

Killua smiled. "If only Aniki thinks the same."

"He sees Gon negatively. That Gon will be your weakness. That's why he couldn't agree with you."

"He should be thankful you are here. Otherwise, his life is duller than I could imagined." Killua laughed, followed by Haru.

This was the second time in a week that Illumi came to visit her. Haru made a face at Illumi's clothes.

"Are you changing your gender?" Illumi's clothes were...eccentric. It had a cheongsam touch in it, but without the sleeves. It followed his body cut, which revealed his nice abs.

And looked weird at the same time.

"Kil is still with that boy."

"'Then, what do you want me to do?" Haru continued to wrap the apples with plastic wrap. In another two weeks, she could harvested them.

"Tell him to return home. He listens to you."

Haru stopped her work and turned to look at Illumi seriously. "He's just 12 years old. Let him tastes life."

"He was spoiled by you." Illumi wrapped his arms around her. His head on hers.

Haru just chuckled. "Aren't you the same?"

Omake :

"Hey Killua!" Gon called for his best friend. "Is she your sister?"

Killua placed his hands behind his head. "Nope."

"But, her name's Zoldyck too."

"Ah. I didn't tell you?" Gon looked puzzled. "She's Aniki's fiancee."

Eh? Fiancee?

"EEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!"

T-That cat-eyed, merciless assassin knew how to be lovey-dovey?!

"Ah. Gon?" Killua looked Gon, who had become stone by now. "Are you okay? Oi, Gon!"