~Hisoka's POV~

It was a warm and beautiful day. The sun shined high in the sky in York New City. There wasn't a cloud in sight. I sat here, watch the numerous people walk by, minding their own business. I watched as single, middle aged men flirted with beautiful, younger, single women. Some of the men was rewarded with dates, others, a kick between the legs. I suppose that not every woman enjoys being groped at. My eyes wondered over to a couple of mothers, who carried their infants around. Then I looked over to a group of small children that was playing on the cobble stone street. Six of them decided to play a game of catch-the-butterfly. The last child, a little girl that was no older than three, sat and watched the others as she played tea party with her stuff teddy bear. My eyes moved father away towards a young couple walking the street, looking at each other, holding hands, smiling, laughing, as if nothing else existed besides each other.

I wondered if that's how we looked.

"Hisoka!"

"Gon?"

I looked over to my far right to see Gon running towards me. His friends, Killua and Leorio, was running with him. Killua was riding his skateboard and Leorio was running with his brief case in his hand. I waited patiently for Gon and the others to come closer so we wouldn't have to shout. Gon slid into a stop right in front of me. The look in his eyes were something I've never seen before, not from him anyway. Gon looked as if he was going to cry at any moment.

"It's ok, your friends our here."

I blinked at the boy. I didn't know what he meant, nor what he's referring to.

"What", was all I muttered.

Gon then pointed dramaticly at my face.

"You're crying!"

I blinked at the boy again. I reached up and touched my cheek were the 13 year old boy was pointing at. I saw the tips of my fingers glistening from the salty liquid that was coming from my eyes.

Tears? That's not possible...is this what sadness feels like?

"Gon, we should leave Hisoka alone. We should leave him alone anyway but, especially now", Leorio said.

"No way! Hisoka's my friend", Gon glared at Leorio.

"Hisoka plans to kill you when you're good enough to fight him! That's not exactly good 'friend' quality, you know."

"Yeah, but Hisoka promised to keep me alive and protect me until then. So he's my friend until then, so mmm", Gon pulled his eye lid down and stick his tongue out at Leorio.

"Why you!"

I heard myself chuckle for the first time in months. If there was one things I loved about my favorite toy, Gon, is how amusing he is. Gon looked at me and smiled.

"I'm glad I got you back into your old smiley self. Now tell me, what's wrong? Why are you crying? And why are you sitting in a bird bath?"

"Hmm?"

I looked down to see that I was indeed sitting in a bird bath. The butt of my pants were completely soaked. I also saw that I have bird droppings on my pant legs and shoulders.

That explains why my butt is freezing.

"That's a story for another time and another place."

I stood up and the water ran down the back of my legs, creating ice cold streaks. With how I look, how I feel, it was even amazed me how I managed to conceal my blush. It didn't help that Gon and Leorio being as loud as they were. They drew in a lot of looks from a lot of eyes, all which I'll have to cut out later. I turned to leave when a pair of small hands wrapped around my wrist. I looked down to see Gon hold on to me, refusing to let me go so easily. He eyes was full of determination.

Oh Gon, don't look at me like that. You know how much it excites me. Then again,...at the moment, the thought of breaking you doesn't feel as appealing anymore. Hmm, if I tell him this story of mine, I suppose it wouldn't hurt. Who knows, maybe he can even help.

"Very well, Gon. I'll tell you a story if you wish."

I held my open hand out to the boy, closed it, and opened it again, revealing a joker card with an address scribbled on the back.

"This is my address. Be there in one hour. If you're not there in exactly one hour, I won't tell you anything."

Gon released my wrist to take the address. The three of them looked down at it and when they looked up, I was long gone. It didn't take long for me to reach my home and into my bedroom. It took even less time for me to strip my clothes off and throw them into the hamper, where they'll wait until one of my maids comes and takes them for cleaning. I walked other to my master bathroom, not bothered by the chilling breeze that hit my nude body. Inside the bathroom, the floor was green marble, the sink (on the left) was a white marble with a diamond sink bowl and titanium faucets. The bathtub was a crowfoot tub that was also made of diamond, with titanium swan faucets. The wall paper behind it was the image of a forest with tall, thick, trees which bared giant fruits of all kinds. Behind the trees was a large waterfall, which stood underneath the pale, full, moon. And across the sky, in the image, a rainbow illuminated it's many beautiful colors.

She always loved that wall paper.

I shook my head, trying to rid my thoughts once more. I walked over to the tub, plugged the drain, and turn the nobs. After a few minutes, the tub was full of steaming hot water. I got in the tub and trying to adjust myself in a comfortable position as I sat myself down.

This isn't right, I thought with annoyance.

The tub feels too big. Come to think of it, everything here doesn't feel right. The rooms feel too empty, the house sounds too quite, even this hot water doesn't right. Nothing feels right with out her. Why?

I tried not to, but I couldn't stop myself, I thought of her every day now. More than anything, I found myself thinking of my fondest memories of her. That alone was a lot to think about since there's been so many. And if I wasn't thinking of that, I found myself wondering about her, like I am right now.

I wonder what's she doing today, is she cooking, is she singing, or is she laughing? If she is laughing, I wonder with who.

Suddenly, I saw an image of a group of men who surrounded her, trying to win her over with moneys and jewelry. I saw her laughing with younger men, with beautiful faces, and hands that was getting too familiar with her body. And in that moment, I felt my blood lust raise to levels I hadn't felt before.

I'll kill any man who touches her.

KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK

"Master Hisoka, are you in there?"

"Yes, Ren, I'm here", I called out to my maid Ren.

"There's three boys outside to see you. They say that they're your friends. Shall I make preparations to have the carpets replaced? You've made quite the mess with the last group of people you slaughtered and I have to say, I'm a little too old to be cleaning up your messes."

"No, Ren, they're my guest."

I suddenly heard a loud gasp from the other side of the door.

"You have guest? Kiki! MoMo! Hurry, prepare snacks! Master Hisoka has guest!"

"What!? How is that possible?", Kiki, Ren's maid in training, shouted.

"Hurray! Master Hisoka actually has friends", I heard Momo, Ren's great great granddaughter, who was only 6, shouted back.

Am I so unlikable that they really believe I couldn't have a single friend?

"Hurry now, before those boys wise up and run!", shouted Ren.

Apparently so.

I sweat dropped. I decided to get out of the tub. I pulled the stopper out while doing so. I then grabbed a towel and wrapped it around my waist. I walked into my bedroom and saw that Ren laid out my red suit. Apparently, she wants me to dress nicely for this rare occasion. I didn't mind. I really like the clothes Ren picked out for me. The suits she gets me are surprisingly comfortable. So whenever my other clothes are ripped and torn, I have no problem dressing up for a few days until she gets me more clothes. I quickly dried off, allowed my hair to fall down, and I got dressed. I then made my way down the long hallway where I walked down few stories worth of steps. I walked into living room, where the noises of the familiar voices grew the loudest. I then saw Gon, Killua, and Leorio sitting on the large, red couch. They was eating finger sandwiches and drinking, from what I could smell, hot chocolate. At least, Gon and Killua was drinking the hot chocolate. Leorio wasn't drinking anything. Ren was the only maid in the room. She was pouring Killua another cup of hot chocolate when the 12 foot tall woman looked at me.

"Ah, Master Hisoka. It's so nice of you to join us. Would you like a refreshment?"

"I'll have some champagne."

Ren then glared at me.

175!

I forced himself to hold back my shiver.

"May I have some champagne, Ren?"

The old woman with her grey hair pulled back into a perfect bun smile at me.

"Of course, Master Hisoka. I'll be back in a moment."

Ren walked past me and I made my way to the empty chair right across from Gon and the others. I felt Kilua immediately relaxed as Ren walked away. So I assumed that one of his family member, or at least a servant, must closely resemble Ren.

"Wow, Hisoka! Your house is amazing!"

I smiled at Gon. Personally, I thought it was amazing too. There was so much room to play naked Hide-and-Seek. That was one of the main reasons I bought it. The second reason was, she deserved to live in a home as beautiful as she was.

"Thank you, Gon. I'm glad you're enjoying yourself."

Ren suddenly appeared with my bottle of champagne but, instead of having one glass, she had two. She handed Leorio the first glass, which she poured. He did try politely decline but, it's not possible to say no to Ren. I would know. As his eyes lit up with the sweet, crisp taste that only the finest of bottles could have, I saw Ren's eyes lit up with lust as she watched Leorio lick the escaping drop of sparkling liquid off of the side of the glass. It was everything I hope I'd never see again. Then Ren poured me a glass and handed it to me.

"Thank you, Ren. That will be all."

"You're welcome, Master Hisoka", she said while giving me a quick glare, then quietly walking out of the room.

She then left the bottle on the table closest to me, which I was grateful for. Something tells me, I'll need all the alcohol I can get tonight.

"So Hisoka, tell us, why were you crying?"

I took a long slow drink before I began.

"Ah yes, that. You see, Gon, it all started back ten years ago when I met her."

"Her? Who's her", Leorio asked.

"Her name is Asami."