Author's Note*
HI! So I've had a busy two weeks! I had to babysit for this family outside of my city(A favor for my grandma). I had to play with them, feed them, and shower them while the parents were at Disney land with their eldest daughter. Anyway! I'm back in my home town! I got some money to be able to buy a laptop soooo cross your fingers that I get one next week!(I'm using my little sisters laptop btw!) During my time babysitting I've been jotting down notes on what to write for this chapter and boooom here it is! I hope you like it! It's a KilluGon Chapter so feel free to read and comment or just skip it to wait for the next chapter, which will be HisoIllu.

By the way, I hope you don't mind I made the boys follow the age of the manga. I was going to make them 16 originally but then I thought, Nahhh too old! So they are both fifteen here.

NOTE*
Italicization: Inner thoughts
Bold: Nen words.
Bold and/or underline: text message/reading instructions
Italicization and this "~~~": someone is having a dream


Chapter 3: Nen powered wrist watches and the Birth place of Nen (KilluGon)

The being fell knees first onto the wet, cool, grass. It twitches in place a few times before collapsing completely on its side, spilling its bloody essence onto the earth's surface. A cool breeze blew against the ex-assassin's wild, silver, hair as said teenager turns to face the being he's killed. He held a large needle in his right hand and a severed head in the other. He sighs before tossing the severed head beside the fallen body.

"That's the seventh one," Killua mumbles to himself, counting the number of Needlemen he's killed in the past hour. He sighs to himself before crossing his arms.

Illumi, his eldest brother, seems to have doubled his number of Neddlemen. Killua has killed more than twenty of Illumi's men in the past three days. This is getting out of hand.

Killua stares at the fairly large needle he pulled out of the man's skull. He cringes in disgust. He hates it so much, the fact that Illumi uses innocent people to chase after Killua. These people had a life once, family and friends to go home to, and a bright future. All that has gone down the drain because of Illumi's desires. This sickens Killua to no end. This is the whole reason why he quit being an assassin and ran away from home. He hates killing the innocent for money. Killua just wanted to live a normal life like everyone else. A life where he isn't forced or manipulated to do others bidding. No. He just wants to live peacefully with his sister, Alluka, and his… friends.

Killua narrows his eyes before shaking his head from the unwanted thoughts. An exhausted sigh escapes his lips as he walks over to the fallen being. He gives the man a silent prayer, something he's picked up on doing for each one of Illumi's victims, before making his way back to the small cabin he and his sister were sheltering in. Killua didn't even bother to check himself over for any blood possibly splattered on him. He knew there was none. Throughout the months of fighting Needlemen after Needlemen, Killua came up with the decision of thoroughly training daily in fear of Illumi sending a stronger Needleman after him and Alluka. He's done so before in the past but Killua managed to terminate Illumi's puppet without getting too badly injured. Now the ex-assassin is more skilled with his combat and has exceeded in speed. He's stronger than he ever was back then.

He has Illumi to thank really, though Killua will never show his gratitude. He will show Illumi his thanks next time they meet by demonstrating his new found skills on his eldest brother. Killua knows he will have to face Illumi one day, and when that day comes Killua will have to fight his brother. An unavoidable fight that's destined to happen sooner or later. He and Illumi will duel for probably hours until one of them has… perished.

The thought alone made uncomfortable shivers run up Killua's spine. His chest tightens almost painfully. If Killua were to lose his battle with Illumi then what's to happen to Alluka? She will surely be locked away, never to see daylight again. Killua's going to make sure Alluka is somewhere far, safe, and in good hands. If something were to happen to Killua, at least he'll pass knowing Alluka is safe and sound. Killua would be lying if he said he wasn't afraid. He's terrified! He didn't fear death for it's something everyone will one day meet. What Killua fears is his brother. The ex-assassin doubts he's close to being Illumi's equal, his brother is far more powerful and advanced, but still Killua must try his best. If the Gods are on his side that day then Killua will defeat Illumi… He will succeed in defeating Illumi and killing him in cold blood… kill his brother…. his own blood.

Killua once again shook his head as he opens the door to the cabin. He silently made his way inside while closing the door behind him. No matter what he does, no matter how hard he tries, no matter how many times he tries to stop his thoughts from running, Killua can't remove what his family has drilled into his head since he was an infant. The slightest thought Killua has on fighting his sibling, his subconscious would remind him that killing a family member is the worst sin he could ever commit.

Killua approaches the small bundle sleeping inside a purple sleeping bag. He watched his younger sisters calm face and listens to her gentle snores. Regardless of what he was taught since infancy, family or not, Illumi will have to be killed. Even if Killua will mentally be destroyed from his own actions, it must be done for Alluka's sake.

"Alluka," Killua calls out silently. He carefully grips his younger sibling's shoulder and gently shakes her.

"Hm," Alluka groans in protest before finally opening her sleepy eyes. "Onii-Chan?" She asks as her eyes adjust to the darkness of the room. She saw a figure hover before her, a figure she can only assume to be Killua.

Killua nods and warmly smiles at her. "We have to leave now,"

Alluka nods back before yawning and stretching her arms and legs. She sits up on her sleeping bag and looks out the broken window. It was a moonless night with hundreds of stars adorning the sky. Alluka frowns wondering if Killua slept at all that night. The days and nights were usually like this, with both siblings traveling, Killua training daily, and Killua on his guard twenty-four seven. Killua hardly catches a wink of sleep now. Alluka knows her older brother was thoroughly trained and can handle a few sleepless nights, but Killua is already at his peak. He had large bags under his eyes and has become more forgetful. Her brother would even forget to eat and would go a whole day with his stomach empty. The little girl had to force feed her sibling in fear that he would starve himself to death. Oh how Alluka wished she was skilled in some kind of combat like her brother, Killua. Then she can defend herself instead of letting Killua carry the burden of protecting a nuisance like her. The only thing Alluka has mastered is immunity to most poisons. She was never trained further than that.

"Onii-Chan, did you sleep at all tonight?" She asks, turning her attention towards her sibling.

"I did," Killua lies through an assuring voice. He places his hand on top of Alluka's head and ruffles her already messy hair. "Don't worry too much about it, Alluka,"

"Okay." The younger sibling widely smiles in relief and satisfaction, not being able to see through Killua's lie. She pulls out of her sleeping bag and begins to roll it up to store away in her bag.

Killua watched his sister prepare to travel through tired eyes. Alluka, although still young, is very bright for her age. Maybe it was because she's a Zoldyck? Killua furrows his brows. No matter how much he hates the thought of it, Killua's going to have to show Alluka how to defend herself. She's growing into a woman now. Killua doesn't want any pervert to take advantage of his precious sister… Also, even if Killua promised he'd protect Alluka and Nanika, he knows he won't always be there. She will have to fend for herself if push comes to shove.

"Onii-Chan?"

Killua slightly jumps from the sound of his name breaking him out of his thoughts. "Yeah?"

"I said Happy Birthday, Onii-Chan!" Alluka cheers with a toothy grin. She held a large paper bag in front of her. "This is for you, sorry, I didn't have time to wrap it,"

"Birthday…?" Killua was dumbfounded. They were in the month of July already? When did that happen? All the stress of worrying about Illumi has gotten Killua's schedule all messed up. He could have sworn it was May. He actually forgot his Birthday… Well, it's not unusual for Killua to forget about his own Birthday. His family never celebrated nor acknowledged his special day. The only gifts Killua ever got on his Birthday was a small wrapped up box on his night stand with a card saying, "enjoy your day, Killua." The box had foreign chocolate inside it, hence being the reason for Killua's sweet tooth. Killua received the same gift every year on his birthday and even on Christmas. Killua never found out who was the one leaving the chocolates for him every year, though he has an idea that it was Gotoh. Gotoh always gave him chocolate coins whenever Killua asked for some. Killua just wishes he knew who the person was to thank them for remembering about his Birthday.

"Thank you, Alluka," he says in gratitude before receiving the paper bag. "When did you find the time to get me a present?"

"That's a secret," Alluka giggles.

Killua, although still confused, chuckles. "Thank you for remembering about me," he thanked again as he pat his sisters head.

"You're welcome, now open it!" Alluka orders, leaning in closer to Killua to see the look on his face for when he opens his gift. The darkness was making it pretty hard for her to see.

Killua chuckles at her impatiences and opens the bag from the top. He reaches his hand inside and pulls out the first thing he grabbed. A wide smile spreads on Killua's cheeks when he was greeted with a chocolate bar. His stomach rumbles quietly in hunger. When was the last time he ate properly? Oh well, this could be his midnight snack!

"The chocolate bar and drawing is from Nanika," Alluka explains, fidgeting in anticipation.

"Drawing?" Killua questions. He looks inside the bag and surely there was a folded up piece of paper inside it. He pulls that out second and unfolds the drawing. It was kind of hard to tell what he was looking at since it's so dark. He can make out three, or maybe four, figures standing hand in hand with each other with a bridge drawn above them? Or was it a rainbow? Although his eyes were trained to see in the dark, there are some things Killua can't make out one hundred percent well. Either way, Killua loves the kind gesture. "It's beautiful, Nanika, thank you,"

"Nanika is sleeping, thank her in the morning," Alluka places her index finger on her lips, telling Killua to lower his voice.

Killua nods his head in understanding. He places the drawing and chocolate bar inside his pockets. He reached for the final object inside the bag and pulls out a palm sized blue box. "What's this?"

"Open it!" Alluka orders, already impatient.

Shrugging his shoulder, Killua opens the box. His eyes widen. "A wrist watch?"

"Yes!" Alluka smiles toothily. "Onii-Chan hasn't been sleeping or eating properly, so I thought this watch can help remind you when to eat. It even has a timer to let you sleep a certain amount of hours."

"Really?" Killua chuckles. His sister is so thoughtful. "Thank you, Alluka," he says for the third time. "Here, help me place it on," he says, removing the watch from it's box and handing it to Alluka.

"Okay!" Alluka eagerly takes the gift from Killua's hand and helps lock it onto his, right, wrist. "And… Done!" She cheers, liking the way the watch looked on her brother… Well, liking at least what she thinks it looks like on him. It's still too dark for her to tell.

Killua brings his wrist closer to his face and inspects the watch. It had a comfortable silver band, the case surrounding the watch itself was dark blue with the center being silver, and the watch's arrows were thin with a round end. The center of the watch was just a regular watch, numbers surrounding it from one to twelve with two small boxes inside it. One box having the number seven in it, probably meaning the day's date, and another box with the letters AM in it. What Killua found strange about the watch is that it's blue case had three rings. The first ring, closest to the watch, had a box all the way above the number twelve with the word July in it. The second ring had a zero above the boxed July, and it goes by tens all they around reaching to 190. That was probably for the timer Alluka mentioned. The third and final ring had horizontal boxes parallel to each other. The first box on the left read the number twenty and the second box on the far right read fifteen, probably meaning the year. On the side of the watch, on it's left side, it had three twistable crowns and a button, on the right side of the watch it only had one crown. This watch must have cost a fortune!

"Oi, how much did you spend on this, Alluka? It looks pricey!" Killua asks. He furrows his brows at Alluka in disapproval. She shouldn't be wasting her money on something expensive as this for Killua. It's her money and she should waste it on herself.

"I'm not suppose to tell you how much your present was," Alluka scolds.

"Alluka." Killua warns.

Alluka flinches from the tone in her brother's voice and sighs. "I found it cheap at a thrift store, the last owner of the watch didn't know how to use it since it requires Nen. I thought you would like it since you know how to use Nen. Anyway, it was cheap, i promise!"

"It requires Nen?" Killua turns his wrist in different angles to see if there's anything extra to the watch that he missed. When he saw nothing, Killua then resorted to using his Nen. First he uses GYO, concentrating a large portion of his aura around his eyes, to check if the watch had any concealed aura on it, IN. There was a small portion of aura hidden on each one of the watch's crowns and button. Killua twists one of the crowns, making the watch's big arrow twist around, nothing happened. He then clicked on the button, and again, nothing happened.

"There's instructions on how to use it in the box," Alluka then says, squinting her eyes in the darkness to see what Killua was doing. She could only guess if Killua was actually using his aura or not.

Killua looks back at the box and sure enough there was a small paper sticking out of it. He grabs the box and closes it with the instructions inside. "We'll see what it does in the morning, it's too dark to read the instructions anyway," Killua says before tossing Alluka the box. "Put it away in your bag, I'll wait for you outside to leave, okay?"

"Okay, Happy Birthday, Killua!"

Killua nods his head before diving down to hug his sister. "Thank you," he whispered before pulling away and making his way out the door. He leaves the door wide open and leans against the wall outside. A large smile was plastered on his face. Alluka is so thoughtful and caring. She truly has made Killua happy as the days go by. He looks at his new wrist watch. Despite twisting and fidgeting with the watch's crowns, it still had the correct time on it. It was two in the morning. Killua's going to have to find another spot to let Alluka sleep for the night. "Alluka, you really didn't need to buy me a watch, I could have used my phone's timer instead," Killua thought to himself, letting a small chuckle leave his lips. She's always puts Killua first before her desires.

Killua looks up at the night sky and marbles at the twinkling stars. He promised himself that he would not let his thoughts wander, but once in a while isn't too bad, right? He looks straight at the brightest star in the sky. It reminded him of that specific person. It was the brightest star, twinkling gently in the sky while all the other stars seem to be drawn by it's light. It was just like him, his first friend. He too had a bright light that draws everyone to him. He even managed to light up the darkness Killua use to be in. "Gon…" Killua sighs, letting his smile turn into a frown, "it's a lovely night tonight… I wish you can see."

Alluka stood by the door, not daring to bother Killua and his thoughts. She furrows her brows at the sound of Gon's name. She can tell her brother was still troubled by that person. Gon. He's all Killua thinks about, and he's the reason why Killua halfheartedly smiles. Alluka doesn't resent Gon, she is grateful to him. He was able to make Killua happy and open up more. She just wishes that Killua can understand that even with Gon away the two are still very close friends. Alluka in convinced that Killua believes he's lost his friend. His precious friend, Gon. If only she can make him understand that it's not like that… There's nothing she wants in this world but to see her brother smile again.

"Ready, Alluka?" Killua asks, startling the little girl.

"Yes!" She says before making her way out the door. She smiled up at her brother, finally able to see him with little help from the star lights. He was smiling, but a sad smile. The type of smile you make when you've lost something but accepted it.

"Let's go," he says before turning around and kneeling down, signaling Alluka to climb on his back. Alluka frowns and nods, knowing that Killua can't see her, and climbs onto his back.

Killua stands to his feet, careful not to drop Alluka before dashing forward and leaping onto the trees. He leaped from tree to tree, as quietly as he could, and as gently as possible. Alluka held him tightly around the neck so Killua wasn't worried about dropping her. He was only worried that someone will attack him while Alluka is on him. He came to a stop, landing on a large branch on a tall tree. He could have sworn he heard something near by. Of course it could have been an animal, but then again maybe not. That animal seems to be following him. Killua taps his hand on Alluka's arms, signaling the little girl to let go. Alluka pushed away from Killua and sat down on the tree branch, holding on tightly to the smaller branches surrounding her.

Killua lets himself drop down towards another branch of the tree and hid in the leaves. He, like a predator, waits patiently for his prey to make his move. He crawls closer to the edge of the branch, much like a cat, and scans his surroundings. He uses Zetsu, stopping the flow of aura from his body and making himself almost invisible to other Nen users. Since Killua is no longer surrounded by his own aura, he is more sensitive to the aura of others. Killua can feel Alluka's aura right above him and the aura of other animals like squirrels and birds near by. He can even feel a large "animal's" aura, hiding in a bush not to far from where Killua was hiding. Killua narrows his eyes at the bush. Icey blue eyes scan around it to see if there is anything out of the ordinary.

A small gust of wind passes, making the leaves dance and make a ruffling noise. Killua kept still, watching the bushes with dilated eyes. His eyes widen when the bush began to shake for a bit before stopping. That's when Killua saw it, a shoelace popping out from the bottom of the bush. Killua's claw like nails enlarge. He brought them close to his sides before dashing forward towards Illumi's Needleman. The silent night was graced with the scream of neither Killua nor Alluka's.


~~~He was surrounded by complete darkness. There was no sound, nor was there anyone in the room with him. Gon was completely alone in a room he's never been in before. Gon hugs himself with his arms, the room having dropped a few degrees. The hunter was confused as to how he got in this room in the first place. He doesn't remember anything at all. Wasn't he camping earlier?

"Hello?!" Gon calls out, only to be answered by the sound of his own echo. "Why am I here?" He wonders aloud, watching as a cloud of vapor escapes his lips. He then notices something flash at the corner of his eyes. He turns his head and saw a light shining brightly at what seems to be the end of the room. Gon narrowed his eyes skeptically and starts walking towards the bright light, determined to leave the darkness.

The closer he got, the farther the light seems to be. Gon feels like he's been walking in place the whole time. That's when Gon notices the light was shifting into a tall figure. The light then grew brighter and became intense, leaving Gon to shield his eyes with his arms. Is it him or did the temperature drop even lower? "What's happening?!" He asks no one. He began to shiver and felt his arms and legs go numb. His legs then gave out from under him and soon Gon was on his knees. The freezing cold was getting to him. What's happening? Why did the room suddenly become dangerously cold? Gon grew irritated, wanting to know what the hell is happening? He shouldn't be here, at least not alone! He should be with… With-

"Gon." A voice called out, making the young hunters eyes snap open.

"Killua…?" Gon questioned. He lets his arms fall slowly to his sides as he looks back to where the bright light used to be. His eyes widen at the sight of his best friend. "Killua!" A bright, toothy, grin spreads on Gon's face. He felt an intense warmth spread through his body, shutting out any cold he felt earlier. It was a beautiful warmth that Gon knew was brought by Killua.

Killua says nothing, he only stared at Gon with expressionless eyes. Gon blushes. He wasn't sure why but the way Killua was staring directly at him made his heart flutter. His smile never left his face though. Killua always managed to make Gon feel this way. It was strange but Gon didn't mind it. He was just happy to see his friend again.

Killua closes his eyes. A small, sad, smile was on his face as he began to turn away.

"Wait, Killua?!" Gon shouts, feeling the temperature of the room drop again. He began to shiver again but he didn't care. "Where are you going?!" He asks when Killua began to walk away from him. Gon forces his protesting legs to stand up. He then took slow steps forward, each step feeling like gravity was pulling him back. "Wait for me, Killua!"

Killua didn't answer, he just kept on walking forward in a normal pace. Gon clenches his teeth in frustration. Why isn't Killua answering him? "Are you mad at me, Killua?!" Gon's face grew hot as he struggled to move forward. Why isn't this damn room letting him move? If he doesn't hurry then Killua will leave without him. "Damn it Killua, wait!"

Gon then saw the same bright light. It pulsated as Killua grew near it. He started to fade into the light. "Killua, no-WAIT, KILLUA!"~~~

"Wait…!" Gon mumbles, eyes wide in realization that he wasn't in the cold, dark, room anymore. He was sitting up, staring directly at the barely lit campfire Kite had set up earlier. He looks right then left, quickly scanning his surroundings. Gon was back in the forest he, Kite, and Ging were camping at. Kite was on Gon's left side, sleeping against a tree not too far from Gon. Gon then looks to his right, expecting to see a sleeping Ging but the man wasn't in sight.

Gon then jumps when something decided to squawk, loudly, in his ear. "Bumi?!" Gon nearly shrieks before smacking his mouth with his hand to keep quiet. He glares at the lovebird sitting, calmly, on the left side of his shoulder. The multicolored bird stares cutely back at Gon. "Shh! You almost made me wake up Kite!" Gon scolds, feeling his racing heart calm down a little.

The bird did a small cackle, enjoying the way he scared his master before jumping onto Gon's lap. Bumi stares up curiously at Gon, almost as if waiting for Gon to tell him what his dream was about.

Gon sighs before making himself sit more comfortably. He looks directly into the campfire, remembering his dream. "I had a dream about Killua," Gon admitted. "I was in a cold room and everything was dark… Then Killua appeared and I felt warm all over. I was so happy to see him, Bumi. He looked like the same old Killua… He then started walking away and everything got cold again, then there was this bright light and I woke up soon after."

Bumi whistles, impressed. He then bobs his head a few times for Gon to continue his story.

Gon furrows his brows. "I called out to him but he didn't hear me… I think he was mad at me?" Gon felt his chest tighten up painfully. He didn't like when the people he cared about were disappointed in him. Especially not Killua. It makes Gon feel uneasy. "I think he's still mad at me about the way I treated him when we were face to face with Pitou." Gon remembered his events during the war with the chimera ants. He remembers every detail of that day, the way it smelled, the way the summer breeze felt against his heated skin… he even remembers the words spilling out of his mouth like venom when he spoke to Killua.

"You have it easy, Killua. You're perfectly calm since it means nothing to you…"

Gon pursed his lips into a tight line. He regrets those words with every fiber of his being. He hurt Killua's feeling and yet Killua took it within himself to save him. Gon owes Killua for so much. He played with Gon, trained with him, followed him wherever he went, and even saved his life. If it wasn't for Killua than Gon wouldn't be alive today, and how does Gon repay him? By sneering at Killua when Gon needed him the most. Gon isn't even sure of Killua accepted his apology because Gon sure as hell didn't forgive himself to this day. Does Killua still consider them friends?

Bumi tilts his head to the side, confused as to why Gon stopped talking. He jumps on Gon's stomach, holding on tightly with his clawed feet and beak, and began climbing up onto Gon's shoulder. He starts to cackle, drawing closer to Gon's ear before letting out a loud, "SQUAWK."

Gon jumps, holding in his startled squeak before glaring at a cackling Bumi. "You're so mean to me, Bumi, you never do this to Kite." Gon sighs before raising his hand towards Bumi, allowing the small bird to climb onto his fingers. Gon brings Bumi back down to his lap. He gently runs his curled index finger down Bumi's breast, causing said bird to lean into Gon's touch.

Gon pulls out his beetle cell phone with his free hand, to check the time. It's two in the morning, he only has four hours before Kite and Ging wake up.

Gon has been living with Ging and Kite out in the wilderness for six months now. Well, originally it was only Gon and Ging. Kite decided to surprise Gon on his birthday. She came with the offer of helping Gon find his aura since the boy was having a hard time finding it. At first, Ging tried helping Gon find his aura by performing the Nen initiation on the boy, exposing a large amount of his aura to Gon so that the nodes of Gon's aura would forcibly open, but even the initiation didn't help the young hunter find his Nen. The pair then came up with the decision of Gon manually finding his aura through meditation. Hence being the reason why they were in the wilderness, Gon saying that he focuses better surrounded by nature instead of being in a large city.

Kite suggested that the trio would go in search of a lake located somewhere in the mountains. The lake is said to be the birth and resting place of the first known person who discovered aura and put it to practice. Kite was sure with a proper aura baptism in the lake, Gon would be able to see his aura and finally put it into practice. The trio had spent months searching for the lake, climbing each and every mountain they came across and even searching in the mountains of NGL, but the trio had no such luck. Even the Hunter Website didn't provide much help. The trio were close to giving up on their search until they got a lead that the lake was actually in between two mountains. It will only take another day before Gon reaches the lake, and he would be lying if he didn't say he was excited.

"I got a message," Gon said aloud as he opened the test message he received hours ago. "It's from Leorio!"

Leorio: Gon! My little troublemaker, how have you been? Good I hope! You better not be in too much trouble like last time. I swear if I hear about you being near death again I'll be the one to kill you…. but anyway. I'm messaging you to let you know that I start my one month vacation next week and I'm hoping for you and the gang to spend it with me! We haven't been together in so long. So what do you say? Are you free? Let me give you the heads up that tomorrow is Killua's birthday. Maybe we can make him a small party?

"It's Killua's Birthday?!-" Gon smacks his mouth before he could get any louder. He glances at Kite. She was still sleeping peacefully, undisturbed by Gon's high volume.

Gon sighs and looks up towards the stars. How could he have forgotten Killua's birthday? He has been so caught up in restoring his Nen that he completely forgot about the rest of the world. "Maybe that's why I had that dream?" Gon wondered. Maybe his subconscious was reminding him about his friends special day?

Gon looks down at Bumi, whom was still enjoying the gentle caress he was receiving from his owner. "Do you think I dreamt about Killua because it's his Birthday today, Bumi?" Bumi didn't respond, he was still lost in the pleasure of being petted. Gon smiles down at his pet. He stops his actions and brings his finger down to Bumi's feet, encouraging the small bird to climb on. "Bumi, do you want to meet my friends, Leorio, Kurapika, and Killua?" Gon asks as the bird climbs onto his finger. Bumi excitedly jumps up and down, as in agreeing to Gon's request. "Okay then! You're going to love them,"

Gon lies back down on the cool grass, gently resting Bumi on his chest. The bird watches him with big curious eyes. "What should I get Killua for his Birthday?" Gon gazed at the stars, watching as they twinkle brightly on the night sky. "I want to get him something meaningful, something big, something that express how much I missed him. I want to give him something like… like that star," Gon points his finger up towards the brightest shining star in the sky. Bumi looks at the direction Gon points his finger at for a short second before looking back at Gon questioningly. Gon smiles wide with glossy eyes. "A star is the brightest light in the darkness, the light guides me on my travels and makes me feel happy and at ease, just like Killua…" A deep sigh escapes the boys lips as he thought about his dear friend.

Killua is an amazing person. Although he's had a dark past, he never let it affect his present. He brought Gon joy and laughter, he always supported and defended Gon, and he always taught the young hunter new things. Killua was always there for him and Gon is lucky to have met him. Gon's chest flutters at the memory of Killua's soft eyes and genuine smile. Only Killua can make Gon feel this way. The clenching of his chest when Killua smiles, the butterflies in his stomach when Killua laughs, the fast beating of his heart whenever he thought about Killua. Maybe Gon is sick or something? He always reacts strangely towards his friend. He isn't allergic to Killua now, is he?

Gon sighs, not aware of the faint flush he had on his cheek. "Killua… Are you looking at the stars too?"

Bumi lets out a loud whistle, earning Gon's attention, and starts to sing a little tune while swaying from side to side. Gon's flush became a deep red blush at the realization of what his bird is doing. Lovebirds are given the name for the reason being that they sing a little tune whenever they sense love in the air. So in other words, Bumi senses love. "B-Bumi, w-why are you singing?!" Gon questions. He props himself up on his elbows while watching Bumi sing and flap his wings around in some sort of dance. "D-Does this mean I lo-love Killua!?" Gon questioned himself internally. He felt his head get dizzy the more he thought about it. Is this why Gon is always reacting strange whenever he thought about his friend? Does he love Killua?

"-Oh yeah, you and what army?!" Gon jumps at the sudden sound, and harshness, of his father's voice. He looks towards the direction of the noise, only to see Ging suddenly storming into the camp grounds. He was holding an armful of branches and twigs in his left arm, probably to use as firewood, and had his phone pressed against his ear with his free hand. "Tsk, wise guy!"

Bumi never once stopped his singing. He began to flap his wings until he was in the air and took flight towards Ging. He circled around the man, still singing his little tune. "Shut up, Bumi!" Ging growled, having a blush of his very own. "Yes, it's a lovebird singing," Ging then said, probably answering who ever was on the other line of the phone.

Gon pushes himself up to a sitting position and watches as Bumi sang around Ging, his blush having left not too long ago. "So Ging is in love, and not me?" Gon questions no one. He is relieved and a bit concerned. If he is in love with Killua then what is he going to do? Can he still face Killua the same way he used to? Will Killua be disgusted by his feelings? Gon felt his stomach twist in knot and his chest tighten from the unwanted thought. Would Killua call him pathetic and not want to be friend?

"Don't make me laugh, Pari, I'm not in love, especially not towards a rat like you," Ging sneers to the phone, his face now being as red as a tomato. Ging walks towards the fire and carelessly tosses the wood into it. "Yeah, yeah, whatever!" Ging waves his hand at the still singing Bumi, trying to wave him away. "Now stop calling me around this time, I have an early schedule tomorrow," Ging made his way towards Gon and sits beside the boy. Gon watches as Ging glares at nothing as his lips purse into a tight line. Gon was confused, is this how someone normally reacts when they're in love.

Bumi flew back towards Gon and rests on the boys shoulder closests to Ging. Singing a bit louder, probably to spite Ging.

"Whatever, I'm leaving you now-" Ging stops his sentence, his caller interrupting his sentence.

Gon can barely understand what was being said through the phone, but he was pretty sure the caller had uttered the words, "I love you."

Ging was silent for a bit, his blush still plastered on his cheeks before finally saying, "tsk, go to sleep, Pariston." He immediately hung up on the person soon after and sighs in relief. "...Don't ever fall in love, Gon, it's nothing but trouble," Ging says, finally acknowledging his son's existence.

"It's that bad?" Gon questions, cocking his head away from Bumi's loud singing.

Ging nods his head before finally looking at Gon in the eye. "Before you know it, you're being smothered by your significant other's affection, all though it's nice at first, it gets annoying after a while," Ging frowns, though not really mad, just embarrassed that his son had seen his scene on the phone.

Gon furrows his brows in worry. He doesn't want to pester Killua the way the person on the phone did to Ging. He's just not going to think about it anymore. He isn't in love with Killua, he's just sick or something!

"Tsk, I almost regret getting you that bird!" Ging growls, forming his hand into an angry fist. Bumi stops his singing and glares at Ging, causing said man to actually growl like an animal. Ging had completely forgotten about his son's Birthday. Well it isn't his fault, how was he going to remember the Birthday of the son he's abandoned for fifteen years? In a panic, Ging had went running around the forest in search for something to give his son as a gift. That's when he spotted a nest full of chicks. They were already hopping around and self teaching themselves to fly. So Ging thought, "hey, they are about to leave the next anyway, might as well help the mother out and take one for Gon!" Thus, Ging stole a baby chick from it's mother to give to his son. A bittersweet gift.

"I don't, I love Bumi!" Gon giggles, running his finger down the bird's breast.

"Hmph… Why are you awake anyway?" Ging asks, causing Gon to tense up for a moment.

"I… Couldn't sleep," Gon said, not really wanting to relive and talk about the small nightmare he had.

"Have too much on your mind?" Ging asks, trying to offer the best kind of comfort he can. He can see, by the way Gon tensed, he was troubled by something. Though he isn't going to push the boy into telling him his troubles… Besides, Gon usually just blurts out what is in his mind.

Gon nods his head before a small yawn escapes his lips.

"Well, whatever is on your mind can wait till morning, try to sleep for now," Ging says resting his hand on Gon's shoulder and giving it a tight squeeze for comfort. Gon nods in agreement before letting out a startled noise when Ging forces the boy to lay down on the grass. Bumi had jumped out of the way in time before Gon could squish him. He glares at the smirking Ging, knowing that the man had done this on purpose to hurt the bird. Gon looks at Ging questioningly before said man threw something on top of him. It was a blanket.

"It's chilly tonight, don't want you to catch a cold while we're looking for the lake," Ging says, not quite meeting Gon's gaze. He was facing another direction.

Gon looks at the blanket and then back towards his father. He smiles softly. He knew Ging was slowly trying, in his own way, to make up for the lost years. Gon doesn't mind. He likes the small things Ging does for him. "Goodnight!" Gon says before turning on his side. He watches as Bumi walks towards his face and makes himself comfortable, getting ready to sleep beside his master. "Goodnight to you too, Bumi," Gon says before closing his eyes. He made a mental note to tell Ging about meeting his friends soon.

"G'night kid," Ging says, having a small smile of his own. It's not so bad having Gon around. It's pretty fun actually. He glances over at the still sleeping Kite. This man could sleep through an earthquake.


Author's note*

So there you have it! If I messed up anything about what I said about Nen please tell me. Don't be all rude about it though! I don't respond well to rude reviews. Anyway! How did you like the new chapter? Was it worth the wait? probably not lmfaooo What do you think about Bumi? Isn't he a gem? He's pretty annoying but overall a lovable bird that sings when in the face of love.

What do you guys think about Killua's watch? Pretty neat too right? Wait till you find out what it does! Tell me what you think the wrist watch does? Leave your review! I'll post a picture on tumblr to show what it looks like! Just follow me at just-ask-me-one-wish for my art/fanfic blog :3 For my regular blog, follow amara-inutaisho.

I wrote this chapter like 4 days ago and its longer then I thought! I have nooooo idea when the next chapter will be but know that it will be full of laughs! I hope!

I hope you enjoyed!