Chapter 4

We were surrounded. In every direction the eye could see, they were there. Tall ones short ones, thin ones wide ones. Blue eyed, brown eyed. And so many more.

Gon and I walked closely together, my arm brushing his with every step we took. I could hear his breath, coming short and wild. My legs were trembling hard enough to make Jell-o jealous.

I must have jumped five feet in the air when someone bumped into me. The man called a 'sorry!' over his shoulder as he ran. His tie flew like a cape behind him, and a small pair of sunglasses dropped onto my foot.

"Who was that?" Gon asked nervously, petting my head as I clung to his side.

"Who cares?" I spat after the man, when the glasses caught my eye. Picking them up, I examined them curiously, "Hey, Gon, look what the old man dropped."

"We should return it!" He snatched the glasses from me and ran in the same direction the other had just gone off to. I gaped at his retreating back before I realized something.

"Oi, Gon! Don't leave me all alone!"

XXX

Tape 004

D: Are you feeling better?

K: Yeah, great. Thanks for sending someone to flippin' electrocute me!

D: Returning to the previous session, explain to me how you met Gon, okay?

K: Ugh…you just never give up…Fine. I met Gon in the park. He was sitting there, I was bored. End of story. Could I go now?

D: Why are you so reluctant to speak of Gon?

K: Because it's none of your business. Maybe I'd be a little more open if you didn't poke me with those needles all the time. I feel like some serious drugie, man.

D: If it bothers you, we could always lower the dose. Would that-

K: No! You just don't get it, do you? I don't like needles, period!

D: It's for your own good, Killua. Wouldn't you much rather to be healthy than sick in bed all day?

K: When I'm sick at least I'm away from you.

D: I ask you refrain from raising your voice.

K: I don't care! When I ask something of you do you do it? No!

D: Very well. Let us end the session for now.

K: Huh? Hey, I said no needles! What are you doing-

End Tape

XXX

"This is a serious waste of time." I growled, a scowl having taken a seemingly permanent residence on my face. Gon stood on his tip toes, trying to get a better look at the crowd.

He leaned a hand on my head for balance, "Come on, Killua! If we both look together, we'll be able to return the glasses faster, right?"

"What if I don't want to return the glasses?"

"Why wouldn't you?"

"Waste. Of. Time."

I ducked away from his hand, watching his thin frame tip over the side of the rock and to the ground. He pursed his lips, giving me a big fat pout. "Aww, Killua! That wasn't very nice!"

"C'mon, I'm hungry. Let's eat something." Watching his expression drop in disappointment, I added. "And then- and then we can return the glasses. If you want, that is."

"Okay!" Gon beamed, kneeling on the grass to dust off the rock he had previously been standing on. I crouched beside him, lowering the bag to the ground and unpacking some snacks.

My mouth watered, seeing the food. It wasn't much, and it had to last us a while, but it was all I could get from the cook without either raising suspicion or making the bag too heavy for me to run swiftly.

Four sandwiches, a handful of granola bars, three bottles of water, two vanilla puddings, one chocolate pudding, and a bag of fruit loops.

Gon licked his lips, "Mm…I didn't notice how hungry I was until now…"

"Me neither." I eyed the chocolate pudding with adoration, like seeing a long lost lover for the first time in years. "I haven't seen any chocolate in months…not in any way, shape, or form. Not in any solid, liquid, grams, gas-"

"Yes, I get it." He laughed lightly, "You miss chocolate."

My hands twitched towards the small container, making grabby motions as drool nearly gushed down my chin. (But of course it didn't, because I was just too awesome for that.) "You don't mind, right?"

He'd opened his mouth, I had lunged for the pudding, torn it open, and was spooning it into my mouth by the time sound actually made it past his lips.

"Not at all."

A smile ever present on his face, Gon watched me eat in amusement, not once making any move to get anything for himself.

XXX

A young man walked briskly down the polished hallways, his steps radiating purpose and concentration. As if every single movement, every single twitch, had been planned beforehand, and the man was a talented actor playing his role with such perfection that no observer could stare too long without becoming overwhelmed.

Tap, tap, tap

Pause

Creak

The man's white coat was draped over the back of a chair as he entered a room. Within moments, he was seated at a computer, watching tapes of his interrogations with a certain white haired brat.

He scowled at the image before closing the screen and bringing up some documents. Scrolling through the names and titles, his eyes brightened when he found the one he'd been looking for.

As the page loaded, the picture of a dark haired islander appeared on the screen. Words suddenly popped up and once again the young man was searching through the ocean of letters for a particular section.

With a satisfied grin, he purred, "Found you, Mr. Gon Freecs. Such a pity. Pronounced dead upon the scene."

Smirking like a Cheshire Cat, Alluka Zaoldyeck watched the surprised yet cheerful smile of the young boy appear out of the printer.

TBC…

Yuuki: Short chapter, sorry D; I found this on my flashdrive (I had forgotten that I saved a few things on there before the crash) So I added a 'tbc' and here it is…sorry for the long wait *bow* gomen! Oh, and before I forget, my dad doesn't have a computer so this summer when I move in with him, I won't be able to get online at all except when I come back to visit mom…Sorry, again! But at least I'm updating, ne?