Shatter

by Wake Me Up When It's All Over

Killua transfers to a new school in the middle of the year. His first day, he meets a boy named Gon. Despite the boy's overly cheerful attitude, Killua doesn't mind hanging out with him. At the end of the day, though, Killua learns his new friend is a bit more different than he expected. ABANDONED

4. Chapter 4

"Thanks, Killua," Gon said, smiling. "Sure," Killua replied. "What're friends for?" He surveyed the house. It was small, but it had the sort of family feeling that clung to Gon. He smiled. "Want some chocolate?" he offered. Gon shook his head. "Nah," he replied, turning, "I have some snacks of my own. Thanks, though."

Gon was quiet, he noticed. He figured it was normal - after all, his aunt (and only family member) was in a coma. Tired, Killua checked the time and told Gon, "Hey... I'm ready to sleep. Where do I..?" Gon was walking, apparently not noticing what Killua had been saying. Shrugging, Killua followed.

His classmate made it all the way to an open doorway before Killua caught up. Tapping Gon's shoulder, he enunciated, "Gon, where do I sleep?" Gon looked confused, then said, "With me..? Right?"

Killua said, "Oh, so I'll sleep on the floor?" Gon shook his head adamantly. "No! The bed's large enough for both of us. Come on, I'm tired!" Killua tried to argue, but it was hard to argue with a naive, deaf boy.

In the end, Killua thought exasperatedly, I can't sleep at all now. Rolling his eyes, he tried to slip out of the sheets. "No..." A half-asleep Gon hugged Killua, forcing him back. This... little... Killua muttered a few words angrily, relenting and relaxing on the mattress. He was honestly tired, but being who he was, it was too hard to sleep at the moment. "Gon!" he complained. "I can't sleep!"

Suddenly he stopped talking. The back of his shirt was starting to get wet. Craning his neck, he saw tears treating from Gon's closed eyes. He's... crying... How do I make him feel better? Killua panicked slightly until he remembered that hugging had helped before. So he awkwardly twisted himself until he faced Gon.

He squeezed the boy, who in this moment, felt vulnerably fragile, and rubbed his back soothingly. The boy settled down. Oh thank god, Killua thought, relaxing with the boy in his arms.

So. I think I did okay with this chapter. I don't really write sleep scenes, so a lot of this is cobbled together from what I read from other fanfics. It's really short, but school just started, so cut me some slack. Also... I just realized plenty of my past stories had mistakes, but I'm too lazy to fix them. Gomen, gomen.