A.N.- Herro~ So yay TAODT's hiatus is OVER! :D I can't promise fast updates, but it'll be more often than once a year heh...So some of the reviewers mentioned how other authors just continued using their own versions of Alluka, and how I should, too. I haven't really been reading any HXH fics lately, and the only thing still connecting me to the fandom are my own unfinished fics, so I hadn't really noticed. I have changed the plot slightly though, and I'm not sure if it's for the better or worse...So...here we go.

Warning: Alluka is not the adorable fluffball he is in canon. This Alluka is much more...twisted? Is that the right word? lol...Point is he's not the same. Kay, thanks.

Enjoy~

Chapter 6

By the time I'd washed my face and slipped into a pair of borrowed clothes, Gon had already begun shoving pancakes into his mouth. He looked up as I entered the kitchen, grinning around a mouthful.

"Good morning~!" He chirped, patting the seat next to him before digging in again.

I glanced around the small room, the kitchen Island we were sitting at was the only thing separating kitchen from living room. Which was more like a living corner. There was hardly enough space to hold the box desperately pretending to be a couch. The overall place was nice, though. It gave off a familiar, comforting feeling. But still, I couldn't shake off the nagging itch that had began poking at my mind suddenly.

My gaze wandered back to Gon, eyes tracing the curve of his jaw that melted into a smooth neck. There I froze, transfixed on the movement of the small jut of his adam's apple. My hands gripped at the edge of the counter, knuckles turning white. Because this was wrong. There was just something about this situation that screamed wrong in my ear. I watched as he swallowed, the motion of the food sliding down his throat just barely noticble but so there. The pancakes slowly disappeared from his plate, forever gone from sight as he chewed them happily, apparently not noticing my stare.

"Is something wrong?"

My head snapped to the side too quickly. Kurapika met my wide eyes with a concerned frown. "Killua? You've gone pale."

A shiver crawled up my spine as I forced a shaky smile to my lips. "Uh, sorry, I was just- " Just what, Killua? Exactly what were you doing just now?

I couldn't remember.

Gon yelled abruptly, knocking his chair over as he shot to his feet. Digging through his pocket, he yelled again as he pulled out a pair of sunglasses. "Killua! I totally forgot! We're supposed to be looking for that guy!"

"He's probably long gone by now." I scolded, trying to remember what had spooked me as I served myself some pancakes. "We won't be able to find him."

"What's that?" Kurapika seemed to forget that he had been worried just a moment ago, too. What was it again? The blond took the sunglasses, carefully sliding them open.

"Yesterday a guy bumped into Killua, so we followed him to the hospital, but he disappeared." Gon explained cheerily, rocking back on his heels as the sunglasses continued to be examined.

I frowned. "We didn't follow him to the hospital. We stopped to eat, remember?"

"Huh?" Gon gave me a confused pout, "But Killua, we lost the food. It was in the separate bag and you dropped it on the way to my house. And Mr. Sunglasses went into the hospital's backdoor."

"What?"

"You chased him there 'cause he bumped into you. Then the desk lady was no help since she kept getting distracted by how dirty we were from walking all day."

His attention went back to Kurapika as the blond let out an excited squeal. Despite my confusion over Gon's different version of what happened, I couldn't help but notice the way the blond's eyes were suddenly sparkling with happiness.

"I knew it! These are Leorio's! He was complaining about losing them right before Vaise called me down to help you guys!"

I looked back down at my plate as the two began jumping and squealing. Gon about being able to return the glasses, he got happy way too easily, and Kurapika about...well I wasn't sure what. He was just happy. The grin that split his face seemed almost painful, the way his lips were stetching.

Pancakes were much more interesting.

Gon's Aunt Mito came to mind as I ate. It wasn't so much the taste, because there was no gourmet way to make pancakes, but the familiarity was there. A small smile snuck its way to my face without my permission as Gon dragged me from the chair and to their little party.

We were supposed to be running away. This small town was only a two day's walk from our homes and we should have been on our way again, leaving it a long way behind so we didn't get caught.

We were supposed to be running away from...

Ah well, a few days here couldn't hurt.

XXX

Tape 006

D: Report. Week xxx, subject has fallen into another one of his episodes. It's been a week with no signs of waking. This typically happens with the mention of Gon Freeces and his Aunt. See file xxx. Based on past occurrences, we expect him to become conscious within the next three days. If there is no response, the usefulness of keeping subject will be discussed again. See file xxx. Upon his awakening, questioning will resume. His condition continues to be closely monitored. Report end.

Killua, this is your last chance. If we end up in this cycle again, the case will be terminated. I'm not going to keep saving you.

End Tape

XXX

"Sorry I'm late, I got stuck in the fence."

Gon made a face as he peered down at me from his window. I tried to keep a smile on my face while I waited from him to climb down, careful to hide my hands in my pockets. The cuts stung from brushing against the fabric, but I couldn't let him see. The smile which only barely passed because it was dark hurt more anyway.

With a soft "oof", Gon fell the last few inches to the ground, making a small sound as he got back to his feet. Without a word, he stalked over to where I was and grabbed my arms. I tried to protest, but already he was forcing my fingers to uncurl and was inspecting the damage.

"Don't be stupid." He muttered under his breath when I tried to pull away. "Don't act tough. I know it must really hurt."

"It's not that bad." I huffed, quickly looking away when he raised his head.

"It must hurt a lot because it takes a lot to make you cry."

XXX

Tape 007

D: It's been two hours since you recovered consciousness, have you remembered anything useful?

K: It's weird that I just woke up, but I'm really tired right now. I wanna go to sleep.

D: You don't seem to understand the situation. We've gotten to the point that until you either pass out or give us something valuable, you will not be allowed to leave.

K: Ha...you finally said something without ending in a question.

D: Enough! Take this seriously and tell me what you've remembered!

K: ...ok.

D: Well?

K: ...You look like someone I remember. But you're an old man, so I guess it's not you.

D: I'm only in my twenties. Please focus.

K: Yeah but you're old compared to me. And my brother was really little the last time I saw him...actually how long have I been here? I don't remember. After I ran away...it was only...two weeks, wasn't it? Maybe a month...And I've been here not too long. Maybe another month.

D: Focus again, start with why you ran away.

K: So it's been two months since I saw them, huh. I hope he's going okay- my brother, that is. I really miss him. Not my older brothers though, they were annoying. Hey, do they know I'm here? What are you writing?

D: You're dazed because of your medications. We'll lower the dose and continue later. Dismissed.

End Tape

TBC...

Yuuki: Short chapter, with awkward 2am writing at the beginning. Haaa...But I want to get this out quickly.

Kurapika: How could you leave un-proofread 2am writing in this? AND IN MY SCENE TOO

Yuuki: I wanted to make Gon's little eating scene more dramatic, but I'm afraid to read it because of...past experiences...with my 2am writing...it's just overall awkwardly done. Lol. So I'll let you guys suffer through it instead~ much love~ (I also think it's because I haven't written ANYTHING in a long time, so it's taking a while for me to fall back into a comfortable style)

ALSO! I would very much appreciate it if you would hop on over to wattpad and read my first attempt at original fiction~ nyan~ There's a link on my page~ Only the prologue is up, and heh...well...it won't be updated until I finish at least two of my fanfics here~ But I would still love you guys forever if you just went on over and gave it a look-see~

Gon: Review please~