I stop a couple of meters away "I have a question for you... Is it ok if I invite 30 members from the assault team..." One of them grins as I spot a green tear on his left cheek and red star on right "Oh~ That sounds fun..."

I drop my weapon to the floor as I stare at the one in the middle who seems to be either completely uninterested or extremely focused. The person with the tattoos on his face draws his weapon "Would you be interested in-"

His cut off by the leader clicking his fingers "Hisoka! I would like to keep the hassles to a minimum... And we weren't paid for over time!"

The person who was aiming his weapon at me sighs "You're no fun..." They walk past me as the man in the middle stops to whisper at me "Tell my little brother that he should come back... We miss him..."

I look at him confused as he responds quiet relaxed "I've been seeing you with him... I assume you know who I'm talking about?" He walks of before I could ask him who he is, but they had already left the site. I sigh "Hisoka Eh~ I wonder who he was referring to?"

I turn to Palm, Shaiapouf and Knov "It's nice to see you alive and kicking... Palm..." Knov sighs "There goes our plan..." Palm nods "I know it's hard to believe but I planned on tell you the truth after the outcome of our plan..."

Knov sighs "Tricking you was the only way we could have gotten help from one of the higher league members... Also it help you knew Shaiapouf..." Shaiapouf groans after getting up "Cazark... I thank you for saving me... But how did you manage to figure things out? Or more importantly how did you know about those attackers being here?"

I sigh "Actually that was a surprise for me too... Although I do have questions for you Palm and Knov... You asked Menthuthuyoupi to make the weapons but does Meruem actually know about the plan?"

Palm nods "We ask Meruem for help however he directed us more to Menthuthuyoupi seeing as his skills were insufficient..." Knov sighs "Not before having to beg for a couple of hours..." Palm nods "He was more focused on Komugi living a peaceful afterlife and not to be dragged around like someone's play thing..."

Knov sighs "However Menthuthuyoupi did forge the weapons for us after we told him that Meruem was ok with it..." I nod thinking "Something's not right here... Facts point to Meruem being the culprit but... Shaiapouf has a sense of hidden agendas..."

I sigh "Well I think Meruem was a little more worried about the fake Pking drawing attention..." I proceed to tell them what Killua and I discussed as Shaiapouf freaks "It can't be Meruem... That means it would have been his instructions... That means... He killed Komugi..."

I think "I'm starting to seriously doubt that..." I object "If he was going to kill her he would have payed off a red player to get the job done..." Palm freaks "But for him to kill her why would he go through all that trouble to help us out!"

I sigh "Did you no explain to him you're plan in detail... If I were to guess he could bury the ring incident with it... And all witnesses once and for all..." I think "However something ticks me off they weren't payed for overtime..."

I speak up "In any case all he would need to do is sit back and wait for all of it to blow over... You've been set up like pigs to the slaughter..."

Shaiapouf murmurs "He hired them because he knew we would be here..." I nod feeling a little bit confused "Yeah... But if I we're to guess it was the same bunch sent after Komugi..." Killua walks out of the shadows "And here is the star of the show Meruem..."

Killua walks with Meruem in front of him slightly peeved but somehow calm and relaxed. I point to Meruem "I guess we can ask the true culprit right now..." Meruem looks disgusted at me "It's been a long time... Since we've been together. I would say the weather is great but I don't think fog is considers perfect weather..."

Palm speaks up "Was it you who actually planned all of this...?" Meruem nods "Planned yes..." Palm yells "Why did you kill Komugi?!" Meruem sighs "Kill... no..." Shaiapouf grits his teeth as I smirk "The killer is here... However I think we know who he really is..."

Killua lifts an eyebrow as I motion for him to put down his weapon. Meruem looks at Shaiapouf "Pouf... Was the real mastermind..." Shaiapouf freaks out "But- But- I-" Meruem lifts a hand "I've known you've been the killer for a long time... Why do you think I kicked you out of the guild in the first place?"

Meruem shoots a disturbed look at him "Komugi was both my wife here and in the real world... I've known for a long time you've disliked her and when you found out that if we die here we die in real life as well... You just had to wait for the right opportunity..."

Shaiapouf kneels "But you deserved that item more than anyone she had no right to put it to the vote and to think both Pitou and Youpi agreed to sell it off..."

Meruem glares at Shaiapouf "Because they knew me better than you... they actually have sat down and spoken to her unlike you... You never once spoke to her to see why I actually care about her in the first place... But!"

Meruem stays silent for a few moments before speaking up "You are my brother and I cannot and will not kill family... I care about you as much as I care about her... The news of her death hit me harder than all of you combined but I knew one thing she would be sad to see me hold onto the past... That's when I decided to disband the whole guild and choose to help others instead..."

Meruem points to Shaiapouf "Which brings me to this whole situation... I'm here because I chose not to rat you out... Youpi and Pitou both don't know about this as well because I chose not to tell them the most... It would have split the family like a river through the valley..."

Shaiapouf slams his hands against the floor "But How I hid it so well!" Meruem smiles lightly "It's because your my brother... That is how I found out... I know you better than you know me... If you ever found love believe me when I say this you will fight tooth and nail for the one you care about..."

Killua sighs "Well this changed it looks like we were wrong about the hold scenario..." I shake my head "I suspected Shaiapouf... But at the time I suspected that he knew something that could change the whole scenario... The truth was that it was his secret in disguise he came here in hopes of finding a way to break out of this."

I lift a finger "When the leader of the laughing Coffin-" Killua tenses as I continue noticing his panicked motions "He said specifically said that they weren't paid for overtime... It tipped me off... But Shaiapouf was calm and relaxed during the whole ordeal..."

Meruem steps up to Shaiapouf "Please leave us alone... You've done so much already and this concerns us more than you. I would like to ask you if you can leave us in peace to deal with this on our own..." I nod taking "That's fine with us..." Meruem picks up Shaiapouf slinging him over like a sack of potatoes.

He walks away with Knov and Palm following behind him. Palm smiles waving good bye to us as I turn to look at the grave site. Dawn breaks as I yawn "That took longer than I expected..." Killua murmurs "Say it was you and you married someone... And later on you found they had a side to them that you didn't know about... How would you feel?"

I sweat "O... M... G... Killua you're not making this any better for yourself and myself..." I smile at Killua "That's a stupid question... I would still love them..." Killua flinches as I continue "Think about it... I'm not really considered as one of the wanted types... And for me to even be in a loving relationship like that I wouldn't really mind. I would just find a way to work with it... No matter how ridiculous it is..."

Killua blinks at me "That was the most unexpected answer I would have gotten out of you to-date..." My heart thumps on the word date as I flinch "Well I'm full of surprises... You know..." I smile awkwardly at Killua thinking "Stop asking questions about marriage to me... It's not something I should be asked by you..."

I come to a realisation "Killua..." Killua looks at me "Hmm?" I gulp not knowing what to expect as an answer "You were the guild leader of the Laughing Coffin... weren't you?" Killua flinches "What makes you say that?"

I quote "The acting guild leader of the Laughing Coffins said that I should tell his little brother to come back... And that he is sorely missed by the guild..." Killua sighs "I guess my secret has been found out... So what are you going to do now?"

I turn to Killua smiling "Nothing at all..." Killua blinks "Why?!" I frown "I'm going to use your last question to my advantage if you found out something your lover had a hidden secret-" Killua flinches as I continue "In this case lover being best friend! Would you still be beside them...?"

I nod at Killua "Yes I would..." I think on the side "But only with you! I couldn't do that with anyone else. I don't consider you a friend or a best friend I consider you as someone more than that some who's special to me... Someone who means the world for me... Someone who may never realise that ever..."

Killua murmurs touching his chin "So you not going to black mail me..." I frown "With what? Killua would you go out on a date with me..." I clench my mouth shut as Killua looks mortified at me.

Fuck, Fuck, Fuck What to do? What to do? LIE!

I chuckle a bit "Like my joke?" Killua frowns "It's a little messed up..."

Fuck you!

I smile "Well it was the first thing that popped into my head... Honestly I've got nothing to ask from you..."

Except your love...

"In any case... If you want to give me something to keep my mouth shut by all means go for it but... There's nothing you could-"

Killua blurts out "How about a kiss?"

I gulp "K-K-Kiss...?" Killua nods "Though it is my first and I don't know how well it would be..." I feel like a large bolder hits me hard "Your first?!"

I stole his first kiss?

I murmur "If you're ok with it... I don't see why not..."

Killua smiles walking up to me as he grabs my mouth "Breath a word about this to anyone and I'll kill you..."

I nod my head waiting a few moments as Killua walks away "What happened?"

Killua smirks "I lied I'm not kissing a guy! EVER! But if you do tell anyone I said that or I used to belong to the Laughing Coffins... I'll kill you!"

I flinch looking depressed...

Ever...

I sigh "Alright I'm going to black mail you!" Killua turns around pissed "What?!" I speak firmly "Why did you create a guild that was designed to kill people..."

Killua glares at me for a few moment before sighing "I didn't..." Killua murmurs "The guild was built so we could look death in the face and laugh at it... If we die here... we die over there... But we would fight on the higher floors never giving up and laughing at this game in the face... Then my brother Illumi took over... He swung everyone into a frenzy enticing them with sweet words to kill others... I left and broke my contacts with them..."

I point at his wrist "Is that why you still have the tattoo?" Killua covers his arm "It's in respect to my original idea... I won't kill anyone for amusement no matter how fun it is to them..." Killua walks away as I turn back to the grave noticing we're not alone.

I grab Killua's arm as he frowns "What?!" I point at the grave site as he stands just as mortified as me. Komugi or the ghost of Komugi stands there smiling as she opens her eyes. She opens her mouth to speak but no words come out.

I can just read her lips as she says It's not a game... Or reality...

I blink as she vanishes as if she was never there to begin with. I look completely confused at Killua repeating her words "It's not a game... Or reality..." Killua turns to me smiling "You know what...? Why don't you friend me..."

I blink confused at his statement as Killua smiles "It's stupid not to after what we've done..." I blink opening the menu "Sure..."

My heart thumps again as I send a friend notification to Killua.

He accepts it walking away smiling "Since we are in the assault team it will help to share information... But don't expect to be partying with me any time soon... I've dealt with you enough for one life time... While we at it let's go back and get something to eat..."

I'm completely lost for words as I smile "Sounds good to me..."