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CHAPTER 28: Switched x More x Cards
Killua sat there begrudgingly outside a door as he waited for the other two to get some clothing. He looked down his chest area and his eyes cringed at the two bulges. To those who never got their sexes changed before, Killua was witness that it was a very (very) disconcerting.
Then some of his hair dropped down from tying them on his ears.
He cursed, and pulled them out… not that he succeeded in doing anything else but hurting his head.
Why did his hair grow so long, anyway? IT DIDN'T MAKE ANY SENSE.
Gon said 'cuz' you're a girl now.' Sure, but scientifically—should men grow hair more quickly? Again… it didn't make any sense!
But then again… cookies switching sexes didn't either.
Blasted creators.
It was then that his internal ramblings were cut off when he heard Gon's gasp. Killua's ears perked and it was followed by Bisuke's boisterous laughter. But before he could even get hold of the knob, he heard Gon say (and in such awe, too):
"So that's what IT looks like!" Killua blinked at the pause. "It's big!"
And girl!Killua could only roll on the floor in embarrassment.
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"Ora! Are you alright Killua?!" Gon's voice pulled him out of his reverie. Really, even with such a lower voice he could tell it was hers. He looked up and saw her hair was gelled to form a large spiky mass that fit her energetic personality well.
"Probably having weird fantasies." Another low voice added. "A girl yet still having the hormones of a boy." Killua didn't bother looking at Bisuke until she was right in front of him. She probably never changed clothing since it would be easy for her to, technically, cross-dress anyway—
He stood corrected.
"You cut your hair?"
"Wig." She said nonchalantly. "I always wanted to crossdress as a boy for a change. Although now it's not quite cross-dressing anymore. Fufufufu~"
Weird old hag
And Bisuke seemed to have read his thoughts and gestured to hit him when Bisuke paused. Boy! Bisuke gritted 'his' teeth and just crossed 'his' arms, and 'hmped' like the spoiled Bocchama that she became. "Be thankful it is bad manners for a gentleman to hit a girl."
"She's—he's—very in-character." Gon chuckled cutely and smiled at him, as (s)he scratched her cheek. Darn, Gon's cute no matter what. Gon then looked at him from up and down and so did he. "What about you? Are you not going to change clothes?"
"No."
"Eehh?"
"Kill-joy." Bisuke muttered and looked at him slyly. "I have something hidden that will suit you very much."
"O-OI." Killua sweat-dropped at the imminent humiliation.
"Oh, oh! I'll do your hair!" Gon yelled enthusiastically and he flinched.
There was no escaping this one.
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List was waiting in the lobby with the couple, who were then less guilty of causing the kids so much trouble. List decided to relieve them of it. The kids sounded like they were having fun, anyway.
"It's something for them to remember." List smiled reassuredly and the couple chuckled. Soon enough, the three came out from the dressing room and their eyes widened in surprise at how, well, the dresses suited them. Gon was wearing something she'd probably wear if she was a boy—a similar green get-up for camouflage and formed for comfort.
Bisuke wearing something a young master would wear. That wasn't a surprise since she borrowed one of his older tuxedos. While Killua… well, he was wearing a frilly dress like that of the original Bisuke, albeit bluish and white which suited his silver hair well. But more importantly, no one would be able to guess how much List wanted to laugh out loud.
However, the blonde's reddening cheeks made sure a very observant person would notice though.
"Mou…" Gon pouted, and he let out a small chuckle. She (well, he) shook her head, and then after a sudden thought, walked closer to ask him something. List muffled his chuckle and stared expectantly. "Ne… List. You're a GM. What's the story behind the cookie?"
"Funny story" He said, still chuckling (at least he didn't let out a boisterous laugh) and stared at the beige ceiling… and subsequently, a number of events passed through his head.
Meanwhile, Killua-the-girl shook his head and looked at Gon. "He knows we can't see the flashback, right?"
"…maybe."
"Perhaps there's a card to make someone's thoughts project to reality."
"Isn't there one?"
"Too lazy to watch." Bisuke shrugged and Killua agreed, not wanting to see whatever was inside this guy's head. "Let's just wait for him to return."
And the curious Gon nevertheless did so. She didn't want to cause trouble due to her curiosity, after all.
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Eventually, the kids had to go their way. They just brought their normal clothes when they get back to their original forms…, which was not going to be soon.
"Be sure to wear a lot of frilly dresses, Killua-chan~" List commented. "They suit you."
And they started walking away. However Killua approached him and he stood beside him for a while as Gon would be able to hear. The two former girls bid them good bye, with matching 'see you soon's, and started walking away.
Killua looked at him. "You seem to enjoy seeing me miserable." He/she said as her pony-tail danced with the wind. List smiled darkly at her and leaned down so they would be the only one who could hear.
"Easy." He admitted without much effort. "It's because I don't like you." But he didn't want to stop there. This was his chance to warn him off—over something only his intuition was bothering him about. "I do not like you with Gon."
The boy-girl blinked but managed to compose himself. "Isn't that just jealousy?"
"No." List said. "I don't like you or what I feel you will bring to her."
Killua looked at him and frowned. "I will not cause her trouble."
"If you say so."
"Whatever."
"Oiii! Killua~"
"I'm coming!"
"Bye everyone~!" Gon yelled, beaming as always, oblivious to Killua's shaken state. "See you soon!"
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"So what did you two talk about?" Gon asked the moment Killua caught up. He smiled at her, but she could've sworn it was sad, but Gon stopped herself from prying too much. Killua sensed that she saw and chuckled out of nowhere.
"He said the ponytail you made was cute."
"Really?! I knew it was!" She said proudly with the silhouette of her now-spiky hair contrasting well with the sky. Killua smiled because of her beam, and passively touched her spiky hair in the process. She was taller (so much taller) than he was now, and the spikes made her look higher. Gon only looked at him, mesmerized.
"Oi, kids." Bisuke soon mumbled and paused her steps to look at them. She/He crossed her expensively covered arms, and sighed. "You realize you're just standing there for almost 10 minutes, right?"
Ten minutes?
"EHH? Gon uttered in surprise and grabbed his hand, but the cute blush on his/her face was distracting. "We should go now."
"A-Ah."
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About half-an-hour later, they found themselves inside a penthouse. They were in the middle of getting the Blue Planet, and were currently huddled in a circle, plotting, with a man (the target of the plotting) standing not too far away.
Anyway, Killua tried her best to tone done her now high-pitched voice. "That greedy old man!" She whispered vehemently. Gon was staring at the floor, thinking. The man just asked for a lot of cash for the card, which unfortunately was in his collection.
"How can we get that much money?" He mumbled. "It's worth... (she has been calculating ever since they huddled up) more than 3 S-rank cards!"
Bisuke shrugged. "Well Blue Planet is ranted SS."
"But still…"
"Hurry up. I'll change my mind in 10 minutes…."
"EH?!"
Bisuke cursed. "He's an NPC and a specific time frame. He's serious…!"
They were instantaneously brought to panic, and they did not notice Gon went to the man. "Ne… why is it so expensive?"
"I bought it for a lot." The man answered, and the other two found themselves watching, despite actually planning on strategizing. "And I have a lavish lifestyle to maintain."
Gon tilted his head. Why spend so much money on things you had to pay so much to maintain? "How did you get so much money in the first place?"
Bisuke knew it was a triggering question, because the man flinched uncharacteristically. The NPC smiled sadly and walked towards a bookshelf. He wasn't able to reach it so he tried pushing a chair there. However, Gon (as always) was nice enough to get it for him.
"It is this."
"I'm guessing it's a card." Bisuke whispered and walked towards Gon and the man, and thought of questions that will probably be answered by the NPC.
"What is it called, mister?"
"Luck Bankbook" He said. "It's the reason why I got rich."
"What does it do?"
He looked at the sky, as if thinking of nostalgic things. "Refrain from using the little things of good luck in your daily life, and you can accumulate this and earn some money." He chuckled. "I used up mine."
"Can we try, Jii-san?"
He looked at her. "Sure. You can have it." He smiled. "Thanks for helping me get the book." Gon smiled back, albeit wondering how he got the book up there in the first place.
He gave the book to Killua, who was staring at it as if it was chocolate. "Money..." Bisuke was no exception to the prospect. There was nothing happening though, even when they opened the book."How do we use it?"
"Imagine a temptation you didn't take because of logic and/or pride. Then read it as if it was written in the book."
"You do it." Killua immediately handed the book to Gon. Bisuke pushed the book back to Killua.
"You use it. Didn't you hear? Due to logic and pride."
"..."
"..."
"Mou, how rude!" Gon mumbled, and the other two laughed.
Bisuke soon added she couldn't use it herself because she took advantage of any lucky situation she encountered. That left Killua..., who for some reason blushed like hell.
She shook her head and closed her eyes. Her eyes opened immediately at an idea and she stared at the book. The two former girls waited for her to say something when paper money started appearing, one by one, in between pages. And they came in quite a rate.
"Whoa! So much money."
Bisuke stared at Killua, who only grinned in reply. "No one said I should read out loud, ne?"
Bisuke's eyes twitched, but he was not going to lose. He wore that knowing smirk and crossed his arms. "Probably because we held you two off." He paused, and Killua's instantaneous reaction gave him away. And then she showed teeth. "And probably because he isn't using it… considering he's female now…"
"O-Oi! I'm not like that!"
Gon titled her head. "Like what?"
"NOTHING!"
"...eh..."
Fortunately, the man took away Gon's attention by finally handing them the gem. Bisuke's hands were quick and he already had the gem in his hand before they knew it.
Bisuke held up the stone against the sky with such pride and happiness that it flew over to the two kids as well. Gon and Killua looked at each other.
They never saw Bisuke look at something so softly before.
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That night, they would spend the night in a good hotel. Gon, as always, was merry because of the most trivial little things. But admittedly, the place was practically a party place at night. There were the same number of people, if not more, than there were in the morning.
No wonder it was quiet and peaceful during sunshine, and Gon marvelled the difference in Spirit of Place.
"Whoa!" He yelled the moment he saw a brighter-than-usual neon sign getting lit. And then there were suddenly people dancing at a restaurant. "It's so lively outside!"
Gon then remembered the other cities she went to. "In Yorkshin it's well… quiet. While in Whale Island it's pitch black."
Bisuke shook his head, but had a smile on his face. "Just go to sleep, Gon."
"I don't wanna go to sleep."
"Hmn…" Male Bisuke pondered as he took off his wig. He really just looked like an Eastern Prince with western blood with his long blonde hair. "Ne… let's have a Girls—boys'—chat now, then!"
Gon blinked and Bisuke could see she was somewhat reluctant to sleep. Or was that it? He wondered. Bisuke could see in Gon's eyes that he was getting sleepy. Heck, he realized the younger ex-female was getting larger eye bags—meaning he had trouble sleeping for a while.
But before he could inquire someone knocked on the door. "Here's our midnight treat to all rooms with their lights still on."
"Well, that sounds disconcerting." Bisuke said and looked at the tray. "What is this?" She asked albeit knowing what was in the bottle. She saw the food though. They were chips with meat and salsa. It was red. Bisuke knew it was very spicy.
"It's alcohol!" Gon yelled when she opened the bottle and soon his face soured adorably. "It smells!"
"Just leave it there Gon." He said and placed the tray somewhere where they could eat it easily. Alcohol, on the other hand, clouded the mind… and it showed whatever the brain manages to stop. In retrospect, (s)he was kind of curious what Gon would show if he took some in but then that'll make him a very irresponsible adult. Bisuke decided to brush his hair to distract him from the curiosity.
However, Gon was still pondering about the beverage. "I always wondered why people frequent the bars to drink this when it smells so badly. Does it taste the opposite?"
"Nope."
"Then… why?"
"Alcohol can blur one's mind." She shrugged and continued in brushing her hair. "It also makes people momentarily forget their troubles."
But when Bisuke looked at Gon—she was in for a surprise. Gon… he was considering. And from the look of how wrinkled his eyebrows were, Bisuke knew he was thinking quite deeply. She frowned, stood up, and took the bottle out of Gon's hand.
"I don't know why you suddenly considered drinking seriously, but it's not worth it Gon." She paused. "Nanou would not have grown up an old lady if she wasn't a pathological drinker back in the day. Look at her now? She's living with a dog."
Gon tilted his head in wonder why that issue was suddenly opened but shrugged in the end, believing Bisuke. He then looked around for a change of topic. His large auburn eyes ended up on a crystal-like ornament on a side table, and realized it contained their latest catch. "Ne… Bisuke…" He asked. "Why's the blue planet so important to you?"
"I like beautiful things."
"That's all?"
Bisuke smiled, Gon smiled, and then Bisuke stared… realizing Gon was waiting for him to say more. Bisuke had a weakness with those twinkling eyes, and Gon was blessed with a powerful one. In the end, the 57-year-old succumbed.
"If my obsession for beauty manifested in gems…," He paused. "My son… saw beauty in natural things—particularly stars. The Blue Planet, being known as 'the gift from space' was the perfect treasure for us." said Bisuke, and he gently lifted the gem up against the fluorescent light. "My husband…, like your mother, was a treasure hunter.
"He promised to get it for us, a sweet man he was—I have no idea how he fell for the amazon woman I was back then—but freak accident happened and it took his life."
"I see…" Gon said and ate whatever he was holding by accident. Some weird taste occupied his taste and he quickly looked at what he just consumed.
He ate the red snack in the tray.
And seeing Gon's red face, it was either spicier than Bisuke thought—or Gon had an incredible weak spot with spicier-than-usual food. Maybe it was both.
Gon instinctively went to look for something to drink, and consumed everything in a single gulp. By the time Bisuke realized what Gon drunk, though…, it was too late.
Gon was crying.
"G-Gon?!" Bisuke quickly ran to him, and wiped his tears. "Did the food taste that bad?" She asked, or maybe it was the alcohol she used to push the food down. Either way, it was probably an unpleasant experience. But was it enough for Gon to cry like this?
"*Hic* Gomen ne Bisuke-chan *hic* I couldn't help i—"hic* they just won't stop flowing *hic* out." Bisuke blinked. Gon was drunk. Very drunk.
"W-Why what's wrong?!" Bisuke asked and Gon sniffed and wiped his tears. Not that they were stopping. But Bisuke could see the clouded sight Gon had. Gon was probably seeing Bisuke in a very blurry way, and not just because of the tears. He wouldn't be surprised if the boy fainted out-of-nowhere.
But so far, Gon was conscious. And was still crying. "I…I…I keep having these *hic* dreams. *hic*. Killua… he leaves… *hic* every time."
Bisuke flinched at that. So that's why she didn't want to sleep.
"It's weird cuz' *hic* I have them every night *hic* He promised to stay with me. And I hate myself for doubting *hic* him—WAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"
The door opened abruptly, revealing a Killua who had yet to change clothing. "Wa—Gon?! Why are you cry—"
He glared at Bisuke. "You damned old bag! What did you d—
"Is this alchohol?" He asked in distaste, thinking Bisuke was behind all this. And in all honestly, seeing Gon cry could too easily make his cool dissipate as if it was mere fart.
He watched Gon cry for about a second, and he cursed. "Shikusooooo!"
But Gon's continuous sobs ensured he wouldn't be able to do any attacks. "Killllluuuuaaaa *hic* I'm so sooorr*hic*rrrryyy"
"What? Why?" Killua yelled and ran to him. She leaned down so that they are in level, and found it very weird at the fact that she was really bigger than him now. But it didn't stop her and she wiped his tears away. "It's okay. What did you do?"
Gon opened her eyes and saw Killua's proximity, and before they knew it… Gon already locked lips with him. Her eyes widened but they softened up a bit afterwards. She gently pushed Gon away after a few seconds. Killua could feel Gon's then-large hands on her back and blushed even more.
"What's wrong?" She asked again, looking straight into her—his—eyes.
"I… I… don't…you're not *hic* going to leave me, are you?"
"H-HA? Of course I won—" But then suddenly, he recalled the two-choice question thrown at him when he took the exam.
"K-Killua?"
"I-I won't." He paused and took a deep breath. He was especially disliking his long hair, then, adding to her discomfort. But he needed to suck it up. "I won't."
Gon looked at him with uncharacteristically conflicted stares. She used to be so straight-forward. He blamed himself for letting her feel this way. He rested his weight on his knee so that he could wrap his small arms around Gon's neck and embraced his head.
"Whatever made you think I'll do that—they're not true."
"Really?"
"Yes. I will not leave until you want me to."
"Really?" He paused. "And I won't ever want that."
"I know." She smiled. "And I will get rid of anything that will come our way."
"Really?"
"Hai."
"I'm sorry for saying so many 'really's." Gon muttered, his face still red from Killua's hug and from the alcohol. Gon smiled in the end. "Now, let's have a make-up kiss!"
Killua laughed.
"Okay!"
.
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But a gloved hand went between their faces. "Oi, oi. One kiss is enough where a drunk innocent girl (or boy) is involved. Sorry, brat." She said and poked Killua's forehead since Bisuke was a gentleman and he couldn't punch Killua at the moment.
"Maybe in 5 years."
And once again, Killua cursed.
You damned old hag!
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END OF CHAPTER 28
Coming Soon:
CHAPTER 29: Dragons X Decisions X Curtains
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