Deep secrets

Part 3

By: Sano

Standard HxH disclaimer

Note: Thank you to all those who reviewed!! It makes me so happy and proud at the same time! *Dabs at the corners of her eyes* this is dedicated to you all!!

Warnings: Gory scenes that may be sickening.

This fic is dedicated to Rexis / Lord Kurapika / Aesis (So many names ne?). Whose undying devotion to Kurapika-sama has never wavered for a long time, and she adores KurapikaxKillua. This fic is for you Rexis / Lord Kurapika / Aesis!!

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Kurapika trudged after her friends tiredly, Leorio and Gon leading while Killua stayed behind with her. She had a pounding headache, her abdomen hurt, she felt bloated, and she was snappy at anyone that talked to her. It meant only one thing:

It was that certain time of the month.

"Are you alright, Kurapika?" Killua asked his friend. Kurapika had been deathly quiet all day, he didn't talk to anyone, and when either he, Gon or Leorio did, he answered rudely.

Killua was feeling a little hurt.

"I'm fine. Would you all please stop asking me that?" The blonde hunter answered him crossly. Then, Killua's eyes widened when Kurapika suddenly sank to his knees and grabbed his abdomen tightly.

"Kurapika! What happened?" Killua asked worriedly. Kurapika didn't answer but just clutched his abdomen tightly.

"Leorio!! Come here!! Something's wrong with Kurapika!!" Killua shouted over his shoulder. He looked down at Kurapika in panic.

Kurapika was curled up in a ball, and was moaning slightly in pain. Killua felt a dull ache in his chest at seeing his beloved in so much pain. He wished he could take it away and he felt powerless to do so.

Funny how he was one of the most feared people in the entire world and he couldn't even comfort someone dear to him.

Leorio and Gon arrived quickly. Leorio set his suitcase down and felt Kurapika's forehead, one of his eyebrows rose in alarm at how hot it felt. "You have a fever Kurapika. You should rest." He noticed that Kurapika was clutching his abdomen. "Why are holding you stomach? Do you have a stomach-ache?"

Kurapika cracked open an eye. "It…ow… Hurts…" He answered. "Do you have some painkillers with you?"

Leorio looked doubtful. "But if it's a stomach-ache you should drink something el-"

"I asked if you have painkillers." Kurapika repeated firmly. Leorio gulped nervously at the tone and handed the blonde the medicine.

The blacklist Hunter grabbed them and took one. After swallowing he stood up again and grabbed his fallen satchel from the grass and walked off.

Killua stood up and ran after the blonde. "Oi, Kurapika! Leorio just said you have a fever! You should rest." He caught up with his friend just in time to see the slim form collapse and caught the blonde in his arms.

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I guess Kurapika was proved wrong of his statement. Killua thought to himself as he laid a small towel in a basin of cold water. After Kurapika had collapsed, he, Leorio and Gon decided to take Kurapika back to the Zoldik mansion. Kurapika was running a high fever and Leorio recommended lots of rest for the blonde.

Squeezing the remaining water from the towel, he walked towards the sleeping figure on the bed. Kurapika's face was flushed with fever, and he was sweating a little. Killua noted that as a good sign. Leorio did say that Kurapika had to sweat the fever off.

(A/N: In our country, the Philippines. When someone has a fever, a cure for it is to let the person sweat off the fever. I don't know if it's used in other countries, but it works.)

He brushed off some of the slick strands that were plastered to the blonde's forehead and felt his temperature. His mouth curved up into a small smile, it was almost back to normal.

After replacing the towel on Kurapika's forehead, Killua sat down on the wicker chair beside the bed. He stared at the Hunter's beautiful face. It was almost ethereal to see Kurapika's face soft and bare of the blank expression he usually wore when he was awake.

After setting down on the chair more comfortably, he closed his eyes. He needed some rest too, he'd been watching Kurapika all day and he too deserved a much-needed rest. A voice echoed in his mind, Gon's voice, encouraging him to tell Kurapika how he felt.

Should he tell him? But what if Kurapika didn't want anything than friendship from him? If he told Kurapika their friendship will be ruined. He didn't want that.

Killua was satisfied with his friendship with Kurapika.

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7-year old Kurapika opened her aquamarine eyes from her nap. She sat up straight in bed and rubbed her sleep-blurred eyes with her small fists.

"Kurapika…"

The small girl turned her head at the voice and smiled sweetly. "Rina-obaasan. What are you doing here?" She asked. The old woman took her hand and held it in her own.

"Would you like to come with me? We'll go to a big field full of trees and flowers." Her Rina-obaasan asked.

Kurapika cocked her head to the side. "I want to, but I'll have to ask Kaasan first." She started to get out of bed, but the old woman stopped her.

She smiled gently at the little girl. "Don't worry, Kurapika. I already asked your Kaasan and she said it was okay."

"Demo…" The small blonde hesitated. "I want to say goodbye to Kaasan and Oniichan first before we go." She said. The sound of metal scraping against metal reached her ears and she turned her head to the source. "What's that noise, Rina-obaasan?" She asked, her small hand holding on to the old woman's tighter. She never really liked the screeches of metal. It hurt her ears.

"Oh, those were just blacksmiths, my dear." Rina answered.

Kurapika suddenly became aware of the noises around her. Screams echoed around her, and the clashes of battle hurt her ears. "Rina-obaasan, what's-" Kurapika's blue eyes widened when a shrill scream pierced the air, she recognized that voice, it was her mother's voice.

"Kaasan!" Kurapika shouted. "Kaasan!! Oniichan!!" She wanted to run away and find her family, but the old woman held her tightly. She struggled wildly. "Let me go!! I have to get to my Kaasan and Oniichan!!"

"I can't! We have to go, Kurapika!" Rina tried to hold the small child, but she was old and she didn't have much strength.

With all of her kicking and struggling, the old woman finally lost her hold on Kurapika and she jumped out of her arms. She ran outside her bedroom, fear gripping her small and fragile heart.

"Kurapika, no!"

Kurapika swung open the kitchen door and froze. Her eyes widened to their extent and she fell to her knees in shock.

Blood…blood was everywhere, on the kitchen table, on the chairs, even on the sink and some parts of the walls. But what shocked her most of all was seeing her beloved mother, lying beside the half-open door, blood pooling around her. She was slit on the neck, and her beautiful and precious eyes were gouged out mercilessly.

"Kaasan…" Kurapika whispered. "Kaasan!!" She ran over to her mother and cradled her dead body against her; not even minding that blood was marring her own clothes.

Her brother…her older brother Ken might be still alive. Kissing her mother's forehead and promising to come back later, she ran out the door to find her brother. But she didn't have to look for him.

Ken was already dead, his lithe body tied to a bamboo stick. He suffered a very painful death, his body covered with bruises and cuts, and the same with her mother, his eyes were gone.

"Oniichan!!" Kurapika shouted and fell to her knees on the hard ground. Everyone she loved was gone. It didn't seem real. This wasn't real. But, as much as she denied it, it was true.

Anger and sadness filled her at the same time, and her eyes turned from blue to their beautiful reddish color. Whoever did this was going to pay. She looked around at their once peaceful village, now filled with dead bodies of her friends and family.

Dead…a word too dreadful for her to handle, unable to contain herself, she cried out all her pain. "Iya!! Kaasan!! Oniichan!! It isn't true!! It isn't!!"

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Killua was jerked out of his sleep when he heard screams. He looked around wildly to find the source of it and his eyes landed on Kurapika. The Blonde was screaming loudly, probably in a nightmare.

He ran to the Hunter and shook him by the shoulders. "Oi, Kurapika! Wake up! You're having a nightmare." He shook him roughly. "Kurapika!"

"Iya!! Kaasan, Oniichan!!" Kurapika's eyes finally opened but Killua was surprised to see them red, the eyes of the Kuruta. It shocked Killua further when tears suddenly streamed down the Blonde's cheeks.

Without thinking twice, Killua gathered the hunter in his arms. He stroked his back soothingly. "Shh…its okay, it was only a nightmare." He spoke.

Kurapika sobbed against him, he looked so weak and fragile and it made the silver-haired assassin tighten his hold around his body. They stayed like that for a while; he wanted to protect Kurapika from any harm.

When the blonde's sobs finally quieted down, Killua broke away from him slightly, but he didn't remove his arms. He winced at the sight of his tear-stained face, but at least his eyes had returned to their calm blue color.

"Do you want to talk about it?" Killua asked. Kurapika looked away from him and he almost kicked himself. Baka! You shouldn't have asked him!

"I dreamt about my family…" Kurapika started and Killua looked up to listen intently, he hadn't heard the blonde talk about his family before.

"I saw them…after they were killed by the Genei ryodan." Killua was taken aback by Kurapika's tone, it was too calm but it held so much anger beneath.

"I had my mom and my elder brother, all of them were killed. I would've been too if a friend of my mother's didn't hide me." Kurapika continued. She trembled slightly and leaned into Killua's embrace. "I was too young, I saw them…they were all brutally murdered…they rook their eyes…" She trailed off sadly; tears threatening to spill over again, she grabbed a hold of Killua's hand.

"Shh…it's okay. I'm here…" Killua whispered as he stroke his shoulder soothingly with his free hand. He could almost feel Kurapika's sadness and pain.

Kurapika looked up and held his hand tighter. "Would you mind if…you stay here for a while? I don't feel like I want to be alone…" She asked and buried her face in his chest.

Killua smiled broadly. Kurapika trusted him. Him. He wanted to leap up and shout in joy, but instead he settled by kissing the top of the blonde's head. "Hai…I'll stay here." He answered. He took the blanket that was folded neatly on the edge of the bed and wrapped it over the two of them, creating a cocoon around them.

Kurapika smiled. "Arigato, Killua."

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End of Part 3

Waaaaaaaaiiiiii!! I love this part! They look so cute! So, what do you guys think? Is it good or bad? *Sigh* I know people don't favor of a KilluaxKurapika pairing, but I like to experiment! And now I love this couple!! No, I don't think of them as Kurama and Hiei. I really think they look good on their own. And don't worry, minna-san!! There are lots more secrets to be revealed!

Please review!!