A/N: Another late one. I am super sorry. Midterm exams just wrapped up and I gave myself a breather. I wrote late. Hihi. How are you, my friends? Hope you all are fine. The weather's not very good in here. But anyway, here's the new chapter, yay! Gihihihi. A little trivia, to make up for my lost hours: Yuhi's name was supposed to be Hina. But since there's a Chimera Ant named Hina in the anime, I decided to make it a Yuhina. Heehee. Yeah, leggo!
Oh! Let me shamelessly announce that I did another messy sketch on Sejin this time. Check out the link on my profile of you wanna see :D
Doki/Ba-dump = sound of a heartbeat
DISCLAIMER: A fanfiction.
Yuhi then went to the washroom in the far end of the gym. It was empty. No one's in there with her. She shrugged, and entered one cubicle, locking the door.
Then everything blacked out.
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCE
CHAPTER SEVEN
All Hail The Power Shortage!
Eh!?
Yuhi froze in her spot, taking in what just happened. What…? She then blinked, and blinked, and blinked. Heh– Her heart started beating fast because of fear. I can't see anything!
"Dude! Do you have an umbrella? I can't go out! The rain's so strong!"
"The principal called! Said there's a typhoon!"
"Damn it! The news said it won't hit the country not until tomorrow morning!"
"No use complaining now! Let's go, we need to call the people in charge of the electricity! The kids need to stay here for now."
"Yeah, it's too dangerous to go outside."
The sudden noise from outside echoed through the dark washroom of the gym. The lights suddenly went out. Horror filled the brain of the auburn-haired girl. She wasn't exactly afraid of the dark, she wasn't claustrophobic either, but being inside a cubicle of a washroom inside a gym of a school, who-knows-what history, was all alone was a truly creepy thing! Yuhi started shaking as she was scanning the door of the cubicle from inside for the lock with her hands. She couldn't see anything, for Pete's sake. The pressure inside the closed room was suffocating her. When she felt something metallic, she almost smiled of relief. But she was yet to get of there.
Yuhi walked slowly towards where she knew the door was. She hugged herself, afraid that the horrific rumours circulating round school might come true right before her very eyes. She walked through slowly and carefully, until she bumped her nose into some wooden wall. It was the door. Yuhi again searched for the door knob with her shaking hands. Again she almost smiled of relief when she found it. But again she was yet to come out, hoping that she would see the clear of day–or at least some light–the moment she steps out.
Yuhi opened the door with a readily relieved feel in her chest, but to her terror, she only saw darkness. No, it was blackness; because not a thing was visible inside the closed covered court. The small windows at the highest part of the gym helped, but only little to none at all–because it was also so dark outside. There were noises inside, though–whistles from the teachers, roll-calls, and series of 'where are you?' and 'where's my bag?' and 'where's the door?' and 'I couldn't see anything!' It horrified Yuhi. It felt like a nightmare–she could hear people but she couldn't see them. What is happening!? She widened her eyes to focus it on something she would be able to see. But no, it wasn't useful, unfortunately. Yuhi blinked immensely and looked around. Darkness. It made her dizzy. She wanted to make a run for it.
So she did, with panic slowly filling her chest. But the moment she stepped forward, she bumped into something. Yuhi's brain processed it was a human. She immediately apologized, scrambling on the floor and struggling to stand up. She wanted to cling to the person, actually, just to have someone she could hear or feel near her. But noting that the person might have walked off that time, she ignored the thought and just continued to stand up, not knowing where to go next.
It was then when she felt cool slim fingers wrapping around her left wrist. Yuhi froze, and the first thing that came to mind was something paranormal. I mean, a normal person wouldn't be able to see things in a place as dark as this, right? But the hand was carefully pulling her up. Yuhi blinked, and realized that it was the person she bumped into.
When she was on her feet, the hand let go. But Yuhi's reflexes were fast. She instantly grabbed the person's arm. Her nerves made her pull the person near her.
It gave out a faint "Oof…"
The person was a boy. A huge sigh of relief escaped Yuhi's throat. She was embarrassed, but desperate times call for desperate measures–so as they say. She sheepishly smiled. "Thank you! I mean, sorry, I couldn't see anything." Her tone was silent and shy. "C-Can you stay with me for a while?" she blurted out as fast as she could. It was an embarrassing request after all.
The boy inhaled.
Yuhi could feel him breathe air. She waited patiently for the response while thinking of what to do the moment he refuses.
"You're scared."
Eh…? Yuhi's heart stopped. And she suddenly didn't know what to do at that time–let go or stay put? She felt like a lost and helpless puppy. Her knees grew weak. It wasn't because of the atmosphere, no. It was because of… That voice… "H-How…?" Yuhi silently asked; her expression remained flabbergasted.
"It's obvious. You clung to me, your hands are cold, and you're tensed," the boy replied. His words were almost like mumbled out of his mouth.
Yuhi's heart then started beating fast, and faster, and faster. She then realized that she hadn't looked at the person closely yet. She turned her gaze up and focused her eyes. There it was. It was confirmed. This person's… With instinct, Yuhi immediately removed her arms from around the boy's, blood filling her cheeks. She bowed. "I'm s-sorry!" Her chest was galloping with passionate emotions mixing up inside her system.
"For what?"
For what? Yuhi repeated his words in her head. "F-For clinging…" No, she couldn't think of anything good.
A pause.
Yuhi thought that the boy already left her.
A rustle. "Doesn't matter," he replied with the same tone he had whenever she hears him talk to people.
The auburn-haired girl didn't know if she should jump in delight or cry in a corner at that. She remained silent, wishing that the lights would go back sooner than soon.
"You really can't see anything?"
Doki. Yuhi nodded. "Yes…" It was a shy reply. She could hear him sighing in frustration. She wanted to melt. But the same hand from before wrapped around her wrist; making her major arteries throb fast and hard like crazy. She looked up, seeing again that faint colour of white. The next thing she knew she was being pulled through the arm by Killua.
"Stay put people!" Ms. Juno, class 2-B's current P.E. teacher, exclaimed as she spread her arms out to the students near her. The dark wouldn't let her see where they were, but fortunately, the students immediately scrambled against her the moment the gym blacked out. "Don't move from your places!"
The unison noise from all over the place enveloped the covered court. It was truly dark – as in not a thing can be seen aside from the colour black. So the teachers had to keep the students in – or at least near them–to avoid any casualties.
"Ms. Juno!"
The teacher blinked and turned around. The voice she knew well came from behind her. "Sejin, why?"
The addressed shouted through the noise. "I'm going to look for Yuhi. She's in the washroom."
Juno thought of it for a second. "Stay here, Sejin. It's dark. You might trip off of something and that's dangerous. Don't worry about Yuhi. I'm sure she'll be fine as long as she stays put as well."
Sejin shook her head firm. She knew her teacher was right, because it was dark and there are no flashlights yet. But she couldn't leave a girl classmate all alone while the whole school's lights are out. "I'll be fine, Ms. Juno–"
"Stay here, Sejin. Yuhi will be fine. In a moment the lights will go back on again, I'm sure. And technical committee have flashlights so it wouldn't be a problem. Just stay here and wait."
Sejin exhaled roughly and turned her gaze around, hoping to spot people. But to no avail. She couldn't see a thing. She sighed and crossed her arms, forcing herself to understand what her teacher said.
Her hard and fast throbbing heartbeat was all she could hear as Yuhi continued to walk forward, not caring about where her feet would lead her–or rather, where the person who was dragging her would lead her. She had a mental block and a palpitating life muscle. Her joints weren't in a good shape either. Her knees felt weak–but her nerves were ecstatically hyper. She didn't know whether she'd cry or laugh because of this immense happy feeling running through her veins.
Killua… His name echoed through her mind. It made her smile, thinking about how the white-haired boy was holding her wrist–again. In the back of her mind she was thinking of why the boy was dragging her along, but her surprised brain cells dominated her consciousness first. However that question of why was forcing its way in, making her think properly on the situation. Killua is… Another smile. Then as though she had been pinched hard, Yuhi stood straight as she walked. She blinked and hesitated. "W-Where are we going?" she silently asked, scolding her throat for stuttering.
They paused in their tracks.
Yuhi gulped.
Killua retrieved his hand. He let go of Yuhi's arm. "I'm trying to help you. Isn't it obvious?" It was a mumble.
The girl looked down, rubbing her wrist where Killua's hand was wrapped around in. She didn't know what to say.
"You're Gon's friend, right?"
With surprise the girl stood up straight, her eyes wide. Killua's words echoed in her head. Gon's friend… only? Yuhi almost frowned, but she shook it off immediately. She looked up, trying to focus her eyes on where she thinks Killua's face was.
"Right, ramen girl?" Killua's tone was indifferent, but it made Yuhi's pulses jump like crazy. Another rustle. "Hallway girl?"
Huh– A small smile subconsciously paved its way across the girl's face. She was glad about the fact that Killua remembered her–again. But how did he…? The smile slightly disappeared from her face as she asked the question "How?"
Killua grimaced. "Your voice."
Yuhi could have sworn she heard birds sing when Killua said that tiny little phrase. She mentally connected lovey predicates to it; because to her the white-haired boy's tone sounded so full of… warmth.
The girl pressed her lips together and nodded in understanding. She again looked down, resisting the urge to dance goofily because of the overdose of mushy feeling in her system.
"But if you don't need my help, then–"
"No, don't–" Yuhi instantly reached out when she heard the sentence. But hearing her own sudden words made her pause, and gasp, and cover her mouth. She was about to say 'don't go!' to Killua, for crying out loud. She needed to redeem herself. "No, I mean—"
"Everyone, stay on your places!"
The noise simmered down.
Yuhi blinked and turned her gaze around to look for the person who spoke. But unfortunately, she couldn't see him.
"There's a power shortage because of the rain!" the man announced. "We couldn't let you all out. Staying is the safest thing to do right now. The weather's not very good. So please if you can all wait, settle down. We're getting the lights back on. The technical committee is on it. Thank you!"
Then the noise upped again.
Yuhi continued to stare into the darkness while trying to think of something to do–or where she should go – while the power's out. She wanted to try and find where her classmates were according to her pathway when she went to the washroom, but because of the darkness, and because she didn't know in which part of the gym Killua had taken her to, she couldn't. And she knew the boy wouldn't be staying with her the whole time. Right?
"Ah, they didn't even say how long it'll take." Another silent annoyed mumble was released by the white-haired boy.
Yuhi turned her gaze towards the voice. Then she saw something blue this time. She blinked and looked down, blushing. She knew it was his eyes. I think my eyes are getting used to the dark. But she couldn't seem to get used to looking directly at Killua's blue orbs.
"…What?" the latter asked.
Doki. Yuhi shook her head. Doki. "Nothing…" She bit her lower lip. Doki. Doki. Doki.
Silence.
Doki. Doki. Yuhi could still feel Killua standing there. She took a deep breath. Be brave, Yuhina! Yuhi gathered her courage and looked back at Killua. When she again saw the colour blue, she instantly smiled her usual sunny smile. "Well, settle down, they said." She tried to sound calmed. "I think I should go stay somewhere to wait. You know… heh…" What!? She bowed. "Thank you!" Then she looked back at him, blinking immensely to sort of block the hypnotizing pretty blue eyes of the boy. "Say hello to Gon for me?" Then she beamed at him again, waving a hand. "See you!"
Yuhi then walked away from Killua fast for a reason she didn't know what. Her heart was galloping because of nervousness. She didn't know why. Feeling that the atmosphere was becoming awkward, she decided to go off first, letting her reflexes do their job. Yuhi regretted that immediately, realizing what she did. She inwardly hit her head. How could you leave him there, Yuhi? Th—
Bump!
"Ah!"
Yuhi didn't realize that she was walking towards a wall. She hit her nose and forehead in, throwing her butt flat on the floor because of the impact. She rubbed the sore parts. "Ow…" A pout made its way through her lips. Is this my punishment for doing something against my… heart? Yuhi almost laughed at herself because of the thought. How cheesy. Then sitting up straight she remembered that specific line of Killua to her last Friday. She shrugged of delight then exhaled of dismay as she dragged herself towards the wall, resting her back against it and pulling her knees up. She hugged her legs and buried her face in her arms. Why did I walk off? It's not like me… She banged her forehead against the back of her hand. Silly— Then she paused, a twisted expression covering her face. "Ow…" She rubbed the sore part of her forehead and went back to burying her face in her arms again.
A few minutes passed and Yuhi remained in that position, waiting for the lights to get back on, with a thoughtful mind and a bruised forehead. Her forehead took all of the impact of the hit. She massaged it for the nth time, laughing while she thought of how fast karma was–because she left her white-haired angel standing there, probably puzzled as to why she suddenly and immediately left. He'll probably think that I'm a biased person, ne; talking for so long with Gon and hurrying away from him. Yuhi pouted. He even helped me many times already. A goofy smile then spread across her face as she recalled another heart-pounding moment with Killua earlier. Of all the people in the gym, she had to bump into her white-haired angel! Yuhi did not want to let herself fall into false belief, no. But… Divine intervention, are you my guardian angel? She shrugged of delight because of the happy cells that danced around inside her body. She couldn't help but giggle.
A rustle.
The girl then turned her gaze to her left to inquire what it was. Then she paused, blood rushing through her cheeks.
Doki.
Killua was sitting right next to her.
It was dark, very dark, but she can confirm it was him; because she can see that fluffy white hair dominating the darkness. She blinked, and tried to look around. But she still couldn't see a single person other than him. She turned her gaze back at the boy and stared out of curiosity. No one had seated near her in that area other than him–and really seated right next to her. Like, he's within arms' reach. Plus, she wondered why she couldn't see a single thing other than the small high windows, and Killua's hair. His ivory skin was also paving its way into her vision.
Yuhi gasped and turned ahead again, delighting herself with her hands. She blushed, and let out a small smile. Whatever the reason was; the moment made her happy beyond anything else in the world. And she knew it was wrong but, she thanked the rain for the power shortage, hoping it would last a little longer.
"What happened!?"
"Generator's crashed. Don't know how long this'll be fixed."
"I should call the principal. Throw me some flashlights, will ya? I need to find the teachers in here."
"Here you go, man!"
The sound of the heavy rain crashing hard against the roof, and the thunder roaring with it, echoed inside the gym like it has been implanted with a gazillion speakers in the highest volume. The sound of the people talking became very obscure. It's almost as though no one was speaking inside at all; but other than the noise from outside, the auburn-haired girl could also hear her own loud heart beating hard. Ba-dump. Because Killua was right there next to her. Ba-dump.
Does he know that I'm here? That was the question that swarmed inside her head over and over again. He didn't utter a syllable after sitting himself there. He just remained quiet. And his air felt calm and… comfortable. Yuhi loved the feeling, remembering that time in the hallway when Ms. Irisa sent her out. It felt warm, despite the cold atmosphere the rain was bringing in. Yuhi shrugged and rested her chin on her knees, pulling her legs in a tight embrace. A smile escaped her lips as she closed her eyes. She felt serenely calm despite her hard pounding chest. Can we stay like this forever? A giggle made its way out of Yuhi's system. She bit her lip to suppress it even just a tiny bit.
"What's funny?"
Ba-dump. Ba-dump. Doki. Dokidokidoki.
Once Yuhi heard that silent, tired whisper from her left, blood immediately flowed through her body fast. She sat up straight and turned her gaze to her left, meeting the blue eyes of Killua. Then she looked away instantly, blushing hard. She held her cheeks. "W-What?" Her tone was quite high from the normal one. Yuhi waited for the boy's reply with a tensed but gleeful feeling. It was a crazy mix of emotions blended into her system right at that moment.
After a five-second pause Killua replied with a silent "You're laughing."
A silent gasp escaped the girl's throat. She didn't know what to answer.
"What's so funny?"
"Hey, guys! People from town are here!"
"Finally! We'll be able to fix this in no time!"
"Yeah, and the rain's not that hard like earlier too."
"Alright, let's get to work."
Yuhi's brain processed like a malfunctioning radio, with the frequencies changing fast like crazy. The words scrambled through inside her head. And that she didn't know what to pick and how to stop them. Killua heard her giggling to herself, not knowing that the reason behind it was him. It was an insanely thrilling feeling; because other than that she was feeling her heart throbbing hard like fireworks were inside her chest. Her nerves were in chaos. But she managed to laugh it all off after mentally answering the white-haired boy's question: Because I was thinking about you. Another giggle painfully made its way out of her. She immediately shut her mouth and covered it with her hands.
But Killua heard her nonetheless. "Do you enjoy doing that?"
Yuhi's big auburn eyes blinked as she mumbled "What?" behind her palm, turning her gaze to her left. Realizing that, she instantly removed her hands from holding her mouth and hid them under her legs. "What?" She managed another sheepish smile though as she focused her eyes on Killua's hair.
The boy shrugged. "Laughing by yourself."
The auburn-haired girl could only scratch her nape while laughing sheepishly, looking down. She couldn't be guiltier than that moment–but even guiltier knowing that the person causing her happy cells to jump up and down was the one who asked the question. Yuhi returned her gaze up at the boy, ready to answer his question, when suddenly, a pair of blue eyes appeared in her vision. Her white-haired angel has had his eyes closed all this time.
Killua's gaze was towards the auburn eyes of Yuhi. He blinked. "You know I'm here."
Another gasp escaped the girl's throat. He knows that I know he's here! She didn't know what to do. She immediately looked away, and delighted herself with fiddling with her fingers while she blushed. Her eyebrows furrowed incredibly as she thought of what words to pick in her head. Alas she chose to be honest. "Yes…" was the silent answer. No use turning back now.
A pause. "Why didn't you say anything?"
The auburn-haired girl fidgeted. She didn't mind telling the truth, no. But of course she couldn't tell him all. She needed to choose her words carefully or else she might blurt out something that she'd totally regret in the future. "Because I… didn't know it was you." Lie. Yuhi bit her lower lip, hoping that her little white lie would work. She inwardly laughed. Little white lie. White lie. White.
Silence.
Yuhi was becoming tensed for a reason she couldn't contemplate what. Why am I so nervous!? There was pressure in the air, and it's pushing her against the wall. Maybe it's because of her hard-throbbing pulses. She needed to calm herself, and to get used to talking to her white-haired angel in normal condition. Another pray of gratitude ran through her head. She was thankful that it was dark, or else everyone would probably assume she has a fever because of her red hot face.
A rustle.
The girl readied herself this time.
"Why'd you walk out?"
Yuhi sighed after hearing the question, not knowing that she did so. She was asking herself the same thing over and over again earlier. Yuhi shrugged and smiled, quite hesitant in speaking to the boy. "B… Because I thought I should go back to my classmates, you know?" She turned her gaze towards Killua, meeting his blue orbs. Yuhi blinked her eyes and immediately looked away, blushing. "S-Sorry." She clasped her hands tight together and pressed it deep against her chest, continuously biting her lower lip. Oh my, I'm palpitating!
Killua winced and answered with a silent "Yeah, right."
The girl didn't mind the boy's response though, because she was dealing with her own self. She took deep breaths to calm her nerves. Yuhi was doing it as practice, you see–looking at Killua in the eyes–so that she would get used to it. But, no, his blue orbs were like lighting to her and whenever they looked back at her auburn ones she becomes struck by the gaze, and then she'd feel sparks running through her veins, and she'd see fireworks dancing behind the white-haired boy in slow motion. Then she'd realize that she had been hypnotized. But Yuhi knew she couldn't let herself give in to the illusion. She needed to be the one to talk this time–to be herself. Yuhi hesitated, but she managed her push herself to ask the question. "Do you know that I'm here?" It was an honest one. She felt her chest become lighter after speaking that sentence.
"…Yeah."
Doki.
Yuhi forced her lips to not form that goofy wide smile her system desperately wanting to ooze out of her. She wanted to dance and sing after hearing the white-haired boy's answer. He knew that I'm here, that means he purposely went here to…
"I told Gon; that his friend's alone," Killua added indifferently.
The small smile on Yuhi face was stagnant as she listened to what her white-haired angel's saying. Then everything sunk in. She couldn't believe that she was talking to Killua all alone! Savour the moment, Yuhi. You're not gonna get another chance like this.
"I told him to go to you to help you with your friends or something, since apparently you don't need mine."
Heh? Yuhi's sunny expression was replaced with a surprised one. She suddenly wanted to defend her reason, that that wasn't the reason why she walked off – because Killua thought that she didn't need his help at all. She subconsciously pouted because of the thought, feeling bad. But instead she decided to let him continue. "And…?"
And so he did. "He told me to come here instead, 'cause he's going to help the committee."
The girl slowly nodded and "Oh" was all she could say. He told him to come here. Okay. That quite spoils the fantasy. Yuhi looked down. She felt… sad, but she also felt gratified about the fact that Killua told his best friend to help her. She smiled at that, instantly shaking off the uncharacteristic feeling. "Gon's always so thoughtful, ne?"
Killua let out a sardonic chuckle. He moved, to which Yuhi assumed he crossed his arms against his chest. "Stubborn Gon's always so stubborn," he commented. His tone was silently irritated yet amused.
Yuhi silently chuckled as she returned to her previous position.
It was a few minutes of silence–of Yuhi feeling warm and comfortable beside her white-haired angel–when the latter suddenly made a sound. He cleared his throat, and uttered a silent "Hey…"
The silent whisper sent chills running up the girl's spine. It gave her a good feeling. She shrugged and with a smile replied with an "Hm?" –turning her gaze towards the boy to her left. She saw him looking at her. She gave him a smile–but in actual fact she was holding back a huge toothy grin at that time because of the mushiness.
Killua blinked and shrugged. "Aren't you supposed to go to your classmates?"
And just like some background music suddenly paused, Yuhi's mind went blank for a moment. She blinked, and almost laughed at herself. He's right, I was supposed to find them, wasn't I? Oh, but I don't want to move from this spot yet. Not yet. Yuhi pursed her lips and smiled sheepishly. She thought it was some kind of bad thing, or a sin, that she would reason only to delight herself by staying there with Killua. But at that time she did not mind at all. So she carried on with her upcoming statement, looking down. "I... don't know where they are." Her chest made a loud and hard thump after stating her reason. Yuhi released air from her lungs, glad but tad guilty. She just hopes that Killua wouldn't read between the lines of her words at that time.
"We can look for them," the boy countered.
Yuhi wanted to curse herself for the next thing she ought to say. "But it's dark."
"I hav—" A pause.
The girl turned her wide-eyed gaze at the white-haired boy out of curiosity. "What's that?" Yuhi was trying to find his blue eyes, but she couldn't see them. She figured he had his lids closed again.
Killua silently groaned. "If you want to stay here, then fine by me."
Yuhi didn't know why but she suddenly giggled at that. But hearing another sigh from her white-haired companion she blinked and sat straight, turning her gaze at his white hair. "Do you want to be here?" she asked fast.
Killua opened his eyes, shot straight into Yuhi's. His gaze was the puzzled one–questioning.
Blood rushed to the girl's cheeks in a nick of time. She looked away and fiddled with her fingers. Her eyes were unstable. "I-I mean, is it okay for you to stay… with me?" Yuhi's heart raced with her own question. She could hear sirens and fire alarms crying crazily inside her brain. Why did I ask that!? Waiting for the boy's reply was all she could do.
The latter cleared his throat before answering with another silent tone. "…I don't mind."
Yuhi could have sworn her heart stopped for a second after hearing that answer from her white-haired angel. She smiled then pressed her lips together as she rested her chin on her knees, hugging her legs tightly and lovingly. She cocked her head from left to right, giggling to herself and shrugging in delight.
Killue exhaled. Yuhi heard him. "But if you don't need my—"
When the girl heard this, she again immediately cut the boy's sentence and replied with a fast "Yes, I do!" A high-pitched reply. Yuhi mentally scolded her mouth. But thinking that she had said that, might as well stick to it. She smiled at the boy, who looked at her in another questioning expression written all over his face, and thought that that might be the precious time to give her gratitude over many things concerning the two of them. She remembered it just moments ago; when she realized that she could talk to Killua properly. She has had to thank him for everything already. A sunny smile spread across her lips as she exclaimed her sentence to him. "We can talk!"
The boy's eyes grew wide, He blinked. "Okay…" Then taking a deep breath he returned to his normal air. "Shoot," he ushered.
Ba-dump. That was the trigger. Yuhi had to speak to him now. She blinked and looked down while she drew circles around her knees with her fingers. Ba-dump. Thank him, Yuhi, just do it. The girl took a deep breath and decided to turn her gaze towards the white-haired boy before speaking. He was looking at her, waiting. Another trigger. Yuhi looked down again and smiled and finally gained the courage to start a syllable. "I wanted to thank you."
There was a slight pause before Killua replied with a "For?"
Yuhi took another deep breath, replying with her usual high-toned small voice. "For a lot of things, like—"
"Like what?"
The girl returned her gaze back at the white-haired boy this time, but meeting his blue orbs she had locked her own auburn ones with it and continued to stare into his eyes. It was hypnotizing, and Yuhi forgot what she was about to say because of it. So instead she answered with a silent "…This…"
Killua then averted his gaze from Yuhi and closed his eyes. "This is nothing," he mumbled.
Yuhi blinked and looked away as well, blushing. What happened? One moment she's fine, the next she's lost her control over her consciousness. Yuhi needed to start over. She considered that particular subject to be spoken about in the future, not at that moment. She cleared her throat to exercise her vocal chords. Taking a deep breath she smiled and turned to the white-haired boy again. "By the way, how did you know I was here?" Good return.
Killua crossed his arms against his chest and sat comfortably against the wall. "I saw you."
Yuhi sat straight and stretched her legs, turning 180 degrees towards the boy. She sat Indian style, as though she was ready for a bedtime story from her grandma. "How? It's so dark!" No, she didn't mind about her actions then.
The white-haired boy felt her move. He opened his eyes to look at her and stared at her waiting big auburn orbs. Then he closed his eyes again, shrugging. "Well, I can see you."
He can see… Yuhi gasped and recalled everything she had been doing all the while Killua was looking at her. She inwardly shrieked, and felt blood running to her cheeks again. He can see me! She instantly covered her cheeks. "Really?"
Killua opened his eyes again and turned his gaze towards the girl. "How can you see me?" he asked with a slightly weary tone.
Yuhi blinked, and stared back into the boy's eyes. "I… can see you…" she muttered. Then she sat straight, and looked down; heart racing. "I— uh… I can see your hair." Yuhi sheepishly smiled and shrugged.
Killua gave a crooked grin, with a silent wince, before looking away.
Doki.
Yuhi saw that. She loved that look on his face.
"Figures," the boy noted.
Yuhi didn't want to suppress it anymore. She smiled widely and returned to her previous position, pulling her legs up and hugging them tight–feeling her heart race and seeing herself dancing with every beat of it.
A very nice feeling; that was it.
She wanted to feel it more. Yuhi took a good amount of air and looked up at the small windows of the gym to check the sky. It was still dark, but she could hear little amounts of rain dropping on the roof. "I guess they're close to fixing the electricity now, huh?" she asked aloud–both to herself and to her white-haired companion.
"Hm…" Killua replied in agreement.
Yuhi smiled, and again rested her chin on her knees, feeling the atmosphere inside the closed gym. It was quieter than before, and the coldness of the weather started enveloping the interior. Yuhi hugged her legs tighter as she felt a cold breeze brushed against her exposed skin. She was wearing her P.E. uniform–long sleeved shirt and jogging pants–sure, but her high pony-tailed hair made the nape of her neck vulnerable to the cold wind. She shrugged and smiled–picturing herself sitting there, cold, and Killua coming over to her to wrap a jacket over her shoulders. She inwardly giggled. How cliché! But who was she kidding? She of course wanted the fantasy to at least come true–though not at that moment. So Yuhi decided to carry on with a conversation with Killua to which she found out to be very refreshing. That was the key; she only needed to be herself.
"You're laughing again."
The girl paused and instantly erased the smile from her face as she looked down. Why can't I hide it? She pressed her lips together, and nodded firm once.
"I didn't tell you to stop," Killua added. His voice was soft.
Yuhi absent-mindedly puffed her cheeks and turned her gaze to look at the boy, again meeting his blue orbs. She stared at him, and wondered why she could see him clearly. Her eyebrows furrowed, but she wanted to smile because of the view. Killua's ivory skin glowed because of the exercise earlier at volleyball and his blue eyes shined as it reflected the lights from all over the gym. Wait. Lights? Yuhi blinked immensely, and looked around. The students inside were scrambled everywhere, but she can clearly see them all. She turned her gaze to one corner after the other, and blinked and smiled. Yuhi almost jumped of delight. "The power's back on!" she exclaimed cheerily, clasping her hands together and turning towards the boy she's in company with. But realizing how close his face was she stopped.
Doki.
Yuhi blushed and immediately leaned away. She looked down. "I… I…" Nope, she didn't know what to say.
"Alright, children, we're all fine on power now. Sorry for the long wait. The rain has died down as well. Please exit the gym properly. No pushing. Thank you!" the same man from earlier announced.
Yuhi saw the huge doors of the gym being opened. She looked around to find her classmates, but she couldn't see them. I need to get back to class!
"Too bad."
"Huh?" Yuhi returned her gaze towards the boy to her left.
"Classes will resume, right?" Killua yawned and stretched.
Yuhi saw a tear from the corner of his eye. She subconsciously blushed and thought of how cute the boy looked. But the latter turning to look at her made her look the other way. Her heart was racing. Easy, Yuhi. Easy! The girl took a deep breath looked back at the boy. Meeting his eyes she smiled. "Yeah, I guess."
A pause.
The auburn-haired girl waited for a response, but Killua only looked at her. She was not quite sure whether he was looking at her straight in the eyes or not, but he was looking at her, with a quizzical look on his face. Yuhi blinked and tried to analyse where Killua's eyes were at. My….forehead?
"Yuhi!"
And the world returned to the auburn-haired girl when she heard someone call her name. She knew who it was. She turned away from Killua's to look around, and there she saw running towards her, her seatmate–Sejin. She smiled widely and glanced at Killua before standing up.
Sejin suspiciously looked at the boy who was standing up behind Yuhi as she reached the girl. She took a deep breath and stared seriously into Yuhi's eyes. "Why didn't you come back?" she silently asked.
The latter gave her a wide grin–to which Sejin already knew what it meant. "I couldn't see a thing."
Another deep breath. "Really?"
And another wide grin from the auburn-haired girl. "Yes."
Sejin raised an eyebrow.
Yuhi cleared her throat, and turning around she said "I was here with—"
"Killua! Let's go! Mr. Tenoshiru's doing a roll-call!"
Yuhi had her eyes fixed at the brown-haired boy who called her white-haired angel from the far end of the basketball court. Then she turned her gaze towards Killua, seeing him walking away. It alarmed her. She stepped forward. "K—" But before she could utter a word the boy turned around.
He waved a hand and uttered a "Ja." Then he walked off.
Yuhi was in cloud nine. And she was so sure that she would have a good night's sleep–and dream–later because of everything that had happened. This one goes in her list. She smiled widely, watching the white-haired angel's back from afar and sighing of pure glee. I can live with this.
A familiar groan woke her from her fantasies. Yuhi turned around, finding an irritated class president.
Sejin crossed her arms and pushed the bridge of her glasses. "Save it for later. Let's go back. Ms. Juno's checking the attendance."
Yuhi suppressed her smile by pressing her lips together. She nodded and followed the orders of her seatmate, and together they walked towards the group near the gates. Yuhi wanted to dance as she stepped. She felt light on her feet.
"By the way, Yuhi."
The addressed turned her gaze towards the raven-haired girl with a smile. "Hm?"
The latter looked at her. Then she shifted her gaze upwards. "What's that on your forehead?"
"Eh?" Yuhi's eyebrows creased. She lifted her hand and reached for it. "Ow…" It was painful.
Sejin observed the girl. She raised her eyebrows. "That's a huge bruise."
Yuhi laughed. Then she paused, and she remembered Killua looking at her forehead earlier.
-CHAPTER END-
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