*Peaks around the dusty corner*
HELLO EVERYONE! Have you been waiting for me? I am so sorry that I have No concept of Time! But welcome nonetheless to the new Arc: Turnt Up Illumi!
(I think I could have thought up of a better name but it pretty much sums up whats going to go on)
I have to admit something: THIS ARC IS GOING TO BE MY SH*T POSTING ARC IN WHICH YOU DON'T HAVE TO TAKE EVERYTHING SO SERIOUSLY, I WILL BE DOING MY BEST TO MAKE MANY RIDICULOUS MOMENTS, SPECIFICALLY SURRONDING ILLUMI!
This is a story I had planned since before I had even finished watching HxH the first time, and in a sense I wanted to explore Illumi's character more here, and also get some revenge on how evil he was in the canon story! Now he's a meme. I'm sorry.
If it's really not your jam, you can skip the arc. I have all the chapters written out so to post them, I'll just edit them and post them. I'll do this as I finish editing, there is NO POSTING SCHEDULE! Maybe sometimes you'll get two chapters in a week, or maybe, who knows I'll take another year, lol, no just kidding, no more hiatus. I'm very excited to keep this ball rolling until I finish all the arcs. Also, maybe don't skip the arc? Theres some good scenes, I think, in this arc around Gon and Killua too, still.
Ok, enough of my talking, I think that's everything I wanted to say. Remember, chapters are shorter, Youtube playlist will update accordingly (ALSO LET ME KNOW IF YOU WANT A SPOTIFY PLAYLIST?), and follow my tumblr (twila-star HunterXAU) where I post some other AUs and behind the scene BaW stuff.
Thanks for waiting everyone! Enjoy!


Bells and Whistles: Turnt Up Illumi Arc

Chapter 1: Turnt up Illumi (pt 1)

Hands drag up Illumi's person, sweet promises of pleasure. Hands in Illumi's hair… lips by his ear, but the image of their face keeps escaping as Illumi tries to catch a glimpse of the elusive features. It is only when Illumi finally catches their eye- being no one he recognizes- that he jumped with a start out of sleep.

He quickly controled his breaths, grounding himself in the realization of where he is and what he just experienced was a dream.

Illumi had thought that when he listened to his parents flawlessly, adhered to their plans for him religiously, and never did anything to disappoint them, he'd be filled with a more overwhelming fulfilling emotion by now. But he just felt empty, unhappy, and like… he should have done more for himself.

There is still time… a little voice that sounded a lot like Killua rang in his head.

Oh little brother… you were always such the little trouble maker, and enabler in the worst ways… Illumi thought to try to silence the tempting feeling.

Don't regret, don't look back. Do what makes you happy and it'll be worth it…! This time the voice sounded like Killua's little friend. Illumi's eyebrows scrunched slightly at that voice. He could understand why he'd hear his little brother- Killua's always been around ranting about that sort of mentality: do things his own way and rebel against the rules. Illumi's always been around to hear it, if not stifle it. But Gon?

Maybe Illumi's been listening to what Gon's been shouting around school the whole Fall semester in ways he didn't even realize. It's snuck into his subconscious...

Well.. this is the only life he's got… might as well enjoy what control he has over it now before he trades it for a lifetime of rules and life of a World Idol.

"If you can't beat them, join them." Illumi shrugged, throwing the sheets off of his frame and grabbing clothes.

~Fire up that loud, another round of shots. TURN DOWN FOR WHAT?!

Wearing thigh high black leather boots and black jeans, a white shirt with tiger eyes on it and a black zipper jacket, Illumi danced on the roof of the school. Well, he was balancing on one foot and showing off his flexibility in a series of complex and rhythmic movements on the edge of the roof. Everyone below who walked into the school gawked at the sight above them. But after generally tried to take it for normal and continue their day.

~Turn down for what?!

Killua, who was on the roof as he usually is every morning while waiting for Gon, was super surprised and more disturbed than anything that his brother was dancing like a man possessed up on the roof. He's never seen his brother move so expressively.

"Must not be my brother." He muttered before rushing forward and pushing off the strange sight off the roof. Illumi reacted almost like he expected this, twirling in elegant circles as he came down the two story building and piléd out of his landing and launched himself in through the open front doors of the school.

~Turn down for what?

Illumi's eyes snapped open in sudden realization and he dug his heels into the ground, stopping right before he hit Hisoka's back, his hair flying ahead in momentum like a curtain. Hisoka turned and looked back at him with a quirked eyebrow, noticing the shift in wind.

"Hisoka." Illumi stated with not much emotion, the students behind him looking shocked and surprised at the sudden whirlwind that ran by. Illumi brushed his hair back from his face with both his hands. "Hi."

"Hello, Illumi...? Are you ok, you seem to be acting weird, and that's saying something." Hisoka said, looking around them.

"Yes, of course I'm ok-..." He started but paused. The words started coming out without thought, easy and recited on habit. Illumi been taught and knows to keep up appearances in public. As the public figure, he's not allowed to not be ok, but… this might be the last time he can't be perfect.

"Actually no. I'm having some… issues." Illumi admitted, going to Hisoka's side. Hisoka arched an eyebrow, amused.

"I can't wait to hear this. The perfect Illumi doesn't have issues." Hisoka chuckled in that musing voice of his.

"Yes, I suppose that is part of it." Illumi said, narrowing his eyes at a far off wall. He looked back at Hisoka as he started walking. "I'll just explain it simply then." Illumi said, and led them to an empty classroom they usually go to when they… need some privacy from their school fans.

"I'm engaged." Illumi said, leaning against the school desk. There was only the slightest paused before Hisoka responded.

"Engaged in combat?" Hisoka asked in a joke, his lip curled on one side in a smile. Illumi's face didn't move in the slightest and Hisoka's face fell. "You're serious." Hisoka said after a moment.

"Yes." Illumi said, then after a moment, "Of course it's arranged…" He said, almost as if to reassure Hisoka that it wasn't his choice. The colorful man stood straighter, looking at Illumi in all seriousness. "As I was saying before, me being the 'perfect Illumi' was part of my problem. I must listen to my parents as their good son, and set a good example to my little siblings." He said with a small hairflip. "Plus, as someone who is going to graduate this May to become a debut idol, my image upkeep starts now. They've chosen only the best for me, one that will look good to the public, and look good next to me, and listen nicely to me as a submissive, but famous wife."

At the Padokea Music school for girls, Amane flipped her loosely braided hair over her shoulder and closed her locker. She hefted her sleek black bookbag over her shoulder as she waved hi to many other girls passing her by. She walked down the hall, doing vocal warm ups on her way to the next class. A group of girls stop by her.

"Amane! Sorry to bother an upperclasswoman like you…" The girl in front muttered nervously, a blush on her cheeks, "But we need a lead in the spring musical!"

Amane smiled sweetly, and put her fingers under the girl's chin. "Speak with your chin up and your back straight, you'll speak more clearly and confidently." She said. The girl's face turned redder and the other ones around her squealed.

"Y-y-y-yes ma'am! Er… the play?" She asked again.

"Oh, well, I'm sorry, I am graduating this semester, so I can't commit to anything, I might be too busy when the musical comes. I'm sorry, I hope you find another lead." She said and walked around them. They exploded into gushes and praise for the beauty.

"She's miss perfect with inclination to listening to orders. The arm candy for the public and not unbearable in the home. Power couple on stage… and no chemistry otherwise. My new wife, Amane." Illumi told Hisoka.

Just before Amane opened the door to her recording session class, her phone rang. She pulled away from the door and out of the way of incoming student traffic and whipped out her phone to check who it was. She lit up at seeing her grandmother's, Tsubone, contact. Tsubone has been taking care of Amane since she was very little and was nearly the only one who supported her dream of being an idol. Took her in to be closer to this school, kept her record clean so there could be no bad press, everything Tsubone did for her was for Amane's best interest and for her best chance of becoming a world star. She answered brightly.

"Hello, Grandmother!"

A pause.

"WHAT?!" The yell could be heard throughout the school's upperclassman wing.

"You're getting married." Hisoka repeated solemnly. Illumi didn't bother giving any response to that.

"I'm not sure what it was, if I was worn down by my brother over the years, or if it was Gon's incessant screaming on enjoying music and life, or a catalytic combination of both, but I find something upsetting and yearning about this experience." Illumi told him. Hisoka raised an eyebrow at that. Was Illumi saying what he thought he was saying? Hisoka's eyes lit up excitedly as Illumi closed the space between them that Hisoka usually has to close himself with resistance from Illumi.

"But for the rest of this semester, while I can still make my own decisions outside of the public eyes, I'm gonna do what I want." Then he grabbed Hisoka's grinning cheeks and smashed their faces together in a kiss.

Killua shivered as he walked next to Gon.

"Eh, are you ok, Killua?" Gon asked.

"I think so… I just felt a weird disturbing feeling overcome me… like something bad is gonna happen this semester…" Killua told him, running a hand through his hair. Gon smiled reassuringly.

"Nonsense! We're here together, the school's student body have finally let loose enough to let their creative juices flow, and Illumi stopped breathing down your neck! This is gonna be the best semester ever!" Gon pumped his fist in the air. Killua smiled adoringly at his boyfriend. Yeah, if this semester was going to be amazing, it was because Gon makes what he wants out of his life. And Killua's happy to be apart of it.


Turn Down for What - Lil Jon and DJ Snake

(ALSO, I am now taking chapter title names suggestions. They can just be vaguely musically, I guess? If you can take my past chapter names as insipiration?)