How Hisoka had managed to get Illumi to tag along so willingly will remain a secret. He wasn't worried about Illumi as much as he was about the other one, he knew Illumi well enough to know they had a mutual trust in their relationship; well, he couldn't call it a relationship without something not exactly adding up to it. Illumi was a hassle, especially when it came to his attitude at times, Hisoka was convinced Illumi couldn't process anything that didn't involve his work or his family. Hisoka had always watched how loyal and obedient Illumi was to his parents. In full honesty, he couldn't wait to see Illumi snap one day. To him, Illumi's patience was a time-bomb, he was sure there were endless amounts of ideas that could push him over the edge; Hisoka was honestly questioning what it could be at that point. From what he knew, Illumi had a goal. While Illumi had stayed private on said goal at hand, Hisoka was sure it'd be a piece of cake for him. The amount of power he knew the other male was concealing excited him to the max, watching his bloodlust spill through made Hisoka quiver in anticipation. Illumi was a force not to be reckoned with, but god, he wanted to unravel all of his deepest waves of anger.
"Illumi.." Hisoka murmured, leaning in close to his shoulder. Illumi had scrunched his eyebrows slightly. Illumi sighed out, "It's becoming an issue, Hisoka. Back up." While the red-head let out a low chuckle, he moved his hands to the other's shoulders. "Deepest apologies, dear. I can't resist it, your aura is enchanting." Only giving an eyeroll as a response, Illumi gave a quick glance to the magician as he continued. "What I had been saying was there's one other person we need to see before we leave." Illumi gave a semi-confused look, "Who would that be?" Hisoka leaned back as he walked past him. "Just a close friend of ours." He waved off dismissively, leaving Illumi somewhat curious. "Let's go, hurry hurry, before that big dog of yours attacks. Our 'guest' should be at the gates by now." Hisoka cooed as Illumi followed closely behind him. "The gates." Illumi replied, raising a brow. "Hisoka, is it my father? I'm sure he'd kill you before you had a chance to even fig -" Hisoka interrupted with a laugh as they headed down the stairs. "Heavens no, Illu." Hisoka smirked, "While that'd be an interesting target, i'm afraid not." Illumi stayed silent, Hisoka was working his nerves to the max.
When the two had made it past the large doors, Illumi exhaled in a tiny relief. That tiny bit of stress that had been standing on his shoulders had faded for a quick moment, allowing himself to relax just a teensy bit. Hisoka glanced over, taking a small mental note of Illumi's adjustments. As they reached the large gates, "I'll get this." Illumi walked up to it, pushing the smallest one with ease. "You didn't want to open any of the others?" Illumi shook his head, "Unnecessary use of -" "Power." A familiar voice had interrupted, Illumi glanced down to where the voice had came from. Immediately, Illumi had locked eyes with his younger brother. "Illu-nii." Kalluto said as he stood still in place, watching as his brother turned to Hisoka. "This is irresponsible, Hisoka." Sighed Illumi, trying to remain calm. "You cannot ask Kalluto without my permission, is that understood?" Hisoka chuckled. "You're happy to see him, I can feel it." Illumi glared at Hisoka in silence for a moment, "I can't wait to kill you.I hope you deemed yourself prepared for this, Kalluto." Illumi sighed as he kneeled down to him. "Well, are you?"
Kalluto nodded slowly, "Yes, Aniki." Illumi rose back to his feet slowly, "Then, I suppose we leave now. Come Kalluto." He said as he started to walk away from the two, Kalluto trailing closely behind. Hisoka chuckled and ran up to Illumi's side. "Did you forget me darling?"
"Yes, I did. I was hoping you didn't notice."
Midnight had come later than expected, by 12:45 AM the trio had been set on the first overnight airship to Yorknew. the whole night, Illumi had stayed relatively close to Kalluto. He was fully aware the younger could fend for himself, but in reality, he was still slightly annoyed with the magician. Though it had been a relief to know the mysterious guest was Kalluto, he wasn't too sure if the younger was ready for this. He'd suppose he'd have to wait and see the full outcome of it. "Aniki." Kalluto murmured, glancing over to him from his seat. Illumi turned his head towards him, staying quiet. "Do you know who the client is that we're seeing?" Illumi took a moment to think about what he asked before shaking his head lightly. "No. Hisoka had mentioned something about this to get him closer to something, all I truly know is we're getting money. But, Kalluto, I must ask you," Illumi looked out the window, "Why would you agree to this? I'm sure mother would disapprove.." Kalluto shook his head in response. "Surprisingly, she let me, since you were accompanying Hisoka." Silence fell between them for a few moments before Kalluto spoke again, "I haven't seen you in a bit so I had thought this would be a good idea, Illu-nii." The brothers both let out quiet exhales, "How has everything been?" Illumi questioned in an attempt to switch the topic.
"Well, mother has been in more distress than before since Killua left with em her./em It's been hard to talk to her, in full honesty." Illumi knew exactly who he was referring to. Alluka had been a problem to address at home, she truly had Killua wrapped around her finger. "I suppose so, it's a risky thing to bring up without her breaking out in sobs, isn't it?" Kalluto gave a small chuckle, "Have you seen father? His expression looks even grumpier than usual." Illumi nodded, "We'll just have to continue with our orders until something happened. Kalluto looked at his lap. He stayed silent for a few seconds, "I don't get it, Aniki. Killua's role is so important to the family, shouldn't he accept it? " The young spider questioned. Not knowing what to say in the moment, llumi's thoughts buzzed for a moment. After a small moment of contemplative silence between the two, Illumi mustered up a small response, "He believes in friends."
While Illumi was about to continue what he was saying, Hisoka had sauntered back to the brothers with two cups. Kalluto immediately jumped back to his feet, "I'm sorry for taking your spot, Hisoka." He said with a monotonous voice, Hisoka on the other hand merely shook it off. "No worries, I was gone for a bit anyways." He said in a dismissive manner, he sat himself down next to Illumi. "So, what did I miss?" Hisoka asked, his eyes moving between the two brothers. Illumi sat completely still, only moving his gaze from Hisoka back to the window. "Kalluto and I had been discussing family matters, that is all." Hisoka gave a silent exhale in response. "Aniki," Kalluto announced, "I'll be back." Illumi nodded in approval, without another word, Hisoka watched as he left, then turned his focus back to Illumi. "Is something bothering you?"
"Who are we going to meet with?" ... "So, nothing's bothering you?" Illumi stayed silent, Hisoka leaned back in his seat, slouching. "I can't tell you until we land." He explained. Hisoka was aware Illumi wasn't pleased with this answer, he was a straightforward man of course. Though, in his full defense - ... There was nothing. Hisoka hummed lightly in a slight annoyance, there wasn't a reason to tell him, he just wanted to keep Illumi on the edge. Hisoka tapped his bottom lip "Illumi," He began, grabbing the other's attention in a quick moment. "Earlier, when we were on the roof, were you actually crying because of me?" The male cheekily questioned, smirking lightly. "No, actually. In reality, I wasn't crying at all." Damn, Hisoka should've known that. "I was wondering if you'd go as soon as I started that charade, I was wrong." The younger of the two sighed out quietly, "I'm beginning to think there's no way to get rid of you truly." For a moment, Hisoka had swore he heard Illumi let out a quiet chuckle, though his ears might've been deceiving him. Illumi turned to Hisoka suddenly, "I'm beginning to wonder if this is a joke, Hisoka."
"I'd never." Hisoka said with a smile, "I can assure you, everything's going just the way I need it to."
Illumi nodded as his eyes trailed away from Hisoka, Kalluto had caught his attention. "Kalluto." The younger approached him, "Aniki, an attendant informed me everyone needs to start being quieter, I just wanted to make my way back to my seat." As Kalluto turned and sat himself down in the seat across from Illumi's, Hisoka let out a yawn. Illumi leaned his head on his palm, "Tired already?" The magician nodded in response, "It's always nice to catch a it of sleep during a flight like this, so relaxing, don't you agree?" Illumi glanced at Kalluto, then back to Hisoka. "Can't say I can, it's not everyday I get a chance to relax on a flight before a mission." Hisoka hummed. "Maybe you should try." Illumi pondered on it for a moment, "I don't see a good reason to, but i'll try. Kalluto, do you -" As soon as Illumi turned back to his younger brother, he had been almost asleep. "Oh." The assassin muttered, leaning back. He closed his eyes slowly, relaxing his shoulders. Illumi was starting to drift off to sleep, but a heavy weight suddenly plopped on his shoulder, causing him to tense up and jolt awake. When he looked over, Hisoka had been dead asleep, on his shoulder. A shudder of discomfort ran through Illumi's bones while he exhaled silently, slowly, he pushed Hisoka's head from his shoulder and turned to face the window more, this would be a long flight, wouldn't it?