My (Killua's) P.O.V
Candy and I are sitting on her bed chatting normally, when the King and Queen came in. From their facial expressions, I can tell they aren't pleased with my stay at the palace, especially their daughter's room.
"Candy, you can't let strangers into your room like that!" King Camerson yells.
"Relax dad! He's not a stranger! We've been together for a month now. He hasn't done anything weird."
"You mean, hasn't done anything weird...yet."
"Ugh…" Candy groans next to me.
"Right! I forgot introductions."
I get down from the bed and kneels down. "Your majesty. Please don't misunderstand me. I'm only here because Princess invited me to come to chat with her. She gets bored sometimes…"
My politeness seems to calm the king down a little bit, but only a little bit. He continues, "What if he's from the...the…" He turns around to face me and hesitates.
"From the...what?" I ask.
"From...from the underworld." He finally finishes his sentence.
From his sudden pause and his mixed up expressions, I can tell that wasn't what he was going to say in the first place.
The king speaks up again, "What's your name again?" He points at me.
"Killua. Killua Zoldyck."
"Well, Killua. Where are YOU from? I barely know anything about you."
I can tell them the truth and clear the mystery once and for all. But then...they'll find out about my past...that'll...that'll defeat the whole purpose of this wish! I have to keep this secret…. I look toward Candy, she stares at me with a pair of earnest, adorable eyes. I have to keep this secret... For now, at least.
"Huh? Why are you staring at my daughter?"
"Your majesty, I don't have a home, I don't have any parents. I wonder from places to places. I wasn't sure of what my future will look like. But after meeting your beloved daughter, everything changed. I'll stay with her during these remaining five months."
Candy's body jolts in surprise.
"Huh? Five months? What's going to happen in five months?" The King asks.
Oh crap! I accidently said the deadline for the wish! My heart is practically thumping out of my chest. "I'm so stupid!
The King turns his attention toward his daughter, "Candy, you reacted pretty dramatically when he said it, do you have any ideas?"
She stares down at her feet, and quietly mumbles, "No. I don't"
Candy's acting weird all of a sudden, why's that? Is she related to my six-months wish?
"Killua, you're dismissed." The king points toward the door of the room.
"But…"
He cuts me off, "I said, you're dismissed!"
I stand up and start to walk toward the exit, on the way there, I whisper something into his ear.
"You might be in a higher position than me. But I'm a person too, so I'd like some respect."
"Tsk." He scoffs.
Upon hearing that retort, I immediately dash back and puts my claws right below his chin.
"If you don't, I don't care who I will kill, even if it's the king."
And there, deep within the King's eyes, I see a trace of fear.
Candy's P.O.V
After Killua exits out of the room, I start to bombard my father with questions.
"Why did you lie?" I ask.
"Lie about what?"
"Don't play dumb! You were going to say he's from the Tryclar Kingdom, but then you changed it to from the Underworld."
"Listen, honey. It's for our country's safety. If he is from the enemy's kingdom, and if I said it, he would've killed me right there. And from his silent footsteps and his sharpened nails, I can tell that he's an assassin."
"No! Killua is not an assassin! He has no evil intentions! He's my friend!"
"Candy! Quit shouting! He can probably still hear us. And...are you sure you have no association with him? You acted super weirdly when he said something about the five months."
"I don't have anything to do with it." I answer calmly.
"Are you lying to me? Candy, you and I both know your punishment if you lie."
"I know dad, one of my fingers will get cut off. I'm telling the truth, dad."
"Okay...I believe you." He begins to walk toward the door. "Well, you better keep an eye on him, I'm going to tell anyone about his threat, but if he's able to threaten me, he won't hesitate to do the same to you." He walks out of the room and closes the door behind him.
I murmur to myself, "I know Killua, he isn't like that. He'll never betray me...But...how did he find out of the six months time limit on my wish? Or rather, how did he know about him disappearing in five months?...Wait...or maybe, just maybe, similar to myself, he made a wish that will also last for six months."
"But what did he wish for?...I guess I'll have to ask him myself."