Killua's P.O.V
We make our way over to a quiet, peaceful meadow deep within the forest. Neither of us says a single word along the way. Finally, when we reach there, I speak up first.
"I come from a different world. Not just another country or continent, a completely different world."
"Huh? Oh….What's your world like?" She asks calmly.
"Pretty much the same as this one. However, it can be really dark and gloomy if you don't have someone you can rely on."
"Did you, Killua? Did you have any friends back there?"
"Yeah, I did. I had two really close ones. The first one was Gon. We met four years ago. And the second one was Joe. Oh man! I can cry just by saying their names!"
I lie down on the damp grass and look up toward the night sky. She does the same.
"The moon is so pretty, isn't it?" I ask.
"Yes. And it's it's far above, in the heavens, way beyond our reach."
"Candy, do you want to know how I was able to murder that guy back then? Earlier this afternoon?"
"I do, but if you don't want to share it, you don't have to." She turns around and looks at me with passionate eyes.
"I was an assassin… or at least I was trained to be one."
"Oh…"
"I didn't want to be one. I hate killing and murdering! But my family, the Zoldycks, we are...no...they are a family of elite assassins. And they forced me into doing this! I had to go through torturous training since the age of three!"
I hesitate for a second, and directs my gaze at her. "Are you still going to be friends with me?"
"Huh? Why wouldn't I be?"
"Because I'm an assassin. And I kill people." I sharpen my nails and shows them to Candy. "This is one of the results of my endless training. They're sharper than knives."
I thought Candy will be avoiding them because they are dangerous, but instead...she takes my hand to her face.
"Huh? Candy? What are you? They're dangerous!"
She smiles in return. "Your hand is touching my cheeks right now. If you're an assassin, I would already be dead. But...instead of killing me, you warned me of the danger, you tried to keep them away from me, you protected me….do you still believe you're an assassin?"
She picks up a silver floor from the ground and gives it to me.
"What?" I ask, "it's just a flower."
"They remind me of you. They're soft, handsome, always wanting to fall when there is no support, and every single flower needs their own little sunlight to survive."
"But Candy...I have a dark side... Y'know…."
"Well, the flower isn't as lucky as you." She calmly approaches Killua's face,
"W-wait! What are you..?!" I try to stop her, but perhaps it's resignation, perhaps it's joy, or perhaps it's his own will, I can't.
Candy brings his face next to mine. We're at a distance close enough to feel each other's warmth. Then, Candy softly kisses me on the cheek. Our faces slowly relax,
"Hey...w-wait...what?" Still not understanding what is happening, I'm at a lost for words.
"Whenever you're about to fall. You just say it, and I'll be one of your stars, I'll be there to catch you." Candy says reassuringly.
"You'd still be with me? After hearing about my tragic and dangerous past?"
She leans back, at first, I have no idea on what's she doing, but then she says,"Of course. I don't care about your past. All I care about is who you are now." She answers firmly. "And...can you gimme a lap pillow please?"
"Oh..ok." I answer, surprised.
Her head falls onto my lap, I look down into her eyes, "How….?" I ask shakily.
"Because I love you! Killua!"
My heart begins to tremble...is it because of excitement? Or Anxiety? I'm too speechless to say anything back.
Candy continues, "It's alright, I'm not expecting a reply right away." She smiles.
If people believe in something, they'll have the power to repel anything and everything away.
For Killua, right now, he believes in Gon. No evil and no pain can touch him. Killua is not an assassin, not a weapon, and not someone's tool for murder. No, not for one night - All he wants to be is someone's dear friend.
-And that is something he is good at.