H x H - Chapter 13:Cautionary and worry with a side of security~

A/N: I'm sorry guys, I'm slow I know..Things are still goin' on in life and taking my time away from literature, but this story isn't dead yet and I have a major plot for this story; Pleeaase be patient T^T...

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A mysterious man stood in a hall way, dressed as a janitor; mopping the floor with a bucket of soapy water a side of him. His face were hidden by a white-chemical resistant mask, his deep red eyes looked soft, as if he were in thought. The floors were spotless and reflected the surroundings on it. His golden, short blonde hair created a shadow over his eyes from leaning over with his mop. He stood straight to wipe his forehead from any possible sweat bead that had formed, while sighing in relief. He turned his head down the hall to admire his work so far; though upon approving of the dirt-less path, he laid his eyes on a familiar figure, waltzing down the polished floor. He bowed in respect at realizing it were one of the twelve zodiacs. "Looks like another meeting...What for though? This is rather unusual for them to make a conference, it's not even the end of the year. No matter...Never hurts to take note of their plans~" The blonde almost cracked, mischief swirled through his deep red eyes and followed the zodiac's location. The blonde were right in front of the gathering room, lucky for him- he didn't have to tail him.

"Good afternoon, working hard I presume?" Pariston Hill asked, his features held a kind but empty face while peering over at the janitor, before opening the door.

The red eyed man bowed in respect once more then nodded. Barely looking up, he noticed Pariston had made his way into the room already. Must have went in, the second he nodded. The blondette scurried closer to the door and put his ear against it, only to be tapped by a pale finger on his shoulder, from behind.

He turned to see who it was, a man with white bandage wrappings around his head. His features nearly resembled some sort of snake. The blonde darted his head to both ends of the halls, hoping no one were in sight; knowing that they were both alone, he gestured with his index finger for the snake to follow him.

"Sir...No one is around." The snake mused in a sing-song voice, his tone were lighter than Hisoka's but still held a strong tone to it, as well a feminine touch. His physique were slime but tall, about 6'5; Towering over the janitor's height, which was 5'9.

No, we must speak in private..." The janitor demanded with a strong but deep voice as he headed toward his storage in a closet. They both stepped in with the snake closing the door behind them; the closet was pitch black until the blonde flipped on a switch for some light. "Your report, General Allarie?" The Janitor sternly asked, not even bothering to turn and face the snake.

The General knelt down on one knee to lower his head in respect. "The mutation-experimental facility has been ridden of all scientists and guards. Mr. Kane

has fallen to the hands of fellow mutants, no sign of life left. All test subjects has scattered out too far to recapture. I have collected information regarding the culprits if you are interested in watching them... Four people had demolished the workers, that includes the fellow mutants that once resided in the building long ago." He replied hastily but accurately and hadn't moved an inch from his position.

"Very well...Meet me at my home, I'll view them there..." The blonde, demanded before taking off the medical mask. He grinned with a deep thought in his dark red eyes; Hearing General Allarie agree. The snake stood back up and took his leave, leaving the 'Janitor' in the dimly lit closet. "So...Who might be threatening our secret company...?" *He asked him self with a small chuckle.

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Back at the Twin's apartment, Rui were playing with her over grown white-moth in the living room. Laying on the floor with her stomach planted on the ground, elbows propping themselves up to have her hands support the weight of her head. She were kicking her legs behind her nonchalantly, whilst humming a soft tune with her mouth closed. Gazing upon her little pet with adoration while hearing it squeak every now and then, made her giggle. "Kawaii~...Poku-chan~" She spoke muscly, very amused at her moth's cute, big and black eyes; it reminded her of Illumi's black orbs. She innocently giggled at the sudden action Poku took; it flipped onto its back in a playful manor and rose its head up to peer at Rui's response. "Is my little Poku-Chan, hungry?" *She asked cutely while inching closer to its face. It rolled on to its tummy and fluttered its wings in response.

"Hai~Hai-..." She stood up and waltzed over to the kitchen; she opened a cabinet that were floor leveled and took out some flower nectar, she had extracted while Ruby was gone. "Being able to summon nature and insects to my side, is quite useful. Especially when I need to feed my little Poku-Chan!~ Taking out the Nectar from the roots of certain flowers, Is the best way I can feed Poku...I don't know what else it eats..." she thought to her self. She turned to make her way back over to Poku, with her solid eyes shut; She opened her eyes but only to be met with a lady with light blue hair, which seemed almost platinum. Her eyes held no pupils and had a cold daze in them, super light blue- almost white and had white sparkles that glittered, it practically gave a frosted look to them; snow white skin, faint light-blue fingernails, pale lips and had a Popsicle sticking in her mouth with her fingers on the stick piece. Her attire... A long light-blue trench coat that went down- passed her knees and looked puffy like a winters coat; a blue bikini top with matching blue shorts and blue sandals that had straps to wrap around the back of her Achilles tendon.

The platinum haired girl took out her Popsicle and held no expression on her face; her icy treat being yellow. "Death...Shall befall you..." The icy maiden spoke in a cold and robotic tone. Her appearance glitched out as if it were a hologram. Her sentence repeated itself like a broken record, some words repeated more than twice before the sentence finished. "Demise is awaiting your presence, frost yearns to seal you..." She coldly said as her appearance once again, began to mess up and glitch. Every sentence, every word repeated eerily like a robotic voice as well as some words were a whisper and some weren't.

The girl's body suddenly vanished, as if it were a hologram that had disappeared. Rui stood there dumbstruck at what she had just witnessed. "Was that my imagination...? Poku-Chaan! Was she real?!" She ran over to Poku, who were sitting patiently on the living room table; It squeaked in reply.

"She-...She wasn't...? Was that a ghost...?" She asked with slight panic; seeing Poku shake its head, Rui sighed in relief. Thanking the gods that it wasn't a ghost, she really would have panicked then. "Ghosts are one of my biggest fears, thank goodness~!" She exhaled while her voice rose with those last words. All the sudden, someone behind her had cleared their throat. Rui turned and met face to face with Illumi, he were in the doorway of the Apartment; Which was in the Kitchen. Rui squealed happily and pounced Illumi with gusto; shouting at Illumi about how scared she was.

"Illumi-Kuuuuun! I was so scared! A lady suddenly popped out of nowhere! She were all glitchy like- and talked like one of those automatic female voices, you would hear on computers!" Rui shrieked, hoping for comfort from Illumi.

Illumi just gazed down at her with his blank eyes but confusion still made its way into his emotion, in which Rui could see just as plain as day. Standing there, he tilted his head to the side a bit with Rui's arms wrapped around him.* "Someone must be playing a prank on you..." He monotonously replied. He looked behind her and noticed her pet slightly shivering in the background. "Creatures other than humans are known to see spirits of some kind, that humans cannot. Is that perhaps why the moth I gave you- is shaking?" *He flatly asked; looking down, he seen Rui nod.

"I actually asked Poku-chan if it seen what I saw." She answered whilst still clinging to Illumi and peering up to his face.

"I see...is it safe to assume...that 'poku-Chan' saw the same thing...?" He looked back at Rui and witnessed her nodding once more. "Very well..." He replied; he leaned over and scooped Rui up with one arm and placed her over his shoulder, like a bag of merchandise. Rui blinked a few times with curious- wide eyes. Illumi made his way out of the door; before he had shut it, Poku came flying after them and nestled on Rui's back.

As they walked, Rui couldn't help but wonder what time it was; she were worried about her twin. "Where is Illumi taking me?~" She couldn't help but to ask herself. "I-...Illumi...Kun-...Where are we going...and what time is it?~" She asked the man carrying, her with such a small yet cute voice.

"I am taking you to my family's mansion, your sister shall be informed of your whereabouts..." He answered while still holding her by her hip line, over his shoulder. He felt Rui shift in his grasp and felt a warm sensation at the top of his head; Rui softly kissed his scalp with her eyes closed and a faint flush on her cheeks. He moved his blank gaze up, only to notice Rui smiling softly down at him; she suddenly snuggled into his neck and began to hum a soft melody.

Illumi felt strange again, this 'Love' feeling were starting to oddly make his cheeks go red a tiny bit, though it gone unnoticed by Rui. "It...is eight o'clock in the afternoon" He replied once more, to her second question; still making his way out of the apartment building.

"Ruby-chan still hasn't made it home...I'm worried Hisoka had done something or something bad might have happened... Please... Go look for my sister, after we get back at your mansion...OR WE COULD GO LOOK, NOW!" She shouted, getting antsy in his hold.

"I will look for her...After I've dropped you off at my family's mansion...Your safety comes first..." He stated bluntly, still keeping his dead gaze forward.

"Bu-...ok..." She murmured with sad, solid yet buggy eyes.

~~~To Ruby~~~

Ruby were soaring through the night's air whilst Hisoka were holding onto her wrists. She had offered to drop Hisoka off at his place, since it'd be a lot easier to just 'fly'. Hisoka were staring at her from underneath, having his wicked smile and narrowed eyes. Peering into Ruby's golden orbs, a small tint of pink rose to his cheeks.

"Ruby-Gem~...Us having our date earlier, are we an item, now?~" He asked muscly; He seen her shift her eyes down to him with a blush on her cheeks, then avert them forward again. She hesitated but a small shy- smile emerged on her features and her golden orbs narrowed.

Hisoka grinned real big this time, he had finally gained Ruby's approval. He knew her since the facility but only introduced themselves to each other once- when they were small, after hoping for a second chance with her; he got it. He couldn't turn his eyes from his view from under her, she truly looked like an Angel to him, with those wings. "A Tsundere Angel... that puts passion in protection and cares for others safety, as well fights those who threaten her or those that are innocent around her...paired up...with a sadistic, cold, combat loving, dishonest joker~...Such a strange mix, the term 'Opposites Attract' truly does not lie~" He mentioned in his mind; still dangling from the hold on Ruby's wrists during flight, he couldn't help but to day-dream about her fighting him. How beautiful her hawk eyes would be- in such a fierce, passionate and determined way, her style of combat against him, her Angelic wings sprawled out with feathers dancing through the air. It enchanted and excited him, made him yearn for that magical fight.

Through out the whole flight, it were as quiet as a mouse; only things that could be heard were faint murmurs of others below and vehicle sounds. Hisoka couldn't break his gaze, not even blinking from each sky scrapper that she'd pass. Ruby's face were a little brighter from the awkward silence between them, on top of that- she felt eyes on her; she looked down once more, to find Hisoka gazing up at her with a content smile; Not a cocky, sadistic or mischievous grin. It surprised her a bit, he actually looked very handsome with an honest smile. Moving her orbs to the side with a red face and a frown, she couldn't believe she just admired him in such a way.

"Ruby...dear~ It's cute to see your serious demeanor turn soft, for a change. Why hide it, hm? I'm admiring you from below, there is no harm in you staring back at me.~" He winked teasingly, liking that Ruby had been peering down at him, in a slight daze.

"Do you 'wanna be' dropped...?" She asked sternly, embarrassment etched on her face with her slanted eyes still averted from Hisoka's gaze.

"It makes no different to me, I fall for you all the time~" He sang in reply whilst holding back a laugh, his ogles taking notice of her flush. If possible- her tomato red face just turned deep red.

"Ignoring..." She muttered while shifting her orbs back in front of her, to make sure she doesn't soar into any building. "Are we close...?" She asked, under her breath.

"Yes~ In fact, it's right arouuund... here-~" He said, making Ruby stop in mid-flight. They were literally above his apartment. She softly flapped her wings to descend and land on the roof top. Hisoka Caught his footing then stepped out of the way for her to do the same; As soon as she landed, Hisoka quickly planted a kiss on her forehead, which made her face turn many shades of red. With that, she comically turned immediately around so her back could face him. Her shoulders were stiff and her eyes were wide; She could feel her heart beat ninety miles per hour.

"Next time...Let me take you home... It's supposed to be that way, any who.~" He closed his eyes whilst turning his head to the side, a grin formed on his features while one hand rested on his hip.

"D-Doesn't matter... We both get home, so it doesn't matter!" She rose her voice with the last sentence, slightly shaking from embarrassment and building anger. She's never been in a relationship before, so she didn't know that the guy were supposed to escort the girl home 'first'. Suddenly, she felt a familiar pair of arms wrap around her shoulders and something hard pressing against the back of her head. It were Hisoka who had hugged her from behind, his nose bridge were nestling against the back of her skull.

"Fear not my dearest 'Arch-Angel' , you'll get the hang of this~" He murmured happily and shut his ogles, he felt her nod her head. He knew she wasn't used to this and knew she'd never been in this kind of thing before. He jerked his eyelids open all of a sudden, from a strange rush of caution. He felt alert going through his senses, as if someone dangerous were nearby watching them. "Ruby-Gem, I think you should stay with me for tonight... Can't have you walking or flying home all by yourself, now can I?~" He teased in a question, taking his arms away and turning her around- against her will.

"H-Hisoka, we JUST started this whole thing, isn't it wrong to... I don't know... STAY AT THE MAN'S HOUSE, AFTER THEIR FIRST DATE?!" She shouted but only to notice the strict look in his eyes. She instantly knew what that look meant; she understood what was happening now, she could see caution in his orbs. Her ogles narrowed into more of a serious gaze and nodded to the true 'meaning' behind those words; He smiled and held onto her from her other shoulder, to have her follow him inside. They made their way to the roof-top's door but on their way, before they had walked through- he glanced behind his shoulder with his golden orbs and held a very angry yet cautious look to them, as well did his facial features; peering toward a nearby tall building, there were that mysterious figure, that Ruby had described long before.

~~~Five minutes later~~~

"Hisoka, what was that caution about earlier...?" She asked; They were sitting on his couch with Ruby holding tea in her lap, with both hands and Hisoka's tea on a table in front of them.

"You know that man...from the amusement park? Well...He were watching us, if I had left you to go home alone, he probably would've kidnapped you or worse- killed you.~" He answered; leaning over with his elbows resting on his knees and the side of his jaw laying on his intertwined fingers. He held a smirk and kept his eyes on Ruby, who sat two cushions away from him.

Ruby mannerly sipped on her tea with her eyes closed but knew she were being watched by a 'staring' joker. "I just hope...Rui's alright..." She whispered after opening her orbs, looking distant in them.