Illumi tilted his head to the right, then to the left examining the terrible aura getting ready to consume him. If he attacks, this one will attack him back. The gyo was too strong and the nen was not yet shown. And according to Hisoka, this man defending his brother was the sole survivor of Genei Ryodan. This one must be dangerous. No, not dangerous. Very dangerous. He needs to retreat. "Uh..." he mumbled. "Alright then, Alluka. If you wish to bring him home, go ahead. "

Alluka's eyes lighted with joy. "Really?"

"I said so," Illumi said still wearing his poker-face. "Now pack your bags and I will accompany you to the airport." He walked towards the couch as if nothing happened.

Alluka pulled his "nii-san" upstairs.

Hisoka gave off an amused laugh. "Wow. I thought it's a terrible fight. Why did you retreat?"

"I was summoned to take my brother home. Not to fight some shrimp," he replied sitting back.

The joker raised an eyebrow. "Really?"

Illume stared blankly at the orange-haired man just beside him. "Really what?"

Hisoka laughed. "Never mind." Then he tossed a card into the air.

The other four sitting on the long sofa simply ignored them.

"I guess they're not fighting anymore. What do you think, ne?" Gon asked.

Killua pouted. "Ai, ambot! Isn't it obvious?"

"But I don't get it," Gon continued with a confused look on his face. "Mr. Feitan calls Alluka his child, right? Why is Alluka calling him nii-san?"

Leorio smiled. "You don't understand the nature of affection very well. Sometimes, you will have a nickname for your best friend."

"Like Gon is a puppy?" Killua asked.

"I'm not a puppy!"

"You look like one to me."

"I don't wanna grow up a dog!"

"Puppies are cute, you know."

"Oh, it means I'm cute?"

"You're the exception to the rule."

Kurapika sat stunned not minding the boys brawling right beside him. Leorio noticed his silence. "Hey. Shake that look off your face. It's terrible."

"But...I don't get it.. Really.."

"Don't get what? That Feitan suddenly became nice? He's still human, Kurapika. And humans have soft spots too."

"I don't know if I could still carry out my plan of vengeance on him, Leorio. I badly wanted to forgive him." The blonde ran his hands through his hair. "I don't know. I don't know."

The creaking sound of the staircase caught their attention.

"Shall we go home now?" Alluka asked.

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Silva looked at the lovely face standing in front of him. Those golden eyes were so alluring. Seductive.

"You have called for me. What do you want?" a cold voice asked.

"Sit down," he commanded motioning. "You are?"

"Feitan," came the reply. "Don't ask for my surname. I don't have any."

His brows wanted to knit but he managed not to. "You have no family?"

Those lips curved into a smile. Whether it was sweet or bitter, it's unfathomable. "Probably I have but I don't know where they are, and I don't care either."

"Frankly, I must tell you that I was very much dismayed upon knowing that my fourth child Alluka had a close bond with somebody, but I was overjoyed when I learned that his friend is a Ryodan, that you are a Spider. But," Silva stressed, his brows not moving a bit, "Illumi told me that your relationship seems questionable. What can you say about that?"

"Questionable?"

Silva laughed. "Well, is it simple friendship or something else?"

Feitan looked at the floor. "Uh, something else," he replied.

The Zaoldyeck patriarchs wanted to gape at such honest answer. "What kind of 'something else'?" Zeno asked taking the floor.

"Let's say an intimate relationship."

"How deep is that intimacy?" Zeno asked again.

"What deep?" Feitan asked back obviously annoyed. "What do you want from me by the way?"

Zeno rubbed his chin with his fingers. "You're a little bit impatient, young man. Don't you ever forget that you are inside our territory. We can kill you if we want to."

"Then I will welcome death. I'm tired chasing with it for so many years."

"W-what?" Silva's eyes widened a bit.

Alluka went inside the room interrupting the supposed-to-be interrogation.

"Nii-san, I have been looking for you!"

Silva and Zeno's jaws dropped seeing Alluka's lips touch Feitan's cheeks. "Father, can I speak to nii-san for a while?"

"Y-yes of course," Zeno managed to blurt out.

And the two walked towards the open door of the large meeting hall of the castle leaving Silva and Zeno speechless.

"Whoa.." Zeno whispered. "This is terrible..."

"Father, they're not just friends, right?"

"Right, my son. No more interrogation is needed. Your son and that man are..."

Silva shook his head slowly. "I can't believe it."

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Hi there! good day! this one seems so uhm, whatamIgonnacallit? hai! I badly wanted to finish it off to gain my peace of mind...

hope you enjoyed it despite the fact that the writer isn't a very good one.

if you have time, please review. TC always you.

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