"Meet me in the lobby of the tower at seven tomorrow and I'll finish the job." Hisoka said and then left.

Gon grabbed his underwear from the pile of clothing, and tried to put it on, but...it was kinda gross now. He decided against it and put on his shorts without them. His shirt was pretty torn and he wasn't even going to try to put it on. He could probably go swimming...and that would explain everything. He wouldn't even have to lie about it; he could just say he went swimming and Killua wouldn't question anything. Plus, that way he could wash his underwear and "forget" to get his shirt from the side of the lake. Now, if only he could figure out a way to get to the lobby of the tower at seven without telling Killua what he was doing...

Killua was laying on the bed, surrounded by candy wrappers when he heard the door open and noticed Gon entering the room, soaking wet and shirtless. Killua's eyes wandered down to Gon's abdomen before he forced himself to look Gon directly in the face. "You went swimming without me?" he asked, putting on a little pouty face. Gon put his hand behind his head and laughed "Sorry, sorry, it just happened haha." Killua laughed too; Gon's laugh was precious. He squinted "But where is your shirt?" Gon opened his mouth to speak and then paused "...umm." Killua laughed again "Baaaaaaaka! How do you just leave your shirt? I bet you left your underwear too hahaha" Gon opened his mouth again, and he blushed a little. "...umm." Killua ran down and patted Gon on the back "Seriously, you're such an idiot sometimes." Of course, that was one of the things that Killua liked about Gon. He could get so focused and become so absentminded. He was so straightforward, but he could also be quite cunning. Killua smiled and spoke "Hey, I'm gonna go help Zushi train tomorrow so he can pass Wing's test. Wanna come?"

"What time tomorrow?"

Killua's eyes blinked in surprise. "What time? Ummm, probably like six or seven I guess."

"I'll pass. Thanks though!"

KIllua cocked his head to the left in thought What on earth could he want to do instead?

Gon smiled as widely as he could "I'm gonna go take a shower, bye!" and he sprinted off to the shower.

Killua just looked at him, concerned. Gon was acting a little weird. Normally, he would give an immediate explanation. The fact that he didn't meant that he didn't want Killua to know. Which meant that Killua should respect Gon's privacy and not pry, but...what on earth could Gon want to keep hidden from him? If he keeps acting this way, I'll worry about it. For now, I'll just go help Zushi.

Gon jumped into the bathroom, locked the door behind him, and took a deep breath. Whew, that was close. He had almost told Killua what he was doing. Lucky for him, Killua would be leaving to go help Zushi. And then Gon would be free to...what? To go meet Hisoka at seven? That's crazy, but...he had to protect Killua. Optimistically, this was his once chance to observe Hisoka and find any weaknesses. Hisoka was bound to let his guard down and there was no way Gon's body would react the same way. Now that he was prepared, he could easily defend against all that mess. Gon stripped and stepped into the shower. Killua was right about his underwear; he had thrown them away along with his shirt. He already knew that he wouldn't ever be able to comfortably wear those again. He sighed as he started washing himself, running soap over the same forearms that Hisoka had ran his fingers down. He couldn't figure out how his forearms were capable of being sensitive in that way.

Killua smiled as Gon came out of the bathroom; this time it was only his hair that was dripping wet. He loved the way that Gon's wet hair plastered against his forehead, rather than sticking up in that odd spiky way. Yes, love. Killua loved Gon and he definitely knew it. He had been with him long enough to know that nobody else mattered in comparison to Gon. Of course, he knew that Gon would probably never see him in that light. He knew he was a precious friend, but a lover? Gon probably wouldn't even think along those lines for a long time. Gon was pretty innocent and rarely even touched himself in any way; he was the least sex-driven person Killua knew.

"Gon..." Killua looked at him mischievously while getting a good hand on the pillow that was to his left. Gon looked up thoughtfully. "Wha-Hey!" he exclaimed as he got a mouthful of pillow. Laughing, he grabbed the pillow and threw it back to Killua. Prepared, Killua easily dodged the pillow, and Gon tackled him. Fighting for control, Killua flipped Gon over on his back, only to have Gon start to maliciously tickle him. Start, because it was only a matter of seconds for Killua to regain control and tickle him back. "I give, I give, I give!" Gon cried out and Killua relaxed his hold as they both caught their breath between bursts of laughter. Gon looked at Killua. "Either go to sleep or practice some Nen." Killua stuck his tongue out at Gon "You can't make me do anything." Gon groaned into his pillow and kicked his feet into the air. "Well, I'm going to sleep!" he declared as he lied down on his pillow.

Mere minutes later, Gon was snoring and Killua sighed. One day, way in the future, probably never, he would flip Gon over onto his back, but it would be a different type of situation. Even if it never happened, Killua was completely content to have Gon as just a friend. As long as Gon never got into a relationship with anybody else, everything would be fine. Killua knew he wouldn't be able to contain his jealously and would end up killing the person. And that would definitely ruin his relationship with Gon. For now though, he was completely at ease.