AN: Hi, guys! I hope all of you are prepared for this crazy chapter! I had some difficulty describing Killua in one scene but I tried my best! You'll know what scene I'm talking about :3 Enjoy and please R&R! I'd appreciate it greatly! :D
"Today, we will be learning about electricity and the important factors that it has on our daily lives," announced Mr. Paladiknight, his broad shoulders straightened and chin up high. "We will start off with a simple warmup: name as many things that require electricity as possible. We will write down our answers on the board. Who would like to go first?"
The class looked as tired and bored as usual. Some students had fallen asleep, heads and drool on their desks. Others either slumped in their seats or had their chins on their hands. Gon and Killua were few of the people that stayed attentive. As always, Gon volunteered first, his hand raised very high.
"Me!" he shouted.
"Ah, Gon, do come up," Mr. Paladiknight smiled. It seemed like Gon was his favorite student.
Gon picked up a green marker and wrote down the word computers as neatly as possible.
"That's a very good one!" Mr. Paladiknight exclaimed. "Who's next?"
No one bothered to raise their hand. The class kept silent.
"So that's how it is," Mr. Paladiknight suggested. "Then I'll be picking out volunteers!"
One by one, each person slowly walked up to the board and carelessly scribbled down their ideas.
Cellphones, TV, radios, microwaves, stoves, ovens, digital clocks, hybrid cars, lighting, lamps.
"Zaoldyeck, you're up!" Mr. Paladiknight called out.
"Okay."
In purple, he wrote down video games.
"You must be a big gamer, huh?" Mr. Paladiknight inferred.
"Not as much as my bro Milluki," he grinned and laughed a little.
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"Can someone please tell me the two main things that are always in a thunderstorm?" Mr. Paladiknight asked.
Killua shot up his hand, quick as lightning.
"Go ahead, Zaoldyeck!"
"Thunder and lightning," he grinned, pointing directly at Mr. Paladiknight.
"Correctamundo, my man! Which goes first?"
"Lightning."
"What is lightning?"
"It's electricity!"
"Do you know exactly how lightning is created?"
"Um, no..."
Mr. Paladiknight picked up a blue marker. He began to scribble what looked like a cluster of cartoonish clouds. Then, he drew a bunch of plus signs in green and minus signs in red in them. He pointed to the small marks and explained,
"Lightning is created by the opposite charges in these clouds. Electricity works in a similar way. It forms when anions and cations attract each other because of their completely opposite charges."
"Ah, I see..."
XxXxX
"Who would like to read next?" Mr. Paladiknight asked.
Gon raised his hand, still energetic as ever.
"Take it over, Gon!"
"Thunderstorms call forth lightning, a powerful force of nature. It should never be reckoned with because of the dangers it can pose. You can get struck by lightning even if you're indoors. Here are some way to prevent getting struck by lightning."
He cleared his throat as thoroughly as he could.
"Avoid taking a shower because water is an excellent conductor of electricity. Do not stay outdoors where lightning can appear. Do not go near windows because they provide pathways for the lightning to travel. Do not touch anything made of metal or is electrical..."
XxXxX
One of the grandiose doors to the Zaoldyeck household opened slowly and Killua appeared.
"Killua, how was school?" Silva asked with a warm smile.
"Terrible," Killua replied in a monotone voice with a big frown on his face.
"Come sit down with me," his gentle father offered, patting on the empty space on the comfy red couch. "I'd like you to explain."
Killua seated himself right next to him and Silva put his hand on his shoulder.
"What are your classmates like? Are they being nice to you? Do any of them hate you?"
"All the girls crush on me, all the guys keep hating on me."
Silva chuckled with a deep, rich voice. "I like what you said about the girls in your grade! How adorable! That's a reason why I'm proud of having you as a son."
"Thanks, dad," Killua blushed, slightly grinning.
"How do the boys treat you?"
"In science, someone purposely tripped me when I was walking back to my seat and the other boys started cracking up. In gym, someone hit me in the head with a basketball. During lunch, someone shoved me aggressively while I was carrying my food and now you can smell strawberry milk in my hair! This day just couldn't be worse..."
"Is it because they're extremely jealous of you?"
"Yeah. When the girls started screaming when they first saw me, I saw some of them rolling their eyes besides covering their ears. Except for this one boy named Gon. He's been really nice to me, you know."
"Oh, you were talking about him the other day. Haha, you told me how he said you're very handsome, right?"
"Yep."
"Alright, then. Anyway, I have a question for you pertaining to the boys that do hate you."
"Yeah? What about them?"
"Have you ever thought of plotting revenge on them?"
Killua froze, eyes widened.
"Um, no..." he blushed, embarrassed about what his dad revealed.
"Are you telling me the truth? You seem like the kind of person to do that because I know what pranks you've been pulling on Milluki. Don't lie to me."
"No, I never thought of it!" he blurted out loudly, shaking his head. "If I did, I would get in trouble!"
"Alright," Silva agreed, glaring at him with mean-looking narrow eyes. "Go upstairs. I bet you have a ton of homework for the weekend, right?"
Killua groaned. "Yes, I do! I find that sooo annoying! Seventh grade has always been a rough time according to everyone."
"Have fun with your homework, then," Silva joked.
"Sure, I will," Killua answered hesitantly, rolling his eyes.
He headed upstairs, baseball keychains jingling from his backpack.
XxXxX
Droplets of rain began to appear on the window.
"Oh great, I was planning to go outside to get some fresh air," Killua complained. "Screw homework! I'm doing it tomorrow!"
He gathered all of his assignments together in a messy stack and threw them carelessly on his bed like he was throwing away trash. Many more droplets hit his window. It was raining harder.
"What to do, what to do, what to do..." he wondered to himself, roaming the entire area of his room.
Suddenly, his light bulb switched on and he grinned.
"Oh, Milluki~" he called out loud and clear in a melodious voice.
"WHAT!?" Milluki shouted angrily all the way from his room which was at the end of the hall.
"Can I borrow that new shooting game from you?"
"SURE, BUT GIVE IT BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU CAN!" he hollered back.
"Oh, don't you worry. Heheheh," Killua answered with a cat's smile.
XxXxX
"Ugh! So close! It was all because of that one stupid, annoying guy! He's always in my way!" Killua exclaimed, extremely frustrated.
Milluki advised Killua that the shooting game was hard but addicting. He was right. It was currently midnight and Killua had played for seven hours straight, not including his dinner break. He heard thunder booming and rumbling loudly outdoors while rain was pouring heavily. Killua restarted the level that he had trouble on the most.
Thunder crashed again, a couple times more louder than the previous time. Killua jolted from his spot and felt a strong tingling sensation traveling from his hands to his brain.
"AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!" he screamed in a higher pitched voice. It was even louder than the screams of the girls in school who admired him and was immediately heard throughout the entire mansion.
"BIG BROTHER!" Alluka exclaimed worriedly in the living room, hugging a stuffed panda in her arms.
"KILLUAAA!" Gotoh, Amane, and Canary screamed.
The four of them scurried as quick as they could on their route to his room. Gotoh instantly opened the door and his eyes could not accept what he saw in front of him. This was the same for the three young ladies but they were more horrified than he was. Alluka started to cry so Canary and Amane did their best to comfort her.
Killua was knocked out, eyes that looked like they were shut tightly for good. Both of his pale, skinny arms and hands were burned significantly. His hands were as red as tomatoes, parts of his skin peeling off like the natural thin wrapping of an apple. His arms weren't as injured as much but they were also scarlet red and looked they boiled hotly like chili soup.
"Killua... what in the world did you do to yourself?" Gotoh muttered to himself.
Gotoh sighed, lifting him up carefully and carried him to his bed.
When he placed him there, he ordered, "Alluka, get a blanket from the closet."
Alluka nodded, tears still in her eyes, and covered her favorite big brother with a thin, silky blanket.
"Amane, Canary, get the first aid kit from the bathroom," Gotoh said.
"Yes!" they agreed.
Amane exposed his ruined arms by taking them out from the comfy blanket. Amane jumped after spotting his scars and scraped skin. She took out a roll of bandage cloth and wrapped around his arms and hands entirely, not wanting to see how serious the injuries were.
Meanwhile, Gotoh informed Illumi, Milluki, Kalluto, their parents, and Zeno about Killua's unfortunate accident so they arrived in his room.
Kikyo covered her mouth, almost about to screech. Silva and Zeno stood as still as statues with broad blue eyes, not accepting what they discovered. Illumi, Milluki, and Kalluto stood passively, not seeming to display any emotion.
"Get well, big brother," Alluka whispered to Killua in a very concerned tone, running her hand through his prickly hair and kissed him on the forehead.
Killua shifted a little and slowly opened his eyes, seeing his favorite sister smiling, tearing up more.
"BIG BROTHER!" Alluka shouted with glee and embraced him tightly.
"Alluka..." Killua smiled. "What... wh-what just happened?"
"Judging from your injuries, you've been struck by lightning," Gotoh revealed.
"Oh," Killua mumbled. "Yeah... I did."
"YOU GOT US VERY WORRIED, KILLUA!" Kikyo screeched, stomping one of her feet angrily. "HOW DARE YOU MAKE YOUR SISTER AND MOTHER CRY!"
"Kikyo, calm down," Silva assured. "Let's listen to what Killua has to say."
"Killua, what do you remember before you got unconscious?" Zeno interrogated like he was investigating a crime scene.
"I was playing a game that Milluki owned and I noticed electricity coming from the game controller and it shocked me as it went up my arms! That was right after I heard really loud thunder from outside!"
"Ah, that explains it," Zeno sighed, relieved to hear Killua's side of the story.
"I knew I shouldn't have trust you!" Milluki exclaimed. "The game memory had probably been deleted!"
"Killua, do you even remember about what not to do during a thunderstorm?" Silva asked, arms crossed.
"Nah, not really. I learned about it in school yesterday but I forgot."
"That's the problem. You don't pay attention to useful and important information like that," Silva pointed out.
Killua stuck out his tongue. "Yeah, it's a big habit that I can't get rid of."
"Here's a lesson you should keep in your heart, Killua: knowledge is power. You receive the power to decide wisely and what's best for you if you learn."
XxXxX
Killua finally slept, peace being displayed in his pale, freckled face. There were zero traces or facial marks that implied disturbance and fear. He woke up again from the alarm that went off like a siren. He checked the time. 10 AM. He tried to turn off the switch on his clock but he noticed a hint of something blue and static-y.
"What's that?" he wondered.
He attempted to turn the blaring alarm off again but he noticed more of the blue stuff coming from his hand... How bizarre...
"No, it can't be... Let me check the time on the game console..."
He got up from his bed and check behind his TV if the game console was still plugged in, but it wasn't. So was the TV. He grabbed both plugs and got startled at the sounds coming from the TV. He checked the TV screen and it showed the exact position of the character he played as.
"Whoa, that's totally kick-a, if you ask me! The TV and game console turned on by themselves! But how?" he talked to himself.
"Killua, come down and eat breakfast!" Silva called down the hallway.
"Be right there, dad!" he answered.
He let go of the plugs and the sounds instantly vanished. He touched the plugs again and he could hear them once more.
"Wait a second, does that mean I turned them on without inserting their plugs? Could it be..."
He didn't realize it until now! Killua's jaw dropped so far that it might as well be broken by now.
"I CAN CREATE ELECTRICITY NOW!?" he hollered, too excited having this secret revealed.
He evenly spread out his dry, red fingers and saw electricity forming between his fingertips. He cackled at this amazing notion.
He smirked evilly. "It's payback time."
And I think that was the best concluding sentence I could think of for this chapter! I think this chapter was the best one so far! See you next chapter! :D