"Hello father."
Silva arched a brow, usually his eldest son only ever called him regarding missions. "What can I do for you son?"
"How does one go about obtaining a wife?"
Silva spit out his drink and coughed harshly before blurting out, "Are you actually interested in someone!?"
"Yes. I don't see why you sound so surprised. I am a Zoldyck, who will also carry on the family name. I admit, I didn't expect to come to like this woman that much…..I guess what they say about how opposites attract are true."
His father heard the slight humor in his son's tone and smirked, it was rare his son was interested in anything aside from Killua and missions. Good. It's time one of my children settled down anyway.
*Megumi looked at the map Illumi gave her, using her nen to show him his next location. She was somewhat glad they were in a private location in the botanical gardens in town per the Zoldyck's request. Her faced was heating up again from embarrassment from what happened earlier in the month.
How did Hisoka talk me into THAT!? Oh yeah…..I was fairly drunk….the jerk. A threesome of all things! I don't do that kind of stuff!
Once she was through the raven tilted his head at her expression, "Are you feeling well? Your face is rather flushed." "I..I uh….don't worry about it. I guess I better go now."
Illumi nodded, "Agreed, but before you go give me your left hand." She stared in confusion at his hand extended toward hers, "You're not going to break it are you?"
The raven chuckled, another rarity from the eldest Zoldyck. "No. I merely have something to give you." Timidly she rested her hand in his, looking away with an awkward blush until she felt something slip on her finger.
"Um...what is that?"
Illumi bluntly replied, "An engagement ring. Is it satisfactory?" Megumi's mouth dropped and literally did NOT know what to say from this random statement.
She tried to pull her hand away but the raven's grip tightened a little, "You haven't answered me Megumi."
"The ring is very beautiful, but why did you say it was an engagement ring?" He tilted his head, "You and I are to be married. Isn't it obvious?"
Finally getting her hand back the woman had to take MANY deep breaths even though she felt like a panic attack was inevitable. What do I do!? Where's this coming from? I have a bad feeling if I say no….uh, this can't be happening! PLEASE LET ME FAINT!
He held a finger up to his chin and mused thoughtfully, "Oh, I suppose you're at a loss for words because you're so happy. That's understandable, I'm rather elated as well. I know Killua will approve when I tell him the news since you two get along."
He stood up and leaned down to plant a small kiss on her forehead, "I must be going now dear….hmm...maybe I should do 'honey'? I'll find a pet name that suits you later. Be careful going home."
*Time seemed to stand still. Megumi managed to make it home, despite being in a blank stupor to what just happened. Her phone started to ring which made her jump. Answering softly, "Hello?"
"Megumi? Are you there?"
She spoke a little louder, "Yeah I'm here, sorry." "Hey, can we visit you tomorrow? I thought we could get together and have some food and coffee again!" "Sure Gon, that sounds awesome. I have something to talk with you guys about anyway." "Great! See you then!"
This is going to be a long night.
*She was SO glad she had the night to recuperate. Now, she could somewhat talk about what happened...hopefully. When the boys showed up around lunchtime, the coffee was ready and they brought the food from the bakery up the road. Before they began to do anything the woman asked, "Has your brother called you Killua?" "Huh? You know Illumi?"
"He IS a client of mine. I thought you knew that." "No I didn't!" "Well, I didn't know he was your brother until a month ago. Anyway, I have to…."
A sudden knock on the door caught their attention as she answered it timidly….yep….of course Illumi would be there. "Brother!?"
"What a coincidence, just the person I was looking for. You know, it wouldn't hurt for you to answer my calls." "Megumi get away from him!"
Once again the woman panicked but the raven made it worse by stating, "Do you actually think I would harm my own fiance?"
Gon and Killua's mouths dropped in complete shock, whereas the woman face palmed. This just keeps getting better.
It didn't take them long before yelling questions at them both until Megumi finally sat down and fixed her coffee. "What the hell Megumi!?"
The woman took a deep breath and also a MUCH needed sip of her drink before explaining as simple as she should.
"Last night, Illumi put a ring on my finger, declaring we were engaged. I was in shock and panicked. Now here we are."
Gon furrowed his brows, "So, why don't you just tell him no Megumi? He can't make you…..can he Killua?"
Said boy threw up his hands, "How in hell should I know!? Is he blackmailing you Megumi?"
Her nerves were beyond her limit but kept calm, "Not that I'm aware of. Why don't you ask him yourself…..I would love to know why too~"
The sarcastic tone made Illumi's gaze narrow a bit, but easily ignored it none the less. To him, it should've been obvious to his intended why they were engaged.
He stood beside her chair and placed a hand on her shoulder, "It's actually rather simple. I'm rather fond of her demeanor, she has natural talent to make me laugh, and we copulated."
Megumi turned a huge shade of red and muttered, "Just kill me now." Before the boys could even ask she hushed them, "Just. Don't."
"It would be a shame if she didn't see how compatible we are."
The atmosphere quickly became cold and Megumi tensed when the grip on her shoulder tightened. The boys almost jumped into fighting positions but what Illumi did next made them stop in their tracks.
Unknown to the woman, since she couldn't see behind her, the raven had one of his needles pointed next to her head. "I could do the same thing I did to you little brother; although, I don't want to resort to this method."
Out of reflex the woman guickly held the hand on her shoulder and stated, "Calm down, it's just a surprise since you didn't directly ask me. Also, I can't take the ring off anyway so that's means we are together now."
It was like someone flicked on the light switch. Illumi was content now. "It's true, I did infuse my nen in your ring. Aside from that, I came here to ask you to be my best man Kill~ I do want you at my wedding. I'll even allow Gon to attend."
The boys were in a different kind of shock now and Megumi just slowly nodded at them….hoping they would just follow the movement to appease the raven. Luckily they did and Illumi smirked a tad, "Excellent. Now if you'll excuse me I have quite a busy schedule." Planting another small kiss on her forehead as he said softly, "I'll call you later dearest."
"Um...ok...see you later."
Damn it Hisoka! What did you get me into?
TBC: sorry haven't gotten to the smut yet but I will don't worry. I hope this was entertaining lol
