Disclaimer: I do not own HuntexHunter or any character used.
Gon was kicking around a light blue colored ball that cool mid-afternoon, while Mito and Grandma spoke as they calmly hanged the laundry. Today Mito decided to give Gon a free day without any chores since he was able to pass his exams with flying colors, which would explain why he wasn't helping out with laundry like he usually does.
"Excuse me" A man's voice pulled their attention away from what they were doing.
"Hello, how may we help you?" Mito asked, walking over to the delivery man.
"I have a package for..." He quickly glanced down at the small box that was wrapped in a red wrapping paper and a white ribbon neatly tied on top."Gon Freecss" He added when he located the name.
The woman wore a confused expression as she took the box from him."Do I need to sign?"
He nodded, handing her his clipboard."Thank you. Please have a good day" He nodded to her when she handed him back his clipboard. The man bid a goodbye and went on his way.
"Mito-san, who is it for?" Gon ran over to see who the small package was for.
His aunt turned to him, holding the box out when he stood in front of her."For you. It's odd that it doesn't even say from who though" She said, glancing behind Gon over to the older woman, who gave her a worried look.
The black hair boy didn't waste time and quickly ripped the wrapping off, then lift the top of the box, to reveal a simple white note card.
The note card simply read, 'Lift the note card; I'll be waiting for you~ Hisoka'.
Gon grinned as he lifted the card to next reveal a circus ticket.
"It's a circus ticket!" He reached into the box to pull out the ticket that neatly sat in the center of the box. He showed it to the women that had gathered around him.
"Why would the magician send you a ticket, and how did he even find our address?" Mito asked, slightly alarmed that such a package would find its way to them. She took the note card from him, hoping to see if there was another message written on it.
"Can I please go, Mito-san?" Gon asked in a pleading tone, giving her the best of his puppy eyes.
She gave him an unsure look."Well...I don't know...it's a little strange that he would send this to you"
"But he's become a good friend of mine!" He exclaimed. It would be sad if he wasn't to able to go to Hisoka's show. Besides, it would be finally awesome to see all the acts as he wanted to from the beginning.
Grandma shook her head as she softly sighed."It would be rude not to accept the ticket, Mito. I think it's nice that the magician personally sent him a gift, even if it's a little odd that he knew our address" The older woman explained.
"He only knew our address because I gave it to him in case he leaves this place, and he'll be able to send me letters from all the other places that he visits" Gon informed, hoping with that little piece of information it would calm any sort of worry that his aunt still had.
"Is that so? Very well, I will give you permission, but only because you deserve a reward for passing your exam. But please promise me that you won't stay out too late, Gon" She said, shaking one finger in the same manner that a mother does when she's trying to explain or saying something serious.
The boy quickly nodded; not wanting his aunt to change her mind or anything."I understand, Mito-san. Now, I'm going to go call Killua and tell him about this!" He took the card from Mito and ran back into the house.
"What's with that face, Mito?" Grandma asked, glancing at the younger woman.
She turned to her with worry still clouded in her eyes."It's just...nevermind. We should finish the laundry" She motioned to the basket that the older woman had brought over when she came over to join the pair.
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Killua glared daggers at his family that prevented him from moving away from the table that they had all took a seat at. His mother thought that it would be a 'splendid' idea to reunite the family for a small meal at a fancy restaurant. Ha! in the past it would be quite hard to even get his brother Illumi to agree to such an idea, and even more hard to get his brother Milluki to come out from his room.
A few minutes ago he was able to check a text that he had received from Gon, talking about some ticket that he got in the mail. And it was even more alarming when he replied back saying that the ticket was from Hisoka. When he found that out, he immediately wanted to dash out from the restaurant but stupid Illumi had to stop him from even taking an inch out the exit.
"Big brother" His sister's voice snapped him from his annoyed thoughts.
He turned to her with a small smile, he could never be bad at his younger sister, Alluka."Yeah?"
"The food is here" She indicated with a nod of the head towards the dishes that sat in front of them, looking so delicious.
"Thanks" He ruffled her midnight colored hair as he reached for the closest plate of food that is considered 'exotic' that many people wouldn't ever try in their lives. He couldn't even pronounce the name of the food, but that didn't stop him from trying a little of everything.
As he ate, he couldn't stop the nagging feeling of troubled that came from the thought of Gon spending the nighttime with that creepy magician. The moment that Gon came back from spending time with that magician, he didn't waste time to tell him of all the troubling thoughts that had been troubling at the thought of Gon interacting with the redhead. Besides, he's never been one to hold things in for too long, and it was for the safety of Gon.
Of course, the other boy wouldn't hear anything of it. It went through one ear and out the other. He even got a little annoyed that Killua would talk so badly of Hisoka without getting to know him more. Gon just doesn't understand that Killua didn't need to know the older man to know that he wasn't prancing into their lives with a basket full of good intentions.
Oh, how badly he wanted to protect Gon from him. And no it's not because he has feelings beyond for Gon, but, because he really does care what happens to Gon.
He hoped that he wasn't too late to save Gon, though.
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"Done!" Gon pushed down a crease in his shirt before grabbing the ticket, his phone, and his wallet that contained money that he saved from his allowance that Mito gave him every Friday or so.
He turned the light off as he made his way out his room. He walked down the stairs two steps at a time. His aunt decided to drop him off at the circus for he didn't need to walk in the dark even though it wasn't that far from their town.
"Mito-san!" He excitedly shouted for the younger woman that was cleaning the dinner table."I'm finished" He announced when she glanced over her shoulder.
"Okay, can you please give a hand to put these plates in the sink then I'll drop you off," She said, picking up the utensils.
They picked up the remaining things and set them in the sink. Mito grabbed her keys and a thin coat, the weather had changed a little so she didn't want to be chilly when they stepped out the house.
"Grandma, we'll be leaving now," Gon said, running over to the older woman to give her a quick hug.
She nodded with a smile."Have a good time, and call us when you're ready to come home" She stated, patting him on the head.
"I will!" He waved to her before following the other woman out the door.
Once they settled in the car, Mito backed out the small garage and drove into the street.
"Please don't forget to call us when you're ready to come home, Gon. I'm trusting you with going on your own because I know you'll be okay, but please don't forget that call" She said, giving him a sideways glance, while at the same time managing to look at the road ahead of them.
He boyishly giggled."I know, Mito-san"
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They had finally arrived at the circus grounds. As previously this place was quite filled with many spectators of all ages, who came to feast their eyes on the amazing acts of the Artists.
"Okay, Gon, please remember to call us before the night is over," Mito said for the millionth time that night."Also, please don't eat candy"
The boy nodded with a grin."I know, Mito-san" He reached over to give her a quick hug before opening his door."Bye, Mito-san!" He waved to her as he stepped out the car.
"Gon!" She called out to him just as he was about to close the door.
He stopped as he waited for her to continue."Yeah?"
"I love you"
Gon cheerily smiled."I love you too, Mito-san!" He waved to her as he finally closed the door and began his way towards the ticket booth.
She waited until she couldn't see him anymore before taking her leave. In her mind, she prayed that everything would go well tonight.
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Just as Gon had expected, he knew that the other performances would be just as beautiful and amazing as Hisoka's. But that didn't mean that he doesn't hold Hisoka's act at a high spot on his favorite list. It truly was marvelous to see each and every single Artist in their act, it as if they were born to perform without any mistake in their performances.
The hours seemed to pass by quick with how intensely Gon had his attention glued to the stage. He didn't even take a break when they had a small break for snacks and such. Instead, he sat patiently and neatly in his seat.
He would occasionally glance down at the pamphlet in his hand to see when Hisoka would come on stage. He was really looking forward to seeing the magician in all his usual glory. Of course, he knew that he would never grow tired of seeing the next tricks or illusions he comes up with.
After a few minutes the show was brought back to life, and once more the acts went on as planned. And eventually, it came down to Hisoka's act. Gon could feel the giddiness in his body as he watched the redhead step onto the stage.
But we won't go into detail on Hisoka's act this time. Instead, I shall go on to tell you about a certain event that the magician planned in a moment of mischievous and slight anger towards those who have stolen much from him in the past.
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The circus performances finally came to a finale and as before many times, it left people in awe at just how astonishing everything was planned. They cheered and clapped as the Artists took a bow along with their ringmaster, who was just as happy as the audience.
Gon followed the line of people that were making their way out the big top. Out the corner of his eye, he saw an older man walking in hurried steps towards him.
"Are you Gon?" He asked, in a raspy voice.
All he could do was nod to the question.
In a flash the man shoved an envelope into his hands and turned on his heels, leaving a perplexed Gon standing there with the look of pure confusion sprawled all over his face.
He glanced down at the envelope. In quick but careful movements he ripped the side of the envelope to peek inside it. Inside was a small paper, a paper that contained a single sentence that read, 'Follow the audience out the big top, then turn to the right, and walk 15 steps away from the big top'.
This brought a huge grin to Gon as he hurried to the follow the others out the exit. He didn't need to ask who had sent him the letter, though he admits that the man from before was rather odd. Odd in the sense that he looked as if he was scared of something, which made him wonder what that something was.
He didn't have time to look for those answers, instead, he followed the given instructions. He walked those 15 steps, careful to count as he moved away from the big top. Once those 15 steps were counted precisely, he came upon a crate that had another letter sitting on top. In quick steps, he walked towards the crate and took the letter into his hand.
Not wasting time and ripping the letter to find the next instructions.
The letter read, 'Now walk towards the left, but this time in 30 steps. When you're done you will come to a breathtaking sight. Now once you've taken into account this scene a few meters from there will be a small tree, there you will find a present. A present that represents everything you are to me~ '.
The black haired boy hurried to count those 30 steps, quickly noticing that he was getting further and further away from the circus grounds. As odd it may sound but he didn't feel any fear, but instead excitement.
So once again those steps were counted to the perfect number.
What he saw made a gasp escape him.
In front of him stood an opened field that was filled with fireflies. Coloring the once dark field in a parade of the golden display.
The letter was true to its words, it was rather breathtaking.
The little insects created a beautiful show of lights moving from one side to another. Gon tried to catch one but they kept moving away just in the nick of time before his smaller hands could come in contact with them.
After many failed attempts to catch the fireflies, he took note of the said tree. The black hair boy made his way over to the tree, and just as the card said- there was a present sitting neatly in front of it.
Gon crouched down and pulled the present closer to him. The shine from moon made the gold glistening wrapping look even more beautiful in the night. His hands slowly unwrapped the black bow...the next thing that happened was something that he was not expecting. Everything happened in a flash. All that he remembers seeing is a gust of powder exploding in his face when he took the top off the box. The next couple of minutes went in a blur.
Panic quickly set in as he tried to swat at the powder that drifted in front of him, but that just made it worse. He coughed as he kept swatting at the powdered that lingered, but for some reason, he was starting to feel a little lightheaded. Everything around him started to blur, and even his eyes were becoming too heavy to keep open.
The last thing he could make out through the blur as his body hit the ground- was a pair of boots that stopped in front of him as his eyes slowly shut.