PROLOGUE


The current month was celebrating a cold atmosphere but it was usual and suitable for the current season. It had snowed in the past few weeks, a sign of Christmas fast approaching. Gon and Killua are leisurely sitting on a wooden bench, under the canopy of a huge freezing tree.

"Say… Gon, where and how do you plan spending Christmas?"

"I'd probably go visit Mito-san first and then, I'll spend the rest with you, Leorio and Kurapika," he answered as he grinned. "It doesn't matter how, as long as I'm with you guys, I'll be happy. I'm sure of it." He looked at Killua, as if looking for reassurance.

"Is that so?"

"I actually think you already know my answer just by looking at me," Gon scratched his head while laughing. "How about you, Killua? Do you plan seeing your fami-"

Killua flinched for a second. "Don't even say it," he shook his head. "I don't really want to see them right now, specially my brother. I-I just…"

A moment of silence passed until Gon tried to break the ice, "Ne, Killua… Don't worry about that. I'm sure you… I mean "we", will have a wonderful Christmas. Don't you think so?" Gon chuckled as he asked.

"I-I… hope so," he answered back with a smile.

"C'mon let's go!" He pulled Killua's arm with enough strength to make him stand up. "We'd better make and start our preparations for Christmas."

"Uhh… Now?! You're too excited aren't you? Isn't it too early?!" Killua mumbled in complaint but Gon only responded to him with a big smile on his face.

"It's better if we do it early, don't you think?"

"OK. Whatever," Killua replied and it seems that he realized that he has no other choice but to agree.

"I know you'd agree with me!" Gon exclaimed in happiness. "Let's go!"