A/N:

Ok so this is another big chapter. I think it's bigger than the last, and compared to a few of the others it's about two in one...I hope you all don't mind - splitting it would have left an awkward cliffhanger lol

Previous chapter: Hahaha yes, thanks so much for all the reviews...you guys had me laughing so much just reading what you thought about that chapter. I'm happy it made you laugh. Please continue to share your thoughts with me and to those of you that faved and followed, thanks as well!

And yes Hisoka sexting hahahahaha please someone, anyone...please confiscate his phone (that person might not survive though) XD

Lol Killua's reactions here are the best. He's going to get them thrown out and banned from that pastry café if the doesn't behave :P

In this chapter, I honestly find it funny that Gon is talking about getting out of choke holds yet Hisoka usually has him in one LOL :D

Summary: HisoGon fangirl waitress makes things worse for Gon lol. And Killua's suspicion leads him to the...?

Warning: Minor violence, some cursing / swearing.

Disclaimer: Hmmm I still don't have official rights to anything Hunter x Hunter related. Full rights belong to Yoshihiro Togashi! All that I own is this little story I've crafted.

Referenceis made to episode 148 (for the Kokuchi swans) and manga chapter 345 (Gon doing homework lol)

I hope you all enjoy!

Chapter Sixteen: An Unexpected Situation

NB.: Day 9 continues…

Gon is hiding something.

With that thought, Killua's eyes snapped back to him and narrowed when he saw that his friend was now fiddling with the menu and squirming in his seat. He's been looking uncomfortable all day, and even more so now. That's when Killua remembered that there was something he had wanted to ask Gon since the day before.

Seems like it's time to finally put all the questions in my head to rest.

"Hey Gon…"

"Yeah Killua?"

"What were you up to all this time while Alluka and I were travelling?"

"Hmmm? Well a lot of things have happened," Gon replied eagerly. "After I had gone to see the beautiful sight of the Kokuchi Swans with Kaito, Spin and the rest of their team, I went back to Whale Island. I trained really, really hard and then trained even more but nothing happened, my Nen never returned! Then Aunt Mito said that since I'm normal now there was a whole bunch of schoolwork and other things to catch up on. I wrote so much...there was so much math and I was sick of it all…"

Killua nodded, grimacing at the thought of having to do nearly two years' worth of homework. His own days of enduring tough homeschooling sessions from Illumi were bad enough. His brother had not been disinclined to (and was rather generous in) the use of punishment when he felt that it was needed and Mito-san seemed to know how to keep Gon in check too. After seeing the outside world and enjoying all that freedom he must have felt tortured…

Gon sighed. "It really was bad Killua…you have no idea – day after day Aunt Mito made me sit still for hours...first came the activity reports and other official paperwork, then the tests! I-I don't even know which was worst! And she stood right there behind me…never left...just watching. I was itching to go outside and thought she would have left eventually after growing tired but every time I looked back thinking that she'd gone, she'd be looking right at me as if she was always watching me…"

Killua trembled visibly. Women can be so scary when they're determined. Maybe having been raised by his aunt, that's where Gon got that stubborn determination from.

"It was worse than when Palm had me writing all those sentences over and over as punishment! At least I was confident then that she'd give up eventually, but Aunt Mito didn't seem like she would have..."

"Wow…yeah…and back then when I had seen Palm punishing you I'd thought that was bad! What is it with all these women forcing you to do academic work? I see a trend here Gon…" Leaning over the table slightly to smirk mischievously at his friend, Killua teased, "I'm surprised you managed to escape this time!" He couldn't help the bout of laughter that followed.

"Hey Killua, that's not funny!"

Killua snorted as he squinted through watery eyes at his friend's pout. He tried to stop his laughter. And failed. "Gomen, gomen…"

Gon frowned, continuing, "Anyway… I couldn't take it anymore but there were times when Granny kept her busy enough and when she wasn't looking I'd run off to do some training. That's when I started training much, much harder but this time in hand-to-hand combat with some of the sailors staying on Whale Island. It was great to find people to train with and since their boats were being repaired, they had extra time to show me some cool stuff. They cursed a whole lot, but I learned some pretty decent moves!" He gestured excitedly as Killua looked on.

At least I know now how he came to start cursing… Killua thought, smiling as he observed Gon's lively demonstration. No one would guess that this was the same young man who was practically sleeping on himself no more than five minutes ago.

"Now look Killua, if someone is attempting a front air choke, this is how you counter..."

Despite knowing most of what his friend was talking about already, Killua found himself forgetting about his plan as he got caught up in Gon's animated act. Gon was always so interesting to watch. Okay focus. He took a deep breath and eyed him closely.

I can't get distracted…

Alright so he really hadn't been back to York Shin City since we'd parted but I'll ask him just to be sure.

"Um, Gon…"

"Yes Killua?" Gon looked up expectantly, pausing in his demonstration of getting out of a rear choke hold.

"So...this is the first time you've returned to YorkShin City since we'd been here last?"

"Mmm-hmm," Gon affirmed with a small smile.

"But if you've spent all that time outside of this continent, how do you know YorkShin so well all of a sudden?" Killua couldn't explain why knowing this was so important to him, but there was an uneasiness that kept gnawing at him in the back of his mind that something was amiss here; that he was being kept in the dark about something important.

"Oh...well earlier this week I walked around town," Gon replied elusively.

Killua still wasn't satisfied with that answer. It was too vague. There's no way that simply 'walking around' would allow anyone to learn all of YorkShin so well in that short space of time. And to know some of the places that Gon had taken him to and told him about yesterday would have required the intimate knowledge of someone who was either a resident there or had been to the continent often. I'll get to the bottom of this.

He tried to be more specific.

"Who did you walk around with Gon?"

Gon hesitated for a few seconds, looking away briefly. He really couldn't think straight anymore and blamed it on the little sleep he had been getting over the past couple of days.

Being confronted with a direct question made his brain feel muddled and he was beginning to find it quite difficult to come up with more believable lies or half truths that Killua would not catch on to so he remained silent.

Killua picked up on his hesitation and grew even more suspicious. What really is going on here?

When Gon met his friend's questioning eyes again, he had come to a decision. He was not going to lie or avoid it anymore; he'd tell the truth – not all of it of course – and hope for the best; whatever that would be. Maybe Killua wouldn't take it as bad as I think he would.

"I…I came here with Hisoka." Gon was nervous at first, but soon his nervousness was forgotten now that he'd finally admitted the truth and his confidence grew. He took a deep breath, excited to share everything with Killua and continued, "You wouldn't believe it; he showed me all sorts of cool things and some really interesting places Killua! Hisoka really knows a lot about this place. Which reminds me...I have to show you th—"

"What?!" Killua felt as if his brain had finally caught up to what Gon had said.

I didn't hear him wrong... right?

"Gon…did you say Hisoka…as in Hisoka?!"

"Yup."

Killua froze. Understanding finally hitting him like a ton of bricks. How hadn't he seen it before?

So that's why at the arcade #1 Magician was second on the high score list… Gon had definitely been to the arcade with that man.

Hisoka is#1 Magician!

Killua felt his anger rising as he looked into his friend's eyes (convincing himself at the same time that he wasn't also angry because losing to #1 Magician's score meant that he had also lost to Hisoka). The fuck? Just how much time had Gon been spending with that man?!

As if to answer his unspoken question, a waitress came to their table and laid out their orders. She paused as she recognized Gon and a huge smile spread across her face. "Hey thanks for coming again!" she exclaimed happily, moving to pat his shoulder. "I'm happy that you like our little shop this much!"

Killua observed the rapport between them, surprised to say the least. He's been here so often that even the waitress knows him?

She turned from Gon's bright smile to him, then back to Gon again. "Oh, you've brought a friend to share the experience! Thanks a lot!" Her smile was pristine as she continued, "Where is your other friend? The man with the nice smile and red hair who normally comes in everyday with you? You two seem pretty close!"

Gon's smile faltered a bit. Oh shit…

She smiled dreamily, looking down at her feet and playing with the ruffled edges of her checkered apron. "Ah it's so nice to see same-sex couples these days. There was a time when they weren't so common you know!"

"Really?" Gon squeaked, sensing the malice pouring off of Killua to which the waitress was practically clueless. First I couldn't sleep and all that stuff that happened this morning, then the sexting...now this. Can this day get any worse?

"And you two look so good together; I could see he really cares about you..."

Gon swallowed hard. "Ah, is that so?"

"Yeah and I helped him pick out the Banana Bran Muffins this morning! He talks about you every morning when he comes in to buy those various treats for yo—" Suddenly she looked back to the service counter. "Forgive me, I have to go now! My supervisor is calling! I know you and your partner have only been here a few times, but I hope to see you two again!"

'Partner'?

She waved at him one more time as she turned to run off, oblivious to the copious amount of cold sweat pearling on his forehead.

The air seemed to go deathly still and Gon took a deep breath. When that didn't work to calm him, he swallowed nervously before shifting to meet his friend's icy blue glare.

"Gon…"

At first Gon didn't answer but just rubbed the back of his head, a shaky laugh now the only sound between them. It was like his brain was frozen.

"Gon."

"Yes Killua…?"

"Explain..."

"Huh?"

"What was that just now?"

"What? That was a waitress."

Killua's fists met the table, causing the plates on its surface to clatter audibly. "Don't play dumb Gon. What did she mean by 'couple' and 'partner'?"

Gon laughed anxiously and time seemed to stop with the realization that he had been cornered. "I think that she misunderstood…" he lied.

"Oh really?" Killua asked skeptically.

"Y-yeah…"

"So…tell me Gon, what exactly did she misunderstand, huh?"

Gon decided to go with a half truth this time. The threat of violence in Killua's eyes was too strong if he didn't try to calm him down now. "Well Hisoka and I just ate here a few times while he was showing me around town and she probably thought otherwise since it was just the two of us…"

Killua didn't speak for a while but just continued to stare at him as if analyzing him for a tiny hint of dishonesty.

Gon willed himself to stay cool and appear relaxed. "You know how these things go..." he said with a casual wave of his hand.

A nervous laugh escaped his lips and he disguised it as a cough.

Killua narrowed his eyes. "Ok, well let's say that that was really the case and she misunderstood. It still does not explain the most important thing…" He paused, clenching one of his fists on the table. "When the heck did you meet him?!"

"Who? Hisoka?"

Killua gritted his teeth. "Who else?"

"Well, that…that was sort of unexpected and –"

"Forget that…" Both fists were clenched now and Killua wanted nothing more than to reach across the table and shake his friend until that brain in his head started functioning properly again. Can't he see that even hanging around that man is dangerous? How could he be so cool about it?

Killua pointed a finger at Gon. "More importantly, why the heck are you travelling together with that man?!"

Gon blushed suspiciously and Killua's eyes widened.

Seeing his friend's already dangerous expression darken considerably, Gon added quickly, "Hey Killua, it isn't what you think…"

"Then what exactly is it then?"

"Well…"

"Well what?"

"Well it just…and I was just…"

"You see! I knew it! You're so damn naïve!"

"I am not!"

"Are too!"

"No way Killua, take that back!"

"Take what back? The truth?"

"It's not the truth."

"So what Gon, you're not naïve?"

"No I'm not; as I said it isn't...it's not what you think…"

Killua reached across the table to push his index finger against the center of Gon's forehead for emphasis. He smirked sadistically when Gon winced as the finger came into contact with his bruised skin. "Then what is it then? How is what's going on here any different than what I am thinking?!"

"Well you see, it was sort of unexpected a–"

"Arrgh! Again with the damn unexpected shit! Apparently everything is unexpected to you!"

"That's mean Killua…"

"No, it's the truth. I can't get a straight answer from you; it's like you don't even know what's going on! And you're spending all this time with that man...having him take you to the arcade and show you all sorts of places around YorkShin City! If that's not fucking naïve then I don't know what is!"

Gon must have had a death wish because he decided to try letting Killua know how he felt. Maybe his friend would understand then. "It may have been unexpected at first, but I…I don't really mind it anymore I fe—"

[[Bang]]

"Ouch! What the hell did you do that for?! I was just trying to tell you that I feel good when I am with h—"

[[Bang]]

"Ouch! Quit it Killua! Why do you keep doing that?!" Gon rubbed the back of his head.

"What the hell are you on about?" Killua eyed Gon incredulously. "That…"—he said, pointing to his fist—"was my diagnostic test to ascertain whether there is anything in that head of yours or if it's just a hollow shell like I suspect." He casually took a sip of his milkshake as if Gon wasn't currently staring daggers at him. "Hopefully, if there is in fact something in there, that hit should have put your senses back in order." Ok, that solves it.

"That's not going to change how I feel you know…" Gon said stubbornly, uncharacteristically serious about something like this. He looked down at the table quickly before Killua could meet his eyes, suddenly interested in studying the psychedelic pattern on its laminated surface, his cheeks tinted pink.

Wait… did he just say how he 'feels'? Killua paused mid-sip, the richness of his Double Chocolate Creamy Shake forgotten (well, almost) as he cracked open one eye to observe his friend. Seeing the colour staining Gon's cheeks, the cerulean blue orb widened and was then joined by another as the candy cane coloured straw fell from his slackened lips. So what the waitress was saying really is true...

Palms slammed against the table and Killua jumped up from his seat as if burned. He raised one accusing finger to point at his friend as he shouted angrily, "You're fucking contradicting yourself Gon! Didn't you just say that the waitress was misunderstanding and that there is nothing going on between you and that psycho?! Now you're talking about how you feel?! Feel? FEEL?! What the fuck is this?! Y-you're serious about this fucking pervert aren't you?!"

The café fell silent as all the occupants turned to stare in their direction. Killua glared back at them unapologetically and then returned his attention to his friend, sitting down slowly and lowering his voice. "Tell me I'm wrong Gon, tell me again that I'm somehow misunderstanding this...that he's forced you into this situation…"—his voice hitched—"lie to me...tell me something…anything."

Gon hated that his friend sounded so desperate, voice strained and reeking with disappointment as if he'd lost him to some great evil. He didn't know what to say and couldn't find the gumption to look Killua in the eyes.

"Look at me Gon…"

Gon did, and as hazel met blue he found that he didn't have an answer for the question in those eyes.

He swallowed thickly.

How can I explain something that I can't even explain to myself?

"Gon...are you gay?"

Gon looked away. "Umm... I don't know..."

Killua tried his best to stay calm, even taking a few deep breaths to help with this but nothing helped. He gritted his teeth as he spoke, "How the heck could you not know? You're spending all this time with that man and blushing while talking about how you 'feel'! How else do you explain that?"

"Well...he is a Transmuter type like you and—"

"Bullshit! What does that have to do with sexuality and whether or not you're gay?!"

"…and it's understandable that we'd be compatible in—"

"Gon, are you even listening to me?"

"C-compatible in—"

[[Bang]]

"Ow!" Gon rubbed his head. "I told you to stop doing that!"

Killua ignored his protest. "Compatible in what exactly Gon?! Are you hearing yourself?! This…this bullshit…I can't believe it. I should have known that… that sicko would have tried something on you when he fed you that crap in Heaven's Arena about being compatible and how you both could become very intimate! And he was always turning up wherever we were!" Killua growled, gritting his teeth and angry with himself for not noticing Hisoka's intentions sooner. "YorkShin City…Greed Island. Why the hell didn't he show up when we had to fight the Chimera Ants too?!" He frowned deeply. "When he could actually be of use he isn't around, but knowing him, if he was there for that mission, he probably would have been a Chimera Ant and killed us all."

"But Killua! You don't understand, I feel like…I am i—"

"So what? I'm a Transmuter type too."

Gon's eyes widened "Are you saying that you—"

"No!" Killua practically roared, "I'm not in love with you!"

Everyone looked their way again and Killua met their curious stares with his icy blue glare once more. "Mind your business will you?!"

He turned back to Gon, who was also looking at him curiously as well and continued, "I'm not in love with you," he repeated in a much lower voice. "But you might as well have fallen for me instead."

Gon looked at him as if waiting for him to explain further and Killua sighed. Lifting his hand up between them, the back of his palm to Gon, he said, "If we go by that bastard's reasoning, look, I'm a Transmuter too"—he put up one finger at a time as if counting—"and adding to that: we're friends; we trust each other; we've known each other long enough and have been through more dangerous situations than either of us can count." He put his hand down. "Although it would have been strange to have these feelings suddenly develop between us, it would have been safer…and probably not so bad now that I think about it."

"But that's the thing Killua…" Gon looked unusually wistful as he pondered the thought. "You and I have always been friends; I treasure you so much more than I do anyone. I am drawn to you, I'll protect you with all that I have and will die for you. I love you Killua, but as my best friend." His throat was suddenly dry and he took a sip of his lemonade. "And although it would have been safer to fall in love with you, there is something about Hisoka that has always appealed to me ever since I first met him. Maybe it's that fearfully exciting feeling I get whenever he's around. At first I did not understand it, but now I do, and I'd never have figured it out on my own if I hadn't come to York Shin."

Killua sighed. He admits that it would have been 'safer' to 'fall in love with' me but still he willingly went the other way. It is just like Gon to fall in love with danger and excitement...of having his life hanging on the line. Gritting his teeth, Killua suddenly felt possessive. Had he known that something like this was going to happen, he'd have laid claim on Gon a long time ago, if just to prevent Hisoka from sinking his claws into his best friend and to keep Gon where he belonged.

At my side.

I'm not going to give up Gon to that man.

I do not approve of this.

"You know he's dangerous, right?"

"Yes…"

"He might kill you."

"He won't hurt me."

"How do you know that?"

"He's…he's had many opportunities to do so and hasn't. Plus he's told me that he won't kill me."

"Oh come on Gon, the man said so himself – he's '…a whimsical liar' – are you going to believe in that?!"

"I trust him," Gon said with deep conviction.

"Well I don't."

"Because you don't know him."

"And you do?" Killua asked sarcastically.

"Yes." Gon blushed.

"Well I'll pass on getting to know him the way you obviously have…" Killua stated, his words bitter as he observed the redness that stained his best friend's cheeks as said friend suspiciously averted his gaze once more.

He sighed. "Just—"

[[Cell phone ringing]]

A loud heavy metal intro interrupted him and Killua retrieved his phone, ignoring the stares from the other occupants in the café. "I have to take this," he said to Gon by means of an explanation, getting up quickly to take the call outside.

Gon looked around the café and smiled apologetically at the patrons, as if begging them to excuse his friend's behaviour. They smiled back. There was no way anyone could be angry with such a polite young man they thought. Unlike the other one…

Gon turned back to the door to see Killua reentering the café and shoving the phone back into his pocket.

Seeing the look on his face he asked, "Was it serious?"

"No, it was just aniki," Killua replied in a bored tone.

Nii-san is so clingy…sheesh.

Maybe I should have turned off my phone. But then he might have come looking for me…

He shuddered.

"Aniki? As in Illumi?" Gon's face betrayed his surprise. It couldn't be Milluki, as Killua probably wouldn't have answered the phone just to piss him off. Plus he usually called Milluki by a host of other names, and the ones Gon remembered didn't hardly include aniki.

"Yes, it was Illumi, who else would it be?" Killua replied matter-of-factly as if Milluki wasn't also his aniki.

"Remember I'd told you that I was coming to York Shin City on a job?" Gon nodded and he continued, "Well my job is to assist Illumi in his job."

Gon's eyes widened. "Huh? Illumi? You're working with him?!"

"Um…yeah. Why are you confused?"

It was Gon's turn to be shocked. "Why are you travelling with that bastard?! After everything that he did to you in the Hunter's Exam? After everything we went through to get you back from that place?!"

"Gon, you're overreacting, there's no need to get angry..."

"Arrgh why not?! We tried so hard to help you escape from your family back then and now to hear that you are travelling willingly with that man... Did he threaten you?!"

Killua smirked at how ironic this all was now that he thought about it. I'm travelling with the one person I don't want to be in a room alone with and Gon's travelling with Hisoka... He frowned as he remembered that. "Gon this is kind of hard to explain...it's a bit complicated..."

"How so?!"

Gon looked like he was about to flip the table and Killua could sort of understand why – Illumi hadn't exactly made a good first impression on his friend – but to him, this was different to Gon's situation with Hisoka.

At least I'm not in any danger with Illumi like Gon is with Hisoka... it's not like he's going to try to molest me or something.

I have to make Gon understand that he's the only one in danger here.

"You see Gon; it's only for this job."

"What is this 'job' about anyway?"

Just then, Killua realized that he hadn't brought up the details of why he was in York Shin in the first place. They'd been too busy spending time with each other to even consider anything else.

"It's an assassination job." Killua replied, face becoming even more serious.

"Oh, I see." Gon was uneasy all of a sudden. His tone was quiet as he asked, "But Killua, didn't you say that you had retired from the family business?" He couldn't believe that his friend had slipped back into the very darkness that he had tried so valiantly to escape.

"Yes, I had retired, and that's why I said that this was a bit complicated. This job is different and the person we are targeting is a really big threat." He looked up at Gon, who seemed more alert than before, his eyes on him with rapt attention. "Besides, my younger brother Kalluto was the one who normally accompanied Illumi on big jobs and since he is not around, Illumi asked that I take his place for now."

"But is everything okay between you and Illumi now? You don't have a needle or something in you right? And what about Alluka?"

"Well it's as 'okay' as anyone can expect while dealing with Illumi." Killua responded, making a face. "And no, I don't have a needle in me either..."

"And Alluka?" Gon prompted. "Back when we were going to the World Tree, didn't you say then that she was at the centre of some complicated family thing? Shouldn't you be protecting her right now?" As far as Gon knew, anything 'complicated' with respect to the Zoldycks had to mean trouble.

"Alluka's fine…" Killua grinned mischievously. "After we returned home, I made sure that they won't ever hurt her again – that they'd treat her like a member of the family and not a thing. Especially Illumi."

Upon seeing Gon's worried expression, he quickly added, "Nah don't worry, I didn't do anything too drastic…" He leaned forward and whispered conspiratorially, palm to the side of his mouth and eyes narrowed as if divulging top secret information. "I've just decided to start taking advantage of my position as heir of the Zoldyck family. That's all there is to it," he finished mysteriously.

"And as extra security, Gotoh-san promised that he'd look out for her the way he did for me when I was younger." Killua smiled as he remembered those days. He'd probably have never survived Illumi's strenuous torture lessons and tough, demanding homeschooling if it wasn't for Gotoh. The butlers' office was like his real home and although Illumi always did find him when he hid there, the brief respite (and copious amounts of Choco Robots that Gotoh ensured was perpetually kept in stock) was totally worth it.

"Ah Killua, you're so cool as always." Gon's worried expression evaporated and was replaced with nothing but admiration for his friend.

"Hey stop that, it's embarrassing!" Killua blushed, the bright red color pretty against his pale skin.

"But it's true!" Gon insisted.

Killua fanned him away, getting serious all of a sudden. "Enough about me, what about you?"

"What do you mean?"

"That man, are you…staying with him?"

"Um…Hisoka?" Gon blushed and Killua got a little peeved again, disliking the fact that his best friend was in Hisoka's clutches. And why the heck is he even blushing?! His fists clenched with the desire to hit him upside his head again but he forced himself to relax, knowing that it would do no good.

He realized that there was no way that he'd be able to pull Gon away from Hisoka.

Gon would have to see for himself what that man is – a lying, good-for-nothing creep that does not deserve him.

Killua sighed. "Yes Gon, I'm talking about…him who else would I be referring to?"

"Well we have a job to do," Gon said without really answering Killua's question of whether or not he was staying with Hisoka.

Luckily, Killua was too distracted by the fact that his friend was also on a job that he did not notice that Gon had avoided his question.

"A job? Really? What is it about?"

"I can't tell…"

"What? You don't trust me? But I've just told you about my job!"

The pain was visible on Killua's face and it was clear that he was hurt; Gon had never kept anything from him before.

It has to be that man, he must be corrupting Gon—

"No it's not that! I do trust you Killua!" Gon said quickly. "But it's just that there is nothing to tell...I don't know much about it."

"What?!" Killua couldn't believe his ears. "You agreed to a job without knowing the details? Baka! What if it's a trap and Hisoka kills you or something?!" He couldn't control himself anymore and reached over the table to hit Gon again but his friend dodged in time.

Apparently Gon was expecting that reaction.

Killua frowned.

Gon sighed in relief at having avoided another hit. He'd endured enough beatings for one day. "He won't kill me Killua," Gon said with such surety that the other was taken aback. Killua narrowed his eyes on him and Gon looked away.

With Gon's weird behavior, Killua's mind had already started analyzing the situation without him realizing it.

How can Gon be so confident that that man won't hurt him? What else is going on here? Hisoka isn't one to do anything if he's not getting something out of it... Wait... These two can't be already...

No.

But..what if...

Just how far did they go?

Killua sat eerily still as he pondered everything that he was aware of so far...the suspicious blushes, Hisoka taking his friend around town, the waitress' words, Gon showing up for their meeting late and hurrying back home yesterday...

It CAN'T be!

His blood started to boil at the possibility of Gon and Hisoka being intimate...of them having...

"—ua... Killua!"

He looked up at Gon, only to realize that it was he who had been calling him. "What is it Gon?!"

Gon flinched from the tone of his voice. It was as cold as ice and spoke of his bitterness. "I was just worried...your...face... You look so angry..."

Killua did not respond, ignoring him.

Ok, ok what if I'm just over thinking all of this?

He forced himself to calm down, and took a deep breath.

This cannot be as bad as I think it is.

He took another deep breath. I need to analyze this carefully.

Gon fiddled with the pineapple tarts on his plate, looking at his friend with a weird expression that seemed to be a mixture between sadness, confusion and stubborn determination but Killua did not even notice - he was too deep in his analysis to really care.

When I had contacted Gon in the town closest to York Shin, Gon had not mentioned anything about Hisoka so he must have met him in the first few days after arriving in this city. It wasn't that long ago and there's no way they would be sexually involved... He took a sip of his neglected milkshake. Yes, that's it...and right now they are most likely just staying in the same apartment building or something.

There is no way that this is anything more than Gon having some silly crush.

Gon probably hasn't even allowed the pervert to kiss him yet.

And of course Hisoka's just taking advantage of this situation and showing him around town hoping to get lucky.

He smirked. As if I'll let that happen. Yes...I still have time to end this crush.

Killua breathed a sigh of relief, now completely comfortable in his own reasoning. There was still time to get his friend back – but it was going to be tricky, Gon would have to come to the realization that he needed to get away from that man.

If I fail to protect him and Hisoka gets into Gon's pants it would be too late. There is no way Gon would leave him after that.

But if I interfere too much Gon might end up hating me or worse yet, closer to the bastard.

Talking...and hitting have already been ineffective in putting some sense into Gon's head. I will have to utilize other methods to get him to see that pervert's true colors. With that thought, Killua was suddenly reminded of his recent phone conversation with Illumi.

That's it! I'll use that!

He finally looked up at Gon to address that ever-questioning gaze. "Just…just promise me one thing okay?"

"Hmmm?" Gon paused before taking another bite of his pineapple tart, his gaze becoming even more curious.

"Promise me...that you'd be a little more wary."

"Killua…that's not necessary…"

"Gon."

"Ok, ok…"

"And one more thing," Gon looked up, picking up on the undertone of importance as his friend spoke. "…Illumi said that he'd be meeting a friend tomorrow and since it's obvious that aniki doesn't really have friends, I'm guessing that that person must be Hisoka. It's too coincidental."

"Ah really?"

"Listen up!" Killua admonished. "I don't know what they're up to, but it might be a good thing to follow them. Maybe you'd discover that your Hisoka…" Just saying those words had brought such a sudden and inexplicably bitter taste to his palate that Killua paused momentarily.

"Killua?"

Meeting Gon's confused stare, he continued, "Hisoka…he isn't everything you think he is."

"Um...is there something that you know?" Gon asked, worried. "This doesn't seem right."

"Just do it."

"Ok then…" Gon wasn't so sure about doing what Killua wanted, but his friend seemed so determined that he agreed just to appease him.

With Gon's decision to go along with what he'd suggested, Killua slid a piece of paper over to him after writing down some information on it.

Gon didn't say anything, but simply looked at it curiously.

"Don't lose it!" Killua said, putting up one finger. "It's the address you're supposed to go to."

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N.B:Meanwhile...

[[Beeeeeep]]

Hisoka looked down at his phone screen, absently wondering if Gon had actually responded to his raunchy messages.

*I'm in town. Come see me.*

"Oh?" He smirked. "...so it's him~"

The message was so Illumi – short and straight to the point. Had it been any longer, he'd have suspected him to be a doppelganger. It's like the 'come see me' part was added in afterthought only because Illumi probably felt that it was important to make himself clear.

*Ok. Tomorrow 1:00pm. Usual place~*

Hisoka smirked as he put the phone away. Illumi's usual apathy was one of the reasons why he liked to refer to him as the Ice Princess. Whenever he did though, Illumi would always respond by trying to kill him but that was the best part. He licked his lips as he remembered all his near-death experiences at Illumi's hands and the resulting sensations. But nothing could surpass the one time that he really did almost die. Illumi had been so angry.

It's always so good messing with him; he never disappoints.

Hisoka wasn't even surprised that the other knew that he was in town. There was little that really did escape Illumi's notice. Most likely he'd just found out from Killua. And since those two were in York Shin together, that meant that it must be for some job.

What a surprise...~

From all that Illumi had told him in the past, (not to mention from what he'd witnessed personally in the way Killua reacted to his brother's presence) he could only imagine what it must have taken for Illumi to get Killua to come along.

His smirk widened as all sorts of scenarios came to mind and he had to stifle his laugh.

"Aww now I really want to know what he had to do...~" he muttered to himself, but then sighed realizing almost immediately that it was pointless to think that he'd ever find out. Whether he'd do it consciously or subconsciously, Illumi would opt to pretend as if Killua had come along willingly rather than admit to having bribed him or something.

Hisoka shook his head in disbelief, deciding not to concern himself with Illumi's presence in the city. It's not like it would hinder his job or anything.

Placing one hand on the cool glass of the large window in front of him, Hisoka looked down at the bustling city below. He couldn't help but laugh at the number of unexpected things that had already happened in the past two weeks to keep his life very interesting, just when he was beginning to feel like it was becoming terribly boring. "I wonder what's going to happen next? ~"

"Did you say something sir?"

Hisoka turned to the dining room where the maid was polishing the table and shook his head. He'd almost forgotten that she was still here. "No I didn't, don't let me interrupt you~"

The young woman gasped.

He's looking at me...

His golden eyes were on her and she felt frozen to the spot even though he was not focusing any malice on her. She blushed at his imposing presence, the handsome yet dangerous smile directed at her and the way her life seemed to hang by a thread just by being in the same room with him.

Everything about him spoke of danger and death.

So dangerous yet so beautiful...

Her breathing became shallow and her heartbeat quickened as she gripped the chamois cloth even tighter between her trembling hands. "O-ok..." she replied, turning away quickly to resume buffing the surface of the fine mahogany with renewed vigor.

Hisoka returned his gaze to the window, caressing the smooth glass with his thumb and observing the way the cityscape seemed to change slowly under the afternoon sun. He could feel it...some changes were definitely coming their way. And the undertone of danger lurking within only served to excite him. "I hope you're ready Gon-kun," he whispered as if Gon could hear him. "I know I am..."

A/N:

1) *Points dramatically* Hey maid, first you indirectly caused Gon to get punished in the last chapter (although he ended up liking it, but that's not the point here...), now you're ogling his bf? Get out of here D:

Alright, now that that's taken care of (sometimes my OCs write themselves, must be the lack of sleep lol) let's continue...

2) Ok so killua's deductive skills had allowed him to figure out the full scope of the relationship between Gon and Hisoka but his denial made him discard the truth. Now he is determined to save his best friend from falling into (Hisoka's clutches) a fate that has already occurred. What could be his plan? Will it work? If only he knew that it is probably already too late to separate his friend from Hisoka…a lot has happened between them and once Hisoka finds something he likes he will not let it go. His leash is loose enough to give Gon quite a bit of freedom but the collar is still tightly secured around his neck…

3) Ohoho so the Ice Princess and the #1 Magician are in the same city together. Can this be good? =.=

4) Yeah and Killua doesn't know that the real Gotoh is dead :(

5) Now let's revel in the cuteness of Hisoka buying Gon treats at the pastry shop every morning and talking about him like those cute husbands that love their spouses XD Ahahaha the waitress revealed his secret...that stinker likes to play tough but he has such a soft spot for Gon 3

Ah...it's past 5:00 AM right now but I really just wanted to finish this... okie I'm going to bed / fall into a coma. Review and share your thoughts! Thank you for reading :)