Daniel's P.O.V

I bolt through the caves as a giant octopus bolts past me, holding onto Killua "Hold on Shindore!"

I kick the octopus.

As he drops Killua, I catch Killua in my arms, seeing him covered in holes which bleed constantly.

I glare at the octopus "You've got ten seconds to tell me what happened to Killua... Ikalgo!"

I death stare the octopus as he freaks out, staring into my vast empty eyes "H-How did you know my name?"

I respond without looking away "Well Shindore told me Ikalgo and the Ortho Siblings were attacking Killua... and since there's only one of you. That leaves me to assume you Ikalgo... now tell me who did this?"

My aura rages in fury, almost swallowing the room in hatred "You have two seconds..."

Ikalgo yells "I was trying to save him!"

My eyes glace at Killua's wound as I cover Killua's body in my own aura, trying to stop him from bleeding further.

I look back at Ikalgo "How were you planning on saving him?"

Ikalgo responds "I know a secret doctor. It shouldn't take long by underground waterway."

I nod as I tilt my head behind me "Shindore how long can you hold your breath?"

Shindore freaks "Not long..."

She hides her head in my back as I turn to Ikalgo "How fast can you swim? Because I can keep up. If you stab me in the back. I will kill you without a second thought!"

I run up to the water as Ikalgo stops me "Who are you?"

I stop turning to him "I'm Killua's boyfriend. Daniel Darkscryer..."

My aura intensifies "Your worst NIGHTMARE!"

Ikalgo jumps in the water as I follow after him.

Ikalgo speaks calmly even in my rage fit "He said you were coming... I want to save him! NO! I will save him! He better not die!"

I smile, holding Killua tighter "He won't die! I won't let him!"

We travel down the water way as Killua's phone goes off.

I pick it up, holding it to my ear "Yo?"

Gon almost yells in my ear "Where's Killua?"

I hold the phone from my ears as I yell back "He can't come to the phone right now. Call back later!"

I hang up the phone groaning "My ears are going to hurt for a while... how long to go?" Ikalgo responds "We are almost there."

Time Skip

As we reach the hospital, Ikalgo checks Killua in.

During surgery is when I decide to interrogate the two "So Shindore and Ikalgo. Since you've now been considered defective from the Chimera Ants, and, are most likely being hunted down by them. I will give you two options. One, you help us or I send you to the wolves... in this case the Chimera Ants."

Ikalgo gulps as Shindore cries.

I sigh in frustration "Lucky for you, I won't be sending you to the wolves. You've yet to do anything to make me distrust you... YET! However, I'm not totally heartless. So I'm going to ask you one at a time. Tell me everything you know about the others. Anything at all..."

I point to Ikalgo "But before that! I want you tell me everything that happened prior to Killua's wounds."

Killua's phone goes off as I turn it off.

I sigh, turning to Ikalgo as he gulp one last time. Ikalgo relays everything about his fight with Killua and what he did after the battle with the Ortho Siblings.

I sigh in relief as Ikalgo speaks up again "I thought you would kill me... after seeing him like that."

I smile slightly "You didn't give me a reason to kill you. You told the truth, and I trust everything you've said. You may have hurt Killua in the past. But, you didn't kill him, or nearly did... I believe you..."

Ikalgo sighs "You know... After he told me, an octopus, that I was a cool guy... After he said we could be friends... I was going to help him... until I ran into you."

I smile, scratching the back of my head "Yeah sorry about the kick... to the head. You were holding Killua and running so I assumed the worse."

I turn to Shindore "Please tell me anything you know... anything at all."

Shindore retreats into herself as I kneel down, holding her hands "Anything at all..."

I smile at Shindore as I catch Ikalgo gawking at me "Ok... Lady Hina-Sama can remove Nen..."

I freak out.

She can purge Nen... that throws Knuckle's bankruptcy out the window...

I continue to smile, speaking up "Anything else?"

Shindore shakes her head as I sigh "Ikalgo... can you add anything else?"

Ikalgo shakes his head "Most of us kept our Nen abilities hidden from each other. We've also never met the King in person and we always deal with the Royal guards directly, since, they issue our orders. Shaia trained us all our abilities."

I nod "Thank you. Can you tell Killua after he wakes up, what you told me? I'll tell what Shindore said to Killua. No need to push her."

Ikalgo twitches as I stare at him "Isn't that right... Ikalgo?"

Ikalgo gulps as he sighs "That's right..."

I wait until they wheel Killua out, dumping him onto one of the beds. I grab two chairs, putting it near Killua's bed as Ikalgo and Shindore sit down nearby.

I climb into the bed With Killua, moving his pillow in between my legs so that I lay his head on it.

I smile as I play with his locks of hairs while I wait for Killua to wake up.

Days later

Killua's P.O.V

I open my eyes slightly, looking up as I try to recall my memories of my prior scenario. The light blinks as the memories of what happened flash before me.

I sit up right quickly "Huh?"

I hear a voice next to me "Oh? How you feeling?"

I slowly turn to the person "Huh? Octopus! Where am I? How long was I out?"

The octopus jumps off the seat, pointing at me "Don't call me an octopus!"

The octopus sighs "This is an underground clinic for folks with roots in the underworld. You were out for two whole days. Him not so long..."

The octopus points to someone behind me as I turn around "Eh? Daniel?"

The octopus nods as I freak "Wait, two days?! I-We need to get going!"

The octopus holds up his hands "Hold on! You shouldn't move around! Your wounds will reopen."

I pull out the IV as two hands come swinging behind me, pulling me back in.

I frown "Daniel now-"

I turn around, seeing him still out cold as he snores constantly.

I freak "Oh no! His is autopilot sleep mode!"

I move around, trying to break out his hold as he pulls me in tighter "Damn..."

I sigh as he stops pulling me in tighter "I have to follow through with the plan... as soon as he wakes up!"

The octopus frowns "Idiot! You were just on the verge of death! You need a few days before-"

I hear a female voice "Oh, you're awake... And his back! How many times do I have to throw him out?! Anyways, it's good to see you up."

As she makes her way over, I look up at her, thanking her for everything "Thanks for everything you've done. I'm going to be checking out now... as soon as this guy wakes up."

The woman lifts her hand "That's great, don't worry about payment. This guy already has it covered... The total bill was 1.8 million Jenny."

I frown "Sounds like something he would do..."

I hear Daniel whisper behind me "Mm~ Killua smells... nice!"

My eyebrow twitches as I raise my hand while he continues "And you taste like-"

I swiftly bring my hand down towards his head.

Daniel's P.O.V

I frown as someone chops my head "The fuck is wrong with you I said I'm not moving from this..."

I look in shock after seeing Killua awake, ignoring the fact that he was the one to hit me "KILLUA! Your awake?"

Killua blinks, looking confused at my reaction "You idiot! Don't fantasize about me in your dreams!"

"I was...?" I frown as Killua raises his hand again.

I pull him in tighter "Anyways! I glad you're awake..."

Killua sighs as he realises another persons in the room "Daniel... can you go easy on the PDA for a moment and explain the ant..."

I nod "Yes. But first. Gon's going to kill me..."

I pull out my phone setting it to private.

I hand the phone to Killua "Gon tried to call in my worst mood..."

Killua's P.O.V

I nod as I ring Gon, hearing his voice "Hello?"

I speak up "Hey, it's me."

I pull the phone away as I hear Gon yell "Killua!"

Daniel grabs the phone from me, yelling into it "USE YOUR INNER VOICE!"

He hands it back to me as I sigh, hearing Gon bombard me with questions "Where are you? Are you okay? What happened?"

I sigh "I'll explain everything in detail later... so I'll shorten it. A strong enemy gave me some trouble and I've been in a hospital with an octopus, Daniel and another Chimera Ant."

Gon whispers "Oh... Well, I'm glad you called. This means you're okay now, right?"

I nod "Yeah, I'll be back soon. So why did you try to call before?"

Gon responds "We've found a strong ally. He's bonding with Knuckle. We have a plan that could defeat the King if it goes well."

I grin "Oh..."

Gon speaks up "We should meet, so I can hear what you think. Okay. We'll see you soon..."

I get off the bed, throwing the patient jacket off.

I stretch as I catch a glimpse of Daniel checking me out, almost drooling at my body.

I smile "Awesome! No problems... and stop drooling."

I throw on my shorts and a tank top that Daniel provides me, bolting out the room with him.

He holds onto the Ant as we rush to the exit.

I stop, turning around to face the octopus who's still standing there "What you doing? Hurry up. Let's go."

The octopus freaks out as Daniel speaks up "Come on Ikalgo you're coming with us."

I nod "To join our buddies. I'll introduce you."

Ikalgo searches for some words "But... Ah..."

I sigh "His not coming with us... Well, I won't force you. Question are you forcing her?"

Daniel muses "Shindore? Sort of... I won't leave her alone."

I nod "Ok... Ikalgo, I'll tell you this. Thank you."

Ikalgo speaks up "Uh, wait... Actually... is it okay if I come? I mean, I'm just a..."

Daniel interjects "Sure!"

I sigh, looking at the open door "What? Was I the only one who thought we were already friends?"

Ikalgo mutters just loud enough from me to hear "It's really... Okay?"

Daniel objects "We would be a hypocrite if we said no."

I interject "It isn't about what's okay. It's whether you're coming or not."

I open the doorway, walking away as Daniel follows me.

I hear Ikalgo screaming "I'm going! I'm going with you!"

I stop, turning to face Ikalgo as he stops in front of me.

"I want to make something clear. The next time something like this happens, I won't bother thanking you. So if something happens, and I end up helping you, You don't need to thank me. Friends are supposed to help friends."

Ikalgo is taken back as I continue on "From now on, we'll be working together. So we'll be helping each other. Supporting each other isn't a big deal. It'd be lame to thank each other for every little thing."

Ikalgo begins to cry "Killua, I'm... I'm so happy, I could die!"

I freak out "Huh? Why are you crying? I though Daniel only cried when this happens!"

Daniel retorts "I don't cry like a water fountain when you say stuff like that to me!"

Ikalgo yells "Because... Because you're doing this for me!"

I sigh walking up to Ikalgo "Come on... I want to make one more thing clear."

I kneel in front of him, staring into Ikalgo's eyes "The world you're stepping into is far more brutal than the world of the Chimera Ants. They may seem similar, but there's a huge difference between risking a life and throwing it away."

I point my thumb in Daniel's direction "He is the later!"

Daniel objects "I haven't thrown my life away... yet!"

I turn slightly "Oh... shall I remind you of Greed Island?"

Daniel frowns "I'm standing here today aren't I? Shall I remind you of a similar incident more recently?"

I frown, getting up to turn and face Daniel "People stare death in the face every day... Well... I don't want to hear that someone's ready to die."

I glare at Daniel before turning back to face Ikalgo "Only people who maintain a daily regimen to stay in tip-top shape, and can swallow just enough poison to fall short of a lethal dose, get to survive. That's how it goes."

I turn to Ikalgo smiling "Are you ready to join us?"

Ikalgo speaks up "A foolish question. I see paradise before me. I'm going, no matter what it cost me."

I walk away past Daniel as I catch him smiling before he follows me as well.

Daniel speaks up "Now it's time Ikalgo and I told us what we know..."

I nod as Ikalgo, Daniel and Shindore told me what they were speaking about earlier.