If anything was more insane than the fact Killua had just HAD HIS TONGUE IN GON'S MOUTH, it would probably be the red hue that flushed the raven's face. Either that or the almost panic-stricken light in those campfire eyes. Killua's heart was thundering in his chest, and he could feel Gon's racing as well.
Sitting on the counter with Gon between his knees, it felt like the two of them were trapped on the spot. Killua knew he was blushing like mad and that he probably had the stupidest love-struck look on his face, but he couldn't bring himself to care because the fireworks still hadn't died, even after Gon had pulled back.
It was like the air between them was set on fire.
What was this? Killua had never felt so alive in his life. Did Gon feel it too? Or was it just him? They'd kissed because of the mistletoe… but the look in Gon's eyes. The color slathered across his face.
Did Gon…
Midnight lashes fluttered over dazzling eyes, and Gon was the first to snap out of the trance. "So~" he purred, leaning forward and pushing Killua back until his ass fell into the sink. The silver haired boy squeaked in surprise as he leaned as far as he could from Gon. His mind was disintegrating from the proximity, Gon's presence was like a black hole to his sanity.
Killua winced when his back hit the faucet and the chill of the mirror bit at his wet scalp. There was nowhere left to run.
"Am I a better kisser than Zushi?" Gon asked. His tone was playful but his eyes were burning with that same mixture of anger and jealousy.
Killua sucked on a tooth. Of course it was all back to being about mother fucking Zushi. Was that the only reason Gon had kissed him? To prove that he was a better kisser than his friend? To make sure that he was the only one who was allowed to kiss Killua?
I don't fucking know, but this idiot is really ticking me off. And not just cause he's hot!
"I dunno," Killua drawled, leaning his weight on one arm and looking down his nose at Gon. "It was pretty average, if you ask me."
Gon's eyes flashed with hurt. Killua smirked.
That serves you right, you possessive weirdo.
Raven brows drew together, and then relaxed as that devilish mouth turned up in a wicked grin. "Oh? Are you sure about that Ki–llu-a? Cause it seems like you really enjoyed it." Gon's eyes flicked downwards.
Killua yelled in horror and scrambled to recover his junk with his towel… as well as his leaking hard-on.
"Oh SHUT up!" He screamed, ferociously lifting his legs up and launching Gon across the bathroom. The raven hit the wall and crashed unceremoniously to the floor. Killua just about choked up a mouthful of his own internal organs when Gon's towel came loose and he got an eyeful of– of not only the prettiest package he'd ever seen but a boner to match his own.
Killua struggled to find his voice. "You– you enjoyed it just as much!" he accused, ripping his eyes away from Gon's dick to give him the steeliest glare he could muster… while also slapping his hand across his face to catch the blood gushing from his nose.
Gon just smirked up at him from the floor, slouched against the wall with his legs just spread open with it all bared for the naked eye–
"Have some decency!" Killua cried as he chucked a hand towel into Gon's chest, where it luckily fell right into his lap.
Gon threw his head back and laughed, his voice echoing throughout the bathroom like the chiming of bells… fine, sleigh bells. Killua submits for once.
The silver haired boy turned his head away in a huff. He hopped down from the counter and wrapped the towel as tightly as he could around his waist. Gon got hard too. Gon got hard too. Gon got hard too–
Straight guys didn't get turned on by kissing other dudes, right?! Did this mean that Gon wasn't straight?! It was possible. It was fucking possible and Killua felt so light inside that he was surprised he hadn't floated off his feet yet. This meant that Gon might recip–
"So… are we good now?" Gon asked.
Killua glanced over at him, his stomach twisting in excitement when he found Gon standing completely uncovered while he rubbed his towel through his hair. Killua swallowed and dragged his eyes kicking and screaming from Gon's tantalizing body to his face.
He's asking if we're… good now?
Killua's chest clenched. His heart was still fluttering with the possibility that Gon might like him back, or at least be open to trying something, but now that he'd heard Gon's question his doubts were sinking in…
Gon wouldn't… make out with Killua just to keep them from arguing anymore… would he?
No, Gon would never do something like that. That's just… manipulative. That's like something my brother would do. Gon's not like him.
Killua pushed those murky thoughts down.
"Uh…" Killua considered his answer. What was I even upset about again? "Y-yeah, we're good."
Gon's face lit up, "Yay! We're besties again!" He darted forward, scooped Killua up in a crushing hug, and spun him around in circles. Steam poured from Killua's ears at the sensation of Gon's skin damp and warm and sandwiched against him. He banished all the unholy thoughts that arose and wriggled out of Gon's grip before he melted to a puddle of Killua-shaped goo on the floor.
"Get off, god," Killua complained, shoving Gon out of his personal bubble… It made his dick sad but it was for the best. He couldn't mentally function with all that ass right there for the grabbing. "We never stopped being friends, idiot."
Oh yeah. I was being a jerk to Gon cause I didn't know how to handle my feelings… jokes on me, they're a shit ton bigger now. And aside from that… I think there's a possibility that Gon likes me. At least a little, right? He wouldn't kiss me like that if he didn't at least feel a tiny spark, right?! Right.
Killua took a deep breath. Yeah. He could do this.
He had a new goal. He'd get Gon to kiss him again, but without the mistletoe. If he could do that, then it would be official.
Killua nodded to himself, and turned to face his prize.
He immediately recoiled when he found Gon holding up the two dresses Alluka had given them.
"Fuck, I forgot about that part," Killua muttered.
Gon squealed like a little girl and hopped from foot to foot. Killua was definitely NOT watching, say, things dance around in his peripheral vision.
I don't think this damn boner is going away anytime soon…
"Aren't you excited?!" Gon demanded. He was practically glowing. And it was disgusting. Especially considering that he was getting this hyped up about cosplaying as fucking Marriah Carrey herself.
"Why the hell would I be excited?" Killua snapped. He groaned in misery when Gon tossed him his dress. "Why the flying fuck did I agree to this."
"Because you're the best big brother ever?" Gon suggested, batting his lashes and playing all innocent.
Killua damned those adorable amber eyes.
"Whatever, just put some damn clothes on, already?" Killua exclaimed, turning on his heel to eliminate his opportunity to commit eye-sins. The silver haired boy huffed as he yanked the dress off the hanger. He hated this. He hated life. He cursed Zushi's name a million times over.
"Do we even get underwear with this shit?" Killua muttered under his breath, "How the fuck am I supposed to put these on? Just stuff it in there? Damn Alluka, I'm sure she's having the time of her life out there, thinking about my suffering…"
Gon casually hid the second pair of reindeer patterned briefs in the bathroom cabinet.
Killua shook out the pair of sheer white tights. They looked like a shriveled pair of balls… and he was supposed to fit not only his stick and berries but his legs into these things as well?! What the hell. Not only was Killua suffering the worst case of blue balls in his entire life but now he had to wear a dress? He was suing.
He dropped the towel and let it pool around his feet. Might as well just get it over with, he guessed–
Slap!
Killua yelled in horror when Gon fucking slapped him in the ass!
"You!" he exclaimed, whipping around to face the jackass himself. Gon was bent over at the knees and wheezing, clearly proud of himself. "Dick!" Killua yelled. "You'll fucking regret that!"
"I'm sure I will," Gon drawled with a wink.
Killua's cheeks flushed. Why had that sounded so suggestive all of a sudden?! He blew out his cheeks and turned back around. Fuck, why was Gon so embarrasing?! Killua couldn't handle this. This boy– he was too much. Far too much.
He awkwardly pulled the tights on as he plotted his revenge.
Killua wrinkled his nose as he hiked the tights up his hips. They were riding up like all hell and hugging his junk in all the wrong places. He tugged the fabric out of his ass and pulled at his front. Killua'd never missed underwear so much in his life. It was a great boner-killer though, so at least there was that, he supposed.
A cat-whistle sounded from behind. Killua ground his teeth and ignored it like the mature adult he was.
Now for the worst part. The dress. Killua took a deep breath and set aside his pride, before pulling the awful thing over his head and stuffing his arms through the fur-cuffed sleeves. The dress barely reached his mid-thigh, had Alluka given him the wrong size?! Were all women's clothing seriously this revealing?! He didn't like pussy, how was he supposed to have noticed this shit?!
Killua grumbled as he reached behind himself to zip the back of the dress. He almost dislocated his shoulder and only ended up managing to get the zipper halfway up.
"Do you need help?" Gon asked.
Killua choked, "Wha– no!"
But Gon didn't listen, and before Killua could throw up a cross the raven was behind him again. Warm fingers grazed Killua's hips as they reached for the zipper. Killua shivered at Gon's touch, and held his breath as he pulled the zipper all the way up to the back of his neck.
"Uh, thanks," Killua grumbled.
"Yup!" Gon chirped, "Now for the belt!"
"The what–"
Gon grabbed Killua by the shoulders and flipped him around. He then took the sewn-in belt in his hands and cinched it around the shorter male's waist.
"Ow! That's too tight!" Killua complained, deftly slapping Gon in the chest.
"Oh? Sad," the raven pouted. He loosened the belt a notch (a singular notch. Jackass.) before hooking the tongue through and slipping it back through each belt loop.
Killua grumpily shoved Gon out of the way so he could observe this monstrosity in the mirror. The goofy raven stood beside him and started performing the "Arigato Nya" dance like the total idiot he was. Killua slapped him until he stopped.
The dresses were even worse when Killua had to wear one. The collars were oversized and covered in faux fur to match the cuffs and the hem, and two little white pom poms hung on strings from the button holding the collar up. The belt made Killua look like a slutty Santa Clause, and the tights were literal hell.
Unfortunately Gon existed in close proximity, and Killua would be lying if he said he wasn't at least a tiny bit aroused by the sight of him in a dress–
Boners + tights equaled nothing but pain and suffering. This was going to be a long afternoon.
…
"OH MY GOD BROTHER YOU LOOK ADORABLE–"
"No pictures! Stop it right now!" Killua screamed, deftly ducking behind Gon to hide. Alluka cackled as she snapped a million photos. Gon posed like an anime girl for each one, absorbing the attention like a damn sponge.
"It's for the boutique's Instagram page!" Alluka declared, "You know that every visit to my house must be paid for with at least one promotional photo!"
"But not while I'm wearing a fucking dress!" Killua cried, "If you post a picture of me in this fucking monstrosity than I'll murder you in your sleep!"
"Aw, you're not wearing the hat," Alluka pouted as she swiped through her photo haul.
"I'm not wearing that shit," Killua declared, turning his nose up as he marched to the couch. Gon followed after him like a damn lost dog. God, Killua would have thought it was cute if he didn't know Gon was staring at his ass the whole time. And not in a good way, he'd already flung the skirt up twice on their march of shame from the bathroom back to the kitchen.
Why was Gon so feral all of a sudden?!
We still haven't discussed the fact that we literally made out and got hard in the bathroom just now. I feel like that's something we should probably talk about, but Gon's moving past it like it's nothing. He's using mistletoe as an excuse to kiss me again, and I wish I knew why he kept doing that. Like are we friends or something else or what?!
I don't know how, but I'm going to figure it out.
I'll get Gon to kiss me without the influence of that damn plant, and then he'll see for himself how gay he is for me!
Or at least… that's the plan. If it turns out that Gon only kissed me like that to end an argument…
Killua shook his head and banished those thoughts once again.
He was going to seduce Gon. That was guaranteed to solve all his problems.
The only hitch in that plan was the factor of Killua's tendency to Gay Panic… How was he supposed to successfully lure Gon into his bed if Gon was right there Goning all the time?!
This shall be a test of my resolve. It's time to hone my inner Shonen Protagonist.
For the purpose of getting dick.
Killua marched into Alluka's living room, flipping off the Christmas tree on his way. Gon gasped in horror. The living room was just as disgustingly writhing with Christmas shit as the rest of the house was. The usually tasteful array of pillows on the couch had been exchanged for horrendous Christmas pillows, with stupid house-wife words on them like "Ho Ho Ho" and "Tis' The Season."
The throw blankets had all been exchanged for shades of red and green, and two stockings hung from the mantle. One of them was a disgusting Christmas plaid (Alluka's) and the other was pitch black (Killua's, matching the color of his soul). The two Zoldyck siblings had made it their tradition to hold Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at Alluka's apartment. It was nicer than Killua's, and the perfect destination for a sibling sleepover.
The annual sleepover with Alluka was the only Christmas tradition that Killua didn't hate with a passion. It was nice spending 48 straight hours with her, even if it was in the name of Jesus Christ.
Killua scoped out the situation in the living room. Netflix was pulled up on the television, and several bowls of junk food were set out on the coffee table. Zushi was sitting on the couch, how dare he.
The silver haired male turned up his nose and stomped grumpily to Alluka's reclining chair. He sat sideways and took this flawless moment to glare holes into Zushi's stupid head.
Gon sat down on the couch opposite of Zushi, effectively blocking Killua's eye-lasers from older-brother-ing the stupid brunette out of his sister's apartment.
"Jerk," Killua hissed.
Gon shot him a wink.
Killua rolled his eyes and allowed the reclining chair to swallow him whole. He was definitely NOT blushing. Definitely not.
Alluka waltzed into the living room with a contented sigh, before crashing onto the couch between Gon and Zushi. The two of them snickered as Alluka shoved them apart like a wedge and wiggled her way into the crack between the couch cushions. Killua watched the three of them squirm and shove each other with a dark green cloud of jealousy hovering over his head.
But Zushi was on the couch. And so was Gon. One of those people would make him contemplate homicide, and the other would make him contemplate homiecide. Killua settled for stealing the communal bowl of chocolate chips and bringing it into his lap like the chocolate-troll he was born to be. There, he didn't need friends if he had food!
"Alright!" Alluka announced once the three on the couch finished getting settled. Gon and Zushi had each draped an arm around Alluka's shoulders, and the midnight haired young woman was effectively sandwiched between two dude-bros. Disgusting. Killua was definitely NOT jealous. Definitely not.
"Time to pick a movie!" Alluka declared as she assumed control over the remote.
"Let's watch Elf!" Gon yelled.
"No, I wanna watch The Princess Switch!" Zushi protested.
"Fuck no!" Killua rejected, "First of all, Elf isn't even on Netflix, shit-for-brains." Gon pouted. "And we're not watching some garbage heterosexual propaganda bullshit!"
Zushi gasped in horror and slapped his hand across his non-existent pearls, "Excuse you! The Princess Switch is a gift from god!"
"Let's watch A Cinderella Story then!" Alluka suggested.
"No! No Christmas movies!" Killua scolded. "You already played that awful brat-child movie while we were baking cookies!"
"But we didn't actually get to watch it," Zushi whined.
"Shut the fuck up, Zushi, no one asked you!"
"Killua!" Gon and Alluka scolded in unison, wrapping Zushi up in their arms and patting him reassuringly on the head. Killua flipped the lot of them off.
"Well if we're not allowed to watch a Christmas movie then what do you suggest we watch, brother?" Alluka demanded.
"I don't know, Netflix has sucky movies anyways," Killua ranted around a mouthful of chocolate. "Why can't we just pirate something decent?"
"Because that's illegal," Zushi deadpanned.
"Shut the fuck up, Zushi," Killua responded without hesitation, earning two more glares from his sister and Gon.
Alluka sighed in exasperation and started flipping absentmindedly through the lineup of movies.
"I know!" Gon exclaimed all of a sudden, "Let's watch Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse!"
"Yes!" Zushi gasped.
"No," Alluka and Killua said.
Gon and Zushi pouted.
"Netflix movies suck ass, we're never gonna find something," Killua said.
"We should watch Shrek!" Gon announced.
"Why the hell would we watch Shrek?" Killua asked.
"Because Shrek is awesome," Gon said, turning his nose up.
"We should watch Shrek!" Alluka agreed, affectionately ruffling Gon's hair.
"Why?" Killua whined.
"I agree with Alluka," Zushi chimed in, then winced when Killua shot him a death-glare.
"It's three against one!" Gon cheered.
"Unless you have a better suggestion?" Alluka taunted, knowing full and well that Killua did not have a better suggestion.
The silver haired male rolled his eyes and kicked back the reclining chair. Might as well give in while he was still ahead, or else he'd be coerced into watching something stupid like My Little Pony, what with everything Gon kept suggesting.
"Fuck yeah!" Gon yelled excitedly, leaning forward to bring the bowl of popcorn into his lap.
And so they watched Shrek.
But they didn't make it two minutes after All Star finished playing before the chaos resumed.
"Would you fuck Shrek?" Gon asked the room around a mouthful of popcorn, eyes trained on the singing Donkey waltzing back and forth across the screen.
The other three choked in unison and fixed Gon with three pairs of horrified eyes.
"What?!"
Gon blinked and glanced around the room, "What do you mean what? I was just curious."
Killua steepled his hands over his nose. "Okay. Well, I think the question we all should be asking is… would you fuck Shrek?"
"Yeah."
The living room erupted in various reactions ranging from incoherent screaming to literal tears.
"Why?!" Alluka wheezed, shaking a confused looking Gon back and forth.
"Why not?" the raven forced around the handful of popcorn he was stuffing down his throat.
Killua broke down laughing, "What the hell?! Is there a reason behind this?! Why do you think about these things?"
"Why do you guys think I'm crazy?!" Gon asked, glancing from face to face in a failed attempt to get some back up.
"Why do you want to have sex with Shrek?" Zushi demanded.
"I never said that I wanted–"
"Ohhhhhhh, nice try!" Alluka interrupted. "You already said it, you can't take it back now!"
"You shouldn't have asked us this shit if you didn't expect to be interrogated!" Killua declared. "Now why the fuck would you have sex with Shrek?"
Zushi held his fingers up to his chin, "I think the real question is if you'd top or bottom-"
"Yes!" Killua agreed, perhaps a little louder than entirely necessary. "Tell us, we're dying to know!"
Gon's eyes were wide, knowing he'd been cornered. "I was just asking if you guys would fuck Shrek! I never–"
"-Answer the question!" Alluka interrupted again. "You put the image in our minds, now explain why it's there!"
Gon blew his cheeks out and slouched over his bowl of popcorn. "Well. He's got all that ass–"
Alluka and Killua wheezed loud enough to muffle the noise from the television.
"Why are you thirsting over Shrek's ass?!" Alluka managed.
"He doesn't have ass, he's shaped like a fucking potatoe!" Killua added.
Zushi was physically incapable of speech.
"He's the master of the swamp!" Gon yelled over the noise of his friend's laughter, "Isn't all that power not at least a little hot to you?!"
"He's a fucking ogre!" Killua wheezed.
"So?!"
"So– are you a monster-fucker?!"
"What?! No! Where the fuck–"
"Why the fuck do you want to fuck Shrek?!"
"I NEVER SAID THAT I WANTED TOO, IT'S JUST A HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO–"
"It's because he's green, isn't it?" Zushi giggled.
Gon's jaw dropped. He then fiddled his fingers guiltily. "Yeah. It's because he's green."
Alluka bent over laughing, slapping Gon across the back as she struggled to compose herself. Killua fell out of his chair.
"Stop making fun of me!" Gon yelled, trying to stand up for himself. "I was just making smalltalk!"
"Consider yourself terrible at smalltalk!" Killua laughed.
"Can't you at least answer my question?!" Gon cried.
"No! The answer is no! No one in their right mind would fuck Shrek!" Killua choked out.
"I would," Zushi mused.
Gon whipped around and held out his hands in Zushi's direction, "THANK YOU!"
"Why?!" Alluka yelled, clutching her stomach as she laughed.
"I dunno, I just feel like he'd be good at it," Zushi shrugged.
"What?!" Killua sputtered, "Why?! I don't understand–"
"It's the vibe, Killua!" Gon lectured.
"What vibe?! What is this vibe?!"
"I think this is why Gon and Zushi are roommates," Alluka giggled.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Zushi whined.
"It means we have good taste in men!" Gon bragged.
"It means that you belong in a mental hospital," Killua corrected.
Gon raised his middle finger. Killua smirked over at him and jerked his fingers under his chin in the raven's direction.
"Alright, alright!" Alluka mediated. "Don't fight in my living room! Let's shut up and watch the movie! And no more questions about having sex with the characters!"
"Gladly, don't rope me in with those hooligans, sister," Killua announced.
"Would never dream of it!" she responded, deftly cranking up the volume and nuzzling her back into Zushi's chest. Finally the four of them were sitting in silence again, and Gon didn't fuck it up this time. The movie dragged on, but Killua couldn't keep the smile off his face. He couldn't focus on the movie, because every time he saw Shrek he remembered Gon's question and would start giggling.
The guy was such a total moron. He always came up with the weirdest shit, there was never a dull moment with him. Killua was down over a total fool and he couldn't have been happier.
He kept sneaking glances at Gon, it was like his eyes were addicted to that smiling face. Gon made him feel so warm inside. And now that he knew the taste of his lips and what his body felt like up close, Killua wanted to snuggle up against that warmth. His skin was prickling with an ache to feel Gon on him again.
They'd put their argument aside and gone back to being best friends, but that wasn't enough anymore. Killua's heart longed for Gon, he wanted to see his face light up in that wild laugh, he wanted to hear whatever crazy shit came out of that pretty mouth.
Killua found himself watching Gon instead of the movie. He knew it was creepy and that he'd combust if he was caught, but he couldn't stop. He couldn't get over the bubbles floating around in his chest whenever he looked Gon's way. He couldn't stop letting his eyes fall to those soft lips.
They'd been sweet from stolen sugar before, but now they were probably salty from the popcorn and slippery from the butter. Killua wanted to crawl into his lap and lick the flavor from his lips… that was so gross, but it was like a necessity for his sanity.
Killua's skin was getting all antsy. He felt like he'd had a sparkler lit under him. Sparks ran up and down his spine, and the heat pooling in his belly still hadn't subdued. He felt hot and bothered, and horny as all hell. But he couldn't do anything about it because it was movie time. And Gon wasn't his yet. He still hadn't snatched him from the arms of the mistletoe and carried him off into the sunset…
I should have known that if I kissed Gon like that once I'd want to do it again.
Killua gazed longingly at the object of his affections. The movie dragged on in the background, but watching the reflection of the screen in Gon's wide amber eyes was by far more entertaining. He looked like a little kid, always grinning, giggling, or gasping, even though every single one of them had seen this movie too many times to count.
Gon was so freaking cute…
But what wasn't cute was Zushi. Alluka had started the movie innocently leaning against him, but now they'd shifted. Alluka had flopped across Zushi's lap, and his hands were brushing through her silky mane. Killua's nose wrinkled in disgust.
He was just trying to stare at Gon in peace! Why did he have to watch Zushi being all gross with his little sister in the background?!
Luckily, the affectionate display was easy to ignore. Alluka claimed Killua's lap as her personal pillow all the time! She was like a damn cat, always demanding her head be patted. If she'd found a guy willing to treat her like a princess all day then props to her. Killua couldn't yell at Zushi for doing something so innocent as treating his sister like the cat that she was.
But when the traveling montage hit the screen, the mood between them began to change. Now, Killua wouldn't have noticed this had he been watching the movie like a normal person instead of staring at the couch (and Gon). However, because he was so focused on where the others were sitting, he immediately bore witness to what he can only describe as gross.
It all started with Alluka raising her head from Zushi's lap and deciding to sit in it instead. After that Alluka rested her head against Zushi's chest, and the brunette wrapped her up in an embrace. And then he had the audacity to kiss the crown of her head! Atrocious! What a horrifying display! How dare they do such inherently sexual, stomach-turning things when Killua was right there watching?!
"Ew!" the silver haired menace gagged, dramatically pointing over at his sister and her boyfriend. "They're being gross!"
Gon snapped his head from the television screen to the two beside him, expecting something explicit rather than innocent cuddling. "Awwww!" Gon whined, fanning his eyes as if he'd been tearing up. "That's so cute! Zushi, you're so cute!"
Zushi's face flushed and he hid the lower half of his face in Alluka's hair with a huff.
"We're not being gross, brother," Alluka scolded, "I'm just sitting with Zushi! I'm allowed to do that!"
Killua dramatically gagged, "Ew, I think I'm going to be sick–"
Alluka rolled her eyes, "Shut up, Killua, you're ruining the moment!"
"I can't believe you'd lay all over your boyfriend when I'm right here!"
"That's such an exaggeration!" Alluka argued. "I'm not even doing anything!"
"You're being gross, that's what you're doing," Killua declared, crossing his arms and acting like a total five year old.
"What he means to say is that he's jealous," Alluka explained to Zushi and Gon.
"What?!" Killua gasped, "Alluka–"
"Checks out," Zushi pouted. He tightened his arms around his girlfriend, who shot her brother a cat-like smirk.
"You're jealous, Killua?" Gon asked, turning to face him with a glimmer in his eye that gave Killua a bad feeling. He was up to something again.
"I'm not jealous!" Killua snapped. "I'm just disgusted by my little sister's lack of decency."
"Oh shut up, brother!" Alluka retorted.
"No! I won't!" Killua ranted, "How would you feel if I were getting all handsy with my boyfriend right in front of you?"
"We're not 'handsy,' stop being a dramatic little bitch!" Alluka declared.
"Stop being an insensitive jerk! You don't understand how uncomfortable you're being right now!"
"Oh really? Do we make you uncomfortable, brother?" Alluka taunted as she spitefully raised Zushi's hand high and laced their fingers together.
Killua screamed like he was being burnt alive.
"Don't worry, Killua!" Gon declared, shooting to his feet. "We'll show them!"
Killua grinned up at his friend, thinking that he'd earned an ally. "Hell yeah, we will! We'll teach them not to rub their together-ness in our faces!"
"We'll be even more gross than they are!" Gon cackled.
Killua's jaw dropped.
Alluka broke down laughing.
"I see you've picked your side, Gon," Zushi called playfully across the living room.
"I have!" the raven announced as he stood on the arm of Killua's chair. "You won't drive us off this land with your amorous displays!"
"I always knew you envied my relationship status!" Zushi exclaimed. "To think my own brother would take up arms against me!"
"Bros before hoes, Zushi my good man," Gon declared, allowing himself to fall backwards. Killua gasped, scrambling to make room for Gon before he was crushed alive. The raven giggled as he squeezed into the reclining chair next to Killua.
"I am not a ho!" Alluka exclaimed.
"Yeah, don't insult my sister, you prick!" Killua scolded, shoving Gon with his shoulder and trying to make him move over. "Move your fat ass, you're taking up all the chair!"
"There's nowhere to move!" Gon laughed, "You'll have to sit in my lap!"
"What?!" Killua squeaked, his face turning bright red as Gon grabbed him around the waist and tugged him onto his legs.
"Are you trying to intimidate me by siding with my girlfriend's brother?" Zushi called to the two brawling in the reclining chair. "You'll never win this battle!"
"I may lose the battle, but I'll win the war!" Gon cried, trapping Killua's back against his chest with his arms. "Bromance beats romance!"
"I see what you're doing here," Alluka threatened, playing along, "And I condone your behavior."
"Who has worse PDA?" Zushi announced, "Me and Alluka or you and Killua? The battle begins!"
"Your defeat will be so crushing that you'll never cuddle again!" Gon shrieked like a maniac.
"What the fuck is even happening right now," Killua grumbled.
"We're fighting to the death!" Gon declared. "Whoever makes the other feel more awkward wins! You can show Alluka how awful she's being now!"
"I can't believe you'd betray me for my jerk of a brother," Alluka said, shaking her head. "Good luck winning, Killua's as cuddly as a cactus."
"He's not a cactus!" Gon exclaimed. "He's like a grumpy old cat. He only allows his favorite people near him!"
"And what makes you think that you're one of those people?" Killua demanded, nailing Gon in the stomach with his elbow in an attempt to escape.
Gon leaned forward and locked his arms around Killua's shoulders. "Because you can't keep your eyes off me," he teased, whispering directly into Killua's ear.
The silver haired male gasped and froze. Gon had noticed him staring?! Oh fuck, this was really bad–
"Good boy," Gon cooed, taking advantage of Killua's surprise to pull him back into his lap. Gon laid against the reclined chair and brought Killua with him, keeping him glued to his chest. He raised his knees up so that Killua was sitting in the pool of his waist, he was boxed in by Gon on all sides.
"See?" Gon declared, patting Killua's fluffy head, "He can behave when he wants to!"
"I'm impressed," Alluka snorted, "You managed to tame my brother."
"Cat's love him," Zushi laughed.
"I am not a cat!" Killua snapped. I can't believe this is happening. This is so fucking stupid! Why would Gon think this was a good idea?! Is this what dude-bros do?! Sit in each other's laps and cuddle all day?! What the hell!
"Do you feel threatened yet, Zushi?" Gon taunted.
"Can't say that I do," the brunette responded.
"We'll show them, right Killua?" Gon prompted. When Killua didn't respond he leaned forward to whisper in his ear again, "You're supposed to say 'right.'"
"R-right!" Killua choked out.
Alluka laughed at him, but Killua couldn't think straight enough to care. "Alright, boys," she said to the other three, "Let's shut up and watch the movie now, we're almost done." Zushi cranked the volume up and settled back down to watch the escape from the Dragon, and just like that the four of them were back to silently watching the movie.
Except Killua, of course.
Not five minutes ago he would have sold his soul to have Gon's arms around him again, but now that they were he was reduced to a state of Gay Crisis. He was laying on Gon's chest, and could feel the thumping of his heart against his back. He was lifted gently up and down with each of Gon's breaths, and his arms locked Killua up and held him close. His face was burning with heat, and his heart spasmed every time Gon's exhales brushed his hair.
Killua had long forgotten about the mission to scare Zushi and Alluka out of the living room, or even that the two of them were there in the first place.
This is so crazy– I'm sitting in Gon's lap, his arms are around me and I'm laying on his chest.
Killua had no idea how he was supposed to react to something like this. On the one hand, he felt like he was going to melt if this glowing feeling inside him didn't die down. But on the other, how could he feel that way when Gon wasn't doing this in a romantic sense? He was trying his hardest to hide his feelings for Gon, and sitting like this felt like it was exposing everything Killua had been trying to hide.
Just calm down. Sit and watch the movie! It's not that hard. It's just… Gon.
By some miracle Killua managed to calm himself down. He could do this. He could sit in Gon's lap and not make a total fool out of himself. He had to stay cool! Gon had gotten over their escapade in the bathroom so easily, he was moving on as if he hadn't enjoyed the hell out of it. Killua had to do the same!
He couldn't let Gon know how he felt. That would ruin everything! Maybe there was a chance that Gon saw him as more than just a friend, but that didn't change the fact that he only ever acted like his because of mistletoe or the promise of competition!
If Gon found out that Killua had feelings for him… then he'd probably put some distance between the two of them. I can make it through one movie. Then I can go home and cry. Killua steeled his nerves and forced himself to focus on the television.
He made it for fifteen entire minutes… but then he was startled by Gon shifting beneath him. Killua slid forward so that he was sitting between Gon's legs rather than on his lap. Gon's arms loosened from their grip around Killua's chest, where they moved to lay at his sides.
Killua swallowed. It was like Gon was daring him to put distance between them.
What's he trying to pull? Is he testing to see if I'll run off or not? What should I do? I could leave if I really wanted to… I probably should. But… I don't want to. I like sitting like this, I like being this close together.
Killua stayed where he was, and forced himself to focus on the television. Although it was only his eyes that stayed glued to the screen. The entirety of his brain power was dedicated to obsessing over Gon.
A few minutes passed in silence, and then Gon moved again. This time he leaned over and brushed his nose through Killua's silvery hair. He inhaled, sending a shiver down Killua's spine.
"You smell good," Gon whispered, so close that his lips brushed Killua's ear.
What? Where's this coming from all of a sudden?
Killua clenched his fists and acted like he was watching the movie–
But Gon was still hovering over his shoulder. He nosed through the hairline at the hollow of his ear. He was just breathing against the sensitive skin back there. Killua could have sworn that he was doing it on purpose. But why would Gon do something like that? Was he trying to make Killua flustered?! Was he fishing for attention?!
Either way it was working!
Killua's breath rattled in his throat when Gon's hands slowly drifted to rest on his hips.
WHAT IS HE DOING–
A tooth grazed the edge of Killua's ear, causing him to shiver again. Only this time, the shiver down his spine carried a knot of heat along with it, where it was deposited in the pit of Killua's belly.
Oh my god.
Killua squirmed in discomfort, his tights were getting tighter. He froze when he slid backwards by a hair, and felt the bulge of the raven's junk against the base of his spine. Killua's mouth ran dry. Fucking shit. Why am I so gay?!
Gon's hands drifted lightly over Killua's waist, over his hips, and across the puffy fabric of the skirt. His fingers dusted along the sides of the dress, until they dipped beneath the layers of tool and tucked under Killua's thighs.
"Sorry," Gon whispered against the shell of Killua's ear, "My hands are cold. Is this okay?"
YESTHISISVERYOKAYYOUCANPUTYOURHANDSWHEREVERYOUWANT–
Killua swallowed his words and ignored whatever the fuck Gon thought he was doing. Cold hands? Yeah fucking right, his fingers felt like fire. But Killua didn't want them to move. Something about sitting on Gon's hands while they were so damn close to his balls was making his head feel all hot. His dick was perking up against the constraining tights, this was very dangerous but the fear of being caught made Killua's heart race.
The warmth of Gon's breath dusted the little hairs on the nape of his neck. Killua's skin lit up with electricity, having Gon behind him was driving him out of his mind. He couldn't sit still. He swallowed what probably would have been a whine and shuffled against Gon's chest.
The breath against Killua's ear turned shallow for a moment as he shifted his weight.
Killua froze. I'm sitting on Gon's lap. If I move too much then I'll…
He moved again, pretending to adjust the folds of the skirt. Gon tensed up, and his breath went shallow again.
Oh my fuck. Killua licked his lips. He'd discovered a method of retaliation.
Gon was trying to make him squirm? Fine. He'd squirm. He'd squirm until Gon's head was spinning.
I told myself I was going to seduce him, right?
Killua's heart thumped wildly in his chest.
What better opportunity than this?
A ghost of a grin dusted Killua's lips. He held himself still, and waited it out. He needed to catch Gon off guard. He'd play dirty until Gon was begging.
The two of them sat still for a good five minutes. Until once again it was Gon who disrupted the peace. He shifted his hands where they lay under Killua, reaching with his fingers until they curled up around the insides of his thighs. He pulled his hands slowly backwards, edging very close into dangerous territory.
Killua's breath was a rasp in his throat. He wriggled backwards, pretending to retreat from Gon's fingers. The chest beneath him shook with a tiny gasp. Killua swallowed a laugh. It was working. Gon had started it! He shouldn't have messed around with Killua if he didn't want to be pushed at himself!
He crossed his legs around Gon's fingers, making sure to lean backwards so Gon felt every inch of the motion.
A chin dipped down over his shoulder again, and that hot breath was at his ear. "Can't you sit still?" Gon whispered, his voice raspier than Killua had heard it before.
"My ear's itching," Killua responded. It was obviously a lie. But that was the point, wasn't it? He shuffled his hips again, the uneven lilt to Gon's breath was making his head spin.
"I-Itching? I can help with that," Gon breathed. He leaned closer, and Killua felt the tip of his nose brush his hairline. Gon's tongue - the sensation of which was burnt into Killua's memory - snaked out across the shell of his ear. It was slow and left a wet trail, sending a chill down Killua's spine and a lurch into his stomach.
The breath dried up in Killua's throat. He couldn't think past the heat in his head and the pressure in his groin. Fuck, why'd Gon have to go and get him like this? Killua didn't think it through, he simply saw his chance and took it. Gon's tongue was at his ear, but he wanted it on his lips.
Killua turned his head to the side, bringing himself nose to nose with Gon. His tongue still poked from his mouth, and the tip of it just barely grazed Killua's lower lip. When he saw the widened look in Gon's eyes Killua knew that he had him.
Gon's gaze flicked down to Killua's mouth, and his own parted just slightly.
Yes. Killua could hardly breathe. Kiss me.
Midnight lashes fluttered, and Killua angled his chin just slightly upwards–
The lights in the living room came on in a flash, and Gon and Killua startled so badly that they fell over opposite sides of the chair. "Movie's over!" Alluka announced. "Now can you please, god, stop groping each other in my leather chair?!"
The blood rushed so violently to Killua's face that he felt a little light headed for a moment there. He wished he could have seen the look on Gon's face, but he was on the other side of the chair–
"YES!" Gon screamed, shooting to his feet and throwing his fists into the air. "We won!"
"Yeah, fine, you won," Zushi complained, tossing a pillow into Gon's face. "We were trying to watch the movie but you guys kept squirming and whispering and it was so weird!"
"What the hell were you two doing in my chair?!" Alluka laughed as she marched into the kitchen to check on the cookies.
"Winning!" Gon declared victoriously as he chucked the pillow back at Zushi.
Killua tuned the rest of the conversation out.
W-Winning? As in the– the competition to see who could–
Killua's stomach dropped, right alongside his boner.
Oh. Gon had been doing those things so he could win the stupid competition against Zushi. He hadn't been trying to start anything. He'd just been trying to…
Killua shakily pulled himself to his feet. He felt like he'd just gotten a rug torn out from under him. He'd seriously thought that Gon… He'd seriously been so stupid to think that Gon was–
His chest felt hollow and hurt as he turned to return to the kitchen. Killua didn't know what a straight guy was supposed to have been feeling in this situation, but he really wanted to cry. Either that or run and hide under Alluka's bed because he'd just made a complete total fool of himself thinking that Gon was actually being serious. Either that or pound Gon's stupid face in for playing with his feelings.
"Yeah! That's right! I won!" Gon bragged to Zushi as he headed for the kitchen. The brunette was beginning to refold Alluka's decorative blankets, and Gon was on his way around the back of the reclining chair to join Alluka in the kitchen. "You should pick your battles more carefully–"
Killua and Gon stepped around the back of the chair at the same time, neither having been looking where they were going. They awkwardly bumped into each other on the way, making Killua wince as he jumped out of his skin. His head jerked instinctively up at Gon–
"Killua! Uh– Sorry," Gon choked out. His face was… red? Getting redder? His eyes looked wide and startled, unable to settle between looking at Killua's eyes or his mouth. "I should have been watching where I was going," he said, fumbling over his words. Gon lifted his hand up to clumsily pat Killua on the shoulder, before he turned on his heel and all but sped to the kitchen.
Killua stood and stared after him in shock. Wait… what?
He shared a glance with Zushi, who looked just as surprised.
What had… that been about?
Killua's heart started to speed back up. He slowly followed Gon into the kitchen, where Alluka was moving their freshly cooled cookies onto the island counter. Killua drifted to stand at Gon's side, Gon who was making a point of not looking in Killua's direction.
The silver haired male gawked for a moment, and then smiled. Holy shit. Did it work?! Did it seriously fucking work?! Then again, he froze up after we made out in the bathroom like that too. Is he embarrassed?! Did I give him a gay-scare?! Oh my god I hope so–
"What's with you?" Killua asked, playfully elbowing Gon in the side.
"Nothing!" he said, "What's with you?" Back to being a smooth devil, apparently.
But Killua didn't miss the flush that was still persistent in Gon's cheeks.
Killua's heart felt like it was going to explode from his chest! He'd made Gon blush?! Holy fucking shit, he really did have a chance! Gon had almost kissed him, there was no way that'd been part of the game! He wouldn't be acting so strangely if it had all been for show, because Gon never got embarrassed about anything.
Until now. Until Killua had tricked Gon into kissing him without the mistletoe.
I did it! Alluka fucked it up this time, but now I know that Gon's caught the gays for me! I can definitely do this. All I have to do is get him to kiss me one more time! I've got this in the bag!
Giddy from victory, Killua sneakily shot his hand up Gon's skirt and goosed him right in the ass.
Gon squealed like a little girl and jumped a half a foot in the air, his hands shooting backwards to protect his rear. "Killua, what the hell!" he squeaked, his face staining a lovely shade of scarlet.
Killua was bent over the counter in hysterics, "I told you I'd get you back!"
"Brother, what did you do?" Alluka demanded, pointing at him with the spatula she was using to pry cookies off pans.
"Nothing," Killua purred.
Gon was left to hide his flushed cheeks behind a hand and glare distrustfully down at Killua.
Alluka narrowed her eyes at the two of them, unamused. "Yeah, sure. Now, I believe that it's time to assess the fruits of our labor."
"The cookie baking contest!" Gon gasped. Killua stepped a little closer to him, to which Gon scrambled in the other direction. Killua cackled like a madman.
"Yes, the competition that drove the two of you to destroy my kitchen," Alluka huffed as she shoved a plate of cookies before each of them.
"We're sorry Alluka," the two troublemakers mumbled in unison.
"You should be," the young woman threatened.
Zushi wandered into the kitchen and stepped beside Alluka. "Hey! What did I miss?"
Alluka went from a terrifying and vengeful Demoness to a cuddly kitten within a split second. Gon and Killua shared a glance of mutual fear.
"Zushi!" Alluka cheered, linking their elbows and passing him his plate of cookies. "You didn't miss anything, we were just about to try out our cookies!"
"Oh, nice!" the brunette grinned.
"I hope you're ready to wallow in defeat~" Killua taunted in Gon's direction as he fished the penis cookie out of the pile.
"Yeah right, if anyone's winning it'll be me!" Gon shot right back, the wild grin having returned to his face.
Killua gave Gon's lumpy and discolored cookies a glance. Yeah. In your dreams, Gon.
"Everybody have a cookie?" Alluka prompted with a smile.
"Yup!" the three boys responded.
"Okay, we'll all try them at once! Ready? Go!"
The four bit into their cookies in unison. Zushi hummed in appreciation, Alluka winced, and Gon and Killua gagged and spat their cookies across the counter.
"Jesus fucking Christ," Gon coughed, running to the sink and spraying his mouth out with water.
Killua shuddered and dragged his fingers across his tongue in an attempt to get the taste off. Holy mother of Satan, sugar was the best food group of all but too much concentrated sugar was like taking a nice juicy bite out of a Tide Pod–
"How's it taste?" Alluka snorted.
Gon and Killua glared at her, to which she laughed.
"These taste like concentrated ballsack but they're still better than Gon's so I win!" Killua declared, still wiping his tongue off on his hand.
"What?! No way!" Gon argued, "Prove it!"
"Fine!" Killua shot back, "Taste my victory!" He jammed the remaining half of the penis cookie balls deep into Gon's mouth. The reaction was immediate, his face turned purple and he was back to washing his mouth out in the sink again.
Killua broke down laughing, "Don't they taste fucking awesome?" He picked up a cookie from Gon's plate.
"Yeah. Awesome," Gon grumbled.
Killua inspected Gon's baking. The cookies were lumpy, the exact color of stale cum, and uncomfortably moist. Killua reluctantly took a bite. The cookie not only crunched, but tasted like salty laundry detergent.
"FUCKING HELL, GON HOW–" Killua gagged, lurching to the sink and stealing the faucet head to splash not only his mouth, but his entire face with water.
"Are they really that bad?" Zushi gawked.
"I dunno," Killua said, sensing an opportunity. "We need a third opinion!" Killua handed Zushi the other half of Gon's god-awful cookie.
The brunette turned a little green just looking at it, but nibbled a little piece off the corner. "Oh my god–" Zushi gagged and spat the thing into his hand. "Gon! What did you do?!"
"I didn't do anything!" Gon protested. "Killua was the one who poured all the salt and egg shells in the dough!"
"Well he's the one who's too fucking stupid to know the difference between a teaspoon and a tablespoon!" Killua argued. "He went and quadrupled the amount of baking soda!"
"Baking soda is what makes it cook! If anything that helped smoke some of the salt out!" Gon declared.
"What?!" Killua demanded, "That is not how baking works!"
"Then why's it called 'baking' soda if it doesn't tell the oven how much cooking it needs to do?!"
"Gon. No," Killua deadpanned.
Alluka took a bite out of Gon's cookie, and then spat it across the kitchen. "Holy shit, this makes me feel better about myself."
"Why? Were your cookies bad too?" Killua taunted.
Alluka puffed her cheeks out, "No! I mean, they're not perfect but–"
"-Oh, I have to try this." Killua snatched a cookie off Alluka's plate just as Zushi tried his cookie and fell into a coughing fit. Killua took a large bite of Alluka's cookie, expecting it to be just as perfect as she was.
His nose soon wrinkled up. The cookie was oddly… chewy? But not in a soft way… in a gum way. It also tasted kind of like rubber.
Alluka scratched her cheek, "Uh… yeah."
"The hell?" Killua choked out after managing to swallow the cookie. "Why's it taste like a used condom?"
"Brother!" Alluka yelled, "It does not taste like that! You're exaggerating!"
Killua laughed, "Oh, defensive, are we? Angry that Gon's sodium bomb tastes better than yours?"
"Alluka's cookies are way better than Gon's! And a hell of a lot better than yours too!" Zushi declared, standing against Killua for once.
Killua quirked a brow, his eyes getting dark. "That was real gutsy of you to argue with me, Zushi," the silver haired male threatened. "Sticking up for my little sister? What do your cookies taste like, hm? Did you spike them with cyanide? Crack cocaine?"
"What?! No! Of course not–"
"We'll see about that," Killua interrupted, taking a cookie from Zushi's plate. Alluka and Gon did the same, likely ready to debunk any possible fake-poisonings on Killua's part.
The three of them tried Zushi's cookies in unison, and will Killua be damned because these cookies tasted how Kinetic Sand looked. That was a compliment, actually.
"Holy shit," Killua breathed. The cookies were fucking fantastic! They were all soft and warm inside, the chocolate chips were melty, the salt and vanilla accented the sugar like a finishing stroke from a painter's brush!
"They taste like Harry Styles and sex dreams," Gon gawked.
Killua choked on his cookie, "Excuse you?"
"They're insanely good!" Gon clarified.
"That's just… wow."
"Do they taste like sex dreams about Harry Styles or a combination of sex dreams and Harry Styles?" Zushi asked Gon, his eyes narrowed.
"A combination of the two," Gon sighed around a mouthful of heaven.
"Okay good," Zushi sighed, genuinely relieved.
"Zushi!" Alluka squealed, "These cookies are literally amazing!"
"Aw, thanks," Zushi said, his cheeks turning a little pink as Alluka threw her arms around him and spun him around in circles.
"Why can't you make cookies like this?" Killua asked Gon, judgment in his voice.
"Why don't you taste like sex dreams and Harry Styles?" Gon shot right back.
Killua sputtered.
Gon just laughed like the jackass he was.
…
"Oh my gosh, it was so fun hanging out with you three!" Alluka cooed as the four of them crowded around the front door. Everyone had been given a portion of Zushi's god-tier cookies.
The other three batches had been burned.
Killua had sped past the mistletoe on his way out the door, there was no way that was happening again. When he kissed Gon for the fourth time, it would be without that damn plant getting in the way!
Lucky Gon and Alluka hadn't mentioned anything about it. It was late and everyone was itching to get back home without too much chaos on the way out. Zushi, Gon, and Killua were still wearing their matching dresses with Alluka, and the fact that they'd be captured on the security cameras in this get-up brought joy to Killua's dark soul.
The image of Gon on his motorcycle in the damn thing was even funnier.
"I'm really glad we got to do this, we have to do it again some time!" Zushi agreed as he gave Alluka a big cuddly hug.
"Do I get a hug?" Gon asked Killua, his arms held wide and a pouty-look on his face.
Killua wrinkled his nose and flicked Gon in the forehead, "Yeah, in your dreams."
"Brother!" Alluka commanded, to which Killua hurried over to give her a crushing embrace. Gon watched on with a pout on his face.
"You too, Gon," Alluka cooed once Killua's hug was given. The raven cheered and skipped into Alluka's arms. Killua watched the two of them embrace with a familiar bubbly feeling in his chest. Gon and Alluka got along so well… it just made him love Gon even more.
"Oh! Before you guys go!" Alluka gasped as she released Gon with one final pat to his head. "Killua and I always get together on Christmas Eve to have a sleepover and spend Christmas Day together the next morning! Zushi and Gon, do you guys want to come?"
Killua gasped in horror, "No! You can't invite them!"
"Too late, cause I just did," Alluka smirked with her tongue stuck out.
"Oh my gosh!" Gon squealed, "Thank you so much for inviting me! I'll definitely be there! Do I need to bring anything?!"
"Just your overnight stuff and presents if you have them!" Alluka chirped.
"I can't wait!" Gon yelled, scooping Alluka up and giving her another energetic hug. The young woman laughed as Gon spun her around in circles.
Killua just stood with his jaw hanging wide in horror. Why were Gon and Zushi coming to their Christmas party?! This was supposed to be a family thing! This was a sibling tradition, not a siblings + imbeciles tradition!
Although… I guess it wouldn't be that bad to spend a night with Gon…
Killua's stomach gave a flip and his cheeks flushed. Images of him and Gon locked up in the same room in the same bed all night began flashing across Killua's mind. His chest stirred with warmth. Yeah… actually, he wouldn't mind if Gon came to their Christmas party.
Zushi though, that was a whole different story.
"I guess Gon gets a free pass if you insist on it," Killua drawled, "But Zushi's not allowed to come!"
"You'll let me come?!" Gon perked up, whipping around to face Killua with one of those blinding grins.
Killua huffed and averted his gaze before his eyes melted out of their sockets. "Yeah, whatever. Just don't be too annoying."
"Killua I'll make this your best Christmas Eve ever!" Gon declared.
Pale cheeks stirred with color. I can think of a few ways you could make it my best Christmas Eve ever… but I'd have to pry the mistletoe out of your cold, dead hands before any of that could ever happen. But that's okay. Because I know your secret.
A smile dusted Killua's features.
You'll be mine soon, Gon. Just you wait.
"So it's a plan?" Alluka asked.
"Yup!" Gon cheered, slinging his arm around Zushi's shoulders. "We'll be here on Christmas Eve!"
"Yay!" Alluka cheered, "Be excited, brother!"
"Yay," Killua drawled, void of any emotion.
"Jerk," Alluka huffed. "He's excited, he just refuses to admit it."
Killua turned up his nose. "Goodbye, Alluka."
"Goodbye, Killua!" she shot right back, though both of them had smiles on their faces.
Gon, Killua, and Zushi walked side by side out of Alluka's apartment complex, out the side door of the boutique underneath, and began their trek to the nearby parking garage.
"Oh! Hold up!" Gon called out, swiftly grabbing a hold of Killua's sleeve before he could make his way down the street.
Killua glanced at him in confusion, "What's up?" Zushi paused alongside him.
"You can go on ahead, Zushi," Gon said apologetically, "I wanted to talk to Killua?"
Zushi blinked, "Okay. I'll see you in a few! Goodnight Killua!"
Killua threw a lazy peace sign, but his attention was fixed on Gon. He wants to talk to me privately?
Gon smiled sheepishly at Killua and gestured with his thumb over his shoulder. Killua peeked behind him, and found Tsubone the Motorcycle parallel parked in one of the allotted bike slots before the boutique. Oh, that made sense. He wouldn't be walking to the parking garage with them.
"Uh, I needed to say goodbye to you," Gon said, his hand drifting to the back of his head. "But I also had something I wanted to ask…"
Killua's heart spasmed in his chest. "Uh, yeah? What is it?"
"Uh…" Gon slipped his fingers through his hair. He couldn't quite meet Killua's eyes. "I, uh, wanted to ask… if you wanted to go– out with me to… to the store? Tomorrow? To buy Christmas ornaments for my tree? For errands and stuff?"
Killua blinked. "You want me to go to the store with you?"
"Y-yeah," Gon sputtered, his cheeks gaining a hint of color.
"To buy Christmas ornaments?"
"Uh-huh."
"And do errands and stuff?"
"Yup."
Killua smiled, and felt his eyes going all soft. He punched Gon lightly in the arm, "Yeah, I'll go with you. Idiot. Just text me when you're on the way, alright?"
"Yeah!" Gon exclaimed, "I'll do that! I'll text you!"
Killua giggled. "Goodnight, Gon."
"Goodnight!"
With that, Killua turned and headed down the street. A light snow began to float down from the night sky above, and the headlights of cars danced along the sidewalk like spotlights on a stage. Colorful neon from storefronts reflected across the wet road, and Killua's breath puffed in front of him in pretty little clouds.
He gazed at the snow-filled sky with a smile on his face. It was freezing cold outside, but he was filled to the brim with an indescribable warmth. Killua gazed lightheartedly at the holiday displays in the storefronts. The string lights wrapped around the light posts sent sparkles across his eyes.
Gon had asked him to go Christmas ornament shopping with him tomorrow. It was just a simple shopping trip, but it felt like Gon had been asking him out. Killua had never felt so alive. He left footprints in the gathering snow as he walked, feeling light as a feather and like the happiest man in the world.
It wasn't until he was back at home in his apartment, snuggled up in his bed and replaying the events of that evening, that he realized.
"Gon and Alluka got along so well… it just made him love Gon even more."
Moments before he drifted off to sleep, Killua's eyes snapped open and he sat straight up in his bed. He stared into the darkness of his bedroom in a mixture of horror and pleasant surprise.
"I'm in love with Gon."