𝐇𝐈𝐒 𝐋𝐎𝐕𝐄 ❥︎𝒉𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒌𝒂

Ch.40| conditions

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The chain user guided Akari to a side room and shut the door after her. "Sit." She nodded and sat down on an empty crate, facing him. "Akari, right?" Akari nodded, her hands folded in her lap. He sighed, leaning against the door.                                                                                                                  "I do have to ask why I'm here?" The chain user nodded. "And. Are you also going to put conditions on me too?" "You're here because your name sounded familiar and because I didn't know there was a thirteenth spider." Akari swallowed dryly.

"Yes. Most people don't know I'm a spider." "I suppose it's safer for you that way?" She nodded again. "However, I must ask." Red flashed in his eyes as he took a step towards her, hand gripping her shoulder. "Were you there when your boss destroyed my clan five years ago?"

Akari flinched back at his tone and shook her head. "It's true that I've been apart of the troupe for years. But up until recently, I hadn't even know about them wiping out a clan, let alone stealing their eyes." 

His eye twitched. "I'll see to it that you're telling the truth." She nodded. "Sure ask your friend when you're done." Her brows furrowed. "You said my name sounded familiar, how-" Her question was cut off my a sharp slap to her cheek. "I ask the question here. Understand?"

"Understood." She growled back. 

"How long have you been with the spiders? Sense the beginning?" "No. I met danchou-" "Say his name. You calling that, that person 'boss' is infuriating." "I met Chrollo many years ago but never joined his troupe until a couple years back. I wasn't in his original group....I had my own problems to worry about." Akari muttered. "Problems? Explain." She lifted her gaze, glaring at the blonde. "I hardly see how that's important." 

Another strike to her cheek.

Akari let her head hand to the side, a small chuckle escaping her lips. "If what your asking is if I participated in killing your clan and stealing the eyes of your family- then my answer is no." He pulled back as her head snapped forward. "No I didn't not kill any of your friends or family. I get that loads of people find your eyes....enticing but I didn't even know that was going on. I wasn't even staying with the troupe then. And that's the truth."

His eye twitched again.

"Go ask your little friend outside. She'll tell you I'm not lying." Akari hissed, hands clenched. "Go on. Ask." 

The chain user's eyes had once again turned scarlet at her words, slamming the door open from behind him as he left the room. Akari let herself relax slowly. 'maybe if he doesn't see me as a threat- he really won't put any conditions on me...'

As he walked back in, closing the door behind him, his jaw was clenched as he nodded. "You were telling the truth." "Can I finally ask a question now that you know I didn't do it?" She asked, her voice dripping with sarcasm as his lips pursed. "Go ahead."

"Why did my name sound familiar and why did you ask me to come here with Pakunoda?"

"I asked you to accompany her because your aura was one that Killua had commented on." "-What?" "The white haired boy-" "I know who he is, I want to know what he said about me." The chain user neared her again. "He said he had seen you conversing with Hisoka at the base and wanted to know why anyone would willingly put up with him." 'hisoka...' "Are you his lover?" 

Akari's eyes widened at his words. "...What?" 

He repeated. "Are you Hisoka's lover?" 'trying to use me as blackmail for hisoka now??' "No!" Akari scoffed, leaning forward. "Why would I be with someone like him?" The chain user's face remained the same. "Killua also said that after seeing you at the base, he recognized your presence as the additional one at Heavens Arena."