𝖍𝖝𝖍 𝖔𝖓𝖊𝖘𝖍𝖔𝖙𝖘

Daylight ~ Illumi Zoldyck

Top!Illumi (no smut hohoh)

Author: hisokapegger (On ao3) 

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The five empty seats were hard to ignore as the sun shone brightly on the untouched silverware and white porcelain dinnerware. The young woman wondered if she should ask the servers to clear the table. So that Illumi would stop looking over the empty space. But she knew there wasn't much she could do to make up for the absence of the people he loved the most, to what was supposed to be the best day of the assassin's life.

It didn't make a lot of difference to the bride. In fact, her relationship with her husband's family was, to say the least tumultuous. She did feel a little guilty, however. But it wasn't guilt over encouraging Illumi to get away from them. It was guilt over hurting the person she loved the most. Still, she knew pain and suffering were necessary sometimes.

Her relationship with Illumi was a perfect example of that. She recalled all the times she almost gave up on him, the tears and the fights. She remembered all the sacrifices she made for him, the anger she suppressed, the pain she welcomed and the love that almost made her lose herself.

Almost. There had been a very fragile balance between the young woman and the elite assassin's relationship. They used to dance between sanity and insanity every day. But they never let go of each other even when it felt like walking on broken glass.

She wondered many times if that love was worth it and it felt like it wasn't on so many occasions. Yet they were together today celebrating the highs and lows of their relationship with people [Name] never thought would be able to sit at the same table as her husband. But she was glad she never gave up on him. Illumi wasn't dead inside, he was just very sleepy and on their wedding day he was finally waking up.

"So you were right after all. They truly don't care about me," he said in his usual tone as his guests picked up the personalized menu on their plates and looked at the beautiful decorations.

[Name] didn't know what to tell him. Illumi was always hard to read. But even so, that declaration was filled with sadness and she knew it.

"They are making a mistake. But look around, these people, they care about you," she pointed out.

Illumi's eyes scanned everyone around the table. Alluka was smiling as she showed the little bouquet [Name] had made for each guest to her brother. Killua smiled back at her then his big blue eyes went back to scanning the menu. He called out for his best friend who was in front of him and excitedly talked about the dessert.

Anna, the bride's sister, couldn't help laughing at his comment. She teased him about his sweet tooth before getting back to her discussion with Alluka. Finally, there was Illumi's long term business associate, who had more recently earned the title of friend. Of course, he still wouldn't admit it. But the fact that Hisoka received a handwritten invitation to his wedding was proof enough of that.

"It makes me happy," Illumi admitted as he held his wife's hand in his.

[Name] smiled at him before directing her attention to Hisoka.

"Hisoka, don't touch that. You're going to mess everything up."
"Isn't that why I'm here?" he asked tauntingly.
"I invited you. I can kick you out of this place too," Illumi warned him.

Hisoka laughed and went on complaining about how his friend didn't even pay for his plane ticket. Killua and Gon were silently judging them as they started bickering like an old couple. Meanwhile [Name] wondered if she would ever be able to compete against Illumi and Hisoka's obvious affection for each other. Probably not and she wasn't complaining.

The first dishes were served and soon enough they were all recalling fond memories of the previous years. The bride started recounting her adventures with her pink-haired friend and her husband to her guests. Then Killua shared some of his few happy childhood memories to which Illumi smiled and added more details.

It was so refreshing to see him like this. [Name] almost felt like it was unreal. Except it was real. From the smell of the grass to the soft feeling of Illumi's skin and the beautiful laughter of their guests, everything showed it. She wasn't dreaming anymore.

She hoped that the happy and intimate atmosphere took Illumi's mind off his family. They weren't worth it after all. She knew it was hard for him to leave them behind despite all the years of abuse he was put through. But with Killua and Alluka standing behind him she couldn't help thinking they had already won.

Of course, Killua and Illumi's relationship was still a work in progress. But so far both of them had made incredible efforts to work it out. It was clear that Killua was still suspicious about his brother. But Illumi's apology to Alluka and his departure from the Zoldyck estate weren't things he could ignore. It was true that Illumi was a skilled manipulator. But it was hard to believe he would go to that extent just to harm them more.

Alluka on the other hand looked like she was very happy to have her brother back. She was a very charming and lively woman. She was the type of person to make you smile whenever she would be close. So seeing her being so enthusiastic about giving a second chance to Illumi would warm even the coldest heart.

The months coming were going to be hard. Illumi would have to adapt to a lot of new things. But he wasn't alone anymore and his wife was determined to make it as less stressful as possible. She was also counting on her husband's younger siblings to help.

"I can't believe Hisoka wrote a speech. I'm scared," she whispered to Illumi as the Magician got up dramatically from his seat.
"I can make him stop right now if you want," Illumi proposed seriously.

She laughed before adding:

"No. It's fine. I'm comfortable with the people here. He won't be able to embarrass me."

Unfortunately, the bride quickly came to realize that she should have left Illumi stopped him. Especially when he started to share some very questionable thoughts about her husband and her.