Hunter x Hunter : Helping the Fallen

Kidnapping can go Good and Bad (Part2)

She looked stunning in that kimono. It fit her nicely, Zusha thought. His eyes were only on Lavender as he placed a hand over his heart, rubbing it. Ever since that day, his heart was shattered to pieces when she claimed to not remember him but it still cried and yearned for her. His heart still longs to hold her in his arms. Standing before her he could see how tired she was, how broken she was, and how dead she was through her cold stony mask of indifference. Still, no matter how far she changed it was still his Lavender and his heart screamed for her.

Zusha wanted to snatch her up. Hold her in his arms. To kiss her but expect without the goodbyes. He wants to kiss her forever and be together forever. To protect her. Ever since he met Killua and his friends he was the closest he had ever gotten to saving Lavender and finally understanding what was going on somewhat. As she stood some few feet away from him Zusha was ready to grab her and ran faraway with her.

He had to save her here and now. There was no room for failure like the last time or he suffered losing her completely to these veil creatures.

So even though his fist was clenched tightly around his wine glass as people around him cheered for their sick reasons he was planning to get his flower back.

Out of the corner of his eyes once the crowd started to break to touch his love he saw a streak of blue glare and Gon vanishing out of the blue stunning the crowd.

Of course, he saw when chances were given and instantly slipped through the startled crowd and grabbed Lav by her wrist. It was electric touching her even if he could feel her bones in his grasp which worried him a bit.

Lav looked indifferent as she turned to Zusha and froze. Her head tilting like a cute confused baby tiger as their eyes once again met. It was as magical as the last time making his heart soar to have her back with him until he felt that connection snapped. It was so violent yet quick as he looked up.

Lavender was being yanked out of his arms and pulled away from him falling into the hands of some drunk older man who held no shame in touching her.

"H ello pretty. Qhat c. an yyou do?" he slurred as he was clearly drunk, touching her and making Zusha furious. How dare that man lay his filthy has on his lover? It was obvious he did not have good intentions with the way he touched her around the waist area and Zusha would die before he let him go farther.

Ironically as Zusha rushed towards them he noticed how Lavendar did not do anything about how the manhandled her. She only had this withdrawn look in her eyes that made his heart scream when he realized she was just letting it happen. She was not fighting back in this twisted form of hopeless acceptance of what was happening.

Zusha wanted to yell at the man and throw him off the bridge at that moment but instead made it to them in time just as he was about to kiss her and yanked her right out of the man's surprised arms into his own that wrapped gently but tightly around her as if he was daring anyone to take her from him.

Zusha took notice of how skinny Lavender was as her bones poked at his arms through her kimono. He could even feel her ribs. Have they starved her?

"How dare you take jer ftom me? I was not done yet wi. tg hwe soo you. kisy goong to have to qait yoir turn likw rgee rest. og ua dunny and trust me I plan on buy ibg heR tonight. ao dpn'r wvem think avoit gettibf any funnt ideas"

Zusha hissed at the wasted man pulling Lavender closer to him as he came at them with his wine glass swing madly. Zusha had an idea to make a run for it until Leorio ran up and blocked the man's view of them, surprising Zusha.

"Oh is that you old pal"Leorio cried out, shaking the man's hands and distracting him as Kurapika walked up to him to grab him by the shoulders to guide him through the crowds of people and into an empty ballroom.