The Missing Flower

The Start

Gon and Killua have known each other since they were in middle school. Killua being that stereotypical nerd with glasses and braces. Not like he needed the glasses, just blue light for his migraines.

Didn't really need the braces, it was just a cute little gap tooth on his two front teeth. He got bullied for it and gave in and got the braces. He was mean and smart.

Gon was, well a dork. He wasnt very smart, always said the weirdest shit, the kid who always had dirt under his nails no matter how much he washed his hands. He was nice and dumb.

They were made for each other.

Awkward interaction after awkward interaction, they finally became friends. Soon best friends. Inseparable.

It annoyed everyone.

Especially as it carried out through high school.

"Ugh, they even go to the bathroom together! What are they? Girls?" One girl mocked, watching as the two boys laughed their way into the restroom.

"I cannot believe you!" Killua laughed.

"It wasn't my fault!" Gon whined.

Killua couldn't help but laugh at Gons stupidity. His pen exploded during math class.

"How do you even do something like that?!" Killua wheezed, bending over the sink as Gon viscously scrubbed as his hands.

"I have no idea!"

Suddenly, Killua coughed. He cleared his throat a bit. "Sorry, must have laughed too much." He chuckled. Gon rolled his eyes.

A couple of years later, college.

Yay, college.

Gon finally grew a pair and confessed. Sort of.

By confess, I mean he left flowers in Killuas apartment. All white roses. They represent purity, innocence, and young love. Gon meant to show all of that. Plus the colour reminded him of Killuas hair. He had one of the bouqets be blue roses, like his eyes.

The only thing, is that is wasn't just a few bouqets. It filled Killuas entire dorm. He called Gon in a rage because he couldn't get to the bathroom to piss.

"Gon you are impossible!" Killua said, managing his way through the flowers, even his bathroom was filled to the brim. "I didn't know you had a thing for my roomate."

Gon paused.

"Gon?"

"You think I have a thing for your roomate?" Gon asked. He thought the white made it obvious.

"Uhm yeah? Why else would you fill my dorm with enough flowers to make me almost piss myself?" Killua chuckled. "I get Retz is kinda pretty but I didn't think shes your type. Plus you know shes a lesbian right?"

Gon sighed. "I didn't think you'd be the idiot here.."

"What do you mean?" Killua asked, making it to his bedroom door, opening it and seeing the bouqet on his bed. Strikingly deep blue contrast against the white. "What in the..."

"Killua, read the note."

Killua hopped in the little holes of space between the flowers, making it to his bed. The bouqet seemed a little.....empty.

"Gon?" No answer.

Killua checked his phone. He hung up. "Mother fucker..." he muttered. He crawled up onto the bed, and where the empty spot in the bouqet was, assumingly missing a flower or two, was a note.

He opened it up, chicken scratch.

Son of a bitch.

K,
I know you always liked mysteries. Stuff like stranger things and Sherlock gnomes or whatever his name was.

Killua laughed.

So meet me in the spot where we first met. And I don't mean the stupid middle school cafeteria I mean where we actually met. Where we first became besties ;)

-G

Where they first became besties?
Oh.

Oh god.

Killua laughed, like actually laughed. That imbosal.

Killua got up, shuffling, yet again, through the flowers and made his way back to his car.

There is no freaking way.

Killua drove down the road, parking in what could only be described as a sketchy parking lot. Like shady.

Killua stepped out of his car, seeing the dork standing there with the dorkiest smile.

"You've got to be fucking kidding me." Killua laughed. Gon smiled wider.

Killua walked up to the old convenience store, the lights flickering and the smell being smellier than ever. There were so many drug dealings here.

Killua walked up and crossed his arms. "Well?" He couldn't help the grin on his face. Gon looked down, bashful.

He pulled his arm out from behind his back, bowing to Killua like a gentleman, "I believe this is for you, must've gotten lost in the delivery." Gon said, pulling out a single blue rose. Killua laughed.

"Ah, the missing flower!" He took it, twirling it around. "Is this all?"

Gon stood straighter. "Actually, I have a little something to say." He took out a little piece of paper.

Dork.

"Killua, I've thought you were pretty since I met you in 6th grade. I thought everything about you was cute, even when you chewed on your pencil." Gon chuckled. "I think that jerk Meruem is a loser for making fun of your gap tooth, I thought it was cute."

Killua smiled, biting his lip.

"I love the way your hair falls perfectly without you trying, the messiness just adding to your already beautiful fluffy hair. Even after you pull it out of a bun you had it in for days." Killua whined.

"I thought you would stop talking about that–"

"I'm not done!"

"I love how blue your eyes are. I mean they are like, really very blue. And I love how you don't give a fuck what anyone says when you wear your stained sweat suit to class," Killua sighed.

"You try going to school the day after getting wasted at a party with 5 missing assignments and nothing but a monster drink and a coffee."

Gon laughed.

"I love the way you do anything, you look beautiful no matter what you wear, no matter how messy or tired you are. I, love you." Gon finished.

"And there is so much more I could talk about– but like, I um, I haven't really planned much out so–"

Killua pulled Gon in for a kiss, cutting off the little rant he went on. "Its probably a good thing you planned what to say, idiot."

"I'm not good with words." Gon said, pulling Killua back in with a kiss. "Actions are my strong suit." He grinned.

"You're such a dork."

"Damn right I am."

1060 words

For Ruko

August 18 2022