A Most Intimate Mission (Illumi X Reader) (Hunter X Hunter)

Chapter Six

(A/N: Alright, I know I said this was going to be a really long chapter, and it was planned to be, but I decided to split it into two separate chapters since this is one long enough on its own and I can get it up sooner. Plus, where it leaves off is great for the next chapter because there's a slight time skip and I like to start chapters with those when I can. This seems like an organic end for this chapter, while there's also enough content left for the next chapter to be a good size too. I estimated that if I did the whole thing as I originally intended, it'd likely be about 6,000 words or more, so around 3,000 each seems more palatable. I hope you guys aren't disappointed by that decision and enjoy the chapter!)

~~THE NEXT MORNING~~

Illumi arose before the dawn to prepare for his daily morning training. He silently vacated his bed, venturing into the adjoining bathroom for a brisk shower before quickly dressing within the darkness. He then exited the room to make his way to the back forest. After entering the second hallway of the journey, he was suddenly approached by his father.

"Illumi." Silva began.

Illumi blankly stared back at Silva in response.

"You and Y/N are to come to the west wing common room for an important family meeting." Silva continued.

Illumi gave a small nod before turning away and heading back the direction from which he came. He halted his steps upon hearing his father speak once more.

"No, continue on to your training, let her rest for now. Just make sure you both come to the common room after you complete your first training session." Silva instructed him, interrupting his return to his bedroom to get Y/N up and prepared for the meeting.

Without turning to face the direction the words emitted from, Illumi changed his course to continue his way to the back forest to train.

Y/N was still deep in a dream when Illumi returned for her directly following his first training of the day. It hadn't previously been necessary for him to awaken her before. Unsure of how exactly to proceed, Illumi stood staring at her sleeping form for a few moments from the side of the bed she occupied. He then softly cleared his throat.

"Wake up." he monotonously commanded the unconscious woman.

"Y/N." he tried once more to verbally arouse her from her subconscious state.

He received a soft snore in response. He settled on physically shaking her out of her slumber, admittedly rather roughly. Y/N awoke crankily which turned into panic upon seeing who had interrupted her sleep.

'How long did I sleep in? Is it time for the first session??' she thought before hurriedly glancing at the clock.

It displayed the time to be a bit after 9 A.M., and not 11. She looked back at Illumi beside her, wondering if the schedule had been changed again.

"There's a family meeting that we're to attend. Get up and proceed to make yourself presentable." Illumi said simply before taking a few steps back, allowing adequate space for Y/N to make her way out the bed.

Y/N nervously made her way to gather clothes to change into after her shower.

'A family meeting involving me? I don't know if this will be good or bad...' she thought with an uneasy feeling in her stomach.

She set the shower temperature a bit higher than usual, in hopes that the hot stream of water would help melt her nerves away. What might've been a relaxing shower ended up anything but.

Accompanied by the heavy stare of the room's other occupant, the hot shower ended with Y/N's nerves amplified. She then spent way too long drying off, not wanting to relinquish the shielding the towel offered her from Illumi's unrelenting gaze. She finally put the towel down by the sink, leaving herself exposed, before nervously moving on to dressing. Illumi stood, slightly annoyed at how long it was taking Y/N to prepare. Cluing in that she might have some ridiculous issue with lack of privacy that is causing her to dress at the speed of a glacier, Illumi inwardly sighed before slightly shifting his visual focus. He continued to observe her with his peripheral vision, giving her the slight relief of no longer being in the center of his focus.