Light In The Darkness (Killugon)

Chapter 5

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Gon's POV*

Killua asked me to skip school with him. It's not something I usually do, but I want to be alone with him. I want to know about him. One time wont hurt. I'm caught up in school work anyways.

"Sure."

'Yeah It's not big deal- wait what?"

I laugh, "I said sure, I'll skip with you."

He looked at my puzzled. Confused on why I would want to skip, mostly with him.

"O-okay lets go..." He said, moving his head towards the door. I nod and follow him.

We exit the school and move quickly down the street so we don't get caught.

"Where are we going?"

"Um. I want to take you to a place I like a lot..." He said shyly.

This is progress. He's responding to me, he's saying actual sentences. Maybe it's because we aren't in school or around other people? I followed him for a bit before stepping into front of the woods.

"Don't worry. I'm not gonna kill ya." He chuckled.

"Oh you have jokes now." I laugh with him.

I follow him into the wooded area, he led me back to a spot, and then he stopped.

"This is it."

It was a very clear pond. You could see the fish swimming around, frogs and other things. Cherry blossom trees wrapped around the area. The sun just lightly peaking through.

"Wow. This is really pretty Killua!" I say excitingly. I look over at him and he blushes, looking down at the ground.

I sat down near the edge of the pond and he said down next to me. We sat and listened to the crickets and the birds chirping. This was very relaxing and I'm glad I'm here with Killua.

"When did you find this place?" I asked, he dropping his head, seeming a little upset.

"Um. When I came back to school, first day everyone was staring and whispering, I didn't understand what was going on. I tried talking to some old friends, they ran away in fear. Leorio came up to me and told me a rumor was going around about me being a killer. He wasn't scared of me because he actually knew what happened. He was with me. I couldn't handle it that day so I left. Ran here wanting some piece and quiet. Found this place."

"I don't mean to pry, but what exactly happened? What is the truth?"

"Um. Well, we were walking home from the diner, his family owns it that's why we go there often, good place for the science project. It was late because we were helping his family clean up. On our way home I heard a women scream. I ran quickly over to where I heard it. A man had a women pressed against the wall in an alley way, he was pulling at her shirt with one hand and groping her with the other. I ran at the guy and pulled him off her. He was madly drunk. Aggressive too. The man ran at me throwing his fist. I had no choice but to fight back so I did. Put the man in the hospital. I didn't kill him. He's in prison for attempted rape."

I looked at him shocked, not from the story but that he was talking so freely. My body reacted on my own, I wrapped my arms around his shoulders pulling him into a hug.

"Wha-" He said in shock. He slowly brought his hands down and softly hugged back. I pulled away from the hug after 15 seconds.

"W-what was that for?" He blushed lightly.

"Sorry, I just wanted to give you a hug. I feel like you needed one.." I said shyly. His eyes sparkling a little more then normal. He hummed, looking at the pond.