DISCOVERY ➴ Chrollo x Reader

XLIX. Sweet L???s

Strong warm arms closed around me, pulling me away from the cold hard floor. My eyelids fluttered open, and I found myself squinting up at him. His stubble had grown during over the past week, and he looked rougher, wilder, his greyish eyes narrowed to inspect my face. His long dark eyelashes were all I could focus on.

I couldn't believe my eyes. Chrollo was just here... holding me... looking as beautiful as always.

"Y/N." He moved me into a sitting position, both arms still around me, supporting my back and caging me in. "What a surprising reaction to my return."

I swallowed, and forced my brain to take in his words, to think of something, anything to say. "Where the fuck did you go?"

He shrugged, as if it hadn't been unusual for him to suddenly disappear. "I went to visit a small island a day or so east from here."

My lips trembled, and I held a sob in, still my voice cracked when I said "Without me."

One of his hands moved to the small of my back, so warm even through my clothes, "Well, you had your job."

I trembled, still too overwhelmed to process anything. "Without even telling me."

"And that... matters?"

"Yes..." My eyes stung, and I tried blinking the tears I knew were raring to go away. "Were you even thinking of coming back?"

He pulled me close while humming, as if trying to comfort me with his warmth and push the uncomfortable questions away. I hiccuped, and tears flowed freely, as a thought occurred to me, "You weren't sure..."

He cleared his throat before I felt him nod, his chin rubbed against the top of my head, "Yeah."

My throat burned, and my chest hurt, as sobs wrecked my body, "You weren't sure, so you decided not to tell me."

His hand drew small circles over my back, soft and steady, which only made me sob harder, I barely heard him say "You were the one that said I had a plan, I had to prove you right." over my sharp air intakes.

I slapped his shoulder weakly, "You... always had... one" I wiped away my tears with the back of my hand, "I... I have been... right... all along!"

"Yeah, it's not easy following a plan to the end..." He sighed.

I hiccuped, trying to get my breathing under control, "What are you on about?"

"Nothing, nothing." He shook his head and pulled my chin upwards, so he could look me in the eyes. "Are you alright? What happened to your hair?"

"Oh... You have no idea! There was this lawyer! And he knows! And I was waiting to be arrested, but the police didn't come?" My sobs restarted, and so did my tears, and my throat hurt so much I felt like wailing. How could this be happening?

His thumbs swept the droplets of warm tears only for new ones to replace them, he pulled my chest against his, while comforting me, "I'm sorry... But what? Please explain it clearly."

I explained it all between sobs, and the head pats, and comforting back rubs really helped me get through it as I described everything, from the moment the lawyer had walked in to the moment I found Chrollo back at home. It wasn't clear, it was cut, and honestly I probably wasn't making any sense, but his voice was pensive once I succumbed to tears after the retelling of events. "I see... Don't worry about it... Daisuke Mori, was it? He's an odd one."

I peeled my head away from the crook of his neck, eyes narrowing at him as my anger bubbled up. How dare he minimize my problems!? I had never scowled at someone like I felt like I was currently scowling at Chrollo, "How can I not worry about-" His warm lips touched mine, silencing my rant at its source. A simple peck, and my mind shook, lost track of itself, and remained in a state of confusion.