Gladiator [K.Zoldyck X fem!Reader] (HxH)

11-I made you smile again

↜(Y/N) Pov↝

I quietly walked next to Killua, listening to his rambles about how annoyed he was that we couldn't win. He lowered his head, a shadow casting over his eyes as two other applicants passed by us. He bumped into one of them, but didn't seem to mind it.

"Hey. Wait up, kids." said one of them, causing me to turn around. "You bump into us, and not say anything?" I shrugged at them, turning back around, continuing to walk with Killua. They both began to run towards us, saying: "You bastards!"

Right before they reached us, Killua said: "(Y/N), step back." I did as told, stepping a bit to the side, watching as Killua's nails suddenly sharpened, becoming like knives. He effortlessly sliced through the flesh of the two guys, killing them instantly.

I stepped over their bodies, saying: "I get that you're frustrated, but they had nothing to do with it." He didn't reply, so I asked: "Hello?" Sighing, I quickly went in front of him, holding onto both of his shoulders.

"Earth to Killua. You in there somewhere?" I asked, to which he finally snapped out of his thoughts. "What?" he asked back, avoiding eye contact. I smiled a little, saying: "You can't just kill random people and then stop responding. It makes you seem weird."

His cold, blue eyes met mine for a moment. "That's all you have to say about it? That I'm weird?" he asked, causing me to chuckle. We continued walking, with me saying: "I don't mind killing. As long as it's no one close to me that dies. That said, should anyone ever hurt you or Gon, I'll make them suffer before they get the sweet relief of death."

He stared at me, muttering: "You're crazy." I rolled my eyes playfully, saying: "Of course I am. My parents are money-hungry people that force their only child to fight. It's natural their kid would go bad."

Grinning, he said: "You copied my words." "I know I did." I replied, quickly adding: "There. I made you smile again!" He paused for a moment, then looked away from me, covering his face with his arm. I chuckled, asking: "What? I didn't do anything." "Shut up." he said, causing my smile to widen.

"I really like you a lot, Killua." I admitted, to which he quickly turned his head to look at me, his face tainted in a bright, red color. "I- You-" he started, stumbling over his words. I laughed at him, saying: "Calm down. I only said that I like you."

He turned to look away again, mumbling. "You... You're actually crazy. You know that?" "Kinda." I replied, chuckling as we neared a bench. "Oh, look! We can sleep a bit there." I noted, pointing at it.

Once we reached it, we sat down, looking out of the window, at the city below us. Most of the lights were now off, but it still looked absolutely beautiful. I let out a yawn, saying: "I don't mind that you're an assassin."

"Wh-Where did that come from?" he asked, clearly taken back by my words. Leaning my head on his shoulder, I answered: "I don't want people to hate me for being a gladiator. I thought maybe you felt the same."

Hearing that, he kept quiet. I yawned once more, closing my eyes, saying: "Good night, Killua." "Good night, (Y/N)." he replied. I smiled a little, starting to fall asleep.

↜Killua Pov↝

Crazy. She's lost her mind. What an absolute airhead.

Placing a hand onto my chest, I let my eyes wander over to her peaceful expression. Why... Why is my heart beating like crazy? Is it still from the adrenaline rush from before? Yeah, that has to be it.

She looks so calm, so peaceful. So pretty. I caught myself staring, quickly looking away. It's not like she'll know... I slowly looked back at her, taking note of the many, many scars on both of her exposed arms.

Some were more faded, while others were created rather recently. She doesn't have any scars on her face or neck, as far as I can tell. But since her arms are covered, I'm not sure if I want to know what the rest of her skin looks like. Just how many fights did she have to go through before running away?

Not like I'm any better. We are pretty similar. Maybe that's why I like her company. Even if she's a bit reckless. But I like that about her. She acts before she thinks. Once we're Hunters, I want to continue traveling with her and Gon. It's a lot of fun.

↜Time skip: the next day↝

↜3rd Person Pov↝

"I apologize for the long wait. The airship will soon arrive at its destination." said Beans, talking through the intercom of the airship, waking the applicants. "Hey, (Y/N). Get up." said Killua, gently shaking the sleeping girl.

Her eyes fluttered open, not bothered by the light of the morning sun. She lifted her head off his shoulder, stretching her arms above her head as she yawned. "I'm up." she said, rubbing the last bit of sleep out of her eyes.

"Oh, it's morning already. The Third Phase is about to start, right? Let's go look for Gon." she said, standing up. Killua followed her back to the room they were in yesterday, where they found Gon, who was excited for the next phase.

Once the airship had landed and the applicants got off, everyone was confused. They were standing on top of a round tower, which was incredibly high. "Ahem." They all turned to look at Beans, who began to explain.

"Everyone, the Exam's Third Phase will begin here, at the top of Trick Tower. To pass this Phase, you must reach the tower's base alive. The time limit is seventy-two hours. With that, we will now begin the Third Phase. I will pray for your success."

With that, the airship flew off, leaving the contestant alone. Gon and (Y/N) looked over the edge of the tower, with (Y/N) saying: "I could survive that." "No you couldn't, idiot." said Killua, lightly smacking the back of her head.

"Are we supposed to climb down?" asked Leorio, to which Kurapika said: "That would be suicide..." "Maybe for a normal person. But a top-class rock climber can handle this, no problem." said a man, starting to climb down the tower.

"Wow." said Killua, watching how he climbed down. Gon noted: "He's going down pretty fast." "Uh-oh. Hear that?" asked (Y/N), to which they all held their breath, listening intently. It sounded like wings flapping in the wind.

A bunch of strange, red, flying creatures had appeared, one of them taking the climber with it. He screamed for help as they flew off, leaving most of the people speechless.

Leorio said: "G-Guess we can't climb down the side..." "Yeah." said Kurapika, all of them still staring after the creatures. "Well, better start looking for a way down." said (Y/N), clapping her hands together, turning to face her four friends.