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

35-Do you even know me?

↜Time skip: Three weeks later↝

↜3rd Person Pov↝

"Wake up!" yelled Milluki, raising the whip in his hand and hitting his restrained younger brother with it. Killua slowly lifted his head, saying: "Oh. Morning, Bro. What time is it?" Milluki glared at him as he hit him again.

He yelled: "Don't be too arrogant, Kil!" "What? I feel really bad about stabbing you, Bro. Sorry. It was the wrong thing to do." "You're lying!" yelled Milluki, getting angrier by the second. He hit Killua a few more times, to which Killua had to spit a bit of blood out.

He then smirked at his older brother, asking: "You can tell?" Milluki was about to respond, as his phone rang. He answered, and talked with his mother. He got to know that Gon, Kurapika, and Leorio were already near the butler's office.

Grinning, Milluki turned to face his brother, saying: "Kil, your friends are near the butler's office. How about it, Kil? If I ask Mama, those three can become-" He was cut off by one of the chains holding Killua up breaking.

"Milluki. If you so much as touch them, I'll kill you." he threatened, causing Milluki to shut up right away. If it came to potential and strength, Killua was far better than Milluki. And they both knew that.

A knock on the door was heard, followed by an elderly man saying: "I'm coming in." He opened the door, saying: "That's enough, Mil." "But grandpa Zeno! He isn't sorry at all." accused Milluki, pointing at his brother.

"I know that. Kil." said their grandfather, causing Killua to look at him. Zeno said: "There's someone here that wants to see you." Killua's expression turned into a confused one as he asked: "Did Gon already make it here?"

It was then that another person stepped into the room, causing his cold, blue eyes to widen. His breath got stuck in his throat as his heartbeat increased by the mere sight of her. She looked absolutely miserable.

Her clothes were ripped at some parts, while it was clear that she had bled a lot. Like, a lot. He immediately noticed wounds on her arms and legs that hadn't been there before. Some of them were just starting to heal.

But what shocked him the most was the fresh cut on her cheek. His eyes lingered on it for a second, hoping- wishing- that it wouldn't result in a scar on her pretty face. Not like she would look less beautiful. It was about her pride as a Gladiator.

Her (e/c) eyes lit up as she smiled brightly, picking up her pace. She only stopped in front of her friend, saying: "Killua! I missed you!" His cheeks immediately turned pink as he turned his head away from her, saying: "I-I... missed you, too."

Her smile brightened as soon as she heard that. "You sound like yourself again. I'm so glad. I was worried that Illumi did something to you." she admitted, a sincere gleam in her eyes. Suddenly realizing something, Killua's eyes widened.

"Wait! Why are you here? I told you to go back to the Colosseum." he said, starting to panic slightly. "And you thought you could convince me by simply repeating the same two words over and over? Do you even know me?" she asked back, still smiling. "But..." trailed Killua off, shaking his head. Maybe Illumi had lied to him.

He then asked: "What happened to you?" "Let's get you down from there first." she declared, reaching up in order to get a hold of the chain still keeping him in the air. She had to stand on her tip-toes, barely able to reach them.

But as she did, she immediately pulled at it, breaking it within less than a second. Once Killua was back on the ground, (Y/N) grabbed his wrist, saying: "I'll remove these, as well." He only nodded, everyone in the room watching as she effortlessly broke the metal cuffs with her bare hands.

Milluki stared in pure fear, knowing that he won't get away with what he did to her. He didn't know that she was as strong as this! Besides, now that Killua was free...

"What happened?" repeated Killua, gently brushing his thumb over the cut on her cheek, staining it a little red. She smiled, answering: "Your mother said I could see you if I passed a bunch of tests. In the end, I spend three weeks in a dark room where Milluki would try to torture me. But I have a high pain tolerance, so I'm fine."

Killua's eyes immediately moved over to Milluki, who was trying to flee the scene. He disappeared from his current position, reappearing in front of his older brother. Milluki screamed in fear as Killua grabbed him by his arm, pushing him onto the ground.

He pulled on his arm, until a sickening crunch was heard, followed my his brother's screams. Killua transformed his hand into sharp claws, ready to kill Milluki for what he did to (Y/N).

Quickly grabbing his hand, (Y/N) said: "It's okay. It was my decision." Killua looked at her, saying: "But he hurt you!" "And so did many others. I'm fine. Besides, he looks far more terrified than I ever felt these past three weeks." she replied.

"But-" "I'm fine! Really!" Killua paused, with (Y/N) chuckling. She then threw her arms around him, trapping him in a tight hug. The white haired boy froze, his whole face flushing red as he slowly returned the hug.

"I seriously missed you, Killua. Please never leave like that again. Ever." she muttered out, closing her eyes. Killua felt his heart beat like crazy as he answered: "I won't." "Promise?" "Promise."

Grinning happily, (Y/N) said: "That's what I wanted to hear! Now, let's go find Gon and the others." He smiled a little, glad to see her happy. He had found it difficult to think about anything or anyone else than her these past weeks.

Whatever he was thinking of, his mind would always wander back over to her. Her bright smile, her shining eyes, her soft voice... She was simply always on his mind. It was the same for her. She would always think back to the fun times they shared during the Exam, laughing and joking around.

She took his hand into hers, starting to head towards the door. Killua said: "Bro, I'm not sorry. But I do feel bad. So I let you slap me around. However, if you ever lay another finger on (Y/N), I'll rip your fingers off, shove them down your throat, then kill you."

Milluki shuddered as he stepped back, holding his broken arm in fear and pain. "Kil, Silva wants to see you two." spoke Zeno, to which Killua turned his head, asking: "Dad? Okay." Right before the two of them left, (Y/N) waved, saying: "And thank you for your help, Killua's Gramps!"