Ace Of Hearts - Hisoka x Illumi

Crossroads

The evil aura that made the atmosphere of the room electric and almost palpable disappeared as Illumi felt the playing card on his throat.

He heard a whisper, just loud enough to be audible "so... calm". He wasn't even sure Hisoka had said that, but he was sure something had shifted.

That kinda made sense in the way that Hisoka's mood, even perhaps his sanity, had already shifted from nothing a few minutes ago. The guy was a maniac. He was literally insane.

And yet Illumi did feel calm. He almost lingered to be free of his life. It would come in the next seconds right?

He closed his eyes and finally the sweet embrace came. It hadn't even hurt. Sounds faded around him and he just let himself go.

It was warm and comfortable.
And somewhat familiar.

Wait.

Illumi opened his eyes and felt quite stupid.
He wasn't dead. He hadn't been embraced by Death. No, no, it was just Hisoka. Hugging him.

"I'm gonna need some sort of explanation" he mumbled, half relieved half puzzled.
"I.. I didn't even think it was possible" whispered Hisoka. "The voice in my head.. you calmed it"

Illumi stayed quiet, trying to understand these words. With each passing second, he hated them more it seemed.
Years of being repressed by his family, his career and well.. himself had caught up upon him and now he had influenced Hisoka?

"Do.. you like it?" he whispered. "Being calm because of me."
"I don't know" replied Hisoka.

Illumi closed his eyes and hugged Hisoka back.

It seemed that they were at a crossroads.
If Hisoka were to be kept calm, by his side, would the murders stop? Would they fight each other and then reconcile for endless times?
If Illumi just let go of always being calm, would he go insane and murder people with Hisoka? Would he finally feel alive?

There were so many criminals that got away, regardless of the gravity of their crimes.. Perhaps the world would be better off if Illumi took care of them directly?

Wait am I really considering killing people because I want to stay with Hisoka?

~

So calm ♠️

Hisoka was looking at Illumi.
With everything that had changed during the past year, this hadn't. A side smile spread his lips as he thought back.

"Soon" whispered Illumi.

Right♦️

Hisoka had to concentrate right now, he would admire his lover later. They had been sent on a reconnaissance mission and they couldn't fail.

Not that they had ever failed a mission, especially when they worked together, but Hisoka knew Illumi needed to do this perfectly to be satisfied with himself.

Hisoka had agreed to all of this so that he could keep seeking powerful people to play -uhm i mean fight- with. In fact the Phantom Troupe was an elite group of skilled man and woman known for being unstoppable, so they were all powerful people, but right now they weren't on Hisoka's list.

That will come one day♣️

He looked again at Illumi, still wondering how he could deserve someone like that in his life. Someone who loved him even though he had done things considered "horrible". Illumi loved him so much he had somehow pulled out this whole project with the government.

The Phantom Troupe.

The group consisted of 13 members, one head and 12 legs. The world knew them as thieves and killers, but this was a cover so that criminals, including high raking mafia people, would trust them into doing some of their delicate works.
However, they were really the ultimate weapon of the government. Infiltrating criminal gangs, gathering information and proofs until they finally captured them.

This had been going on for a few months and it was working well. Hisoka had been able to measure himself to other people -and won- so his drive to find someone stronger than him kept growing. Illumi had finally found his own path, not directly in the police, but not too far either.

"She's here" whispered Illumi.

Hisoka turned his head and smiled. His target had just left the building, time to move. ♥️

~

"I'm hungry" mumbled Illumi.
"You always are after stake outs" replied Hisoka as he opened the front door of their building.

They took the elevator until the second floor, the same elevator in front of which they had met for the first time.

Illumi got out and instantly saw something had changed in the corridor. The door of their apartment had been decorated.
He chuckled as he read the "hi!" spelled with playing cards.

"What's this about?" he asked.
"Don't look at me, I don't know" replied Hisoka with a smile.

Illumi opened up their door and entered the apartment, only to gasp at what was written with playing cards on the wall. He turned around and found Hisoka, a knee on the ground, a beautiful rose gold ring in front of him.

"So?" asked Hisoka, staring into Illumi's eyes.
"Yes" he said, smiling back at him. "I'll marry you!"

The End