A Genius Thrown to the Wolves

Deadly Application Ch. 42

Chrollo was almost immediately thrown off. He could see his legs attached to his body, but he couldn't register them as his own legs. He couldn't feel them, he couldn't move them, he couldn't even begin to try. Then, slowly, he began to gain feeling back and was able to move his leg again. "Certainly an impressive ability you have." "I know, imagine what I could do if I used it on your brain?" Chrollo almost shuddered at the thought, and an ability hadn't done that to him in a long time.

"I imagine you could do quite a lot that way. Truly a frightening application of your ability." Kiyotaka just nodded back at him with Hisoka grinning with pride behind him. Though the pride was also covering the surprise he felt learning the extent of just one of his kittens abilities. He still felt an immense amount of pride none the less. "Can I trust that you will cooperate with the my 'little group' while you're in York New?" "As long as Hisoka is." Chrollo fought back a sneer "You sure are a loyal one." "Not loyal, I just keep my best interest at heart." "So you're saying that if someone had something more worth your while, you'd go with them?" Hisoka's eyes narrowed at Chrollo showing his contempt for the question that was just asked. Chrollo only smirked back. They both knew what Chrollo was after.

"I would." "Then wha-" Kiyotaka cut Chrollo off before he could embarrass himself. "But no one could give me a better deal then Hisoka. Not even you." Chrollo was offended at the implication that Hisoka was in anyway better then him. "If it's power you're after, I can guarantee I am more powerful then Hisoka" "It's not power. Even if it was I find your application of your ability to be rudimentary, and not very complex. You don't use it in ways that you could, that's where you and Hisoka differ. But again, it's not power I was referring to."

"How do you know about how I use my ability?!" Chrollo looked to Hisoka who only shook his head in return, signaling he hadn't said a thing about his ability. Chrollo looked back to Kiyotaka to see him tapping the side of his head. "You-!?" "Yes, your brain. I had my nen tap into your memories. Don't worry though, I don't believe in invading privacy, I was only looking at the 'power' you were referencing." Chrollo was a bit beyond annoyed at this point. "But I guess that doesn't mean you aren't strong, I saw some pretty impressive abilities in your arsenal that you use effectively, not a complete dud."

Kiyotaka was really poking the bear here. Hisoka was doing everything he could to keep himself from laughing. He could tell that Kiyotaka was a bit annoyed over what Chrollo and Feitan said. Not that it really affected him on any level, beyond mild annoyance, but who said you couldn't create an inferiority complex in someone just for annoying you? Not anyone Kiyotaka had spoke to. "Well" Hisoka finally interrupted, "I better get him home, he obviously didn't have a long enough cat nap on the way over here. See you when the times right Chrollo~" Chrollo only wave them off dismissively.

As soon as Hisoka and Kiyotaka got to the room they would be staying in, Hisoka broke out laughing. "What?" "I just had to let that out! Oh man! No one talks to Chrollo like that without getting murdered on the spot, yet here you stand!" Kiyotaka still couldn't find what Hisoka found so funny about all that, but noise was pleasant so he didn't complain. "I'm going to take a bath." Kiyotaka said finally snapping out of his little trance and dismissing himself. Just as he was about to walk away, he felt Hisoka pull him back. "What is it?" He asked looking over his shoulder. "The last time I let you work the temperature you were covered in burns." "So?" "So~ I'm not letting you in the bath without making sure its safe. A sentence I never imagined myself saying."

Hisoka saw Kiyotaka roll his eyes, but staying still to let him lead the way to the bathroom. Hisoka, instead of being annoyed, chuckled at the almost child like behavior his kitten very rarely expresses. If anything it was a treat.

That being said, he certainly didn't expect the situation to come to this. He was currently in the bath with Kiyotaka sitting in front of him with his head rested on his chest. Hisoka was only going to make sure the water was right, but then Kiyotaka had asked him to wash his hair. And after he finished washing his hair, Kiyotaka asked him to sit with him. How could he refuse his kitten, so he had pulled over one of the stools to sit by the bath. Then Kiyotaka said the bath was warn and that it looked cold outside the bath. Hisoka made the mistake of absently agreeing, and gave Kiyotaka the impression that he wasn't happy just sitting by the bath. This lead Kiyotaka to asking him to come sit with him in the bath. And now we're here. Hisoka was realizing that while at the time his saying yes to everything was completely innocent, now it was harder to keep the dirtier thoughts out of his head. But he did, because the person being so open and trusting with him right now was currently the most precious thing in his possession.

The rest of the time they were in there, Hisoka distracted himself by scratching Kiyotaka's ears, and listening to the sound of him purring. Eventually Hisoka moved to pick up one of Kiyotaka's hands. "Your hands are prune-y kitten, lets get you out and dried off" "Okay" Was the minimal response he got, but he could tell that Kiyotaka was tired so he was swift and quick about getting him out of the bath and in to dry clothes.

"Are you comfortable enough?" Hisoka asked, a large button up being the quickest thing he could grab, worried if he took any longer Kiyotaka might fall over. "Yeah~" Kiyotaka said followed by a very cat like yawn. Hisoka just smiled and carried him to bed. The next few weeks could be quite busy so he wanted to enjoy the privet time he was able to have tonight, both falling asleep in each others arms. Little did Hisoka know up until the ear scratching, the whole thing was a little experiment Kiyotaka had set up, but he obviously couldn't complain about the results.