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They made their way back to the airport relatively quickly, hurrying to get back onto their seats.

"The card we've been using is gonna be canceled soon." Kalluto said once they had gotten seated in their room.

Kurapika- no, Black Widow simply stretched himself before letting his head fall back.

"No worries. We've been using that thing for a long time already without any problems, that's all that matters. Once it's declined, we just go back to our normal way." He didn't say what he meant explicitly, but they knew what he meant.

"Ooh~ You're a thief?" Voice asked him, returning back to her original volume.

"Mhm." Was his reply, made to sound as if he were acknowledging both Black Widow and Voice at the same time.

Despite this, though, the Spider gave him a curious look.

"You've been talking to yourself a lot lately, why's that?"

"Because of me~"

Illumi wanted to tell Voice that Black Widow most likely couldn't hear her, but he decided not to.

"It's nothing much, I just happened to retrieve something of use is all." He answered as he stroked Scarfy's back, watching the lazy loaf flick its ears in a pattern.

The First Guard continued to stare at him for a while before closing his eyes. He kinda looked a bit like Scarfy, a lazy loaf.

"Oh! Have you decided on a name yet, Aniki?" His younger brother asked, and Illumi remembered that he was supposed to pick one on the journey over there.

He remained quiet for a few moments before he remembered the pouch with the crystals inside. Not daring to move the cat from his lap, he carefully took one crystal out of the pouch before summoning one of his Nen Needles. The sudden flux of Nen caused Black Widow to open his eyes again, something Illumi caught from the corner of his eye. He then concentrated for a moment before a delicate white string began forming from the tip of the needle, moving itself to wrap around the sphere when Illumi willed it hard enough. Once the string and crystal had an established link, he could feel that headache come over him again but slightly weaker this time.

"It's like... you've used your old nen ability to create a new one." Voice whispered, actually whispered, in his ear.

Black Widow and Kalluto had remained silent through the whole ideal, but hints of surprise graced Black Widow's face while Kalluto was in clear awe. He nodded, this definitely settled what he wanted his name to be.

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Four times. Four times. Four times that he had to prevent Hisoka and Scarfy from fighting each other. You would think that they would be able to get along because they were both; possessive, loved his personal space, liked to smile to show their teeth, liked to stay in the sun, and had a strange attraction to his hair and nails. Did they get along, though? For some reason incomprehensible to him, they did not. Chrollo found the whole thing amusing, much to Illumi's disappointment. You would expect that he would make sure that the Second Guard stayed in line, but apparently his own entertainment came first.

"Orbweaver." He finally blurted out when both Hisoka and Scarfy paused in their tantrums, which caused the three of them- yes, three, to look at him.

"What?" Chrollo prompted, clearly confused.

"I want my name to be Orbweaver." He elaborated, wringing his hands together.

He expected some kind of refusal or negative reaction, but Hisoka just seemed to move closer to him, eyes slanted up again with his mouth quirked in a slanted grin. Chrollo just seemed to relax as he settled himself into a more comfortable position in his chair.

"Ah, a nice name. What caused the name?"

Illumi blinked in surprise before quickly regaining his posture.

"I've, uhm, gotten a new ability. I think."

Scarfy was ultimately forced to retreat up to his neck as Hisoka essentially sprawled himself over Illumi's lap, clearly waiting for him to tell them more about his ability. He gave the magician a look in which he just smiled, showing all his sharp fang-like teeth.

Darn feline.

Chrollo also gave Hisoka a look, but the magician ignored both of them and continued to look at him.

"What ability is it?" Chrollo asked, apparently deciding to ignore this as well.

"Ah, you see... I believe I can learn everything that someone has gone through, what they are going through, and what they will go through. It seems to happen when I come into contact with crystal orbs and think or say aloud a name of my choosing. I haven't tested if I need to know the person or not, but once I gain more control over it I can test it if you wish."

Hisoka moved from his lap and sat in his own chair, his wide smile closing to hide his teeth. Chrollo let out a noise that he couldn't quite describe, surprised he supposed.

"Who have you already learnt about?" The Spider Head asked, visibly hooked on it.

"Killua and..." He paused, unsure how he would react.

"And?"

"Black Widow."

Silence.

"I-Is it really that bad?" Voice asked, having the decency to at least show some fear when faced with Chrollo.

Illumi saw Hisoka twitch when Voice spoke, but then quickly refocused on their still leader.

"I see." He finally said, his expression returning to normal.

"Have you decided on a name for it?" Hisoka asked, seeming to try and change the subject.

Illumi went along with it.

"Yes, Crystal Visions. It's a bit cliche but it works."

His partner... wait- did he start thinking of him as a partner? Yes, yes he had. But when..? Oh, who cares. His partner simply clasped his hands together in a pleased manner.

"How nice!"

"I like this guy."

Illumi couldn't help but silently agree. So, the three of them began discussing more on their mission and his new ability with the meeting ending rather late. He walked out of the room with Hisoka quick to tail him, at some point even holding his hand and leaned against him as they walked. Illumi didn't mind, however, because he was preoccupied with something else. If he could see the life of someone, their thoughts, their emotions, then could he do the same for his parents? Maybe, but maybe he shouldn't try. Maybe, but he should probably ask Hisoka first. Maybe, because if he was being honest, he was slightly scared of what he would find.