Façade

Hope

Lynn's POV
We saw  Jienna crouching on the floor and cleaning glass shards. Ging was nowhere to be found. Everything was slow around us. Jienna's thin and delicate hands were moving slowly, shifted the glass pieces here and there with her fingers. Her hair fell around her in a dark curtain shielding her face from Gon and myself. Gon clenched his teeth and walked to her , slowly as if he didn't want to startle her. It was as if she was in a complete daze. She didn't look up when we entered, she didn't give any sign that she knows we were in the room. Gon crouched in front of her and gently touched her wrist. Jienna looked up sharply and gave a forced smile. "Wow. You guys are back huh? I didn't hear you come in at all!! What are you? Ninjas or some-"
"Where's my dad?"
Her face became cold and she sat back on her heels. She closed her eyes and got up from her position. "Step back guys. There's glass everywhere"
"What happened with my dad?"
"It was my mistake really. I was drinking some water and the glass slipped and -"
"Jienna" the tone which Gon used effectively shut up Jienna's rambling.
"I don't know" she said quietly and started picking up shards of glasses from the floor once again. Gon sighed and couched at the floor slowly touching Jienna's hand. "Sorry. I'm just taking out my frustrations on you" she looked at him with raw emotion in her eyes and suddenly I was scared. She looked at him as if Something horrible was going to happen to Gon. Gon never seemed to notice though. He bent over and started picking the glass shards while she just stared at him at a loss for words. I tried to meet her eyes but she conveniently avoided my eyes. She bit her lip and got up on the floor, her posture stiff and rigid. He glanced up at her with a questioning gaze. I don't know the exchange that took place between them, but the moment it was over, she turned away and went into her room, leaving me stunned and Gon troubled.

Jienna's POV
I closed the door and slowly slid to the floor, my head in a mess and my whole form trembling. I closed my eyes and banged my head slowly again the door, the pain slowly seeping through my nerve ends making all this all the more real. This wasn't supposed to happen. It wasn't supposed to end like this.....
All I could do was envision him on that day.. A day where my illusions of Gon were shattered.

I had a nightmare. Nights were never kind. But this was the first time in a while that I'd gotten a nightmare in a long time. It wasn't really an experience that I missed. I sighed and looked up at the ceiling, slowly throwing the sheets aside ready to get out of bed. I couldn't really sleep after that. I got up from the bed possessed by a sudden overwhelming laziness. The nightmare didn't make me break out in cold sweat. I was used to nightmares like that. They didn't hurt me anymore cause I know it was never true. I ran a hand through my hair and stretched my hands above my head. I glanced at clock which read 3:46. I tiptoed out of my room and peeped into Gon's room. I thought it would be funny. I wanted to see the stupid things he does while he's asleep. I look in and see him, on his bed, legs and hands wide apart, sleeping in the most weirdest pose ever, with drool dripping from the side of his mouth. I let out a small giggle and he twitched. I quickly bit my lip and sat at the bottom of his bed. Suddenly it was like I spouted a third eye or something. I paid attention to his parted lips and his long eyelashes. His spiky hair disheveled and all over the place, brushing against his forehead in a very cute curls. I slowly shook my head and smiled to myself as my heart thumped dangerously in my chest. He had once told me during those lazy nights that he had it rough with his dad a while back. Looking at him now was real. It was soothing. It was so Gon. I don't want to see that side of Gon. The side that cries, knows pain, or even feels insecure. Maybe I was being selfish, but I didn't want Gon to ever lose his cool because if he does... We would lose it too. It was like he was our support. Our pillar. Our glue that keeps us together. If that person is gone... Then that would be the end of all us. Cause we're still learning to live. And until we're reading we can't afford to lose him. I didn't know how, but now I was close to him, my shorts clad thigh was slightly brushing against his arms and I was aimlessly brushing through the unruly strands. His parted lips suddenly closed and formed a thin smile. "That feels nice" my hand stilled and was about to take my hand away but he held my wrist with a gentle care. "Don't stop cause I woke up now" his eyes crinkled at the ends with that same gentle smile which tugged at my heart. I smirked and said with a childish need to pick an argument with him. "What? Suddenly baby Gon wants me to pat him to sleep? What should I do next? Sing you a lullaby?"
"What? You were the one who started caressing me first. Oh!! You must be attracted to my charms huh?" He said with groggy teasing voice. "Huh you wish. Your hair was atrocious so being the great friend that I am I was trying to fix that for you"
The rest of the night was filled with aimless giggles useless jokes and a constant fear that Gon might hear the fast beats of my heart.