Another Passing Day ＊ REVISED ＊

Chapter Twenty ＊ REVISED ＊

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Arietta
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I choked on my own saliva.

"Wh-What crap did you just say?!" I screamed, picking up the half-dead woman and pushing her body against the wall.

"My husband is not dead! The Hunter's Association just wrote a letter to me about him and Kil left a note just a little while ago too! You can't tell me he's gone already!"

"When you love somebody... You've got to let them go." Mona spoke with a sing-song voice, irritating me from my inner core.

"Shut up!" I screamed once again, tears threatening me like a knife at my throat.

The rapid blinking couldn't stop the cold tears from piercing my face with knives every time the ears rolled further down my cheeks.

"It can't be true... He's the only one..."

I expected Mona to speak up, but she was unconscious from the blood loss. Anger burned in my veins. She deserves it. Destroying my life, hurting my children physically and emotionally. The Zoldycks... It's about time I payed them a visit from little old me.

Ging
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I grimaced slightly as I looked at Arietta, not that my grimace could get any deeper than it already was. She was bleeding from her stomach, though it seemed a fraction was healed by her own Nen-not that that could hold off the bleeding for long.

Everything seemed so negative right now. Especially right after Arietta found out her husband is dead.

Hip, hip, hooray![sarcasm intended]

Silently patching her up, I noticed the dullness in her eyes. They seemed so lifeless, incapable of holding joy. But as soon as Xelo and Ko came into her sight, she plastered a fake smile on her face and comforted the children. She was so brave-yet weak. Like a flower. It knows it won't live long, but it still persists.

"Ging..." She whispered after the kids were inside the house. Her eyes were still cold, but she was beginning to show some signs of fear and mournfulness.

"What?" I tried to sound sympathetic, but my voice and personality wasn't made for that.

"I want to go and visit the Zoldycks. I know they have more information on Killua." She muttered, shivering slightly when I tried to comfort her with an arm on her shoulder. Arietta quickly shrugged me away, letting me sigh in return.

"Just be careful okay? I can watch over the kids." I paused and added to myself, "Though I don't guarantee I'll be with them when you return," I shook my head, "Anyways! The point is... It's just that...

"When you can't stand it anymore... Just remember I'm right beside you."

Arietta
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My eyes hurt and my head stung as though I'd been beaten by a club hundreds of times. His droning footsteps weren't helping, and neither was his figure slowly disappearing into the distance.

Apparently Xelo and Ko were practically unharmed. Only Xelo had a few scratches left, but Ko was already sleeping peacefully and as non-traumatized as usual.

Calling Menchi once again, I asked her to watch over Xelo and Ko for a week while I was gone after tomorrow. I knew I was asking a bit much from the young girl, but I needed to do this. The Zoldycks and I need to talk, even if they don't know about my marriage into the family. I didn't even take their family name, and Killua took mine as his own. We were trying to avoid the assumption that we were related to assassins.

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Walking up to my children, I kissed them goodbye, and looked at the brave Menchi. Giving her a confident and strong smile, I turned around and began walking away.

"Take care of my children, Menchi. I'm trusting you!" I faked my old cheerful voice.

"Got it!" She cheered, taking in all my faking without noticing.

I waved my hand as I kept walking, slowly disappearing into the distance.

It's time I faced my fears.