Eye Of The Huntress (LOwO)L (A Hunter X Hunter Fanfic)

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"Come." I followed Illumi quietly into the shadows, going with him to who knows where. I trusted him, so I didn't really mind.

"What?" I asked after a long, awkward silence. Illumi did not reply. "Illuminati, please answer me." The bit of manipulation I put in my voice and the name seemed to get to him.

"Do you know what you just did?" he finally asked in his bland voice.

"Umm, no?" I replied questionably. "It's just how I fight. Do you have a problem?"

"Yes." His momentous response surprised me. I waited for more information. "The sneaking technique you used is one of many only known by the greatest group of assassins in the world - the Zoldyck family." Wasn't that Killua's family? For some reason, I chose not to reveal that bit of information to Illumi.

I froze in my tracks completely. The techniques Uncle-san taught me were of the Zoldycks? But they were really-

I tried to shake it off. "How could I have known it? Uncle-san didn't teach me to be an assassin. He just said that what he taught me was for mainly self-defense."

"Well, it is still of the Zoldyck assassins' techniques," Illumi said, face as blank as ever.

"Why is it so important to you anyway?" The way he spoke of the infamous assassin family showed his great respect for them.

"No matter." From then on, the unresponsive Illumi returned, and I longed for the end of our walk.

We reached a door, which Illumi opened for me. I stepped into the room, hearing a soft purr.

"Welcome back, my fruit.~"

I gasped as Hisoka came out of nowhere, trapping me in a tight hug. "I've missed you, my little fruit.~" His long, pointy nails dug into my arms, bringing tears to my eyes. He must've confined himself in this room all day. I shivered as he sniffed me hungrily, inhaling the scent of my recent victims' blood. Crap. Should have done something about that.

Hisoka turned me around to face him, and I saw his hair was still as it was after I ruined his upswept hairdo. His bangs hung down in front of his face, casting a shadow on it that made his amber eyes glow slightly.

To me, he looked way better this way. No denying it this time. I made no move to end the hug but stood there, enjoying it. I felt Hisoka smile, pulling me closer. I mean, I could get used to it, but-

I pushed Hisoka away as I noticed Illumi observing our actions calmly, wincing as the nails pulled out of my arms, leaving deep, red gashes. Illumi gave no apparent reaction. Just plain staring that made you uncomfortable.

"I'm gonna go have a nice, warm bath if you guys don't mind," I said, not even looking to see if the place had a bathroom. Thankfully, it did.

I hurried inside, closing the door behind me. I sat down in the huge tub as it filled with warm water, relaxing. The blood did get annoying after a while, so it was best to wash up now.

I sighed, pouring bubblebath soap from the nearby shelf into the water to get some suds around me. The watermelon scent filled my nose. Even better now.

I jolted out of my calm state as I heard the bathroom door open and close.

"My, my.~ Why do you choose to have fun without me, Chelsea?~ A bubble bath, too?~" I didn't look up, fearing what I might see but instead turned away as Hisoka joined me in the huge tub. I stared at the bloody gashes his nails had gouged in my arms earlier. Why is he doing this to me?

Another, lighter series of splashes came soon after, and I looked up at the wrong time to see Illumi step in as well. I struggled to tear my gaze away.

Illumi merely looked at me like he usually did. "You should not look at someone like that, Chelsea, even if their build is perfect." I looked down and began to play with the bubbles as Hisoka snickered at me. "It's absolutely unfitting for an assassin," Illumi continued. Wait, what?

"Your training with the Zoldycks' techniques shows that your uncle was preparing you for life as an assassin. Although, how he knows such things I do not know." Illumi paused, playing with the bubbles as well. "You aren't related to them, are you?"

"Umm, no. It seems highly unlikely, but I am looking for my family now, so its possible. Uncle-san let me out of the forest we live in so I could find my dad's side of the family and my mom's side's murderers." Weird. I wouldn't trust people I just met this easily, but these guys were just different somehow.

"The Zoldycks will want to meet you then, after the hunter exam. You must journey with me."

I was about to ask Illumi another question about it when a splash of soapy water hit me in the face. I wiped my stinging eyes to see Hisoka smirking smugly at the far side of the tub. If that's what you want, then.

Without thinking, I swam at Hisoka, splashing as hard as I could. When I got there, though, not a single one of my splashes had hit my desired target.

Even more furious, I leapt at him, throwing suds into his face. He closed his eyes to avoid the soap, giggling all the while at my failed attempts.

After another period of splashing, he finally opened his eyes. I was just about to hit him when he spoke.

"Never knew you were like this, my fruit.~" He smiled cockily at me. "But I don't mind. Go ahead.~"

I shifted my gaze from his face to see us in the most awkward position. My left arm was around Hisoka's neck, and I had him pinned against the side of the tub. I was kneeling in front of him, about to toss a soapy wad into his annoying face and very near to something. My cheeks acquired a light pink tint.

I squealed, falling backwards into the water and onto Illumi, sending Hisoka into another fit of giggling. Illumi looked mildly concerned but made no move to remove me from him. I scrambled off before any inappropriate contact could be made. Stupid Hisoka. I began to wash my hair, and after that everything was silent as the guys did the same.

We all got out of the tub half an hour later, covering ourselves with towels and getting back into the only clothes we brought. Then, bedtime came. 12:00 a.m. wasn't that late. My smile disappeared as my gaze landed on the only bed in the room. Okay, honestly-

Hisoka skipped up to the bed, which made a loud creak as his enormous weight settled onto it. "There's only one, so we'll have to share.~" Illumi wordlessly laid down beside him, leaving a space in the middle. For me.

Hisoka looked at me again with his golden eyes. "Sharing is caring.~"

I was pulled down before I could do or say anything.