His Prized Possession

Chapter 20: His New Rival

Hisoka frowned, the nen exorcist Abengane was going to remove the Judgment Chain on Chrollo, but Ellika has not called him.

"How do you know, Ellika?" Hisoka asked Chrollo who sat quietly waiting for Abengane to start the exorcism. Chrollo looked at Hisoka with interest.

"She is my first love." Chrollo stated bluntly. "I met her in Meteor City when she was still 6 years old, I was 9 years old. I believe she was on a mission. I saw her kill a grown man with her bare hands. I stared at her for the longest time. I was terrified and enchanted at the same time. She was so beautiful, I still think she is the most beautiful woman I've met, but so deadly."

Hisoka frowned and looked at the other members who listened to their leader's story.

"I approached her without thinking, I was in a daze. She ended up tackling me before kicking me towards a wall. She thought I was a threat, so she attacked me. For the first time in my life, I was terrified of death. She saw the fear in my eyes and told me: One must learn to love and walk with death to survive." Chrollo looked at his members studying their reactions. He saw Machi's hands clenching into fists. "I followed her after she tended to my injuries, even though I knew she could kill me if I annoyed her. I asked her name and she answered me with a smile then handed me an envelope with a couple of thousands of Jenny before disappearing. I started to train hard so that when we met again she would consider taking me with her. The next time we met I was 14, she was 11 and she had introduced me to Machi." Machi felt her heart break at Chrollo's revelation. She has been in love with Chrollo the moment she met him. She listened intently to Chrollo's story.

Chrollo continued looking intently at Machi who froze under his scrutiny. "She didn't bother asking me to go with her, instead asked me to look after Machi. The next time I met her she was 16, and I decided she was indeed the most beautiful woman I've seen. I told her I admired her then and asked her if she wanted to join the Phantom Troupe. She turned down my offer but promised to stick around longer to see what it was about if she ever changed her mind. She never changed her mind and told me she had to go to Heavens Arena. I followed her and aspired to be a floor master like her to make her notice me, she didn't."

The exorcism was going to begin, the Phantom Troupe members and Hisoka went outside to wait. Hisoka studied Machi who stayed away from the group. He went to her, frowning at her sudden display of weakness.

"I always knew that he loved Ellika. I saw it in his eyes when Ellika introduced us. He looked at her like she was the most valuable thing in the world back then, even now." Machi whispered. "And I can never hate Ellika, she saved me and gave me what I have today. Hearing him say it directly, hurt more than I expected."

Hisoka studied the pink haired woman not saying anything. He didn't really have a clue what to do in this kind of situation. He was irritated that Chrollo wanted Ellika but wasn't bothered much because Ellika has chosen him over the onyx haired leader of the Phantom Troupe.

"If it's any consolation, Ellika has no intentions of being with Chrollo." Hisoka said as he leaned on a wall. This caught Machi's attention, the woman stared at Hisoka, her eyes brimming with unshed tears. "Ellika has told me that she wanted me to be her husband not Chrollo."

"She what?!" She yelled but suddenly realized what she did. She looked around to see if the others had turn their attention to them. Hisoka smirked his ego inflated at the idea of having something Chrollo would never get, his prized possession, Ellika.

"Chrollo will kill you if he finds out." Machi said seriously her eyes narrowing. She was torn after finding out this piece of information. If she told Chrollo, Hisoka would die, and Ellika would hunt down the Phantom Troupe herself. If she didn't, Chrollo would keep pinning for Ellika, maybe if she tell him he'd stop chasing Ellika and acknowledge her instead. Her mind was going miles per second when her phone rang.

"Hello." She answered the call

"Hello, Machi~" Machi froze. It was the call she least expected that day.

"Ellika, how can I help you?" Machi replied looking at a smirking Hisoka.

"Put me on speaker phone. You are with Hisoka, aren't you?" Ellika said still cheerful

"Yes, he is. Hold on." Machi said putting the call into loudspeaker. "We're ready."

"Machi, when Chrollo fights with Hisoka, be present and stay behind. I will need you tend to his injuries." Ellika said which made Machi frown in confusion. "Hisoka, Chrollo has already escaped. I'm not calling to tell you I'm going there. Be at Heavens Arena in about two months. That's all, Machi please follow my instructions. Bye." Ellika ended the call as Machi tried to make sense of what Ellika wanted. She watched Hisoka's eyes widen and then narrow as he changed his stance.

Hisoka stood up, now fully alert. He barged into the building looking for Chrollo and cursed that Ellika was correct.

AN: Filler chapter. Haha. Peace out!