Falling For You

Friendship

  Killua arrives at Gon's house around 7:45am so they could walk to school together. As they pass through the front gates of the school, the groups of students hanging out front before the bell rang would suddenly cease their talking and stare at the pair as they walked passed. And waiting for them at the top of the school steps was none other then Retz.

  "So I guess you're not going to heed my warnings are you, Gon?" Her turquoise eyes stare dangerously at him, but the tan male doesn't flinch.

  Instead, he meets her gaze steadily, his brown eyes shining with anger. "You lied to me, Retz."

  Her eye twitched. "You're taking his side? Are you serious?"

  "Yeah, I am." Gon takes Killua's hand then and walks up the steps, pushing past Retz.

  "You're going to regret this, Gon." She hisses as he passes her.

  Gon pauses just before entering through the front doors and looks over his shoulder at her. "I don't think so." And with that, he heads down the hall just as the first bell rings.

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  "You shouldn't have done that." Killua mumbles, once they were seated in Ms. Siberia's class. "They're going to do something to you like they did to me..."

  "I'd like to see them try." Gon frowned, and Killua leans away from him.

  "Not like I was going to let them though..."

  Gon turns to face him, his formerly angered expression softening. "I won't let them hurt you either, Killua. I promise."

  Killua turns a dark shade of red and he turns away from him. "I-Idiot! Why are we being all mushy?!"

  Gon laughs just as the second bell rang and Ms. Siberia walks in, along with the stragglers, the students who take their time to get to class and to whom Ms. Siberia gave firm looks to as she began to take roll. Gon grins at Killua before turning around to face forward.

  All throughout class, both boys felt stares being casted at them, and whispers passed along about them. As much as Killua tried to ignore it, his hand twitches with anger and impatience, wishing he could rip their hearts out. Gon, on the other hand, was more calm and rational and ignored them, though by no means was he oblivious to it. He felt every eye on them, heard every whisper being passed and his smile dulled slightly because of it.

  He wished being friends with Killua wouldn't make everyone spiteful towards him. Hell, he wished no one was spiteful towards Killua to begin with, but it seemed in this school, the popular kids ruled and who wore the crown? None other then Retz.

  As a precaution, Killua and Gon stuck together all through out the day. It was lucky they had every class together. By lunch time, Killua's patience had worn thin.

  "I hate this! Why should we have to be so scared of them! I, for one, am not." They were sitting on the bleachers on the track yard again and the pale boy was practically ripping his hair out. "We're basically just giving them what they want."

  "Yeah, but at least we'll be safer this way." Gon frowned. He didn't want to leave Killua alone for even a second. Which sort of caused a problem when walking home together. If Gon walked Killua home, Gon would have to walk to his house by himself and so forth. But he was more worried about Killua.

  "Anyways, I'm more worried about you." Killua looks over at Gon with narrowed eyes. "Retz has your number and she knows where you live? Why on earth would you give that bitch your address?"