Falling For You

The Fishing Tree

  The boys ended up staying up until well past midnight, watching movies and playing The Last of Us, snacks all around them on the mattress, the light from the tv the only thing you could see in the otherwise darkened room.

  "Die, sucker!" They had been taking turns, and since Gon had died, it was Killua who was currently playing, blue eyes fixated on the screen.

  "How do you hit them in the head on your first try?" Gon was sitting next to him, cross legged and his bottom lip protruded in a pout. "It takes several tries for me to get it right."

  "Skills, my friend. Skills." Killua throws him a smirk before turning his focus back onto the game.

  Gon rolled his eyes before continuing to watch him play, brows furrowed.

  They finally managed to fall asleep around 2am, though Gon spent half an hour watching Killua, how calm and childish he looked in sleep and how the fringes of his bangs fell over his eyes and he had to resist the urge to push them back.

  Oddly beautiful.

  Gon just couldn't keep his eyes off of him, and again, he couldn't fathom how anyone at school could treat him so cruelly.

  Retz will pay for breaking him.

  That ominous thought was the last thing to go through Gon's head just before he let himself drift off into a deep slumber.

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  "Oi, Gon."

  Gon woke the next morning to something poking him in the cheek and upon opening an eye, he saw that it was Killua.

  "Mmngh...what time is it?" Gon asked sleepily, opening his other eye before stretching out his arms.

  "Noon."

  "We slept that long?!" Gon sits up quickly.

  "What's wrong with that? It's Saturday."

  "I just wasted half the morning sleeping when I could have been spending time with you."

  A pink hue slowly appears on Killua's pale cheeks and he looks away. "Don't worry about it, idiot. I had fun yesterday..."

   Gon smiles brightly, his heart fluttering inside his chest. "I did too. And today will be even better."

  An hour later, the boy's were dressed and ate a quick breakfast before Gon suggested showing Killua the big fishing tree. Intrigued by this, Killua happily agreed and they headed out.

  "I hope we don't run into anyone from school." Killua sighs, glancing around.

  "Even if we do, we shouldn't worry about it. Scaring us is what they want. Besides, I hardly see anyone on this part of the island."

  "You're probably right." Killua smirked. "You're the only nature geek I know."

  "Hey!" Gon pouted.

  The pale boy laughed and ran ahead, leaving Gon to catch up.

  "Hey! You don't know where we're going!!"

  "Then hurry up, slow poke!"

  The big fishing tree came into view moments later and Killua skidded to a stop on the sidewalk as he stares at it in awe. He didn't really grow up in nature, so he wasn't used to these sort of views. Gon came up beside him, clapping a hand onto his pale shoulder and smiles.

  "I fish here at least once a week. I haven't gone this week though."

  "Why not?"

  Gon shrugged. "I been hanging out with you."