Falling For You

Two Against the World

  "You do realize if we do this, we'll be the targets of constant teasing and bullying at school?"

  "Of course I know that. You rather we go back to my original plan?"

  Gon immediately protested. "No! Of course not!"

  "Then trust me, okay? We can handle it."

  A fervent nod from Gon was given then. "Together."

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  Upon arriving at school the next day, Gon and Killua held hands as they passed through the school gate, becoming the immediate attention to the students who were hanging around outside in the courtyard. Whispers spread through instantly and soon Retz makes her appearance and her eyes held an angry fire in them.

  "I knew you were a traitor from the start, Gon." She hissed, stomping up to them and practically stepping onto his toes. "Do you realize what you've just declared?"

  A toothy grin appears on Gon's face then, something Retz wasn't expecting and she takes a step back in disbelief.

  "Yeah, I've declared war, so may the odds be ever in your favor." Quoting a line from one of his favorite movies, he pulls Killua close and kisses him in front of her, causing smoke to practically come out of her ears.

  After pulling away from Killua, he lifts up his chin haughtily and pushes past her, grasping Killua's hand tightly as they make their way up the front steps.

  "God, I can't believe I did that!" Gon cries out after pulling Killua into an empty classroom. "I know you told me to let you talk, but seeing her face, I just couldn't stop myself."

  "Hey, you're forgiven." Killua held up his hands. "The look on her face before and after you kissed me was hilarious. May the odds be ever in your favor? Dude, that was brilliant! I can't believe you thought to say that!"

  Gon gushed at Killua's praises and his tan cheeks turn a light pink. "I'm sorry I kissed you unexpectedly though."

  At the mention of this, Killua's own cheeks turn a darker shade than they already were. "It's fine. It's part of the plan anyways. It'll definitely break her."

  But Gon didn't want the kissing to be just part of the plan. It highly upset him that the pale teen didn't think much of their kiss from last night. Or at least, he didn't mention it. Was Gon not clear when he told him his feelings?

  The bell rang though, before Gon could ask and a sigh escapes him. Well, he'll talk to him after school about it. That would be the best time to do so.

  And was he ever right about that. The whole day was spent dodging and pushing aside Retz and her clique, not to mention the constant kissing the two would share in front of them, to spout jealously from the blonde girl. For it had been clear to Killua from the start, that she had a thing for Gon, though the tan teen was too oblivious to realize this.

  Needless to say, by the time the day was over, both boys were utterly exhausted and collapsed onto Gon's bed when they arrived to his house after school.

  "I didn't think revenge would consume so much energy." Killua complained, lying on his stomach.

  "Neither did I, but I think we did pretty good for the first day." Gon lay on his back next to him, a small smile on his face. He was feeling rather calm about the situation now, probably because he didn't have to bully Killua anymore. That alone brought him relief.

  "I think so too." Killua sat up onto his knees then and looked down at Gon. "You seem awfully happy though, for being someone who just went through hell today basically."

  "Yeah, but it was worth it cause I have you by my side." Gon's voice came out soft as at that moment, he also sat up onto his knees to gaze into the blue eyes of Killua, the ones he loved.

  A red hue would appear on Killua's pale cheeks at those words and he looks away in embarrassment. "Idiot...don't you ever get embarrassed saying those kinds of things?"

  "Why should I be? I'm just being honest." Gon tilts Killua's face back towards him before leaning in, his lips mere inches from his best friend's.

  "Gon?" Heart practically wanting to escape the confines of his chest, Killua held his breathe as Gon's own warm breathe hit his face through half parted lips. "What're you-"

  He's cut off by a pair of warm, tan lips colliding gently against his own pale, cool ones and he hardly had time to react, before his lips moved sloppily against Gon's. Despite all the kisses they've shared already, he hasn't got any better, much to his annoyance. Not only that, but this kiss, much like the first one they ever shared last night, was different from the ones they gave each other in school, in front of an audience. This one, much like the first, had a deeper meaning, rather than just kissing as part of a plan or act. Though Killua couldn't quite place the meaning of it yet, nor how he felt about. Words themselves couldn't describe the many emotions soaring through his body at that moment.

  Gon. Beautiful Gon is kissing me again.

  Through his jumbled thoughts, this one screamed the loudest amidst the rest. He lost track of time and his senses until they pulled apart, and he regained his senses.

  "W-wha-" He was speechless, as he opened his eyes, having had closed them sometime during their kiss. "What was that for?"

  "My feelings didn't go through to you yesterday, so I tried again." Gon explained, his face aglow with pink flush. "I like you, Killua. I know we haven't known each other for long yet, but you've become my best friend in that short time and among that time, I realized one thing. And that was that I was falling for you."

  Speechless again, blue eyes gaze into brown as he tried to come up with the right response for this confession. Gon liked him? Was falling for him? Was that what Killua's own feelings were? The ones he couldn't explain? It had to be. Their was no other explanation for it.

  "I think I like you too, Gon." Killua finally spoke out softly, just before the tan teen was about to speak again, having feared rejection. "But I've never felt this way before, so I can't tell you for sure or explain it to you with the proper words, but feelings are there. I can feel them in here." He puts a pale hand over his heart. "And in here." His hand slides down to his stomach.

  Gon nods in understanding and pulls Killua close, nuzzling his face into Killua's neck. "It's okay, Killua. I can explain it all to you when you're ready to know. I don't mind waiting for you. I love you."

  Love? Did he just say he loved me? Killua had a sense of what love was, but he's never felt it towards him nor has he ever given it to anyone else. "You do?" Was all he manages to muster up on that matter.

  Gon nodded. "Of course. And you don't have to say it back." He says this when he sees Killua about to protest. "Say it when you feel it. Like I just said, I'll wait for you, no matter how long it takes."

  All these words, feelings, confessions...Killua didn't know how to respond to any of them, but he could honestly say he felt warmth seeping through his body at the sound of them.

  Gon continued. "From now on, Killua, it'll be me and you against the world, okay?"