Falling For You

Promise

"Oi, Gon."

A soft voice next to his ear, causing breathe to rustle the hairs next to it and tickle him, awoke Gon up from his deep slumber.

He had been awake until almost midnight, thinking of all the possible things Killua's family could be involved in. That's when he had face-palmed himself, remembering Killua himself had told him that his family was indeed part of the underground. How could he have forgotten? Though upon everything clicking together with the events from yesterday, he had fallen asleep, unaccustomed to thinking so hard.

  But now, a voice woke him and his eyes fluttered open to look upon the face of Killua, who was mere inches from his own, scrutinizing him with a mischievous catlike grin plastered onto his face.

  "Morning sleeping beauty." His voice was baritone, teasing. "You're lucky your Aunt Mito let me in or else we'd be late for school. Now hurry and get up."

Not saying a word, Gon just tugs Killua into bed with him, wrapping a leg around his waist and snuggles his face into the pale boy's chest. "Mm. My Aunt Mito could've woke me." He mumbles sleepily. "But I rather wake up to your cute little face."

"G-Gon!" A crimson hue immediately creeps up Killua's cheeks as he tries to escape Gon's hold. "Geroff me!"

  Giggles wracked through Gon's body before he released Killua and the pale boy quickly straightened up, his face still very much red. "Now quit playing around and hurry up."

  "Aye, Mr. Zoldyck!"

  Killua's nose wrinkled with disdain. "Don't call me that, I'm not my dad."

  Gon shifted out of bed and stood up, heading to his closet to pull out clothes to wear. "What's your dad like?" The question slipped out rather tentatively.

  Killua lets out a sigh and shook his head, although Gon's back was towards him. "I said I'll tell you about them sometime soon, Gon, but nows not the time."

  "Then when is the time?" Gon didn't mean to pry, nor did he mean for his voice to come out accusingly. However, it did, and it left Killua staring at him through narrowed cerulean eyes.

  "Gon. Please. Just get dressed." Was all he said, before leaving his room to wait for him downstairs.

▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬

  The walk to school was taken in a rather awkward silence, Killua walking next to Gon with his hands in the pockets of his shorts. He'd occasionally glance at him, and noticed Gon's amber orbs fixated forward in a slight scowl, brows narrowing just so. It frightened him to say the least.

  It wasn't until they passed through the front gates that Gon spoke. "You promise to tell me about them soon?"

  Breathing in relief, Killua nodded. "O-of course. I promise."

  Gon then held out his pinky towards Killua, leaving him to stare blankly at it. "What's that for?"

  "We have to pinky promise." Gon simply stated, fixing him in a gaze so serious, Killua complied immediately, wrapping his own pale pinky around Gon's.

  That's when Gon started to chant.

  "Pinky swear made...
Whoever breaks their promise has to swallow a thousand needles...
Sealed with a kiss!"

  His thumb would then protrude out and press against Killua's, letting out a "chuuuuu" indicating the kiss, leaving Killua to blush brightly and stare at his thumb when Gon releases their pinkies.

  "W-what was that?" He asked, completely aghast as Gon then started to walk towards the school building casually, as if nothing happened, leaving him to catch up to him.

  "It's a song my Aunt Mito taught me when we had to make a promise to each other." Gon glances at him with a smile so bright, it illuminated his whole face and Killua found himself looking away from the dazzlement that was Gon.

  "Idiot." Killua grumbles, cerulean eyes down-casting towards the floor as they headed down the hall. "That's so embarrassing."

  Gon just giggles. "But now it's a promise and I hope you to keep it."

  "Course I will." Killua mumbles. "I don't break my promises, Gon."

  "Neither do I." Was all Gon said as he headed into homeroom.

   When Killua followed him in, he saw Retz surrounded by a group of friends and they instantly stopped talking when the pair entered.

  Then it was Retz who broke the silence. "Well, well. If it isn't the fag boys."

  They ignored her and just headed towards their seats.

  "Hasn't your mother ever told you that it's rude to ignore someone that's speaking to you?" She stood up, her friends breaking up the circle so she could pass through and approach them.

  "Oh wait." She blocks Gon's path to his seat. "You don't really have one, do you?"

  Gon's fists clench at his sides and his body began to shake slightly. "Please let me sit down." His voice wavered, as if on the verge of anger, but trying to maintain it.

  Killua places a hand onto Gon's shoulder and the simple touch relaxed Gon slightly and his fists opened up.

  Retz just shook her head. "Pathetic. The pair of you." She then pushes past them and back towards her seat where her friends began to snicker at them.

  "Thank you, Killua." Gon murmurs, before finally sitting down in his chair and slumps back.

  "You're welcome." Killua sat in his own desk behind him, leaning forward to speak quietly for only Gon to hear him.

  "She's just...-"

  "I know. We'll get her back soon enough, but nows not the time."

  "I can't wait until it is." Gon replies, making a fist and slamming it into his open palm. "It's a promise that we're going to destroy her, right?"

  "Yeah." Killua replied slowly, holding out his pinky towards Gon. "It's a promise."