Falling For You

The Zoldyck Manor

"Man, I'm exhausted!"

As soon as the last bell rang, signaling the end of school, Gon and Killua were practically the first ones out the door and past the front gate, in an attempt to avoid Retz and her friends. Though Gon would do anything to run into her, Killua thought it best not to, after his display of anger from that morning.

"Yeah, me too." Killua's azure eyes swivel over to Gon as he stretched his arms over his head, noticing the slight muscle he had despite at being sixteen. He guessed it was from growing up in nature all his life.

"You don't have to be home today or anything do you?" Gon placed his arms behind his head as he looks over at Killua with furrowed brows.

"I probably should just so they don't say anything, although they're not home." Killua shrugs, a scowl producing itself onto his features as he fixates his eyes ahead.

  "I don't get it." Gon sighs. "Why do they care if you're home or not? They leave you all alone anyways."

  "Don't even try to understand my family, Gon. It's impossible."

  "I'm coming with you then." Determination carved itself into Gon's expression and Killua found that it brought his face to life.

  "Alright." Realizing he couldn't refuse when such an aura was producing itself from the latter, Killua agreed whole heartily. Now his ridiculous mansion of a house wouldn't feel so empty.

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"Can't get over how big your house is." Gon's caramel colored orbs stare up at Killua's house in awe, having not had time to do it much on his previous visit. Other than to ponder on the fact that Killua spent much of his time alone in this big place.

"It's not much, honestly." Killua shrugged, walking down the cement walk that led up to the front steps leading up to the grand front door. "It gets lonely."

"Well, I imagine so." Gon's heart wrenched once again at the thought. "But I'm here now."

Pink dusted Killua's pale cheeks and a faint smile could be seen forming on his lips. "Yeah." He said slowly. "You are."

  Placing his key into the doorknob, a click was heard, indicating that it was now unlocked and he pushes it open, allowing Gon to step in first.

  "Well, welcome to my humble abode." This was said sarcastically and to prove it, a catlike grin plastered itself onto his pale lips, causing Gon to giggle just before he stepped inside.

  The first thing Gon noticed, was the grand staircase. It was unlike anything he's ever seen, except maybe in movies. It was black, which was typical as he could picture the whole Zoldyck family being shrouded in darkness, just by meeting Illumi the day before. It led up quite a ways, to a landing that split in two directions; left and right. As he stepped to the center, he then noticed the chandelier above him, who's lights spun gently, throwing of all sorts of colors that the walls produced alongside it. Paintings lined the walls, and an opening some feet from the stairs to the left, led to what he assumed to be to the kitchen, while to to right of it, were a set of double doors.

He jerks his thumb in that direction. "What's in there?"

"My parent's study. They have meetings with clients in there and such." Killua shrugged, walking forward to drop his bag by the foot of the staircase. "Are you hungry?"

"I sure could eat." Gon chirped, shifting his gaze from the set of the double doors to Killua's back as he follows him, dropping his own bag next to his. A thought then suddenly occurs to him.

"You don't have butlers?"

"My parents insisted leaving me some, but I refused. I can take care of myself." Killua then opens what looked like pantry and began to sift through it's contents. "Anything in particular that you want?"

"Depends. Can you actually cook?"

  Killua pokes his head out from inside the pantry in order to throw him a glare. "I've survived this long on my own, thank you very much."

  Gon couldn't resist letting out a snort. "I'm surprised you haven't burned down the house yet."

  "Hey! I'm not that bad!"

  "Then let's see what you've been eating then."

  Haughtily, Killua brought out a bag filled with what looked like robots of sorts.

  "Is that even food?"

  "Excuse me! But this is chocorobo-kun! How dare you insult him!"

  "Because candy isn't food, Killua. You've seriously been surviving on only chocolate?" While the situation was amusing, Gon couldn't help the flicker of concern that crossed over his features. "Your parents don't even have the audacity of providing you with food after leaving you alone?"

  Killua rubs his arm nervously after setting his bag of chocolate onto the countertop of the island centered in the middle. "It's not that bad. They leave me money in my account. I just don't go grocery shopping."

  "Why not?!" Gon hadn't meant to yell, but his voice came out louder than expected so it echoed around the kitchen, causing Killua to flinch.

  "I don't know how! I don't even have recipes for anything! Which is why ramen and chocolate are my best friends."

Gon sighs and resists the urge to face palm himself. "I think it's time you see where my Aunt Mito works."

Killua blinks at him in surprise. "You're taking me to her grocery store?

"That's exactly right."