A Battlefield Bond

Chapter 19: Family

Val huh? Kinda a girly name but it was growing on Killua; he liked it as a boys name.

Cautiously exiting the hotel, Killua scanned the city for any sign of Gon, suddenly feeling anxious for Gon's safety.

Running down the street a bit, Killua finally spotted Gon, who was currently bandaging up some teammates of theirs. Thankfully there were no chimera soldiers in the area so Killua decided to shout to his friend. "Yo Gon!"

Gon, finished with the solider he had been patching up, looked over at Killua and let out a sigh of relief before getting up and running to his friend, tackling him in a hug.

"Where have you been?! I was worried something happened to you ya know!" Gon cried out, squeezing Killua harder.

"Relax! And you're killing me by the way!" Killua choked out, causing Gon to loosen his grip. "I found a little boy all alone, he's homeless. I don't know why I wanted to save him just then, but I did and he's hurt; I need your help."

Gon nodded, surprised that Killua actually found it in his heart to rescue another person, but was happy about it nevertheless.

Arriving back at the hotel, Killua swung the broken front doors open. "Val! Come on out, I brought a friend to help!" He called out.

Poking his head out from behind the reception desk, Val scurried over to the two boys, hiding behind Killua.

Gon only smiled at the boys shyness and got down on one knee so he could be at his height. "Hi Val! I'm Gon, don't worry I'm not going to hurt you. I just want to fix you up, will you let me?"

Killua looked down at Val reassuringly, and eventually Val nodded his head and walked in front of Gon. "Great! Now I'm just gonna cut off your sleeve so I can get a better view of the wound alright?" Gon asked as he got a pair of medical scissors from his backpack.

Again Val nodded, grabbing onto Killua's hand.

Killua stared down at the young boy, wondering how anyone would want to abandon someone like him.

"So Val, how old are you?" Gon asked, trying to start a small conversation.

"I'm 5! So I guess I haven't really been on my own for that long, since I've only been alone since I was 4, but it's still been kinda hard." Val said, rather casually for something so sad.

Gon had already cut off Val's sleeve and was cleaning his wound, but continued the conversation. "What was so hard about it?"

"Well sometimes when I got really hungry I'd have to steal food from a store, but I've never been caught! I'd also usually have to sleep in a park or on a bench somewhere, it's not very comfy though." Val looked down, finally seeming sad for once. "My parents said I was a mistake, but I don't really know what that means; I'm guessing it's why they didn't want me anymore though."

Gon was now finished bandaging up Val's wound and he stood up, staring at Killua who had a few tears stinging his eyes. "Bastards...." He whispered under his breathe, though Gon still heard it.

Kneeling back down and placing his hands on Val's shoulders, Gon smiled. "Me and Killua will take care of you now, how does that sound?"

Val's mood suddenly lifted, and he smiled with joy. "Really!? So you're like my new mom and dad?" Gon scratched the back of his head and stared up at Killua for help, who had only averted his gaze, blushing slightly. "Um...Sure! Except I'll be the dad and Killua will be the mom okay?"

Killua suddenly jerked in Gon's direction and smack him on the head. "I AM NOT THE MOM! WE ARE BOTH BOYS THAT DOESNT EVEN MAKE SENSE!"

"OW! Killua! That was your mechanic arm!" Gon whined, rubbing his head.

Val suddenly noticed Killua's special arm, not realizing it had been there before. "Wowie! That's super cool!" He said, touching the cold metal.

"I know right, super handy too! Oh and Killua, you're too pretty to be the dad so you should just give it up." Gon said, crossing his arms.

"Tch.....fine whatever, but don't expect me to act all womanly or something." Killua said, picking up Val and heading towards to entrance.

"Yes ma'am!" Gon exclaimed, only to receive a cold glare from Killua. "I'm only kidding!"

Val giggled, enjoying hearing his new guardians bickering.