I Will Fight For You [TOTICF Book 2] (Killua X OC)

Rescue

Upon entering the grounds of the Ametsuchi estate, Chi and Killua ran under the cover of the trees before heading uphill towards the gothic house Usagi was within. As they passed older structures and the cherry blossom trees, Killua took in his surroundings, making notes of everything he saw to make their escape faster.

As the two ran in silence, Chi pondered over the plan and whether or not it was a good idea to let Killua go in by himself. She doubted her judgement, but if anything went wrong it would be those two who would escape, regardless of if Chi was with them. In order for that to be an option, they'd need to be together throughout the whole operation.

She glanced over at Killua as he continued to look forward as they pressed on through the brush, pursing her lips as she thought deeply.

Once they hit the treeline, the two slowed to a stop, eyeing the dark mansion before them as they crouched.

"Killua, do you remember where to go?" Chi asked, removing her eyes from the structure to look into his. "Because if you have any doubts..."

"No, I remember. Besides, I want to get her. Sachiko needs to know how I feel about her," Killua let out, tone low as his eyes glared forward, intent on his goal.

"If you're certain," Chi breathed. "I'll stay here, so just come straight to the treeline."

"Okay," he let out as he stood, hand against the bark of the tree beside him. "I'll be back."

After saying those words, he had already dashed towards the house, crashing through the double doors before hiding in the shadows of the dimly lit foyer.

The room was large with high ceilings and two flights of stairs spiraling up to the second floor, purple lamplight casting a cold, depressing glow through the room. Stepping silently past the stairs and to the opening at the end of the room, he saw the stairs leading down and doors on either side of the room just waiting to be opened by maids and butlers ready to attempt slitting his throat.

An impossibility.

Walking cautiously down the stairs, he watched his shadow slide down the wall beside him. Once at the bottom, he found a maze of corridors each leading somewhere different, though he had memorized where to go.

By taking the corridor to the right and continuing forward past three alternate turns, by taking another right he'd find more stairs to take him a floor lower, where he'd take an immediate left to find the next flight.

At three floors underground, he was beginning to feel suffocated and claustrophobic, though he continued, picking up the pace as the walls turned from violet wallpaper and black trimming to cobblestone.

At running speed now, he continued taking sharp turns down the dark path, lights few and far between as he pressed forward, beginning to breath fervently as he felt strong Nen coming from down the halls until–

There was a presence on the other side of the corner he was about to turn, and he would've run into the delicate form if he hadn't taken a jump backwards, sparks flickering in his hands to shed light on the stranger in a checkered dress lightly holding a tea tray evenly in her hand.

The girl's eyes widened as she saw his face. "You're a..." He gave her a hard glare as she fumbled for words. "Wait. Did Chi send you?"

Losing the intensity, he looked at her curiously as the sparks faded. "Yes, I'm here for Usagi."

Lips tugging downward on her fragile countenance, the girl glanced at the tray with a singular cup on it before back at Killua. "I'll take you to her ."

"Tell me your name first," he demanded.

"Domino, and you're Killua Zoldyck. Now let's go."

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