"Normal"
is when you are a replica of everyone else.
"Normal"
is where everybody stands as the same person.
"Normal"
is who everybody accepts as one of them.
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"Normal"
Is not when you get shoved out of nowhere by your long lost dad and have to...
3 days had passed and I was finally able to leave the hospital. Since Hisoka's disappearance, Kite, Ikki, and I had been planning out what I should prepare to leave with Hisoka.
"Since Taisiya thinks being with Hisoka will help her, we need to prepare her for anything Hisoka has in store for her," Kite voiced.
Kite stood up from his seat and walked out the door, leaving me alone on the hospital bed with Ikki by my side.
"I'm giving this to you, Сестра," I suddenly heard Ikki's voice. Turning to him, I saw him holding out the small blue wrist band he always had with him since I first met him as a child.
I noticed the wristband meant a lot to him as he never took it off. The one time I asked about it, Ikki told me he had it on him when Kite first found him.
"What are you talking about, Ikki? This is yours," I gave him back the wristband. He shook his head and took my hand before sliding the wristband onto my wrist.
"I don't know when you're going to go, nor when you'll be back with us, Сестра. So I'll give this to you now," Ikki let out a small breath before continuing. "This is a promise not to forget about me or Kite. Okay, Taisiya?"
I looked at the blue wristband on my wrist and back at Ikki. Looking at the serious expression plastered on Ikki's face, I held back the need to make a joke to lessen the tension in the air.
"I promise," I finally said, just as Kite entered the door carrying a bag in his hands, oblivious to what Ikki and I had been talking about.
Looking at the bag, I noticed it was the bag Kite always brought with him. "I've filled this up with any necessary thing you might need," Kite handed the bag to me. Taking out the content, I saw a wallet full of cash, an ID Card, a world map, a phone, a compass, and clothes amongst other things.
"I'm not sure what Hisoka intends to do so I made an official ID Card with your fake name on it," Kite said, picking up the ID and giving it to me.
"Raika Souji...," I muttered the name I had and would from now on officially use. Turning to Ikki, I saw that he had a sad smile on his face as he looked at me. "What's wrong, Ikki?" I asked Ikki, turning to him.
Seeing me turn to him, Ikki's sad face instantly turned into a bright smile, no signs of any sadness on his face.
"I was just thinking, Сестра. What if we paint your face like how you said Hisoka does his face? That would look so cool, right?" Ikki asked. At first, I was totally against the idea but after a few seconds, I started contemplating doing it.
Facing Kite to see what he thinks, I saw that he was looking at us like he was contemplating his life decisions. Smiling nervously, I turned away from him but looked at Ikki and winked, signalling that I was going to do it.
"Nope totally didn't do it," I rushed to say while doing my best to wipe the star and water drop I had drawn onto my face using the red face paint I had secretly bought.
I could hear Kite's grumbling from outside the door but I tried my best not to panic. I knew Kite wouldn't actually break down the door to my room as we were at a hotel and he would have to pay for the damage if he did but that didn't decrease the amount of fear I had from dying.
"Taisiya, I told you the money I gave you is for your survival, not for trivial things such as face paint!" Kite stated from the other side of the door. Ikki's laughter could be heard from the entire building but neither me not Kite paid attention to it.
"What are you talking about?!" I asked Kite in panic as I turned around to check the door. "I did no such thing-" I cut myself off when I found a familiar face right in front of mine. His face showing amusement as he stared at my face, particularly at the face paint that covered my cheeks.
Frozen in embarrassment, I did nothing when he took the cloth I had been using to wash my face from my hands and wiped the rest of the face paint from my face. When he stopped moving and showed satisfaction, he moved his face away from mine and walked towards my table.
Picking up the face paint, Hisoka turned to me and motioned me towards me. "Taisiya? Are you okay?" Kite asked from the closed door.
I wanted to answer but feeling curious about what he wanted to do, I ignored Kite and walked towards Hisoka. Once I was in front of him, he took my chin and pushed my face to the left, showing my right cheek. Feeling slight pressure on it, I didn't move until he finished and let go of my chin.
"Let's go," Hisoka said without any other words and walked towards the door. Approaching him, I walked passed the mirror and saw what he had drawn. There, plastered on my right cheek was a small red heart, right below my eye.
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'... This is the cutest thing I've ever had on my face' I slightly smiled as my hand hovered over the heart.
"Come," Hisoka suddenly called, snapping me back into reality. Walking towards the door, I opened the door revealing a half pissed-half worried Kite, behind him was a curious Ikki.
"Taisiya, why weren't you-" Kite started but stopped once he looked behind me. Knowing it was Hisoka he was looking at, I placed a sorry look on my face before walking past him to get the bag that was placed on the table. Turning back, Hisoka was already outside the door and was opening it for me.
I didn't want to make him wait out of fear, but I couldn't help running towards Kite and Ikki and hugging them as hard as I could. "I love you guys," I muttered before letting go and quickly running towards Hisoka, not wanting to see the look on their faces.
I knew this wouldn't be the last time I saw them, I wouldn't let that happen. But for some reason, I couldn't hold back the small tear that had slipped from my eye.
