You Are the Moon

Chapter Ten

     "I'll definitely find Ging now," said Gon, his voice rising in excitement. "Now that I have you by my side."

     "Oh geez," Killua replied shyly, rubbing the back of his neck. If only Gon knew the effect his words had on him. The boy was completely oblivious.

     Kurapika stepped into the room. "I'm happy that the two of you made up and all that, but you are both forgetting something extremely important." He crossed his arms and leaned against the wall.

     They both stared blankly at him. Killua was the first to speak up. "Are you going to make us guess or....?"

      "I'm not letting the two of you fight," Gon interrupted. His lower lip jutted out.

     "That's not what I was talking about," Kurapika said in exasperation. "Although now that you mention it..."

     "Can you just tell us already?" Killua snapped.

     "Aren't you forgetting about your family?" asked Kurapika, deadpan. "You may no longer be planning on killing Leorio and Tessa, but they sure as hell will be once they find out you never finished the job."

     "Leorio," Killua gasped. His icy blue eyes widened in fear. For all he knew, they might already be too late. Illumi knows me all too well. He knew I would never go through with the kill. And he was probably waiting for me to not return home. "We have to go. Right now."

     Kurapika nodded in agreement. "Leorio and Tessa have to be at the resort by now. We'll book the next flight out-"

     "No," Killua said, interrupting him. "There's no point. If my brother knows Leorio's current location, then it is already too late. He's dead. Our best bet will be to track down Illumi before-"

     "And what?" Kurapika opposed. "Kill him? You can't kill him. None of us can. He's too strong. We at least have to try and get to Leorio on time. If we can get to him before Illumi does, we can hide and protect him and Tessa until we figure something out."

      "I'm telling you, that's a bad idea! He can't go into hiding forever."

     "Let's split up then," Kurapika proposed. "I'll go and protect my best friend. You can go do whatever the hell you want."

     "Don't be like that," Killua condemned. "I am trying to protect Leorio. He's my friend too."

     Kurapika ignored him and turned to face Gon. "Come on, Gon. We have to leave now if we're going to make it to the airport on time to catch the next flight."

     Killua scoffed. "No, Gon is coming with me."

     Gon looked back and forth between them. He let out a whimper. "Why can't we all just agree on a plan?"

     Kurapika threw his hands in the air. "I don't have time for this. Gon, stay with your boyfriend. I don't care." He ripped open the front door and stormed out of the house.

     Killua stared after Kurapika, mortified. He dared a glance at Gon. His eyebrows were knit together. He looked like he was concentrating hard on something. He must not have heard what Kurapika had said. Killua breathed in relief. "If you really want to go with him, you can."

     The serious expression on Gon's face disappeared. He looked over at Killua with a smile. "Uh huh. I'm never letting you leave me again, Killua." Gon winked at him. "You're stuck with me."

     Gon's words left him too happy to be embarrassed. "We have to somehow figure out who wants Leorio dead," said Killua, once his heart started again. "My brother wouldn't tell me who hired him."

     "I can't think of anyone who would want him dead," Gon reflected. "He's a doctor. He helps people."

     "Maybe they're not after Leorio," Killua considered.

     "What do you mean?"

     Killua shoved his hands into the pockets of his shorts. "How much do you know about this Tessa lady?"

     "Huh?" Gon asked in surprise.

     "We need to consider the possibility that Tessa was their main target."

     Gon shook his head firmly. "Tessa is really nice."

     "That doesn't mean anything," he replied with a shrug. "Anyone can pretend to be nice."

     "You've never even met her."

     "It was just a thought," Killua acceded. He didn't want to fight with Gon. Not when their relationship was still rocky. He raked his fingers through his spiky silver hair with a sigh. "Well if we can't get the job called off or beat Illumi, what are we supposed to do?"

     A dazzling smile lit up Gon's face, momentarily paralyzing Killua. "Oh, I have an idea!"

     "Erm, what is it?"

     "We may not be strong enough to stop Illumi, but we know someone who is."

     "Who?" Killua asked with a frown.

     Gon grinned. "Hisoka!"

     Killua shuddered at the name. "Absolutely not. I don't want him anywhere near you."

     Gon tugged at Killua's arm. "He's the only chance we've got, Killua."

     "If you thought he was creepy before, there is no telling how he'll act now that 'his fruit has ripened.'"

     "He's not going to try anything," said Gon, in an attempt to reassure him. He smirked directly at Killua. "And if he does, I'll have you there to back me up."

     "Fine," Killua grumbled. "But if he lay so much as a finger on you-" He stopped mid-sentence, realizing how he must have sounded. Like a possessive boyfriend. "Let's just go."

     Gon let out a laugh and jumped on his back, nearly toppling the poor boy over. He wasn't as light as he used to be. "Oh, Killua. I've missed you."