I Found What I Was Missing

Chapter 76: Tying Up Loose Ends

Tying Up Loose Ends

“Brother?” Alluka called softly, standing in the doorway as she gazed at her big brother, whom was sitting on the porch steps, forearms resting on his knees as he gazed up at the stars.
Killua turned to look at his younger sister, smiling softly at her. “Something wrong, Alluka?” He asked, patting the empty space next to him.

Alluka walked down the steps before sitting on the very top one, right next to her big brother, their sides touching as a chilly wind blew through their hair and ruffled their clothes.
Alluka reached up and tugged a lock of hair behind her ear that had been tickling her nose. “Are you leaving soon, brother?” She asked softly, eyes averted and staring at the ground with deep sadness.

She didn't want to be separated from her brother again so soon, she'd missed him dearly. Even though she'd seen him a little over six years ago, it had been like he wasn't really there, far too weighed down with the worries and horrors of war.

Plus, six years was still such a long time, and the mere four days that they had been staying here were not nearly enough for her to make up on sixteen years of lost time. She wanted to stay with him, be there for him during his pregnancy like she wasn't able to in his first, she wants to get to know Izuku better, too.

She just wants to be with her big brother again, like those blessed two years before he moved away and on with his life with Gon. She never once regretted giving Killua back to Gon and she still doesn't, they make each other so happy, and they needed each other to live.

She remembers how her brother had been so, so sad without Gon that year and a half they'd been separated. He'd tried to hide it from her, but she could see it clearly after a while. He'd get this elated glint in his eyes whenever he read a letter or message from Gon, and more than once she'd wake up in the middle of the night and listen to Killua talk on the phone for hours.

And whenever he didn't read or listen to Gon's voice, his eyes were filled with a deep sadness that made her heart ache. It was why she had insisted on visiting Gon on Whale Island, why she had insisted that she would be fine if he left with Gon.

Now, as she looks at her brother, and she sees the content look on his face, his relaxed shoulders and eyes shimmering with pure happiness, she's truly glad that she had given him to Gon and she's convinced it was the best decision she'd made in her life.

“We're leaving tomorrow afternoon,” Killua replied, turning to look at her, eyes raking over her body and taking in the way her shoulders pulled up to her ears the slightest bit, the corners of her mouth turning down and the small frown on her brow.

“Oh,” she mumbled, her fingers twitching in her lap, resisting the urge to curl in and dig her nails into her palms.
Killua smiled softly, bumping his right shoulder into her left, gaining her attention. “Do you want to come with us?” He asked.

Alluka's eyes widened, tears glimmering in blue pools as her lips parted. “I, can I really?” She asked in disbelief.
Killua nodded with a bright smile. “Of course. Mito won't be alone now, and I want to spend some time with you, I missed you,”

Alluka whimpered, lower lip trembling before a bright smile stretched across her lips as she squealed and threw her arms around his neck, hugging him tightly as she simultaneously cried and laughed in joy. Killua chuckled as he wrapped his arms around her back, hugging her gently.

“I'm so happy! I didn't want you to leave yet, I missed you too much, brother!” She cried, burying her face into his shoulder.
“It's okay now, you can stay with me,” Killua murmured, rubbing one hand up and down her back.