Illumi x Reader [Duality]

Chapter 1 - Special Mission

"Remember Illumi, this mission is very different and the client believes that you are the only one who can pull it off" the white haired leader of the Zoldyck family spoke to his eldest son, handing him the contract. Large, seemingly lifeless eyes scanned the details of the assignment. The photo of his target caught his attention. Tilting his head, he examined her face. She seemed young and exotic to him. A twinkle of mischief in her squinted eyes from her smile. He noticed a beauty mark below her left eye. He deemed these little details as meaningless and immediately shoved them away as they contributed nothing to the mission.

"She will most likely know that someone was sent after her. Her guard will be up. "  The younger assassin only replied with a nod.

"I will leave first thing in the morning" Illumi spoke, tone of voice unsuitability lively. Tucking the contract under his arm, he turned and walked out of the room.

"Illumi.." Silva called as Illumi's hand reached the door knob. He turned slightly to look at his father. Silva hesitated before speaking his next words. " Approach her with caution. And perhaps... try not to be too forceful." He found himself struggling trying to word things in a way that Illumi would understand. "We would want this to be handled as smoothly as possible." 

Illumi took a second to process what Silva was advising. He opened the door and exited the room. "Will do" he simply stated as he closed the door behind him.

Silva exhaled sharply. For the first time, he felt uncertain that his oldest son would be able to effortlessly execute a mission.

Illumi made his way to his bedroom and tossed the contract onto the night stand. He glances at the clock. 9:23 pm. The assassin figured he would call it a night seeing as how this mission doesn't seem like it is going to be a quick one. He stripped himself of his clothes down to his briefs. His lean, but muscular body made its way back to his neatly made bed. Just as he slipped under the covers, he heard his phone buzz. Annoyed, he reaches for his phone to read 1 unread text...

Hisoka: Illumi, my dearest friend. Are you free tomorrow?

Illumi: Stop calling me that. And no.

Hisoka: I know you're a busy man... I'll stop by in the morning.

Illumi: I said no.

Hisoka: Goodnight 💜

Illumi sighed and placed the phone back down. Settling back into bed, he laid on his back and starred up at the ceiling. His breathing steadied as he thought of numerous ways to blow Hisoka off in the morning. More importantly, he was strategizing how he was going to approach this special mission. His head turned on his pillow, eyes looking at the contract on his nightstand. He felt an urge to look at the picture of the girl. I will need to get a good look at her face so I know who I'm looking for... he thought to himself. As if that was not something he would need to do for any other job. Stopping himself from reaching over for the picture, he closed his eyes instead. After a little tossing and turning, he finally settled into a comfortable position and allowed himself to drift off to sleep.

This is odd...

This was a first for him.

✨ Thank you for reading! I apologize for the short chapter. This is my first fanfic so I'm still feeling things out, if short information filled chapters or long drawn out ones would be best. Let me know what you think! I appreciate any feedback and hope you enjoy the story