The Wilted Flower ⁀ 𝐤. 𝐳𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐲𝐜𝐤 𝐱 𝐨𝐜

𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓹𝓽𝓮𝓻 𝓽𝔀𝓮𝓷𝓽𝔂-𝓼𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓷 •𝓪𝓼𝓽𝓮𝓻

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The two of them quietly talked as they descended the mountain, catching up after the while they had been apart. However, that day during the Fifth Phase was still fresh in both of their minds, when they declared to be each other's friend. Of course, neither of them brought it up.

Walking along the path, Killua and Hyacinth heard chattering coming from a few yards away, and both of them immediately guessed who it was.

"Killua! Hyacinth!"  They heard a yell come from a certain green-haired boy, and he ran up to them the moment he saw them. Kurapika and Leorio followed after him, though at a slower pace. 

"Gon!" they said in unison, greeting the approaching boy.

"I haven't seen you two in so long! Don't tell me you've been up there together this whole time." he pouted, looking at their woven arms.

"No, we just reunited a short while ago," Killua answered, grinning at the boy.

Kurapika and Leorio approached them, and they all greeted each other, smiles forming on all of their lips. The blonde teen popped off Hyacinth's cap and ruffled her hair, soon placing the cap back. "Hyacinth, why didn't you come and see us?" he asked playfully. "We missed you."

They missed me? "Sorry, the butler's preferred that I stayed in their quarters." she quietly answered. Kurapika nodded his head.

"It's fine."

"Guys, we should go back to the city!" Gon interjected, already taking broad steps further down the mountain. "Then we can get lunch somewhere in town!"

The other's smiled at each other, and soon followed Gon's lead. That day, even though they just reunited, they would be separating, and they wanted to make the most out of the day they had.

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After a hearty lunch, the four of them walked to the train station. Gon had convinced Hyacinth to stay with him and Killua for a while longer, though she wanted to go and buy an apartment in Yorknew. However, she agreed, and the three of them said their goodbyes to the other two.

"We'll meet again in Yorknew, on September first," Kurapika assured. During lunch, he explained that Hisoka had some information about the Spiders to Killua, and filled him in that they were all planning to meet on the same day that Hisoka told Kurapika to meet him.

After a few more goodbyes, they all split into their respective groups, Killua leading Hyacinth and Gon through the city after they got off their train.

"You guys are pretty much broke, right?" the silverette asked, glancing behind his back to look at them.

"Yeah. . . I pretty much spent the last of my money on lunch." Gon agreed.

Hyacinth quietly responded. "If you're not counting my license, then yes."

Killua nodded, agreeing himself. "Same, I don't have any money left. And Gon, you want to become stronger so you can give Hisoka his tag back, right?"

The hand Gon rested in his pocket gripped onto the badge, his expression turning determined as he nodded. "Right."

"Good. Because I know a place where we can train, and make money at the same time!"

The silverette stopped walking, and the other two stopped behind him. "Really? Where?" Hyacinth questioned.

Killua held his hand up, gesturing to the large building behind him. 

"Heavens Arena."

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I can't believe we're already at the Heavens Arena arc?!? I'm seriously zipping through this book so fast.

Special shout out to all the people who, whenever I update, immediately rush to the chapter after like not even a few minutes. The minute I update. Y'all are so precious  love all of you and everyone else who reads this fic <333

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