Hunter x Hunter Shorts

No harm done | The Realisation

Leorio was ready to just lie down and sleep for the rest of his life.
Exam season was designed to make students give up on live, he was sure.
He barely was home between studying, taking exams and eating shitty food at shitty fast food places.
When he was home he was almost always sleeping.

Weeks went by like this and when Leorio walked out from the final exam he felt like a weight had fallen off his shoulders.

He stumbled down the streets, barely aware of where he was going and trusting his body to find the way home on muscle memory.

His walks through the city were nowhere as tense and stressful as they had used to be.

When he finally got home he was greeted by the smell of cabbages.

"Gon? Is that you?" he heard Kurapika call from the kitchen.

"Nah, it's me," Leorio responded with a yawn.

Kurapika came into the hallway. He looked worried.

"Leorio, have you seen Gon outside?" he asked, his eyes blood red.

"No, I haven't," Leorio frowned. "Why? Is something wrong?"

"I don't know. He wasn't here when I got home and I tried to call him and he didn't pick up and I'm getting worried. What if something happened to him?" Kurapika pulled at his hair. He was clearly distressed.

"Didn't he leave a note or something?" Leorio asked. Gon usually made sure they knew where he went to keep them from worrying. He was responsible enough for that.

"No! Nothing!"

"Shit," Leorio cursed.

"Oh, god. What if something happened to him?" Kurapika muttered.

"Maybe we can go out to look for him," Leorio suggested.

Kurapika nodded. "Okay, let's."

Leorio turned off the stove while Kurapika put on his shoes and jacket.

A slight drizzle greeted them when they got outside.

They turned left, even though Leorio had no idea why. Intuition maybe. Or instinct.

Kurapika held his hand tightly.

They checked the park where Gon liked to go to burn of energy or play with other children, but even the parents they asked hadn't seen him.

They went to his school and met his teacher by the gate who claimed to have seen Gon leave hours ago.

It didn't help with the anxiety growing in Leorio's lungs and Kurapika put his hood up in an attempt to somewhat hide his by now glowing red eyes.

The rain was getting worse and the first street lights turned on.

"Fuck," Kurapika swore. "Where could he be? He has to be somewhere!"

Leorio stopped in his tracks.

"Have you-" he hesitated. "Have you tried calling Killua?"

Kurapika shook his head. With the hood Leorio couldn't really see his expression.

Kurapika pulled out his phone and scrolled through his contacts until he found Killua's.

His thumb hovered over the call button for a few seconds then he pressed it and put the call on speaker for Leorio to hear.

Beep.

Beep.

"Hello?"

Killua's voice sounded hoarse.