Tongue Tied {Hisoka x reader}

Chapter 12

ok ngl i really struggled to write this chapter for whatever reason OTL

the writers block was hitting hard but here yall go !! enjoi ♥

xoxoxox

You can't say that you were ever expecting to find yourself in a silent elevator with a glorified jester but... here you were.

Hisoka had yet to address you since you both had entered the elevator. Right now, you were slouched against the wall, looking anywhere but in the direction of Hisoka. It was just so quiet and awkward. When you finally glanced up in his direction after traveling down a few floors, you were startled to find him staring back at you with a rather blank look on his face. Heat quickly flooded your face and you abruptly looked away once more. The way he had been looking at you was unsettling and just thinking about him still watching you sent a shiver up your spine.

You averted your eyes to the number display. Steadily, the two of you were heading away from the registration and arena floors and entering the floors for the private living rooms. As you watched the numbers tick down, you could tell irritation was beginning to fill your body. 

Why had he cornered you? Why had he found you just to join you in the elevator? Why had he not spoken a single word yet? Why was he still staring?

With fire coursing through your body, you decided to confront the unpredictable man.

You moved your body to face Hisoka entirely and forced yourself to hold his eye contact. Unconsciously, you shifted on your feet, eventually crossing your arms in front of your chest. 

"So," you said shakily, pausing to clear your throat, "what do you want from me?"

You held yourself still as you watched the man in front of you rake his eyes up and down your body. When his eyes met yours once more, a wry smile formed on his face. Your brows furrowed as more tension entered your shoulders. If only you could figure out what was going through his head! Then you wouldn't be nearly as uneasy and defensive around him.

Hisoka took the chance to settle back against the wall opposite from you. In comparison, he seemed like he was unbothered by this encounter.

"What I want is for you to satisfy my needs," he said with a lilting voice and a smirk.

You blinked at him, mouth falling slightly open and heat quickly filling your face again.  Your thoughts immediately began to betray you as they began to imagine his muscular form that you had only caught glimpses of, up until now. Your eyes flitted across his face, trying to detect any sense of him pulling your leg but he looked serious.

"Excuse me?!"

"Fight me again. If you made it this far, you must be better than during the hunter exam."

Your eyes narrowed at that.

"Doesn't matter. You threw that fight. Why'd you do that, anyway? We both knew you should have won."

His smirk widened at the fire in your words.

"There's no point in throwing away my food before it's ready, now is there (Y/N)?"

An involuntary shiver wracked your body. You tried your best to conceal it but you could tell Hisoka had noticed as his eyes narrowed and his smile grew sharper. If a devil tail and horns sprung up right now, you wouldn't be shocked in the slightest.

You steeled yourself and glared at the taller man. "Do you treat everyone around you like a plaything?"

His eyes squinted shut, his smirk never faltering on his angular face.