Second floor

An unexpected meeting

"Father, I must return to the place where I had my mission two weeks ago."

Illumi explained, looking straight at his father. Silva squinted his eyes, a hand traveling to his chin.

"And WHY do you need to return there?"

 
Illumi bit down on his tongue, he hadn't thought this part through.

 
"I want to scout the area."

Illumi answered after several seconds of thinking. He didn't even know why he wanted to go back; something was just dragging him there. A small malicious smile formed on Silva's lips as he nodded his head.

"Alright, you can go back to scout the area tomorrow afternoon. Make sure to be back by midnight."

He said, patting Illumi on the head. The little assassin gave a quick nod of thanks and went off to his room to get some sleep. Although he wasn't sleepy, he couldn't wait for it to be the next day. He quickly changed into his sleep wear, and lie down in bed. Before falling asleep, he thought of everything he would pack for the next day.

 
Food, water, and an extra pair of clothes-

Illumi stopped his thoughts. Why would he need an extra pair of clothes? Not for himself... his mind wandered to the interesting boy that had caught him when he jumped from the second floor. That.. was the main reason he wanted to go back. He didn't know why he wanted to see him again, but he was just so appealing. Like he was from a different world than Illumis, that he wanted to explore more of and get to know. The black haired boy wasn't sure what this feeling was, but it helped him fall fast asleep.

-

Making his way through the dilapidated building, Illumi made his way back to the same window that he had jumped from. This time, nobody caught him. Illumi scrunched his nose; he was a little disappointed.

 
"Oh princess, you're back! ♣"

Illumi heard from behind his back. He quickly turned, and his eyes met with the same gorgeous honey ones.

 
"There you are"

Illumi said, the plain look not leaving his face, even though he was quite pleased.

 

"We're you looking for me? I'm very flattered ♦"

He responded, climbing over the window he was sitting behind. The boy quickly made his way over to the raven haired one, picking up his hand and planting a small kiss onto it. The slightest blush formed on Illumis cheeks as he looked away, while Hisoka grabbed his hand and pulled him forward.

"Come on, let's go~ ♠"

Illumi didn't know what to say, so he simply followed along as Hisoka led him to an unknown location. The boys silently moved through the first floor of the abandoned building, and soon Hisoka came to a halt.

 
"We're here ♥"

Illumi raised an eyebrow as he looked over the area. A small, old table stood in the corner of the room, with two stools besides it. A house of cards was built on the other side of the room, as well as a single lily that stood in a tiny cup of water.

 
"Where is "here"?"

 
"This is where I spend most of my days ♦"

The clown sighed, while Illumi could feel a stir in his stomach.

I live in a huge manor, with everything I need, while Hisoka lives in such harsh and terrible conditions?

The raven haired boy remembered the extra clothes he'd brought for the older one, and started to dig them out of his bag.

"I brought you something."

He said, while a look of surprise coated Hisokas face

 
"For me?"

"Well, for who else?"

Hisoka could feel his face heat up for the first time; he'd never had someone bring something for him. Even when his teacher was still alive, he made him get his own food and clothes, and would only teach the boy nen. Illumi had finally found the clothes he was searching for, and took them out for Hisoka to change. The pink haired boy took the clothes from Illumis hands, and felt how cold the assassins hands were.

 
"Are you cold?"

Illumi didn't want to admit it, but he did feel a little chilly, as he was only wearing a kimono.

"Yes, I'm quite cold"

Hisoka nodded, and gave the clothes back to Illumi as he started to take off his shirt. Illumi patiently waited till Hisoka was in only a pair of underwear before handing him the clothes, which he quickly put on. The yellow eyed boy placed his old clothes on the ground like mats, and sat down. He motioned for Illumi to come sit next to him, which the younger boy did. Putting an arm around him, Hisoka pulled the assassin close, and put Illumis head onto his shoulder.

"You'll warm up quicker this way ♠"

"Thank you"

"So, where are you from? ♣"

Illumi averted his eyes to the side, not sure wether he should tell the truth or not.

 
"I come from a family of assassins.. the Zoldycks."

Hisokas eyes widened at the mention of the Zoldyck name; his teacher had told him about them before, and said that he should never interact with one.

 
"Have you come to kill me? ♥"

Illumi lifted his head from Hisokas shoulder, their eyes meeting.

"If I wanted to kill you, I would've done it already"

Hisoka let out a small laugh, as a smile crawled onto his face

"So why did you come back then? ♦"

"I'm not sure.. I guess I wanted to see you again."

 
Illumi whispered the last part, placing his head back on Hisokas shoulder as he did. Hisoka could feel his chest warm up as he heard the last few words, and his face softened as he lay his head on top of Illumis.