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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

This is my fic (Killugon 1) for the Hunter X Hunter Big Bang 2019! It’s the first time I take part of it, but I had so much fun writing I’m sure I’ll participate again*^*

I’d like to thank all the people at @hxhbb19 for organizing it, and @trashsketch for her amazing art!

Hope you enjoy reading it ♥

 Dare to jump

Rating: Mature

Fandom: Hunter X Hunter

Relationships: KilluGon

Characters: Killua Zoldyck, Gon Freecs, Alluka Zoldyck, Illumi Zoldyck, Kurapika, Leorio Paladiknight, Senritsu|Melody

Additional Tags: AU, Time Travel, Violence, Mental Health Issues

Summary:

Killua is a time-jumper, while Alluka is schizophrenic. Their family is interested in experimenting on Alluka’s mental disorder, so Killua and Alluka are on the run from them, until Killua has a car accident. He wakes up after three weeks and finds out Illumi took Alluka. Killua has to jump back several times to save her, but during a ‘jump’ he falls for someone, Gon, a boy who loves him back, but who’ll also forget about him if he jumps again, due to the time travelling rules. They meet again a few times in different timelines and different situations, and Killua suffers because he thinks Gon doesn’t remember him. Actually, Gon remembers, but doesn’t tell Killua, not understanding why Killua seems the one who can’t remember when he clearly does

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Valentine’s Chocolate

“I hate Valentine’s Day.” He muttered with loathing, letting his eyes wander on the people in the diner.

“Come on, it’s such a sweet day! People go out, hold hands, exchange gifts and chocolate, and spend time together! It’s the right day to be happy!”

“Do I look like a happy person to you?”

Killua had his usual ‘do-not-bother-me’ annoyed look on his face, glaring at the customers, which were sitting in couples at the tables.

After looking over him for a bit, Gon’s face lit up suddenly.

“What?”

“I figured out what’s the problem!”

Killua frowned, a bit puzzled. “What problem?”

“Why you don’t like Valentine’s Day!”

The silver-haired boy huffed, crossing his arms. “I hate it, not just don’t like it. And I don’t have any problems, I just equally hate everyone.”

But Gon wasn’t listening to him. He took out his phone, typing quickly something on it. A toothy smile appeared on his lips. Ignoring Killua’s confused and irked looks for not being listened to, he came closer to Netero.

“Excuse me, mister, can I take off for.. like an hour?”

The old man stopped from sipping his tea to answer. “No problem, if Killua can cover your shift.”

Gon turned to him. “Could you?”

Killua blinked a couple of times, in disappointment. “Unbelievable. I’ve just told you how much I hate Valentine’s Day, and you ditch me here? Luckily, you said we were friends!"

The dark-haired boy scratched on the back of his neck, with a sheepish smile on his face. “Sorry, I’ll be back soon, I promise!”

The other waiter snorted, moving his hand as a ‘shoo’. “Go.”

Gon gave him a beaming smile and, after taking off his apron, ran out waving at him.

Since then, Killua started to count the seconds, waiting for him to come back.

It was dark outside, the diner was almost empty, and, to Killua, it seemed an eternity since he was gone. In reality, it had been just over an hour when Killua heard the jingle that announced Gon’s return.

“You’re late.” He remarked, disappointed, masking how much he was happy to have him back there.

“Sorry, I struggled a bit to find what I wanted.”

“Like what?” Killua cast a glance at the bag Gon was holding, intrigued. Leorio leaned through the little window on the kitchen, curious too.

The dark-haired boy headed to the counter to put the bag on it. He took out two little red boxes, giving one to the cook, who took and studied it, and bringing the other to Netero, who thanked him with a nod and took a sip of a different kind of tea.

Killua watched Gon taking out another little box, a red heart-shaped one this time, and handing it to him with a rose that had a lilac hue.

The silver-haired boy looked for a few seconds at Gon’s hands stretched towards him in silence, doing nothing, before he realized those two things were for him. He widened his eyes at the realization and felt his cheeks literally on fire.

“They’re for you.” He said to encourage him to take them.

Hesitating, Killua took the two gifts from Gon’s tan hands, while behind him he heard a squeak, a mix of surprise and happiness.

“They’re chocolates!” Exclaimed Leorio, before shoving one into his mouth. “Fhanks Gon!”

Killua studied once more the little box in his hands, under the watchful gaze of the other. He opened it, discovering a cookie with some chocolate drops on it in the middle of the ‘heart’, surrounded by some little chocolates filling the empty spaces.

If possible, now he was burning in a brighter shade of red.

“Surprised?”

Killua held tighter the little box, trying to limit the heat he felt flaring up in his whole body.

“YOU DUMB!” He exclaimed, louder than he thought, making everyone near him to jump. Then, he lowered his voice. “What made you think of doing something like this?!”

Gon, totally calm, answered him with a kind smile. “I thought that maybe you hate so much Valentine’s Day because no one ever surprised you with a gift. So, I thought to make it up.”

Killua, who was probably evaporating at this point, stared at him, blinking a couple of times without saying a word, then he looked the other way, grumbling in low voice. “Stupid.. It’s embarrassing..”

Gon smiles, glad to see the shadow of a smile on his friend’s lips, no matter how hard he tried to hide it.

 His heart skipped a beat only when he came back home, only when Alluka saw the lilac rose, only when he heard her murmuring “Love at first sight, mh?”

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Touch.

Morel was sure he’d be dead.

He himself told the boy to play it real. Out there, they’d be alone against death, and they, the adults, couldn’t take care of two children.

But the power of Gon’s attack was far beyond the reach of anyone. He’d be dead, if it wasn’t for that touch, that light waft on his shoulder.

He’s never seen them even grazing each other, yet that caress saved his life, confirmation of the deep bond that held them together without the spasmodic need of constant contact.

In a flash, he realized who the real adults were.

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Give me a hand?

The rays of sunshine filtered through the windows of the diner. It was just morning, but the summer’s heat was quickly warming up the few people that were already going to work.

A man with fancy moustache and a monocle in an odd dapper suit entered the diner and made his way to a little table.

The silver-haired boy huffed and quickly went near him.

“Hi, I’m Killua, what can I bring you?”

“I’d like a cappuccino, thanks.”

“Got it.” Killua was going to write, when he heard the man’s voice again.

“And, can you use skimmed milk? Because, y’know, full-cream has too much butterfat.”

“Uhm, yeah, I guess?” The boy looked confused, but he added it to the order.

The man interrupted his writing again with another request. “Thank you.. Oh, and about the coffee beans, they’re not older than three weeks, are they? It wouldn’t be so good otherwise..” Asked, lifting his moustache with a classy gesture.

He frowned a bit. “Well, I don’t know actua-”

“Fine, thanks. And, excuse me, was the cow bred in captivity? I’m kind of an animal activist.”

“Listen, you picky bastard.” Killua snapped, clenching his hand around the pen. “I’m only a waiter, not the fucking cow the milk come from.”

The man widened his eyes. “It’s really rude.”

“It is what it is. It could be rude or Rudolph, I don’t care. In this case, it is fairly rude.” He said with a sarcastic smile. “If you, fussy steampunk, are searching for a trendy place to eat, well, sorry to tell, but you clearly mistaken. Here you spend, like, half a penny to eat, and probably be sick for the rest of the week.”

The other looked at him with a shocked face, listening quietly.

“So, if you want a cappuccino, I’ll bring it to you, like to all the other customers who order it, without all this informations. Otherwise, the cook will spit in your next drink.”

“But.. Isn’t you waiters who prepare things like coffees?” Asked the man, his voice a little unsteady.

“Oh yes, but I’ll personally make sure he spits in it.”

“I think I’ll go for your classic cappuccino, then.”

“Great choice!” Killua smiled sharply and moved towards the counter.

A few moments later, he brought the cup to the man and went back, next to Gon.

“Killua? Didn’t you go a bit heavy on him?” Asked the dark-haired boy.

“He started it!” Killua replied, pouting.

When the man left, Netero grabbed a little piece of paper near the cup.

“What’s that?” Gon frowned, while Killua looked curious. They stepped closer to him.

Netero read it and answered the waiter. “It’s a note.”

“And what it says? Is that nut going to kill himself?” The other asked, opening his blue eyes in excitement.

“Killua!” Gon scolded him, while he chuckled.

Netero laughed. “No, it says you should better your attitude.”

Killua picked the note from the owner to read it, while Gon took a peak. It had three exclamation marks at the end.

“And he’s not so wrong..” Netero added quietly, glancing at Killua with a wise face.

“Oh, there’s a thing that could make my attitude better, old man. I just need a hand and a break from work.” He said back with a mischievous smirk.

Gon stared at him with eyes wide open. He felt his cheeks getting warm.

“What, want to help me out?” The silver-haired boy winked at him, only making him to blush more.

Netero just chuckled more by himself, watching their teasing and bickering like a lovers’ quarrel.

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Hunter Café&Diner AU

Hi! How’s going?

Remember when I said I was going to write down something more ‘complete’ about this AU? Well, I finally did it.

Under the cut you’ll find all the details I wrote down until now. I think I’ll update it from time to time, because I still haven’t defined some characters, or I’d like to add more about them anyway.

The idea for this AU came from this adorable fanart, of @ikarikari.

Well, what else could I say? Soon I’ll post again about them, but in the meantime, if you want to read something check the # Hunter Cafe&Diner AU!

Have a good read! ^^

~ Athe

·         Netero owns the Hunter Café&Diner, where Killua, Leorio and Ponzu work. When Ponzu decides to quit, because she discovers she’s pregnant, Netero hires Gon.

·         Gon is really bumbling, so, Killua tries to “tutor” him and explains him what he has to do and how, in his own way. At the beginning, Killua makes fun of him and his attempts to improve; even though, he speak up and defend Gon from rude customers who take advantage of his kindness.

·         After a month, Gon keeps bumping into tables, crashing plates and spilling coffees on people.

·         Killua started to consider Gon as a friend, even if he doesn’t admit it, since he starts sharing the unsold chocolate cookies at the end of the day, and he’d kill for them.

·         Neither he admits that he likes Gon’s attentions exclusively for him. They begin to friendly tease each other.

·         Indeed, when Gon takes care of a girl who comes for some days, he’s pretty jealous, but doesn’t show.

·         Unconsciously, more or less, he starts peacocking around Gon, to catch all his attentions.

·         Gon decides to take the initiative and asks him out, like going to the cinema. His first suggestion was to take a coffee together, but Killua threatened him he would’ve crashed the cup on his head, considering they did nothing but carrying coffees all day.

·         Wednesday becomes their ‘cinema-day’; they go to the cinema on every Wednesday evening because there’s a student discount. Over time, it becomes the ‘movie-day’, since they start going to each other’s houses to see movies.

·         Killua increases the flirting with Gon going along with it. Although, Killua tries not to change his critical attitude towards Gon; until one night, Retz, a girl on a trial period at the diner, tries to make a pass at Gon. Since then and for some evenings, Killua marks his territory in her presence.

·         Gon, who is actually kind to everyone and expects the world to be as kind to him, doesn’t understand Retz’s behaving nor Killua’s.

·         After a week, Killua explodes in a scene of jealousy that leaves everyone with their mouths open, in which he basically calls Retz a slut and implies that Gon is ‘his’. When he realises what he’s said, he rushes out of the diner. Gon follows him and when he found him, Killua gives him an earful about how dumb he is to give in to Retz’s advances.

·         Gon responds that he only has eyes for him for a while, and that he has no reason to be jealous. Killua just falls silent and let Gon hug him, saying he’s the one who feels dumb now.

·         They start dating seriously, but quickly understand there’s no need because they’re already getting along together pretty well. So, from one day to the next, Gon arbitrary decides they are a couple. Killua, of course, has no problem with it.

·         Though, Killua asks first Gon if he wants to move in with him and Alluka.

 ·         Killua

o   almost 23yo

o   has an earring (only on his left ear) with a feather; in general he prefers to wear

o   has the tattoo of a lightning on his right shoulder blade

o   taller than Gon

o   curses a lot

o   knows he’s too amazing to work in that diner

o   studies power engineering

o   is actually broke, because his parents got arrested for murder, many times

o   has to care of his sister, who lives with him

o   also has to care of a goofy Gon at the diner

o   sighs a lot because of it

o   thinks Gon is cute, though

o   and likes to flirt with him

o   but gets easily embarrassed when he flirts back

o   eats the unsold chocolate cookies at the end of the day

o   has a cynic attitude to everyone

o   contemptuous

o   but also protective

o   calls Gon “dumpass” because of his ability to dump everything he carries on his tray

o   still doesn’t understand why Netero hired Gon

o   refuses to be thanked by Gon and to answer him

 ·         Gon

o   is 23yo

o   goofy and clumsy, but cute

o   gentle and kind to everyone

o   always smiling

o   bad at taking orders

o   bad at bringing things ordered

o   bad at serving orders

o   tries his best, though

o   gets embarrassed easily by Killua’s teasing and flirty jokes

o   also embarrasses easily Killua with compliments

o   studies biology, because he’d like to give his name to some new species

o   sometimes it happens he studies at the diner, before or after his shift

o   hopes to thank Killua and to hear an answer, at least for once

 ·         Leorio

o   always wears sunglasses

o   speaks loudly

o   criticizes everything

o   hates Killua’s jokes on his look

o   actually likes him a bit

o   has a huge crush on Kurapika

o   brings personally all Kurapika’s orders to him

o   make a ‘good luck’ cookie for Kurapika the day before his exam

o   tries to ask Kurapika out, but every time something happens and stops him

 ·         Kurapika

o   quiet and polite

o   studies criminal psychology

o   comes to the café to study before every single exam

o   always orders a hot chocolate, no matter what season is

o   smiles often to Leorio, because he has sort of a crush on him

o   for about an year, Leorio is trying to tell him something, and he wonders what it is, because every time something blocks the other man

o   laughs every time

 ·         Netero

o   patient and clam

o   accepts Killua’s teasing and likes his attitude

o   thinks that hiring a clumsy boy could be fun

o   has proven right

o   likes to challenge his employees

 ·         Alluka

o   sunny and cheerful

o   studies psychology, but works part-time in a flower shop, because she thinks people are similar to the flowers they buy

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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

     Can’t help falling in love

 Like a river flows surely to the sea    Darling so it goes    Some things are meant to be    Take my hand, take my whole life too

He wanted all to be perfect, a perfect day, not for himself alone. He wanted to remember it as perfect in those winter days, when the ice draws blue flowers on the windows, with the person who was going to swear to stay by his side for the rest of their lives. He wanted to remember it that way, hand in hand, in front of the crackling fire of their living room, in spite of the time that will have carved its sign on their tired faces.

Something I wrote, inspired by this post of @ceruleanspicetalks :3

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Back to study!

“Hi, I’m Killua, and I’m going to be your waiter because my parents killed for a living and they got arrested. What can I bring you?”

The couple stared a little nervously at the young silver-haired, despite his smile. It was clearly a wry and forced smile, but that’s another story.

“I think.. I’ll get just a coffee..” The boy said.

“Do you have any dessert?” Asked the girl.

Killua looked at her blinking, surprised by her question. No one dared to ask for a dessert. “It depends.”

“On what?!” The boy frowned, ready to punch him if he was going to say something sexual about his girlfriend.

“On what kind of infection or disease you want to get.” He answered, totally ignoring the glare of the guy, who just made a shocked face. “I don’t remember when the last milk expired, because it surely did expire. And I’m pretty sure I saw the cook sniffing the flour once.”

She widened her eyes and her jaw almost dropped. “I think I’ll go for a coffee, too.”

“Great! Two coffees on their way, then!”

On his way towards the counter, Killua noticed Gon, sitting at a table. His shift wasn’t starting for another two hours.

He moved silently, trying to peer over his shoulder.

The dark-haired boy was writing, completely focused on the words.

“What’re you doing?”

“Studying. I have an exam tomorrow.”

“So you can read?”

Gon glared at him. “Ah. Ah. Ah. So funny.”

“Just kidding, I know you can read. Not so sure about the writing, though.”

“Killua!” He moaned, pouting.

“If I didn’t see you writing it right now, I’d have thought a chicken wrote this text.”

Gon puffed his cheeks. “It’ll be a standardized test. This is my way to revise for the exam.”

“Mh.. There’s a mistake, anyway.” Killua pointed on the sheet.

“What? No, it’s not possible.” He retorted, worried that the other boy was messing with him as always.

“It is, actually. Oxidants are highly electronegative elements to gain electrons, while reducers ‘give’ electrons. Not the other way round.” He tapped on the paper, pointing out the error.

Gon reread his scheme carefully and widened his eyes.

“How do you..?”

“I studied it, duh.” He gestured with a superior smirk.

Gon blinked twice with a blank face. “What do you study? I’ve never asked.”

“Power engineering, but I had a chemistry exam on the first year.” He explained.

“Wow. Sounds cool!”

“Yeah, I like it.”

They smiled at each other, not knowing what to say, but the silence between them wasn’t unpleasant.

Killua heard someone calling him. It was the guy of the couple from before, clamouring for the coffees.

He huffed and rolled his eyes. “I’ll be right back.”

Gon nodded and followed him with his eyes, while the waiter went back and forth between the tables with some orders.

After a few minutes, Killua was standing next to him again. He actually didn’t know why he told he was coming back, since Gon had to study and talking to the dark-haired boy annoyed him in general. Or at least, he thought so.

But, looking at his notebook, he frowned a bit. “Why you stopped?”

“Mh?”

“You stopped writing, and the exam is tomorrow. C’mon, back to study!”

“Oh, yeah..” Gon turned to the sheet, staring at it numbly.

Killua was already moving back to the counter, when the voice of the other waiter stopped him.

“Killua?”

“Mh?” He looked at him. Gon was beaming, as always.

“Thanks..”

Killua felt the corners of his own lips raising. “You’re welcome..”

Then, he widened his eyes with the realisation of what he had just said. He remembered his little bet with Gon, about him getting Killua to answer to his thanking. He wrinkled his nose with a sneer. “Dammit.”

Gon gloated, clenching his fist in victory. “Yes!”

“Fuck you.” He murmured sniggering.

“Oh well, if you’re down for it..”

“Gon!” Killua smacked him lightly on the back of his neck, still giggling. “Study, you sap!”

Gon just laughed more, while Killua went back to work with a little blush on his cheeks.

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The “Palm” Accident

A girl was sobbing at her table, while the two boys were watching her from the counter. Killua was standing with crossed arms next to the dark-haired waiter, who was leaning against the surface with his forearms.

“We should do something to make her stop..”

“Yeah, she’s bothering me.”

“Killua! You should do something when people cry..!”

“I rolled my eyes in annoyance. Isn’t it enough?”

Gon sighed. “I mean doing something for them.”

Killua made a face, furrowing his silver eyebrows, and turned to him. “I seem that kind of a person to you? Where did I go wrong?”

The other huffed. “I’ll go!”

Gon walked towards the girl with a smile put on. “Hi! I’m Gon, how can I help you?”

She just sobbed again, looking at the boy, and murmured. “Can you give me my boyfriend back?”

The waiter scratched his cheek a bit, in difficulty. “Uhm.. Unfortunately, no. But! I can bring you something sweet and tasty like a hot chocolate! You know, besides being sweet, cocoa it’s also good for your mood!” He said, then pointed at his own lips and did a curve up movement with his indexes. “It’s on me, just smile for me a bit, would you?”

The girl opened more her eyes and a shy smile showed up on her lips.

Gon returned to the counter and then made the chocolate for her.

“Great, now she’ll think she has a chance with you.” Commented Killua.

“She hasn’t?”

The silver-haired boy turned to Gon, blinking with his lips parted but without a word coming to his mind. He felt a weird cold grip in his chest. “Aaahm.. I thought you did it to be kind, not to pick her up?”

“Exactly, but why couldn’t she have a chance with me?” He raised an eyebrow, casting a glance at him with an unreadable expression for Killua.

“Dunno.. Just saying.” The waiter ran his fingers through his silver lock, playing with one for a bit.

 For nine days straight, the girl kept showing up at the same table (which was incredible, because every customer who tried to sit in that side quickly understood it wasn’t safe), every day at the same time, ordering the same chocolate.

On the tenth, when she entered the diner, Killua whispered to Gon.

“Oi Gon, she’s here again. She’s kind of creepy..”

“Why? Palm’s such a nice and cute girl!”

“Palm? You know her name?”

“Of course. She always sits in my side of the diner.”

“You mean the war side of the diner. The one where, in less than a week, you destroyed two tables, burnt at least five people with a hot beverage or soup, crashed..”

“Yeah, yeah. Thanks for reminding me. I’m trying my best, you know?” He snorted.

Killua chuckled, bringing his right index to his lips while recalling. “Oh, it’s fun to see you try hard, believe me! Like that one time you slipped on..”

“I got it, Killua.” Gon stuck out his tongue, before going to the tables where Palm was sitting to take her order.

“I don’t even understand why you keep asking her what she wants. It’s the same freaking hot chocolate every day.” Killua commented, while Gon was coming back to make it.

The dark-haired boy turned to him to answer, while spraying swirls of whipped cream on the hot chocolate, but something went terribly wrong.

The cork blew, squirting the cream all over the counter and on them.

Killua jumped back, but not fast enough to dodge it. “Fuck!”

Gon tried to stop the stream, with the only result of getting more covered by whipped cream. When it finally stopped, the two of them just stayed frozen.

Killua licked his upper lip, glaring at him, unable to move or speak, with total disbelief.

“You..”

Gon shivered. “Killua.. I am really, really sor-“

“I hope you’re more careful in other circumstances, otherwise your bed has to be a real mess.” He commented, taking off some whipped cream from his cheek, causing Gon to flash bright red.

It was a funny sight, considering the cream formed like a moustache shape on the dark-haired boy’s face.

“I’m going to wash it off at least from my hair, the apron had to be burnt already..”

 The silver-haired waiter went back from the bathroom just in time to see Gon being roundly slapped in the face by that Palm girl, who left the diner grunting.

Killua got closer to the little window on the kitchen, where Leorio was leaning over to watch the scene.

“Oi Leorio, what did I miss?”

“The girl’s just proposed to Gon.”

“And? Don’t keep me on tenterhooks!” Well, he could guess what followed, but he wanted to know how.

“He turned her down. Saying something like he couldn’t give her what she wanted right now and ‘We can still go on friend-dating’. Then she got up and slapped him.”

“Oh man, how can you blame her?” He whistled. Killua wasn’t actually sure about how he felt, because something in his chest reacted at Gon’s words to Palm, feeling lighter and warmer somewhere. But, at the same time, he felt confused.

Gon came closer to them. He had a bright red hand-shaped print on his cheek.

“I don’t get it, I just tried to be kind..”

“Why did you turn her down? You said she was nice and cute just a moment ago.”

“Yeah, you could’ve at least had a booty call.” Said Leorio.

“Indeed, she is. But I’m not exactly interested in relationships right now, and I don’t do one night stands.”

“It’s not necessary to stand, you can also lay down.”

“Killua!”

“What? There’s nothing wrong with having fun from time to time.” He winked at the dark-haired boy.

Leorio chuckled at the blush on Gon’s cheeks.

“I wasn’t interested in her, anyway..”

“I don’t blame you, either. She was creepy.”

“Uhm, guys.. What have you done with the whipped cream? The counter and Gon are a mess.”

“Someone can’t control himself.” Killua joked, crossing his arms with a playful face, and Gon stuck out his tongue.

Leorio handed him a towel. Although, it was probably more stained than clean.

“I’ll be more careful next time, don’t worry.” Gon said, getting a rag and cleaning the counter’s surface.

“I’m sure of it. You mess, you clean.”

“I meant with you.” He winked at the other before leaving, going to the bathroom to wash himself.

Killua just shot up his eyebrows, while his lips curved up in a smirk. He bit his lip, trying to contain it.

“He got you, ha?” Leorio laughed.

“Oh, shut the fuck up, old cook.” He retorted, unable to put off the smile.