Seeking Petrichor, Ch 4, is up!
After the sleeping draught took effect, Killua didn’t fully wake for another two days. At times he floated back into semiconsciousness, aware enough to eat and drink when food and water were held to his lips, but for the most part he slept, the grey hollows beneath his crystal blue eyes fading as his fever steadily lessened. Mito seemed glad that he was sleeping so peacefully, and so Gon ended up even going back to Kite’s forge and working alongside his former mentor to make horseshoes and a small bridal dagger for one of the farm girls’ wedding. She had been exceptionally happy to see Gon’s craftmanship on the hilt, the engravings apparently far surpassing her and her beau’s expectations. It was the first time he’d ever received the full payment for one of his pieces – and it was worth far more than he’d been expecting. He’d never received silver coins while he’d been an apprentice.
Kite had been very proud of him. The other blacksmith in town hadn’t been quite so pleased that he would be losing even more business.
But when he went back home that afternoon, soot freshly rinsed off his hands, Killua was sitting up in bed, this time on his own power, and devouring a plate of fish, mushrooms and potatoes like he’d never seen food before. An empty cup of Gramma Abe’s medicine was sitting on the ground, a slice of the soft bread slathered in honey in Mito’s waiting hand.
She looked up when she saw Gon enter, a soft smile lighting the hazel of her eyes and crinkling the corners of her mouth. Gon grinned cheerfully back at her, the pouch of money on his belt jingling cheerfully. He’d already moved all of his savings back to Mito’s house, and he went over to his trunk, dumping the new silver coins into the pile of bronze.
“Ah, hello Killua!” he said cheerfully, and wide blue eyes flicked to his face with unnatural speed, one of Killua’s pale cheeks bulging with potato. The strange crystal faceting of his iris shimmered slightly. Then his cheeks colored somewhat, and he swallowed, expression held carefully neutral if it wasn’t for the blush on his face.
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