Hey, minna! This is the longest chapter so far, so I hope you're comfortable. This chapter is dedicated to @ADreamCaster. Sorry for late dedication and thanks for all your support! Enjoy!

When I woke up, the first thing I saw was my white ceiling fan blooming out of four lightbulbs. I slowly got up with a foggy mind, rubbing my eyes. Once my mind cleared up, I looked at the clock and read that it was 8:28 in the morning. Lines of early sunlight were leaking through the cracks of my window blinds.

When I removed my bed covered and shifted my legs to the side of the bed, I acknowledged that I was still wearing Alluka's pink yukata. It took me a few seconds to process what happened last night and why I was still wearing this instead of my PJs. Then my mind became fully awake.

I lay myself back in bed as I let all of the events that happened last night sink in. I went to the Firework Festival with my friends last night, but then Rin got kidnapped by Killua's older brother, Illumi, who happened to be an assassin. I learned that Killua was also an assassin once, but we talked it through and got over it, I think. I could barely remember what else happened last night before getting into bed. The last few remnants of memory I could recall were...

"... I like you..."

"Because, dummy... I like you too..."

My face began blushing so much that the boiling heat in my cheeks were too hot for me to contain. I covered my face with my pillow as I hugged it tightly, wallowing in bed sheets. Killua actually confessed to me, and I confessed back without thinking. My squeal muffled through the soft pillow. What will happen from here on out? Are we dating now? I kicked my sheets off, letting my anxiety take over. I was quaking with nervousness, but, at the same time, with joy too. It was like a dream come true.

Suddenly, my phone started ringing. I took off the pillow and breathed, then reached for the hand clutch on my bed side to take out my cell phone. It was Lizz calling.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Yuki! Hey, are you all right?" Lizz asked.

"Uh, yeah. I'm fine. How about you?"

"Everything's okay. Alluka spent the night at my house and Killua just picked her up. He told me that the mission was a success, but I wanted to call just to make sure."

"I'm okay, and Rin too." I heard her sigh from the other line.

"Like, what was that all about? Did you guys get the kidnapper arrested, or figured out why he did it?"

"Um... Can I meet up with you at your house later?"

"Yeah, sure!"

"Okay. I'll be there at noon."

When our conversation ended, I got up out of bed and went to my closet to change into my pajamas. I didn't want to look suspicious and have mom wondering why I slept in a kimono. I wouldn't want to risk the events of what happened last night come into light. Does she know what happened last night? I hoped Rin didn't tell her, otherwise neither of us could ever leave the house again.

I unbraided my hair and smoothed out the locks with my fingers. With one rock star hair whip, I was good to go. Once I looked morning presentable, I quietly left my room and tip-toed down the stairs. On my way, I could hear the TV producing audio of Rin's favorite cartoon. Is he up already?

I stopped halfway, peaking below the ceiling beam to see Rin casually sitting on the couch, watching the screen with animated pictures. He seemed to be acting normal, as if nothing happened last night. Mom was sitting at the kitchen table, sipping her cup of coffee while looking at her phone.

It was time to make my appearance. When I walked down the rest of the steps, hoping for the best, mom looked up for a brief second before looking back down at her device. "Ohayo, Yuki," my mother greeted.

"Uh, ohayo," I greeted back. So far everything looked normal. When I entered the kitchen, I opened the cupboard to take out a white bowl.

"So did you have a good time with your friends last night?" she asked, bringing the mug to her lips, still not looking at me in the eye. Everything seemed calm, no sign of anything to get worked up on yet.

"Yeah. We had tons of fun." The image of Killua kissing me on the cheek unpredictably flashed inside my mind. It caught me of guard and made me drop my silver spoon. When it clanked against the tiled floor, everyone looked up toward me.

"Honey, are you all right?" mom asked with a new found expression of  curious concern.

My cheeks began heating up again. Hopefully she couldn't notice any blushing. "O-oh yeah! I'm fine, don't worry." I quickly retrieved my spoon, rubbing it clean on my clothes, then delivered the silverware to the counter so that I could have free hands to get the milk an cereal.

"Well, all right. If you say so." She shrugged my clumsiness off and resumed to her smart phone. She hasn't asked me anything else after that and didn't seem at all worry, angry, or suspicious, so maybe Rin didn't tell her. I was in the clear.

After making my cereal, I brought the bowl over to the couch where Rin was sitting. "Mind if I sit here?" I asked.

"Go right ahead," he gestured to the empty spot, his eyes still glued to the screen. I sat down on the soft, cushioned seat, taking a pillow on my lap and settling my bowl on top like it was a table.

"So Rin, did you had a good time last night?" I inquired it as a normal question, not an interrogation.

"Yeah. We had a lot of fun, but I don't remember the rest, like how we got home. I must've been really tired last night." I sighed in relief. That confirmed that he really didn't remember getting kidnapped, which made it a whole lot easier for me. "Hey, by any chance, did you carry me home while I was sleeping?"

I chuckled as I shook my head. "Oh yes. You were so heavy that my friends had to help me carry you to your room." I placed my cereal on the glass coffee table in front of us and leaned in on my brother, giving him an uncalled for hug.

"W-what are you doing?" Rin asked confused, squirming in my locked arms.

"Nothing. I just feel like doing this." Though it may seem random and sudden, it just felt right for me to hug him to indirectly let him know that I do care about him.

"Awe, well ain't it nice to see you two finally getting along," my mother commented with a small smile.

"Nee-san, you're being weird!"

When I was satisfied enough, I let him go, pulling my cereal back and enjoying the rest of my breakfast while he stared at me uncomfortably. It didn't last long as he resumed watching his TV show.

***

I ringed the doorbell of Lizz's front door. Her house was only right around the corner of the block from mine, and the exterior didn't look any different. Only the hedges and the tree, and the placement of the front door that were different. I pressed the rectangular button again, calling whoever was inside.

The door opened by none other than the person I came here to see. "Hey," Lizz said. She wore a grey beanie and cloud-patterned pajamas.

"Really?" I chucked, eyeing her ridiculous, typical PJs.

"Hey, I'm the one who's in the comfort of her own home," she remarked. "Come inside to my room."

When I stepped inside to take off my shoes, I saw a her dad sitting on the couch relaxed, reading a novel. "Ohayo, Mr. Takamine," I greeted and briefly bowed.

"Ohayo," he nonchalantly returned the morning greeting with his eyes still plastered in the book, turning over a thin page.

Lizz and I ran upstairs to her room where we could talk in private. Her room had a twin-sized pink bed, covered with a white, kawaii cat patterns. Across her bed was her paper-covered work desk next to her wardrobe. Lizz let her tush sink in her yellow beanbag chair while I sat on the edge of her bed.

"Good thing I don't have to keep wearing this around you anymore," she said in relief as she pulled off her beanie and dropped it on the floor. The animal ears I saw last night were still there. Lizz stretched out her arms and legs, then took a relaxed position on her seat, her knees straight and ankles crossed, her elbow propping up her head in support. "So, mind filling me in?"

"What do you already know?"

From there, I explained everything I could think of from last night. Although, not everything. At first I was self conscious about telling Lizz about Killua being an ex-assassin, like I needed his permission to tell his secret, but it turned out that Alluka already filled her in on that, and Killua was surprisingly okay with it. Since I already knew, Lizz might as well know. That saved me a lot of trouble explaining things. I went into as much detail as I could, from finding Rin to everything I knew about Killua's background. My throat was dry by the time I was done.

"Wow. That sure was some night," Lizz commented. "Who would've thought?"

"Yeah. You know... you're taking this a lot more calmly than I expected."

"Uh, hello? Chimera Ant, remember?" She made her satiric remark while pointing at her cat ears and long tail below her backbone. The tail was coated with the same colored fur of her hair on her head.

"Oops, forgot," I tried to laugh. "'Guess it didn't surprise you as much, then." At some point in the conversation, she sat next to me on the bed. By some sort of strange instinct, I had the urge to scratch behind her ear, so that's what I did. To my surprise, she purred with a look of warm pleasure in her face.

"Awe, you like that, don't you?" I cooed, then giggled. I then added my other hand to tickle under her chin, which made her purr more. I could feel her throat vibrating.

"Nyan!" she yelped, then she abruptly sat up straight and stopped purring, her face completely flushed. "Hey, don't treat me like a cat!" Her face relaxed a little as her head slouched over her shoulders. "But that did feel good."

"Ha ha! You know, you're really cute as a cat," I commented as I go for her ears again. This time she didn't pull away. She happily accepted.

"I'm glad I don't have to hide it from you anymore." She smiled. I didn't expect her to move my hand away so soon since she appeared to be enjoying my pampering treatment, but she did as she turned to me. "Anyways, what else happened last night?"

"Huh? What do you mean? I already told you everything." I was confused by her question. She should already know the entire story and circumstances by now. Surely she didn't think I was trying to hide anything from her.

"Yeah, yeah. The tragic story of the night at the theatre," she then rolled over on the bed on her belly, propping her head up with her elbows while slowly kicking her feet in the air, looking excited. "But you still didn't tell me how your date went with Killua."

Crap, I completely forgot. So much has happened last night that I forgot that before Rin's kidnapping it was also my most magical night ever. Wait, was it even a date?

"You mean the one you set up behind my back and left me all alone completely clueless? You should know, since you were spying on us," I retorted, remembering that stunt she pulled with the rest of our friends in on it. Even Alluka.

"I wasn't the one who experienced it first hand," she replied. "And we weren't spying on you guys the entire time. So tell me what was it like. What did you guys do? Details!"

"All right, all right," I tried to calm her down before she could physically squeeze the information out of me. "It was a lot of fun. We played games, ate some sweets... who knew that Killua had a huge sweet tooth? And... Oh! He even fixed that old carousel."

"What?" Lizz's hands smacked down against the soft matress, her head more raised with interest. "But that thing is like a hundred years old! How did he get it to work?"

I sighed in wonder. "I don't know, but it was amazing, and so sweet of him." I began getting this warm, fuzzy feeling as I continued to talk about the subject. Is this what it's like to talk about a boy you like?

"How romantic," she sighed with dreamy eyes. I completely agree.

"After that, we took a seat at the lake to watch the fireworks, and then he-" My voice was completely cut off before I could continue that last part. My stomach suddenly dropped as I remembered what that last part was. Killua's kiss and his confession to me. "U-um..." I rubbed my neck nervously as I tried to think of something else to say. Why am I even holding back? Lizz was my friend, so I should tell her everything. A part of me was afraid of her reaction, but knew exactly how she would react. It was the first time a boy ever confessed to me and pecked me on the cheek, so I was probably shy to speak about it, or just wanted to keep this secret to myself.

"He what?" Lizz blinked, clueless of what's in my mind. She sat up with crossed legs, waiting with anticipation for my answer.

"H-he... T-t-told me that... he... Likes me."

The room was silent and still as if time froze. Suddenly, Lizz gasped as he eyes rounded. "He did what?!" Lizz exploded, not knowing how loud she was. I began having regrets. "He actually confessed that he's in love with you?"

"Well, like, actually," I shyly corrected, hoping that I didn't give her the wrong answer.

It didn't seem to matter, because the biggest grin grew on Lizz's face as she bounced up and down on the bed with glee. "Oh my gosh! Yuki, this is fantastic!" she squealed, and I didn't know what came over me, but I jumped and squealed with her. "So then what happened?"

I slowly stopped bouncing with my excitement depleting. "Then I got that call..." I said, killing the joy.

"What? Talk about rude and inconvenient! So you never got to tell him you like him back?"

"Well, I wouldn't say that..."

"Huh? So there's still more?" Lizz leaned in with anticipation, holding her chin and a smirk.

"Well, after we dropped Rin at home, Killua and I went to the park to talk, and I..." My voice became shy at the moment, but I gulped it down and regained confidence. "I told him I like him too."

"Eek!" Lizz cheered, shooting her fists in the air. "You and Killua are finally a couple!"

"Oh, no. I wouldn't say that," I interrupted on her little joy fest. What I said may have popped her bubble, because her smile disappeared as she lowered her arms.

"Huh? What do you mean? Didn't he ask you out?"

"Um... I don't think so..."

"You don't think so? What's up with that?"

"Well, you see," My eyes veered away as I scratched the back of my head nervously, looking for the words to explain. "I fell asleep right after I said that, so I don't know what his reaction was."

Before I knew it, Lizz's hand pinched my cheeks together. "Baka! How could you sleep away from such a precious moment!" she scolded unpleasantly. When she let go of her grip, I rubbed my cheeks from the gentle pain.

"Hey, it was a long night for all of us."

"Unbelievable. What am I going to do with you?" she muttered with her hand pressed against her forehead, shaking her head hopelessly. "Are you two even planning on going out?"

"Well, it's not like we had much time to talk about our future, or... anything..." I looked down as I poked my index fingers at each other timidly. What I said sounded like the kind of talk for marriage. Now I felt embarrassed.

"Yuki, look at me in the eye." I did as she told. "When you see Killua, talk to him right away. If you guys don't take the next step, then he'll think all you two will ever be are friends."

"What?" I was greatly shocked by that statement. I couldn't just stay friends with a guy I harbor strong feelings for, especially since we've come this far. "I don't want that." I pulled a pillow into my arms and kicked my legs furiously. "I want Killua to be my boyfriend!" I wined without holding back. My feelings toward him keep growing stronger and stronger, and now that I know that I could have his love in return, there would be nothing in my way.

"Then we can't afford any hesitation!" She stood up on the bed while raising her fist in the air. "It's now or never!"

"Oh yeah! My time is now!" I bravely joined her side by throwing my fist up with equivalent hype, tossing the pillow aside. "There's no stopping this girl. Thanks for all the advice, Lizz. You're the bomb."

"Anything for my girl." Lizz then flopped back on her soft bed, looking up at the pearl ceiling calmly. It was like all of the excitement drained out her energy. "Man, I am so jealous. Pretty soon, I'll grow up alone with probably thirty cats."

"Awe, don't be like that," I said with sarcastic sympathy. I laid back and relaxed with her, our heads adjacent to each other. "You're soul mate is still out there somewhere."

"Mm, I don't know. Gon's kinda cute."

"No way. Are you serious?"

"Why not? He's a cute, funny, loyal, and strong guy who doesn't seem to be afraid of anything." Her voice grew softer and dream-like as she described him.

"Wow. I leave you two alone for one night and somehow missed out on a lot. Maybe I should've been the one keeping my eyes on you," I laughed. I closed my eyes so that I could listen to more about Lizz talking about Gon. It was my turn to listen to her about her love life.

"Do you think Gon would like someone like me?" I opened my eyes and slightly turned my head to see Lizz's frown. She was holding her hands over her chest. "Do you think Gon would go out with a being like me?" I looked at her beast ears to see what she meant.

"Hey, Gon already knew that you were a Chimera Ant, remember? So it's clear that he already likes you. And Gon seems like the kind of guy who would see passed the bad to look at the good in a person." I really wanted to cheer Lizz up and bring her optimism back. I wasn't doing this to return the favor of all the dating support she gave me, but because I think she and Gon would make a cute couple as well. I could picture all four of us being couple friends. "You two get along so well, I'm sure you two will make a great couple."

Lizz accepted my words of wisdom and managed to crack a smile. "Thanks, Yuki."

"Anytime, girl."

***

I never knew that I could be so excited to go to school on Monday. Today would be the day that Killua and I could possibly start being intimate. I didn't want to jump into any conclusions too soon, but he does like me back, so I fail to see any problem with us going out. I thought about discussing our relationship on the phone, but then thought it would be more appropriate to do it in person. My mom would never allow me to go out to so many places in one day, especially to long distances, so visiting him was not an option. This would be the first time seeing him since our talk at the park.

After switching out our tennis shoes with out school shoes, Lizz and I walked together to our home room.

"So, have you figured out what you're going to say to him?"

I stopped in utter shock and realization. I didn't occur on what I should say to him. I wasn't able to think this through. "Oh crap, no. This whole experience is so new to me that I didn't even think... What should I say? What if I stutter or say 'um' or 'like' too much? What if I stutter or say the wrong things? Did I say stutter twice? You know how terrible I am at speech."

"Yuki, calm down." Lizz shook my shoulders back and forth to shut me up. When I gave her my attention with respectful silence, she sighed and showed a comforting smile. "Sorry I mentioned that. It's probably best if you just wing it."

"Wing it?"

"Yeah. Just say whatever flows out of your heart."

When Lizz let go of me, I took a deep breath. "Okay."

When Lizz and I came into the class room early, we just sat on our desks, waiting for the clock to turn eight.

"Ohayo!" Alluka greeted as she entered the room as gleeful as ever, always full of life. Following behind her like a shadow was no other than her brother, the person I've been dying to see.

"Ohayo!" Lizz and I greeted back. He was coming closer.

His eyes were wandering around the class room, but when I finally got caught in its radar, Killua raised his hand. "Yo," he frankly greeted, then shoved his hand back in his pocket.

"G-good morning, Killua." I suddenly grew nervous. I had to push myself to say it. It was now or never. "Can I-"

"I gotta get going now," Killua dismissed as he turned around and started heading back to the door.

I got up from my seat and started following him. "Matte!" I called out urgently. "Where are you going?"

"To class," he said without turning around or stopping.

"But I have something to talk to you about."

"Then we'll talk later." His foot was out of the door. I couldn't help but feel hurt about the fact that a slacker like Killua would find being on time for class was more important than hearing what I had to say.

"Matt-" It was too late. He already slid the door closed before he gave me the chance to hear me out.

"What was that about?" Lizz inquired.

"I don't know," Alluka said, looking as oblivious as we were. "He was in a good mood this morning."

Did his mood change because he saw me?"

***

When lunch period arrived, Lizz and I grabbed our lunches and headed out to the courtyard toward our usual spot. On a bench under a tree were the two siblings we knew, eating their usual boxed lunches. Once Killua and I finish eating, we'll leave together alone to finally talk in private.

"Hey, guys," I greeted as I walked around the bench to get near Killua. When I sat my butt down next to him, Killua stood up.

"I'm done," he said while wiping his mouth. "I need to go somewhere really quick." Without an explanation, he turned his back and walked away, again. I looked down at the bento box he left behind, only half full with rice and chicken.

"What is the matter with him?" Lizz asked quite agitatedly. "He doesn't even know what you want to say."

"He probably already knows what I want to say," I said, gazing at the ground. "He just doesn't want to hear it."

***

At some point between class break, I walked out of the girls bathroom and saw Killua walking toward my direction. When he looked up and noticed me, I saw his expression give off a brief surprise, then worry. He turned around and started casually walking the opposite direction.

"Killua," I called out down the hall. No response. "Killua!" I called out louder. When he didn't reveal the slightest budge of regard, I decided that I have had enough. Instead of waiting for him to come to me, I'll just go to him.

I began pacing forward toward Killua to catch up. I didn't seem to be coming closer, so I picked up speed. Pretty soon I realized that Killua was sprinting, which made me start running just as fast. "Wait up!" I shouted as I chased him down the hall.

His shoes slid across the smooth floor, making a squeaking noise, as he made a sharp right into a classroom. "All right," I said to myself confidently. He just ran into his own dead end. "I got you now.." 

I stopped and grabbed the door of the room, looking in as I panted. "You're mine." But when I looked at the other side of the room, Killua's body was already halfway through the window. He was climbing through that square opening. When he looked over his shoulder, he showed a small smirk, then jumped down. At first I was frightened and worried about his safety as I ran to the window. When I looked down to see that not only he was okay, but still running, I felt played.

"Just what the heck is going on?!" I yelled out, amplifying all of my frustration to the outside, even the birds were startled and flew out of the trees.

***

When school ended, Lizz and Alluka somehow disappeared on me as well, so I ended up walking out of the building alone. This was convenient for me. That way, they wouldn't have to see my sulking face. Why would Killua be avoiding me? Did he want to distance himself from me to keep me safe. I thought we already cleared that out. Or maybe he just doesn't want me to be his girlfriend. Maybe he doesn't like me anymore. What did I do wrong to change his mind?

As I headed down the path to the front gates, three students were waiting there. Lizz, Alluka, and Killua. Killua stood between them as they held him down by the shoulders.

"Guys, what's going on?" I asked as I approached them.

"We used Alluka as bait to catch this sneaky little weasel," Lizz said as she shoved Killua stumbling in front of me.

"That's not fair, Alluka," Killua snapped as he whipped his head around to face his sister.

"You're the one not being fair," she replied back. "Now go make up with Yuki-chan."

Killua groaned, then turned to face me. I panicked and looked away. I have been stalking him all day, and now that he's here, I was too afraid to look at him in the eye. What if he didn't want to see me?

"Alluka and I will be walking home together. We'll give you two some space," said Lizz, as she linked arms with Alluka, the two walking out of the main entrance.

Killua and I were left all alone in front of the school, without saying a word. I dared myself to look at him, and my heart thumped faster when I saw him already staring straight at me with his solid gaze.

I couldn't take it anymore. I got to let it out. "Why have you been avoiding me all day?" I calmly asked. As long as I keep the right attitude, this conversation couldn't go wrong. Hopefully he had a good reason.

Killua turned his face away. "I'm sorry."

"That's not a valid answer," I said. "Is it because of the whole Illumi thing? Look, I already told you you don't have to do that. I'm not afraid. You don't have to distance yourself to protect me."

"It's not that," he quietly responded. He was calm and quiet, but not cooperative. He was giving me nothing, which made my blood boil.

"Then what is it? Did you... not mean it when you said you like me?" Killua finally faced me with a new, lively expression of surprise. "Do you not like me anymore?" The inside of my chest tightened as I said those words. It didn't make sense. Killua said that he liked me, so why wasn't he chasing me? Wasn't he the one who said that it would be the significant other chasing me? Why couldn't I ever catch up?

Looking back, I remembered how Killua confessed to me. It was so surprising and romantic. However, he said that he wanted to tell me something important. What if what he really wanted to tell me was his secret about being an assassin? What if his confession was just a panic that slipped out? I was at the break of tears.

"Yuki..." Killua looked at me with sympathetic eyes.

"Just what is it that I did wrong?"

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Killua stepped forward and leaned in closer to my face. I was completely stunned for it happened so fast. His lips gently touched mine. I remained frozen solid as he held that kiss with his eyes closed. At that moment, I felt nothing but pure happiness flowing through inside of me.

When our lips parted, Killua opened his eyes. "Nothing," he replied, staring deeply into my eyes. Tears trickled down my cheeks. I sucked in some air and slapped him across the face.

"W-what was that for?!" he snapped, wide-eyed as he held his hand over the stinging cheek with the red hand print on it.

"Baka!" I yelled at him.

"Huh?"

"First you confess to me, then you act like you don't like me, and then you just steal my first kiss? Just what's the matter with you?!" My cheeks were burning red hot, partially because I slipped out on the part about my first kiss. I was so happy, but at the same time so angry. Never have I ever felt so much emotions at once. I was so confused that I wasn't sure how to act.

Killua darted at me with infuriated eyes, throwing his hand down. "Baka! That was my first kiss too. As if I ever dated anyone before. Do you think I know how to be a boyfriend yet? Can't a guy have some space to think it over?" Killua was heaving after he finished, then crossed his arms as he dropped down to the ground, sitting criss-crossed. His face was turning red.

"What?" I blinked, wiping the tears clean off.

Killua sighed. "I'm really new at this, so I needed time to figure out how to be a good boyfriend before I can really date you. I'm sorry. I didn't mean for you to feel that way."

After what he explained, it was as if all of my imagined accusations dissolved into air, replaced with a new understanding. Killua has always been preparing for something. He was trained to become an assassin, then trained to become a Hunter. With this new experience, could he have gotten a romantic relationship mixed up with something to train for? To be honest, nothing could've prepared us both for this. Looking at his flustered state, he was so adorable that it was impossible not to laugh. I laughed so hard that a different kind of tears were coming out of my eyes.

"Hey, what's so funny?" Killua complained, embarrassed.

"You're just so silly," I chuckled.

"What?" I generously extended my hand to him. He looked at it for a second, then took it with curiosity. I pulled him back to his feet as I finally calmed down, breathing steadily again.

"A boyfriend isn't a job," I explained, smiling at him. "You just have to be yourself."

Killua blushed once more, still holding my hand even though I let go. "Well, then in that case, I like you the way you are too, so don't ever say anything like that again."

"Fair enough." I wrapped my fingers around his firm hand. "With that aside, Killua, will you go out with me?"

"Awe man!" he hissed.

"What?" I asked, concerned.

"It's the boy who's supposed to ask the girl out!" he whined.

"That's what you get for being a wimp when you should've asked me out in the first place. You missed your chance. But don't forget, this is my first time too, so we have to work together." I covered our locked hands with my other hand. "You're not going through this alone ."

Killua's pride as a man probably shattered, but then exhaled it all out and smirked. "Then I would be honored to go out with you." With that said, all of my worries and sadness were washed away, leaving me nothing but pure happiness at this moment. "I promise, no matter what, I will protect you. And since you're going to be my girlfriend, I don't want you to change anything about yourself."

"That's a promise. I'll be happy as long as you stay with me."

"That's my line."

I became drawn into Killua's deep blue eyes, his beautiful, smiling face causing me to melt. We wrapped our arms around each other, embracing in each other's warmth. It was almost too good to be true. I finally found someone who could love me for me, and someone I could share those same feelings in return.

Hi again, minna! I hope ya'll really liked that chapter. Reason I'm making this end A/N is to let you guys know that I'm going hiatus for a while. I know, terrible. I need more time to work on school and write more chapters in advance. I'm also going to put myself in a little writing training, so updates won't return until probably winter break. Another note I want to add is that I've entered this story to the Winter 2015 Hunter X Hunter Watty Awards for the Killua category. The book is on my reading list, so go check it out. On the voting period, there will be a book called "Vote," so please comment for my book to win. Thank you guys so much! I can't wait to post new chapters. Now that Killua and Yuki are finally an item, we'll have to wait and see what adventures will await for the next! Stay tuned!

And Happy Thanksgiving!