Part 59: Come X Back X For You [FINALE]

"Killua?!"

Our eyes met for the first time in a while, as he just stood up there, with widened eyes the same as mine. He must be looking at my arm that was wiped out of the existence, while I was staring at the girl in a Japanese dress that was hiding behind him. I raised my eyebrow at the awkward scene that enveloped around us. I didn't expect that he already had a girlfriend during the days that he was just looking for a way to help Gon. Somehow, it made me annoyed and I don't know why.

He noticed me looking at the girl he's with, and turned around to see her as well, then he looked back at me, now with red cheeks out of embarrassment.

"S-She's my sister, Alluka." He stuttered in his sentence, as he tried to hide his blushes, trying to convince me to believe what he said. I was just stared at him, not saying anything about it.

"Oh... right! Right! She's your sister..." I said and faked a smile, trying to remove the tension that had been surrounding us since I started to interrogate about the girl he was with. I don't know but I felt relieved when I know about that. It's like if I confirmed that it was his girlfriend, then I would throw myself on the window immediately. I mean, why would I do that? Is it because...

"I like you, Killua!"

My cheeks started to feel hot as I remembered my confession before, in which I shook my head aggressively to remove it from my mind. Now, why did that came out all of a sudden? Speaking of that, I haven't heard any response from Killua about it yet. Maybe he had forgotten about it. I wish he did, but at the same time, I hoped that he didn't.

"A-Anyway, I knew what happened to you." He changed the subject, which I didn't complain since it started to get a little awkward between us. But when I heard about what he said, my heart started to beat fast, nervous about what he was about to say. "That guy Grenno told me everything."

"Why didn't you tell us? Why didn't you tell me?" He added, his cheeks were no longer blushing and his face is as serious as ever, didn't want our conversation to be that nonsense. I was just stared at him, didn't know how to gather, and arrange my words in order to be not sound offensive. I lowered my head to avoid eye contact, as my eyebrows raised out of the guilt I was having.

"B-Because... I don't want to be a burden to you two." I answered, clutching both of my hands because of the nervousness I was feeling. "You're having an important mission, so I don't want to bother you."

After my answer, long silence came between us. No one tried to speak so the tension became higher and higher. Then, after seconds of quiet ambiance, I heard him sigh, releasing all of the problems he was facing.

"You're really selfish." He said to me, as he crossed both of his arms on his chest, giving me an irritated glare, then proceeds to look at his sister, who never said anything at this moment. "Alluka."

Alluka nodded at her brother, and then, closed her eyes, trying to concentrate on what she was doing. At first, I was confused, since nothing is happening right now, but when I can feel the dark aura surrounding her, my heart started to beat faster and my body hairs started to stand on their own. That aura she was releasing... is really dangerous, but... somehow, it's calming.

After the concentration, she finally opened her eyes, but now with a different vibe and personality. It's almost like she became a completely different person than before. Her eyes became dark and soulless, and her mouth made a creepy smile. I can still feel the aura that has been surrounding her earlier.

"This is Nanika." Killua introduced the new sister he had like it was completely normal for him. He then turned his head to see her. "Heal her."

"Okay." The girl named Nanika said with her high-pitched little voice like that of an infant, as she walked towards me with a slow pace. I was triggered at her sudden approach so I corrected my posture, trying to stay alert and proper at the same time since I don't know what she was about to do to me. But because Killua was the one who ordered her to do it, maybe it wasn't that bad so I let her walked towards me.

Her pale small hands touched my left shoulder where my distorted arm was once there. I didn't move in my position, curious about what she was gonna do. Then, after she touched it, bright light that blinded my sight suddenly showed up between her hands and my body parts that were surrounding my shoulder, including where my arm was staying before.

Minutes have passed and the light finally disappeared from my body, causing me to see the result of the activity we're in. I peeked at what happened to my shoulder. When I saw it, my eyes widened out of disbelief, and tears started to fall from my eyes.

Clinging in my shoulder was an arm. And it wasn't a distorted arm, it was a normal arm, a normal and healthy arm that I've never had since I was a kid, a normal arm that I've been wishing to have before. It had the same skin tone as my other arm, and it doesn't have any wrinkles anymore.

I continued to stare at the complete body part that had been missing from me for a very long time, and numerous drops of tears finally fell on the white blanket that was once wet before. My vision started to become blurry as the liquid in my eyes is covering it. My cheeks were filled with heat and my cries started to get louder.

I couldn't help but be happy because of what I got. Every time I stared at it, I felt like the missing part of me had finally been completed. It was finally here, the missing piece of myself. And it was all thanks to Killua and the others, especially Nanika.

Without any hesitation, I pulled her arm and gave her a warm embrace, trying to acknowledge what she had done to me. My cries are started to get louder and more cracked than before.

"Thank you! Thank you to you three!" I yelled, hugging her tightly in my arms. She also accepted it and wrapped her arms to me as well.

This lasted for almost an hour and we're finally over with it. They left after a short conversation with the three of them, while I was waiting for my discharge in an hour now.

After I was free and got out of the hospital, I took a break and trying to explore the unknown city I was in. I wanted to meet up with Gon since he called me that he was in his friend, Kite's home but I refused. At first, I was shocked when I knew about it. I thought that his friend became a puppet by the enemy, but once he said that his spirit was being transferred to another body, I couldn't believe but to drop my jaw out of shock. That really messed me up.

I didn't come with him since I wanted to meet up with someone since the start of my resting days, and I think this is the right time to do it. After searching for information for his address, I finally made it to the said destination and found his office, where he usually stayed if he's not in his bunker.

"Why are you here, kid?" He said, as his sticking eyebrows made him look like he was irritated, but I knew that he was not. His long curly hair was still tied up into a ponytail and his thin clothes are still covering all of his body.

"I just... I just want to say thank you... for everything that you've done to me." I said with a straight face, never attempted to avert my eyes from his. Grenno had been with me since the Greed Island, and it's obvious that I must also acknowledge his help all this time. "I'm sorry that... I'm skeptical before."

My apology was answered by a long deep ambiance of calm and silence as none of us wanted to speak about the matter. He just stared at me with his black eyes, while I did the same.

"You want to see Pisacco?" He asked me out of the blue, which caught me off guard and just being forced to let the whole conversation transition into another subject. I nodded and we both went out of his office, outside into a wide field of green in front of us. Unlike the location of his bunker, this place was more lively and fresh, like it was being taken care of.

In front of us was the tomb of a man that I didn't expect to be there. His small dagger that I've seen during the battle between Manisty, was lying in front of this tomb, with the name 'Pisacco Brudery' carved on the spaces provided. My eyebrows raised as I was mourning for his death, didn't know that it would take his life.

"I... I didn't know that it cost his life to do that," I said with huge guilt surrounding my mind while I lowered my head. "That's why he asked me..."

I thought that he meant by sacrifice was the risk that I will gonna die during the operation, but what he actually meant is that if I was willing to sacrifice others to remove it. I couldn't help but feel bad because of what I did. I was so desperate to remove my arm that I didn't know that I just killed a person.

"Knowing Pisacco, he's not the type of person that would sacrifice everything he had just for someone," Grenno spoke, which made my head turned to him, listening to his story. "If there's a disaster, he would put himself first before anyone. He's one of the few Exorcists in the world, that's what he's keeping in his mind."

"But... as I'm seeing now, he just sacrificed himself... for you." He rotated his head towards me, giving me a sincere smile coming from his mouth. After I heard what he said, my eyes widened with surprise. I didn't know his reason that he would sacrifice himself for me since I didn't say anything. Or maybe...

"What's the point of taking care of yourself if you couldn't even take care of the ones you loved?"

"You changed him, Secco." He added, staring at the tomb in front of us. I did the same thing, recollecting every moment that happened between the both of us. After knowing about that, I smiled unknowingly, happy that I made him a better person. "And he didn't have any regret meeting you."

***

The time has come. The time Gon will meet his father has finally come. I was happy for him when he said to me that he found his father since he had been searching for him since the time that we first meet. I didn't know that it's been that long. Our journeys are finally coming to an end and our goals are finally accomplished.

We decided to escort him to the World Tree, where he would meet up with Ging on the top of the gigantic tree. It is the world's biggest tree, hence its name. Before going to start the climb, we spent our time looking over the village that was living under it, with a tour guide that we didn't intend to listen to.

After the long tourist moments, we finally bid farewell to Gon which is climbing the World Tree, while Killua and I will be separating in the airport, since I decided to go home in Yorknew City with my father, now that my arm wasn't here anymore. I wanted to start a new normal life with him, where no one would ridicule us.

"So you wanted to travel with your sister?" I asked Killua, as we are standing, looking at each other in the airport, preparing to go on our separate ways. The sunsets above us as we started to have our final conversation.

"Yeah. She never went outside of our home since she was a child, so I wanted her to see the world." He answered with a sincere smile stuck in his face, which is really unusual to see from him, especially if he's talking to me.

"I'm glad that you finally found something that you wanted to do, Killua," I replied and released a warm wide smile. Ever since the start, he had been following Gon in every place he went. I'm really happy that he started to have a goal in his mind. "Farewell now."

I was about to leave and go to the other airship, but suddenly...

"W-Wait!" I heard Killua calling for me, so I turned my head around to see him one last time. His cheeks became red as a tomato and his eyes were looking away from me, didn't want to have eye contact. "U-Umm... d-do you still remember... that c-confession you made before...?"

It took me a few seconds before understanding what he was talking about. After that, my cheeks started to feel hot and red out of embarrassment. My mind became more chaotic than before and my heart started to beat faster. I didn't expect him to bring that up, I thought he already forgot about it. What should I do now?

"I..." He tried to speak, so I just waited for him to finish his sentence. I didn't react and only stared at him, didn't have the effort to hide my blushes. "I just wanted to tell you... my answer."

I gulped as my heart started beating abnormally, couldn't help but feel nervous about what he was gonna say. I don't know if he's gonna reject me or not. I'm not really sure, but I hope it was better.

"My answer is..." He lowered his head, trying to head the embarrassment he was also feeling. My whole body was shaking for his answer. I didn't expect this so much tension just for a love confession.

He finally raised his head to me and looked at me directly, but this time, with a smile that reflected in the sunset, making everything I see around him to be invisible, and only that smile... that smile which reached the sky can be seen. I couldn't help but admire him, and his sapphire eyes sparkle along with the orange surroundings, like gems that are too precious to look at.

"I like you too, Secco."

"Eh?!" It was the only reaction I can give him after what he said, didn't know how to respond to it. My heart exploded and smoke started to come out of my head because of the heat I was feeling. I didn't know what to say. Is Killua really likes me? "I-Is it true, Killua...? W-Why are you saying this to me? A-And that smile..."

"S-Shut up! I was nervous too, okay?!" He yelled as his red cheeks were still visible from a distance, while he pointed his index finger to me. "J-Just accept that answer! It was the truth! Don't make fun of me!"

"I-I'm sorry, but... y-you said you like me... a-and I like you too... t-then that means..." My mind was started to become complicated and confused about everything that happened and it was more complex than understanding about my arm.

I've never had this kind of confession in my life before, so I've never been to a relationship. What will happen right now? Will we be couples that would kiss and hug each other every time? Will we get married? Will I have kids with him? Will we grow old together? I don't know what to think!

As I was having these scenarios that are making me panic and confused, a short intense pain suddenly came from my forehead. Because of it, I tried to cover it up with my hands. It turned out that it was actually Killua who did it, which I didn't notice that he was approaching me earlier.

"Ow! Why did you that–"

I didn't have the time to react to the following actions he made, as everything around went into slow motion. I can see his neck clearly in my sight, as he raised his head and went over my forehead, kissing it with his cold lips. This is the very first time that I felt somebody's lips before that wasn't my father, especially a boy with about the same age as mine. I couldn't help but feel my cheeks growing hotter than before, and my whole body started to tremble.

"K-Killua..." I stuttered in my words as I couldn't help but be embarrassed about our position right now. I didn't expect him to kiss me like this. But it feels like I don't want to move. I don't want to end this. Even though his lips are cold, his kiss is warm and sincere. It's like I wanted to stay like this forever.

After that, he finally let go of my forehead, and lent his mouth to my ears, making me feel his warm breath in my skin.

"I'll come back for you."