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A nineteen year old Killua wakes up to his phone ringing. He sleepily fumbles with the answer call button, "Hey Pika, what's up?"
"Sorry to wake you Killua. I was hoping for your assistance. I found someone who owns one of the last pairs of my clans eyes. I wanted to know if you'd be willing to help me deal with them."
"Sure, I'll help."
~~~
Killua and Kurapika are waiting at the airport. To buy tickets for a flight. Killua has grown a bit impatient at the length of this line, "Kurapika you said this flight was only 6 hours. Why don't we just go over to that line and rent an airship for ourselves."
In an annoyed tone Kurapika replies, "A. Renting an airship is ridiculously expensive. B. Revenge and eye collecting isn't something to get into for the money. And C. Where the hell are we gonna find a Pilot!"
Killua yells back, "I am a PILOT!"
"The hell you are. Why am I just learning this information now then!"
Killua hands Kurapika an ID card that has a picture of a 9 year old Killua with the biggest happiest smile on his face. Written on the card, "Killua Zoldyck, Licensed Airship Pilot."
Kurapika nearly squeals, "Oh my gosh, Killua you were so cute as a child. What the hell happened!"
Killua pinches the bridge of his nose, "Shut the fuck up Pika! That child would not have hesitated to pull your heart out of your chest if commanded to do so.
The main reason I learned how to fly was to be a better assassin. Less of a paper trail or some shit. Now do you want me to fly us there or not. I'll cover cost of the airship rental if we can leave this stupid line."
"Fine, you can fly us."
"Great, now hand me my ID back. I need to get it renewed in a month so hurry up."
"One second."
Kurapika snaps a picture of Killua's photo before handing the card back. Then he sends a quick text to the main group chat.
Pikachu: Look at this cute picture of baby Killua! Did any of you know he can fly!
*Image attached*
Catlua: I was not a baby! I was a nine year old assassin for higher!
Frog: But Killua you look adorable. Almost as adorable as when I see you sleeping next to me when I wake up in the morning.
Frog: Also, I knew Killua had a pilots license.
Pikachu: I know you can't see this but, Killua looked at his phone, blushed, then proceeded to distract himself with renting an airship.
Smiles: Aww, Big Brother is flustered again.
Smiles: I also knew Brother could fly.
Mr. Leorio (old man): I know, I walked into this late, busy shift at the hospital. Killua was adorable as a child. Gon flustered him again.
Be safe you two, no dying and no using Emporer Time, Kurapika. I mean it!
Pikachu: We'll be home tomorrow morning.
Also, you're forgetting the most important new information. Killua knows how to fly an airship!
Mr. Leorio (old man): Wait, Killua can FLY!
Catlua: Cell Phones off during air travel. Bye for now.
~~~
Let's just say things didn't go well for the crazy bitch that had the last pair of scarlet eyes. It didn't help her case that neither of the people who tracked her down were very patient. This is probably why our two favorite murdery boys are out in a desert with a couple shovels digging a deep, person sized hole in the ground.
Killua tosses a scoop of dirt and says to Kurapika, "You know, I kinda regret killing her now. It might just be that I wasn't thinking about disposal at the time."
"That's probably it, Killua. And honestly, she had it coming. You saw how deep into flesh collecting she was. Anyone into that, knows they gotta be on their toes at all times. It's her own fault."
"Fair point. We should try to be more merciful next time though."
"I mean I offered her a large amount of money to let me have the eyes back. It's her fault for not reading the room and taking the deal offered to her.
I do agree we should be more careful about murder in the future."
They continue digging until the hole is about 6 feet deep and about 2 by 5 area. Kurapika tells Killua, "I think it's good Lua, we can drop her in now."
Killua turns and walks away to grab the body when he hears dirt shift and a loud thud. Followed by Kurapika yelling, "Ow, fuck! Killua help, I fell in."
Killua casually walks over to the hole, dragging the rigor mortis body behind him. He looks down at a dirt covered Kurapika and in a sassy tone, "I can see that Pika. What do you need my help for?"
"I hurt my leg in the fall. I landed on it at a bad angle and can't get back up."
"Shit, are you serious?"
"Yes I'm serious Killua, now help me out of here."
Killua hops down into the pit, scoops Kurapika up, jumps up above ground, and places Kurapika down on a large rock. "You better not be faking this to get out of shoveling."
"I swear I'm not Killua. It really hurts to move it."
"Which leg is it?"
"The left one."
Killua rolls up Kurapika's pant leg, observing the area around his shin start to swell. "Yep, that's hurt. Not exactly sure how bad, but I do know you should be sitting on a flat surface. I've gotta move you to the ground, hold on a second."
Kurapika now has his back propped against the rock. His hurt leg stretched out on the ground. The right one bent close to him.
Killua works on quickly burying the body so they can get home sooner. "Hey, idiot who fell. Call the Old Man and tell him what happened. So he can pick us up from the airport."
Kurapika fishes his phone out of his pocket. By some stroke of luck the screen isn't cracked. Hesitantly, he types Leorio in the search function in his contacts. Before hitting the call button. The phone rings three times before Leorio answers, "Hey, Sunshine. How's the mission going?"
"It's gone pretty well. Killua and I are finishing up now. Umm, I need to tell you something. Please don't lecture me on it though."
"Oh, what happened?"
"Promise not to overreact Leorio."
"I'll try. Now just spit it out already."
"I may or may not have hurt my leg."
"Fuck Kurapika. I hoped for once no one would get hurt on a mission. At least not from being reckless."
"I swear, it was clumsiness this time. I fell into a grave pit and landed on my leg weirdly."
"Do I wanna know why there was a grave pit?"
"Probably not."
"Okay, then. So how bad is the leg?"
"Well it's hurting even without any weight on it and it's starting to swell. Do you want me to send a picture?"
"Yes, that would be helpful."
Kurapika texts Leorio a picture of his leg. Leorio glances at it and knows within a couple seconds an answer, "Sunshine, I think you broke it. You'll need an x-ray to know for sure. But, I'd bet money that's what it is."
Kurapika pulls the phone away from his ear for a second, mumbling to himself, "Fuck, me."
Evidently, not quiet enough though because he hears Leorio respond, "Well maybe later."
Bringing the phone back to his ear, "You weren't supposed to hear that, Leorio."
"I know, but I did anyway. And I wanted to make you laugh a little."
"Thanks for that. By the way, can you pick us up from the airport tomorrow? Seeing as how I can't drive and Killua driving us back to the airship is going to be an ordeal on its own."
"No problem Pika, I'll pick you two up and take you with me to work to get your leg checked and everything."
'Thank you so much Leorio. Anyway, gotta go, Killua's finished shoveling. Love you bye."
"Love you too, bye."
~~~
"For the love of all things good Killua; DON'T DRIVE US INTO A DITCH!"
"We're gonna be fine Kurapika, the airship is just up ahead."
"Don't hit a tree either! How are you so bad at driving? Yet somehow great at flying."
"Kurapika you're almost as bad as I am when it comes to driving; so, shut it.
Also, I don't know, flying just came naturally. It was my first taste of freedom. I was able to be away from my family for short periods of time, without fear of being ambushed by them for training."
"How often would they ambush you?"
"I don't know for sure. I know they were always watching me and they wouldn't attack me in the middle of a job. If I had to guess, at the point before I left it was about 4 times a week. If I was lucky it would only be 3.
Early on in my training I would be pushed to my limits and ambushes were daily at any time by anyone on the estate. Like some sort of fucked up training wheels, that were used to get me into perfect killing condition. I don't want to talk much more about it, we're here anyway.
The car rental place is right by the airport. I'll drop you off in the airship then return the car."
After parking the car. Killua picks up Kurapika, cradling him in his arms before using Godspeed to drop him off on a couch in their airship. Handing him a bag of ice wrapped in a towel, "I'll be right back. Guard the ship."
"I doubt anything is gonna happen in the 10 minutes you're gone. But I will."
~~~
The rental place was less than upstanding. Killua wasn't about to complain though, because all he had to do was slide the man at the register, smoking a fat cigar, an extra 50 jenny. And tell him, "There's a bit of a mess in the back. I would appreciate it if you took care of it."
"Certainly sir, my guys will be right on it."
Killua walks out, before zipping back to the airship. "Hey Kurapika, ready to go?"
"Definitely."
~~~
They land back at the airport they started at a few hours later. Both Gon and Leorio are waiting for them at the airport. Killua hands Kurapika to Leorio and the four say goodbye as they head to their separate cars.
Gon yells across the parking lot, "Text us later about the leg."
Leorio yells back, "We will."
~~~
It's 5 in the morning so outside of dealing with the potential broken leg, sleep is on the mind. Gon drives Killua and himself home. And as much as Killua wants to flop right into bed as he had only gotten 4 hours of sleep in the last 24 hours; Gon convinces him to shower, to get the blood and dirt off.
When Killua exits the shower and is pulling on pajamas, Gon ask him
"How was the mission?"
"Tiring, wasn't too bad though. All things considered. It's kind of hilarious to think about something as mundane as falling, causing Kurapika to get hurt. Just think about it, an intimidating mob boss gets taken down a peg by their own shitty balance."
Gon chuckles, "Can you imagine him trying to act tough, up on crutches."
The young couple laugh with each other for another minute. Before, Killua's exhaustion gets the best of him as he's struggling to keep his eyes open. Killua sinks more into the bed, Gon pulls the covers up more onto Killua before snuggling next to the pale man.
~~~
Leorio finishes setting a new cast onto Kurapika's leg and is about ready to take them home at 7 in the morning. "Remind me again what happened, Sunshine."
Kurapika sighs, reminiscing about the previous evening's stupidity before answering. "Some dirt came lose on the side of the pit and I fell with it. I know, I know, not the most athletic, but it could have been worse."
"There were definitely worse outcomes."
"I bet you're a little relieved, Leorio."
"Why would I be relieved?"
"Well I won't really be able to go anywhere for a couple months."
"Can't say I'm not a little. But, I also know you have Mafia related things to deal with. So you'll find new and creative ways to worry me."
Kurapika grabs Leorio by his tie and kisses him. "You know your life would be mundane without me."