Interruption- HxH

[jano]

This is from Hunter X Hunter, during the Battle Tower Arc. I don't want to spoil the show, so just know the two characters are visiting each other in their hotel rooms. *drops this here and hurriedly scurries away* ( Apologies if there's formatting wonkyness- I can only acess this site from my phone!)

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Killua was deep in his Nen training, perfecting his Ten. It was so quiet that a pin drop would be deafening. Killua's breathing was completely still...and then...

...And then...

The slightest twitch of the nostril. The smallest hesitance of inhalation. He decided it was nothing and continued focusing on his aura. But the twitch came back, this time accompanied by a staggering breath.He cracked open an eye to see Gon sitting beside him on the floor with his eyes closed tight, brows furrowed in concentration. He would definitely notice a sneeze. Killua could already feel the beginnings of his face heating up. He most certainly didn't want to sneeze. His sneezes were... girly and high-pitched. Not what you would expect from an ex-assassin. Gon would laugh and tease, and that was the laah.. last.. last thing he neeeh-heeh-!

He hadn't noticed, but he was incrementally tilting his head back with every shuddering breath. Completely abandoning his Nen practice, Killua was caught in the throes of an oncoming sneeze.

Desperately, he massaged the bridge of his nose, hoping to dislodge the tickle, but it only worsened it. Now his nose started to run. He was sure if he did the smallest sniffle it would jolt Gon out of his focus, and then he'd-

"Hatch-uu!"

The sudden noise from Gon surprised Killua, whose focus on not sneezing was broken, and he responded with a loud "Ehh-EE-tchu!!"

"Bless you, Killua!" said Gon with a finger under his nose. The white haired boy had his face covered in his hands, and his pale skin flushed pink.

"That was a cute sneeze," Gon added as a seemingly afterthought.

"Sh-shut up!" He waved his hand as if to dispel his embarrassment, turned so his back faced Gon without saying anything, and returned to his practice.

Well, tried.

The tickle came back with a vengeance, making his eye twitch. His breathing flittered again.This time, he took a single breath and pinched his nose tight. now, to return to-

Something jerked his right hand away from his face so suddenly he had little time to react. In anger, Killua whirled around, only to succumb to the sneeze a split second later.

"Heeeh-ITCHYUU!"

"Bless you again!"

"I t-told you already, sh-shut the heh-HEIITCHU! Shut-HAAISHIEW!"

Gon could only watch in amusement as Killua's body betrayed him as he let out sneeze after sneeze, folding in on himself and a vivid blush over his features. In the abrupt fashion they came in, it suddenly stopped, with the ex-assassin's face caught in a pre-sneeze face, with jaw hanging slack, allergic tears welled up in his eyes, and his nose running down to his lip.

A blinding flash of light.

Killua shook his head and shakily wiped his face on the edge of his shirt, and blinked several times. What the hell...

"Sorry! I just had to!"

Killua looked up as his face turned from confusion to horror. A camera was held in the boy's left hand, while the other was sheepishly rubbing the back of his head.

"It was just too funny not to!"

Crashes and bangs could be heard from the hotel room for an hour, and some of the receptionists timidly came by to check, deterred by the colorful cussing and one or two knife points embedded in the ornate walls.

His laughs were punctuated with pants as Gon relinquished the camera. Killua scrabbled for it, dropping his weapons and crushing the accursed thing beneath his foot.

"Oh, Killua, it was just a picture! It was SO funny, you should've seen your face!" After a quick imitation, Gon collapsed with laughter. Killua on the other hand, still held a murderous stare, which wasn't scary at all considering his face was bright red at this point. He said nothing and turned his back in a huff, and sat down, hands crossed furiously.

It was unlike Killua to sulk, but after coaxing and prodding, he gave up.

After a while, the incident seemingly forgotten, the two went out to town for ice cream. As Gon pulled on his clunky boots, Killua made sure to jab a clawed hand into the film cartridge of the hastily-hidden camera. At the sudden noise, Gon looked up then pouted.

"That camera cost a lot!"

[SterlingSilver]

Awww~! This is so adorable! Well done~! <3

I love the characterization here, and this is short and sweet, haha! >w<

Great description too~