Soul Mate AU Post

[armsmode]

The "sign" for soul mates can be whatever, the way they meet or even if they've already met, whatever it is!! I just love soulmate aus.

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[killectric]

H-hey--! [His cheeks flush, and by t he time they reach Ritsu's dad, Killua's truly resembling a cat in headlights. Isn't holding hands like this just going to make them look more suspicious?!]

Uhh, y-yeah. How should I put this...

[moresuffering]

[Ritsu's dad pats the sofa, scooting over. "C'mon, sit down if you wanna talk." Ritsu obliges and mercifully takes the spot right next to his father, for Killua's sake.] Killua doesn't have anywhere else to go. [Ride or die, Killua]

[killectric]

[He chooses death.]

Yup. My parents are dead.

[He says with 0 emotion.]

[moresuffering]

[Pops lets out a "hmmmmm" and scrutinizes the boys, Ritsu sweating nervously.] He was about to go sleep on the park bench again, but once he said that, I... [He trails off when his father nods in understanding. "Well. Let me talk to your mother, we'll think about it. Killua, you don't mind sleeping on a sofa for tonight, right?"]

[killectric]

Hey, a sofa beats a park bench any day. At least I won't wake up covered in bird crap.

[He's still putting 0 emotion into this.]

[moresuffering]

["Alright. Ritsu, make sure he's comfortable, alright? Take good care of him."]

...Yeah, thanks, dad.

[He'll find pajamas that can fit Killua and the extra blankets, then.]

[killectric]

[As they head back to Ritsu's room--]

Man, that was easy.

[He folds his arms behind his head again.] It sure beats going back home...

[moresuffering]

Don't get your hopes up too much, since that wasn't a yes yet.

[Ritsu'll toss him some plain blue pajamas.]

But you'll probably be allowed to sleep over pretty often.

[killectric]

Welp. [He lets out a grunt as he stretches out his arms.]

It's better than nothing! Now I just need to figure out how I'm gonna get some money.

[moresuffering]

[There's no legal way of...

.....]

You'd have to twist his arm to get more than 300 yen an hour, but I know someone who uses espers to help him exorcise spirits.

[killectric]

300 yen an hour? What a rip-off! Hmph...

[He pouts as he considers it.]

I guess there's no one else willing to hire a 13-year-old. [Siiiigh.]

[moresuffering]

Otherwise you're gonna be performing in the streets and getting attention from police.

[killectric]

[He takes a seat on the bed and props his chin in his hand.]

Stupid, what are the police going to do? I'm an esper.

[moresuffering]

They're going to start putting out notices for you and make it easier for your parents to find you.

[killectric]

Hah! No way. They wouldn't come looking all the way out here for me.

[moresuffering]

I wouldn't bank on it.

[killectric]

Oh yeah? You seriously can't tell? I guess I shouldn't tell you then, you might blow my cover~

[Killua smiles, cat-like.]

[moresuffering]

Can't tell what?

[killectric]

That I'm not from Japan.

[moresuffering]

I figured you weren't... [He gestures at Killua's hair.] But that doesn't mean you don't live here, right? So how did you arrive in Japan on your own in the first place?

[killectric]

[Killua deflates pretty quickly, patting down his hair. A dead giveaway...!]

Wrong. I don't! I took a boat here.

[moresuffering]

I'm guessing you were a stowaway, then. [Hrmph...] You really did want to get away. How bad is your family?

[killectric]

Hehe, and they kept wondering where all the sweets went. I heard the passengers rioting.

[Killua barely hides his grinning.]

They suck. What else is there to say? I can't do anything I wanna do.

[moresuffering]

I can't, either... that's nothing special. [He hates it, he feels smothered under the weight of his expectations, but he also can't imagine leaving his loving family.]

[killectric]

Then why don't you run away?

[He genuinely wants to know.]