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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[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.]

[moresuffering]

I can't just do that. My family... they might have expectations of me, but they're for my own good. They want me to grow up to be as smart and educated as possible.