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The question caught everyone off guard.
“Leorio, have you ever kissed anyone before?”
Kurapika and Gon whipped their heads in unison to stare at Killua with matching wide eyes. Meanwhile the young assassin kept his steady gaze on the spluttering man in question.
“Wh-what brought this on so suddenly?!” Leorio shrieked, cheeks aflame.
The silver haired boy leaned forward on his folded arms. “I just wanna know.” Then he shifted his gaze to Kurapika and raised a silver brow. “How ‘bout you?”
“Err, no…can’t say that I have.” Despite his calmer response, there was an obvious flush on Kurapika’s pretty face.
The table fell into silence but the restaurant continued its loud bustle around them. Killua looked back out the window resuming his people watching which was what he’d been doing before he launched his question. He had spotted a couple presumably on a date and witnessed them share a brief but sweet kiss.
Kissing. A foreign yet well known concept to the young Hunter. Usually performed when two people shared mutual feelings for one another.
He never saw that happen between his parents. Maybe once upon a time, a long long time ago but memories were fuzzy and faded.
Killua finally acknowledged the curious stare on him and looked up, meeting Gon’s searching maple brown eyes. Frosty blue scanned down the other boy’s face, taking in the button nose and plump cheeks. Venturing his gaze further down and stopping on a pair of soft lips, Killua openly stared.
Lately he was so distracted by them. Whenever Gon smiled, spoke or even pouted, Killua felt a little tug from deep inside of him. He wondered if they were as soft as they looked. He wondered if he’d ever be able to find that out.
Sometimes Gon would run his tongue over his bottom lip, making Killua stop whatever he was doing to watch intently and wonder how it’d feel if that were his tongue tracing that outer curved line.
Sometimes Gon would bite his lip, too. Pull the fat bottom fold between his teeth and nibble, usually when he was deep in thought. He had no idea how distracting that was for Killua. Had no idea Killua, his best friend, wanted to nibble, suck, taste.
Killua looked away before his thoughts could run rampant and propped his chin on his hand but then Gon, who sat across from him, gently nudged him with his foot from under the table, coaxing him to look back.
“Are you okay? Why’d you ask that?”
Killua shrugged. “Just curious.”
And Gon, fuck, was biting his bottom lip. “Oh. You didn’t ask me…”
Hah?
“And who have you kissed?!”
Once again, Leorio went into an uproar, this time in dad-mode, spluttering about Gon better not be kissing anyone at his young and precious age of thirteen and that if he was, the consequences would be endless.
Kurapika reassured the waiter who came by to tell their table to please quiet down before kicking Leorio and shushing him.
Meanwhile Killua tilted his head, amusement crossing his sharp features. “I didn’t have to.”
I already know those lips of yours are untouched.
Killua kept the remaining words to himself but his tone relayed he knew Gon had never been kissed and Gon picked that up with a blush. And when Leorio outright demanded if he had, Gon denied it with a bashful ‘no’.
“See.” Killua smirked.
Gon scratched his cheek shyly and mumbled with a pout, “Yeah, but you could’ve still asked me. And what about you? Have you kissed anyone before?”
Three pairs of eyes suddenly found Killua interesting like some newly discovered artifact.
“Nope.” He replied easily and downed the rest of his Coke.
“Well, if you really must know, I have kissed a couple of people but it didn’t mean anything. Nothing special about kissing unless it’s with the one you desire.” Leorio pushed his glasses up haughtily before closing his eyes. “One should not go around giving their lips up freely, you know.”
When he was greeted with silence he opened one eye and realized the table was deserted. Making a choking sound, he whipped around and spotted his three companions making their way out of the restaurant without him.
“Of all the rude- oi, wait for me!” He tossed a wad of cash out before scampering after them.
~KG~
Later on, after the group parted ways, Killua and Gon were in the woods having made camp for the night as their money was a little low to pay a lodging fee. Hence why they were currently in the middle of doing a Hunter’s job to get their cash back up and earlier running into Kurapika and Leorio was by chance.
As annoying as he could be, Leorio’s words rang true.
From where he was laid out on the earthy ground using his crossed arms as a pillow, Killua stared up at the onyx night sky scattered with flickering stars and mulled over the older Hunter’s words. Desire, huh? Was that what he’s been feeling for Gon? Did he like his best friend? He wanted to kiss Gon and only Gon, that much he was absolutely sure of.
Being in Gon’s company for the past year had been nothing but enjoyable for Killua. They travel everywhere together doing jobs and exploring new places. Exactly when he started getting distracted by Gon, not only his lips but literally everything about him, Killua wasn’t sure.
But something got triggered when he saw that couple kissing earlier. He wanted to try it and he wanted to try it with Gon.
A loud twig snapped and Killua glanced over to the source of the noise, and spotted the main character of his thoughts walking over. Gon was carrying an armful of sticks which he deposited in their low fire. It crackled to life, sending tendrils of smoke into the night air.
Killua could not ignore the fire light and the glow it encased Gon in. The boy had discarded his green jacket leaving him in his white tank top and green shorts, so miles of his caramel skin was illuminated by the flaming light. So pretty. Gon was always pretty to Killua.
“There, that should be enough, right?” Gon wiped his forehead with the back of his hand and a small satisfied smile decorated his lips.
He walked around the fire and plopped down next to Killua with a happy sigh. He pulled his legs to his chest and hugged his knees, resting his cheek atop them. “Today was fun. I’m glad we ran into Kurapika and Leorio, aren’t you? I missed them a lot but I’m happy they’re doing well.”
“Mhm.” Killua sat up matching Gon’s position and watched him chatter on and on, sapphire eyes soft with fondness.
It wasn’t long before his eyes traveled southward and he fell in a trance at the sight of those moving lips. They had the nicest shape and fullness to them, and the color reminded Killua of a pink Lily of the Valley.
“Hey, Gon. Can I kiss you?”
Shocked by the sudden question, Gon met Killua’s steady gaze with round bright eyes.
“K-kiss me? Why?”
“Because I want to.”
For a long moment only the sounds of the cicadas chirring and the crackling fire could be heard. An owl hooted somewhere off in the distance. Gon’s heart also made noise, thundering loudly in his chest, vibrating his rib cage and the ground he sat on.
Why was Killua asking to kiss him all of a sudden and why did the question alone make him not only feel faint but also… fluttery?
When Gon remained silent, Killua forced down his disappointment. He offered a tiny apologetic smile. “Never mind, sorry I asked.”
“You can.”
Gon’s mouth came to a decision faster than his mind but he didn’t regret saying it. After thinking it over, he wouldn’t mind his first kiss being with Killua. His best friend, the one person he relied on and trusted the most.
Killua perked up. “Really?” He got to his knees and faced Gon, sapphire eyes shining. Gon followed suit with a shy smile and nodded.
“Mm.”
Killua nearly vibrated with excitement. The two boys shuffled forward until the tips of their knees touched together and their faces were close enough that Killua could count the little freckles Gon had on his nose and rosy cheeks and the fan of his dark eyelashes.
Not close enough to those lips he’s been dying to kiss, though.
“Lean in with me, okay?” He instructed softly.
Gon nodded again. “I’m a little nervous.”
Killua took one of Gon’s hands and guided it to his chest. Beneath the layer of flesh and muscle, his heart pounded away. Gon’s eyes widened when he felt it, making Killua smile.
“Me too. But I want to do this. I have for a while now.” He confessed while pressing his cheek into the soft center of the palm of Gon’s hand. So small and warm. He kissed all five fingers before giving them a gentle squeeze and met Gon’s blushing face. “Okay?”
“Okay.” Gon whispered.
Killua was in the clear so he didn’t hold back any longer. He cupped Gon’s cheeks, leaned in and connected their lips together.
It was different than what both of them expected but not bad or awkward. Gon’s lips were petal soft just like Killua knew they’d be and although Gon never imagined kissing Killua, the press of his lips against his felt nice to him. They stayed there for almost a minute with their closed mouths touching before pulling away.
Gon touched his bottom lip which tingled slightly.
“How was it?” Killua asked him.
He earned a big round puppy stare. “Can we do it again?”
Killua swooped in without question and once again their lips were merged together. This time there was more vigor in the kiss and Killua settled his hands on Gon’s slim hips instead of his cheeks. The faster pace made Gon clumsy but from the way he kept moving his lips with Killua’s he seemed to be enjoying it nonetheless.
Their mixed breaths slowly filled the night air along with the soft smacks their mouths made. Gon gripped the front of Killua’s shirt to keep himself balanced as he was feeling his knees begin to shake and mind going just a little fuzzy. This kiss was becoming better than the first that was for certain.
“Wanna try something?” Killua broke away to murmur. He kissed the corner of Gon’s mouth before pecking him on the bottom lip.
“Mm, what?”
“Open your mouth.”
Gon did so without hesitation much to Killua’s delight who experimentally swiped his tongue inside, tracing the inside of Gon’s soft, wet mouth. When their tongues brushed Gon gasped and pulled away with a burning flush on his face.
“You licked me.” Gon squeaked.
“Sorry.” But Killua wasn’t really, not when Gon tasted so sweet. However, he took in the other boy’s disheveled state and decided to call it a night.
He moved to lie down by a nice spot near the fire and opened his arms. “Come here.” The invite was for Gon and would only always be for Gon.
Gon was blushing from the roots of his hair to his collarbone but still he obeyed the young assassin and fell into his arms with a soft ‘oof!’. He snuggled in close while Killua closed his arms around his waist hugging him tight.
It didn’t take long for the events of the day to catch up with them and sleep slowly creeped in. Eyes closed and feeling content, Killua decided to make one more confession of the night.
“We can do that again if you want to or not. I’m just happy you were my first.” He spoke softly. He felt Gon’s fingers curl into the front of his shirt before his round face poked up.
“Mm. Me too, Killua.” In a moment of boldness, Gon leaned up and kissed Killua’s cheek before he ducked back down. “Only with you.”