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Illumi knew this was bound to happen one day. Obviously he knew what he was doing when signing the contract Hisoka had offered him.
"𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪- 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘧 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦? ♡"
Gosh was he stupid to ever accept such a thing.
Now both of them lie there limbs missing, blood pooling just beneath them as they slowly share their final moments together.
"And then he was like why would you ever do such a thi-" an aggressive cough irrupted from Hisokas throat, blood gushes out of his mouth for the second time that night.
"Hisoka.."
"Hm?" He says voice a bit raspy this time.
"You should stop talking." Illumi suggested.
"You can just say you don't want to hear me talk anymore, I won't take it to offense~"
Illumi hated the way Hisoka acted like he wasn't just minutes away from dying- they didn't have all the time in the world they both knew that. Hisoka was just trying to sugarcoat it by bringing up pointless stories from the past.
"It's not that I don't want to hear you talk, I would just prefer if I died in silence"
𝘓𝘪𝘦𝘴
"Very well then, I'll keep my mouth shut."
"Hm that's surprising, I would've expected you to keep talking."
"Wow you sure think very low of me don't you Illu? ♡
"There you go talking again" illumi pointed out- it was obvious Hisoka couldn't go very long without talking not that Illumi minded.
A soft giggle escaped from Hisoka, although it sounded more like a wheeze then anything.
"You got me there huh?" ♡
Illumi didn't respond.
A minute goes by in silence.
Illumi?..
𝘐𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘪?
"I'm still here." Illumi tried to dismiss the way Hisoka sounded a bit.... Worried?
"Oh I'm relieved! It would be horrible for me to die alone wouldn't it?" ♡
Illumi hummed in response.
"Although I've gotta say, that was one of the best fights I've had- I'm glad I got to toy with you while I had the chance Illu~"
For fucks sake hisoka-
"To bad you won't get to live to fight anyone else huh?"
"Oh come on! Don't you think it's so romantic? Dying in each other's presence? Illumi furrowed his eyebrows.
"No, it's quite the opposite of romantic actually."
"You're no fun illu, I've always dreamed about this! To die by your hands? What a dream come true!" Hisoka said way too excited for someone who was just about to meet the grim reaper himself.
"You're a freak" illumi spat out
"Mhm" he agreed- it left illumi dumbfounded.
Illumi flinched as he felt something crawling up his hand. It was in fact Hisokas hand. He trailed up and down his arm before his hand fell limp on illumi's own.
"𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘬𝘢?"
"Yes, darling?"
Illumi would usually argue with Hisoka at the pet-names but he found himself unable to tell him off- for the first time illumi quite enjoyed it. Hisokas hand fit nicely against illumi's soft and gentle ones- the same ones he used to fight Hisoka with.
"Nothing- it's nothing"
"Alright..... are you okay with this?" ♡
"With what?"
"Me holding your hand; I was just wondering if we stayed like this a bit long-"
Illumi shut him up by placing a gentle kiss on Hisoka's lips, despite all the blood Hisoka coughed up illumi had no objection.
"Shut up" illumi directed him. Illumi thought that Hisoka would react by wearing his usual dumb smirk but it surprised illumi to see Hisoka smile.
A genuine smile was left on his face instead.
Illumi's heart fluttered in response, his gut starting to feel weirder than usual- maybe the effects of dying are finally starting to kick in. Hisoka directed his attention to the moon. It was a full moon this time.
"Doesn't the moon look lovely tonight?" ♡
"I suppose it does" The moonlight didn't illuminate much but illumi could still make out the tint of red that was left of Hisoka cheeks.
"Illumi?"
he hummed in response
"Have I told you have much I love you?" ☆
"Yes- you have multiple times"
"It just surprised me because I never heard you say it back." His playful and sing-song tone dropped- 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴
Illumi took the time to actually think about all the times the magician confessed his love to him- he never said it back just like Hisoka said.
"Hm, i guess you're right.." Illumi answered ignoring the slight tuck at his heart strings.
"What a pity I'll never get to hear you say it back" a sadden tone took over his voice instead.
Silence dreaded the next few minutes, they hadn't said much expect the fact that they shared their favorite moments in life- Hisoka shared his favorites with Illumi of course.
"Ah- I can't believe i forgot this one time where you drank my perfume! I mean come on Illu- I know you're immune to poisons and drugs but you still have to be careful you know?" ☆♡
A slight snicker flowed from Illumi's mouth. "Yeah It did smell nice though"
"Im still deeply upset by it; it was about time you stayed away from my cosmetics!" Hisoka let out a laugh himself. They spend a bunch on time together when Illumi had work to do- Hisoka always tagged along. But it was different this time; knowing they had little to no time left to spend before one of them bleeds out. Illumi had the sudden urge to make most of it before. He used the last bit of his strength to come closer to Hisoka. He rested his head on Hisoka chest.
Hisoka taken a back by his behavior opened his mouth and started. "Illumi dear?.." He asked his mouth still slightly agape.
"Yes?" Hisoka sighed.
"Nothing." He said bringing his only hand up left up to Illumi's face and delicately brushed the stray strands out of his slender skin.
"Im glad I got to spend my last moments with you." his voice was shushed at the end which gave Illumi anxiety. He slowly looked up at his now dead lover. It felt as if his whole world came apart. If Illumi didn't die from bleeding out he was surely to die because of taktsubo cardiomyopathy. "Hisoka?" 𝘏𝘦𝘴 𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘦 "𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘬𝘢...." 𝘭𝘦𝘵 𝘩𝘪𝘮 𝘨𝘰. But he refused, he buried his face into his chest silently wishing he would've confessed sooner.
"𝘐 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘵𝘰𝘰..."
Illumi felt Hisoka's shirt get wet- 𝘏𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘤𝘳𝘺𝘪𝘯𝘨.
But it's too late- Illumi internally cursed at himself lost deep in his thoughts before he too felt tired and a wave of soothing calmness washed over him. 𝘐𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦?
Either way he would soon rejoin his lover in the afterlife, and then he would tell him how much he actually 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘪𝘮...