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Gon was excited for his first year of middle school, he stayed up all night thinking about how he’s gonna make new friends and how he’s gonna have so much fun at school. He had packed everything he needed in his cute green backpack decorated with charms and pins of his favourite anime characters and his idols. His uniform was neatly folded on the edge of his bed as a reminder of the exciting day he’s gonna have tomorrow, he quickly tucked himself in his bed and slept like a baby all night.
He woke up to the annoying sound of the alarm that was sitting on his night stand. He was grumpy and didn’t want to wake up, but he quickly remembered what day it was. He got up so fast it seemed like he wasn’t grumpy anymore, he brushed his teeth and put on his uniform with excitement, his uniform looked adorable on his small figure, he wore a basic button up blouse, and a green cardigan on top to add on that cute effortless look of his. And some loose black trousers, and black school shoes. He grabbed his backpack and headed straight to the breakfast table, Gon had a big appetite so of course there’s no way he’s skipping breakfast like every kid in highschool series. He finished his delicious breakfast and immediately got out of the house, excited and ready to have an amazing day. Ant Mito was looking at him through the window with a proud smile on her face, hoping that he won’t face much trouble.
As soon as Gon arrived at school, he bumped into this kid who seemed to be around his age, he was slightly taller than him and more intimidating. He immediately apologized to the kid who seemed too nonchalant to care. It showed in his face that he was a bit irritated but also calm and composed. Gon looked at him with that bigsmile of his and quickly introduced himself with a voice louder than necessary, making all of the kids on the school ground turn their heads around to see who was speaking so loudly and with such enthusiasm at 7 am in the morning.
“Hi! I’m Gon Freecs! Sorry for bumping into you, what’s your name?”
The other boy’s face flushed red from embarrassment, Gon was drawing too much attention on them so he quickly shushed him up. He ran his hand through his white snow-like hair and sighed. He couldn’t deny the fact that the shorter boy was very cute and his enthusiasm was surely interesting. He smiled softly and spoke up with an unbothered tone. It was as if he was trying too hard to seem like he didn't care but his soft smirk exposed his soft interior.
“It’s okay I guess. You sure are excited, most people are dreading the first day of school. I’m Killua, nice to meet you Gon.”
Gon looked at the blue-eyed boy with sparkling eyes, he was thinking; “Am I making a friend right now?” The idea made him so happy, he never had anyone around his age to hang out with in whale island. There was this girl that he used to play with when he was much younger but she moved out from whale island, since then he was pretty lonely. People who were looking at them were now whispering words in each other's ears he couldn’t decipher, but he had a feeling that the words they were sharing were about him. He couldn’t help but feel a bit self conscious but tried to hide it, was he being made fun of? And if so, what did he do to deserve that?
Killua was quick to notice the change in Gon’s behaviour, he didn’t know why but he felt his heart ache for the shorter boy, he seemed too sweet to wear an emotion like that on his face. He felt the urge to protect him and to shield him from any harm. He cleared his throat in an attempt to bring him back to reality, he looked at Gon and spoke up in an unfazed tone. Killua had this urge to seem cool in front of this boy and unbothered and laid back.
“Hey so, what class are you in? I hope we’re in the same class. You seem chill, wouldn’t mind hanging out with ya.”
Gon’s eyes lit back up and he smiled with his pearly white teeth. It sounded like Gon's feelings of becoming friends with Killua was mutual and it made Gon’s heart race with excitement. He excitedly shared the number of his class with Killua, and it turned out they were in the same homeroom. Gon caught a glimpse of happiness in Killua’s eyes, confirming the idea that Killua wanted to become friends too.
The bell rang loudly, interrupting their moment together. Killua glanced at Gon and smirked at him, casually resting his hand on his shoulder and patting it with care. Reminding him that they had to go to class, Gon nodded with determination. He quickly followed Killua to their class, they were walking in the hallways together, Gon was skipping with excitement whilst Killua was walking with his hands in his pockets with a laid back attitude, contrasting with Gon’s bubbly personality. They made it to class and to their surprise their classmates were already there. Being late drew a lot of attention to them as they got in through the door. Killua sat in the back and Gon was in front of him in the same row. Killua decided to lean in and whisper in Gon’s ear; “I’ll make sure to annoy you during the whole period~”. Which sent shivers down Gon’s spine and made him flinch, not out of fear but out of excitement. What did he get himself into?
As class started and everybody quieted down and got in their seats, Gon made sure he was paying attention and not making a lot of noise. He was known to be noisy and agile throughout his elementary school and childhood, his aunt Mito would get a lot of complaints from his teachers that “he was making too much noise.” and “he was moving a lot during class which distracted other students. So he made sure he was behaving now during class. The teacher started talking and he quickly made sure he was listening and he kept his hands to himself.
“Hello everybody, I’m Miss Sukyurdih and I’m gonna be your math teacher this year. Let’s start by making sure everybody introduces themselves to the class starting from the front to the back!”
The teacher's name made both Killua and Gon snicker but they tried not to make much noise, Gon covered his mouth with his hand and rested his elbow in an attempt to hide his laugh. Killua on the other hand kept his legs on the table and decided to write a note to Gon. He scribbled something on a piece of paper and tapped Gon’s shoulder, Gon turned around and noticed the piece of paper that Killua offered him. He took that piece of paper and opened it to see what was written in it.
“Miss suck your dick? What kind of goofy ass name is that? She’s just asking to be made fun of.”
Gon accidentally laughed a bit too loud, drawing attention to him again. Everybody including the teacher was looking at him.
“Mister Freecs, would you mind sharing what’s making you laugh this much with the class? Or better yet, can you come here and introduce yourself to the whole class?”