A mysterious man stood in a hallway dressed as a janitor and mopped the floor with a bucket of soapy water to his side. His face was hidden by a white chemical resistant mask, his deep red eyes looked soft as if he were in thought. The floors were spotless and reflected the surroundings on them. His golden, short blonde hair created a shadow over his eyes from leaning over with his mop.

He stood straight to wipe his forehead from any possible sweat beads that had formed and sighed in relief. Turning his head down the hall to admire his work so far, he approved of the dirt-less path and laid his eyes on a familiar figure walking down the polished floor. He bowed in respect at realizing it was one of the twelve zodiacs. Looks like another meeting... What for though? This is rather unusual for them to make a conference, it's not even the end of the year. No matter... Never hurts to take note of their plans.~ The blonde almost cracked, mischief swirled through his deep red eyes and followed the zodiac's location. The blonde was right in front of the gathering room, luckily for him, he didn't have to tail him.

"Good afternoon, working hard I presume?" Pariston Hill asked, his features held a kind but empty face as he viewed the janitor before opening the door.

The red-eyed man bowed in respect once more then nodded. Barely looking up, he noticed Pariston had made his way into the room already; must have gone in the second he nodded. The blondie scurried closer to the door and put his ear against it, only to be tapped by a pale finger on his shoulder from behind.

He turned to see who it was, it was a man with white bandage wrappings around his head. His features nearly resembled some sort of snake. The blonde darted his head to both ends of the halls, hoping no one was around; knowing that they were both alone, he gestured with his index finger for the snake to follow him.

"Sir... No one is around," The snake spoke in a sing-song voice and his tone was lighter than Hisoka's but still held a strong sound to it, as well a feminine touch. His physique was slim and tall, about 6'5; towering over the janitor's height which was 5'9.

"No, we must speak in private..." The janitor demanded with a strong but deep voice as he headed toward his storage in a closet. They both stepped in with the snake closing the door behind them; the closet was pitch black until the blonde flipped on a switch for some light. "Your report, General Allarie?" The Janitor sternly asked, not even bothering to turn and face the snake.

The General knelt down on one knee to lower his head in respect. "The mutation-experimental facility has been ridden of all scientists and guards. Mr. Kane has fallen to the hands of fellow mutants, no sign of life left. All test subjects have scattered out too far to recapture. I have collected information regarding the culprits if you are interested in watching them... Four people had demolished the workers, that includes the fellow mutants that once resided in the building long ago," He replied hastily but accurately and hadn't moved an inch from his position.

"Very well... Meet me at my home, I'll view them there..." The blonde demanded before taking off the medical mask. He grinned his sharp teeth into view with deep thoughts in his red eyes from hearing General Allarie agree. The snake stood back up and took his leave, leaving the Janitor in the dimly lit closet. "So... Who might be threatening our secret company...?" *He asked himself with a small chuckle.

~~~Elsewhere~~~

Back at the Twin's apartment, Rui was playing with her overgrown white-moth in the living room. Laying on the floor with her stomach planted on the ground, elbows propping themselves up to have her hands support the weight of her head. She was kicking her legs behind her nonchalantly and humming a soft tune with her mouth closed. Gazing upon her little pet with adoration while hearing it squeak every now and then, made her giggle. "Kawaii~... Poku-chan.~" She cooed, very amused at her moth's cute, big and black eyes; it reminded her of Illumi's black ones. She innocently giggled at the sudden action Poku took, it flipped onto its back in a playful manner and rose its head up waiting for Rui's response. "Is my little Poku-Chan, hungry?" she cutely questioned while inching closer to its face. It rolled onto its tummy and fluttered its wings in response.

"Hai~ Hai-..." With that, she stood up and walked over to the kitchen; she opened a cabinet that was floor leveled and took out some flower nectar she had extracted while Ruby was gone. Being able to summon nature and insects to my side, is quite useful. Especially when I need to feed my little Poku-Chan!~ Taking out the Nectar from the roots of certain flowers is the best way I can feed Poku... I don't know what else it eats... she thought to herself then turned to make her way back over to Poku, with her solid eyes shut. Her eyes opened only to be met with a lady with light blue hair, which seemed almost platinum. Her eyes held no pupils and had a cold daze in them, they were super light blue, almost white, and had white sparkles that glittered; it practically gave a frosted look to them. Snow-white skin, faint light-blue fingernails, pale lips, and had a Popsicle sticking in her mouth were evident as her fingers on the stick piece held onto it tightly. Her attire... A long white trench coat that went down past her knees and looked puffy like a winter's coat; a blue bikini top with matching blue shorts and blue sandals that had straps to wrap around the back of her Achilles tendon.

The platinum-haired girl took out her Popsicle and had no expression on her face, her icy treat being yellow. "Death... Shall befall you..." the icy maiden spoke in a cold and robotic tone. Her appearance glitched out as if it were a hologram. Her sentence repeated itself like a broken record, some words repeated more than twice before the sentence finished. "Demise is awaiting your presence, frost yearns to seal you..." She coldly said as her appearance, once again, began to mess up and glitch. Every sentence, every word repeated eerily like a robotic voice as well as some words being whispered and some weren't.

The girl's body suddenly vanished as if it was a hologram that had disappeared. Rui stood there dumbstruck at what she had just witnessed. "Was that my imagination...? Poku-Chaan! Was she real?!" She ran over to Poku who was sitting patiently on the living room table; it squeaked in reply.

"She... She wasn't...? Was that a ghost...?" She asked with slight panic, seeing Poku shake its head Rui sighed in relief. Thanking the gods that it wasn't a ghost, she really would have panicked then. "Ghosts are one of my biggest fears, thank goodness.~!" She exhaled while her voice rose with those last words. All of a sudden, someone behind her had cleared their throat. Rui turned and met face to face with Illumi, who was in the doorway of the apartment; which was in the Kitchen... Rui squealed happily and pounced Illumi with gusto, shouting at him about how scared she was.

"Illumi-Kuuuuun! I was so scared! A lady suddenly popped out of nowhere! She was all glitchy-like and talked like one of those automatic female voices you would hear on computers!" Rui shrieked, hoping for comfort from her man.

Illumi just gazed down at her with his blank eyes but confusion still made its way into his emotional aura, which Rui could see just as plain as day. Standing there, he tilted his head to the side a bit with Rui's arms wrapped around him. "Someone must be playing a prank on you..." he monotonously replied and looked behind her, noticing her pet slightly shivering in the background. "Creatures other than humans are known to see spirits of some kind, that humans cannot. Is that perhaps why the moth I gave you, is shaking?" He flatly asked, looked down and he saw Rui nod.

"I actually asked Poku-chan if it saw what I have," She answered and continued clinging to Illumi, peering up to his face.

"I see... Is it safe to assume...that Poku-Chan saw the same thing...?" He looked back at Rui and witnessed her nodding once more. "Very well..." He replied, leaned over, and scooped Rui up with one arm, and placed her over his shoulder like a bag of merchandise. Rui blinked a few times with curiously wide eyes. He made his way out of the door, before he had shut it, Poku came flying after them and nestled on Rui's back.

As they walked, Rui couldn't help but wonder what time it was; she was worried about her twin. Where is Illumi taking me?~ She couldn't help but ask herself. "I-...Illumi...Kun... Where are we going...and what time is it?~" She asked the man carrying her, with such a small and cute voice.

"I am taking you to my family's mansion, your sister shall be informed of your whereabouts..." He answered while still holding her by her hip line, over his shoulder. He felt Rui shift in his grasp and felt a warm sensation at the top of his head; Rui softly kissed his scalp with her eyes closed and a faint flush on her cheeks. He moved his black eyes up, only to notice Rui smiling softly down at him. She suddenly snuggled into his neck and began to hum a soft melody.

Illumi felt strange again, this Love feeling was starting to oddly make his cheeks go red a tiny bit, though it went unnoticed by her. "It... Is eight o'clock in the afternoon," He replied once more, to her second question snd was still making his way out of the apartment building.

"Ruby-chan still hasn't made it home... I'm worried Hisoka had done something or something bad might have happened... Please... Go look for my sister, after we get back at your mansion... OR WE COULD GO LOOK, NOW!" She shouted, getting antsy in his hold and sheer concern washing over her.

"I will look for her... After I've dropped you off at my family's mansion... Your safety comes first..." He stated bluntly and kept his dead gaze forward.

"Bu-... Okay..." She murmured with sad, solid, bug eyes.

~~~To Ruby~~~

Ruby was soaring through the night's air whilst Hisoka held onto her wrists. She had offered to drop Hisoka off at his place since it'd be a lot easier to just fly. Hisoka was staring at her from underneath, having his wicked smile and narrowed eyes. Gazing into Ruby's golden eyes, a small tint of pink rose to his cheeks.

"Ruby gem...~ Us having our date earlier... Are we an item, now?~" he playfully questioned; Hisoka saw her shift her eyes down to him with a blush on her cheeks, then averted them forward again. She hesitated but a small, shy, smile emerged on her features and her golden gaze narrowed.

Hisoka grinned real big this time, he had finally gained Ruby's approval. He knew her since the facility but only introduced themselves to each other once when they were small; after hoping for a second chance with her, he got it. He couldn't turn his eyes from the view under her, she truly looked like an Angel to him with those wings. A Tsundere Angel... That puts passion in protection and cares for other's safety, as well as fights those who threaten her or those that are innocent around her... Paired up... With a sadistic, cold, combat-loving, dishonest joker...~ Such a strange mix. The term, Opposites Attract, truly does not lie.~ he mentally spoke with amusement; still dangling from the hold on Ruby's wrists during flight, he couldn't help but daydream about her fighting him. How beautiful her hawk eyes would be, in such a fierce, passionate and determined way. Her style of combat against him, her Angelic wings sprawled out with feathers dancing through the air. It enchanted and excited him, making him yearn for that magical fight.

Throughout the whole flight, it was as quiet as a mouse; only things that could be heard were faint murmurs of others below and vehicle sounds. Hisoka couldn't break his gaze, not even blinking from each skyscraper that she'd pass. Ruby's face was a little brighter from the awkward silence between them, on top of that, she felt eyes on her. she looked down once more only to find him gazing up at her with a content smile; not a cocky, sadistic, or mischievous grin. It surprised her a bit, he actually looked very handsome with an honest smile. Moving her eyes to the side with a red face and a frown, she couldn't believe she just admired him like that.

"Ruby...dear.~ It's cute to see your serious demeanor turn soft, for a change. Why hide it, hm? I'm admiring you from below, there is no harm in you staring back at me.~" He winked teasingly, liking that Ruby had been staring down at him in a slight daze.

"Do you want to be dropped...?" She asked sternly, embarrassment etched on her face with her slanted eyes still averted from Hisoka's gaze.

"It makes no difference to me, I fall for you all the time.~" He sang in reply whilst holding back a laugh, his eyes taking notice of her flushed cheeks. If possible, her tomato-red face just turned deep red.

"Ignoring..." She muttered while shifting her attention back in front of her, to make sure she doesn't soar into any building. "Are we close...?" She asked, under her breath.

"Yes.~ In fact, it's right arouuund... Here,~" he said, making Ruby stop in mid-flight, they were literally above his apartment. She softly flapped her wings to descend and land on the rooftop. Hisoka Caught his footing then stepped out of the way for her to do the same. As soon as she landed, Hisoka quickly planted a kiss on her forehead, which made her face turn many shades of red. With that, she comically turned immediately around so her back could face him. Her shoulders were stiff and her eyes were wide, she could feel her heart beating ninety miles an hour.

"Next time... Let me take you home... It's supposed to be that way, anywho,~" He closed his eyes whilst turning his head to the side, grinning with one hand resting on his hip.

"D-Doesn't matter... We both get home, so it doesn't matter!" She rose her voice with the last sentence, slightly shaking from embarrassment and building anger. She's never been in a relationship before, so she didn't know that the guy was supposed to escort the girl home first. Suddenly, she felt a familiar pair of arms wrap around her shoulders and something hard pressing against the back of her head. It was Hisoka who had hugged her from behind, his nose bridge was nestling against the back of her skull.

"Fear not my dearest Archangel, you'll get the hang of this,~" He murmured happily in her ear and shut his eyes, only to feel her nod her head. He knew she wasn't used to this and knew she'd never been in this kind of thing before. He jerked his eye back open all of a sudden from a strange rush of caution. A sense of alert going through him like electricity up his spine, as though someone dangerous was nearby watching them. "Ruby gem, I think you should stay with me for tonight... Can't have you walking or flying home all by yourself, now can I?~" He teased in a question, taking his arms away and turning her around against her will.

"H-Hisoka, we JUST started this whole thing, isn't it wrong to... I don't know... STAY AT THE MAN'S HOUSE, AFTER THEIR FIRST DATE?!" She shouted but only to notice the strict look in his eyes.

(The best image I could find for.. a strict look, haha. If anything, he looks bored...)

She instantly knew what that look meant, she understood what was happening now and could see caution in his eyes. Her own narrowed more seriously and nodded to the true meaning behind those words. He smiled and held onto her from her other shoulder, to have her follow him inside. They made their way to the rooftop's door but on their way, before they had walked through, he glanced behind his shoulder with his golden eyes and held a very angry yet cautious look to them; as well did his facial features. Peering toward a nearby tall building, there was that mysterious figure that Ruby had described long before.

~~~Five minutes later~~~

"Hisoka, what was that caution about earlier...?" she asked worriedly. They were sitting on his couch, her holding tea in her lap with both hands and Hisoka's tea on a table in front of them.

"You know that man...from the amusement park? Well... He was watching us... If I had left you to go home alone he probably would've kidnapped you or worse, killed you,~" He answered rather seriously and leaned over with his elbows resting on his knees, the side of his jaw laying on his intertwined fingers. A smirk formed and he kept his eyes on Ruby, who sat two cushions away from him.

Ruby mannerly sipped on her tea with her eyes closed but knew she was being watched by a staring joker. "I just hope... Rui's alright..." She whispered, after opening her eyes with a distant look to them.

A/N: I hope you enjoyed this chapter!~ Don't forget to leave a comment, I'm always happy to hear from my readers! \o/