"Oh right! The hug" Gon wrapped his arms around him and he found himself blushing hard. "That's enough!" Killua struggled for a few seconds before Gon let go with a smile. "hehe" he shot him a glare. "attention seeker" Gon giggled and grabbed his hand. Why? He sighed heavily. "if I let you do that will you stop harassing me?" Gon nodded. "Yep!" he grumbled for a few seconds before turning to Todoroki. "so, why did you follow us?" Todoroki glanced from him to Gon, then back again. "I thought I knew you. Who you were, what you wanted to be" he narrowed his eyes slightly. "your telling me... that was all fake?" he snorted. "well. I gotta say, the thing about your dad was something I firmly believe. I want to stab him for child abuse" Gon huffed. "I may allow it. But only because I know I can't stop you here" Todoroki frowned slightly. "you're so aggressive " he chuckled, "Yes. Yes I am, now I wanna go somewhere" Gon thought for a moment. "we could go roof jumping again?" he shook his head at Todoroki's uneasy expression. "people would think your trying to commit suicide and you'd be on the fucking news. How about we go swimming or something?" Gon's eyes gleamed, "in a lake?" he shrugged. "sure, bu-" suddenly Gon ripped his shirts off and he shot him a glare. "Gon!" Todoroki's jaw dropped. "holy crap..." he glanced down at his 8 pack with a sigh, Killua always changed with his back to the others. He used concealer and foundation to hide his scars as well, it was the expensive kind that stayed on for a ridiculously long amount of time.

"isn't it so beautiful?" Killua flushed and smacked Gon. "STOP BEING WEIRD BAKA!" he huffed and grabbed Gon's hand again, this time dragging him in a direction he knew there was a forest lake. They walked for about 10 minutes, Todoroki followed behind them as well. They eventually came upon a lake. It was about 4 meters deep and 10 meters wide. He grinned, getting an idea. "hey Todoroki" he glanced over. "Hm?" he pointed to the water, "can you heat the water up? I'll tell you when to stop" he shrugged, then put his hand in the water. Killua ducked behind a tree and slipped on swimming shorts, he had shoplifted them on the way here without the others noticing. When he was done he tossed a pair to Gon and another to Todoroki just in case. He sat and put his feet in the water, waiting. This temperature feels nice, but I should let it get hotter. If I don't it'll cool off faster- his feet started to burn. "you can stop now" Todoroki pulled his hand out and Killua winced slightly. "this feels like a hot spring" not that Killua had ever been in one, that's just what it felt like. Gon came up behind him with his swimming shorts on and shoved him in.

"HE-" his words were swallowed up by the water. Holy shit- Killua came up, coughing up some water and rubbing his face. "Damn" his training got him accustomed to the cold and the heat, so it didn't take long for him to get used to the water. He had also fallen in the 4 meter zone, he swam over to the shallow part that was only about 1 and a half meters and sat down. "be careful, the water's burning hot" Gon shrugged, then splashed in after him. He heard a yelp, and then Gon struggled over to him and sat down next to him. "holy crap!" he huffed. "exactly" he glanced up to see Todoroki just standing there awkwardly. "just come in!" Gon said, waving. He sat down on the edge and slid into the water, barely even reacting to the heat. "if it's too hot I can just-" he cut Todoroki off. "hell no! I'd rather be too hot than too cold" Gon nodded. "I can get used to the water" he leaned back on the edge with his arms resting on it as well. "haven't been able to go swimming in ages" he said, crossing his legs with a sigh. The water felt nice and warm, and Gon was sitting next to him which made it better.

"Ne Killua, what's the point of a hero?" he thought for a moment, thinking carefully about his answer. "a hero is someone who puts their life on the line to save others. Well, that's what a hero is supposed to be" Gon blinked over at him in confusion, Todoroki was just silently watching. "what does that mean?" he sighed. "you get money for being a hero. Money and fame, sometimes people care more about that than actually saving people" Gon nodded. "sounds like the hunters right?" Killua hummed in agreement. "the one bitch I can't stand is endeavor though." he hissed, crossing his arms. "he's currently the number two hero, because of strength. But he's an asshole and treats other people like shit. He's respected and feared, but not liked" Gon ruffled his hair, "sounds like your dad" Killua chuckled, "I guess so. Endeavor's worse though in my opinion, father had good reasons for what he did" he actually got along with his father a little, despite the torture he had been subjected to he did care for Killua. It's just the way the Zoldycks work.

"I find that hard to believe" he shrugged. "I actually have a pretty good relationship with him, it's mother that I have uneven ground with" Gon blinked. "I thought she loved you a bit too much" he nodded. "exactly. 'oh my little Killua, destined for greatness' " he mocked. "being hated is one thing, but being obsessed over is worse. Trust me" Gon shifted a little closer to him and he blushed a bit. "well I haven't really met Ging, or mom. And aunt mito loves me just right." he frowned slightly over at Gon. "didn't you meet him at that election?" his face brightened. "oh yeah! But... I didn't really get to spend much time with him, and he didn't really want to see me" he sulked. Killua growled, "Ging's an asshole." Gon huffed. "no he's not! He's just..." Killua snorted. "An asshole" Gon sighed in defeat. "I think everybody at this pond has daddy issues, one form or another. All our families are fucked up in some way"

"Midoria...what's that?" Todoroki asked, pointing to the water. His eyes went down, and then he swore under his breath. The water was now pale tan around him, the concealer didn't stay on in water. "Ah! Your concealer's coming off Killua" Gon said. Todoroki's eyes widened. "Concealer?" He groaned. "Fuck. Damn it I really didn't want it to come to this, I forgot about my scars for a minute" Todoroki's eyes flashed, probably remembering the talk about horrible relationships with fathers. He sighed heavily. "Ehh, you're probably the only one who'll get it. Might as well" Killua shifted forward a bit, then pointed to his back. "Gon, can you wash the rest off?" He nodded, then started rubbing. "Nh" Killua blushed a little, then let his head hang. It feels so nice.

"I'm done" he sighed, then moved a bit further into the shallower zone until his top half was completely exposed. "You think your training was bad?" He said, Todoroki had a confused expression. "Yes?" Killua turned, glancing over his shoulder. Todoroki's eyes widened and he had an uncharacteristically emotion filled expression. His back was littered with scars. Whip marks, slash marks, burns, places where he'd been electrocuted, some claw marks, a few other unidentified spots that he didn't really know what happened. "You're lucky the only scar you got was on your face, I have over 50 of 'em" He said dryly. Todoroki was speechless. He turned again, settling back into the bank next to Gon. Might as well explain a bit. "Started training since I was three. My parents wanted me to be the heir of the family business" he scowled. "Which is assassination" Todoroki tensed. "Had me killing people since I was six, when I told my mother I wanted to choose my own path she had a mental breakdown and started sobbing" He spat.

He took a breath, trying not to go on a rant. "When I was 12, I decided I'd had enough. I didn't want to kill innocent people. So, I ran away." He smiled a little. "I met Gon at the hunter's exam, we had fun for a while" Then his face darkened. Todoroki listened in silence, a conflicted expression. "Illumi was on our trail, I had to go into hiding" Killua sighed. "So I changed my name, my face, and hid in the last place you'd expect an assassin to be" he smiled a little. "A hero school." Gon beamed. "Since we're talking about it. Killua's awesome. One time he was in a death match and he like, ripped this guy's heart out of his chest like it was nothing! He didn't even get any blood on his hands! It was so cool!" He gushed. Todoroki looked slightly uneasy and he sighed. "Man was a serial killer who was sentenced to prison for over a hundred years. Bitch proposed a death match and I said sure why the hell not" He shrugged.

"Can't help how I was raised, I still do kill people every now and again." Todoroki once again looked tense. He scoffed. "Only the people that deserve it. Child abusers, pedophiles, people who use children get on my fucking nerves. Children aren't objects, there people." He spat the last part with rage flashing in his eyes. Gon placed a hand on his shoulder. "Killua, calm down" He breathed for a few moments, then settled back into the edge of the bank. "Child abuse is punishable by death, Endeavor deserves to die" He said coldly. Todoroki didn't say a word. "People aren't weapons, especially children." He continued, Gon had told him to calm down but he was not calming the fuck down. "They deserve happy lives, and I'll fucking give it. I don't care if it means I have to punch a hole straight through somebody's chest, I don't even fucking care if it's the number one hero."

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