Killua had just gotten home from school, when he was given the news by his parents. "Kids, we'll be back by 9:30 alright?" Killua glanced up at his father. "C-Can I c-come too?" He mumbled, trying not to look Illumi in the eye. His mother shook her head. "Kil, it's adults only." she said firmly. He ducked his head. "O-O-Ok..." His mother gave him a silent look. It was a look that meant 'quit it'. She always gave him that look when he stuttered. His father gave Illumi a smile. "Illumi, you're in charge. You have tickets to the arcade on the counter so go have some fun with your little brother" Illumi smiled back. "I will father"

Killua tuned out the rest of the conversation, he was too busy thinking about how he could possibly lock himself in his room and not have to deal with Illumi. However...Killua remembered being to an arcade before. It was fun, and if Illumi was having fun to then maybe- He was harshly torn from his thoughts as a bright light suddenly shone directly in his eye. "AH!" He gritted his teeth, eyes watering and covering his right. "Pay attention when I talk to you Kil" Illumi said coldly. He nodded. "M...M-Mhm" He glanced up at his brother, who grabbed the tickets. "They gave us a hundred each" Killua's eyes brightened, then Illumi chuckled. "Sorry. I meant, they gave me two hundred" Killua looked down, not saying a word. Of course he'd take it for himself, he knows how much I love it.

He grabbed Killua's hand harshly, not caring in the slightest about how his grip was hurting Killua's fingers. "But I have to take you with me, damn." he muttered, sounding irritated. "Y-You could just l-l-leave me home with K-Kalluto..." Illumi chuckled. "Nah, you'd enjoy it too much" He dragged Killua with him all the way, faking a smile for everyone on the street. Once they got to the arcade Illumi let go, then rolled his eyes. "I don't care what you do, I'll find you when I'm done" He said, before turning in one of the tickets and swapping it for 2 cards. Killua walked away a few feet, then glanced around. It's so loud... He turned back around to watch Illumi instead, not really knowing what to do.

Killua wiped his eyes as soon as he realized he was crying, it wasn't fair. Father had given them money. And his older brother claimed it for himself, without caring about him at all. Although, that wasn't exactly new. After watching for a few minutes, when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Killua jumped, then nervously craned his head. He blinked in confusion when he saw an old man he didn't recognize. "U-Um....h-hi?" He smiled. "Hey there boy, I couldn't help but notice how sad you looked. Is something wrong?" He was silent for a moment, Killua couldn't help but glance over at his brother as he spun one of those jackpot machines. "Is one of those cards yours? I could get it back for you if-"

Killua gasped. "N-No! Don't...d-don't do that." The man blinked. "Why not?" He looked down. "F-Father gave us b-both a hundred...N-Nii-chan...took all of it a-and made me come t-too...he's mean" The man looked at him for a moment. "Are you sure you don't want me to get it back for you?" Killua tried to keep himself from shaking, but that thought scared him. If he tried to get back his card who knew what his brother would do to him? "M-Mhm" He managed, and the man sighed. "Alright then, if you insist"

Killua wandered around for a little bit as the old man walked away, then he came across one of the claw machines. He stared open mouthed at all the soft stuffed items that were inside. Is that a...stuffed chocorobo? He put a hand on the glass, eyes bright. Killua loved chocorobos, they were his favorite candy. He never thought he'd ever see a chocorobo plush though. Then...he remembered. I don't have any money... He glanced over at the other claw machines, watching as some kid and his sister were playing. He watched as the claw picked up the chocorobo plush and dropped it into the hole, then the kid squealed and hugged his sibling. Killua felt tears on his cheeks again and he walked away, head down. Why can't me and Illumi-ni be like that?

He turned away from the claw machines and sat on a bench, drawing his legs in to his chest and keeping his eyes downcast. There was no point in just watching Illumi, and it wasn't like he could play any of the games. He sat there for about thirty minutes when he heard a voice. "Hey..." Killua sniffed, shoes came into his field of vision. He knew it was that old man again by those black leathery shoes. "D-Do...you need s-something?" He mumbled. "What's your name?" Killua didn't respond for a few moments. "K-Killua..."

"Look up Killua" He glanced up, then his eyes went wide. He was holding one of the chocorobo plushies in his hand, with a kind smile. He reached a hand out to take it but hesitated, unsure. The man set it in his hand and his eyes brightened, tears rolling down his cheeks has he hugged the plush with a smile. It even smelled like a chocorobo! But it was so soft, and the size of his head. "I saw you had your eye on one of those, took me a while but I managed to get one" Killua looked up, sniffing and wiping his eyes. "W-Who are you?"

He smiled back. "The name's Gotoh" He buried his face into his chocorobo plush. "T-Thank you M-Mr. Gotoh" He mumbled, breathing in the soothing chocolaty scent. He felt...happy. That was rare, he hadn't felt this happy in a while. Killua started crying, he was so happy. "Hey...you alright?" Mr. Gotoh asked, in slight concern. Killua stumbled to his feet, then wrapped his arms around him and buried his face into his shirt. Killua only came up to his abdomen area though. "I-I...I love it s-so much" He cried, Mr. Gotoh wrapped his arms around Killua with sigh. "I'm glad"

"Kil!" His brother shouted. Killua gasped, then removed himself from the embrace and looked over at Illumi, who was scowling. "Y-Yes N-Ni-chan?" He shot a glare at Mr. Gotoh. "What did mother and father say about talking to strangers? Get over here" Killua showed him the chocorobo plush and his eyes widened slightly. "Where did you get that?" He asked, eyes narrowing. Killua hadn't been given any money. "Mr. Gotoh g-gave me a chocorobo p-plush!" He said, smiling at him. Illumi rolled his eyes. "Don't talk with strange old men, they could be kidnappers" But...But Mr. Gotoh's nice! Mr. Gotoh sighed, then gave Killua a smile. "I should be going now anyways, make sure to take good care of it alright?" He said, patting Killua on the head. He nodded, holding the plush close. Killua watched as he walked away, feeling happy inside. It was then, that the plush was yanked from his grip. "No way in hell"

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