#illumachi

Hisoka: Hey~

Pakunoda: Hey...oh...wait, sorry, what's the situation?

Machi: What do you mean?

Pakunoda: How does this work?

Machi: Illumi is gay but he's straight for me, but he's gay for Hisoka, and Hisoka's really gay for Illumi. And I hate Hisoka.

Machi puts on some make-up and lipstick in front of a mirror before she leaves Illumi’s room. Illumi follows her quietly to the living room where they are greeted by Zeno, Silva, Killua, and Gon. Soft Christmas music plays from the stereo in the corner of the room and the smell of cookies and brownies linger in the air.

“Is everyone ready for the family photo?!” Kikyo yells.

She walks over to the couch and sits down in the middle and pats the empty space next to her.

“Machi, I want you to sit next to me,” Kikyo says in a somewhat pleasant tone.

Killua groans a little as he sits on the floor in front of the couch next to Gon. He should be sitting next to his mother but he doesn’t feel like listening to her bicker about his posture because he likes to slouch a little. He grabs Gon’s hand and places it on his lap.

“Let’s make goofy faces when they take our picture,” Killua says.

Gon shakes his head. “Your mother will be disappointed if we did that. We should smile.”

“There’s nothing good to smile about except for you,” Killua mutters as he squeezes Gon’s hand gently.

Machi sits down next to Kikyo while Illumi sits on the other side of the couch next to his father. A butler enters the room with a large camera that has a long lens on it and stops a few inches away from the couch. Everyone grows quiet as the butler aims the camera at the not so cheery Zoldyck family.

“One, two, three,” the butler says before taking a picture.

“Take another picture! It better be good or I’ll kill you,” Kikyo hisses.

Zeno shakes his head. “Kikyo, I’m sure the picture is fine.”

“I want a good picture since our son has a beautiful wife who will give me a lot of grandchildren,” Kikyo says looking at Machi.

Machi wants to leave the room because she hates talking about children. Kikyo and Illumi don’t know that she doesn’t want children. She wants to tell them but hasn’t had a chance due to the holiday events and the mini vacation Illumi wants to take her on after they eat Christmas dinner.

“One, two, three!” the butler yells before they take another picture.

“Take another picture!” Kikyo yells.

Silva stands up slightly irritated. “We’re done taking pictures. Let’s eat.”

As everyone leaves the room, Illumi walks over to Machi and holds her hand. He forces a smile on his face that makes Machi cringe a little because she knows he’s only doing it to see her smile. She blushes a little and looks over at the Christmas tree next to the stereo.

“Your family is crazy but I’m glad to spend Christmas day with you,” Machi says.

“To be honest, I really wanted to spend Christmas day with you alone but mother insisted that we eat dinner with the family,” Illumi admits. He leans toward her ear and whispers. “Once we’re done eating dinner, we’re heading to the log cabin that’s near the butler’s mansion. Mother won’t bother us there because I told her that we’re going to be making babies.”

Machi blushes. “Illumi! I….”

Illumi places his finger on her lips to quiet her. “I know that you don’t want children and its okay. I still love you. I told mother that we’ll be making babies so that she doesn’t bother us because I have a special Christmas present that I want to give to you.”

Machi blushes harder. “Illum…”