USEFUL ➴ Illumi x Reader

XXXVIII. Arranged Marriages

While wandering around the corridors it didn't take long until Kikyo found me, a smile on her face as she dragged me around. "Ugh, my children are all leaving, can you believe my Kalluto went away? He went ahead and joined the spiders, just when we said that it wasn't good to mess with them..."

"He?!" I spouted out loud, unable to stop myself, all this time I thought the kimono wearing Zoldyck was a girl. Oh, thank Helios I didn't mess up in front of them. Managed to quickly hide some surprise and my brain was flying at the speed of light looking for the best line to follow my surprise, "Ha- hard to bel-ieve, I was thinking he was still training you see. To join the Spiders... It is hard to believe he left your side, whenever I paid you a visit, he was always accompanying you..."

Was that convincing enough? Why did he wear a kimono or whatever? Why do all Kikyo's kids look fair and pretty? As I was thinking that a very large – let's be real, chubby kid showed up, - dark eyes, black short hair and arched black eyebrows. A fat short-haired Illumi? The similarity was uncanny. "I know right? Cannot believe my sweet Kalluto left..."

"Maaamaaa~ Papa doesn't allow me to buy more figurines without taking a job that requires me leaving the manor!" He whined in a rather childish way, voice raising in pitch as he leapt to Kikyo's side pleading. When he noticed me though, he stopped in his tracks, putting on a completely different expression, a wicked smile filled his lips when he inquired, "Who is this, mother?"

"This is Y/N, Illumi's future spouse... And you should discuss that with your father." She imposed strongly before I could deny anything, as she took my arm and led me down the corridor, "Let's chat in the garden until dinner!"

Like that I was pushed further around the Zoldyck manor to a beautiful garden in the back, there were swings a sand box and a whole playground nearby. Neatly arranged flower beds filled with white roses and other white flowers, the sun was setting to the left and the whole place looked mythical, the last rays tinted everything orange, dark pink and purple. "Have you given it any thought?"

"Excuse me but... given what any thought?" Confusion filled me as I narrowed my eyes at the woman wearing a frilly purple dress, the whole trip to the garden had been silent so I had no idea what she was talking about.

"The marriage, darling, I know you've been messing with the spiders too but what can I say after my sweet Kalluto joining them..." Oh, okay... This woman wasn't joking around, her lips were tight with determination, she wouldn't give up easily. Also, messing with the spiders? If only it had gotten me away from her wishes of marriage...

"First, what do you mean messing with the spiders?" Inspecting her little gestures, pale nails hitting an (also frilly purple) fan repeatedly as she looked around.

"Well, you pass time with them, so you must have a relationship of some sort with some..." Now here was something I could probably manipulate, if I made it seem as if I was in a serious relationship with a member of the Phantom Troupe, would she stop this nonsense? I pondered for a while before vaguely answering.

"Well, that is indeed true." I tried putting on a mysterious smile on, wondered how that went, before moving on, "Also, why do you think Illumi needs help finding a spouse? Did you also have an arranged marriage?"

"Oh no, nobody arranged my marriage. It was love. About my Illumi, he may not need help, but I think you'd match good..." That made absolutely no sense, but I couldn't tell that to the host who was probably giving me a bed to sleep in until Zeno came back from his job. I smiled awkwardly as I followed her around the garden. "You two have some sparks, I'm sure it'd work out!"

"I don't see what makes you think that Kikyo. Illumi is very cold, I find men I can relax with more... enticing? It's getting cold, do you mind if we go back inside?" It was indeed getting chilly; my homeless looking clothes had their limits. Kikyo didn't seem to notice my poor choice of clothing to visit her and nodded.

"True, I shall ask Gotoh to find you some warmer clothes and get a hot bath ready for you before dinner." That said in a heartbeat, Gotoh showed up, his strong emotionless face still the same and soon he was the one leading me in the maze of the manor's corridors. The butler came to a halt in front of a door but before he could open it the one opposite to it did. I turned around waiting to meet some other butlers, but my eyes widened as they set on a dripping wet Illumi, covered only by a very fluffy white towel from his waist to his knees, displaying all his well-trained muscles. The small droplets of water sliding down his jaw line down to his neck, a race to meet the towel that covered the ends of the two angled lines to his crotch. I shook my head; I had been clearly watching the water escaping his long black hair. Focusing on something else, his thick aura and head tilt he was mad at something, "Gotoh, this whole corridor is mine. Why are you and Y/N here? Aren't there other rooms in the manor?"

If I was sane, I'd be thinking Kikyo was the one who set everything up but, my eyes were busy. Of course, I was slightly needy. No wonder! Ever since meeting Illumi I had got no action whatsoever and it was getting in my nerves how his muscles tensed in his stared contest with Gotoh. I was sure the butler answered something that shut the hot-bad assassin- man up as he started opening the door.

"Y/N?... Miss Y/N?" Awaken from the daze, the blessed daze, I looked at the person calling me, Gotoh.

"Yes?" My voice was several pitches higher, but who gave a fuck?

"Shall I prepare your bath?" I could cry, tears of gratitude, from Gotoh's professional tone and way to act.

"No, it's ok I'll do it by myself. Thank you, Gotoh." I smiled as he handled me a key and left quietly. I stepped closer to the door but was stopped before reaching the room.

Author's Note: Reader-chan is slightly thirsty. Gotoh didn't make it awkward.

Guess what happens next?