At 8:55pm you walked into the restaurant and gave the hostess your name. She led you to an empty table. You sat down and looked around. It was truly an upscale restaurant. Each entree was very expensive with wine served only by the bottle. You sat & waited calmly. Then you felt him.

"~Early are we? Excited to see me?~"

Hisoka walked from behind you and stood in front of the table smiling slyly. He was sans the regular look wearing no face paint & no costume. His hair was down and shorter than you remembered, but it framed his face nicely. He was wearing a European cut suit, fitted perfectly. The first few buttons of his shirt undone giving him a slightly flirty look. He had diamond cufflinks, one heart-shaped and one spade. He looked amazing. You couldn't help but smile.

"Hisoka...you look very handsome...."

"~Thank you.~" He reached his hand out to you. "~Stand for me. I'd love to see my selection on you.~"

You took his hand and stood up. In your heels you were a little taller but still not as tall as him. He held your hand, lifting your arm up and twirling you around. He eyed you up and down.

"~Oh (Y/N), you look even more stunning than I imagined.~"

He kissed your hand while the both of you sat at the table. You loved the gentleman side of Hisoka. You wished he could be like this all the time.

"Thank you Hisoka. Everything fit perfectly..."

"~Hm, the lingerie also?~"

You blushed, pleased with his forwardness. You decided to flirt back although part of you knew it was a bad idea. Whatever. You always ignored your senses when it came to Hisoka.

"Yes ...how did you guess my size."

Hisoka smiled an innocent childish smile

"~A magician never reveals his secrets.~"

"Even to his future wife?"

Hisoka smiled, never breaking eye contact with you.

You were going to be in a fight to the death with this man soon and here you were, falling for his same tricks. But it was so hard to resist. He looked perfect in this suit. & you loved the thoughtfulness of his gift. His usual charisma seemed more sincere. His voice broke you out of your trance.

"Do you really want to be my wife (Y/N)?"

You paused. The question caught you off guard and you hesitated to answer. Was this a test? Should you answer truthfully? Knowing Hisoka he likely already knew the truth....lying to him was always pointless.

"....I did..."

"~Hm? What changed?~"

"You're a jerk. But that's not really anything new.... I don't know. It's complicated I guess."

"~I like complicated. It's fun.~"

"Is that the only reason you're doing all of this Hisoka? For fun?"

"~Well you are my toy aren't you? Toys are meant to be played with, (Y/N)~" He smirked.

You sighed. He was right. You were just a toy to Hisoka. Nothing more. You were happy he reminded you.

You decided to just enjoy the dinner, and catch up on what had been happening since you last saw each other. How you accrued enough money during your stint at Heaven's Arena to take a small hiatus and live simply for a while. As Melody said, Hisoka was mysterious to most, but with you he didn't seem to mind talking about himself and his past. He told you about his second hunter exam and his time spent with the Phantom Troupe.

"Chrollo Lucilfer? You want to fight him?! You're crazy! And even if you do succeed, all the members will hunt you down and kill you."

"~That's what makes it so exciting.~"

"Isn't your ex-girlfriend in the Troupe? Machi I think her name is..."

Melody had told you about her a few months back. Rumor had it she was one of the many women Hisoka had been with. Your eye twitched at the thought.

Hisoka laughed, "~Looks like someone has been keeping tabs on me? What about her...?~"

"Why aren't you serenading her right now instead of me?"

"~Who's to say I haven't already...?~" Hisoka smirked mischievously. Your nostrils flared. You wanted to jump over the table and stab him in the neck. But you played his game instead.

"Did she leave you for Chrollo? He is pretty hot... If I don't pass this marriage exam crap with you then maybe I'll present him with the same offer...." you sat back in the chair twirling a strand of hair in your finger.

You grinned inwardly as you felt trickles of Hisoka's bloodlust leaking out. His face showed nothing yet, so you decided to press further.

"Oh! Or maybe I'll just become a Zoldyck! Illumi is still on the market right?.... I'm sure I could introduce myself somehow.... I'd be his pin cushion in no time ..."

With a sharp noise, Hisoka's wine glass shattered in his hand. A waiter rushed over to clean the mess. You tried to hold back a smile, happy you got a reaction out of him. The entire time he stared at you with death in his eyes. When the waiter left, he spoke.

"~Lets go.~"

Hisoka dropped several bills on the table and escorted you out to the valet. He helped you into the car and walked around the other side, getting in and speeding off. Your heart was thumping loudly. The two of you drove in silence until you spoke.

"Where are we going?"

"~To start the test.~"

This is it.... I'm going to have to kill Hisoka or... die trying....