Title: when you wish upon a star

Summary: As a spoiled young mistress in her past life, she wished for many things. Now in her second life, she has the power to grant wishes. [OC-reincarnated-as-Fem!Alluka]

Warnings: Rated T for violence, language, and for any possible adult-themes. Possible OOC! Canon Characters. OC reincarnated as Fem!Alluka.

Disclaimer: I do own own anything except my plot and OC. The cover art belongs to an awesome person namely not me.

~ when you wish upon a star ~

[iv.—x.]

iv.

Before Nanika was discovered, no one in the Zoldyck family (besides Killua) held much care for Alluka.

The reason being her silence during the process of her birth. At first, the Zoldyck family thought that Kikyo—her mother—had a miscarriage due to the silence after she just bored Alluka. The screaming that Kikyo had gone through and the pain that comes in the form of Alluka came out; the Zoldyck family members had expected another deafening scream to pierce their ears (just like her mother, they do say 'like mother, like daughter'). But instead of their expectations and their prepared actions to block their ears (ignoring the screams of Kikyo: "YOU BASTARDS!"), they're met with dead silent.

With curiosity, they peeked over Kikyo's body and where the child's body was. Indeed, they were met with the sight of a wrinkly pink ugly baby, but they were not met by a wrinkly ugly screaming baby. The child's blue eyes—lighter than Killua but soulless than Killua's—were blank and showed no emotions. The child's pale complexion only emphasizes the emotionless eyes, and the slightly opened mouth filled with hollow. The child just lied there motionlessly in the same position that seemed like the chest wasn't moving at all.

Like the child was just dead.

But it—being Alluka—wasn't dead, more like it was the opposite.

Silva was the first to show his distaste. Kikyo was next but was still ecstatic at the result of a daughter. Zeno just stood there before removing himself from the room. Meanwhile, the siblings of young Alluka just watched the child wondering when she was going to move.

Killua is the first to approach the young girl out of everyone. They tensed of what would happen, and Illumi and Silva put their guard up in case if anything were to happen to the heir—to Killua. But nothing happened as the white-haired boy touches the small hand of Alluka.

At that, both man and boy put down their weapon but their guard still up. You never know what will happen. Especially in the Zoldyck family.

"Kil, do you want to name her~?" Kikyo asked him with a sweetening (and vomiting) voice.

Killua didn't say anything but nods. He glanced at Alluka once more, observing each face detail as if they were the most crucial thing in the world.

"...Alluka…" muttered Killua once.

"Can you say that louder, Kil~?"

"Alluka." said Killua firmly before lifting the baby newly named Alluka in the air.

(If only if that child died at that moment, thought Silva. Then such thing wouldn't have existed in the Zoldycks. Babies are fragile little things at birth, and have not yet acquired the supports they need in their body.)

"Her name is Alluka!" repeated Killua grinning brightly.

The baby made no motions and only continued looking blankly. Killua didn't mind, but the others did. They could only hope that it was only at birth Alluka was like this.

v.

Their prayers went unheard (most likely because the Zoldyck doesn't believe in God).

Alluka did not go back to normal even after a week after her birth—if she even had a normal reaction before. She stayed emotionless and motionless for the whole week only reacting when she needed a diaper change or when she was hungry (to which Killua responded happily and attended his little sister's needs all the time). But besides that, no progress was made. So in order to "fix" her, they hired one of the best doctors in the world.

What they got? No results, at that moment they played around with the thought of killing the man.

After that, they hired no more doctors or anyone. Just anymore efforts would only waste their money, so their best bets were on time itself. None of the family members beside Killua were ecstatic of Alluka's state. Zeno acted with indifference but he wasn't happy. Silva held no affections for the young child in any way whether it was for love or favoritism. Kikyo was so disappointed in her new daughter that she ended up getting pregnant again (after all it was her money that was spent for Alluka's every belongings and room. Kikyo was too excited for a daughter). This time, Kikyo was sure to have a child that will not end up like the thing.

The siblings on the other hand had mixed reactions. Illumi being the oldest only cared for the heir's health. For Killua is his obsession and most likely for the rest of his life. Milluki was never really keen on younger siblings, so he has no ties to Alluka besides being her older brother.

Killua, though, is the most happy out of all members.

Growing up in an environment where he is to be the top assassin, Killua craved for a companion. And that companion came in the form of Alluka. To be honest, Killua was wary to Alluka at first like everyone else. But that all changed when he touched her tiny hands compared to his. Everyone in his family had bigger hands than his even the servants. So it was a big change for Killua no matter how foolish it seemed.

Her hand felt like someone who would depend on him. Someone who would worship him. Someone who would love him for him.

In the end, Killua spent most of his time with Alluka after training. He would bathe her, feed her, shower her with love, and spoke to her despite her lack of reaction. Killua doesn't mind. He has heard of the saying 'Good things happened to those who wait.' so Killua will wait.

Even after a long week, Killua shows no signs of giving up when everyone else did. His father basically just let him do what he wish as long as Killua doesn't complain about his training.

Killua himself was surprised at his newfound patience for Alluka. Killua knew that he doesn't have much patience for basically like anything. Since Killua would do everything quicker than most, absorb knowledge like it's nothing, Killua held the most potential and thus doesn't have to wait for much. But when it came to Alluka, Killua didn't mind waiting.

Although his family might ignored her and the servants doesn't do much besides attending for Alluka's needs, Killua waited.

After a week came months. After months came Kalluto's birth. Before he knew, it was Alluka's first birthday.

There wasn't much to celebrate since Zoldycks doesn't celebrate.

But everything changed after Alluka's first birthday.

vi.

"Onii-chwan~!" is her first word with a brilliant smile on baby-fat face.

Killua gasped and his jaw could reach the ground from shock. His eyes shined from the different emotions bouncing inside him. The other family members in the room stopped their current activity at the foreign voice of Alluka.

"A-Alluka, can you say that again?" asked Killua holding Alluka's small hands.

Alluka only grins her toothless smile and said the word again, "Onii-chwan~!"

With no second thoughts, Killua grabbed Alluka under her armpits and raised her up high even daring to throw Alluka in the air before catching her. He spun her around with a doofus smile on his face not caring of his surrounding. "Alluka said Onii-chan!" exclaimed Killua before laughing along with Alluka's fits of giggles and laughter. But then he stopped his movement and wrinkled his nose, Alluka stared at him confused with her thumb in her mouth.

"Alluka just smiled!" shouted Killua looking at Alluka again and repeated his previous actions.

The children's parents, Silva and Kikyo, could only watch in shock at the sudden development of Alluka. Was it just yesterday that that thing was all soulless and unable to do anything? They both glanced at each other before looking at Killua and Alluka again. Kikyo is the first to react.

"Oh my! Our 'lluka-chan is finally cured!" Setting Kalluto in her arms aside, she came rushing to both where her children were and actually touched Alluka for the first time.

She roams her fingers on the toddler's face and observed every detail and every emotions the toddler emitted. "I can't believe it!" But before she could take hold of Alluka, Killua took Alluka back to his arms possessively.

"Alluka's mine!" He proclaimed before running out of the room leaving both parents and ignored baby Kalluto in the dust.

Blinking at what just happened, Kikyo stood up chasing after Killua.

"Wait a moment Kil! Share 'lluka-chan with Kaa-san!"

At that, Silva who is left with Kalluto could only rub his forehead in stress.

vii.

The years after that, Alluka became the opposite of what she was in her first year of life.

No longer was she the emotion-stunted one—that was now Illumi's job—she became the most emotional one. At everything, Alluka would show emotions to, but most of the time Alluka would have that carefree smile on her face that can't be inflicted by the most gruesome death. No longer was she the motionless one of the family, Milluki decided to take up that title by locking himself in his room with his anime figurines and computers. She was one of the most active baby travelling and exploring the mansion for her playtime (and ultimately finds herself in mortal danger because of no baby-proofing around the house, though Killua would save her. Killua is the ultimate baby-proof in the household).

But it still ticked some family members of the Zoldyck on the other side of the bed of how easily Alluka was showing her emotions. After being "cured" from her previous state, they had decided to put her into training for an assassin as possible. That idea failed and soon they just left her be. She wasn't assassin material is what everything seemed to say.

However Alluka isn't frightened by the sight of blood, torture, or death. She isn't frightened by those images that adults would vomit at. If anything, Alluka loved those types of stuffs and would play with the skeleton hanging in Silva's room. Alluka would smile at those sights with her carefree, innocent smile.

Still, Killua loves her all the same no matter what. The others? Not so much they shared the same feelings as Killua, and has mixed feelings about Alluka same as usual.

Kikyo showed more affections to Alluka due to the girl being brighter and more obedient on dressing up in the girls clothes Kikyo bought (at that, Killua reluctantly hand over Alluka to his mother. Alluka is a girl and Killua has no girl clothing for Alluka. Alluka deserves the best for growing up after all). Kalluto, the young infant, was slowly being ignored afterward but has feminine features that made Kikyo more attached to him. The others though showed no difference to Alluka only except flinching at the new brightness the girl emitted.

Probably the one of the only things they disapproved of Alluka is her spoiled attitude (most likely because of Killua and Kikyo).

Many times when spotting Alluka, she would always be asking Killua for something. Sometime the requests are simple like a pat on the head, but sometime it would be extreme like die for her. Of course, Killua took it as a game and pretend to die for her so they don't have much to worry about. Though sometime, Alluka would ask for something money-related like buying the latest magazines or more toys than needed. That annoyed everyone (besides Killua) a lot.

Maybe the only thing they actually really approve is her dismissing attitude.

Alluka might not have much potential as an assassin, but her dismissing attitude of death and torture and any of the sorts were one of an assassin.

A machine cannot evolve through the limit, but a human can with their emotions.

Alluka shows emotions of a human, but she does not care of the common sense of the world. That means she can evolve, that means there is a chance she can become an individual of special powers in the future no matter how dim it looks like now.

(If Alluka would have known of that thought, she would have laughed. Indeed how right they were. Nanika and her became very special individuals.)

A few years passed, and Alluka grown up somewhat.

viii.

Their usual morning routine consists of this:

Alluka loves singing.

If she could have in her past life, she would have chosen the lifestyle in the Entertainment world as her career instead of taking over her father's company. But alas she couldn't, her voice would always be off-key and not to mention she was tone-deaf despite having perfect pitch. The disadvantages took over the advantages so becoming a singer was not something possible for her. Unless she wants to sing on stage and just basically make everyone deaf from her singing—then no.

But when fate looked upon her and given her a second chance in life, they had also blessed her with a loving voice.

Unlike her previous voice, this voice with tints of childishness to it made soothing melodies from one note to another. It connects the melody together and then an impact would come at the end to make the song an everlasting memory in one's mind. And in this life, she wasn't tone-deaf or always off-key. Alluka had the advantages of perfect pitch and no other disadvantages.

That's why every single day in Alluka's life, she would be singing before dawn.

Where the birds are chirping, and the sun had yet to rise with the gray sky covered by clouds. The air is cold and chilling but there is a tint of warmthness when the sun's first ray of light hit.

Currently sitting on her windowsill on the fourth floor of their mansion, Alluka takes a deep breath of the morning air and closes her eyes. Clasping her hands together in a form of prayer before opening her mouth and the first word came out.

"Warusa bakari no uddopekka, kyou mo ana ake." [1].

Slowly swinging her feet in midair, she opens her eyes to the sight of the rising sun beyond the horizon.

"Moriboro darake, okotta uddo godo. Kuchibashi wo doku ni kaeta. Komatta uddopekka...

Su ana ga doku ni, gohan mo doku ni

Tomodachi ni furereba shinubakari

Kanashinda uddopekka

Doku no namida ga kira kira hikaru."

Finishing the song, Alluka breathed out the breathe she held unknowingly.

Clap, clap, clap.

"Nice job, Alluka."

At the voice and sound of clapping, Alluka snapped around immediately and a grin threatened to split on her face. She got off from the windowsill and ran to where her bedroom door was—where her brother is. "Onii-chan!" SHe exclaimed quite loudly before glomping on Killua.

"Umph!" was the sound of the both of them falling on the ground. She snuggled her cheeks against his with elated motions of tightening her hold onto him. (She ignored his comment: "But why do you have to sing such a creepy song, Alluka?" and continue to tighten her grip on him before he turns blue).

That was their usual morning routine before Alluka had gotten taken away. After that, Alluka could only sing to Nanika and the empty room.

viv.

Their usual afternoon routine consists of this:

"I'll protect the both of you, I promise."

Out of all the butlers, Alluka is the closest with Tsubone. Tsubone does her duty as a butler professionally and without fail, and shows no discrimination towards Alluka. And that makes Alluka very happy unfortunately for Killua's case.

Killua had always have a problem with Tsubone—she is the only one who calls Killua by -chan not even his family calls him by that. The old lady would always have a lecture on her sleeve the moment Killua does something wrong. And when Tsubone would sweetly smile, underneath lies the threatening message of assured pain and lectures coming along. Killua might have been raised to be the heir and with the most potential, but not even that could save him from the wrath of Tsubone. Actually the only one who could saved him from such wrath was Alluka herself.

Alluka might be the closest to Tsubone from all of the butlers, but she loves Killua more. Killua is the only one who plays with her, and Nanika loves him. What more of a reason could Alluka give for such love.

But this is not about Tsubone at all. Actually Tsubone is the beginning of Alluka, Nanika, and Killua's usual afternoon routine. Being the only one that can save Killua from Tsubome, Alluka would begin their act so that they could escape from eye's view.

First, Alluka would start defending Killua from Tsubone standing in front of tall old lady. Spreading her arms wide with a pout on her face, she would exclaim "Don't bully Onii-chan!"

It was then Killua gets the message and would give Alluka his biggest, warmest, and tightest hugs to her as she defend him. Daring to stick his tongue at Tsubone as he hugged Alluka, and run away with her in his arms. And Tsubone dared not to chase them leaving them to their own device. No one dared to disturb both siblings' bonding time. And once after out eye's site, Nanika would come out and play with them. It would do no good if Nanika was to be discovered after all. But this was all part of their plan so Nanika could come out willingly.

Killua had never minded Nanika taking in her presence with ease and acceptance like how Alluka had expected him to. He took it in with stride that both of them were his little sisters and that he would protect the both of them. And every time he would do that, Nanika would pop out (without no need to grant any wishes) and kiss him on the cheeks and tackling him to the ground.

It filled Alluka's heart with warmth at such scene.

More than often, Alluka and Nanika would switch with each other when only Killua is present seeing it was the only safe time Nanika could come out. Nanika though would spend the most time with Killua when it was the only three of them, and Alluka let her take control. Alluka understands that it was lonely to be able to watch from Alluka's eyes instead of experience it herself. And so Alluka permitted that.

Even if Alluka and Nanika are one of another, it was still mostly Alluka's mind and body. If she were to reject Nanika's wishes to go outside, that will happen.

"Nanika, what do you want to play?" Killlua ask holding Nanika's—Alluka's—hands with a bright smile on his face.

Alluka watched their interactions from her mindscape. It took a while, but Alluka was finally able to "experience" things through her body's senses from her mindscape whenever Nanika took charge of her body. Through Nanika's eyes and feelings, she senses a wave of excitement wash over her before Nanika replied.

"[Peek-a-boo!]" answered Nanika raising her hand up high.

Peek-a-boo has always been Nanika's favorite game ever since Killua decided to make a different version of the game. Instead of covering their eyes and uncovering them, Nanika was to shoot Killua at a random time "killing" him. After "blasting" off his head, Killua's head would disappear in the speed of sonic like his head has actually been blasted off before popping back out from his shirt and shout—

"Peek-a-boo, Nanika!"

At that, Nanika burst out in a fit of giggles and laughs in between. She giddily wave her arms and legs at the excitement of not knowing when Killua would pop out. Killua on the other hand would grin at his success at scaring his little sister. Itching his nose with a smug grin as he stood proudly as if he achieved the impossible. Both Alluka and Nanika would always laughed at his antics whenever it came to his "King's Pose".

This only made Killua grin even wider. Killua might have not shared the same telepathy as Nanika and Alluka, but he would always have that sixth sense of what the dormant one out of the two was feeling.

He picked up Nanika under her armpits and raised her up high in the air despite the little differences between their height. Alluka smiled fondly at the scene reminding herself when her past life father did that to her so many times. She wonders if Silva would ever do that for her. At his height, she might even see the whole world over the horizon!

"Let's go back inside, Kaa-san's going to complain again." said Killua signalling it was time for Nanika to go back in their mindscape.

Pouting at the limited time, Nanika crossed her arms and refused to budge from her position. Alluka let her do so, not even she wanted this time to stop. "Oh come on Nanika. You too Alluka." Killua dramatically dropped his hands and walked back to where Nanika stood, "You don't want anyone to find out about you, don't you Nanika? If they do, they'll take you away like how Alluka said—and Alluka, work with me here!"

But both of them didn't want to listen.

Or more like Alluka didn't want to listen, Nanika was more than glad to provide a reply.

"[Nanika wants be with 'luka and Nii-chan forever!]" complained Nanika refusing to listen.

At this, Killua sighed not knowing what to do. Usually Nanika would follow his orders, and so did Alluka without a doubt. But just today, Alluka didn't want to go back out. She wants Nanika to be happy too. Killua tried to use puppy-eyes technique that usually worked most of the time, but not today.

Nanika and Alluka wasn't having it.

Alluka doesn't want to go back out. And Nanika doesn't want to go back in. It was just that simple.

Staring into Nanika's eyes and thus staring into Alluka's too, the blue orbs reflected of their own image. "Alluka...Nanika...how about this?" proposed Killua giving out his pinky towards them.

The both of them listened in curiosity.

"Right now, the three of us are just trapped here. We don't have the power to escape yet nor do we have the necessary tools for the outside. But…" Killua wrapped his pinky with theirs, "...one day I promise, the three of us are going to travel the world together. Where no one is restricting us or watching over us. One day, we'll be able to make friends, and when that chance comes, Onii-chan will escape this place with you and the three of us will be together. Always."

A smile graced Alluka's lips and she whispered, Go on Nanika...promise him.

"[Promise?]"

"Promise."

After a few months, Alluka and Nanika were locked up and the three of them never reunited until years later. No more promises were made during this afternoon routine.

x.

"[Nii-chan lied?]"

"No, Nanika. He didn't. We just have to be patient."

Outside standing in front of a vault was a white-haired boy.

"Onii-chan will come. Trust him."

And the vault opened and revealed what was so valuable behind the door. Alluka greets her brother with widen eyes.

[1]: This song does not belong to me by any ways for your information. But the song is from Deadman Wonderland sang by Shiro and you might know it by the Lullaby or the Woodpecker Song. I have not watched this anime yet or I don't think I would due to lack of interests. But judging by the English translation of this song and the title of the anime itself—I don't think I would the series anytime soon. Anyway here is the English translation of it, it gave me the creeps when I found out. But it does suits our OC's mindset here who is robbing Alluka's body, and the Zoldyck family somewhat :)

One mischievous little woodpecker

Another day, pecking your holes

Ruining the woods, tree wrecker

The angry old forest god turned your poor beak into a poison knife

Poor little woodpecker

Your nesting holes are all tainted, your food with toxins rife

Touch your friends, and they all will die falling at your feet

Oh, sad little woodpecker

Poisonous tears, shining brightly, as they stream down your cheeks.

Doesn't it give you the creeps somewhat?

A/N: Nothing much to say but the guilt of not updating my KHR fanfic, Leucojum Aestivum, is eating me away. But I still do not regret it, getting inspiration is really hard for me you know. This chapter is a little shorter than the previous but whatever, next chapter Gon is going to appear!

Question: What do you expect from more of this story? Or what do you want to happen in this story? Your ideas would certainly help since I'm just winging this.