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The black-eyed stare on him grew solemn. "It's Zoldyck tradition to have arranged marriages- if one gets married at all- and every once in a while, someone runs away to elope. They're stripped from the family name and burned off the family tree," he swallowed, "It's a disgrace... but I understand why they do it." His eyes softened. "I'm preparing to put myself in that position in the likely event that my family doesn't like yo-"

Illumi finally realizes what his life really is. Hisoka, on the other hand, meets Illumi's family.

[Longer oneshot. About 8,000 words. I put it all into one chapter so it flows better.]