Hello everybody! As you can see, I'm starting a new fanfiction about Hunter x Hunter. I've been wanting to write this for a while but I was busy with school and another fanfiction. I absolutely love this anime, so I hope that I can do this story justice for the plot and characters. I've only watched the 2011 anime, and I've never read the manga. I'm sorry if I misinterpret or miss anything. Please correct me if I do anything wrong; I'm not afraid of criticism.

Killua, Gon, and my OC are eighteen in this fanfic, but my OC is younger than them. Enjoy!


"Gon, we're lost."

"For the last time, Killua, we're not. We're just taking a shortcut."

The white-haired former assassin sighed, his arms folded behind his head in a casual manner. "If this is a shortcut, we would have already been there by now. We've been in this forest for two days now, walking aimlessly."

Gon was walking in front, leading Killua to Yorkshire. He stopped and turned to his best friend, a pout on his lips. "I know exactly where we are going. The city's just a day away. Trust me."

Killua gave his friend a skeptical look then sighed. "Fine, I trust you. Let's keep moving."

Gon beamed. "Right!"

He resumed walking, Killua trailing behind him. The two teenage boys were on their way to Yorkshire City for the Hunter Exam. They were the examiners this year, so they had to get to the meeting place soon. After they got off a ship, Gon decided to use the forest as a shortcut. They would have already reached the Hunter Exam site by airship, but the islander wanted to stay on the ground.

The boys stopped abruptly when they heard a gunshot rang out throughout the forest. A flock of birds flew away, startled. A painful yelp echoed after the gunshot.

Gon twisted his head to the sound, a serious expression on his visage. "You heard that too, right?" he asked Killua.

"Yeah," he replied. "It sounds like hunters catching an animal. We shouldn't interfere."

But Gon only heard the first part. He was with Killua one moment and gone the next. The white-haired teen groaned and followed his friend. He quickly caught up to him as they sprinted to the sounds. Whenever Gon heard an animal in trouble, whether it was on his island or elsewhere, he would come to the rescue.

They skidded to a stop when they approached a group of men surrounding a cornered wolf. The gray wolf was backed against a cluster of rocks. Its ears were back and its tail was between its legs, but it still tried to look intimidating by growling. Blood ran freely down its left foreleg from the bullet wound.

One of the hunters smirked at the wolf. "Now be a good girl, and come with us."

"Hey!" Gon shouted.

The men twisted their heads to see Gon and Killua behind them with angry expressions. Well, Gon did. Killua had his usual composed expression.

"What do you two want," another of the hunters angrily said.

"You leave that wolf," Gon commanded. "It's done nothing wrong to you."

"Listen boys, don't get involved. You don't know what you're getting into."

"I don't care." Gon's aura intensified. "Leave the wolf now, or else."

The hunters all turned to Killua and Gon, their weapons brandished at them. "Fine, have it your way!"

The men ran at the boys at full speed. They didn't even go into battle stances, knowing that they could easily beat the hunters up. Within seconds, the hunters ran away crying in pain and bruised.

Killua brushed off invisible dust off his hands. "And there they go," he said, staring after their running figures.

Gon turned and kneeled in front of the wolf. It limped a step back, still apprehensive.

He held out a hand, smiling gently at the animal. "It's okay now. We won't hurt you."

Killua gazed at the interaction between Gon and the wolf. Upon closer inspection, he noticed that the wolf had purple animal markings on its face. A wooden animal bracelet dangled against its right foreleg. He also noticed that it had intelligence in its emerald green eyes. By now, it probably would've bitten Gon and ran away, but it remained where it was.

Gon tried to coax the wolf to trust him, but it wouldn't budge. It continued staring at Gon and giving side glances to Killua.

"Give it up Gon," Killua said. "It's obviously not warming up to you. That's a first, actually."

Gon sighed and stood up. "Yeah, you're right. I guess it will be fine on its own."

The teenage boys turned to walk away, until a voice spoke to them.

"Thank you for rescuing me."

The boys stopped mid-step and swiftly turned their bodies back to the gray wolf. Their mouths were wide open as they thought that they heard the animal talk.

Gon found his voice first. "Did you… just talk?" he asked, excepting it to be his imagination.

The wolf nodded. "Yes, I most definitely did."

The wolf slowly stood up on two, its body shrouded in white light. The boys watched, entranced, as it took on a human shape and radiated a lot of Nen. When it was done with its transformation, it revealed a girl the same age as them. Her skin was darker than Gon's. Her chocolate brown hair was up in a high ponytail, the end wavy. Her outfit consisted of a brown top with medium long sleeves and a brown skirt that reached below her knees. The skirt was open at both sides up to her mid-thigh. The ends of the sleeves and the skirt was stitched with fringes.

Her face still had the purple animal markings, but they practically covered every inch of skin on her face. The wooden bracelet made out of animal carvings remained on her right wrist. Brown sandals covered her feet. What stood her out the most was the furry wolf ears on her head and the curled wolf tail behind her.

Gon and Killua stared dumbfounded at the wolf girl.

Gon spoke again, excitement vibrate in his honey brown irises. "Sugoi! What was that? Are you some kind of Magical Beast?"

The girl giggled. "No, I'm as human as you. I'm a Specialist, and my Nen ability is shape-shifting into a wolf."

The tan teenager beamed even more. "I've never heard of a Nen ability like that before. That's pretty cool!"

Killua stayed silent, observing the girl. Even though she said she could transform into a wolf casually, he suspected she wasn't telling the whole truth.

The white-haired teen spoke up for once. "What is up with those ears and tails?"

"Oh." The girl touched the tip of her ear. "This always happens after I transform. They will go away after a few minutes."

Gon's eyes moved to her left arm where the bullet wound was, the blood dried now.

"Oh, I almost forgot! You're still injured. Let me heal your wound."

He gently grasped her shoulders and sat her down on a rock. He took off his backpack, rummaged through it, took out some bandages, and tended to her wound.

"It doesn't hurt, does it?" Gon inquired.

"No, it only grazed me."

"We didn't introduce ourselves. I'm Gon," he tipped his head to his white-haired friend, "and he's Killua."

"I'm Mizuki," she responded with a smile. "Nice to meet you both."

"Why were those guys chasing you?" Killua asked, leaning against a tree trunk.

"I was getting hungry, so I shifted to find food faster," she explained. "I guess those guys saw me and wanted to capture me."

"Why is that," asked Gon as he finished wrapping a bandage around her arm.

Mizuki looked away, taking interest in the ground. "I… I can't tell you."

Killua was about to protest on why she couldn't tell them, but Gon interrupted him. "That's okay. You don't have to tell us anything if you don't want to."

Mizuki looked up. "Okay." She stood up on her feet. "Excuse me. I left my pack behind when those hunters chased me."

Gon lifted himself off the ground. "Don't worry. I can get it for you."

The tan boy sniffed the air with his eyes closed like a dog. He opened his eyes when he recognized Mizuki's scent, which was a freshly-grown forest mixed with different animal smells, and followed it. Mizuki watched Gon with a confused look.

Killua walked beside Mizuki. "He always does that, acting more like a dog than a human being."

To his surprise, Mizuki laughed. "I can relate."

Killua raised an eyebrow. This girl is really strange.

They looked up when Gon approached them, holding up a handmade backpack comprised of leaves held together with strong vines.

"Here you go."

She took her pack. "Thank you, Gon."

"Well, it was nice meeting you, Mizuki," said Gon. "Killua and I have to be on our way. Hopefully, we'll meet again."

The boys walked away but Mizuki's voice stopped them. "Wait. Where are you guys going?"

"To Yorkshire," responded Killua.

"We're the examiners for the Hunter Exam," Gon elaborated.

"Oh, really? I'm taking the exam." Mizuki's face heated up as she asked the next question shyly. "Mind if I go with you two? I don't know the mainland well."

Before Killua could open his mouth, Gon spoke. "Sure, you can tag along!" he exclaimed.

Mizuki smiled brightly. "Thanks again."

Gon and Mizuki eagerly walked ahead. Killua groaned, slightly upset at his friend for not consulting him then followed them.


The group decided to set up camp for the night. Mizuki made the campfire while the boys searched for food. After they ate, Mizuki laid her head on her backpack and fell asleep, curled up.

Gon watched Mizuki sleep with mild interest as he settled down to sleep as well.

"I don't think we can trust her, Gon."

The aforementioned person looked up at his friend, confused. "Why not?"

Killua crossed his arms. "Well, she barely told us anything about herself. I have a feeling that she's hiding some things from us."

"She has the right to Killua," Gon calmly explained. "We just met her. She can't tell us everything about her right off the bat."

Killua huffed. "I guess."

Gon laid down. "Don't worry. I sense good in her, otherwise I wouldn't have allowed her to join us. We'll be in the city by tomorrow morning." He then closed his eyes.

Killua gave one last look at the shape-shifting girl before falling asleep as well. The boys didn't bother setting up watch since they were capable of sensing their surroundings in their slumber.


And that's it for now. I already wrote the second chapter, and it should be up by next week. Please review and let me know if I'm missing anything.