He gazed down from the airship to stare at the twinkling lights that resembled stars. He had always thought at night black land filled with gleaming yellow dots became one with the darkening sky. Alluka had volunteered to stay behind at the mainland while he flew to Whale Island to meet up with Gon. At the thought of this, he bit his lip and glared harder at the earth beneath him. It'd been a year since he split up with his first, and best, friend to conquer the world on their own. Even through they'd made plans to travel together to look for Gon's father while he decided what to do with his future, both problems had already been solved. Gon met the jerk of a father after he'd healed from his injury, and he was paying the price; protecting his sister. It wasn't that he didn't want to spend quality time with Alluka, out of everyone in his family she's the most bearable. And it's for the best that she gets away from home for a bit, she's too innocent to be around assassins. Then there was the problem with Bisky. She told him if he can't beat Knuckle he'd have to leave Gon's side, that old hag thinks he'll leave his friend in a time of need! Never in a million years.

The airship landed roughly an hour later. The landing platform was no bigger than half the size of a football field. He estimated you could fit three ships on before the fourth one toppled off. By the time he started walking down the dirt road to Gon's house it was midnight, and he arrived in the afternoon the next day.

When the house appeared as a blur in the distance, his feet took off without him in control. They worked in both exhilaration and excitement. A smile grew on his face which he quickly hid. Gon was expecting him so he thought it'd be him waiting outside to greet him, not his Aunt Mito. As he skidded to a stop he locked eyes with Mito who gave him a pained expression. Excitement faded away and was replaced with confusion. Suspicion arose in his mind and questions floated in; Why was Gon not the one to greet him? Why does Mito look so sad?

"Killua, welcome back to Whale Island," Mito began in a grim tone. "I-uh, please, come in and have a seat. I have something important I need to tell you." He raised an eyebrow and followed the woman inside to take a seat at the dining table. He watched impatiently as Gon's Aunt laced her fingers together and squeezed them tight. "About a month after the, incident," His muscles tensed at the mention of it. "I got a letter from Gon explaining what had happened and that you two went your separate ways, and that you'd be meeting up with him in a year. And a week ago," Mito sucked in a breath and continued, "I got another letter. I-I'll just show it to you." He watched tensely as Mito pulled a crumpled paper out from her pocket and handed it to him. The letter smelled faintly of lilacs and muck, something he was sure Mito couldn't have picked up on. He slowly unfolded the paper and read it over,

Hi Aunt Mito! It's been a while, I'm afraid I won't be able to send you letters for a bit. Remember how I told you a friend healed me? Well, it seems it's starting to wear off. Please don't worry! Can you do me a favor? Get this message to Killua, or two other Hunters friends of mine named Kurapika and Leorio; the Blood Bandits are back and they want Alluka. Don't leave her side! Well that's it, I hope I see you soon! Let Killua know this when he comes! Sorry I can't make it!

Love Gon

His eyes flared in panic and without him noticing, his hands curled into fists crushing the paper inside. Mito opened her mouth to speak but he abruptly stood cutting her off. "I'm leaving Mito. Thanks," With a glance at the woman he could tell she was going to scold him for a stupid reason, but he didn't give her a chance as he ran out of the house making his way to port, only a mere blur to some.

When the boat arrived back to mainland it had been three days. Three days he'd been stuck out on sea while Alluka could be in serious danger. He bolted down the streets and alleys, taking shortcuts to make it to the hotel room they rented for two weeks. Panic surged through his veins as he entered the hotel and bursted into the stairwell, taking three steps at a time. All the while he cursed himself over and over for taking so long. He stopped dead in his tracks outside room 205 where the deadbolt had been broken and door splintered to lay a crack open. Panic melted into anger and his nails grew twice their length, his veins bulged and his fingers were bent at a sickly angles.

Once he was armed, he kicked the door in prepared to fight. But what he saw shocked him. Instead of Alluka, a large amount of glass

was scattered on the floor, the bedsheets were torn and lay in pieces on the bed, the cabinets had been broken in and a lot more damage to follow. It was clear a fight had happened. "Alluka?!" He called out in a harsh whisper. No answer.

Frustrated, he retracted the claws and flipped around slamming his fist into the plaster leaving a huge indent. So now Gon and Alluka are missing. I assume they're somehow connected, attacked, maybe even kidnapped by the same people maybe? With a shake of his head he pulled out the ladybug phone from his back pocket that had been a gift from Leorio. As he dialed the number, he jabbed the buttons making a mistake more than once.

It rang once. Twice. A click was heard on the other end of the line before a familiar voice spoke, "Hello? Killua that you? What's up?" Leorio attacked him with questions before he could even speak. He pressed his mouth into a firm line waiting for the man to stop talking. When he failed to do the task, he blew into phone cutting Leorio off giving him an opportunity to speak.

"Leorio Gon is missing."

"What?"

There was a loud rustling on the other end before his next call spoke voice full of worry, "Killua what do you mean Gon is missing?" That was Kurapika. His eyes narrowed. So you finally decided to show up.

"Let's meet up, it's hard to discuss this over the phone. Where are you?" He asked in a bored tone. Truth be told he would rather stay here and track down the perpetrator.

"York New. Leorio had some doctor business to take care of and I, had personal matters." Kurapika finished slowly. He rolled his eyes. And they say I'm the mysterious one.

"Let's meet up in Kukanyu. On coast would be easier in case we have to catch a last minute ship." He heard the murmurs of agreement coming from them. He bid his farewell then packed what little he needed and was off to the landing docks.

He shielded his eyes from the sun as he glanced upwards to the deep blue sky. "I'm coming for you."