Authors note: The summary sucks, sorry. Ill be going through all the Arcs with the best accuracy I can, there are a few OC's. I'll update once a week, maybe twice. Please read and review giving me feedback on what you liked, what you didn't like, and what I should improve on. Thank you so much, and I hope you guys like it! BTW: I might make changes to chapters as I get ideas, but I will include it in the description so you guys will know!
Another Psycho: Chapter One
Kyoko was in the bathroom doing her morning routine. Brushing her long, straight lavender hair, and adjusting her bangs. Next was applying her usual makeup, which was normal black mascara that brought out her amber eyes and the cursed winged eyeliner that she had managed to master the art of creating, and regular clear lip balm.
She then proceeded to her closet, and shuffled through the hangers. She found a dark gray tank top, a camouflage green button up shirt with selves that rolled just above the elbow, a pair of cargo skinny jeans that where slightly darker than the button up, and a pair of flat footed shoes. She then grabbed her canvas backpack and began stuffing various necessities into it.
She walked to her closet, and pulled out her weapons. 2 identical daggers, with a blade that curved inward on both sides, then stretched out towards the point, a handle that on each side curled inward a little, and an opal middle in a silver setting. (AN: She too classy) She put one in a leg strap sheath, and the other in her belt.
"Kyoko, come eat breakfast before we go visit Ayaka!" Daiki, her uncle, shouted. When she got downstairs, Hikari ,her cousin, her uncle, and their neighbor Akira were already at the table.
Hikari, whipped her head around to see Kyoko coming down stairs, whipping her short raven black hair around with it.
"..my bad." she mumbled, taking her seat.
"We want to visit Ayaka before seeing you off. Do you really need that?" Daiki said, motioning the blades on her thigh and in her belt. Kyoko nodded in response.
"It's so cool, you're going to take the hunter's exam! I wish I could, but I'm not as skilled as you at anything." Hikari babbled on about Kyoko's abilities and how she herself were talent-less the rest of breakfast. Kyoko just listened as she ate her breakfast, slightly smiling at the nonsense coming from the girls mouth. "...and the fact that you've already mastered Nen will make it sure fire that you become a hunter!" Kyoko dropped her smile.
"I don't plan on using Nen to pass the hunter's exam.. I want to be able to pass with out it." She said quietly. She had learned Nen, martial arts, and different fighting techniques from her parents, who happened to be hunters in exile.
"Why not?" Akira asked.
"Like I said, I want to pass with out it. Most of the people taking the exam don't have it so.."
"That's very kind and fair, Kyoko. Your parents would be proud." Daiki said.
"I'm only saying I wont use it unless necessary or i get bored.. you never know." Kyoko added.
Half an hour later, they were at the hospital. As she said her good byes, Kyoko decided it was the best time to tell them.
"I want to thank you for being there for me, for taking care of me. If I pass-" She was interrupted by Ayaka saying "When you pass, you must has the mind set that you will pass. If you doubt your self, you wont get anywhere." She said smiling. Kyoko smiled back. "When I pass, I wont be back for a couple months, I'll be doing jobs, and at heavens arena earning money. I'll have most of what I get wired to your account, keeping only necessary amounts. Even still, if I don't pass, I will still head towards heavens arena. I will help you in all ways I can."
Ayaka had pride gleaming in her eyes. "You will do just fine.. you will pass.." Behind the pride in her eyes was fear. She feared Kyoko becoming a hunter, afraid of all the dangers, but she couldn't hold the child back, for she was just like her parents. Stubborn and determined. "Isn't it time for you to be heading to the port? The ship should be boarding soon." Kyoko checked her watch and her eyes grew wide.
"I have to go. I'll be late." She said, kissing Ayaka on the forehead, hugging Daiki, and hugging Hikari. "I'll write to you, and call as often as I can. I love you all." She said leaving the room. She was now running to an elevator. She got to the elevator at the end of the hall, and pressed the button continuously. I'm wasting time. She thought. Stairs. She saw the exit to the stairs a few feet away from the elevator, and slammed through the door. There were at least 5 flights of stairs, so she just jumped from landing to landing. Once out of the hospital, she ran as fast as she could, and turned a 30 minute run for a normal person, into a 5 minute run for her. Kyoko got to the port just as the boat began to move. Dammit! She thought. I'll have to jump. She ran back a few feet, then launched off and glided through the air, landing on the deck in a crouched position. When she stood up straight, she sat down against the wall of the deck and assessed those around her. Not much competition.. When she began rummaging through her bag for her sketch book. A shadow formed in front of her.
"Well, hello there little lady." Some one said in a deep voice. "Made it just in time, huh?" She looked up at the man. He was a large, grimy looking man, with oily hair, and a scare on his face, he had a sword strapped to his back. Kyoko ignored the man and went back to looking for her book. "Eh? Hey, I asked you a question." He said annoyed.
"And I ignored you. Take a hint." She said in a threatening voice. She hated talking to people, but some people just don't get it. She finally found her sketch book, when the man crouched down and grabbed her wrist.
"You wanna say that again?" His breath stunk of alcohol. Kyoko sighed. I guess I'm going to have problems before I even get to the exam. She thought as she stood. She looked at the man, then to her wrist. When she tried to pull away, his grip got tighter. Kyoko formed her other hand into a fist, and swung. The man never saw it coming, but it sent him flying. This is going to be more annoying than I thought.
Later, Kyoko had passed the navigators test, and arrived to the exam's location. When she stepped from the elevator, she assessed her competitors. I should be fine.. She thought. As she looked through her competitors, she noticed in the corner of her eye that one had aura surrounding them. She didn't let her eyes pause on him, it was his own test to see who could see the aura or not.
"Hello, you are the 275th person to arrive. Here is your ID badge, once you put it on, please do not remove it at any time." (AN: I can't remember what he actually said so I just went with that, and I don't know who was actually 275, I just picked a number.) Kyoko nodded and took the badge. After attaching it to her shirt, she went and sat against a wall and dug through her bag for her phone. After a minute a short, wide man appeared before her.
"Hi, I'm Tonpa! You're new aren't ya?" He asked in a jolly tone. "What's you're name?" She ignored him. "Not a talker huh? Well, if you have any questions, ask me. I've been here the most other than one person. Oh, I have some drinks, you want one?" Tonpa said, pulling out a can of juice and extending it out to her. Kyoko just stood up, and walked to the other side of the large area, hopefully making her point clear. Tonpa got annoyed and went to someone else. Kyoko sat on the ground with one leg over the other, leaning back on a wall and her arms crossed and her eyes closed. She wasn't worried about falling asleep, from a young age she'd been taught to be extra sensitive to her surroundings. If anything happened while even in the deepest sleep, she'd be awake a second later and fully alert.
After a few hours and a few more contestants came in, Kyoko sensed something in front of her. When she opened her eyes, a man stood above her assessing her dagger.
"What the hell are you doing?" She asked seriously.
"Looking at that weapon. Can I see it unsheathed?" He asked. He had some strange eyebrows, and a bald head.
"I only make it a point to unsheathe them when necessary. Go away." she threatened. He nodded in understatement and stood.
"Let me know if you ever take em' out, I'd like to see em'." He said walking away. She scoffed.
After the timer went off, Kyoko stood. The examiner stated what phase one was, and Kyoko was off. She was careful to run behind all the others. As the time went on, more and more applicants were on the ground, but she just stepped over them. A few people fell behind and began to eye her.
"You haven't even broke a sweat." The big one said. "But, you wont make it. You should quit now, save your self some humiliation in the future." He said with a wicked grin. Kyoko looked at the man and his three companions. They all had hats and lines under their eyes. They had now made a formation boxing her in, her only exit straight ahead, running at her pace. The big one to her right, a medium one behind her and the smallest to her left. she made the 'Tch' sound as a way to voice her annoyance. "A little lady like you shouldn't be in the big bad hunter exams. You'd get hurt, and there are a lot of men."
"I've noticed. And you're all such muscle brained idiots, I don't even know how you made it too the exam. I'm sure some level of intelligence is required to pass. Have fun next year." She said in a neutral tone. They're going to annoy me to the point that I kill them. She noticed that the main one speaking had a vein pop on him face, and seen him nod to the others. She felt hands on her wrists and shoulders.
"You're gonna drop out of this years exam." Said the medium sized one.
"Oh really? You're afraid a girl is gonna take you out of the exam? This is pitiful." She began chuckling, her kill instinct kicked it. "But it's too late for you to undo what you just did." She said with a malicious grin. She took a quick look around to make sure no one was watching, only one person was the nen user. She paused for a second before feeling the grip on her tighten. I can't use my nen on them.. that bastards watching and I most definitely don't need him seeing my powers. Maybe I can just break some bones.. It was when she noticed them shifting her arms in to a position to break them. The part of her brain telling her to kill them was so strong she had squeeze her eyes shut to block it out.
"You gonna quit the exam now? We will break your arms and you'll automatically be out if you don't." The big one threatened. When Kyoko opened her eyes, they were Her pupils covered her usual amber eyes. She started giggling again, and looked up at him.
"Go ahead." She said with the malicious grin still planted on her face. "Give me a reason to kill you." The man was shocked at the change in her face and tone. "Just kidding." She said shutting her eyes, after a moment she opened them, and they were back to their normal amber. "How ever, I do recommend you let me go." The big man chuckled, and nodded to the smaller one. Before the broke her arms, she did a flip, reversing the situation. The men stared wide eyed at her.
"Th-that's not possible!" The smaller one shouted, gaining the attention of the others running in front. In response, Kyoko smiled, let them go, and ran ahead, she caught up with the back of the group, and not long after, they reached the end of the tunnel. At the end of the tunnel was a foggy swamp. Gross.