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Hunter x Hunter
White World
A crash and a splash of red.
Two girls ran for their lives, trying to escape the people who attacked their family. The oldest being nine and the youngest five. The older one held her little sister's hand tightly as they wove between trees, trying to distance themselves as much as they could from the destruction behind them. The older one already knew that their parents didn't survive. There were too many enemies and they weren't near enough to call their clan for assistance.
They kept running, despite how tired they were. The younger one was crying non-stop, but also doing her best to make sure she was quiet. But the little one was at the brink of exhaustion and fell to the ground unconscious. The older one didn't miss a beat. She instantly picked her sister up onto her back and kept running. No matter what, she was determined to keep her little sister safe and live to see another day.
Her determination sparked a light ahead and as they ran through they were transported to another dimension. The two girls stopped and looked around. They were no longer in a forest, but a yard of a large house. The older girl now past her limit collapsed and faded into unconsciousness with her little sister.
Mishiro was sitting in the corner of the garden reading her book peacefully. It had taken a total of five years, but now it was fine. Mishiro was now 14 years old and her sister was 10. After they had woken up, Mishiro had discovered that the owner of the house had found them and brought them inside. She had also treated the two girls' wounds and placed them in the same large bed so that they weren't separated.
The lady who had found them was named Ashley. She had been such a worry wart when she had found two half dead little girls lying on her lawn behind her house one day. When Ashley found out from the youngest girl, Kimiko, that their parents were gone she tried to adopt the two girls. However she had a rather difficult time with Mishiro, who was distrusting of everyone who came near them. It took three years for Mishiro to trust Ashley, and another two years to allow the lady to adopt them.
Mishiro discovered that somehow she and her little sister had been transported to a world called Earth. In this world there is no magic or life energy that could do amazing things. It turns out that Earth was connected to all the other dimensions, though they didn't know it. People on Earth who wrote stories were actually seers. 'Authors' had the ability to see people in other dimensions and wrote about their adventures. But their field of vision was limited and they weren't able to see and write about everyone and everything in that world.
Because of this ability, Mishiro was able to read and watch about their home world. However even though she wasn't able to read about the fates of her parents, she was able to learn the overall fate of her people. Their clan had been extinguished and so far only one had survived in that world. That person was a friend of Mishiro, so she was glad that he had lived, but the path of revenge that he had chosen made her feel sad and a bit guilty. Mishiro and Kimiko were living a life of luxury and ease, when their friend was living in the darkness and dealing with the death of their clan all on his own.
Even so, Mishiro didn't want to find a way back into that world because it was so dangerous. She wanted her sister to keep living in this world where she could always be happy. Mishiro's guilt eased a bit when she read about her friend becoming friends with others.
"Shiro?" The voice of a young girl called out. "Shiro, where are you?"
Mishiro looked up from her book with deadpan eyes. What a stupid question, like she would be anywhere else. Kimiko was probably standing on the back steps looking straight at her.
"I'm not going to come over until you answer me!" Kimiko sang.
Yup. Definitely looking right at her. Mishiro went back to reading her manga.
Kimiko puffed up her cheeks and pouted. "No fair! I came all the way to tell you something, but you're so mean Shiro!"
Mishiro kept reading her manga.
"Shiro!" Kimiko whined and stomped back and forth on her feet. "Fine! Then I'm not telling you! I'm going to run and hide and never talk to you ever again!" Kimiko stuck her tongue out at her sister.
"Go ahead. That way I can keep reading in peace."
Kimiko ran up to Mishiro, pulled her book down, and gave her sister the most pitiful puppy eyes that she could muster.
Mishiro sighed and closed her book. "Sorry squirt, but that doesn't work on me." She smiled a little and ruffled her little sister's hair.
Kimiko puffed up her cheeks and pouted again. "Quit messing with my hair! I'm not a little kid anymore, you know."
Mishiro smiled a little sadly. "I know. You're growing up really fast, aren't you? Anyways, what did you come here to tell me?"
"Oh! Some man in a suit said he wanted to talk to you and me!"
"I see," Mishiro stood up and brushed the dirt and grass off herself, "well then we should get going, no?"
Kimiko smiled and started to run ahead.
"Oh that's right. Weren't you going to hide and never speak to me ever again?"
Kimiko froze as she remembered her earlier threat. Mishiro laughed and ruffled her sister's hair once more as she walked past.
Mishiro and Kimiko walked over to Ashley's parlor where the guest would undoubtedly be waiting for them. As they neared the room they could hear voices, and were able to distinguish Ashley talking to a new male.
"Ashley!" Kimiko called out as she threw the door open and ran over to the older woman's lap, "I found Momo!"
Ashley laughed softly. "Thank you very much. You did a very good job."
Mishiro walked over at a more leisurely pace with her hands in her pockets as she too walked over to her adopted mother. "So what's up? I was kinda in the middle of a really important part of the story."
The man who was visiting stood up and held out his hand. "I apologize for disturbing you." He smiled. "Hi there. My name is Kevin."
Kimiko giggled and waved at the man. "Hi there Uncle Kevin, my name is Kimiko, but a lot of people call me Kimi!"
Mishiro just stared at the man with a blank face.
Ashley laughed nervously. "Sorry about that. Momo is just really cautious around others. She's had a tough life, but once you get to know her she's a really kind and gentle girl."
Kevin dropped his hand, but kept smiling. "That's alright. I'm sure they have their reasons."
"So what do you want?" Mishiro asked bluntly. "Why did you want to talk to me and my sister?"
Kevin glanced over at Ashley for a second. "Well if it's alright with you, I'd like to speak to you and your sister alone."
Mishiro studied the man for a little bit. She could sense that he wasn't originally from this world either, but she couldn't distinguish what he wanted. This man named Kevin was hiding his intentions very well. Mishiro sat down on the couch across from him and closed her eyes. "Very well."
Ashley nodded and left the room, closing the door after her. Kimiko also sat down next to her sister.
"So what do you want?" Mishiro repeated.
"Well, you see…I'm here to talk to you two about the possibility of returning to your home world."
"No." Mishiro was blunt and had a bored straight face.
Kevin laughed nervously. "But don't you miss your family in your original world?"
"Look, I already know how this world has seers of the other dimensions out there. So I already know that our family is dead."
"But you have a friend who survived."
Mishiro held up the copy of the manga she was reading. "He has long since forgotten about us. There is no point to us returning."
Kevin sighed. "Since you know how seeing into other worlds work, then you also know that the authors can't see everything. So the author of that story can't know everything about every character she writes about."
"In any case, Kimi and I are both safe and happy here. I won't return to that dangerous world and put Kimi in even more danger."
"I think it would be fun to go back," Kimiko added in.
Mishiro stared at her little sister, dumbfounded. "Miko, you know how dangerous the other world is. Mom and dad died there, and we were almost finished off as well."
"But I'm sure that this time will be alright." Kimiko tilted her head innocently. Mishiro couldn't believe how naïve her sister was being.
Kevin nodded. "That's right. The committee and I noticed that despite not being in your original world you still managed to open your nodes and figured out how to control your aura. Even though you can't utilize nen in this world, you still managed to figure out how to train yourself."
Mishiro waved his words away. "I did that out of boredom and as a precautionary action."
"But what's the point if you can't use that in this world, unless you already figured that you were going back to your world one day?" Kevin argued.
"Like I said, boredom!" Mishiro said stubbornly.
Kevin sighed exasperated. "Don't you feel a sense of duty to your friend and clan?"
"Last thing I read about him was that he was fine. He has friends. He's incredibly strong. He'll be fine without us."
"But Shiro, I know you miss him a lot," Kimiko interjected. "And I know for a fact that you haven't made any friends here."
"But if we leave, you'll miss your friends too. Besides…" Mishiro hesitated, "that guy doesn't want anyone's help. He wants to do everything on his own."
Kevin sighed again and pulled out a small computer. "Mishiro Kurata, female, age 14, no current residence, daughter of Leo and Marie Kurata now deceased, also called Shiro by close family and friend, and Momo by other relatively close relations. Kimiko Kurata, female, age 10, younger sister of Mishiro Kurata, nicknames are Kimi by general public and relatively close relations, and Miko by sister and parents. Parents killed by the Phantom troupe on their way home from traveling. Both transported to dimension Earth by a rip in the dimension fabric."
Mishiro narrowed her eyes. "I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you know all of that since you know that we aren't originally from this world, but I don't understand your reasons for reading all of that off."
"Hold on I'm not done," Kevin waved off Mishiro and continued scanning his computer, "Mishiro's nen abilities are awakened. If returned back to her original world, full capability will be accessed. Category placement is specialization. Nen ability is called Mirror eyes. Aura color is white-"
"Hey," Mishiro felt something suspicious about this guy, "how can you know everything about my so called ability if I don't even know it myself. Even if I do go back to that world it would take me at least another month to develop my hatsu to the extent where it has a shape and use."
"Hold on, hold on, hold on! Wait till I'm completely done!" Kevin said again.
Mishiro really felt like throttling the guy now.
"Kimiko's nodes are not open. Therefore her nen ability is zero. Nodes can be fully opened in three years' time. The category that she will fall under is manipulation."
"Why am I not surprised," Mishiro muttered sarcastically.
"Kimiko also has a strong connection to the emitter type. Manipulation ability falls under the control of winged animals, mainly focused on birds. Emission ability is aura angel wings. Aura color is pink. Mishiro's current ability could easily attain a hunter's license and make a steady living for the two of you. Kimiko could try getting her own hunter's license at the age 13."
Mishiro sighed. "And? What's your point to all of that?"
"I'm saying that you two have more than enough ability to live in your original world safely enough."
"Not good enough. I don't care how strong of an ability we have or will attain. This world is definitely a great deal safer than our original world. I may not be able to use some super human like power that can deflect bullets here, but I'm less likely to run across that sort of situation than if I was in that other world."
Kevin nodded and put his computer away. "I don't expect to be able to fully convince you right now. But I must warn you, the committee does not accept any case of inter dimensional traveling. So if at any moment you even consider the idea or feel any doubt at all, you'll get pulled back into your original dimension with your sister."
Kimiko waved her hand above her head. "I want to go back to our world, so how come it isn't working?"
"That's because I left the overall decision to Mishiro, since she is technically your guardian in this matter." Kevin stood up. "Well, I have to go now. Oh! One more thing, if you do go back to your original world I have it set up so that you'll end up with a good teacher right away. This person promised me that he would teach Mishiro to the fullest of his capabilities, so there should be no worries there. Good-bye, I'll be in touch." Kevin waved slightly and walked away.
"Shiro, how come you don't want to go back?" Kimiko asked innocently.
"You heard me earlier. It's dangerous there, and I want to keep you safe." Mishiro stretched and stood up. She headed toward the back of the house so that she could continue reading.
Kimiko followed. "But don't you miss him?"
The older girl looked down at her sister and studied her as she continued walking. "I guess I miss him a little, but it's not enough to make me want to put you in any danger."
"But you heard Mister Kevin. He said I would be able to use nen just like you and take care of myself."
"Yeah, maybe in three years. But right now you're a sitting duck and it'll take me some time before I can even come close to defending both of us. Even then, there's no guarantee that I'll be strong enough to take care of the two of us even after training my nen to the fullest of its capabilities."
"But I believe in you. Besides Mr. Kevin said that we would land right in front of our teacher if we go back. So it should be alright."
"I don't trust anyone he recommends," Mishiro muttered to herself. "Anyways, Miko, won't you miss Molly and Sabrina? They can't go to that world with us you know." She sat underneath her favorite tree once again and pulled out her book.
"I know that, but it's ok. We aren't really all that close, so they wouldn't miss me if I left." Kimiko looked down at her feet. "And no matter how much I try, we can't become very close. I'm not like them, and they can't know everything about me. There's a wall that neither of us can cross."
Mishiro's eyes widened just a bit as she took in her sister's words. She looked up and tried to read the small girl who stood in front of her. She had never noticed how uneasy her little sister felt about this world. Kimiko always seemed to fit in so easily, compared to her. Mishiro sighed heavily and ran her hand through her hair. "Go back inside and help Ashley with dinner, Miko."
Kimiko glanced at her sister sadly before trudging back into the house.
Mishiro was sitting in her room alone that night (Kimiko was still feeling dejected and decided to sleep with Ashley), reading the latest chapter of her home world, but she couldn't find it very interesting since her friend wasn't in it.
With a small sigh, she closed the manga and looked out her window. There weren't many stars out. She found out when they first arrived that the light pollution made it nearly impossible to see the same number of stars she saw when she was a child in her original world. She used to go up to a field near their village with her friend and they would lie down and gaze at all the stars for hours.
She wondered what her friend would say if her saw her now?
Mishiro started when she felt a sudden violent tug.
Oops. That counted as 'considering' didn't it?
And in a small burst of light, Mishiro and Kimiko disappeared from Earth.
That's it for now! So how was it? Longer than one liner reviews are much appreciated!