JANUARY 24, CHAPTER 1

It all began on a night of January 24th. It was a busy night for everyone, as it was obvious due to the unmoving cars. A Limousine was driving slowly, as its passengers wait impatiently...

"Oh yes, yes! We're on the way." a middle aged-man with a slightly grayed hair wearing a formal black suit said as he flipped his phone off.

" [Clears throat] Master Killua, They all said that, it was as everyone's waiting for you. Everyone's getting upset.", he said, but he got no reply. "Master Killua?"

A boy with a spiky silver hair, with skin pale as snow, was leaning against the window. His elbow was crossed, fingers tapped on his cheeks, and carefully, as he stares at the man sitting in front of him,

"What? What was it again?" he said slowly as he faced him.

"Oh, uhm.. Master Killua, we're very, VERY late. And I'm afraid your mother is disappointed.", Elbro explained,

" Then let her wait...", he said coldly as he leaned against the window, " you should really try to keep yourself cool. [chuckles] you're always tensed when it comes to her.", he said with a charming smile in his face. Elbro smiled as he was enlightened by Killua's advice. "[Sighs] Thank you very much, Master Killua. You are very kind.", he said.

A few moments later, there was a loud thud coming from the back portion from the vehicle. A boy around Killua's age accidentally hit the car and was seen running towards the corner of the street. Suddenly, teenagers, punks and other musicians were seen everywhere. They were all running, passing every car by car, violently as the race against each other.

"Goodness! What is going on?!", Elbro exclaimed, "Is there a riot going on somewhere?!"

" Sir Elbro, I'm afraid that we can't go on, I just received a call from one of the choppers, and they said that there was a riot on the next three blocks. Every street was heavily blocked. We can't move from here for the next Two hours.", The driver said.

"Dear God! This cannot be happening!", he exclaimed as his face got weakened and paler. "Madame Kikkyou is waiting… Driver, please do something about this."

"Right away sir.". The driver went out of the vehicle to check what was happening.

Meanwhile, a few blocks away from the traffic jam, a massive, huge and ferocious crowd rages. They were all acting wild and crazy as they sing together with the girl standing on top of the car. It was an unauthorized concert, which caused unethical discord. She was jumping and bouncing as she sings her genre. It was slightly ungraceful because of her boyish charms, but it was highly attractive and imitating at the same time.

[Phone ringing]

"Hello? This is Elbro speaking", he said, "Oh well, you see, we are stuck in a traffic, and it was reported lately that this would take for hours. Tell Madame Kikkyou that we will be very, very late." , he said as he flipped he hung up. Elbro tried to contact the driver, but unfortunately, he left his phone on the vehicle.

"[Sighs] Master Killua, I think I'll go and check around, and if the Driver comes back, please contact me. Will you be fine here then? Oh, is there something that you'll need?", Elbro asked,

"No. yeah, I'll manage.", Killua replied, "I will be quick, I promise. Well, excuse me for a while, sir.", Elbro said as he stepped out of the car.

As Elbro ran for only a few paces away, Killua swiftly snucked out the car. He hid himself in the shadows as he rushed through the alleys until he reached the crowd. There, he snucked himself in, until he got closer in front. For an unexplainable reason, his heart beat rapidly and felt like something strong stroke his chest. There, he stood still, breathing heavily while watching the girl sing. Killua had an excellent sense of sight, that is why for a few distances away, he could clearly see the girl's eyes. "Those eyes,", he thought, "Those are…"

Before e could even finish his thoughts, the girl's eyes met his. Killua felt as if time had STOPPED. He wasn't really moving, but for an unexplainable reason, he was drawn closer to where the girl stands. The girl stared at him. There was a sudden connection between them. She moved close to the edge of the car. She crouched close to him as she sang her song. They stared at each other as if they were communicating. Long enough to reach the other few stanzas.

She raised herself up when she was about to end the song. She raised her hand and grabbed her electric guitar. By the time when the song was about to get finished, she smashed her guitar right through the car's window shield. Then the crowd intensified as she displayed such violence.

Then suddenly, noises of sirens were heard from afar. The sound gets closer and closer. Choppers and police cars where found almost everywhere, which caused massive panic.

" Everyone, this is the police. You are all arrested for committing public distraction and vandalizing government property. You are strictly requested to stay right where you are, or we will have to perform serious actions.", the man on the helicopter demanded. Screams and cries were heard everywhere. Some of the policemen were beating up rebellious youth, while some ran and fought for their freedom. There was an unimaginable chaos that can be seen.

Killua was lost as he was watching the whole incident happen. He felt such unexplainable feeling in which he could not understand. He clutched his hand to his head as it began to hurt tremendously. He was seeing things, unfamiliar things that he had not seen before. Then, his sight got darkened, his feet got weakened, but still, he could manage to stand.

"Let go of me! [Grunts] no! let go!", the girl yelled as she struggled to get loose. Three heavily armed policemen held her, but she managed to knock the one man out. She was at the brink of getting loose, but unfortunately, she got out of balance and fell down. Luckily, Killua was standing there, exactly on where she was about to fall.

[Thuds]

" Aww!", she exclaimed as she raised herself up. Then she noticed that there was someone lying beneath her. "Hey! Are you---", she paused, then suddenly realized that the boy would be her advantage. She held him on both of his hands. She stood him up and placed her left arm around his neck. She twisted the boy's slightly unconscious body just enough for him to face the three men.

"No! Stop! Stay right where you are!", she ordered, threatening. But without any hesitation, the officers aimed their guns at her and said, "Let go of the boy or we'll fire!", "No! You're in no position of threatening me! I have a gun pointed on his head!", she said. Actually, she wasn't holding any gun at all; she just pointed her fingers on the boy's head to make it look like a gun.

The officers withdrew their guns and ran towards her. "No! I said stop! I'll shoot him! I'll kill him! No! [Grunts] Stop it! Let go!", she demanded very persistently. The officers captivated her. She was struggling so hard, but the two men were so strong that she could not tolerate their harshness. Still, she wasn't letting go of the boy's body for it may serve as great chance for advantage. Her clutch was so tight, that the bracelets on her arm were good enough to pierce the boy's skin. And so, it did.

Three other officers joined the feud and successfully broke hostage situation. They were holding her still, and then cuffed her hands so she will refrain from punching. One of the officers hit her with a stick on the nape, and as a result, she lost her consciousness. They placed her in a stretcher and then carried her unconscious body towards to where the chopper had landed. As when the stretcher was settled, the helicopter began to take off. The officers left the boy's body lying still.

"Good Gracious! Master Killua!", Elbro exclaimed as he rushed furiously towards his master. He grabbed his phone and called for an emergency. For only a few moments later, Limousines and black colored cars came. It all appeared as if it was a mafia reunion, overpowering the number of police. Men in suites ran towards Killua and Elbro for assistance. Elbro was furious enough to lose his perfect-gentleman's poise when he saw his master unconscious.

He felt like, as if his master was violated. To him, Killua was more than his master. He was also like a son to him. Elbro did not have a wife, nor any children at all. Through out his entire lifetime, he was in the presence of Killua's family. He was already serving them, even as a child. He treated it, as if it was his own family, a family in which he never had. And Elbro, was also treated in return…