Chapter 1 : Serenity
Title: Love conquers all?
A/N: Hey, guys, I thought I should tell you that the names and appearances of the characters in this fic will be a mix of the 1999 and 2011 versions. Also, Kurapika is a girl in this. I like yaoi but I suck at writing it, so a little gender bending is required. I'm not paying much attention to anything after Phantom troupe arc. I may borrow some events in G.I arc, but will probably ignore the rest. Please, please review. This is my very first fanfic, so I hope you will go easy on me. Thanks for reading.
Disclaimer: Me? Own Hunter X Hunter? I wish! If that was the case Kuroro and Kurapika would have been a real couple.
Pairing: Kuroro and Kurapika.
Warning: Harsh language and adult themes.
Rating: T
Chapter 1 : Serenity
"Kurapika, take pride in how far you have come. Have faith in how far you can go. Never give up on your goals, my daughter."
She gasped and wrenched her eyes open. The vision had been so real. Her mother's honey colored hair, a shade darker than her own, and lovely green eyes that sparkled with love and kindness filled her mind. A face she'd last seen 6 years ago, when she was 12.
Kurapika looked at the mirror in front of which she was standing. She'd just closed her eyes for a short time when her mother's image flashed before her mind. She studied her own reflection. Short, golden hair, creamy complexion and aquamarine eyes. She was nothing remarkable, or so she thought. The demented men who persistently wooed her apparently thought differently. Hmph! Sometimes, she regretted reverting back to her female persona. Truth be told, being a boy was rather convenient.
Without further ado, Kurapila put on the pale blonde wig and black contacts that she'd been using while going on missions. Their purpose was to fit into her role as Kiyoko Suzuki, Exotic Species hunter. Of course, the 'brilliant' idea to hide her identity as the last living Kuruta while on Hunter missions belonged to none other than Chairman Netero of the Hunter's Association.
She sighed as she exited the bathroom and entered her bedroom o the ship. She only used that identity while using public facilities. After all, she could take care of herself. She was no helpless maiden. Maiden, yes. Helpless ,no.
After the Genei Ryodan disappeared from Yorknew City, Kurapika had accompanied her bratty boss Neon and her father in the hopes that she'd be able to recover her clansmen's eyes. No such luck! The loss of Neon's ability had caused Light Nostrade to fall headfirst down the social ladder. In the end, Kurapika had left the job with a heartfelt goodbye to both Bashou and Senritsu. She(a he back then) had also resumed her true, female persona. Although, most thought that she was a girl even when was posing as a guy. Appearences!
So now, she should be hunting the bastards that annihilated her tribe. But her friends, Gon, Killua and Leorio had somehow managed to elicit a promise from her. She'd agreed that she wouldn't actively chase after the Phantom Troupe. It meant that if their paths were to cross by the work of fate, she was free to solicit her revenge. But the chances of that happening were pretty slim. She was semi-depressed at that time and feeling out-of-sorts. So, they'd managed to draw out that promise from her. The fact that the group was then crippled by the absence of its leader had helped.
She'd even switched from being a Blacklist Hunter to being an Exotic Species Hunter; one that found and protected endangered, rare animal species. She smiled softly to herself. She always was rather fond of animals.
But she hadn't abandoned either of her goals. She will finish off the Ryodan and she will recover the eyes of her tribe. That was her vow. But, to her dismay, there was little progress on both fronts. Yet, she still trained her nen chains vigorously. In fact, the next time she encountered the Troupe, she'd have a few surprises for them. Again, she smiled to herself, but it was a dark, unpleasant smile.
Now, here she was, on the luxury liner Serenity, heading toward the famous tourist spot Carran Islands. Kurapika was getting off halfway, of course, though she wasn't sure how. She'd find out soon enough. Besides, there was no vessel heading towards her current destination. So she had to resort to unorthodox methods.
Her destination was a strange, mysterious island that only the Hunter's Association and a few others knew about. An island shrouded in nen and hidden from the world. It was a huge risk, going to that place with minimal information. As a result, another Hunter would be accompanying her. She'd meet him tomorrow, when the ship docked at a nearby port. Idly, she wondered if the Genei-Ryodan knew of this place.
Kurapika's eyes narrowed dangerously as she recalled the incident a few months ago when she felt the constrictions she'd placed on Kuroro Lucifer being removed. She'd been pissed to realize that the nen chain in his heart had been removed so quickly. Even now, she was fighting the urge to hunt that bastard down.
Kurapika idly entertained the prospect of them running into each other…. Would they fight? Who would win? And who would die, her or that abominable monster?
With such dark, gripping thoughts plaguing her mind, Kurapika made her way to the deck of Serenity from the room that she would be sharing with her companion-to-be.
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