It wasn't supposed to happen.

She didn't mean for it to happen.

To begin with, she didn't know how it happened.

She really regretted her choices leading up to this point.

She'd like to think that it wasn't her fault—that she wasn't the one who led her parents' murderers to their goal; that she wasn't the cause for her ending up all alone because she didn't know any better.

She'd like to think that there was still hope for her—that she'd somehow end up making up for her stupid mistake.

She knew that she committed another stupid mistake when she chose to go with someone who she never met before; someone who claimed to have known her father.

She wished that she could go back in time to change all she ever did—but she knew that that was impossible.

【Luelle POV】

Luelle walked out of the elevator, ignoring the looks that were thrown at her the moment she got out, mainly because she was female and they weren't, and walked over to a less crowded area.

It wasn't the first time that she's been in the Hunter Exam—it was the second time, for the first time at the exams she left half way because it bored her.

She averted her gaze to the man who approached her.

"Hi, I'm Tonpa. You must be a new examinee! How do I know? Oh, I'm a veteran at the exams; been in it for more than 30 years," he rambled on. "What's your name?" He flashed a smile at her.

…Gross, Luelle thought. "I'm Luelle, nice to meet you," she said with forced politeness.

"Ah, I know!" Tonpa took out a can of… orange juice? From his bag and handed it to her. "To celebrate our meeting," he said.

She graciously took the drink from him, opening it and drinking it in one go. "Thanks for the drink, maybe you should use something stronger next time," she smiled and returned the now empty can to him, walking to somewhere else.

It appeared that the elevator was opening again, this time three kids and an... adult? Teenager? She couldn't tell, he looked pretty suspicious though. One of the kids had a familiar presence to them, something along the lines of an assassin—a Zoldyck. Luelle's lips curled upward, amused with the current situation. Other than the kid, she could sense someone else in the room whose presence resembled that of a Zoldyck's. Perhaps this time she'll stick around till the end of the exams.

While she was indulging in her own thoughts, she bumped into someone else, stepping back to avoid stumbling onto them. "…Oh, sorry," she mumbled as she stared at the man with slicked back hair, who she assumed was who she bumped into.

The man chuckled, reaching a hand out toward her. "No problem," he said and patted her head.

…Creepy, she thought. The man didn't look much older than she; if anything, he looked sort of… familiar, though she couldn't pin-point exactly where she saw him before. Luelle noticed she was staring, and straightened herself. "I'm Luelle, nice to meet you, er…"

"Hisoka," the man said in a smooth voice. "The pleasure's all mine," he said with a smirk before walking off.

Well, okay then. She turned her attention to the scream that resonated throughout the crowds of people. Curious, she went over to where the scream came from.

"Look, a magic trick!" She heard Hisoka said mockingly as the guy in front of Hisoka started freaking out over the fact that his arm was disappearing. "Do be sure to say sorry when you bump into someone," Hisoka said, shooting a grin at Luelle.

Luelle flinched slightly, though barely noticeable. She made a mental note to avoid fighting Hisoka in the future. Fighting him is most definitely not good for her health. While everyone else was still freaking out about the loss of someone's arm, she took the chance to slip away from the crowd.

Soon after, the crowd dispersed and everyone was doing their own thing again. More like (silently) judging everyone else. Luelle really wanted to take a nap, but something might happen while she was out of commission, and she'd rather not risk that. If she did, that a nap, she wouldn't be very willing to wake up afterward.

What is in motion tend to stay in motion—what isn't in motion stays at rest.

What would the world do without good ol' physics?

"Oh? What're you doing all alone~"

Dear god please don't let it be him—

Luelle's train of thought was interrupted when she was forcefully turned around by none other than Hisoka.

"Let's get to know each other a bit better," Hisoka smirked.

【Hisoka POV】

Hisoka saw her from somewhere before. He was sure of that. The problem is that there were multiple occasions when he could've saw her, but he knew that she only showed up once in his eyes.

The man studied the woman before him. Luelle, as she called herself, had long, light purple, hair down to her thighs. She had a pale complexion and slender legs, from what he could tell. She adorned a pleated skirt and heeled boots going up to her knees, along with a black leather jacket that ends right past her midriff. Underneath the jacket was a white dress shirt that went with a tie. In the very least, she didn't look like someone who didn't know what they were doing.

He licked his lips as Luelle stared at him, well hidden cautiousness within her eyes. Not well enough, however. Hisoka doubted that she came here unprepared and weaponless, so she must've something hiding within her clothing. Smart enough to hide any signs of being a threat to others.

Hisoka was slightly impressed and intrigued.

"Where are you from?" He said suddenly in a tone that told her it was either 'answer him or have a magic trick performed on you.'

Luelle shrugged in a carefree manner. "I don't remember."

Sadly, for her that is, Hisoka could tell a liar when he saw one. He'd let it go for now. Hisoka would get his answers later.

Before he could continue on, a man wearing a suit appeared at the front of the crowd, presumably the examiner.

【Luelle POV】

"My name is Satotz, and I'm here to take you to the second exam area."

Hushed whispers spilled throughout the space.

"What? Does that mean the first part already started?"

"What's he gonna do?!"

Things like that erupted throughout the area.

Satotz cleared his throat, easily ferrying everyone's attention again. He explained how all they had to do was follow him to their next destination. Some looked obviously glad that that was all, but others thought it out.

Without waiting for any of their responses, Satotz began to move, everyone else instantly following him. It looked like he was starting off pretty slowly, but Luelle could tell that he sped up, even just a slight bit. From afar, she could hear the group of kids + one adult (or teen?) conversing together. Aside from that, everyone else was beginning to realize it was an endurance test. Luelle smirked ever so slightly and sped up a little bit herself, staying in the back, and away from Hisoka, who, luckily for her, already went on ahead to talk to his friend with pins sticking in his head. She'd had to come up with better lies later on—Hisoka probably knew from the way beginning that she was lying.

Game on, she mused to herself.

a/n: Gahh, I feel so bad for not updating anything for so long, but I will update everything soon~
I'm sorry if there are any mistakes or typos in this that I missed or if this seemed bad. Personally I feel like it ran on for a bit TT 3 TT
Later chapters will be better~