Hi there! This is my first HXH fanfiction! I really hope you enjoy! My beta and amazing helper, Sakura Hyuga, helped me edit and think of awesome ideas for this story. Also, the amazing cover page is a picture of Yukiko by Sakura Hyuga… I feel spoiled by her…
Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter x Hunter… I really wish I did….
Where am I? Why is it so dark? I asked myself. My long brown hair was let loose and my navy blue eyes took in my surroundings with fear and curiosity. I stood there alone in the darkness.
Suddenly, a light appeared far away from me. In the center of it, was a simple girl with golden blonde hair and a plain white dress. I squinted, but she was too far away to make any large details.
"Yukiko Arakaki…" The girl called my name suddenly.
"Y-Yes?" I stuttered with fear and uncertainty.
"I am bringing you to the world of the Hunters, Yukiko." She stated. I looked at the girl, my eyes widening.
"W-What? You mean, like, the Hunter x Hunter world? The world of my favorite anime?" I stuttered. The girl nodded.
"When you arrive, you will already have a pair of weapons, clothes, food and other necessary objects as you take to Hunter exam. You will also be strong enough to not get yourself killed." The girl explained.
"You are not to mess up the story plot, nor tell other characters what will happen in the future or else I will punish you. Also, this will all be just like a dream, your life here." She continued to explain. "Do you understand?" I simply nodded her head, soaking the information in.
"Oh, it's almost time for me to leave." The girl said. She briskly turned on her heel and started to walk away. I gasped and immediately ran after her, but I simply couldn't catch up. The girl just got further and further away from me.
"Wait!" I gasped out. "Wh-what's your name!?" I shouted towards her. The girl froze in mid-step, and turned her head halfway to look. She smiled sadly at me. Why? Why does that look so similar? I thought, a frown etched on my face.
"My name is…Hana…" Hana said and she walked away. Suddenly, the dark world I stood in turned brighter. I looked at my surroundings then looked at the spot where Hana once stood, only to see that she had disappeared. The darkness got brighter and brighter until it was blinding.
I snapped my eyes open and sat up straight from the cold floor that I laid on. I panted heavily and looked around, examining my surroundings. However, I only saw many grown up men in a dimly lit underground room.
Am I in the hunter exam starting point? I asked myself. I looked at what I was wearing. I was wearing a pair of skinny black yoga pants and a comfy purple t-shirt with a black cloak with the hood down. I had a purple and black side bag underneath the cloak and on the ground was a purple skateboard. I also noticed on the side of my pants were 2 hand-sized scythes that with pitch black except for the purple linings on the handles and were linked with a chain and on my shirt held a circular pin with the number 100.
Suddenly, it hit me.
OH MY KAMI!
1: I'm actually in the Hunter x Hunter world!
2: I have 2 scythes as weapons and…
3: I am a number away from Killua, my anime crush! I can't wait to check my bag and meet the crew!
I thought to myself, almost squealing. Just when I was about to check the contents of my bag, I was interrupted.
"You must be a rookie!" A voice said. My eyes widened in fear and darkened a bit and I instinctively put my hands on my new scythes. I whipped around and glared. A man with a box- shaped nose and the number 16 on his chest was in front of me and looked at me fear. I let out a breath seeing as it was only was Tonpa. Relaxing, I decided to act along, even though I know his intention of giving rookies orange juice with laxatives. Stupid rookie crusher.
"I'm sorry about that, you startled me. How did you know I was a rookie?" I asked, in a fake innocent and cheerful voice.
"Oh, I didn't mean to do that. Here, have a drink, my name's Tonpa. This is my 35th time on this exam, so if you need anything, you can ask me." Tonpa said relaxing seeing that I was "kind" and "sweet". He handed me a can of poisoned orange juice. I could feel him snickering at me beneath the façade. Sheesh, don't underestimate people.
"I'm Yukiko, and I'm sorry, I don't like orange juice. Especially ones that are poisoned and have been messed with. But if I need anything, I'll come looking for you." I said once again with a fake smile that was also threatening. Tonpa slowly backed away from me, as I turned around and walked away coolly. I let my mind wander. Could this really be just a dream? I mused on my thoughts. Unfortunately, due to me being lost in my own world, I ran into someone.
'Oof!" I said as I stepped backwards a bit. Noticing that I ran into a person I quickly bowed.
"I'm sorry! I wasn't looking at where I was going." I apologized quickly.
"It's quite alright dear. 3" the man said. I felt a cold shiver run down my spine. I looked up to see a creepy man in a joker suit and a star and teardrop on his cheeks. Oh god…it's Hisoka! I thought inwardly, somehow still keeping my smile on my face.
"Why, I didn't expect to see young adorable girls here~" Another shiver.
"Also with dangerous weapons. How interesting~" Man, this guy gives me the creeps. I was scared by him when I watched the anime too…
"My names Hisoka. What's yours darling?~" Oh no, he's looking at me and waiting for an answer now! I forced my mouth to move.
"Yu-Yukiko…" I said nervously. Hisoka gave me a large creepy grin, making me fidget.
"A real pleasure to meet you. Good Luck!~" He said walking away from me and giving me a wave. I let out a breath that I didn't know I was holding. God that was creepy. I quickly walked to the other side of the room and I sat down and emptied my bag.
"A similar pack of clothes, some candy and snacks, a few bottles of water, a package of hair ties..." I said. I paused, realizing that my hair was still loose and free. Grabbing a hair tie, I put my waist-long hair into a lose ponytail. From the front, you could see some shorter hair that was let loose at the sides of my face. Because of that, it gives the impression that my hair seemed short. I put all the things I saw so far back into my bag.
"Ehh! Even my IPhone 4 and ear buds are in here! With all my favorite songs and games! " I stated happily, as I plugged the earphones in and started listening to the Hunter x Hunter ending song Just Awake. I smiled happily as I started to hum to the song. Suddenly, there was a tap on my shoulder. I took off one ear bud and looked up, a bit annoyed, only to blush when I saw who it was.
"Can I sit here?" He asked.
"S-Sure." I replied shyly as my heart started going faster. Curse you stuttering self! The boy sat down beside me and I took small peeks at him from the corner of my eyes with a small blush that tinted my cheeks. Grrrr…curse you blushing self! I inwardly sweat-dropped.
"I-I'm Yukiko." I said, introducing myself even though I already knew what his name was.
"I'm Killua." He said in a cool, relaxed voice. We then continued to sit there in silence. Suddenly, my stomach growled. I blushed heavily and then reached for my bag, remembering that there was some candy in there. I grabbed the sweets out and slowly unwrapped a lollipop before plopping it into my mouth. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed that Killua was staring at me.
"Would you like some?" I asked him sweetly, knowing how he had a large sweet tooth. He nodded his head and grabbed a lollipop for himself before he plopped it in his mouth.
"That's a cool weapon, can I see them?" Killua asked. I nodded my head and handed him my 2 scythes. He examined them, and then threw them in the air and caught them.
"Why is there a chain connecting them? Wouldn't it be easier if it wasn't connected?" He asked curiously looking at me, while returning the dangerous weapons. I knew how to use them, for whenever I daydreamed having weapons it would be like this, and I imagined how I could use them too. Unfortunately, I never used them in real life. But I should be able to do it since the girl Hana said that I am strong enough not to kill myself. …I hope she's right…
"I'll show you." I stated and grabbing the weapons by the handles, then looked around the room. "Do you have anything I could use as a target?" I asked Killua shyly. He looked around as well, then grabbed a can that Tonpa had.
"You do know these are poisoned, right?" I asked, even though I knew he was immune to poison from his torturous training from being an assassin of the Zoldyck Family.
"I'm immune to poison, don't worry." He said carelessly. I nodded my head and took it from him and then placed it farther away from us. I swung one of the scythes at the can and the blade wrapped itself at the back of the can. I pulled on the chain, which cut the can in half, spilling the juice over the floor. Killua whistled lowly.
"Clean cut." He stated.
"Thank you!" I said happily, a gentle smile on my face. Thank you over-active imagination! Thank you Hana! Killua blushed a little and looked away, scratching his cheek. I silently giggled at the expression.
"I could also use it 2 other ways." I stated to the white haired assassin, slightly more confident in my new-found abilities. Killua looked back at me. "Swing your arm downward at me." I instructed him. Killua looked at me wide-eyed in surprise.
"Are you insane?! I could hurt you!" Expecting this, I put my hand on his shoulder in reassurance. He blinked and looked at me, confused.
"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing, and I trust you." I said softly, yet determined. Who knows when I can show off again with all that's bound to happen? Killua sighed and shook his head with a shrug.
"Alright, don't blame me if you get hurt." He said and I smiled in victory. He raised his arm up and swung down quickly and directly at me. I could tell by his expression that at first, he thought he was going to hit me. But the next thing he knew, his movement was stopped. My two scythes were spread apart. The chain stopped his hand from hitting me. He looked at me in surprise and noticed how my blue eyes turned slightly darker. I smirked at him.
"See, I told you. I know what I am doing." I said with loads of confidence. Hana wasn't lying when she said I've got mad skills. Killua was surprised to hear the tone in my voice; just seconds ago, I was a shy and scared girl. Now I was confident and fearless.
"The other way is like this." I said. I swung my scythes diagonally in the air and they wrapped around Killua's wrist. I grabbed the scythes once again and tugged. Killua, who was still shocked, fell, bringing me down with him. EEEEEEK! I should have thought this through! I screamed in my head.
THUMP!
We both hit the floor hard, I landed on my back and my scythes were still in my hands in a loose grip while Killua was on top of me, his hands pinning my arms down to the ground. I swear my face turned brighter than a tomato.
"Sorry!" Killua said, jumping up, his hand out of my chain trap. He reached his hand out for me and pulled me up.
Neither of us moved from our position, his hand still grasping mines tightly. Suddenly, a scream-like sound rung through the room causing us to notice that our hands were still connected. I pouted on the inside, slightly disappointed from the warmth lost on my hand. We both looked to the front to see the wall raising. Satotz, the weird mouthless guy in my opinion, started explaining the rules. But of course, my thoughts drifted elsewhere.
The exam's going to start! That means I'm going to meet Gon and the crew! I can't wait! I smiled happily and dropped my skate board on the ground and put my left foot on the board, ready to start even though I didn't know how to skateboard. But after my little scythe show I did earlier, I was confident that I could do it. I mean, if I can use scythes, skateboarding should be easy. I threw the candy away, and put my phone back in the bag and the scythes back into my pockets, where they belong. Killua looked at me curiously, where he also dropped down his own yellow and red skateboard. The examinees then began to walk, then jog then run, as Killua and I simply road on our skateboards.
"HEY KIDS! THAT'S CHEATING!" A voice screamed at us. I almost screamed as I saw Kurapika, Gon and Leorio. Keep calm and carry on…relax…breathe…don't act like the crazy fan-girl you really are…
"Why?" Killua and I asked in unison, as I proceeded to tilt my head, even though I knew what was going to happen.
3…
2…
1…
"WHY?! BECAUSE THIS IS AN ENDURANCE TEST!" Leorio continued to shout at us.
"No it isn't." A kid-like voice suddenly said. I looked towards the voice and saw cute and adorable Gon! He is so much cuter in real life! Omigod…don't hyperventilate…
"The examiner only told us to follow him."
"Gon! Whose side are you on?!" Both Killua and I slowed down and moved to either side of him.
"How old are you?" Killua asked him.
"I'm 12!" Gon replied adorably. I slowed down my skateboard and then jumped off, and grabbed it, while Killua just proceeded to flip his skateboard in the air.
"I guess I'll run too." Killua said. I nodded in agreement, even though skateboarding felt awesome.
"I'm Yukiko!" I said, barely able to control my excitement.
"I'm Gon!"
"I'm Killua."
A girl with sparkling golden hair and beautiful blue eyes floated near the ceiling above the 3 kids. She smiled, her eyes dancing in merriment. This is where the adventure starts…. Hana thought as she watched from afar.
Well, I hope you enjoyed! Next chappie will hopefully be updated soon, but I'm going on vacay soon, so who knows. (I'll only be gone for like a week, so don't worry.) R&R plz! Oh, before I forget, Hana is also an OC of Sakura Hyuga, which she let me borrow…Sakura-chan really spoils me… Stay tuned! Yuki- chan out!