Dark Nights
~Chapter one~
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Senritsu turned the page of the ancient book she'd been leafing through for hours.
And, with a growl of frustration, she slammed the book closed, having found nothing of importance other than spells and healing potions…
Nothing about a cursed piece of music. Nothing that could help her on her quest.
Breathing in a few cleansing breaths, then turned to her right, placing the book gently on the pile of other decrepit spell bound instruction manuals. She'd been reading these for hours apon hours, as she did every weekend.
Every weekend that she had off she would labor over these books, just searching for something, anything to help her in her quest for the Dark Sonata.
''Senritsu?'' a familiar voice said as she heard the door click open.
''Yes?'' she asked, turning around to face a blonde with sapphire-colored eyes walking into the room with a plate in hand.
''Don't you think that you should take a break? You've been at this for hours. And you haven't eaten anything all day.'' Kurapika said, gently setting down the plate of sandwiches and moving a stack of books out of the desk chair beside her before sitting down.
''I'm not hungry…'' she muttered, turning back to the stack of books to her left.
As she reached for another book, a slender hand rested on it.
''Eat.'' He said, though Senritsu heard more in the boy's heart beat than the word. The melody said that he was worried, yet frustrated, she guessed from her constant stubbornness.
She squinted at the blonde, and then snatched the sandwich off of the plate.
Kurapika let out a relieved sigh when she took a bite, then another, then another, until she had scarfed down both of the ham sandwiches.
''Thank you, Kurapika…'' she mumbled, before turning back to the stack of books that the blonde was still holding tightly.
'' No. You're taking a break…'' he said, eyes piercing.
To this, Senritsu's eyebrows furrowed, and she glared up at her friend.
''Kurapika…You don't understand…'' she warned, pinching the bridge of her nose.
''Listen to yourself Sen! You know for a fact that you had to do the same thing with me when I was caught up with the Ryodan! 'you're driving yourself crazy!' '' his voice went up a couple octaves, and he lifted his hand, index finder extended, mimicking her thousands of lectures.
''You know I don't sound like that!'' she shouted, punching the blonde playfully.
''Oh?'' he asked, smiling.
She smiled back, then, realizing that his hand no longer held the books, she snatched a book from the top.
Kurapika sighed, realizing that his lecture was futile.
''Well, I guess I'll help out then…'' he muttered, walking over to the other desk in the room and switching on the desktop.
''Thank you…'' she said, turning and smiling.
After around two hours, having found nothing, Senritsu slammed the book she had been scanning closed.
Sighing, she turned to the Kuruta.
''Kurapika…let's stop for toni—'' she started, but was cut off by the Kuruta letting out an excited shout.
''Sen! Look! '' he said, pointing to what looked like a list of places.
She blinked, and then chuckled, thinking of the boy who had almost never showed any emotion, how much he'd changed since he'd given up his revenge.
''What is it?'' she asked, standing on tip-toe to look over the screen, as she was onlyas tall as his shoulder.
As she scanned the page, her heart jumped. On the page was a letter, it read,
To those who dare,
The Dark Sonata is a curious piece of music that I would like to rid myself of.
To those who know how to destroy it, I would love for your services.
My body has been deformed to the point of non-recognition, and it has made my wife very sick.
It is to my knowledge that if the Sonata is destroyed, the curse will be broken, for all that have been effected.
I have tried many times to destroy it, and it will not leave this world. To those who can, please, be my guest.
Though, I will need a doctor also, for I fear that my wife may not be cured, if you do not come with a doctor, I will not take your services.
Thank you, and I await your help.
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''Do you know how?'' Kurapika asked, looking at Senritsu, eyes wide and flashing scarlet with excitement, and she nodded.
''I read it in one of those books over there, you have to say a chant.'' She recalled, rushing over to her bedside table, and grabbed the book she'd read over and over again.
''Evil parchment, leave us be, you have been to much trouble for me,
Taint our bodies, no more. Go back to whence you came, forevermore.
No more pain, no more fear, once you're no longer here.
Leave now, cursed parchment, for we do not need you near.''
Kurapika blinked as she finished the chant, then smiled a large grin.
''What is it?'' she asked, getting a bit worried for her friend.
''I know where we can find a doctor…'' he said, and Senritsu grinned too, fishing out her cell phone from her pocket and tossing it to the Kuruta.
''You call, and I'll start packing our things.''
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''Will he be alright?'' a woman with dark black asked, clutching a stone that hung around her neck.
''He should be, but just to be safe, we think he should stay here for a few more days, just to make sure the medicine is working.'' Leorio said, fighting the urge to sigh, the woman had fed her child something that he was allergic to, ''she hadn't known that the ingredient was in the food''
''Thank you, doctor…'' she mumbled before she walked back over to her child's bedside, and Leorio felt bad for thinking badly of her, as she clearly cared about him.
''I need a vacation…'' He said, plopping down in his desk chair and gazing at his ceiling.
He jumped out of his chair when his cell phone started to vibrate in his back pocket.
He fumbled with his beetle shaped phone, then finally pressed the green button before his voicemail picked up.
''WHAT?!'' he asked, throwing his free arm up I the air, thinking that the call was coming from his ever annoying secratery.
''Leorio? Is everything alright? You sound stressed…'' came a slightly feminine voice from the other line.
The brunette chewed his lip at the annoyingly calm tone of Kurapika's voice.
''Yes? Kurapika, you realize that you haven't called me in months, right?'' The doctor stated, then realized how dumb he sounded, Kurapika was almost as busy as him, and a phone works two ways.
''And I apologize for that, but I need to ask a favor of you.'' The blonde's voice cracked, and Leorio's heart sunk.
''Are you sick again? Kurapika, how many times do I have to tell you to re—''
''No, no, no, no, no! this is for Senritsu, we found out where the Sonata is, and the holder is asking for someone to destroy it for him!'' Leorio was tempted to take the phone away from his ear, as the Kuruta's voice got very loud, and all of his words ran together.
''That's great! But, why are you calling me?'' he asked.
What he didn't know was that the explanation would take him on that vacation that he had asked for.
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Hina: HERE YOU GO BAI-FENG333!
Kurapika: I look so…out of character in this…
Leorio: YAY! VACATION!
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