This is my first fanfic of hunter x hunter and my hero academia! I'm kinda scared because I want to do justice to the absolute masterpieces of hunter x hunter and my hero academia, but well... I hope you like the story!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter x hunter or my hero academia. Those rights go to the legends Togashi and Horikoshi.

Izuku POV

The hunter exam is renowned for its low success rate, and high death rate. For such stats one should wonder why it is so popular. Here I find myself, standing in a room underground, for gathering applicants of this very exam.

"Yo! I haven't seen you before. You must be new! I'm Tonpa. I can tell as this is my 35th attempt. I guess you could say I'm an exam veteran."
"Some exam veteran you are, failing an exam 34 times! That's nothing to brag about belly-nose!"
"Ah! S-sorry about him. He can come off quite aggressive" Kacchan predictably completely shut down the other exam applicant.
"Ah... well, uh... Would you like a drink?"
"Take your fucking drink and shove it up your arse I don't fucking need a drink!"
"I-it's okay, thanks though Tonpa-san, sorry about him..."

"This is suspicious, why would someone offer a refreshment to a stranger they have never met before, especially one who calls them shit-face after a somewhat nice, although perhaps fake, introduction, in an exam where the less prepared the other applicants are, the higher chance of success? There must be a reason that he's failed 34 times already... Either way, even if I wanted a drink, Kacchan completely shut down that option."

"Shut up Deku! Stop muttering!"

Tonpa, number 16, walked off, looking quite pissed off. Hopefully he wont bother us again anytime soon.

After 30 minutes or so of waiting, a loud bell rung, breaking the silence and adding to the already tense atmosphere. The first phase of the exam, was beginning. Hopefully.

A wall began to rise, drawing everyone's attention, and revealing what I presumed to be the first examiner.

"Sorry for the wait. The entry period for hunter applicants has ended. The hunter exam will now begin!"
"Jeez finally... How long did it even take..." Kacchan retorted.
"Kacchan, that was only 30 minutes, we arrived 391st and 392nd, and the last person I saw enter was 405. Really the amount of time we waited was a drop in the bucket."
"Shut your mouth damn nerd. We should've arrived later."
"A final caution. If you are short on luck or ability, you could very well end up seriously injured or even dead. Those who accept the risks please follow me. Otherwise, exit via the elevator behind you."

An asinine statement. Of course no one would leave, after coming this far. The examiner began to walk away from the crowd, swinging his legs rather dramatically for a normal walking pace.

Eventually though, he picked up the pace, and forced us all to run, although he was still merely walking.

"I forgot to introduce myself. I am Satotz, first phase examiner. I shall lead you to the exams second phase."
"Second? what about the first?" The voice of another applicant sounded out.
"It has already commenced." An outbreak of disbelieving murmurs followed, however Kacchan made his voice loud and clear when exclaiming over confidently, breaking the commotion.
"What? Is that all there is to it? What a stupid exam! Everyone can pass if all the phases are like this!" Kacchan announced his arrogance to everyone in the room, drawing their gaze towards him. They had all likely noted his presence.

"Yes, you simply need to follow me" Satotz replied, unfazed by Kacchan's outburst. "I cannot tell you where or when we'll arrive at the end, you must simply follow me."
"K-kacchan please... Let's not underestimate the exam ok?"

'Is this then a test of stamina? Perhaps both physical and mental, as you don't know when you will reach the end. '

"Pathetic! How can such an easy test have such a low success rate? Are all these extras that fucking weak?"
"D-don't call other people extras! It's testing our mental fortitude and endurance, besides this is only the first phase."
"I don't care Deku! This exam is lame!"

.

The group was getting smaller, unconscious applicants scattered all over the floor behind them. I could feel sweat rolling down my skin, panting heavily. glancing over to Kacchan, he seemed, ok. I could see the difference in stamina between us.

A kid with silver hair skated past us on a skateboard.

'Ah... that was smart. The examiner never said we had to run, we only have to follow him.'

Kacchan suddenly picked up his pace, with an enraged expression. My guess that he was challenging the skateboarder.

"What do you-" The silver haired kid shot him an annoyed look, but was interrupted by a tall man with glasses.
"Hey wait up kid! You should show the hunter exam some respect! Using a skateboard is cheating!"
"Why?" The kid replied nonchalantly.
"This is an endurance test!"
"No it's not." A kid in green spoke up.
"Gon! What are you saying?"
"The examiner only said to follow him."
"Whose side are you on?"

This group was quite intriguing.

"Hey how old are you?" The skateboarder asked, directing the question at the kid in the green, probably called Gon.
"I'm 12 years old."

'He's a year younger than us. And by the looks of it, more skilled than me...' I felt my self-esteem dip slightly.

Suddenly the silver haired kid jumped of his skateboard, and kicked it into his arms flawlessly.

"I guess I'll run too."
"Wow! That was cool! huh?" I suddenly spoke up, amazed by the kids casual trick shot, and spoke at the same time as Gon. I felt blood rush to my face, embarrassed from my sudden addition to the conversation.

"Hi!" Gon, fortunately, spoke up before the situation got more awkward.
"H-hi!"

'Oh god now I probably look like a complete dork...'

"Oi! You know skateboarding wont help you! I'll still be faster than you!"

Once again, Kacchan's impulsive nature threatened the chances of us sharing a good social interaction with others.

"I recognise that voice! You're the guy who yelled about how the exam is stupid!" Gon didn't seem to be annoyed with him at all, in fact he looked more positive than negative at the discovery.

"Yeah so?!"

"Nothing really. Anyway I'm Gon!"
"I'm Killua."
"Katsuki Bakugo."
"I-Izuku Midoriya ."
"Nice to meet you Killua, Katsuki, Izuku!"

'I didn't expect him to be so informal. I guess it's ok though.'

"Yeah, nice to meet you!" We had made friends. I thought it was unlikely, but Gon was incredibly friendly. I thought about apologising for Kacchan's attitude, but at the same time Kacchan wouldn't really like that. I decided to save my breath. We had already ran about 4 hours, I couldn't expend energy on something unnecessary, I think I looked the worst for wear out of the four of us. However, compared to me the man from earlier was doing even worse, and halted. Gon heard him drop his suitcase, and stopped as well, me and Killua followed suit, however Kacchan kept running apathetically.

"Hey forget him. Let's get going."
"Yeah, if he can't pass this lame ass phase then he definitely wont be able to become a hunter." Kacchan shouted, agreeing with Killua, ahead of us but only walking instead of running. I guess he still did care.

"I'm definitely going to become a hunter!" The man suddenly shot forward, speeding past us, and Kacchan. Perhaps Kacchan's words unknowingly motivated him, making him want to prove his worth.
Gon took out his fishing rod, and fished the suitcase the man had dropped.

"Cool!" Once again, I spoke at the same time as another one out of awe, but this time it wasn't so awkward.
"Let me try that out later."
"If you let me use your skateboard."

I didn't have anything though, and I hadn't done anything cool. I was... inferior, so I kept quiet after speaking together with Killua.
We caught up to the man and Kacchan, reaching some stairs.

The group began to run even faster, even up the stairs. The examiner had likely picked up the pace again.

"Guys, want to see who finishes first?"
"Sure! The loser has to buy dinner." Before I could decline (I wanted to decline, I was sure I would lose) Gon spoke up.
"Bring it on!"
"Ready... Go!" We all spoke together, and sped off. They were all eager for a competition, but I wasn't just going to accept that I would lose.

We eventually caught up to the man and a blonde, I was keeping up with them.

"See you at the goal Kurapika."
"Catch you later old man."
"I'm not old! I'm a teenager, just like you guys!"

That statement hit like an anvil.

"Really!"
"No way!"
"You feel so inferior that I'm better than you yet younger, you would lie about your age four-eyes?!" Kacchan would obviously boast, his insult was one of the worse ones though.
"What? No! You're not better than me and I am a teen! And don't call me that, my name is Leorio! Leorio-san for you!"

Whilst they all slowed down from the shock, I kept quiet and took the opportunity to run ahead of them.

"Oi! Where do you think your going?" Killua shouted and ran even faster, catching up to me.
"Ehehehe..." I was almost at my limit. Actually, I had already passed my limit, now I was running on mere determination, if that's even possible.
"I'm surprised that you can keep up with my pace though." Killua stated.
"Obviously I can cloud-head!"
"Cloud-head? Who are you calling cloud-head? My name is Killua!"
"S-sorry about Kacchan he can be quite.."
"Kacchan?"
"Oh! It's a nickname, We've known each other a long time."
"I see..." Gon muttered, after hearing an answer to his question.
"Everyone else is so slow though, this exam'll be a breeze."
"Exactly! This exam is lame." Kacchan agreed with Killua.

I couldn't see a single bead of sweat on Killua, he was a monster. Kacchan likely wasn't still thinking the exam was as lame as in the beginning, but he didn't want to damage his pride, Killua bested us, yet he didn't even seem to be trying.

"Hey guys, why do you want to be hunters?"
"Me? I'm not really interested in becoming a hunter, I just heard the exam was difficult so I thought it'd be fun. But it's disappointing."
"What about you Katsuki?"
"I'm going to become the greatest hunter!"
"Izuku?"
"I- I guess I want to help people. What about you Gon?"
"Well my dad's a hunter, so I want to be hunter like my dad."
"What kind of hunter is he?"
"I don't know. I was raised by Aunt Mito-san, so I've only seen my dad in pictures. When he was 12, he took the hunter exam and passed. Then he left the island. I want to find out why he chose to be a hunter over being with me."
"I-it's the same with me! My dad took it for the first time when he was 13 though, and I was raised by my mother."
"Oh!"

Right on cue, as we finished our talk, the exit appeared. Without a word to each other, we all began our final sprint.
I shouldn't have talked much. I was lagging behind all three of them.

"Goal!" We all shouted in unison as the three of them crossed the last step simultaneously, me slightly behind them.

"Yay! I win!"
"What are you talking about? I was faster!"
"Get your facts straight, I was clearly faster!"

I didn't want this to get out of hand so I interrupted their bickering.

"Well I lost! I'm buying dinner so it doesn't matter."

"Deku I don't care! Obviously you would lose! What matters is that I won!"
"Deku?"
"It's a nickname..." I dismissed the question quickly.
"You didn't win though! I was fastest!"
"No I was!"
"It was me!"
"Let's ask Satotz, he'll have an outside opinion." Once again, I interrupted them to bring a solution.
"Good Idea! Hey Satotz, who was faster?"
"I believe you three crossed the finish line simultaneously, although #392 was last."
"Oh..."
"What are you on about Moustache-for-mouth?! I won!"
"Oi Katsuki, or should I say spikey hair, why do you never use real names?"
"Fuck off cloud-head!"
"U-umm! Satotz-san is this where the second phase takes place?" I couldn't let things get awkward so I quickly changed the subject.
"No we still have quite a way to go."

'Are you serious? I feel like I'm about to collapse... This is only the first phase! How are they all still ok! Well At least I know Kacchan's faking it for the sake of his pride, as am I.'

Thanks for reading! I hope you stick with me lol. ^-^ The next chapter shouldn't take too long to be uploaded. It is almost the end of the summer holidays though, so after posting the second chapter, there could be a long wait, and if not, then definitely after the 3rd chapter... ):