Scarlet Memories
May 2012
Disclaimer: I do not own HxH
Reminiscence 01 – Dream
There was the creaking sound of burning woods, the blazing scarlet color of fire, and the gray collection of smoke in the air. It was the frightening scene of a burning village, my beloved and once beautiful village I have ever known, my home, and my whole world.
Then, there was a little girl with long, light-brown hair and pair of blue eyes, standing at a distance, looking anxiously at the burning village before her.
"Please, go back," she said, clutching her own hands in front of her chest like she was praying.
The wind that swaying her hair is making the fire blaze strongly as if it is not enough to burn the village, but want to spread toward the nearby forest.
"Please, go back," she repeated. But then a strong gush of wind from above troubled her greatly. She looked at the direction where the wind came from and saw an eagle-like creature which is double the size of a full grown human.
The eagle-like creature continuously flapped its wings as it approached the little girl and grabbed her body with its large claws and flew away from the village.
"No!" the little girl shouted out of fear as she realized that the creature was taking her away from the village. Reaching her hand toward the burning village, the little girl can only call of a certain someone.
"Onii-san!"
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Kurapika fluttered open his eyes. He was currently riding a train, and the first thing he saw was the blinding light from the sun that suddenly penetrated his eyes as the train just got out from the dark tunnel on its way.
He was on his way back to the Nostrade Mansion from a short vacation that was especially given to him due to his extra service for Light Nostrade.
'I fell asleep again,' Kurapika thought to himself.
In the recent weeks, Kurapika was not able to have the chance for a quality sleep because of his many activities and now his tired body is getting the better of him. Even if he doesn't want it, his body would try to get even a short nap whenever there is a chance and this is just one of those chances.
'And that dream again.' It started after Kurapika recovered from a sickness due to an unknown reason after he thrust Kuroro's heart with his judgment chain, and whenever Kurapika fall asleep, that certain dream would most likely be his dream. It's not all the time, yes, but to dream about something repetitively is just too much.
That dream, it's always the same. The girl standing in front of his burning home and her words, they never change. And whenever she called for a certain someone, he would wake up for whatever reason. Sometimes, it frustrates him. Why his dream was like that? Who is that girl? And, what does she mean to her words?
Another thing about the girl in his dream is that, despite not knowing her identity, there is a feeling of familiarity that she is giving him which leads to another question: Why is that girl looks so familiar, but also not? She even wears the tribal clothing of the Kuruta tribe. Is she a Kuruta? If so, then, why he can't remember her?
There are so many questions, but without answer. Will he be able to find out the answers somehow? Where it will lead him if he ever found out?
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