Author's Note: After more than one year of not updating and just being plain shitty and lazy, I'm finally back with a yet another new story that is just a rewritten and better version of my old stories because seriously, I was never contented with those past stories. And so, I welcome you to the new and supposedly better, Lost Hearts. Take note that this is very different from my previous versions. Trust me, it is very different. (Oh, and to those guests who reviewed that my OC is a fucking Mary Sue, I got five words for you: I. Don't. Give. A. Fuck. You didn't scare me off with your snide remarks. They are bullshit to me.) So, let's get on with the story!

Miwaku: I don't own Hunter x Hunter.

Prologue: Welcoming Insanity

"Meeting adjourned!" Isaac Netero, 12th Chairman of the Hunters Association, announced and began gathering his paperwork.

The Zodiacs, a group of twelve highly-skilled hunters picked by Netero himself, one-by-one stood up, collected their own paperwork, and left the conference room. Even though their faces looked normal, they were grumbling in the inside because they were called in for a meeting just so they could listen (forcefully) to the Chairman ramble on and on about his life. They put up with it anyway since the Chairman is pretty old and lonely.

Well, not lonely, per se. More like he is a proud grandfather who wants to boast about his granddaughter's achievements to his co-workers. That statement is almost true. The only word to add is "adopted" before the granddaughter.

When the doors shut close, Netero let out a sigh then began tapping a blonde head that was on the table. He heard some groaning then the head lifted itself up. Blearily, ocean blue cat eyes opened and glared at Netero.

Netero just smiled. "Had a good nap, Yuki Kura?"

"It was alright." Yuki yawned widely and absently finger-combed her long blonde hair. "But I don't really get why I have to be in these shitty meetings. These meetings don't even have a purpose."

"Yes they do!" Netero pouted at his adopted granddaughter. "I get to talk about you and how great you are."

"Just like a show pony but only human." Yuki snickered at that.

"More like a demon than human." Netero muttered and though he saw Yuki smirk a bit at that, he smiled. Yuki Kura, his twelve-year-old adoptive granddaughter, has been with him since the girl was merely one year old. Growing up without a mother or a father, only an insane but wise old man, she became quite an amazing young lady with some of her sanity in shambles but ultimately, she is the Hunters Association 12th Chairman's adopted granddaughter.

"So, what are we supposed to do now?" Yuki asked her adoptive grandfather.

Netero smirks at that. "Good thing you asked." He pressed a button on his intercom then said, "Beans, please let Ging in the conference room, no matter what. Thank you."

Yuki raised an eyebrow at that. "Ging? Who's that?"

The two turned to look at the opened doors and saw Beans, Netero's loyal and trustworthy secretary, carrying a tied-up grown man. Yuki couldn't help but let her jaw drop at seeing a green jellybean anthromorphic being carrying an adult man though she noticed that the man has a short stature.

Netero glanced at Yuki's face and laughed his signature deranged Santa Claus laugh. "Hohoho! Still a difficult kid I see, Ging Freecss."

"Oh shut up, old man!" Ging sneered at Netero then at Beans. "How did you know where I am, anyway?"

Beans shrugged and smiles. "Intuition, I guess." He then helped Ging stand up.

Yuki couldn't help but stare at the weird man who was now untying himself up with surprising ease. She didn't know who he was but she figured he was an important Hunter and one of her adoptive grandfathers favorites.

Ging noticed the eyes on him and found himself staring at a little blonde girl with blue cat eyes who looked like she was contemplating who he was. He broke eye contact with her then looked at Netero. "So, what do you want from me? I received your message that you have an important assignment for me. You're lucky that I just finished my last assignment and had time."

"I must be really lucky then." Netero smiled then became serious. "This is not an assignment or a mission. This is a personal request from me."

Yuki and Beans let out a small noise of surprise. Ging just raised an eyebrow. "Explain."

Netero placed his hands on Yuki's shoulders then pushed her forward towards Ging. "Ging, meet Yuki Kura, my adopted granddaughter. Yuki, meet Ging Freecss, a Double-Star Hunter who is one of the five best Nen users in the whole world. You two should get used to each other because you will be travelling the whole world together for the next years."

"Wait, what?!" Yuki turned to look at Netero. "I'm travelling the whole world?!"

"Wait a minute!" Ging exclaimed, really surprised at the so-called personal request. "I'm gonna be babysitting a kid?!"

Netero sighed then suddenly pushed Yuki towards Ging with the force of a high-speed truck crashing at a human body. Yuki and Ging, completely unexpecting that, were pushed from their positions and crashed at the nearest wall, making a crater. They dropped to the floor at the same time though Ging, instinctively, gathered Yuki to his arms and took the brunt of the fall.

Beans gasped then stared at Netero. "Chairman, you didn't have to do that!"

"They looked like they needed that kind of meeting." Netero chuckled when he saw what Ging did to Yuki. "They will get along, you'll see."

"I hope so, Chairman." Beans thought and shook his head. He was worried but he will just have to trust his boss with what he is doing.

"Ah fuck, good thing Nen exists." Ging groaned. He already didn't expect that he would meet the old man's adopted granddaughter. He didn't expect that the old man would push the girl towards him with the power of a truck. He looked at Yuki who was also groaning and felt her shifting.

"Fuck, I can't believe that the old geezer did that to me." Yuki shakily sat up and stretched her back muscles though when she felt that her ass was sitting on something warm, she looked down and saw Ging staring at her with a gaze that she couldn't decipher what it meant. There was silence between which was becoming more awkward by the second.

"You okay, kid?" Ging finally asked after staring long enough that it caused him to blush a little when he felt Yuki sit on his stomach. 'Good thing she's not sitting on my groin. She must know that would be awkward on extreme proportions.'

"Yeah, I'm okay." Yuki looked at the crater they made and cringed. "That is gonna be taken on our accounts, I can see it."

Ging couldn't help but snort. "You're worried more about money that's gonna be used to fix that crater than me who actually took the fall?"

"Excuse me but you didn't feel the impact of the old man's push on your back without any sort of protection!" Yuki snarled at him.

"You are a brat!"

"And you are a shitty asshole!"

"Oh now I'm a shitty asshole?! Well, you're a bitch cunt that can't even say thank you to the guy who helped her!"

"I'm not a bitch cunt! It's bitch goddess! Get your facts straight!"

Ging looked at her with a confused face. "Bitch goddess?"

Yuki smiled and nodded. "It means success actually."

"Wow." Ging ruffled his own hair and chuckles. "You are one weird kid. Aren't you only twelve years old or something?"

"Yep!" Yuki laughed then stood up, not really feeling the pain of the impact anymore. She was used to that anyway since she always trained with Netero. She offered Ging a hand. "My name is Yuki Kura, twelve years old, a.k.a Assassin Princess and Bitch Goddess."

Ging took the offered hand. "Ging Freecss, twenty-three years old, professional Hunter and a selfish asshole."

Yuki laughed at that. "All Hunters are selfish assholes."

"I totally agree with that."

Netero cleared his throat and saw Yuki and Ging stand up straight and look at him. They looked like kids that were caught cheating in an exam which amused him. "And now that you two know each other, I'll explain my request. Yuki, you will join Ging in his travels and learn from him about everything and anything. Ging, you may accept or refuse this request but all you have to do is be yourself and get used to having someone with you in your travels."

Ging heard and saw the implication directed to him from Netero. He just sighed and nodded. " I accept your request, old man." 'This is probably my repentance or maybe karma.'

"Why do that though? Finally letting me out of your clutches?" Yuki joked.

"Hardly." Netero walked towards her and ruffled her hair. "You are my granddaughter and I will always keep tabs on you wherever you are, whenever I want. And this will be a great experience for you."

"A great experience, huh?" Yuki smirked and eyed Ging at the corner of her eyes.

Ging also smirks. "Looks like we're gonna be stuck to each other for the next years. Get ready for my training because I really don't hold back."

"That's good." Yuki faced him. "Because I really don't like half-assed attempts."

Netero nodded once. "Good. And your journey starts right about…" He looked at his watch then said, "...now."

"Wait, what about luggage?" Yuki questioned.

Ging snickered, took her arm, and then they ran in high speed, dragging her. "We don't need shit! This is gonna be Survival 101!"

"The fuck?!" Yuki laughed out loud. "Alright then! Lets do this!"

Once the two disappeared from their sights, Beans said to Netero, "Are you really sure about this, Chairman?"

"Positive." Netero crossed his arms and smirks. "Yuki will learn a lot from Ging and Ging will learn a lot from Yuki. It's a win-win situation actually. Hohoho!"

While watching the Chairman laugh, Beans just shook his head and just told himself that the Hunters Association is full of insane people.

へ(゜∇、°)へ FOUR YEARS LATER (APRIL 1) へ(゜∇、°)へ

"CHEERS!"

Yuki Kura, who just turned sixteen years old, and Ging Freecss, who was twenty-seven years old, tapped their shot glasses together and drank the clear vodka in one gulp. They simultaneously placed it back on the table and let the bartender fill it again with more vodka.

"Happy sweet sixteen, Princess Bitch Goddess." Ging coughed out, feeling the burn of the strong alcohol in his throat. He wasn't much of a drinker of alcohol but he indulges in it more often than in his past because of Yuki's influence.

"Thanks. And today's the death anniversary of my parents. May they rest in hell and have fun there." Yuki took the newly-filled shot glass up to the air and drank it again in one gulp. She felt the burn but she doesn't mind it since she loves drinking alcohol and persuaded Ging on doing the same.

Ging didn't comment on her statement about her parents. He knew it was a bit of a hard limit, meaning Yuki can talk about it but afterwards, it depresses her, so they stir away from the hard limits. (Oh, and Ging knew that she got that term from BDSM which amuses him and irritates him at the same time).

"So, what's your wish, birthday girl?" Ging asked, swirling his shot glass and occasionally sipping on it.

"My wish, huh?" Yuki contemplated on that. She really didn't know what she wishes for. She's got money (a hell lot of money actually, Ging smacked her head for being a stingy bitch when he found out), good looks (long blonde hair, blue cat eyes, a very nice figure), a real job with good pay (a dangerous job but nonetheless it's real and it's good), and she's content with her life.

"Content? Are you sure about that?" Ging questioned. Yuki sighed and cursed herself for saying it out loud.

"Well, it's true that I'm content." Yuki sipped the vodka then turned to face Ging. "But aren't we just human beings, Ging?"

Ging blinked at that then smirked. "Yeah, we can never be satisfied."

Yuki smirked back then raised her shot glass. Ging raised his. They clicked their glasses and drank the vodka.

It was about 8:00 PM when they decided to celebrate Yuki's birthday with one of her favorite pastimes-drinking alcohol. She and Ging finished their tasks for the day then found a bar that would suit their needs. It was now half-past midnight and the two of them were drunk.

Ging was the first one who became drunk since his tolerance was a whole lot less than Yuki's and it amused Yuki to see the older man slurring his words and being plain stupid. However, she became drunk after the next ten shots of vodka. And when Yuki Kura becomes drunk, she becomes horny and insatiable.

And so, that's why in the next morning, Yuki woke up in their rented hotel bed to the sounds of Ging puking his guts out in the bathroom. She only had a slight headache which she solved with a tablet of aspirin that was conveniently inside a drawer beside the bed. But she noticed that something was quite different.

She was naked.

Ging flinched at Yuki's "HOLY FUCKING SHIT" and rubbed his forehead, trying to remove the tension. This was one of the reasons why he didn't like drinking alcohol. Hangovers are hairy and sadistic bitches. Of course, he noticed that he was naked and he even saw the condoms they used at the floor (he was really glad that he was conscious enough to do that last night). He didn't expect that to happen and hoped that it won't be awkward between them.

He shakily stood up, flushed the toilet, then took a quick shower. After tying the towel at his hips, he went to the bedroom and saw Yuki staring at the condoms at the floor with a shocked and funny expression. He cleared his throat and Yuki whipped her head towards him. He didn't mind that Yuki eyed his almost-naked body up and down (he figured that being embarrassed with this was pointless) but he tried to hide his flinch when she locked eyes with him.

Yuki, after a few seconds, shrugged then said, "We'll talk about this later. Right now, Im gonna shower. Don't you fucking dare run away, Ging, or I'll slice both your balls with a rusty dagger. You know I will do it!"

"Yes, Ma'am!" Ging agreed quickly. He knew that Yuki was so not joking with that. He's seen it with both of his eyes open and he did not want to endure that.

Yuki then smiled gently (Ging felt himself softening at that) and walked past him to the bathroom. When he heard the door shut, he went to his bag and pulled out a pair of boxers and pants which he put on. He didn't bother with a shirt. It was too hot at where they were to wear one. He sat on the bed and waited for their talk to start.

After about thirty minutes, Yuki walked out the bathroom wearing a simple summer dress and was rubbing her hair dry with not-so-good results. She wasn't used in drying her hair herself so she offered the towel to Ging, as always since they started travelling together. Ging took it and started their normal routine of drying Yuki's hair and afterwards, the brushing of Yuki's hair.

They sat in silence, not really an awkward silence but more of a thoughtful one, waiting for someone to break it. Eventually, after Ging brushed the last of Yuki's tangles, they simultaneously said, "I'm not sorry."

Yuki's eyes widened and she turned to look at Ging. "Well, I did not expect that."

"And I certainly did not expect that I would have sex with you. Hell, you just turned sixteen!" Ging sighed and rubbed his head. "But then it happened."

"Yeah, I even saw the condoms. We're lucky that we used those. Less chances of me getting pregnant."

"Good because I don't want another one." Ging muttered, not realizing that he said the words out loud.

And Yuki was fucking shell-shocked. "...Excuse me? Another one?!"

"Shit!" Ging cursed himself.

"You have a child?!"

"Let me explain…"

"Wait, do you have a wife?! Holy shit, I just became a mistress! A real mistress! And I just turned sixteen!"

"Hold on! Don't jump into conclusions!"

But Yuki was already listing off conclusions. "If you have a wife, then she is gonna kill me or maybe your child will for seducing you. Holy shit, that is intense…"

"Shut up!" Ging slapped his hand on her mouth to quiet her. "And let me explain, damn it!"

Yuki pulled the hand away and glared at Ging. "Fine! Explain."

Ging saw the little hurt and fear in Yuki's eyes. It made his stomach churn. "This was not your first, right?"

"Of course not." Yuki snorted. "I already lost my virginity when I was ten years old."

"That's good to know and I don't want to know who took it." Ging shivered at that. "But anyway, I'll explain. I was nineteen years old when I found out that I was becoming a father. I was young and stupid with social interactions and apparently impregnated a girl. A few months later, my son, Gon, was born."

"Do you have a picture of him with you?" Yuki asked immediately.

Ging shook his head. "I never had a picture of him. I actually don't know what he looks like now. I only remember that he has my hair and my nose. I left him to my cousin, Mito, at Whale Island, my hometown."

Yuki felt her jaw drop at that. "What the fuck, Ging? How old was he when you left him?"

Ging looked away from her. "Two years old."

"And how old is he now?!"

"Probably eight years old."

"Well I'll be damned, Ging. He practically doesn't know you then!"

"I know that!" Ging clenched his teeth hard. "I know that. Didn't I agree with you that all Hunters are selfish? Well, I became selfish. I decided to pursue my job as a Hunter and left my son there because he will only be a hindrance to me." He then looked down to his lap. "He doesn't deserve a shitty father like me."

Yuki sighed then moved to hug him. "Yeah, Gon doesn't deserve a shitty father like you but admitting it is enough for me to know that given a miracle, you would be there for him and help him grow."

Ging huffed at that. "But the thing is that I left him and I have plans for him and ugh, I feel like I'm controlling his life."

"Wait, plans?" Yuki perked up at that. "I don't care about the controlling his life thing because seriously, all parents are like that to their children. Trust me, I know." Ging couldn't help but laugh at that. He knew what Yuki meant. Having an insane adoptive grandfather who is the chairman of an association full of more insane people can be quite taxing to a kid.

"Yes, plans." Ging smirked at that. "And you're in it."

Yuki smirked, too. "Is that so? Do tell."

With that, the awkwardness from the sex was gone and the sadness and guilt flew away.

ヽಠ益ಠ ﾉ 6 MONTHS LATER (￣︶￣)

"You know, when you told me that your hometown is called Whale Island, I never thought that I would be seeing an island shaped like a fucking whale." Yuki told Ging after they stepped off the ship that took them to the island.

"It is aptly named, isn't it?" Ging chuckled.

"So now that we're here, what are we gonna do?" Yuki felt a tap on her shoulder so she turned but she saw no one. Confused, she looked around and just saw vendors and fish mongers. But one thing she immediately noticed, Ging Freecss was gone.

Scratching her head, Yuki felt another tap so she turned around, about to growl out when her eyes dropped down (though only a bit since she was still shorter than average) and saw big brown eyes staring straight at hers. She backed away a bit and quickly, her jaw dropped when she saw a little boy with big brown eyes and a similar black and spiky hairstyle.

"No fucking way. Don't tell me I'm seeing Gon Freecss right now."

The boy grinned widely and held out an envelope to her. "Nee-chan, I think you dropped this."

"Um, thank you." Still feeling floored, Yuki took the envelope, opened it, and read the note in it.

Yuki, take care of my son and train him. This is a personal request from me so you have a choice of accepting it or refusing it. Try and catch me if you can.

-Ging

P.S. Sorry I had to leave quickly. I saw Mito and I didn't want anyone else to recognize me.

Yuki crumpled the note then threw it to the sea. She could feel the irritation bubbling inside her (who wouldn't become irritated at someone who left a kid at her to babysit) but at the same time, it made her happy that Ging still thought of his son's well-being, despite still leaving it at somebody else's hands.

"Are you okay?" The little boy asked Yuki with concern but then he crossed his arms with a frown. "You shouldn't throw trash in the sea. It will be dangerous to the fish and plants."

Yuki couldn't help but laugh at how different and similar the father and the son were. "I'm okay, don't worry. And I apologize for throwing trash in the sea." She managed to say between giggles.

The boy smiled at that. "I believe you. You look happy." He held out a hand. "My name is Gon Freecss."

Yuki also smiled and shook the hand offered. "And my name is Yuki Kura. You can just call me Yuki. Nice to meet you, Gon!"

"Gon! Where's that salt that I told you to buy?!" A woman's voice shouted through the crowd. She appeared, wearing a bloody and scaly apron, with a glare on her eyes.

Gon winced and laughed, sticking his tongue out. "Sorry, Mito-san."

Yuki stared at the woman and saw some resemblance. "Um, hi."

"Oh, hi! I'm Mito Freecss. You are?" Mito smiled warmly.

"Yuki Kura." They briefly shook hands.

"Sorry about Gon. Was he troubling you?"

"Nah, he was only helping me."

"I see." Mito looked at her then tilted her head to one side. "You're not from around here, are you?"

'Fuck. Accommodations.' Yuki just scratched her head and laughed a bit. "Nope. I wanted to get away from the city so I just let my instincts take me to where I'm supposed to go and here I am." She cringed at her lame excuse.

"You can stay at our home!" Gon told her excitedly.

"What?" Yuki was surprised.

"You see, this island doesn't have hotels since it's not really a tourist spot. It's more of a paradise for fishermen." Mito smiled. "You can stay with us for as long as you like. We have room for you."

"Wow, that's really awesome. I'm so lucky!" Yuki laughed and thought to herself, 'I can't believe they actually took that shit excuse.'

Gon took her hand then dragged her with surprising strength. "I'll show you the way to our house! We'll have to climb since it's on a hill but it's fun!"

Yuki remembered the time that Ging dragged her out of the Hunters Association and towards the world outside without any luggage. She smiled at the memory and saw Gon staring at her with a wide grin. She smiled wider then the two of them ran towards the house on the hill.

Mito Freecss, who was left behind, shook her head with small smile. "What an interesting character you are, Yuki Kura. I feel like life is gonna change now that you came in our lives. I just hope it's a good change."

ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ TO BE CONTINUED ε===(っ≧ω≦)っ

Author's Note: See, it's completely different from the previous stories. You got more background and you know more than Gon right now. And I decided on more background because I love Ging Freecss so it's pretty biased. Oh, and updates are gonna be irregular but if you're patient enough, then I'll be happy.

Next chapter: Chapter 1: Meet Then Embark

Expectations on Chapter 1: Three Years, Hunter Exams, Future Allies

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