Disclaimer: I don't own Hunter x Hunter nor making money with this. All belongs to Togashi-sama m(_ _)m

Chapter 1
The Reunion

The harbor's wind blew softly, ruffling the spiky dark green hair of one certain guy. He smiled ear to ear. After 4 years being separated with the ex-assassin and the now doctor, finally he can meet his old best friends again. Full of excitement, he got into the bus to go to Yorkshin City, the city where they promised to meet. The city full of their memories.

After arriving into the city, he waited in the park as his friend had suggested. But he had only waited for a few minutes when a familiar figure called him from afar.

"Gon!"

The called person turned to the silver-haired guy who was waving his hand.

"Killua!" Gon literally bounced to his best friend, giving him a big brotherly hug. "How are you doin'? Whoa, Killua! You've gotten taller!"

"Heheh, you too, Gon. But I'm still taller~"

"Damn! I should have drunk more milk…"

"Nah, you will never surpass me," the taller one ruffled the shorter one's hair playfully.

"Bastard, you don't change at all," he pouted, making his rival laughed even more.

"Wow, look at you two. Finally you don't look like little children anymore, heh. But, I'm still being the tallest among us."

The two 18-years-old guys grinned, welcoming the new addition.

"Dr. Leorio!"

"Ossan (1)!"

"I'm not ossan!"

"You look even more ossan now than four years ago."

"Shuddup, Killua. Are you picking up a fight?"

"I don't mind."

"Oh, come on! We've finally met again after a long time..." Gon stood between Killua and Leorio, preventing the upcoming battle. "Get along, won't we?"

"Hmph, he started first."

"Che. You were the one who got mad easily, Lioreo."

"Don't start again, Lukia!"

"Stoooop!" Gon silenced them by placing his palms on both mouths.

"Ahem," he cleared his throat after releasing them from his grips. "Killua, Leorio, why don't we continue our chat in a cafe right there?"

They then walked together to the said place. On their way, Killua and Leorio apologied each other for bickering on their reunion. The sight made another guy smiled warmly.

Four years before, they've separated to fulfill their own dreams. Leorio has continued his study to become a doctor. He got his doctor license two years ago. Killua has travelled with his sister, Alluka (2), before going back home when his family promised not to chase after her power anymore. And Gon, he has trained with his father and they had had adventures to many places. Finally, at some point, they missed each other and decided to have a reunion.

In the café, they were chatting happily. Sharing stories and experiences they've been through. Starting at the Hunter Exam, no one expected that their friendship could last until now. They all meant each other. Gon, Killua, and Leorio… wait.

"Guys, we're not pretending that someone is still missing, right?"

Killua and Leorio turned their attention to the spiky guy.

"Of course not…" Killua drank the juice in his glass. "Of course not, Gon."

"Why couldn't we contact him…?" Gon's head was down. "Why couldn't we get even the slightest information about him? Where the hell is Kurapika now?"

Gon gritted his teeth. Killua looked away.

"I'm sure he's doing fine now," a reassuring answer came out from Leorio's mouth. "Maybe he doesn't want us to find him because he's afraid we will get into troubles just last time. Well… Just maybe."

"Ah… He might think like that. That Kurapika…" Killua smiled, patting Gon's shoulder to calm him. "Don't worry, someday we'll definitely meet him again."

"I know… But…" Gon suddenly stood up, surprising the other two. "But as expected, I can't hold this feeling! You know we haven't seen him for six years, right? Six years! Last time you heard him was when you called him about Kuroro in Greed Island, right Killua?"

"A-Ah, that's true…"

"What if Kuroro has already found the exorcist to remove Kurapika's Nen, then started chasing after him?"

"Well that's true that Ryodan is still on the move… I heard an information that last week they stole treasures that was going to be sold in auction. Again."

"Killua, don't add fuel to the fire…"

"See?! It really has a high possibilty that their leader has already recovered! Damn… I can't feel calm yet if I haven't heard about Kurapika's condition right now…"

"I knew it!" something ticked Killua brain. "Why didn't I think of this before…"

"What? What is it, Killua?" Gon got curious with his best friend's idea.

"Kurapika was working as a bodyguard, right? If we find his employer, we might also find him!"

"You're right! Ahh why didn't we do it sooner?"

Leorio just stared at the excited guys with meaningful look. Apparently, Killua realized it. But for the time being, he decided not to bring out the subject and took his attention to their new plan.

Somehow they got their way to find the name of Kurapika's employer, Light Nostrade. He was a multibillioner who was a flesh collector and got bodyguards to protect his family. Even after his daughter, Neon, lost her power of fortune telling, the man managed to get out from his depression and started a new business. Killua found the information that Neon is in the Yorkshin City to participate in the underground auction. But when he searched for the bodyguards' info in hunter website, he couldn't find Kurapika's name in it.

"That's weird… Are they intentionally hiding their bodyguards' info?"

"We can't have other choices than to ask her ourselves."

"Hey hey, isn't it a bit crazy?" Leorio asked the other two. "How will you do that?"

"We can sneak into her hotel room," Killua said calmly, as if what he was saying was a common sense. "I can find where she has checked in in a minute."

"That's what I'm talking about! It's crazy! You go that far just to ask about Kurapika?"

"Don't worry, Leorio. We only need to ask her. We won't hurt her!" Gon grinned. "And if we're lucky, we can even find Kurapika there!"

Leorio sighed, not complaining anymore. "Do as you like."

It happened really fast. Because of their experience, they did it all quickly and smoothly that now they were already in Neon's room.

The girl looked scared while seeing three strangers entered her room.

"Who are you? What do you want?"

"Lady, calm down. We only want to ask you something," the silver-haired guy stepped forward, showing her that they were harmless.

"Ask me? About what?"

"You have a bodyguard named Kurapika, right?" Gon started with a question. "The guy wearing a skirt-like bottom, with chains on his right hand?"

"Kurapika? Ah… Yes, I had."

"You had? Meaning that he's not your bodyguard anymore?" Killua raised his eyebrows.

"Who are you to him, by the way?"

"We're his close friends. Please, tell us where he is now," Gon almost begged to her.

"How would I know? He left six years ago, around three months after that auction incident."

"What? So he left you after that?"

"So it means that he left not long after I had that last phone conversation with him!"

"What made him do that? I thought working with this family would bring him closer to the Scarlet Eyes…" Gon half-whispered to Killua.

"Oh, he left with my other bodyguard. Her name is Senritsu, if I'm not mistaken. I didn't know their motive, though."

"They left together?"

"Yes, as far as I know."

"What else do you know, Lady?"

"That's all. Since then I never hear about their beings. Now that I've told you everything I know, could you please leave? He's not my concern anymore."

"I see… Thank you for your time, Lady. We really appreciate it," Gon gave her an apologetic smile.

They managed to exited the hotel without being noticed again. Well, they were professional hunters, after all.

"So like we've heard, Kurapika isn't with them anymore…"

"This is frustrating! I thought I could catch even a slight glimpse of him there…" Gon messed up his own hair.

"But at least we knew that Kurapika had left six years ago. Six years… Why did he leave?"

"I wonder about it, too… And what made it even weirder, he left with Senritsu. What was their plan from retiring together?"

"Did they get new promising jobs? It might be like that…"

Both of them lost in their thoughts, but then Killua noticed something.

"Hello…? Leorio no ossan? Did you get too surprised by Kurapika's leave?"

"Ah, now that you mentioned it, Leorio hasn't let out any word since we arrived at Neon's room. What's wrong, Leorio?" like Killua, Gon also just noticed it.

"…ng? Ah, no. No. I'm also wondering why he did it…"

The doctor gave them an awkward laugh, that made Killua grow suspicious even more. He could tell that by Leorio's expression previously as it had looked so lost in thought and… sorrow.

As I thought. Leorio might know something more that Gon and I haven't known yet.

But Killua chose not to tell the oblivious Gon about it and kept it to himself.

~To be continued~

Notes:

(1) Ossan = old man.

(2) I'm still not sure about Alluka's gender. But Killua called her "my sister", so I'm just stick with that :D

Why did Kurapika and Senritsu leave the Nostrade Family? D:

Sorry for all the mistakes! And sorry if this first chapter is only focuses on Gon, Killua, and Leorio instead of Kurapika. This is just the beginning! Wait for the next chapters, 'kay? ;D Warning: next chapter will be rated M for the abusive scene.