Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter x Hunter :D NOT YET BWAHAHAH...no. No I never will.

AN: Okey dokes! For those who don't know, this is the new edited version of 'Captivating Cataclysm', now renamed as 'Hunter From the Dappled Green'! We are officially back in business :D I've changed almost everything, so I hope for former readers (you might recognise some of it :D I reused things as well XD) it will be even more enjoyable and for new readers that you will enjoy the story!

"Oh! Sorry!" I apologized once again as I bumped into someone else.

"Get out of the way, girl!" A gruff voice shouted, followed by the sounds of wheels against busy seaside port city streets.

"Yes!" I cried immediately, dashing to the side out of the way of the oncoming carriage. I hadn't seen it because it was on my right side, and the eye patch on my right eye limited my vision. I was used to it, but these accidents were bound to happen. It was all hustle and bustle here!

Wow, the city is just bustling with people! It's so loud and energetic, it's so different from the forest…! Oh, that must be the ship to Dole!

I looked out in wonder over the beautiful sea, shielding my eyes from the blinding light and smiling brightly at the ship, but paused when I suddenly heard the familiar pounding of shoes and shouts coming from behind me. I pulled my brown cloak around myself and threw the large hood on, glancing behind me and quickly running into one of the side alleys. I had the feeling now I was in more of a industrialised place, I would be using the brown side of the cloak more than the green.

"Where did she go? She can't have gotten that far!" a male voice yelled.

"Here, check here!" a younger male voice answered and began to round the corner into the alley. I jumped onto one of the wooden crates stacked near the wall and scrambled up the side of it, using the handy jutted out stone bricks as hand and footholds.

"And…up we go!" I murmured, jumping over the edge onto the roof, slightly poking a tongue out at the teenage boy and adult running in. "Sorry, but I can't let you find me today."

"Um, excuse me? Is this the ship to Dole?" I tentatively asked a tall, muscular man covered in scars who was striding onto the ship from underneath my hood. I saw him eye the bow shape under my cloak near my shoulder and the quiver shape underneath my cloak.

"Why?" he growled in reply, sneering as he tried to peer into my shadowed hood.

"Oh, I wanted to take the hunter exam!" I exclaimed brightly, laughing a little at the end. His face was surprised for a second, and then he glared at me suspiciously.

"What're you laughin' at? Ain't you a girl?" he mocked. "Go back home before you die, little girl." He flippantly knocked my shoulder back, making my hood slide off. The salty wind felt quite refreshing against my skin and I could see the sunlight reflecting rather dully off my dark green hair. I saw him start at the eye patch and most likely the dark green birthmark that ran in a wavy line down beneath my right eye. I was lucky that the eye patch covered some of it.

"No, I'm only laughing because it sounds odd. After all, I'm already a hunter, in a sense." I smiled, shrugging off my bow and letting it peek out of my cloak, which felt velvety and smooth to the touch. "Just a different kind. But from what I've heard of this exam, even if I die, it won't be because I'm a girl. It will be because I lacked determination and strength. Good day, sir and thank you for answering my question!" I smiled and nodded politely, walking past him and pulling my hood back up.

"I promise I'll become a super-hunter and be back!" I jumped when a younger voice than mine suddenly sounded in my ear. I had been mesmerized by the bustling city life and gentle crashing of the ocean waves, enjoying the occasional salty spray the waves splashed up. It was all so new and beautiful, and my journey was only just starting. I stared at the boy, who had long spiky black hair and large innocent brown eyes. He was wearing a green jacket and shorts, and he looked so young and energetic, I smiled and laughed just looking at him, leaning my cheek in my palm against the ship railing. Snickers echoed around the ship as macho looking guys mockingly laughed at the boy's words. I didn't understand why the people here were so unkind, was it their individual experiences, or did they just look down on those who appeared to be weak?

The ship slowly drifted out of the harbour, and the boy leapt up and down with excitement, all the while yelling farewells. I smiled fondly, he kind of reminded me of Myu-my heart throbbed achingly as I suddenly thought of her.

Myuna…

I shook my head clear of those thoughts, stretching and pulling my spine as if I were reaching for the blue sky and balancing on my tippy toes.

"There she is! On the boat!" a familiar voice yelled, and I immediately stopped mid stretch, letting my arms drop and glancing along the port. Sure enough, two figures ran along it, the younger and the older male running along the edge of the boardwalk. I contemplated ignoring them, leaning both my elbows on the railing and staring at them in amusement.

"Um, miss, I think they're calling you!" the boy turned to me and pointed at them, making me blink in surprise. "Do you know them?"

"Haha…I guess you can say that," I said cheekily. I shrugged, made a decision and pulled my hood back briefly, waving my hand enthusiastically at them. "Sorry I snuck away! I'll be back soon, I promise! Bye dad, Nioka! Tell mum not to worry!"

"Eh? They were your family?" he said curiously, peering at the pair that could barely be heard anymore.

"Yup! My dad and my brother," I replied, replacing the hood and turning around to lean against the railing with my back and elbows.

"But why were they running after you?"

"Heehee…well, I promised them I wouldn't try get on this ship so they would take me here. So I guess my promises aren't worth much." I stuck my tongue out.

"So you must have a good reason you want to be here so much!" he replied instantly, nodding affirmatively. I was surprised again and looked at him staring out at the shrinking seaside town.

Is that perception or just innocence?

"There is." I murmured, smiling softly.

"My name is Gon!" he introduced brightly.

"I'm Leura! It's a pleasure to meet you!" I held out my hand and he shook it, his smaller hand fitting easily into my larger one.

"I heard the kid say there's going to be a storm, heh! There isn't even a cloud in the sky, and he said he knew because the birds were talking about it, what a joke!" Gruff voices came around the corner as I tried not to slump over the railing. The lack of experience with ships was taking its toll on my stomach. We had separated to investigate the ship, but it seemed I was stuck around near the back of the ship.

Gon did?

I looked up at the sky, smelling the salty wind and trying to listen to the sharp caws of the seagulls, but my head and stomach started to churn.

I'll just have to take his word for it…

I suppressed a moan, holding my head in my hands. All I wanted was to not throw up on anyone, that would be the worst first impression, at the very least. If this was what I was like when the sea was calm, I shuddered to think of when the seas got rougher, like Gon predicted. I almost cried thinking about it, choosing to rest my head against the cool rail.

The storm came almost without warning, and Kurapika eyed the fast approaching dark clouds and looming waves. He decided to head in, save he get caught in the torrential downpour that was sure to come. He walked around to the cabin door, passing a cloaked figure by the railing. He or she was partly limp against the side of the ship and he was almost sure that they were going to slip over the side. The figure started to move all of a sudden and stumble towards him dangerously.

"Ex…Excuse me, could you tell me if a storm is coming?" a female voice floated out from beneath the hood. He eyed her warily and slowed his walking pace.

"Yes," he said, glancing at the clouds.

"T-thank you, sir…could…could you possibly take me inside?" she mumbled.

Sir? She's not much younger than me.

"The door is-" Kurapika began, gesturing lightly at the entrance but was interrupted by her suddenly doubling over. He sincerely hoped she was not going to throw up.

"I don't like the sea," she muttered and collapsed forward. Only his reflexes stopped her from smashing her face on the ground but there was a clatter as her bow slipped over her shoulder and hit the wooden ground. Her hood fell loose and though he had caught glimpses of her face before, he had never seen her this close. He found himself analyzing her odd features, trying to see if he could place her heritage.

Her hairstyle seemed traditional, two braids originating from the middle, one going left and one going right around the top of her head like a crown, and the rest of her hair down, about mid back length. The two braid ends connected at the back, forming a larger braid down the back. It was tied, or rather, held together with an intricately carved metal band with winding patterns on it. For a second, he found the patterns incredibly familiar and he almost jerked back.

He shook his head, eyeing the dark green leaf like hair, and the rough brown eye patch across her right eye. It seemed to slightly cover a dark green mark running down like a vine underneath her eye. Her curved wooden bow indicated she was most likely raised or trained in the woods, and probably used it more for hunting than fighting, either way, it was clear she used it often from the calluses on her fingertips.

Tharraa* Clan…

The name suddenly popped into Kurapika's head and he narrowed his eyes in confusion. He didn't remember learning or reading about the 'Tharraa Clan' anywhere, so how did he know it?

When I woke up, I was somehow inside the cabin of the ship listening to the violent waves crashing outside. I grabbed for my bow instantly, sighing in relief when my hand touched the handgrip. The last thing I remembered…the blonde boy in the blue and gold clothes, he looked strangely familiar and I had…asked him for help. I glanced around the cabin, grabbing onto the pillar beside me when the ship tilted to ridiculous angles and miraculously recovered. My balance seemed to have gotten used to the waves, and I was feeling less awful. I caught the blue grey eyes of the blonde boy and I smiled, tilting my head in thanks. He stared for a second, and then nodded stiffly back, returning to his book.

"Leura! Are you feeling okay now?" Gon ran up to me cheerfully and I gave him a small wave.

"Better! Not completely right, but I don't think I'll get so dizzy I faint again!" I laughed, stopping when I felt a wave of nausea run through me. "Oh! I think I might've spoken too soon…"

"Don't worry! I'll get you a drink!" Gon dashed off energetically, dropping comforting words to fellow dizzy passengers.

"We had a lot of waves," the white bearded captain said as he finished smoking on a small wooden pipe.

"Ah! Yeah!" a deck hand said.

"So, how are they this year?" The captain asked, walking along the hallway.

"Just like those in past years…They're almost dead."

"This isn't training for weaklings. And they want to be hunters? What a joke…" the captain muttered, stepping through the door. He stopped suddenly when he caught sight of a dashing Gon, bringing water and herbs to dazed passengers, now giving the green haired girl a glass of water. He glanced around to the only people that didn't appear to be suffering from the rough ride, a sleeping blond haired boy and a perverted looking man. He smirked and summoned them to the tiller.

"Your names?" the captain asked, turning to them.

"Name's Leorio," the perverted looking man said.

"I'm Gon!"

"My name is Kurapika."

"Why-" the captain began when the door suddenly slammed open. Leura looked like a deer caught in headlights as they all turned to look at her and slowly raised her empty glass.

"I'm so sorry, I thought…I thought I could get some more water here." She smiled sheepishly, her face looking pallid and still a little sickly.

"This is where the steering wheel is, missy, how'd you end up here? Go back to the cabin." The captain gestured with his pipe dismissively.

"Hehe…sorry Captain, I'm not so good with ships." She scratched her head, closing the door behind her. The captain narrowed his eyes for a moment and paused.

Since she's here already, and there's something different about her...

"Wait."

"Yes?" she peered back in, looking hopeful for her glass of water.

"Come in," he grunted, motioning for her to line up beside the others. She looked a tiny bit disappointed before joining them.

"What's your name?" he asked the teenage girl.

"Leura, at your service!" she said brightly, saluting jokingly. The captain nodded and glanced around.

"That's Kurapika, and Leorio!" Gon informed her brightly.

"Alright, continuing on from before. Why do you want to be hunters?" the captain asked.

"Excuse me? I don't think you're an examiner…why should we answer you?" Leorio replied arrogantly.

"I want to know what my father's work is like!" Gon shouted enthusiastically, raising his arm.

"Hey! Who told you to answer? Have some team spirit," Leorio said pointedly.

"I'm giving my reasons, what's wrong with that?" Gon replied.

"You shouldn't, that's all."

"I agree with Leorio." Kurapika finally spoke up.

"Eh! How old are you? Were you never told to respect your elders?" Leorio turned to him.

"I would rather not answer your questions then lie to you. I think lying is more shameful than being greedy." Kurapika continued, ignoring Leorio.

"I'm Leorio! Leorio-san! Hey! Are you listening to me?" Leorio shouted insistently in the background.

"Speaking honestly in front of people I just met…the reasons I want to become a hunter are mine, and are personal. That's why I can't answer your question."

I looked curiously at Kurapika, wondering why he was so secretive. He must've had something he wanted to keep to himself very much, but he made himself sound much harsher than I perceived him to be.

"In that case, you must get off my ship as soon as possible," the captain stated from beneath his hat.

What? What on earth is going on? I just wanted some water…!

Leorio and Kurapika both gaped in surprise as the captain started to speak again.

"You still don't understand? The exam has already started. You know that a lot of people want to take the hunter exam, so it's impossible to test everyone. It's my job to kick out and choose who I think is worthy of proceeding. The other people on this ship have already been registered as a fail, so even if they do manage to get to the examination, they won't be able to get in. Whether you get there is up to me, so put your mistrust away and answer my question." Silence fell as Leorio and Kurapika reconsidered their positions and I glanced around.

"Well, I want to become a hunter because I'm looking for my sister!" I said, stopping my hand when I realized I was fiddling with my braid.

"I'm looking for my dad too! Has she been missing for a long time?" Gon asked curiously. I smiled ruefully, looking down at him calmly.

"Yes, quite a while." Silence fell again after my words, and I took to humming quietly under my breath.

"I am the only survivor of the Kuruta clan," Kurapika said quietly. The captain's eyes widened in shock, and my humming stopped.

Kuruta?

I wracked my brain for the word, but came up blank.

Why does that sound so familiar? This boy is so weird…why does everything about him feel so familiar? I don't think I've met him anywhere before…I guess I must be imagining it.

"Four years ago, all my relatives were killed by thieves. The reason I want to become a hunter is to capture the Phantom Brigade," he explained darkly, anger showing even through the most calmest of voices.

"Becoming a blacklist hunter? The Phantom Brigade is Class A. Even the best hunters will think twice before trying to capture them, you're chasing a sure death," The captain said matter of factly.

"I do not fear death. I fear only that my rage will fade over time."

"So you want revenge, and you need to be a hunter for that?" Leorio scoffed.

"That, Leorio is the stupidest question I have ever been asked," Kurapika said starkly. Leorio's face twitched menacingly and soured considerably. "If I don't become a hunter, I don't have access to certain places, information and displacement. Your small brain probably didn't register that."

"You shouldn't fight, not in weather like this…!" I protested meekly, trying to quietly disrupt their fight, but I watched something snap in Leorio's eyes and sighed.

"That's the third time. Follow me to the deck. Let's end the Kuruta clan right now." Leorio eyed Kurapika menacingly.

"Take back what you just said, Leorio." Kurapika narrowed his eyes in anger immediately

"Leorio-san. Come."

"I'm right behind."

"Oh, you two…" I stretched my hand uselessly and sighed. The two strode out of the cabin angrily, despite the captain's protests.

"Let them fight!" Gon interjected. "If you want to know someone, start by finding out what makes him mad. My aunt Mito often said this, and I liked it. From my point of view, they both have good reasons to be angry, it's better to let them fight." The captain sighed and adjusted his cap.

"I think they're both just too prideful to give in and admit when they're wrong. It's the bad atmosphere, the air is too tense…" I glanced outside at the churning waves and thundering clouds, holding my glass wistfully.

I want some water…

"Well, let's keep an eye on the fight at the very least," I said to Gon, who nodded.

I slowly and very shakily reached the deck as another wave crashed down onto the ship, even with Gon's help. I spat salty water out of my mouth, gagging at the disgusting taste and uselessly tried to put my hood on, not like it would do much good. I glanced around to Leorio and Kurapika, and found the fight already in motion. Kurapika fought with joined wooden weapons, while Leorio wielded a dagger like weapon. A flash of lightning made me shield my eye and cringe a little, but I caught sight of a sailor fixing a crack in the mast.

That's incredibly dangerous, should I go help him?

I turned to speak to Gon, pointing at the sailor but tumbled to the side, hitting the wall of the ship as a heavy wave knocked it. As I was struggling back up using the railing while muttering angrily to myself, I saw the sailor lose his grip and as the ship tilted, go flying over the same edge I rested against, almost right past me. I recovered from the surprise as quickly as I could, lunging for the falling man-which was when I felt my feet slip against the wet deck and I went tumbling over the side after him. Out of the corner of my eye as I fell, I saw Gon mid flight, grabbing onto the sailor's ankles.

Worry about yourself first, or else we'll all die.

I grabbed three sturdy arrows out of my quiver as quick as I could and slammed them into the side of the ship, one of them beneath me, one beside me, and one through the pants of the man flailing past me. I lightly landed on the bottom one to prevent it from breaking and held on to the one on the side for balance. The arrow through the sailor's pants wouldn't hold, so I leaned forward to lunge at him when I realized Leorio and Kurapika had grabbed onto Gon.

"Oh, thank god…" I sighed in relief.

"Those arrows are sharp, they left quite a mark in the wood." The captain commented dryly as he looked over the edge. I had retrieved them one by one when they pulled me up and had left a couple of deep, sharp gouges in the wood. "This ship as been with me for a while…"

"O-oh no! I'm so sorry!" I stammered hastily, flustered and looking over the edge.

"Hmph," a small smile tugged at his weathered mouth. "A couple marks to save the life of a mate is nothing."

My tense body relaxed and I breathed a sigh of relief, smiling and nodding in agreement earnestly.

"Lucky you were there to catch him!" I patted Gon on the shoulder happily. The weather had cleared and the ship had thankfully leveled out to a nice, normal angle so I could bask in the nice glow of the sun.

"Don't praise him, little miss clumsy! We almost had to fish three bodies out of the water!" Leorio scolded Gon and I.

"Maybe, but you caught me, didn't you?" Gon cut in casually.

"Well, I guess…" Leorio said after a pause. "And why are you still holding that?" he asked as he turned to me, holding my glass. I blinked at it in surprise and smiled with glee after realizing it was filled with water!

"I…I don't know, I guess I've just been holding onto it automatically." I shrugged helplessly, but gleefully chugged the water down."Pffffffft!" I spat it out immediately, spraying it everywhere as I coughed. "It's sea water!" I choked out.

"What did you think it was?! Idiot!" Leorio yelled.

"It must have been filled when I was standing against the ship, the waves…" I stroked my chin, thinking hard and ignoring him.

"Forgive my rudeness, Leorio-san." Kurapika apologised, holding out his hand.

"Ah, no need to be so formal, call me Leorio, Kurapika. I should've taken back what I said," Leorio said amicably, no longer exuding rudeness and arrogance.

"HAHA! You guys please me, you all pass! I will personally take you to the next site!" The captain roared heartily.

"Yay!" Gon jumped up and down excitedly and I laughed, this journey was going to be more fun than I had hoped. I ran a hand down my braid and touched the cool metal band.

I'll find you, Myuna.

AN: So I sincerely hope you enjoyed the first chapter, thank you for reading and if you like, feel free to drop a review, ask a question, or just leave some helpful advice :D My pattern is usually to use first person for Leura, and third person for everyone else.

Name Meanings: I took my inspiration from the natives of Australia (Aboriginals) and used names from their language :D! But keep in mind that there are many different tribes and languages, so the names might not mean the same in every aboriginal 'dialect'. I never realised how well their names fit together, I just chose them XD They're all related, Myuna is the oldest, and she would be 17, so Leura and Nioka would be 16. Their last name is Tarkine.

Leura (pronounced Lyu-ra): Lava

Nioka (pronounced Nyo-ka): Green hills

Myuna (pronounced Mew-na): Clear water

* Tharraa means bark of a tree, and it just sounded well with Kuruta :D Thanks for reading!