Chapter 2
Gon was asleep on the bed. I, however, could not sleep. My mind was too preoccupied on the events of the past day or two. I can't even say how long it's been since we came here. But, what I can remember, it happened like this:
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Gon and I were on the plane to our next destination. Although I'm not sure where it was exactly, I believe it was near York Shin City- the place where Kurapica said he and Leorio would be in a letter the Gon received the previous day. Our plane had to make an unexpected stop in a little place called Honchu City. I'd never heard of it, and there was good reason to as well. The town was deserted and only wild beasts lived there.
The pilot said that the tickets Gon had used to get us on the plane were fake. Gon complained that the tickets were real because he had used his Hunter's Licence to purchase them. The fact that Gon revealed he was a Hunter was a sore mistake because the pilot had a severe hatred toward Hunters. I'm not sure why though, because I was sleeping then. When I had woken up, I was being thrown out of the plane.
Gon was crying because he would have to wait longer before he could see Kurapica and Leorio. I tried to console him but he just ran off. I ran after him and tackled him to the ground.
"Where are you going?" I asked him angrily.
"I'm going to run all the way to York Shin City if I have to. I'm going to see my friends!" He yelled back.
I punched him. "Idiot! You have no idea what kind of creatures live in that forest and yet you're willing to run through it and expect to see Kurapica and Leorio again?!"
He punched back and hit me off him. Then he started running again. I quickly got to my feet and tackled him again, this time punching him over and over. He started punching me over and over, as well. Soon, we were rolling on the ground punching each other. But, then, this Old man came and stopped us from fighting. We were still trying to get at each other when he hit both of us over the head. I'll never forget his first words.
"Best friends shouldn't be fighting against each other. Instead, they should be fighting side by side."
After that, he motioned us to follow him. I was reluctant, at first, but then Gon started following him. I tried to talk some sense into him, but it just didn't get through Gon's thick skull. We had followed him to what he said was his house, but the sign on the door said 'library'.
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"Mmmmm… Killua? Where are we?" Gon said waking up.
"We're in a room at the Old man's library house." I said.
"Hm." And with that, Gon went right back to sleep.
I smiled and layed down beside him and whispered in his ear, "Gon. I promise that I will let nothing happen to you."
He yawned and said in his sleep, "Thanks, Killua."
Again I smiled, layed my head beside his and slept.
The morning came too fast, for my taste. However, Gon and I would've slept all day if it weren't for the noise I heard out in the street. All the towns people were out doing their morning routines. But wait. That couldn't have been it. I had heard that the town was deserted. There wasn't anybody outside yesterday. Gon woke up with a yawn.
"Morning, Killua." He said innocently.
"Uh, yeah. Uh, morning." I replied some-what confused.
Gon walked over to the window and pulled back the blinds. The sun was bright in my eyes and I put my hand over them like a shield. Gon was willing to start this new day the same way he always does: with great excitement. He turned in my direction. He looked at me like he always does and spoke softly.
"I had a dream last night." He said.
"A dream?" I inquired.
"Mm. I dreamed that I was being attacked by a monster. Then you showed up and killed the monster. You turned to me and told me something very nice. Something that I will never forget."
"What did I tell you?"
"You said, 'As long as I'm around, I promise that I will never let anything happen to you.' You then reached out your hand and I took it and said, 'Thanks, Killua.'"
"Well, I made the same promise to you outside of your dream."
Our moment was interrupted by Kitakura-san unlocking the door.
"Good morning, boys!" He said rather cheerfully with no raspy-ness in his voice. He seemed different from last night. Even though there was no raspy-ness in his voice, I couldn't sense any hostility from him. I was going to inquire why he didn't have a raspy voice, but Gon beat me to it.
"Your voice seems different from yesterday." He said.
"Oh, well, I have been sick the past few days and I got better." He said. It appeared to me that he was lying.
He led us downstairs for breakfast. I had assumed that he lived alone, but there were others sitting at the table. Two boys about the same age as me and Gon were sitting on the opposite side of where we sat. Gon tried to make friendly conversation with them but they just ignored him and ate their meal in silence. The woman sitting to the right of us was complaining that she had a really lousy trip to some city that I've never heard of. Not once did anybody pay even the slightest bit of attention to us.
"After breakfast, let's go to the library." I whispered to Gon.
Gon agreed and we left soon after we had finished our meal. I took him to the section that was dusty and wanted to show him the book I had found yesterday. But, Kitakura-san walked into the library I was about to pull the book from the shelf.
"Now, boys, this isn't the time to be reading. You have chores to do." He said.
"What chores? Aren't we guests here? Why do we have to do chores?" I argued.
"Who ever stays in my house will do the chores I tell them to do." He said, his eyes glaring at me.
A moment later, we were outside the house. Just as I had heard when I woke up, there were people doing their daily routines. I wondered how it was possible that a deserted town could have so many people doing normal business. Before I could question Kitakura-san, he handed me a list of items and he handed Gon some money.
"There's a shop just a few blocks down the street. I want you to get everything on this list and come back within an hour." He told us.
After he had sent us on our way, and as soon as we were out of ear shot, I told Gon what I thought of Kitakura-san and this town.
"I noticed it, too. This morning when he came to the door, I could feel his desires." He said.
"I think we should get out of this town right away. I mean, it's supposed to be deserted, right? How come there are so many people around?"
"But where will we go? How will we get out of here?"
"Hm…I have an idea. But I will need to show you when we get back to Kitakura-san's home." I said reassuringly.
"Ok." Gon said as if nothing were wrong.
About thirty minutes after Kitakura-san sent us on this "errand", we arrived back at his house where he met us with a warm, yet frightening smile.
"You boys impress me. It normally takes a person an hour to get to the shop and back." He said.
"Can we go into the library now, Kitakura-san?" Gon asked innocently.
"Of course. Who am I to stop two young boys, such as yourselves, from learning?" It sounded like he was being sarcastic.
While we were in the library, I showed Gon the book about the fountain. He was just as impressed as I was. I guess that's what I like about him. We decided it would be best if we took the book to our room. I saw a copy machine in there, so we could leave the book when we left.
Gon and I were reading a book when Kitakura-san came in the library. I noticed immediately that his eyes were different. Instead of the normal deep blue, they were blood red. There was also an evil grin on his face. I knew that we had to get out soon.