Hemblo everyone :)
So next chapter, I tried very hard to write correctly english. Some expressions may be wrong, or awkward, but don't forget I'm not english native speaker! :3 I'm learning by reading and writting :D
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II- Bad Dream
**Feels like I'm falling, into a world
Into a world I can't control
I hear it calling
Down in my soul
Gripping my bones
It won't let go**
(Ruelle)

Kite and Cheshire left the village the next morning.
It was a true relief to leave this place, even if she felt a severe fatigue. Kite just waited the necessary time to restore a little her forces. Just what is necessary to follow him.
She had the feeling he acted like that to enjoy a little of calm, it was very vexing.
Indeed, she stayed calm most of the journey, saying nothing. But in her mind, it was an explosion of thoughts.
Kite was thinking too, about this strange creature. First, he had to stabilize her regularly: malaxing his nen with hers, by applying his hand on her chest. The feeling was...ambiguous, maybe because of the moves of the tattoos? because of the scars? the impression he was touching her soul?
He glanced at her.
By chance, the bulk of the trip was made in train. Even tired, she looked at all with curiosity, maybe she never traveled by train before? It was quite strange to see a young adult looking to the world as a newborn.
"Where are we going?" finally said Cheshire after a long moment. She, at least, managed to say something. He knew that words were trapped into her throat all this time. A grave expression that didn't suit her was painted in her face.
"I have a new mission.
- And what kind of mission is it?
- Researches on an animal species, a rare one.
- Ho… Ho… good…"
The girl looked very disappointed. Even if she was a professional hunter, she never went to missions like that, after all, she wasn't interested in that.
"That's my speciality. And, I need to know more about your condition.
- I'm not ill."
Cheshire wasn't angry, she was aware that he said that to not call her 'creature', and somehow, she was grateful
"You didn't feed yourself. Are you sure you'll be able to manage the travel?
- I don't eat." She looked away. "Food makes me sick… I don't have an appropriate digestive system."
The girl stood up and placed herself in front of her master. He raised his eyes calmly to her.
"Inspect my belly and you'll see."
Curiosity was too strong to refuse that proposal, and with his large hand, he began auscultate her. In fact, it was quite disturbing to notice that her digestive system looked like …
"Mummified…?"
Chessa was looking away, ashamed.
"Indeed. I never met something like that.
- No one has.
- How do you feed you?
- It's your duty.
- How?"
The hunter website hadn't all the information about her kind.
Cheshire stared at him.
"It'll be uncomfortable for you.
- I guess I have no choice if I want you to survive."
Her eyes were searching for something in his. They were surprisingly deep. Then, her lips met hims.
At first, he wanted to push her away, it wasn't something he was used to. Proximity with other human beings, physically, was something strange for him. But the bizarre feeling of his nen reacting to hers made Kite curious. Something different from the stabilisation he did earlier… In the first exchange, he took the excess of nen, here, she was taking. "Eating" he thought as he felt his nen activating her body little by little.
Finally, she pulled herself back, then let herself fall in the couch, near him.
"I'm not sure I'll gonna get used to it…
- You will… masters always do."
He said nothing, probably feeling her tiredness. And tired she was, because she lied on the couch, pressing her back to him.
First, Kite was quite surprised by the contact she made, but then, he smiled. After all, she was "Just like a cat", and with animals, it was easier for him.

**Feels like I'm frozen
Nowhere to run, nowhere to run from here
These walls are closing
Closing me in
Wearing me thin with fear**

They arrived in the larger city after some hours. Cheshire looked healthier, more active and aware of her environment.
"Next time, we'll travel by my way. It's quicker."
Kite wasn't sure he wanted to try it: things with Chessa were way too different.
"I like to travel like that, Chessa."
She blinked and smiled:
"You decide, master. Don't forget, You can use my abilities.
- I know."
But he was uncomfortable with this idea. She was acting like a slave, a tool he could use as he wanted, even by whim. He knew she was already used like that. She was hiding it in her deeper soul, trying to keep some images from him.
"Don't call me like that.
- Wha...why? - She looked at him with surprise.
- Call me Kite. I'm not your master.
- But in fact, you are.
- I don't want to. Just call me by my name, please."
Cheshire frowned trying to understand the reasons, then smiled a little.
"As you wish."
It was the first time she met someone not interested by the power she could afford , and, somehow, she had the impression he was seeing her as a pair, not a monster.
"This contract would be complicated." she though. Then, for the first time since they met, the girl smiled truly.

They walked in the streets in silence.
It was a huge city, with a lot of people. Too much people. Kite noticed that his new little fellow had all her muscles tensed. Looking deeper, he understood she wasn't comfortable in crowds. She has the same attitude as a wild animal.
Good, he was able to understand and handle that.
"Chessa." He said finally. The girl looked at him with her wide lost magenta eyes. "It's nothing. Calm down." he though with a little smile.
Immediately, her muscles relaxed, and she sighed with relief.
"Don't go away…" She responded clearly in his mind. He looked surprised. "I know...it's weird. You found a way to unblock that ability. "
So, he was able to communicate with her without words? Useful, but disturbing. They were so many things he had to get used to… it was like his life as changed with this meeting.
They arrived at a huge university. Students everywhere, professors too, the atmosphere was joyful, studious and somehow candid. She never had the occasion to study, or go to school, so, all these people, all these laughs were something new to her. She wanted to know more, it was obvious she was curious of her environment. Kite smiled and stopped.
"I know what you're feeling."
Cheshire glanced at him.
"I never went to school too."
The girl's face became red, she was ashamed of her lack of culture, after all, she always lived for others.
"I...I… I went to school!
- You're lying. Don't.
- O...Ok…" She looked away, red as a tomato, triturating her fingers.
"It's not a shame. Everyone doesn't have the chance to study."
Kite began to walk again, showing her his back.
She knew, at this moment he had a poor childhood. She felt guilty because she let him think it was a shame to not being educated. She was so awkward.
Chessa disappeared to reappear next to him, saying nothing. Séhe only laid her head against his arm, as an apology.

It was a big professor's office, a very pleasant one. On the walls, books everywhere, jars containing dead things, a huge chesnut office flooded with papers, books, and a family picture. Everything was bathed in a soft warm glow.
The professor was a little blond guy. He was wearing a simple shirt, and his arms were tanned by the sun. He looked joyful, because he offered some cookies and tea to them. He was a mundane, because she felt no nen in him.
"I'm very pleased to receive you both! I didn't knew you'd come with a friend!
- It wasn't really planned…
- Well, well, I'm happy, a colleague hunter?
- Yes.
- Fantastic! Fantastic! You'll be able, both to help me with those researches!"
Cheshire sat on a chair, with a sighed. She wasn't a scientist hunter! She was all but that.
The two men began to discuss about their research, she didn't listen to them.

It was a situation she didn't wanted, and she was scared. Her last master was someone different too...
She died so quickly.
"Chessa."
Kite's voice. She turned her gaze to him.
"What?...
- We need you.
- For what?" She felt anxious, suddenly.
-I am working on different kind of beasts..." The little professor spoke with enthusiasm but the girl didn't cared, she was just looking to Kite.
"We're working on a specific canines' specie.
- Dogs?
- Yes, in a way..I guess. Some people reported the presence of shadow dogs near the forest which borders Padokea's Republic and Mimbo's Republic.
- These specie has disappeared 100 years ago!"
Cheshire looked at the professor, asking herself how someone can be so enthusiastic about ...dogs?
"And what? We're going to search dogs?
- I'm going there, but not you.
- Excuse-me?"
Kite felt her anxiety increase suddenly.
"I need you for something quite special and dangerous.
- Ho…
- I need some datas about the last official shadow dog's specimen. For comparison.
- And why not go together there?"
Yes, she was really anxious, maybe one of the consequences of their pact. He sighed.
"Because your abilities are more useful than mine in this mission. It's very dangerous...and not quite legal.
- Okey… and?
- It's in Kukuroo Mountain.
- in…
-Yes.
- The...Zold…
- Yes.
- It's not dangerous...it's awfully dangerous.
- Yes."
They settled for long seconds. The atmosphere of the little office became evier, the little professor began to feel anxiety. And finally, she sighed and closed her eyes.
"Okey, okey, I'll go. But, if something happens to you, I'm coming back.
- I know.
- And if I need you..
- Don't worry, you can come back too."
She was able to find him wherever he was, it was something he was sure. It was disturbing and annoying.
Chessa stood up on the chair, her eyes slightly narrowed.
"Okey, I'm going." She said passing her arms around Kite's shoulders and pressing her lips on his. The little professor's face became red, and he turned his body to not see that.
When she finished and disappeared, he managed to say to the slender man:
"I..I didn't knew she was your girlfriend, hahaha.."
Kite looked annoyed. Cheshire did it on purpose, to make him uncomfortable.
"She's not."

Because she was recently fed, she was able to travel really fast, without taking any expensive transportation, she arrived at Kukurro Mountain at the end of the day. She was in good shape, feeling healthy and quite powerful. It was delicious.
When she arrived at the big gates bordering the Zoldyck's territory, she notices the large tourist's bus. Quite stoning to see that people were so interested by this family.
She waited quietly for them to leave.
Time she used to think about her plan to approach the big dog. She knew a few things about this family: they were assassins, the best ones. So their territory was protected and well protected, no doubt about that. Logically, there had to be nen users in there. Well, maybe she'll had a little fun.
Cheshire stood up, finally, and disappeared again to reappear in the Zoldyck's wood. She hid her aura instinctively, and began to explore the place.
Beautiful, very beautiful, but quite disturbing, because of the heavy atmosphere. Birds had deserted the place.
She decided to stay in the trees, for safety, and because she wanted to be able to see the place globally.
The first day, she just localized the big monstrous dog. It was quite easy, the dog wasn't discrete, it hasn't the necessity.
Well, he was frightening, with its empty eyes, and she had to restrain her instinct to not run away.
The first thing she noticed was its non natural behavior.
"Just like a robot…" she thought.
A demi-second of inattention, and the dog spotted her, and attacked with an unusual speed. She narrowly dodged and learned a good lesson: she wasn't allowed to relax here, even for some precious seconds. She'll had to find a shelter outside the walls.
"Dangerous mission hé?"
Coming here wasn't dangerous, it was suicidal.
The dog's eyes were stuck on her, she felt like a prey. She adopted a combat position.
"Well buddy, maybe dead you'll be easier to observe…
- No. Don't. " The order was clear, she relaxed her muscles and decided to retreat.
This bastard was able to read her even in distance! Why? What did he do to have such deep control on her? Chessa knew it wasn't something he wished. It was just like that.

The girl found shelter in a big tree near the huge gate. She decided to observe first the comings and goings in the Zoldyck's territory. Maybe she'd find something useful for her mission. Of course, she could ask to the little man who guarded the gates, but she didn't want. Her plan was quite simple, make the dog accept her presence, just that.
But how?
Tree days like that, looking to a gate, to tourists coming and going, but nothing interesting at all.
But in the fourth day, something happened.
Something interesting at least!
Three butlers, in impeccable outfits, arrived. They stopped a few minutes in front of the gate. They didn't notice her presence, she was hidden, and well hidden. They pushed the huge door, and two parts of it opened. Cheshire followed them for a few minutes and the dog didn't try to attack the butlers. She went back to her position.
The door of the Zoldyck's territory was something. She tried quickly to push it, but nothing happened. She was too weak, it was obvious that physical strength wasn't her best quality. Her new master wasn't someone with a lot of physical strength? or maybe she hadn't the time to grab this ability.
"Shit…"
She mumbled. It was something in her genes that pushed her constantly to please her master. Whatever it was, whatever it cost, she wasn't able to control that, even if she tried.
She stayed there for some long minutes, what was her options?
"The sooner I'll finish this task, the sooner I'll return to where I need to be."
She pouted, and passed the door becoming immaterial for some few seconds.
Maybe just passing the gates was enough? The dog was looking at her, with his wide, empty eyes. They exchanged a long look, and the dog went back to the shadows of the wood. She sighed.
It was enough, for now.
After a look for the shape of the mansion, she followed the huge creature.

For the next four days, Cheshire followed Mike's footsteps. At first, the creature wasn't sure how to act with this little thing following him everywhere. It wasn't a normal behavior for a human, but well, at least, she wasn't interested in other things, so it was good for it.
She tried three more times to go after Mike and kill him. But always the same restriction, and the fourth time, she began to vomiting blood. Going against an order was painful. She just wanted to go back to him, to her master, because distance was really something hard to maintain. She was contrainted of obeisance, so she kept following the huge dog, this time without trying anything else.

"Well buddy, I don't know what they did to you but look like a fucking robot…"
She wasn't sure when, and why she began to speak to Mike. Maybe because she felt some connexion in their condition.
"Yes… we're the same…"
She was noting on her phone other informations about Mike when her instinct made her react and jump some meters away, dodging something coming in her back.
"Ho, you're kind of quick. You noticed me!"
Looking to the voice, she slowly straightened, suspiciously.
In front of her, a young boy with white hairs and wide cat's eyes. Beautiful blue eyes, this kind of gaze that hypnotize.
"What are you doing here? Who are you?"
Cheshire didn't relax, this boy wasn't just a normal little guy, he was dangerous.
"I'm just...I'm just here.
- Yes, I see. But, what are you doing here?
- Are you going to kill me? Or at least try to?"
The boy title his head to the side, and blinked twice before answering:
"Well, I guess it depends on your response.
-I'm not easy to kill, you know. " She smiled with arrogance and pointed Mike with her finger. "This time, I'm not a robber, or an assassin, I'm only interested in this big guy.
-This time?
- Depends on many things.
- Why are you interested in Mike? in one of Zoldick's family systems of security?
- Ho… no, no." Cheshire sat down on her branch, raising her bright eyes on the boy again. "I don't give a shit of your security system, or Zoldick's family, or treasures. I've already said to you, I'm just here to observe Mike. Just that."
The strange girl had a strong accent, she was obviously a stranger.
"Just...that? but for what purpose?
- Scientific. My master needs data on Mike's specie, to compare them to the similar species he's working on."
The boy assumed that she was a beast hunter's student. He was just unable to understand how she could move like that when she dodged him. He observed her for a couple of minutes now, and he never saw someone moving like her.
The atmosphere she put was something quite interesting too. At first, she was like a wild animal, but quickly, she looked more comfortable with him, it was like she had recognised someone of her kind. He hadn't the intention of killing her, at least not yet, it was just curiosity who drove him here, simple like that.
She was older than him, but he was unable to give her age. He thought she was something beautiful and unusual, with her tanned skin and her black curly hairs. But most of all, her bright red eyes caught his attention. Not because of their strange colors, quite similar to Kuruta's ones, but for their way to probe the soul, and maybe understand it.
"My name is Cheshire."
He smiled and sat down next to her.
"Nice to meet you. I'm Killua Zoldyck."
She laughed, it was obvious that, with all their capacities, one of them would spotted her.
"I see! Nice to meet you, Killua."
And it was all. She didn't ask him about his family, his work, it was a simple chat between two young persons. Cheshire explained her work and what data she needed, nothing related to his family, nothing that could put their territory in danger, or help someone to defeat Mike.
"It's boring, no?"
She finally said with an adorable pout on her face.
Cute. She wasn't a real beauty, but she had something else he wasn't able to explain.
"No, it's interesting. I mean, I wish I could explore the world too, someday.
- You will. Don't worry about that, I'm sure you will.
- You look very sure about that.
-Because I am. I have a strong intuition, and it's telling me you're not the kind of animal we can keep in a cage."
She smiled to him, and he wasn't sure what she had understood about him.

The following days, he spent all his time in her company.
Her presence was something refreshing, way different from the heavy atmosphere of his family house. But everytime someone passed by, or came to see him, Cheshire disappeared, like she never was there.
"Why do you disappear when someone comes? You have nothing to fear with me.
-Maybe I'm just an imaginary friend? Something created by your imagination?"
Yes, maybe, but he thought it would be terrible for him. She laughed again.
She looked so childish, like she was able to adapt her comportment to her interlocutor.
"I'm kidding don't be mad at me!
-Are you sure you're older than me.
- Ho yes, yes, way older!"
He wasn't really sure, or maybe he wanted to believe that?
"I just don't want them to see me."
Killua understood what she felt, nobody wanted to be seen by someone of the Zoldick's household. Cheshire was someone very cautious.
"Today, I came to say goodbye."
He looked at her with surprise, he felt his heart squeezed by her words.
"Wh..What?
- Today, I'll go back home.
- But...why?
- Well, my work here is finished, and my master asked after me."
He wasn't happy about this, why she had to go? He was losing what looks most like a friend.
"Will we meet again? someday?
- Yes, I'm sure."
She was smiling,
"Will you stay with me then?"
Cheshire looked surprised. Why someone wanted to stay with her without knowing her abilities? It was quite strange.
"Maybe, if you become strong enough, I guess."
Killua's face looked so disappointed that she couldn't help and wrote her phone number on a piece of paper and gave it to him.
"If one day you need help, call me. I'll do what I can to come."
Killua smiled and nodded visibly happy.
"See you later, little fellow!"
And she disappeared.

"The information you collected were very useful, thank you for your hard work!" said the little professor reading the documents they have gathered for him.
Cheshire went back to her master earlier. He had already written all she sent to him, a good point, she wasn't really sure to be able to write something so complicated like that. Well, she was just an assistant after all. Kind of.
The girl looked very grumpy. She wasn't really happy to be left away for so many days, and it was obvious that it cost her a lot of effort.
She hadn't time to eat, to restore herself, or just to sleep.
Kite looked very little concerned by her moods.
Once they left the annoying professor, he turned to her with a sharp, and rude gaze.
"I said you to not interfere with Zoldick's household.
- He found me. Easily by the way. Do you really think I'm a superhero?
- I was clear enough: don't kill the Beast, you tried! many times!"
He was mad at her, obviously.
"I though it'll be easier to study it.
- It was stupid. I'm not doing this work to kill by ease!
- But…
- Enough! I don't want to know your reasons."
Even if he was sure to know it already. He began to walk, letting Cheshire follow him, very pale.
They left the city just after that.

**Wake me up
Won't you wake me up?
Caught in a bad dream
Caught in a bad dream
Wake me up
I wanna feel the sun
Caught in a bad dream
Caught in a bad dream**

Credits.

Bad Dream- Ruelle
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