"We are not human beings on a spiritual journey. We are spiritual beings on a human journey" - Pierre Teilhard de Chardin

Well, fuck.

It was definitely the small, green wearing, adorable, stubborn as a bull, 12 year old Hunter that I saw in front of me.

He's as adorable as I remembered. His hair stood proudly, fading from a dark brown to green. The smile that had brightened many people on his journey -that affected me as much as the rest- firmly on his face as he enthusiastically waved to his aunt, Mito and his grandmother in front of the rest of the island's inhabitants.

Seeing him here reminded me of that one stupid wish I had made to a Deity that I'm not so sure I believe in. I had wished to be reborn in one of my favorite anime.

I'm an idiot.

Though I guess coming here as a cat is the best option.

I'm not physically inclined so running during the first exam is out. I can't cook. I'm terrified of heights. There goes the cooking phase with Menchi and Buhara. I don't know about any other paths in the Trick Tower so I probably will fail there, especially if I have to fight an inmate. I can't find treasure or swim so I hope I'm not in the 1999 version of HunterXHunter. I've never gone camping so Zevil Island isn't a good place and I'd rather not be hunted. Did I mention that I can't fight? Because I'm pretty sure in this anime that fighting is a huge thing you need to be able to do.

As a cat I don't have to worry about taking the exam.

Still. I do kinda wanna take the exam.

It's every HunterXHunter fan's dream to take the exam that proves to the world that you are a competent and strong individual. Everyone wants to be able to use Nen.

Nen is to a Hunter what Chakra is to a Ninja.

Though, now that I think about it, I do remember some Hunters having animal companions. I could tag along with Gon. He likes animals and although I'm really human, I'm sure he won't mind.

Because of my zoning out I had to look for Gon which actually isn't so hard.

Finding the large -compared to my size- green wearing boy, I covered the distance between us, avoiding the large feet that could hurt my newly acquired tail.

Once close enough, I leapt forward and attached myself onto him. I quickly worked my way up to sit somewhat comfortably on his shoulder, some of me on his backpack, and I wrapped my tail around his neck all while he was stunned from the weight that suddenly took him off guard.

¨Wah! A cat?" His head turned, brown eyes peering into -what I hoped would be the same dark brown eyes I always saw when I looked in the mirror- mine curiously. ¨What are you doing here kitty?¨ His hand reached out to me carefully and softly touched the top of my head. It actually felt nice.

I mewed and nuzzled into his palm, relaxing in his presence. It actually isn't so hard to act like a cat. I used to actually try and mimic cats, finding it extremely amusing when the neighborhood cats would respond. I guess all that time wasn't completely wasted.

Only when he tried to pry me off his body did I realise just how small I truly was compared to him. Thankfully, he held me carefully in his hands. I continued to look at him and hoped that he wouldn't abandon me here -not that I wouldn't still follow him- to not be dragged down by a small cat. ¨I guess it would be fine to bring you.¨ His response elicited a deep purr from me. ¨It'll be fun! Like back when Kon was a cub!¨ I briefly remembered the large fox bear cub that Gon took in when he met Kite.

With the knowledge that Gon wasn't going to abandon me I felt a weight lift off my shoulders. The rest of the time on board the ship was spent with Gon telling me all about his family, Kon, Kite and anything else about him. It was nice, being acknowledged and befriended this easily. I was always awkward and stayed within a group that shared most of my quirks, new friends were difficult to gain when you're introverted.

At night I would curl up at Gon's side or he would place me in his backpack if he felt that I would get too cold.

Soon we would arrive and meet the perverted, old looking for a teen, aspiring doctor, Leorio.