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Don't forget the skateboard.

Killua has to be extra careful. If they heard him, then they will all get him. Killua picked an convenient time to throw his escape plan. Since his older brother, grandfather, and father, all went out for jobs, this was an perfect time to sneak away without getting caught. This way, he'll have a chance.

Now the challenge will be to sneak past the butler's office, without being heard. Those servants have sharp ears. He took caution that his feet didn't make the leafs rustle the wrong way, and he listened contently for any butlers trying to stop him. But it was strange. His gut told him not to continue. Nevertheless, he continued from tree to tree with that feeling of discomfort.

He was almost there, and no-one has tried to stop him. That made the feeling worse. His instincts already told him to run back, before they play a trick on him. But he was scared, so scared that he won't get another chance like this. Scared that there won't be another opening for escape. That fear was the only thing that kept him running, right into his Mother's arms.

Last chance. It was now or never.

Instinctively, he drew out his claws and twisted it into his mother's face. He shattered her visor, and easily sliced through the flesh of her eyes. Trying to ignore the cries of his mother, calling out pleadingly for him to come back, Killua continues his escape, expecting Milukki to furiously launch himself at him.

"How dare you hurt mother!" Milukki shrieked, as he blindly charge at him. Out of all the family members Killua had, Milluki was the one he hated the most. He claims he has more control over his emotions that Killua, which is true in some situations. But when he see's his kid brother being smothered with his dear mother's love, his jealousy causes him to go wild. Many times he would thrash out on Killua, cursing and wishing malevolent thoughts. He loved seeing Killua suffer, and hated to look at him whenever he had the slight glimpse of enjoyment in his life.

It was too obvious that Milukki hated Killua, and Killua hated him back with just as much distaste. Thrusting his blood soaked hand into his brother's stomach, Killua sliced through inches of flesh before retracting his hand. Blood sprayed out of the wound, splattering tiny droplets in all directions.

He watched him thrash in pain for a few second. Then left.

It was a smooth run back down into the testing gate. Instead of chasing after him, his other sibling must have decided to help his family for aid. Without looking back, Killua pushed the testing gates open with his two small hands, stepping out the gates for what he thought the last time carrying the hope, and the guilt within him. But he was very good at suppressing his emotions, just a little bit of guilt wouldn't bother him... right?

A flash of red. I flip the card. Another flash of red. I rub the card. Another flash of red.

I sighed. Out of all the time in the world, this had to be the time my room key broke. Frustrated, hungry, and exhausted, I rested my kettle next to the door and briskly trotted to the front desk. After the employee and I exchange greetings, I hand her my room key. She takes it and swipe it through an machine thingy that looked like an cashier.

I waited for three minutes, and slowly my enthusiasm I once had subsided. Finally, I heard the familiar high-pitched 'beep' that carried me away from my daydreaming. But something must have went wrong, cause the lady frowned in confusion.

"I'm very sorry Ma'am but it seems something is awfully wrong with the computer software, you'll have to come back tomorrow." She smiled at me nervously.

"Where am I suppose to stay?" I attempted in a kind tone.

"Unfortunately, there are only accessible rooms above the 200th floor. You must sleep outside of Heavens Arena tonight. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience."

"You have got to be kidding me." I mumbled under my breath. I felt a little bad for the lady. She'll have to deal with a lot of complaining contestants.

I made my way out of the Arena, into the city night. The waiter wasn't lying that today had good weather. Not a cloud in the air, and the breeze ever so slight. I usually never go outside, especially during the summer.

These are the best kind of night. Where only my breath, and the clicking of my shoes is heard. I continued down a stone pavement in boredom, only to hear an sudden yelp from the house to my left.

A flash of light flickered brilliantly, seen from the space between the blinders. Then slowly subsided into a dim glow.

Maybe it's because of the lack of activity in my life, or maybe it's the rush and mystified shiver I felt from the force. But it seemed as if the light compelled me towards the door, drawing me in.

As I press my ear against the chilly painted door, I heard slight mumbles. And as any smart person would do, I knocked. The voices dropped dead, as if they suddenly got caught in the middle of a crime scene. My suspicion quiver, and I was now wide awake.

"Hello?" My voiced seemed to echo off the dead-panned street.

Suddenly, I heard an sharp whisper, but it was too vague to decipher the words.

I pressed my ear harder into the door, until I felt my head scraping part of the paint off. Confused, I stalked off wondering why I would do something like this. But before I can take a third step, the door opened with Gon gazing wide-eyed at me.

"Kujou?"

"Gon?"

He stood there with an white tank-top, but something was off. For some reason, even when I'm steps away from him, his body was emitting a constant wave of heat. I squinted, and there was an translucent steam rising from his body.

Dumbfounded, I asked. "What kind of manly games are you guys playing?"

Gon's gaze turned into a cheeky wide smile. "What are you doing Kujou? I thought you were tired when we met you."

"Answer my question first. Why is there steam coming out of your body? Are you radioactive or something?" I crossed my arms.

Gon's cheerful smile suddenly dropped into an confused gaze, and Killua peeked behind his shoulder, with the same problem.

"You can... see this...?"

At least my confusing behavior got me into some shelter. I have to say, it felt weird to be sleeping in such a large space. I have bin cramped up in Room 2013 for such a long time, sleeping in another room felt so surreal.

After tossing and turning, my mind dropped into a state of blankness. Until I finally rolled myself off the sofa did I realize, I'm not falling asleep tonight. So I crawled back up, and pulled the blanket over my shoulder, letting my mind traveled into a state of mad thinking. I thought of the sea, for Ian mentioned about a trip with his family. I've never bin to the ocean, but I heard it's suppose to be very deep. Some even believe that parts of it goes down forever, but I think that's just stupid. Cause if some parts of the sea goes down forever, then it would be straight through the core of the earth and out the other side. So going down forever, will eventually lead you to up. yet the existence of Nen makes me wonder, maybe it is possible. If those crazy theorist are actually Nen users, then maybe some kind of magical force makes an black hole. But a black hole that doesn't suck, but instead sits still with no bottom. Wait, wouldn't the ocean be drained by now if that was the case? Then I concluded, that there is no such thing as down. But what about up? Can you go up forever? After pondering on the pointless questions of the reality of up and down, I drifted to sleep.

That night, I dreamed of being sucked into the black hole of the seas.

After Gon got severely injured, due to a tough battle with spinning tops. Two things happen. One. I'm one floor away to reaching the 200s, and almost done fulfilling my deal with Ian. Two. Since Gon can't really get out of bed, I have bin Killua's source of entertainment. And me, being the good person I am, went with it without complaint.

Even when you're forced to walk in the summer heat.

I came prepared with a fan, a spray bottle, three water bottles, and a giant umbrella. Now Killua, being the bad person he is, refused to help me with my equipment. Instead, leaving me to buy an backpack with my own expense.

It took great will power to keep myself to piss and complain like a obnoxious baby in public.

The sun stung against my skin, and made my eyes drowsy. I looked like an demented zombie with black shades, stalking an white-haired child. Finally, and thankfully, Killua was thoughtful enough to stop at an cafe.

I let an gasp of relief, when I felt the rush of cool air from the conditioning.

Killua paid for two ice creams, which were beautifully arranged like an rose on top of a cone. I never tried any other flavor other than Vanilla, so I went with something that sounds more refreshing. After minutes of debating, I pointed to the bright red-orange sorbet flavor ice cream.

By the time they finished my arrangement, Killua already licked off his chocolate rose head, and just started to chew the cone.

I licked one of the petals, and a chill ran through my body. The sweet and sour combination coated my tongue in a savory flavor. My face broke into a grin, and I proceeded with the task of devouring the frozen treat.

My energy lit up like fire.

From the corner of my eyes I could see Killua's eyes, staring at me. I quickly shield my ice cream from his line of sight, clearly showing I'm not in the mood for sharing.

We traveled past down-town, and into the Haven. Food stalls were being prepared, and the fish were being hauled out of buckets of rust, and sliced into reasonable pieces. The air smelled like squid diarrhea. This is why nobody goes near the Haven around noon.

"This stinks." I growled as I pinch my nose.

Killua, who came prepared with an clothespin nodded in reply. "But soon they'll start to pan fry the fish, and the smell of sea salt is all you'll be able to smell."

I snorted an laugh.

After a few minutes, we walked passed the fish market and made our way around the boats into the creepy wooden sheds full of crates. We walked all the way to the end of the line, until he stopped by an shed with an crescent moon painted on the front doorway.

"Wh-" I was in the middle of making an clever retort when.

"Shh!" He hissed. He leaned his ear against the wall, and listened. "No ones in there, let's go."

He opened the door, and once I stepped into the dark walls, an bad premonition built in my gut. It was as if I was inside the carcass of an dead cow.

"Are you sure? I don't know if it's okay to hang out here..."

"Yeah I'm sure. Not a living thing is here."

I'm not sure if that's better or worse. But it was okay, as long as I stare out the door, where I could see light, I will be okay.

"You have an weird sense of an good time. This place smells even worse than the harbor." I started to lay my umbrella down.

"We won't be here long, I would just hold on to your belongings, while I find what I'm looking for."

"A dead squirrel? I won't be surprised if you find one soon."

I could here an soft ha behind my back. "Very funny, but no. Oh wait, I did find one just now though."

Taking off my sunglasses, I could hear Killua rummaging through piles of something, cursing in disgust whenever he finds something dead.

"Wouldn't it be easier with some lights? I'll go look for a switch." Tracing my hand against the wooden door frame, I felt my way around the shed.

"It's okay Kujou. I can find my stuff without any light. Besides, it would take forever to find it."

I laughed. "Forever is just an lie. It's not all good and bad things come to an end. Everything will one day come to an end. Our lives, our existance, our planet, our galaxy, our universe, and certainly my hunt for the damn light switch."

Killua sighed. "I'm starting to see why no one else would be your friend. Your such an pessimist."

I paused. "What do you mean no one?" I scoffed. "I have one. And I'm trying to help you by finding an light switch, you can't criticize me for that."

"Is it me and Gon?" He laughed.

"No. When did we decide to be friends?"

Killua suddenly stopped going through the crates, pausing suddenly as if he remember something important. "Your weird." He finally said.

"Are you insisting that we are already friends? I know nothing about you, and I only met you about a week ago."

"Well yah, I know it's a bit weird, I was confused whether Gon was or was not my friend when I met him."

"Really. Tell me more." I said sarcastically, rolling my eyes in the dark.

"Ok. But you have to tell me about your friend."

I laughed. "That wouldn't be possible. He's weird in ways I can't describe."

Killua snorted. "Not as ridiculous as Gon. During the Hunter Exam..."

"You guys are Hunters?" I cut him off.

"Yah. Well no. Well Gon is. Anyway Gon was fighting a Ninja-"

"Ninja?"

"Will you let me talk?"

I nodded. Then face palmed cause I remember we were in the dark. "Yeah..."

"He was fighting a Ninja and was getting beat up really bad. He didn't stand a chance. But you know, the rules said that your opponent have to surrender in order to win, so the Ninja was torturing Gon. Finally guess what Gon said when he threatened to cut off his leg..."

"That's not very smart. If he cut off his leg then Gon would die from blood loss."

"Which makes what he says even more ridiculous! He said that they both don't want to do that and he suggest to cooperate and figure out how to end this fight together!"

"What did he do?"

Killua laughed. "He forfeited."

"Hmm?" I murmured. "Gon got some deep balls."

Killua stared at me, confused.

I sighed "It means he's really brave. Well one can be brave but in a certain situation one can also be naive."

"Are you some kind of philosopher?" Killua mocked.

"I tend to think a lot when I'm alone." I admitted.

"Then... I bet you're almost always alone." Kill guessed.

I paused, thinking about what to say back to him. But I don't know what to say. I don't want to say it's true because I already told him I have a really great friend, who I do enjoy hanging out with, but I don't think I'll get away with lying."

"I don't consider myself lonely." I answered. "But I am mostly alone."

"That's a really weird answer." He replied. "But I think I can kind of relate."

Sighing, I gave up on looking for an light switch and just sat down near the door. "I'll think about it tonight."

"Or... You can not think about it and be my friend." Suggested Killua hesitantly.

"Sure." instinctively tumbled from my mouth. My answered surprised myself, but I wasn't displeased.

In the end, Killua never found what he was looking for, but he looked surprisingly satisfied. I thought it was strange till I realized my lips were curved into a smile.

I took an deep breath. Taking in all the fresh air after being exposed to such a vulgar stench. Sea salt. "They're frying the fish" I murmured, "Smells nice."

Killua nodded, but he had things other than eating fish on his mind. "Hey. Wanna visit Gon?"

I grinned, and started into a sprint. "Sure. Let's get some more ice-cream though!" I'm sure that Gon will be able to be my friend too.

LET US PRETEND THAT IT DIDN'T TAKE 8 MONTHS TO COMPLETE THIS CHAPTER... I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!

Anyway...

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