+ Kuroro's Weakness +

Reminder:

Hiya! I'm so so so so sorry for the very, very, very late update. It's almost 6 months or so since I last updated my fics. Just couldn't find time to publish the finished chapters. Gomen, gomen, gomen. =(

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Here's another chapter. Hope you'll like it. And I promise to have another one next week. ^_^

+ Kuroro's Weakness +

+ Chapter 03 +

+ The Reunion +

Two years had passed…

The 18-year-old Mitara is sitting in a cafeteria, waiting for Illumi. They are now in Queflin City, finishing off their loads. She's waiting there while Illumi is finishing his work assignment.

She was busy watching the little birds that were flying on the nearby trees when something caught her attention.

Hmmm… What's that? Is that Illumi? She thought to herself as she sensed a very familiar aura not so far from her.

She quickly scanned her surrounding while using Gyo. She was about to stop when she caught a glimpse of a red thing behind a tree 20 meters away from her. But, she couldn't tell if it's a man or a woman.

Is she up to me? She thought as she glanced on her wristwatch. Five minutes more before Illumi will be back. I think I need to play first.

She paid her bill and got off from the cafeteria. She slowly walked towards an open park. The aura started to move as well, following her.

I see. So, you want to play, huh? She continued walking until she reached the end of the park trees.

Mitara closed her eyes, and then all of a sudden, she banished.

The mysterious woman was amazed. That was fast. Where did she go? She muttered under her hood.

Then, in an instant, arrow showers hit the tree where she was hiding. She abruptly jumped away from the tree. Then, another set of arrows were fast approaching towards the mysterious woman, which she easily dodged.

But when the woman was about to dodge the last arrow, Mitara already caught her from her back with her knife.

"Give up, or you'll die," Mitara uttered from her back, while her left arm grasped the woman's neck, and her right hand aiming her with the knife.

The mysterious woman didn't move nor react. Then all of a sudden, she laughed. "I'm not afraid to die."

Darn it! Mitara thought. "What do you want from me?"

"I just want to see you."

"Darn!" Mitara pushed the woman, then, she jumped away from her. "Now, look at me, then, prepare to die." She projected her Nen to become a bow and arrows as she aimed the hooded girl.

"Hush, Mitara, I'm not an enemy," the woman uttered after a while.

Mitara's eyebrows collided. How did she know my name?

The mysterious woman took off her hood, which let her long, shiny, red hair flew with the cool air breeze. Then, when she gazed at her, Mitara was startled. Her Nen banished as her eyes became wide.

"M-Mariko?" she muttered, almost breathless.

"I'm glad you still know me, my dear twin sister," the hooded girl said.

"You're… You're still alive…" Mitara intently gazed at the woman in front of her. It is as if she is looking through a mirror while she is seeing herself in front of her.

They both have long, red, shiny hair, and even their body frames are exactly the same, as well as their complexion. Their only difference is their eye color. Mitara has a pair of red eyes, while Mariko has pink orbs.

"Of course. Is that impossible?" Mariko smiled to her.

Mitara shook her head in bewilderment. She still couldn't believe that she already seeing her twin sister. She didn't expect that they would ever see each other again after nine years.

"What happened to you?" Mitara asked, amazement is still in her voice.

"It's a very long story," Mariko smiled weakly.

"I think, we should go now, Mitara," a stoic, monotone as ever voice exclaimed.

Mitara abruptly turned to look at the owner of the voice from her back.

"Illumi…" she confirmed.

The 22-year-old Illumi went towards Mitara. "Let's go."

"Ooohh… I didn't thought that your boyfriend is so strict, my twin sister," Mariko sarcastically uttered.

"He's not my -" Mitara was about to correct her but Illumi interfered.

"It's none of your business," Illumi said stoically.

"Actually, it is. She's my twin sister, and I need to talk to her. In private," Mariko stated.

Illumi glared at Mariko, while the latter glared back at him as well. Both of them are somehow feeling possessive towards Mitara.

But before Illumi could utter a word again, Mitara spoke. "It's okay, Illumi. We will just have a talk."

Illumi didn't say a word but just keep on glaring at Mariko.

"You can say whatever you want, Mariko. Even with Illumi's presence. Anyway, he'll know it eventually," Mitara stated to her sister.

"Ooohh… Okay," then Mariko smirked at Illumi.

Illumi moved a bit and went to Mitara's back, while Mitara leaned beside a huge tree. Mariko lit a cigar, then, she blew some smoke before she starts.

"First of all, I'm happy to see you again, Mitara. I knew that you're still alive, and you're just somewhere. So, tell me, how are you now? What happened to you for the past eight years?"

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Mitara-Yuki