Chapter 3: The Exam
I yawned sleepily and stretch my arms. A group of young boys kept staring at me but I pointedly ignored them. They aren't fit for the exam. Athletic body, yes, but they don't have the stamina.
I folded my hands behind my head and frown. Why are there so many people lining up for one crummy ship? Yeesh.
What, do all of them plan to be taking the Hunter exam? I rolled my eyes.
Seriously these people.
I yawned again and groaned. Stupid Aniki. Damn drama king pushed me off my bed and started yelling me to get the earliest ship to DolleHarbor in ZabanCity where the Hunter Exam is held.
Well, mostly.
But, he said he got tips from a friend of his that it will be held there this year. I look up at the sky and gave it a content smile. I love the scent of the sea breeze.
I wonder about this "friend" Aniki had get tips about. Aniki don't have much friends, really, since we're bandit assassins.
But we are quite close with the Zoldyck family so that should count as something. He and Illumi hang out together most of the time…killing. How very boring. It's like a routine for them. Eat, kill, kill, sleep, kill, kill, ambush, eat, sleep, kill, sleep….Yikes. I shudder.
But I grinned a bit when a familiar face popped in my mind.
Killua Zoldyck.
The one and only person I could play with when I was younger. We didn't visit the Zoldycks for about two years now. I'm three years older than Killua-kun so I was probably a bore for him.
I grinned wider. I suppose after the exam I could drop by KukurooMountain and show the Hunter License to him. Man, would he be jealous!
The queue towards the ship grew shorter by the minute. I cocked my head to the side and watch the guy writing off the names of the passengers. Apparently he had two big bad-ass looking bodyguards beside him.
He had black hair and a short cropped beard. A small scar slashed across his left eye. He's quite handsome…For a thirty-something year old.
I snickered and went back into the line. He's probably the captain of the ship, the way he sits and the way he asked for the names tells me everything.
It's finally my turn. The captain watched me for a second and smiled politely. "Name?"
I stifled a yawn. "Mikoto Fortuna."
He nodded and scribbled it down. One of his men gestured towards the plank propped against the ship. With my hands still behind my head, I cocked my head at it. "That's a really thin plank." I mused out loud. "Then, don't get on the ship, coward." The burly men said gruffly and his other partner on his side started chuckling. I gave them a bored look. They were still chuckling to themselves when I look away. "Well, then. I don't like it this way…Maybe I should just…" I faltered and jumped up towards the side of the ship and ran across the side upwards. Jumping once more, I landed on the board of the ship.
"Do it like this." I continued and glanced back at the bodyguards. They just stare at me with their mouths hanging open. In the corner of my eye, I thought I saw the captain smirked. I grinned and gave them a casual wave. "See ya~" And hopped of onto the deck.
I looked up and scanned around the deck. There were many people sitting around in groups. I sniffed in disdain. None of them have talents for the Hunter Exam.
Idiots. Do they have a death wish or something?
A particular man with bulging arms of muscle and tattoos lining every bare skin he has on his body stood up and walked towards me. "Hey, kid. Fancy feet there, eh?" I didn't even bother to look at him. He growled and said even louder. "Hey, bitch! Ya hear me, eh?! I'm talking to you so respect your elders!"
He stood directly in front of me. "You want me to squish you into a pulp, huh?" He continued with a little more seductiveness, which I find terribly disgusting and annoying. "Or should I get you to purr?"
I look up at him, unamused. "Get out of my way, hobo." I stated simply.
A vein pooped out from his head and he shouted at me, "You arrogant little…!" I stopped his punch with a hand. The deck immediately grew silent.
"Perhaps you didn't hear me." I glared at him and I felt my eyes turn into a swirl of colors. Red anger, yellow bloodlust and dark green annoyance. I watch his face that have been full of anger and cockiness turn into an expression of fear and I thought I heard him whimpered a little.
He tried pulling back his hand but I dig my fingers into his hand. Blood trickled from his hands and fell onto the deck. He winced in pain.
"Oh, oh? Has the big ol' lion turn into a wittle wittle pussy?" I said mockingly and pouted. He nodded and shook from fear. "Please…..I'm so sorry, miss….Forgive me…Just don't break my arm….Please…" He whimpered and I smirked. "No way. The fun has just started." I dug my finger even deeper and the small trickle of blood turn into a steady flow of red. He bit his lips in pain and his face grew red.
I grinned and threw him to the other side of the deck with a small swing of my arm. He rolled there and started wailing in pain. His friends began to rush across to him and started to ask him the most obvious question imaginable. "Are you hurt?"
I rolled my eyes and look down at my bloodied hand. "Hmm…His blood is disgusting. Can't believe I actually cared to let him live." I looked up and all the cowards were all huddled up and moving away from me. I rolled my eyes again and huffed.
"Great. Nice first impression, Mikoto." I said and with a flick of my wrist the blood turn into fireworks and my hand became clean. Folding my hands behind my head, I stated out loud, not caring if anyone knows or not.
"I'm going to take a nap."
