It's been a long time since I last worked on this story and, honestly speaking, I feel like it's bad. I don't really want to continue as it is, plus I don't feel motivated.
Please tell me in a review what you think, I might write a new HxH story if nobody wants to read more of this one.
Gon woke up on Neferpitou, litterally. She was carrying him on her back and walking through a familiar forest.
"I must still be dreaming, it can't be whale island." He said, blinking his eyes multiple times as if to dispel an illusion.
"Look who's finally awake. You slept for two weeks straight Gon." She informed him, sounding slightly miffed.
"Really? I didn't expect the restriction to be that demanding." He checked himself and verified that, yes, he could use Nen again.
Pitou stopped and let him down. She said she was going to hunt something and left. Gon didn't know why she was angry with him, he didn't like it. When she returned, he immediately asked her what the problem was. She tried to be evasive but he would have none of it and insisted she tell him. She relented but made him promise, several times, to stay calm and not to do anything rash.
"The day after you blacked out, a man named Dwun talked to Razor so he could pass a message on to you." She said easily and Gon could feel the tension in her rise as she went on. "You know Reina, the ant born right after the king? She insists that her name is Kaito and it was proven that she has his memories."
It took him a few minutes to process this revelation, having difficulties grasping the concept presented to him.
"Are you saying..?"
"That Kaito is alive and got reincarnated as a chimera ant? Yes. At least, that's what the message said, he didn't show me any proof." Pitou pointed out.
Gon nodded in understanding, it could be a plot to make her come out in the open. Even if the idea of Dwun doing that to him was unlikely, he couldn't be sure. He couldn't trust anyone with Pitou's safety but himself. Given that it was his top priority, he made a decision.
"We'll go to aunt Mito's home. She won't recognize you as she doesn't care about what happens in the world outside the island and I'll call someone to send a message of my own."
"What for nyah?" She asked curiously.
"If the ant really is who she says, she should be able to find me herself." He said with a playful smile.
A meeting was taking place with different parties involved. One was the Hunter association, represented by the newly elected chairman Cheadle Yorkshire and one of the zodiacs, Ging Freecs codename 'boar'. Another was the Zoldyck family with Zeno and Silva Zoldyck. The last consisted of members of the Chimera Ant Extermination Mission.
"So, what can you tell us about your meeting with Gon Freecs on Greed Island ?" Cheadle asked, beginning the session.
"He is relatively strong. He was able to keep up against both of us to an extent." Zeno said, surprising several in the room. "He uses a vow and restriction to force his body to grow and mature beyond his age. It seemingly activated when I said 'We came to kill the chimera ant Neferpitou' and he answered with 'You shouldn't have said that'. I can guess that once the ant is threatened with death or something among those lines, the vow activates. If you want my advice, do not target them, they are strong on their own, but as a team..." He trailed off.
"Why would he do that?" Palm muttered to herself, although everyone heard her.
"Am I the only one to think he's being manipulated?" Leorio asked incredously.
"Father and Grandpa would have seen it with Gyo if he was manipulated by her Nen, plus Razor know Gon well enough to notice if he was acting like himself or not."
"What do we do?" Knuckle prompted.
"We could wait, if the restriction from his vow isn't too harsh, he should have received the news about Kaito by now."
"He received it alright. He even called Beans a few hours ago." Ging said with a smirk. He suddenly had everyone's attention. "He said and I quote: 'If Kaito is half the hunter he was when searching for my father, she'll know where to find me'."
Everyone frowned, that wasn't really Gon's style to do something like that. Two people, however, caught on the hidden meaning.
Pitou was quite surprised by how well they had been welcomed by Mito. Gon did tell her beforehand that his aunt wouldn't mind her appearance, but she was still a little taken aback by the woman's total lack of reaction to it. Mito seemed to be made entirely of maternal instincts when it came to Gon, and that amused her to no end.
It had been a few days since they began to stay with Gon's family. Right now, Pitou was helping Mito do the laundry despite the latter's protest.
"So, you're his girlfriend ?" Mito asked out of the blue.
Pitou choked on her breath. She knew what it meant, she read it in some magazine, but she didn't really understand the notion.
"Girlfriend?"
"You know, I saw you two kissing outside the other day, I just want to make sure you do love him. It's my job to ensure you're not going to break his heart." Mito said with an edge to her voice.
Neferpitou was then reminded of a question that had been bothering her for some time.
"How do you know if you're in love with someone?"
Mito looked at her incredously but, seeing her expression, she got the problem and giggled.
"That's not really something you know." She said to Pitou's surprise. "It is something you feel. But I think I could give you some hints. Let's see... You think about the person often, you want to be close to him as much as possible and you want to know everything about him. His happiness becomes more important than your own and you can't help but worry about him sometimes. You'll want to protect him from danger, even if it's not the best option."
She would have continued, but then she realized that Pitou was deep in thought and had stopped moving.
"Go think about it, I'll finish alone." Mito said with a smile.
