So here's another chapter! I ended up completing this chapter and the next one super quick, but I won't be updating twice today, sorry to the ones who have been reading. I've been trying to up my reviews slowly.
Thanks to the adds and favs and a special big thanks to MCRDanime for reviewing! Here's the description I promised!
Mishiro: Has platinum blond hair that's reaches mid back with side bangs. Her eyes are slightly narrow and a shade of light pink, like cherry blossoms! The weights she's supposed to wear around all the time looks like a black arm guard (acts like one too during battle) that reaches her elbow and half of her fingers (provides more protection for knuckles when punching) as well as the ones that cover her shins/calf. She wears black flats just like Kurapika's and she has a blue and gold scarf from the Kurata clan that she usually ties around her waist as a belt, but is now just hidden inside her bag. She wears all black, because that color hides blood the best. Most of the time she wears a long sleeve shirt and she alternates between shorts and form fitting pants. Mishiro weapon of choice is a couple of sai's, but with longer outside prongs so it looks closer to a trident. She also has a light brown cloak that was a gift from Ging, that connects over her right shoulder (so her left side is really the side that is truly covered) with an intricate silver brooch, and yes there is a hood.
Kimiko: She has strawberry blond hair and big navy blue eyes. Her hair is a short bob, but she has a couple of high pig tails holding the upper half of her hair. She has side bangs just like her sister. She likes wearing bright colors and is commonly wearing knee length dresses, short skirts, or shorts and never really long pants. She likes to wear black knee high boots and fingerless gloves that reaches half her forearm. Her weapon of choice is a couple of chakrams (no spikes protruding, they both have a smooth circular blade) Both chakrams have a handle through the middle (so they look like a yin and yang sign) and both have the ability to split into two parts. Ging also gave the same cloak as Mishiro to her little sister, but with a gold brooch.
I hope you enjoy this chapter!
Chapter 4
A dark cloud promising death and destruction loomed over Mishiro's head. And with a shadow resting over her eyes and the angered mumbling floating from her lips, she completed to image of absolute, no apologies anger. Her eyes might have even turned red, though it was difficult to tell through the darkness over her eyes.
"I said I was sorry," Ging said for the umpteenth time. He sighed when all he received was another glare. "You should be grateful that I didn't injure you anywhere fatal."
Another death glare.
"Come on, you should be able to heal up in a couple of months." The raven haired man glanced behind him again, but he only received yet another evil eye.
"Shiro, you should forgive him already. You know that training can result in these sorts of injuries every now and again," Kimiko scolded lightly.
The duo could almost swear that they heard thunder coming from the dark clouds above their companion's head. They wondered if they would get struck by lightning if they went too close.
"It's just a broken ankle, Momo. At least I didn't break your knee, or spine, or something," Ging grumbled. "And look, you got a meal made by that Menchi girl thanks to that broken ankle."
"Yeah! And while Uncle was taking care of his business, you and I got to talk to Satotsu in the town before that one!" Kimiko cheered. "We also got to talk with Biscuit Krueger! She even said that you were making really good process with your nen and it was a shame that she wasn't able to get to you first!"
She scowled when her positive attitude still had no effect. Mishiro had been this way, except when she was meeting new people, since Ging had broken her ankle during combat training over three weeks ago. Finally Kimiko had, had enough. So she put her hands together (as if in prayer) in front of her and pulled out her most powerful set of puppy eyes (the same ones she used on Ging and Kevin when she first met them). It took a matter of seconds for her older sister's resolve to crumble into dust.
Mishiro sighed heavily and relaxed her stiff crossed arm and leg position. "Alright, alright. I give. So where we headed now?"
"I have some zodiac business to attend to, but I don't plan on sticking around or listening to anything they have to say. I'm just showing up to get old man Netero off my back." Ging turned around and smirked. "Since I need to make sure you keep on training and concentrating on controlling your hatsu, plus I need something to entertain me, I'll be taking you along with me."
"Request Denied." Mishiro held up her arms in the form of an X in front of her, the sound of a buzzer going off twice behind her.
"I wasn't asking." Ging crossed his legs and turned to survey the seen outside the bus.
"I don't want to go and you can't make me," Mishiro said obstinately.
"Says the girl with a broken foot who can't get two feet without assistance," Ging practically sneered at the girl.
"I will hop on one foot all the way to the hotel if I have to," the older girl continued to argue.
The raven haired man rolled his eyes. "You can't even outrun a toddler, what make you think you can outrun me?"
"I want to meet them," Kimiko said innocently with a tilt of her head. "Why don't you, Shiro?"
"Meeting these people can draw unwanted attention and I don't want to have to fight more than I'm required to," Mishiro explained.
"But mama and Ashley always said that if you can become acquaintances and friends with powerful people, then you should try to since they might be able to help you later on," Kimiko reasoned.
"That's a good point, so let's go." Ging threw the older girl over his shoulder and dumped her in a wheelchair once they were off the bus before she could argue. He also made a point of tying down her waist to keep her from climbing out and trying to carry out her earlier threat of hopping away.
"Nooooo! I'm telling you I don't want to!" Mishiro grunted as she tried to prevent the man from moving her chair. But it was to no avail and the trio made their way through town till they reached one of the grand buildings. By this point, Ging had resorted to pulling the chair behind him with the occupant facing backwards so that the girl couldn't use her available foot as a brake. Mishiro was left with crossing her arms and ignoring the world through closed eyes, though she sat erect and proper.
"Is there a reason you're now dragging around injured girls to a zodiac meeting?" A woman that bore the distinct similarity to a dog asked when the trio entered the room.
"The one in the chair is my student," Ging jabbed a thumb at the older girl, "and I can't have her running off, free to plant something in my bed."
"If only that stupid snake had been able to bite him," Mishiro grumbled darkly.
Kimiko stepped forward and introduced herself, striking up a conversation with the group while Ging pulled Mishiro out of her wheelchair and onto a mat so that she could stretch out her leg. "Uncle, I'm going to go look around outside. Is that okay?"
"Knock yourself out," the man said while he took his seat around the table.
"Don't go too far! And scream if you get into any trouble!" Mishiro called after her sister.
"Hey! Momo!" The raven haired man called out suddenly.
"What?" The girl asked grumpily as she looked around. "Aaaah! My eyes!"
The girl placed a hand over her eyes and rolled across the floor as her hatsu fluctuated violently from the man's sudden burst of nen.
Ging snickered. "You didn't have proper control of your nen."
"You asshole! You did that on purpose!" Mishiro yelled, rubbing her tearing eyes. When she looked up they were silver and reflecting the room and its occupants.
"See there, you're eyes switched over again," Ging said, pointing to the girl.
Mishiro clicked her tongue angrily. "Well if you're going to throw your stupid nen around like that, then at least give me a heads up."
"Focus more on the flow around your eyes. Think of a lake or pond and disperse all the ripples till they're smooth and easy to control," the man instructed.
"Yeah, yeah. You've preached this sermon more than once you senile old geezer," Mishiro muttered. But she did as she was told till her eyes returned to their normal light pink eyes.
"What a curious ability to you have there. What exactly is your hatsu capable of?" A man in a suit asked.
"Ah, your name's Pariston, right? And you're position is the rat." Mishiro stared at the man before allowing her gaze to drift over the others as well. "And, if I remember correctly, you're the zodiac Cheadle as the dog. Then I can't remember your names, but I can guess your positions. Snake, sheep, dragon, monkey, rooster, horse, ox, rabbit, tiger," Mishiro listed them off as she looked at each person with their respective title. "And then there's the pig."
A vein popped on Ging's temple. "I'm the boar, you brat."
"Oh, I wasn't referring to your title as a zodiac," Mishiro said with a blank face.
"Why you little-!" Ging looped his arm around the girl's neck and twisted his fist into her head.
All of the other zodiacs chuckled. A few of them even muttered something along the lines of , "I approve of this girl" or some other form that they liked her.
There was a chuckle and everyone turned around to see an old man standing in the doorway. "This room certainly is lively today. And it appears we have a guest. And who might you be young lady?"
"No one important. In fact, you should all pretend that I was never here." Mishiro would have continued but her teacher covered her mouth.
"This brat is my current student. Her name is Mishiro, I'm pretty sure you already met her sister Kimiko on the way here," Ging said, eyeing the old man with a knowing look.
Netero chuckled. "Why indeed I did. She's a delightful little one."
"Delightfully manipulative," Mishiro muttered under her breath.
Ging loosened his hold on the girl a little bit. "Oi, Momo."
Mishiro looked over at the man again, only to be blasted by a surge of nen again. "Arg! You bastard! That hurts dammit!"
The man smiled smugly. "Then you better learn how to control you nen."
"I wish you a violently painful death," Mishiro mumbled as she rubbed her eyes fiercely.
"Ho ho ho." Netero smiled at the two's interaction. "That's quite the ability you have there girl. Are you planning to take the hunter test soon?"
"No way." Mishiro made an X with her arms for the second time that day.
Netero raised his bushy white eyebrows in modest surprise. "Oh? Why not? I'm sure with everything young Ging has taught you, that you should make a fine hunter."
"Hunter equals danger, and that's the last thing my sister or I need." Mishiro lowered herself back onto her mat and rubbed her injured leg a little.
"While it's true that becoming a hunter can lead you into danger, it can also offer you protection as well," Netero said, trying to persuade the girl. "Most danger usually befalls a hunter that chooses the more dangerous occupations like blacklist hunting."
"Why does everyone question my decision? I mean seriously! Can't someone use nen and be able to fight decently without having that title? Sheesh!" Mishiro grumbled lightly (Menchi, Biscuit, and Satotsu had also asked her the same questions). She shook her head with a heavy sigh. "I might think of it later on, but right now, all I want to do is protect my sister."
Netero nodded his head in understanding. "Very well, I will respect your decision, but I won't be dropping this subject completely."
Mishiro grimaced at the old man, causing him to chuckle again.
"Well, let's get this meeting on its way. I'm sure Ging and his young companions were planning to ditch in the next two minutes anyways."
"Hey, Chairman," Ging called after Netero as the old man was leaving. "Can you look after these two for a little bit? I need to go look for something."
The old man nodded. "I'm sure it should be fine. I'm actually quite interested in getting to know these two a little more."
"Kevin will burn your sorry ass again if you try to ditch us a second time~!" Mishiro sang after then raven haired man.
A vein popped on his temple. "I told you already, I didn't forget! I just got caught up looking for something and forgot about your entire existence!"
"That's even worse you idiot!" Mishiro shouted.
Ging whacked the back of the girl's head. "Be quiet you brat! You've never been caught up in anything before so you're not allowed to judge others!"
Mishiro stuck out her tongue, but didn't argue as the man turned to leave.
"You know, you wouldn't get hit so often if you didn't argue with Uncle all the time," Kimiko pointed out.
"Eh?" Mishiro shrugged. "He just riles me up and I'm sure it's the same the other way around too."
Netero let out another Santa laugh (as Mishiro had now dubbed it). "You two seem to have quite the relationship with young Ging."
Kimiko giggled and nodded. "I'm very glad that he's our sensei!"
"Eh. I get by," Mishiro said with a shrug.
Netero smiled. "So how long have you been training with him?"
Mishiro hummed as she counted the months. "It's been about half a year now."
"Oho! And when did you start training your nen?" The old man asked.
"Well, I had already kind of trained myself before I met Ging, but before he taught me the next step he had me focus on building up my physical strength and awareness," Mishiro told the man. "Then two months ago, we started working on my hatsu. But I've been having a tough time controlling it so I've been stuck on it for a while."
"I started training to open my tenketsu when Shiro started to work on her hatsu, so I don't have as much to worry about," Kimiko informed the man. "Uncle says that right now I just have to focus on my physical training and be patient, then I'll be able to work myself up until I can be at Shiro's level."
Netero hummed a little bit in thought. "You both have progressed well. But, perhaps what you need is to gain experience through working the field, if you know what I mean."
"What did you have in mind, sir?" Mishiro was genuinely curious.
"Well, why don't you do a few tasks for me," the old man offered. "They aren't very difficult, just delivering messages and whatnot. But they'll require you to work with nen every now and then. Your sister should be more than safe with Ging, and it would be better training to go alone."
Mishiro hesitated. "…I don't know…"
Netero chuckled. "Give it some thought, and we can discuss it with your teacher later."
Mishiro continued to look unsure, but allowed the thought to twirl through her mind for later consideration. She and her sister then moved on to telling the old man about their lives since they met the raven haired man. Netero was amused to hear about the different hunters they came in contact with and the reactions both they and the girls had about their conversation topics. In return, Netero told them some stories about his days, many of which sent the two girls into fits of laughter. They didn't realize how long they had been talking until Ging came back.
"Yo!" Mishiro raised a hand in a motionless wave, a smile still plastered on her face. "So did you find what you were looking for?"
The smile smiled smugly and held up a roll of what looked like ordinary bandages. "I did. There was a rumor that there was a healer that made special wrappings infused with her nen."
"Hm! So that's the real reason you came to that meeting." Netero chortled at the younger man's actions.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah." Ging waved the old man away and started redoing Mishiro's bandages with the ones he brought back.
The effect was immediate. Mishiro sighed and smiled warmly at the older man. "Thank you very much, sensei."
The man smirked and split the rest of the bandages between the two girls (Mishiro received more since she was more liable to get hurt). "See, being a hunter has its benefits."
Mishiro frown slightly as Netero's offer swan through her mind again. She looked up with a determined glint in her eyes. "Uncle, I want to become as strong as possible so that I can protect everyone precious to me. And I think that Mr. Netero has a way to help me progress with my training."
Ging nodded. He didn't bother questioning the girl's sudden resolve. "Then you should give it a go."
We're getting closer to meeting the others soon! Just one more chapter where you get to see an unsual development in Mishiro's relationship with an unexpected group of people and then we'll be heading into the main story line.
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