It Doesnt Matter At First though
Disclaimer: Hunter x Hunter belongs to the great Yoshihiro Togashi-sensei
Note: English is not my native language.
Beta: not yet been beta read yet.
Summary: Prequel to W.I.S.C.? fic, Not recommended when you haven't read that one. But since this is the beginning of how did things happen to be like that. You can still relate here even without checking the first one. ^^
He just resigned being a bodyguard on Nostrads, but immediately got abducted by the Genei Ryodan Leader Kuroro Lucifer. This story revolves on how each of their feelings seems to change before Kurapika sank onto his insanity edge. A short KuroKura adventure.
~~Note: This contain a slice of ORANGE. On this fic only Kurapika and Kurapika with the spider member's would be the main unlike on W.I.S.C.? fic. You'll find out as you read, so I'm telling you - Start now!
BY THE WAY, dont expect much at this prequel, for first of all you all knooow how Kuroro and Kurapika would get close to each other so this might be a fast forward diary of those days...Nothing much to say since everyone in FF already making every different style for Kurapika and Kuroro to be friends and me i have no such idea how to do that...So dont expect much here ok? :)
Also, this story popped in my mind on May 23 2012, If ever someone around here has a fic which resembles mine, well, personally, I say I was first.
E-N-J-O-Y and Please Review! Don't Forget! :D
CHAPTER 4
Got Trap
Kuroro killed everyone he saw on the hallway.
The mansion was surprisingly that big that it was almost noon, Kuroro couldnt still find on where the King put Kurapika.
'where is he damn it.'
Until his eyes caught something.
He stepped inside and saw 4 cylinder containers with 4 balls floating on the liquid.
His eyes widen, 'kuruta eyes...' He touch them and it was confirm, it was really what Kurapika looking for. But here is the question, why there is not only a 2 pair of scarlet eyes but there is another 2 pair of scarlet eyes.
"Its' me."
"Danchou! I know now why we cant find Kurapika...Go back to the biggest red door..before the master';s bed room. Under the rag, there is a secret compartment."
"i got it."
It was dark enough for him to see, he was used to it, plus there were still some small torches around with fire producing heat.
In no time he reach a big bear cage.
"w-who's there?!" Kuroro frozed when he heard the voice.
"Kura-"
"Who's there! Answer me!" the voice was slightly trembling.
Kuroro look trough the cage, but he see no sign of human figure. He finally called up, "Kurapika, is that you?"
The raven haired man heard the voice in a tiny gasp. And whispered his name, "kuro...ro...?"
"Yes its me." he entered the cage by kicking the barrels. He woke closer and closer. Kuroro heard slight jiggling chains. He stop before a bed with a sitting blonde head figured on the edge of the bed wall.
Kuroro's eyes widen in horror, his blood boiled when he saw the Kuruta.
Kurapika was, wearing some bandages on his eyes.
Kuroro's face turn dark. Kurapika was scribbling his self more to the corner. He was panting harsh and cold sweat appearing on his forehead. Kuroro took another step but it only cause the Kuruta to throw him the pillow on his side.
"Dont come near me!" he shouted to the taller man. Even he can't see him, he could feel and still hear the footsteps. "i'm warning you, dont come near me!" Kurapika was loosing his voice. He was so tired until he felt cold hands cupped his cheek. Kurapika's body goes stiff.
"W-w-" He gap for small minutes and, "What are you-"
"Your eyes..." Kuroro said, Kurapika then shut his mouth. Kuroro repeated his question, "What did they do to your eyes?" Kuroro's eyes narrowed deadly while observing the bandages on Kurapika's eyes. He examine them, touching his eyelids beyond the bandages, but Kurapika immediately slapped them away.
"Don't touch me!"
Kuroro didn't say anything instead he lifted him up in a princess craddle, but Kurapika was able to break free he fell down on his own bed. "Ouch!"
Kuroro wants to say 'sorry' but his lips betrayed him, his mouth just gap open but didn't say any one word. Kurapika fixed himself to sit properly. He looks on to his left side even unsure if he wasn't facing Kuroro.
2 short minutes before he spoke.
"What are you doing here? Why did you come back?" Kurapika looked up his head though he was facing the side wall. "Answer me."
Kuroro heavily sighed and said, "Im just here retrieving my property..."
Kurapika jaw drop but gain composure, "I thought he was my new owne-"
"I said your mine."
"I told you before i would never be yours!"
"You will, eventually. Now lets go..." Kuroro took him up again, he carried him but then again Kurapika jerked away and falls on the bed once more.
"ah-"
"Will you guys please stop touching me!? All of you stop touching me in weird places! Cut it out! Just stop it already! I'm sick of it!" Kurapika screamed, after that he goes back panting heavily, it was his first time screaming outloud his anger to Kuroro. Kurapika rubbed his forehead with blonde locks softly. He was having headache.
Kuroro stood there for 1 moment. And finally spoke.
"Touch you? Kurapika...Tell me, what did they do to you? How? Where did they touch you?"
Kurapika gulped and tries to look away by reverting back his head facing the wall. "They didn't do anything."
He's lying. "Yes they did. Now tell me what do you mean stop touching-"
"How could you say they did if you were not here!" Kurapika cut in fast.
He is so stubborn, "Ok, fine, they didn't do anything weird to you." but he receive no answer from him.
"Listen, whatever body parts you hold, i also have them. So you don't need to be feel bother by it."
"It does bother me."
"Why so?"
"Because everyone of you always like touch my body. And its disgusting, its scaring me. Its creeping me out! Happy no-" Kurapika covered his mouth. He just slipped something that he should't.
'so they did touch him' "How did they touch you?"
Kurapika hissed in defeated and grumpily placed him self to face him in a curling hamster ball. "Fine! I admit it! They did touch me! B-but...It's not like they really did.."
Kuroro examining Kurapika's face continued to listen.
"T-they did just touch me like i was some kind of statue..." Kurapika blushed. "A party got held after you left me, then, there are bunch of guest and relatives who came on the party...it was..there...it happen."
He then heard Kuroro Lucifer coughs.
"Don't you dare spit one more word!" Kurapika harshly said. Then The man chuckled a loud. "AH! YOU-"
Until Kurapika's blonde head felt a cold heavy yet soft and caring hands. It was, patting him!
Kurapika was speechless. He tried to say something, "Ku-" But Kuroro suddenly talks.
"Does this touch feels disgusting?"
"E-ehh..?"
"I ask you once more, does this 'touch', harms you?"
Kurapika's cheek goes more redder than it was earlier. He murmmured, "n-no..." Kurapika shook his head, still Kuroro's hand placed there and patting him gently. "I guess so..." a small smile formed on both of their lips.
Kurapika hates to admit it but, Kuroro's hands does feel safe. As if he won't get harmed. Even though Kuroro's hand were born to kill, a hands of a coldblooded killer. But right now its totally different. 'these hands..'
Only a place where they are alone. 'are not bad after all.'
"Danchou!" a voice interrupted their little world. It was Shalnark on the entrance of the cage. "Da-AH" Shalnark tries his best not to show his poker face when he saw the two. He clear his throat and said, "Did i interrupt something?"
Kuroro immediately removed his hands on Kurapika's which the kuruta make a slight dissapointment face.
"No." Kuroro said by facing Shalnark. "You didn't."
Shalnark nodded, of course he knows that the two are starting to get along..."Ok so, shall we go now?"
They are now running in the long corridor. Kuroro was caring Kurapika like he always did. Shalnark was on their left side following. They are currently on a run,in a speed that no one could catch up too.
Shalnark didn't ask anything about Kurapika's eyes, of why they are been bandage. However one thing for sure, they don't want to talk about it right now. What important is to get out of here that thought, Shalnark smirked but he later bumped on a large figure and surprisingly it was his Danchou's back.
"D-danchou? What's wrong?"
Kuroro said after his hum of thinking. "That's strange." Shalnark raised an eyebrow, Said he, "Strange? what is strange Danchou?"
Kuroro look at his spider member, before looking on his front again. "We can't find the exit." Both Shalnark and Kurapika exclaimed in disbelief. "WHAT?!"
"Hey your not joking are you?!" Kurapika asked the man who was carrying him.
Kuroro nodded, "Yeah."
Shalnark then scratched his neck, "Erm, shall we try a different route." All agreed.
They run onto another way but found dead end. After that they turn left and found dead end too. Getting pissed off, they all run onto each way they see. Like left to right-right to left-right-to front-left-to back. All over...They just now notice that they were kinda being played.
"That's weird...Weve' been running endlessly..." Shalnark assumed, putting his fingers to his chin in thinking position. "No matter where we go, things are all the same..." his eyes traced to Kurapika and Kuroro. "As if a closed space."
"Or maybe we are lost?" Kurapika said, and Kuroro shrugged his head in a 'no'. And said, "Probably there's someone playing with us."
Kurapika guessed, "A nen user perhaps?"
Shalnark nodded in agreement with his Danchou's words. and onto Kurapika's guess. "Yeah, right, looks like we are kinda trap here...By someone."
Kuroro took a deep sighed, "Looks like we can't get out unless we find out who's doing this kind of ability."
Before the two larger men agreed with it, Suddenly Kurapika's voice halt them to do a move. "No need." it wasn't shouting, its just his voice became more louder, as if he was ordering Kuroro. "Put me down." Kurapika said to the spider Leader, and Kuroro's eyebrows' frown into a questionable look.
Even without seeing it, Kurapika know's that right now their faces are in 'why'. Kurapika sighed as Kuroro let him stand. "I'll do this."
"Do what?" Shalnark ask. Kurapika then took off his bandages for answering him. Kuroro and Shalnark's eyes were widen in panic.
"W-what are you doing Kurapika!?" the sandy golden hair said nervously,while he was attempting to stop the kuruta from what is he doing right now. He is freaking removing his eye bandages!
"Kurapika what are you planning to do?" Kuroro's cold voice came yet obviously worried.
"Do you really need to ask?" Finally the last straw of the bandage was remove, It fell down onto the kuruta's shoes. Kurapika summoned his chain and open's his eyelids revealing his own pupils.
Kuroro Lucifer and Shalnark got trolled.
"You have eyes!?" Shalnark gap in dis belief while his own eyes were popping outloud. Does he see it right?! Kurapika raised an eyebrow, "Of course i do. What do you think am? Are you blind or something?"
the guy gulped, as he tutters to his words while pointing to Kurapika and then pointing to the other direction, "B-but i thought your eyes are-"
"Your not blind?" Kuroro came in the conversation.
"Yeah i do. What do you think i was? Maybe you guys are the BLIND ones.." Kurapika replied curtly.
"If you have eyes, and then why are you wearing some bandages?" Kuroro pointed out, he stared to the hue grey eyes of the kuruta. Kurapika took a soft and slow sigh, his hands tracing for his forehead then said, "Ahh, about that actually..."
Kuroro and Shalnark were ready to listen.
"Ever since you've left me here, my scarlet eyes were been activate everyday. I can't stay with those state for long or i'll collapse."
"So you did collapse?" Shalnark said scratching the back of his neck. With a nod, Kuroro sighed in relief which is weird.
The thought of they could go now suddenly Shalnark ask another question to the kuruta. "Then what's with the bandages?"
Kurapika fixed his bangs that was blocking his eye view and said, "ahh, well, i can't control them to stop turning scarlet so...you know. Maybe if i cover them then i wont be able to activate it recklessly?"
An answer but more like a question, Shalnark sighed heavily but then he notice his Danchou's atmosphere. Even without the facial expression...Shalnark could feel it. His Danchou was relief to knew that Kurapika wasn't blind. He still have his eyes.
"Anyway let's go-"
"Wait."
Kurapika stop from his feet and so as Shalnark turn to face Kuroro.
"What?" Kurapika said impatiently.
"If your eyes weren't pull out by the hokken king, then..." Kuroro decided for a few minutes if he should say it or not. Though in the end he did, "Who's scarlet eyes are those in the container?"
Kurapika's face turned intense, If you say scarlet eyes in a container. It was no doubt those what he was looking for all along. "Where did you saw those!?" more than pleading, Kurapika started to get paranoid. 'if it was those, then i need to get them!'
"Answer me hurry!"
Kuroro pointed to the master's bedroom all away long to the hallway. The blonde nodded and so as Shalnark. "Let's go."
Reaching the said room. The master's bedroom, fortunately it was still there...Those 4 scarlet eyes container. Like what Kuroro did earlier, Kurapika examine each of the container's carefully, he didn't even notice that his scarlet eyes were been activate.
"I-its real..."
Shalnark whistled in the background and Kuroro was observing the Kuruta. The kid looks so sad yet felt kinda happy to see that there was it. What he was been looking for. The scarlet eyes of his clansmen.
"Kuroro." Kurapika called out, "Could we...Take them out?" the kid turned his head to Kuroro, he looks like a kitten hoping for milk. In no time Kuroro nodded and summon's his skill book, pulling out the fun fun clothing laying it on the floor. Shalnark help Kurapika putting them inside and they immediately left the room after.
Once again running on the long corridor. With Kurapika's dowsing chain they were finally able to reach the King's throne. On where Kuroro sell Kurapika off and also where Kurapika was been shown in public.
It was strange for there wasn't any single human being inside the whole castle. Even Kuroro killed some already when he got in, it doesn't seem like those are already 'the all' butler's and guards right? Then it was very few.
Stepping inside the room, there they've found the door on where Kuroro with his spider member used when they left the Kuruta. The memories of that department are resurfacing on Kurapika's mind. His fist gripped. Until now it hurts to remember but somewhere inside him was shouting with joy that Kuroro came back for him.
But then he doubted the man if it was real. He was been trick already, look what he got, he got sold. And now this bastard want;s him back. Doesn't he know how he feels? He feels terrible. Kurapika shakes his head to focus. 'now its not the time.'
The trio continued to walk to reach the final door when a voice came with a loud clap.
"My~mY~ If it isn't Kuroro Lucifer and the Kuruta with the little spidy..." It was the Hokken king sitting on his throne, though earlier the sit was sure empty.
Shalnark's voice in complain entered the cold silent,"Hey! Am not little!" checking his height, "Or, am?"
Kurapika took his facepalm. Kuroro didn't mind.
"So, why is the Kuruta i brought from you is with...you?" said by the Hokken king, he was alone there. And what more he knows that it was the leader of genei ryodan but he wasn't scared at all. Not even a bit.
"I'm taking him back." Kuroro said in a deadpan with slight threat.
"Oh why would you? the money ive paid you was too much right? Aint it should be se-"
"You can't take good care of him."
Kurapika's face got trolled this time, was the leader of Genei Ryodan have hit his head...TO CARE FOR HIS HEALTH!?
"oh? Since when the Fearsome coldblooded Killer of genei ryodan, the spider's have heart for a little kuruta whom you've massacre?" the Hokken King said, and Kurapika can't believe himself, he was actually nodding in agreement with the king. What the hell he was thinking.
"I'm taking him with me, wether you like it or not." This time Kuroro's voice were deadly. Kurapika was studying the man's action, but due to Kuroro's face was already born with expressionless figure like Illumi does. It was hard to read of what Kuroro Lucifer have gotten to.
"Sorry we are leaving~ So if you don't want to get killed don't even think to fight." In a lovely voice Shalnark took out his gadget, his weapon no other than his phone. Kissing the tip of its head as if a warning to the Hokken King that if he dares to make something stupid. Shalnark would immediately use his abilitly to finish him off.
However this wasn't expected, The Hokken king burst out laughing.
The three were in defences yet same time was in question.
"Me? You're going to kill me right?" the Hokken king rose up from his seat and held his hands to them, "What about if you fight with them?"
Suddenly people in black suit, looking slenderman appeared and formed a circle to trap them.
"eh? Since when there is people? I didnt even feel their presence!" Shalnark says while preparing himself to fight.
Kurapika nodded in agreement, "Maybe they are also the reason why earlier we can't get out on the corridor maze." Kurapika readied his chain in position, Kuroro was still confident with his abilities. He put his hands inside his pocket and move forward towards the Hokken king.
"Hehh~ As expected from the Spider Leader, of course he won't get afraid bysuch things right?" The Hokken king wasn't scared at all. "You don't know who are you fighting with!" the king grimaced, meanwhile Kuroro's lips curved into a small evil smile.
"That's my line. Looks like you don't know who are you messing with."
"We'll see about that!"
The slender man figure like started to move by attacking Kurapika and Shalnark with black crystal spears. First they were small pieces as if an ice pic, Kurapika shielded himself with his downsing chain to block the attacks. Gracefully Kurapika had throw his downsing chain like a snake buming to each of those slender man like figures.
While Shalnark throw's an antena on one of those slenderfigures but unfortunately it didn't affect the slender figure. "What the?!" Shalnark can't believe that his antena only got absorbed by the slenderman figure he attack too, it was same for Kurapika when he throws his downsing chain to make them fall but end up passing through as if it was a ghost.
Kurapika got piss off for his attacks were futile, another batch of dark crystal ice been thrown to him and to Shalnark.
They were able to cut them off but the same problem is there, no matter how they attack those slender figures it keeps absorbing their attacks, as for Kurapika he can't even hit them with his chain.
"Damn it!" Kurapika bitting his lips. "What are these creatures?" Shalnark on his back facing to the other position said, "Maybe they are made from nen?"
"No they aint, cause if they are...I could feel them." Kurapika told Shalnark as if forgetting the fact that they were enemies. He was too busy with the plan of how to get out of here. But for Shalnark, he was so surprised, the Kuruta was so skilled, he could be a Genei Ryodan Member with those skills of him. The sandy blonde bright head had to admit, 'he is something of amazing.'
Kurapika and Shalnark are all busy fighting the 20 slender man figures. Just as Kuroro notice this he was about to help them, they need to get out of here. it is so tiring to play with trash people. That's what he thought.
"Now Kuroro Lucifer, do you give up?"
"Why would i?"
The hokken king chuckled darkly, "These blackmen in black suit are made from my sorcery."
That's it! No wonder their nen has no effect with it for it wasn't made from nen. However still, it was indeed weird for their nen not been able to affect the slenderman figures at all.
The Hokken king summon his hand towards Kurapika and a black crystal ice pic emerges from the palm of his flesh, It attacked Kurapika which Kuroro immediately telleported to slash off the black crystal which Kurapika himself didn't even felt the presence.
but cutting the black crystal had damage Kuroro's right arm, it's Liquid was hard and sharp. A very weird black liqud that looks gummy.
"K-Kuroro?!"
"Danchou!?"
Both Shalnark and Kurapika goes to Kuroro's side, The Genei Ryodan leader kneel onto his knees, that wasn't expected that the injury was actually spreading even he only got a tiny bit damage.
"What's happening? Your arm is being eaten by blood." Right Kuroro's own blood spreading painfully on his whole right arm, just after he slashed the crystal in pieces, and its pieces were actually pretty dangerous.
"If this is black magic, then only healing ability could heal Danchou's wound!" Shalnark was examining his Danchou's right arm. Kurapika look to him doubting his words, but then he just remember that Kuroro save him from getting stab by the crystal black spear. Sweat drops falls down onto his chin, "I guess i have no choice."
Kurapika's hue grey eyes staring guilty over Kuroro's injured arm's. The black liquid that have cause Kuroro's arms onto its current state. The wound was spreading badly.
Kurapika took a deep inhale then exhale, "Shalnark give me his arm."
"E-eh o-ok?" He gave him Kuroro's arm's, Kuroro was just silent. Kuroro had his eyes shut tight, seething through his pain with gritting teeth. He then felt a soft hands holding his right. Kuroro took a peek with his right eye and saw Kurapika summoning his Holy Chain. Healing his wound, and it immediately stop bleeding. It was reverting back on its original state. As if time was returning back before the scene have happen.
Completely been healed, Kurapika shook his head to look away.
"Regretting?" Kuroro ask him while observing his own healed right arm, it was so fast that it amazes him for the first time.
Kurapika answered him with a glare, "Shut up."
Back into their current state, they were actually trap with bunch of slender creepy creature that was made from black magic by the Hokken King, and the Hokken King is currently winning. How could this be?
Kuroro then stands up and glared to the Hokken King. "I'll kill you." He said with pure dark aura. The Hokken king was still didnt even get affected at all. He was so confident to win, "Try me!" the 20 slender man's have duplicated on 100 slender figures. With black crystal spear that couldnt be counted going towards the three.
Kuroro faced the spear's and ready to slice them up again, however suddenly a strong wind came slicing up each of the crystal spear that was coming.
Both Kurapika and Kuroro were surprised it was Nobunaga, Phinx with Machi!
"Danchou!" Nobunaga called out, and run towards them, "Are you alright Danchou?!"
Kuroro nodded and goes fast with the topic, "What are you doing here?"
"I called them!" Shalnark answered his question at the back being by Machi's side.
"Why did you?"
"Because Machi had a hunch that we can't do this alone to save Kurapika." Shalnark raised both of his hands to a playing way so that his Danchou would not kill him by acting alone without his orders. But it doesnt matter now, more important is to finish this play!
"Now play time is over." The Hokken king said and raised both his hands this time, "Time to finish you all!"
Kuroro nodded to sign his spider's Machi,Shalnark,Nobunaga and Phinx to finish this off. They immediately got what it meant and charged to attack the 100 slender man figurines.
"Stay here." Kuroro caught Kurapika's wrist whom the kuruta was also trying to fight, by the Raven Haired man stop him.
Kurapika want's to say something, he want's to protest but his mouth didn't spit it out. He just closed his mouth shut, he was annoyed.
Ignoring this, Kuroro notice a slender figure attacking him on his front and he quickly summon's his skill book pulling out the Ben's Knife slashing the slenderman in pieces since he can't slash them with his bare hands or else he might get those injuries like earlier.
Everyone was busy fighting, the Slender figures keep on duplicating, While everyone of their ears' hears loudly the Evil laugh of the Hokken King on his throne stand.
Nobunaga was on the front sight of Kurapika, On Kuroro's sight on right there is Shalnark and Machi, on his left sight there is Phinx.
Since they were all too distracted fighting bunch of gummy slender figures there was one black crystal spear able to go through the direction of Kuroro's Back. Kuroro turned slowly when he heard everyone screamed his name, "Danchou on your back!"
The kuruta saw it coming that's why he run towards' him, "Look out!" He shouted to alert them all, especially Kuroro, but the slender figure Kuroro Lucifer was busy fighting with have made him late to turn his back to dodge.
Nobunaga,Shalnark,Machi and Phinx eyes were widen in horror, everything was turned slowmotion, and their Danchou would get stab in no time by the black spear for Kuroro can't get rid of the slender figure in his front.
Not until It had stab another figure.
Kuroro glanced to the sound of figure getting stab by the spear that he wasn't aware off, The Kuruta was there facing him and hands were lifted in a position of Pushing him down to the floor.
Kuroro didn't expect this happening and so as the spider's on the place, all were froze as if time had just stop. The silent drip of flooding blood coming from the blonde's tribal clothing with the black matter on his stomach.
Kurapika's eyes were widen in scarlet, he was staring to Kuroro and Kuroro was staring to him too, both of them are so shock from this event. Kurapika coughed some blood when he tried to speak and reach out from the man's figure.
"Kurapika..." Nobunaga whispered under his breath, not believing what he just saw.
Kurapika just shielded their Danchou from getting stab by his own body. Kurapika got stab instead.
Kurapika crawled his hands, to stay in his balance, Kuroro run towards him in order to catch him falling, Bloodstains started to spread on Kurapika's whole body just like what happen to Kuroro's right arm.
Kuroro was speechless, he followed Kurapika falling onto his knees, leaning the boy onto his chest to relax, but it was all too late. Kurapika had loose his conciusness, his hand falls dead and more blood spreading not only onto his body but to the floor.
All hell broke loose. Everything just went blank.
TO BE CONTINUED
Sorry for trolling you! XD oh heck yes, for me about Kura's eyes was funny, or maybe it wasnt funny at all. i have weird sense of humor! Anyway, i hope the action was not lame...-w- my english is messing up while time goes, cuz im loosing inspiration...QwQ" i dont know why i feel gloomy! And if things are out of chara...well...this fic is not following the anime itself so please dont complain. I repeat its a fast forward adventure relationship of Kuroro and Kurapika being close with eachother 8D just use your imagination why they happen to get soft with each other :)
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