Chapter 8

Welcome to the next chapter of World's Collision! Now, for the answer to the question!

Question: What is so delicate that even mentioning it would break it?

Answer: SILENCE!
Kaia's code includes randomness that almost has nothing to do with anything important.

Kaia's Code
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Kaia's POV

"OHMYGOODNESS I DON'T SEE ANY JACK O'LANTERNS!" I yelled out, staring wide eyed at my surroundings. Then I smiled to myself and continued playing with the little beetles running through the grass, pretending to ignore the annoyed looks others gave me.

Taking a deep breath, I stood up and stretched. The finishing groups of people were just now making their way out of the tunnel. I was surprised, though. Usually I have panic attacks when I am in small spaces, but this time I was fine. The air was clean out here in the foggy forest, which helped me think. Over to my left was Taru, attempting to brush out a thick knot that had found it's way into her hair… Why was I thinking like a normal person? Ahh, thinking like this is boring.

Why do you care? I bet thinking about Kurapika wouldn't be boring! Dude, thinking of Kurapika would only amuse me for about 5 minutes. It's b-o-r-i-n-g. Duh! You know, sometimes you seem a little on the… Well, strange side. No offence. You're gonna have to work on that to get Kurapika's attention. No offence taken! And yes, I am a little on the strange side. Besides, Kurapika totally loves me already. Yeah right. Yeah! I am right! Now…. Satotz is talking about whatever he was supposed to be talking about, I don't really care about the rules though. I mean, they can't be that important, right? There are rules for a reason. You should really pay attention. What if you have to get into teams! You wouldn't know about it and someone else might team up with Kurapika first! How come you keep on talking about Kurapika? Because he is the hottest one here! Duh! ….. No, he's not. Don't you have eyes? Leorio's the one sweating! ...You are an idiot. An idiot in my body. Just start listening to Satotz. I HAVE A QUESTION! What? Are you ignoring what I told you to do? You said that you were me, right? Yeah. Why are you asking? Because you keep on referring to me as 'you'. Meaning we are different persons. Uh… Uhm… OOOOH LOOK! It's a Killua! OHMYGOODNESS WHERE!?

I looked around to spot the boy a few feet away, staring at me strangely. His bright blue eyes were narrowed into slits. OOOH! I have to tell him something!

"If you keep on staring, people will think you are a creeper!" I stated casually, smiling.

"What are you doing?" Killua asked. I blinked. OH MY GOODNESS! HE MIGHT BE READING MY MIND! I KNEW IT!
"Quick! What am I thinking of!" I ordered. Pineapples! Oranges! Purple! Dinosaurs! Pickles! Goose!… That had no relation to my past thoughts…

"How would I know? Why were you making so many faces?" The white haired to-be teen questioned, leaning to one side.

"Um, I was making faces?"

"... Is this gonna be one of those repetitive things you do with that Akihiko guy?" Erh, what repetitive things?

"No… I don't think so, anyway…"

"Then yes, you were making faces!" Killua nodded to himself… You know what? I'm gonna call him 'Tickles'. Why?Just because! THE NAME JUST CAME TO ME!

"Oh, ok then, Tickles! It was because I was having a very interesting conversation with myself and my other self decided to distract me with thoughts of you!" I informed him, crossing my arms and nodding.

"... Ok then…." Killua looked away and began listening to Satotz right as the strange monkey man came in. After a few moments of the ridiculous looking monkey dude talking, Killua jerked his head back to me.

"Yesh?" I wondered.

"Did you just call me 'Tickles?'" He asked. Ooooh, that's a good question.

"Yes I did."

"Why?" Confusion was knit into his brow… He'd look funny with a unibrow…

"..." I stared intently at his forehead, slowly feeling myself smile. HE'D LOOK REALLY FUNNY WITH A UNIBROW! IMAGINE IT PEOPLE!

"Hey! KAIA!" Killua began waving a hand in front of my face and I blinked at him.

"What?"

"You were just spacing off!"

"No I was not. I was imagining you with a unibrow." I crossed my arms and nodded.

"... What?"

"~SOMEWHERE!~" Ok, this monkey man was annoying so I had to sing my way out of the situation. Ahh, the wonderful feeling of hundreds of angry eyes burning into the back of your head as you dance. You shall forever be my friend, awkwardness. "~OVER THE RAINBOW~" I spun around in time to see the monkey man fall over dead, Satotz with the cards in his hands, and an ace of hearts card floating a few inches from my face. Hisoka did his lovely evil laugh.

"I see I see! So you are the real examiner! An examiner would be able to catch those cards with ease!" Hisoka exclaimed, and Satotz got after him. I blinked as Hisoka's golden eyes slid over to meet mine. OHMYGOODNESS HE HAS PRETTY EYES! HE SHOULD WEAR A MASK! A COOL FOX MASK… Or maybe a cat mask… Hmmmmmm…..

"Ohio!" I waved at the creepy clown dude and grabbed the card floating in front of my face. Thank you Mr. Wind!

"Little girl~ It's not polite to sing while people are talking to you~" He… Almost sang? That was creepy. But, at the same time, what he… Sang... had a point.

"Oh, you're right!" I smiled at him brightly and turned to the dead ape man. "I'm sorry I was singing while you were trying to trick everybody. I'll pay more attention next time!" After that I stared at the card in my hand. Ok then. "HISOKA!" I suddenly called out, startling my sister out of her angry daze. "Do you want this back?" I asked the jester.

"I'll take it back if you can hit me with it."

"... Ok. But just so you know, I'm too lazy to exercise, so I'm not gonna go out of my way to give this back. Take it or leave it." I marched up to him and held the card out. Hisoka blank faced me for a few moments before smiling like the creeper he was and taking the card.

"Hohohohohohoho~ Soka Soka!" He exclaimed. Ok, Hisoka is cool and all, but I'm seriously terrified of him.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I will go back to people who don't absolutely terrify me. No offence. You're just creepy." I turned away and felt the sweet relief of safety as I approached my older sister. "Oh, and by the way…" I turned around and stared at him calmly, a slight smirk placed on my lips. Hisoka raised a beautifully pink eyebrow. "Sometimes I find myself thinking about the profound complexities of the universe, galaxies, our solar system, and the wonders of quantum physics, and then I ask myself…." I closed my eyes for a moment as Kurapika interrupted.

"Wow… I didn't know she knew those words! Maybe she isn't as stupid as I thought…"

Ok buddy, Challenge accepted.

"I ask myself," I started again, reopening my eyes and staring into Hisoka's purple soul, "WHY DO MEN HAVE NIPPLES!?"

"….."

"..."

"..."

"Hohohohohohoho~" Creepy santa guy went, twirling a card. "What do you expect me to tell you, ~Ka-ai-ia~chan?"

"Ah, I thought since you were a macho dude, you would know…" I answered happily, ignoring the stunned faces of those around me.

"Soka, Soka~" Hisoka then did some… I guess you could say it was a model's pose… His hand on his hair, pulling it back, a seductive look on his face, and the other hand was on his hip. HIs long fingers curling around his narrow waist as he slid his feet apart slightly.

"Ah, um, erh, I am currently at a loss at what to say…. I'm not sure if a stupid useless comment is right for this situation…." And then I was being choked! Choked by a sister! She began dragging me away as my vision clouded. Stupid lack of… WAIT! I DO HAVE A GUN! I yanked a gun out of the holster on my hip and pointed it straight up at the sky, tugging on the trigger. A loud 'boom' echoed throughout throughout the clearing and my sister released her hold on me as a mirror appeared in front of her.

"Ah! I look sooooo cute!" She cried out. Ah, thanks again, Mr. Wind!

"Anyway, you forgive me for the Hisoka loving me? You realize he loves me, right?

"Wha…. Why?" She started before violently grabbing my shoulders and shaking me.

"Yesh?"

"WHY DID HISOKA POSE FOR YOU? I WANTED TO BE HIS FRUIT!" Oh, ok then.

"You can take my place if you want. People who threaten don't really help me get better." I looked around me and saw a Kurapika. OOOOH IT'S KURAPIKA! He seriously looks like a girl.

Kurapika stood facing the fog in the distance, watching it recede. A slight wind blew and his long blond hair wavered around his face. OHMYGOODNESS HE'D LOOK GOOD WITH A PINK BOW IN HIS HAIR! I twitched the fingers on my left hand and smiled as I felt the fabric of a large bow fill in the empty space. I slid my foot back gently, so as not to make any noise, and crouched down. My suspicious sister followed my line of sight and gasped loudly as I lunged forward. Kurapika's eyes widened as Taru screamed out his name in warning, but she wasn't fast enough! Laughing like the stalkers that hide in bushes near girls bath houses, I latched myself onto Kurapika's back and situated the bow in his hair, tying up the back so that it couldn't come out. Suddenly a wave of black hit me and I leaped into the dark abyss… Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time… Oh well!

I blinked a few times, finally being able to see clearly again. I noticed that I had accomplished my objective. Wow, I should do this more often! I looked down at 'my' work. It was beautiful! Kurapika looked lovely! But, at the same time, it was hard to tell because he was frantically running around, trying to knock me off of him. Oh! HE WAS SO BEAUTIFUL!

"Oh Kuraku~" I cooed sweetly, slipping away from the girly boy when he attempted to throw me off. I leaned in behind Taru. "~Kuru~" I whispered to her. "~Look what Kaia has~ She has a Kurapika!" The blonde haired sister of mine's eyes flared with green lightning. Her eyes were literally green. Kurapika finally yanked the pink bow out of his hair, glaring my direction immediately after. Was he… Was he mad? I thought guys liked it when you mess with their hair? It was on 'flirting 101'... A deep, guttural growl erupted from behind me and I turned, facing the demon slowly. Was she insane? She never does this! Kuru always respects my wishes and crushes! What was wrong? A slight gust of wind blew by my ear and I froze, stiffening until I hurt. He was back. HE WAS BACK! I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE ME ALONE!

"YOU CREEPER! GO AWAY!" I yelled out, desperately pulling myself back into my mind. I smiled as the warm, dark safety of nothing flowed out before me. Not being able to wait, I lunged into the darkness, taking pleasure in what I called home.

Light burst out in front of me and I quickly dodged to avoid a 5 foot long sword cutting through the air where I had just been. Sadly, though, the sword was a foot wide itself, so the side of my shirt was ripped clean through. Ok, this is not a safe situation.

"Taru! Put away the terror of your sword!" I exclaimed.

"Never!" She growled. "First Hisoka and now Kurapika?! YOU'RE NOT FORGIVEN!"

I took advantage of the smoke bombs in my pocket and offered a quick salute to Kurapika right before I threw the bomb, hiding in it's cloudy remains. A slight shift in the smoke let me know where the deadly sister was laying in wait. Being the smarty party I was, I tossed a party hat to her and she caught it without thinking. While she did this, I karate kicked her sword, moving it away from her ready stance so that I could escape.

Unfortunately, her sword weighed like, half a ton, so instead of moving the sword, my body smashed into the foot planted on the weapon. In time with a sickening 'crack', pain swarmed through my whole leg and ventured and up to my left hip. Taru reacted in the instant I hit her sword. She yanked the weapon through the air in an attempt to cut me, but I pushed off with my injured foot… Ow…. And twisted around the sword as it swung. Taru grabbed her sharp, pointy object with her other hand and flung it back toward me quickly. My body went into my very special Hyperdrive mode, and I reached out a hand, flattening it against the definitely not sharp part of the blade, and pushing my body back above her. Once I let go of the weapon I kicked out with my other leg and connected with Kurisutaru's reddened face. I really think I should have left those heels on, but I had thought earlier, 'Oh, it'd be easier to run in normal boots'. Idiot. You finally accept the truth? Shut up and let me live to see another day, Runa.

My boot left an imprint as I lunged away from her, digging my hand into the wet soil as I hit the ground rolling. A trail of freshly dug up earth formed behind me, and once I got my bearings again, I pushed myself onto my feet and took off running for the tree's. A loud crashing sound could be heard behind me as the monster raged, attempting to find me. At the moment, she reminded me of an angry German Shorthair dog, charging through everything to find it's prey. Good thing I knew how to deal with German Shorthairs… Well, maybe not People German Shorthairs… oh well, same thing.

My leg decided to make me hate it again by finally getting over the initial shock of possibly breaking it. Ok, fine, so maybe it just didn't want to be ran on. It'd be dead if it didn't. Too bad for the leg. At the same time, running like this couldn't be healthy, so I slid in behind a larger tree that I neared, then I reached up and grabbed a thin branch. Oh lovely thin branch, you shall support me in this dire time of need. Branches don't need to be thanked or asked stuff. I'm not thanking it or asking it, though. I am informing it, baka Runa.

"Kaia!" ooookay, psycho lady on the loose. Time to escape! I yanked myself up the branch and weaved in and out of other stray limbs to a point of safety. Years of being a hunter in the real world show you how to hide from predators… And prey… The larger demon ran past my tree, following the path I was on earlier. Ok, time to follow the target. I ran lightly across the branches, staying a good, safe distance away from Taru at all times. Suddenly, she stopped short. The hairs on my arm stood straight up as she twisted her head around like an owl, staring at me with an evil grin on her face. CREEPER!

"KAGE-BUNSHIN NO JUTSU!" I cried out, making the same signs Naruto always makes when he uses his shadow clones. After a sudden poof, I smiled at the other Kaia standing next to me. Ah, the magic of anime. And brilliance. And trickery, but let's not get into that… A look of confusion spread across Taru's face as she noticed the other me, but then her eyes narrowed once more and she shifted so she was facing us. TIME FOR PARTY HATS!

I grabbed another party hat, but this one was purple. Purple Party hats for Purple People! I chucked the pointed cone at Taru and instead of catching it like before, she dodged. Well, it's a good thing my plan worked! Just as the cone passed her head, a brilliant light exploded from the object and a loud booming sound could be heard from any direction. Purple smoke filled the area once again, but that didn't matter. It would clear in a moment. Ah, there it goes now. I blinked to find Taru staring at a very confused Gon.

"A-ano, Kurisutaru?" He questioned, looking around him quickly before nervously scratching the back of his head.

"YOU THINK YOU CAN TRICK ME, KAIA?! I'M NOT STUPID!" Taru yelled out, charging at Gon. Said boy yelled like a chicken and ran away from the monster as fast as his little Gon legs would carry him. Oh, I love my plans. I chased after my 'prey', though it wasn't really hard, with Gon screaming constantly and yelling at Taru.

"I'M NOT KAIA! KURISUTARU, I'M NOT KAIA!" He'd yell. Oh, this was so funny.

"I WON'T FALL FOR YOUR TRICKS KAIA!" Nyahahahahahaahahahahaha! Wait! What if the second part of my plan doesn- OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!

A sudden, sharp pain erupted again in my leg, making me lose my balance and fall to the ground, landing on said injured leg. A slight grunt escaped my mouth and I innerly scolded myself for letting a simple injury get in the way of my plans. Bad leg, BAD LEG! Shaking my head, I stood back up and chased after Taru and Gon again. With every step I took, I could feel a shocking sting. Ok, enough of this. Narrowing my eyes, I pulled all mental notice of my leg into the darker recesses of my mind, quietly murmuring my little copied song.

"~Pain Pain, Go away, Come again when I'm ok~" I whispered, moving at a quick yet steady pace. OWWW! STOP IT!Runa~ Be quiet or I will come into my mind and kill you~ …..I….Nevermind… Good Runa!

"NOOOO! KURISUTARU!" I heard a loud screech and then silence. Um….. Ok…. Still waiting for noise…. No noise…. DID SHE KILL GON?!

"Aaaahhh!" Ok good, she didn't.

"KAIA!" Oooh, maybe I should run away? "THIS ISN'T YOU! THIS IS REALLY GON!" I smiled at her tone of voice. It was a lovely mixture of 'I'm going to skin you' and 'I will eat you alive.' Fun. Thinking quickly, I came to the decent conclusion that there is safety in numbers. That said… Or, well, thought…. Hey! I found the people! PEOPLE! HI!

I started waving frantically, gathering everyone's attention but…. Hey! I saw everyone but Akihiko! WHERE DID HE GO?

"A-ah, um, guys?" Oh, there he is. I looked up and stared at the purple haired teen as he hugged the upper branches of a tall tree. He noticed me staring and breathed a sigh of relief. Taru appeared next to me, lifting her hand to hit me, but then Mr. Nice guy interrupted. "WAIT! Tari-chan, before you continue…" He started, and Kurisutaru paused and looked at him, finally noticing her surroundings…

"Akihiko? What are you doing up there?" She questioned, me forgotten. Akihiko just chuckled nervously and pointed near our feet.

"I'm afraid of dogs." He stated matter o' factly. Taru blinked and then frowned. Me, I looked at my feet and noticed the alien dog, Neko, was still hanging with us. Personally, I am not afraid of dogs, but this one was creepy.

"..." Taru blank faced him, oblivious to Neko. Nyaha, it was still wearing the little pink bow I had put on it earlier. It's really good that no one knows of my plans… Of course, if they asked, I'd probably tell them… But only if they guessed it.

"So…. Can you get rid of it?" Akihiko asked cautiously.

"Get rid of what?" The lady responded, cocking her head to the side slightly.

"The dog. The one Kaia's petting." Akihiko pointed at me, who had kneeled down, petting the soft fur of the lovely alien doggy. But, at the same time, I felt like arguing.

"Ah, Akibaka," Said boy flinched at the nickname. "This is not a dog, this is an alien. It is from one of the planets that isn't Earth, and it is plotting to eat us all." I spoke very calmly, perfectly straight face, perfectly serious because, in fact, I think that is Neko's plan. Taru blinked when she saw Neko.

"I thought we already got rid of him?" She questioned to herself. OHMYGOODNESS DOES SHE HAVE A CREEPY STALKER IN HER MIND TOO?! I'm not creepy, Kaia. You're right, you're insanely creepy. I'M NOT INSANE EITHER! YOU ARE INSANE! But you see, that brings me back to my earlier question. 'Why do you keep on referring to me as another person, yet say we are the same?' If we are the same, how come I am insane while you are not? LOOK! AKIBAKA'S TALKING! Oh, ok. We shall continue this discussion later.

"So…..? Will you make it go away? It still looks like a dog…." Said boy mentioned, slowly making his way down the tree. I cuddled Neko close and stared at the dog's big, brown eyes. Ah, those were not real dog eyes. Obviously they were alien dog eyes.

"Ah, Kaia, do you have any doggy bones?" Taru asked me. I blank faced her.

"You think I just randomly carry around dog bones?"

"Well, not that you carry them around, just that you seem to make everything you want magically appear in your hand…." She carried off, kicking a bit of dirt in the path. Oh, ok.

"Yeah, sure. I can get some doggie bones." I assured her, holding out my hand and grabbing the white rawhide bone that appeared there. Twirling the snack, I stood up and got Neko's attention, then I threw the bone as far as I could. The dog wasn't even gone for a second before he appeared again with the bone in his mouth.

"..." Everyone else stared in awe at the animal.

"I don't think that's gonna work, ne-chan."

And then, once more, Neko was forgotten.

~~~~~~ Time skip~~~~~~

In that time skip… A deep, echoing voice rang throughout the clearing.

"Now Gon, my sister is the most important thing in the universe. At the same time, she can be really stupid. As such, she needs protection." A girl with long blonde hair placed her thin hands on a young, 12 year old boy's shoulders. His black, pointed eyebrows were raised and his mouth formed a small 'o' shape. "Gon, her life is in your hands. I am placing my trust in you." Kurisutaru bent down and stared at Gon with her deep blue eyes. "Don't let me down."

Ah, ok. That was why Tary suddenly dragged Gon away. Ok then… She must be talking about my littlest sister… WAIT! I don't know if I have a little sister here! Then who is she talking about? OHMYGOODNESS! IS SHE TALKING ABOUT KURAPIKA? She should know that he is a dude… I don't get why she'd say that, but ok. It's fine, I'm just glad that she trusts me enough to take care of myself.

"If this continues, we will leave without you." Ah, it's Mr. No-mouth! The examiner stood in front of me and stared blankly… If he had a mouth, I bet it would look funny.

"Um, sir?" I asked tentatively. Taru appeared next to me and stood with her head drooped. Ha, she was talking to herself! She was saying stuff like, 'I vow to have my revenge... later...' … Ok then… Back to Satotz, he raised an eyebrow at my voice.

"Yes?" Ok, here goes… I smiled brightly and looked up at him.

"Are you frowning? Because I can't tell, But, just warning you, frowning can give you wrinkles. It's better to smile when you are mad or scared, because then other people can be even more freaked out." I informed him happily. OOooooooh, I am in pain again. I felt my eye twitch and I shoved the pain back inside my mind. WILL YOU STOP THAT! IT HURTS!What hurts? WHAT EVER YOU ARE DOING! I am blinking. Do you want me to stop blinking? No! You are doing something really painful! It HUUUUUURRRRRRRTTTTTTSSSSSS! Um… No. I don't know what you did to me earlier, but I will consider this payback! No! I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING! TAKE IT BACK!

"Itai! I yelled out quickly, then I glared at nothing in particular. Stupid pain. Ok, not cool. Narrowing my eyes, I pushed the pain back into the darker parts of my mind. AH! I HATE YOU! I love me too, thanks. WHY ARE YOU IN MY BODY? WHY COULDN'T IT HAVE BEEN ANYONE ELSE?! Ah, what are you talking about? … Nothing….. Good for you. Thinking about nothing is healthy… I think…

"Um, Kaia? Are you ok?" I blinked back to reality and found myself staring into the wide eyes of a Gon.

"No I am not. I happen to be arguing with a different part of me, and that part doesn't seem to want to give up. BUT I WON'T LOSE!" I exclaimed, stepping forward to make a heroic stance… Then freezing as a shock of pain claimed my leg. GRRR, RUNA!

"Kaia? Are you sure you are ok?" Taru asked me softly, staring at me with concern in her eyes. Oh yeah, try to kill me but then wonder if I'm okay once I'm hurt.

"Yes I am sure I am ok. I am not dead, therefore I am ok. Now if you'll excuse me, I MUST GET RID OF RUNA! GO BACK INSIDE MY MIND!" I yelled out, glaring back at nothing in particular again… Oh look, there is a Killua face there.

"... What did I do?" He wondered, backing away slightly. I shook my head and smiled at him.

"Ah, sorry. It's not you. Erh, please excuse me…." I turned around and sat next to the nearest tree.

"Who's Runa?" Gon asked me. I looked up from my spot by the tree, making a quick note of Satotz walking away.

"~AND I SET FIYAH! TO THE RAIN!~" I burst out, dramatically standing up and flailing my arms around. Everyone just sweat dropped… And then I realized most of the people had started running. Oh,ok.

"Kaia! Let's go!" Gon yelled out, running after the main group. I sighed and began chasing after them.

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Done and done~ A temporary farewell from my beautiful Hisoka~ JUST KIDDING I DON'T NEED YOU HISOKA!

But I have to admit, he can be pretty cool.

Ok readers, I have a random question!

Riddle: I'm the part of a bird that's not in the sky,

I can swim in the ocean, yet I remain dry.

What am I?

Please answer in the comments!