A/N : Per request of Naomi Nicole287. Pairing : Fem!Kalluto and Feitan
When talking about creating light-hearted moments, Phantom Troupe was not going to be at the top of the list. They're a bunch of thieves who steal everything once they had set their eyes on it and wouldn't hesitate to kill anyone who was in their way.
They were previously led by Chrollo Lucifer, a charismatic young man whose Nen was able to steal others' Nen and used it as his own. A series of incident caused the Phantom Troupe's leader went missing and losing a few members of their own.
So naturally, they're on a mission to search for their leader and acquired some skillful members as a replacement for the empty seats.
Just one problem.
It was the girl in the kimono with a poker face who was standing before them at the Greed Island.
"I didn't know our group is rated suitable for all ages." Nobunaga sarcastically said. Judging by her appearances, she could not be more than 12 years old. And her kimono didn't help improving the impressions either.
What was she? A rich young girl wanting a wild adventure?
"Shoo." Phinx was telling the girl to get out of their sight so that they could continue their conversation with Hisoka.
Hisoka just looked at the girl with the creepy smile on his face. "You're so quick of judging that's why you never see my deception."
"WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT YOU BASTARD!?"
"You didn't even realize she was there until I pointed her out. She completely has mastered Zetsu, although still unripe in my opinion." The jester now was seen licking his own lips, suggesting he has interest in Kalluto.
Phinx was startled. Hisoka got them nailed. Tch. "Hoi you. What's your name?"
"And what do you want?"
Kalluto seemed unfazed at the bantering before her, despite she was the said topic. "Kalluto. I can help you with your search." That sent shock to all the Phantom Troupe members. "In return, I want to join your group."
Kalluto eyed the hideout that she was standing in now. The smell reeks of mold and damp air. The lighting solely depended on few candles here and there. The remaining of the Troupe members were now eyeing her with questioning look.
"Who is that?" Franklin the Frankenstein asked. He's one of the calmest members of Troupe.
"Hisoka's replacement." Nobunaga answered. "She helped us track the Exorcist."
"A girl." Machi sounded skeptic. "And young. Are you serious?"
"Hisoka said she got great potential." The mere mention of Hisoka turned the whole room filled with tense atmosphere. They didn't forget about his betrayal and now they're counting in his opinion?
"Tch. Whatever. As long as she didn't get in our way, she can do whatever she pleases."
It had been few months since Kalluto had joined the Troupe. She might didn't display any expression but the truth was, she did have a hard time believing her current mission.
Exterminate the Chimera Ant at the Meteor City.
Meteor City was one of city where crimes were a way of life. It's a city that wasn't on the map. A city that's known to few. A city where it's either kill or be killed.
The mission was not out of whim or to blow off some steam. It was because the Meteor City's mayor requested their assistance after the bomb they launched failed to kill the Ants.
Talked about some seriously mutated, twisted bug.
Shalnark whistled. "The Ant sure got high taste." To call their nest a nest was an understatement. For a mere bug that could be squishes without much effort BEFORE they were mutated, it's a castle rather than a nest.
"From the mayor's information, she called herself Queen and transformed the men here into one of her own."
As they entered the nest, they were on their highest defense, ready in case they got ambushed. But nothing happened until they reached six branches of path.
"One path for everyone."
"You might get lucky to meet the Queen."
"Whoever killed her will be the de facto leader."
Unknown to anyone, before they parted, Kalluto placed a shard of paper on them to monitor their movement.
Less than a minute right after they parted and walked down their path, the enemies had shown themselves before them.
"15 should be enough."
"Those antenna huh?"
"You can't cut my web with that vacuum cleaner."
"The words of a mere ant means nothing."
"That's not funny."
Kalluto sighed based on the conclusion she drew from her watching over them. "Feitan got the Queen."
"Oh? What's this? A lost little girl." Kalluto sighed when one of the Ants found her. "I'll make sure to treat you well."
Kalluto was the last to arrive at the meeting point. She really needed to be careful of taking her time when it came to killing. Feitan was still fighting against the Queen. She thought she could be number 2 in the group in short time but apparently, she's too naive. Feitan's strength and speed was not to be taken lightly of.
"Feitan is sloppy." That made Kalluto's boiling point started to rise. They said he's sloppy even with that kind of strength?
"If he's killed, it's my turn next." Bonolenov called dibs.
"Hey, I got here first!" Phinx protested.
Shalnark tried to calm the two down. "Well, there's only one way to settle this." A coin toss.
"Head or tail?"
Phinx was devastated when he lost the coin toss while Bonolenov rejoiced over it. Too bad for him when they noticed his change of aura and his Pain Packer Hatsu. Phinx dragged Kalluto out before they all got caught up in his range.
Kalluto cursed inside her mind. She really wanted to see his true power, but her mission of finding her brother would be for nothing if she died here.
The mayor thanked them for their contributions and offer them bed for the night. Kalluto could not sleep so she went out for a walk. Her ears picked up groaned noise and so she headed there with cautious. It would be a shame if someone who was born in assassin family like her got ambushed.
The noise led her to Feitan's room. She was standing in front of the door. She slowly twisted the door knob and peeked what's inside.
Feitan was struggling with wrapping his own injury.
As she was about to enter, Feitan sensed her and instinctively pointed his sword at her. When he realized who it was, Feitan still didn't drop his guard. Rather, he eyed her suspiciously.
"What do you want?"
"I can help you with that."
Feitan dropped his sword and threw the bandage at Kalluto, approving her intentions to help him. Kalluto made her way towards him and sat beside Feitan. Thanks to her mother and brothers, she learned how to do first aid well.
"If you're thinking about kissing my ass now that I'm a leader, you can forget it."
"You're the only one with massive injury like this."
Defending himself using his bare body against the Queen's Ko really took a toll on him. But he would never admitted that. Especially not in front of her.
"What's a Zoldyck wants with bandits like us?"
"To find my brother."
Feitan scoffed. "Didn't your mother teach you never to be alone with a man in the same room?"
"No. But my father and brothers teach me to kill instead." The answer made Feitan looked her in a whole different way. She finally done patching him up. "It's done."
Kalluto got up but a swift reaction from Feitan pulled her back to him. "Stay here."
"What?"
"A rich lady who lives in a whole mountain owned by her family would never understand the life in Meteor City. You could get killed here in your sleep."
"Seeing as my father didn't send a rescue party for me, I'm sure I'm able to take care of myself."
Feitan was still trying to hold his smile. He pulled her face closer to him so he could whisper in her ear. "Then, this is an order from your leader."
Extended ending:
Phinx nearly died when he saw Kalluto was in Feitan's bed and Feitan slept against the bed's edge.
"He actually saw that little girl as a girl."
"Aren't you forgetting something?" Shalnark asked. "She's a Zoldyck. If her family knew..." He didn't finish his words bu the rest of them knew enough what it would bring.
An entire Zoldyck family going to hunt for Feitan's head.
Bonolenov covered his mouth from laughing too hard. "No problem. We could just choose another de facto leader."
"Agreed."
"Doesn't sound that bad."
"Die, you dumbass." Feitan, who's now awake from all the whispers, activated his Nen and burnt them all in an instant.
