A/N: Thanks for reading! Thanks for commenting! Thanks for all of your answers from the questions in chapter 9 and chapter 10. Sorry about the short chapter. I really am.

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#11: Shiny Kurta

Once the blimp had landed on the deck of ship, the Examinees were greeted by an older couple who introduced themselves to be Banner and Jinner. They explained to everyone that the ship they stood on was not just a ship that had sunk, but also a hotel that they ran together.

"A hotel made from a sunk ship?" Lawanna asked but no one answered. "That's so neat."

"This is a hotel?" someone asked. The shinny-headed ninja walked up to the couple.

"That's right. This ship has been renovated into a first class hotel." Jinner repeated. He went on to repeat the list of notable celebrity's that had stayed at the hotel. He was interrupted by Hanzo.

"Look, all I need to know is if you two are the Examiners or not." They only looked at each other and smiled.

"That is a very good question. Speaking of the Exam, we have a message to give you all." Banner said.

"It went something like; 'To everyone who has made it this far, relax for a few days. The fourth part of the Exam will start in three days.' I think." Everyone jumped up with joy and a few even hugged whoever was next to them.

"This is great!"

"We all get a break!"

"Some rest will do us all good!"

"That will be 10 million Jines per person."

Everyone stopped in their tracks, feet in mid step. They all turned to the cheerful Banner and Jinner. Everyone voiced their concerns.

"I don't have any money, let alone 10 million Jines..."

"That's what it costs?"

"Yeah, right."

"This is ridicules."

"This is beyond ridicules. This is bull shit."

"I could buy and sell you crazy old people with that much."

"Um, excuse me, but is there some kind of discount for kids with no money?"

"Who cares about discounts? Their old and weak- I say we just kill them, throw them into the sea, and take a room." (A/N: That was Killua. I just scared myself...do you think he would actually do that?)

"I'm sorry, but if you can't afford to pay then you can't stay here."

The old couple never replaced their smiles.

"Whatever then. Bye-Bye!" Leorio walked off waving from the group. "I'd rather sleep out in the woods somewhere anyway!"

"You can't last three days." Kurapika took a step out of the crowd. Leorio froze mid-step, his hands still shoved deep down in his pockets. He twisted around and glared at Kurapika.

"And. What. The. Hell." Leorio spoke one word each time his foot touched the ground. Finally he reached the other. "Is that suppose to mean?"

"On an island this small the problem is water. I doubt there will be many fresh water ponds or streams here. And I don't think it will rain-either. And even if it does rain you wouldn't have enough strength back to pass the fourth stage of the Exam." Leorio was quiet for a long minute.

Then he dropped to his knees and grabbed at the sky.

"What the hell am I going to do?"

The same smile on his face, Jinner spoke up.

"Calm down, now, we offer to meet people like you half way."

"Half way?" Leorio mimicked the two words. He blinked and almost smiled himself when Jinner nodded his head.

"What do you have to trade?" he asked holding out his hand.

"You see, me and my husband also run a small Antique shop. As you can see there are a number of ship reck around here, almost all of them I would bet has some kind of treasure that sunk down with the ship. You can go have a look around at the ships and bring back anything of value." Banner smiled.

"The nicer the item, the nicer the room." Jinner added.

And so everyone was off. Darting out to the ships they wasted no time in tossing wood out of their way, spilling out the items of chest, looking around in the ships for anywhere that could have been a hiding place for anything that could have been worth stealing. Leorio was on his fourth ship and still had nothing to take back. He sighed and threw back his head to look up at the sky.

"I think those old geezers are taking advantage of us." he said.

"Why do you think that?" Lawanna asked from next to him.

"Because, well, look at us!" he shouted, pointing out to everyone in the water and on drowned ships. When she didn't answer him he looked down. She was crouched down next to him, in front of her was Rishley. Up ahead, a bit further towards the water, was a stranger looking lizard then Rishley. Bright red with yellow spikes down it's back and long tail. She smiled and held out her hand.

"Is that your cousin, Rishley?" she asked.

"Hey! Don't do that! It could be dangerous."

As if on cue the bright colored lizard chomped down on one of the girl's fingers. Rishley, angry, lunged out at it. But with Lawanna holding him back, the bigger animal was able to escape into the water. She let herself fall to the sandy ground. "I told you!"

"I think that you're over thinking things, Leorio." she giggled and ran off to the ocean. He went in the same direction after her.

"Hey, I think I found something!" Hanzo shouted from the water. With only his head and arm stretched above the water he gasped for air. Other's from the boats glared at him with envy.

"Wow." Kurapika, Lawanna, and Leorio looked down from a ship. "That's the crown of The Tragic Prince! His ship was lost at sea all the way back in the 16th century."

"How do you know all that?"

"Anyone who wants to be a Hunter will know that." Leorio frowned for the countless time that day, the frown turning into a scowl as he watched Hanzo balance the crown on his nose like a performing animal. (A/N: That was one of my favorite parts of that episode. I don't know why but I kind of like the loud ninja.)

"Hey! I found something, too!"

Gon's head and both his arms were above the water's surface holding up a very shinny staff. Gold and covered in jewels. Like before Kurapika explained what was found. Leorio's face twisted into something strange. Once it returned to normal he striped down to his boxer shorts and dove into the water with a splash.

"Or that could have been a bed post."

"I guess we should start looking, too."

Lawanna ran to meet up with Gon. Before she could greet him, though, Tonpa stood in her spot. She didn't hear everything that was said. By the time she got close enough she heard:

"I can't dive that deep. I bet you could do it."

"Alright, hold this and I'll try to get it." Gon handed over the golden bed post that had jewels like a staff. Tonpa pointed out to a ship that was mostly underwater. Gon dove down. Satisfied with himself Tonpa turned and chuckled, mumbling about how he could now pay for a room. Before Lawanna could say anything a plate was thrown and now cut off his escape route. On the next boat over stood Killua, a plate in hand that was ready to be used.

"You're not cheating, are you old man?" he asked.

"Of course not. I would never do anything like that-" A plate cut him off. "I was going to give it back to him. Honest. Hey do you want to trade for that golden goblet? Oh! Or maybe for the-" The jeweled goblet was also thrown, hard enough to knock Tonpa to his feet.

"Me and Gon are working together. While he dives and gets the treasure, I'm up here guarding it." Gon resurfaced just seconds later and told the three that, in fact, there was treasure in the ship that Tonpa had pointed out. According to Gon, what he had found thanks to the older man was worth much more then what they had already collected. The chest full of golden items was handed to the man, who tumbled down into the water. Killua jumped down and dove under with Gon. Lawanna sighed.

"Hey, there. Any luck yet?"

Lawanna turned around to whoever spoke to her. She smiled and ran up to the two.

"Us neither."

"Cookie! Toffee!"

"I'm sorry, but, the dish's aren't worth much unless it's a complete set. If you would have been able to find them all you could have gotten a better room." Jinner told Examine # 53. Banner gave him her warm smile along with a key, telling him where the room was, and that it was a second class room. Next in line was Gon and Killua. Holding open the lead of a chest filled beautiful shinning jewels. Jinner took one out and examined it. Naming all the flaws and handing a second class room key to the boys, Killua's face changed into the scowl Leorio had on earlier. And walking up to the table where Jinner and Banner were, was Leorio himself carrying a heavy case. Opening the case up, though, was only filled with cannon balls. Leorio fell to the ground almost bursting out into tears.

Making his way and moving pass Leorio was Kurapika. Holding up a pendent with red stones he told Jinner what it was.

"I'm afraid it isn't worth much and will only get you a second class room."

"No, I have no intentions on selling it nor trading it for a room." he told the man and pulled it back into his own hands. "I was hoping that since you are the owner you'd be able to tell me how it ended up around here." Pointing to the ship he had gotten the pendent from he begged for the couple to tell him the answers to his questions.

"That ship reek was here when we took ownership of the hotel. But it sounds like you know much more about the Kurta Clan than I could ever hope to learn." Handing a key to the blond boy he wished him luck.

The one's who came up to Jinner and Banner was the newly formed trio that meet in Trick Tower. Holding a chest of their own they marched. One after the other was told the same thing.

"Separately what you've got isn't worth much. Not even for a third class room." Banner told them.

"If you put it all together, however, you have just enough for a second class room." Jinner smiled.

"Deal!" Cookie dropped her chest and took the key. Lawanna and Toffee followed. "Why are you following? You're not staying in my room. No boys allowed." Toffee followed anyway, the smile on his face matching the one on the older girl.

By now the day was leaving and the dark sky of night was taking over. Mostly everyone was in their rooms, even though they shared with a room mate and competition. In her room with her newest acquaintance Lawanna stared out the window. She watched a half submerged ship burn. She was already looking out her window before it had started on fire. She swore she saw a blond boy go in first, then the taller figure. Once they had come back out and the sunken ship burst into more flames. The fire was beautiful, she couldn't look away on her own. Help arrived in the form on a horn. The fog horn was so loud it seemed like it could have shattered the glass, like it had done to everyone's ear drums.

Things didn't get any quieter after that. Cookie and Toffee, like before, argued about every little thing.

Behind the south wall of the room was the shouting and complaints of the temperature from Hanzo.

Behind the north wall was scratching, the three guessed from the man and monkey. Noted that their room mate was the tall, scary, and clicking man.

Singing and more shouts came from down the hall way.

On top off all that, a snake had popped it's head out of the toilet, leaving everyone to slowly walk out of the room and move the dresser in front of the door.

Hours later the ship was dark and finally quiet. But it should never be quiet for too long.

Feeling Rishley attached to her shoulder, jumping over the second bed with half asleep Cookie and Toffee, opening the door and running down the hall way; Lawanna was where she had first stepped foot on the ship. Looking around in the crowd she could see Gon, Leorio, Killua, and Kurapika mixed in with the others. Now, looking above, she saw the logo of the Hunter Association. She was sure she did, even through the blinding lights. The wind from the propellers was dying down as the air ship got higher and floated away.

"Their leaving us...but why?" Holding onto Rishley tight Lawanna ran up to the other's. No one had an answer.

Yeah, so I know. Short chapter. But, I'm half way done on the chapter 12! Isn't that great? Awkward burst of energy...any who...please review!