Disclamer: Hunter X Hunter belongs to Yoshihiro Togashi! I DON'T OWN IT! So! Don't sue me. Again, reviews are welcome and encouraged. Thank you for reading and enjoy!
The girl with bloody arms made her way out of the battle ring and headed to her room. Blood dripped as she made her way and people stared. No one dared to mock her though. They were afraid to meet the same faith as Kyo. She ignored their terrified stares and looked straight ahead with blank crimson eyes. She opened her room and leaned on the door while looking up at the ceiling.
(Emina's POV)
I stared at the ceiling for a long time, contemplating on what just happened. True, I lost my control and almost killed that bastard but all in all, I still managed. I sighed and stood up. I reached for the box my mom sent me and took out two long rolls of bandages. I washed my wounds but it didn't stop bleeding. I wrapped the bandage along my arms, using it as a tourniquet to stop the bleeding. I washed my face too since it was dripping with blood as well. I thought of what happened earlier. I think I did something that no ordinary Manipulator could do. I didn't even touch Kyo in order to manipulate him in some sort. Guess I'll just have to figure it out. I left the bathroom and sat on the floor next to the bed. I looked at my bandaged hand and again, a thought came to me. Sensei's words came into my mind, "In order to manipulate something, you have to have a certain condition"I thought of that condition. This bandage has my blood on it, meaning that it has some sort of connection with me. I immediately concentrated my Nen, testing my theory. I lifted my right arm and tried to move the bandage. To my surprise and relief, the bandage moved! And, for the first time within weeks, I felt like a burden was lifted from me and that I've finally accomplished something. For the first time in weeks, I fell on the floor, fast asleep.
(No one's POV)
Gon was worried about Emina. He remembered the time when she fought Ko in the Trick Tower. Zachary was worried too! Heck all of them were worried so they made their way to her room. To their surprise, when they got there, her door was not locked. Zachary quickly opened it and gasped at what he saw. He saw Emina with an almost bloody bandage on and she was on the floor. "Emina!" All of them called out. They rushed in and Tatsuya lifted her up. He put his fingers on her neck, finding a pulse. "She's just sleeping" he announced to everyone. "Alright, leave her to me. I'll fix her up." Tatsuya said as he picked her up and put her on her bed.
"Why you? We want to help too you know!" Killua argued.
"Because I'm her Sensei. That's all there is now, scatter!"
Everyone didn't argue. They didn't want Tatsuya to be angry. Tatsuya, when the guys left, started to unwrap her arm when Emina's hands shot up and clamped into his. He looked at her but found that she was still asleep. "Guess you don't want me to remove it huh?" He stood up and just got a wet towel. He cleaned her face and parts of her arm and started to clean up her room. He came across the open box and even though he didn't want to snoop around, he saw the picture of Emina's parents. He picked it up and his eyes grew wide. No wonder Emina seemed out of herself today. The picture he held was of Takeshi Honda and his wife and they were in an accident last night. It was a horrible time and he figured that Emina saw it, along with Zachary. He sighed and walked back to Emina's bed. He brushed a strand of hair off her face and looked at her for a long time. "Don't push yourself too hard." He said to the sleeping girl. He stood up and left the room.
1 Hour Later
(Emina's POV)
I woke up with a start. I looked out of the window and saw the sun shining. I stood up and stretched. I felt refreshed. I looked at my arms and smiled in delight. I took off the bandages and washed them. My arms are not bleeding anymore so taking them off was safe. I put them in the dryer and waited for them to be done. Now that I can manipulate something, I'll be out most of the time to practice. I looked at the bathroom mirror and stared at my eyes. They were still crimson. "I guess I'm just very emotional today." After 15 minutes, the dryer stopped and I took out the bandages. I wrapped them around my arms again and experimented with them. If I was right then they should still work. I concentrated and saw my Nen flowing. I was right and the bandage did move. I was really excited and looked at my hands. "Yosh! Now's the part where I need to work harder!" Now, let me explain. I figured that I can manipulate objects as long as my blood had contact with it, like this bandage. I need to call mom and thank her for them. As for what happened to Kyo, I need to find out. I took out a wine glass and filled it with water. There was an indoor plant in my room so I plucked a leaf and got ready to take the Water Test. When I found out that I was in Manipulation, the leaf on the water moved but, back then, I wasn't in this state, meaning that my eyes were blue. Now that they are crimson by the moment, I wonder if it changes. After emitting Nen, I let out a loud breath. Sure enough, this new result on the Water Test did not put me on any other categories. I realized that I was now in the Specialization category. I grinned at myself as everything that happened fell into place. Now, the real training begins!
I made my way out of my room ending face to face with Sensei. "Sensei!!! You scared me!" I gasped. "I see that you're okay." I smiled at him, assuring him that I was fine. I knew he wanted to ask something but instead, he just smiled and say, "Sigh......just don't over do it okay?" I nodded and headed out. I needed to test something important. First off, I need to find a victim. After lurking in the park for an hour, I found the perfect person. He was alone and doing nothing. I took action immediately. I walked across him and as I did so, I made eye contact with him in less than a second, flashing my eyes crimson at the same time too. I made sure he didn't notice but I was sure that the contact was made. After that, I sat on a tree branch and watched the person. From there, I made an order in my mind. ~Hop in place 10 times. ~ To my delight, my victim was confused when his body started hopping in place. ~Now, bark like a dog and chase your tail! ~ He did so and I could barely hold in my laughter. I decided that I did too much already and cut my Nen contact with him. He ran away like a scared puppy after that. I jumped down to the ground and sat under the tree.
This is what I realized about my abilities. I'm both a Manipulator and a Specialist. As a Manipulator, I could manipulate things that had contact with my blood thus having contact with my Nen in doing so. As a Specialist, so far, I could manipulate anyone that has made eye contact with me when I have my eyes crimson. Pretty good so far. I'll work with these for the meantime.
One Month Later
Tatsuya-sensei didn't allow me to fight so far. Not until I become more stable. Good choice of words sensei. One month had passed since I realized my abilities. During then, I practiced most of the time. Since I was in Specialization too, I decided to add some more originality in my weapon. Since I could only manipulate the bandage, I could only make it move or order it to do something. Now, I did something crafty. I made my Nen so that it'll strengthen the bandage. When needed, the bandage can be as sharp as the sharpest razor, not that sharp to cut through anything but sharp enough, and at the same time, as soft as a feather. I could also elongate it if the length is too short, not that I need to since it's already long enough. Even so, I could also do that. Another is that, despite its texture, it is as hard as a rock so it'll be difficult to cut. Not your average bandage huh? I was enjoying myself on training. Once, Sensei approached me with concern in his eyes. "Emina, may I ask, why are you doing this?"
"Isn't it obvious? I want to get stronger. Now that I know that my sister is alone, I have to become stronger and find her. I'll also avenge our parents."
"Are you sure it's right?"
"Yes. I have no doubts." I said with a straight face. He was silent for a moment. "I'm curious." he started. I looked up at him again. "There are many different things to use and manipulate. I'm curious as to why you used these bandages. Can you tell me?"
I wouldn't usually tell anyone but since he's my sensei, I did. "It is known that bandages are used to keep the wound in tact and clean. But, it exists also to cover up the wounds that can never be healed and scars that are permanently etched on the skin, never to disappear." I paused as I looked at his reaction. "Out of anything, this is the only thing that I could relate to."
Sensei nodded and put a hand on my shoulder. "Emina, I want to congratulate you." he said. I tilted my head in wonder. "You have passed the secret Hunter Exam. Now, you are truly a professional Hunter." My eyes widened. The words didn't seem to sound right but it was Sensei who was talking so I believed him. "Arigato!!!" I exclaimed and jumped up to hug him on the neck. Back in the hotel, he told me that he had arranged a fight for me next month. I was glad. Now I can practice with hands on activity. July 1 is the date, giving me one more month.
Right now, it's currently 12 AM. I couldn't sleep. Tomorrow's June 1, Gon's match with Hisoka. I have no idea why I couldn't sleep. I thought about Kurapica and the fact that he never called nor massaged me back. I was worried about him. I wanted to see him badly and see if he's doing alright. Two months from now, he will be going to York Shin for the grand auction. I decided to go there too but I didn't know, yet again, how to. I guess old habits do die hard. For some odd reason, these past months, my mind was filled with Kurapica. I don't think of him during the day when I train but when night falls, his face was all I could see. Tonight, I won't sleep and see what happens but even right this moment, I'm thinking about him. In order to distract myself, I thought of random things. "I wonder. Am I only able to manipulate the living?" that was the start of a funny idea. Being in my Specialist state, I put my hands on the ground and sent my Nen to the Shoukos there. The ground glowed the color of my Nen. I took my hand away from the ground, sighing. It was a childish idea anyway. I was about to leave when I heard a rumbling sound. I looked back and suddenly, I saw a bony, almost decayed hand shot up from the ground.
