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RECAP

"E-Emina? What happened to you're hair? What are you doing here?" he asked confused but returned the hug nonetheless. "Don't change the subject." I shot at him and pulled away from the hug. "I was worried sick of you!" He blinked a lot as if not believing that I was really in front of him, talking like I was right now. The three of us stood there silently for a while; Kurapica, staring at me as if I came from out of nowhere, Senritsu looking at both of us and me; waiting for an explanation.

:START:

Kurapica stared at me in disbelief. I think he's still in shock of seeing me here. I sighed and let go of him. I looked at him straight in the eyes and noticed something. His eyes aren't blue anymore; must be wearing black eye contacts. I knew that my eyes must've changed color. I'm feeling weird right now. I'm really happy to see him but there's something else. I sighed again and reached up. I touched his cheeks and look at him yet again.

"Never mind that; you don't look well. Just forget about it," I said as I gave him a warm smile that I could muster. I knew, that unlike Senritsu, Kurapica can't tell if my smile was fake or not. Right now is not the best time to tell him everything that happened to me. Kurapica smiled back. It seems that he's gotten over the surprise. We sat next to each other and talked.

"So Kurapica, how are you?" I started the conversation.

"Hm...I'm fine I guess. Training's been hard. You?"

"Same here; training's hard. So I take that you know Nen now right?"

He nodded.

"I see you've gotten taller. Well that's not fair! How come you're the only one who got taller?"

He chuckled. "Well it's no big deal. I'm really glad to see you. And I'm sorry that I didn't answer earlier."

"Nah, no problem," I looked at him and noticed his hand. I took it and held it tight. "I see you're working with chains."

"I plan to rip the Genei Ryodan's freedom with these chains. I'll defeat them no matter what." He said it with such sincerity that I admired him for that. He really did change a lot. Although by hearing the Genei Ryodan's name, my heart ached and remembered the bloody scene that I dreaded the most. I closed my eyes so that he wouldn't see them change color yet again. After a moment, I looked at him again, "Well, do your best! I'll be rooting for you."

(Kurapica's POV)

Is it my imagination or did Emina change a lot?

I felt bad for deleting every message she sent me without reading them, even voice messages, but I needed time alone. I do feel better seeing her now. At first, I didn't believe my eyes. How could it be her? Here? It couldn't be but it's true! The way she hugged me and the way she touched my face. It felt warm and that's proof that I wasn't hallucinating.

We were talking now and she seemed to have forgiven me for not answering. She changed a lot! Not only her hair but I feel that she's gotten even stronger, if that's possible .She asked me about the chains. My blood boiled immediately when I thought about the Spider Brigade. I wanted to tell her everything I felt but I knew that I couldn't relay on someone, not even her. I only need to relay on myself.

"I plan to rip the Genei Ryodan's freedom with these chains. I'll defeat them no matter what." I said as I griped the chains tighter. I was a little taken aback when Emina suddenly closed her eyes. That puzzled me a little. It was as if she was hiding something from me. She cheered me on as if nothing happened. By then, I noticed her hands too. They were....bandaged!

"What happened to your hand?" She quickly snatched her hands back and just gave me an uneasy chuckle.

"Eh? My hand? Oh nothing! It's just that I played my guitar too much that it hurts really bad."

I knew she was lying but I didn't press on. Besides, I was not the only one at fault. I looked at her again and couldn't help but feel that something's wrong with her. What's bugging me is that why on earth was she here? Wasn't she supposed to be looking for her sister? I mean, she did say that she was going to York Shin for information but I wasn't expecting her to take this kind of job.

Was it me or is it the she became even more...beautiful? Hold on, what am I saying? I can't be bothered with those feelings. I already made that clear when I was training. Even though I look at the amulet she gave me, I still didn't allow myself to think that I lik-...

(Back to Your/Emina's POV)

That was close. If I told him about the bandages right now, I'm sure that he'll ask more about it and no sooner, he will know my purpose here. I can't tell him yet. I think that he's still emotionally unstable.

We talked while we listened to Senritsu's music. We caught up on stuff we missed but I left out the details about the Brigade. I told him about Zachary and the others and how I met Gon and Killua. Of course I left out the fact that Zachary's a Kuruta too, and about me being a Kuruta as well.

"So how did your hair ended up like that?" he suddenly asked.

"Eh....well, when I was in the Celestial Tower, I had my last fight a few days ago. During that fight, I needed to sacrifice my hair in order to win,"

He seemed to not approve of that idea but dismissed it nonetheless.

An hour passed when finally, the butler came back. He told us to follow him, and follow him we did. We were lead into another room. It was already occupied with three men. One of them started talking about hiring rookies but I just ignored them.

Now's the time to be quiet, I thought. I knew that there's something about the three of them that's not right. It's just a feeling but I still stayed aware. The butler told us to wait so we did. Like me, Kurapica stayed quiet but I knew that he was alert. I looked at the others and they too seemed alert. I had my suspicions too, mostly about the two men, the one with long hair and the one that looked like a monkey from the Swamp in the Hunter Exam.

Finally, something happened. A screen came down and a dude was shown. He said something about a test for us. Whoever passes it will need to get him something, meaning a body part treasure, in order to get the job. I really didn't listen; I was pretty bored to start with. I heard that we had 10 minutes to prove ourselves. I knew that we just had to wait until the time comes. During those minutes, the two that had my suspicion kept on talking non-stop. They asked me what I'm gonna get; I didn't answer.

"Oi! I'm talking to you!" the one with the long hair shouted. I ignored him and just looked at him straight in the eyes. He was taken aback a little but he still urged on. I ignore further until the one with the beard stood up to go to the toilet.

Almost instantly when he opened the door, a bunch of hooded figures came dashing in. I decided not to work as a group so I leaped out of the way and drew my katana. Many were against me but something didn't feel right. These hooded figures aren't human. In fact, when I hit one of them straight in the stomach, it just disintegrated.

~Heh, think they could fool me?~

I knew who was doing it so I didn't waste time on pondering. I charged at the man with long hair. He was about to dodge me but I disappeared and cornered him from the back. I poised my katana on his neck and stayed silent. He was petrified and no one dared to move. I noticed that Kurapica was holding the monkey faces guy too. Guess that my suspicions are right.

Now, me and Kurapica passed the first test. The only thing left to do is to find the treasure that we picked and give it to the boss before this month end. Kurapica and I decided to look for the treasure together. Since we were already friends, it'll be better to look for body parts together.

"Ne, Kurapica," I said as we were both walking to where the train station was. "Do you have any idea where our assigned items are located?" he looked down at me and smiled.

"Yes of course. I know where both of them are. It'll take us two days to our location though."

"Oh, that's ok. Besides, I'm already used to traveling." I gave him a smile and we both walked to the station. We easily got our tickets and boarded the train quickly. We found our room and settled in. Since it was only the two of us, we decided that it would be ok to share a room with each other.

"It would lessen the possibility to be ambushed," he explained calmly even though I could tell that he was secretly blushing.

When all of our things were settled, I sat on my bed and took off my shoes. I really didn't know what to do so I just stayed silent. I took of my black jacket-like thing (an overcoat) and set it aside. Since there was nothing else to do, I've decided to rest up a bit. Now that Kurapica's here with me, I felt safer thus making me a little drowsy.

"Hey Kurapica, do you mind if I sleep?" I asked as I got out of bed and lowered the blinds on the window. "Go ahead. I'll be fine." I thanked him and lay comfortably on my bed. Ever since that accident with my parents, this is the first time that I could sleep peacefully again.

(Kurapica's POV)

She's too trusting on me.

Who've heard of a girl sleeping soundly and letting her guard down around a man? I guess that's what makes her different. I sighed and looked at her now sleeping figure. It is obvious that she didn't get that much sleep.

Is it me or does she seem even more fragile than before.

Deep inside, I knew that there's something that I missed. I'm sure she told me in those messages which I deleted. What on earth happened to her? As if on impulse, I walked up to her bed and sat there. I held out my hand and caressed her cheeks.

"Sigh...what am I going?" I wondered out loud. There isn't place for love right now in my heart. I can't be distracted and yet, here I am. I gave her a small peck on the cheeks and went off to find something else to do.

(Back to Your/Emina's POV)

When I woke up, I saw that Kurapica was reading a book. I smiled at myself. I was afraid to find out that this might be a dream, that if I wake up, I wouldn't find him anymore. I stood up and made my way to him.

"Kurapica! What's up?" he seemed startled to hear me.

"I know, let's get dinner!" I didn't wait for him to respond.

I grabbed my jacket and we left off. Kurapica told me of some things he did during training. I really didn't approve him pushing himself like that but I couldn't do anything. We reached the restaurant and took a table for two. We ordered our meals and started eating.

"So, any ideas on what to expect when we get there?" I asked.

"First off, we need to know the exact location of the items."

I nodded and took a bite of my meal.

"Hey Emina," he started.

"Yes?"
"Can I ask you something?"
"Sure! Go ahead."
"This might be too nosy of me but, aren't you supposed to be looking for your sister? I mean, I knew you were coming but I didn't think that you have time for these kinds of jobs."

That took me by surprise.

Of coarse I didn't want to tell him, not yet. But there was a tugging in me that wanted to be comforted.

I looked down and tried to control my eyes changing color. I guess it failed but I managed to give him a smile. "Well, I decided to earn some money while I'm still here. And there's something that came up and I had to go out of my way to fix it." Part of it was true. What?! All I'm doing is telling the truth in another way. He merely eyed me and started yet another conversation, mostly about books.

The rest of the train ride zoomed past and we now found ourselves standing outside the train station. It was pretty crowded. I guess considering the fact that there were valuable items near here, many people come to check it out. Kurapica and I decided to look for the items immediately since there was a chance that we might loose it to other hunters.

We went to different museums and searched them thoroughly and secretly. We agreed to meet back in front of the station after three hours. Our eyes were searching for both treasures, just in case the other one sees the other's target.

I really didn't want to leave Kurapica. I wonder when I started to adore him this much. I should be concentrating on my job right now but I just can't stop being distracted.

I finally reached my second museum and so far, I haven't seen anything yet. I entered the quiet library and started searching. I really didn't like the silence right now since it gives me time to think about things that I don't want to think about. I was thinking about random things and came to the conclusion that I can't show anyone my weakness, which is right now, the fact that I hated the Genei Ryodan. I wonder what Kurapica's thinking about right now. I'm sure that he's suspecting that I'm lying. He's the type of person who you can't lie to that easily.

I thought about his face. Despite the fact that he looks so cute, I knew that even if I told him how I felt about him, I'm sure that there's no place in his heart for me. Right now, all he thinks about is revenge. I sighed and kept my mind on my mission.

I wonder where were gonna stay tonight? Since the deadline is a month from now, I don't know where we're going to stay. I guess I should just forget about that. I don't care about the place. As long as I can stay somewhere, that's all fine with me. After three more museums, I headed back to the meeting place. I started walking back empty handed. How could this be?! All these museums have nothing?! I hope Kurapica has more positive news than me.

The sun was really up at the sky now.

Was it me or is it a little too hot?

I even took off my jacket already! Ugh! What's wrong with me! I've never felt this weak before.

Sigh...either way, I can't show it. I can't show my weakness. Not to anyone ever again! I pulled myself together and willed my body to walk as though nothing was wrong with me. The sun was scorching above me and I think I'm getting dehydrated.

Finally, I'm almost at the station and I think I can already see Kurapica standing there. I made sure that there were no flaws on my act as I approached him casually. "Anything good?" I asked in my most practiced voice. I saw him eyeing me but answered eitherway, "I didn't find them but I got information on their exact location."

"That's good. So, where are we going now?"
"Right now, it's best to get out of this sun. It's really burning hot."
I can't tell you how glad I was to hear that! At least I wasn't going to be faking that I'm alright to him the whole trip. I'm sure that as soon as I get some sleep, I'll be healthy as a horse tomorrow.

When we arrived at a motel, Kurapica insisted that we get separate rooms. Not that I care, as long as I can get out of this heat, the better. I didn't even bother to argue. As soon as we got our keys, I told Kurapica that I had some important things to do. I hurried to find my room since I noticed that my vision was getting a little hazy. When I finally found it, I yanked my door open, went inside, and slammed it closed. I took a deep breath and leaned on the door.

"Oh why do I need to get sick?" I shouted.

Why now? I've never been sick! I've never remembered being sick! I sighed and pealed off my clothes. "Guess I'll take a bath."

I assumed that a cold bath would help me get better. I opened the shower and went under it. It was really refreshing I had to admit, I think that my temperature actually lowered!

"Hah! I knew I'll be alright!" I cheered myself on. I turned off the shower after I was done and wrapped a towel around me.

Although I felt a little better, as I stepped out of the bathroom, I was hit with a wave of blurriness. It was as if someone was messing with my brain! I felt dizzy. I knew it was the headache coming back. I knew I had to get dressed first but I never made it. I found myself falling and hit the soft comforters of my bed.

What would happen to Emina now? Stay tuned to find out!