Hey everyone! I just noticed... this is the last chapter for this story O_O I hope you enjoy this chapter, and I alopogize for any mistakes or confusions. I'll try to fix them or explain everything properly.

Disclaimer: I don't own HxH, I only own my OC/'s. ALso, I don't support any violence.^^

Journey into the Unknown 21 - Judgment Chain? x Neverending Journey...

"Do I have something interesting in my pockets? Don't stick so close to me!" Nero hissed at Lucero, who walked closely behind her, and Nero was hella annoyed by the whole situation. She was behaving so defiantly, that Feitan was thinking about ripping her tongue out, but she simply snorted as he threatened her, provoking him more.

"This brat gets on my nerves!" Phinks yelled annoyed, veins pulsating in his head, while Feitan glared at her.

"And it's a pleasure for me to stick around you." she responded sarcastically and rolled her eyes.

"You little…!" Phinks yelled and pointed angrily at her, then turned to Shalnark and Feitan.

"I don't care about this hostage thing anymore! I just want to shut her up!"

"Believe me when I'm saying that I want you to keep your mouth shut as well?" Nero asked bored.

"All of us should calm down first." Shalnark sighed.

"How do you think I can calm down when I have to look at that?" Nero asked, jerking her thumb in Phinks direction.

Gon and Killua just started at her, while Killua had to choke a laugher.

"She is… pretty daring, no?" Gon remarked and laughed fakery, not knowing what else to say.

After a while however- with everyone in one piece- they arrived at the Spiders HQ. Nero eyed the room, then remarked deadpan:

"This place is so weird that even the cockroaches moved out."

Before getting hit for real now, Nero, Gon and Killua had to sit down, while the Spiders observed them closely.

~~~Meanwhile~~~

It still rained, as Pakunoda arrived at the airport, then her phone rang. When she picked it up, Kurapica told her:

"There's an airship on the third landing strip. After boarding it, wait at the front entrance."

She did as she was told, and as soon as she had entered the Airship, it departed. Just a few moments after that, Kurapica stepped forward, and next to him were Chrollo and Senritsu.

"Just to make sure. Are you the real Pakunoda from the Ryodan.?" Kurapica asked.

"Of course."Kurapica looked at Senritsu, and she said:

"It's true." He nodded briefly, then turned to Pakunoda, again.

"I'll assign to conditions for you. If you respect them without fail, I'll release your boss.""Pakunoda, you must discover it! You must discover, his flaw! " Chrollo thought, glancing over to Kurapica.

"Let's begin with those of your boss. First: I forbid any use of Nen. Secondly-" Kurapica told her, but then went silent all of a sudden.

"'You must cut every link with the other members of the Ryodan'." Kurapica thought, but then Chrollo's and Senritsu's words echoed through his head.

"I have no value as a hostage."

"Everything he said was true."

"Is this really okay? If I defeat their leader, the Spiders will lose their direction. That's what I had always thought! But even if I cut off its head, the Spiders will still move! Their boss isn't always inedible, this is a group that can survive without his leadership, depending on

the circumstances! Each of them is the Ryodan! If I deprive the boss of his movement… I can't be sure that the result will be the collapse of the Organisation! What if it finally ends with no result! Is there anything more I'd be able to do? I need a miracle to escape this

deadlock!" Kurapica thought, trying to stay calm.

"No, I can't find one… Yes… it will be fine this way. Now I know what I should do… Get Nero, Gon and Killua back…! That's my top priority! I refuse to lose my comrades once more… Never again!"

"Secondly, you must cut all ties with the Ryodan!" Kurapica said now determined, making a decision.

"Watch carefully Pakunoda! This guy won't sacrifice his friends!" Chrollo thought, looking at Paku.

"Those are the two conditions you must respect. To force you to respect them, I'll use my 'Judgement Chain' on you. Pakunoda, you decide. Whether to agree, or not." Kurapica told her, and after hesitating, he answered:

"Okay.""Fine." Kurapica said, and wrapped his Judgement Chain around Chrollo's heart. After that, he turned to Pakunoda.

"The next set of conditions is for you, Pakunoda. First: Release Gon, Killua and Nero unharmed and without any trickery tonight, at midnight. The method of the exchange will be explained later. Second: You may not spread any information abbot me, or the others after the exchange. If you have no objections on that, I'll now use the chain on you as well."

"Ok." Pakunoda agreed, and not a heartbeat later, Kurapica wrapped the chain around her heart as well. He bend down to Senritsu, asking:

"Senritsu, if Gon , Killua and Nero were controlled by a Manipulation user, would you be able to tell from the sound of their heartbeats alone?" She nodded, and answered:

"Yes, I can. I'm not sure about Gon, but I've heard the sound of Nero's and Killua's normal heartbeat. I'll notice if it is any different from normal."

"That's fine." Kurapica responded, then stepped forward, while Senritsu listened to his heartbeat, and thought:

"Kurapica, did you notice the conflict within the sound of your own heartbeat? No. The sound of your heartbeat is engulfed with fury and conflict. You should be able to feel that somewhere within your mind, yet you act as if you haven't noticed. Why did Pakunoda come

alone? That is… If the Spiders were really an organization of cold and heartless members, this hostage exchange wouldn't be successful. I don't know what they have done before, all I know is your hatred towards them, which carves a cruel image in my mind. However,

judging from that woman alone, that woman who faces you feels hatred, and yet pain. I understand that she has come for a similar purpose as yours. The strict rules set by their leader has to be obeyed by ever member. But not every member is similar to Pakunoda. That's why she came alone for the exchange. Kurapica, have you noticed this?"

"First of all, return to your base where your comrades are waiting, and explain to them the details of the exchange. After that, bring the hostages to Ringo Airport at 12 o'clock sharp. You may not bring your comrades, nor you can reveal the location. Do you understand?"

"Yes." Pakunoda answered Kurapica tersely, then added, turning away from him:

"Are the negotiations finished? Bring me back to the airport." Kurapica hesitated for a moment, only looking at her, but then asked her angrily, yet confused:

"Why … Why aren't you asking anything? You know who I am, right? Don't you feel any fear, or uncertainty? Do you really believe I will free your boss?"She just looked at him at first, but then answered firmly:

"Yes. Because if you intended to trick us, you wouldn't be asking that kind of question. Now hurry. I have no time to waste."

~~~Later~~~

"Who does he think he is… with those conditions? Pakunoda, tell us where he is. We'll get rid of the kids and take care of the chain guy." Phinks said angrily, and had a dark expression, after Pakunoda had returned, telling them the conditions for the exchange.

"This guy talks to much. I wanna see him try that." Nero thought, eyeing the situation, then noticed that Lucero pushed himself off the wall he was leaning on, stepping in front of the three friends.

"What is he doing?" Nero thought looking confused and surprised.

"Are you sure that's what you want to do?" Machi asked, rasing an eyebrow.

"Yes. So? Where is he?" Phinks responded, and Pakunoda looked at him, then at the other Spiders, and said:

"First, I won't say where I'm going. Second, I'm taking the hostages with me, and I'm going alone. Don't bother me." Pakunoda said with a serious face.

"What was that?" Phinks gritted his teeth. "Don't bother you? You took the words right out of my mouth!" As Phinks stepped a little forward, Pakunoda was ready to defend herself, thinking he would attack her any time.

To her surprise, Machi stepped in front of her and said, while facing Phinks:

"Just go ahead. We'll take care of them."

"Take care of us? Are you mocking me?" Feitan asked, definitely being about to snap. Then Koltopi did the same as Machi, wanting to help Pakunoda as well, while Lucero cracked his finger joints.

"Even you, Luce?" Phinks asked whim with a dark expression.

"If you want to kill the brats, go ahead. However, lay a hand on the girl…" he said calmly, having a straight face. Bu then he added, releasing his Nen and seriously sounded pissed, while glaring at them:

"… and I'll kill you personally."

"Great. They got Luce angry." Machi remarked annoyed.

"So you guys are really serious? I don't understand. Do you have a loose screw or something?" Phinks asked pissed.

"I think they were tricked by that chain bastard before we arrived. They've been manipulated." Feitan pointed out, releasing his Nen as well.

"It doesn't matter." Machi glared at them.

"What a waste of time. I'm going to force you you to spit it out!" Feitan said and snapped as well.

"I want to see you try." Lucero said with a deathly calm, and Machi cracked her finger joints now as well.

But before they could attack each other, Gon suddenly said, sounding very angry:

"You really don't understand? Why does Pakunoda want to leave without explanation? Why are Machi and Lucero trying to stop you? You think they have been manipulated? THEY WANNA SAVE YOUR BOSS! IT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS! WANTING TO SAVE ONE OF YOUR COMRADES, IS THAT SO HARD TO UNDERSTAND!"

"Shut up, noisy brat! You're saying that because you want to leave." Phinks said angrily. Now Gon had enough. He jumped on his feet, and broke the chains he was fettered with.

"I never said that. Take back what you just said!" he yelled. Nero hand enough as well. She stood up, then broke the chains as well, while Killua sighed and freed himself easily as well.

"One more word and I'll slice your head off." Phinks said calmly, yet sounded intimidating.

"Gon, stay down." Nero told him and placed her arm in front of him, glaring at Phinks and flexed her fingers..

"Geez, you hate us that much? I don't really understand. We didn't really do something to you." he said annoyed, glaring at her as well. Now Nero snapped. She released her Nen, and a very intimidating auras surrounded her, as she shouted, having a dark

expression:

"Didn't do something to me? Should I write you a list? You're not only taking us hostage, but you also hurt Kurapica! Damn bastard!"

"Then I will kill you now, but that brat comes first!" he yelled, pointing at Gon.

"Try that, and I will kick your ass, damn hair gel-nut." she hissed.

"Sure thing. Go right ahead. I wanted to shut you up for hours now. " Phinks told her angrily.

"Same to you! Like hell we're gonna move!" Nero and Gon said in union, both sticking out their tongues and pulling an eyelid down.

"You damn…!"

"Kurapica is different from you. No matter how much he hates the enemy, he'll keep himself in control! If he made a pact with you… you can be sure he won't break it! Pakunoda met him and understood! As long as you obey the conditions, your leader will return!" Gon told them angrily, yet firmly.

"That's enough out of you! Speaking of your own will! I'll make sure that you can't say another word from now on!" Phinks yelled, and cracked his knuckles.

"Just come, if you dare to." Nero said calmly, a dark aura surrounding her while releasing more of her Nen. However, someone placed a hand on her shoulder, and when Nero turned around, she saw Lucero, who looked at Phinks.

"Why the hell are you helping me?" Nero hissed. He looked at her from the corner of his eye, and said:

"You know why."

"If it's about the 'Shadow Crystal'… they don't exist anymore." she told him calmly, eyeing him suspiciously.

"I know. But your shadow… can produce them." he responded coldly.

"Even if, I won't give anything to you." Nero's face darkened. Then suddenly, her eyes widened. When she studied his face, she was sure that, for a brief moment, a slight grin could be seen in the corner of his mouth.

"I'm a treasure Hunter… And we are said to be persistent. Since you can produce this material, you are a treasure yourself. I fact, I will be the one to possess it one day, even if it means to possess you." she told her calmly, then stepped on front of her, while Nero's face fell in annoyance.

"What's up with this guy!"

"Also, I'll be the one to kill you one day, so tell that little pest there to shut up." he added icily, sending Gon a death glare.

"He doesn't make any sense!" Nero thought irritated, while everyone started at him in disbelief.

"He's nuts!"

"Hmpf, you sure can talk if you want to. But I warn you, get out of my way." Phinks grinned evilly.

"…" Lucero didn't say anything and just stared blankly at him, not being faced at all.

"Why you…!"

"Phinks! Enough already. Just let Pakunoda go." Franklin interrupted him.

"What? Even you're blabbering nonsense!" Phinks yelled, yet was puzzled.

"Shal." Franklin turned to Shalnark.

"Huh?" "What's the worst-case scenario?" Franklin asked.

"Hmm… Boss could already be dead, and Hisoka, Pakunoda, Shizuku, and Nobunaga are being manipulated by the chain guy. These three could get away, and we wouldn't be able to find out where that guy is." Shalnark answered.

"I think you're completely wrong. Wort-case scenario is that we're all killed, and the Ryodan disappears. In comparison, what you said is insignificant. Am I wrong?"

"That's true." Shalnark responded.

"Pull yourselves together. Why don't we just let her do as she wishes. We should let her go with the kids, and if the boss never comes back… Then we'll kill all those who were manipulated and form a new Ryodan. It's not that complicated." Franklin said.

"That's fine with me… if it calms everyone down. Anyways, I'm nit being manipulated." Machi agreed.

"And we're not easy to kill either." Lucero remarked, crossing his arms in front of his chest.

After a few seconds of silence, Kurapica called again and Phinks answered.

"Hel-"

"Hand it to the hostages." Kurapica interrupted him immediately. Phinks stared pissed at the cell phone, then turned to Gon and threw the cell phone.

Gon caught it, still glaring at Phinks, then answered, while Shal said:

"Don't break it!"

"Hello, Kurapica."

"Are you alright? Are all of them present?"

"Yes, all are present."

"All right then, give it back to the one who first answered."

"Okay." Gon responded and threw the cell phone at full tilt to Phinks.

"Don't break it, damn it!" Shalnark shouted, while Phinks still glared at Nero and Gon.

"Che! We'll obey the conditions. Pakunoda will take the three over to the location alone." Phinks said unwillingly, after hesitating.

Pakunoda sighed, then looked at Gon, Killua and Nero and turned around. The three friends looked at each other for a brief moment, then walked after Pakunoda.

"Nero." Nero jerked her head around, as someone called her name calmly.

"The next time we meet, I won't let you off like this." Lucero told her, and though he seemed composed, for Nero, it sounded like a threat. She grinned, then pointed at herself with her thumb, somehow sounding cocky, as she said:

"I'm looking forward to it." Then she turned around and walked after the others, but her inner demon thought:"Yeah, looking forward to smash your face, jerk."

However, only a second after she walked out of the room, she stuck her head inside again, then pulled her eyelid down and stuck her tongue out, telling Phinks:

"And you hair gel-head… you should fix your attitude.. And your face. If not, you'll never get a girlfriend. Never, never, never, never…. NEVER!"

"I changed my mind! You damn little brat, you won't-!" Phinks yelled angrily, pointing at her, but Nero interrupted him, and said mockingly, before she hurried after the others:

"This brat won't listen to you~!"

After they walked out of the building, they heard a loud war cry.

"I HATE THAT GIRL!"

"What was that?" Killua blinked confused, and Nero answered with a bored expression:

"Dunno, but it sounded pathetic."

~~~…~~~

"Is it okay not to go after them? From now on, the chain user can't monitor our actions anymore." Franklin pointed out.

"Shut up, you're annoying! If I wee to follow them you were the first one to stop me together with this annoying guy over there!" Phinks shouted irritated, then jerked this thumb into Luce's direction, who was leaning relaxed against a wall and simply ignored him.

"For now, we'll just see what happens. But I'm warning you, if the boss doesn't come back, you're dead as well." Phinks said.

"We'll see." Franklin grinned, then said to Luce:

"And what about you?" Lucero looked up, then looked out of the window, and responded, as his green eyes lit up:

"The girl's and my path will cross again eventually…And when that time comes, she will finally notice that her journey… ends with a dead end."

~~~Meanwhile~~~

While waling down the street, and looking up to let the rain pour in her face, Nero heard Pakunoda, who was walking behind her, Gon and Killua, asking:"You three…" They turned around, and she added: "Why don't you escape?"

"Escape?" Gon asked.

"If I let you escape now, then the chain guy will have his wish granted to kill the boss. So why don't you escape then? Aren't you his friends?" They stopped and turned around to her. Before Killua could answer, Nero already said:

"Isn't that obvious? Because we're his friends!"

"Right, it's because we are friends that we don't want Kurapica to kill anyone."

"That's why we're in the exchange. That's the best method." Killua said and grinned slightly. The they turned around, starting to walk again, while Pakunoda looked surprised.

"What's wrong?" Gon asked her.

"Let's hurry." Killua added. When she started walking again as well, Nero meant to see a slight smile on her lips, an though she didn't show it, she thought:

"If she wouldn't be a murderer, and wouldn't be one of those who have hurt Kurapica, I'd probably like her…"

~~~Later~~~

"Board the passenger ship. I've already notified them of the destination." Kurapica told them over the loudspeakers, being in a flying airship , together with Senritsu and Leorio.

"The four came as promised." Senritsu pointed out, looking out of the window.

"Yeah." Leorio said.

"We'll confirm once they depart. Pay close attention from all angles." Kurapica told them.

"Leave it to me." Leorio said, eyeing their surrounding, looking out of the window. Then suddenly, he saw that someone waled over to the airships, and he said, being on alert:

"There's someone over there!"

"Wait! Stop! Stop until we can verify who it is!" Kurapica commanded immediately.

"It may be a trap." he said to Senritsu and Leorio, not taking his eyes off the person that approached them. However, because of the lousy weather, they couldn't see much.

"Senritsu, please confirm any signs of other people."

"Okay."

Shortly after Kurapica had asked that, his cell phone already rang. When he answered, it was no other than Hisoka, who said:

"Yo."

"You split from the group?" Kurapica asked him, not rally liking to see him.

"Don't worry. I entrusted my task to my shadow." Hisoka tols him. All of them were surprised, or shocked to see him, and Pakunoda's voice shook as she shouted:

"Why did you come? Hisoka!"

"What do you have in mind?" Kurapica asked him predicting the worst-case scenario.

"Let me on~" If you refuse, I'll kill Killua, Nero and Gon." nero stepped in front of Gon and Killua, eyeing Hisoka, but thought:

"I don't think he would kill these two… not yet, that is."

"You bastard!" Kurapica yelled, but Hisoka just smirked, then said:

"I said so before. My target is the boss only. The moment he is released, I will also leave. I want to fight him. That's all I'm interested in."

~~~…~~~

The airships landed after flying for a long time, or at least it felt that it was a long flight. Watching an excited Hisoka maybe wasn't the best sight for three stressed out hostages. . . or anyone else.

They walked out of the airships, then stood across from each other. Then, not a few moments later, Nero's cell phone rang. She answered it, and Kurapica told her:

"Nero, please hold your cell phone in front of your chest." She started at the phone for a second, then did as she was told. Senritsu listened to her heartbeat for a moment, then hung up an smiled at Kurapica.

"Don't worry. She has the same heartbeat as before. She hasn't been controlled."

"All right. The exchange begins!" Kurapica announced. Nero, Killua and Gon nodded at each other, and began walking to the same time as Chrollo. The atmosphere was really tense, especially when Gon, Killua and Nero passed Chrollo halfway.

All three of them looked after him for a brief moment while walking over to the others, Nero closely behind her two friends. But then she looked in front again, somehow starting to feel relieved as she saw Kurapica, Leorio and Senritsu.

Then suddenly, Kurapica started walking. Leorio thought he would do something stupid again, trying to stop him, But Kurapica turned around, and his eyes had turned back to normal.

"Don't worry about it." Kurapica said, and a slight smile played on his lips Then he turned around, and continued running. Senritsu and Leorio looked puzzled for a second, then grinned at each other and followed Kurapica.

"Gon, Killua! Nero!" Kurapica called their names. They looked up, seeing their friends.

"Are you three alright?" Kurapica asked with a smile, as he stood in front of them.

"Yeah, we're fine!" Gon answered energetically, being glad to see Kurapica back to normal.

"Well, it was a bit dangerous." Killua answered smirking, then added, jerking his thumb over his shoulder:

"Those Spiders are really headstrong. Good thing that Nero is even more stubborn!"

After that, they walked back to the airship and while Leorio head locked Gon, rubbing his knuckles in his head, and Killua eyed them as if they were nuts, Kurapica glared at Pakunoda and Chrollo. Nero noticed it, placing her hand on his shoulder. He looked at her and smiled, which she returned.

Then, while the airship started flying, they looked out of the window, seeing that Hisoka confronted Chrollo.

"Any verbal communication or physical contact with the Ryodan, will result in death. All usages of Nen are forbidden. You will understand the pain of being deprived of what you're used to have!" Kurapica thought, looking out f the window..

However, then Hisoka left without fighting him, much to Leorio's surprise.

"He left without fighting?" Leorio asked.

"When he understood that Hisoka didn't belong to the Ryodan, Chrollo may have explained to him about the chain. I don't doubt that Hisoka lost his combative appetite, learning is opponent could no longer use Nen." Kurapica told him.

"You mean he didn't belong to the Ryodan?" Leorio asked shocked.

"Of course." Kurapica simply answered. Then suddenly Nero, Gon and Killua stood behind him, calling his name, and he turned around, smiling at them.

" I'm sorry to have placed you in such a dangerous situation." Kurapica apologized, feeling guilty.

"Don't worry about it. Anyway, you 've pierced the boss with that chain?" Gon asked.

"Yeah, but that way… " Kurapica started, but Gon interrupted him, laughing fakery, as he said:

"That way, the Spider incident is over with!" Killua looked at him for a second, but then played along:

"Yeah! The leader can no longer contact the other members, nor can he use Nen, which means the Spider has lost its head!"

Nero gaped at both of them in disbelief, then looked at Kurapica and Leorio, and could tell that what they had said had the opposite effect.

"Even after losing its head, the Spider will not die." Kurapica said, walking over to the window again.

"But Pakunoda will keep her promise!" Gon objected.

"Really? Will she? Also, I don't think it's over for yet. . . Not for him, nor for me. Nero thought, looking worried, though she tried to hide it. Then she looed at Gon, and could tell what he was thinking, since she wanted the same.

"I don't want him to fight the Ryodan anymore…!"

When she looked at Kurapica again, she saw that he saw very pale, and sweated a lot.

"Kurapica?" Nero walked over to him, then he suddenly fainted, almost giving everyone a heart attack.

"Kurapica!"

~~~24 hours later~~~

"How's Kurapica's fever?" Zepile asked.

"It hasn't gone down a bit. 24 hours have passed already." Senritsu answered, who was sitting with Leorio and Nero next to Kurapica, while Zepile stood in the corner.

"He's I a deep sleep. Anyways, he needs to rest." Zepile pointed out, looking at Kurapica, then at Nero, who wasn't moving an inc since he fainted.

"My flute has no effect, so.. I don't think it's an ordinary fever that is due to fatigue or illness." Senritsu sighed.

"If we don't see any improvement today, we'll have to call a doctor. Even if there are risks. If we can't bring him to the hospital, I can have a friend of mine come over." Zepile told her, wanting to help them

"Thank you," she smiled.

"Doctor? That won't be of any use… Nen causes his fever." Nero finally said something, after keeping quiet most of the time.

"What do you mean?" they asked, having the feeling that they won't like what she was about to tell them.

"Nen doesn't necessarily disappear after death. In some cases, it becomes stronger." she explained calmly and with a solemn expression, while studying Kurapica's face.

"Then it really wouldn't be of any use to let a doc look at him?" Zepile asked.

"Probably not. However, this is also the reason why I believe that the Spiders won't pursue him for a while."

"What do you mean?" Leorio asked puzzled.

"You don't listen at all, do you? I just said that Nen can become stronger after death. Just imagine what would happen to their leader if Kurapica dies, and he can't even use his Nen right now. As long as he's gotten rid of his hatred and regrets, his Nen would become even more powerful, so I think they won't try to kill him… for now. But I could be wrong."

"But there is still the possibility that they find a Jyonen* user… since they could get rid of Kurapica's chain. But I'm pretty sure Kurapica calculated this as well." Nero thought, biting her underlip.

A while after that, Zepile went out with Gon and Killua, since both still wanted the Greed Island game.

However, soon after he had left, Kurapica began to move around, slowly beginning to regain his consciousness. However, he was shaking and sweating a lot, and the other probably couldn't imagine hoe much his head was throbbing.

Nero hated to see him like this, and suffered with him, and even worse was that she couldn't do anything to help him. Then suddnly, Kurapica asked:

"What time is it?"

"2 PM. 6th September." Leorio answered.

"... So I've slept for almost 12 hours." Kurapica pointed out, and the others looked at each other.

"I thought so. He still thinks it's the 5th." Leorio thought.

"You're still feverish. You should sleep a little more." Senritsu suggested, smiling at him.

"What about the auction?" Kurapica asked.

"The auction didn't take place. The remaining objects will be sold on the Mafia community site, and that was enough to convince Neon. And so, they already headed for the airport. Actually, they left Yesterday. So you can still rest." Senritsu told him, and though he wanted to get up, he fell asleep, again.

~~~A little later~~~

"Nero, why don't you sleep for a bit? You look tired." Leorio suggested, but she just shook her head, then said:

"I'm not moving from this spot."

"Geez, you're so stubborn." Leorio sighed and face palmed, but then said, somehow sounding suggestive, and wiggled his eyebrows: "Then why don't you sleep here?" Nero shot him a death glare, and said, as a dark aura surrounded her:

"I don't have time for stupid jokes, you damn pervert!" Then her face fell again, and she looked a little helpless to Leorio, who watched her worried, as she said: "But what's even worse is that I can't help him. I don't know what to do."

"You know... he was really worried about you, Gon and Killua. And I also think that you just being there for him is enough. That idiot just won't show that he's happy when you're around."

She blushed slightly, then wanted to say something, but was way to flustered and annoyed, yet happy. Leorio looked at her, then laughed.

"Alright, if anything comes up, I'll be in the next room. So don't be so loud."

"I'll kill you! He has a fever, you sick pervert!" Nero hissed, actually wanting to start to yell and throw thing at him, but didn't since it would have woken up Kurapica. Leorio ran out if the room, but stuck his head back in again, and said

teasingly:

"So it's only because he's ill? So you're okay with it when he's not?"

"Get-the-hell-outta-here..." Nero said with a deathly calm, and he saluted briefly before laying down to rest a bit in the next room, not wanting to risk to receive a kick from her. Nero sighed annoyed, but then snorted, feeling a little better, and Kurapica's fever seemed to be getting better as well.

She studied his face, and smiled to herself, laying her hand on top of Kurapica's, then fell asleep as well.

. . .

Kurapica slowly opened his eyes and blinked a few times. He tried to orient himslef in the dimmed room, still being confused, not having any sense of time. Then he turned his head to the side, feeling something on his hand, and saw that Nero had fallen

asleep while sitting next to him. He studied her sleeping afce, and felt at ease somehow.

Then he suddenly noticed that his hand had somehow moved on his own, gently stroking her hair out of her face. He pulled his hand back the moment he noticed it, and blushed, also having the urge to smack himself.

Then suddenly, move began to move and opened her eyes. When she saw that Kurapica was awake she immediately said, being happy to see him awake and also that his fever seemed to be better now:

"You can rest a bit more. I won't go away, unless you throw me out." He smiled at her, but then said:

"I need to get up. There are still things I have to do." Then he tried to sit up, but Nero was stubborn as well, gently trying to push him back down.

"I won't let you. Now sleep more. I don't care if I sound like a nagging old woman." Nero told him, but he still wanted to get up.

"You don't need to worry, I'm already-" However, as soon as he tried to say something, both lost their balance, and Nero fell on top of him.

"Ouch…"

"I'm sorry.. " Then they heard footsteps, and Leorio barged in, panting, since he hurried over to them:

"Did something happen?" he asked worried, but then just gaped at the two for a few seconds, who were still lying in a little 'awkward' position.

"I'm very sorry for intruding. Please continue where you left off." Leorio said, sounding polite, yet obviously mocked them, then closed the door again.

Meanwhile both, Kurapica and Nero were speechless, and flushed deep red, as they stared after him.

Then Nero jumped up, being completely flustered and embarrassed, as she opened the door and shouted after him:

"It's not what you think it is! Oi, don't you dare- I will-! OI!" However, she was quiet again, not knowing what to say to him to explain the situation, anyway, and sat back down next to Kurapica, not making eye contact.

"I'm sorry." she mumbled embarrassed, and utterly annoyed at herself. But much to her surprise he chuckled, then smiled at her and said:

"You win. I will rest a little more."

"Really But do you need anything?" Nero asked leaning a little forward, then wanted to touch his forehead to check his temperature. But then, her eyes widened, being surprised, shocked, embarressed, yet incredibly happy, as he suddenly placed his hands on her cheeks and gently pressed his forehead against hers, then said very tenderly:

"No, everything I need is here right now."

~~~A little later~~~

"You shouldn't do that!" Senritsu told Leorio, who was pressing his ear against the door to Kurapica's room, trying to hear something. However, after he chuckled kind of evilly, Senritsu sighed and said:

"It seems like both are sleeping, so please don't-" However, even though she tried to keep him from eavesdropping, he wouldn't stop, and opened the door slightly. When he looked in, he sighed a little disappointed.

"They're really are only sleeping. How boring." As he closed the door, Senritsu glimpsed inside the room as well, and giggled at what she saw.

It seemed like Kurapica felt more comfortable siting, so both of them very sitting next to each other, while Nero rested her head on his shoulder.

"At least he rests quietly now."

~~~the next day~~~

"I will call you when I arrived." Kurapica said gently, while he, Nero, Senritsu and Leorio were in the airport, seeing Kurapica and Senritsu off.

"All right." she nodded and smiled to herself. He smiled to and leaned forward, kissing her forehead. She jumped startled back, and touched her forehead, while blushing.

"W-Why...-! You-! D-Don't-!" she didn't know what to say, and he chuckled at her reaction. Surprisingly, Nero had even forgotten about the crowd around her. Then he turned to Leorio, who smirked, but he ignored it and said:

"Well then, I'm going."

"Are you sure you want to leave without telling Gon and Killua?" Leorio asked.

"Yes. They're training hard and each second counts. Just tell them we will meet each other again soon." Kurapica responded, then Leorio waved Senritsu nearer, and told her:

"Take good care of Kurapica. We're counting on you to restrain his actions."

"Yep, I give you permission to knock him out, if it's needed." Nero nodded. Senritsu smiled at both of them, then said:

"You know, you two have the best melodies. Leorio's tone is warm, soft, with resonance, and Nero's is calm, compassionate, yet determined and firm. Leorio, maybe you should become a teacher! It would definitely suit you."

"Thanks, I'll think about it." he responded embarrassed, rubbing his neck.

Then Nero and Leorio waved after them, and they disappeared in the crowd.

"I had better start studying." Leorio sighed, as they watched the airship departing.

"Yeah, you'll be fine. If not, I will force it into your head." Nero joked grinning.

"And what will you do now?" he asked her.

"Gon and Killua asked me to help them with their Hatsu training." she responded, as they left the airport. She turned around one more time, looking after the airship which Kurapica was in, shielding her eyes from the sunlight with her hand, heading back

knowing that they would meet each other again soon.

"After all, you are the one who is the most important to me."

. . .

~~~ Where our journey will lead us? Nobody knows that, until the day we reach its end. After all, as long as we are alive, our journey won't end.~~~

. . . The End . . .

*dies* Well, that was the last chapter for this story. :D I hope you enjoyed my story, and I'm very happy that you guys read Journed into the Unknown! :3

* Jyonen user: the Nen user that exorcise Nen..

I have to say, I'm really interested in writng a sequel, since the Chimera Ant Arc is over now,

and the new Arc seems interesting to me :D I'm so happy that HxH continues xD However, everyone who knows the Chimera Ant Arc knows what happens... (Spoiler for everyone who doesn't read the manga)

We don't get to see Kurapica or Leoio, and Netero dies... -.- Anyway, I think it would be intersting to write what would happen to Nero after the Chairmans death and stuff..

But if you want me to write a sequel or not... I will leave it to you guys to decide ;) If yes, I will be happy to do it :) though I would wate until I know what happened to Kurapica and Leorio all this time...

Well anyway, I love everyone who supported me, my story, reviewed etc. :D Well, then I'd say... until next time!