Once the pair was out of sensory range the blonde stopped a smirk evident on her face, they didn't even bother to check her bag. Shame, there would have been soo surprised. The blonde was cute, though the dark haired also attracted her attention. Mari chuckled before turning away.

chapter 27

After that job was successfully she got several jobs of the same style, it started simple. Steal from the troupe, then steal something while they were stealing then steal something before they stole it. All from the same people but Mari could help feel as though she was being tested.

She even had a small talk with Hisoka about it after spotting him on her latest quest along with three other members.

It seems she was doing a good job at pissing them off.

Gon had fully healed and both boys were currently sat in wing-san room having already mastered Gyo and had a few matches with easier opponents wing had said something about learning something new which is why Mari found herself perked on the window ledge listening in while reminiscing on the latest job.

-Flashback-

She sat in the library, currently looking like a stereotypical bookworm, having already stole the old book called the codex, before the ryodan had even arrive.

Peering over the edge of one of many books around her, she watched as the ryodan entered. Fours males and one female, Hisoka was one of the males and she noticed much to her surprise the purple haired female from before. Though it explained how she knew the red head. The next two where the blonde and dark hair males from her first job involving the troupe.

The last member of the group she didn't recognize at all, taller than her but smaller than Hisoka. The male had jet black hair gelled back and pale skin, his eyes seem to be coal, or even an abyss. Coal eyes glanced over to the readers in the library, never stopping, as his head tilt she caught sight of a cross tattoo on the males foreman. Interesting.

From her spot she could see the locked case where the codex was supposed to be kept, so she had a good view of when they discovered the book to have been…. Misplaced.

The man with the tattoo walked up the attended speaking to him what she assumed to be the book, attended nodded and when to unlock the case, it wasn't uncommon for people to look at the book in fact it was quiet easy to get a hold of.

"WHAT! IT'S EMPTY!?" she heard the angry yell of the blonde as he went to turn on the attended knew looked terrified.

"Sir I swear it was in there…" he started to panic, "I even saw the last person place it in the case before I locked it"

"Last person?" question the tattooed male, Mari froze. His voice was as soft velvet but she could hear the danger. A rose with thorns, beautiful.

"Yes, he came an hour before you did" the attended nodded.

"Did he have a green bandana?" question the smallest male.

The attendant blinked, "yes, in fact he did"

"That fucking bastard!" yelled the blonde, causing everyone in the surrounding area to look up and glare at the man for shouting. Though that was the plan, by having something noticeable such as a green bandana it was easier to hide in simple sight as the eyes would automatically look for that item of clothing. Plus she needed someone else to blame for all her doings.

"Shut up Phinks" the purple haired women hissed, elbowing him in the side.

So the blonde male was phinks was it?

"What do you think machi?" the tattooed male asked, turning to the purple hair women.

"My gut tells me he's still here, dancho" the women spoke, surveying the library.

"Let's search the area, if you fine anything let me know" the man called dancho stated. Watching as the group slip up, she eyed Hisoka. He glanced towards the women feeling a stare and when their eyes locked. She let her eyes flash to him.

Mari inwardly grinned as his smirk widen as he caught the flash of colour.

Slowly she stood, picking up several old books including the codex. Holding them in her arms as she disappeared into the depths of the library a red head following close behind.

Hisoka was actually pleasantly surprised with the days turn. One, he could to be brought in early to help with the ryodan little problem an annoying thief with a green bandana. Two, it seems Mari was here acting as a librarian, interesting. If he didn't know better he could say she may have been the problem all along…

The women stopped taking on of the books from the pile placing it on a shelve, he moved forward knowing full well that the close was clear, "you been avoiding me~" he purred into the girls ear.

She turned round raising an eyebrow. "Have I now? What gave you that impression?" she purred back.

"I haven't see you around, it's no fun while my fruits are ripening"

"I been in high demand" she chuckled, leaning back against the book case.

"Of course you have, my dear~ anything of interest?"

"Only the jobs that may me feel like I'm being tested" she frowned with distaste.

Hisoka leaned in, trapping in with his arms. "Care to explain"

"Over the past few weeks, I been getting jobs that are from the same people, constantly getting harder and involving a certain group of thieves"

The red head mulled over, placing the dots together. "So you're the man with the green bandana, its seems you're doing a good job at pissing us the troupe off, little thief~"

"What can I say pissing people off is in my blood~" she grinned.

"Were being paid by a man named James, whose being the spokesman of the unknown company if that helps"

He watched as the women opened her mouth only to spot and curl into herself. Body language and character completely changing from the confident women known as Mari. It unnerved him, how much of a good actor she was, he had no doubt that this dangerous women in front of him could pull of any character and he would be no the wiser..

"Hisoka," the cold voice of feitan called, drawing his eyes away from the now cowering figure trapped in front of him.

"Yes, feitan?"

"Stop playing around, were leaving"

"Shame I was just getting started~"

-End of flashback-

Afterwards she had sarcastically told Hisoka, that the codex was in fact in her arms and he missed a great opportunity to play. He had responded with a laugh and told her that he will used it another time, whatever that mean.

Though she hadn't told him that they were getting paid by the same people.

"Is there a way to know which category we belong to?" killua voice spoke up, drawing her away from her thoughts and to the task at hand.

"Water technique, fill a glass of water and place a leaf on top like so" wing spoke, demonstration to the boys in the room. "We approach with our hands and start using Ren"

Mari listened in as wing spoke on which type of nen causes what reaction to the water and leaf, "interesting..." she muttered.

Gon was an enchanter, same as wing. The other boy was a manipulator and finally killua transformer. Now her turn. She sat on the roof of wings apartment the glass placed in front of her with her hands on either side ready to use Ren.

What she wasn't prepared for.

For the glass to explode.

The leaf crumple turning into ashes as the water started to expand changing properties to that of something thicker. The glass scattering into pieces, dancing over the rooftop before it turned into sand. All that happening in under ten seconds.

Mari froze, what the fuck does that mean?!

She didn't get to ponder long on the though as she felt movement belong, damn it her covered was blown, literally. Running to the edge she jumped.

Killua, Gon, wing and the other boy jumped onto the roof top, just in time to see a lone bird fly up into the skies. "What was that?" question killua.

"No idea, but whoever it was has gone now" spoke wing, before heading back inside the building.

"Oi Gon come on" called killua noticing his friend hadn't moved.

"Ne Ne~ killua, why does it smell like Mari?"

to be continued...

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