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?"
chapter 28
It has been awhile since that point, Gon's match with Hisoka had been decided. She was going stick around till then before heading off elsewhere, she had been in this city for too long.
Currently she was eavesdropping (again) on the boys Nen lesson.
"How about showing me the results of your training?" she hear wing speak.
"Osu!" Gon and killua nodded in unison.
"But first..." Mari cocked her head, as she head moving feet, "why don't you join us Mari?"
She turned to the side, and signed. Looks like she had been caught….darn it. Opening and climbing though the window, to the shocked expressions of Gon and the other boy. Killua had a scowled obviously annoyed that he couldn't sense her at all. "How did you know?" she asked pouting towards wing, "I'm not that obvious am I?"
"No on the contrary," wing state with a small smile, he still didn't like her. "I guessed. After the incident on the rooftop, I have been keeping an eye open and your nen has gotten more profound."
"More profound?" she questioned, sitting herself next to a grinning Gon.
"Yes, before it was noticeable that you have good control and strong nen. Since I last saw your nen has become more profound, more define as you become more aware of what you have. In basic terms, knowledge equals power."
She nodded, partly getting what he was saying.
"Therefore the only conclusion I can great to is that someone is teaching you, or you were eavesdropping on our lessons"
She put her hands up in mock defeat grinning, "ah~ you got me"
"Good, now if we continue with looking at the results of your training, killua you first"
Killua moved forwards activating his nen. They waited a moment before killua stepped away gesturing for them to taste it. "Sweet~" she hummed before turning to killua, messing up his fluffy hair, "always knew you had a sweet tooth"
She giggled as the boy turned red. "Zushi your next"
She watch as the other boy, whose name she now learned as zushi step forward. Sweat dripped down his face as he concentrated to move the leaf. On the inside she wasn't interested by the boy he had a long way to go. On the outside however she was giving him an encouraging smile. After a few moments the boy stopped panting hard. Wing gave him a few encouraging words before turning to Gon. "Gon your turn"
Mari watched legs crossed as Gon activated his Nen. The water sloshed in the glass before pouring over the edge and slashing over the table. The glass cracked in a matter of seconds, wing rushed forward stopping the boy from continuing any further.
"You really are something" she heard wing mutter, giving the boy a small smile.
Wing left before returning with a new glass. "Now you Mari"
She blinked, "what? Do I have too?"
"Yes, you do"
"Yeah Mari you saw us do it!" Gon yelled a big grin on his face.
"It's only fair" concluded killua, who had an interested look on his face. I wonder what category she's in…
Mari pouted before heading "fine…"
"Yeah!" the boys yelled, before stepping closer to the table.
"oh no" she stated getting a confused look, she moved wrapping her arms around the three boys placing them behind the sofa, "don't moved from behind here…for ya own safety" giving them a pointed look that told them she wasn't joking.
"I get ya some new glasses after this, you ready?" she asked getting into position, as the man nodded.
This time she was prepared for the glass to explode. Prepared for leaf to crumple turning to ashes. Prepared for the water to get thicker as it splatter across the walls around them. Prepare for the shatter glass to turn to sand. Prepare for it all to happen in ten second flat.
"You can come out now" she called giving the boys the quote to bombard her with questions.
"What the hell was that?"
"That was awesome, Mari!"
"Ne~ne~ Mari what category are you in?"
"How did you learn?"
"What happened? I missed some of it when I blinked"
Mari frowned before raising an eyebrow at wing, "Gon, killua, zushi" the boys spotting asking question and turn to the older male. "I think she's a specialist"
"You think?" Mari pulled a face.
"It was hard to say, it's not normal to see something like that"
She nodded, with a smile. Another thing to add to her guessing game.
He turned to back to Gon and killua. She zoned out in thinking only to be pulled back into the conversation by Gon grabbing her arm and jumping in and down. "We passed!"
"Passed?" she muttered under her breath.
"Pass the secondary hunter exam!" the excited boy continued.
"Oh right..!" she nodded.
-Time skip-
It was time for Hisoka match against Gon. Something she was greatly looking forward to. She watched from the rafters about, videoing the whole thing, a smile plastered across her smile.
Gon was one of the kind. Strategy and fight with the stone tiles all for giving Hisoka his badge back. But if he's not carefully he could lose his life, she though darkly as Gon was tricked by Hisoka ending the match. It was a good match though, even if Hisoka was holding back, Gon obviously enjoyed it and had learn from it. Hisoka was turned on considerably, she could see it from here.
She disappeared from the rafting, popping up behind Gon and killua as they talked.
Picking Gon up in a bear hug she chuckled. "Great match!"
"Mari! You were watching!" Gon grinned, as she put him down.
"Of course! I videoed the whole thing!"
"You could have sat with me, you know" killua pouted slightly.
"I could have but…it's a great view from the ceiling, sweetie" the sliver haired boy pout deepened.
She placed a hand on his head, "don't worry, I watch all of your matches as well, maybe as some point we will both take part in some electrotherapy together"
"It still hurts though" groaned killua.
"I find it tickles"
Gon pop up in front of the pair month opened in speak but his words were lost as a phone when off. Mari frowned, she had told him she didn't want any disturbances today. "Gomen~ let me take this"
She turned away, taking a few steps before answering the phone, "what? I said no disturbances"
"Sorry, Mari. But the client from your previous jobs has asked to speak with you directly…"
She frowned, "are they in the city?"
"Yes"
"Tell him, 12 o'clock, and palor street corner under the lamp light"
"Right,"
"Oh one more thing, we would be in touch of a while. After this I'm leaving got some more jobs lined up"
"Okay, good luck"
"Bye kida" she said before hanging up the phone.
"Sorry about that boys" she smiled at the pair, "where were we"
-Later that night 11.30 palor street-
Mari stood silently waiting for her client to appear. She chose a spot looking down to the target location, she was early – she knew that but she wanted to make sure the client wouldn't try anything.
Signing she moved to sit on the edge of the rooftop, around her the city slept in shadows of the heavens area. Gon and killua were sleeping staying one more night before leaving in the morning their reason for coming here completed.
She couldn't believe their progress over the last few months, it was like seeing her own children grow up, however the pair still had far to go.
Mari wouldn't admit it but she herself had grew stronger, making sense of the quote knowledge is power. The more she understood it, the more her abilities develop and grew – at this point there was nothing she could not do.
Movement flickered down below.
Casting her eyes down towards the corner lamp, she spotted a man. He wore an expensive looking suit, which looked too perfect. Even his hair was as prefect as the suit, though the man did have a nervous air about him. He stood and waited – this must be the client she mused.
Quickly she scale the building, dropping behind him as she observed the male closer.
He didn't seem to notice her presence or if he did, he was a good actor.
"That client I presume?" she spoke, noting as the man jumped a little at the sound of her voice before turning round.
"Yes, the names James. Myself and my employers are grateful for your services that we have to meet you personally for our next course of action" he spoke, she noted the lack of weapons and the sweat dripping down his forehead.
Something was up.
"Is that so?" she muttered before smiling moving closer to the sweating male. "And the next course of action?"
"Ah, yes. There's someone whose been getting in the way of our business" she noticed the twitch of the eye. A tail tale sign of someone who's lying. "Someone who's dying up unwanted things. We would like you to dispose of them"
She nodded listening. He's not telling me the whole story…
"We would like you to kill illumi zodyck" the man concluded, glancing down at his watched.
Mari blinked, opting to remain silent as she weighed out her options.
"Why?"
The man seemed flushed by her response, "why? Cause were paying you to kill him that's why!?"
Her smile dropped into a frown, "no" she stated crossing her arms in front of her chest in defiance.
"No?" James blinked in shock, "I hear you did anything as long as the paid is good. Even after long those dangerous jobs we got you to do against the troupe and you say no to this? I can assure you that the paid is good"
"You are sorely mistaken, James" her voice dripped in venom, "I do jobs which I want to do and is to my gain. Killing illumi is not on my list of things to do as of this moment. Moreover it would upset killua and my friends if I were to comply with your request" she stepped forward gain, glaring at the man in front of her, "now if you excuse me, I have other matters in which to attend to"
She turned away, but a voice stopped her, "I knew you would say that. Mari? Right? You had so many names since you left the lab. It's been hard to keep track" Mari froze, eyes widening in realisation.
He knew, oh he knew and she would get everything little bit of information of him. She had a lead, it literally came to her. Internally she grinned like a maniac externally however she kept the frown on her face. "You done pretty well over rest pass few years, really backed us into a corner m'dear. We have to take desperate measures"
"I take it you have a backup plan than?" she asked.
"Well, one way or another you die" he sneered, losing the nervous demean.
She allowed a smirk to dance on her lips, "oh and what's that? Do tell~" she purred, leaning forward. "I didn't in the labs, I won't break now" she hissed, watching James every movement.
"Ah here he is"
She turned not having sensed anyone approach, definably a nen-user. She blinked, smirk faltering slightly as the shadow moved. Reliving a tall male with long black hair pale skin and wide black eyes. Illumi.
to be continued...
heya guys!
finally we get to meet our emotionless sweetheart! XD
really missed him, i wounder how things will turn out...
mwahaha
anyhow...
glad your all enjoying it, feel free to review always looking at ways to improve my writing :)
happy hunting xx
