Hi, people! It's time again!
"Oh, look. Emi is here." Gon said and waved his hand to get her attention as she was coming down the stairs.
Killua turned around from facing Gon and Leorio and he watched as she smiled at them. Damn it... She's even more beautiful than I thought she would be...
When Emi finally reached us Gon started. "Wow, Emi. You look great." Gon smiled.
"Thanks. I'm sorry I'm late." She apologized.
"You're drooling on the inside, aren't you?" Leorio whispered to Killua while Gon and Emi were still talking.
Killua just glared at him furiously.
Leorio chuckled quietly.
"So anyway, Haru is calling me so I better go and see who she wants me to meet." Emi told the trio. "I'll see you all later." And with that she left to where Haru was.
"And there she goes... Still doesn't know, Killua." Leorio dropped the not so subtle hint.
"I know that!" Killua exclaimed.
"Leorio, let's go to the refreshments section." Gon said pulling his friend Leorio along to avoid any more conflict.
Killua sighed, feeling a stare from someone in the huge room. He looked to his right and spotted the girl who was staring.
She smirked because of the sudden attention from him and approached. She was wearing a long, muddy red slim gown.
"I haven't seen you around here before." She extended her hand. "I'm Minori Manashi. My family owns the Manashi real estate companies."
Killua merely glanced at her hand. "Killua Zaoldyeck." He introduced himself.
"You... You're an assassin?" She questioned.
"Former assassin." Killua answered.
"Oh... Well, anyway. I was looking for a dance partner and..."
"I already have a dance partner." He cut her off and searched the room until he found Emi nearby. "And there she is now." He said and left Minori to get Emi.
Minori recognized Emi and suddenly she realized. Her? She's not dead! Those two idiots didn't kill her! Minori thought to herself as she saw Killua walking off to her.
"Emi, come with me." Killua grabbed her hand.
"Where are we going?" She asked him as he was pulling her away.
"Dance with me." He smiled as they were both heading to the dance floor.
"But I..." She almost said.
"Do you see the girl wearing that long dress behind us?" He asked.
Emi turned around and spotted her. She immediately remembered...
"Dance with me so I won't have to dance with her." He said and held Emi's hand in his left and placed his right arm on her waist.
"Alright. Fine. I'll dance," She placed her hand on his shoulder. "But you should have given her a chance, you know."
"Do you know her? 'Cause she's staring at you like she saw a ghost." Killua seemed suspicious as they started dancing.
"She was in my class when I was in school." Emi answered, not wanting to mention what happened that night.
Killua saw Minori leaving in a hurry, making a phone call, looking serious. "I don't trust her at all." Killua stated.
Emi let out a slight chuckle. "That's just who you are, Killua."
Killua listened.
"At first, you don't trust anyone. You don't let people in..." She told him.
"What do you mean?" He asked as they kept dancing. Killua kept leading Emi.
"When people first meet you, they automatically assume that you're rude and arrogant." She clarified with a smile on her face. Her eyes fixed on his.
He smirked, proud of himself.
"They don't know anything." She continued. "They don't stay long enough to realize that you're the most selfless, caring person they will ever meet."
He was surprised of what she said.
"Emi, darling." Haru called her as the song ended.
She looked at Haru and back to Killua. "Sorry, I have to go. Thanks for dancing with me though." She smiled and left.
I'm the one that's grateful... Why did she say those things?
An hour has passed by. A fairly tall man wearing a tux was standing on the balcony, which was quieter than the ball room. Emi stepped outside to the balcony.
"Dad," Emi said.
The man turned around.
"Haru said you wanted to talk to me." She told him.
"I thought we should talk. We haven't seen each other in a long time." Her father spoke.
"We never talk unless you have something important to say." She reminded him.
"... I heard about your hunter licence." He told her.
"... I knew you would hear about that sooner or later." She said.
"You went and became a hunter despite my disapproval." He told her.
"I got it, didn't I?" She remembered the words he told her before taking the exam. "You said I couldn't, but I did."
"It was far too dangerous." He made his point clear. "You don't even need a license. Just tell me what you want and I'll get it for you."
"What I want can't be bought." She said with a serious face.
Her father sighed. "Don't be like your mother."
She looked down. "... Nothing bad happened." She hated lying.
"As a punishment, you will go back to your academy next year." He said.
This was the first time he has ever punished his daughter.
... It's not like I will be able to do hunter jobs now. Emi thought to herself.
"I am your father and I know what's best for you." He said and began with another thing. "I also met your friends tonight..."
She looked up.
"I don't think you should be spending so much time with an assassin." He said.
She felt so angry and annoyed by what she heard, but bit her tongue and looked down.
"He could be dangerous." He kept saying.
She couldn't take it and bursted. "You can't tell me who my friends are!"
He looked at her.
"Because they have been there for me more than you have." She continued. "You don't know anything about any of them or what they're like."
Her father stayed silent.
"And you can't make me live your life because I'm not you." She said. "I'm sorry for being a disappointment because I'm not as smart or successful as you."
"Emi." He tried to say.
"You don't get to judge my friends." She told him and then walked away.
Emi walked into the ball room, upset. She walked to the other side of the ball room to get to the other huge balcony because she had the strong urge to cry at that moment.
Killua noticed and followed her out.
She was close to tears, but didn't let herself cry.
"What happened?" Killua asked as he stood behind her.
She tried to seem okay. "It's nothing. I'm just here to get some fresh air."
He stood next to her. "Not convincing."
She faced him. "... I talked to my father."
He was silent.
"... He was upset about me taking the hunter exam." She continued.
He kept listening.
"When I told him that I wanted to take the hunter exam he laughed..." She said, crossing her arms. "He said it was impossible and that I was crazy to even try..."
He was still quiet.
"He thinks I'm a disappointment... And I really don't want to disappoint hi-"
Just then, out of nowhere, Killua cut her off by pulling her closer to him and smashes his lips into hers. He kissed her for the first time.
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Finally! Right?
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~Untouchable dream
