Okamirei had reached a place with a lot of buildings. She had found the car. People were inside the building... She continued to sniff the air. Blood... She smelt blood. Her original eyes started to flash a red as the White Wolf raised onto her shackles, snarling. She let out an earth-shattering howl as she rushed at the building with the people inside, slamming her head at the door, breaking through with ease, skidding to a halt, snarling, jaws dripping with spit. Her lips were raised as she stared at the group of people, tensed and ready. Her shoulders shuddered as her eye-sight fuzzed as she started to lose control. She didn't care, anything to help her friends.
The other people all had their Nen flaring at the sudden intrusion. Killua's eyes were wide as he stared at an enraged Okamirei, and Gon, who was mad before, had lost it and was watching Okamirei, worried at what she might do. Okamirei took a step forward, unblinking.
"What is that?!" One of the people said. Hisoka just smirked, knowing just exactly, not what, but who it was.
"Some manner of animal?" One of the calmer members questioned, walking forward. "Or maybe a Nen summoning." The male got too close and the White Wolf snapped it's jaws at him, then started forward even more.
Give... Me... Back...
The members seemed surprised as the wolf spoke. "It spoke! What should we do with it?"
Give... Back...
"It seems like it's here for these two boys. Let's leave it alone and let the boss decide what to do with it." Members started away with a tied up Killua and Gon, who glanced back at the wolf. She suddenly started forward, but stopped as several members cut her off.
"Doesn't look like that's an option," another said. "Pakunoda, see if you can read it." The girl labelled Pakunoda stared at her friend, wide eyed. You could tell, she was thinking, no, knowing, if she got close, it would rip her to shreds. The wolf continued forward, ignoring the people. Suddenly, a punch landed on her cheek, and she stumbled to the side, but not before snapping her jaws at the person that had hit her. She caught a piece of fabric in her teeth, ripping it from the person's garment.
"Well, it seems that it's solid," the female who'd punched her said, shaking her hand. "Very solid." Okamirei snarled, then lunged at the girl. She dodged, but the wolf tracked her and snapped at her once again. The others seemed to stay out of it. The girl landed on the back of the wolf, who spun around to get her off. The female hung firm, until Okamirei became smart and rolled. The female almost got squished, but dodged out of the way and cracked her knuckles. "This is fun," she said, smirking. Okamirei snarled again, ears lying flat on her head. She suddenly backed up, then started to circle the girl. Her tail swung side to side in annoyance. She suddenly lunged at the girl. The girl dodged, swinging another punch at Okamirei, but this one was full of Nen. Okamirei's eyes widened slightly and she jumped backwards, concentrating her Nen on her paws. She lunged again at the spider, gaining intense speed with the Nen concentration, surprising the girl. But before her jaws closed down on the girl someone tried another punch at her. She dodged, then snarled and spun around, racing out of there. Members raced after her, but she was long gone.
Okamirei managed to stay on the outskirts, smart enough not to get near them again. She paced back and forth, exhausted with over-use of Nen. Sweat beaded down her face, and she was breathing deeply. It was already dark out, and she was annoyed that she wasn't able to do anything to help her friends. Suddenly, she paused and sniffed the air. She turned her head slightly, ears perking as she spotted a black speck dart from the building. She sniffed the air, then smiled and raced over.
"Killua! Gon!" She yelled. They turned to her.
"Rei!" They said. Gon gripped her in a hug. Killua grabbed her shoulders, an angry look in his eyes.
"Rei, what the hell were you thinking?! You could've gotten yourself killed!" Okamirei buried her face in his shirt.
"I was so worried... I smelt blood, and I lost control..." Killua sighed. "I couldn't help it, I just ran in there without thinking..."
"Come on Rei, we need to get out of here." Okamirei nodded.
"Rei, can you carry us?" Okamirei blinked at him.
"Yeah," she replied, lying. She was exhausted. She needed to rest. But she summoned the wolf anyway and laid down, letting the two hop onto her back. Then she raced off.
They arrived at a station, then stood. Okamirei let then down, then cancelled her Nen. She sat, breathing heavily while Gon called Kurapika, hoping to get ahold of him. Killua looked at Okamirei, worried. He knew she was exhausted.
"You shouldn't have done that, if you were that tired," he said. Okamirei shook her head.
"I'm fine. I need to try and reach past my limits." Killua grit his teeth.
"Not like that! You should-" Killua was cut off by Gon, who'd gotten ahold of the Kurta.
"Oh, Kurapika? Whew, we finally got a hold of you. Yep, can you talk right now? Wait! Can you give me one minute? I have something to tell you. Okamirei, Killua and I ran into the Troupe. Actually, they caught us."
"What were you guys thinking?! Do you realize how dangerous they are?!" Kurapika yelled through phone. Killua took the phone from Gon.
"I thought I knew, but after we met them, it became painfully clear. They're strong. Right now, we have no chance against them. That's why we need your assistance." Killua said.
"We want to help." Gon added.
"Yeah," Okamirei added as well.
"Don't you want to know where their base is? Do you know all of their powers?" Killua yelled. "You're the chain-user who killed one of their members, right? They're looking everywhere for you. If you won't treat us as friends or equals, we'll do whatever we must to help!" Killua handed it back to Gon.
"Oh, Rei, it's for you." Gon said. Okamirei blinked, then took the phone.
"Are you OK?" Kurapika asked. Okamirei tilted her head.
"Yeah, I'm fine." She coughed.
"You don't sound fine. Did they hurt you when they captured you?"
"Captured? No, I tracked after them when they caught Killua and Gon. No, I was good at it. Yeah, hehe, well, to put it mildly, I kind of stormed their base in a blind rampage..."
"What?! What happened?!" Okamirei flinched at the loudness.
"I had a battle with one of their members. I guess they figured I was going to win so another stepped in... I had to book it. I used too much Nen though, so I'm a bit tired..."
"A bit?" Killua mused. "You're ready to collapse." Okamirei nodded her head and said a quick bye to the concerned Kurapika before hanging up and giving the phone back to Gon. The three returned to the hotel where Leorio, Kirin, and Zepile were. When they entered the room, they were met with a drunk Zepile and Leorio, happily laughing and drinking. Kirin was sleeping soundly in a basket.
"Seriously, they were drinking while we were captured?" Killua said in slight shock.
"I don't understand... This makes them happy?" Okamirei held up one of the bottles.
"Oh, you're back? Come drink with us!" Leorio said, holding out a bottle. Okamirei smiled sweetly.
"Are you that drunk that you can't notice we're underage?" Killua asked. "Wait, Leorio. Aren't you underage too?"
"What's your point? In my country, you can drink once you're sixteen." Leorio replied with a grin.
"Hehe, this if good." Killua and Gon turned to see Okamirei chugging down a bottle. Killua gasped and grabbed it from the wolf-girl. She growled, taking it back. "Hey, I'm thirsty!"
"It's sake!" Killua said. "And you're underage!" Okamirei just tilted her head. Killua sighed. "It's a drink that makes people crazy. You can only drink it if you're 21 or older." Okamirei glanced at Leorio, then back at Killua.
"I'm 80 in wolf years." She started to chug the drink again, sitting next to Kirin. "Thank you Leorio for taking care of her."
"No problem!" He said. "She was a sweetheart!" Killua glared at Okamirei, but there was nothing he could do about her. Killua and Gon explained the situation to them, while Okamirei listened intently, resting up her energy. Suddenly, Gon got a call. It was Kurapika, who was calling to say the phantom troupe had been taken care of. Okamirei blinked.
"Really? They were soooo strong," the wolf-girl slirred.
"Alright, that's it. You've had too much to drink," Killua said, taking the bottle from her hands. She glared at him, trying to take it back, but she was pinned down by an upset Killua. He smirked at her. "No. Think of Kirin." Okmairei smirked back, then licked her mate on his lips. A slight blush came to his cheeks and she giggled, then managed to get out of his loosened grip and pick up Kirin, walking to her room.
"Good night, see you's tomorrow," Okamirei slirred, walking out of the room, headed towards her bedroom.
The next morning, Okamirei awoke with a slight throbbing in her head. She growled at nothing in particular, grumpy, then walked down to the kitchen. She was the first one up, and she was hungry. She pulled out a slab of meat and chewed on it, then bounced Kirin. She placed the baby on the floor, then faced her, crouching down in a playful position and trotting around the baby just sat there, bright blue eyes blinking. She fell forward, trying to crawl, but she just sat there, moving back and forth. Okamirei smiled at the child, then gulped down the rest of the meat as she licked her child, then started to play.
Seconds went by, then she finally realized she was being watched. She paused and looked up, seeing a smirking Killua standing in the doorway, watching her. She smiled at him, then invited him over. He complied, sitting down and letting Kirin play with his finger. "So, we're supposed to meet Kurapika today," he said. Okamirei nodded.
"12:00, right?"
"Yeah." The two got ready, dressing Kirin in a little fur wrap they had bought, then waited for Gon and Leorio. The other two got ready soon, then they left, making it to the meeting place before Kurapika. They bought some food, and Okamirei happily munched down on a yummy chicken burrito. Leorio was once again holding Kirin, making noises and trying to get her to say his name. Kurapika finally arrived. Okamirei was the first to notice and spot him, and she waved. Gon was next.
"Kurapika!" Gon called out, spitting food all over Killua's face accidentally. The boy ran over. Okamirei just laughed as Killua walked over to Gon, holding a pie and smashing it against the boy's face. The two started to throw pies at each other, Okamirei dodging debris as she made her way over to Kurapika.
"Hi Kurapika!" She said. The older boy smiled at her.
"Hello. It's good to see you. I'm glad you're alright." Okamirei nodded.
"Of course I'm alright, why wouldn't I be?" Okamirei smirked at the boy, then turned to glanced at the other two. She didn't notice the small blush forming on the Kurta's face.
"I was worried."
"For what?" Okamirei turned back. "I survived. I was just tired." She tilted her head at him, and the blush brightened.
"Still-" He was cut off Kirin started to cry, making everyone freeze. Kurapika brought his attention to Leorio, then sighed. "Leorio, what's with the baby?"
"Her name's Kirin! Isn't she a sweetheart, she's so cute..." Kurapika sighed. "But now she's crying! Rei, help me!" Okamirei sighed, then walked over, taking the baby and holding her tight. It started to quiet instantly. Kurapika walked over.
"Who's the mother?" Kurapika asked. Okamirei looked up.
"She's mine," Okamirei said. Kurapika stared at her in slight shock, then looked at Leorio. Leorio blinked, then pointed at Kurapika, face red in anger.
"Hey! I am NOT the father! I'm the uncle!" Kurapika looked back at Okamirei.
"Killua's my mate." Killua blushed slightly. Kurapika had a look of pure resentment, but it soon disappeared.
"Ah," he said.
Oh, it looks like Kurapika developed a little crush on Okamirei! I wonder why? Well, now for the next chapter! We'll get to see more of the storyline, and we'll finally get to the GREED ISLAND arc.
