"Kura-chan, before we head back. I need to talk to you."

Looking back, Kurapika slowed his pace. Gon looked between Vividus and Kurapika and figured they needed some time alone.

"I'll leave you guys be," Gon said smiling, "I'll be over where Killua is!"

Nodding their heads, they watched the boy in green head over to Killua. Giving each other high-five and started to talk amongst themselves. While the two kids are talking, Kurapika and Vividus head over to move of a private area, away from the other applicants.

"What is it, Onee-chan?" Kurapika asked, tilting his head to the side.

Vividus frowned, crossing her arms over her chest. "Listen, I know you have a lot of questions you want to ask." She started, "However, until the exams are over: I think it's a lot safer for us to pretend we don't know each other."

Kurapika furrowed his eyebrows together, "Why? I don't see an issue with us acting like our usual selves."

"But I do," sighed Vividus, "If people caught wind that we are related to one another: we may become targets. There are a few I trust that know I'm a Kurta survivor...however."

Looking past Kurapika, she stared at the Jester. Who was leaning against the tree close to the Gittarackur. Thankfully, he hasn't noticed her staring. Letting out a small sigh, Vividus reverted her attention back to her brother.

"Unfortunately, there are others who found out through other circumstances." she said, poking her brother's chest, "But as for you baby brother: they don't know about you yet. So the last thing I want is for you to be put at risk because of me."

By looking at Kurapika's face, it looked like he was extremely concerned after hearing that fact. "How would I be at risk? I'm strong enough to handle myself, Onee-chan."

"I'm going to be blunt. You are not strong enough yet to handle certain individuals here at this exam." She said with a serious expression. "Trust me on this, it's just safer this way."

Kurapika wanted to protest, but after Vividus giving him a look. He let out a small sigh in defeat. Vividus felt terrible, she knows that her baby brother has so many questions he wants to be answered: but Kurapika is also smart enough to know that she was indeed right.

"You better explain everything to me when this exam is over." Kurapika stated, "I deserve that much as least."

Smiling softly, she would grip onto her brother's shoulder: turning her serious expression into a reassuring one. "I promise I'll tell you everything in due time."

~.:x_X_x:.~

The Great Stamp

Known to be the world's most ferocious pig. They use their large, stout noses to send their enemies flying. Despite their nose to handle all kinds of attacks...

They are easy to take down: if you can hit the right spot.

Locking her eyes towards her target, Vividus focused her nen to her feet to add an extra boost to her attack. As she jumped up into the air, she would swing her feet down towards the pig's forehead. Killing it instantly.

"Thanks for the heads up Gon!" Vividus called out, picking up her big.

Gon gave Vividus a toothy grin, giving her a thumbs up. "Anytime, Vividus-nee!"

At that moment, the other applicants managed to catch the wind on how to defeat the Great Stamp. Controlling her nen: she turned her ice weapon back into water and placed it back into her water skin.

Heading back to her station, Vividus took a look around to see what the majority of the contestants are roasting their pigs. Feeling a sweatdrop form on her head, he let out a small sigh.

'Are these guys really not putting any thought into this dish?' She thought to herself, looking up at the Phase two Examiners: Menchi and Buhara. 'Since they are gourmet hunters...I should probably think outside the box.'

Looking back at Kurapika and her two munchkins, it seems like they aren't putting much thought into their food. Looking forward, she also saw Hisoka's food being roasted like everyone else.

She let a small sigh out, took off her jacket, tied it around her waist, and pulled her hair up into a ponytail. 'Well...time to make mama proud.'

Glancing at the materials in front of her: she saw that there are different kinds of kitchen knives, vegetables, and ingredients you can work with. Pondering on what kind of meal to make, she tried to figure out what would help impress the two examiners.

'Hmmm...I think I know what to make!'

~.:x_X_x:.~

"Come on?! Is there no one out there who can satisfy me with their meals!" Menchi screamed, pointing her stick towards the applicants.

After everyone went and presented their dish. So far, no one passed the test. Vividus was finishing up her meal, a part of her wasn't sure if she wanted to present her own. Gon and the loud glasses man (who she found out was name Leorio) failed because they just decorated the pig. She got even more nervous because Kurapika actually put effort into his dish, yet he failed.

Seeing the number of bones piling up behind Menchi and Buhara, the poor Kurta woman wasn't sure if it was worth bringing her food up. Vividus felt like she should just accept her losses.

"Onee-chan, you haven't gone up yet!" Killua exclaimed, chilling by her station. "Your food actually looks pretty good."

Looking down at her dish, she decided to make roasted pork belly. Using the materials she had: she cut up the pig into small pieces and marinated the meat. While it sat for a bit, she then roasted the pork along with the fire. Once it was done, she cut it up into different pieces and added other species to help the meat have some flavour. Using the vegetables present, she also made some caramelized onions and garlic. Sprinkling the top with black sesame seeds.

"I-I don't know," Vividus said to Killua, looking up at the Examiners. "I don't want to seem like I'm showing off. It looks like Menchi is very particular with her taste buds. Buhara will eat everything and anything."

Patting Vividus's back, Killua would grin at the Kurta woman. Giving her a thumbs up, "I've had your cooking before, Onee-chan. I'm sure you'll be just fine!"

Rolling her eyes, she would pick up her two places in her hands, taking a breather before presenting her food to the gourmet hunters. "There is extra in the oven if you want some, make sure you share it with the others."

Killua's eyes glisten in excitement, licking his lips as he knows Vividus's meals we're absolutely worth dying for. "Thank you, Onee-chan!"

Giggling softly, she would make her way through the crowd with her two plates in her hands. Every time she walked closer and closer to the Examiners. Whispers started to echo throughout the area.

She should be used to this by now, Vividus is a famous fighter in Heavens Arena. Vividus was used to the attention, but this kind of thing was something that genuinely made Vividus uncomfortable.

Shaking the negativity out of her mind, she knew that she needed this pass. Vividus made it this far: she refuses to fail because her cooking sucks. She's made meals for other people before: this shouldn't be an issue.

"Oh? You're the last one I see?" Menchi asked, raising an eyebrow.

Vividus nervously nodded her head, placing the two plates down in front of the two Examiners. "Y-Yes, I am."

Eyeing Menchi's movements, she took a closer look at the dish in front of her. Holding her chin in thought. "Tell me, what did you make for us today?"

Blinking a few times, Vividus shift uncomfortably in her spot: but soon started to explain what the meal was. "It's Roasted Pork Belly. I don't want to explain how I made it because it's a long process. However, I can assure you that you'll enjoy this meal. I marinated the meat, roasted it, cut it up into pieces and added vegetables and spices to give it some flavour."

Surprisingly enough, she saw Menchi smirking, "I'm actually looking forward to trying this out. I will admit: the presentation could do a better job. However, let's see how it tastes."

Taking a fork in her hand, Menchi picked up the meat and starred at it for a minute. She watched the flesh glisten with oil and smelled it. She grinned a bit, like it so far. Soon after looked at Buhara, both nodded their heads at each other and took a bite.

Every chewing sound that Menchi made, it made Vividus extremely nervous. She would stare at her intensely. Wondering what her answer is going to be.

Watching Menchi smiled, she would show Vividus her stick, seeing a red circle appear. Looking at Buhara, he also had a red circle.

"You pass."

Standing up from her seat, she would pat Vividus on the shoulder and give her a thumbs up. "Good job, maybe when you're finished with this exam. You should really consider becoming a gourmet hunter with us."

Leaving Vividus stunned, she watched Menchi placed her hands on her hips. Making her announcement towards the rest of the applicants.

"Out of all the applicants: the only who passed Phase two was number 100. The rest of you failed. We're finished here!"

With that, everyone started to yell at Menchi.

Feeling the heat, Vividus slowly backed away from the two examiners. Making her way back towards her station where Killua was. Looking down, he was leaning against the counter. He had the fork in hand and eating the food Vividus made. She giggled to see the Zoldyck prodigy eating her food.

Watching the scene before them, many people were yelling at her how they are here to become a hunter. Not a chief. After the bickering occurred between one of the applicants and Menchi. It turned into a brutal one because all it took was Buhara to slap this guy away from her. Hearing a loud 'thud.'

The spotlight was on Menchi.

"Let me clarify this," Menchi started, walking down the steps with her weapons in hand. "We frequently venture into the dens of ferocious beasts, searching for ingredients. Every Hunter knows some form of martial art."

Watching Menchi's move, the turquoise-haired woman started to toss the knives in her hands. The blades dancing around in the air. Blinking a few times, Vividus was in awe on how cool it looked. Menchi continued her statement.

"You lack focus and the willingness to experiment. Besides one applicant: that alone disqualifies you from becoming hunters!"

Everyone was quiet, taking in her statement. Looking over at Hisoka, Vividus noticed him taking a card out: ready to attack Menchi. Glaring at the Jester, she was prepared to defend Menchi until a cheerful voice echoed throughout the area.

"That being said, it would be excessive to fail every single applicant except for one!"

Staring up into the sky, Vividus's eyes started to sparkle. A huge grin was spread ear to ear as she heard a familiar voice: coming from a certain old man who encouraged her to take the exam in the first place.

Seeing a hot air balloon with the Hunter's Association on the side. A figure jumped out of the plane. Landing in the middle of the testing ground and watched a small crater form. Each step he took from his wooden slipper, he approached Menchi.

"Who is he?" Someone asked from the crowd.

Menchi walked forward towards the old man, starting to explain who he was. "The chairman of the Selection Committee. He's in charge of the Hunter Exam: who is known as Chairman Netero."

~.:x_X_x:.~

After Netero stepped in during the second phase, he asked Menchi to give everyone who failed a second chance to redeem themselves as he found it unfair for the applicants. Menchi ended up apologizing and changed the new objective of the exam by retrieving an egg from the Spider Eagle that was located in Split Mountain's canyon.

Considering Vividus was the only one who passed, it wasn't needed for her to take part in retrieving the egg. Which gave her a chance to relax and watch Kurapika and the others pass with flying colours.

Vividus and the others are now on Netero's airship as it made their way over to the next location of the third phase. Standing around the area, everyone watched Netero as he was about to make a speech regarding the test so far.

"Allow me to introduce myself to the forty-three remaining applicants." Netero started, "My name is Netero, Chairman of this year's Hunter Exam Selection Committee. Originally, I'd planned to make my appearance during the final phase."

Hearing him talk, the atmosphere in the room suddenly grew tense. Which caused Netero to grin in delight. "I love this tension in the air! So I think I'll stick around for the rest of the trip!" He said, letting out a small laugh.

Looking at the green bean man, he started to speak. "We will reach our destination tomorrow morning, at 8:00 a.m. You'll find dinner waiting in the dining hall. With that being said: you are all welcome to rest. In other words, you're free to do as you please until you are contacted."

After everyone parted ways to do their own thing, Vividus placed her hands in her pockets. Starting to follow the crowd out of the gathering hall. She watched her munchkins run off to explore the airship. Leaving Vividus, Kurapika and Leorio behind.

"Geeze...how do those guys have the energy," Leorio muttered.

"Who knows," Vividus replied, "But that's just what makes them special."

Hearing her little brother chuckle a bit, he looked at Vividus. "What are you going to do in the meantime?"

"Not sure," Vividus said, shrugging her shoulders. "I was thinking of heading away from everyone to get some peace and quiet."

Kurapika raised an eyebrow, tilting his head to the side. "Why is that?"

She was about to open her mouth and reply. But all of a sudden she felt a cold shiver run down her spine. Not wanting to turn around to bring attention, she knew precisely who was staring her down.

"I just do." She said, patting Kurapika's shoulder. Without Leorio noticing due to him talking to Tonpa, she mouthed to him, 'I'll tell you later.'

Nodding his head in response, he went along with the act. "Alright, just be sure to get some rest, ok?"

Vividus smiled warmly towards Kurapika. "I will." Soon she turned her attention to Leorio, who seemed to be shaken a bit by Tonpa's comment about the airship being a possible exam. "Don't listen to him, he's just being a prick and trying to scare you."

Walking past Leorio and Tonpa. All she heard was Tonpa calling her unkind words. Making her roll her eyes in annoyance. Vividus disappeared out of the gathering hall and started to walk around the ship.

For an airship, Vividus was impressed by how massive the airship was. Placing her hands in her pocket. Looking out the window, she saw how beautiful the city was from above.

Looking from behind, she looked around her surroundings to see if anyone was following her. After that cold shiver from earlier, she could've sworn that Hisoka was staring her down because he trying to get her attention.

Seeing how he wasn't around, she felt a bit relieved. 'Maybe it was my imagination.'

Looking beside her, Vividus reached out and opened the door. Seeing how it was away from everyone: she was happy to know that she managed to find a room that wasn't filled with people.

The moment she opened the door. She saw a familiar man sitting in the darkroom with a tower of cards in front of him with his legs crossed. Twitching in annoyance, it was non-other than Hisoka. Seeing him smirk, Vividus should've known he planned this.

"Oops, it appears this room is occupied." She said in a monotone voice. "I guess I'll go and look elsewhere."

Just as Vividus was about to book it out of there. She felt something attach to her wrist, looking down, she used her gyo to see what was happening. Biting her lower lip, she could see a strand of pink nen: attached to Hisoka's finger.

'Did he seriously just use his Bungee gum on me?' Vividus asked herself, feeling her eyes twitch in annoyance.

"Where do you think you're doing, my crimson flower~?" Hisoka purred.

"Away from you." She said with a deadpan expression. "Hisoka, let me go."

"Not a chance."

Before Vividus could protest, she felt her body suddenly being pulled inside the room. As Hisoka used his other hand, he used bungee gum to close the door shut.

Feeling herself fly across the room, she felt her body land on Hisoka's lap. Upon impact, she saw Hisoka's tower of cards fly everywhere. Trying to get a grasp of what was happening, she felt a pair of strong arms wrap around her waist as it kept her in place. No matter how much she tried to wiggle out of his grasp: his inhumane strength kept her there.

"Hisoka, let me go!" Vividus demanded, looking up at the Jester.

"But Vivi-chan, it's been forever since I get to hold you like this," Hisoka explained, resting his chin on the crook of her neck. "I've wanted to do this since phase one~."

Rolling her eyes, she continued to try to get out of his grasps. "Hisoka now is not the best time to do this. Plus, I'm still upset with you from the other night!"

She felt his lips pressed against her neck, feeling her body suddenly shiver. "My little doe," he said in a husky tone, "Now is the perfect time to be doing this."

Vividus felt Hisoka shift underneath her. Using his one arm to keep her in place: Hisoka used his other to place her wrists together. Realizing what's happening, she used her gyo again and looked back at her wrists: only to see it was bound together by his Bungee gum.

"Hisoka, what are you doing!?" Vividus asked, not liking where this is going.

"It's simple, really." Hisoka cooed, trailing light kisses along her bare neck and up to her ear. "I'm going to punish you~."

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Hi, NezuVIX here, so umm...yeaaah none of ya'll are not ready for the next chapter. I'm flustered just thinking about it.
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