Author's Note: I do not own Hunter x Hunter!

Chapter 16 - Plan, Feelings, Be Strong!

~ the next morning ... ~

~ Gon's (… and Kaori's) room… ~

Leorio came into the room with breakfast to himself, Gon and Kurapika, both of whom looked at him as he entered the room.

He smiles. "Here." He points to a small bag. "I have breakfast for us."

"Thank you, Leorio." Gon spoke out.

"How are your injuries, Gon?" The man in the suit asks, worried.

"It works…"

Kurapika looked at him seriously. "It is probably better if you take it easy a little longer."

"… ..You are probably right… .but…." Gon looks at both of them firmly. "I have to go to Kaori as soon as possible."

"You can be pretty stubborn ..." Leorio sighs and took a bite of his food. "... you know what I haven't got out of my head since yesterday?"

...

Both looked at him confused.

"What do you mean?" The blonde kurta asks. "Is it about the story of Tanju and Kaori's father?"

"Yes ..." Leorio hesitates. "Gon. The guy who attacked you was there because of Kaori, wasn't he? "

"... yes" the spiky-haired boy says sadly. "If I remember correctly ... he said someone sent him and Kaori has to ... home." He clenches his fists.

"What exactly bothers you about that?" Kurapika asks, he still has no plan, which Leorio wants to suggest.

...

"Maybe I'm thinking too much… .but who exactly sent this guy? But not ... Yutaru, Kaori's father ... because I can't believe it. Tanju talked about him so admired ... .. he couldn't have gotten so angry that Kaori wanted to flee from it ... ..or ? "

... ..

Both were silent, astonished at this train of thought.

"… .Do you think there was a mastermind?" Kurapika asks seriously.

"Mastermind?" Gon cocks his head in confusion.

"Exactly! I don't think Kaori got such a hated life from her own parents, not after hearing this story from Tanju ! Somebody else must have sent this wretched guy to hold the strings in the family, for some… ..Reasons… ..? "He tries to explain his" theory ".

The blonde kurta puts a hand on his chin thoughtfully. "If it were so ... then it would be an acquaintance of the family ... .but there are still a lot of inconsistencies ... about your theory, Leorio." He says analyzed.

Leorio scratches his head. "Yes I know. But you know what? "He smiles. "It's good to have finally shared this thought with you!"

...

"Should we tell Tanju-san?" Gon asks. "Maybe he should know ..."

"He wouldn't believe us, he's a good buddy of his after all." Kurapika says logically. "Gon. If I told you that Leorio was a bad person and used his Hunter license for cruel deeds, would you believe me? "

"No." Gon's answer came quickly. "… ..I understand… .you think Tanju-san would react like that too?"

"Yes."

...

There was a long silence at the table, the three people didn't dare to make eye contact either, they were just wondering what the next best step for an act would be….

Gon got up and went to the door.

"Gon! Where do you want to go all of a sudden? "Leorio exclaimed in amazement.

The twelve year old boy turned around. "Tanju-san should continue to train me. I want to get stronger. "

"You're still hurt!" Kurapika says firmly.

"I heal quickly!" The spiky-haired boy argues. "Besides ... I have to tell him ... your theory ... Leorio ... I have to tell him!" With that he went out.

...

"He ... he is incorrigible." Leorio grumbles. "He hasn't even finished his meal ..."

The blonde kurta was silent instead of answering the man in the suit.

...

Gon went through the corridors and looked for Tanju. 'He must be here somewhere ...' He looked around frantically.

After a while he saw him, together with Shiro….

"Tanju-san!" Gon ran towards him. "I have to tell you something, do you have a minute?"

Tanju saw the boy running towards him. "What is it about?"

...

Gon told Tanju about Leorio's "theory", while Shiro looked only slightly shocked, the brown-haired man looked very calm.

"Interesting theory ..." he mumbles when Gon finished telling the story. "You have really smart friends ..."

"But ... ..but Sensei!" Shiro shouted indignantly. "You don't believe what is being said there ? Your buddy, with whom you have experienced so much, can never become a monster that makes his daughter suffer so much! You only said yesterday that you were looking forward to this child ! "he screamed.

"Keep calm, Shiro." The brown-haired man said normally. "It is not good to lose your temper. Believe me ... if I were still the little boy from before ... then I would have ... "He took a few steps away from Gon and Shiro to a nearby tree.

Both looked at him confused.

Suddenly his fist was wrapped in his aura and he hit the tree with lightning speed ... so much that he fell over.

"Wow ..." Gon pronounced, with an admired tone.

"Sensei!"

Tanju sighed. "Sorry, but I thought I should let off some steam ... something like that is good too." He simply says. "On the other hand ... I may have exaggerated a bit, I'll admit that." He scratches his head.

'A little bit? I've never seen Sensei like this ... how he just lets out pent-up anger ... ..I don't want to get such an attack ... '

...

Tanju turned to Gon. "You want to keep training yourself, don't you?"

"Yes, please!"

"Sorry, that doesn't work. I want you to be completely healed. Otherwise I won't even start training you so that you can do something to this guy who messed you up! "He says sternly. "If we do something thoughtless from now on, then it is immediately ..." he thinks about how he should best express it. "... .. well ... then we are as good as ... dead." He says coldly.

Gon's eyes widened. "So ... so bad, really?" He lowers his head. "I didn't know ..." with that he walked away.

...

"Sensei ..." Shiro spoke. "Have you exaggerated a little now? Maybe this guy isn't that strong and it was all up to Gon, since his Nen has only recently been back ... "

"No, I do not think so. Gon has great potential…. "Tanju says honestly. "Of course I don't know who this guy is, but I wouldn't underestimate him… ..and if Gon wants to get strong as soon as possible, it's better if it's healed." He says seriously. "Because with such a training I will not hold back and I refuse to fight against someone who is weakened!"

"I see ... and ... are you still angry ...?"

"You mean this theory? No. Honestly not. Because ... I know it's not true. But ... a mastermind who has the Himiki family under control, I think that more ... only who? "

"A ... really good question ..."

...

...

From further away, Leorio and Kurapika saw their friend Gon in a different direction than his room. The man in the suit wanted to follow, but the blonde kurta's voice stopped him.

"Let him go." Kurapika spoke calmly. "We should leave him alone for a while. If we run after him now ... ..I don't know how he could react then. "

Leorio sighs in defeat. "Yes you are right. ... how many minutes should we give it better? "

"He'll come back on his own, don't worry. Come on. Let's think about something how we can best help in our position! "With that, the blonde went back into the building.

"Yes! Wait for me!"

Gon didn't go back to Leorio and Kurapika, he decided to go for a walk. ... ..he went back to the meadow where he and Kaori were attacked.

He looked around. '… ..Kaori… .' he looked at the flowers. 'I'm sorry.' He sat down.

'Your parents ... ..would never do anything bad to you, would they? But who can it be then? Your grandfather … .No I can't believe that either! 'He tries to shake off his thoughts.

Gon was lying on the grass now, staring at the sky. 'Forgive me for not being able to follow you right away, but I want to get stronger, otherwise ... I can never defeat this wretched guy who took you away ... and we can never be together again!' He clenched his fists. 'I hope ... you are not hurt!'

'I wonder what that feeling has been like in the last few days ... .. whenever you were with me, I felt great joy ... and now that you are no longer with me ... I feel such an unknown emptiness in me ... .. whether ... .. whether you have this feeling too ? 'he nods resolutely. 'When we're reunited ... I'll ask you this question right after I've asked if you're okay ... and pulled you into a hug !'

...

'Rely on it!'

…

~ Meanwhile ... in a different environment ... ~

...

Jinsei, who is now wrapped in a cloak again, climbed a mountain followed by Kaori. There was only silence, both in the environment and between the two people ...

"I found your evasive art very good ..." Jinsei spoke suddenly, haughty. "How you pushed that boy away… ..not bad. If you hadn't done that, you would have been injured and that wasn't my goal. "He spoke calmly.

Kaori said nothing, nothing at all. Her eyes were on the floor. Her normally bright green eyes were dark and also expressionless.

Jinsei sighed. "Do you want to keep silence the whole time? I fulfilled your request and didn't kill the boy. "He glances behind him for a moment, but quickly looked ahead again. "I don't know ... if he had been stronger ... it would have been fun to fight him." He grins. "Maybe it was really a very good decision not to kill him ..."

"..."

"Come on, Kaori. Silence is useless. Instead, rejoice. You will soon be back where you belong at home… ..there you belong and only there! "

"But ..." The blue-haired girl looked up. "That's not what i want. My wish is… ..to stay with… ..Gon… .. "she answers too quietly.

"Hm? What? You want to stay with someone? "Jinsei suppresses a laugh. "Funny ... you got funny after all this time ... hehe ... I think that's good."

...

This ended their short conversation for the first time and no one said anything again….

'Gon…' Kaori suppresses a tear. "What ... .. what should I do?"

...

After a while they both stop, their gaze a lot at a castle not far away.

"Look here." Jinsei says in a mock cheerful voice. "If this isn't your beloved home." He grins. "Everyone has already missed you ... they will be happy to see you again ... especially ... my dear master who sent me."

"… well then." The blue-haired girl looked seriously at the lock. "Let's go." With that she went on.

"Good decision ... ..really!" The man followed her.

After the time, Kaori returned to her hated home…

Who will face the girl there ...

What will Gon's plan be to save Kaori….

What will be the next actions of all those who have faced this up to now?

Neo-Digital: Gon is slowly realizing that he has developed stronger feelings for Kaori… ..wow.

Gon: I'll save Kaori !

Leorio: Take it easy!

Kurapika: What will happen next time?

Neo-Digital: A family reunion.

Leorio: Sounds kind of ... safe.

Kurapika: We'll see ...

Gon: See you in the next chapter!