Colours of the world
You're not a mess... You're brave for just trying...
Chapter 33
A few days of past, all fully packed for the artist. Busy creating and making works for her showcase, to say the artist had few hours of sleep leading up to the show was an overstatement.
Sinea yawned, placing the last painting in place. Less than an hour before the showcase started. The exhibit was going to last over a week, the first two days being invite, VIP only and the rest open for all. Sarah was organising prices, selling the painting and promoting of hiring the artist.
"Sinea, we are going to open in less than thirty minutes! You need to change out of those clothes" Sarah broke through her thoughts.
"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?" she asked confused.
"What's wrong…." The women huffed, frowning slightly at the artist before her, "you are covered in paint and I doubt you have changed or had a shower in a few days! Go upstairs and freshen up! We are supposed to be selling and promoting this exhibition!"
The bluenette paused thinking over before nodding.
The first to arrive was Gon and killua, closely followed by Leorio and other members of the hunter association.
"Sugio!" Gon exclaimed stepping into the crowed room. The boys drifted though the crowds staring at the painting around them.
"Does anyone else did the feeling that's they have seen this stuff before?" asked Leorio looking at a painting of a long seemly never ending dark tunnel.
"That doesn't surprise me" a female voice started behind them.
"Sarah!" the younger boys called recognising the business women. Said women smiled before stepping towards the painting, passing each male a little booklet. "Did she not tell you? This whole exhibition in influenced and inspired by the hunter exam!"
"What really?!" the group exclaimed opened mouthed as they snapped their attention back to the painting – intently as were they saw it clicked into place.
"It's the first phase!" killua pointed out.
"There's quite a few with us in it" a familiar voice called.
The three turned around facing the friendly face of kurapika. Melody and neon, stood in the distanced grazing at the paintings. "Kurapika so glad to see you before you left!" Gon jumped toward the blonde wrapping him a rib cracking hug.
"Good to see you all too"
"I shall leave you all to it, but before you all go I must insist you go to our round room! It's a master piece and catch sinea. She should be around here somewhere"
The boys nodded, heading towards the roomed dubbed as the 'round' room. Upon entering they froze, surprised taking over there features. It was like that had just stepped off that ship all over again. Stepping directly into phase 3. Trick tower.
An unreal breeze brushing at their exposed skin, making them think they were back in the exam and everything in-between was just a wishful dream.
The floor was grey, matching the towers flipping titles. They moved carefully into the centre of the room spinning around to take in the sights. Every signal wall of the room had a panel, each panel depicturing the sights, the green lush landscapes, rolling hills, little bodies of water and the birds.
Birds which they knew at a closer distance were man-eating monsters of sort.
"It's magnificent!"A male voice muttered, snapping them out of there awe like state. "Just like my own tower"
"I see what you mean, Lippo" satotz stated, grazing about the room, before his eyes landed on the group, "ah, it's good to see you all again"
Gon grinned, "Yup, it's been ages since the exam!"
Killua nodded, uninterested in the conversation - the last part giving a sour taste in his mouth. The three slowly walked out of the round room, leaving the hunters to examine the roundabout viewing. Still no sight of sinea as they looked around. Not finding the blue haired artist, they continued on. Viewing painting after painting all based on the exam.
While looking at a particular painting – an abstract piece with shades of whites and greys that could be suggested to look like fog mixed with a brilliant blood red. They heard a voice with they were not expecting.
"It's a beautiful piece m'dear. I just have to have it! It will go well in my office"
The chairman of the hunter association. Netero stood directly behind them on the other side of the room – talking to someone the group couldn't quite see though the crowd.
"Of course, it's yours. You can talk to Sarah about it" the other voice was very, very similar.
Gon and killua shared an excited grinned before weaving thought the crowd. Giving the figure a large hug. "Sinea!"
The artist stumbled at the sudden extra weight that had collided with her. She looked down a small smile gracing her features, as she tried to detach herself from the boys mainly Gon. Netero chuckled at the sight – Leorio and kurapika joining the growing group.
"Chairman" kurapika greeted, "fancy seeing you here"
"Ah, yes. Well I got an invite, who would I be if I didn't turn up to an art show inspired by the hunter exam! Plus look at this piece, I think it suit my office. It will go perfectly and as a plus it will annoy some of the zodiacs" the chairman chuckled at his own mischief.
The painting was of him. Dust raising in clouds around the darken outline of the chairman, that seem to step out of the painting. Despite the painting not showing the power, you could feel the intensity rolling off the piece. All because of a single eye that glowed though the dust and shadows. That signal eye completely setting the scene, the intensity, the emotion.
A beautiful and dangerous piece.
"Sinea you look really pretty" Gon grinned after sinea finally broke free from his killer hug.
"Thanks, Sarah ordered me to dress up" sinea nodded, not really feeling pretty – she felt like herself if not a tad more expose.
Her hair was tied back in a bun, showing her full face for once though she wore no makeup. She wore a dark blue almost black sleeveless high-neck shift dress that ended mid-thigh – just under the sketchbook she refused to leave upstairs (with good reason) – with a front keyhole to give it a sophistication yet comfy look.
Her legs were bare, with her usually boots on her feet. No way was she going to were heels. She couldn't even walk in them.
The group chatted, not really catching up as they had only been parted for a few days – even though a lot had happened in those few days. Netero had gone off to fine Sarah to buy the painting at some point while sinea gave them a tour. Taking them to the painting which they themselves were in.
Currently the group stood in front of a painting with all of them in. The scene from the Mont Mafutastsu, the group using the air current to fly back to the top to completed the boiled egg task. All faces grinning widely at the feeling of flying – of the enjoyment with being with friends.
"So what are everyone doing now?" she asked, turning her mix match hues towards the group.
"I still have my contact with neon's family" kurapika stated with a nod.
"I have to go back to finish my doctors course, I have exams coming up soon" Leorio grinned.
Gon and killua exchanged glances, "we're going to play greed island!" both yelled at the same time. "We weren't able to buy it but there's a test we can train for to get into the game without paying! So we are going to do that"
"Sounds good" she nodded, her face blank as she stared at the window. She didn't have a plan for after this, everything seem to have been building up for that very moment, for the opening of her art show but now... She didn't have a plan, no road to follow.
"What are you going to do now?" Gon asked.
She though carefully on her answer. "I don't have a plan at the moment. I will continue will what I do best – create artwork"
"You should go to greed island with us!" Gon state a smile stretching check to check on his face.
"Isn't that something you would rather explore without me?" the artist asked with her head cocked, why would the boys want her to join them.
"Well it is something different... " killua started, "could provide inspiration or something. It is a game - it should be different to really life"
"Yeah! I give you the details for the test were going to and you can join us" Gon added not giving her a moment to protest.
"Sounds like a great idea!" a smiling Sarah spoke from behind them, "Gon give me the details and I shall make sure she's there" the women winked at the boys while sinea stood their confused.
No one noticing a particular red head standing and listening in the shadows of the room.
-Time skippy-
Everyone had left, the gallery closed u and locked as she made her way to her rooms. Closing the door behind her she left the hairs on the back of her neck raised as a slender finger wrapped around a stray curled that had fallen from her bun.
She turned around towards the figure, her face blank – clear of emotion as she stared at the magician. Though she was glad about seeing him, her heart flutter as happiness bloomed and all she wanted to do was to make this possession hers.
She couldn't.
Her heart was cracked by the action of the red head himself and she wanted answers.
"Lovely show you put on down there, you look absolutely delicious~" he purred, stepping closer. Her eyes narrowed as she stepped round the magician into the room, leaving the surprised male to watch her. His golden eyes that made her want to go insane following her movement.
"I could just eat you up~" he quickly hid his surprised as he raked her up and down, though he still got no reaction from the blank face female. His golden eyes narrowed with suspicion, had he do something wrong? Was the princess no longer falling for the jester?
He didn't like the stabbing sensation that began to grow in his stomach as he watched the silent female stand still in the centre of the room, arms cross as if she was contemplating something. "Princess~" He called again, trying to gain her attention. Was she ignoring him? "Are you ignoring me? ~"
"Well, it's only fair right?"
"Hm?" Hisoka made an confused noise.
"It's only fair to ignore you after you ignore me right?" sinea stated turning to face the magician.
Hisoka thought for a moment before something clicked, "oh, when you Gon and killua were at the spider hideout~ don't worry that wasn't me I wasn't ignoring you, that was illumi~ he was doing me a favour"
Sinea nodded, but the frowned stayed the same. "I guess, but that's not the reason I'm ignoring you"
Hisoka gave her a perplexed look before taking a step towards the female, "pray tell, the reason princess?"
"you left without a word and when I next saw you. You didn't speak to me, barely acknowledge me" sinea ripped her arm as she looked towards the floor trying to come up with the right words about the obsession that was breaking her heart. "You're confusing… Annoying golden eyes I just cannot seem to get them out of my head. Always. Always there" she turned on her heel towards one of the far corners of the room, were a white sheet covered the paintings underneath. Ripping the fabric away with a flourish she stared at the paintings.
Hisoka stepped up behind her, as she started to dig her nails into her arms. "Always there in the back of my head... I close my eyes and I still see them so very, very clearly. I try and concentrate on something, anything– I let my mind wander and let the pencil dance on the page yet still it's you that appears.. it's confusing. You're driving me mad yet keeping me sane" the artist mumbled the last part and as a rare smile started to grow on the magician face behind her.
Not that she could see it.
Before them, stood paintings upon drawings – sketches and inks to name a few, all of him.
Staring back at him was his golden eyes, full of life. A deadly lustful, life changing, belonging to the jester, the joker himself. Yet there wasn't just his eyes. There was painting of him from the hunter exam, from when they meet in the tower to just a few days ago. When they had met at the spider hideout, and he hadn't, couldn't speak a word to her.
The paintings shows her feelings, he could see it in the strokes upon the canvas.
Sinea stared at the painting, completely in her own thoughts only to jump at the contact of too pales arms wrapping around her shoulders bring her in a strong tone chest, instantly she relaxed herself into the man's hold. Hisoka stood behind her, wrapping his arms around her like a teddy bear as he rested his head on her shoulder.
"Sorry..." he mutter ever so quietly that she missed it.
It seems the jester had fallen for the princess. But fate had have it that the princess had fallen for the jester as well.
to be continued...
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