He reached out a hand to trace the outline of the tattoo, his finger stopping inches away from the female pale skin. She shifted again, and he moved his hand to the covers pulling them back up over the girl. He frowned to himself.

What was he doing? Yes, he was interested in the girl, but physical contact was not something he usually did unless it was to his gain. He stopped his thought and returned to the book quickly finishing it. He was slightly disappointed in the predictable ending, as he put the book down and went to sleep himself.

chapter 7

Z woke to the early alarm she had set with a frown. She hated waking up early, one she preferred night time. Two, she hated the sun with a passion. Three, she loved her sleep. But a job was a job. Going through her usual routine after waking up, she spotted kuroro sat on the sofa reading a different book to the one she gave him last night, "how was it?" she asked blandly.

"Good, thought I disappointed at the predictable ending" he commented closing the book.

"I felt the ending was lacking something" she commented with indifferent then proceeded to down a strong cup of coffee, needing the strong wake me up.

"Very true, would you like to kick Hisoka now or at another time?" he looked to her questioning.

"I have time now, lead the way"

He smirked standing in his Dancho get up, heading towards the window, Z following close behind him.

-Time skip-

The building which the Ryodan satiation in, was on the other side of town in the abandoned warehouse, that was on the brim of collapse. She walked in with kuroro, she could sense the ryodan around her, thanks to there now connect not that they released it, but didn't bother to actually look for them. The group was well hidden and it would take more effort to find them, they would reveal themselves if they wanted to.

"My, my, what a pleasant surprised~" a voice cooed from behind her.

She turned slightly eyeing the magician over her shoulder, he had his usual smile plastered on this face. She glared at him, irritation written over her face, that twat… she really wished that someone would kill him soon. "Piss off, you cunt" she commented dryly.

He stepped closer, "how wa-"

She turned quickly, kicking him in the balls, cutting the man off. She scowled at him, his smile only wavering by an inch. She signed, "Shame, you could have took that like a fucking man but you had to protect yourself with nen"

"Well, I need it to pleasure the ladies~" he purred, a gleeful look it his eyes. She scowled at him. Before turning back to kuroro, who was standing observing the pair, "have fun with your spidery business" she commented before turning to leave.

She didn't get far, she felt herself being hoisted up by the collar of her black coat. She turned looking at the man unamused by being picked up like a doll. It was the cavemen looking figure, Uvogin, a wide grin spread across his face. He better not rip her fucking coat... "What?" she asked indifferently to the man, who laughed loudly.

"Dancho, I like her she's got guts!" the man boasted.

Kuroro watched thinking, she didn't react to being picked up meaning that she knew he was there? Or maybe she just didn't care? And she wasn't trying to escape nor using that strange ability from the bar, meaning that she was confident in her abilities? Not wanting to start a fight – thinking about her previous comments – nor by the fact that her and Uvogin where touching could mean that they were rules to that abilities? Interesting, very interesting.

"Can you please put me down, I have work soon" she asked Uvogin.

The man grinned, keeping her aloft. Feet dangling limply, hands still in the dark coat pockets. "Nope, you came back with dancho!"

"And?"

"And you kick Hisoka in the balls! Starting a fight"

She frowned her voice dripping in sarcasm, "I just kicked a dick in the balls, he's a big boy. He can take a bloody hit"

Uvogin grinned and Hisoka chuckled as did some of the other members who were standing about the room watching the interaction, this girl was getting more entertaining, he stepped closer. Black hues filtered towards him, narrowing slightly. "Dear, Z your commented is turning me on~" he purred putting a finger to his painted lips.

She scowled at the man, "fuck off and go get killed already Hisoka"

He chuckled, "you can always try"

Her eyes narrowed even further at the man as the room dropped in temperature from the heavy atmosphere. "Way too much effort to deal with you, Hisoka"

The man grinned at her respond, oh he will get her to eventfully fight him and he will break her.

"Uvogin, let go please. My new boss shouts a lot it's a pain to deal with" she stated to the cavemen.

Who let go, letting her drop nimbly onto the stone floor. Her heels clicked onto the floor as she stated to leave, this time no one stopping her. When she was out of the earshot, kuroro turned towards Hisoka, who was looking in the direction that Z had just left in with a lustful smile. "Hisoka," Said man's head snapped towards him the smile dropping slightly. "I think I will take part in that little game of yours"

"An interesting subject isn't she?"

"However if you send me on a fool's errand as a joke yourself again, I will not be pleased"

Thought before Hisoka could responded Phinks spoke up, "if Dancho's taking part in that game, I will too, seems fun"

"Same here" uvogin grinned, "I like her"

"And me" nobu commented from beside uvogin.

Eventfully all of the ryodan agreed to the game, all for different reasons that they kept to themselves. Hisoka chuckled, he knew getting her to meet the ryodan would be interesting but he wasn't expecting this. "Prefect~" he purred in an undertone.

"Dancho…" shalnart started cautiously, "…Why did you come back with Z?"

"Yeah, I was wondering that too" phinks muttered to feitain, who nodded in agreement.

"I spent the night with her" kuroro commented indifferently while taking out his book to read.

The ryodan gapped at him, shalnart even stopped typing to look at kuroro in shock. Well –all apart from Hisoka who just grinned mischievously. "y-you spent the night with her?" asked nobu, who was going red.

"Yes," nodded kuroro, not looking up from his book. "She had a book I wanted to read"

As one the Ryodan signed, it was a book, only a book nothing more. "I think nobu still in shock" sniggered phinks at machi poked the man.

"Shalanart, report, what information has been gotten" kuroro changed the subject.

"Lord Jerrold Sacheverell, has several manors over the city however the one we want is in the businesses district, here" shalanart brought out some blue prints. "He has a number of guards that work in threes on rotation. He's hired some new guards recently, to increase manpower since he acquired what we're after." He paused, "according to fetian and phinks report there's at least five nen users and their guard is lowest on the right side of the building. They have a simple surveillance system and little cameras. The artifacts are most likely in the vault" He pointed to somewhere on the blueprints.

"Dancho, where does she live?" interrupted phinks causing everyone to look at him.

"Phinks, we are in the middle of planning" kuroro commented in a cold voice.

"Ah sorry boss, just wondering that's all." Phinks scratch the back of his head sheepishly.

"We come in on the right side, enter thought those windows, shalanart with disable any alarms, and cameras. When inside we split and assemble here" he pointed to somewhere on the blueprints by the vault, "kill whoever gets in the way, nen user first are we clear?"

There was a mumbled response, kuroro frowned. "Are we clear?" he repeated.

"Yes, dancho!" they quickly responded.

"We move at first light tomorrow" they nodded and he quickly added, "any question about Z directed at me during this mission we be dealt with, am I clear?"

The group nodded silent. "Disperse" he commanded.

He sat on the rumbled, book out. Now all he needed was to come up with a plan for an angel of death.

-Elsewhere in the city-

Unbeknown to kuroro, the rest of the ryodan had gather to discuss the latest revelations. "Shalanart" called phinks to the other blonde boy, "you have any other information on her?"

"No, she's pretty clean. Not much on her" he spoke looking up from his phone.

"Nothing? Like where she lives, I doubt Dancho's gonna tell us" nobu said Dudley

"What about you Hisoka? What can you tell us about her?" Asked paku, her arms crossed and eyes narrowed towards the magician.

"She likes her sleep, prefers whiskey." He cocked his head to one side, manicures fingers playing with the cards in his hands "I slept in the same bed as her before. She doesn't mind as all as you don't interrupt her sleep, what would you like to know?"

"Wait, hold on you slept in the same bed as her?!" Exclaimed nobu.

Hisoka blinked, "yes, she didn't even bat an eye lid at it"

"So you know where she lives?" Feitan spoke.

"No~ that's from when she was staying in the area, she only stay there now when she has a match." Hisoka pouted before adding "she didn't like me breaking into her room"

"I don't think anyone does" machi mutter softly, beside her kopi and paku nodding in agreement.

"I can give you her number for a price~" Hisoka purred from the corner.

That's got everyone attention. Shalanart looked up in thought, pieces seeming to click into place. "…Was that the number I got for you the other day?"

Hisoka pouted, "don't ruin my fun, I wanted to get something out of this now you will give it away for free~"

Phinks and uvogin pounced on Shalanart, gripping his shoulders firmly keeping the boy in place. "I thought you said you had nothing on her? A phone number very nice" phinks grinned devilishly.

Shalanart gulped, "I didn't know whose it was, it only just clicked then"

Phinks grinned, "Gimme"

to be continued...

hey all,

Soo basically i haven't updated in ages due to the overall of assignment work... i haven't exactly done yet

oops!

trying to get uni under-control, though is gonna be patchy for a while :/

still love you lot,

glad your all enjoying it soo far :)

happy hunting xx