"I think you're jealous"
Z frown deepened as she stepped away turning on her heels before disappearing into shadows. While kuroro smirk widen, she didn't deny it.
chapter 22
Z was pissed off.
Not only was these stupid human fucking emotions annoying her. The bloody clan of the blonde had taken it upon themselves to ruin her fucking sleep. Time that was often her only time being alone… deemed 'her' time. And. They. Were. Ruining. It.
Pissed off was an understated.
She lifted her head from the pillow, her narrow glaze glaring at what have awoken her though bits of fallen raven locks. The ghosts didn't flitch at her glare – they watched her with a steady stance. And yes 'they'…
Instead of the one ghost, the young boy, the whole clan has decided to visit. Surrounding her bed just watching – staring with the pits of their eyeless sockets. To anyone else it would be unnerving – but to Z was just annoying.
"What the fuck do you want" she hissed.
"We want you to stop him" someone stepped forward old greying hair and wearing a different robe to the others. A tad fancier. This man – she mussed – was the head of the clan.
"I can't fucking make him stop" Z growled, "that is the path he chose"
"We don't want that – we want our eyes and peace"
"Well, we can't all get want we fucking want. I want a fucking nap" growled Z her glare sharping. But the ghost surrounding her didn't even flitch.
"Just tell him to stop the path he's on, that it won't help anyone and we will leave you alone"
"Tell him your fucking self"
Kurapika had just explained, his nen abilities to gon, killua and Leorio when the door to the room slammed open with a crash. The group turned towards the doorway as heels clicking on the tilted floor headed towards them.
Instantly the group was on guard, as the figure came into view.
Black as night hair, slightly messy like she had just gotten out of bed, which could have been believed if not for the dark bags growing under her black eyes. Her skin was pale like death – the complete opposite to the dark features and clothing she wore. Black skinny leathers, black heeled boots, a black bra-let and finally an open black silk shirt.
The woman had an annoyed scowl on her face as she walked right up to the blonde, arms crossing her chest. "You need to stop what you're fucking doing"
"I have no idea what you're on about" the blonde stated with a complete poker face.
"You need to stop going after the bloody troupe, it will only lead in more death and it won't be them dying. Your clan doesn't want you to fucking do this" she hissed leaning closer.
Kurapika anger flared eyes flashing the brilliant scarlet his clan was known for, "don't tell me what my clan would have wanted!"
Her hand gripped his shoulder, pushing him back into the seat, as he struggled against her death grip. "I fucking wont but they fucking will" she growled before putting her fingers to his head.
She felt the anger drain from him as shock and sadness replaced his burning rage. She felt him relax slightly under her touch – watching the scene she allowed his living eyes to see. His clan. Z sighed in annoyance, before dropping into the empty seat between the two younger boys who looked from her to the blonde and back with confusion. The blonde stared into empty space, in a trance like state - a stray tear rolling down his pale as he listened to his dead clan.
"What did you do?" the male with glasses exploded in anger while pointing an accusing finger at her.
"I showing him something he needed to fucking see"
"Which is?"
"His clan"
"Huh! What?" Came the chorus of confused shouts.
"But his clan-"
"Death, they fucking are. Now shut up brats your giving me a bloody headache" she hissed.
The slivernette continued to stare at her with a suspicious glare while the other boy, with spiky green hair looked confused. "I'm not going to fucking kill you, brat. If I was you would already been dead" she stated simply – eyes still focused on the blonde – watching the scene of the dead interacting with the living.
"Hey! I remember you! You that scary naked lady that threw a heel at Hisoka" Gon pointed at her.
"The one that told us not to entered…. Who was only wearing..." killua didn't even finish the sentence as he caught her glare.
"Fucking true. Though your still not up to par with some people I know" she stated as her nen moved, forming a skull on the top of her hand. They had improved – but still had a long way to go.
"Why did you throw the shoe at Hisoka?" gon asked with innocence.
"He was disturbing my sleep" she stated simply, letting the conversation die.
Taking the blunt response as their queue to shut up, the boys stared intently at her – there curious glances often switching between the dark haired female to their blonde friend. Sitting still as a statue.
Finally after what felt like hours, kurapika finally emerged out of his trance like state. He stared blankly at the floor before rising his glance – scarlet eyes locking onto her black ones. "How do I don't know whether you're working for the troupe? That that trick was something created by your nen?"
Z's eyes narrowed, "you don't but that fucking trick, is me giving you the sight to see something you cannot see."
"Still, I cannot forget the burning rage in my heart..."
She frowned, getting to her feet. "Why are you fighting for those already dead? They have told you what they want – their eyes and peace. Not revenge which will create even more death."
"What would you kno-"
She cut him off with a snap, "More that you, remember what I said in that meeting with the mafia? I walk with death every day. Do you know where this path will lead you? I do. I have seen it more times that I can count. It leads to death – yours, the troupes," she gestured to the two kids on the seat behind her, "the kids, and people in the wrong place at the wrong time. It's a circle – death leading to death" she hissed, her nen growing dark, "but thankful you cannot see the horrors I do every time I open my fucking eyes."
"And what do you see?"
"Death" her face was emotionless as she stared down at the blonde, her glaze unmoving as she watched the gears turn in his head.
She glanced up, to the spirits floating above his head. I done my part, you told him you part. There's nothing more I can fucking do.
Thank you Azrael, we can only hope he doesn't fall further from grace
She nodded, before returning her attention back to the blonde. "I still cannot stop – it is a part of me..."
She scoffed, "so be it" turning on her heels she stormed out of the room, determine to get some form of sleep – no one should be brothering her now.
Or so she hoped.
Her phone busted into life beside her head – on the bedside table. She had been ignoring it for the pass 5 minutes of so but the blasted thing didn't take the hint and kept ringing. Finally having enough she groggily moving an arm out of the warm covers she gripped the stupid device and put it to her ear.
"What the fuck do you want and you better have a fucking good reason or I'm giving you fucking nightmares" she growled sleepily.
"Kuroro been kidnapped" phinks cold tone told her he wasn't joking.
Her heart stopped, instantly snapping awake her opened her eyes. "What the actual fuck?"
Phinks then told her the whole situation. Her mind flashed back to the blonde. Kurapika that idiotic was going to get more people killed.
Sighing she dragged herself out of the lovely warm confinements of the covers – how she longed to return to them "Are you at the hideout?"
"Yeah, paku just come back. Seeing as you're not part of the troupe I thought I could tell you. Right gotta go-"
"-Give us five minutes"
In less than five minutes Z appeared in the centre of the hideout (still without her coat), only to discover that paku had gone with the two brats to wherever kuroro was being held.
"Z you just missed them" phinks grinned at the sight of the dark haired women. "You think you can follow them?"
She thought for a moment before nodding, looking over the troupe – noting a passed out nobu on the floor. Seeing the raised eyebrow and questioning look on her usually stoic face shal informed her what had occurred. While rolling her eyes she noticed something strange – a quite Hisoka. Black hues glanced up towards the dead floating around the magicians head…
"Hello illumi, its bee a while" she stated simply.
That one statement causing the troupe to tense.
"How did you know?" the voice croaked out, it's voice and tone changing as the man before her pulled out pins hidden in his face. Gone was the red hair and gold eyes – instead long black hair and black eyes appeared.
"Some things you just can't hide from the dead"
The emotionless man before her stared unblinking at her before commenting, "Zeno was right. Since I have been discovered I shall take my leave already did as requested" no one dear move to stop the man as the assassin swiftly made in exit without a trance.
"That bastard!" growled phinks.
"Hisoka really wanted to fight the boss... Must have planned this along" shal grimaced.
"Should have guessed he was working with the chain user! Since that prediction!" machi hissed looking down while biting her nail.
Z glanced to the beads on her wrist, "well neither are in danger of death for now"
"huh?"
She didn't brother waiting for the troupe members to question that logic behind her statement instead feeling that pull – the link behind herself and beads and the person of choice before disappearing into shadows.
She sat on the blimp – the giant airship stationary as she watched the scene below. Her presence hidden as she watched the revengeful clansmen chose a different path. No, he wasn't killing the spiders head – he was exchanging him for the brats but also putting a nen blade on his heart.
He wasn't allowed to use nen
He wasn't allowed to communicate to anyone part of the spider.
Good thing she wasn't part of the troupe, though the angle wasn't surprised to see Hisoka appearance and challenge kuroro to a fight and to reveal that he wasn't part of the troupe either…
She almost cracked a smile at Hisoka dumbfounded expression at discovering that kuroro – the man he really wanted to fight – couldn't use nen. Almost.
She felt the blimp below her rumble into life before she slipped back into darkness. To reappear besides the spider head.
"Surprised you manage to get caught... a blow to fucking ego?" she questioned. Earning a side-glance from the male.
He didn't response, opting to stay silent Z furrowed her brows. "I'm not part of the troupe you dipshit, so you can still talk to me"
"I know I was just thinking" the male stated.
"Shall I drop you off at your girlfriend?" she questioned ingoing the crushing sensation in her heart.
"I don't have a girlfriend" kuroro smirked slightly, facing the scowling female.
"You don't?" she commented, feeling the weight lift off her shoulders. She named the feeling as relief.
"I don't, but I would like to go to yours.." he stepped closer a finger on her chin as he tilted her chin upwards, studying the dark bags under her eyes. "You haven't been sleeping well?"
"Someone was disturbing my eyes" she muttered darkly.
"Someone?"
"Someone already dead..." she clarified running a hand though her hair. She froze – black hues glued to the beads around her wrist. The pale green bead was cracked like a spider web, the cracks growing as each moments passed.
"Paku's, I take it" kuroro stated blankly also watching the bead splinter. "This is what you saw when Uvo was dying…"
"True," she stated solemnly. Another friend of sorts passing into the afterlife. "I going to see if she wants to come back..."
"Can I come with?"
"No, it's not something the living should see"
The man nodded as the angel of death vanished into a wisp of darkness, the shadows shallowing her whole. A moment later she reappear a frown donning her lips. Paku didn't want to be brought back… He already knew one life was usually enough for one person.
Kuroro took her hand, "let's get you to bed now shall we?"
to be continued...
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although i want to competely the story along with the orignal story line i think i'm going to move away from it.. just to play wth Z and kuroro relationship more!
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