Crosswinds
Fleeing Wind
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I returned to the North End the next day. The door
was once again opened by the dude. "Back so soon?"
I raised an eyebrow. "Well?"
He scratched his head. "Well... I guess you can
see him today..."
I followed him into a small room. There was a bed
in one corner. Someone was sleeping in it. I guessed it to be Kurapika.
The dude went over and tapped to sleeper on the forehead. The person's
eyes opened. "Someone wants to see you." He left the room saying, "I'll
leave you two."
"Kurapika?" I asked awkwardly. Then, to be sure,
I added, "Of the Kuruta?"
"Yes."
I withdrew from my hood. Kurapika stared for a minute.
"Who are you?"
"How 'bout i give you a hint?" I challenged.
"Go ahead."
"And the girl said to him, 'I'll leave you with
these words: I loved you.'"
His eyes closed in thought. He didn't move for quite
a while, so I thought he'd fallen asleep. I stood up. Just as two very
familiar-looking kids ran in.
"Oh, my God." The white haired said. "You're
the one that kidnapped us! What did you do to Kurapika?!"
Kurapika's eyes snapped open. "Machi-san!"
The other kid, of which Nobunaga had favored, turned
to look at him. "You know her?"
"I used to. Gon, Killua, please leave us for a moment."
They left. "So...you remember." I said. "What else?"
"You went missing the next day. As far as I know,
your brother and I were the only ones that really knew what happened. And
then he died."
I gasped. "He what? How?!"
"In a massacre. I surprised you didn't get
the memo." Kurapika's lips tightened to form a line. His voice had a hint
of sarcasm. "Let's see... four years ago...two years after you left. An
attack by the Genei Ryodan?"
"Four years ago? Four years ago, I was stranded
on an island living with the monkeys!"
"Oh, really."
"Do you think I'd want to kill my own people?
I'm not that crazy."
"What else could I do? I was kidnapped, sent overseas
to work as a slave ina strange land, and I get saved by them. What other
choice did I have?! Tell me that!!!" A single tear slid down my cheek.
"But... you won't believe me..."
I ran out of the North End at full speed.
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Princess Floréa: I am NOT neglecting ICOMC. I just wanted
to get this fic up before it got old.
Kurapika-sama: Uh-huh.
Floraleon: More candy! *dumps out another pillowcase*
Princess Floréa: What did you two do?!
Kurapika-sama: We TP'd people's houses, got all the candy from
houses with "Take One" Signs, and...
Floraleon: ...Pii-chan raided your candy stash.
Princess Floréa: *strangles Kurapika-sama*
Kurapika-sama: X.X
Floraleon: *snicker (that's a candy bar!)*