A Killer's Heart and Darkness: Chapter 7-Part 2
(A/N): Waoooowsaz………O.O 8 reviews in less than a few hours! *.*………….Ok, 2 answer a few things:
Yep, Killua does confide in somebody like I said….but this person wont have a really big part in this fic (gomen) cause she's my OC. Heeheeeee *points 2 the short person bhind me* UR MY OC!!!! HAHAHHAHAHAAAAAAAAAA….Ok @_@
I didn't take 3 months! HAH! Not even 3 days! Whoohooo![UPDATE] gomen, more than 3 days T-T I tried…….[UPDATE #2] STUPID STORM! GRRRRRRR….~.~ [UPDATE #3: Gaaaaaaaah, what the HELL's wrong with ff.net???? T-T This is so ****** +more beeps+ [LAST UPDATE!] WAAAAIIII!!!! #_# GURURI!!!! My CLAMP fic is under my XPKoganei4XP name. XP Yeah, angst is good, but Killua DOES get over it at the end. Well….^_^ the part about him liking Gon so much atleast. New problems arise, tho. I need so much detail, so Im thinking like crazy as I type this. Gaaaaaahhh, this fic is getting long!!!! And 2 my pal of all pals, Michy, more blogging 4 u! *glomps* Ur so kooooool #_# I will DEFINITELY make sure Japan creates a plushy of ur chibi self ^_^ Itd b so awesome 2! #_# And if they make plushies, they gotta have commercials, so there u will b with so many Japanese ppl running around riding logs down a moun- @_@ oops, gotta stop watching Real TV…. This is dedicated ENTIRELY to my BETA and best pal here (Aya-chan 2!), C-chan! This is her Valentine's prez. ^_^ She gave me a Naruto chap so me giving her this chap! For that, I think Im gonna have 2 make this a lil longer than planned…. Now here's where me suck up 2 her! ^_^ SHE'S SO KOOL! If ur in the mood 4 some fics, READ ALL OF HERS! Even if u dun like shounen ai between Sasuke and Naruto (ur crazy if u don't like em 2gether, tho….), she STILL writes some AWESOME Naruto fics! Prolly the BEST Ive read!!!! Look her up under "Cheryl-chan" *glomps her* Even just TALKING 2 her is an honor! Ive never met anybody LIKE her at all!!!! She and Aya-chan (Fumi Ayakoganei) r the only ppl I wish lived near me. Its almost IMPOSSIBLE that theyre even REAL! Just 2 warn u all, tho, it will b VERY hard not 2 fall in luv with C-chan. O.o She's just….WOW. She's just so kawaii, sugoi, kirei, and any other great Japanese adjectve, funny, nice, and GLOMPABLE! She's my great pal and if her bf treats her bad, me KILL HIM. Other than that, …ME LUV U, C-chan!!!! Sorry this is so late!!!! SO yeah, this chapter is dedicated ENTIRELY 2 her cause she should own it. *runs off 2 buy her late chocolate now* Errrm that's it ^_^O! Matte! Thanks r at the bottom. I already got 8 new reviews! #_# So yeah, comments will b at the end. Just 2 let u gyz kno, the next chap is for my Aya-chan and ONLY her. I promised her a chap, 2, sooooooo…yeah ^_______^ ME LUV U 2, AYA-CHAN!!!! Gah, I feel girly now….~_~()
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RECAP: Killua had his very strange yet horrifying nightmare of Gon being a helpless target of a strange man. Oddly enough, tho, he has already forgotten it. Now they are on the 50th floor, awaiting to be called to fight. However, Gon's confidence about himself is quickly diminishing. BUT….^_^….Killua has vowed to forever be by his side. Mayb things will look up, darou?
Chapter 7: Part 2-
After finally getting Gon off the arena's floor, they both made their way to the front booth area when they were called. Since he didn't really know what to expect, Gon lagged behind a bit, glancing curiously at all the people around him, especially the other fighters in line.
It seemed like the people in line were signing a notepad, one of many that were piled up on the tabletop already. Other stacks could be seen pushed beneath the table so close together they looked like they were overlapping and mixing around. Gon figured them all to be the sign-up sheets.
He faintly wondered why they hadnt done this before-
"Because you have more of a chance dying HERE than on the 1st floor," a voice whispered from behind him.
Gon's eyebrows rose as he heard that comment. He whirled around.
Looking back at him was green-haired, golden-eyed boy with a grin plastered on his face. The boy wasn't much taller than himself and dressed in a get-up that wasn't at all categorized as civil and modern-aged but was yet fitting and interesting in itself: a deep chocolate brown shirt that was long in the back, rose VERY high up in the front like a mid-riff would to show the chest and slender build, and had what looked like to be silver coins dangling and trimming around. He wore baggy, dark breeches, a sight like out of the Medieval Times, and had wide-toed boots with, Gon noticed, the handles of many daggers sticking out of. Gon looked back up, noticing leather bindings wrapped around the boy's upper arms, strange markings etched in gold color drawn upon them.
"Yo," the boy grinned.
Gon smiled back, but then frowned. "How-"
"-Did I know what you were thinking?" the boy offered, grinning wider.
Gon nodded. He looked towards Killua out of the corner of his eye and noticed his best friend had stepped out of line and was at the moment arguing with a perturbed-looking vendor lady across the way. Gon caught the words "chocolate" a few times.
He turned back to the strange boy, who was waiting patiently for Gon's attention.
"I'm a telepath. Well…. that and many other things. You were projecting so loudly, I was surprised nobody else could hear you!"
Gon looked around, curious. "There are other telepaths here?"
The green-haired boy raised one eyebrow then laughed, looking around at the place himself. "Iya, I cant feel any others right now, but some could be smart enough to shield themselves." He shrugged. "There DOES seem to be some interesting people here-ACCCK!!"
Gon leapt back as he saw a large hand slam into the other boy's head. The other boy flew forward but surprisingly kept on his feet, even though the mighty slap seemed REALLY painful.
"Itteeeee……HOKAI!!!!" He growled loudly and whirled around to face the smirking tall, long-haired man behind him. "What'd you do THAT for, HUH???? I wasn't doin anythin to YOU, ya know!!"
The blue-haired man laughed. "Garuri, Garuri! We're in the BIG leagues now! You have to be on your guard! I am merely HELPING YOU OUT! HAHAHAHAHA!!!!"
Gon looked the man up and down, noticing the guy's long, blue hair and green eyes the most. Other than that, he dressed in somewhat designer-type clothes, just all black though. If he had had a sword on him, Gon wouldve guessed him a ninja. Still, the man DID dress differently from Garuri,….or….Garuri was just bit out there….
Gon also noticed how the bluenette's booming laughter freaked out some people a bit. Most were now just casually edging away….
"Stupid, lecherous, old man…." Garuri mumbled, crossing his arms.
"Old?! OLD??!!" Hokai yelled, bending forward to stick his large face in front of his charge's. "I'll have you know, you little thief, that I aint old enough to be your FATHER, let alone be called an "old man"!!"
"Good thing you AINT my father-I wouldve committed SUICIDE if I had to live with you for THAT long!" Garuri shot back just as loud.
"Oh YEAH, BRAT??!! HOW BOUT I MAKE THEM SIGN ME UP TO FIGHT YOU INSTEAD?!!!! HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT, HUH??!!"
Gon sweatdropped as the arguments continued. The two stood facing each other, growling like rabid dogs. That kind of thing reminded him of the wilderness near his aunt Mito-s house. During the night, you could always hear the island animals growling ferociously like anything.
"WE'LL SEE HOW LONG YOU SURVI-Ooooh, Garuri, is that a vendor over there?"
"Wasn't the peanut guy enough for you?" The boy smirked, tugging on one of his earrings, mockingly.
"Why you little-Yes, it IS a vendor! Whooo, this line aint moving anyways." He glared down at his younger partner. "Don't you DARE write down ANYTHING until I get back here, you GOT that, gaki-chan?!"
"Yeah, sure sure, whatever you say, mi'lord baka."
"I oughta……" Hokai growled again threateningly, clenching a fist.
"Beeeeeeeeeeeee," Garuri stuck out his tongue while holding down one of his bottom eyelids, anime-style.
Hokai grumbled again as he stomped off in search of food.
Garuri watched him go, a grin on his face again. "That guy is so fun to piss off, ya know? Waaaaay too easy, man."
Gon smiled, noticing the line was finally moving. He suddenly remembered his manners. "Oh! Sumimasen! Ore….Gon! Kimi wa?"
"You heard the old man, Im Garuri," The green-haired boy smiled, offering his hand. Gon accepted it with a slight blush.
"Gomen. It just seemed like something to ask…."
Garuri tilted his head to the side and then grinned brightly. He shook Gon's hand more enthusiastically. "I like you! So this makes us friends now, right?"
"Hai."
"Then you can join us!"
Gon looked at Garuri in confusion. "Join you?"
"Yeah, me, Hokai, and our gang of buddies, I mean." He leaned a little closer and spoke more quietly, his eyes flashing with a curious bright light. "We're only here to get alittle stronger and test out our abilities, but we're really tracking down this one clan of fighters, the Okuraze."
Gon lowered his voice too, not really knowing why. "Why are you looking for them?"
Garuri grinned again, winking. "To kill them, of course."
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Meanwhile, Killua was furiously "persuading" the lady behind the counter of the snack area to actually do door-to-door deliveries.
"I'll pay EXTRA! You HAVE to give me ALL of it! I COMMAND YOU TO!!!!"
"WHA?!! Command ME?!" The lady in the red apron peered forward, angrily. "I think you have to beg BETTER than THAT, little boy!!"
"NANI?! 'LITTLE BOY'??!! That's IT! Im gonna-" The already preparing-to-leap neko Killua was interrupted by a hard shove from his right. He turned, glaring. "Dare da, omae?!!"
The man with long blue hair just ignored him, which irritated the HELL out of the silver-haired boy.
"Kisama-"
"Hai….lemme have a Chinese sub and Hershey's bar, please" The man suddenly grew slightly polite.
Killua's eyes turned beady in a matter of seconds as he glared up at the tall man. How DARE somebody interrupt HIM! AND order chocolate right in front of his face!!
The lady though laughed sweetly, blushing like a school girl. "Certainly, sir! Its coming right up! Something to drink with that?"
"Iya, kekko. It's alright." The man smiled, winking. This earned him another blush and shaky bow.
"Hai." She scurried off to let the cook know.
Killua continued to glare until the tall man took notice with an "Im-better-than-you" grin. "Naaaa, doushita, boya? You look pretty pissed off! Hope I didn't do anything…." The man smirked laughingly.
Killua hmphed hotly, turning away and glaring at where the vendor lady had just exited.
"Hey now," Killua heard the man call out. "Don't be like that. You should always be in place when faced with a superior, you know…."
"Che, superior my @$$, ojiisan."
Killua felt the space on the side of him grow smaller and the air got somewhat darker. He turned , alarmed, and saw with a little of an eye-raising that the blue-haired man was now looming over him.
"Nandato….?" The man's fist suddenly reached forward and grabbed the silver-haired boy by the collar.
Before Killua could even react, he found himself hefted a foot off the ground and swinging slightly in the angry man's clenches.
Killua grinned, "NAAANda, ojiisan….?" He then heard the man growl.
He suddenly was turned to face out into the arena. A finger darted into his eyesight.
"You see that boy over there? The one with green hair who is dressed in brown? You cant miss him-he practically outshines this whole rat-hole of a place." The man grabbed Killua's collar again but with two hands this time, shaking him angrily. "Only HE can call me anything else but my given name. All you other runts better show respect to your superiors or I'll beat you into learning that."
Killua said nothing, still staring ahead at something that caught his eye.
"You GOT me, BOYA?!"
"Kono aitsu….that boy, why's he talking to Gon….?" Killua questioned in a quiet yet steely voice.
The blue-haired man tilted his gaze, looking back towards the two boys again. "That kid in green?"
Killua nodded slowly, eyes beginning to glaze over for some reason. He felt a slight….twinge when he saw the other two talking….What type of feeling was THAT called, he wondered silently.
"That other boy's my partner. As long as he doesn't do anything stupid like askin the runt to join us, he's fine…. And so is your friend…."
Killua let the first remark slide for once, silently hoping later he would be pitted against the man in front of him. He still hadnt even gotten free of the man's clutches.
"JOIN you?" He raised an eyebrow.
"Aa," the man smirked, putting his face right directly in front of the seemingly passive ex assassin's. "We're going head-hunting after a few competitions…."
"Uh oooohhhh…."
Gon blinked slightly as he noticed the other boy's pupils dilate suddenly. "Nani?"
Garuri straightened as he peered around himself. "I sense some BAD vibes goin around this place…."
Gon cocked his head to the side then instantly searched out Killua. "GEEEEEE-"
Gon: O.O
He pointed hesitantly towards his silver-haired friend…. swinging slightly within the blue-haired man's grasp. "Errrm…. Whats your friend doing to MY friend?"
Gon again: ??*_*?? Nothing good can come from this….
The green-haired boy looked over and sweatdropped. "Hokai no BAKA…." ~.~'
Gon blinked slightly again and stared up curiously at his new friend. "Aren't you going to stop him?"
"Which one?" Garuri stretched, slinging his arms behind his head with a bored look. "I aint gettin' in Hokai's way when it comes to food…." Besides…he thought,…. they werent the bad feeling that I got….
"Head hunting??" Killua smirked. "Some strange tales you're telling, old man."
Before the blue-haired man could do anything, Killua slammed his fist into the other's abdomen. The latter bent forward slightly with an "oomph".
Killua smugly dusted himself off. "'Head-hunting' HA! Give me a break…." He reached forward and grabbed the other's throat suddenly, forcing the other to stand slightly at the ex-assassin's height.
"Now tell me, ojiisan…." He turned the other's head in the direction of the two, talking boys.
"WHY are you HERE?"
The man wheezed. "To…*wheeze* get ….s-stronger…."
Killua nodded. "Aa, ok." He let go. "That's ALL I wanted to know." He grinned suddenly, flashing the *V* sign. "If you don't mind….Your friend talking with Gon is pissing me off….," he turned away slightly, with a small redness in his cheeks, "….for some reason…." He shrugged. "Ja na, old man…."
Hokai grumbled a reply then turned back to the vendor lady who had finally reappeared. "Gomen nasai for the wait, sir!" She handed over the paid-for food with a shaky smile.
Hokai forced a smile back, rubbing his neck slightly. "Iya, arigatou, beautiful."
The others face flared up at that comment, and she ducked away into the kitchen again.
Gon suddenly stopped his random chatting as he saw his best friend shuffling over, hands in his pockets as usual. He gave a cheery smile, eyes darting nervously to the blue-haired man walking slowly behind him.
"Aah, Killua!"
"You're STILL in line?? 'Taku…." Killua huffed, stepping back into line, but separating the two boys. He gave a small glare to the green-haired boy, but the latter only smiled cheerfully.
"Dare….?"
The boy grinned. "Im Garuri! Nice to meet ya, Killua-"
The silver boy hmphed, wondering slightly what Gon had told the other about him.
"-Zorudikku…."
Killua turned a beady glare to his best friend. "Gon, don't be telling the whole world who I am-ESPECIALLY here!"
Gon blinked innocently. "But I didn't…." He glanced nervously at his new green-haired friend, noticing the other's eyes glowing softly.
Killua turned suspiciously too, before jumping back slightly, a hand to Gon's chest, shielding him.
"N-Nanda?? What are you doing, kisama?!" He pushed Gon back slightly, trying to gather some distance from the strange kid in back of them.
Garuri closed his eyes once he saw their reactions. "Gomen….shouganee na….I couldn't help it." He shrugged for emphasis.
"Dou iu-"
"Hey now…." A semi-curt voice cut in. "Whats with the 21?" Hokai appeared right behind Garuri suddenly. "Don't be giving my partner any trouble, alright? The lines movin', so turn around, gaki-ra…."
"Zaoldyeck….hmmmm" Garuri thought, oblivious to his companion's glares. "Eto….Ah!" He eyes glittered as he looked at Killua somewhat eagerly. "Oi, you related to Shiruba? ….Yeah, you are! Woh, he's your tousan?! Kakkoi!!!!" He turned to his sweatdropping partner, his eyes glittering. "You remember that guy with the LONG-ASS silver hair? He's the guy that came to kill Tetsuzaga last year, remember?"
He turned back to the confused Killua. "MAN, your dad was so kool! He actually defeated me then tried to kill my bodyguard, Tetsuzaga, but Tetsuzaga bargained with him and gave him our 3-headed dog!" His eyes sparkled again as he rambled. "Shiruba is so awesome! Sugeeeeee!!!!"
Killua: *---* "How….????" @_@
Gon tapped the shocked ex-assassin's shoulder. "I DO know that Garuri is a telepath, though…."
Killua SDed. "WHY THE HELL DIDN'T YOU TELL ME??!!!!" He shoved his shaking fist in front of Gon's face. "GON, WHY YOU….!!!!"
"Line's a movin', kiddies! Move yer asses!!" A man behind Hokai yelled out suddenly. Hokai grabbed him.
Man: O.O *goes flying in the air*
Hokai crossed his arms, satisfied. "Omae…. that be MY job…."
"Errrrm….", Garuri sweatdropped. He turned back to Killua. "You don't have to worry about me, Killua-kun. I wont move in on your secret, although…. it IS pretty kawaii….and I like to go fishing once in a while….plus….my favorite color IS green…." He backed up a bit as a red-faced Killua stalked forward menacingly. "Woh, then again, I like blondes! YEAH!" He held up his hands in surrender. "Remember! You're an EX assassin, ok?? Heheheh…."
Hokai and Gon looked on with ?? all over their faces.
"I think I missed something…." Hokai muttered. Gon nodded. "Sou da yo ne…."
As proclaimed, the line FINALLY moved, and soon the foursome found themselves upon the booth and hyper-active lady.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah! What we got here?" Her eyes almost sparkled out of her head as she looked them up and down. Killua already found himself glaring.
Hokai pushed the trio out of the way with an impatient noise and worked his winking charm on the woman. However…. It didn't work….
"GAAAAAAAAAH!!" She suddenly squawked, when catching sight of the blue-haired man. She was cowering on her knees in her chair. "Kowai kowai~…." She cried.
Hokai sweatdropped.
"Eh….Here are your numbers. Hurry and sign your info below," she instructed, finally settling down after she had caught her breath. An annoyed splurge beat on the side of her head. Why do I get all the scary, heebie-jeebies-aura people here…., she grumbled silently to herself.
Her head resting on one hand, she waved them away.
After Hokai, Gon, and Killua were given numbers to go by and had signed the pads of paper, they were instantly rushed ahead and into the arena's crowded rows of seats.
However, when Garuri had finally stepped up to sign, the suddenly-bored lady perked up dramatically.
"Well, hello!" she beamed, her eyes once again sparkling.
"Errrr…." ^_^() He never COULD talk with the ladies. He tried to hurriedly write his info. Hokai, suddenly noticing that his partner had been "snatched" from him, reached back, around the blissfully unaware woman, and caught the boy by his shirt collar.
"What the HELL, Garuri?!" Garuri went flying forward with a loud "eeeeek." Hokai glared at the woman as he pushed his stumbling and yelling partner ahead of him.
The woman stuck out her tongue, glaring back just as strongly. "Mou….!"
When Garuri spotted a few empty seats, he called the rest of the group over. He suddenly grinned to himself as the other three tread carefully over, trying not to make eye-contact with any potential challengers.
No, make that ONLY GON not trying to draw attention. Hokai, flashing smiles left and right, was making eyes at every pretty woman he saw, and even at some of the beautiful men. O.o Well, some of the RICH, beautiful men. Money and looks seemed to be the way into the blue-haired man's heart right now. Garuri guessed it was a phase. Killua just glared. A glare was directed Garuri's own way more hotly however. The silver-haired boy had not taken a keen liking to the other.
However, this made Garuri's grin wider. He bowed, stepping aside, and ushering them forward with a flourish, indicating four empty seats just beyond him.
Gon walked past with a big smile and kind thanks, while Killua rushed in front of Hokai, trying to be nonchalant about it, but never-the-less, hurrying after his friend, so as to be able to sit next to the black-haired boy instead of anybody else.
Garuri smirked and stepped back into the aisle, cutting off Killua's direction to his best friend, and moved evilly into the seat right beside Gon. Again, just as he expected, Hokai bounded forward in front of the momentarily shocked and slightly enraged ex-assassin, and seated himself rather smugly into the seat next to the green-haired boy.
Gon, finally taking an interest in one of the four fights going on at that second, didn't notice anything else around him.
"What's with the face, KI-RU-A?" Garuri smirked, mocking voice drawling out the syllables of the silver-haired boy's name. "Sit down before somebody throws something at ya."
Killua glared more hotly, his eyes narrowed, fists clenched. He finally huffed, turned away like something else had caught his attention, and plopped down into his seat, looking utterly miserable and flushed with anger.
I wanted to sit next to him-ME! He's MY best friend!! That's yarou's gonna take him away from me, I KNOW it! I WANTED TO SIT NEXT TO HIM!!! ME!!! ME!!!! I'll kill that….XXXXXXXXXXX [BEEP] [BEEP] Killua raged on more quietly, tuning out the conversation around him. ME!! ME!!………
"Hey, Garuri-san, do yo-"
"Ok, Gon? DON'T call me "san" ever again or I just might stab you."
"Errrr, hai, gomen nasai…. Do you know why there are four squares for arenas here and not one? How are we supposed to watch all the fights going on at once?"
Garuri grinned, leaning closer to talk in a hushed voice. "Another tip, first of all, Gon. Never ask questions like that so loudly. You shouldn't give away to others around you that you're that much inexperienced about these kind of fights."
Gon's eyes widened. "You've been here before, too?"
Garuri's eyes twinkled, glowing just a bit as he grabbed a small bit of info from Gon's mind about Killua being there at the arena before, too. "Yeah, but don't tell anybody else. I went under a different name and different look. I never made it past this floor, though." His expression grew slightly somber.
Gon's brain was trying to sort out all the new information he had just heard. New name? New look?! Nani?
"What happened? Were you defeated?"
"HAH!" Garuri almost tumbled out of his seat in laughter. "HAHAHAHAHA! Like HELL, man! No, that wasn't it…." His grin slipped slightly, but was back in place just as strong a second later. Gon wondered if he had witnessed the slip at all. "No," Garuri sighed, then leaned in again, whispering. "I hurt somebody very badly. So badly in fact that they were told by the medical officials that they would never have a chance at coming back here and competing. I had won and was signed up for 60th floor, skipping a whole ten levels just because of my ….abilities. But," he sighed, closing his eyes slightly. "I resigned the position and quit the whole tower itself. I've never been back since then. That was two years ago tomorrow. I only came back because Hokai wanted to take part in this and get us stronger. I never told him of before, though…."
Gon smiled slightly over at his new friend and put his hand on the other's shoulder. He wanted to erase whatever sadness the other felt and he wanted to do it QUICKLY. Gon was never known to let a friend in need suffer. His smile grew larger as he caught the other boy's attention.
"But you must have been awesome in the other fights, Im sure. Everybody knows the chances and risks that they take here. The other person who got hurt must have known what was going to happen. Nothing wouldve stopped it. If it hadn't been you beating them, it couldve been someone else, and THEY couldve seriously killed the person. You were merely…….." Gon stumbled over his words, reddening slightly out of embarrassment.
This all sounded nicer in my head….
He continued to pat the other boy's left shoulder, his smile brighter than ever. "Sugoi, Garuri! You're probably a better fighter than any one of us!" *smiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiile*
Garuri's eyes widened as he took in Gon's words, his features getting rid of the smirking grin a moment and replacing it with shock and somewhat……..awe.
But then, the smile was back in place, however, Gon saw it more this time in Garuri's eyes than rather on his face.
"Arigatou, Gon-chan…."
Meanwhile, Killua's blood was boiling as he heard this. He had finally paid attention to what was going on when Gon's hesitant but calm movement had caught his eye. His rage built up more as he replayed the patting scene throughout his mind again and again, growling slightly every time Garuri moved in closer to tell Gon something. And Gon's bright smile….A smile directed at someone new.
The Zorudikku boy did NOT bode well with all of this. His fists clenched, jaw tightened, teeth grated along each other, and deep blue eyes narrowed to tiny, vengeful slits as he contemplated starting atleast ONE match for the arena's spectators early. A pulsating splotch on the side of his temple reminded him all too gleefully that this reaction to somebody even NEAR his best friend was almost too maddening to handle.
"SO," Garuri went on, sensing the aura of a very enraged boy to his far right but not caring. "To answer your question, Gon-chan…." He grinned as he felt the dangerous power rise more quickly from the ex-assassin. Gon was, like always, oblivious, waiting partiently for Garuri to continue.
"Unlike the first floor with its VERY large arena, this floor as well as the many to come are divided into four separate arena square blocks because of the need to "eliminate" the competitors more surely. As you know," he went on in a slightly superior voice, his ego growing more rapidly by the minute, "we're on the 50th floor, and as the tower grows larger in the sky, it becomes narrower as it reaches the top. In other words, space for fighting is limited once you pass so many levels. The limit here is actually the 49th floor."
Gon: O_O "Errrm…."
Garuri looked at him then sighed. "Ok, ok, how to explain this better than THAT…." He tapped his chin. "Right, you know how the whole tower itself that we're in gets skinnier as it gets higher up in the air?" Gon nodded. "Well, the audience needs some room also to cheer and all. THOUSANDS of people come to this thing every year, whether they be fighters or mere spectators. A lot of the people taking part in this are VERY strong and don't lose or die on the lower levels. Because of that, a few levels have been made to "eliminate" the fighters quicker and more surely. That's why there are four little arena's on this floor, as well as many others. It's a quick way to get rid of a lot of people. Its not FOOLPROOF, since there is a chance, of course, for the losers to just stay here and keep fighting other opponents from the lower levels, but…." Garuri grinned, a smile of mischief plastered on his face. "You gotta remember this is the 50th floor. It's more easier for you to DIE here instead of just LOSING, ESPECIALLY if you don't know anything about this stuff……"
Gon: T-T "How did I know that…." T-T
Meanwhile, Hokai was…….errrr….
"Oooooooo, WOW! Check out the blonde fighter down there!! She's HOT! Oh man, lemme just TOUCH her in a fight and I'll die happily…..Woh, and check out the guy in the suit! A little too office-type for me, but CHECK OUT his POWER!!!! Power's always a turn-on….Ehhww, that musta hurt. Nevermind about him….yeah…." A second later= *low whistle* "Damn!! Oi, Ki-kun, look at that pre-"
Killua: . *growling*
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Hokai stared wide-eyed at the practically-shooting-fire-from-his-eyes-but-only-having-just-sparks-right-now-o-and-by-the-way-he's-a-Zaorudikku silver-haired boy, inching away as far as his seat RIGHT NEXT TO THE BOY could possibly allow him.
Killua turned his death-glare directly on the blue-haired man, venom baring from his snarl. His eyes sparked again, spitting out electrical charges that sprung to the floor and slowly burned out.
Hokai: O.o O_O "Uhhh, okaaaaaay…." He turned away quickly, sweatdropping profusely. What a freaky guy…. @_@
Gon scratched his head, looking to the green-haired boy again. "Soooooo, people will be watching four fights at a time?"
Garuri grinned again, bouncing around in his seat as the numbers that were so close to theirs were called to fight. "Oh, yeah, but it gets confusing if you try to watch all of them at the same time. Think of it as one of those modern thingies…errr….a terebi? TV? I think that's what its called…." (A/N: *glomps Garuri* Its alright, Garu-chan! T-T Daijoubudayo! I still think ur smart!!!!) "Yeah, you know where its got different programs with different things to watch? Well, that kinda thing is this floor. If you get tired of one fight, you can just watch another. Or if one fight makes you sick with all the blood and gore and body parts flying everywhere-"
Gon: O_O
"-then you can just turn to a "happier" scene and watch THAT!" ^_^
Gon: X_X [BEEP] [BEEEEEP] IMGONNADIE!!!! [BEEEEEEEEEEEEEP]
"Hey, but don't worry about it. You'll do fine!" ^_^
Suddenly, the speaker just above them crackled and an ear-splitting shriek was screamed out from it. "NUMBER 4555- Unakopi Hokai! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'B'! Say goodbye to loved ones, leave an autograph somewhere, forget all thoughts of pre-suing, and leave a trial of quarters as a tip for this is your day of RECOGNITION! Oh, and please (if youre not dead) COME AGAIN NEXT YEAR!"
Hokai grinned, springing forward, nearly clobbering a still-fuming Killua as he made his way to the center steps.
"Wish me luck, Garuri!" He called out over his shoulder, throwing a mighty smirk into the air and winking at his partner.
"Let DEATH be lucky for ya, Hokai-sama! You owe me 1900 円 (￥) if you die!!"
" KISAMA!!!!"
"Heheh," Garuri smirked. "I luv annoying that guy…."
"NUMBER 2233- Soriyuu Johansen! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'B'! Same advice but please donate CANDY (AME) especially American candy, excluding watermelon-flavored jolly ranchers!! Oh, yeah, WINWINWIN!!!!"
Gon just smiled slightly. "What's 'B'?"
"That's the letter for their arena. Each of the four squares has a letter: A, B, C, and D. Hokai is on the second one-B."
"NUMBER 4556- Furekusu Gon! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'C'! Same tips about dealing with THE END OF YOUR LIFE, but please throw away any trash you see on the way over TO YOUR DOOM, for it creates a hazard as it piles up. GOOD LUCK! GANBARINASAI!!!!"
Garuri patted the nervous boy. "Daijoubu. You'll live." Gon smiled a little and made his way to the end of the aisle.
"OOOOOOOOI!!!! HOKAI!!!! IF GON LIVES, YOU OWE ME ANOTHER 1900 円 (￥)！！！！"
"URUSE~NA!!!!"
"Heeheeheeheeeee."
As Gon passed Killua, though, the other boy grabbed his arm lightly and pulled him down closer.
"Gon….I just wanted to say….good luck. Yeah, ….ganbare." He let go quickly as he saw a pleasant smile grace his best friend's innocent features.
"Arigatou, Killua! I feel better now!" He flashed a bright smile and almost JOGGED his way to the stairs.
Killua smirked evilly at Garuri. HA! I made him feel better! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA!!!!
Garuri turned away, pretending to 'hmmph' but was actually hiding a big grin. He chortled wickedly behind one hand.
Killua turned back to the arenas, casually looking for the person who would be pitted against his best friend. Any minute now, they should call him….
He was right.
"NUMBER 2234-Wonton Wantan! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'C'! KISS YOUR PANTIES GOODBYE; THIS IS THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION!!!! Redemption also offers pocky, other snacks, energy drinks, and SUNSHINE so please stop off at the many concession stands IF YOU ARE STILL ALIVE!!!! As the Americans say: BREAK SOMEBODY'S LEG!!!!"
Yes, the lady got weirder and weirder.
Suddenly, Killua spied a head pop up from a crowd of macho-looking body-builder kind of men, the action reminding Killua of a squirrel or groundhog peeking up from it's hole. The spindly creature barely recognizable as a PERSON, much less a FIGHTER (on the 50th floor, no less….) skulked and twittered his way through the crowds of people, stupidly heading the long way to the stairs leading down, right beside Killua.
Something……was very OFF about the man. Killua studied the guy closely. He was a tall and VERY VERY thin person, dressed in loose-fitting leather that swung back and forth off his skeletal frame. His face was almost a sickly, yellow-ish color, his eyes an almost unheard of color of grey. His smoky-silver hair flopped lazily on his shoulders, stringy and looking as if he had gotten a badly-done buzz cut completely underneath. Killua could see the patches of skull, the man's hair was so scraggly.
The man's body movements suggested some kind of autism- his eyes roamed restlessly from side to side, his lips moved quickly and words were quietly whispered into the air, as well as his arms clutching together, nails digging into his own skin, drawing thin streams of blood that ran down slowly from his wrists.
"Geez, look at THAT guy. What a FREAK! And I thought Hokai was bad……," Garuri murmured, hoping Killua had heard since two empty chairs distanced them apart. He noticed Killua's frown towards the creepy guy and sat back with a shrug. "Can't wait for Gon to beat his @$$, though!"
Killua got up before Garuri had even finished his exclamation, and quietly but quickly made his way over to the descending man.
As he got closer, his suspicions were correct-the man was talking to himself. Killua strained his hearing and tried to make out the words. They seemed to be broken already, never actually finishing to form a complete sentence. They wouldve been a mantra, if what the man whispered had been the same.
"Pretty person….where pretty person….him…. green then black….pretty color….black glass….touch….need to touch….pretty boy….people watch….he mine….much pretty……need to feel….need to hear scream…..pretty boy….pretty boy….pretty…."
Killua's fists tightened. WHO THE HELL IS THAS?!!!! His anger boiled again and threatened to take control, but once more, he clenched his teeth and forced the overwhelming anger back down. Straightening his back and hardening his eyes, he stepped into the middle of the walkway the man was slinking down, almost as if he was PITCHING himself forcefully down the steps.
Killua would be DAMNED before he let this kind of ….THING touch Gon.
"Pretty….pretty….pretty…..green…." Just as the man was obliviously walking past the ex-assassin, Killua veered back into the man's way, blocking his path. He trained his glare on the man's surprised grey eyes and curved his lips into a feral smile.
"More….another….pretty…." The man suddenly laughed insanely, creeping closer and reaching out to touch Killua's cheek, staring with wide eyes at Killua's face and hair. "Kawaii…."
Killua smiled.
The man stopped and froze.
He couldn't move; the boy's very gaze had riveted him to the spot. "C-Chikara….P-Power…."
The spindly man, even though believing himself hexed, was transfixed to watching the boy's smile widen and lips move slowly.
"Decline, Refuse, Forfeit, Quit….or die…." Killua moved closer, relishing in the feel of his claw forming,….and the creature's apparent fright. He stepped directly to the side of the man-he facing the steps going up and the man facing the steps going down.
The silver-haired boy walked up a few more steps so that his head was even height with the man's.
"If you so much as get within a foot of him….," he warned quietly, looking not at the man but at the wall a ways ahead of him, his voice dangerously low as the other man strained to hear. "Omae o korosu."
The man squeaked in fright as the words sunk in quickly.
"NUMBER 2234! NINISANSHI! Wonton Wantan Whatever! WE'RE WAIIIIIIIIITIIIING!! MATTEIMASUYOOOOOOOO!!"
The man let out a gasp as he was released from his odd trance and found himself able to move freely and properly again.
"Go."
The short and sweet command was the only thing needed. With renewed speed, the skinny man vigorously escaped the presence of the strange and deadly boy, and hurried down the rest of the steps leading out to his arena.
Killua turned around slowly to watch the man slink his way quickly to the referee and talk with amazing outbursts of somewhat intelligent speech. His arms waving around like windmills and, of course, that weird leather ruined the effect of such intellect, though.
After waiting for a second more, Killua made his way back to his seat, satisfied.
"Oiiiiiii," a cheerful voice broke out. "That was pretty good there!"
Killua felt his cheeks flame and bowed his head to hide it.
"….Too bad it didn't work, though."
PLATFORM 'B':
"Sir, wait a minute!" the exasperated ref exclaimed. "You signed up not even an our ago! What has happened since then?"
"I can't pla- participate! I have….ILLNESSES! I am to resign….from this fight! QUICKLY!"
"Shikashi-"
"Is there a problem here?" A quiet yet slightly curious voice interrupted them. Gon had seen the look of panic on the thin man's face and had wondered if anything was the matter. A raised voice to an official or referee was not allowed, so Gon gathered something to be wrong.
"It looks like," the ref sighed, looking to the young boy to the side of them, "you will be placed with a different fighter. Please wait one moment…."
As the ref momentarily left to consult a higher person than himself, Gon looked up curiously at the man that had not faced him. "Anou…."
He saw the man flinch slightly then turn around slowly towards the voice. Gon smiled innocently.
And as the spindly man laid eyes on the most innocent of people, all warnings and threats from the dangerous, silver-haired boy he had encountered just moments before…..completely flew out the window.
BACK IN THE STANDS:
Killua's head shot up as he heard that and he fixed a glare at the other boy. "NAN-"
"His thoughts are his thoughts," Garuri interrupted in a somber tone. "They havent changed. Look."
Killua turned to the arena and focused on the overly lanky form of Wonton. His eyes widened in rage and he instantly saw red.
Wonton was reaching out slowly towards Gon.
What Garuri saw next was a blur. A blur rushing down the aisle….a blur dashing down the steps….a blur making his way to the arena in a matter of seconds.
Garuri smiled.
PLATFORM 'B':
Gon looked up curiously into the eyes of the man facing him. His features had at first, struck him strange, but the thing that caused Gon to be somewhat wary of this stranger was the eyes. The man had grey eyes that were not only jittery-like but clearly unfocused. Gon felt as if the man in front of him was NOT….in front of him! As if the man was seeing someone else….
His smile slipped as the grey-eyed person reached out for him suddenly. Gon tried to back up a ways, but the eyes….they almost seemed DESPERATE. He stood there, unable to move until….
Just as a certain silver-haired boy had seen red, the refs, officials, people in the stands, and Gon himself saw red.
Red flew everywhere like splotches and slings of ruby red paint had flown through the air, flinging in all directions and splattering on the stone slabs of the arena's floor.
Gon finally closed his eyes, able to move again. He did not see the grey-eyed man's frozen expression or the way the man's body simply split in two through the middle, deep red streaks of blood leaking from the corpse as it collapsed onto the stone.
The audience was in shock, the grisly scene not even expected at all! The announcer was leaning over her desk, the chair having been thrown out from under her in her haste to comprehend what had happened. The two refs that had been talking a little ways away had mouths agape, and even the other three fights, Hokai's not having even started yet, just stopped altogether, the competitors forgetting each other was there for a second.
Finally, the announcer's voice cut out hesitantly throughout the arena, her voice echoing, however, because she still clutched her mic to her mouth.
"D-Did….we get t-that all on film?"
"H-Hai," her bespeckled partner stuttered.
"YATTA!!!!" The woman picked up her fallen, chair, set it standing, then jumped up right on top of it, her microphone in hand.
"NUMBER 2234,WONTON WANTAN, HAS BEEN DEFEATED! THE REASON: errrrr suicide? Yeah, SUICIDE!! HE HAD RECCOMMENDED AN EARLY RELEASE BECAUSE OF "ILLNESSES", BUT APPARENTLY DID NOT LAST THAT LONG! TAKE HIM AWAY, BOYS!!" She twirled the mic around, grinning, while her chest heaved. " WELL, A REPLACEMENT HAS ALREADY BEEN DECIDED!! Let's see…."
BACK IN THE STANDS:
Killua dry heaved and gasped as he sunk further in his chair. Everything had happened so fast….he….he couldn't control himself. Once he saw that man….with hurtful intentions reaching for his best friend, the light in Killua's dark world, he just EXPLODED.
Nothing mattered but getting down there and getting rid of the one that posed a threat.
That was all that was running through his frenzied mind.
And seeing the distance between the man and Gon getting smaller….and Gon's fear showing finally….his emotions took full control….the scenes were all he could take. His goal was to not let the man touch Gon. To NOT let him touch Gon.
YouwonttouchGondonttouchGondonttouchGondonttouchGonIwontLETyou.
He was through and out of there before anybody could even blink.
But….
He had KILLED.
AGAIN.
This time, ….in front of Gon.
Killua hunched his shoulders and tried to desperately sink into his seat, blocking out the rest of what was happening below.
He had killed….
"-a person that clearly deserved death in the first place."
Startled, Killua lifted his head to stare into bright gold eyes.
"You killed him, but to ONLY protect your friend. That man," Garuri stated simply, "had bad intentions, nasty thoughts running through his head. If anybody else had seen the things that man down there did, they would have killed him before he even entered this place."
Killua looked down towards the arena, still curled up. "But…." He spotted his best friend, the boy's eyes closed tightly. "I killed in front of him. Look at him, he's AFRAID! LOOK AT HIM!" By this time, Killua was snarling, anger-ridden with himself.
Garuri smiled slightly. "He's confused, but definitely not scared. He yet has no idea what happened. It would be your choice to tell him."
Killua looked back at the green-haired boy again and….gave a sigh of relief as he slowly forgave himself.
He had killed for Gon.
Not because he liked it.
But to PROTECT his best friend.
Because he HAD to.
He had protected Gon.
"You did a good thing," Garuri grinned easily, turning back towards the arena.
Killua let out a small smile, but still turned questioning eyes on his best friend.
ACROSS THE ARENA:
Hayai (fast), the dark-haired man thought with a small smile. His voice took on a dry raspy tone as he murmured to himself, "He's changed quit a bit from the last time Ive been in battle with him."
He was looking at the silver head of the child assassin. He had seen the other boy kill that one man, the speed he took off in when rushing down the steps….
At that moment, the boy possessing bright green hair, who was a couple of seats next to the Zorudikku, looked up and directly his way.
For a second, the man was slightly surprised, until….he felt the waves of power curiously reach out and try to invade his mind. Even though the boy didn't have NEARLY as much innocence as the green-clad Gon did, his power was STILL unbelievable. Almost LIMITLESS if he knew how to control it all. The power of the mind was astonishing….
He saw his chance….and sent a small message. He smiled with a little satisfaction as he saw the other's eyes widen a bit before turning away.
::Blood on a Zorudikku is quite beautiful::
PLATFORM 'B':
Gon finally opened his eyes as he heard the body being dragged away. He didn't know how he should feel. He stood there frozen again, like a statue. He had felt a dark aura surrounding the man and a very deep sense of danger….Was he supposed to be relieved or saddened by the man's early demise? He sure didn't believe the whole "suicide" thing everyone else made it out to be, but….something had apparently happened….
He lifted his head and did the only thing his heart was screaming at him to do: he looked to his best friend, easily spotting the silver head out of the people.
Killua was also gazing back. His face showed fear, concern, and a question.
Gon knew what his best friend was asking.
He nodded and smiled a little as his friend smiled back in relief.
.Yes, he was ok.
"NUMBER 2235- Nohaku Kouru and his….her….his/her partner, Shin! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'C'! My only tip….well….don't end up like the last guy there….and watch out you don't slip on the ….plasma residue….also known as BLOOD. KATTE!!"
Gon stretched his arms over his head and bent both his legs behind him, trying to get all the kinks out before his fight commenced.
He gave a happy smile to his best friend and the green-haired boy sitting two seats down from him, before he caught sight of a figure walking slowly down the steps in the middle of the stand to the left of him.
Even though it was plainly visible the figure was wearing white (actually, some kind of ceremonial-type robes trimmed with black lace) and was small, just barely taller than Killua in fact, Gon noticed…..there was something odd about one side. It seemed one shoulder was higher than the other.
Gon's eyes rose in curiosity. He could see more of the person now, and was in fact correct about the outfit-it was not from that part of Japan and was not Chinese. It was beautiful, never-the-less, yet seemed to fit the person perfectly, strangely enough.
Another thing Gon noticed so far was that the fighter was REALLY young, probably no older than Gon himself, yet walked with such a controlled and ….MATURE stance, unveiling a feeling of UNBELIEVABLE power. The figure, so far, though, was tiny, almost delicately built.
Yes, Nohaku Kouru was a mere child.
The fighter reached the last step and stepped out into the arena, the shadows left completely behind, while revealing the figure and the strangeness about the shoulder.
Everybody watching gasped and Gon blinked crazily, kicking himself for not atleast SENSING it.
He , along with everybody else assuming, was right about most things. Now fully in the light and watched by the majority of the people, one could easily call the fighter a beholder of beauty itself.
Possessing porcelain skin tones, electric blue eyes, a beautifully angular face, and shoulder-length midnight-blue/bordering-on-black silken hair glistening around their face, the sight was an epitome of beauty. No one could surely match it; no one would TRY.
But along with beauty, this person possessed POWER, it mingling in the air simply where the child WALKED.
Everybody held their breath, most drinking in the beauty of the figure as the fighter treaded casually over to where Gon and the ref stood.
And that's when he noticed.
Tearing their eyes away from the person's beautiful figure was hard, and once achieved, their eyes roamed another area.
'Another' being the large, majestic, golden-tipped hawk that was perched comfortable on the child's robe-covered right shoulder.
Gon's eyes lit up at the sight and he grinned wildly, but then remembered that….this was the person he had to fight!
Gon: *_*
He heard the ref gulp nervously as Nohaku stopped in front of them and turned to Gon. The person, who Gon as well as everybody else could not tell to be a girl or a boy, bowed politely, the glistening hair spilling over the shoulders and forehead where an intricate bandana was tied. On the bandana was a combination picture of a crescent moon and a Celtic cross in the background.
"Onegaishimasu yoroshiku."
"Ah! O-Onegaishimasu!" Gon quickly bowed for his rudeness. As he straightened, he noticed the sickly sweet expression on the ref's face; the tall, dark, sun-glass toting man outwardly on the verge of drooling himself a bath. Gon never DID understand why most people made fools of themselves in front of feminine beauty….
Nohaku blinked, his cool but polite gaze unperturbed. "Shall we begin?"
The ref pulled himself together enough to blush earnestly and raise his arm. "Hai…."
Nohaku turned back to his opponent, smiling slightly to the other boy while speaking in a calm and soothing voice. "My Shin is a little rough when it comes to the floors higher than 40. I apologize now for any harm that will surely come to you."
Gon sweatdropped, but smiled cheerfully. ^_^ "Its alright."
IN THE STANDS:
Killua still couldn't get over the kind of person that was chosen to fight Gon. First, it was some kind of pedophile maniac, then this China doll he/she thing that looked to be made of pure GLASS!
He sighed, putting his chin into one hand. It was just like Gon to get paired up with the odd people…. ^_^() like Killua himself….
"Heh, Nohaku…."
Killua raised a bored eyebrow, letting out a yawn as he asked, "You know that fighter?"
Garuri almost giggled, he was grinning so wide. "Heheh, no, but I like the names…."
"What's it to you?"
Garuri shrugged, turning back to the arena. "Nothing, but that guy has a LOT of power inside of his body-WHA?"
Killua had completely face-faulted out of his chair and onto the floor. "That's a BOY??!!"
Garuri: O.o "Errrrrrr yeah…."
"I THOUGHT THAT WAS A GIRL!!"
Garuri looked shocked, turning to study the long-haired boy closer. "How can you see HIM a GIRL????"
"Just LOOK at him!!!!"
"Definitely a guy."
"WHA?!!"
Garuri poked his chin. "Maybe its cause Im a telepath….O look! Hokai is finally fighting now!!"
Killua turned to where the green-haired boy was indicating-the two people on Platform 'C'. "It's about time…."
At that moment, Hokai was facing his opponent, the beautiful, long-purple-haired fighter, NUMBER 2233-Soriyuu Johansen.
The WOMAN that happened to be his beautiful, long-haired opponent.
Sure, Hokai was facing the prettily smiling girl, but he was facing her on his knees. Facing her on his knees while CRYING his eyes out.
"NAAAAAAAAAAAZZZEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE??!!!!!!" You could hear the tortured man scream as he wept for the beauty he didn't have the heart to fight, much less DEFEAT.
The ref had already called the match to begin on that one, while the bubbly-looking woman rounded on her weeping-like-a-baby opponent.
"Yeah, he's doomed, but now atleast I have one more thing to tease him about," Garuri chuckled, winking. "By the way, do you have another friend here?"
Killua turned, instantly suspicious. "Why do you ask that?"
Garuri studied him a moment, which, Killua admitted, made him extremely uncomfortable, seeing as how the other boy had an extremely remarkable power with the mind.
The green-haired boy tilted his head to the side after a minute then turned towards the fights again. "Nandemonaiyo. Its nothing, I guess. Nevermind."
Killua watched him curiously.
The hordes of people around them leaped up suddenly, whooping and shouting with excitement. It seemed the fighters on Platform 'A' were finally finished with their battle. A woman decked out in pure leopard skins walked away victorious, smiling smugly from ear to ear, while an old Chinese man in a dusty grey doujo outfit was carried away on a stretcher.
Killua just had a feeling….
Sure enough-"NUMBER 4557-Zorudikku Killua! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'A'! I heard about you harassing my friends downstairs, so I hope you get your come-uppance in this round. Other than that, YOU HAVE ALL OF MY BEST WISHES!!!!"
"Eheheheh," Killua sweatdropped nervously, making his way down the steps.
"Hey, Killua!" Killua turned towards the voice.
Garuri grinned down at him. "Good luck!"
Killua looked at him closely, then nodded his head as acceptance. Garuri grinned.
"NUMBER 2236-Shon Nobi! PLEASE COME FORTH! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'A'! No, this aint a toilet! What do you think I am??!! WHAT?! Everyone can hear this? What does THAT mean-OOPS! Ummm hello, again, pay no attention to this…. FIGHT WITH ALL YOUR WORTH!!"
Garuri spied the VERY tall middle-aged man trotting down the steps on his left. He also had something unique about him. Even as the greying hair stuck out on the sides, the man wore an ancient-looking mask, not exactly hiding his features, but enough so that it caused as much curiosity as it did confusion.
Garuri also knew this was the younger version of the distraction technique. He shrugged anyways.
Any second now….
Sure enough, the speaker above him crackled to life again.
"NUMBER 4558-Hiyoko Setsuna! PLEASE COME FORTH!! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM'D'! Oh! And if anybody's interested in posing for me in the nude, I will give them 200 yen (￥) (円) (heeheeheehee) for their ordeal. By the way, I happen to write SHOTA KON manga, so now you know what it will be like for you…. SO I BID YOU GOOD LUCK!!"
And next:
NUMBER 4558-Shikku Garuri! PLEASE COME FORTH!! YOUR PLACEMENT IS PLATFORM 'D'! I would just like to say, Garuri-kun, that youre VERY HOT and REALLY REALLY kool! Oh, and Iyuna-chan here would like to add-ACK!! GIVE IT BACK!!!!"
There was a screech and suddenly, a new voice yelled out through the arena: "SHIKKU-SAMA!! DAIIIIIIISUKIIIIIIIII!!!! MAKINAIDE!!!! DON'T LOSE!!!! WE ALL LOVE YOU!!!!!!!"
The green-haired boy grinned as he got up from his seat and made his way down the aisles. He could already see his opponent, the person having front row, of course, so the man was there actually looking to be tapping his foot restlessly.
Garuri decided to PROLONG his walk, speaking to various people he saw as he strolled down the stairs casually. He smiled innocently at his opponent, noticing with satisfaction that the guy was growing more edgy by the second, his hands wringing out of nervousness.
This is gonna be a synch, Garuri thought with a small laugh as he finally stepped onto the concrete of the letter 'D', noticing most lights trained on him. Yeah, the guy in front of him already looked in a hurry to die. It was gonna be fun….
First, though, he turned to his side, looking over towards Hokai. He saw the blue-haired man taking QUITE a beating from some bouncy-looking purple-haired girl.
Heh, they pitted him up with a GIRL! He's not gonna last long, probably. Beautiful things are his weakness….
"OIIIIIIIIIIIII!! HOKAI!!"
"N-NANDA??" the bluenette wept helplessly from his platform.
"YOU GONNA LAST ANY LONGER? WHATS TAKING YOU SO LONG?"
Hokai: T-T "DEMO……….IT'S A GIIIIIIIIIIIRL!!!!" T-T
Garuri grinned, stretching his arms over his head. "YOU'RE GONNA OWE ME A LOT MONEY IF YOU LOSE, YA KNOW! HEY, GON-CHAN! YOU DOING OK?"
He had heard the ref for Gon and his opponent scream out "Hajime!" as Garuri was taking his sweet time to his fight.
"HAAAAAAAAAAAI! ERRR HE/SHE'S JUST LOOKING AT ME RIGHT NOW!" ^____^
Garuri: ^_^() "WELL, YOU ALL BE CAREFUL! INCLUDING YOU, KILLUA!"
They all nodded from their respectful fights.
"OH, AND HOKAI! IF YOU BEAT THE LADY QUICKLY, YOU GET TO WITNESS ONE OF MY POWERS THAT YOU'VE BEEN WANTING TO SEE!"
He saw Hokai perk up slightly from his spot on the arena floor. "WHICH ONE?"
The green haired boy grinned wryly, making his way to the ref and bowing to his opponent just like Gon had before the ref had called it out. "YOU'LL SEE," was all that he replied as he grinned mischievously at the fighter, Hyoko Setsuna, who was dressed up in the usual Shinobi garb.
The man seethed at the young boy's apparent insolence.
Garuri continued to grin back defiantly. The ref stepped away, raised his arms, and brought them down between the two fighters, calling the fight to begin immediately.
Garuri bowed his head and smiled, waiting for the Shinobi to make the first move. He knew he was going to show off dramatically, just because this was the first time that he knew he had to fight seriously. His partner, Hokai, fairly new with being teamed up with mere boy, had never seen Garuri display some of his unusual talents. Garuri knew that Hokai reveled in knowing new things, especially when it came to fights. The green-haired boy's two front fangs sharpened slightly, peeking out from his small mouth, as he envisioned how badly his opponent would get beat down.
This is gonna be fun….
(Woh, Im DONE!!!! OWATTA!!!! YAY! YAY! YAY!!!! *glomps C-chan* GOMEN NASAIIIIIIIII!!!! This turned out 2 b so LONG, ne? ^_^() heheheh. And if the EN (YEN) symbols don't show up, sorry for that. I just got this new Japanese program (thanks 2 Shane and Stitch) where I can make my keyboard type in Hiragana, Katakana, and Kanji (as well as Greek, Russian, CONFUSING CHINESE like more KANJI ~.~,and some weird ARABIC language O.o 2 freaky….^_^ but kool!), but I havent tried it out on ff.net. If it cant handle it, wari! ^_^ Its so kool 2 type JAPANESE in a JAPANESE web page instead of English……YAY!!! う れ し い !
URESHII! #_____#
Gomen again 2 everybody, including C-chan who couldn't even BETA this cause it's a SURPRISE (well, was….~.~) I think she's in Florida now, tho…. SPRING BREAK! WOOHOOOO!!!!
Lady Zephyros helped me out with this, by the way, cause she read it b4 anybody else. Her opinion counts, of course. Mochiron! ^_^
O, and I need a lil help with one part in this: Should I put/hint at Hokai and Garuri being together or leave them as they are? I can actually SEE this couple WORKING O.O, soooo….I guess its all up 2 u gyz. ^_^ 4 those who will review, gimme ur opinion about this part….
Ok, thanks go like this:
Meetha: WAAAAAALAAAAA!!!! Here's the chap, mata mata mata GOMEN NASAI!!!! T-T ARIGATOU!
M-I: *sweatdrops 2* The storms here arent THAT bad. Actually, I got my comp back a few days after Christmas….its just…. Ppl drag me away a lot and I BETA more now. Hopefully, this all won't happen again. Im really REALLY trying now-I dun wanna 4get anything I had planned 4 my fics. None of them will be incomplete ^_^ Thanks 4 the review!!
Michiki: "TAKU, Michy-chan! I recorded all that stuff a LONG TIME AGO! Hope u liked it! ^_^ I cant believe we all got all that manga!!!! I never even paid $4 and STILL walked away with 4 bags in the span of just a WEEK! I luv stores going out of business!!!! Me hopes u like that Shonen Jump! (lucky lil chibi…….*grumblegrumble*) Can't believe u got Naruto and Shaman King……..T-T. But….yeah, thanks 4 reviewing -_-
Amakasu Toko: SUGEEE NO NAMAE!!!! Me curious, whats it mean?? Thanks 4 the review! ^_^ I hope u all dun kill me……….^_^()
Eternal Radiance: U still high there? O.o Hope I didn't do anything……But next time u do, tell me so I can steal ur money! ^_^ That always works….*glomps u* Ur so kool! ARIGATOU!
Quince: Actually, I knew about the plushies….Never got one though so u lucky! ^_^ Get a Gon plushy 2 go with Killua………..and send me a pic! ^_^ HAHAHAAHAAAAAA!!!! O, yeah, thanks!
RavenDark: GOMEN NASAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!! T-T Yeah, I had planned for Killua to fully admit he likes/luvs Gon, but that seems like it wont show up until the next chap! I might even hafta add a FOURTH chap, this is getting so long. I just….got really into this part….T-T
^_^ Arigatou, though!
WindyHurrice: Whats a hurrice?? O.o GOMEN NASAI! I don't like WRITING every 3 months. I reallyy had started this chap only 2 days after posting the last, but………with everything going on, the weeks went by SO FREAKIN FAST! In these kind of situations, I usually just blame SHANE cause I can, but………now I blame MICHY! ^_^ Arigatou 4 the review!!
C-chan: C-CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!! *glomps u* UR SO KOOOOOOOOL!!!! #________________# AGAIN, Im SORRY! HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY! Im just glad I sent u cards atleast ON Valentine's Day. It sorta makes up 4 this……..^_^ I hope…. Have a safe trip here 2 Florida! U kno my address, so VISIT ME SOMETIME!!!! Just dun tell the ppl here that u kno me from online-I'll get SLAUGHTERED then they'll do something WORSE like take away my anime, or THIS thing, or……T-T my MANGA! ME LUVS U, though, C-chan! Sorry u couldn't BETA this! All the next chaps u will, though, if u want!
Canisa: Y THANK u! ^_^ Thanks 4 the review and I hope u like the rest of these chaps!
Ok, well that's it, sorry 4 not including EVERYBODY, but thanks all the same-this is getting WAAAAAAAAAAAY 2 freakin long. ^___^() Now Im GONNA write my other fi-ACK, g2g! Needa buy MANGA! JA NA!!!!
*runs off*