Chapter 1: Recapture
As Gon and Killua ran through the abandoned part of YorkNew City, a feeling of dread churns in the latter's stomach.
He knows he should be relieved that they were able to escape with no losses but... it just seems too good to be true. A glance at Gon tells him that he isn't relaxed either.
They turn a corner and-
Killua immediately turns back around, grabs Gon's hand and makes a run for it. Shit shit shit. We were too late. We were too late-
"Yo! Where do you think you two are going?" A strong hand grabs his shoulder, pushing it back with such force that Killua finds himself on the ground. Looking up confirms his suspicions. It's the blond Spider- Phinks.
"I don't think Nobunaga let them go on purpose-" The pink haired one- Machi- circles around in front of them. "-Did he?"
"No..." Killua answers with a shake of his head, still sitting on the ground. His eyes scan the environment, desperately looking for a way to escape. Unfortunately, they're surrounded with nearly the entirety of the phantom troupe.
"We escaped on our own." Gon adds, standing back up beside him.
The crowd suddenly begins to part and someone he hasn't seen before- a pale man with black let-down hair and a tattoo on his forehead- comes forward.
Killua swallows the lump in his throat. There's no doubt that he's the boss... the leader of thr phantom troupe.
An amused smile crosses the man's face, as if he just read Killua's mind. "Are you the ones Nobunaga stayed back for?"
"Yeah." Gon's eyes narrow. "Who are you?"
His smile only grows. "Can't you guess?"
"The leader of the troupe." Killua answers before he can.
"Really? You don't look it."
An uneasy silence falls, the smile on Chrollo's face replaced by mild interest.
"You must be Gon. Which makes you-" He turns to Killua. "-Killua. Killua Zoldyck."
Even the other troupe members look surprised.
"How did you-"
"I just had a meeting with your father and grandfather."
"But you're alive?" Gon asks.
"The fuck do you mean?" Phinks growls, stepping forward with his nen flared up. A scowl crosses Feitan's face. The others only look surprised at his audacity.
Chrollo raises a hand to calm them down. "The contract got cancelled midway through our fight."
"Oh."
Chrollo turns to Shalnark. "Call Nobunaga. Let him know we're coming back with the two. And Machi, tie them up."
[A/N: After a nearly four months long break, I'm back! Not happy with how I wrote the old one so I've decided to rewrite it. A short chapter but I look forward to being more active here.]