Upon the School Grounds Part 8
by: the cat
WAHOO!!! I finally updated! Oh well, isn't that just great? I got to rereading my stuff and I thought, hey I should finish this! Great thanks to Yomi who urged/encouraged me to finish this continuation!
I hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: No, there are not mine (except for Scarlett/Sukari). Please. If they were, they wouldn't be in this fanfic.
Note: Yaoi. This author writes (almost) nothing else.
*****
Gon chewed his lowerlip. Hisoka is going to kill his aunt. Tonight.
He stood there, still, staring at the window with the faint outline of the word that defined his aunt's future. Hisoka was gone to who-knows-where.
Probably plotting some devious plan to kill his loved ones, Gon thought bitterly.
"Gon?" his aunt looked at him concerned. "Are you feeling bad? I could make you soup if you want."
Aunt Mito ... she was the nicest aunt anyone could ask for.
Gon felt a tightening in his chest, no way would he allow that ... clown ... to get her!
What to do ... what to do ...
"Aunt Mito!" he grinned, uneasily, "I'm feeling okay. I was just thinking what a great aunt I have!"
"Hey hey ..." his grandmother teased.
"You, too, grandma!" Gon chirped in. Yes. He was going to protect his loved ones.
How? Well ... Gon was determined to not let them out of his sight until everything that surrounds them is locked up tight.
"I know!" he exclaimed. "I'll fix the table so that we could eat already and have a good rest."
The women looked at him strangely.
"Eat dinner already?" his aunt asked. "Isn't it too early?"
Gon giggled nervously, "We-ell, I'm hungry! Yeah, hungry! I ... fed part of my lunch to a cat at school."
His grandmother shook her head, "That food was for you, Gon! We don't want you to go hungry."
"I'm okay, really! I'm just hungry now."
Aunt Mito shrugged. "Okay. Anyway, dinner's ready already. We might as well eat." She grinned at her nephew, "But you better help me set the table, young man."
"Yes, ma'am!" Gon gave her a brisk salute.
I am going to guard them, he thought.
*****
"You're so beautiful." Leorio croaked, looking at Kurapika, who was lying in his arms.
Kurapika smiled at him, "Leorio, you're such a great person."
"I wish this night would last forever. You and me ... this isn't a dream, right?" Leorio murmured, then he realized something ...
"OH NO!!" he yelled, feeling a start through him. "What time is it? I have to go home!" Leorio envisioned his parents questioning him where he came from ... Being suspicious about his bruises.
Kurapika smiled, "Don't worry about it. I called your place and I told your mom that you would be staying here until late, because we would be studying for a test.
Leorio instantly relaxed. The image in his head morphed into his parents grinning at him for going through extra study time. They always said that he didn't study well enough, well, here he was at Kurapika's word, studying!
"Thanks, Kurapika, but really, what time is it?"
"Around 8." Kurapika stared at him with his green eyes, "Why? Do you have to leave already?"
Leorio shook his head. "No, not really. I was just wondering. Anyway, I do want to stay with you here, in your place."
He looked around. It was an empty apartment really. He was in a small bedroom, with an average-sized bed. There was a table nearby, occupied by schoolbooks. The place looked lived in, but it didn't strike Leorio as a place that could be a 'home'.
"Don't you ever feel lonely here?" he asked out loud. "You have zero company."
Kurapika shrugged, "It's okay. I'm used to it."
Leorio felt something was wrong here ... he just couldn't figure it what exactly. "Really ... where's your family? In our friendship, I never really got why you live alone."
Leorio felt eyes on him ... "You don't have to answer if you want to." he added.
Kurapika looked away. "My family? My parents are ... dead. My legal guardian is technically my sister, Sukari, but she just checks on me from time to time. When I was younger, our system was already like this. Our parents died when I was ten and she was already twenty-two. So, anyway, she took care of me and stuff, but I was really independent."
Leorio knew that Kurapika's parents were faraway, but he didn't picture it to be THAT far away. "Oh. Do you miss them?"
Kurapika smiled, "I can just remember the most basic things, like how they felt. But ... I guess I don't really miss them. I'm used to it, and I think this lifestyle agrees with me."
Leorio silently agreed, looking at Kurapika. He was everything every teenager wanted to be. "Well, you are a great person now. So ... you and your sister must be close, huh?"
Kurapika hesitated, "Close? I don't know. We're siblings, but it's more like mother and child. I don't confide in her or anything. Anyway, she always goes on trips and all that. She just sees me once in three months or something."
Leorio felt Kurapika's empty heart. "I hope I make you happy."
Kurapika nodded, "You will. You already make me happy with your presence, ever since we were sophomores."
Leorio felt his heart thudding ... "Well ..." he said in a joking tone, "I intend to remain jolly everytime for my darling!"
Kurapika laughed, "You goof!" He began tickling Leorio.
Leorio felt his heart lighten. This was such a great evening. A lighthearted Kurapika that opened up to him! "You beware!" he yelled. "I am going to torture you with my tickles!"
And the two boys rolled in the bed, trying to outdo the other's tickles.
*****
They're safe in bed, Gon smiled in relief.
The night went through without a hitch, he thought as he climbed in his own bed. All the doors and windows are locked, he assured himself. No way is Hisoka going to get it!
"A bedmate for me? How sweet!"
Gon froze. In his own bed was Hisoka!
"What are you doing here?!" he half-demanded, half-shrieked.
"Through the chimney." Hisoka grinned, "Say hello to Santa!"
Gon wondered what he could use to fight the senior ... he had to have a weapon or else he wouldn't defeat him! The lamp? Maybe. His textbook, he probably couldn't throw it properly .... what?
"Poor Gonny. Haven't you realized that you can't stop me? I will get to your aunt and I have just the weapon for her!" He opened his palm to reveal a card, "Don't worry. It's a lucky ace. My ace."
"You wouldn't dare! You shouldn't kill people!" Gon yelled. He was afraid, but he wasn't going to back down in this fight!
He jumped towards Hisoka and landed on the chest. He got his textbook and started pounding on Hisoka's face.
"NONONONONO!"
Hisoka was shocked! No new student had ever tried to attack him before.
Well, that didn't mean he couldn't adjust to the situation. He turned slightly, freeing his arm and aimed his ace card to slice Gon's arm.
Gon jerked away, eyeing the senior.
What a surprise ... the child had pulled away in time. Hisoka didn't even get to scratch the arm! "I must be getting old," he muttered.
Hisoka reached for his face and wasn't surprised to see blood coming out of his nose. It was time to back off. He had to get to a doctor for this. He'll just get back to Gon next time.
"You ..." he muttered rather nasally, clutching his nose.
"Go ahead." Gon levelly said, feeling strangely calm. "Just try it."
Hisoka grinned. Was this child really going to fight him? He thought of teaching him a lesson, but then he remembered his aching nose.
"You just caught me unaware." he muttered. He got off the bed.
The two walked downstairs sullenly.
Gon thought of how lucky he was and Hisoka thought of how he would get back on the brat.
*****
A new day!
"Killua!" Gon waved at his best friend. He couldn't wait to tell him what happened last night.
Killua waved feeling sprightly. "Gon, had a nice night?"
Gon laughed, "Well, Hisoka tried to hurt my aunt, but I fought him off!"
Killua froze. "What? You fought him?"
Gon nodded, "Uh-huh, but I beat him! I banged him on the nose with a textbook."
Killua imagine a chibi-Gon banging a giant-Hisoka with a textbook. "A David and Goliath moment," he commented. "I can't believe you defeated him. He's a good fighter."
Gon agreed, "Yeah, he is, but I surprised him! I think he didn't expect me to fight. I broke his nose!" he bragged.
Killua laughed. Gon was so great! He didn't let anyone push him around, even a member of the Genei Ryodan like Hisoka! "That's great, Gon!" Then he realized something, "But you better be on you guard, he might try to get revenge."
"I already thought of that, but I guess I'll just cross that obstacle when I get there!"
Killua thought of that. It didn't really sound that smart ... but ... oh well, they would think of something!
After all, they were friends!
*****
At the Genei Ryodan table, Kuroro could feel the whispering of the people around them. They were such cowards! Why don't they face the Genei Ryodan then say their little comments?
The table was strangely subdued.
Four people were gone. Ubogin, Pakunoda, Feitan and Hisoka.
"The police came to school today." Shalnark said. "They were asking about Pakunoda. Her mother reported her missing."
The group all glanced at Phinx. He had taken care of the disposing of the body.
He looked at his hands, "She's been taken care of."
"Where did you put her?" Machi asked in a teary voice. She still had a gung-ho look, but she looked disturbed.
"I burned her and I put her in a nice china vase." Phinx muttered.
Kuroro felt a bit bad about the lose of Pakunoda but ...
"Anyway," Kuroro entered the conversation, "Nobody will report anything and Pakunoda will be labeled a runaway. Don't worry about anything."
"Don't worry?" Machi echoed. Her eyes looked at him accusingly, "Kuroro ... don't you feel bad?"
Kuroro looked at Machi. "I have known Pakunoda for a long time ... Of course I miss her, but she is a member of the Genei Ryodan. When she agreed to be a member, she agreed to follow the rules. She broke them explicitly and without guilt. That's her punishment."
He narrowed his eyes, "I thought you understood that."
"Yes ..."
"Everyone, listen to me." Kuroro cleared his throat. It was time to show why he was the leader. "I am the leader of the Genei Ryodan. I have to be a strong leader for this group to be powerful. I don't want to any subordination within. We are a machine that works when we have oiled parts. And we all understand that, sometimes, a machine with less parts is better than a machine with a lot of parts, but some of them faulty."
He looked at each face, "Are you a member of the Genei Ryodan? Will you follow all of the rules here? Those are supposed to be intrinsic in you. Yes, I feel bad for Paku. We all do. But you all know that the group is more important than any individual. Anyone that disobeys the rules that we all agreed on is putting his or her own self above of the group. Do you want that?"
Everyone murmured a 'no.'
"Good. It's okay to feel bad about Pakunoda. But we have to remember that the Genei Ryodan is not just any club that you can just join. It is a club where people are committed."
Kuroro glanced at the group. All of them were beginning to perk up, with the notable exception of Machi. Was she going to be a problem?
Probably not. She's a good member.
"Now," he continued "we have other itineraries. In case you were wondering, Hisoka is unavailable today, because his nose is broken. Why? Because of a child's anger. He was trying to hurt Gon's aunt, but that boy, Gon, fought him."
Nobunaga whistled, "I knew it! That boy had spirit."
"In any case ... do we get him back for it? Or is it considered non-Genei Ryodan business?"
"Nah." Nobunaga quickly replied. "It's Hisoka's thing, not ours."
Machi shook her head, "He buried his own grave, picking on that kid."
With the exception of Phinx, the others all agreed that it did not concern them.
Kuroro smiled. "Okay. That's the easy part. What about the Feitan? Scarlett, or should I say Red Eyes, has him."
A gloom ran across the table.
"Well, I called Feitan's parents to say that he would be gone for a while." Shalnark finally said.
Kuroro nodded, "Good."
Franklin shrugged, "Do you think we should go after Scarlett?"
"What do you guys think?" Kuroro asked.
"She seems really strong. Well, she has to be..." Machi slowly said, "she caught Feitan unaware."
"Uh ... I don't really know." Shizuku sipped her juice.
Shalnark smiled at her, "That's okay. Kuroro, I think we should do surveillance. Look for a way to remove Feitan at least."
Ubogin nodded, "I like Shalnark's idea. We don't want to lose Feitan."
Everybody followed suit and agreed to Shalnark's idea.
Kuroro nodded, "Okay, that's good. Starting today, we spy on that woman!"
*****
Back to school ... back to work, Leorio thought wistfully as he stared at the figure of Kurapika studying.
"Kurapika? It is lunch. That means you eat." Leorio tried to break into the blonde's world. "Lunch is to eat as class is to study." Hehe. An analogy has to impress Kurapika.
Kurapika nodded, "Hmm, yes ..." He got a spoonful of food before focusing back on the textbook.
Was last night a dream? Leorio was beginning to think so. So far, Kurapika hasn't done anything to gesture to him that they were closer than ever. It was just the same.
Not that Leorio wanted anything more ... okay, he did want more!
He wanted Kurapika to open up to him again ...
"Say Kurapika ... about what we were talking about last night, I was thinking-"
"Oh, yeah." Kurapika abruptly closed his book. "About last night."
Leorio suddenly got a sinking feeling. Oh no. What is he going to say?
Kurapika looked at him ... oh so beautiful ... "Please. Let's just pretend that it never happened."
Leorio felt the world close around him. "Forget?" How could he forget the best night of his life? "Uh ... which part?" His voice was so high pitched that Leorio wanted to kick himself. He should be cool ... no! He had to show Kurapika that he really cared for him.
Kurapika glanced away, "Everything." He gathered his things, "I have to go now. I'll return something to the library."
Just like that, he left.
Leorio's heart was breaking ...
"That didn't just happen, did it?" he asked aloud to no one in particular. "And he didn't even finish his lunch."
Suddenly, Leorio didn't feel hungry either, so he left.
*****
"Senritsu!" Gon yelled from his and Killua's spot under the tree. "Come over!"
The girl who was just walking across the yard saw them and waved.
"Hello, Gon, Killua." she greeted them. "Did you guys finish the homework for math?"
Killua nodded, "Yep, wanna compare?"
She smiled, "Actually, I was wondering if you could help me with the last problem. I couldn't figure it out."
Killua mused about how great this moment was. He never knew that small talk like this could be so relaxing. "Don't worry. I can help you. It just looks tricky."
"Really? That would be so great of you." Then, she glanced towards the canteen. "Hey, isn't that Leorio? He looks sad ... and where's Kurapika?" she wondered, "They're usually together."
Gon looked over, "He does look sad. They must have fought. Let's talk to him.... LEORIO!!"
Senristu looked uneasy, "He might want to be alone."
Whether he wanted to be alone or not, Leorio walked over to the three.
"Hi."
"Where's Kurapika?" Killua asked. That boy was the ray of sunshine he needed just to brighten this day just a bit more.
Leorio shrugged, "He went to the library ..."
"Did you two fight?" Gon asked. "You seem down."
Leorio nodded. "Yeah ... we fought."
"Tell us about it." Senritsu urged him. "It might make you feel better."
"Okay. But don't tell anyone, please?" Leorio looked at the three and decided that it would be good to get the fight off his chest.
He told them what happened last night and during lunch. In a general way, of course, so that he wouldn't release Kurapika's secrets.
"I don't get it. How could things be so perfect from one day then so horrible during the other?" he exclaimed.
Killua felt a strange jealousy. Wow, Leorio was close with Kurapika last night! Well, it figures ...
Senritsu smiled, "Maybe Kurapika isn't too comfortable about it. I think it's a big jump to go from being best friends to something like lovers. Maybe he's not sure you should go there. I think you should just give him space and tell him that you would still be his friend or something ... He's probably scared."
"I think so, too! You should talk to Kurapika that you two don't need to go so fast ... You guys can move on when he's comfortable!" Gon added.
Killua just nodded. Senritsu seems right and all ... Kurapika ...
Leorio smiled. "Thanks, guys. I'll try that."
TO BE CONTINUED
WOW! I continued it! Yes ... I will try to update this weekly. Try. I do have school to try and finish! But this is also on the top of the to-finish list!
Will Leorio and Kurapika patch up their 'relationship'? Or will Kurapika continue to be distant? What's up with Scarlett? Will the Genei Ryodan get Feitan back? Will Kuroro do something about the Kurapika's connection with Scarlett? What about Hisoka ... will he be back ... and with a vengeance?
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by: the cat
WAHOO!!! I finally updated! Oh well, isn't that just great? I got to rereading my stuff and I thought, hey I should finish this! Great thanks to Yomi who urged/encouraged me to finish this continuation!
I hope you guys enjoy!
Disclaimer: No, there are not mine (except for Scarlett/Sukari). Please. If they were, they wouldn't be in this fanfic.
Note: Yaoi. This author writes (almost) nothing else.
*****
Gon chewed his lowerlip. Hisoka is going to kill his aunt. Tonight.
He stood there, still, staring at the window with the faint outline of the word that defined his aunt's future. Hisoka was gone to who-knows-where.
Probably plotting some devious plan to kill his loved ones, Gon thought bitterly.
"Gon?" his aunt looked at him concerned. "Are you feeling bad? I could make you soup if you want."
Aunt Mito ... she was the nicest aunt anyone could ask for.
Gon felt a tightening in his chest, no way would he allow that ... clown ... to get her!
What to do ... what to do ...
"Aunt Mito!" he grinned, uneasily, "I'm feeling okay. I was just thinking what a great aunt I have!"
"Hey hey ..." his grandmother teased.
"You, too, grandma!" Gon chirped in. Yes. He was going to protect his loved ones.
How? Well ... Gon was determined to not let them out of his sight until everything that surrounds them is locked up tight.
"I know!" he exclaimed. "I'll fix the table so that we could eat already and have a good rest."
The women looked at him strangely.
"Eat dinner already?" his aunt asked. "Isn't it too early?"
Gon giggled nervously, "We-ell, I'm hungry! Yeah, hungry! I ... fed part of my lunch to a cat at school."
His grandmother shook her head, "That food was for you, Gon! We don't want you to go hungry."
"I'm okay, really! I'm just hungry now."
Aunt Mito shrugged. "Okay. Anyway, dinner's ready already. We might as well eat." She grinned at her nephew, "But you better help me set the table, young man."
"Yes, ma'am!" Gon gave her a brisk salute.
I am going to guard them, he thought.
*****
"You're so beautiful." Leorio croaked, looking at Kurapika, who was lying in his arms.
Kurapika smiled at him, "Leorio, you're such a great person."
"I wish this night would last forever. You and me ... this isn't a dream, right?" Leorio murmured, then he realized something ...
"OH NO!!" he yelled, feeling a start through him. "What time is it? I have to go home!" Leorio envisioned his parents questioning him where he came from ... Being suspicious about his bruises.
Kurapika smiled, "Don't worry about it. I called your place and I told your mom that you would be staying here until late, because we would be studying for a test.
Leorio instantly relaxed. The image in his head morphed into his parents grinning at him for going through extra study time. They always said that he didn't study well enough, well, here he was at Kurapika's word, studying!
"Thanks, Kurapika, but really, what time is it?"
"Around 8." Kurapika stared at him with his green eyes, "Why? Do you have to leave already?"
Leorio shook his head. "No, not really. I was just wondering. Anyway, I do want to stay with you here, in your place."
He looked around. It was an empty apartment really. He was in a small bedroom, with an average-sized bed. There was a table nearby, occupied by schoolbooks. The place looked lived in, but it didn't strike Leorio as a place that could be a 'home'.
"Don't you ever feel lonely here?" he asked out loud. "You have zero company."
Kurapika shrugged, "It's okay. I'm used to it."
Leorio felt something was wrong here ... he just couldn't figure it what exactly. "Really ... where's your family? In our friendship, I never really got why you live alone."
Leorio felt eyes on him ... "You don't have to answer if you want to." he added.
Kurapika looked away. "My family? My parents are ... dead. My legal guardian is technically my sister, Sukari, but she just checks on me from time to time. When I was younger, our system was already like this. Our parents died when I was ten and she was already twenty-two. So, anyway, she took care of me and stuff, but I was really independent."
Leorio knew that Kurapika's parents were faraway, but he didn't picture it to be THAT far away. "Oh. Do you miss them?"
Kurapika smiled, "I can just remember the most basic things, like how they felt. But ... I guess I don't really miss them. I'm used to it, and I think this lifestyle agrees with me."
Leorio silently agreed, looking at Kurapika. He was everything every teenager wanted to be. "Well, you are a great person now. So ... you and your sister must be close, huh?"
Kurapika hesitated, "Close? I don't know. We're siblings, but it's more like mother and child. I don't confide in her or anything. Anyway, she always goes on trips and all that. She just sees me once in three months or something."
Leorio felt Kurapika's empty heart. "I hope I make you happy."
Kurapika nodded, "You will. You already make me happy with your presence, ever since we were sophomores."
Leorio felt his heart thudding ... "Well ..." he said in a joking tone, "I intend to remain jolly everytime for my darling!"
Kurapika laughed, "You goof!" He began tickling Leorio.
Leorio felt his heart lighten. This was such a great evening. A lighthearted Kurapika that opened up to him! "You beware!" he yelled. "I am going to torture you with my tickles!"
And the two boys rolled in the bed, trying to outdo the other's tickles.
*****
They're safe in bed, Gon smiled in relief.
The night went through without a hitch, he thought as he climbed in his own bed. All the doors and windows are locked, he assured himself. No way is Hisoka going to get it!
"A bedmate for me? How sweet!"
Gon froze. In his own bed was Hisoka!
"What are you doing here?!" he half-demanded, half-shrieked.
"Through the chimney." Hisoka grinned, "Say hello to Santa!"
Gon wondered what he could use to fight the senior ... he had to have a weapon or else he wouldn't defeat him! The lamp? Maybe. His textbook, he probably couldn't throw it properly .... what?
"Poor Gonny. Haven't you realized that you can't stop me? I will get to your aunt and I have just the weapon for her!" He opened his palm to reveal a card, "Don't worry. It's a lucky ace. My ace."
"You wouldn't dare! You shouldn't kill people!" Gon yelled. He was afraid, but he wasn't going to back down in this fight!
He jumped towards Hisoka and landed on the chest. He got his textbook and started pounding on Hisoka's face.
"NONONONONO!"
Hisoka was shocked! No new student had ever tried to attack him before.
Well, that didn't mean he couldn't adjust to the situation. He turned slightly, freeing his arm and aimed his ace card to slice Gon's arm.
Gon jerked away, eyeing the senior.
What a surprise ... the child had pulled away in time. Hisoka didn't even get to scratch the arm! "I must be getting old," he muttered.
Hisoka reached for his face and wasn't surprised to see blood coming out of his nose. It was time to back off. He had to get to a doctor for this. He'll just get back to Gon next time.
"You ..." he muttered rather nasally, clutching his nose.
"Go ahead." Gon levelly said, feeling strangely calm. "Just try it."
Hisoka grinned. Was this child really going to fight him? He thought of teaching him a lesson, but then he remembered his aching nose.
"You just caught me unaware." he muttered. He got off the bed.
The two walked downstairs sullenly.
Gon thought of how lucky he was and Hisoka thought of how he would get back on the brat.
*****
A new day!
"Killua!" Gon waved at his best friend. He couldn't wait to tell him what happened last night.
Killua waved feeling sprightly. "Gon, had a nice night?"
Gon laughed, "Well, Hisoka tried to hurt my aunt, but I fought him off!"
Killua froze. "What? You fought him?"
Gon nodded, "Uh-huh, but I beat him! I banged him on the nose with a textbook."
Killua imagine a chibi-Gon banging a giant-Hisoka with a textbook. "A David and Goliath moment," he commented. "I can't believe you defeated him. He's a good fighter."
Gon agreed, "Yeah, he is, but I surprised him! I think he didn't expect me to fight. I broke his nose!" he bragged.
Killua laughed. Gon was so great! He didn't let anyone push him around, even a member of the Genei Ryodan like Hisoka! "That's great, Gon!" Then he realized something, "But you better be on you guard, he might try to get revenge."
"I already thought of that, but I guess I'll just cross that obstacle when I get there!"
Killua thought of that. It didn't really sound that smart ... but ... oh well, they would think of something!
After all, they were friends!
*****
At the Genei Ryodan table, Kuroro could feel the whispering of the people around them. They were such cowards! Why don't they face the Genei Ryodan then say their little comments?
The table was strangely subdued.
Four people were gone. Ubogin, Pakunoda, Feitan and Hisoka.
"The police came to school today." Shalnark said. "They were asking about Pakunoda. Her mother reported her missing."
The group all glanced at Phinx. He had taken care of the disposing of the body.
He looked at his hands, "She's been taken care of."
"Where did you put her?" Machi asked in a teary voice. She still had a gung-ho look, but she looked disturbed.
"I burned her and I put her in a nice china vase." Phinx muttered.
Kuroro felt a bit bad about the lose of Pakunoda but ...
"Anyway," Kuroro entered the conversation, "Nobody will report anything and Pakunoda will be labeled a runaway. Don't worry about anything."
"Don't worry?" Machi echoed. Her eyes looked at him accusingly, "Kuroro ... don't you feel bad?"
Kuroro looked at Machi. "I have known Pakunoda for a long time ... Of course I miss her, but she is a member of the Genei Ryodan. When she agreed to be a member, she agreed to follow the rules. She broke them explicitly and without guilt. That's her punishment."
He narrowed his eyes, "I thought you understood that."
"Yes ..."
"Everyone, listen to me." Kuroro cleared his throat. It was time to show why he was the leader. "I am the leader of the Genei Ryodan. I have to be a strong leader for this group to be powerful. I don't want to any subordination within. We are a machine that works when we have oiled parts. And we all understand that, sometimes, a machine with less parts is better than a machine with a lot of parts, but some of them faulty."
He looked at each face, "Are you a member of the Genei Ryodan? Will you follow all of the rules here? Those are supposed to be intrinsic in you. Yes, I feel bad for Paku. We all do. But you all know that the group is more important than any individual. Anyone that disobeys the rules that we all agreed on is putting his or her own self above of the group. Do you want that?"
Everyone murmured a 'no.'
"Good. It's okay to feel bad about Pakunoda. But we have to remember that the Genei Ryodan is not just any club that you can just join. It is a club where people are committed."
Kuroro glanced at the group. All of them were beginning to perk up, with the notable exception of Machi. Was she going to be a problem?
Probably not. She's a good member.
"Now," he continued "we have other itineraries. In case you were wondering, Hisoka is unavailable today, because his nose is broken. Why? Because of a child's anger. He was trying to hurt Gon's aunt, but that boy, Gon, fought him."
Nobunaga whistled, "I knew it! That boy had spirit."
"In any case ... do we get him back for it? Or is it considered non-Genei Ryodan business?"
"Nah." Nobunaga quickly replied. "It's Hisoka's thing, not ours."
Machi shook her head, "He buried his own grave, picking on that kid."
With the exception of Phinx, the others all agreed that it did not concern them.
Kuroro smiled. "Okay. That's the easy part. What about the Feitan? Scarlett, or should I say Red Eyes, has him."
A gloom ran across the table.
"Well, I called Feitan's parents to say that he would be gone for a while." Shalnark finally said.
Kuroro nodded, "Good."
Franklin shrugged, "Do you think we should go after Scarlett?"
"What do you guys think?" Kuroro asked.
"She seems really strong. Well, she has to be..." Machi slowly said, "she caught Feitan unaware."
"Uh ... I don't really know." Shizuku sipped her juice.
Shalnark smiled at her, "That's okay. Kuroro, I think we should do surveillance. Look for a way to remove Feitan at least."
Ubogin nodded, "I like Shalnark's idea. We don't want to lose Feitan."
Everybody followed suit and agreed to Shalnark's idea.
Kuroro nodded, "Okay, that's good. Starting today, we spy on that woman!"
*****
Back to school ... back to work, Leorio thought wistfully as he stared at the figure of Kurapika studying.
"Kurapika? It is lunch. That means you eat." Leorio tried to break into the blonde's world. "Lunch is to eat as class is to study." Hehe. An analogy has to impress Kurapika.
Kurapika nodded, "Hmm, yes ..." He got a spoonful of food before focusing back on the textbook.
Was last night a dream? Leorio was beginning to think so. So far, Kurapika hasn't done anything to gesture to him that they were closer than ever. It was just the same.
Not that Leorio wanted anything more ... okay, he did want more!
He wanted Kurapika to open up to him again ...
"Say Kurapika ... about what we were talking about last night, I was thinking-"
"Oh, yeah." Kurapika abruptly closed his book. "About last night."
Leorio suddenly got a sinking feeling. Oh no. What is he going to say?
Kurapika looked at him ... oh so beautiful ... "Please. Let's just pretend that it never happened."
Leorio felt the world close around him. "Forget?" How could he forget the best night of his life? "Uh ... which part?" His voice was so high pitched that Leorio wanted to kick himself. He should be cool ... no! He had to show Kurapika that he really cared for him.
Kurapika glanced away, "Everything." He gathered his things, "I have to go now. I'll return something to the library."
Just like that, he left.
Leorio's heart was breaking ...
"That didn't just happen, did it?" he asked aloud to no one in particular. "And he didn't even finish his lunch."
Suddenly, Leorio didn't feel hungry either, so he left.
*****
"Senritsu!" Gon yelled from his and Killua's spot under the tree. "Come over!"
The girl who was just walking across the yard saw them and waved.
"Hello, Gon, Killua." she greeted them. "Did you guys finish the homework for math?"
Killua nodded, "Yep, wanna compare?"
She smiled, "Actually, I was wondering if you could help me with the last problem. I couldn't figure it out."
Killua mused about how great this moment was. He never knew that small talk like this could be so relaxing. "Don't worry. I can help you. It just looks tricky."
"Really? That would be so great of you." Then, she glanced towards the canteen. "Hey, isn't that Leorio? He looks sad ... and where's Kurapika?" she wondered, "They're usually together."
Gon looked over, "He does look sad. They must have fought. Let's talk to him.... LEORIO!!"
Senristu looked uneasy, "He might want to be alone."
Whether he wanted to be alone or not, Leorio walked over to the three.
"Hi."
"Where's Kurapika?" Killua asked. That boy was the ray of sunshine he needed just to brighten this day just a bit more.
Leorio shrugged, "He went to the library ..."
"Did you two fight?" Gon asked. "You seem down."
Leorio nodded. "Yeah ... we fought."
"Tell us about it." Senritsu urged him. "It might make you feel better."
"Okay. But don't tell anyone, please?" Leorio looked at the three and decided that it would be good to get the fight off his chest.
He told them what happened last night and during lunch. In a general way, of course, so that he wouldn't release Kurapika's secrets.
"I don't get it. How could things be so perfect from one day then so horrible during the other?" he exclaimed.
Killua felt a strange jealousy. Wow, Leorio was close with Kurapika last night! Well, it figures ...
Senritsu smiled, "Maybe Kurapika isn't too comfortable about it. I think it's a big jump to go from being best friends to something like lovers. Maybe he's not sure you should go there. I think you should just give him space and tell him that you would still be his friend or something ... He's probably scared."
"I think so, too! You should talk to Kurapika that you two don't need to go so fast ... You guys can move on when he's comfortable!" Gon added.
Killua just nodded. Senritsu seems right and all ... Kurapika ...
Leorio smiled. "Thanks, guys. I'll try that."
TO BE CONTINUED
WOW! I continued it! Yes ... I will try to update this weekly. Try. I do have school to try and finish! But this is also on the top of the to-finish list!
Will Leorio and Kurapika patch up their 'relationship'? Or will Kurapika continue to be distant? What's up with Scarlett? Will the Genei Ryodan get Feitan back? Will Kuroro do something about the Kurapika's connection with Scarlett? What about Hisoka ... will he be back ... and with a vengeance?
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