Hunter X Hunter is on the top 5 manga list of me which goes 1. One Piece 2. Rurouni Kenshin. 3. Death Note. 4. HXH and 5. FMA

"THE HUNTER EXAM BOAT IS COMING TODAY!" the boy shouted as he hopped down the last several stairs. He ran into the kitchen where his sister was making pancakes. "Hello Silver." he said as he sat down awaiting food.

"Good morning Snow. So I guess your finally going off to be a hunter today right?" she set some pancakes down in front of him.

"Damn straight." he said with a huge glob of pancake in his mouth. "Oh yeah I forgot. Since I'm a minor you'll have to sign the form thing that gives me permission." His parents had been killed the year before when they were robbed. "I'll go get the form, wait here." He stood up and ran out of the room. He was named Snow because he was born during a blizzard. He had light tan skin and dark brown hair. He also could change his eye color at will. He had long baggy pants and a t-shirt with another coat type shirt over it. Several minutes later he returned with the form.

"Alright lets see." Silver said. She had light blond hair and somewhat pale skin. She signed the form. "Ok your all set. You have everything you need?"

"Uh... yeah." he said while trying to look into his head as if it would tell him what he forgot.

Silver gave him a good-bye hug then told him to scram which he did quite enthusiastically.

Upon entering town everyone looked at him with concern knowing he was going off to become a hunter. He waled down the main road until he reached the port where the boat would stop and take him off. He sat down on one of the docks and looked out to sea, waiting. He knew the boat wasn't coming for at least another hour but he didn't care. The smell of salt water calmed him. He was the only on his island going to the hunter exam this year. One of his oldest friends sat down next to him at the docks. "See you later." he said blandly before walking off. His name was Char and he wanted to take the Hunter Exam so badly but his mom would never sign the permission form.

About an hour later the boat came in and Snow walked onto it without the slightest hesitation. There were three more islands this boat would visit before taking him to the Hunter Exam so he found a nice comfy spot and fell asleep. When he woke up the boat was full of people. Apparently all the remaining islands had been visited and he was on his way to the Hunter Exam at last. He sat back down full of anticipation. About ten seconds later the captain bursted through the door shouting "STORM! DUCK AND COVER!"

Snow remained seated bracing for impact. A big wave hit and you could hear some people splashing overboard. The boat shook and nearly flipped over sending many of the new recruits flying. After the storm calmed down many people were on the ground passed out but 5 were still standing. One was Snow. Then there was another small kid with black hair and a fishing rod. There was some tall guy with a briefcase, some person (whose gender remains unknown) with red eyes, and a girl who looked about Snow's age who was holding a pole of some sort. The girl was standing up right near Snow and the others were across the room. The captain came through the door. "Okay folks. You five pass the first part of the test. The rest of you FAIL!" Snow blinked.

"What?" he asked completely baffled.

"This whole crashing boat thing was to test you. Now we know which ones are even slightly worthy of being hunters. The rest of these guys don't stand a chance. You 5 pass. Be happy." Then the captain turned and left.

"Ok..." Snow said confused as to what the hell really just happened. He sat down and shook his head still baffled. The girl sat down next to him.

"Hi." she said cheerily. He turned his head.

"Hi."

"You've never taken this before have you?" she asked.

"Nope."

She nodded for seemingly no reason. She had light brown hair and light tan skin. See had bright blue eyes and her hair came down alongside her head. "Ok. For the next part you really should form groups. It's not required but it is helpful. My older brother passed the exam and told me what to do. See them." she pointed at the other three. "They're a group. So"

"Fine." Snow interrupted.

"Your weird you know." she said.

"And your loud." he said in the same tone as her. She whacked his leg with the pole.

"Don't be an ass. I'm trying to make friends." she said angrily.

He laughed. "Ok but don't hit me with the whacking stick."

"I wouldn't have to if you weren't an ass."

"Calm down. I said sorry in my own little way." Snow said while holding back laughter.

"Wait what's your name?" she asked him.

"Snow. And yours is..."

"Yuri." They shook hands having officially been acquainted. They began to talk with eachother then the captain came in. "Ok we're here now." Snow jumped up.

"Lets go Yuri!" he said while running out of the boat. "This is gonna be awesome."

Note from ME:p