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"Italic": On the other phone line
Chapter 1: Six Years Later X Half Way X Reunion of Friends
"Ok. Let's see. If I were 50 Scarlet Eyes, where would I be? That won't help."
Kurapica looked at every single news clipping he had. After two years of being a Black-List Hunter, he had acquired half of the eyes that were taken from his tribe. However, half were still MIA (Missing in Action).
"No luck. And with Mr. Nostrand in his current condition, I'm sunk." He said as he plopped down on the bed.
Ever since Neon lost her powers, Mr. Nostrand had been in a depression. Kurapica tried to help him out, but he had to make a choice. Either get the eyes back, or make sure his job is secure. Well, since the only reason he took the job was to get the eyes back, it wasn't a hard choice. However, when he saw only half of the eyes, he was fairly disappointed.
"Kurapica." An older woman knocked and entered his room.
"Yes. Senritsu?"
"Mr. Nostrand wants a word with you."
"Why am I not surprised?" he said as he walked out the door.
"Everything will be ok Kura."
Kurapica stopped dead in his tracks.
"Please Senritsu. Don't EVER call me that." His eyes turned red under the contacts.
After he left, Senritsu said to herself, "There must be some connection to the past with that nickname. His heartbeat reveals it."
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A few days later on Whale Island inside Mito's restaurant,
"HI LEORIO!" a young tan boy with black hair and a green outfit screamed as he ran up to his tall dark haired friend wearing a blue suit and hugged him.
"Whoa. Hi Gon. Geez. I know I've been missed, but do you have to wrinkle my suit?"
"Sorry."
"Hi Killua." Leorio told another boy with silver hair who was wearing a purple sweatshirt over a maroon turtleneck.
"Hi."
"Leorio. This is Mito-san." Gon introduced his young aunt.
"It's nice to finally meet you Leorio-san."
"Same here. Gon told us so much about you. It was always Mito-san this and Mito-san that."
"Killua mentioned something like that."
All of a sudden, there was a cell phone ring that was to the tune: "Ohayou" (Opening theme to Hunter X Hunter)
"HEY! MY NEW CELL PHONE IS RINGING!" Gon called out.
"Are you sure he's now 14?"Leorio asked "he acts younger"
"Hello?"
"Gon?"
Speaking.
"It's me. Kurapica."
"KURAPICA!"
"Gon. Please don't scream in my ear."
"Sorry. How are you?"
"I'm doing well. You?"
"Ok. Leorio and Killua are here on Whale Island with me and Mito-san."
"Really?"(Almost sarcastically but Gon's too naïve to realize)
"Yeah. All we need is you and we have the whole gang."
"That…"
"HEY KURAPICA!" Killua grabbed the cell out of Gon's hand.
"HEY!"
"Hello Killua." Kurapica sighed into the phone.
"HEY!" Killua shouted at Leorio who decided it was his turn to say hello to his Kurutanian friend.
"Hi Kurapica. How are you doing?"
"I'm doing well considering."
"Considering what?"
"Only half the Scarlet eyes had been found."
"Wow. You're halfway there. How's the battle against the Genei-Ryodan?"
"That is going better. Most of them are dead, and the others have been disappearing."
"That's good. I think."
"Give me that. Kurapica? It's Gon. You were saying something about the reunion?"
"…"
"Kurapica?"
"I was saying before that 'That could be arranged'" a familiar voice called out from the door.
Gon, Killua, and Leorio looked towards the door and saw a familiar looking blond boy holding a brief case.
"KURAPICA!" Gon yelled excitedly as he hugged Kurapica.
"Umph. Hi Gon. Missed you too. Can I breathe now?"
"Right. Sorry." Gon apologized as he let go.
Kurapica shook Leorio's and Killua's hands and Gon introduced him to Mito.
"I have heard so much about you." Kurapica told the young woman.
"And I you."
"So Kurapica. What's in the briefcase?" Killua asked as if it contained presents for them.
"Probably not what you're thinking." Kurapica told the ex-assassin.
"Rats."
"So what brings you here?" Leorio asked.
"Well, my boss has been losing his money and had to let some people go. And because I went after the eyes instead of attempting to secure my job…"
"I'm sorry."
"It's no problem. I got half of what I needed from him and then I hit a dead end." He said as he lifted up the briefcase to prove it.
"You mean…those are…"Killua stuttered.
"Yes."
"Excuse me." A greenish colored Killua ran out of the room covering his mouth.
"Are you sure this is the same Killua who won a death match against Jones the Dismantler?" Kurapica asked.
"I was wondering the same thing when he refused to touch a worm and eat the fish he caught because it "looked" at him." Gon mentioned.
"What? What's in there?" Leorio asked
"Figure it out yourself." Kurapica told him
Killua walked back into the room no longer greenish, but more pale.
"Hey Killua. Are you ok?" Gon asked.
"Just fine."
"Hey Kurapica! You're not wearing that tribal outfit." Gon finally pointed out
"I was wondering when somebody would notice."
It was true. Kurapica wasn't dressed in his usual blue outfit. Instead he was dressed in a grey long-sleeve shirt with a light blue sleeveless jacket on top of it. He also wore maroon colored pants and tennis shoes.
"Who are you and what have you done with Kurapica?" Leorio asked
"Cute Leorio. I figured it was time for a change. Besides, now that the leader of the Phantom Brigade disabled, there might be some people still out there out for revenge. They know me as the blond who-knows-what-gender dressed as a Kurutanian who uses Nen as a weapon. I'm also known as the Chain-User, but that's just how they would recognize me."
"You're definitely a boy." Gon spoke up.
"Thanks Gon. You're the second person besides my parents who said that with certainty."
"Second? Who was the first?"
"I don't really want to talk about it."
"Ok."
"How can Gon be so sure?" Leorio asked Killua in a whisper.
"This is Gon we're talking about."
TBC
Next time on Karapica:
I'm not in this next chapter, but our new friends later on will be! I wonder who they are. And what is their secret? Next time on Karapica: Kara X Anna X Eyes. What's going on?