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Chapter 1: The new student

Hisoka openly smiled while preening for the obviously admiring young women around him. It was the first day of school and he was standing in front of the imposing and elegeant facade of Takashimaya Hunter College. "Kawaii," he murmured, licking his lips while obviously referring to the female students around him.

"I see, up to your old tricks again, Hisoka." Hisoka looked behind him and saw his friend Irumi strolling towards him, his long black hair glinting under the sun. The girls looked back and forth between the two and sighed in admiration, "kakkoi!"

Hisoka grinned at his friend, "It was fortunate that you convinced my uncle to let me study here, Irumi. The girls here look … interesting." Irumi sighed, "Hisoka, you forgot why you were expelled from your former school," he reminded.

"Which particular reason were you referring to?" Hisoka asked innocently. This was his fifth school in the last three years. His uncle didn't mind the transfers as long as it was a Hunter College, the most exclusive system of schools in the country. Very few students get into one and it was considered a thing to be boastful of. For all his faults, Hisoka was a brilliant student and could breeze through the screening process.

"I know there were a lot of reasons but I meant the latest one, Sumito-sensei"

"Oh that," Hisoka said matter-of-factly still combing his hand slowly through his red hair. "I don't know what the dean was mad about. It didn't happen on school grounds and there was mutual consent." He suddenly grinned as he remembered and his eyes twinkled mysteriously which his friend found annoying for some reason. Just then however, two of the braver students went up to him.

"A, Irumi-sempai…" one of them said, "Daredare…?" She wasn't able to finish as she blushed and giggled nervously all the while casting glances in Hisoka's direction. Her companion however was more desperate and went on boldly, "May we know who your friend is, sempai?" then she also blushed.

Irumi frowned but answered with some reluctance, "this is an old friend of mine, his name is Hisoka, and he will be starting his senior year here." Hisoka grinned wickedly at the two girls while his eyes glinted in a way that Irumi knew all too well. "We have to go now, Hisoka, this is your first day remember?" he quickly said, "you still have to get your class schedule. Excuse us, girls." Irumi said as he herded his friend towards the building away from the admiring crowd.

"I already have my class schedule," Hisoka jokingly pouted. "No fair, I was trying to get to know some of them." Irumi just shook his head in defeat, "you and your girls, you should take up a new hobby."

"Like making money as you do and terrorizing your brother?" Hisoka asked his friend innocently then as if remembering something, grinned again wickedly. "You know, I do like Kirua."

Irumi narrowed his eyes at Hisoka, "and you like his friend Gon even more. Honestly, what is it with you and those boys?"

Hisoka smiled maddeningly at him, "but don't you see, with the proper guidance, Kirua would grow up to be as good as you, even better." Irumi glared at him but he continued, "and Gon…well, if he's good as I think he is, he just might be a match for me." Hisoka struck again his familiar pose while Irumi just stared at him then shrugged. Finally he said as he looked at his watch, "well, I have to get to my class now. Can you find your way to the canteen?" Hisoka smiled, "I'll ask." Irumi said knowingly, "I bet you will. I'll meet you there for lunch."

"Nani?" Hisoka asked as if pained, "I'm expected to be here till lunch time and eating at the school canteen besides."

"Suit yourself but I have to meet someone over a business proposition."

"Dare?"

"Kuroro, he's the head Spider."

Hisoka perked up, "the head what?"

"I mean he's the leader of Genei Ryodan," Irumi explained, "it's a clique here in the university, very exclusive and the most popular."

Hisoka said wryly, "a clique! How very high school. And are you a member by any chance?" he teased his friend.

"Of course not. But Kuroro pays well and the tasks are easy." Then he added after thinking for a moment. "You should meet him, he's the school's champion."

"Hontou?" As Irumi expected, Hisoka's eyes glinted with interest. He knew his friend had always been highly competitive but as for him, he would only best someone if money was involved. He was the son of a very successful businessman after all. "Very interesting," Hisoka said slowly, he was openly known as a flirt, a liar, and sometimes a thief. All in all, a highly unreliable rogue but anybody who knew him acknowledged that he was a first-class student, even his former teachers admitted as much. "Chotto, why aren't you the champion?" Hisoka asked in a manner calculated to annoy his friend.

Irumi however just shrugged again as if it was no consequence. "You know me, there has to be monetary incentive involved."

"Ah sou," Hisoka nodded. "Very well, I'll meet you later. Ja ne!" And with a back wave while the other hand in his pocket, Hisoka left to attend his classes.