Chapter 6: Free time X Teamwork X Doubt
It was hellishly boring.
50 hours in a small room with nothing to do?
It must be hell.
"Hossttt~ It's boring" Karuze whined as he sits on the couch, he and Kallua have sparred with sword and some physical strength for few hours and after that, he didn't find any more entertainment thing to do or enjoy.
Kallua only sighed at Karuze's whining as he read some books "it can't be helped Karuze, just be patient" Kallua tries to calm Karuze down so that he won't explode from boredom. He knows Karuze had no patience as he is always wants to go wild, different from Kallua who is patient and always in no rush for everything.
Karuze only groaned at that "Waiting and doing nothing for fifty hours is insane. You know that patience is not in my dictionary!" he begins to pulling his hair in irritation before sighed and look at Kallua in blank look "I'll just go back inside of you, see you next time host"
With that, Karuze once again enveloped in a bright light then it swiftly goes towards Kallua causing him to shine brightly for a while before it dimmed and Karuze is no longer in the room.
Kallua only sigh and return to the book.
At least it is quiet now, for him, for few moments anyway before Karuze will start complaining again to him for not doing anything interesting for him.
Meanwhile, elsewhere…
Killua excitingly showed Gon his skateboard tricks then giving his skateboard to Gon for her to try. Gon eagerly takes the skateboard as her eyes are shining, indicating she can't wait to try the same tricks Killua had just shown him.
"Just make sure not to hesitate on first step, you'll hurt yourself" Killua warned and Gon nodded in understanding.
Leorio turned to look at Kurapika and called out "Hey, Kurapika. Once we've spent fifty hours here, we'll have fewer than ten hours, right?" Leorio want to make sure of it.
"Yes, that's correct" Kurapika said, acknowledging it.
Leorio put his bright mood and action "That's way more than enough time!"
Tonpa decided to break that happy mood after he finish drinking his tea "You're a fool" in which makes Leorio glare at him and Kurapika look at Tonpa in silence, indicating he wants him to continue.
Tonpa calmly ignores Leorio "Phase Three lasts seventy-two hours. And each phase is designed to weed out half of the remaining candidates. So, on average, it's meant to take seventy-two hours. Just more proof that you're an idiot"
Hearing Tonpa's explanation made Leorio grunted.
"Well, our chances of reaching the goal within ten hours will depend on the remaining trials" Kurapika tries to be reasonable and Leorio agrees, getting more bummed out.
Tonpa smirked, wanting to put Leorio in more pressure "But when we've got a guy who's so down in his luck, he can't even win a simple game of rock-paper-scissors"
"What was that?!" Leorio put a stance of are-you-asking-for-a-fight?!
Tonpa reminisce Leorio's failure with insulting look "You deliberately lost a bet, just to satiate your libido. Then you chose a rock-paper-scissors, a contest you couldn't win"
Leorio's getting angrier "Shut up! You surrendered without even a fight!" Leorio tries to blame Tonpa as well.
"Sure, I surrendered" Tonpa admits "But I only wasted a second of our time" Tonpa counter Leorio's counter which made Leorio unable to say anything else "You lost, squandering fifty of our remaining hours along with that guy. Take some responsibility, huh?" Tonpa close his eyes with a snide smile "Besides, what kind of hunter is so bad at gambling?" Tonpa continues insulting Leorio.
"Shut up!" Leorio stood up, unable to take it anymore while Tonpa just calmly drinking his tea again "You don't even want to become a Hunter… You only care about ruining our chances"
Tonpa smirk in his thought `And now, you'll have the guilt eating at you for the rest of this exam phase'
Right after Tonpa thought of that, suddenly Killua's skateboard flying across the room, missing Tonpa only an inch away from the side of his face then pass by Leorio and Kurapika. Leorio look surprised while Kurapika blankly look at Gon who is the culprit along with Killua as the one who teaches her while Tonpa froze in shock.
"Don't skateboard inside this tiny room!" Leorio warned.
"Aww~" Gon whined while Killua coolly look at other side.
Killua suddenly look at the telephone on the small desk, now that he thinks about it, he didn't use the telephone after all.
"Oi Gon" Killua called out, catching Gon's attention "That phone, with whom will it connects to?"
Gon look at the phone with curiosity as well "Let's try it then" Gon excitingly walk towards the phone and press a button on the phone.
"Oi what are you pressing?" Killua asked as he goes towards Gon while Gon waiting for someone to pick up.
Ring~ Ring~
Kallua who is still reading, look annoyed that his peaceful reading time got interrupted. He hates it when someone interrupt his free time especially when he is reading.
He walk over to the telephone, picks up the handle and despite his irritation mood, his voice comes out as a polite and calm tone "Hello? Who is this?"
"Ara? Is that you, Kallua?" Kallua immediately frozen as no doubt that this is his mother's voice. He was so thankful that he is not being rude when he answer the phone.
"Who is it?" Killua asked as he scoot closer, trying to hear the voice on the other line from the telephone.
"It's Kallua" Gon answered simply and she got Killua's response by grunting and looking irritated as well.
"Oh Gon? Why are you calling suddenly? Is something the matter?" Kallua asked, hoping that everything is fine.
"Nah, everything's fine. Are you in a room as well?" Gon asked.
"Yeah, I have to spend fifty hours in this room as well by myself here in this room that is separate from all of you" Kallua said.
That made Gon furrowed her eyebrows as she recalls that Kallua has someone with him with the name of, Karuze, isn't it? Is that Karuze guy is someone from exam site? Gon wants to question Kallua further about that but Killua suddenly snatch the phone handle from her grasp.
"Oh hey, good that you are fine and all. But we have something to do now, so yeah. Bye" Killua said and hangs up quickly as he said that which made Kallua silently hurt by that.
"Killua! That wasn't nice!" Gon scolded but Killua only shrugged his shoulders.
As Killua sit in the farthest corner, away from everyone else who is doing their own business, Gon comes over to Killua's side.
"Killua" Gon said as she sit herself next to Killua "Do you hate Kallua?"
That question made Killua flinch in surprise.
"What's this all of a sudden?" Killua asked.
"He is a good friend and a nice one like you, Leorio and Kurapika" Gon explained "Why it seems that you hate him when he did nothing against you?"
Killua goes silent for a while before he sighed "it is because of my pride, I guess"
Gon seems confused at that.
"He is almost similar like me in appearance. But he is way cooler and way more mature than me, I think he is really much more better than me. I felt that, he is really- inferior" Killua said, inside, he had no idea why he said this towards Gon suddenly, for it done nothing but damaging his own pride towards Gon.
But an answer suddenly appears inside his mind as he said this.
He felt afraid that Gon would replace him with Kallua who is no doubt, far better than himself.
That is why, he dislikes Kallua, for being better than him. Which makes him truly irritated by that fact.
"That's silly" Gon said suddenly, Killua's eyes twitched at that. "Killua is Killua and Kallua is Kallua"
Killua look surprised while Gon continued "No one is the same. Killua can't replace Kallua and Kallua would never be able to replace Killua"
Killua stare at Gon before letting out a small smile. The thought of him being irreplaceable sounds very nice to him.
"That is why, you should be friends with Kallua too, Killua. He did say that he wants to know you more" Gon said with a smile while Killua slightly blushed.
Being friends with Kallua? Now he thinks that it was not a bad idea. Kallua is only better than him at mental, not physical after all.
And Kallua, suddenly find himself smiling out of nowhere which successfully creep Karuze's out.
Time passed until it's dawn where Leorio snores in his sleep Kurapika slowly wakes up and realizes that Killua is awake.
"Can't sleep?" Kurapika asked, still in sleeping position.
"Not really" Killua answers "I can go two or three days without sleep" In his mind, he is trying to think on how he should approach Kallua next, when the third phase is over.
Kurapika looks at the digital clock on the wall "Ten hours have passed huh…"
"There aren't any window so it's hard to tell but it's probably morning" Killua said.
"Most likely" Kurapika answered in half sleep tone.
Killua looks at Gon then grab his own pillow while he grins and chuckles then throw the pillow towards Gon who easily counters the pillow back towards Killua with her eyes closed. That was declaration of a war, which makes a pillow fight start suddenly.
"Hey, pipe down" Leorio protested in which responded by Killua in the bottom holding the pillow while Gon at the top trying to snatch it begins to laugh.
"Let me sleep some more" Leorio said then trying to sleep but Tonpa foot is being thrown right in front of his face causing Leorio to wake up and exclaims loudly "It stinks"
Both Killua and Gon laugh while Kurapika chuckling in his sleeping position.
Leorio threatens Tonpa who is actually pretends not to sleep. Leorio grumbles at he is now completely awake and grumbles more as he realized that they still have 40 more hours.
While Kallua right now is having a lucid dream (a dream state where you are aware that you are dreaming), he is used to this as the reason is none other than Karuze himself inviting him to his own state of mind when he is sleeping. There are times where Karuze welcomes him and some times, Karuze didn't to leave Kallua explore his state of mind by himself.
He has a quiet night as usual, but perhaps due to meeting everyone in past, he starts feeling a bit lonely even though he still not fully aware of it yet.
With more few hours of boredom, Leorio sleeps again, Kurapika read some books, Tonpa who is now in boredom knocks on the base of the sofa, Kallua meditating and Gon is showing Killua how to use her fishing rod as Killua is twirling the hook.
"Hmm, I thought you just had to stick a bait on a hook, and you could fish" Killua said as he examines more of the hook.
Gon nodded" You have to think like a fish" Gon said as she concentrate on her rod, that makes Killua question her as he did look at Gon questioningly "Think like a fish?"
"Yeah, how would a fish feel if it saw bait dangling in front of it?" Gon explain that makes Killua seem confused more.
"Give me that" Gon said which made Killua gives the hook back to Gon.
Then Gon concentrate at the hook and throws it directly inside the cup which Tonpa just drank few moments ago. Tonpa look surprised at that then look at Gon in the same look.
"Wow!" Killua look impressed "Let me try"
It was Killua's turn this time, he concentrate on the hook then throws it, it landed in front of Leorio's foot.
Gon laughed at that "You missed"
However, Killua smiled "Just watch" then pull the rod causing the hook to get hooked upon Leorio's trousers. Leorio wakes up immediately and tries to pull back his trousers.
"Just as planned" Killua said excitingly. "Nice" Gon continued.
"Hey, you'll tear my pants" Leorio said "Stop it!" and the hook is now returning to Killua.
"See? I caught him" Killua said smugly in which Gon nodded in agreement.
Leorio looks angry "What's that supposed to mean? I'm a fish now?!"
Killua looks offended "You don't have to get so mad. It's not like I'm gonna grill and eat you"
"Don't mess with me, fools. Man, I can't even take a nap" Leorio grumbles more at the end in which made both Gon and Killua laughs at that.
Leorio looks at Tonpa who smiled, he begun to accuse Tonpa who is plotting something but Tonpa denies it, saying that all he wants was to spend the rest of his time here peacefully. Leorio saying he doesn't trust him in which Tonpa silently thought, the feelings mutual.
Another hours passed with the group trying to figure out their own ways of killing time. Sometimes Gon and Kurapika would call Kallua to ease his loneliness. Killua still didn't know what to say so he didn't dare to make a call for him. More and more hours passed with Kallua is the same as Kurapika, reading more and more books and then having a similar fight with both Gon and Killua as Karuze sometimes comes out and challenge Kallua for a pillow fight. Occasionally the group and Kallua would glance at the clock so they would be able to prepare when it is almost the time to goes out.
Finally, the clock shows one minute left as now the group and Kallua (Karuze is going back inside of him) in their own room stand in front of the door, waiting of it to open and for them to continue their exam phase. As the door opens, Gon excitingly runs first in which protested by Leorio for he wants a cool entrance first.
Kallua goes running around for a while, solving different puzzles here and there (luckily this time Karuze didn't interrupt) He looks at his watch, he for sure have running around for so many hours but he can't find the exit. Was he not going to pass this phase for he has limited time limit? Only an hour left for him to pass but there are no sign of exit anywhere.
Host, I think you are not going to make it this year
Kallua silently grumble, does that mean he has to wait for the next year?
He didn't want that to happen when he has not losing yet. Never gives up is what his mother had always told him and he always drills that in his mind.
And he remembers the saying his parents used to give him a long time ago.
`When in doubt, break through the wall'
And he did, literally
Kallua begins by putting a stance then punch the wall beside him, making the wall has a big crack. Then he continues again, again then again until the wall breaks down, making a hole for him to pass.
He froze as he didn't expect to see the group with Leorio and Tonpa both held axe in their hands then his father with his manipulated hand, Kurapika and Gon tries not to fight. The group look shocked from seeing Kallua comes out from the hole in the wall.
"Err, hi?" Kallua said awkwardly. He never thought he would see the group completely right next to the other side of the wall.
"Kallua? Did you just break the wall?" Kurapika asked in unbelievable look.
"What, got a problem with that?" Kallua said defensively.
Gon eyes suddenly lit up then goes to hug Kallua "Kallua! You are a genius!"
Killua grit his teeth while the rest of the group just looks at both Gon and Kallua in surprise. Kallua know he is a genius but for sure, he didn't say it towards his mother in this time. How does she know?
"We can do this. We can go out with all six of us!" Gon cheerily said.
Neither has any idea on what Gon meant including Kallua for he just arrived but when he scanned the area, he smiled, he finally know what his mother meant.
With only less than a minute left, the group include Kallua has successfully made their escape though they are all covered in dirt.
Killua grumbles "My butt hurts, I never thought that the short and easy way was a slide"
"That was really close" Gon said.
"My hand was covered in blisters" Kurapika look at his own hands.
"Same here" Leorio said.
"It can't be helped. At least we are all pass" Kallua said.
"Well, blistered hands aside. It's good that all six of us managed to pass, it's all thanks to Gon" Leorio said as he pat Gon's head.
They remember all five of them agrees on the O path which is long and difficult. After that, all of them grabs the weapons and destroy the wall to create a path to go to the short and easy path.
"I can't believe you actually came up with that idea on the spot" Leorio said.
"It's because of Kallua who destroys the wall with his sword. I realize that we can break the walls using the weapon though it took over fifty minutes" Gon said as she smiles towards Kallua.
Kallua goes silent for he breaks the wall with his own bare hands, not with his sword (Hiei would kill him for that). But all's wells ends well, right? He didn't have the heart to correct his mother as she looks quite happy right now.
`In an extreme situation, you were able to calmly evaluate our two options and circumvent them. That's what makes you special' Kurapika thought as he looks at Gon.
Buzz sound filling the air, indicating the third phase of the exam is over. Twenty-six applicants have passed with one has died. After that, the door opened, letting the sunlight flow inside the base of the tower. Every applicant comes out, greeted by the wind flowing along with fresh air that they haven't felt for this three days.
After that Lippo greets them and congratulate them for escaped the Trick Tower. He told the applicants that only fourth phase and the final phase reaming. Lippo quickly point the Zevil island behind him with his thumb, saying that is the place where the fourth phase will take place. Then, Lippo snap his fingers causing a guy push a cart with a box on top of it. Lippo asks every applicants to draw lots which made everyone confused. Lippo explains that it is for knowing who will hunt and who will be hunted for inside the box, there are twenty five numbered cards that is the id numbers of the applicants on the cards. So every one of them needs to draw a card in the order by which they exited the tower.
Hisoka goes first and draw the card, then finally followed by everyone else. Gon seems a bit anxious thinking that she might have to fight Killua but Killua only casually answer and whistles as he goes to take the card until finally everyone has taken the card. When they are mentioned to remove the seal, they sees the numbers on the card they just draw.
Lippo smirking as he sees all of their reactions "The card indicates your target"
Hearing that makes some people covers their id tag number.
Too late, seems they didn't know that you memorized everyone's number
Kallua only shrugged, hearing Karuze's chuckling in his mind at that as he slips the card inside his pocket. He looks at his mother who seems to be in a daze, he wonders why then he understood as he sees his mother's card ( Kallua is completely behind Gon).
Number 44
`Hisoka' Kallua never thought his mother would have to against Hisoka. Seems he has to find her and keep an eye on her.
"This box has recorded which card each of you drew. This means that you're free to dispose of the cards if you wish. The objective is to steal your target's ID tag" Lippo explained.
"What, so we don't need to kill each other" Imori, the youngest brother said.
"Naturally, you're free to choose any method you choose to steal the ID tags, including killing your target and taking the tag off the corpse. Listen carefully, your target's ID tag is worth three points. Your own ID is also worth three points. All other ID tags are worth one point. You need six points to advance to Final Phase. So while on Zevil Island, you must gather enough ID tags to total of six points. That is the condition for clearing the Hunter Exam's Fourth Phase." Lippo said, ending the explanation.
All the twenty five applicants is now going to the Zevil island with a boat that takes two hours to reach the island. The guide named Khara tries to be cheery but the atmosphere is so chilling and quiet that it's depressing for her. Kallua just quietly sneaks out as the guide did say we are free to do whatever until the time, he goes to search his parents and finds them together.
"Hey" Kallua called out, gaining attention from both of them.
"Oh Kallua" Gon greeted while Killua avert his gaze away from Kallua.
"Hisoka being your target is definitely not going to be easy" Kallua said as he sit next to Killua.
Gon widen her eyes along with Killua, not knowing how would he know about it.
"I was behind you and I saw your card" Kallua said.
"Oh, I see" Gon nodded before asking "Who is your target, Kallua?"
"#198" Kallua said as he showed his parents his card.
"Ohh, it's close one number from Killua's" Gon said.
"It is?" Kallua blink in surprise.
"Here" Killua show Kallua his card with the card number of 199.
"Oh, the same target huh?" Kallua said.
Gon tilt her head "What do you mean with the same target?"
"#197, #198 and #199 are the three brothers. Those named Imori, Amori and Umori" Kallua explained.
"Oh, I see. I'm amazed that you know" Gon said.
Kallua shrugged "I memorized everyone's ID number"
"EEHHHH!?" Both Killua and Gon look shocked at that.
"Wah, awesome" Gon look very impressed while Killua avert his gaze away.
"Still, will you be alright?" Kallua said towards Gon.
"Since I only need to steal his tag, then I think I have a real shot" Gon nodded, steel herself. "I might have a chance, that scares me a bit but I think it's worth it"
Killua look at Gon before letting out a pleased smile and stands up as he takes his skateboard.
"Well, let's do our best" Killua said as he leaves then stop "Make sure you stay alive, Gon" Killua said in which Gon replies with you too then he look at Kallua for a moment before he leaves.
Kallua only sighed at that.
Gon smiled "Don't worry, Killua is only shy"
"Doesn't look like that to me. Well, good luck, Gon" Kallua said, he really means it as he knows how much his mother need one.
Gon nodded with a smile "Yeah"
The boat has finally reach the island on where the hunting will began. Everyone will disembark in the order by which they cleared the third phase. After the person disembarks, the next person has to wait for two minutes before the next person's turn. And the applicants would need to stay on the island for exactly one week and during that time, everyone has to amass the six points of the ID tags and return to the same spot where they disembark.
After that, the first person, Hisoka begins to go inside then followed by others after every two minutes passed until finally, everyone goes inside the island. Kallua begins by scouting the island first, lots of option is in his head as he knows he would meet his father as the target they have are brothers who are always together. Still he is worried for his mother as well as her target is Hisoka.
He knows his mother would not attack Hisoka in the first day so scouting the island would be his first priority.
Rustle
`Someone emitting a slightly killing aura' Kallua noticed, that someone is not a threat. `That guy even fails at masking his presence'
Trying to kill you in a first day? Either this person is brave or very stupid.
Kallua smirked at that, not long a figure jumped in front of him with a knife.
Only half a second later, the figure of the person is now sliced like mincemeat by Kallua with his sword.
Well, it's good that he is not slicing that person belonging or he would slice the ID tag.
Kallua takes the bag and find an ID tag with a card that shows his number.
"So this guy is my hunter" Kallua said, twirling the ID tag number89.
How stupid, charging right on first day without any plans or strategy
"He must've let his guard down because I am a kid or look like an easy target, well. I get one point, anyway" Kallua said as he put the ID tag inside his pocket.
Mind telling me why did you kill him?
"My assassin's blood is lately itching me to kill. I can say the same goes for you" Kallua said as he walks away.
In his mind, Karuze smirked
Host, you know me very well.
In few days, Kallua scout the island in shadows. He sense a very familiar presence and bingo, he find his father casually walking with someone other than him that the presence is very easily detected and that is Imori though he sense Hanzo clearly as well even though Hanzo hid himself way much better than Imori.
"He is being cautious, I don't think so" Kallua mumbled at Imori's direction, and then look at his father easy going expression. His father seems to notice Imori but he didn't notice him.
Kallua smirked `maybe I should give him a little scare'
In that instant, Kallua lets out a flash of murderous intent for Killua to sense it, he did and instantly terrified. Somehow, it's quite close to resemble his brother, though it was instant. Panics and fear is now evident in Killua's face.
"WHO'S THERE?" Killua yelled in a shaking voice as he looks around "SHOW YOURSELF!" Killua continued looking around in fear and putting his guard up.
Having his father looking like that made Kallua feel guilty, he never thought that he would scare his father this much. It was quite a bad idea to lets out the killer intent that quite resembles his Illumi-sensei.
`I better show myself' Kallua thought as he jumps down from the tree, hoping when his father sees him, he would be relieved.
"Hey" Kallua called out, which makes Killua panic stricken face begun to show relief at his presence. Kallua slightly feel better at that.
"Oh, it's you" Killua sighed "Did you see anyone suspicious just now?"
"Are you talking about that guy behind who was tailing you ?" Kallua asked as he slightly look behind, seeing Imori chuckling.
"Not him. He is just a pain who is worth one point" Killua said in easy going tone "I'm talking about someone who just lets out a murderous intent just few seconds ago to me, that someone is truly dangerous" This time Killua said in shaking voice.
Kallua now can't bring himself to tell that he was the one who lets out that murderous intent for a prank.
"the other one?" Kallua said, mentioning Hanzo in secret.
"Oh, you noticed, no, of course he's not!" Killua exclaims "Maybe that guy is running away already, be careful. That guy maybe in the same level as Hisoka"
Kallua goes silent, he might have a chance to beat Hisoka in this past but in future, he clearly only went toe to toe with him.
"By the way" Killua called out "You have the smell of a blood. Are you injured or something?" Killua asked.
`Why didn't he asked if I kill someone or not?'Kallua thought and shook his head "And I got one plate tag that is worth one point. You can have it as my target is that Imori guy who is tailing you" Kallua said and giving his father the #89 ID tag.
"Ah I see. But since he is targeting me, I shall deal with this myself" Killua said, putting the ID tag in his pocket and walk pas Kallua, towards the Imori direction. "If you're not gonna show yourself, I'll come to you"
That successfully made Imori flinch as he sees Killua calmly walk towards him with Kallua follows behind. Imori didn't know what to do and thought Killua was not a threat even though Kallua is also there and he knows that Kallua is also a kid (got that info secretly from Tonpa) so it makes both of them not a threat. But he knows that if he is not taking Killua's tag, his brother would yell, then right on time.
The rest of the brothers have returned.
"We ran into some troubles but you're done, right?" The two brothers look and notice both Kallua and Killua together, stand next to each other just few meters in front of them. Silence engulfs them for a while then the two brothers walk towards Imori in synch.
"You idiot!" Amori exclaimed as he kicks Imori.
"You can't even beat two little kids together?" Umori yelled as he tackles Imori.
"Y-you're wrong. I- I didn't want to hurt a little kid. So I figured I'd take it while he slept" Imori explained.
`Try not to sleep for three days then for that is how long I know my father could stay awake for' Kallua thought as he looks at the three brothers arguing.
"When would this be over" Kallua said in which then Killua sees Imori comes over to their side "Right now" Killua said.
Imori stand in front of Killua and put a high and mighty pose with both of his hands on his hip and put some kind of failed bad-ass face "Hey, kid. Just give me your tag. Do as I say, and I won't hurt you"
Killua responds it with a blank face "Idiot!"
In a swift, Imori gives a horse kick right on Killua's gut and thrown for several metres.
Kallua narrowed his eyes in anger, he knows that his father could barely felt that kick but still, anyone who injures his family would need to pay for it. He tries to calm himself, knowing his father would deal with them. How lucky that all of their attention are on Killua.
"Aw, don't say I didn't warn you" Imori said, faking a sweet tone.
"Right in the gut" Amori said.
"Must hurt like a bitch" Umori continues.
That made Kallua confused, what's a female dog got to do with his father's condition?
Killua easily raise both of his legs and launch himself forward, making him stand on his feet again.
"What, did you go easy on him?" Amori asked.
"You're too nice, Imori" Umori said.
Imori is getting more nervous, because he is definitely not holding anything back with that kick he just did towards Killua.
Killua shuffles his right pocket and takes out the ID number 198 tag "#198 huh, here for you" Killua said and gives it towards Kallua.
"Thanks" Kallua said and putting the ID towards his pocket while Imori frantically search his pocket but can't find his ID tag.
"Well, let's get the ID that you are looking for then" Kallua said, looking at those brothers.
"Get in formation" Umori commanded both of his brothers "That is no ordinary kid, could be the same with the other one"
'Should I help?" Kallua asked as he turned to look at Killua.
"Hn, just stay there" Killua said, pointing to a spot on a nearby tree with his chin.
Kallua seems dejected a bit "Fine" but he goes towards the spot, he is extremely obedient towards his parents after all.
The brothers then take advantage as they realized that Kallua is not helping. The three of them surrounding Killua in triangle position. Killua just letting out a slight smile before disappears, jumping quickly and already behind Amori. Killua gives a slight kick behind and hold his shoulder with his hand while the other hand manipulated into knife like and position it right on the neck.
"Don't move. My fingers are sharper than knives" Killua said, drawing some of blood out from Amori's neck.
Killua takes the tag and seems disappointed as he gets the number 197 tag. Then Killua turned towards Umori.
"You're #199? Hands over your tag" Killua said.
Umori seems hesitant. Killua smirked as sooner or later, Umori would give him the tag but Killua suddenly widen his eyes as before anyone else realize, Kallua is now right in front of Umori, already stealing his tag, quickly and stealthily, seems easily as well. Killua even just realized it, he truly can't believe it.
Killua let go of Amori in shock, he was in full alert and he didn't even realize Kallua was there, only when his ears caught the sound of the ground collided with Kallua's shoes is when he realizes that Kallua is already there. Even Umori and Imori looks surprised at Kallua are already in front of them.
"Oi Killua, here you go" Kallua said, throwing the ID tag.
Despite the shock, Killua still manage to catch the tag in reflex "Ah, Sankyuu"
Kallua smiled at that.
"Now, for the tags I don't need" Killua takes out both of the tags and look in Hanzo's direction in which Kallua realized.
Quickly, Killua goes to throw one tag behind him, swiftly and quickly as if that thing was a sonic boomerang. Both Imori and Umori look in shock as that is one of their tags got thrown away.
"And the other one goes this way" Killua throws the tag then Kallua slightly tilt his head casually to let the tag pass while Imori and Umori bends down in fright. Killua seems slightly surprised at that, he thought Kallua would at least frighten at the speed of the tag he just thrown. Both of Imori and Umori look at the direction of the tag in shock.
"So now the two of us have six points already" Kallua said as he walks over to Killua side.
Killua nodded then look at the two brothers "You have three days. Good luck finding them. See ya"
With that Killua quickly goes disappear while Kallua goes to takes Killua's forgotten skateboard. He knows how much this skateboard means towards his father. After he takes his father skateboard, just like Killua, he too disappear immediately.
Right now, Hanzo chasing one of the tags that Killua had thrown away. Turns out his target was number #197 and he didn't knows that Killua's target is #199 so he is quite surprised for having Killua to deal with them for him. He thought it was a good thing that he was watching from the shadows. Making it easy for him to grab the tag he wanted and he looks at the tag to see.
Its number 89
Hanzo finally realizes that Killua pretend to throw the tag Hanzo wants in his direction but Killua changes it in last minutes. Hanzo can't believe that Killua notices him, causing him to bend down at his mistakes, he has failed.
`Hm?' Kallua look at the sky "Are those crows just insulting someone? Crows are always saying Aho (stupid) after all"
"Why are you chasing me suddenly?" Killua asked, a bit in caution and slightly breathless for Kallua managed to catch up with him so easily and really fast as well. Kallua only need a freaking one minute to right now stand next to him. Killua can't believe himself for he did use his full speed to go away and he even gets a head start but Kallua managed to find him and even easily catch up without breaking a sweat.
"Your skateboard. You forgot to take it" Kallua said, handing the skateboard back to his father.
"Ah, thanks" Killua takes the skateboard and look at Kallua in narrowed eyes before walking away.
Silently Kallua is thinking, did his father truly hate him?
Killua just silently thought that Kallua might be someone who is truly dangerous. Now that he thinks about it, he never ever sees Kallua fight before so he thought he could easily takes him but seeing Kallua speed just now, he starting to doubt it and now, he even thinks that the murderous intent just now might be belong to Kallua as he didn't even sense his presence as he could sense both Hanzo and Imori presence clearly.
`Just who is he? Was it safe to trust him? He did shake his head when I ask him on was he injured when I smell blood on him. Could it be that he kills someone? Was he a killer?Whoever he is, he must be in a very high level. I can't even feel his blood-lust if he is a killer like me, did he conceal it perfectly?' Killua thought, still in caution to the point he can't look at Kallua as he is still walking.
Kallua sighed quietly and leaves his father alone. For now, he wants to know what happens to his mother so he easily and quietly sneaks away to find his mother.
`I did promise Gon that I would be friends to him. Gon even befriends me who's an assassin so why couldn't I be friend with him as well? I shouldn't have wasted this chance' Killua thought, feeling a bit guilty that he doubt Kallua.
Killua stopped and turn his head behind "Hey Kallua-"his eyes widen.
Kallua was gone.
And Killua didn't even realize it until he turns back behind.
Only for having wind and silence to greet him.