Remember when I mentioned that Blue was keeping me sane? Yeah, fuck that. I'm going to kill her the next time I see her.

I stared at the faces of my death, my fear rooting me to my spot. I quickly averted my eyes, focusing on my stupid shoes while trying not to panic. I failed in every conceivable way. I felt the heat rush to my face, cold sweat breaking through my skin and my body beginning to shake. My hands were starting to clam up underneath my gloves and my breathing began to increase. I had to hold my breath so that I wouldn't start hyperventilating.

"Hey kid?! What's the big idea, huh?!" Leorio screamed, stomping over to me while his face lit with exaggerated anger.

Normally, this would have been hilarious to see on TV in the comfort of my own bed, where I wasn't the direct cause and target of said anger. Right now, however, I had to fight back the tears of sheer terror that were stinging my eyes, especially when he grabbed onto my shoulder when I was about to bolt for it. I nearly cried out when I felt the unwanted contact. This is it, guys.

I was going to die. This is it. Beam me up, Goddy. My time has come...I'm going to hell for that, aren't I?

Oh god, they were right in front of me. Leorio was right in front of me and touching me and touching me while standing in front of me and...oh God. They won't do anything to me, right? They aren't Hisoka or Illumi or any of those people. They won't kill me just for a small thing like that. It'll be fine. I'll be fine. I know I'll be fine. Why am I so scared then?

I gulped, struggling to think of a response.

I was right. Leorio towered over me easily. I was a dwarf or even a halfling compared to him. I mean, I barely reached up to his waist. I don't even want to look up right now. I'll just keeping looking at his shoes until he goes away. He's going to go away soon, right? He's not really going to care that I just hit him in the face...

'Blue, help me!'

'Nah.'

'BITCH! DO YOU WANT ME TO DIE?!'

'Kind of.'

'Well fuck you too then!'

'Rude.'

I gulped again and took a small step back, but his grip, which was actually starting to hurt a bit, was keeping me in place. Something tells me that that was going to bruise later on. Gotta think. Gotta think. I need a good excuse for throwing candy at them. One that isn't complete bullshit like all the ones that I usually think of or the truth.

Do you think they'll believe me if I tell them that a crazy, pink haired fangirl with cosmic fanfiction powers took over my body and threw the candy to get them to take me on epic adventures that could result in my death for the sake of people's entertainment? Either they'd be extremely open minded or toss me away into a looney bin first chance they'd get.

Wait...I threw candy...and hit Leorio's juice can...plus his face with the can. The can that I already knew was poisoned...THAT'S IT!

"T-The juice was p-poisoned, sir... I was t-trying to s-stop you from d-drinking it..." I said, stuttering and so soft it was almost a whisper.

I felt his grip loosen, which gave me a chance to move his hand off of me. I quickly took a step back, only for my back to hit the wall I was leaning on. I gulped again, clenching my fists and trying to make myself as small and non threatening as possible. For once, I was glad I looked like a fragile doll. I saw him soften considerably, giving me that look you'd give to an injured kitten.

"M-My deepest a-apologies f-for hitting you. It was not m-my intention to." I bowed slightly, hand clasped in front of my chest to play up the scared little girl act.

'Please buy it. Please buy it. Please buy it.'

Gradually, I felt the atmosphere become less intense as Leorio's anger started to go down. Though, the small glares that Tonpa was giving me, along with the suspicious ones of Kurapika were still bringing the mood down. Especially Kurapika, that scary bitch. If those eyes could burn holes into me, I would be Swiss Cheese. I looked down again.

"WHAT? YOU BASTARD!" Leorio spluttered, no doubt turning on Tonpa.

Good. If their attention is turned on Tonpa, then they'll leave me alone and I can go back to avoiding them. Screw what Blue said. I was just about to grab my bag and book it, when a voice stopped me.

"How did you know it was poisoned?"

Dammit! Kurapika just had to turn this back to me, didn't he? He couldn't just leave me here to run away from them in peace like a normal person. Who am I kidding? I wouldn't leave me alone either if a complete stranger hit my friend in the face out of nowhere.

Kurapika was very intimidating in real life. His voice was hard and demanding, enough to send shivers up my spine. Just the feeling I got when I stood around him was very cold and gave me a 'don't get close to me' vibe. I wonder why no one has commented on this in those other fics. Probably fangirls too blind to see what this boy was actually like in real life to strangers.

"I-I drank it, s-sir. It t-tasted like laxatives." I stuttered out, withering under his intense glare.

Damn it all. I could feel his suspicious looks and I frankly, did not find them anywhere near pleasant. They were cold and crushing a so terrible, I almost cried. Oh god, my chest felt tight and my mouth became dry just looking at him. It took all my sheer willpower to force those damn tears back down.

How did anyone find this character hot and alluring? I find him, along with every other character here, bat shit crazy. It was too intense for my Slice of Life and Comedy anime loving heart.

"If you drank it, how are you still standing? Shouldn't you be undergoing its effects too?" He still sounded suspicious.

Why can't you just let this go, man? It's not like I hit you with that jawbreaker!

"I'm immune to m-most poisons, sir." I said. "Most of my tribe is. I c-can still taste it, though."

I squeaked when a face suddenly appeared before mine, sending me back to cowering against the wall. The kid didn't seem to notice my uneasiness and smiled brightly at me. Oh shit, I completely forgot about Gon!

"Really? That's so cool!"

I flinched, biting me lip and resisting the urge to panic again.

"I lived near the forest, so my tongue is trained to detect anything weird!" He said. "Thanks for trying to warn us before anything bad happened! I can't imagine what would happen if one of us drank it."

He's a really perky kid, I'll give him that. Terrible at reading the mood and probably a little deranged, though. It should be obvious how suspicious his friends were of me, plus someone just tried to poison him. How the hell was he still so happy?

"Yeah. Can't imagine." Leorio said through gritted teeth, holding Tonpa by his collar.

"My name is Gon! This is Leorio, Kurapika and Mr. Tonpa! What's your name?"

I blinked and tentatively looked up, finally managing to calm my breathing. Kurapika's glares didn't go down at all. I'm starting to think that he thought I wasn't to be trusted. I didn't blame him, but it still stung a little.

I caught a glimpse of Gon's eyes and it was like they were made of freaking sugar. I never saw such sweet and innocent eyes before. They made me feel at ease around them, like nothing could go wrong with him around and it took me biting my own tongue to snap out of it. Both the anime and the manga were right with their portrayal of him. Gon has a gift for getting people to trust him.

It wasn't until a few moments of staring did I realize what he said.

"Please to meet you, Gon-sama, Leorio-sama, Kurapika-sama, and Tonpa." I curtsied, bowing while holding the ends of my complex hoodie.

I could hear Blue squealing in my head at how perfectly I made her character act. (Where the fuck was she just now?!) I could only cringe at the way Blue's character spoke. It was way too stiff and formal to sound natural, even if I was a high class princess. It was like she was trying too hard to sound like one of those mysterious female characters in a 90s action anime.

I pulled myself back up, but kept my eyes down. I don't think I can handle seeing them glare at me anymore.

Wait a minute. Shouldn't the first phase have started by now? I'm pretty damn sure this whole ordeal took a hell of a lot longer than what we were shown in the anime. Did the time frames of transitioning change to revolve around my life here? What kind of logic is that?

BBRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!

OH THANK DEAD LORD JESUS IN HEAVEN!

The entire room fell silent as the god forsaken screech filled the room, some covering their ears like weak bitches. I took that time to grab my bag, throw it over my shoulders, and scuttle away while they were distracted into the crowd to hide.

'FREEDOM!'

'BUT YOU WERE JUST GETTING TO KNOW THEM!'

'No, I was getting interrogated and manhandled!'

Once I knew I was safely hidden behind the nearest person (oh hey look, it's Hanzo!), I let myself relax with a sigh of relief.

Thank god I was out of there.

I peaked out from behind Hanzo's (he only spared me a brief glance, then ignored me to look back up front) leg to see if they noticed that I was gone, but quickly moved back when I saw one of them looking around the room. Fuck, Gon was looking around for me.

I gripped onto the straps of my backpack just a bit tighter and tried to step farther up into the front of the room, though it was impossible with the large amount of people even with my small size. Fuck, I was stuck in the back behind these mammoths that claimed to be human beings.

"As of now," I was too short to see Satotz, even on my tippy toes, though I could hear him. "Registration is closed."

Welp. Time to die.

I gulped, opening my backpack to triple check that I had everything. How much water do I have? I refilled them in the restaurant below and drank one here, so I have at least 5 of them left. Maybe more if I get more juice from Tonpa, as gross as it was. I still had some snacks left and I could always ask Blue for a First Aid kit if I ever need one...

"The Hunter Exam will now begin. Everyone ready? Good."

I was not ready, but I braced myself. It's only...like...6 to 8...hours...of running...I'm going to die.

"This way please."

Satotz kept talking in the background. Yada yada Exam...yada yada rigorous...yeah yeah death or permanent injury by sabotage...

Can we just get this over with? It's been like 2 minutes of walking and my feet already hurt. I need better shoes, ones that can be used for actual running. Why did Blue choose a character with the most non-practical design again? Sure, the other's had some questionable attire for a lot of physical movement, but at least they seemed reasonable to fight in. I was in fucking doll clothes!

It wasn't long until we started running. After about 10 minutes, I started to notice something was seriously wrong. For the first time in, well, ever I didn't feel as if my lungs were trying to strangle themselves. What's going on? Usually I'm a sweating, sobbing couch potato on the ground by now. That's how it always ended up like in gym class, but here I'm perfectly fine. Why wasn't I crying my eyes out and begging for an ambulance?

'Isn't it obvious? That was your old body that tired out easily. You're my character now, and you're stronger than anyone!'

That made a lot more sense. Maybe being in an OP character's body isn't such a bad idea. As annoying as the social interactions and the blatant storytelling issues that come with it, I much prefer not feeling my soul leave my body when doing these phases.

"A skateboard?! That's cheating!"

I nearly tripped. I knew that voice and what this was.

Dammit! I ran way too close to them. And there's no more room to run up ahead right now. How did I not notice? Why didn't I notice?

No. Wait. I made sure that I wasn't running anywhere near them and I was on the other side of the room a minute ago. There is no way in hell that I could have made it there by accident.

Unless...

'BLUE, DID YOU DO THIS?' I screamed.

'Do what?' She said, feigning innocence.

'ARE YOU TRYING TO GET ME KILLED?'

'I don't know what you mean. I'm simply giving you a small push in the right direction.'

'THIS IS A VIOLATION OF MY FREE WILL!'

'Oh please. It's not that bad. Now go make friends and possible boyfriends!'

Someone shoot me!

I tried to run back to my spot, but the harder I ran, the most the ground seemed to be taking me back towards the direction of the main cast. I cursed out Blue the entire way, but something tells me she wasn't listening to me anymore.

'Please don't notice me. Please don't notice me.'

There was no way they weren't going to notice me now. I already got the attention of the main character, so there's no point of trying to blend into the background. Plus, it's really freaking hard with a bright pink outfit on.

Oh god, I was starting to panic again. My plan of just getting this done and going away was starting to crumble even more until there was nothing left. I don't want to be a main character. Please leave me alone.

"THIS IS AN ENDURANCE TEST!"

Why would I want that? Every character in this show goes through extreme hardships one way or another. I don't want to risk losing limbs, being beaten to a pulp, training until I can't feel my body anymore, or destroying myself trying to get stronger. I just want to go home, with my cat and finish watching Acchi Kocchi!

"CAN'T YOU TELL I'M A TEENAGER JUST LIKE YOU GUYS?"

Wait, isn't this the part where Killua shows up?