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I was playing chess with Jeb. He was improving with every game we played. Unfortunately for him, so was I. I remembered the wise words of a person I once met,

To catch up, you must improve at a faster rate than that person.

Haha, Jeb was improving at the same rate as me. He had no hope. And this was proven two seconds later.

'Checkmate.'

Jeb groaned. 'How many times was that?'

'Eleven.' He sighed.

'Why can't I beat you? I'm more than ten-thousand times your age, for heaven's sake!' I laughed at him. He just shook his head. 'What about we play go next time?' I frowned.

'What's go?'

'A game…' he started to flicker. Well, I started to flicker.

'Bye, Jeb, seems like I'm waking up.'

'Okay then, bye.'

And so I woke up.

I rubbed my face against the pillow. Which was soggy. And I could feel something running out of my nose. I sat up and, wiping my nose with the back of my hand and looked at my pillow.

It was red. I could feel my nose trickling again. I wiped it again and looked at my hand. Blood. Have my nose-bleeds started again? I recalled an excerpt from a medical book that was devoted to cancer.

'One of the earliest symptoms of cancer is frequent and heavy nose-bleeds…'

Was my cancer getting worse again? I sighed and rolled up my sleeve to get to the dagger on my left arm. This one had a shiny dark red sheath (unlike the 'Pain' dagger, which was black.) with the word 'Blood' on it. And there was a tiny red gem, right where the button was supposed to be.

Since, I reasoned, the 'Pain' dagger let the person subjected to it feel more pain than they were supposed to, then the 'Blood' dagger would force the person to bleed more than they were supposed to.

And since the 'Pain' syringe was to stop pain, then whatever was in the hidden compartment of the 'Blood' dagger should stop any bleeding.

I mopped my bloody nose with my already blood-covered hand again and pressed the gem hard. But instead of a syringe, this time there was a swab.

I was relieved, kind of. Because how would I inject a needle into my nose?

I stuffed as much of the swab I could fit into my nose and hoped it would work. I could still feel it trickling, but instead of slowly soaking the swab with my blood, it disappeared.

I smiled. At last, something that worked against my nose-bleeds. I rolled off the bed into my wheelchair (which looks easier than it actually is) and reached for the phone.

'May I please get someone to push me to the infirmary, please?' I croaked out into the phone. I think the poison ruined my throat.

'Sure! Just wait a few minutes!' an annoyingly cheerful voice came out. I hung up and waited. Sure enough, a few minutes later, a young cheerful woman came in.

'Hi! My name is Anne! What would you like me…' She looked at me. Then the bloody pillow. Then my bloody hands with the unsheathed dagger in them. Then my bloody nose, where something white was jammed as far as it would go.

I smiled at her.

'Hi.'

She screamed and fainted. I shook my head and sighed. No use there. I used a wind to collect my stuff for me, and then pushed the air so that it pushed the wheelchair. I wheeled into the corridor and went to the elevator, down to the level where the infirmary was, all by myself. Then I knocked on the door. But before the door could open, Gon came up from behind me with Kurapika and Leorio. And from the other side came Dusky.

'Hey, Wind and Dusky! We've already booked tickets to go to Kukuru Mountain! The air-ship's going to go in half an hour!'

Oh. So this follows the manga huh…

Dusky and I nodded. Then Gon looked at me. Properly.

'AAAH! WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU? ARE YOU OK WIND?' Gon freaked out at seeing the blood.

'Err… I'm okay Gon. Just a nose-bleed.'

He still fluttered around me in worry. I sighed and was patting his head when the door opened.

'Come in.' I tilted my head. That sounded oddly familiar…

Dusky wheeled my chair in while the oddly-familiar-voiced doctor came out to greet us. He had fiery hair. Literally. Like, it was yellow and orange and red all at the same time and the colours kept shifting and flickering. I wretched my eyes off his mesmerizing hair and looked at the face under it. Then screamed and pointed.

'Aah! Jeb! What are you doing here?' He looked panicked.

'I am not Jeb! I am... I am... I am Doctor Bej!'

Yup. Definitely Jeb. Both Dusky and I stared at him. We looked at each other and then cracked up laughing. He coughed into his hand inconspicuously.

'Umm… Anyway, I heard your plans while you were talking outside the door. Wind, you are not allowed to get out of your wheelchair for a month, unless it is absolutely necessary. And has your nosebleed stopped? Yes? Good. Here's a cloth to wipe your hands and face with.'

He offered me a damp towel. I took it but glared at him.

'Why should I listen to you?' I said as I wiped my face and hands free of the crusted blood. Leorio instantly looked shocked.

'Of course you're supposed to listen! He's the doctor!' he babbled. Gon nodded, looking serious. Kurapika nodded as well. I sighed. Peer pressure. Works wonders. I handed the now red towel back to Jeb.

'Fine…' I grumbled. 'Why don't we go to the air-ship dock and wait for our ride?' Gon immediately jumped up.

'Okay! Let's go!' With that, he ran out of the room. Kurapika left next, casting glances at Dusky (for some unknown reason) with Leorio close behind. Of course, Dusky wheeled me out, with me hugging my staff and my pack.

I glared at everything. Why should I listen to Jeb? He wasn't even a doctor! I should exact some revenge on him…

I grinned evilly and used my newly acquired fire power. Immediately after I was finished, I heard a shout from somewhere behind us.

'My hair!'

I still wasn't through yet. I looked around me and collected a globe of water and sent it through the doorway we just left.

'Aah!'

I heard some spluttering and some cursing. I smiled overly innocently as I urged Dusky to push me faster away from the infirmary.

The air-ship ride was restful. I kept the swab stuck in my nose, just in case it started up again. After awhile, we left the air-ship and went into this really quaint, old looking town, where we did some sight-seeing and, finally, caught a train.

I fell in love with the train cabin. This was anime-style! I had always loved the anime's train cabin. The only bad thing about the train trip in the anime was that the trip took longer. But then, who cared if we had a first class cabin?

I love my hunter card!

Dusky wheeled me in and lifted me onto the sofas. I looked around, kicking my feet like Gon. My eyes were probably the size of dinner plates.

Wow…

I knew I shouldn't be gaping like I was right now. It made my status as imperial princess very implausible. But still, I haven't seen the palace yet or the country I was supposed to be princess of and I had never been in first class before. It was so lush!

I sank down into the sofa. So soft…

Gon was kicking his feet, pouting.

'Aww… I can't move! The sofa's too soft.'

Leorio laughed.

'The better for you! You're still injured, you know.'

I sighed happily and kicked my feet again. I haven't done so in ages. I never had the chance to be a kid, I guess…

To my surprise, Kurapika sat next to me. We did some small talk, like how the weather was like, that type of stuff when he suddenly popped out a question.

'When did you meet Dusky?'

I frowned as I tried to remember.

'When she was injured. I was in hospital and she had just had a fight with some gangsters.' Kurapika suddenly leaned back and smiled sadly.

'So it isn't her then…'

'Huh?'

'Oh, nothing!' He smiled at me and moved towards the connected bedroom. 'Dusky!' Kurapika called through the door. 'Want to play cards?'

Dusky flew out of the room with a huge smile.

'Yes! Wind, Gon, you play too! We still have a day to kill.' I nodded.

'Okay!'

Leorio joined in too, and we ended up playing Go fish for the rest of the trip. It was fun.

If only Killua was here too…

Gaah, why would I want Killua here? I was not infatuated with him.

We stepped off the train. Technically, I got wheeled off. Gon bounded off to ask about going to Kukuru Mountain while Kurapika and Leorio followed him. Dusky was wheeling me. We were a little bit behind, because...

'You're so friggin heavy!'

'Sorry for having to wear a dress made of condensed moonbeam!'

'Well, if you ate less pineapple, you might be less heavy!' I sniffed at her and ignored that comment as Gon bounded towards us again.

'The nice fruit woman told us there's a tourist bus that goes to Kukuru Mountain! It's leaving in ten minutes, let's go!'

And then he skipped off, happy to be on the way to seeing Killua. They're such good friends, I am so lucky to be friends with them.

And so, Dusky struggled to wheel me to bus stop while I just happily sat there, kicking my legs.

Gon bought the tickets for us and Dusky carried me into the bus with Leorio carrying my wheelchair.

'Just let me walk onto the bus already!'

'But Jeb said you weren't allowed to!'

'I want to walk! I'm not invalid you know, Dusky!'

But the argument ended there when she deposited me back into my braked wheelchair in the aisle. I sulked. I couldn't even sit on those comfortable seats they had. A busty woman came up and started doing the introductions.

'Ladies and gentlemen, the company 'terror buses' now present to you…' I zoned out and slept. I mean, no offense or anything, but this would be a long trip and I wasn't interested in what the busty woman said.

Anyway, I wanted to start that game of go with Jeb.

Of course, I was aware of my physical surroundings when I slept. The bus kept trundling, the tourists kept chatting, and I continued to sleep and play go. Until the bus stopped in front of the huge gates of Killua's home.

I got shook awake and the busty woman told me to get off the bus first, smiling irritatingly at me. I scowled at her. I had just got an idea for a move that would have saved twenty of my pieces on the board. And I needed it, since I was losing.

Dusky just picked me up without a fuss and deposited me outside onto my wheelchair where my pack and my staff had already been carried out for me. I grumped. Wasn't about to forgive them for not letting me walk.

I looked and scoffed at the two bounty hunters. A picture of their face for 100 million? And we had already met two and befriended one. Illumi and Killua.

I looked around interestedly, since in the manga and anime, you couldn't exactly see the surroundings in 3D. Then, as the others marvelled at the size of the Zoldyck front gate, I looked around shiftily and rolled my chair to the edge of the forest. There, I promptly deposited my wheelchair and walked out, carrying my pack and staff as always. I could hear screaming . I smiled. So the two people had already been eaten by Mike, now, had they?

I glanced at my wheelchair. They would make me sit on it again if they found it. I waved my arms. To make sure they wouldn't make me sit on it again, I wrecked it. As in I flew it towards the city, so that another person could use it.

Dusky immediately noticed my lack of a wheelchair and saw the tiny speck of something flying that vaguely resembled a wheelchair. She shook her head and sighed, but kept her peace.

It's kind of hard to force a person into a wheelchair that doesn't exist, right?

I chuckled at my cunning and, looking around, walked towards the two skeletons. I peered at their skulls. I had always wondered about this every time I watched or read this bit.

Yup, their brains had been sucked out.

I smiled and hobbled towards the old gate-keeper who lead us inside and prepared some tea as he listened to our story.

And I, of course, sat down. And accepted the proffered tea. I smiled at him as he sat down as well and looked at his teacup.

'I see, you are Killua-kun's friends? It's a real pleasure to have visitors. For the whole twenty years that I have worked here, you are the first ones to say they come to visit a friend. I may be punished saying this, but the family is just too secluded. No one comes to say they visit a friend, but many come for their bounties. But they aren't a common assassin family; I guess they would have planned it out this way.' He sipped his tea. The remaining sunlight came streaming through the windows.

He bowed to us.

'I'm really happy!' he said. Leorio and Kurapika immediately started saying that it was alright.

But the old gate-keeper opened his eyes fully for the first time.

'But I can't let you enter.' I nodded, my arms resting on the table, as I yawned. I smiled in apology at the gate-keeper as he talked since it's rude to sleep when someone's talking, but I slept anyway.

I swear I was becoming a sloth. I was sleeping so much! But, even so, I was getting more and more tired. Even with the volume I was eating every day, I was getting thinner. Not a good sign.

I sighed and settled my head more comfortably.

So how did that move work again? My eyes swam with moves for the white and black pieces.

Heh, this one should work well…

Dusky's view...

I stayed in the background. I still had a lot of time before the gate-keeper would open the door second time. Quietly, I poked through the cupboard. And to my surprise (and relief) there was a foldable, portable wheelchair.

I deposited Wind into the wheelchair, trying not to wake her up, and wheeled her out just as the gate-keeper opened the door second time. We passed through the door with Kurapika and others and started walking through the forest.

It was fully dark now, so it was a bit creepy. But I had been training when I was sleeping, so I was pretty good at combat.

I continued wheeling the chair, listening to the others talk.

The creepiest thing was Mike.

Watching it wasn't as creepy as seeing it in real life. I swear its eyes glowed like those really fake zombies in horror movies. I shuddered and took a step back, jolting Wind. I could vaguely hear the others talking.

'Huh? Where?' Wind shook her head. Then frowned.

'Why am I in a wheelchair again?' and looked at me, still staring at Mike. Following my gaze, she looked at Mike as well, and her eyes just widened a fraction. Then she said the most unexpected thing ever.

'So you're Mike, huh? You're quite big, aren't you? Did they give you steroids or something?'

Everyone fell, their legs twitching. Wind looked around innocently.

'What?'

I got up and sighed.

Thanks for spoiling the mood, Wind. We were having a nice tense moment there.

After that, Mike left and we kept walking, following the nice old guy.

Wind was looking pissed though.

Wind's view…

Why was I in a wheelchair again? I hate wheelchairs! I already got wheeled around everywhere back in my old world, and now I was getting wheeled around again! I pouted. Sure, I knew I was behaving like a five-year old, but…

My eyes widened at the sight of a wooden lodge. It was so… picturesque! A guy was sitting outside.

'That's guests? That's not frequent. If Zebulo likes you, you surely aren't ordinary people… Make yourselves at home. This place isn't a castle but…'

So his gate-keeper's name was Zebulo! He smiled at us and gestured towards the door.

'Try to open this door. It's a door you have to push to enter.'

Gon tried to push but stopped.

'Huh? It's heavy!' Zebulo smiled.

'Yes, every side of the door is 200 kg.' Leorio stepped up.

'I'll try. If it's only 200 kg, then I can push it!' He strained and the door slowly inched open. Light filtered through the crack. He smiled at us.

'See? I can open it-' and the door snapped shut.

'Oh I forgot to tell you, this door automatically shuts as well.' Leorio groaned from the floor.

'Tell us earlier next time…' I jumped at the chance to get off my wheelchair.

'I'll open it!' Zebulo seemed surprised. Gon started protesting.

'But you're still hurt Wind! You should get back onto the wheelchair…' I growled at him.

'I hate wheelchairs.' And stepped up to the door and opened it single handedly.

'Oh, it's not actually hard. Come on, what are you all waiting for?' I asked them. All of their jaws were on the floor. Well, Gon and Leorio were, while Kurapika just had his mouth open. Zebulo was shaking his head (who knew what he was thinking?) while Dusky had a disapproving look on her face.

'Stop showing off and get back into the wheelchair!' She pointed at the chair. I looked at it in distaste.

'No.' And I skipped forward, kicked off my shoes and stepped into the slippers. Then I kept skipping forward letting the door close behind me. I sat down on a chair to wait for them to come into the house. The old man opened the door and they all stepped in and looked around. Dusky had folded the wheelchair up. To my delight.

The old man put on his slippers and stepped forward.

'Come in, come in, we'll give you some tea…' Leorio reacted first.

'Oh okay… Thank–' Leorio tripped over and landed with his face on the floor, his butt sticking up.

'Umm… So the slippers?' Zebulo smiled at him.

'Oh, these? They're twenty kilograms each. Come, I'll treat you to tea.'

I got up and started chatting to him happily. He gave me a cup of steaming cup of hot tea. I got it and sipped delicately. Tea is the best…

Leorio got a cup and nearly dropped it.

'It's so heavy…' Kurapika and Gon looked at him confusedly. 'Pick it up and you'll understand.'

Kurapika and Gon tried to pick up their cups from the table.

'Oh yeah!' They blinked in surprise. Leorio did a buff man pose and tried to drink from the cup. In the end, he unbalanced and fell to the floor head first, spilling tea everywhere. I took pity on him and helped him get onto his feet. I turned to Zebulo and bowed.

'Zebulo-san, can I please sleep now? I want to get back to my game – I mean, I'm tired. Can you tell me where the room is so you can continue to talk to them?' I nodded towards Dusky and the others to indicate who I was talking about.

Zebulo nodded and told me where the bedrooms were. I trudged upstairs. I didn't want to undertake the training, and I really wanted to go back to that game of go. We were nearly finished, and it seemed pretty tied up to me.

Anyway, Jeb had promised me that he would teach me how to control earth after the game, and he had hinted at some other work to do.

I hope it wasn't studying, I thought as I got into the bed. The bed sheets were probably the only things in the house that were a normal weight. I hate studying.

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