I'd tell her to speak up, tell her to shout out,

Talk a bit louder, be a bit prouder,

Tell her she's beautiful, wonderful,

Everything she doesn't see

I'm awakened by a violent yet gentle shake. I slowly open my eyes and get up. Before I have time to register what is happening, I'm facing a lady. She has orange hair and light hazel eyes, that held worry, and her mouth slightly parted, preparing to ask a million questions.

"Are you okay, I saw you in the middle of our yard just lying there," she says. I look around noticing that I'm on a little hill top and to my right is a house with empty space for a few miles.

"Oh, um, I'm fine," I reply back to the kind woman.

"AUNT MITO!" I hear a new voice scream. I turn to see a boy who looks about my age all, decked out in green, with spiky hair that seemed to defy gravity. "I caught the-" I see to stop listening at this point. 'What was I doing here?' I try to remember what happened before all this. 'I was approached by this weird guy, named Ging, who said he will give me a place to be accepted, but there was something else…..something about….Yes, he said he has information on Father. But there was a catch'

'Think, think ….oh yeah, he said to protect and watch over his son until they meet each other. But what was his name..uh, let's think. Game? No, no, no. Gonzel? Naww that a weird name. G-g I know what it is, it's on the tip of my tongue.'

"Gon." The name leaves my lips before I can prevent it. The two people looked at me strangely. 'Oh god no, did I do something wrong? Are they going to think I'm a freak too?' I start looking at myself. It's then when I realize I'm wearing the same clothes I was wearing before I left, and I shake my head slightly, feeling my earring hit my neck. I quickly check my pocket and felt my hand hit something hard and wiry.

I sighed in relief and looked back up to the two people. 'I almost forgot about them for a second," I think. "Is something wrong?" I ask in the kindest voice I can muster up. They look a bit taken back. They look at each other and smile before looking back at me. Their smiles never once leaving their faces.

"No, nothing is wrong, I was just confused as to how you know Gon's name," she says as she points to the boy next to her, Gon.

"I am sorry, but I suddenly remembered something that had to do with him and unconsciously said his name," I say.

They seemed to understand until something registered to them. "You said something that has to do with Gon, can you tell me," the lady says before realizing something. "Oh, I'm sorry, you didn't get my name yet, I'm Mito."

"I'm Rin," I say to them. I mean it is only normal for you to give your name when they give you theirs.

"So, uh, Rin," the lady, Mato, says. "Why, and how, did you get in my yard?"

"Oh." I'm just realizing how odd this may be for them. A strange girl in her yard, having a conversation as if we've known each other for years. "I'm so sorry, this must be really awkward for you."

She laughs lightly and give a dismissal wave of her hand. "I'm used to that strange and unexpected. This boy," she gestured toward Gon, "keeps me on my toes."

I nod my head. "And to answer your question from before, I was asked to watch and help Gon until he meets h- that person," I say quickly, covering my mistake hoping they didn't notice.

The boy looks worried for some reason. Then he speaks up. "That's okay and all, but I'm going to the Hunter's Exam, do you think you can come?"

I look at them confused. "Hunter's exam," I echo hesitantly and a little confused.

They look shocked, before both, well just Gon, broke out into a giant grin. "Yeah, it's where you take an exam in order to become a Hunter. We will get to fight and do other cool adventure and stuff."

"I'm going to become a Hunter so I can find someone, someone I cannot get to talk to if I become a hunter," he says with almost palpable determination.

I look at Mito and she seems depressed and sad, but quickly covers it up when she notices me looking at her. 'They must be referring to Gon's dad,' I think to myself. 'That jackass.'

"Until you meet the person you are supposed to see, I will accompany you. If I have to take the Hunter's Exam to accomplish that, so be it. But just one question," I say as they both looked back at me. I look at Mito and ask, "May I borrow a hoodie?" I ask as I get up and bow a ninety-degree bow. I mean, come on, I have to show respect for this nice lady, and I am asking her for something.

"Um.. yes I do, but may I ask why you need it?" she says.

I straightened from by bow, and I am contemplating on whether or not I should tell her. I usually don't speak or act so comfortably with others, but I must in this situation.

"The way I look," I say, staring my reason. They looked at me weirdly. "My hair is perfectly split into two different colors, people will call me a freak by my appearance. As you see, my eye color is a very pale blue and people associated with blindness." I don't tell them about my black eye.

"But you hair is really unique and your eye is such a pretty blue!" Gon shouts and I look at him. "It's pretty too, and fits you nicely," he continues.

I let a small smile cross my face and pat him on his head. "Thanks, Gon, but most people don't think like that and I don't want to be the center of attention," I explain in a soft and gentle voice.

"Here you go, Rin," I look to my right only to see Mito handing me the hoodie. I didn't even know she was gone until she called me.

"Thank you, Mito. Do you mind if I change into this before we leave?" I ask Gon and Mito. They only looked at me before Mito ushered me into the house, telling my to change. I don't get why she did that I'm only going to put on a sweater.

I took off my wayfarer backpack that was filled with all my essentials and my gray and white, off-shoulder t-shirt, leaving me in my black tight tank top and black pants and put on the gray hoodie. Noticing that it went just a little past my mid-thigh. I went in my bag and grab a hair clip, and wrapped all of my hair in a bun clipping it to the back of my head. Pulling up the hood and putting my bag back on and shoving my hand into the front pocket, I walk outside where Gon and Mito were waiting.

Gon and I leave Mito, who kept telling Gon to be careful and for me to watch him. We walk in a comfortable silence when I felt it happen. 'Ehh now, why now? If this is going to be the same as before, then I better tell him so he won't be surprised or shocked or something'

I take a deep breath and call out to him "Gon," I say as he looks at me. "Something odd is going to happen to me. When I go to sleep, don't touch me. I won't get hurt, so don't bother catching me, please. All of this is the result of a curse I have dealt with for some time. When I wake up, I'll explain everything," I say as I slowly stop not even giving him time to question what I meant.

I slowly saw the ground coming closer but it was soon replaced by a white fluffy cloud and I feel into a deep slumber.

3rd pov

Gon looks astonished. Before he had any time to register what was going on, Rin is falling to the ground. On instinct, he stretches out his arms to catch her but stopped when he sees her hit a soft and fluffy cloud that had appeared out of nowhere. His mind is filled with wonder as he inspects at the fluffy cloud. He reaches out to touch the cloud and pulls a piece off of it.

Just as he thought, it is fluffy and really soft, then put it back thinking he might get in trouble if she noticed if a piece of her cloud is gone. The boy then continues to walk on. Releasing something he looks back at Rin only to see her close by him. He was sure he walked on for a minute or two before turning around.

He decides to try something. He walks slowly again and turned around only to see Rin behind him. Then he runs and turns around rather abruptly and sure enough, she was floating along behind him. He then walks backward to see it happen with his own eyes. He sees Rin's cloud following him and the first thing that he says is, "COOL!"

Rin pov

I open my eyes to see the ground moving under me. As soon as I sit up, the cloud disappears. I fall onto the dirt path with a 'umph'. Gon, who is about a meter ahead, turns around to look at me.

"Rin," he says, walking over to me, "you're finally awake." He outstretches a hand to help me off the ground. I take it after mumbling a thank you. "What happened, and what's up with the cloud?"

I explain my conduction to the boy with minimum detail. I don't tell him I'm from another universe or that I have no idea how I got here. While explaining the cloud, I note that it disappeared faster than usual. It usually leaves once I get off of it, but that wasn't the case this time. The necklace uses my magic power, may it's not as strong in this world.

"Well," I say as we walk down the path, "where do we take this exam?"

"On a boat," Gon explains. "It's ported in the town we're heading to."

"What exactly do we do during this exam?"

"Oh, well. I don't know."

"How do you not know?! Wait never mind… is this your first time taking it?" I say skeptically.

"Yeah, but I met this guy, Kite-san and he told me to take the Hunter's Exam to find my father, he told me that the exams were filled with big sweaty men."

"You said 'men', are girls not allowed?"

"Girls can compete, I think."

I bite my lip. If girls participating is strange, then I will be attracting attention. I don't want us to be the center of attention or make anyone look twice at us. "From now on, I'm a dude," I say.

Gon gives me an odd look. "What?"

"I don't like drawing attention to myself, so if I need to be recognized as a boy, so be it. This hoodie doesn't give off the shape of my body, so it should be fine."

Gon nods. "Okay!"

I realize Gon is staring at me, I decide to ignore it and call out to him. "Okay, Gon we are near the town. You are to find the boat that will take us to the exam, and don't worry I will be following you, but you won't see me, just trust me," I say as he nods slowly. He then blinks and, when he opened his eyes, he doesn't see me.

'Maybe I should have told him…..naw….maybe….ugh' He starts looking around frantically and remembers what I said. He starts walking to town with the look of doubt still lingering on his face. 'Now just to sit back and relax while Gon leads the way.'

Ahh, if you are still wondering where I am, I turned into a shadow and slipped into Gon's shadow. By me doing this, I can gain some control over the person. So as long as there is a shadow to a person, I can control them, but I can only do this if that person trusts me enough or UK really focused. I can tell it would be slightly hard for me to do with Gon, meaning he doesn't fully trust me. There's no surprise there, I'm some random girl who said I'm protecting him and hasn't told him much about myself or proven myself trustworthy.

Of course, I have no need to control him. I can, however, use his shadow as a support of transportation. Well, the only reason why I did this was because I didn't want to attract a lot of attention. I know Mito gave me the hoodie, but I didn't feel like being seen, too….lazy.

It felt like hours until Gon actually gets to the boat. When he gets on, the captain calls to the people saying that they were departing. Gon starts looking around, his eyes darting around frantically. Then it hit me, like a stab into the chest. 'He's looking for me, and here I thought he forgot about me. I'm so mean.'

Making sure no one is looking, I leave Gon's shadow and transform into my normal human form. A feel a surge of happiness when I see his face light up as his eyes land on mine. I smile at him and, as if I can't control the sudden glee inside me, I throw myself onto the male. "Gon, you're sooo sweet."

"Rin you were here all along?" he questions in surprise. "I was worried when the captain said we were leaving and I didn't see you." He smiles wide at me and hugs me back. I see multiple people begin to watch us, but I don't care. I know that a year ago, I would never show my delight like this, but my time in Fairy Tail changed me significantly.

"Gon, not only are you nice you are also cute," I say as I began squishing him, gaining, even more, attention from the surrounding onlookers. This time, I instantly shut up feeling their iron hard glares. The glare isn't scary in the least it's exactly the opposite. What made me shut up was that I was supposed to be playing 'boy'. And boys don't call each other cute, at least, I don't think so. And I also just defeated one of the reasons why I was hiding, to not gain attention.

I let out a big yawn before and quickly cover my mouth. Most people think that it's just something everyone should do, but I have a different reason. I don't want to reveal my fangs. I fight the yawn, long enough to say, "Gon, I'm going to sleep." And with that, I walk away with a wave into a cabin and found an empty room and sleep on the hammock.

Time skip

I woke up again to someone shaking me ferociously. I give the most ferocious glare I can muster up in my tired state, and realize it was Gone waking me up with a visible sweatdrop. I stop glaring at him and with a yawn, forgetting to cover my mouth showing my fangs, not noticing the people in the back slightly tense.

"The captain asked for our names," he say. I stare at the one who was the captain.

"Process of elimination, I'm guessing you are the captain," I say, pointing to the red nosed big guy. The other two were to normal to be a captain. He replies with a nod and told me to tell him my name. "Rin," I say in a tired voice indicating I still want my sleep. He nods to me and continues.

"Why do you want to become a hunter?" he says. I think that may be an invasion of privacy, but I didn't really care cause my reason was simple.

"Huh?! Why do we have to tell you that?! You are not the examiner!" an old man in a suit shouts. I slightly wince due to his loudness. Then I hear a familiar voice speak up.

"I want to become a hunter because my dad was one and I want to know why he wanted to be a hunter," Gon exclaims without the slightest remorse.

"Hey, kid, why are you telling him this!?" the old man shouts at Gon. I growl under my breath at him for yelling at poor, innocent Gon.

"I'm here to make sure he meets someone and protect him, I guess," I say after him.

"Hey not you, too, kid!" he shouts again.

'I swear I might go deaf because of him' I think.

"I have to agree with Leorio, my reasons are private. I can't expose something so personal to you," a blond girl, no boy no….uhhh, I give up just Blondie, for now, say.

"Its Leo-rio-san to you," he says.

"Oh, is that true. Katsu, we have more dropouts this year!" the captain says screaming to one of his crewmates….I think. The two said people look completely stunned before Blondie recovers first.

"What do you mean by dropouts?" Blondie says. The captain looked back at them slightly annoyed.

"If you haven't noticed, the Hunter's Exam has already started" when he says that, Blondie and Suits look shocked. Suits opens his mouth but is completely cut off by Blondie.

"I'm the last survivor from the Kurta clan," Blondie starts. "Four years ago, my clan was annihilated by a band of criminals. I wish to become a hunter and hunter down the band, Phantom Troupe."

The captain looked at blondie, intrigued by his words. 'Are they some scary group or something, like a dark guild?' I think, noticing the tension.

"So you want to become a blacklist hunter, huh? The Phantom Troupe are an A-class bounty. You would be throwing away your life." The captain spoke in a serious manner.

"I do not fear death. I only fear my rage will fade over time," Blondie says as his eyes flash a scarlet color for a brief moment. No one seems to notice but me.

"So you want to become a hunter for revenge. Can't you do that without becoming a hunter?" Suits says to Blondie.

"That may be the most stupid question I've ever heard, Leorio," Blondie says to the man in the suit, who's name is Leorio. "Places accessible to hunters only, information action otherwise impossible. There are more reasons, but I fear you brain will not be able to comprehend them." Blondie ending in a taunting voice

Before he had time to start an argument Gon intervene. "Why do you want to become a hunter, Leorio?" he says as Leorio looks at him in realization then something shows up in his eyes, as he began a long ass speech.

"MONEY! Money can buy you everything! A big house! A nice car! Good liquor!" He starts daydreaming as he says all of this.

I sigh silently. 'I laugh at your stupidity,' I think only to be brought out of it by a fight happening.

"You can't buy class," Blondie says looking at Leorio with a blank face. 'Not as good as mine, but eh it's good for an amateur,' I think to myself.

"That's three times today. Let's step outside to settle this. I'll end the filthy Kurta bloodline here and now," Leario shouts at Blondie, as he walks out of the room.

'Oh no. Never, ever, ever insult someone's guild, or, clan…..shits about to go down,' I think with a slight smirk.

"Take that back Leorio!" Blondie shouts at him, following him.

"Boys, I'm not finished yet." The Captain is about to go to them when an arm shoots out to him blocking him. The owner of the arm was none other than Gon.

"'If you want to get to know someone, make sure you know what gets them angry', Aunt Mito once told me. It's important to understand why they are mad. So we should let them settle this themselves." I look to Gon, shocked by his sudden action. I swear if they could see my eyes they would be wide.

A very wise saying if I do say so myself. Then a man comes rushing to the captain with a very scared expression. "There is a water sprout." As soon as he says that, Gon and the captain ran to the deck.

I jog behind then lightly. As soon as I reach it, I see Gon jumping off the deck and catching a man. This idiot is trying to kill himself and his my responsibility. He is then followed by Blondie and Leorio. Just after spilling their life goals, they're all going to kill themselves, just great. I see that they miscalculated the weight of everyone. Not hesitating for a second, I grab onto Blondie's legs.

I pull them up with a little too much strength because they all flew up a little and land in a dog pile. I start to walk away slowly before anyone can notice it was me who pulled them up. After a while, the storm clears up and when it was completely cleared, the duo were scolding poor Gon.

"What were you thinking Gon! Jumping off the boat," Leorio shouts at him.

"Yes, it's exactly as Leorio-san says, what would you do it we didn't catch you?" Blondie exclaim.

"But you did," Gon says unfazed and a full out grin on your face.

"But there is something I don't get," Blondie says confused. This catches their attention and mine.

"We were on the edge of the deck, right?" he says as the other two nod in confirmation. "I know I felt someone's hands pull me up, but all the other competitors were completely seasick, so who was it that pulled us up?" he says it like it's a mystery. Then Gon suddenly looks at them while rubbing his head sheepishly.

"I think I know who it is," he says, looking for someone, me. The other two looks confused completely forgetting about me. 'Time to make my grand entrance' I think to myself.

I swiftly went behind Leorio and went "boo" into his ear making him jump with a 'kyaaaa', like a girl. I swiftly went behind Gon making, sure he completely covered me. 'Thank you Gon's hair,' I swear if Gon's hair was flat, I would have been spot immediately.

They were laughing at him when Blondie realized something once again. "Where are you?" he says in shocking. Everyone looks around until Gon turns ever slightly and realized I was behind him. He grins so much it reached up until his eyes.

"Rin!" he exclaims, hugging me, and I hugged him back laughing ever so slightly.

"I can't believe you forgot about me," I say with a pout.

I look up remembering about the other two and rubbed the back of my neck sheepishly. "Hahaha, I doubt you remember me from what I can tell earlier, but I'm Rin," I say

The other two still in shock just sit their dumbfoundedly. "Ahahahaha, I like you guys I'll take responsibility for bringing you to the exam site." I look up to see the captain saying that.

Omake

"Do you think it'll be hard for me to pass as a boy?" I ask Gon.

"No, no one has noticed yet anyways."

"I think someone's going to see me without the hoodie."

"I'm not really sure…"

"I do have fairly large breast for a twelve-year-old."

"..."

"Will I have to change in front of everyone or something?"

"..."

"They're not that big, maybe it'll be fine. Or should I wrap something around them just to me safe?"

"Um, Rin?"

"What?" I look to the boy, his face resembling the shade of Erza's hair. "Oh god, I'm so sorry. This is totally a conversation meant to be discussed amongst girls." Never had I complained about my breast size. What would Wendy say if she heard me?