There's nothing to do at my boyfriend's house so I'll write to pass the time. I have bad sleeping habits...

On with the show!

La la la la la la!

"You hungry?" The skinny mini said speaking to the huge troll.

"You bet. I'm starving." He replied his stomach growling after his sentence.

"Therefore the theme of the second trial will be cooking! We are both fine gourmet cooks. Thus your mission will be to satisfy our appetites by cooking us a meal!" The skinny one said. Everyone appeared shocked. No one thought this would be a test. My stomach began to growl again. I was hungry. Food is vital to my well being unless I forget to eat. That's a different matter but right now my thoughts were only about food.

"Does this mean I can cook what I eat too?" I asked raising my hand.

"No. You have to cook for us!" skinny replied back.

"That's no fair! I'm hungry too!"

"You should be prepared for this!"

"Well I was ab-" I would have kept arguing about how I needed to eat too, but Kurapika put his hand over my mouth. I noticed everyone sweatdropping.

"I'll make sure she doesn't eat the food." Kurapika said. The tiny woman nodded now that I was being kept under control.

The troll guy started to speak, "You'll start by cooking the plates I ask you for.."

"Then those that qualified will have to satisfy me." finished skinny mini. "You will qualify for the third round if you hear 'it's good'.. The test will be over when we're no longer hungry." The murmuring began. Many began to calculate how much each could eat.

"They can't be serious? I've never cooked!" Leorio said a bit worried.

"I never thought there'd be such an exam... This should be easy for you." Kurapika said replying to me.

"I guess.." I replied back.

"Why would it be easy for her? Is it cause she's a girl?" Leorio asked.

"Idiot!" I said pounding him into the dirt.

"No. She and her dad used to cook a lot. Her dad always said she could be the greatest wife yet. She's pretty good at figuring what's in the food." Kurapika said thinking about the past not noticing what he just said. I started to blush. This was too much.

"No. It's just I really like food so it's easy to guess what's in a recipe. But I can't make anything I've never tasted. That's too impossible." I said mumbling.

"Roast pork!" I heard trolly say. We hadn't been paying attention. "That's what I like best." He started to drool just thinking about it. "I don't care what kind of pork it is as long as you case it in Biska Woods." He couldn't help himself, he was drooling everywhere.

"Okay," Skinny mini said. "Let the second round begin!"

"Cool! That's really easy to cook!" Leorio said smiling, finding his spirit.

"We just have to catch it and roast it!" Gon said equally excited.

"Yes but we have to hurry, because of his order he'll be come satisfied quickly." Kurapika said thinking of the odds.

"Who cares? The sooner this is over the sooner I can eat!" I replied hungry to eat.

We started to search for any sign of pigs. Somehow while looking for them we stumbled upon the HUGE pigs with a nose horn like thing on it. It was something I hadn't seen. It looked quite angry at us.. Before we knew it we were running for our lives as they chased us. We didn't get much of a headstart before I realized I was in the air somehow... Gon used his fishing pole and struck the pig on the head. Instant death.

"Their weak spot is the head!" Leorio shouted.

"They say the reason giants have huge noses is to protect their sensible foreheads." Kurapika commented.

"Any louder and the whole world will have heard Leorio" I said rubbing my ear. "Way to go you told the others how to kill the piggies."

With that we quickly killed our pigs and started a fire to roast the huge piggies. Once they were done we took it to the troll. Kurapika thought I would have problems carrying my pig but I instantly proved to him I could handle such a problem. I was easily stronger than he was. Kurapika just appeared to be bewildered about everything about me. It was obvious I'm different from the past. The big guy just kept eating. He ate and ate so much. A rival appears! I could feel my passion for eating fire up. It was the wrong move as my stomach growled even more. Crap. Our contest would happen one day just not now I silently vowed. The huge troll passed every single pig he ate. He was finally full after consuming seventy different pigs. Needless to say a lot of people were frightened of him by the time he was full. Skinny mini rang a gong signaling the first part was over.

"It's over!" She said.

"Those hunters are incredible people!" Gon admired.

"It doesn't make me want to be like him.." Killua replied.

"At least he ate our pigs." I smiled happily. Looking at Kurapika I could tell he was one of the few to be surprised and he was probably wondering how a guy like hiim could consume more food than he was.

"It's no use worrying about that." Leorio said noticing Kurapika as well.

Skinny mini was having a conversation will the giant troll but I didn't want to listen to their conversation. Suddenly she yelled "ROAST PORK TEST! 70 QUALIFY FOR THE NEXT ROUND!" She started to think. "Second round, phase two. Here's my order. I want sushi!"

Sushi... what's that? I've never heard of that! waaaait.. it was in one of the books Kurapika and I read.. but that's so long ago.. it has fish right...? or was it some animals? was it chicken? I didn't bring chicken with me! crap of all the days to not carry chicken. Anyways something, vinegar, rice..? Oh well.

Looking at the others, everyone was confused again. I didn't blame them. I didn't know what it was either. I had forgotten. Cure my forgetfulness.

"You all seem bothered. But even if you've never seen them you can still make them.. It's a small island's traditional meal. I'll give you a hand. Look over here. You'll be cooking here. Everything is all set up. There's also rice, essential in making sushi. One last thing, I'll only accept handmake sushi." the she devil said. I was beginning to dislike her with each passing minute! "Alright! It's up to you now! You can make as many as you'd like but don't forget that when I'm full the trial is over!"

So there was rice involve... My mouth was watering looking at the rice. I was so hungry I wanted to eat it.

"Do you think we only use rice?" Gon asked.

"Judging by the cooking ware, I doubt it" Killua replied examining the knife.

"Handmade sushi.. I can imagine the shape but.. I don't see what ingredients we have to use." Leorio commented.

"I've never seen them either, but I've read books which spoke of them.. but you add white vinegar and dressing to the rice which you mix up with raw fish. Well that's the story." Kurapika whispered to us.

"Oh yeah. It was fish." I whispered.

"FISH!? Where can we find that in the middle of the forest?!" Leorio shouted again. Kurapika and I threw whatever we had in our hand at him. Kurapika's spoon hit his forehead while my knife missed, which was a good thing.

"Why don't you speak louder, moron! There must be pools or rivers around here!" Kurapika yelled back.

I facepalmed at them. This was so not a good day. I could feel my anger rising. Around us everyone started running to find pools of water filled with fish.

I ran off to get fish too. I hoped they would follow suit soon. Soon I found water. It wasn't difficult at all. Wasting no time I left my bag near a stone. I took off my socks and shoes, decided against taking off the weights, and decided to not waste time to get out my swimming clothes. With that I started to wade into the lake. I saw fish all over the place. I took a deep breathe and went underwater. It was nothing to catch about seven different fishes. It was freaky how none of them looked alike. I just hoped they tasted good. As I was grabbing my bag, I noticed a girl with blonde hair arrive at the lake. She was really pretty but I didn't chat. I didn't have time to waste so I ran back to the testing site. Along the way I ran into Kurapika and Leorio. It seemed they had trouble finding water. Feeling generous I decided to help them out.

"Oi Kurapika! Leorio! Over here!" I waved to catch their attention. They looked and seemed pretty shocked about how wet I looked. My hair was still dripping and my pants were and weights were dripping with water making it heavier. "Carry my fish back and I'll share with you guys." I joked.

"Why are you wet?" Kurapika shouted at me.

"Let's waste no time! We got to pass!" I said wanting to reach the site. Already people were heading back with their catch. "But if you must know I got into a fight with a lobster and he threw me into the pond and I caught the fish there so hah! He lost while I won!" Kurapika sighed at my words.

"I'll take your bag for you. Leorio will take the fish. Let's go then."

"Hey my bag might be a bit" Kurapika almost dropped my bag "heavy. I can carry it if you can't handle it." I said raising my eyebrow every so slightly.

"I got it let's go." With that we ran to the testing site. We all agreed I would have three since I had caught the others. That left Leorio and Kurapika a tiny fish and a big fish each. Thinking to myself, I know we don't eat fish with scales so I scaled my fish. Looking at Leorio, I noticed he got into the zone and started to act pretty happy has he made some weird creation with his fish parts and rice. With it he looked pretty pleased. "Alright! It's ready! I'm the first one to finish it!" He happily took his 'sushi' to Skinny Mini.

"I call it 'Leorio's Special! Come on, taste it!" He opened his platter and there it was.. that weird creation. No one in their right mind would eat it. In fact the small fish was still alive.. Skinny mini just threw his dish away without so much as a bite. I bit my tongue to stop from laughing. "Are you crazy? Where were you taught to throw away food like that?!" He yelled at her.

"What? You failed." She simply told him. "Listen! The shape is very important! A shapeless sushi can't be good." She told everyone.

"Okay! My turn!" Gon said happily. He presented to her and she threw it the same way as Leorio's. "It's as bad as #406"

Gon had his head down, "As bad as Leorio..?"

"Don't take it too hard Gon." Kurapika said trying to console him.

"What's that suppose to mean." Leorio asked.

"It means we try to pass." I said hoping to ease our seemingly hopeless situation.

She kept on rejecting everyone's sushi. I kept looking noticing what not to do. The fish isn't suppose to be in the middle nor on a stick, or the fish is under it as well.

"What's happening? Can't you try harder? I haven't tasted a single one! You want me to starve?" Skinny mini said starting to get impatient.

If only I knew what it tasted like! I was getting really hungry. Some chef I'd be I don't even know what sushi is! This is so hopeless! I mixed vinegar into the rice and saw it was easy to handle. However I added too much and it was bitter so I had to make a new batch of rice. Even the basic must taste good. While I was remaking my rice, I saw Kurapika go up to Skinny mini to take his fish. She rejected it. "No better than #403!" Kurapika looked like he had been slapped.

"Hey! Is that offending?" Leorio said getting angry at Kurapika's reaction.

"This can't be true! You don't have the smallest sense of culinary art!?" She said boiling with rage.

Ninja guy went up, "I believe it's my turn." He showed her his dish, which was not a whole fish but just a part. I started to get ideas into my head. If a sushi looked like that then everything was absolutely wrong! With that I didn't pay attention to anything after that and got into my own world of food and fish. I tasted the rice again and this time it wasn't too bitter. I filleted the fish. I saw the portion had to be small, so I made little rice balls. After that all the fish I had filleted I cut into small pieces that would fit the rice. I tasted one and it was gross. It needs something. What does it need? I proceeded to figure out what was wrong with it.

Kurapika's p.o.v.

I noticed Mitsuki was mumbling to herself about fish and taste. I knew she wouldn't snap out of it until it was absolutely perfect to her. She kept twirling a strand of hair, a noticeable sign she was deep into thought. I looked at her platter and saw she had made a bunch of riceballs with fish on top. I had failed and it was as bad as Leorio's. I shuddered at the thought. I wanted to pass but it seemed the woman had gotten tougher.

Mitsuki p.o.v. again

I had lost my train of thought due to someone shaking me. I wasn't ready yet. I needed more time. I swung angrily at whoever had shaken me. I noticed Leorio was on the floor. "Oops. Did I do that?" I asked.

Kurapika nodded. "Seems like you're back to the real world. Anyways we've all failed." Kurapika sighed.

"Seriously!? How?"

"She's full."

"Kuso! I almost figured it out." I whined. Leorio was coming to. He started to groan. "Hey are you alright?" I asked.

"No! You hit me! Again!" He whined too.

"I'm sorry. I tend to swing at whoever breaks me from my thinking." I apologized.

"It's true. That's why I told you to leave her alone." Kurapika said scolding Leorio.

"Well I didn't know."

I looked around. Everyone was getting tensed. Some didn't like the fact that we all fail because they didn't enjoy good food.

This one guy smashed a table with his bare fist. "It won't stop here! If she thinks I'm going to go home saying 'yes of course' I came here not to become a gourmet but a hunter! A hunter from the black, I may add!"

"Too bad."

"What?"

"Tell yourself that you weren't lucky to be tested by us. Maybe you'll be luckier next year." she said not caring.

"What? Are you mocking me!?" The guy said losing his temper. He ran after her and then the troll smack him away. He didn't die but he was bloody.

"Buhara. I don't recall asking for your help." Skinny mini said. Buhara? That's the troll's name?

"Maybe.. but if I didn't you'd have killed him wouldn't you?"

"Pff maybe." She got out her knives. Spinning them around before getting up and putting them by her side. "Hunter of the black list? You're kidding right? Anyways it's not by being beaten by a gourmet hunter that you'll make it. The type of hunter you want to be has nothing to do with this. Whatever type of hunter you are, you need to have a perfect knowledge of the art of fighting. In our quest for new food it isn't rare that we need to get into the nests of violent monsters and other kinds of beasts. And if we come face to face with poachers, we take action and stop them! You'll need to learn how to fight now matter what type of hunter you want to be. What I want to know is if you're able to take on a challenge in a domain you do not know?

"That's one explanation! But does it justify such severity?" a voice said out of nowhere. That's when we all noticed the big airship above us. Caught me off guard. That's pretty rare. The airship had the sign of the hunter's confederation on it. Then this old grandpa jumped out of the airship and landed on the ground like it was no problem. I saw him use nen to cushion his fall so I wasn't that concern.

"Netero, president of the comity. The man responsible for the trials." Loads of people were surprised about him. He was such an old guy after all.

"Responsible, yes, but I'm only an executor. And I'm here to solve this kind of problem. Menchi" Menchi? So that's her name?

"yes!" Menchi stood up straight.

"Concering their ability to take on a challenge in a domain they do not know do you believe the attitude they had in front of this trial justified such severity?

Menchi started to think about it. "No. Many facts troubled me. Mainly the lack of respect the participants had for cooking. Add to that incident which permitted them to know the recipe of the order.. It got my blood boiling and I lost my temper." She spoke.

"Do you understand why you fialed the mission which was ordered to you?"

"Yes. I'm sorry! When it's a question about cooking I tend to forget my role. I failed as a jury member didn't I? I quit my function. I'm asking you to declare this test to never have happened."

The guy who tried to attack Menchi was getting up. It seemed like his nose was certainly in pain.

"You could easily continue, but the menu you chose was rather difficult. Alright I know! You're going to go on. But as a compensation you'll have to take the test also. How about it?" The old guy, Netero, said. "This way it'll be easier for the contestants to accept your decision."

"Yes. Certainly." She agreed.

"Very well." Netero said pleased.

"A boiled egg!" Menchi said out of nowhere. "President could you give us a ride to this mountain" She asked pointing to it.

He looked. "I see. No problem!"

All of us piled to the airship. It wasn't long before we were on the top and Menchi was lead us to the crack in the mountain.

"Here it is." She pointed. Several people asked what was this. Menchi then took off her shoes, "Don't worry. There's a very deep river. The current is very strong so you'd vetter not fall in, unless you want to be washed ashore a dozen miles from here. Alright here I go!" And she jumped off.

I looked down the edge. She was diving into the crack. Without hesitation she caught onto one of the lines. She grabbed an egg and made her way up the crack. Getting back up she spoke, "And finally you have to boil the egg."

"That's pretty neat! I want to do it!" I shouted with excitement.

"Ahh cool!" Killua agreed.

"Yeah! I was expecting something more like this!" Gon said.

"That's more like it. It's easier to take action than to do some tradition cooking!" Leorio replied.

"Let's go for it!" I said. With that said, Killua, Gon, Leorio, Kurapika, and I were the first ones to jump into the ravine. Some more people decided to follow as well and jumped. We easily grabbed the lines and got an egg. I put the egg into my bra so I wouldn't break it. We quickly made it back up and threw our eggs into the pot. When it was done I bit into the egg and it was like heaven in my mouth! I wanted to go and get more! By the end of the day only 42 passed.

I have finished another chapter. I'm sorry I just went all over the place! Ahhhh! I'm tired. That's prolly why. Anyways I like writing this story! :P

Sorry about the Kurapika bit. I just wanted to explain what happens when she gets into the zone. Anyways tell if it's good or not.

If yall are silent I take it that I'm such an awesome writer! Yippee! :D

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