My eyes felt extremely heavy. Did I fall asleep? Where am I? How long was I asleep for?

I can feel two strong arms carrying me bridal style. It was silent. No talking, no noises. Just silent. Who is carrying me? Is it Kurapika?

Slowly, I opened my eyes. I was blinded by the bright sunlight beaming its' rays towards me.

I lifted up my head to see the person carrying me. It was Hisoka.

"You're finally awake" Hisoka said as he smiled at me

"Hisoka?" I asked, confused.

Hisoka gently put me down as I rubbed my eyes. While rubbing them, I instantly remembered everything that happened before.

"Kurapika! Where's Kurpaika? Where are my friends?" I asked

"Don't worry. They're safe" Hisoka said. "We left them back at that building"

"What?" Where are we now?

I looked at my surroundings. I noticed that I am nowhere near where my friends are. We're in front of a junkyard city. Just near Meteor City and Yorknew City.

I recognized this place. I was sad to even see this place in front of me. This place was home. I'm home. Back at Spider headquarters.

"Welcome home Aoi" Hisoka said as he rest his arm on my shoulder for support.

"I really am home..." I said quietly. "How did you bring me here Hisoka?"

"It was troublesome at first. That boy was not willing to give you up. Too bad" Hisoka said

"Was it you that threw the sleeping gas?" I asked

"Yes. You were taking too long so I had to do it. Plus I didn't know if he was going to hurt that cute face of yours" Hisoka said as he pinched my cheek.

He walked past me into the junkyard city and I noticed Hisoka's friend was standing behind him the whole time.

"You. Just who are you? Why have you been following us around?" I asked

"I'm surprised Aoi. I thought you'd recognized me from this disguise."

The person with pins all over it's face finally spoke. It was a females voice though. A familiar voice too. Sounded a bit like Machi.

Suddenly, this person removed each pin one by one and its facial structure changed. When all the pins were finally gone, the person revealed to be Machi.

"Machi!?" I shouted, surprised it was her.

"Hey Aoi. Sorry I couldn't talk to you. It would've been obvious to you if I talked." She said with a smile.

I threw myself at her. I was crushing her with my hug.

"I missed you so much Machi!" I said

"Yeah. Happy to see you too. I'm pretty sure Pakunoda, Nobunaga and the others are dying to see you." Machi said

I finally let go of her. I went from a smile to a frown in a second.

"So, I really am back home huh?" I said, lowering my head.

"What's the matter? What's making that cute face of yours sad?" Hisoka said

"It's nothing. Let's just go inside" I said, faking a smile.

I wonder if I'll ever see my friends again. Will I see Kurapika?

"Chrollo is going to be happy to see you Aoi." Machi said "He's been waiting for your return"

"I can tell" I said. A bit annoyed that all of this happened.

We went into an abandoned factory inside the city. It smelled like home. It's been a while since I saw anyone. I wonder what Chrollo really want to do with me since Hisoka was sent to get me.

"Yohoo. We're back. Look who I brought." Hisoka said

He bowed as if he had performed a magic trick. I walked in and looked around the area. Everyone was standing at their usual number sports.

There was Nobunaga, Franklin, Pakunoda, Feitan, Shizuka, Kortopi, Phinks, Bonolenov, Shalnark, Uvogin and Chrollo.

All eyes were locked on me. I could see everyone smiling towards me. They were happy to see me.

"We brought Aoi back Boss" Machi said as he bowed in front of Chrollo.

"Welcome back Aoi" Chrollo said

"It's good to see you again Boss" I said as I bowed in front of him.

Chrollo stepped off from his spot and walked towards me. He put his arms out and gave me a hug.

I always respected this man. I would never do anything to get him angry. But sometimes, I don't agree with the decisions he makes.

"Have you become a licensed Hunter yet?" He asked

I looked at him strangely but proceed to show him my Hunter's license.

"I have it right here sir" I said

"Excellent. This will be useful for our next mission." Chrollo said

"What? Next mission?" I asked

Is this why Chrollo wanted me back? He needed my Hunter's license for the next mission?

"Half a year from now, on August 30th, we will be invading the annual York Shin auction at YorkNew City" Chrollo said

"And you need my Hunter's license for this because?" I asked, wondering what his true idea is.

"I will explain all the details in six months. I'll see you until then" Chrollo said as he disappeared from his spot.

That was his way of telling us that the meeting was over. Everyone in the group stepped off from their usual spots and walked up to me. Uvogin was the first person to greet me.

"It's about time you came back kid!" Uvo yelled as he patted my head with his giant hands.

"Hi there Uvo" I said with a smile as I lightly punched his arm

"Well if it isn't Aoi" Pakunoda said as she held her arms out

"Paku!" I shouted.

I ran up to her and gave her a big hug. Paku was like a mother to me. Even though she's around ten years older than me.

"I missed you Aoi" She said

"So did I. I missed everyone a lot" I said

"Hey. What about my hug kid?" Nobunaga said as he squeezed my cheek

"Ah! That hurt Nobunaga!" I shouted. "I didn't forget about you!"

I let go of Paku and hugged Nobunaga. He was like a father to me.

Everyone else greeted me with smiles or nods until I saw Shalnark. He was really happy to see me.

"I missed you Aoi" Shalnark said.

"Miss you too Shal" I said as we hugged.

Shalnark was giving me a really passionate hug. I couldn't blame him if he still had feelings for me.

"Why didn't you return my messages?" I asked, as we let go of each other.

"Sorry about that. The Boss sent us out on treasure hunting before. So I had no access to my phone" He said with a smile.

I looked at Machi and asked her a questions.

"Machi, were you participating in the Hunter's exam the entire time?"

"Yeah. I was" She answered

"Really? How come you didn't say anything?" I asked

"Well, originally, I was given the order to bring you back. But then Chrollo found Hisoka and sent him instead. I was sent to spy on the two of you incase Hisoka failed to bring you back here" She said as we both looked at Hisoka.

Hisoka waved at us and gave us his creepy smile. Now that I think about it, I never had my questioned answered back at the hotel. I really wanted to know what was Hisoka's purpose for joining the Spiders. Too bad I can never get that answer.

"Let's have a little chit chat Aoi" Hisoka said as he started to walk away.

I followed after him and he led us to a small room. This room had a window where the moonlight or sunlight can beam through. It set off a very nice scenic view here.

"This area is my favorite spot" Hisoka said as he sat on the window ledge and made a pyramid with his cards.

"What did you want to talk to me about?" I asked, staring at him

"I just want to discuss about your little boyfriend and colleagues" Hisoka said with a smirk.

He was talking about Kurapika and the others.

"Why do you want to talk about them?" I asked

"Well, I did enjoy the misery in that boys eyes. It showed a beautiful color. Especially when I told him about your tattoo" Hisoka said

"Why did you tell him?" The tone of my voice made it obvious that I was angry.

"You took too long to respond. It was the only way to get you away from that group" Hisoka said as he shrugged his shoulders.

"That boy didn't want to believe me. I could tell he was trying to deny it" He said "To my surprise, I didn't think he was going to take off your glove in front of your other friends"

I looked at my hand. My glove was gone. Is it left with Kurapika?

"He looked like he was going to harm your cute little face. So I had to stop that" Hisoka said as he failed at making his pyramid.

Hisoka was right. It did look like Kurapika was going to harm me. I remember him raising his knife towards me. That made my heart ache.

"Can you tell me this Hisoka, did anything happened after you took me away from the group?" I asked, hoping there is something positive about Kurapika.

Hisoka sat there to think. Then he responded.

"Yeah. Something happened" He said

"Like what?" I asked, determined to know.

"First off, he wouldn't let go of your hand. He woke up after I moved your hand away from his." Hisoka said as he looked out the window.

"What? Kurapika woke up?" I asked

"Uh huh. He threatened me to not take you away from him"

"Oh..."

"I even told him how you didn't want to hurt his little feelings. Too bad I decided to make it all happen" He said with a smirk.

I glared at Hisoka

"He did, however, tried to call out your name as loud as he could. Too bad you were sound asleep like a baby" He said

"I didn't hear him..." I trailed off. I really didn't. I must've been in a deep sleep by then.

"I tell you, that boy sure is in love with you" Hisoka said

"What? Are you serious?" I asked.

Kurapika is in love with me? Is he telling me the truth?

"You two are very oblivious" Hisoka said. "I could see the love in your eyes when you two stare at each other. It was just so boring to watch"

Hisoka shuffled his cards. He was laying them the same way we played back at the hotel.

"What...did you tell him?" I asked

"I told him to come to Yorknew City in half a year. To search for you" Hisoka said as he looked at me

"You told him that?" I asked, surprised. Why would Hisoka tell him?

"Yeah. It'll make things more interesting with my time here." He said as he laid down on the window edge. "Maybe you'll see him. Maybe you won't. That's only for me to know"

I sighed in relief. At least all my friends are not harmed. This gave me a little bit of hope. There is a slight chance I may see Kurapika. Or at least I hope I could. But what should I do if he manages to track down the group? Is he going to kill anyone? Are any of my friends going to die?

"Thank you Hisoka. I really mean it." I said as I walked out of the room.

I never really thanked Hisoka before. That time he saved me at Trick Tower didn't count. I meant a sincere 'thank you'. It actually felt weird saying that to him.

Even though Hisoka had his own favorite private area, I had my own too. It was a little further down the hall. The area was similar to Hisoka's but mine had two wide windows opposite from each other. It was a pretty sight to watch the sky from both angles. This was also the exact spot where I thought about leaving this group.

I didn't think I'd be in this junkyard again.

"I'll probably see Kurapika in half a year huh?" I said to myself.

What will Kurapika do? Will I see my other friends too? How will I react when I see Kurapika? Confess my love? Hug him? Fight him?

Too many questions swarmed in my head. I was getting a headache From all of this thinking.

All I can do right now is summon my flute and play some musical notes.

I'll be seeing you in half a year. Kurapika.