"Where is everyone else Aoi?" Chrollo asked while reading his book
I just got back to our hideout while the others were still searching for Uvo.
"We were under attack by the mafia and Shadow Beasts. Uvogin got kidnapped by a person who used a chain. Nobunaga ordered me to come back and report to you while everyone else went to rescue Uvo." I said
"I see" Chrollo said, still reading his book.
I bowed to him and walked towards Pakunoda. I looked around the area and noticed that Hisoka disappeared.
"Paku, where's Hisoka?" I asked
"That guy mentioned something about meeting up with a special friend. He'll be back" She said, looking at me.
"I see."
I wonder who is this friend he's meeting up with. Is he secretly doing something aside from this group?
"Aoi" Paku called out to me
"Yes Paku?" I asked
"Would you let me look through your memories to see what you were up to outside of this place?" She asked
I looked at her. Why does she want to look through my memories?
"I'm sorry Paku. I can't let you look into my memory." I said
I can't let her. My memories contain stuff about Kurapika. I can't let her know that I've been talking to a survivor, let alone be in love with him.
"Why not?" She asked
"I want my memories to be private. I sort of, don't want anyone looking into them. It's personnel." I answered
She looked at me for a long minute. Then she smiled.
"Very well. I'll respect your privacy" She said
"Thank you" I smiled back.
"I do wonder what's taking them so long. I can't believe Uvogin actually let himself get caught like that" Paku said
"I don't know either. But Uvo did look like he had a lot of fun killing them" I said
The next three to four hours passed by in silence as Shalnark and the others came up, with no Uvogin.
"What? No Uvogin?" Phinks asked
"Well, we did rescue him. But he said that he wants to go after the chain-user. He mentioned he won't come back until the chain user is taken care of." Shalnark said
"A chain user huh?" Chrollo said as he put the book down and looked at us.
"Something you want to share Boss?" Feitan said
"This chain-use, may be someone who is a manipulator with nen. Even Uvogin is our strongest, there is a slight chance that he may not win a one on one fight with this person." Chrollo said
"What!? What makes you think that!?" Nobunaga shouted
I could tell Nobunaga is a bit upset. Uvogin is really close to him. It would kill him if something happened to Uvo.
"These manipulation users has a tendency to create objects that can be made specifically against your powers. It would be annoying if we get caught into that mess" said Chrollo.
"Darn...I should've went with him.." Shalnark said quietly.
"So what should we do now?" Machi asked
"For now, we'll wait until nightfall tomorrow. That'll give Uvogin a day to come back. If he hasn't returned to us by then, we'll change our plans for the next auction." Chrollo said
"That's it? We're just going to wait?" Nobunaga asked
"No. I have something for you to do" Chrollo said.
He got up from his seat and looked at each of us. I think he's planning something right now.
"Nobunaga, Machi, Pakunoda and Phinks. I want the four of you to go out in the city tomorrow and scout for information on the chain-user." Chrollo said.
"Okay" Machi said
"Yeah. Whatever" Nobunaga said
Phinks and Pakunoda nodded their heads as a response.
"Okay. Everyone else, you have permission to do whatever you want until nightfall. I will see you then"
With that, Chrollo disappeared for the rest of the day and left us to do whatever we want to do.
I went to my usual quiet room and played with my flute until morning.
Nobunaga, Machi, Pakunoda and Phinks changed to their disguises and made their way to the city.
"Aoi, keep and eye out here. We'll be back" Nobunaga said
"Yes sir" I said
As soon and they left, I noticed Hisoka walking into our hideout.
"Hisoka, where have you been all night?" I asked.
"Just visiting a friend" Hisoka answered
"What did you do with that friend?" Bonolenov asked
I looked at Bono and see that he senses something suspicious. He has always been a quiet person. He usually talks when he senses something suspicious or dangerous.
"It's okay Bono. Don't be suspicious about Hisoka." I said, walking over to Bono
"I don't like this guy" Bono said as he glared at Hisoka and sat at his spot
I turned around and looked at Hisoka.
"Hisoka, seriously, who is this friend you were talking to?" I asked, sitting next to him.
Hisoka didn't answer. He only smirked towards me. Then he looked around as if making sure no one else is near us.
"Are you going to answer?" I asked, a bit annoyed.
"I was speaking to your boyfriend last night" He said, looking into my eyes.
My eyes widened. He was speaking to Kurapika?
"H-He's not my boyfriend..." I said quietly, stuttering.
"Would you like to know what we did during out little meeting?" He asked, teasing me in a way
"I guess so." I answered
"Hm. You're boring." Hisoka pouted. "We exchanged information"
"What kind of information?"
"Things about our little activities and our members" He smirked
"You told him about us going to that Underground auction? Am I right?" I asked
"Correct"
"Why are you telling him information about this group?"
"I am not going to answer that" He said as he looked away
"You're so annoying" I said, glaring at him.
"Don't you want to know how your boyfriend has been after six months?" Hisoka asked
I looked at him. I haven't talked or seen Kurapika ever since he found out about my membership with the group. I really did wonder what he's been up to after all this time.
"Yeah. I do want to know" I said
"He said he's been training. Training on getting rid of this group" He said
I felt like my heart shattered. He's been training on killing everyone here. It makes me feel nervous about seeing him, if I ever get the chance too.
"You know, he has been asking about information on you too" Hisoka said
"What? Me?" I asked
Hisoka nodded his head.
"Yup. He wanted to know if you're still alive and well. I told him you're doing just fine" He smirked
"I guess I'm fine." I said with a slight frown.
I really did miss Kurapika, Leorio, Killua and Gon. I wish I could be with them again. I missed the laughter and fun we had back at the Hunter's exam. It really was a good time outside of the Phantom Troupe.
I got up and walked towards Shalnark. I guess I'll talk to him for a bit.
"Hey Shal" I said with a smile
"What's up Aoi?" He asked
"How was Uvo before he disappeared?" I asked
"Well, after you left, we rescued him at some mafia hideout. They tied him to a table. It sort of looked like they were interrogating him. Luckily, we killed everyone there." He said
More killing. Great. As if that doesn't get tiring to them.
"So why did Uvo want to hunt down the chain user?" I asked
"He said that he didn't like how he easily lost to him like that and how it wasn't fair because he was paralyzed for that second." He said with a sigh.
"I hope Uvo comes back to us" I said with a frown
"Don't worry. It's Uvogin. Even thought Chrollo said he might lose, I still have faith that he'll return to us. It'll be okay" He said.
He wrapped his arm around my shoulder and hugged me.
It would really suck to lose members from the Phantom Troupe. They mean so much to me.
"Welcome to out hideout" I heard Pakunoda say outside of the doors.
It sounded like as if Paku, Nobunaga, Machi and Phinks has brought guests to our home.
"They're back. And they brought some people to us" Shalnark said
The doors slowly opened. Everyone was silent. Nobunaga and Machi walked in first.
"We're back" Nobunaga said
"We kidnapped some kids in the process of our information hunt" Machi said
Kids? Who are these kids Machi mentioned?
"Why did you kidnap them?" Shalnark asked
"They were following us. So we took them along with us" Nobunaga said
"Let's go, move it" Phinks said as he pushed the two kids into our hideout.
My eyes widened in shock.
How did they end up here?
What are they doing in this area?
Why are they here in the first place?
Did they come here alone?
Where is everyone else?
My mind swarmed with questions as I locked eyes with Gon and Killua, the two kids they kidnapped.