"Who the hell does he think he is with those conditions!?" Pinks shouted
Pakunoda just explained to everyone about Kurapika's conditions and they didn't look too happy.
"Just tell us where he is Pakunoda, I'll go kill him right there" Feitan said
I glared at Feitan. I am not going to let anything like that happen.
"Over my dead body" I said towards Feitan
"Hmph. Who cares" he retorted
"You sure you want to do that? You're going to deal with me if you harm Aoi" Machi said
"Just tell us already Pakunoda, we'll get rid of him and his stupid conditions" Nobunaga said
Pakunoda was right, there is a bit of tension in the air.
"I'm not saying anything, I'm just here to take these kids with me and I'm going back alone. So don't bother following me." Paku said
"Are you kidding me!? We're standing here like sitting ducks just waiting for the Boss to return to us! I refuse to follow any of that bastards condition!" Phinks shouted, obviously refusing to follow along.
"Just go Pakunoda. I'll take care if this." Machi said
"Just what do you mean 'take care of this'? That's a joke. I can easily take you out" Fetian said, threatening Machi.
"Don't you dare threaten Machi, Feitan." I said
It was Nobunaga, Phinks and Feitan standing on one side while Pakunoda, Machinand I on the other.
I could feel our Nen energy flowing around as tension continued to rise in the air. Soon, my side was joined by Kortopi, initiating that he is on our side with this condition.
"Well, well. How interesting." Hisoka said, grinning at this situation, like the clown he is.
Everyone else who weren't a part of this just stood there and watched. Some sighed and some just stayed silent.
"Are we really going to start this? It's going to piss me off" Nobunaga said
"I feel like I don't even know the two of you anymore. Why do you even bother listening to that bastard of a chain user" Phinks said
"I think they've been manipulated by his Nen, he is a manipulation user after all." Feitan said.
He turned his gaze towards Gon and Killua.
"How about we just make these kids talk and then kill them?" He said
"You lay a finger in them and I will kill you Feitan" I said angrily while walking in front of the kids to protect them.
"I don't need to care about you anymore Aoi. You're no longer a member of the Phantom Troupe, so that means I won't get in trouble from the Boss if I kill you" he said, grinning under that turtle neck uniform of his.
As more glares came around and the tension rising massively, all of our angry thoughts were interrupted by Gons voice.
"You're the ones that don't understand" Gon said
He was talking to Phinks, Nobunaga and Feitan.
"Tch, what are you talking about kid" Nobunaga said
"Don't you understand why Pakunoda can't say anything or why Machi and Aoi are defending her? It's to save your boss!" Gon shouted
I looked at Gon. Even though him and Killua are captured here, he did helping us knock some sense to them.
I smiled towards him. Such a helpful kid.
"Why is it hard for you to understand that they are doing this to save the most important companion to you? They're willing to do anything to bring your Boss back!" He screamed.
"Shut up kid. No one asks for your opinion. I bet you're just saying this as a ticket way out of here" Phinks said
"I have no intentions of doing that! Take back what you said!" Gon said
He ended up breaking the nen strings Machi had that was tied to him.
Feitan stepped forward as if he was going to do something but I moved in front of Gon to protect him.
"What is wrong with you guys!? The main focus right now is getting Chrollo back to us! So all of this tension we have need to stop right now!" I shouted
"Aoi is right. Kurapika is not going to do anything! Pakunoda met him already and she understood the kind of person he is and the conditions that were given. All she has to do is respect the conditions and then your boss is freed. Thats it" Gon said
Phinks glared at Gon and started to crack his knuckles.
"Shut it kid. Like I said, we didn't ask for your opinion. We can do whatever we want" Phinks said
"Even if it means I have to slice your head off kid" Nobunaga said, drawing his sword out, ready to fight.
"Stop it everyone" Franklin said as we all looked at him
"Franklin?" I said, looking at him
"Let Pakunoda go. All she has to do is bring these kids back and the Boss will be freed right? Its not a difficult task" Franklin said
"What? You're on their side too?" Feitan asked
"I'm not on anyones side. I just want whats right for Boss to come back to." Franklin said. "Shalnark, explain to us what the worst case scenario may be"
Shalnark looked at all of us before clearing his throat.
"Well.." he started. "What could happen would be Boss being dead already and Aoi, Machi, Pakunoda and Hisoka being manipulated by Kurapika, the chain user. That way, we'll never be able to find this guys then"
"You're wrong" Franklin said, which surprised Shalnark
"How would I be wrong?" Shalnark asked
"The worst case scenario would be us not following those conditions and we die one by one with the exception of Aoi. If all of us do end up dead, then this group, the Phantom Troupe would stop existing." Franklin said
I looked at him. He is right. This is what the worst case scenario may be.
"Oh. I can see what you mean. This group will take a big effect if Boss never returns to us" Shalnark said
"If Chrollo don't come back to us, then what do we do?" Nobunaga asked
"Then we kill off anyone of us being manipulated by the chain user and form new Spider members. That's it. Shouldn't be this complicated" Franklin said
"Fine by me. Just giving you a heads up that I am not being manipulated and I refuse to let anyone take my own life as well." Machi said, having her nen strings ready to fight.
"So, can we please let Pakunoda go?" I asked
"Tch. Whatever. Just go" Phinks said
"Really?" I said, a smile forming.
I feel relieved we won't have to fight now.
"No! I'm not okay with this!" Nobunaga shouted. "I refuse to let her take them away. I still want my revenge for Uvogins death!"
"Don't do anything Nobunaga!" I shouted
"No promises Aoi. I am not letting some punk manipulate all of us like this! I say we follow Pakunoda and the kids so that we can kill this guy!" He screamed
"Do not harm anyone!" I yelled. "I refuse to let you harm Kurapika!"
"Aoi.." Shalnark said quietly
"I don't care about your connection with the chain user Aoi. He took my best friends life and I will do anything to get my revenge!" Nobunaga said.
He walked towards Pakunoda and stood infront of her.
"Take me to him. Now." Nobunaga demanded
Paku just stood there and stare at him. Not saying a word.
"What? Not going to talk to me now? Don't make me fight you." Nobunaga said
He took out his sword and held it in the air to intimidate Paku. Too bad it didn't work.
I took out my flute and was about to knock his head until Shizuku went behind Nobunaga and hit his head. Doing so made him unconscious.
"Sorry but I do not like acts of violence against other members" Shizuku said
Bonolenov grabbed Nobunaga's ankles and dragged him away from us.
"Thank you Shizuku" Pakunoda said
With that, she grabbed Gon and Killua and left the hideout with them.
I sighed in relief as everyone sat at their spots in annoyance or in silence. I know this whole thing caused us to be in major disagreements but I'm glad Gon and Killua gets to leave here with Paku safely.
I looked at Hisoka and he motioned me to go to him. So I walked towards him as everyone looked at me.
I have to be cautious now. Especially if someone like Feitan is ready to kill me at any opportunity now.
"What do you want Hisoka?" I asked, standing next to him.
"Just want to say goodbye to you" He said with a smirk
"What do you mean 'goodbye'? I asked"
"Want to know the real reason to why I joined this group? Or perhaps I should say fake joined?" Hisoka said
I looked at him in confusion. What on earth is this joker talking about?
"Fake joined? You mean, you're never a member to us or something?" I asked
"Hmm" He mumbled. "Something like that"
"Explain to me your reason for being here" I said
"Well, I originally came here to fight your Boss" He said, shuffling his deck of cards
"Fight Chrollo? Why do you want to fight him?" I asked
"I'm just looking for strong opponents to fight. That is all. Chrollo is one of them. I guess right now is a good time for me to leave"
"Why leave now?"
"I have no use being here anymore if he's not here."
Hisoka got up and looked around the area.
"This is my goodbye to you Aoi" He said
He flipped through his deck and took out a joker card and handed it to me.
"What's this for?" I asked
"As a way to remember me" He said with that smile of his. "I sure don't want to forget that cute smile of yours"
"Oh gosh." I sighed. "Well, I guess it really was nice meeting you Hisoka. And I guess, I can say thank you for being an acquantinence and helped out. Even though it was only for your boredom"
He walked up to me and pinched my cheeks.
"Now if you excuse me, I have real business to take care of. Have fun with your boyfriend"
Hisoka let go of my cheeks and started to walk out of the area until Bonolenov stopped him.
"Where do you think you're going Hisoka?" Bono asked
"I'm leaving" He said
"What? Leaving!? We have a stupid condition that no one can leave this area!" Phinks shouted
"Oh? But that only goes for Spider members" Hisoka said with a smirk
"What are you talking about?" Shalnark said
Hisoka removed his shirt to show the number 4 spider tattoo on his back. Then he removed what seemed like a fake skin attached to his back and the tattoo was gone. It just showed his bare back. This clearly showed everyone that his tattoo was fake the entire time.
"What's the meaning of this?" Franklin asked
"I never really joined. I was only here to seek your Boss. Now that he's captured. I have no use being here" Hisoka said
"So you are a traitor. I kenw you were trouble" Feitan said
Hisoka gave one of those creepy laughs of his.
"Oh well. Too bad. Ta-ta" Hisoka said
With that, a small amount of smoke surrounded Hisoka and he disappeared from there.
I looked at the joker card that was given to me. Meeting Hisoka helped me understand what I really want.
Between the Spiders and Kurapika, I really want to be with Kurapika. No doubt about it. Yet, I still don't want to leave everyone.
"Was he ever a member here then?" Shizuku asked
"I don't know anymore" Phinks said
"Well, I guess all we can do is wait" Machi said
Everyone was silent for the next hour. We all eagerly anticipate for Paku and Chrollo's return. I really do hope they arrive back here safely.
Just then, my cellphone started ringing and all eyes were towards me. I looked at my phone for the caller ID and it was Paku.
"Hello? Paku?" I said, answering the phone call
"Tell everyone that the Boss has been released" She said.
"Paku said Chrollo has been released" I said to everyone, repeating her message to everyone.
"I'm coming back" She said
"Are you coming back with Chrollo?" I asked
"I'll explain about that later" She said
"What? What do you mean by that?"
"Like I said, it will be explained when I get back"
With that, Paku hung up the phone on me and I put my cellphone away.
"Was that Pakunoda?" Nobunaga said
He had waken up not too long ago and Feitan explained what had happened to him.
"Yes. Paku said that she'll explain everything to us when she gets back" I said
"I hope Boss is safe and sound" Phinks said
"Whatever it is, I'm sure his safe return will make all of us stop having this tension" Machi said.
"Let's not say a single word until Pakunoda returns" Franklin said
We all nodded and wait.
Another hour passed by in silence and Pakunoda returned to us.
But she returned to us by herself. There was no sign of Chrollo anywhere.
The only unusual thing I see from Paku is her gun on her hand.
"Paku? Where is Chrollo?" I asked
"He's not coming back" She said
That sentence made some of us gasp.
"Not coming back?" I repeated
Why is he not coming back? Did something happen between the agreements made earlier? Where is Chrollo now?