Kurapika boarded onto the ship on Whale Island.
He stood in a corner and witnessed the entire scene of a young boy and an older gentleman making their way to the ship.
'How interesting' He thought to himself.
Inside the ship, he met a young girl around his age whom he instantly thought was attractive.
'This is no time to find love. The main objective is to avenge my fallen clan.' He lectured himself.
He learned that her name is Aoi.
There was something about Aoi that caught his interest but he couldn't figure out why.
After the first two phases of the Hunter's exam, Kurapika couldn't help but notice that he was having stronger feelings for Aoi.
Why is he having feelings for her?
He's only known her a few short days.
'Why do I feel so strange around her?' Kurapika thought.
Inside Trick Tower, Aoi was the first one to fight.
Her fighting skills REALLY has Kurapika's attention.
The way she fought, it was very strange.
It fit one of the descriptions of a Phantom Troupe member. A member who can truly manipulate the use of instruments.
Kurapika knew that Aoi can use instruments as her weapon, but to see that he is THAT strong, it has got to be a coincidence.
'Even though she can do that, there is no way in hell Aoi is a member of the Spiders. It's not possible.' He thought.
"Leave me alone" Kurapika said to everyone just as he defeated the Spider impostor.
He sat at the corner and stared at the ground.
"I'm sorry Kurapika. About your clan." Aoi said as she sat next to him.
Kurapika place his hand over Aoi's.
He wasn't sure why he did that, but doing so made his heart beat faster.
He looked at Aoi and saw that she had a sad look on her face.
'Why is she really sad? Does she feel pity for me?' Kurapika asked himself.
In the rest stop inside Trick Tower, Kurapika was apologizing to Aoi about the little accusation he had on his mind.
"Please don't apologize Kurapika...But what made you change your mind about me?" Aoi asked.
She looked like she really didn't want Kurapika to apologize to her.
"That's because I've grown an interest in you" Kurapika said with a smile.
It was true. Kurapika was starting to have feelings for this girl.
"Aoi!" Kurapika screamed as he reached his hand out for her.
They just reached to the bottom of Trick Tower but Aoi had lost balance and flew off the skateboard.
She was going to hit the wall.
The thought of Aoi getting hurt was unbearable to Kurapika.
Luckily, she was caught safely by Hisoka unfortunately.
Kurapika ran to Aoi to ensure her safety.
She reassured him that she was fine and even gave him one of her sweet smiles.
Kurapika placed his hands on Aoi's shoulders and looked into her eyes.
"I definitely want to get to know you more." He said.
"I see." She said with the saddest expression.
This confused Kurapika. Why is she so sad?
"I'm just sorry about what happened to your clan." She apologized again.
She seems so genuine about her apology. It mostly felt like she REALLY meant it.
It was strange to Kurapika.
She sure is an interesting girl.
Day three at Zevil Island.
Kurapika and Hisoka are standing across each other from the field.
Kurapika took a fighting stance, ready for any movement from him.
"Don't worry. I'm not here to fight." Hisoka said with a chuckle.
"What do you want Hisoka?" Kurapika asked.
"I just want a chat." He said
"About what?" Kurapika asked.
"About your cute friend." He replied with an evil grin.
"You leave Aoi alone." Kurapika said angrily.
He will not let anything or anyone harm Aoi.
"Oh but you should be the one to leave her alone." Hisoka said with a small laugh.
"What do you mean by that?" Kurapika asked, confused.
"Let's just say," Hisoka started and then paused. "That you should keep a close eye on her."
Hisoka pointed at his eyes and then pointed at Kurapika.
Kurapika was confused. He didn't understand what Hisoka was talking about.
'Could Aoi be in more danger than I thought?' He asked himself. 'Does Hisoka plan on harming Aoi?'
"Like I said, leave Aoi alone." Kurapika repeated.
"This is just my warning before the real action begins" Hisoka said as he wave off and walked away.
Without looking, Kurapika walked the other direction and wondered on whether or not Aoi is actually in danger.
Day six at Zevil Island.
Kurapika was cautiously following his target.
He couldn't do anything because his target was with a partner.
Plus, it seems that they were following someone as well.
The ironic thing was, their target was Aoi.
They both managed to get a hold of Aoi's number plate and even tried to escape.
This gave Kurapika the opportunity to jump in and help.
He helped Aoi capture the two crooks and even grabbed his targets plate.
Kurapika learned that he himself was Aoi's target.
He couldn't help but to feel glad that Aoi was a very caring person.
It was one of the traits he likes about her.
He looked at Aoi's face and noticed that she had scratches on her cheek.
It was a good thing Leorio gave Kurapika some medical supplies just in case.
He cleaned off the small wound on Aoi's face.
He couldn't help but to notice how beautiful her face was.
Just looking at her was making him nervous.
Kurapika knows that he deeply cares for Aoi.
He leaned in close and kissed her forehead.
He doesn't know why he did that. He just felt like it.
'Am I really in love with her?' Kurapika questioned himself.
He held onto Aoi's hand as his heart beats rapidly.
It was this day that Kurapika realized that he is in love with Aoi.
He wants to be with her no matter what.
"It's over Kurapika. Right?" Leorio asked.
"Somewhat" Kurapika responded.
Chrollo was left alone on the dessert outside of York Shin City.
They all boarded back onto the airship and headed back to the hotel room.
Kurapika has finally accomplished his main priority.
It was to get Aoi out of the Spiders safely.
He released her from being a part of that group.
"I still haven't gotten my revenge." Kurapika said.
"Well, at least we will have Aoi back" Leorio added.
"Yeah" Kurapika said quietly.
Will she come back to him?
He wants to finally declare his love to her.
The thing is, how is he going to approach her?
It's been seven months since they've truly seen each other.
All of a sudden, Kurapika's vision started to blur.
He was feeling uneasy.
Fatigue finally hit him. How long has it been since he slept?
"Oi, Kurapika. You okay?" Leorio said as he supported his friend.
"I feel tired." Kurapika said.
With that, Kurapika's vision went black and he passed out on the ground.
"Hey! Kurapika!" Leorio shouted.
Kurapika felt a warm hand touching his.
His eyes were too heavy to open.
All he could do was grip onto that hand.
It was a familiar touch.
It felt as if it was Aoi's hand.
Slowly, Kurapika opened his eyes and looked to his side.
There was Aoi, sitting there with her head down.
Aoi, she's here. Kurapika said in his mind.
Still gripping onto her hand, he finally spoke.
"Hello Aoi."
*Author's Note*
Wishing all you awesome readers a Happy New Year!
Just letting you know that the NEXT CHAPTER will be the FINAL CHAPTER to this story.
This chapter here is just a little filler I thought about adding.
Thank you all for being patient and see how this story ends.
~RiN