Chapter 3

What a really sweet, polite but stupid kid! He had shockingly believed every word she had said about breaking her ankle while climbing up the hill, and he was now carrying her up the mountain right next to his sister, a big smile on his lips. Well she wasn't going to complain! Thanks to Gon her new leather boots wouldn't be covered in mud by the end of the day. He was such a nice boy. But that thought was quickly smashed into pieces when the younger boy took her off her back and placed her on the dirty ground.

"Gon! Where are you going!?" She cried out. But she just had time to hear him say :

" Wait here! I'm going to help Kim search for herbs to help heal your ankle!" before she saw the two siblings disappear behind a bush. She was left alone in the clearing with the annoying blond teen. However that didn't last long.

"Hey don't leave me here alone!" She said seeing him entering the forest in the twin's direction.

" If you don't want to be left here just go on ahead by yourself. See you later" And like the others, she lost sight of him.

Shoot! Unlike the kids, he didn't believe in my little act. Why couldn't the blond boy be as naïf or perverted as his friends? This will just complicate things. A few minutes passed in silence still, no one came back. She decided to hell with her fake broken ankle, she got up and went to search for them herself.

She followed their direction, while yelling their names. Trying but failing to not sound annoyed. But instead of a reply, she stumbled on an unexpected scene. Kurapika was standing next to Gon. However that wasn't unusual, no, the fact that Kim and her brother were happily petting an enormous rhinoceros was the surprising part.

Unfortunately the gentle scene happening in front of her was brusquely interrupted by a chaotic violent psychotic force which, she would later find out, was Gon's perveted friend, ReoIio or something.

"DONT WORRY G0N! I WILL SAVE YOU! TAKE THAT YOU MONSTER!' 'He yelled before smashing his briefcase on the rhino's forehead.

Ow that got to hurt...

But in a few minutes the tables were quickly turned and Leorio was chased up a tree by the furious animal.

.o0o.

" I thought that you might miss me, so l came back." Leorio said still standing up in his tree.

" He's lying through his teeth." Miki muttered so that only Kim and the blond boy next to her could hear.

" That is quite generous of you Leorio " Leorio just ignored Kurapika's sarcastic reply and continued his words directed to the two youngest of the bunch.

" Kim, Gon l'm your friend right? "

"Yeah"

"Nope"

"SO COULD YOU PLEASE TELL THE RHINO TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE! "

" NO WAY! Gon! Look at what that old meanie did to this poor cutie!" Kim yelled back while hugging the animal next to her.

She was quickly backed up by the other girl in the group.

" She's right. We should let you rot up there for being an idiot."

It took a few arguments from Kurapika and a lot of apologizing from Leorio for the group too finally get back on track.

" Look at all the time we've wasted. We'll probably be the last to arrive." complained the red head girl.

" Look on the bright side, Leorio came back and your ankle doesn't seem to hurt anymore! "

Gon tried his best to comfort a moping Miki. However the blond teen next to her whispered in a smug voice in her ear.

" You must heal really fast Miki." She answered him by stumping hard on his foot and walking far away from him ending up between the perverted guy and Kim. Both girls started a conversation quite easily on Kim's home town, making sure to ignore Kurapika's glares. Interrupted every few minutes or by a comment from Gon or Leorio's flirting.