Finally, this took me forever for some reason. I'm sorry it took so long. Please review! I feel like this chapter was really boring for some reason. Ugh... I have so many studies for school. Sorry for any errors. Anyway, I hope you will enjoy!

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Sapphire POV-

Gon was humiliated. He ended up sending me away. I walked passed large trees and came to a clearing. This was one of the few open areas I had seen. The tall trees could serve as good hiding places. I'll stay here till the last day.

There was a rustle from in front of me. I darted behind a thick tree. The bark scratched my hands.

Killua walked out from behind a tree. He casually walked into the clearing looking around. I sighed and stepped out from behind the tree.

"Hey Kil!" He looked surprised for a moment then smiled.

"Hey." A twig cracked not far off. Are we being followed? Another noise came from where Kil had entered the clearing.

"Kil someone is following you."

"Just ignore them. He's to scared to show himself." He said loud enough for the follower to hear. "If your not gonna show yourself, I'll come to you. What a pain… your only worth one point to me." He sighed while walking closer to the source the noise. Two more people showed up, stopping Kil in his tracks.

"We ran into some trouble." Said the skinnier one.

"Your done, right?" Asked the other. It seemed they finally noticed Kil. They walked up to their brother.

"You idiot."

"You can't even beat up a little kid?"

"No I just didn't want to hurt a little kid. But if I have to…" He smirked while looking at Killua. "Hey boy give me your tag. Do as I say, and I won't hurt you."

"Stupid." The enraged brother kicked Kil in the stomach.

"Right in the gut. Must hurt like a bitch."

Kil kept his hands in his pockets, and flipped up like nothing happened.

"Did you go easy on him?"

"Your to nice." My laughter escaped me.

"You think this is funny little girl?" He came behind me and pulled a knife to my neck. Killua looked unfazed.

"198, it is."

"What? No way…" He checked his pockets.

"Since it's only one number off, maybe 199 is one of your buddies?"

"Time to get serious." The bigger brother circled Kil.

There was a brother on each side of Kil, staring him down. The one holding me pulled the knife closer to my neck. Amateur. I can tell your nervous.

Kil disappeared only to end up behind the one holding me. He kicked him onto his knees. I was released. Jumping to the other side, I saw his startled face. Kil held his nails to the brothers neck.

"Don't move. My fingers are sharper than knives." The man started to panic. He looked terrified.

"Let's see. You're 197? I'm so bad at guessing these things… Hey! Are you 199?"

"Yeah…" I looked from brother to brother. Their frightened faces made me want to bust out in laughter.

"Hand it over." Bluntly he held out his hand. 199 pulled out his tag and tossed it to Kil. Who easily caught it.

"Thanks. Now for the tags I don't need…"

He threw the tags in different directions. Good luck finding those. Kil grabbed me and carried me away.

"Kil! Stop I can keep up."

He ignored me. Huffing I watched the brothers disappear from my view.

"That was boring. I wonder what Gon is up to." He said after finally putting me down.

"I…" Trailing off I thought. Would Gon really want me to tell him? I think I'll let Gon tell him.

"What?"

"Nothing…"

"Why did you want to become a hunter?" I looked at Netero-San.

"Why I want to be a hunter? Well hunters can go almost anywhere. I want to be able to escape."

"Escape what?"

I looked him right in the eye. "My past."

"Alright next question. Who are you keeping an eye on?"

"I'm watching over 405 and 99, but I'm also watching 44. He seems dangerous."

"Who do you least want to fight?"

"Probably 191, I don't think I could hurt someone like him." Who wants to fight an old guy anyway?

"That will be all." He looked like he wanted to say something. Ignoring it I opened the door.

"Sapphire." I stopped and looked over my shoulder.

Our eyes met. "Yes?"

"Remember you can't run from your past, you can only face it." Seriously I nodded, continuing my way out. I had known that, yet I still chose to run.

"For the Final Phase, we will be holding a one-on-one tournament."

I looked at the different tiers. So only one person will pass?

"No. One win is all you need to pass." He held up his finger.

"Only one?" Gon furrowed his brows.

"So your saying only one person will fail." Confirmed Hanzo.

"Exactly."

Silence ensued. "And here is the bracket." Everyone looked at who they were paired up with. My opponent was a skinny, frail looking guy. Maybe he's stronger than he looks. I hoped. He never talked or made any sort of notion he could.

"That doesn't sound right. Can you explain how you scored us?" Asked Killua.

"NO!" Yelled Netero startling us all. "Your scores are classified information. But I can explain our methods. First we consider three criteria: physical strength, mental strength, and overall impression. The battle rules are quite simple. Weapons are allowed. No cheating. If your opponent admits defeat, you win. However! If you kill your opponent, you will be immediately disqualified. All the remaining applicants will pass."

First up was Gon and Hanzo. Gon ran away from Hanzo, hoping to get some distance probably. Hanzo quickly caught up. His speed was shocking.

"You must be confident in your legs. You've earned my respect." He delivered a hard chop to his neck. I wanted to look away but was unable to. He's so stubborn he'd never let that get him.

He hit the floor, eyes hazy.

"Wake up." Hanzo pushed his knee into Gon's back. Who's eyes widened in shock. "Give up while you can."

"Never!" He managed to get out between clenched teeth. It looked like it hurt. Hanzo forcefully pushed Gon's head to the side. His eyes went hazy again and his head bobbed. He continued to talk but I couldn't hear him. What's the chance Gon could win? 50%? 25%? Maybe even less than that. Come on Gon turn the tide.

It's been three hours. Blood had splattered on the floor and all of it Gon's. Gon laid on the ground unmoving.

"Get up." Gon tried to do his best and stand.

Leorio's rage boiled over. "Enough… I'm gonna kill you! I'll fight you in his place."

"If you can't take it, leave. It's only going to get worse."

Leorio was about to rush out there, but was stopped by the guards.

"No one can interfere with a one-on-one match. If you step in Gon will be disqualified."

"It's ok… Leorio. This is… Nothing… I can still fight…" No! It's not ok! Please stop. I don't know if I can handle this. Calm down. He'll be fine. I took deep breaths before becoming calm.

He kicked Gon's legs out from under him. I winced as Hanzo pulled his arm behind his back.

"Im going to break your arm." My eyes widened. "I'm not joking around, so give up. Surrender." It looked like he was thinking about it.

"Never!" Tears welled up in my eyes. He's so strong going through all this pain just to meet his father. If he really does this I'm not sure I can hold back.

The crack of bone resonated through the hall. I started visibly shaking. Gon held his arm, writhing in pain on the ground. He didn't cry, didn't scream, but quiet noises could be heard from him.

"He really broke it." I whispered to myself quietly.

"I come from the shinobi, a clan of covert agents." He got into a one handed handstand and continued, "From the day I was born, I was forced to endure harsh training in order to master the art of ninpo. For years, I have trained my body and technique, without rest. By the time I was your age I had already killed someone." That's nothing. "Right now you can't defeat me. Im trying to be nice. Admit defe-" Gon had managed to get up and kick Hanzo knocking him back.

"Ouch… Damn it! Your only six years older than I am. Besides, this isn't a battle to see who's stronger. It's to see who has the strongest will!"

Hanzo got up. "I let you kick me." Liar. "You don't understand… This isn't a warning. It's an ultimatum. Was it too hard for you to understand. Then I'll make it easier for you to understand." He pulled a dagger from his sleeve. "I'll cut off your legs, then they can't be reattached. A permanent injury should wake you up. But first I'll ask again. Surrender."

"I won't accept that!" Everyone blanched. "I don't want my legs cut off, but I don't want to surrender. So let's find a different way!"

"Hey-"

"Do you understand the situation?!" I cut him off. Hanzo was outraged. The other applicants began to laugh. I joined in looking around. Killua was the only one. He looks like he's thinking hard.

"You don't get to make demands! Are you trying to insult me?! I'm seriously going to cut off your legs!"

"I still won't surrender. Besides, if you do that I'll bleed to death. You'll be disqualified if that happens, right?"

"Yes."

"See? Neither of us wants that to happen, so let's think of a different way."

"Gon's taken control."

"I just realized how self-centered he is…"

"Gon…" He must be kinda scared.

Hanzo jabbed him in the forehead with the dagger. "You really don't get it… If you die, you don't get another chance. If I kill you here, I can try again next year. We are not on equal footing!" They stared each other down.

"I'm going to find my dad."

"Your dad?"

"My dad is a Hunter. So I'm going to become a Hunter and find him! I have a feeling that I'll find him one day… But If I give up now, I'll never find him! So I won't surrender."

"If you don't surrender you'll die…" Turning away Hanzo put his weapon away. "I give up. You win." What? "I can't kill you. But I can't think of a way to make you surrender."

"I can't accept that! That's not fair!"

"You moron!" Hanzo punched Gon, knocking him out.

"Why did you let him win?" Killua asked not understanding his reasoning.

"Let him win?"

"I'm sure you knew how to make Gon surrender without killing him. Given your skills."

"When I torture someone, I expect that person to hate me for the rest of their life. Even after I broke Gon's arm he didn't show any resentment towards me. I guess you could say that he won me over."

"Next is Sapphire versus Yoru." So that's his name.

I stepped into the open.

"Begin!"

He pulled out some type of blade. Running towards he slashed at me. Sighing I dodged all of his attacks.

"You'll never get anywhere like that." I kicked him into the wall with all the other applicants. "Oops." I smiled sweetly.

"She's not using what I saw in the Third Phase." Whispered Lippo to Netero. I looked over and smiled at them. Yoru came out of the wall and stood on shaky legs. How did he make it this far?

He charged at me again but faster. Trying to give him some leverage, I dodged at last minute. That seemed to give him more confidence as he kept coming.

He finally landed a blow to my arm. Blood trickled down my arm.

"How do you like that kitty?"

A dark aura surrounded me. Anger welled up inside of me.

"Kitty? Don't get cocky. I'm only playing with you."

I looked him in the eyes. Fear started to show on his face. Less than a second later I held him by the neck and raised him into the air.

"Surrender."

He stayed quiet. I tightened my hold on his throat. He winced in pain.

"I-I surrender."

I released him. "This was so boring. Why couldn't I get somebody fun?" Walking away I heard something shift behind me.

"Sapphire!"

Turning I grabbed the dagger aimed for my chest. Blood dripped down my hand.

"You gave up. You lost deal with it." The dagger dug into my hand, as I pulled it from his grasp and threw it to the ground.

"You should go get your hand wrapped up." Kurapika said looking at the cut on my hand. I just nodded and walked out the doors.

"Infirmary? Where's the infirmary?" I passed one of the guards. His black suit contrasting with the white halls.

"Excuse me, Sir, could you tell me how to get to the infirmary?"

"Sure, just turn down this hall to the left."

"Thanks."

Continuing down the hall I came to the door that said: Infirmary. Walking in, I noticed Gon laying on a bed. Satotz was sitting in a chair close by.

"I'm sorry, but I need some bandages." Slowly I continued into the room. Gon's arm was bandaged, but he looked better than before.

"I'll get them for you." He got up from his chair, searching through the cabinets.

"You know Gon is going to need a friend like you soon." He said not looking at me.

"Why do you say that?"

"My instincts tell me something bad is going to happen." Something bad?

"I trust your instincts."

"Aha, I found them." He threw the bandages at me. Easily catching them, I wrapped my hand up.

"I hate to ask you this, but could you stay with Gon? I don't want to leave him alone, but I have business I need to attend to."

"Sure."

Gon hadn't moved the whole time I had been here. I was beginning to think he was dead. Fortunately, his slow steady breathing assured me he was alive and well.

My eyes began to droop as I watched the sun set. The beautiful shades of reds, pinks, and oranges paved the way to my dreams.

Someone shifting woke me up. Slowly my numb limbs started to move as I blinked a few times. Letting out a yawn, I looked at who had awoken me. Satotz had pulled up a chair next to me. He had a serious expression. I wonder what happened.

Gon sat up quickly. Satotz closed the book he was just reading.

"Are you awake?"

"Where am I?" Gon asked ignoring his question.

"The infirmary, next to the arena for the Final Phase." He moved closer to the bed.

"Right. I was in the middle of the Hunter Exam."

"Your arm will heal quickly. The break was very clean. In fact, it will be stronger than before. In any case, congratulations on passing the exam." Satotz held out his hand. Gon was going to reject when Satotz grabbed his hand. "You passed. Just like someone who has failed the exam can not pass, someone who has passed can not fail."

"What about the other applicants? The exam is still going on, right?" That was the same question on my mind.

"No. The exam is over."

"Really?"

"Yes, you slept for nearly an entire day. The others are undergoing a brief orientation."

"Why didn't you wake me up, Satotz?" I asked.

"You both will undergo the orientation later."

"Who failed?" I looked towards Satotz.

"It was…" He waited before continuing. "Killua."

Yay, I hope you enjoyed this chapter. It wasn't as long as the last one, but what am I supposed to do. Please Follow and Favorite. Next they're going to rescue Killua! My love for him knows no bounds! Sorry sorry I'm getting off track. Thanks for reading this chapter!