Me: K~U~R~A P~O~N~!!!!

Kurapica: O.O Aria!!!

Me: . You're finally here!!!!! YAY!!!! *Glomps*

Sanzo: Who the hell is he!!?? *Angry mark*

Hakkai: Now, Now, Sanzo. No need to burst in exclamation everytime Aria-chan gushes over another character.

Sanzo: What the hell are you talking about!?

Gojyo: You're jealous. *Snickers*

Goku: O.O Whoa... I never knew Sanzo could actually get jealous over something like this.

Me: Sanzo's Jealous?

Kurapica: Um... I'm afraid I'm in the wrong story.

Me: No you're not! It's a cross-over, dummy! xD

Kurapica: I see... *sweat drop*

Gojyo: Is it just me or does this blond look almost like a lady too.

Kurapica: Er... -.-;

Me: You're axactly right, Gojyo!

Sanzo: Oi, how old are you?

Kurapica: Um... 17...

Goku: You are!? I thought you were the kappa's age.

Gojyo: Call me that again and you know what'll happen. *Angry mark*

Goku: K.A.P.P.A *Sticks out tongue* What 'ya gonna do about it, huh? You pervy cockroach!

Gojyo: Why you!!??? *Jumps on Goku*

*Two start to wrestle on the ground*

Me: Is it just me or do I sense a little yaoi. ^^ *Snickers*

*Goku and Gojyo immediately stop to look up at the others who are now giving them both looks.

Goku and Gojyo: ARIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kurapica: Ehehe... *Sweat drop* ^^; It seems I might have landed myself in a very strange story.

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"Hello?" A voice said.

"Kurapica!" I cried with utter joy and relief.

"...Ayumi!?" Oh his voice was so good to hear after some time. "Are you okay?"

"I-I'm fine!" I said almost frantically through my cellphone trying to suppress the volume of my voice as to not gain any attention from the restaurant. At least this town didn't seem to have a problem with a hunter like me entering in, it actually didn't seem to bother them at all. Not even flashing out my hunter's license like that so non nonchalantly didn't seem to even make them budge, at least this was one town that cared. In some strange way.

"Then what's wrong?" He asked me still with a worrisome voice, typical him. Always thinking about his comrades in such a way that almost made it seem like I was his girlfriend, What the hell am I thinking!?

"U-um." I stammered struggling to shrug off that very inappropriate thought which seemed to have dipped in a little lower in the gutter than normal.

"Ayumi?" His voice sounded so amazing when he said my name, sure it didn't compare to hos he said it in person but just hearing him say it even through the phone just made my heart sigh content fully. "Tell me, what is it?"

"W-well..." I couldn't find the words, they all seemed to be stuck in my throat with super glue or something. I cleared my throat in a simple attempt to force the words out once again.

"Yes?" His voice sounded a little husky this time.

"...I need your help!" I blurted out through the phone immediately cursing myself for being so careless and sudden.

"What?" he said sounding like a deaf man wanting to know what everyone was saying.

"I need your help, Kurapica!" I exclaimed drawing even more attention to myself in the public restaurant. "I can't do all this by myself anymore! It's been too long and I haven't gotten any useful information!"

I started to blurt out a couple more words towards him, complaining rather unconsciously through the phone for a rather long time.

"I can't take it anymore!" I finally ended.

"Ayumi," he tried to calm me down, his tone was hushed and gentle. "You said you needed my help?"

"Kurapica! I need you to come here!" I whined through the phone.

"You mean... accompany you in your journey?" He asked.

"Please!" I begged him, oh if only he could see my pleading face.

At first there I was greeted with nothing but silence, my heart started pounding. Oh, please don't tell me he just hung up on me!

"Ayumi..." Finally my eyes lit up once again.

Silence yet again... Now i was really scared.

"... Do you need my help that much?" He asked me.

My nerves suddenly sparked, a new wave of annoyance filling me up.

"Kurapica, please..." I pleaded trying hard not to sound that desperate. "Or at least tell the boss I'm getting tired of just roaming this country and getting famous over something that's not even my job."

"Huh? What do you mean?" he immediately jumped in with an exclamation, typical him...

"Doing something that you're not even supposed to be doing?"

"Yes, Kurapica..." I said with an aggravated sigh. "I can't really tell you about it right now, but really... please at least try. I feel my journey is getting way too far from my actual purpose in here and to tell you the truth it's been hell."

I slumped back against the back of my seat and stretched out an arm to lightly brush my fingers against the side of the steaming mug of tea before me. Then, I nodded as I heard Kurapica's reply of approval, well... sort of anyway.

"...It might take some time but I guess I could give it a go. The boss has been getting a little worried about you ever since you left the base, it's been three months, of course he would be worried." I heard a soft chuckle which I guessed was from him. Oh, everything he did was just so angelic, even the way he looked made me feel like a nobody next to him. He was too good for me, I could never be with someone so special and amazing.

I sighed all so suddenly which seemed to have triggered something to the boy on the other line.

"Are you okay, Ayumi?" He asked me in another worried tone.

I leaned back against my chair and reached out my still outstretched hand for a strawberry pocky that stuck out from the silver packet which was currently sitting on the oak wooden table.

"..Fine, just a little tired. I didn't get enough sleep last night." I explained adding in a dramatic little yawn for more effect.

"You need to take care of yourself, Ayumi." He said with a silent sigh of his own which was a little easy for me to pick up. "It doesn't matter where or what you're doing right now, you still need to keep yourself alive and healthy."

Finally I cracked up a small but rather sad smile, he did that to everyone. I was no one special to him, just another one of his friends. Like Leorio, but they're closer.

"Ok, Kurapica" I nodded to no one in particular. "I'll be waiting then."

"Okay, I'll talk to you later." He said before we said our final goodbye's and at the same time closed our phones.

I let out an aggravated breath both filled relief and yet strangely disappointment.

I was tired of playing this game, this game of cat and mouse. When I said I was tired of this journey I was partly referring to something else, something totally different to being a hunter. It had something more to do with... a someone. (Me: Ooh! O.O)

I hissed out an agitated breath, bowing my head down to be held by my hands.

Damn my infatuation for that Blondie, damn my naive stupidity for letting me even make that call, damn my... Damn it all!

"I'm too old for this shit..." I grumbled lowly to myself before finally settling down on the strawberry parfait that was currently sitting in a very comfortable position on the table, it hadn't been sitting there that long but I was eager enough to just reach forward and result into something very, very not like myself. Comfort eating.

"I hate life..." I didn't really, I just despised the fact that it was so hard to go through.

Everything just had so much tension and so much... emotions. I didn't like it.

"...And I want this and this and that...!"

I froze in my seat.

"I'm not paying for that, saru!"

Then there was that loud smack of a fan.

"Geez, it's early in the morning. Do we have to go through this again?"

I struggled to contain the fact that my eyes were wide with slight fear and my mouth was hanging open with my spoon already half-way into entering. Crap! What do I do now!? Why are they here!? What the hell are they doing!? Are they following me!? I doubt it... But why are they here!?

AND WHY IS MY ICE CREAM MELTING!!??

Oh, right...

"Damn it..." I quickly ate the spoonful of the very delicious and sweet ice cream and managed to calm myself at least to the point where I didn't whirl around to gape and scream out a couple of choice curses out their way.

Not like I ever did that.

But the fact that I would actually run into them again... Wait a minute... Why in the hell am I letting this get to me!? I'm just a woman, what could a couple of very, very attaractive men do to me.

Wait, I take that back... I didn't say anything beyond 'I'm just a woman.'

Damn it! Am I losing my mind or something!?

I decided to keep my calm and maybe, just maybe. If I'm silent enough I would eat my ice cream in peace and slink away without making a scene.

Everyone already know who I was but it seems they wouldn't want to bother anyone either, knowing what I do they must be smart. I was grateful.

I glanced down at the elegant looking glass bowl that held my delicious strawberry syrup glazed sundae, momentarily forgetting my previous panic I continued to dig in, quickly, but not fast enough to not savor it either.

It seemed I was a little to entranced by my ice cream did I not realize another pair of eyes staring my way.

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Me: And that's the end of that chapter. *Flicks scarf over shoulder*

Everyone: Wtf? o_O

Me: What?

Hakkai: It's nothing, Aria-chan. ^^;

Everyone: *Sweat drop*

So, R&R peeps!

This story can't live without its precious fans! xD

P.S. I apologize for the shitty ending but I didn't want this chapter to be that long so yeah, forgive me! *Bows* ^_^