A new roommate

Kurapika stayed with Satoshi for over a week. During that time, he helped his 'little brother' with Dark and his thefts. Satoshi's step-father learned the hard way that day to not cross Kurapika, ever! Satoshi was sad when his older brother had to leave. But this feeling went away quickly when Kurapika said something about coming back the next day!

At the Niwa household…

"Welcome back, Kura-kun!" said Emiko and Daiki with a grin. Kosuke could tell that the blond had something to say that probably wouldn't go too well with his wife.

"It's good to be back Mrs. Niwa. I have something to discuss with you after dinner though…" said Kurapika vaguely.

During dinner, Kurapika announced his decision to move into Satoshi's apartment. As Kosuke and the Kuruta feared, this didn't go well with Emiko and Daiki at all. Fortunately, Daisuke intervened and changed their minds.

"Mom, I think that Kurapika moving in with Satoshi is a good idea."

"What do you mean Daisuke?" asked his grandfather.

"I mean that him being with Satoshi is a good idea. He's all alone in that apartment of his, so Kurapika could be there if anything happened," explained Daisuke.

"Still…"

"Mom, don't worry! If anything bad happens Dark and me will be there!" said Daisuke. (Secretly he didn't want Kurapika to leave, but he knew that it was the best thing to do.)

"Oh, all right! When will you be leaving?" said Emiko in defeat.

"I was thinking of going tomorrow morning."

"In that case…" said Emiko with an evil glint in her eye.

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The next morning, Kurapika woke with a start as a large slab of spiked metal came crashing down on him! He shook his head and blinked a few times to make sure he was really awake. When he realized that it was real, then he started to panic. He remembered the look in Emiko's eyes the night before and suspected that she was the culprit. He got dressed and left his room cautiously. When he reached the bottom of the stairs and nearly fell prey to the trap that lay in wait, he knew that Emiko decided to give him one final trap-test before he left. He dodged and jumped through all the various traps, illusions, and (his least favorite thing that early in the morning,) the den of rabid dogs after his hide. When it was finally over, he had a hard time trying to stay up.

"Morning Kura-kun!" said Emiko with an evil cheerfulness in her voice.

"Good morning, MRS. NIWA…" said Kurapika, trying to hold back his annoyance.

She grinned evilly and then went into the next room. Daisuke entered, and he was still in his pjs.

"Where were you?" asked Kurapika, still only half awake.

"Mom had me sleep on the couch last night…" answered Daisuke. This jolted Kurapika awake.

"Mrs. Emiko, did you have Daisuke sleep on the couch so I'd HAVE to go through all those traps?" said Kurapika suspiciously.

"Yes."

"Let me guess…you wanted to give me one final test?"

"Now whatever gave you that idea?"

"The fact that you had Daisuke sleep on the couch and the fact that there was a large slab of spiked metal that nearly crushed me when I woke up."

"Well, I wanted to give you a sort of Farewell present…" said Emiko with a shrug.

Kurapika spent the rest of that morning silent. He didn't want to anger the woman who let him stay in their house for so long. He left, fully awake and ready to surprise his younger brother.

At the apartment…

DING—DONG! The doorbell rang with a fierce tone. Satoshi got up and answered the door. Much to his surprise (and delight); Kurapika was there with a grin. He motioned him to come in; Satoshi was mildly concerned when he saw how tired the other was.

"Don't worry; Mrs. Niwa wanted to give me a farewell test with her traps…"

"Do I even want to know…" muttered Satoshi.

"Trust me; you don't want to know what kind of traps she sets…"

"So, how long are you staying this time?" asked Satoshi quietly.

"Actually, I was wondering if you'd mind me moving in," said Kurapika with a sincere grin.

"Really?! I'd love to have someone around!" said Satoshi happily.

"Good, 'cause I don't think she'd let me come back if I wanted to!" laughed Kurapika.

"So, what kind of job do you have?" asked Satoshi curious.

"I haven't found one that suited me yet, but I'm starting to get close."

Satoshi nearly choked on his tea at this, but he recovered quickly.

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"What kind of job are you considering?"

"Teaching, if you can believe it…"

"What subject?"

"English, or maybe self-defense. I haven't decided yet."

"Well, whichever you choose, you can always count on my support.

"Thanks Squirt!"

"HEY! I'm not a squirt anymore!"

"You're right… I should've called you the Blue-Haired Disaster!"

"Why you!" laughed Satoshi as he wrestled with Kurapika. The next day, Kurapika would get the thing he'd been waiting for ever since he was thrown into the dimension!