It Doesnt Matter At First though


Disclaimer: Hunter x Hunter belongs to the great Yoshihiro Togashi-sensei

Note: English is not my native language.

Beta: reeyachan

Summary: Prequel to W.I.S.C.? fic, Not recommended when you haven't read that one. But since this is the beginning of how did things happen to be like that. You can still relate here even without checking the first one. ^^

He just resigned being a bodyguard on Nostrads, but immediately got abducted by the Genei Ryodan Leader Kuroro Lucifer. This story revolves on how each of their feelings seems to change before Kurapika sank onto his insanity edge. A short KuroKura adventure.

~~Note: This contain a slice of ORANGE. On this fic only Kurapika and Kurapika with the spider member's would be the main unlike on W.I.S.C.? fic. You'll find out as you read, so I'm telling you - Start now!

BY THE WAY, dont expect much at this prequel, for first of all you all knooow how Kuroro and Kurapika would get close to each other so this might be a fast forward diary of those days...Nothing much to say since everyone in FF already making every different style for Kurapika and Kuroro to be friends and me i have no such idea how to do that...So dont expect much here ok? :)

Also, this story popped in my mind on May 23 2012, If ever someone around here has a fic which resembles mine, well, personally, I say I was first.

E-N-J-O-Y and Please Review! Don't Forget! :D


CHAPTER 2

Got Abandoned


Next day...

"What!?" All of the Spiders exclaimed.

Kuroro nodded, looking straight to each one of his members' eyes.

"But Danchou, why would you do that? Didn't we capture him to use him on our purposes?" Shalnark asked as he stepped to the front.

"I did but I don't think he could cooperate with us. And the offer is really big this time that we don't need to raid an auction..." Kuroro found himself smirking.

Shalnark nodded, unsure if he got what his Danchou said, but either way he stepped aside thinking of the conclusion. "I see…" he said still self nodding.

Feitan suddenly spoke, "So Danchou, are you sure of letting him go?"

All of the Spider members found it an alien question from the so cold hearted not even to be bothered Feitan.

"Yes and so now prepare for out..." Kuroro raised his hands in front of them and said,"Mission Starts!"


"Kurapika, get ready were leaving," Kuroro ordered while still sitting comfortably on his chair with a book.

"Where are we going?" Kurapika asked suspiciously.

"To the Hokken Kingdom," he calmly answered.

"What?! For real?!" The blonde was shocked.

And so they were inside the train.

'Hokken Kingdom was one of the world's richest clans next to the Nostrad, but now Nostrad is bankrupted. Hokken kingdom sure is the one to replace the title...' Kurapika narrated inside his mind as he watched each mountain they pass by. The train was high from the land, you could see through the whole landscape. Imagine all of those earths are privately owned by the Hokken Family.

Lazily, Kurapika scanned them with his eyes that looked so sad.'I wonder since when the last time I saw the outside world...?' Right, he has been imprisoned for a month already. Who would have thought he just survived being together with the spiders. 'I'm feeling tired...' He sighed. Then he felt he was in touch with something cold. He gasped in surprise.

'Ah!'

"Oh sorry I didn't mean to startle you...!" Shalnark said, still smiling as he handed him a can of coffee. "Here, cold coffee fresh and smooth!"

Kurapika innocently accepted then. He was in a daze, forgetting the fact that a spider handed him a drink. "Thanks..." he said as he opened it up.

On his side Kuroro was observing him, still silently reading a book. Meanwhile Shalnark took his seat in front of his Danchou–which Kurapika was facing with Machi.

"Soooo~" Shalnark started. Kurapika looked up at him but found that Shalnark was actually talking to Machi. He then saw Kuroro smug a grin after seeing the Kuruta who is ready to listen to what Shalnark was about to say. Noticing this he immediately faced the coffee can and drank it.

Then the question came, what would they do inside the estate of Hokken? Would they perform a massacre? Or would they do steal riches inside the mansion? Kurapika didn't know that this would affect him too much.

They have arrived at the estate of Hokken. Indeed the whole place seems like a paradise. Indeed a country side but a foreign one.

Kurapika observed the surroundings, while Shalnark, Phinx, Nobunaga and Machi were all dressed so casually; same goes with Kuroro.'Why am I the only one didn't change clothes?' Kurapika wondered as the leading butler told them to enter.

There were various high priced paintings and stone sculptures. Some of them Kurapika could recall that he saw them on the auctions before.

'So he got them...' Kurapika sarcastically commented inside his mind.

"Right this way sir."

Kurapika's deep thought got interrupted when the butler openned the big red door that revealed the King's throne.

"Finally you're here," said an old man who was sitting on the golden throne. Phinx whistled inside his mind seeing that the whole room was actually made of gold. Motionlessly, Nobunaga, Machi and Shalnark didn't say something nor gave any reactions unlike he did.

Kuroro bowed to the king and said, "Yes, It's me the one you got promised with."

From that reply, the King, or should we say the head of the Hokken family, rose from his seat and went near them.

Kurapika froze when the old man eyed him with a mischievous grin. He felt creep run down his spine.

"So...is this the Kuruta you are talking about?"

"Yes he is, indeed."

"A he?!" The king exclaimed in much disbelief Kurapika wanted to throw some death glares towards him but he ignored him though the fact of 'What's going on? Why does he know I am a Kuruta?'Kurapika scanned them all once again, he then notice his own clothing.'It's not because of my attire, is it?' he asked himself as if he was naive.

Once again he was interrupted when the King suddenly shouted in joy saying, "So fabulous! He looks like an angel!"

Kurapika's eyebrows twitched upright. 'What on earth is this old man talking about?' he commented inside his mind. It was then when he noticed an eye contact from Kuroro saying behave-yourself-don't-do-anything. Something like that he knows.

Kurapika then rolled his eyes, still standing still like a tree. His eyes then grew wide when he heard their deal of selling him to the Hokken King!

'Fuck the what!?' He panicked. He eyed Kuroro asking what-is-the-meaning-of-this. But Kuroro didn't answer his question, instead nodded to the King as if he was some kind of a nice dealer. He then saw the Ryodan members at the back having suitcases in their hands that seemed to hold the said money.

He gasp when Kuroro just said, "His all yours..." Then he saw the Hokken King smil pleasingly and turned to him.

The Hokken King said, "But, why aren't the boy's eyes scarlet?" He checked and stared at the Kuruta's eyes that showed a hue of grey.

Kuroro then chuckled as if he was normal and said to the Hokken king, "Ah~ About that, you should make him angry much in order to make his eyes glow scarlet..."

Hokken gulped from that kind of solution, and abruptly Kuroro continued, "But don't make him too mad or he'll kill you." He grinned at Kurapika. "That little angel could kill. So don't underestimate his ability nor get fooled by his appearance."

Kurapika glared at him inside his mind,"The one who's talking!"Kurapika clenched his fists and his eyes turned scarlet.

"Woah!" Hokken King exclaimed then the blonde noticed that his eyes just turned all red."Shit.."

"Now you got yourself confirmed that he is a real Kuruta. The deal here ends..." Kuroro bowed to excuse themselves with his fake subordinates. Nobunaga, Machi, Phinx and Shalnark bowed too and took their leave.

Kurapika shouted when he saw them turning their backs at him. "Hey wait! Kuro–!" He paused. "I mean hey! Where are you going!?" he asked.

Kuroro stood still for a moment and turned his back. "He's your new owner." He deadpan replied.

Kurapika suddenly felt like he had a gunshot. His scarlet eyes turned watery. And his eyelids slightly went down but you are still able to see his pupils.

He said to him mentally.'You're...going to...leave me...?' He watched their backs as the big red door closed slowly. One more glance and Kuroro saw that the Kuruta had those sudden lonely eyes.

Before completely leaving, Kuroro saw Kurapika's lips whisper something, and he heard it. But he wasn't sure of what it was... He just said inside his mind closing his eyes:

'This is goodbye, Kuruta. No, Kurapika."

The door closed and Kurapika was more drowned in despair than he ever felt before.


Already outside of the Hokken Gate.

"Danchou, are you really sure about this?" Shalnark asked as his Danchou furrowed his eyebrows.

"Sure about what?" he asked his member.

Shalnark hummed to think then turned to him again. "About really selling him..."

Machi, Phinx and Nobunaga got their attentions to Shalnark. Machi said in irritated voice. "Do you really need to ask?" she said which followed up by Phinx, "We already got the money, do you still have to say that?" He smirked and then Nobunaga was the last one to talk.

"That's better off good for that chain-assassin, he is lucky that he didn't got slice up with my katana! Hmp!" the samurai closed his eyes in order to be out of topic.


Meanwhile Kurapika was...

"Now, can I know your name boy?" asked by the Hokken King, Kurapika was currently so shocked from the sudden turn of events. He felt lost which why he wondered why he felt that way.'Why does it hurt...?'

"Kurapika..." he said in a near whisper, not even turning to face the king with his scarlet eyes.

The king Hokken chuckled as he spaced to him closer. "I can't believe I've got a living jewel as you..." He grinned, Kurapika fisted, but he then let them go. He just continued to stare gloomily at the floor as he felt hands holding him to follow the way through another room.

'In the end, it would be like this huh?'

Kurapika said while he kept walking towards the new room.


1 week later

Ever since Kuroro Lucifer sold the Kuruta himself to the Hokken estate, his daily life was full of boredom. Now that Kurapika isn't with him, he has no one to tease, to make fun of... to bully.

He was still trying to read his new book, but it seems like he was really not in a good mood. Until now he wasn't able to read it at all... for something keeps bothering his mind. Somewhere on his head–that he knows. Something was just really not right.

He didn't even realize that Shalnark was calling his name.

"Danchou!" Shalnark said out loud, but not that loud to break his Danchou's ears.

"What is it?" Same as ever he coldly replied.

Shalnark then scratched his head and pointed over his book. "Danchou, your book is upside down..."

Kuroro blinked from one moment after realizing that he was right. No wonder he can't read the book properly at all since earlier.

"Ahh~" he said as he closed the book and cleared his throat. "Anything else?"

Shalnark felt like grinning but he stopped himself from doing so. It was his first time seeing his Danchou acting like this. So he waved at him with a smile and said, "Nothing!" then jumped away.

Kuroro raised his eyebrow but then again sighed as he picked up his book and he went upstairs...

Reaching the room of Kurapika who occupied it before.

He entered the room, watching all of its surroundings.'Nothing much inside the room...' He sighed again and took up the nearest chair to sit down on and placed the book on his lap.

He held his right palm to reach his forehead–seems like he was having a headache. Then slowly after 5 minutes he was able to clearly remember the departing moment with Kurapika.


Right, Kurapika whispered something under his lips. And it says,"Please don't leave me here."


Those words kept echoing inside his mind, and it has been the reason that bothers him.

What does the Kuruta mean about those words? Was it because he was scared about being sold to an old man? Or was it because he was scared of what's going to happen to him with the old man?

Now another thing bothered Kuroro. He wondered what happen to him ever since that day, the day he left him.

He rested both his elbows on his open lap which the book fell down on the floor and it reveal an open page.

His eyes widen when he saw the bookmark. Not really a bookmark, let's say he made it like a bookmark...

'Hunter license...' Kuroro said inside his mind as he picked up the card that belongs no other than Kurapika; looks like he didn't give him his phone either before selling him.

Here were now the questions, what does Kurapika mean with those words? What does Kurapika mean with those facial expressions? Those scarlet eyes drown into sadness. He didn't expect to see such new emotions from the Kuruta, for all the time he could only see the angry and embarrassed face of the Kuruta. But now suddenly it was different.

True, he sometimes see him sad, but not that sad unlike his last reaction on that parting.

"Kurapika..." He mumbled, still staring at the Hunter license–until he heard knocks from the door.

"Danchou.." The voice came in, Shalnark opened the door, which Kuroro himself didn't realize that he indeed closed the door.

"What is it Shalnark?" he asked, putting the Hunter license inside his pocket and picking the book up. Shalnark saw this odd. He can't stop himself anymore.

"Danchou, are you feeling down?" he asked, which made Kuroro freeze but still motionlessly replied.

"Feeling down? How so and from what?" he sarcastically asked.

Shalnark then sneezed his nose and said, "Just a hunch, I guess?"

"Acting like Machi huh?" Kuroro curved his lips into a small smirk as he opened the book.

"But seriously Danchou...Why don't you just do what you want?" Shalnark pointed out.

"Hmm?" Kuroro ask with his deep eyes.

"The Kuruta..." Shalnark said in particular.

"What about him?"

"I know I'm not in the position to say this but Danchou let's face it...You want Kurapika back."

The book fell once again onto the ground. Kuroro gaped from what he heard. He looked at his member with speculating eyes. "You mean what?"

Shalnark smiled but a little tint of evil as he pointed his finger up.

"You're a Thief and you are selfish, you steal and will get anything what you want."

Kuroro blinked twice. He knew those words, from who it originally was. He muttered under his breath, ",..Kurapika.."

Shalnark nodded in self agreement and posed to the door gesturing 'let's go' with a nod. Shalnark said,

"Shall we do it now?"

He winked.


TO BE CONTINUED

1st of all, if you have something to say that its OC...you dont need to mind. 2nd was the story fast? of course it does, i told you guys this is a fast forward adventure for kurokura to get close...e.e" 3rd i know it wasnt even surprising enough, i-told-you-guys-that-ideas-on-fics-can-be-use-by-others-same-at-a-time-coincidence...i just hope was able to shock you even a bit ...but i bet you did have the clue of whats going to happen :3

anyway, on chap 3 :3 i hope it would be flipping tables! XDD

Review if you have something to say... :3