Hey its Sakurai here! Kazuki (the other guy always in my author's notes) took a vacation. A.K.A. I'm too lazy to write him in this chapter.

DEAL WITH IT!

So it's been a bit since I last wrote. To tell you the truth, I was on the computer the whole time and didn't care about Fanfiction at all.

The only thing I did care about was webkinz. (Do not own) Okay, so it's a little childish, maybe, but that doesn't mean I can't still like it!

So I was pretty much obsessed with that. I didn't check my Email, I didn't write stories, heck; I forgot to do my homework more than half of the time. (It's not like I do it anyway…)

I still love webkinz, but BEWARE, it can be extremely addicting. Like super addicting.

So I'm going to have a poll for the next chapter of the bodyguards. It's a talent that you might want Riku to have. Go to my profile and I'll have it up there.

I have another one for Unfamiliar Feelings, but that's for Shugo Chara, not this. KILLUA IS BETTER THAN IKUTO! But I still love Ikuto…

Is this considered cheating? If it is, then oh well. I can't stop my love now!

IT'S A PASSION THAT CONSUMES MY SOUL! IT'S THE SILVER LINING TO MY ALWAYS STORMY CLOUDS! IT'S THE FUEL TO MY FIRE! IT THE ONLY REASON WHY I GET OUT OF BED EVERY SINGLE FRICKEN MORNING AND GO OFF TO THE HELL-HOLE CALLED SCHOOL AND LEARN A BUNCH OF SHIT THAT I WILL NEVER USE AGAIN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE!

*pant pant* Hahaha sorry about that… I tend to go on a rampage whenever I get excited… or scared… or angry… or sad… or cranky and tired… or wide awake… or lazy… or hungry… or bored… I tend to go on rampages a lot so just bear with me okay?

So if any of you are actually reading this right now, One, I thank you, and two, you probably are about ready to skip the rest of this and get to the story. Please! Just one more thing!

Hey all you writers out there! I have a community. It's called Killua x ? and I want you guys to help me get some more stories on there! It could be super fun so check it out!

Oh, I almost forgot! I do not own HxH or any of the characters! I created Riku; therefore I own all the rights to her character.

Hope you enjoy the story guys! And I also hope you didn't skip this Disclaimer because that would make me sad!

Well considering I only have three constant readers it doesn't really matter if you read it or not…

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I just got myself pretty depressed so here is the story… *Sigh* … *SIGH* …

~Recap Nya. In Killua's PoV~!

We were all talking, but when we heard a voice behind us we stopped dead.

"Hello again, little fruit." I whipped my head around so fast you would think my neck snapped. Hisoka stood in front of me with a smirk on his face.

"There you are honey!" Mikan exclaimed. Please. Please tell me she is not talking about Hisoka.

But, because I'm a misfortune magnet, Mikan jumped up from the bench and threw her arms around Hisoka's neck. I glanced to my left and saw looks of fear on everyone, especially Riku.

Why does it have to be Hisoka?

~ End of Recap Nya~!

Riku's PoV

Why? WHy? WHY? What did I do wrong! Now I have to deal with Hisoka! This isn't going to be fun.

"What do you want stupid clown?" I said coolly, trying to act like him being here didn't bother me at all. He smirked, telling me that he didn't fall for it. Great! Just Great!

We all stood up from the bench and stretched our legs. By the looks on their faces, it was obvious that Kurapika and Leorio already knew Mikan's boyfriend.

Mikan looked between us and her boyfriend and looked at us all gently. "What's wrong?" She asked innocently. Suddenly she went from being an adult to an innocent little kid trying to ask for a treat.

"Nothing." Kurapika said stiffly. Our group started walking around, mostly to help calm our nerves. Mikan suggested we go back to my house. WHY MY HOUSE! CRAAAAAPPPPP!

As we walked, I remembered that, thanks to Hisoka, everyone forgot about my little cat eyes trick. Maybe he wasn't all that bad. Then again, Killua seemed to be afraid of him and, if a person scares Killua, he has to be dangerous. I went deep into my thoughts to decide whether I should trust him or not.

When we got to my apartment, everyone waited for me to escape from my trance and open the door. I fumbled with the key in the lock, not so eager to have Hisoka in my home.

We all stood around awkwardly, not really knowing what to say to each other. "Why don't we all sit down and have some tea?" Mikan suggested with a nervous laugh. "I'll go make the tea."

She shuffled off to the kitchen while the rest of us sat down. I tried to sit as far away from Hisoka as possible, but it seemed like everyone else had the same idea and I ended up right next to him. I watched his eyes scan my house, waiting for something to happen.

Suddenly he snapped his head to me and focused his eyes on my face. I saw everyone tense and I froze with fear. I closed my eyes and waited for an attack or something. When nothing happened I opened one eye to see him smiling kindly. I opened the other eye and stared at him curiously.

"You have a lovely house." He said.

"Um… thank you?"

"I see you take good care of it." He commented. "Everything is dusted and polished and organized. Very nice."

I looked over at the guys and all of their mouths were hanging wide open. Mikan looked at us happily while she put tea leaves in the pot.

Hisoka was acting totally different from when I saw him in the restaurant earlier. I looked at him again and he was still smiling happily. Maybe he was just trying to be friendly?

"Umm… How did you and Mikan meet?" I asked, trying to make the situation less awkward.

"We met in New York City." Mikan answered, walking up with a tray holding teacups, a teapot, milk, and sugar. "That's in America." (A/N: I don't really know if they're supposed to be in Japan or not, but they're not in America.)

"I was on vacation, touring all the monuments of the U.S." Hisoka said. "I was in New York after checking out the statue of Liberty when I met Mikan."

"I was working in an old restaurant when Hisoka came in for a meal. He ended up breaking a big tray of plates and didn't have enough money to pay for it. So he started working at the restaurant to pay off the money he owed."

"We ended up having a lot in common and then when Hisoka moved here, I came with him. Then I got hired as a bodyguard and here I am today."

Mikan finished pouring and serving the tea so Hisoka scooted over on the couch giving her room to sit. I ended up squished between him and the armrest.

For the next hour or so everyone got along just fine. The guys talked about sports or other guy stuff. Mikan was determined to do something with my very long hair. Eventually the subject turned to family.

"My mom is coming here to visit in the fall." Mikan said. "I'd love it if you all could meet her. My nephew is coming with her too, while my brother and sister-in-law are going away for their anniversary. That's right Hisoka. I've never met your family."

"Unfortunately, I have no family for you to meet, darling. My mother died when I was young and my father died when I was in college."

Mikan's hand flew to her mouth, like she could take back what she said by covering her mouth. "I'm so sorry! I didn't know!"

"It's fine." He assured her, still smiling.

"Umm…" Mikan looked around nervously. "How about you Gon? What's your family like?"

"I don't have a mom. My dad is traveling the world right now. I usually stay with my grandma and my Aunt Mito. She's a really nice person."

"You seem like a nice person too Gon." Mikan commented, smiling.

"Unlike Killua." Leorio said under his breath, but everyone still managed to hear it.

"No! Killua's family is nice too!" Gon exclaimed, not really understanding Leorio's insult.

Killua snorted. "My family? Nice? Gon I think you might be mistaking them with some other people. The last time you were there they sent my GIANT KILLER DOG on you!"

"Aww… Killua! They didn't mean it!" Gon said. "They probably just thought I was an intruder and not your best friend!"

Everyone sweat dropped and Gon just smiled at us innocently.

"Umm…" I said confused. "Who are you Gon and what are you doing in my house?"

"Oh!" He said smiling. "I'm Killua's best friend. I was in Whale Island helping my Aunt with a sickness that broke out. It's all settled now though so you don't have to worry!"

"… That doesn't answer much. What are you doing here?"

"OH! Since I was done with my Aunt and I had nowhere to go I just decided to come here."

"How did you know where my house was?"

"I just followed Killua's scent."

"What are you, a dog?"

"No."

"Mikan, how did you already know Gon?"

"I just met him when he first came in here a few minutes ago."

"Wait, why am I the only one who didn't notice him until now?"

"I don't know." Killua said. "Maybe you're just stupid."

"Did you miss Gon's fight with Hisoka too?"

"A fight? When did that happen?"

"A few minutes ago. Then we all had some ice cream and became friends again."

"WTF? HOW DID I MISS THAT?"

"I don't know. You were standing right next to us the whole time."

"Are you kidding me?"

Mikan laughed and then tried to continue the interrupted conversation. "How about you Kurapika? What about your family?"

Kurapika shook his head. "None." Leorio, sensing Kurapika's discomfort with the question, jumped into the conversation. "I have a cousin back home. Her name is Tsubaki. She's a nurse. When I was trying to become a doctor and she really helped me study."

Leorio looked over at Kurapika and saw that he had settled down. Then he turned to Shiro and me.

"What about you two?" He asked. "Where are your parents?" Shiro stiffened, clearly angry. The question didn't bother me so I went ahead and answered for both of us.

"We don't have any." I said.

Shiro's PoV

Everyone looked between Riku and I. This is why I hate people asking about our parents. No one treated Kurapika or Hisoka or Leorio any differently when they said they had no parents. But when two kids say it, it turns into a big pity party!

"I'm so sorry." Mikan said, looking at us with PITY in her eyes.

"It's fine." Riku said casually. Meanwhile I was so angry and annoyed that I was afraid I might explode.

"Shiro." Riku said, seeing how angry and fidgety I was. I shook my head as if to say, 'I'm sorry.'

I quickly stood up from the chair and rushed out the door. Then I ran. Mostly to get away from those people, but also to relieve my anger. I ran and ran and ran. I ran until it felt like my chest might explode, but I still didn't stop; I wanted to keep going.

Eventually I came to an ocean. I stopped running and looked around me, panting. I saw some small shops, the beach, and no people; perfect. I sat down on a nearby bench and stared directly at the sun without closing my eyes. So what if I went blind?

Suddenly I felt a presence on the bench next to me. I turned my head towards then but little yellow sun-specks danced in my eyes and I could see who it was.

Finally my eyes returned to normal, revealing a slightly annoyed Killua staring at me.

"What's up?" I asked casually, trying to avoid what I knew was coming next. He shook his head and his face turned from an annoyed one to a serious one.

"Tell me what that was about." He said, no, demanded.

"Tell you what what was about?" I asked, hoping he was buying it. But, alas, nothing ever happens to go my way.

Killua's PoV

"Cut the crap." I said. "You and Riku are hiding something and I want to know what it is. Now"

"Then why don't you ask Riku?"

"She told me to talk to you about it." I responded. Truthfully, she never told me to do that, but it seems like Shiro knows more than Riku would and I wanted to get to the bottom of this mystery immediately. I stared at him until he eventually gave in.

"Fine." He sighed. "My parents. Riku's parents. I hate them. Hate them all. Them and their stupid experiments. Then they left us alone without anyone but that stupid company chasing after us. I wish they just left it be and never got involved with those animals. They worked so hard on it and look where it got them, DEAD!"

As he spoke his words got louder and louder, he began clenching his fists, and his eyes were filled with a mix between anger and tears.

"Slow down; tell me the whole story, beginning to end." I said calmly. He took a deep breath before speaking again.

"It all began with my parents company…"

~Flashback~

Sakurai: Not until the next chapter!

Other people: WHAT? How can you do that to us? You haven't posted in like months and now you leave it with a cliffhanger! CRUEL!

Sakurai: Well, it would be too long of a chapter if I put the flashback in so I decided to wait.

Other people: Okay, but you better put up the next chapter quickly!

Sakurai: I'll try, but it might be a little longer than you want.

Other people: What? Why?

Sakurai: Because I'm starting a new story for hunter x hunter and I want to work on that.

Other people: If we review this chapter well, then will you right the next chapter quicker?

Sakurai: Maybee~~!

Other people: REVIEW PEOPLE! DO IT NOW!