Disclamer: I Do Not Own Hunter X Hunter

"blah" Talking

'blah' Thinking

(blah) memory's

As we arrived at Dole Island it was full of people walking around trying to find the site where the Hunter Exam will begin. I turn towards the captain to say goodbye when he leaves us with some advise, "You've only reached Dolle Harbor. You still have a long, difficult way to go… Look." He says pointing at a tree on a hill. "Head for that lone cedar. That is one of the shortcuts to the Exam Hall. If you got that, be on your way. The Exam has already begun."

"Thank You. Take care." I tell the crew as I wave at them.

"Yeah, same to you all."

As we were on our way to a map of the city I noticed that we were being followed by a person with blond hair, green clothes and had two sheathed swords on his back.

When we turned a courner I walked over to Kurapika while saying, "Theres a person following us." He nodded and we continued on to a map of the city.

When we were in front of the map Leorio started talking, "But its strange… Zaban City, the site of the Exam, is located in the opposite direction from the mountain where the lone cedar is."

"That's true." Kurapika said.

"That's no shortcut. We could end up going in vain. Shouldn't we head straight for Zaban City?"

"If your heading for Zaban City, there's a direct bus. The bus stop is right over there." Said the guy that was following us. 'He's lying. It's probably a trap to luer idiots in like Leorio.'

"Hmm. Leorio, do as you like but I'm heading for the cedar tree." I said as I started walking in the direction straight for the cedar tree.

I heard Leorio ask Matthew if he was going to be taking the bus.

"No, I get sick when riding the bus, I'm going to head for the cedar tree with him."

I stopped walking while turning towards him. Seeing that he was pointing at me I looked at him seriously. "Thanks but no thanks. You might be able to lead Leorio into a trap but I know better than to have you come and get stabbed in the back later on." I told him while adding on, "I wouldn't even think about following either." Looking him in the eyes, "It will only lead to your death." Turning around I kept walking.

After a few minutes I noticed I was being followed by Kurapika so I stop in order to let him catch up to me.

"I take it, Leorio desided to fall for the trap?"

"Yes… Am I allowed to come with you?" He asked me.

Raising an eyebrow I asked, "Why wouldn't you be?"

"Um, because you told Matthew it would lead to his death."

Rolling my eyes I told him, "That is because he was lying the whole time. He would have left us the first chance he could. He was just going to use us till we got him to where he wanted…" Looking behind Kurapika I could see Matthew trying to follow us. "Excuse me. I need to take a leak." I told him while taking out Hisoka's old cards.

As I walked into the woods I picked one out of the deck and threw it in the direction Matthew was in. Manipulating the wind I made the card sway avoiding the trees while it headed towards its target. I watched as it hit him on his right arm making a deep gash. Using the wind I moved the card so it would cut him again, this time it hit his left arm, also leaving a deep gash. As he fell to the ground I walked up to him. While retrieving my card I also grabbed both of his swords as souveniers.

Walking back over to Kurapika, who had his eyebrow raised as he looked at the new swords strapped to my back.

"I don't do well with people I don't trust following or sneaking up on me." I explained to him.

He nodded, "As long as I don't see you kill anyone I wont argue with it." He replies.

Raising my eyebrow again I asked, "What makes you say I killed him?"

"Other than you having his swords? I don't know."

"Well, I didn't kill him. He's got a few deep cuts and was paralyzed but he should be fine as long as he can get to a doctor." He nodded his head and we continued towards the cedar tree.

I made sure to stay away from the magical creatures as we continued on our way towards the cedar tree when I heard in the distance, "Hold up!" The voice sounded like Leorio so I turned to Kurapika.

"Leorio is trying to catch up to us… do you want to wait for him or continue?"

"Lets wait for him. We'll never hear the end of it if we ignored him."

Nodding my head we waited for Leorio to catch up to us.

When he caught up to us we continued on but not before I questioned him about the bus. "The bus was a trap wasn't it?"

"Hmph" He sighed then said, "Yes it was… I'm sorry," he muttered, "I should have listened to you."

Smirking I told him, "Don't worry about it."

As we walked into the deserted town I could hear multiple people's breathing and the wrestling of clothing.

"What an eerie place! There's no one around here." Leorio says.

"Actually, there are many people here. Cant you hear there breathing or there clothes wrestling around?" I asked him.

"Yes, That's what I hear. Be careful." Kurapika tells us.

Sensing an old woman, I started walking towards an ally nearest us while saying, "Granny, you can stop hiding now."

As she walked out of the ally multiple kids with different colored hair came out of the houses and allys.

"Hey, what is it? Who are they?" Leorio asked. I watched as the granny smirked while hearing a strange sound coming from the kids on the street. "Doki, doki, doki, doki? Who the hell are they?" Leorio asked again. "Hey Gon. Are you sure we're on the right path?"

Looking at the granny I could see on her walking cane the sign for the hunter's. 'This must be part of the exam.' "Yes, I'm positive. If you wish to take a different route and face a magical creature then be my guest."

"Magical creature?"

Nodding my head I answered, "Yeah. I moved around them as we were heading towards the cedar and that lead us here. So this must be where we're supposed to be."

"Then who the hell are they? This is a trap, isn't it?" Leorio starts. 'Idiot, do you not see her cane?'

"Listen." Granny says, "You're heading for the lone cedar, aren't you? You can never get there unless you go through this town. Other paths are like a maze. More over, there are violent beasts and monsters lying in wait. The young man is right."

"This is part of the exam isn't it?" I ask her. Raising an eyebrow I nod my head to her cane. "You have the Hunter sign on your cane."

"You are correct, and now, here's a heart-stopping quiz!" she yelled.

"What? A-A quiz!" Leorio yells.

"I will give you one question.. you are allowed five seconds to answer. If you give a wrong answer, you will be disqualified. And you should quit aspiring to be a Hunter. You must answer by choosing either (1) or (2). All other answers will be incorrect."

"Hey, wait a minute. You're giving us one question for all three of us?"

"That would be quicker, won't it?"

"But if he gets it wrong then I'll fail too!" Leorio says pointing at Kurapika.

"That's impossible." Kurapika says irritated. "I'd say the possibility of the opposite is extremely high. It almost brings me to tears."

"Let's just hear the question." I tell her.

"Here is the question. Your son and your daughter are abducted. You can only take one back. (1) Daughter (2) Son which do you choose?"

'if you choose either one you will fail the other. So what's left? We've got only two options… but we can choose not to answer. That's it Silence! I only hope Leorio doesn't put up a fight.'

"Five… Four… Three… Two… One…" Leorio heads over to a pile of wood; picking one up he starts walking towards the granny. "Times up."

Just as Leorio was about to threaten the granny I walk over, grab the wood out of his hands. I chuck the wood away while putting my free hand over his mouth keeping him quiet.

"Sorry about him." I say nodding my head towards Leorio, "He's an idiot who cant keep his mouth closed."

She nods while saying, "Is that your final answer?"

"Yes" I say looking at Kurapika to see him nod his head. "Silence is our answer."

"You… Pass." She says with a smile on her face. Releising Leorio I look at Kurapika to see him smiling at me for shutting him up for once. "The right path is this one." She continues as the kids open a dark passage way to our right. "It's a straight road. It takes about two hours to reach the top."

"Silence is the answer…" Leorio says still trying to comprehend it. He turned to granny to say, "Granny… I'm sorry."

"You don't need to apologize to me. I am doing this in order to meet someone like you. Work hard and be a good Hunter."

Nodding my head in her direction I turn and start walking towards the tunnel.

"You may go now. A couple living in the house under the lone cedar are the navigators. If they find you promising, they will guide you to the Exam Hall." She says as the door closes behind us.

"You know there is no right answer for a question like that." They both looked at me. Shrugging my shoulders I ask, "What would you do if you were in a situation like that?"

I saw them stop with there eyes wide in shock then start to walk, thinking about there answer. Taking out my deck of cards I began playing while walking faster through the tunnel.