Chapter 5: The Difference x between x Past and Present. (Dawn)

My brother is quite confusing sometimes. Smart! But confusing. It seemed to me that he anticipated what Hisoka was going to do and finished Hisoka's action for him. Normally I would have been happy to see that he knew it was a fake. However, the smirk on his face told me otherwise. What is Dusk planning … Eh, I'll worry about it later. Right now, I need to focus on how I'm going to get through this. I think I'm going to run with Kurapika and Leorio. I don't want to leave them in the dust… When we start the run I go next to them. Dusk runs in the middle of Killua and Gon, who are in front of Hisoka. I could feel the people in front of me shift. Fog starts to roll in and I could no longer see Satotz. We however just kept running because we could see people in front of us. Well, I thought they were people… The head became a strawberry… I know this monster!

"Kurapika, Leorio, follow me!" I tell them. The monster hadn't attacked the group yet so we were able to get away before the group we were with was encircled. We found ourselves in the woods and then I sensed Dusk. I stopped Kurapika and Leorio, then looked in the direction that I could sense him. I saw him easily but where I saw him confused me a bit. He was hiding and watching Hisoka about to get ganged up on. I could tell that gang had no chance at defeating Hisoka.

"Looks like it's my turn to play Procter." Hisoka said to the group.

As it turns out, I was right. Hisoka slash the whole gang with one card. I found it frightening yet cool at the same time. The leader of the group started to run then and Hisoka followed him. That's when I saw Dusk strike. He hit the leader square in the head and the leader fell to the ground. Hisoka looked at my brother and smirked again. Dusk went to grab his knife and as he did, he was smirking back at Hisoka. Hisoka doesn't waste time in killing yet he doesn't kill my brother. Are they working together? No… It's something different. Hisoka then looks in our direction. Kurapika, Leorio, and I freeze. Dusk looks at me and mouths to me to run. Which we do. Kurapika ran towards the end while Leorio went the other way. I ran with Leorio. Leorio stopped and turned around. He grabbed a nearby stick. I wanted to stop him, but that would put my life at risk. However, I knew that I had too, a death that could have been prevented would not go well with my conscious. I turned around and hid in a bush. I'd strike Hisoka once I see an opening. I hid as Leorio confronted Hisoka. Dusk stayed back and let Hisoka handle Leorio. Leorio couldn't get a strike in as he was thrown to the ground. That's when I see a fishing line zoom past where I was hiding and hit Hisoka square in the face. Hisoka looked surprised to be hit. He turned to his attacker and found Gon there holding the fishing pole like it was his life. Hisoka went to Gon asking to see the fishing pole but Gon wouldn't let it go. Leorio tried to attack Hisoka but was knocked out in the process. Hisoka then turned his attention back on Gon. Gon started flail the rod around to try and hit Hisoka but Hisoka was dodging each and every attack. When Hisoka got close enough he grabbed Gon by the throat. This was my chance to strike! I launch myself from my hiding spot without making and sound and was going to kick Hisoka's feet from under him. However, Dusk saw me and manage to stop me by blocking the kick. Hisoka tells Gon that he wouldn't kill someone who has potential and whose death wouldn't mean anything. He then agreed to take Leorio to the second phase area. Hisoka picked Leorio up and walked in the direction of the second phase. Dusk followed him. I stood astonished but then ran up the two.

"Dusk! Hisoka!" They stopped and looked at me. "Mind if I walked with you two?" They look at each other. After a few seconds Hisoka answered me.

"You can. I could feel the potential come off you like a firework. Almost like your brother. When the Hunter Exam ends however, don't think you'll be hanging out with me." Hisoka turned back around and started walking. Dusk shrugged his shoulders.

"There's your answer, come on sis!" We arrived at the second phase area and Hisoka put Leorio down. He whispered something to Dusk and Dusk went to with Hisoka somewhere else. Dusk told me to stay where I was and to wait for Gon and the others. Once Dusk left, Number 99 came up to me.

"Dawn right?" He asked me. I nodded my head.

"That's me! You must be Killua." He nodded his head. We sat and talked about Gon and where he could be. Of course, speaking it into existence, Gon shows up with Kurapika. Gon still carried Leorio's suitcase at least. Leorio comes too but couldn't remember what happened. Gon told him and Killua the fight he had with Hisoka.

"You guys are lucky to even be alive!" Killua exclaimed. I guess he can sense the immense power and bloodlust Hisoka gave off. Satotz congratulated us and sent us into the second phase of the exam.

My brother came and joined us. I could feel something I haven't felt in a while. His bloodlust grew a little. Last time this happened was when we were given a contract to run some bandits out of a town and the bandits overestimated us. They ended up with knives in their cranium. Hisoka was up and went to talk to Gittarackur.

"Are you ok?" I asked Dusk. He smiled at me and nodded his head. I smiled too.

I wonder what our second phase will be…