Chapter 3
Viiri's POV
At the Dolle Harbor, Gon and the Captain were talking with each other, while Leorio and Kurapika were looking at the map, looking for the route that would lead to the Hunter site. And lastly, Elin and I did some talking, somewhere near the map where both of the guys were looking at.
"I feel really guilty that I fell unconscious last night..." I said and then sighed. "Anyways, that aside, you and Quela told Gon and the others that we were from another world, right? And that they were from an animated series there, what else did you say?"
"Yeah, we did tell them, but no spoilers allowed!" Elin answered with enthusiasm. How can she be so energetic, I wonder?
"Okay," I nodded and faced both Elin and Quela with a warning look. "Then keep both of your mouths shut from now on, you understand?"
I continued looking at them with 'The Look', but I suddenly remembered something. "By the way, how did Gon get caught by that octo?" I asked Elin with a curious look. Since I didn't get to see, I'm quite curious to what really happened. After saying that, I noticed that Elin's face completely changed; it was a look filled with guilt.
"Gon saved me before it could get to me," She looked down, guilt written all over her face. "It's completely my fault..."
I looked at her. She's really...being serious about this huh. I sighed and started pulling her to where the others were. "Just forget about it! We still have other things to worry about."
When we were beside the trio, Leorio looked at us.
"So, which path do you think is the right one?" Leorio asked with a slightly impatient tone.
"Ha?" I looked at him in confusion. What the heck is he talking about?
"The captain told us to go to the Cedar tree on top of that mountain," Kurapika explained, gesturing to the mountain that wasn't too far from us. "But, from what we can see in the map, it's completely going to the opposite direction from Zaban City, our supposed destination. Leorio also found a bus going directly there."
I started thinking about what Kurapika said. 'Based on the information we have, it would be best to take the bus...' I thought more, but then realized something. 'But then again, there's a high possibility that the bus would be a trap for the applicants who are too lazy to find the Hunter site by themselves...So then, that means that it would be best to go to the Cedar tree...that's also what my instincts say.'
"I never give any spoilers. So Viiri, where should we go?" Elin suddenly asked, back to her usual self.
"I think I'll be going with Gon, my instincts are telling me to go to the Cedar tree too." I answered, confident with my decision.
"'Your instincts'? You mean you didn't watch that so called 'series' with us in it?" Kurapika asked, suddenly interested in the conversation.
"Nope, I didn't." I answered bluntly. "But I did watch the first episode with Elin, I don't really care though..."
And with that, we decided to go to the Cedar tree. Except for Leorio, who was stubborn and took the bus instead. I sighed inwardly. That idiot didn't even think of the casualties...
And so, the four of us are currently heading to the Cedar tree, but not too long, Leorio arrived and told us that he would come with us in going to the Cedar tree.
As we continued our way there, it was silent and no one said a word.
"Ne, Viiri-san, what does your world look like?" Gon suddenly asked, breaking the silence.
"A broken one, not as good as this world anymore," I replied bluntly, looking at Gon from the corner of my eye. "Over there, it's quite rare to see a place with fresh and clean air, also my fam…never mind, forget I ever said anything." I can't believe I almost mentioned my family...
"Your family, they abandoned you for an unknown reason, am I correct?" Kurapika said, joining the conversation.
"N-Not really!" I immediately said, but I suddenly remembered something from before. I gritted my teeth. How stupid of me, getting mad because of what my sister told me before.
"Viiri, but you said…" Elin's eyes widened and gasped.
"I'm sorry, but I don't really want to talk about it. It's the only way for me to forget that I...never met them, or to have any precious memories," I faced Gon and smiled. "So Gon, I will support you in finding your father."
"Gomen, Viiri-san, I didn't know you had such a past…" Gon said, looking at me with a guilty face.
"Eeeh, just call me Viiri! We're friends right? Also, don't feel sorry, you didn't know anyway!" My, now I'm the one who feels guilty!
"Wow, just how lucky are you, Viiri? You even made Gon feel guilty!" Elin exclaimed and gave me a cat smile. After that, I realized that all of them were looking at me with guilty looks.
"DON'T LOOK AT ME WITH THOSE LOOKS!" I groaned, feeling even guiltier. I felt guilty enough with Gon, but now...ugh!
After awhile, we finally arrived in some kind of town which looked like it was abandoned or something, but my instinct tells me that there are a lot of people here. It looks like Leorio was the only one who didn't realize it though.
Suddenly, out of nowhere, an old lady and a bunch of people in white appeared and the old lady told us that they would only let us pass if we answer some kind of weird named quiz and a black haired man suddenly interrupted us, increasing the tension even more.
Elin's POV
'tch, that Matthew came...never mind, it's not an important part anyway.'
The old lady then started the quiz.
'Boring…' I never really did like it when this guy appeared.
"Is he going to pass or not?" Leorio asked from beside me.
"I want to tell you the truth, but…" I looked at Viiri only to see her looking at me with the devil's eye. I looked away and laughed nervously.
After that, the 'bad' guy answered the 1-2 answer quiz, and after the little discussion between the people in white and the old lady, the old lady finally said: "You may pass."
'YES! JUST DIE YOU IDIOT! I will make sure someone who wants to hurt the gang...to suffer in his/her life forever...' I thought with a devilish smile, laughing evilly in my head.
"Yandere mode on..." I hear Viiri mumble beside me. I ignored her and continued.
"Now, it's your turn." The old lady announced, looking at each of us.
'Wait…Viiri doesn't know the answer, is she going to stay silent…or answer!? PLEASE STAY SILENT VIIRI! PLEASE!' I scream inside my head and this time Viiri didn't punch my head. YAY SHE DIDN'T HIT ME!
Then I tried to hear the scream which I thought I could hear, but I couldn't, though maybe Viiri can, her sense is like a cheetah's.
"Now, let us begin the quiz." I heard the old lady say.
The old lady told us the question and started counting down. I could see Leorio getting annoyed and then he took a branch (?) near us, Kurapika stayed silent with a worried look, while Gon continued thinking. I didn't know what Viiri was thinking though, she didn't show any sort of expression on her face.
'Why isn't she showing any expression on her face? Wait a minute, in the ship she was also acting strange…that means…' I started to think when suddenly, I heard Kurapika shouting.
"DO YOU WANT TO RUIN OUR CORRECT ANSWER?!" My, his voice is the best of all, he even sounds awesome when he's shouting.
After that, the old quiz lady showed us a (secret) door that would lead us to the Cedar tree, she said that we would be meeting the navigators there and if we continue walking in the tunnel thing, we would arrive in 2 hours.
While walking in the tunnel, Gon suddenly groaned.
"I can't do it, I can't find an answer!" Gon said while scratching his head. Kurapika and Leorio chuckled.
"Gon, the quiz is over. You don't need to think about it anymore!" Leorio said, laughing a little.
"Eh? But if I was really put in that situation, what should I do?" My, that innocent face can really choke me to death. Leorio and Kurapika looked quite surprised when they heard the boy's answer.
"Are you thinking of the same thing, Viiri?" I asked.
"HUH!? What?" She really looks weird right now, and adding up to that, she's acting weird too!
"Don't tell me that you were silent the whole time at the quiz because you were thinking of something else?!" Leorio asked her, looking a bit annoyed.
"Not really," She answered bluntly, and then looked at her hands. "But after shooting that arrow last night, my hands still hurts, and right now…ugh…my feet also hurts...so I guess I can't run for a...WHILE?! WHAT ARE YOU DOING, GON?!"
She suddenly started shouting, which made me look at her. Gon was carrying her.
"GON, PUT ME DOWN! PUT ME DOWN RIGHT THIS INSTANT!" She shouted with an ultra red face while trying to get away from Gon. Well, this is interesting!
"But didn't you say that your feet hurt?" Those honest eyes ARE VERY CUTE!
"I said I can't run, but I didn't say I couldn't walk!" She exclaimed, trying to search for a reason.
"I think Gon is right, it's better if you don't exert too much pressure on your feet or the pain might increase." Kurapika said, being the smart person he is. "Or could it be that you want someone else to carry you?" Wow, Kurapika is smarter than I thought. He found out that Viiri is allergic to older guys! (Wait a minute, wasn't it me who told him?)
"Mou...Gon, sukinisinnasai…(Jeez...Gon, just do whatever you want…)" Wow. Kurapika defeated Viiri's stubbornness!
Quela's POV (IT'S FINALLY MY TURN~NYA!)
I went out of Elin's bag because I felt a gloomy aura near us, looks like it's from Viiri.
"WHAT HAPPENED HERE~NYA!" I'm really surprised with the tension.
"Viiri didn't want to be carried, but Kurapika managed to force her, and there…" Elin explained briefly.
"Why is Gon the only one who isn't affected by her aura?" Leorio asked the whole group. (Except Gon and Viiri)
"Maybe it's because of his happy-go-lucky barrier! But don't worry, after we find a big area, she will become hyperactive again~~NYA!" I told them, giving them a big smile.
"May I ask you something?" Kurapika said, joining the conversation.
"What~~NYA?"
"Why did you send them to our world?" Kurapika asked with a suspicious look on.
"It's to protect me and you guys~~NYA!" I answered, still smiling.
"Me too?" Gon jumped to us which made me a little surprised.
"Yes~~NYA! Actually, I sent these girls to this dimension because: it's common to see fighting and monsters, and, Elin knows about this world the most, and lastly, our enemy are targeting four guys in this world. Both Viiri and Elin will become their bodyguard…three of the four guys are you all!" I answered Gon, excitement clear in my voice.
"Gon…put me down…onegaishimasu…" Viiri said, she looked sad for some reason.
"Kurapika-dono, please let her down, the weapon that I gave them uses their emotions as a source of power. So, if she doesn't feel well, the effect of her attacks will decrease, and that would really be bad considering that she is our main attacker!" I tell Kurapika with a serious face this time.
"...Alright. Gon, put her down." Kurapika instructed and Viiri jumped off of Gon.
"You really look like a big-bro right now, Kurapika!" Elin praised and grinned at him.
"Of course, after she collapsed last night, she made me worried about her low stamina." Kurapika answered calmly.
"Ie, Kurapika-dono, Viiri has high stamina, but she used too much of her power and showed too many emotions yesterday that she collapsed! Maybe even right now, her senses and emotions are also ruined!" I explained.
"Then I better give her some sleeping drugs…" Leorio said, taking out his suitcase.
"Daijobou, Leorio-ossan, she will be alright!" Elin said, giving a big smile.
"I'M NOT AN OSSAN!"
"Joking…joking…" Elin mumbled, hiding behind Kurapika.
Viiri's POV
After so many (boring) hours, we finally arrived at the cedar tree.
"Now, ossan, stop complaining!" I'm already sick of that old man's complaints.
"I'm NOT AN OSSAN!" And now he's shouting, ugh. Seriously, I want to cut that tongue of his!
Leorio knocks on the door but there was no answer. Is there no one inside?
Finally getting impatient after knocking so many times, he opened the door. The four of us (Elin doesn't though, she already knew it was going to happen, and Quela is sleeping inside her backpack) were shocked with what we saw, a fox-monster like creature was holding a woman and there was an injured man behind him.
The creature jump outside and Gon chased 'it'.
"Leorio, take care of the injured!" Kurapika shouted and followed Gon in chasing the creature.
"Leave it to me!" Leorio answered.
I was about to chase it too, but the weird feeling is coming again.
"GON! KURAPIKA! WAIT FOR US!" Elin and I shouted in unison and started running after them but stopped when we saw something.
"Viiri, let's take care of 'that' first and then we'll help in chasing the Kiriko!" Elin said and a weird ape suddenly appeared from behind a tree.
"Looks like this one is stronger than the last one…" I smirked and looked at Gon and Kurapika's retreating figure. "Sorry, but I'm not interested in any acting classes."
No One's POV
Gon and Kurapika kept chasing the Kiriko, while Viiri and Elin were chasing the Ace ape.
With Gon and Kurapika, Gon hit the Kiriko's head with his fishing rod and the Kiriko accidentally dropped the woman he/she was carrying.
Kurapika managed to catch the woman before she hit the ground while Gon continued chasing the Kiriko. Kurapika sighed in relief and looked at the woman he was carrying, he put her down near a tree.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" The Kuruta asked the woman, who opened her eyes.
"No, I'm fine." The woman answered, and she suddenly looked panicked and grabbed hold of Kurapika's shoulders. "What about my husband? Is he alright?"
"You don't have to worry about him," Kurapika reassured. "He's being taken care of by one of my friends."
The woman sighed in relief and her sleeve slid slightly, the Kuruta saw some kind of tattoo on her arms. The woman noticed and immediately hid it, covering it with her hand. The Kuruta looked at her suspiciously, but then heard something somewhere in the bushes near them, he took out his weapon and went in front of the woman.
"Ah, Kurapika." A man in his 'teens' emerged and stood there, smiling.
"Leorio...?" The Blonde teen looked at him in confusion. "What are you doing here? What happened to the injured man?"
"He's fine. His injuries weren't serious, so I went to look for you guys."
"I see." Kurapika said, and stood up. "Then, Leorio..."
The Blonde teen hit Leorio with his bokkens (Very sorry if I'm wrong with that) on the face. 'Leorio' suddenly laughed, but with a different voice.
"How did you know I wasn't your friend?" The creature asked.
"I didn't, I was just hitting you for leaving an injured man alone." The Kuruta answered with a calm voice, still holding his weapon. The Kiriko laughed and jumped to the forest and disappeared.
Kurapika sighed and faced the woman who was beside him the whole time. "Now," He started, pressing his weapon on the neck of the woman. "Just who are you?"
The woman grinned.
Gon jumped from tree to tree, chasing the Kiriko he had hit on the head. He could see his surroundings clearly despite it being dark. The Kiriko jumped in some kind of bush and Gon followed.
It seems that the Kiriko tricked Gon and he fell off of the cliff. The green clad immediately took out his fishing rod and swung it to one of the branches on top. Once he was back on top, the Kiriko was in front of him.
"I'm impressed you could keep up with me, boy." The Kiriko said. The boy only looked at him curiously. "Sorry boy," He continued, bringing his claws closer to Gon. The boy looked around in confusion, like he was looking for someone.
"But I'm going to make you pay for hitting me—"
"Who are you?" The boy in green asked, looking at the Kiriko in front of him in confusion. The creature stopped and looked at him.
"You weren't the one I hit awhile ago," He continued, looking at the Kiriko questioningly. "Are you his friend or something?"
The Kiriko laughed and Gon looked at him with an even more confused face.
"Come out here dear, I've found someone interesting!"
"You guys pass, we'll take you to the Exam Site." The Husband Kiriko announced, but suddenly remembered something. "Wait, where are those girls that came with you?"
"I remember that they were chasing something, and Viiri said that she wasn't interested in 'acting classes'…" Leorio explained, and then realized something. "WAIT, SHE KNEW THEY WERE ACTING!?"
"STAY AWAY!" A voice suddenly shouted from the trees.
"STAY STILL, YOU DARNED APE!" An ape jumped from the tree, followed by Elin who had a ring which locked the ape.
"ELIN, STAY AWAY!" Viiri also jumped from the tree and shot an arrow towards the ape. The arrow destroyed the crystal on ape's chest and it immediately disappeared.
"They were chasing an ape?" Gon asked with an innocent tone in his voice.
"I'm not sure…" Kurapika said with a sweat-drop.
"DON'T SAY IT LIKE THAT!" Viiri shouted, slumping on the ground with a tired look. "It's tiring you know..."
"Why did you girls chase an ape rather than help your friends?" The Kiriko asked, interested and curious to know their answer.
"That's because I'm not interested in acting!" Elin answered enthusiastically.
"Same with me" Viiri said, raising her right hand slightly.
"How did both of you know we were acting?" The son of the Kiriko asked, also interested in their answer.
"Your acting is the same with our school's role-playing." Viiri explained calmly.
"By the way, sorry for not going after you like you wanted…" Elin apologized and bowed to the Kiriko.
"Elin," Viiri groaned in annoyance, and hit her friend's head lightly. "This isn't our mission, so you don't need to apologize!"
"But still...I wonder which one is the male and which is the female..." Elin wondered, using her right hand to rub her head on the spot where Viiri hit her, and her left hand pointing at one of the Kirikos. (She never did respect her elders…)
"HA HA HA! You guys are also like this boy!" Kiriko said while laughing.
After that, Viiri and Gon were being carried by the same Kiriko, Elin being carried by the small Kiriko, while Leorio the huge one, and Kurapika by another small one.
Viiri's POV
I relaxed that night, and almost fell asleep.
'Your family abandoned you because they don't love you...' My sister's words suddenly echoed in my head and I quickly shook the thoughts away.
"Nanika atta*(Did something happened?), Viiri?" Gon asked me. I looked over at him, seeing him looking at me with a worried look.
"No, it's nothing..." I answer, shaking my head. "But Gon, can you...promise me something?"
"Nani ka(what is it)?"
"Promise me that, after you meet your father, don't ever leave his side…"
"Eh? VIIRI, WHY ARE YOU CRYING?!" Gon suddenly exclaimed with his eyes wide and shock evident in his voice.
"EH!? I'm not crying," I immediately said, rubbing my eyes. "My eyes just got itchy!"
"Ah, sokka, I thought you were crying!" Gon said, smiling again.
'Good thing he isn't the same with Kurapika…' I looked ahead again, only seeing the night sky and nothing else, I sighed tiredly. 'Looks like this will be a long trip...
DICLAIMER: HUNTER X HUNTER, they belongs to Yogashi Toshiro-san
YOSH! THAT'S ALL!
And I really sorry just do disclaimer right now, I totally forget about it...
Hope you like it! And thanks for the review.
Also THANK YOU LANI-SENPAI! She help me at 'Chasing the Kiriko' part, 'cause I 100% suck at that one...
And I think I will make a new FF, with someone... :D
That's all, BYE!