Yo, Mina! I'm back with chapter two of To Tell, or Not to Tell! I hope you guys enjoy!
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Lotus looked up from her thoughts.
After seeing her brother for the first time, and then the thing with #44- a clown, none the less- removed that man's arms, Lotus was very ready to take the exam. Lotus knew she shouldn't approach Gon first (She would keep that promise with her dad), so if they both survive the First Phase, the chances of him coming to her was much greater.
And finally the Exam was about to start.
Lotus jumped down from the pipe and stood slightly to the right of Gon and his friends.
The man that stood in the door way was a very peculiar man. He had purple hair and a mustache that replaced his mouth. He held a green head on a string that emitted the ringing that alerted the room of his arrival.
"I apologize for the wait," He said, his mustache twitching with every world, "The entry period for Hunter applicants has ended. The Hunter Exam will now begin!"
Lotus let out a sigh of relief. She didn't like having to stay in this room. It was really boring. She could see other people were happy and excited too.
"A final caution," The purple-haired man said, "If you are short on luck or ability, you could very well end up seriously injured or even dead."
Lotus glanced at Gon worriedly, then shook it off. If he was anything like their dad, he would be fine.
The man continued, "Those who accept the risks, please follow me." He pointed back passed the last applicants, "Otherwise, please exit via the elevator behind you."
Lotus smiled. No one who made it this far would quit now, we all have a Hunter's pride, even if most of us will fail.
"Very well," The man said, lowering his hands from where he was holding them behind his back, "All 404 applicants will participate in Phase One." He turned, swinging one arm directly behind him and his other arm and one leg directly in front, and he started walking that way, one arm in the back and an arm and leg in front.
Slowly, the crowd of people started forward.
Soon, though, the pace quickened, and before anyone knew it, they were running.
"I neglected to introduce myself," The man said, "I am Satotz, the Phase One examiner. I shall lead you to the exam's Second Phase."
Huh? Lotus thought to herself, gracefully running at a comfortable pace.
"Second Phase? What about Phase One?" Someone asked.
Satotz answered, "It has already commenced."
Murmurs ran through the crowd. "It's already begun?" "This is part of the test?"
Lotus had no such disappointment. She was glad to be able to stretch her legs and run.
Satotz looked back at the applicants, "You must follow me to Phase Two. This is the exam's First Phase."
"We just have to follow you?"
"Yes," Satotz turned back around, "I cannot tell you where or when you must arrive. You need to follow me."
Lotus instantly understood this test. It was a test of endurance and it also tested the applicants mentally. Not knowing how long you have to run down a tunnel that looks exactly the same would put strain on anyone's mind.
Lotus didn't care about that at all. She enjoyed running and could out last many of her friends in any endurance competition. As for the mental thing, she felt like it was a game. She would win.
Lotus laughed at herself for that. She knew it was true but thinking it made her feel stuck up, and she always laughed at stuck up people. She was no exception to her bad habit.
~Time skip~
After quite a while, maybe two hours, Lotus was interrupted from her thoughts when one of Gon's companions yelled, "Hey! Wait up, kid!"
Lotus turned to look.
What she saw was an angry Leorio and #99. Lotus tensed, still uncertain of what she felt toward the silver headed boy.
"Hmm?" The silver-head asked, glancing slightly at Leorio.
"You should show the Hunter Exam some respect!" Leorio shouted.
"What do you mean?" The boy asked.
"Why are you using a skate board?" Leorio yelled, then pointed toward the board the boy was standing on, "That's cheating!"
"Why?" The boy asked innocently. Lotus giggled, this was only making Leorio angrier.
Leorio seemed surprised at the question, "This is an endurance test!"
"No, it isn't"
Lotus looked at Gon, who was running like the past two hours were nothing. She smiled when she realized what he meant.
But Leorio didn't get it, "Huh? Gon, what are you saying?"
"The examiner only told us to follow him." Gon calmly replied.
"Whose side are you on, eh?" Leorio yelled.
The boy dropped back to beside Gon, completely ignoring Leorio. "Hey, how old are you?" The boy asked.
"I'm twelve years old."
"Hmm…" The boy hummed. Gon smiled questionly as the siver head looked thoughtful.
The boy quickly flipped the skate board up behind him, catching it and holding it under his arm, "Guess I'll run too."
Lotus smiled, she wanted to meet him now.
"Wow," Gon said, running up to the boys side, "That was cool!"
"I'm Killua."
"I'm Gon."
They are going to be good friends, Lotus thought.
I'm sorry that these first chapters aren't the most interesting. Q.Q It will get better when Lotus actually meets the others. I have it planned out so it may be next update, but I'm not sure.
Thanks for reading! Bye Bye!