CHAPTER 8

Hina: sooo~ I've been having massive writers block lately…so please forgive me…

I own no one from HxH

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(Kurapika's pov)

I lay on the ground, stroking the white fur of the wolf next to me. She quietly snored as I traced one of the patches of red on her shoulder.

''What a beautiful creature...''' said a voice towards my feet.

I looked up to see Rezo standing, a look of awe on his face.

''Yes she is, isn't she?'' I asked quietly looking back at Morrah…Rezo was the only one who saw this side of me; I normally acted childish so that Rio wouldn't question my sanity. But I'd always been a bit smarter then the rest of my age group, and Rezo knew that.

''Kurapika…I've been meaning to ask you…'' he trailed off as though he didn't want to continue.

I sat up, tilting my head slightly, a questioning look on my face.

''H-how did you esc—'' he was cut off by the doorbell ringing.

He rushed to the door, I presume it was because he wanted to avoid the awkward silence that that would have left.

As soon as the door opened Rezo was pushed to the side, as the boy from the town over stomped into our house.

''He's dead!'' he shouted, eyes blazing with a fire that I was used to, vengeance.

''Wh-what? Who's dead?'' Rio walked in, clueless as usual.

''Pietro! He's dead! You killed him!'' the boy had tears in his eyes and I felt sorry for him, I knew exactly what he was feeling. But then he turned to me.

''You! It was you!'' I tilted my head to the side and furrowed my eyebrows.

''What on earth are you talking about?'' I asked making Rio's eyes widen.

''You cursed him! I know you did!'' he pointed an accusing finger at me, his hand was shaking.

''Listen…I know you cannot help the ignorance that your parents have bestowed upon you, but I did not curse him, I wasn't even in the room with him for five minutes…so how could I have?'' I asked, making his eyes go wide with anger.

''I don't know! But I know you did, after I called you a rat you were probably angry, so you cursed him and made him die!'' he shouted, making my eye twitch.

''The Kuruta were not magicians! We didn't even have a doctor for peat's sake! How on earth can you sit there and accuse me of doing something that does not exist!'' I shouted.

I am not one for shouting, and my voice cracked, making my argument a little less imposing.

''Kurapika…'' Rio said quietly, stepping behind me and putting a hand on my shoulder.

''The Kuruta were a bunch of uncouth, rude, half-wits, that didn't even know how to patch up a wound!'' the boy shouted back, making me ball up my fists.

''Take it back…'' I said quietly.

''You're nothing but a bunch of rats, that deserved to be wiped out.''

''That's it!'' I shouted, breaking out of Rio's grin and pouncing on the boy.

''Kurapika!'' I was vaguely aware of hands trying to pry me off of the boy, but I was already seeing red.

I punched the boy at least a dozen times before Rezo pulled me off of him.

''What are you doing? Are you insane!'' Rio shook my shoulders as I looked at the ground, grinding my teeth, and digging my nails into the palms of my hands.

Rezo was already tending to the boys face and shoulders.

''I...I couldn't…'' I whispered.

''You couldn't what?'' he asked and I looked up at him.

''I couldn't let him say those things Rio…I…'' I looked back at the boy, his nose was bleeding and he had a busted lip…I looked down at my hand; the knuckles had blood all over them.

My eyes widened as I dropped to the floor. I'd caused someone else harm, someone other than the Phantom Troup.

And that was something that I'd sworn not to do the day of the attack

Rio kneeled down in front of me, his face still angry.

''You see the errors of your ways?'' he said, in a monotonous voice as I looked up at him.

I nodded mutely as he put his hands on my shoulders.

He stood me up, then nudged me in the direction of the boy, whose nose had stopped bleeding.

He was glaring daggers my way as I stepped over to him.

'' I...I didn't mean to do that…'' I confessed quietly, looking the opposite direction.

It wasn't a lie…I get kind of uncontrollable when I'm angry; and I hadn't meant to hit him so many times.

''Psh…as if…all of you rats are like that, you hurt someone, then go and apologize like you didn't do anything…'' he glared into the blood stained towel for a second.

''I'm sorry too…I shouldn't have said what I did…and to a kid too…'' he glared up at me.

''I…I just didn't want it to happen…and when it did…I needed something to blame…you were an easy target I guess…'' a small guilty smile crossed his face, but then was gone.

We both jumped when Rezo cleared his throat.

''I think I should take Leorio home now don't you?'' he said, placing a hand on the boy's shoulder.

We both nodded, then looked away from each other.

''Reolio…'' I muttered, stifling a chuckle when he turned around angry once again.

I stuck my tongue out at him and wiggled my fingers, then scampered off feeling accomplished.

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Hina: ever wonder why Leorio makes that awful face at Kurapika when they first meet? Now you do~

Kurapika: I would never do that!

Hina: oh peeshaw~ live a little kura-chan~

Leo: yeah kura chaaaaan~ *gets punched in the face*

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