Hi! It's my first story so please do tell me how I can improve my writing. Please point out ANY errors.

I've moved the characters' ages up by 3 years (so Gon and Killua are about 15/16 years old, Kurapika is 18ish, and Leorio is 22ish years old).

Hope you enjoy!

"Kindly correct me if I'm wrong, but I can't answer this question", I told the old woman who sat in my path.

She threw me a crooked grin, completely ignoring my response. "1 or 2?", she deadpanned.

I frowned. Really? I came all this way to take the Hunter Exam and this old woman was telling me I had to choose between the lives of my brother and sister? I couldn't. What kind of fucking stupid quiz is this!?

The creepy kids around her stared and scuttled. I shuddered. Weird. I bowed my head and said," I can't choose". Then I looked up at her to judge her expression in response to what I was about to say. "I won't choose either 1 or 2. I don't give a fuck if you're supposed to help me. I'll find my own way!"

She slowly stood up and smiled at me. Was it a smile or a grimace of 'I can barely tolerate this level of stupidity'? Whatever. I just had to get to the exam site on my own using another way I guess.

As I turned around to walk away from the old nut she croaked, "You passed". I stopped and rotated my head to look at the hunched woman. "A married couple lives in the house under cedar tree. They are the Navigators. If they think you qualify, they will take you to the exam site."

I looked at her and she stared back. After shaking my head in a mixture of confusion and annoyance, I sighed, and shrugged. I passed!? "Whatevs", I tried to say nonchalantly, not letting the woman's bipolar attitude affect me and to hide my relief. "So what's next?"

A screeching sound filled the air as the ghost kids opened a tunnel. Stupid, creepy ghost kids. "You should reach the Navigators within the next two hours. Good luck".

I walked forward and tossed a 'thank you' to her over my shoulder. The nice, cool darkness surrounded me as I entered the moldy tunnel. I was getting sunburnt anyway.

I narrowed my eyes. Up ahead were some figures…"LEORIO!", wailed one of them. I rolled my eyes. Wow were THEY obnoxious.

"Leorio give it back to Gon" another sternly lectured. It was dark and I could barely make out their features. But what did stand out was the height of one figure, the bright blonde hair of another, and the…was that a fishing rod…?

I squinted. Yes, yes it was. My musings were broken when fishing rod asked blondie a question. "But who would YOU choose Kurapika?"

'Kurapika' stopped and clenched his fists. I quickly darted into the shadows of the tunnel to avoid being noticed. After all, there were three of them and only one of me. It's not like I had training or any combat experience. This did not look good.

Once I knew I wouldn't be seen by any of the males I focused on the situation before me,

'Gon' seemed to either be amazingly naïve or impressively uncaring because he kept looking at Kurapika waiting for a response; it was evident Kurapika was having some sort of mental breakdown. Kurapika was extremely tense and breathing heavily. "Calm down", the tallest one ordered. Kurapika quickly snapped "Neither", and continued to walk forward.

Gon and I stared at his back.

From what I gathered, fishing rod was Gon, the tall one was Leorio, and blondie was Kurapika. And I thought they seemed to be a bunch of dolts with some skills and strengths. But stupidity dulled those skills, in my opinion.

"And then I told her I caught the Master of the Swamp! Aunt Mito was so proud of me!" Gon animatedly yelled as he waved his hands around. "My dad caught it when he was 12 and even though I'm 15 now I'm still one of the only two who did it".

I picked at my cuticle. When was the last time I let my nails grow? Right. Never. It was one of my flaws that had irked my parents to no end. Being a merchant's daughter had its perks, except that I always had to play the role of the perfect daughter. That meant looking the part too.

"Are you going to hide in the shadows for the rest of the walk or are you going to finally talk to us?" a voice right in front of me asked. I looked up, jumped, and squealed. What. The. Fuck. How did…?

Kurapika smiled politely (not that it fooled me) at me. But I knew it was a guise. He reminded me of a snake: one wrong word and he would undoubtedly strike. I had to play it cool and hide my fear. No way was some stupid boy going to fuck with me-I wasn't one to be intimidated easily.

I tried to slow my breathing, smile, and pick at my cuticle again. I looked up and saw blondie still smiling. He was waiting for my reasons why he shouldn't kill me. I glanced at his height and broad shoulders. If I had to fight him either I'd have to cheat and use something in the surrounding area and my brain, or I'd die. Because this guy was about 6 foot.

"But you were so enthralled in your conversation about who you would save", I said with the same sickening, simpering smile he wore, "Kurapika". Kurapika's grayish-tan eyes darkened in anger. He definitely didn't like the fact that I knew who he was and he didn't know who I was. I blinked. Now his eyes seemed to be turning a purplish-blue? His features were somewhat feminine but...attractive to me. He was unconventionally unattractive, but with the shifting eyes and the expression of rage marring his face, Kurapika looked purely dangerous.

He blinked. Tan eyes and fake smile returned to his face. "Walk with us rather than behind us, will you?" Kurapika was taking no chances. Not that I appeared to be much of a threat. Physically, at least. I smiled so much it hurt my damn face. "Sure, I love meeting new people", I responded as I walked around Kurapika, but never turning my back to him.

The shorter dark haired boy seemed to bound up to me. "Hi", he said,"I'm Gon, from Whale Island!" His smile was contagious. I found myself truly smiling back. Gon looked much younger than fifteen with his chubby cheeks and large eyes. He didn't seem to be a threat to me.

"Avi from Samil", I responded with a genuine smile.

That was when I met the opposite of Gon: tall, dark, and conventionally handsome. "And I'm Leorio", the tall man said,"It's a pleasure". He held out his hand and I shook it. I stared at how much more muscular and suave Leorio seemed than Kurapika. I shot a glare at Kurapika who was skulking behind me. I was a tad salty that Kurapika managed to notice me in the shadows. I'm the best at hiding! How did he notice me?

Leorio smirked at me as I accidently held onto his hand for a bit longer than usual. Crap. Now he probably thinks I like him. I quickly pulled my hand away. Damn it! Why must I be so awkward!

Leorio shot a glance at a sulking Kurapika. He nudged Kurapika. Introduce yourself", Leorio told Kurapika,"It's rude to not do that".

"Kurapika. But you seem to know that already", blondie stated,"I apologize for my treatment of you, I had at first perceived you as a threat or another examiner but I now realize you're a candidate like us".

I blinked. What was THAT supposed to mean? Instead of asking my question, I responded, "Sure. Let's just make it to the Navigator's house before dawn. We should walk faster". I received strange looks from Leorio and Kurapika. Gon, of course, seemed to accept my words without question unlike Leorio who began to protest until Gon quickly followed me. I really liked that boy.

Kurapika shrugged, ignoring me. My attraction to Kurapika was quickly waning because of his sour attitude. After walking for 25 more minutes Leorio began whining.

"When are we going to reach the exit? The old lady said two hours and the two hours are already over! I'm hungry! I have to go to the bathroom!" Leorio whined.

"Whining is unattractive", I stated in the prissy voice I knew my sister hated, "Some exercise will do you good. If you have to go to the bathroom, just go. I don't care".

Leorio turned bright red-tomato red. "Why you-"

"The exit is right over there", Gon shouted excitedly as he pointed at a random boat. I raised an eyebrow. Could all of us safely fit in that thing?

Kurapika and Gon walked up ahead as Leorio straggled behind. Probably to 'chat' with me regarding my previous words. I smirked in amusement. This was going to be fun.

"I'm not fat", Leorio calmly stated as I watch the vein under his eye bulge. I smiled sweetly. Somebody's a bit insecure about his weight…

"I never said you were. I just said that whining makes you more unappealing". With my last words, I speed walked into the boat and plopped between Kurapika and Gon. Now to avoid Leorio as much as possible…