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Chapter 7 : Blonde Idol

Wow, saying those embarrassing lines in front of everyone sure was an out of options. But, what could I do? My voice just run on its way as it wished.

Oh, boy...

Along the way to the auction building, Killua was giving me a nasty look. I had really made him mad. I continuously said sorry to him but he didn't even flinched at all. We walked on foot because the place was actually nearby. Leorio and I were walking in the front, Killua and Gon were behind us. Killua was chit-chatting with Gon happily, but I could feel it. The piercing glare at my back was drilling up to the front side. He made it sure, I was feeling uneasy.

Whenever, Gon was talking with Leorio and I tried to glance at him, he kept tucking his hand in his pockets and looked at other direction. Like he was disgusted to look at my face.

Well, if that was the case then I wouldn't want to make up again.

Finally, Me, Gon, Leorio and Killua had arrived at the birthday party. The auction building was the place of the princess' party. We were walking towards the huge door, they were brown and got carved in simple but classic styled iris flowers. Even the holder got carved too. I was the one who opened the door first and as the little view before me was getting better, my eyes got widen and widen.

It was... Ooh what it was, what was the proper word? May I say it...luxurious? Or fabulous? Or fantastic? Or magnificent? Or wonderful?

It was luxurious and fabulous and fantastic and magnificent and wonderful! Really! Oh, God, this place was paradise!

I immediately ran into the hall and frozen in amazement. The room was bright with changing colors lamps were beaming throughout every corner. The decorations were hung up along the ceiling leaving the white painted wall got many murals of music theme creations. The beating song was just kicking in. I could feel the beat into my heart.

There were many round tables with 4 chairs around each, sheeted with blank white. The floor was perfectly colorful dance floor matching the 'wow' main stage with typography said 'Happy Birthday to Alicia Gurdon' designed in music theme. There was also a picture of her face smiling in happiness. There was 2 DJ collaborating in the middle of the stage. Swaying their body, following the rhythm. With 10 big speakers colored in purple and its tint and hue, plus 1, 2, 3...10 more on each sides, the music was incredibly shaking!

This was very cool, this was rocking!

"Miel, you're really excited! I told you, this party is rocking!" Leorio tapped my shoulder from behind causing me flinched in surprise.

I turned and stretched my arms out as wide as I could to show my really, really amazed self."Oh, yeah! This is very cool! I just step my feet for a few seconds and I already get this joyful feeli-!"

Duk!

"Ouch! Hey, watch out, pale!"

Huh? A young man scolded me. He hit my stretching right arm. "Oh, I'm sorry." I apologized instantly.

"And what would that sorry for, huh?" He said with annoying face. He then beat his cloth where my arm hit him. "You pale girl, step aside!" He was really rude. I could see his skin was bright too but not reaching pale-level. But wasn't it just too much?

"Hey, she has apologized, dude! Don't joke with me!" Leorio confronted him.

"Huuh? Who's joking around, shit? It's originally her mistake to hit me with her hand right?"

"WHAT THE HELL?! She didn't mean it, you punk!"

"She still hit me, you fuck! Who won't be crept out to be hit by a pale being like that, huh?"

"MOTHERFU-"

"Uuh, Leorio. Enough." I cut him off. "I'm sorry, mister. Please forgive my rudeness." I bowed down to him.

"Uugh...hiiyy..." He ran off.

He ran off?

I looked upward. He was gone. Walking hastily with frightened eyes.

What happened here?

"What happened here?" Gon's words were matching my mind. He, with Killua, approached us, worried was visibly glued on his face. "I saw you two quarreled with that man over there. Is there something wrong?"

"Hm? Nothing. Nothing's wrong." I replied. I spotted a group of people were talking. They looked almost the same age, older in this case. I wanted to test something out. I immediately went, leaving the trio, to greet the group.

"Hey, good night, guys! May I join the chit chat?" Pairs of eyes were beamed on me. They observed me from top to toe. "I don't know everyone here because my friend can't attend the party together. So, I was looking for some accompany. I enjoy making new friends too." I gave it my best friendly smile.

"Uuh..." They seemed hesitated.

"Oh, of course, you can! Just join us! What's your name?" But one person was friendly enough. He must be the mood-maker. The others watched him unsatisfied. It was obvious they didn't like the idea.

"It's Miel! What's yours?"

"My name's Hiro. Nice to meet you."

The others were joining too. They introduced them self but it was a reaaally short introduction. I tried to make the conv longer. I kept on asking questions but they just answered with yes or no. Hiro's answer wasn't that short but I could see, all the time he looked at me, anxiety was creeping in his eyes.

I wouldn't make it any longer. I got it already. "Oh, I'm hungry guys. I want to grab some right now. Wanna come?"

Hiro was opening his mouth before cut off by the others.

"Oh, sorry. We can't, Miel. We got something to do."

"Yeah, you go first, Miel."

"Right! You have to eat when you're hungry!"

"Go eat first, Miel."

Yeah, yeah, I got it. They all wanted me to step out of this just right now. I didn't intend to bother anymore. "Okay then. Bye guys!" I waved my hand as I left the group.

What was wrong? I had never treated like this before. Remember what the man said before,

'watch out, pale'

'Who won't be crept out to be hit by a pale being like that, huh?'

Was it because my pale skin?

I came back to the trio. They eventually waited me to make me unpeeled the crust.

"What's the matter, Miel?" Gon's voice was demanding. He wanted me to not lying. It wasn't time to fool around.

"Nothing, really. I just test out the others' reaction towards me. Is it the same or not as the man before?" I replied.

"And what's your result?" Killua joined in. I thought he was still mad at me because I made a scene involving him. He looked alright now. Huh, he just talked with me above a need.

"They are scared of me." I stopped to look at their expressions. Killua was discernibly surprised. When the other two were surprisingly calm. They stayed calm as if it was a small matter, not something to care about, a public secret. I didn't believe if they really didn't care about it, considering their personality, they should be the one to freak out, no?

I continued. "They are frightened. I don't know why. I have been friendly toward them. Say, Gon. You've told me, I make you scared. Is it because of my skin?" I crossed my arms.

Gon startled. His eyes were running at random directions and he started scratching his cheek with a finger. Looking at Leorio, he said "Leorio, what do you think?"

"Huh? Why ask me? You should answer her question, you're the one she asked to." Leorio was trying to evade this.

"I prefer ugly truth." I said.

"Gon, answer her." Killua told him hurriedly. He was curious too.

"Uh, uuh,...eeee...iiiii..." Gon was stuttered. Killua and I was pressing him with demanding eyes. I felt sorry to force him like this but I needed to know the truth.

"Firstly, I'm so sorry, Miel." Gon began, he closed his eyes and took a deep breath and exhaled heavily. He looked at me steady, he would make this settled already.

"I think so, Miel. It was because of your skin. You see, that flawless skin, that grayish toned skin, it is kind of ...of..." He paused and looking down. But he tried to erase all of the hesitation in his mind. He didn't want to make this dissolved longer.

"It's kind of corpse-pale skin." After saying it, Gon stopped for a while.

"Continue." I said quickly. That sure wasn't the end. That sure wasn't the only thing.

In the other hand, Killua was visibly confused. He couldn't hide it at all, even a baby would know it right, he didn't understand why Gon said such thing. At the other hand Leorio was looked at the other way and scratching the back of his head. I could conclude he was agreeing with Gon. So, that was what people see me as.

Gon continued. "I think that it is what make you frightening the most. Plus, the firm body that you got there. Just looking at it, give me feeling it isn't flesh. Hard and bold, it is..." He swallowed.

I waited for him to finish his words. Then, unexpected words were flying through the small lips. "Hard and bold. It is more like pillar."

"What's more?" I demanded. Pillar? Was he joking? I knew I was stronger than any other normal girl because I trained so hard in the past. But actually, my body looked like a pillar was new information for me.

This quiet and awkward situation didn't match the boisterousness of the party here. But what could be worse? The conversation still went on the wrong place and time.

"Uh, more? More...yeah, more...hmm..." He looked at the ceiling, seemingly thinking of something out. I observed the other two. Killua was definitely silent. Leorio still looked at the other way. There was no intention to help Gon.

"I'll just wrap things up. You, Miel, the thought I had in mind in my first glance at you was, is she alive? Because you resemble a walking dead..."

My eyes got widen, as well as Killua's. Gon hurriedly adding "But, but, but, it isn't erasing the fact that you're very pretty." He waved both hands in the air. "No, it isn't erasing any of it. You're definitely a total beauty, but..."

He clenched his fist in the air and spoke slowly. "But more like a -has died-walking total beauty..."

Ugh! It was strong! It really was drilling to the core! Well, I had said it, I prefer ugly truth, but it was faaaaar from ugly! It was bad, worse, the worst! The most sickening thing to spit on an absolutely living being. Walking dead? Stop joking! I was a complete living human!

"Leorio you think so, too?" My voice rose up. My brows furrowed, I couldn't hide the fact, I was angry with Gon's explanation.

I suddenly remembered. My stylists who I brought along everywhere I went outside always applied tan skin toned lotion on my skin. The lotion really made me got tan skin. They applied it all over my face, neck, arms and legs. I didn't ask what was that for because even if I knew it, they wouldn't stop applying it on me. There was no point.

So, all of that efforts were for this problem.

I didn't know that my skin tone would bring this much ruckus. Papa just let me go, without bringing any of them with me this time. He said the family would understand me, whatever I looked like so I could be free for a while. But, maybe he didn't expect something like I would go outside from the house.

"Huh? Oh?" Leorio whirled down at me. "Me? Oh...ye, yeah...hmm well, if we're talking about the color... But but but!" He waved a hand in front of my face. "Listen! This is my true opinion! Truly from the bottom of my heart! I'm not lying at all!"

Then, Leorio told me softly. "Miel, you, are, a babe. Really, really are a babe. You're pretty, you've got a good curve at this age, your appearance is nearing perfect. Except for...the skin color...and charm.

"It's such a waste for letting you go by any means. But ...to tell you the truth, you don't give off the easy feeling. You let out such a nasty aura around you. Even though you're smiling friendly, but still...it's hard to be around you."

"Then, why are you being nice to me from the first time we met, up till now?" I growled a bit. These two were unbelievable. They were hiding all of it...perfectly. They actually hated me to be around, but pretended like everything was alright.

"Because it's just too rude to shoo a girl in the first meeting. I know that you're breathing, walking, talking, and eating. You're not dead. I was trying to understand you more before judging, I tried hard to treat you, to think of you as a normal girl. Plus, you're Killua's fiancée..."

"What if I was Killua's fiancée?" I asked in rampage.

"Uuhh... Then you would be involved to us. I'll be a complete jerk if I make you feel uneasy. I've known you now that you are innocent and kind, you are a delicate person. If I treat you as I wish, I'll really hurt you and I don't want that."

I didn't know what face I was wearing right now. The only things I was aware of were my teeth clenched, my eyes widen, my irises were narrowing. One truth everyone could see, I was in madness!

So he was nice because I was unexpectedly involved? If I wasn't involved he would kick me out just instantly? What was with the 'If I treat you as I wish, I'll really hurt you and I don't want that' saying? He wanted to looked nice by not treating as he actually wish!

"Miel, I'm sorry! I didn't intend to upset you, please, I'm sorry! Please forgive my words." Gon was begging for forgiveness. "You said to spit even the ugly truth, so I did it. Actually I don't want to hide anything from you, but I know that will get you eventually upset. However, please know it, there's no intention to make you feel uneasy in the first place."

I bit my bottom lip, holding back my swearing. They were the worst, nice and happy in front of me but saving up the whole sickened feelings.

I knew they saved it because they didn't want to upset me. I knew they didn't say the truth from the beginning because they didn't want me felt left out. They said it themself. They admitted it, all of it, by their own self, from their lips.

But, this betrayed feeling... Even if this was not technically betrayed, it was so strong to even win over the kindness they showered me with back then. Listening to such words left out from them, it was hell.

"But, we won't leave you like the group nor the guy, we're friends. We definitely won't do it. It doesn't matter whether your appearance is frightening or not, it doesn't affect your divine personality. I know who you truly are. You're not a bad girl at all, you're a nice person. Please, I'm sorry. We're still friends, right?" He was speaking anxiously.

Leorio added up hastily "Gon's right, Miel! We won't leave you just like that! We've know each other well, we're friends! Friends are not leaving the company because of any means. We'll not do that!"

I paused at the moment. At this silent moment, although the place was very noisy. "You won't leave me?" Now I was the one to surprise. My head felt blank. "Hey, it's weird. The sane human will leave me in no time, like the guy before, who won't be scared of a walking dead like that?"

It was weird. It was contradicting. And that was making this very funny! I burst out in laughter. "Hahahahahaha! Hahaha, hahahaha!"

The trio looked at me in twisted feeling. Maybe it was odd for them if I laughed at this matter, but it definitely was funny. He thought I was frightening but he wouldn't leave me? What kind of human who wouldn't leave something he was afraid of?

"Hahaha... the sane human will definitely do it, but you didn't. It is no mistake, you're insane, Gon! Hahahaha!" I slapped the air rapidly. He was a real entertainment!

"Miel, are you really okay?" Leorio worried me, even though there wasn't a thing to be worried about me. I was in fantastic joy!

"Hahahaha...haha... You two also" I pointed toward Killua and Leorio. "Why are you two still here? You aren't scared of me? Or you got the same reason with Gon? Ahahahahaha! Then you two are insane too! Wahahahaha! Ahahahahaha!" After a long laughter, I recovered myself. "This is really funny. Ooh, laughing makes me hungry even more. Can I eat now already?"

"You hungry monster, always thinking about food wherever you go. Go die already." Killua suddenly insulted me. He stayed silent for all time till I forgot him completely and now was suddenly popping up with the nasty mocking.

"I haven't gotten my dinner, idiot. Of course, I'm hungry. What? If you don't like it, you can go to hell." I whirled to look for the food. All I cared about for now was eating! Hungryyy!

I spotted the foods! They weren't full crowded. I ran for you!

WOW!

Lobster, fried rice, curry, soup, chicken -fried, roasted, boiled-, shrimps, octopus, risotto, spaghetti, pizza even crackers and so on, all went on to my plates!

I didn't have to look around to know people were eyeing me constantly. I was a little girl, but got 3 towering plates on me.

Yeah, with 2 full-foods towering-plates on my left and right, plus another one on my head, in godspeed I was heading cheerfully to the empty table about in the middle area.

The party was still ongoing. Now was the acoustic indie band singing a country song. A perfect song genre for perfect dinner.

I placed the plates one by one and now the small empty round table was covered by my plates. Yahooo! I'll start dig in!

"You eat this much?"

"How can you, little lady?"

"She has thousands stomachs, guys."

As expected, the trio were coming to comment on me. Without looking I just knew the speaking order. It was Gon, Leorio, and Killua. I greeted them, then. "Hey, guys! Look, I have this many with me. Come sit, here! But don't even try to touch my foods."

"Miel..." Gon was the first one to approach me. "I still feel guilty to say such thing to you. I'm sorry. I shouldn't have said it, even though you're asking for it."

"What are you saying? I'm alright, Gon. Knowing the very truth is much better than a white lie. Thank you, Gon. I hate liar the most. It's okay to tell me the ugliest thing since it was the truth." After hearing my gratitude, Gon looked relief, now.

Hmm, this was the good thing, all was ending well and no hard feelings. "Now, go get yourself busy or anything because I want to eat my foods."

He gave me that wonderful wide dazzling smile. Uwaaaa, all of my 80 percents hatred towards him had reached 0 %. Even -100% now. Just in this few seconds. Just with a smile. He could always make me felt at ease and couldn't come to hate him. I just can't. I really wonder why. What kind of inner strength which he possessed exactly?

"Miel, I want to talk to you." Killua took a sit beside me. Now he was looking at me.

"Gon, let's go get the food!" Leorio was bringing Gon away. Oh, if it was for Gon, I didn't mind to share my foods. You didn't have to go and get it. With a fork in my mouth, I watched for a while as they went further.

"Miel, your ears are moving."

Huh?! I covered them as fast as I could. A fork was still hanging on my mouth and I turned at Killua who said it. "No, you're blind. They're not moving." I said it but found them really were moving. Rapidly.

"I saw it with my own eyes, you idiot. They are moving up and down in godspeed. If they aren't moving, show me." He was smirking. Smirking a mischievous smile. He found it out that easily, he got eagle eyes with him. I would put my guard much up from now on.

"I said it, no? They aren't moving." I said it -blurry with a fork still in my mouth- rather calmly but still covering them.

"And what's with your cheeks, huh? Turning pink like you're using blush on. I suppose you're not using them."

"HUH?!" Tlank. The fork fell down on the table as I opened my mouth widely for screaming. I put hands on my cheeks. Not for covering them, but I wasn't sure why I did it. "You're joking, right?"

"See, they're moving rapidly."

"Uh, no!" I hurriedly covered my ears again.

"So, who is it? Gon or the sting old man?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Blushing cheeks, clumsy action, locking your eyes at every very movements he made, you're having a crush."

"Why would I?" I had calmed down by now. I was sure my ears weren't moving again. I took the fork and the knife to start eating. "I have you as my fiancée. It's just impossible to crush at someone else for me. Aaam." I ate the fried shrimp.

"Old song. You're absolutely eyeing for another guy." He took my fried chicken and eating it.

"No, Killua. I am not. I don't like you but I won't have a crush for another man. It isn't our aesthetic to do. Amm."

"You're not doing it because of your aesthetic?" Nom, nom, nom.

"Un."

"And what if you didn't have that aesthetic from the beginning?"

I froze without realizing it. I didn't know how long I paused but I sure was trying to stay cool. "I'll still not do it. Amm." I now was eating the nuggets. "If you don't have any other important thing to do, let me suggest you something so you won't be emptying my plates by now." I looked sarcastically at my plate before him.

"Ooh, trying to escape the pitfall, huh?" He had eaten up a half of my meal. Holy shit! I shouldn't have let him eat from the first time.

"You see, the girl over there?" I glanced at a young girl who dressed in red velvet long strapless dress. Killua followed my gaze. She got her black hair up in a medium bun and wearing a fairly big rose hairpin on the left side of her head. She got natural make up and looked like at her 15 years old. She was cute and had bright skin. She held a small glass and peeked at us.

"She was aiming for you since I can remember. Continuously, gazing at you. Go, ask her for a dance." Nom. My first plate was empty now. Time for the second one.

"Huh? Why should I?" Killua was utterly panicking. He blushed his cheeks lightly. And the most important thing was he stopped eating.

"You said, you haven't gotten a chance to ask a girl out. This is your chance. Go get it and don't let it slip before you! Or if you don't like her, there are the B, C, D, and so on girls. That one, that girl, that chick... " I pointed toward the girls. "They have an eye for you too. Just choose one of them."

"HUUUH! Baka! What are you saying, idiot! Did you say it because it's part of your fucking aesthetic?" Ouw, he was in chaos. What's the matter?

"No, it isn't. I just remember, you said that you have no experience with girls. Then, I see there's a daylight for you. Just grab it, Killua. You can even choose. You can experience the feeling to be with a girl."

"You told your fiancée to dance with a-no-ther girl?"

"We're not officially engaged yet. You're still a free wolf."

"Says a girl who constantly introduce herself as my fiancée." He said flatly. But I didn't care.

"Enjoy your freedom when you're still getting it. Don't be nervous, Killua. Relax. You're a good looking guy, I guarantee it. You're not scary like I am. You'll get them in no time." By now, half of my second plate was gone and Killua was still acting like an idiot.

"I don't have to dance with any of them to know how it feels to be with a girl." Chomp. Oh, God! He was still eating my foods! I got to do stronger force!

Well, I really did want him to get his lost opportunity to be around girls, he had to as a teenager, for I had gotten many firstly. But I wanted to save my foods too. "What? Are you afraid, coward?"

"Who are you calling coward, huh?!" He chomped the bait!

"Then, go already. Show me you're not that coward to ask a girl for a dance."

"Alright! I'll fucking show you!" He stood up and went to the first girl, the velvet dressed one.

Hohoho! Good bye, asshole! Come here my children! I pulled another plate toward me. Time to finish the unfinished!

My stomach had been full.

Sitting on the chair, I looked at Killua was dancing clumsily. Hohoho! He really asked her! I didn't know why but I felt like wanted to laugh out loud mockingly at his face! On top of that he was a terrible dancer!

Well, It was normal from someone like him. Rather than me, I was still suck at dancing for someone who had practiced it for years. His efforts deserved two thumbs up.

By the way, where's Gon?

He didn't come back here even though I had finished my meal. I whirled my head around to look for him. But my eyes locked on to the stage. Oh! Oh, oh, oh! Who were they?

A group of boysband was performing there. And they all were handsome, cool, cute! Wooww! I ran over there to see them better.

After getting in the front row -sea of fangirls-, I jaw dropped to look at their performance. They all wore black outfits, got brown hair –one was blonde-, their skin was bright, and they were bringing the mike to sing and kept dancing. Wow! They could dance and sing at the same time! How tiresome! There wasn't any of them in my kingdom despite of how high the technologies they updated there.

"Thank you, everyone!"

"KYAAAAAA!"

HUH? FINISHED ALREADY? I WAS LATE!

"Everyone, how's your doiiing?" a girl came to the stage and started MC-ing. Everyone answered her. She looked alike with the one on the picture. So, she was that Alicia. She got a flowing puffy purple dress. It was strapless and got a white small ribbon in the front side, up in the middle of her chests. Her hair was long and curly, dyed in light brunette.

The boys were still standing behind her. She continued her speech.

"Everyone got a joyful night here?" she put her mike in the air towards the audience to hear their reply. "Alicia's party is not like any other ordinary and mainstream one like bunches out there. A party which held and performing the bands, turning on the music, serving food and other boring stuffs. Today! Tonight! Now! The X5 will give all of youuu…" she swept her pointed finger throughout the room before punching the air upwards. "FANTASTICALLY HOT FREE HUGS!"

"KYAAAAAA!" it was me who was screaming! Followed by others.

Free hug?! I wanted a free hug from the blonde! He was really cute! I wanted the blonde!

"Everyone line up here!" Alicia pointed a direction.

Ouch! Ouw! Ow! I was pushed around in the seaaaa! It wouldn't be that easy I guess, the girls were running crazily to line up.

To short it up, this had been my turn. Where was the blonde? Oh, he was the least. He was faaar. I hugged the first ones hurriedly, I didn't care about them. Now, my idol! Come hug me!

"Oh, very pretty lady. Thank you and please support us from now on!" he hugged me! If I checked him up carefully, he had two round big eyes, his nose pointed and his smile was a killer one!

"Wooww! Thank you! Of course I will!" I hugged him tightly but made sure it wasn't that hard or I would break my idol. His shampoo got a lavender scent. I felt a slim and slender body pressed against mine. I let my left palm take my time, tracing him, slowly, from top of his soft blonde hair caressing it down to his neck. My right one continued to drift on his back until his waist. He locked me in his arms, pulling on my waist to be glued on him.

Ups! How long had I been hug him? "Uh, thank you! See you later!" I broke the hug and looked at him for the last time, he smiled at me softly. Awwww, he was so adorable. I ran off to get down from the stage. I turned at him again and found him was glancing at me while hugging another fangirl. He didn't get those frightened eyes with him. I felt relief upon knowing it.

I came back to my table to find Gon and Leorio were already sitting there, eating their meals. "Hey guys!" I pulled out a chair and got my body sit.

"Miel! Where did you go? When I got here the only things I found were just those empty plates." He looked at the towering 3 plates. I didn't neat them up, did he do that?

Leorio sank in too. "Yeah, and why is Killua dancing with another girl? Does he leave you?"

"No, I told him to do that." I answer calmly. By the way I felt thirsty right now. I forgot to drink up after eating back then. Did they bring any water here?

"Huh? Why Miel?" Gon wrinkled his nose. "What's your reason?"

I spotted a glass of ice syrup beside Gon and I took it immediately. I drank it up as I hear a girl voice was greeting happily.

"Gon! There you are!"

I gazed up to see who was the girl that called Gon with such a fond calling mannerism like that. Gon replied her in the first glance.

"Bisuke?!"

My note : Bisuke is in! what's her problem exactly? Is she needed to train Gon and Killua again? Or she is just simply passing by to meet up with the handsome idols?

Found it out in the next chapter and please leave your thoughts! I'll really appreciate all the building critiscms!

God bless you everyday~