Firstly first,
I want to apologize
I'M SORRY!
For all who has read my story so faaar!
I finally realize that I made so much -not many, it really is much- mistakes here. Fantastically much mistakes. From grammar until the words. Till the plot. If it can be identified...
I'm such a sinner!
Just where did I go all this time? Making my own story really hard to read. I'm sorry people!
For whoever has read this story.
I'm so sorry...!
Thanks to Humphadoodle who had warned me before, but I didn't really pay attention to it because I think I'll get better in the next chapters. But I actually repeat the same mistake all over again.
God, please help me deliver my apologize to her.
Well, I'll try to revise it chapter by chapter before it went too far.
And thank you for waterangel1210 for the credits. :D you make my experience get a level up.
And thank you for those who have read my story and put on the review, you guys rock!
I hope this story can be captivated easily.
Enjoy!
Chapter 8 : Beginning of the Training
Knock knock knock
"Killuaaaa."
Clack. The door was opened wide.
"Hm, you. What's your problem?" He stood up still holding the door knob.
"Nothing."
"Then, why don't you go somewhere else? For example, hell or hell. Why do you go here?"
"I don't know. Maybeee... Because I'm feeling like to?"
BLAMM.
He slammed the door closed!
"Killuaaaaaa!"
I cried his name out loud.
Last night, I met a new acquaintance, named Biscuit Krueger.
Gon called her Bisuke for short. Even though she looked like a little girl, she was a shishou -master- for Gon and Killua. She was the master of their first master, Wing. Not sure and not care who he was.
They met her inside the game called Greed Island. A game which Gon told me, they played it to find a trace about his father, but to no avail.
Bisuke's appearance was like a girl in her fourteen. She had blonde hair like me but mine was much lighter, it was up in a messy bun, she had maroon-red eyes and dressed up like, I guessed, a cosplayer. She had a motherly figure for her talkative mouth and scolding manner. When Gon said something rather reckless, she started lecturing him although it was their first meeting after a long time.
Bisuke told us, she came to York Shin as a partner business for Kurapika -they said he was the trio's friend-. She came here as a trainer to once again developed, or as she said ,polished Gon and Killua before joining the work Kurapika was asked for.
She said the job this time was rather dangerous that the duo should train first. But the chance of accomplishment was still high if it was them who went there. Why would their friend sink them into a troublesome hazard?
Actually, Kurapika wasn't the one who suggested them as Bisuke's companions. Bisuke was.
Bisuke was being asked for helping the Boss as she was his old acquaintance. His name was Mr. Goreisu Gurdon. The job was they had to be spies in a small country called Terazia to check out the missing treasure.
Apparently, Bisuke was a Treasure Hunter. Maybe that was the reason he asked her for help. Only fighter would know a fighter the best. The Treasure Hunter would know about treasures the best.
The boss had bought the treasure from that country but it wasn't delivered until now. He had sent hundred of his men to at least collecting some rumor or a piece of gossip about the treasure, but no one came back. Not even a word of them was surfacing.
"Kurapika, I'll place you in Dorudora, the Terazia's alliance. Dig up some info from them. I don't care how long it will take to make them spit a word, you can only return after having some useful information. I'm sure they got something behind this. Because...there is Peppe." Mr. Goreisu ordered to the blonde-haired and pretty-faced guy. He stood up from his chair and turned to gaze at the window behind him.
"If that so, you'll send Biscuit-san to Terazia?" Kurapika replied as he took a glance to a little girl on his left side.
"You're right." The boss answered him. He turned again to face the girl. "Don't worry Bisuke, I'll have some Blacklist Hunters for your companions."
The girl answered mockingly, crossing her arms. "The ones you got here? No. You should hire someone as skilled as Lippo at least."
"I don't have the wealth to do something as money-sucking as that." He furrowed his brows and placing his palms on the table. He shot her with a serious look as he spoke some gibberish. "Don't you know someone as skilled as him but only need a little money?"
"Shame on you, Goreisu! You're still a loser even after living for 60 years!" Bisuke scolded her old friend.
"That's why I asked help from you! I don't know what else to do! I can't afford to lose money as much as Lippo's charge!"
"Then, you're saying that you ask help from me for free?!"
Goreisu held a finger up, causing everyone paid attention. "I know this boy." He began his shameful tactic to paralyzed her. He also took out a picture. A picture of undeniably good looking young man. Bisuke took a peek at the picture from afar. "He is just 27. A successful bussinessman. Well-known and surprisingly kind hearted and innocent as a five years old kid. On top of that, he look at age as a number, he is single, and he is handsome."
"I'm not going to fall for that!"
Bisuke comprehendingly hid her interest. She shutted her eyes and face the other way.
"I promise you can date him as much as you wish. He will put a special schedule for your date. He just look for a purity and kindness from a girl. Someone he will never get in his bussiness world. He was missing for someone outside from his world regardless of the person." The old man continued on fishing her. Kurapika was silent to watch over this, his lips applied as a thin line.
After paused for a moment. "Okay, okay fine! I'll help you out!" Biscuit finally surrendered. "But I deserve more than a man! This is a real one! You understand?"
Goreisu nodded in full confident. After finding an agreement, Biscuit quickly stormed out from the room in heavy steps.
The sly old man glanced at Kurapika and stated his belief. "You see that? All that we need in this world is a hold of someone weaknesses. It doesn't matter whether you know their next moves or some craps like their power. When you got a hold of their weakness, that's your victory. Hahahahaha!"
Over this scene, Kurapika was standing still a statue. Not twitching a single vein. He remained silent and steady on the ground, the old man before him was still cracking his laughter.
After a while, he finally stopped and spoke to Kurapika which soon end up as a quick ask. "Your bussiness here is clear. You can go now. But tell me first, do you have someone in mind? Huh? Your friends or someone useful but cheap to hire."
"No, I don't have any in mind. Excuse me." He replied lightly and went out in an instant. Not caring for the man he was working to for any craps.
In the longue.
Biscuit was leaning on the wall with crossed arms. She waited for Kurapika to washed off her brain-sucking question.
"Why do you want to work for him?" Biscuit tilted and asked Kurapika who was walking before her. "I know you're one of a kind. What did he promise you?"
Looking at her, Kurapika immediately stopped and answered her with no hesitation. "He has something that I want. Information about what I was looking for. He knew the location, the person who hold it, and how to get it with no risk at all. He said.
"Because he is the only lead I have for the time being. It's only one work to go. So technically it isn't me work for him. It's a barter."
"Hmm..." Biscuit nodded. She felt it was more than enough as an answer. Actually she wanted to know what was the guy looking for to even make a barter with Goreisu. But it would be too personal.
"Ja, what should I do then?" She looked up to the ceiling and closed her eyes slowly. "If it was for Gon and Killua, they can still handle it. But I don't have their number. Hmm..." Her head whirled down.
"Gon? And Killua? You know them?" The blondie stated his astonishment.
"Yeah, they're my pupils. Do you happen, by fate, to know them?"
"They're my friends."
"Ooh!" Bisuke surprised in joy. "That's really a fortune. Can you tell me where they are for the time being?" Bisuke found a shard of light. She didn't have to looked up for her other friends who seemingly wanted some pieces of the treasure, if it was them, she could still minimal the risk.
Kurapika answered. "Well, they are in Yorkshin by now. I just let them know to attend the boss' daughter's birthday party in the next 3 days."
"Where does the party held? And can you give me the invitation too if you got some extras?"
"The auction building. As for the invitation you don't need it. It is opened for everyone in the city."
"What?! And that old hag didn't say a thing about this?!" Biscuit burned in anger. She balled two fists and her eyes were lightened up by fire. "I'll contact you later when I get a problem in the future! Thank you stranger! Now, I'll go kick some ass for much goodness!" She went away in a flash.
"Uh, oi." Kurapika called her as she went on rage, further and disappeared in the next turn.
"You don't have my phone number yet."
Killua was a bastard.
Why did he shut the door when I was still in front of him? I was just getting here recently...
Hmmph! I'll tell Gon about this!
The sun had gone up high, piercing my skin with the bright hot shine in the morning. It was around 9 A.M. I had have my breakfast of course. Fortunately, the staffs in the restaurant still wanted to serve me the food. They did freak out but still managed to do what they were hired for.
This body was really troublesome if I wanted to live in this world.
All of us were staying in the same hotel. Bisuke checked in here too.
But there was nothing to do. My to do list here had one line on it which said -nothing. And I came to check it.
I went to Killua's room to disturb him actually. Annoyed him would be the best damn thing to do for now. I was bored. But then, how did he know that I planned to nag on him?
"Miel, you're here?" I whipped my head hard as I heard Gon's voice was waving to my right ear.
"Uh, Gon. Good morning!" I greeted him cheerfully. Actually I was still feeling awkward around him for what happened last night. "Bisuke is here too, where's Leorio?" I tilted my head backward to look at her.
"He said he'll come here after he finishes with something." Bisuke explained. She smiled to me.
Bisuke was a nice woman. Gon told me that she was older than her looked. She was understanding, wise and witty but still cheerful and fun to be around. She didn't freak out when she saw me for the first time. That was the best part.
"Ooh, then why are you two coming here?" I asked.
Gon told me. "Bisuke got the third floor like us do, Miel. I went to your room but you weren't there. So we go here to discuss the matter first. I've sent you a message."
"Really?" I reached to my pocket on my short pants. "Oh, I forgot my phone. I didn't bring it with me. Sorry, Gon."
"Hahaha, it's alright." Gon was smiling. Aaaaaa, I got to see that dazzling smile once again. Thank you, Killua! For shutting the door and letting me in this world's heaven.
Bisuke broke my thoughts. "Miel, you're still pale like always, aren't you?" She lifted my bare arm closer to her eyes.
"Well, I am originally pale since birth."
Clack.
"Who's that?" Killua popped up from the opened door and found us were chit chatting in front of his room. He crossed his bare arms at us three. "You all are really noisy. Stop bickering in front of someone's room. It's irritating like hell."
"Oh, Killua, we're here to discuss the work." Gon came in his room as I tagged along. Putting my hands on his shoulder from behind, I came in too. Bisuke was following us.
Killua stepped a side, opening the door wider to give us a way. He looked at me in disapproval. I bit my bottom lip to hold back a smile, but failed. I giggled as my shoulders were moving slightly.
I glanced behind at the intentionally let out nasty aura towards me. Oh, boy, it was Killua again. Did he mad because I forced him to dance with a girl? He always mad at me just after I did something as I wished unintentionally. Guess, Papa was right. I should act a little to maintain my acceptance around people.
I observed him carefully from the corner of my eye.
He wore a turtle neck, no sleeves, teal-green shirt and white grayish long pants. Displaying a figure of a cool bad boy in front of me who was now standing arrogantly as he watched us came in. He only put up a simple outfit, yet still looked magnificently gorgeous as he always was. I bet my kingdom for the girls from last night would go uncontrollably crazy to lick his feet just to get a quick glance from him in the next years. Aiyaaa~, my fiancée...
Why couldn't I bring myself to fall for you? Even if it just a flash of feeling.
I looked around his room and found nothing but mountains of boxes. I approached one of the towering boxes on the left to get a clue of what was in there. "Hey, what's this?" When I opened the top box, I found little robots and reached to take one out.
"Put it back. Now." Killua ordered. He had closed the door and came toward us.
I opened the robot and chocolate balls were loading my eyes. "Chocolate balls! Gon, can I eat this?" I asked without looking at him.
"Why are you asking the permission from him?" Killua whirled to look at Gon who was actually giving me the permission.
"Of course! It was made to be eaten!" Gon said innocently.
"Hey, Gon, that's mine! Why are you being the one who give her the allowance? And you," Killua turned at me just to find me plopping a ball into my mouth. "Don't eat it, bastard! That's mine!"
"Uh, Miel, if you want to eat it, you have to ask Killua first. It's belonged to him." Gon's surprising words got the extreme detailed attention from us.
Killua was the one to say. "You're the one who told her that it's okay to eat it..."
"Yeah, of course it was okay. It can be eaten. But if she wanted to actually eat it, she has to get your permission first, doesn't she?" He exclaimed.
Bisuke just gave him a sweatdrop face and looked away. Killua shrugged heavily towards him. I was judging the taste after chewing it.
"It's not good. Is it expired?"
"Huh? What did you say?" Killua approached me to have a taste too. I gave him the robot and he ate up.
"It's still good, moron. What happened to your tongue?" He said, crunching the balls in his mouth.
I licked up my fingers as I answered him. "It doesn't taste good. The cocoa was the killer one. I don't like it, you can have it." This ball tasted flat. I knew I shouldn't say it, maybe because I had tasted the more rich flavored snacks. But, this one was barely tasted anything and the cocoa was a turned off. He actually ate something like this and got towering boxes of them?
I went away to Bisuke and Gon's direction.
"It's mine in the first place and you got the worst taste." Killua ate the whole balls in the robot in a swallow.
Then, we sat down to start the meeting, us three in crossing legs. Killua, Gon, and me. That was the order. We sat on the maroon carpet, -let's just say it floor- in front of Bisuke who apparently brought along a magazine.
"Ja," Bisuke began. "You know what's the problem already, right? Are you two still in for this one?"
"OSU!" The boys answered.
"Okay, then. Next, what should we do with Miel?" Bisuke gazed at me.
"Me? What's with me?" I replied, confused. The boys turned at me too.
Bisuke kindly explained. "I know nothing about you. We'll be there for weeks or maybe months. It is essentially not a safe area. Gon said, you're Killua's fiancée, wherethatisveryveryirritatinglynastyforhavingafian ceeinsuchayoungage." She whispered the last word so quickly. "So, I'll go straight to the point, can you fight?"
"No." I answered at the second. "I don't have any experience in a real battle. All I did this past years is just practice. Papa said practice and fight are two different worlds."
"Really?! You can't fight?" Bisuke shocked in disbelief.
"But, Miel," Gon interrupted. "Your Zetsu was perfect. I couldn't sense any trace of you back then. At all. You must be mastered Nen already."
"Nen?" My nose crinkled. "What the hell is that?"
"You don't know what's Nen but you mastered Zetsu to that certain of level?" Now was Killua jolting in surprise. He sounded it like he just hear that I found a volcano which tasted like chocolate.
"What are you guys talking about? I don't understand." My brows rose up. "I've never heard something like Nen nor Zetsu. As for null my presence, I have had practiced it with Papa since I was a child. Papa never said something like Nen or even Zetsu."
"Unbelievable..." Killua hissed out a swear. He seemed at defeat. What was going on here? Was it too much weird? Aiyaa~, I didn't understand this world.
"Hey, hey, listen." Bisuke got a thought. She held a finger up. "How about this? Miel, can you surround your own self with your aura or at least let it out?"
"How the hell can I do that?"
Plakk. Bisuke slapped her own forehead. The hand now was slowly dripping down. "Hh...! You really have no clue about Nen, huh? Then show me what you can do from your practice."
"Umm... " I tilted my head, asking. "How should I demonstrate it?"
"Just do anything that you've done for all this time."
"Well, how about I state what I practiced in the past? You choose one I should demonstrate." I began. "I practiced how to shoot and aiming correctly. I practice defensive movements to prevent me from being hurted.
"I practiced my agility to avoid attacks. I practiced my regeneration ability so I can heal faster. I played poker. I played chess. I studied history, economy, government, languages, alliances, and geography. I practiced drawing when I had the gap time. I practiced guitar recently. Finish."
The people here were gaping a long pause. Precisely not sure of what to comment on. Then, Bisuke spoke up her mind. "What are you? The next president? You studied a government necessity too."
"Actually, I am a royal highness." I answered lightly.
"Okay. Stop the joke." Bisuke immediately cut off. " Now, I choose shooting. For only that one is interesting. The target is..." She stood up and whirled her head around.
"The door knob over there." Bisuke pointed towards the door knob to the bathroom. "What will you use?"
"The door knob? Is it okay?" I stood up and looked at the distance on my left. It was 3,58 meters away. " I'll really made a hole and break it, Bisuke. It will add to extra job for the workers." I disagreed her.
"Aim. For. That." She said demanding.
"O, osu..." I replied lowly yet quick.
"Hmp! You always answer my words." She crossed her arms in front of her chests. The boys were silent in their seat. They just looked at the scene before them. Not even there, a slight will to support me in their eyes.
I looked around for something to use as the bullet. The magazines under the table seemed alright. I went to tear a little of the page and came back to my last spot.
Everyone was standing to see my demonstration now. Killua had seen my toss before, I thought he wouldn't give a damn, but actually expected it too. Then, I placed the tiny balled paper on my left opened palm and lifting my arm up, to meet straight to the door knob way.
Aiming it with opened eyes, I brought my index finger curled in the thumb to give the clash on the tiny ball.
DAK!
As I guessed, the door knob was broken. I felt a bit dissapointed though, I couldn't make a neat hole yet.
"WOAH! Miel! Su-goi! It's right at the knob!" Gon praised me cheerfully. He immediately went to the door to look it better, Killua was following too.
I gazed at Gon. I couldn't erase the memory when he praised me just now.
"WOAH! Miel! Su-goi! It's right at the knob!"
"WOAH! Miel! Su-goi! It's right at the knob!"
"WOAH! Miel! Su-goi! It's right at the knob!"
I felt happiness for still living up till now.
"That's awesome, Miel! Alright! With some development of your Nen, you can join the team! I'll bring you along. You can be useful." Bisuke praised me too. She patted my back in proud.
"Uh, for fighting? No. If you guys want to kick some ass, just count me out. I'm scared of the bad guys. I'm not accustomed to fight in a real battle. I'm just a mere girl afterall." I neglected the offer.
It might sound challenging but I didn't want to get hurt and felt pain anymore.
"What are you saying? You got a monster within you." Killua was the one who spoke. He was back. So quick. "Bisuke, I know her power already, she's strong. Her aim was something too, she can be a back up and wide range player."
"Really?" Bisuke frowned at me. "It's a good thing, you know. Help us out. A back up will make the chance of success rise up drastically because us three are the combat type. We used to deal with the opponents face-to-face but this mission required a sniper. I almost hire a hitman for this one." She still tried to persuade me.
So, that was why she wanted me to come along, huh? If only I didn't say the shooting in the first place, I wouldn't be in this circumstance.
"No." I shook my hand in the air. "Battle is scary. I've told you, I am scared of the bad guys. I don't have the mentality of a fighter." I kept on refusing her.
"That again? Liar!" Killua furiously disagreed. "You must be joking! There's just no way you're not a fighter! You're monster! Stop acting like a weak girl, idiot!" He yelled at me loudly.
"Huh? I'm not! Why won't you believe in my words?"
"Because you're a drama queen!"
"Huh?!" I jerked backward. Well, I admitted I did act before but now I wasn't anymore. "Why do you call me a drama queen?"
"Because that's what you are, idiot!"
"Stop calling me idiot, you fuck!"
"Huuu..." He left out his one hell of a sly wolf tone. "Just admit it, you're not a real princess aren't you?"
"I am!"
"I've said it, right, a princess doesn't say fuck?"
"Yes, maybe. What's with that?" I looked at him angry.
"Hhhuuhhh! Idiot! You didn't change at all? How come?! You've been with me all this time but you're still this so much idiot?" He extended his both arms widely and leaned forward a bit. He gave me a peculiarly weird face. "Can't you absorb even a little of my greatness to fix a few of your so much idiocy?"
"How dare you asshole!" I jerked his shirt collar closer to me so I could yell at his face. "Swallow your words back! Now!"
"Oh, yeaaah~ !" He looked down at me mischievously -well, he was taller than me, just slightly- and slipped his hands in his pockets arrogantly. He spoke slowly "Make, me."
"Gladly!"
"Stop you two!" Thud! Thud!
Awww, Bisuke hit us right on the head. She really did it strongly, my head was ringing. I kneeled down on the floor, holding my hands on my head. Shit! I would just have given him my Grand Opening First Bitch-Slap -since I had never slap anyone- if she didn't hit me. She stopped the Great Honor which would have been bestowed down upon him. It was such a waste, Bisuke.
Killua was caressing his head too. But he didn't seem to be in pain. He stood still steady up there. I had never gotten to see Killua's strength yet, could I consider him strong through this incident?
Bisuke looked at me and spoke her true mind as she her shitty wish. "Miel, I really thought that you are a badass who come from a yakuza or mafia family. With that strong, intimidating, and threatening appearance. Plus," she pointed down towards me.
"I don't believe it at all, because it's just simply impossible if you, as the Zaoldyeck's daughter-in-law to be, are scared of the bad guys. Stop acting like a spoiled cheesy princess. If I can keep you around, I don't need to hire a hitman. So, just accept your fate."
I countered angrily. "I really am a princess! And I don't want to come along! That mission must be scary!"
Suddenly, out of nowhere, Gon's voice broke in. "Ne, Miel. How long did you practice shooting, huh?" Gon curiosity was surfacing highly. He was back too.
Ooh, nice to see you here, Gon. My pain was magically gone. I stood up and answered him. "From 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. I did it intensively for this past 7 years."
"Woah! Intensively? It means everyday? Do you like it so much?"
"Not really. I did it because it's my duty. If I could choose, I just wanna lay on my bed and scribble all day long. I'm sort of a lazy ass."
"Huh?" Killua furrowed his brows for a guess. "So you did all of your practices everyday?"
"Huh?" Killua's guess was really surprising. It was very unexpected. He could realize it that deeply. I thought I didn't say anything 'all of them (practice)'. "How could you ask like that? But yeah, I did them all in a day for everyday."
"HUUUHH!"
I felt triple layered screams were drilling into my heart. It was still echoing inside to the bone.
"All in one day?"
"And everyday?"
"Do you like it that much?"
"No, I've said, I did it because I have to! That's my duty!" I said it very irritated. My brows frowned at him of angry. Gon was so simple-minded. Why did he think that I really like them?
I could hear my voice rose up. "It's all because I'm not a quick learner. I need as much time as I can get to learn something. That's why I have to do it everyday!"
"Huh! I always right! You're a complete idiot!" Pointing his finger towards me, Killua said and grinned in victory. What the hell!
And say what? Gon started discussing of how did my schedule go in a day. Of course Killua would join him! They were best friend afterall. They were discussing the time consumed for me to take the history learning and so on if I got shoot practice at 2-4 p.m.
"Guys, can we drop this already? This is making me sick." I slapped my forehead and shutted my eyes.
Bisuke paid attention for me with soft look on her eyes. It was tender and delicate, like a mother would look at her daughter when she treated the child's wound.
The boys were still discussing about it. Just what was so fun about discussing something like that? When would they stop already?
"Okay, stop now!" Bisuke clapped her hands to get the boys' attention. It succeeded, the boys stopped. "Before we go to clear the mission, you guys got some little trainings to do. As for Miel," she looked at me with full of authority in her eyes. "I'll personally awake your still asleep, Nen."
"Awakened my Nen? How?" I asked Bisuke curiously.
She held up two fingers signing two ways. "There is a long way and the quick way. Which one will you choose?"
"What are the consequences?" I frowned my brows. All things had a price. That was what Papa told me.
"Oh, you're not falling for it? I don't know that you can be this sharp." Bisuke surprised.
"Yeah! What an unexpected surprise come from a complete idiot!" Killua giggled after mocking me. Then, the two were laughing in nasty harmony.
I crinkled my face over these two. Why were these two born if this world already had Gon in it?
"Tell me already." I demanded.
"Ahahahaha!" Bisuke was still laughing. "Sorry, sorry. You seem like a goody two shoes girl after your statement about the bad guys thingy... I think you will answer like 'the quick way of course, papa told me the sooner the better'. Wahahahaha!"
"Huahahahaha! Huahahaha!" Killua added another nasty-heard laugh too.
"Heh." I curled my lips in pout.
"Hey, stop it guys. You're understimating her." Of course, Gon would support me. Yay!
"Yeah. Tell me already, Bisuke." I repeated my sentence before. Trying to steady my voice, but failed eventually. The sound came out as a pitch higher from my normal one.
"Okay, okay, relax girl." Finally, she stopped laughing. "The long way is to wait for your Nen to be awaken by itself. It's the most common occassion. There's no consequences. The quick way is to make it awake by forcing it out. The price is if you can't control it by the time it was awakened, it will evaporate to nothing." She swept the air with her hands like signing a vanished thing.
"Then I choose the long way."
"We don't have that much time, moron. We'll go there in the next 2 weeks." She pointed her head upward to look down at me annoyingly.
"But, this aura you're talking about is like my life energy, right? If I can't control it when it's being released then I will be a sucked out balloon."
"Huh? How could you realize it?" It was Killua again. "Have you begun to suck something out from the GREAT me?"
"Yeah! And that is your life!" I approached him hurriedly and faced him close. "Cut it out already! I'm sick of it!"
He leaned closer and smirked calmly. "Like I said before. Make, me."
"Like I said before. Gladly!"
Bisuke pulled my black sleeve-less shirt backward before I could toss him away, by the way, my shirt got red outlines and big picture of a realist castle art in middle. It was like a tanktop but it was wider and more loose. Also looked good on me. One of my favorites.
Bisuke drag me away from Killua and sat me down. "Okay, you'll be here with me. I'll tell you what was this nen all about."
"Umm, may I say something?" I rose an arm up.
"Yes. You may speak." Bisuke pointed at me and I dropped my arm.
"I learn best by watching and demonstration. I suggest you not to tell me verbally."
"Why?"
"I'll get knocked out."
"Okay. Boys." She faced the boys and called them fondly. The boys approached us immediately. "Ten."
With just a word the boys knew what to do exactly. They released a thin aura surrounding them. Bisuke started the explaination. "Nen got 4 phases. Ten, Zetsu, Ren, and Hatsu. This is Ten. A technique that allow you to surround your body with your aura to prevent opponents aura for attacking. Zetsu."
The boys presence were gone. I could see them but didn't feel like they were before me. So this was the null presence thing Gon spoke of just then. "You've mastered this right? In theory you prevent your aura to leak out essentially. You conceal your aura so no one can't detect you. Ren."
I felt a direct impact upon me. The boys now were surrounded by wide thin air which raging continuously. "Ren is like the level 2 of Ten. This is showing how strong your will and determination. The stronger your will, the stronger your Ren is. Then the last one, hatsu. This is where it get personal."
I was silent, listening to her. She got Killua to prepare her a sheet of paper and writing tool. After getting it, they sat down again and Bisuke started to draw something as she explained.
"Everyone get his personal hatsu. There are six type of person's aura. Enhancer, Emitter, Transmuter, Conjurer, Manipulator, and Specialist." She drew an hexagon and wrote down the names on each of the point.
"To know what classification did you have, you have to conduct your ten at -the common case- a glass of water or it called water divination." She put the marker. "That's why we have to open your shouko."
"Huh! Shouko? As if the opening spot? No! I don't know if I can control it or not! Just don't!" I backed off quickly, almost fell on my butt.
"I know you have the potential, Miel. Trust me, I never wrong to judge someone. You can do it." She went behind me and leaned her hands towards me.
"How can I trust you?" I shoved her off and moved away. "I've never get something right at the first try. I know myself better than you."
"Oh, dear, just trust me. Killua said it too right? Killua's judgment is the real deal you know. I always trust on his assessment." Bisuke said in firm belief.
I knew it already, Killua was sharp to sense anything. He knew that I got feeling for a certain someone. He could guess that I did my practices everyday although I only said to the shooting term. I wonder if he got a strong sixth sense.
Bisuke had been with him longer than me. The master-pupil relationship was not nothing. There had been an invisibly strong bond created without consciousness from the own creator. Just like him and Gon.
I hadn't seen the proof yet but whenever they talk to each other, their atmosphere was different from when they talked with me. Like just then, in front of the door, when they saw each other, they changed. Even if Gon was talking and smiling at me like always, that always was different when he did it to Killua. It didn't have a change in his voice, it got no change in his treatment, it got no change in his manner. It was simply felt different.
Even if Killua was momentarily mad at me, even if he kept giving me the sting gaze, when Gon was around, he stayed like that but he was felt different. He was more at ease, not so guard up, and relax.
The feeling was just different.
I didn't know how long or whatever these two had been through. Something I knew for sure, they cherished each other so much. They cared for each other so much. They stood up for each other so much. They were always there for each other.
I thought Killua was just a bastard who didn't have any feeling for humanity. Because of his superb assassination towards my feeling.
Bisuke's words got a knocked on me. I was getting to know him better now. Before, I only caught his bad manners for I had seen him negatively from the beginning. I thought he would be just the same as my previous ones.
He wasn't that bad. He actually saved me from the mass in the airship port too. He treated me well eventhough his mouth was barking gibberish madly. He knew it, for that time I was in my down moment, so he didn't fool around too much.
Uh, no.
He did it definitely too much. Too much. It was too much. Like just now, he started mocking me again by calling idiot here, idiot there... Yeah, I got a new information about him.
He absolutely, undeniably, couldn't be barged again, dead-price, was a true asshole.
Nothing could change it. At all. End of story.
"I said what?" Killua sounded like disagree with Bisuke's statement.
"Huh? You're saying that she's strong and such things right? You indicate that you believe she was capable right?" Bisuke explained. She frowned at the confused silver haired boy.
"I didn't say anything which indicates that she was a capable one." Killua still stated his denial.
"No, you said it, Killua." Gon, beside him, was joining too. Welcome, Gon! We opened a new unimportant forum here!
"What did I say?"
"I heard something about her monstrous power and good aim. That's implying that she was a powerful one right? No wonder, she could break the knob that badly! If she can master Nen, it will be so great, ain't it? Even Bisuke got a hope up on her."
Bisuke added. "Yeah, yeah, Gon is right! If she can master Nen, this job will be as sweet as a piece of cake!"
"Yaayy!"Bisuke came to Gon for a high five in the air.
"BAKAAA!" Killua yelled out of a sudden. "That isn't making any sense at all! So what if she got a monstrous power and good aim? That doesn't relate to her capability in controlling Nen!"
"No?" It was me who was surprised. "Why?"
Oops! I was actually a fool. It was obvious, right? Why did I say it? Well, something in deep my heart wanted me to be able to control that Nen thingy just because I had practiced hard in the past. If I was to trained hard again, it wouldn't be nice.
Killua turned at me in a desperate state. His face was such a pity. He sighed heavily, lefting out a bundle of burden, his shoulders dropped down. "Hhh..."
He closed his eyes slowly and taking a deep breath. He exhaled it and spoke to me slowly as he leaned closer to grip me by shoulders. His eyes were tired. "Miel, my good girl, can you just shut up your mouth? if you can't, can you think first before blurting anything which randomly popped up in your fucking mind? If you can't, can you just go DIE already?"
"Hey! That's not a polite one to spit on a lady's face, you know! It's rude! You're rude! And I'm still not your good girl!" I knew I did say wrong but that was too much. I protested hard in his hold but he gave me the blank expression. Like he gave no interest at my rampage. As if it was the most boring and shameful and not worth-watching act to do.
"Hhh...what should I do with that idiocy of yours?" He looked down, still grabbing my shoulders and said friendly. "Please don't talk to me for at least this entire day. Forever sounds like the best option. I'm just tired of you."
"Hm... Is that so? Okay. Sorry, Killua." Aiyaaa-, why did I apologize to him?
"No! You can't!" Bisuke forced to butt in. "Killua, you have to convince her that she can actually control her Nen! She is your fiancée right? She must be listening to you!"
Killua released his hands to face Bisuke behind him. "Did you aware of what you are about to do just now? She's right, what if she can't control it? You'll mess with someone's life!"
"Who do you think I am, huh? My career is that far away from you, brat. I know she can do it."
"Don't you see those idiotic acts just now? You really think an idiot like her will really be able to control it?"
Hey, wait! Was he caring about me or mocking me?
Oh, he did both I guessed. Only Killua who could do something as absurd as nasty as that.
"Step aside, amateur!" She shoved her right hand in the air. "I know what I was about to do! She's just asleep, I can see it clearly. She's acting like that because she was a scaredy cat! If we wash her fear off, she could be a great help!"
"Huh? Don't joke with me, Bisuke! There's no guarantee if she can control it completely! It's too dangerous!"
"I know how to handle the worst."
With that one statement, Killua was sunk in silent. He stepped backward letting Bisuke came closer to me. I looked at Gon, from the moment Killua warned me not to talk to him, Gon was silent too.
"Ja, let's begin." Bisuke surrounded her hand by her Nen and slowly approached it to me.
Huh? Why didn't I protest anymore?
"Akh!" I felt a clash on me when she touched it on me. It was barging inside my body. There was power or strenght or anything came in and spreading inside. It surely felt like opening something out.
I looked at my body, it was shrouded by large pool of steam. The color was bold not translucent like Gon's and Killua's. It was irregularly balled in huge range.
"I...It's just the awakening but it was this much..." Bisuke stated her disbelief as gazing at me.
Gon added. "Su-goaaa, Miel! It was really huge! You've mastered Ren already?"
Killua was silently watching me. He shut his lips tight.
"No, Gon. It's just my awakening, I suppose. Hey, Bisuke." I stood up. "What should I do now?"
She startled."Oh, oh, right! Listen, Miel!" Bisuke was going to direct me. "Imagine that aura of yours to slowly flowing back to your body. Flowing slowly to surround you. Use your Nen to block and hold it around you. Focus your concentration to do it. This is like creating something that wasn't there to be there. You understand?"
I instantaneously practiced what she just told me. I concentrated to imagine the process. The aura around was to narrowing to be surrounding me. I had to press the huge range escaping aura, till it would surround me only.
After focusing to do all of that, I tilted my head to look of what happened.
There was no a slight change.
So, I tried it again because it was fact that I couldn't do anything correctly in the first try. Then I saw if there was a change. Nothing.
I repeat the last actions to try to control it and saw if anything had changed. And again, again, again, again.
"Bisuke, it didn't work." I said slowly.
"Bisuke idiot! I've told you, I can't do it!"
"At least try, lazy ass! All what you do is just cry out your inability! Try FIRST!"
"What are you looking at old lady? I've been trying it from the beginning!"
Killua was yelling too. "Bisuke! Stop it! She can't do it! Help her control it!"
Gon was as expected as it might sound cheering up on me. "Ganbatte, Miel! You can do it! Keep your focus! Concentration! It needs concentration!"
"Ooh, thank you, Gon. But I don't think I can do it immediately." I sat down again to relax my self. I crossed my legs and closed my eyes. I tried again to control it.
"Okay, until Miel could get a hold of her Nen, you two will start your training." Bisuke spoke to the boys.
"Wait! How about her? She can't control it yet!" Killua frowned demanding.
"Don't worry, Killua! Miel will master it in no time! Believe in her! We have to trust her! She can do it!" Gon was unnecessarily cheering on Killua.
"I'm not worrying-"
Bisuke cut off. "Don't worry, Killua. I'll be here, watching over her. Now, Ken." Bisuke instructed the boys.
Gon was rather confused for a moment but after remembering it, he immediately did Ken. Killua was hesitant for a moment. He took a glance at me once before he did Ken.
Bisuke added. "While using Ken, enhance the intensity for extended periods of time with your Ren, also you have to press the range till it just 10 centimeters away from your skin. Do it for 4 hours."
"Huh?" The boys furrowed the brows. With that last sentence Bisuke came to me.
"Gon, can you press it?" Killua was eager to ask his best friend beside him.
"I don't know. I've only been using it when I was in a fight, but never tried to press the range. Also do it while enhancing the intensity?" The spiky haired boy was helpless too.
Bisuke asked me. "Miel, I'll handle this. Sorry to force you to do this." I glanced an eye at her."I'll begin."
"No, I can still take it. No need for the hurry. I'll have a hold of this." I declined politely. Closed an eye, focusing again.
"What are you saying? You're right, it's your life energy. If we keep this going on, you'll die."
"No need. I'll try first. Just help me after it becomes worse. This is my duty to be able to control it."
Bisuke was feeling like surrender. It was beyond her expectation to hear such words to be slipping out from the small lips of a girl who said she didn't want to do it in the beginning. Bisuke observed my aura. It still in a huge range. Really really huge range. Just how much did she had in her small body? She thought.
Bisuke finally surrendered. She trusted me. I would be able to control it on my own. She began to read the magazine on the bed behind me. Once in a while glancing, watching for me.
After one hour.
I began to feel lightweight. My cloths felt very thin. I wanted to know of what happened and lifted my eyes open. I saw my aura was flowing peacefully shrouding me. But it was in small range. Enough to surround the whole body, but not as huge as before. Was it my aura having used up or I succeeded in controlling it?
"Bisuke." I called her.
"Um?" She replied, looking at me. "Oh! Yattaa! You did it, my dear!" She immediately got up and kneeled down beside me.
"Oh, Miel finally succeed? Yatta! It's a fortune!" The soaked in sweat Gon cheered.
"It almost an hour. Bisuke, is it really okay?" Killua still worried about it because he saw Bisuke just read the magazine and not taking care of me. Although she had explained why.
"But, really..." Bisuke frowned, still kneeling down before me. "You can let it out for an hour for your first awakening. Eventually able to control it too. You make me think you worth the experiment. Maybe I'll do some to you in the future."
"Oh, please. No more experiments. Is it considered a success?" I asked her. "Is it not my aura being used up?"
"No!" Bisuke convinced me. "You got a hold of it, Miel! If your aura is used up, it won't flow that way. Relax. Congratulation! You've been able to pass the first phase, Ten!" She put a palm on my shoulder.
I still couldn't believe it yet. Yeah, I had never know when I had mastered something until the several tries. But if Bisuke said so...
I tried to stood up, but in my first move of an arm, I saw the boys feet rotated 90 degrees to the right, in front of me.
"MIEL!"
The later was just pitch black.
My note : poor Bisuke…. But it doesn't mean that she was being fooled, actually!
Hahaha! ! and Humphadoodle, i'm sorry i can't fulfill your request.
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