WARNING: I'm over-dragging this arc so be warned! The canon events, which halted a few chaps back, will resume eventually. xD For those who do not know why: 1. This is my fave arc~
2. Ever since this story started (I already read the manga then) I never planned on doing the Chimaera ants arc. Probably gonna use charas from the Election arc and Dark Continent arc tho.
3. Therefore this will be the final canon arc for this story.
4. And… kinda the final story arc for this story. Period. xD So I wanna extend this! o/
*of course, I can get on with the plot if you don't want fillers (which will definitely be a lot). Either way I just want to satisfy as many of you as I can. ;) So do not hesitate to tell me which line you wanna take~ You can even VOTE if you want. xD

Anyway, thank you for the support so far everyone! xD You all are very very awesome~! Special hugs, as always, to those who let me know their thoughts~

DISCLAIMER: I WISH I own Hunter X Hunter

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CHAPTER 26: Mothers X Masters X AiAi City

NANOU RESIDENCE

It was finally time for the trio, Mistuke, and Kusa to get back to the house Kusa stayed at. Mitsuke woke up somewhere along the way. He flinched when he realized the large scary dog was carrying him and—flop—fell oh-so-gracefully on the ground.

"Are you okay?" Gon asked and Kusa seemed to be thinking the same. The dog turned around (in worry) and stared at the man… who was then an inch away from its face. Indeed, the large ball of fur emitting saliva an inch away from his face…

"Gyaaaa!!"

And they had to stand by for about a few minutes before Mitsuke calmed down and crawl back to the spot he fell on.

…

"T-That was embarrassing." He chuckled, then slowly patting Kusa on the head. He realized how silly he was for being terrified of such a sweet dog. "You're adorable, Kusa-chan."

The dog barked congenially.

But in the end, he politely bid his goodbye. They all flinched.

"But we haven't repaid you yet!"

"After what you did for me? This is nothing." He smiled. "Well, it has gotten pretty late. My wife'll be worried. Ja."

"Are you sure?" Bisuke asked with her cute-sy voice. (At this point the two kids were already used to her weirdness that they couldn't stay annoyed with her for long). Mistuke only smiled.

"Yeah." He said before started walking away as he waved. "See you again soon, kids!"

"Ja ne~"

…

Eventually the trio plus the transforming canine returned to the house they just stood in front of earlier that day. Gon was the one who pressed the doorbell and the others waited sternly nearby. Ding Dong echoed and soon the door opened. Kusa's tail wagged and he was quick to go inside. "There you are." A voice from the inside said, and soon a familiar face showed. They beamed and she smiled back.

"Hello, kids. Nice to see y—" But she was cut off when she looked at a certain someone. She paused and stared even deeper at Bisuke. "I knew there was an odd smell in the air. Didn't think it was you."

"Nanou Heebs?!" Bisuke yelled feigning a delightedly surprised expression. "My, have you grown old."

Crackle

Crackle

.

Crackle

The (figurative) thunder and lightning between the two was so strong that the two kids wasn't able to speak until Kusa started whimpering and went to Gon for 'protection' who in turn petted him to calm down.

"You two are friends?" She asked and the two whipped their heads to her direction and they all flinched in shock.

"Do we look like we're friends, hmn, Antigone?"

Bisuke stared at Gon. "You're an 'Antigone'?"

"You know my full name Nanou-san?"

"Oh my, I wasn't supposed to slip-up but oh well—they do say angerclouds ones judgements." She paused and looked sarcastically at a random direction. "Well, except for those people who already do make clouded choices in the first place."

Twitch

"Are you referring to me, Nanou?"

"My~ Whoever mentioned your name?" The woman said. "As always, feeling everything is about you."

"Tsk."

Killua stared before leaning down to whisper at Gon, who was still petting a very scared Kusa. "This is kind of amusing."

"Eh?"

"I heard that brat!" Bisuke gritted her teeth making the kids flinch and Kusa almost running away (Gon managed to hold on to him). Nanou, on the other hand, sighed (mostly in amusement as the person who snapped first, loses).

"Anyway, instead of wasting time out here… why don't we go inside for a nice lunch?"

"Hai~!" The two kids beamed, Nanou grinned, and Bisuke didn't like it.

"TSK."

...

The atmosphere in the dining table varied depending on the seat location. Gon and Killua's spots, along with Kusa's, were filled with floating flowers. Bisuke who occupied the longitudinal side and Nanou who was facing the kids, had a rather hostile one.

And Gon, seeing as it would be unwise by instinct to ask how they knew each other, decided to ask something else she had been wondering about. "Nanou-san…" She paused and patted Kusa's head. The dog waggled its tails enthusiastically. "Is this Kusa's true form? How could he transform like that?"

"I'm a conjurer." She smiled. "And I'm trained for transmutation techniques though. I only made illusions but no one can tell the difference."

"Sugoi. That's powerful Nen."

And for a moment they paused and the kids stared at each other. "That means you can do something like that too, Killua!" Killua grinned and let out a small "Maybe."

"Anyway." Bisuke intervened. "What could you be doing here? Don't tell me you're—"

"I'm a GM here."

"Ehhh?"

Bisuke practically banged her head on the table. "Kami why."

"What do GMs do here?"

"Well, in my case I'm the one who created and control the NPCs."

"EH?"

"Wait a minute…"

"Oh right. I'm not supposed to say explicitly we're in the real world."

"WHAT?"

And with that, Nanou realized how much she slipped up and sweat-dropped. "Boy, I'm getting old. Lovely."

"Yes. Yes you are. Thanks for telling us." Bisuke muttered lazily and Nanou stared at her, throwing the question back.

"What are you here for Bisuke? For the money?"

"I want the Blue Pla—" Bisuke paused and gaped. "Don't tell me you—"

"No, no. It's genuine. Ha-ha. Agatha found it—them, actually—In a ruin." She said. "Sad, but true. The things I make are pretty good."

Gon stared at her. That name rang a bell. "Agatha." She repeated, almost to herself. Nanou smiled at her and she flinched.

"Agatha, Gon, just happened to be your mother's name."

….

Gon was in a reverie hours after they left the old woman's house. But she managed to get a hold of her brain when they arrived on the very memorable hut they went to the day they entered the game.

*cough*

*cough*

She smiled at the Ninjas that she was now aiming to help. "Trust us." She said confidently, albeit it was just that she had no energy left to be nervous.

Killua, on the other hand, stared at Gon. She was a tad out of it since they left Nanou's house and he never found the moment to ask. Now they were at that thief-sick-Ninja hut, due to some idea Gon had somehow. He shook away that horrid memory of his lips-only-for-Gon getting stolen, and focused on her.

It was her idea—to try their latest card (the Paladin's necklace) for this. Apparently, she tried looking for distractions. Her birth mother had always been a sensitive topic after all.

And her idea worked. The ninjas were actually cards, cursed, and could be healed by the necklace. They got one of the hardest cards to obtain—the Alexandrite Luck.

But Gon's eyes softened further at the sight of the stone. Killua wondered what she was thinking…, but then he knew her well enough to guess.

If the Blue Planet was discovered by Agatha… did she also discover this one?

…

They were already in their way to their next city, and they were especially quiet. It was broken by Bisuke. "Mother's aren't lovers you know." She smiled, and the kids stared at her as if she said something out-of-the blue…, which in fact, she did.

Bisuke held Gon's hand and pulled her so they could walk hand-in-hand and in some distance from Killua. Killua saw this and walked slower. He didn't like that Gon would talk to Bisuke about her issues rather than with him, but it was inevitable. For him, he had no real family other than Gon…, he would be of no help with this one.

"It's not like you're betraying Mito by knowing your real mother. You can know and love two."

"Demo…"

"Seeing as how Nanou warms up just by mentioning her name. Agatha must have been a woman worth knowing." She chuckled and looked a million miles away. "It's painful for your child not to acknowledge you."

Gon could only stare at her, muffling her gasp in fear it would be rude. "Bisuke?"

"Hmn?"

"Do you have a child?" Gon asked nervously and Killua stared. Bisuke blushed and looked down, thinking.

"Hai." She smiled, but it was painful—and Gon would no longer ask any more. But Bisuke, still, let out a sardonic chuckle.

"He turned out to be tricky rat like his mother though."

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CITY OF AI-AI

They reached the city the next day by foot since they needed some passive time as well. From afar, the city literally looked fluffy and they prepared themselves from a rather psychological battle to come. It was hard though as the people they asked turned all fluffy and happy themselves when speaking of the mysterious city.

They entered and found that the city was odd. And that was an understatement.

The buildings were curvaceous and there was a minimal amount of angular buildings, the pavements were light-colored and varied greatly, the atmosphere itself was odd. There was even a large pastel colored castle in the middle of the city. The roof looked like ice cream, really.

But most noticeably, it was predominantly pink.

Bisuke loved it there already~!

"Pink? Seriously?" Killua said and distaste and she was immediately pulled back from lala-land. Gon sweat-dropped.

"Well, there is also that light brown and light blue—"

"It is peach and sky blue!"

"Whatever baba."

BAM!

And Killua was once again thrown to the air, spinning.

…

Bisuke and Gon walked around and waiting for Killua to return from his flight. Gon thought how… frilly everything was. As if flowers and hearts were everywhere—and not just literally. It felt like that, as in the tactile sense as well. It was so… weird.

…how much she suddenly wanted to hold Killua's hand.

Okay, maybe hug him for a few minutes as well. Her ears perked at something and she whipped her head towards a certain direction. She saw Killua's silhouette and slowly his figure was becoming clearer.

Her heart beat was beating even louder than usual, much like those time during some of their most intimate moments. But for some reason… Killua was a little more… attractive.

Then their eyes met, and before she knew it he was in front of her and—chuu! Her eyes widened but to her utter shock he deepened the kiss. She could feel her insides burning up.

"K-Killua?!" She yelled when they parted and he paled.

"I'm sorry! I did it before I knew it!" He said reflexively stepping away. He mentally grimaced at himself. "Shikusooo!" He cursed and mentally added "I thought I had more self-control than this!", although it came out loud. But before he could redeem himself he found himself rolling on the floor after a strong kick from his darned old hag of a teacher.

"Don't go initiating a make-out session! You're too young for that!"

"I am n-not!" He paused and looked around, there must be something that made him do it. "I-It's not my fault! The city—"

"This is the effect of the city of Love." A sentence from somewhere cut him off gently. But then a soft chuckle followed. "But on the contrary, it is not exactly making you do things out-of-nowhere. It is only making you more… hone—"

"Urusai!" Killua said, flushing, and glared. The young blonde boy looking slightly older than they were flinched slightly but otherwise did not stop his proud introduction to the city.

"A healthy teenage boy like yourself…, it is only natural—"

"STOP!" He yelled and pointed rudely at him, looking at the obliviously red Gon in embarrassment. "Who the heck are you anyway?"

"My name is List Heartfalia. Nice to meet you new comers." He smiled and looked at Gon. Killua didn't like that sudden glint in his eyes when he looked at her—not at all. "I hope you enjoy your stay."

This List person looked at Killua. "As I said, it only makes you more honest. I'm afraid staying here longer will only make you more so." And Killua's eyes widened at the warning, Gon covered her face since it was steaming, while Bisuke gasped.

"I need to protect your purity, Gon!" Bisuke yelled and placed herself between the two. Killua's eyes twitched… and it only did again when he saw that small glint on the boy's eyes getting brighter.

"I knew it!" He said, then only a few inches away from Gon. "You're Gon Freecs!"

"I am List." He said, with a hint of red adorning his cheek. "How nice to see you again!"

"…ah." No, she had no idea who he was. He smiled, but looked a little sad.

"I knew you wouldn't remember me, but oh well." He chuckled. But then some noise not far from them caught their attention. "Oh my." He said. The people who caused it looked like they were having a lover's quarrel. "I need to do my job here, now. I almost forgot." He said, and excused himself.

And the three kids, without really thinking about it, went and stealthily followed him.

…

He walked slowly until he reached the castle, the three used perfect In. They realized it was not really a castle. It was only a façade for more attractions inside like the tunnel of Love, and a café. But List continued walking, and soon…, they were in the top of that 'castle'.

List was officially standing at the city's dead center.

And all-of-a-sudden a burst of aura surrounded the small blonde. At first they flinched back, but realized there was nothing hostile with the outburst. In fact, they found themselves mesmerized by it as it shifted its form. The burst suddenly formed like an emission ball of nen, becoming smaller and more concentrated. It floated to the sky and—Boom!

It exploded.

….

Gon blinked when a second after the explosion, she could still feel all of her body. She soon realized she was in fetal position and… that Killua was covering for her.

"K-Killua! Are you alright?"

Killua opened his eyes and their eyes met. Some sparkling powder, seemingly a remnant of the explosion, floated around them. They flushed, and leaned closer to each other when—

Flap

A gloved hand went between them… again.

"What the hell old hag?" He snapped. "It's not like we've never kissed before."

"That's right! You've kissed too many times that I wouldn't allow you to kiss and make-out until I deem you two ready!"

Gon blinked. "Make-out?" And the next thing she knew, a hand was already on her check. It was Killua's and he was wearing that pretty shade of red on his face again.

"It's like thi—"

BAM!

And Killua rolled around the floor and hit the parapet rather hardly. He quickly stood up and glared at Bisuke. But they flinched when another blonde caught their attentions.

"Hello."

The three's eyes widened and they quickly went to battle positions. "What was that explosion, hmn?" Killua yelled guardedly.

"That?" List said and stared at nowhere in particular and held out his hand. He caught some floating powders. "I just replenished the city's supply of this. I do it only every month you know…, so the explosion is large so it can last that long."

The two kids remained in battle positions and they were startled when Bisuke dropped hers. "You… the city's effect… you're behind it?"

The other two kids gaped. Gon gulped. "Are you a—"

"I'm a GM." He said and then looked slowly at Bisuke. "I'm surprised you concluded it so quickly though."

"It's because we know most of the features here are made by Nen. We're in the real world."

"Is that so?" List smiled vaguely.

"We know." Gon nodded and walked closer. "Nanou-san said so."

List's eyes widened before he laughed. "My master's really no good at keeping her mouth shut" He said with his Western accent.

"But still List-san. This is amazing—letting the powerful burst of nen stay in the city for months."

"Hai. I'm a conjurer." He said. "It's a special ability of mine."

It was then that Bisuke looked at him suspiciously. "How old are you?" After all, a young kid wouldn't be able to call out so much Nen.

"23. Nanou-san had been training me since I was a toddler, though. It was harsh and I turned out a little twisted, but otherwise okay."

"You're 23? I thought you were 15 or something." Bisuke muttered and Gon nodded.

"And since you were such a small child? Nanou-san sure is harsh."

"Thank you. She'd be happy to hear that." Gon chuckled and walked closer. Her eyes were twinkling with curiosity.

"What is it exactly, the powder?"

"You could say this is reverse-pheromone." List smiled, evidently quite amused. He ignored the annoyed aura so obviously emitting from a silver-head, intensified by his nen powder.

"Reverse-pheromone?"

"Pheromone comes from the individual to the surroundings, mine does the opposite. Plus I cannot change people's feelings so I can only change mindsets—thus making a person…bolder."

That explained their impulses… and perhaps Bisuke's sudden strictness. List smiled.

"That's all I could say though, I'm not much of a science person—I do literature." He said and grinned at Gon.s "And did you know?"

"I wrote a lot of stories that were all about you."

"Eh?"

"Hai, it's true." List nodded proudly and Bisuke had to hold Killua's face so that he wouldn't do anything unnecessary. "In fact, I wrote a lot about the other GMs. Some fiction, some based on their own adventures."

"Sugoi! I wanna read."

"The I-don't-get-it Gon suddenly interested in reading? pfft" Killua scoffed and then crossed his arms in annoyance before looking away.

"Mou, Killua! I can read, thank you very much."

"Sure you can, just make sure you don't let your brain disintegrate in the process."

"Grr—" Was that how idiotic he saw she could get? "Fine! I'll show you!"

"Fine!"

"Fine!"

…

The four went down the tower with evident tension around them, despite List's very powerful anti-pheromones. Gon was somewhat calmed down by List, saying interesting stories about the cards that could be found in the city. "I will accompany you and perhaps give hints when you're stuck. I wouldn't be of any more assistance though."

"Oh, how helpul." Killua muttered sarcastically but they all just ignored him. List smiled at Gon, who in turn really appreciated the offer.

"Is that fair?"

"Of course, so long as the hints I will be very limited and everything else up to you."

"That's great!" Gon smiled. "Thanks!"

"No problem. This will probably the most fun day-off I had from Dwun."

"Dwun?"

"Another GM." He shrugged. "Mah, you'll meet him soon…" And paused to look at her deeply. "After you beat the game, that is.

"I hope you're up for this challenge, Antigone."

And Gon grinned.

"Of course!"

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END OF CHAPTER 26

Coming Soon
CHAPTER 27: Sims x Capricious x Exchange?!

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Angel N- lololol. Gusto ko eh. Hahaha. Nanou has an ability similar to Hisoka. xD The one that changes appearances or something. And so, Kusa's really actually big. Lolollol. Thanks for the comment, btw~

Walandtalk- Aww~xD The dodgeball game will be wayyy later tho if most voted for the filler chapters. xD *and hands over handkerchief* Yes, most kids nowadays grow up quickly as well. *sniff* Anyway, thx for the review~ hahah

Phoenix-Thunder – Nyahaha. I'm glad you thought the betting and arguing is cute! xD Even Bisuke feels like a cute kid. Hahaha. And thank you for the review, by the way~!

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Papilio . Ageha- Mitsuke's the guy with the steal. xD I gave him a name. ahahaha. And I'm surprised you hadn't seen the OVA… oh well. I don't think there's much difference. The current chapters are all mostly non-canon.

No one- First off, I will never ignore you! xD And yes~ The characteristics of Gon and Killua you dislike are the flaws that all characters need. Otherwise, they'll be sues. And as I mentioned in my A/N above, I did read the manga when I started this. Plus, I already finished the CA arc before using Netero, Ging, Knov, and Morel and killed the ants before they do too much damage. And no worries~ I love hearing from my readers and I thank you for the review~ I know it's troublesome, esp. using phone. ;)

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