CHAPTER 1: Surprise Gift?
"You're such an I-D-I-O-T." Killua poked Gon in his forehead.
"I-I'm so sorry. Ahaha," he responded with an anxious laughter.
"You dragged me all the way there," he continued to poke Gon, "And you rushed into that store without even knowing what we needed to buy. We stood there for minutes without knowing what to do with this Christmas preparation of yours."
"But nothing bad happened, right? So it's ok," he grinned.
"Nothing bad happened?! I lost all my pocket money there!"
"But it's your fault." Gon stepped forward and poked Killua's forehead. "You used it all up to buy those chocolates and candies and cakes and everything you like," he pointed out to the dozens of boxes behind Killua.
"But they're worth it." Killua laughed, but his laughter did not sound genuine. "But now, it's just a matter of time before I run out of money. I can't afford this hotel any longer," he finally said.
Killua looked around their room. It was adorned with superb elegance. The chandelier hanging seems to value more than a million. The curtains, the room wallpaper, windows, door, chairs, tables, sofa, their bed and everything else are all beseeched with sophistication to the very last details.
"This hotel's fee is really expensive," Killua murmured as he freely rested on his bed.
"You were the one who told us to stay here, right?! For hunters like us, it's not really expensive. You're just saying this because you ran out of money and that's your problem," Gon teased.
"My problem?! Isn't it supposed to be OUR problem?" He pointed out in the tone of his voice. "Come here! I will break your arm!" Killua smiled while walking towards Gon.
"Why does it always have to be my arm," he said to himself. "Hey, Killua. Don't get mad. I was just joking," he laughed as he stepped away from Killua.
"I'm going to get you for this and I'll use all your money too," he said.
"Then try to get it from me!" Gon challenged him.
They ran around the room like little children longing for fun, hitting any item that comes across their way. Killua advanced and launched the first attack, attempting to reach for Gon's pocket. "You almost got me!" Gon said. "But I won't let you take my money away that so easy," he continued as he dodged Killua's assault. Gon ran around frantically in a motion almost impossible to be seen by a normal human being.
"I got you!" Killua caught his leg. Gon tried to free himself from the grasp but it was so firm that he ended up outbalancing himself. He stumbled near the boxes bought by Killua.
"Ouch! That hurts," Gon said. "You're taking it too seriously Killua."
Killua screeched in victory, "Now hand it over, will you?" He smiled at Gon.
"No! I will not!" He tossed a couple of boxes at right in front of Killua to distract him. "Hehehe… Now I got you!" Gon teased again.
"You think you did? Think again!" Killua stood up from the mess and slowly approached Gon. "It's my turn again." He grabbed a chair and threw it in Gon's direction.
"Killua! Stop it already. You're destroying the things we don't even own!"
"Who cares? You're the one who's going to pay for it anyway since you're the one who challenged me into this," Killua intimidated him. Right when he was about to throw another thing at Gon, an unknown object broke through their window, shattering the glass into countless pieces. It was aimed at Killua but thanks to his fast reflexes, he was able to dodge it. "W-What the hell was that," Killua was startled. "It almost cut through my hands."
Both of them looked at the direction where the unknown object went flying and right next to them, they saw a sealed envelope impaled on the wall by a throwing knife.
"What's this? Some kind of threat? From who?" Killua looked though the broken window to look for the traces but to no avail, he found no one. Not a single person on sight. "Who would do this?" The question kept on pondering his thoughts.
Killua looked back at Gon and saw him with the open the envelope in his hands and his eyes were fixed on whatever that's written on the piece of paper.
"What?! Seriously? This can't be true!" Gon shouted as he slowly read the message from the envelope.