CHAPTER 2: Disarray

"What's inside of it? What does it say Gon? Who's it from? Is it a threat? Or some kind of top secret information? Tell me." Killua asked without pausing.

"No, it's not actually what you think," Gon smiled.

"Then what in the world…" He stopped as Gon showed him the contents of the envelope. "What?! Is this for real?" Killua grabbed it from Gon, not being able to believe what's right in front of him. "It's a cheque containing… 100 MILLION JENNY?!"

"Killua… It's actually said here that it's for you," he pointed out the hand-written letters at the lower right corner which read as 'To: Killua-kun'.

"What's this? Some kind of advance gift from someone?" Killua pondered and thought of all the possibilities, "I don't know who would do this but this came right in time. Gon, I don't have any interest on your money anymore."

"I really have no plans in giving you anyway," Gon mumbled. " Though, I'm still curious about the person behind all of this but… Maybe it's from your brother?"

"What?! I doubt it. I don't like the idea." Killua clenched his fist, "That will mean trouble. Let's just stop thinking of it, let's make use of this until we find whereabouts of the culprit," he suggested. "Anyhow, this seems like a normal cheque."

"I already have something in mind on how that money of yours will be useful." Gon gave Killua a light tap on the shoulder, "Look around you."

Killua was dazzled with the environment around him; it was a total disaster! Other than the shattered windows, the curtains were ripped, some of the chairs were broken into pieces and several figurine displays were turned into dust. In short, everything in their room was a complete mess and evidently, it was caused by their fight.

"Don't tell me I'm the one going to pay for all of this?! You were the one who started the fight," Killua started to reason out in order to slip himself out of the mess.

"Even though you don't want to, you'll be forced to," Gon purposely gave him a grin. "Remember? You were the one who signed the papers for our stay in this hotel since you insisted on staying here? Everything will be charged under your name."

"Ahh! Shit. I forgot that," he kicked a vase lying on the floor. It flung into the air and broke into pieces as it hit the sturdy door of their room.

"E-Excuse me sir? I-Is everything all r-right?!" A quivery voice of a woman came from the other side of the door. Her voice sounded tensed and agitated with the way she spoke.

"Yeah. Mind your own business," Killua answered without hesitation.

"O-ok. If y-you say so. Sorry f-for the intrusion." The fading sound of her stiletto heels was heard right after she answered. The woman reached for her phone in her pocket and pressed several numbers which generated beeping sounds, "H-Hello s-sir, I think there's s-something wrong w-with room 202."

"Crap. This is very unreasonable! I lost half of the 100 Jenny I got because of this stupid hotel," he said in dismay. "The furniture and decorations in their rooms aren't durable at all. The food tasted unpleasant too, even the service quality they gave to us was below the average standards! I can't believe this junkyard had enough guts to charge us more than what they deserve!" Killua kept on complaining as both of them walked towards the main exit of the hotel. "You don't need to ask us to leave this hotel anymore; we will happily do it ourselves!"

"Killua, your voice is too loud," Gon murmured, noticing that almost everyone near were looking at them made him feel uneasy.

"T-Thank you s-sir. We hope to see you a-again," the woman with the quivery voice said, sluggishly opening the glass door for them.

"I won't enter your shabby lodging house anymore!"

People inside the hotel commenced to whisper to each other while fixing their gaze at the two boys who dramatically left right before their eyes. Both of the protagonists started to march down the sidewalk east of the hotel. The night was giving them a deep chill in their spines as the evening breeze blew towards their napes. Countless stars were visible in vast darkness of the sky which offered a relaxing sensation.

"Let's just find somewhere else to stay," Gon suggested. "But Killua… I can't believe you made such scene earlier. It was so embarrassing."

"It was actually better to leave that place with that kind of reason. I can feel something's not right and we're being watched by someone I can't even compromise," Killua concluded in a distressed tone.

Silence soon followed after those words came out from his lips.