Asdfghjkl chapter twelve. Thank you so much for the positive feedback. It makes me sooooo happyyyyyyy!

Er, anyways, let us get on with it!

~~~Chapter Twelve~~~

"You registered for a fight!?" Killua asked as the three of us entered the elevator.

"Are you crazy?"

"I... know Nen, you... know!"

"Oh. Right. I forgot."

I rolled my eyes. The elevator stopped, and we got off.

"Who's your opponent?" Gon inquired as we walked out. I have been craving some food for a while. Since Gon stopped me that one day, I have not had a bite.

"A man named... Kuro..."

"Kuro... san? I wonder what he's like," Gon rambled. I have actually been watching this Kuro for a while. He is an Enhancer, and he taunts you before actually fighting. This will be the perfect opportunity to try it.

"Your fight is tomorrow, right?" Killua said as we placed our plates of food on the table. I quickly nodded and then dug right in.

"If you eat too much, you'll get fat," Killua teased.

"I have not eaten in days! Shut up!" I yelled. But then I freeze. And so did Killua and Gon.

"Woah. Am I hearing things?"

"You didn't stutter at all!"

I am the most confused. But I shrug it off and keep eating. I am not fighting with an empty stomach, even though I do not have to move.

An hour later, after we are stuffed, we trudge back to our rooms. I have never been more glad for the invention of elevators.

This time Killua follows me to my room. I do not really mind. He shuts the door behind me and sits next to me on the bed. I reach over and grab the notepad and pen.

What do you want?

"Oh. Right. Um... I kinda want to..." His voice trails off.

"...What?"

He looks at me, and then back at his lap.

"Er, to apologize... For the other day, I mean."

"Oh. It is... okay..."

"No, it's not! I made this big scene and-"

"I already know... I read your... thoughts?"

"Ah, oh. Yeah..."

It is quiet for a few more minutes.

"Can you... Um, play the song that shows dreams?" Killua asks in a small voice.

"Why...?"

"Because I want to show you something. That I've been dreaming about. Ah, but it's weird! You know what, nevermind, it would be really awkward for you to see, yeah, just-"

"Shut up," I mumbled, standing up. The violin and bow formed in my hands.

"Wait, don't-"

The music for dreams started and immediately, I found his most recent dream. From 1 day, 8 hours, 32 minutes and 16 seconds ago.

I see myself. And Killua. We get closer and closer, and then the dream abruptly stops, signaling that he woke up.

I stop playing, and the instrument disperses into the air. I let it all soak in.

He dreams about us.

I thought I was the only one.

I feel my eyes fade back to their normal blue color.

Killua's face is in his hands. He must be embarrassed.

"That's been happening a lot lately. It's weird! Does it happen to you?" he murmurs, flustered.

"Yeah..."

"I want it to stop, because... Well, it's not like me at all. I don't dream about people, let alone girls! It's gross!"

"...it does not need to mean anything... because you do not... like me... anyways..."

"Err, well..."

I sit down next to him, a little too close. But he does not move over.

"It is okay."

That is all I can think of.

"I should probably, um, go. Because it's getting late, and you should rest for your fight tomorrow," he said, hopping off the bed. I just nod.

"Good luck, then..."

My eyes widen as he leans in.

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I have not received a hug in a long time.

That is all I am thinking about while face to face with Kuro.

He is well-built, not really on the attractive side, and he talks too much.

"I'll crush you, little girl!" is all his spurts. I breathe, and feel the smooth wood between my fingers.

"Pfft, what, you gonna beat me with a little violin?" he sneers.

"Why, yes..." I say in a tiny voice. And then, I start playing.

I do not know what is going to happen. I have never tried this song.

His worst nightmare starts to play. And then, I find myself laughing as I hear his distant screaming, from the real world.

When the song is over, I look at him, cowering, screaming for it to stop.

"Pathetic," I laugh, "Just pathetic!"

He mumbles some unintelligible things, and then tips over. The referee quickly rushes to him.

"He's... He's dead!"

The crowd goes insane, and the annoying announcer booms throughout the arena, "Shizuka-chan's violin of death! Are my eyes deceiving me!?"

Violin of death? What?

I start snickering. Uncontrollably. And the audience goes silent.

I am just there, cackling. I turn on my heel and saunter out.

Killua and Gon meet me in the tunnel leading out. I stop laughing. They do not dare get any closer.

"What was that!?" Killua shouts. His voice echoes through the tunnel.

I snap out of it.

"I... I do not know, I...!"

And then, I start bawling. I just killed that man. I killed him. I killed him playing the violin.

I then start coughing. And I cannot stop. The last thing I see is blood, before I pass out.

I killed him.

I killed him.

Just like Mama.

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I made this chapter a little short. If you're left with confused and conflicted feelings, good! You're supposed to feel that way, haha. I'll add chapter thirteen soon!

An explanation of what Shizuka's powers does to her will be part of chapter thirteen. So you get a better understanding, you know?

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