Chapter: 5

"Gon, Killua, he's awake." Leorio replied.

With Leorio's help, Mizuken gradually got up, "Aren't you the guy with his girlfriend from the train station? Besides that, have you seen this person?" Killua showed a picture of Kurapika to Mizuken.

"Oh so you three are Kurapika's friends… He's was taken to Meteor city by the Phantom Troupe. How long have I been unconscious? " Mizuken asked.

"So we missed Kurapika earlier then… and it has been 20 minutes since we found you lying here." Killua mutter the last part.

"So what is your connection to Kurapika?" Leorio asked suspiciously towards Mizuken.

"Just to make this clear I am his teacher, Mizuken… and you two boys saw him earlier cross dressing and acting like a girl." Mizuken turn to look at Gon and Killua.

"Excuse me but what are they going to do with Kurapika when they take him to Meteor City, you do know right Mizuken-san?" Gon replied.

Mizuken looked at each one of them before he answer Gon's question, "They made Kurapika a member that's all I know…" He looked at the soil not wanting to look at them in the eyes.

(I should be ashamed of myself of the fact that I couldn't protect my own student… why didn't I fight back at that time? I know I had the ability to endure their attacks for quite a while…)was what Mizuken thought as he continued to look at the ground.

Mizuken then felt Gon pat Mizuken's left shoulder to comfort him, "The fact that he was force to become a member is true but all we need to do is get him back right?" When Mizuken looked up he saw Gon had a big grin on his face.

(What strange friends you have Kurapika to actually go chasing after you once more, but I can also see that they are concerned too. I guess it just shows how great it is to have them as your friends.) Mizuken consider this and stand up saying, "Let's prepare ourselves first then." Gon, Killua and Leorio took him back to their place.

After they left the park a crimson hair man that was listening from behind a tree talked, "See? I told you they were into a big dilemma…"

"I can tell just from listening to their conversation from earlier Hisoka. But I'm not going to follow them just for the fun of It." the voice came from the other man that was sitting on the lowest branch of the tree.

"Of course not, but at least you get to see Killua right Illumi? So why don't you come with me." Hisoka replied.

"I would actually say no to you Hisoka but since its Killua and his friends… I'll go along with it just once." the man looked at his lengthy raven hair before he jumped off the branch.

"Great let's go right now!" Hisoka answered back content and made his usual smile like always.

"At this moment? Don't tell me that we're going to follow them all the way to where they are resting and then go to Meteor City?" Illumi retort.

Hisoka looked at Illumi confused, "No, only you would do that Illumi, besides I want to go see if Kuroro is treaty his new toy perfectly okay. I don't want it to die by his hand since we don't see any of them anymore."

Illumi was puzzled with the first the part that Hisoka said. But as he walks after Hisoka, Illumi mumble something that keeps echoing inside his head, "Kiaria… Huh, is that a product of something? Oh well." Illumi didn't recognize the word he blurted out and decided to forget about it.

…

While with Kuroro, Shalnark, and Kurapika:

~Kurapika what are you doing? ~ Kurapika was walking aimlessly around as he heard the voice echoing from every direction of the forest.

"Pairo? Is that you? "Kurapika shouted but he swiftly heard another voice that belong to a woman.

~ Revenge isn't the way to happiness Kurapika? Pairo and everyone else are heartbroken that you are doing this. As long as you get your brethrens eyes it should be okay. ~ Kurapika was uncertain with who voice was he listening at the moment but it was soothing to him and somehow familiar.

"Who are you? Show yourself." Kurapika yelled.

When the owner of the voice and Pairo appeared, Kurapika was baffled when he saw who it was. The pale woman had short golden locks just like Kurapika and also had scarlet eyes.

"Who is that woman next to you Pairo? I don't remember a Kuruta like her unless she was already out of the village by the time we could walk." Kurapika replied.

"I can see that you don't recognize me Kurapika… that's fine." said the woman as her eyes was full of grief.

Kurapika still couldn't remember who she was but the fact that looking at her made him feels comfortable around her was enough for him to calm down. Remembering the words she just said earlier Kurapika replied, "Even if looking for the Kuruta eyes are enough for you guys how is it for me? I can't live with the fact that the murderers are still breathing the same air as me."

The woman was going to say something, but Pairo tug at her long black sleeves before she could say anything else, "Kiaria let me talk to him…" was what he said. Still no memories of the woman came to Kurapika's mind even after hearing the woman's name.

~Kurapika please thinks about not killing anymore of the Phantom Troupe members… there is an even bigger problem than them… he is- Pairo was interrupted as both he and Kiaria started to fade.

"Wait! You didn't finish what you're going to say Pairo…" Kurapika ran towards Pairo and tried to touch Pairo's shoulder but he couldn't as they disappeared and all he could hear was their voices.

~It seems he is trying to interfere with our communication… he must be close by then if he figured out about us Kiaria…~ the surrounding around Kurapika started to fade away as well.

"Wait who is this person that is interfering? You were trying to warn me about someone weren't you!?" Kurapika started to get uneasy as he could hear their voices started to fade as well.

~So it seems… Kurapika you are on your own from here on until we can contact you again…~ said Kiaria; those were the last words Kurapika heard before he woke up.

(It was a dream… but it seems so real.) Kurapika thought as he sighs.

He realized soon afterward that he was on a train and turns to his left to see that Shalnark a member of the Phantom Troupe was sitting right next to him. Moreover, Kurapika remembered the fact that he was now a member and it made him sulk about it. However after the dream he had and the tattoo on his left shoulder blade, it made him even angrier at them.

As Kurapika regained his energy, he got close enough that he elbowed Shalnark at his right cheek and got to the door except when Kurapika was about to open the door, he felt an intimidating aura behind him. When Kurapika turned to look who it was, he saw an unfamiliar colorless hair young man sitting on the opposite side of the seat.

"Where are you going Kurapika? That wasn't nice of you to hit your own member in the face." A young man gave an eerie grin and glare.

"It's okay Giovanni, I expected him to be like that when he regains his senses, I just didn't anticipate it would happen quickly." said Shalnark.

Kurapika heard the door behind him open, "Well it seems you have met our other new member Kurapika, his name is Giovanni Kanoh." Kuroro grabbed Kurapika's hands and tied them with ropes and he then pushed Kurapika into the seat right next to Giovanni and sat right on the other side of Kurapika, leaving Shalnark to sit alone on the opposite seat to them.

"I hope you two will get along well." Were Kuroro's last words before he took out his book and started to read.

Kurapika felt uncomfortable as they all sat next to each other unspoken until Shalnark spoke, "I'm going to explore the train."

"I want to go too Shalnark and I'll be taking Kurapika along with us alright Kuroro?" Giovanni optimistically replied.

Kuroro made a displease look and yet he gave a gesture of his hand and Giovanni quickly grabbed Kurapika.

Now the three of them was walking in the hallway and Kurapika walked slowly behind them vigilantly watching their every movement.

"Giovanni you shouldn't be calling the boss by his name." Shalnark retort.

"Why? There is no harm done just calling him by his name." Giovanni respond absurdly.

Hearing their conversation go on and on made Kurapika realize that this new member of theirs is a handful as well in a way, "Say Kurapika do you want to go check the bar?" Giovanni childishly turn his head to look at Kurapika.

"Does it look like I have much of a choice here?" Kurapika replied with an aggressive tone as he raised his hands up to show that there was no way he could escape from them two especially Giovanni.

"Ok the bar it is! I'll see you later Shalnark." Giovanni waved goodbye to and dragged Kurapika as they went to explore different spots of the train.

As they where walking Giovanni tried to start a conversation, "I heard that you killed two of the previous members-"

"Why are you even talking… can't you just shut that mouth of yours as we walk." Kurapika retort.

Instantly, Giovanni turned around and slammed Kurapika to the wall, "Do you want me to help you leave or not Kurapika?"

Kurapika was astonished with what he just heard earlier, "Why should I trust you?"

Giovanni step back and he respond, "Well it's because I'm still a new member and they still don't much about me. Shouldn't that be enough for you to trust me?"

"Then I should be even more cautious of you…" Kurapika replied as he paced a few steps back away from Giovanni.

(This man could be the one who interrupted my conversation with Pairo and Kiaria during my dream… it possible can't be Kuroro or Shalnark.) Kurapika thought.

"Now, now, let's just go to the bar for now." Giovanni tugged the ropes that were tied to the ones around Kurapika's.

At the Bar:

"Aren't you underage to be drinking Giovanni…?" Kurapika sat as he watched Giovanni drink a whole glass of wine.

"No I'm 20 years old and that shouldn't make me underage to drink or is it?" Giovanni was intoxicated as he continued to chat, "Anyway back to the topic of the day… you don't need to worry Kurapika I have my reasons for helping you escape and it benefits both of us." Giovanni soon afterwards started to talk about some other stuff.

But Giovanni swiftly became clear-headed as soon as he heard a bizarre sound and firmly knock Kurapika down onto the train carpet, "Stay down!" Kurapika didn't understand what was going on until the entire rooftop was blown off of the train cart.

Giovanni quickly got closer to Kurapika and cut his ropes, "Well I guess this is the time for you to make your escape then…"

Kurapika looked at Giovanni's emerald eyes and took Giovanni's words for granted, "I'll only listen to you just this once but next time I'll kill you and the rest of the Phantom Troupe."

"Ha, I should be saying that... now should the one who attacked us earlier come out please?" Giovanni gave an unyielding look.

A man around the same age as Giovanni but a bit older walked out from the opposite cart, "…my name is Genesis and I came to hunt down some members of some group that has spiders tattoos, have you seen them?" said the stranger as he looked intensely at both of them with his icy blue eyes.

"Don't act stupid, you likely have heard our conversation from earlier so you should already know that we're members." Giovanni retort as he elbowed Kurapika to run off.

Before Kurapika left he notice that both of the men eyes where similar but Kurapika couldn't tell why; Genesis took out a long katana that was hanging from his back and made the first move. Genesis was aiming to kill them both Giovanni and Kurapika at the same time; however Giovanni stop it by cover nen at his left hand. Furthermore Giovanni grabbed Kurapika with his right hand and toss Kurapika off of the train.

"You took forever to run away that I did the job for you! Don't worry those trees below will help you get a soft landing." Giovanni shout as he encounters another attack from Genesis.

(Then was it that stranger who Pairo and Kiaria tried to warn me about if it wasn't Giovanni? But Giovanni seems suspicious too…) Kurapika thought as he crashed into the trees and abruptly lost consciousness.

To be continued…

Note to the readers that some of the OCS are from my other HxH story. So in a way the two story connects. :)