Hey! This is a rewritten one because I remembered that I put in my OC's bullies instead of her friends. On Hunter X Hunter: Quiz X Promise X Kiriko. Enjoy! And sorry about the misunderstanding. Please forgive me.
Grace's POV
Leorio, Kurapika, Gon and I board off the ship, saying our farewells to the crewmates.
"Gon, Sennosuke! Come here!" I heard the captain. I wonder what he need. I looked at Gon for a moment, then we walked to him. "I'm really impress with your skills." He soon turned to Gon, "You knew there was a storm coming just by the scent of the air, and you," he turned to me, "you knew about the exam before it could start, being cautious of what may come."
"Thanks!" Gon said with his famous cheerful smile.
"It's no big deal." I smirked.
"Since you two did so well on the ship, I'll tell you two where the shortcut is to the next site is," he said cheerfully.
"Really? Thanks you so much!" Gon thanked.
Actually, I'm quite curious. Why didn't he tell Kurapika and Leorio as well? "Um…" I paused, "how come you're not tell the other two when you said you passed them?"
He giggled. Did I said something funny? Then he had a full blown laughter. "You're a good one boy, but I guessed that you four will be traveling together, and you guys also impressed me, so I decided to just tell you two."
"Nice. You're smart yourself." I complemented.
"Thank you lad," he started, "Alright, see that mountain over there?" He pointed to a very high mountain, and at the very top is our next stop. "There's a cedar tree on the top, and that's the shortcut to the exam," he explained, "and thank you four for making it a fun trip here; Hope to see ya soon!"
"Bye!" we said. We went off to tell the others about the little shortcut to the exam site.
"So Gon," I said. I saw him look at me. Geez… why does he have to so cute? "What do you think of the Hunter exam?"
As we kept walking, he has a thoughtful expression on his face. Hmmm…. I wonder what he's thinking. "It's fun!" Huh? "This exam seems hard, but it will be fun! Especially with you, Kurapika, and Leorio!"
I… what? No one told me it's fun to be around me. He smiled, and I can't help but smile myself. He's really an interesting kid and… wait. Since he's twelve… and I'm fourteen… we're the same height other than his hair… I'M A SHRIMP! Why God?! Why am I so small?
"I'm sad," I cried. I can actually feel tears fall down.
"Why?"
"I'm a shrimp!" I sobbed.
"No you're not, you're twelve, right?" he asked… bluntly.
"Fourteen."
"Oh… it's alright. It happens."
"Yeah, let's get to the next stop."
"Yeah," he sweat dropped.
Alright, Gon, Leorio, Kurapika and I started to walk down the trail were the next step to the exam's at. I actually told them that I heard a rumor about taking the bus and that it's really a trap that only lazy people take. I knew that Leorio would be embarrassed about that, because I noticed that he's not talking at all. Maybe I should mention that in the future. Fufufufu…
It was a quiet trip like I expected to be. I wonder long it will be because if we don't get to the next site, I'm going to die from this heavy awkwardness! Someone say something! PLEASE!
"Sennosuke?" Huh? That was Kurapika. I looked at him for a moment. I saw him look away… Wait… DID HE FIGURE OUT I'M A GIRL!? Kami-sama! Help!
Kurapika's POV
I'm still rattle up from what Sennosuke said… about my happiness… No, I should be more focus on passing the exam to get my revenge alongside my friends. But he said that my family only wants me to be happy. The thought will keep eating me away. Maybe I should ask him… he seems really bored. I don't really blame him. But it might also be personal. No, if doesn't want to say anything, I'll just let it go.
"Sennosuke," I said. He looked back at me… Hmm… he kind of looks a bit like Gon in a way. "Can I ask you something?"
He laughed. "You already are, but if that isn't the question, then ask away."
Wow… that's just plain creepy how Gon and Sennosuke seems alike. "About what you said on the ship… why are you so concern about my revenge and how I should just quit? What made you say that?"
He looked surprised. Maybe it wasn't a- "Because I usually think that it's really petty to have revenge… AH! Sorry about that, it's just…" He turned away, looking at the sky.
"Just?" I stared as we continued walking down the road.
"I believe it will only cause more pain to one and the other." He said… he looked back at me, but this time, with a serious visage, and… somewhat sad? "Because nobody wants to be sad, and also that the impure heart live to purify themselves while some of the kindest hearts leave to prepare for what's ahead. Some pure hearts don't die because they need to teach the impure what the right way to actually be happy is.
"My friend had an uncle who had so much pain in his heart because a murderer killed his wife… He wanted revenge for his late wife, then he saw the murderer's weakness… his children… his wife. The one who killed her aunt was paid to kill her because we learned she was a secret agent working for an organization… so…"
"So what," Gon asked. I was really curious myself… what happened then?
"Her uncle killed them... the murderer's family… his love… his pride and joys…" he explained… his tone was as if a demon is about to appear. You can actually hear it, his voice deep and scratchy. "I saw him at the same moment… the same moment that he stabbed those innocent kids and their beautiful mother. So I told my mom… family… and importantly… my friend. She was so heartbroken that she actual commit suicide… she was my first friend every…"
I can feel my eyes widen. W-why would they…? His friend and uncle? Did… wh-
"After that, he was devastated for his actions. And then," he then had a smile on his face. What's going on?
"Hey Sennosuke! What's with the smile?!" Leorio nearly yelled.
"Because," he laughed, "he became the greatest and just police- Blacklist Hunter! And four of us… well my best friends and I made a pact. Never be consume with revenge… and always know that it's not hatred you're actually feeling, but sadness. That's why we can't allow ourselves be consume by revenge. It won't just hurt yourself, but the others that actually cares about you! Charlotte, Maya, Nikki, Mare, me… and then Lizzie… Even though Lizzie wasn't there physically, we were still able to feel her. That's why I-"
"You're taking the Hunter Exam, right?" I finished.
He shook his head. What? "So that's why we want to make people happy."
"Man, your mom must be proud!" Leorio shouted in glee.
"Yeah! What type of mother or father wouldn't want a kid like that!?" Gon shouted.
"Yeah…" He then smiled, determination in his eyes. "Let's win the Hunter Exam together!"
"Yeah!"
No one's POV
That's right. That's why she's here, and she should be glad to be alive right now. Now with her new friends, nothing can stand in their way! Wait...she can feel herself giggle a bit. That song… man, that's more than enough to see the light.
"Sennosuke?" Gon said. She looked at him to see what's up. "Why are you laughing?"
Oh… was it that loud for them to hear? Oh well. "It's that on the day of Lizzie's suicide, we found a song that we kind of thought it was fate. It seems like the song was in the same situation my friends and I were in. So we decided if we're sad or frustrated, we sing it to ourselves."
"Heh, why would a song make you think that?" Leorio said stupidly.
"Songs have meanings, for fun, from your feelings, and your heart." She looked at the sky '… wow… they must assumed that I may be a girl after this.' "It's called 'You can be King Again'."
"Can you sing it?" Gon asked. Man, he's a cheerful boy! Like Red in Four Swords Plus! "Ok, but just a warning, I'm a bad singer… and it may sound girly."
"It's alright!"
~You're a-lone; you're on your own~
~So what; have you gone blind; have you forgotten what you have and what is yours~
~… Glass half empty; glass half full; well either way, you won't go be going thirsty~
~Count your blessing, not your flaws…~
~You've got it all; you've lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown! You're in control; rid of the monsters inside your head… put all your faults to bed… you can be king again.~
They were in awe of her singing. 'He' was amazing, almost like a girl… well that's what he said, but they're not complaining. Kurapika is also amazed. He smiled and closed his eyes while hearing her - disguised as a boy - sing.
~You don't get what this is about; you're too wrapped up in your self-doubt.~
~You've got that young light; set it free…~
~… You've got it all; you lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown! You're in control; rid of the monsters inside your head… put all your faults to bed… you can be king...~
~There's method to my madness…~
~There is no logic to your sadness.~
~You don't gain a single thing from misery… take it from me.~
Then her voice became softer and quieter… a soothing sound.
~… You've got it all; you lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown. You're in control; rid of the monsters inside your head… put all your faults to bed… you can be king...~
Soon after that pause, she asserted herself a bit louder, brimming with more confidence. More confidence she never had before in her life.
~… You've got it all; you lost your mind in the sound. There's so much more, you can reclaim your crown! You're in control; rid of the monsters inside your head… put all your faults to bed…~
With that… she calmed herself down and stated, "You can be king again…"
"Wow! That was amazing!" Gon shouted.
"Really?" She blushed, but luckily, no one saw her.
"Geez," Leorio said with a smirk. "You do sound like a girl."
"At least I don't look like a certain someone." She stated with her cheek puffed.
"Who?" they asked.
"The girly-boy, Kurapika." She stated.
"WHAT?!" He screeched. "And what do you mean by that?!"
"I could've mistaken you for a girl. But when I heard your voice, I thought, 'he's a boy?'." The fake boy said bluntly, trying her best not to smirk at his anger. Man, teasing friends are fun!
"Yeah, at least I don't sound like one!" His face was beyond red, more red that his scarlet eyes! They would've laughed, but they're afraid of his undying wrath.
"Girly-boy, girly-boy, girly-boy!" She chanted. Then ran off laughing with a bright smile. She never had this much fun in a while. 'Hanging with friends… is the best thing alive.' She saw him chasing after the tomboy with his eyes and face red as a tomato. She ran faster, making sure that the screaming Kurta doesn't kill her as much as she can.
*Time skip with a Girly Kurta chasing Grace down! :D
Kurapika: SHUT UP!*
The four then arrived at a village… a ghost town in a way.
"This place is creepy," Leorio stuttered, "I don't see a single person."
Gon then said, "No, there are plenty here."
If Grace was a human, she would've sense something off from the very beginning. Even if it doesn't have any humans around, it would've still have at least a few animals here, with or without the vampire sense. Like on cue, everyone came out of their hiding spots while the old lady said, "Exciting…"
"Exciting…" Leorio repeated.
That's when she tuned out everything until the boys were dumbfounded with shock about the next part of the exam. 'He' obviously saw this episode, so what she said was an exciting two-choice quiz. She tried not to laugh at them, so she shrugged it aside until later.
"You boys are headed for that tree up the hill, correct?" She asked. "To reach that tree, you must pass through this town." The boys just stared at her while she kept explaining, "I shall administer a single-question quiz."
"H-hold on!" Leorio shouted. "What's going on here?"
She interrupted him. "You'll have five seconds to state your answer. Give me the wrong answer, you're disqualified. You'll have to give up on taking this year's Hunter exam."
"I see," Kurapika said, "Then this is part of the Hunter Exam."
Now Leorio is boasting on how much he's so good at quizzes, but then he realized it was just one thing… Grace sighed a bit. She already knows the answer, but he'll just screw it up. Now they're arguing about who'll be the one who'll take us to nowhere… 'Alright," she thought, 'I think it's my time to shine,' But then she was interrupted by another voice.
"Hey," he said, "are you going to answer the question? Or else I'll answer the question first."
"Fine," the tomboy said.
"What," the other three shouted.
"Thanks, kid!" He said with a smirk.
"Oh," she paused, "I thought that you should answer it first because we may have the right one while you'll just be wrong."
"Say what?" He growled, trying to grab his shirt.
"Just answer the question and then Leorio will answer it." She nonchalantly said.
"Fine! I'll outsmart you and you're friends."
"Challenge on."
"You ready?" the old lady asked. He nodded. "Your mother and lover has been kidnapped. You can only save one of them. One for your mother and two for your lover."
The three boys gasped at the answer choices, while the girl sighed. He pressed the button. "It's one because you can't replace your mother, but your lover is replaceable."
"Why you-"
"You may pass," the elderly interrupted Leorio.
"See ya!" he waved with a smug smile on his ugly face and left.
"Ask the next question." 'He' commanded.
There was a heavy air surrounding them. Kurapika then realized it. He tried to warn Leorio, but got warned if he says anything that isn't the answer, he'll be disqualified. He was practically sweating. The girl knows how badly how the blonde wants to tell him, but they may get disqualified because of him. Then the old woman hit zero while the old teen was about to hit the old lady. The girl then tuned that out as well, so she doesn't have to deal with them and how silence was the answer. Gon moaned about the answer and told them if they were in that situation.
"Gon…" The tomboy said. "This quiz was probably trying to test us for that same future. It tells us how life can be pretty cruel and selfish, so we may have to make a tough decision."
"My…" The old woman's eyes widen a bit. "How did you know that?"
She looked at her. "It was when I was thinking." She explained. "I thought, 'if both people are precious to me, why would I want to sacrifice one for the other?'."
"Smart, now take this secret passage way. It will take you directly to the cedar tree." The door on the left opened. They were pretty excited about this, so they said their thanks and walked into the entrance. Gon and Leorio was in the front, Kurapika behind them, and 'Sennosuke' following them. "Wait!" The old lady said. They turned to see that the old woman is pointing at the young lady. "I want to speak with you."
The tomboy looked at them, so Kurapika said, "Don't worry, we'll wait for you!" She nodded.
"Yes?" she turned to the lady.
"Can I ask you something?" She nodded. "Why are you dressed as a boy?"
Grace was awe-struck. 'Was it that obvious?' "Um… I just want to see how it's like to be treated like a boy… and I want to be treated like an equal, not an opposite!"
She laughed. "You may go." 'Sennosuke' smiled and said her goodbyes. "That girl. Smart, strong, sneaky, and especially beautiful. Maybe she'll steal the heart of that cat-eyed boy without him realizing that she's a girl."
Grace's POV
Two hours on the road of Leorio's, we saw the cedar tree. And the house too, but it looked busted. The four of us rushed to the scene and saw a large beast with a fox like face, huge, sharpened claws, and thin and long ear… things… The beast was holding a woman in its arm.
"It's a Magical Beast!" Kurapika said as the four began in their fighting position.
"A Magical Beast?!" The two asked. I just sighed. Why can't they just be at least a bit smarter?
"A Transforming Magical Beast; Kiriko!" The blonde explained. "They can take human form! That's an extremely intelligent creature!"
Mr. Kiriko turned to us and gave us his red eyes. Then the woman was completely was in sight. Gon shouted, "There's a woman in his arm!"
I heard Leorio growl, "And the guy on the floor needs medical attention."
The Kiriko jumped out of the building and escaped the sight. These are the navigators. I should be careful, but at least their scent is easy to pick out, and besides, the woman, man, and the Kiriko that escaped actually has the same scent, so this may actually be easier than I thought.
"P-please," I heard the man said. I knew this was an act, but I want to see how this will turn out. I know this is probably cruel, but the rest has to figure it out for themselves. "Please saved my wife." He faked begged.
"Leorio, take care of the wounded!" Kurapika ordered. I wouldn't blame them if they didn't see that those aren't really wounds, but I'll let them think what they want to think. Gon, Kurapika, and I jumped out of the window, hearing Leorio say, 'Count on me.'
We followed Mr. Kiriko all over the forest. Wow, these vampire senses are really helpful. Not only I can smell their scent, but I can see were he's going. I couldn't do that if I was still a human. This is awesome! And I know what Kurapika's thinking. He's impressed of our sight… but I may be cheating a bit. ^W^ Gon and I jumped onto the trees to catch up to Mr. Kiriko. We jumped from branch to branch so Gon can try to talk to him.
"Take her from me, if you can," he taunted. I definitely know that he won't hurt his own daughter. He's a really good actor. No wonder they're the navigators of the test.
And just like Gon, he's shocked on how Mr. Kiriko can speak. At least Kurapika's smart enough to tell Gon that Kirikos can speak human speech. Well I have to admit; if any creature can speak English, Spanish, Japanese, etc. it will make things a lot easier. I saw Gon then got up to the branch and told Mr. Kiriko that he's silly. That got his attention and that's enough time for Gon to hit him. I felt bad for him, but I guess that's part of his job.
Kurapika caught the daughter, so Gon and I soon went to the cliff. Is this where we're going to see the wife? Kurapika must have already realize about the daughter. That means the husband is with Kurapika and his daughter. "GON!" Gon almost jumped off the cliff, but at least his fishing pole saved him. Man that was close. I knew this was going to happen, but it still scared me. Up on the tree, it's the wife… actually… you can actually tell once you saw them. Her face is different, her fur looks softer while the husband looks rougher, and her voice is really thinner and higher. She does sound like a girl once you hear it closely. She was about to attack us, but we didn't move.
"Are you a girl?" I asked, "If so, where's the guy?"
"H-how can you tell I'm not the same one?" She asked in confusion.
"Your face is completely different." Gon explained.
"And your voice is higher and thinner." I continued.
That's when I see her cracking up. Oh yeah. No one could tell them apart until this moment. That must've made a ton of examinees really confused. Then she had a full blown laugh.
"What?" Gon said. "Did we say anything funny?"
"Hey, Daddy!" She called, "Come out here! You're going to love this!"
We went back to the house and saw them lined up. Wow… they… look… SO CUTE! ^W^… ok then…
"Hmm… How many years has it been since someone was able to tell we're different?" The husband asked. Then they looked at each other in delight.
"I'm delighted!" The wife shouted.
"Can you tell their faces and voices are different?" I heard Leorio murmured to Kurapika.
"No, not at all." He answered… It's plain as day! How are they the same?! Man, I guess this must be my vampire intuition.
"You know what, the one Kurapika and I beat up was the husband." Gon explained. Pointing to the one on our right.
"It's the one on the right." I said.
"O…k…" The said… they are so dull. Even in my world, I can tell them apart… maybe they meant it like that, but still, it was really easy to tell which one is which.
"Allow us to introduce ourselves." Mr. Kiriko said. "We are the Navigators. Our family provide support for the Hunter Exam."
"I'm their daughter," The pink hair woman cheered.
"I'm their son!" The black haired male cheered as well.
"Man, you had us fooled." Leorio moaned.
"Not me though." I pointed out.
I heard everyone gasped… maybe I shouldn't have said anything. "H-how?!" Kurapika shouted, still in shock.
I guess it's too late to back down, now I have to explain. "It was their scent. When we first enter the house, they had the same scent. Even when Mr. Kiriko exit out of the house, the place still had the scent of you guys, as if you lived here. So I assumed you guys are actually a family. And by the details of the captain and the lady gave us about going to the cedar tree, I assumed that there aren't just one navigator, there's three… well… until I saw the wife. You guys both have different and the same scent. For instants; the daughter has a more cherry blossom smell, the father and son had a more forest smell and the wife had a more rose smell."
That part about the wife and daughter having scents if flowers is actually true. Those two do smell like flowers and I can tell them apart. Must be my vampire powers!
… They look… dumfounded… I SHOULDN'T HAVE SAID ANYTHING!
"You knew… and you didn't tell us…" Leorio paused… I smell rage…
"Of course!" I said quickly, "If I told you guys that moment, I had a feeling that maybe you guys will get disqualified!"
Kurapika's POV
Not only Sennosuke was able to tell the husband and the wife apart, but he's able to smell that they're the same?! And with the only information we had was the captain and the lady's details… he's more impressive than I thought. Cute too-
WHAT!? NO, NO, NO, NO! I. AM. NOT. GAY! NO WAY, NO HOW! I can't believe I thought that… what's wrong with me? But in a way, he does look like a girl… but maybe it's just me and I want payback when he called me a girl… That's probably it.
After they explained about our skills of observation, strength and wild skills, we all passed. We were in the skies right now, flying to the next sight. Huh? I saw a shine. I looked were there was that shine and saw Sennosuke. That when I had a closer look. I see a little trinket around his neck… is that a necklace. I tried to have a closer look, but it's hard to tell-
"Yes?" It was him! "Why are you looking at me?"
"Ah… ah… nothing…" I sighed. Man… now I bet he thinks that I'm gay now… he look almost cute as… DEAR GOD, MAKE IT STOP!
"C'mon, we're friends here, you can tell, but if it's too personal, you can ask later." He explained. He and Gon is almost alike, but he's more… I don't know… he's more special in more ways than one.
"I'll tell you when we get to the site."
Well… don't know about Sennosuke and Gon that much… but I hope they can do more amazing things. Especially Sennosuke.
I hope you enjoyed this chapter! Is Kurapika falling for Grace as a boy? Will any of them will find out that she's a girl? Or will they find out that she's a vampire, blood sucker and all? R&R!