Hey everybody! This another chapter of Demonic Love! I wasn't being lazy for the two weeks because I realized that I actually post the 2 of the chapters a bit early so here's this one! Let's cook. Enjoy!

Grace's POV

I can't believe I just did that. I kissed Kurapika! But thank goodness that I wasn't in my male disguise because that would actually be a big mess. I see the site of the Second Exam. Wait. I'm still in my dress. No wonder why I was so itchy during the way back.

Finally taking off the stupid dress! At least I get some relief-

What the… I swear that I felt a presence there… I will find the pervert who peaked and slowly kill him. But I can't worry about that now, I have to start cooking.

Kurapika and Gon are walking. Probable trying to find Leorio and me. And I see Leorio at the tree. As soon I'm wearing my heavy clothes, I began to walk to the others to put a bit more relief in them… not that they're worried about me anyways! I mean… who would be, and Gon just told me it is fun to be around me just to make me feel better, but I know I'm nothing but a bothersome. And I should thank him for keeping my secret as well!

"Hey!" I called out to them. "Glad you guys could make it. It was boring."

"But you were in the swamp, weren't you?" Kurapika asked. "So why didn't we see you here?"

I let out a sigh, "Because since I was the first one here, there was no one to talk to, so I decided to explore the swamp for a few minutes before you guys appeared here. I guess you guys didn't noticed." … Uh oh… Kurapika is giving me the glare. I really hope he doesn't think anything fishy of me or this whole entire situation will get awkward. "So… where's Leorio?" I asked.

"Hisoka took him here." The Kuruta explained. Geez dude. At least have Gon talk for a minute. If this is a fanfiction, he must actually a snobbish prick. "We're trying to find him."

I see Gon looking the other way. Hisoka. I couldn't help but glare at the clownish jester. He pointed to the tree where he left Leorio to lie on.

"Leorio!" Gon and I shouted.

The three of us ran to the older teen to see if he's ok. "Man," he moaned, rubbing his bruised cheek, "that stings… Why am I all beat up?"

"Huh?" I heard the two boys hummed.

"My memory is kinda hazy…" he explained. I shouldn't say anything or else he'll try to either beat up Hisoka and die or get a bit discouraged. I see the two smiled, happy that Leorio's all right.

"Gon, Sennosuke." That was Killua.

"Killua!" Gon shouted with glee.

"I can't believe you actually got here…" he hummed at… him… I guess he wasn't interested on how I got here… but maybe a bit of a tease will do. "I thought you were done for."

"Hey! What about me?" I laughed.

He looked at me. "… Gon told me that you'll be all right, so I had a bit of faith in you." He said looking away with… a blush…? I thought he gets embarrassed when somebody compliments him. Oh well.

I heard the younger boy explained, "I just tracked Leorio's cologne."

"Cologne?" he gasped in shock. "That's how? You definitely are weird."

"Excellent work, everyone." Oh, Satotz is congratulate everyone and take his 'leave'. "Phase Two of the exam will occur here, in the Biska Forest Park." Oh… so that's what this place is called. "So, I'll take my leave. Best of luck to all of you."

He walked away with his unusual walk, and on cue, the doors opened to a building. All examinees looked that there is a huge building that was in front of us. That's when we saw a big guy with a sunlight yellow shirt and brown pants. He is quite pale, but not that much and has messy brown hair. Sitting on a plush couch is a tan girl with pink high heels, really short shorts and a fishnet that you an obviously see her bra… I really don't her fashion sense, but in this arc, she's my favorite character in this one. Menchi.

"Will all the applicants who passed the First Phase please enter?" she said. "Welcome. I'm Menchi, the Second Phase examiner."

"And I'm Buhara, the other examiner," the bigger one introduced himself.

Everyone is waiting patiently to see what the next exam will be. That's when they hear a grumble, making everyone's eyes widen. I nearly giggled at the sound. Everyone was wonder what that sound was. I couldn't help but giggle.

"Hey." That was Kurapika. "What's so funny?" he whispered to me.

"His stomach." I answered in silent giggles.

"You must be hungry." She turned to her bigger companion.

"I'm starving…" he moaned.

"There you have it. Phase Two will involve…" she included a pause, making everyone wary. "Cooking!"

Everyone was shocked to hear 'such a phase'. Pssf… They think this will be easy, but they all failed it. I actually wonder how the pigs in this forest taste like actually. This might be interesting.

She is now explaining how an examinee has to satisfy their palates. Those get to two oks will go on to the next phase. Everyone complained about this part, but she said that they are Gourmet Hunters. Everyone laughed… these guys are really getting on my nerves. I hate guys like these, think that cooking is for sissies. Well Gordon Ramsay is way better than them, I bet that they won't be laughing if he's here, to show them what cooking is actually made of.

"Wow, if that's what you all think, then you should just automatically get disqualified." I said to them.

"Hey! Who asked you, you bastard?" If I was a human, I would let that slide, but since I'm a vampire now, I made a note to bite off the head of who said that…. No, I'll still bite off his head, even if I am a human.

"If you knew what cooking can really do, then you wouldn't be talking at all, little weenie."

"Enough!" Woops… guess I shouldn't say anything else until we start the exam. "Buhara."

"The required ingredient is pork." He shouted so everyone can hear. "You're free to use meat from any species of Biska Forest pigs. You must cook facilities here to prepare the pork. And you only pass if we both fond it delicious."

Without another word, I head to the forest to get the piggy. I looked for the herd. I hope the others find out that the Great Stamp is the one that are here… if not… they'll be a whole lots of trouble. And I hope that the others get squish for insulting cooking.

There! Those porkers. Now nice and quiet… no sound at-

"AAAAHHHH! What was that Gon?!"

-all. Thanks Killua for getting their attention! Now they're chasing the four… wow… if these guys waited a few more minutes, I wouldn't just give them some. Why am I the only smart one here. I searched for another piggy, trying to sneak one from the rampaging herd. There's one! Using the vines I found on the ground, I lassoed one out of the herd, tying it up so it won't move.

"Alright little ointer. Time for you to get eaten." I said to it, preparing my sharped nails… it's staring at me… "No puppy eyeing me, I won't work." Then I slit its throat, trying to muse out it painful… cry… and gutting all the organs out. I really detest killing animals, but I have to impress Menchi.

I head back to the site and found a good station to work at.

"Wow," huh? Menchi? "You're the first one to notice its weakness? I'm impressed."

"I didn't really use it. That wouldn't be all that fun if I did." I explained. "And I read that the only Great Stamps live here, and most dangerous pigs in the world. I wish I had a taste of one, but this is for you." I examined the knives and vegetables… oh! I didn't noticed the apples! These should be handy.

"Hmm… I can't wait how you're going to cook it." She then head back at the couch and sat in it.

…I have no idea how to cook this… no one else is here, so I have enough time to plan this out. So… should I either smoke it or season it? These veggies have a nice color to it, but then the quality of this pig is perfect… In doubt, trust the customer.

But Menchi is the one who's expecting a surprising dish… I should just do both. I cut the veggies and apples to big chunks, but I tried to make sure they fit the nets, and stuffed it in the pig. I watched a ton of pig roasting videos online, and the main thing to do when you stuff a pig is to sew is with wires. And now for the lettuce it on the pig with a metal wire so it stays on. Oh yeah! For a bit of decoration, I should create an opening for an apple to be in its mouth. Now it's time for it to smoke.

While smoking it, I see the others with their pig. That's a lot of pigs. Everyone just place theirs like they'll pass in just one go. Newbies don't know how to cook at all.

"Sennosuke!" I turned to see it is Gon that called me! Kurapika and Leorio followed behind. "I thought we lost you."

No one's POV

Kurapika was more than infuriated at the tomboy. "What the hell is wrong with this guy?!" He thought. "He made us worry about him more ways than one! I don't care if he gets angry if I call him a shrimp!"

Gon then noticed Kurapika's frustration, so he ask, "Hey, are you alright Kurapika?"

"Yeah," Leorio agreed. "You look mad."

"I have no idea what you guys are talking about!" he shot back at his friends. He turned away as soon as his face became warm and red because of his stubbornness.

Gon then noticed that her dish is smoked up and began to point and panic. The two saw what's happening.

When the girl turned to see the pig is just doing fine. "Y-you pig is burning!" Kurapika shouted. "That mean you have to-"

"Did you guys ever heard of smoked pork before?" She asked the group. Still a bit worried they shook their heads. "Well, I'm smoking my pig. That means that what I'm doing right now is giving it some flavor to the pig. Since it has all the fat and tender, it will make it more delicious.

"The heat isn't up that high. It's just that when I started it, it was really hot, but then the smoke came when I splashed it with cold water to produce the smoke I have right now. So it's cooking just fine."

Leorio then said, "Wow, you have a ton of experience in cooking. Who taught you?"

"My mom did, but that was with scrambled eggs," 'he' said, a sudden nostalgic aura surrounded her. Kurapika noticed and smiled. "Then I self-taught myself in everything else, as well as getting notes and tips from a few chefs around the world. People say I'm a good chef, but I still need a bit more practicing."

"You met chefs around the world?!" The fisher-boy shouted in excitement.

"No," she sighed in disappointment that she didn't, "I watched a few interviews on them, and they inspired me to cook. Now it just became a hobby of mine. And now it's ready!"

She took it off the burner and placed the lovely toned pig on the plate. "So," Sennosuke sighed from the hard work she did, "here have a taste."

The three too a fork got a small piece of the pork. Before they could take a bite, Grace held a pot. It was full of gravy in it. "Try it with this. If the gravy taste bad, then I won't use it."

Menchi was more interested in number 405 than the others. They've doing the same thing over and over again. She then noticed that #404, #403, and #406 came to her. Menchi noticed the #405 was actually a girl, but the clothes told her that she doesn't want anybody else to know. She listened to them carefully.

'#405 might actually pass this test. Smoking and seasoning the pig at the same time might be an interesting taste.'

"Menchi," Buhara said when the last competitor left. "You favor her, don't you?"

She laughed, "Was it that obvious?"

"Not to everyone else, but I saw you looking at her station once or twice." He explained.

The three nodded at the young vampire and dipped it in and then took a bite. Their eyes widen in shock of the flavor. "This…" Gon started.

"Is…" Leorio continued.

"Really…" Kurapika sort of finished.

"Um." She sweat dropped. "…. Is it bad-"

She smile at the vampire, knowing the first thing to do with your dish is to taste it and to let others taste it to see if you get the same opinion.

"Delicious!" They shouted in unison before the black haired girl could finish. The tender piece of meat melted in their mouth while the nice hot gravy gave it a slight spiciness to it. They wish they have this type of meal every day. Grace tasted it as well and smile how well she did it.

"Really?!" She shouted in complete shock. "Menchi might like it then!"

She ran to the Second examiners automatically and placing it on the table. Nervous about the answer, she prayed that it taste good to her.

"You smoked and seasoned it at the same time." She hummed. "And made gravy along with it as well… this might taste interesting." She got a big piece on her fork and took a bite out of the pork. Buhara did the same. They were awe struck. "This is delicious." She sighed. "There's this sweetness from the apples, and juicy from getting smoked. Now only that, but the touch of spiciness of the gravy just helps it melt in your mouth. Perfectly cooked and seasoned pork made just did the right trick."

She held up the O sign to her and Buhara did the same, smiling at the girl. "I hope you can cook something like this for us again." Buhara said.

Trying to process on what the two said, she asked, "I passed."

10%

"Yup." The blue haired examiner said.

"Really?" 28%

"Um… yeah." 79%...

100%

"… YAWHOOO! I PASSED! I PASSED!" There she went. Jumping up and down "Gon! Killua! Kurapika! Leorio! I passed!" She shouted to the others.

"Good job Sennosuke." Kurapika laughed at his excitement.

Everyone else failed the exam, but the three boys are still trying to figure out what they have to do. That's when the Kuruta snapped his fingers. "That's it! This phase of the exam is a cooking test, but they're judging us on our originality like Sennosuke and power of observation."

The smell of pigs cooking again caught Grace's attention. She saw that the protagonists are trying to make their dish look appealing. She decide to check up on them, already knowing that they're going to fail. "So you guys found your own recipes?"

Gon looked at the girl with a smile. "Yeah! I put flowers on mine!" She sweatdropped at the sight of the pig. 'It… does look pretty…' "You'll think that she'll pass me?"

"And what about me?" Leorio asked.

Hesitant on the answer, but she was being impartial, she sighed. "Um…" she said. "I don't really think that she'll pass you two… I like how you tried doing something new, but did you consider of improving the taste?"

"What do you mean?" Leorio asked. Moaning at their stupidity, she face palmed.

"I mean that you should at least put seasoning on it. Like vinegar, salt, pepper, parsley, basil, bouillon cubes, cayenne peppers, lemon… anything?"

"What that? Other than lemon."

Awkward silence. The vampire and Kuruta face palmed. "Never mind, but yours look decent." She said as she looked at Kurapika's pork. "Nicely cooked, garnished with parsley, but…"

"B-but…?" he stuttered, afraid of the answer. "Is there something wrong?"

"There's this smell to it that… is a bit off." She then took a piece off and sure enough, her guess was right, but she kept her blank expression. "The onion and garlic is too strong and it's hard to taste the pork. Not only that the veggies are having a hard time to work together with everything else and you made it too salty." She then shoved a small piece in his mouth and almost gagged at the poor excuse of a meal.

Like on cue, Menchi said that the Second Phase is over and only one made it to the third round. Everyone soon got frustrated and want to beat up the person who passed.

Angered, Menchi shouted, "The one who pass was #405. Unlike you guys, 405 was the one who made the dish look and taste appealing. And if you have any objections, then I'll ask the committee to automatically ban you from taking the exam again!"

"Menchi." The black haired girl shouted, "It's not their faults that they think cooking is a waste of time for men. Those who doesn't know the beauty of a dish is just a waste of time themselves. Not only that, but they lack the determination that is needed of becoming a Hunter."

"Watch what you're talking to brat!" One said. More and more comments about how cooking is a waste of time and how Gourmet Hunters are the dumbest Hunters are around.

Then… she got real pissed. "I had enough of all of your excuses! Since you got some nerve talking badly about Hunters, then I'll teach you all something you might actually learn."

"That won't be necessary." And echoing voice said. Everyone looked up to see and old man plummeting to the ground and landed safely. He then gave her a gentle scolding while looking at her breast. 'Dirty old man.'

After a little talking conversation the hunters had, she finally decided to redo the Second Phase. Cook a boil egg. But before it starts, the chairman walked up to the young vampire girl. "Um… yes." She stuttered. "Is there something you need?"

"Nah," he shook his head, laughing. "I'm really impress in your strength and abilities, and the fact you were the only one who passed the Second Phase. Yours and Menchi's love for cooking is the same. I'm impressed."

"I-is that so," she stuttered, blushing at his compliment. "Well, let's head to the ship." She quickly said. When she took her first step, she fell, making a 'kya!' sound. After that fell, they all thought that 'he' might be a 'she', but they shrugged it off.

At a mountain called Mount Split-in-Half, all the competitors looked over the edge to see that there are Spider Eagle webs down there and the eggs. A wind picked up and blew some of the examinees. Everyone was wondering what they're supposed to do until Menchi said, "Those are Spider Eagle eggs."

Netero continued, "Spider Eagles build their webs in deep ravines to protect their eggs from predators. This makes their eggs one of the most difficult ingredient to obtain. They are also known as dream eggs."

"W-wait a minute…" Todo stuttered. "You don't mean we…"

"Sure I do!" Menchi said. She then dropped down, hanging on the webs to wait for the perfect moment. Everyone are highly nervous about this test, not sure what they should do this or not. Then the two females felt a slight wind moving upwards, starting to make an updraft. She let go and grabbed one of the eggs.

"Hey… she jumped down!" Leorio shouted. "Is she trying to kill herself?"

"No." Grace said.

"She's not." Kurapika finished.

That's when the updraft picked up, making the 21 year old woman fly up. The two 12 year old were in awe. "That looks fun…" Killua hummed.

"The ravine has updrafts that help the hatched chick fly up to the webs." The old chairman explain.

"There," Menchi then landed softly on the ground. "Now I need to boil the egg."

With that, Grace was the first one to jump down. Instead of her on the webs, she was on the wall.

"Sennosuke!" Gon called out. "Menchi isn't done telling us what to-"

Before he could finish his sentence, she jumped to the other wall grabbing, not just one egg, but a nest full of them by the web they were hanging on! All eyes were on her, especially Kurapika. He never knew how graceful this 'male' could be. Hopping wall to wall, she then jumped into the air, beginning to land. Everything was going slowly as she nimbly landed on the ground. Everyone soon got an image of a ballerina dancing in the sky, finished her dance, and descended upon them.

"I got the egg you need." She said. Menchi was shocked as well. This girl didn't use the updraft to carry her! This girl is full of surprises.

"That was awesome Sennosuke!" Gon shouted. "I never knew you could do that!"

"Well…" She hummed, realizing what she did. "I never…"

"Never?" Kurapika, Gon, Leorio, and Killua asked.

"I… never knew I could do that either. In truth, I did it on pure instincts."

Silence…. She laughed, started to feel embarrassed about her actions. "Man," she moaned in her head, "I never meant to show off. I didn't even thought about it… is this what being a vampire is like? I never knew."

"Well… I wish you guys luck!" the tomboy said to the others.

"Yeah!" Gon shouted. "I've been waiting for this!" With that, the four jumped down. After that, everyone followed.

"W-wait!" Menchi shouted, "I haven't-" then she felt a hand on her shoulder. Grace was the one who put hers on it.

"No need to worry." She assured. "Everyone will follow 406. His instinct are that of a super natural animal. Everyone will be fine."

When the three looked down, they saw everyone looking at the fisher-boy, but then the web started to snap.

"What?!" Leorio shouted in panic.

"The web won't hold us all!" The blonde haired boy shouted.

Staying calm, Killua asked, "Gon, not yet?"

After a few more seconds, webs were about to snap… until… "NOW!"

With that, everyone let go and grabbed the eggs. The draft lifted them all up safely, like Grace said they would. Netero giggled on their success, and how much this girl trust her friends. 'This will be an interesting exam this year.'

After boiling the eggs, everyone began to eat their boiled eggs. They enjoyed the flavors of it. "Hm…" Sennosuke hummed. "The rich and creamy texture just melts in your mouth. It's almost like the life force of the Spider Eagle is infused with the taste. It's not rubbery like ordinary chicken eggs."

"You're right!" Kurapika agreed. "Now I can see why they're called Dream Eggs!"

She couldn't help but laugh at the blonde Kuruta. Enjoying a simple snack like this in a once and a life time experience. All the Kurapika Fangirls will get jealous of she ever returns to her world… will she every return? "Mom," she thought. "Even if it takes me forever, I'll surely return to you… the necklace is the proof that I will."

Todo just looked at them, wishing that he passed the test. "Hey, Todo." Gon said. The wrestler looked at the boy with a curious look. "Would you like a bite?"

Menchi smiled at the sight when Todo took the bite of the Spider Eagle egg. "It's delicious.

"Now you experience the joy of discovering how good something can taste." Menchi said as she pointed at herself. "We're risking our lives for that joy."

The wrestler then sighed in defeat, "I was completely outclass this year. I'll be back next year!"

Gon laughed, happy that fire he needs to become a Hunter… Enormous amount of determination. That's what you need when any sort of obstacles come your way. The ones who quite are no better than the world that is out there.

What will happen next on Demonic Love? How did Grace did that trick on Mount Split-in-Half? Will she ever return to her world or leave behind the friends she has right now? Find out! R&R