-Not a Canvas / BAD DOG!-
-Yumi's POV-
I arched an eyebrow. We had to draw cards? For what?
Ahem, you see, we're all outside the tower now, in front of a boat… wait, now I can see Hisoka up close. I mean, now I just noticed he's close.
And Hisoka isn't actually a living canvas.
He's just really pale.
I just… I called the living entity of creepiness and evilness himself a walking canvas. I wonder what his reaction would be.
Anyway, back to the topic at hand. Lip-san, who I saw right now has a funny Mohawk hairstyle, and has glasses, has said we'll draw cards for the fourth phase.
But wait.
Why does he have a Mohawk and glasses at the same time?
Like seriously. It makes him look like a nerd that's trying hard to be a punk. Or a punk that's trying hard to be a nerd.
Wait, that doesn't make sense. Why would a punk try hard to be a nerd? I'll just go with the former.
"For what?" Someone from the crowd asked him. Lip-san smirked.
"To decide who will hunt and who will be hunted. There are twenty five cards in this box, and these cards contain each applicant's number. "
Wait. So… It's a box on wheels?
"Each of you gets a card from this box. Whoever comes down from the tower first shall be the first one to get a card, and so forth. First applicant, please step forward." Lip-san continued.
Hisoka walked to the box and took a card from it. He returned to the crowd with a smirk.
For a few minutes, it went on like that. My eyelids were starting to droop until I heard my name. I blinked and shook my head.
I headed to the box and drew a card from it. The side I saw was blank. I turned it to the other side. It was covered. I raised my eyebrow and walked back to the crowd.
Kurapika then went next, and soon after, Tompa was the one walking back to us with a card in hand.
"Has everyone taken a card?"Lip-san said. Everyone nodded or said yes.
I just stared. What? It's not like I can change anything even if I shook my head. Quoting the path I had went to after the path of insanity, 'Majority Rules'. I can't express in words how true that phrase is.
"Then each of you please remove the seal from your card." Lip-san said.
I ripped off the seal messily because I have absolutely no idea how people do it perfectly, thus leaving small parts of the seal still there.
I face palmed.
Well, it's not like I can't see the number anyway. I looked at the number on my card and saw it was '200'.
Wait. He said it says who will hunt and who will be hunted so that basically means this is the one I'll be 'hunting' so…
So, since each of us got a card that means each of us has one hunter. In a second, I quickly removed my tag and stuffed it in my pocket.
"The number on your card indicates your target."
I sighed. I was right. I looked around to see who my number was but everyone had already covered their tags.
"This box has recorded which card each of you drew, so you can throw away your card if you want. But make sure to you remember your card's number if you decide to do so." Lip-san added.
"Oh, so we don't have to kill our target." One of the Amori brothers spoke in relief.
"You're free to use any method you choose, and that includes killing your target and getting their tag."
One of his brothers punched him on the shoulder in a 'playful' way.
"That sounds like the fastest way." The brother said.
"So that's what this is about. Huh…" The former brother responded.
"Don't be a coward." The last brother who had not yet spoken commented.
"Now, listen carefully." Lip-san suddenly said, turning all of our attention to him. "Your target's tag is worth three points, and your own is also worth three points. Any other applicant's tag is worth one point. You need to have at least six points to pass."
All the applicants went to board the boat after the explanation and we all separated. I walked around the boat with bored eyes. I like having time by myself. I really do.
But, that doesn't mean I like having time by myself with nothing to do. I'm bored. I thought this boat has things that are worth exploring, but it seems I was wrong.
I saw Gon at the railing of the boat and walked to where he was. I sat down next to him and saw that Killua had also sat down next to him.
"Yo." Killua said, breaking the silence. We both looked at him. "What number did you two get?" He asked us.
"What's yours?" Gon asked him instead of answering.
"Secret."
I sighed.
"What about you, Yumi?" Killua asked me instead. I shook my head.
A few seconds of silence passed. The two sheepishly laughed. Sadly, or happily, depends, I just had an amused face.
"My number isn't either of you." Killua said.
"Mine isn't either of you too!" Gon exclaimed with a bright smile.
"I didn't get either of you two." I added quietly.
"Reveal our numbers at the same time?" Killua asked. Gon and I nodded our heads. We grabbed our cards to prepare to show them. Killua did the same.
"Ichi, (One,)Ni, (Two,)San! (Three!)" We all said at the same time and we raised our cards.
They both looked at me weirdly.
"What?"
"Ano, Yumi, you haven't taken off the seal yet?" Gon asked me. Killua looked at me questioningly.
Oh.
I laughed sheepishly and showed them the other side. They grinned at me with amused faces.
Then we realized who Gon's number was.
"#44?!" Killua exclaimed as he stared wide eyed at Gon's number.
"That's Hisoka…" I said with a raised eyebrow as I stared at Gon in pity.
"You have really bad luck at lottery." Killua commented. Gon pouted.
"You think so?"
Cute, cute Gon! Don't pout. I. Can't. Not. Resist!
Yeah, you got that right. I don't wanna resist Gon's cuteness. Whoever tries to stop Gon's cuteness deserves to be locked away in a dark room with nothing to make him happy.
"Yeah. Don't worry, I have bad luck too." I said to him as I patted him at the back. They stared at me.
"#200, but that's only bad luck since I hate number two hundred. So I guess your bad luck is worse…" I said with a smirk. Gon cried anime tears.
Killua and I sweatdropped.
"Well, who's #199 and #200?" Gon asked us. This time, I was the one who was crying anime tears, only I had a better reason.
They stared at me with amused faces. At least, Killua was. Gon was concerned. So cute.
"I should've listened to Tompa's speech when he was introducing us to the applicants… I hate myself…" I murmured very quietly. But these two had supernatural hearing, so…
"Why?" Gon asked me as he tilted his head.
"Because there's a chance that #200 is a veteran." I said with a pout. Gon had a look of realization on his face, while Killua just had a bored face. He had probably figured out why anyway.
"Well, since Killua and I have really close numbers, then maybe it's two of those Amori brothers?" I asked them. They both nodded.
Oh if only I knew how wrong I was.
"Yeah, but we're not sure. After the explanation I started checking tags, but they were all hidden. That's lame." Killua said with a pout. I raised an eyebrow at him.
"You did the same." I commented.
Killua ignored me. How rude.
Killua instead looked at Gon. I looked at him too, and he was smiling and shaking. He had eyes full of determination.
You would think he was about to explode cause of excitement because he was smiling while shaking, but sadly, no.
"Gon, are you happy, or are you scared?" Killua asked with a raised eyebrow and an amused face.
"Both, I guess. In a real fight, I wouldn't stand a chance. But if I only need to steal his tag, then I guess I have a small chance. That scares me a little, but I think it's worth it." Gon said with a determined face.
Killua nodded. I looked at Gon. I wanna hug him. But I can't. That's unYumi-like.
"Well anyway, let's do our best. Don't die you two." Killua said, breaking the silence.
"Un!" Gon said with a determined smile. I pouted.
"How come you said 'Don't die' instead of 'stay alive'? You're being pessimist." I commented. I'm so weird, commenting on the way someone speaks, ne?
"Well, you're pessimistic enough to notice that. Who pays attention to small things like that?" Killua said as he arched an eyebrow. My pout deepened.
"I'm pessimistic enough to notice that, but all of us has a pessimistic and optimistic side, you know?" I said with a smug smirk. Before Killua could retort, I continued. "Besides, I only have a small pessimistic side, just enough to notice that. And even so, you're still more pessimistic no matter what you do."
Killua just frowned.
I wanted to burst out laughing. Wanted. Again, that's unYumi-like.
"Ne, Yumi!" Gon suddenly interrupted which turned both of our attention to him. Though I was the only one called. Killua likes to pry on other people's business, I think.
"Yeah?" I asked him as I tilted my head sideways.
Wait, no. Don't tilt your head, Yumi. I straightened my head again. Gosh, for some reason I like tilting heads so much. Though if I could, I'd make it my signature awesome move.
Yes, I love tilting heads that much.
"You've been talking a lot more lately!" Gon exclaimed with a smile. Killua and I blinked.
"I've been?"
"She has?"
Were the respective replies of the albino and the beautiful blue eyed girl. What? I'm beautiful and I know it!
"Yeah, mostly when she's with you, Killua!" Gon said with a toothy grin. Gon tried to hide the evilness in that grin, but sadly, Killua and I noticed it.
"What are you implying?"
Killua and I looked at each other. We said that at the same time. No.
"See? You two are even in synch! Aunt Mito-san says some people are destined to meet, I think you two are!" Gon said with his grin widening.
No. Bad dog. BAD. DOG.
I looked at Killua. He's a tomato. Wow. Oh, wait, I'm a tomato too. Oops. I was about to retort until Gon continued.
"I think you two are destined to be together!" Gon said.
No.
"As friends!"
…
I hate you, Gon. You no longer have any appeal to me.
By now, both me and Killua were glaring at him. Somehow, he can stand it and he's grinning more.
"Gon. I thought you were an innocent, simpleminded kid. Now I know, you definitely know how to plan tricks and tricky pranks. I hate you. But if you somehow want to stop being an enemy pranker, call me if you want to make an alliance." I said with a straight face.
That caused Killua to go back to being an albino and to turn to me while Gon also turned to me. They looked at me weirdly. I tilted my head. Sideways. Again.
"What?" I asked them. Then I realized I tilted my head. NO. I hate you, head. Stop.
I turned my head straight again.
"Nothing." Gon said with an awkward smile. What? Did the sentences I say trigger them to do such a strange action? Why, I know I said something normal! I wonder what has caused such weird behavior!
"Why did you tilt your head when you asked 'what' then straightened it back again after you said it?" Killua asked with an amused face.
…No. No one was supposed to notice that.
No one, No-thing, and No-body.
"Did I?"
"You did."
"No I didn't."
"Yes you did."
"I said no."
"Well I said yes."
"Why do you keep on insisting?"
"Why do you keep on insisting?"
"Because no is the true answer."
"It isn't. Yes is the true answer. Give up."
"Why should I?"
"Because you should."
"That's not a valid reason."
"I said you should give up, not argue any longer.
"Shut up."
"You shut up."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"Yes."
"No."
"Yes."
"NO! And that's final!" Killua shouted finally as he growled. Yay, he fell for my trick! And I see Gon sweat-dropping in the background.
"I shouldn't shut up? Okay then." I said with a smirk as I whistled innocently. Killua's eyes widened.
Oh ho ho. It seems he has finally realized my trick.
"You…" Killua said with a growl. I snickered. Before he could continue that 'you', I interrupted him, both to anger him more and from fear at what the hell he would say to me.
"Oh, I'm sorry Killua-kun. It's not my fault you're oh so gullible and easy to trick in the heat of the moment~" I said with a Hisoka tone and a girlish voice.
Killua's eyebrow twitched while staring at me. Multiple times. I can see Gon giggling.
Then Killua's hand shot up, threatening to grab some of my hair. Though it's slow. He's holding back, I see~!
I ducked and grabbed his arm. I pushed it backwards and his shoulder ended up in a strange position.
Then I heard a very teeny tiny 'crack'.
Oh crap, did I break a bone?
Killua's eyes widened and he recoiled in pain. He grabbed his shoulder and glared at me.
"What? It's not my fault I'm too strong for you." Someone tell me if I'm going too far, 'kay? Oh and, I repeated the 'it's not my fault'. Did'ya notice?
Killua's eyebrow just twitched.
"I'm not giving up, but right now I'm just too bored to deal with you. Shoo." Killua said as he crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes at me. He also did the shooing gesture with his hand. I tilted my head.
Then I put on my best puppy eyes.
Then I pouted.
Then my lower lip quivered.
"t-to deal with me? S-shoo? S-so I'm like an item or something… Or maybe a worthless animal...*sniff* O-okay…" I acted out as I turned away and wiped my eyes.
No dramatic effects. Make. IT. REAL. It's hard to not laugh.
I looked over my shoulder in a way that said I was scared and saw Killua with wide eyes and a gaping mouth. He looked like a Gold fish. I saw Gon snickering.
Hm. Usually Gon giggles.
And Killua looks like a goldfish. Right.
Must. Not. Laugh.
"H-Hah! That won't work on me like you thought it would! Don't take me for a fool!" Killua exclaimed as he crossed his arms and looked up smugly with a smirk that was certainly wavering.
Oh, oh! Such horrible acting!
I fake sniffed and said in a low and quivering voice, "O-Okay… I guess I'll go now…" I stood up slowly while wiping my eyes, though not slow enough to trigger suspicion. And the 'wipes eyes' action helps since it makes them think I'm slowing down because I'm trying to wipe my eyes.
Professional Actor of the year, YEAH!
Wait, that reminds me, how come Gon can see through my act?
Wait, crap. I almost stopped acting for a second there. I'll ask him later.
"W-wait! F-…what were you crying for anyway?" Killua asked me, turning from panic mode to 'what?' mode.
"Y-You, you acted like I-I was just an *sniff* object…" I said and made sure my voice was weak.
"F-Fine…" Cue blush from Killua. "You're not an object. Tsch, crybaby."
I sniffed more.
Killua panicked and flailed his arms around in the air. Gon giggled.
"A-Ah! No! Don't cry! Fine, you aren't an object and… you aren't a crybaby." Killua said with a deadpan face, and a sigh at the end.
I still pouted.
Killua raised his eyebrows.
I threatened to cry.
Killua panicked again.
"F-fine! You didn't tilt your head, and fine, you shouldn't have shut up. *sigh* and fine, you're right at everything earlier." Killua said with eyes that said;
'I'm clearly getting manipulated.'
Wow, I'm awesome, am I not? I know I am! I need to list up Killua's weaknesses! One of them are…
Crying girls! Oooh, our Killua here has a brotherly side, huh?
I immediately stopped my act, and magically all the tears and the glassy eyes disappeared.
I smirked smugly, put my fingers in a V and shoved the hand I used to do that into Killua's face.
Near his face, anyway.
"Hah! Killua weakness No.1 Found out!" I exclaimed in victory. By this time Gon couldn't keep his laughter in anymore.
Killua turned around in rage and looked at Gon. "Oi, Gon! How come you could tell it was a fake?!"
Gon quickly controlled himself and started talking.
"Well, you see, Aunt Mito-san told me when someone really is crying or not. If they're crying for real, their noses are very red! And their sniffs sound like something really is blocking their nose! But if they're not, they don't have a red nose, and their sniffs only sound like sharp inhales." Gon said with a bright smile.
Killua had a shadow over his head and I giggled.
Wait, giggled.
That's wrong.
No.
NO.
I quickly stopped what I had done and coughed awkwardly. No. Don't giggle. It makes you look very girly. With the exception of Gon.
"You giggled!" Gon exclaimed.
Oh God no. I just… why do they keep on noticing every single thing I do?!
"…No I didn't." I denied. Denial, denial! I love you, denial.
"Yeah you did. You looked girly." Killua said, magically recovering from his depressed state. And now he was snickering.
I glared at the two.
"I didn't."
Killua just sighed. Oh, he knows it'll lead into me manipulating him again? Good.
Wait.
I realized something: I was thinking of saying something earlier, but the argument happened. Now I can't remember what I was gonna say…
Wait, let me think. Something might give me an idea of what it was.
Gon has Hisoka's tag…
Killua has someone that I don't know's tag…
My tag is one number away from Killua's tag…
Oh, right.
"Ne, Killua, the number you got is one number away from mine right?" I suddenly piped up. Killua and Gon turned to me. Why Gon too? Not that I'm complaining…
"Yeah, why?" Killua answered, raising his eyebrow.
"How about we team up?" I tilted my head to go with the question. I like tilting heads. I don't even care if they see me tilt my head.
Killua looked at me weirdly.
I think it's because I tilted my head. I put on a poker face and straightened my head. Then I shot him a look that said: 'There, happy?'
Killua nodded.
What the hell?
"Was that an answer to the question of my eyes, or the answer to the question of my mouth?" I asked him. Wait, I said a ridiculous question.
Killua had an amused face on. "Both. But do you have a plan on where we'll meet up or something?"
I nodded.
-o-
"WHAT THE HELL?! THAT'S NOT A PLAN!"
…What? He said 'or something' too.
"You said 'or something'." I retorted. Killua narrowed his eyes at me.
"So you're trying to say you hiding in the first tree you walk by when you get to the island and me going to the first tree I also walk by –which is the tree you're hiding in- is a 'something'? What the hell? If you freaking hide in the first tree you walk by, EVERYONE WILL SEE YOU!" Killua exclaimed.
I was about to say 'Oh' dumbly, but he added another thing.
"Who are you and what have you done to Yumi?! This seems like a plan of Gon's, not Yumi's!"
HE INSULTED GON!
Gon cried anime tears.
"You… you insulted Gon."
"So what? At least I complimented you in a way."
"Complimenting me does not pay for insulting Gon."
"Urusai."
"Okay."
Killua shot me a face. Why had I given up so easily? Because I wanna come up with another plan.
"Fine. How about this: I'll walk in a straight line from where we're supposed to enter the island in, and then I'll hide in the five-hundredth tree I see. Then you also do the same, only you're going to call me from the five hundredth tree."
Killua frowned.
"What? Is there a problem?"
"That's too many trees."
"WHAT THE HELL DO YOU WANT?! FIRST YOU SAY 'That's too few trees' AND NOW YOU SAY 'That's too many trees'!" I snapped with a vein popping on my head. Killua pouted.
"Fine."
"Lazy albino."
"I'm not lazy."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"Shut up."
"Fine."
Oh, he did the same thing as me. "Anyway, I'm gonna 'explore' the ship more. Remember, Killua. Five-hundredth tree." I said with a smirk as I started walking quickly away. I added emphasis on the hundredth just so that Killua gets more lazy.
I can hear Killua shouting 'Baka!' in the background. Hooray for provoking him!
-o-
I watched as Hisoka stepped out into the forest. We had already arrived, and the woman explained the rules to us.
Man, twenty times two?
Forty.
It'll take forty minutes till my turn… then it'll take about four minutes till Killua's turn. Then a few minutes until he gets to the five hundredth tree.
Wow, that's a lot.
After forty minutes, I was finally called. I glanced at Killua. He nodded. I walked to the forest and started counting the trees. 'One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight…'
I kept on doing this for a while.
I'm getting bored. What the hell? It wasn't such a good idea after all…
I'm not good at math.
But technically, this isn't really math.
I argued with myself while counting, (Wow, I'm awesome at multi-tasking) and eventually I realized I was on the five hundred fourth tree.
I counted back minus four trees, and I was on the five hundredth tree. I climbed it and stood at the top of the tree.
"Yo."
WHAT THE HELL?!
I looked at Killua in shock. He almost made me fall off the tree!
"What took you so long?" Killua asked with an irritated face. I furrowed my eyebrows.
"How did you get here so fast?"
"It's been five minutes."
"So? In four minutes you should've went into the forest and it should've took you a few more minutes to get here."
"I mean it's been five minutes since I was waiting here."
"…I've been out here for fifteen minutes?"
"Yeah. It took me five minutes to get here, and five minutes waiting here. Then four minutes before I was called. So technically, fourteen minutes."
"I hate you. You're skilled at math."
"For you to think that's hard math, you must suck."
"I do suck."
"Mhm."
-o-
It's been four freaking days, and we still haven't made any progress. I had complained to Killua earlier about it.
Though someone is following us, it seems.
"Ne, you know someone is following us, right?" I asked Killua with a curious face. He nodded. "Then how come you aren't doing anything about it?"
"He's horrible at hiding. It would take me less than a minute to take him out if he was my hunter."
"Or my hunter."
"Then you take him out."
"Aw, you won't protect me?"
"Why would I protect you?"
Cue puppy eyes.
"I'm your friend, right?"
Cue stutter from victim.
"Urusai."
"Okay."
I can hear snickering. What a horrible eavesdropper.
Killua suddenly turned around and looked at where the person was hiding. I also turned around to watch what would happen.
"You're wasting your time, I would never give you an opening to attack." Killua shouted to the person. He didn't budge.
"Baka. If he doesn't come out I'll go there and do to him what I did to Masaru." I commented with an amused face and crossed arms. Killua looked at me with an incredulous face.
"You'll kick him at his lower part?"
I nodded. The bush rustled slightly. He must've shuddered in fear.
Killua had an amused face and he looked back to the person.
"You heard what she said. Do you want to experience that?" Killua said again to the man. The man still didn't budge. Killua sighed and started walking to the man.
"If you're not gonna show yourself, I'll just come to you. What a pain, you're only one point to me." Killua complained. The bush trembled.
"Don't whine, Killua."
"Urusai."
I pouted.
Two guys suddenly appeared behind the bush, one in red and one in yellow. What are they, a fast food restaurant?
A person fell behind from the bush, wearing blue. Killua stopped walking. The two guys didn't notice us.
The hell? Were they… The brothers? Omari? Uromi? Orami? Amori? Umori?
"Bro!"
Yep, they're brothers. I'll just call them by their colors.
"We ran into a bit of trouble." Red said to blue.
"You're done already, right?" Yellow added.
Then they noticed us.
The two glared at the blue one and scolded him. Red kicked him to Yellow, then Yellow knocked his brother upside the head.
So harsh.
The blue one tried to reason but the others said he was lying. I turned to Killua.
"Maa, maa. Killua, those two are more sadistic than I am, no?" I asked him with a grin. Killua shook his head with an amused face.
"No, you're still more sadistic. The fact that you kicked the manhood of one male several times, two to four, makes you the top-notch sadist." Killua retorted. I can see the guys staring at us from the corner of my eyes with shocked and terrified faces.
They must be scared~
"No, that was just self defense. He kept on ruining my face."
"I thought you weren't girly."
"I'm not. But that doesn't mean I don't care when my face is ugly."
"You are."
"I'm not."
"You are. And 'I'm not' is an invalid answer." He finalized with a smirk. I pouted.
Red and Yellow kicked Blue and said to him to start already. Oh? They're scared?
"F-fine. If you insist." Blue said as he stood up and looked at us with a smirk that was wavering. His eyes were terrified. He cracked his knuckles.
"T-time for a beat down, kids."
The stutter ruined it.
I walked to a nearby tree and leaned against it. Blue walked near to Killua and Killua let him. Blue smirked, albeit forcefully.
"Hey, kid. If you give us your tag we won't hurt you and your little girlfriend.
Killua and I both went red in the face.
"I'm not his girlfriend! Why the hell would I want to be with an old man?!"
"She's not my girlfriend! Why the hell would I want to be with a flat-chested girl?! And I'm not old you baka!"
We said, respectively. The three guys had amused faces for a second before they quickly went serious (See: Before Blue's face quickly went to a forced serious one).
Blue then kicked Killua, and Killua hit the tree with his hands in his pockets.
"Don't say I didn't warn ya!" Blue said with a smug smirk.
I watched as Killua hopped back up again casually. The Colors suddenly had disbelieving faces.
"Number #198, huh? If one of you must be my target." Killua mused. I smirked at the colors.
Killua pocketed the tag he got and looked at the colors. The colors began to walk around us and I hopped next to Killua.
Yellow and blue were at our sides, and Red was at the front.
The tree brothers tensed as they looked at Killua, preparing for an attack.
Killua suddenly vanished and reappeared behind Red in the blink of an eye, at least, if I had blinked my eye.
Killua knocked Red's knees from under him and put his clawed hands threateningly close to his neck. "Don't move." Killua warned. "My fingers are sharper than knives." And as he said so, he slightly moved his claws to Red's neck, making it slightly bleed.
The three were all caught off-guard.
The brothers began to sweat, and if you were able to see fears if they were strong enough, their fear would be blocking my eyes right now.
Killua used his free hand to pocket Red's tag. He brought it out and pouted.
"You're #197? Man, I'm so bad at these things." Killua whined. I put on an amused face. He likes to whine.
He pointed at Yellow who was sweating bullets.
"Hey, you must be #199, right?" Yellow nodded. "Give it to me." Killua opened his hand and Yellow tossed his tag to him. Killua caught it and stood up.
"Thanks. Now, for the tags I don't need…" Killua said as he drew out #197 and #198. He threw away the tags in opposite directions with much force.
I then paled in realization.
"Ne… Killua." I said slowly. Killua looked at me and raised his eyebrow.
"None of them was #200." I said. Killua facepalmed.
"Oh, yeah. That's too bad. Looks like we'll break the alliance here!" Killua said with a grin. A vein popped on my head. I don't care if the brothers are watching right now but…
"Baka. You have to help me."
"Why?"
"Because if you don't, I doubt I'd be able to get my tag in two days. If that happens, I won't be able to pass with you guys."
"So what if you don't pass?"
"Aw? You said at the third phase that you wanted to pass with Gon and me. You don't want that anymore?" I said as I tilted my head with a smirk.
Killua turned into a tomato.
"B-baka! That was just because you're the one I can most tolerate except for Gon!" Killua retorted. I can see the other brothers looked at us in wonder and still a bit of fear. Why aren't they leaving?
"Kurapika's more tolerable than me."
Killua opened his mouth then closed it again. Then he opened it again. Then he closed it again. He looked like a goldfish.
"F-fine! I'll help you." He said with a pout. I grinned victoriously. I looked around at the brothers.
"The hell are you all still here? Shoo! What are you, an audience?!" I said with a glare. They scampered off into a random direction.
"Where do we go now?" I asked Killua. He looked at me, shrugged, then started walking in a random direction. I pouted.
-o-
"Ne, Killua. This is taking so long. It's been one day, tomorrow is the deadline." I said with a pout. Killua glared at me.
"It's not my fault #200 is an unlucky number. So far we have #201 and #202. Why don't we just look for another number?" Killua said and offered. How ironic that we got the ones next to my number.
"Fine. Look for any tag." I said with a pout. Killua sighed and nodded.
"Since we've been walking to the starting point the whole time so that we'll be near the starting point by the time we got your target's tag, we'll encounter a lot of people. Why? Because it's one day left and most people would probably be walking back to the starting point now." Killua said and I nodded. Good thinking.
As if on cue and to prove his point, a man suddenly blocked our way.
"Hey, kids. Hand me the tag of the girl." The man said with a smirk. I blinked and looked to Killua.
"Ne, Killua. This is perfect timing. Get his tag." I said to him. Killua glared at me.
"What am I, your pet?" He retorted but complied. In less than a second he appeared behind the man and did the same thing to him as he did to red. Well, he did that to the other two we encountered too.
"My fingers are sharper than knives… don't move. *sigh* that line is getting boring." Killua said with a pout. The man sweated bullets.
"Then think of another line. Wait, let me suggest one. How about: 'Even knives aren't sharper than my claws. Don't move unless you have a death wish'." I suggested with an amused face. Killua raised his eyebrow with an amused face.
"That sounds a bit like a character trying too hard to be cool, but okay. I'll use that next time." Killua said with a smirk. I watched as he used his free hand to pocket the other man. He brought out the tag.
It was #200.
I instantly punched the man to the ground. I looked at the guy as Killua stood up and quickly walked to a safe distance away from the oncoming onslaught of loud words.
"WHAT THE HELL?! YOU WERE MY TARGET ALL ALONG?! WE HAD TO ENCOUNTER #201 AND #202 FIRST, AND NOW THAT WE'VE GOT TWO TAGS, NOT TO MENTION ONES THAT ARE SO CLOSE TO MY TARGET, I GET MY TARGET TAG?! IS THIS SOME KIND OF JOKE?!"
I shouted and crows flew out of the trees.
-o-
I looked around nervously, waiting for the others to show up. The woman had called Killua and had checked his tags. The woman called me next. I showed my tags and right as I did so, I saw three figures from the corner of my eyes show up.
Killua ran to them with a grin.
"Gon! You made it!" Killua exclaimed as Gon nodded with a smile. Though the smile didn't reach his ears. I walked to them and looked at Gon with a raised eyebrow. He didn't notice, that I did, though.
It seems that I was the only one who noticed Gon wasn't chipper than usual, but I shrugged it off.
After all that stuff, we went into the boat once again and Killua and I separated from the other three. They had wanted to have their own talk. Killua and I wandered around the halls.
"Ne, did you notice Gon had a smaller smile than usual?" I asked Killua. He blinked and looked at me.
"Really?" He asked me incredulously. I nodded with a frown.
"They probably talked about what happened." I said and he nodded with a frown too.
Then I realized we ended up at the dining hall.
"What the hell? I don't wanna steal food again." I said with a facepalm. Killua looked at me with an amused face.
"I wasn't the one who lead us here, but let's just eat. And before you think of that, no, we aren't gonna steal anything." Killua said while snickering. I pouted. I watched as Killua piled his plate with candies and chocolate.
"How the hell do you not get fat?" I asked him as I got a tuna-egg sandwich. My freaking favorite. The town's restaurant I stole from had such tasty tuna-egg sandwiches… at the shape of a tall triangle. It was so freaking tasty.
"I don't know. Maybe the sweets love me?" Killua retorted as we sat down at a table and he began stuffing his mouth with chocolates. I shuddered at how sweet those candies and chocolates would be.
I'd rather take sour and salty foods than so many sweets. Of course I like sweets very much, but I don't like it when it's too sweet.
The speaker of the room suddenly buzzed with life. I blinked and looked at the speaker as if waiting for what it was gonna say. Killua did so too.
"The chairman would like to interview the remaining candidates. When your number is called, please go to the first reception room at the second floor. We'll start with #44, Hisoka." The speaker said (or rather the person broadcasting through the speaker).
After a few minutes, I've finished my sandwich and Killua also finished all his sweets. I raised my eyebrow. I never could've finished so much sweets in a small amount of time.
"#406, Yumi."
I stood up and started walking. I gave a small wave to Killua as I looked at him over my shoulder. Killua nodded.
-o-
"Okay, first. What is your reason for taking The Hunter Exam?" Netero asked me.
"Well… I want to find out how dad died, and since he's a hunter, I can probably find out about him through other hunters. And if someone killed him, then I'd also be a hunter by then and I can avenge dad." I answered with an indifferent face.
"Hm. I see. But why would you come to such a conclusion that your dad was killed?"
"Just a hunch. I don't know why, but I just think it's highly likely."
"I see. Next, which of the other applicants are you keeping an eye on?" Netero continued.
"#99, #44, #405, #404 and #403. They're all my friends except #44, and I hope they all pass. Except, again, #44." I said without missing a beat. Netero raised an eyebrow for some reason.
"Well, is there any reason you said #99 first and separated #99 from your other friends' numbers?" Netero asked with a mischievous look.
Wait… what?
I blinked. I glared at the old man. "The hell are you implying?"
"Nothing, nothing~" Netero waved off with a smirk. Stupid old geezer. "Next, which of the other applicants do you least want to fight?"
"The same answer as before." I answered immediately and Netero nodded.
"You don't want to fight your friends, that's acceptable, but why don't you want to fight #44?"
"He's scar- Ahem. I mean… He has this um, dangerous aura coming off of him. And yeah, I just think I can't match up to him…" I answered, almost saying 'He's scary'. Gosh, that would've been so embarrassing.
Netero raised an eyebrow. "I see." Then he smirked. "Were you about to say 'he's scary'?" Netero asked with a mischievous face.
"That's all you had to ask, right?" I retorted. Netero nodded but said something back.
"Yes, but I also want to answ-"
I stood up and walked out of the room. I slammed the door shut without a second thought. I do not want to give any kind of teasing material to anyone, anytime.
I walked back to the dining hall and saw Killua had a new batch of sweets on his plate. I sweat dropped. Gon and the others were also there.
I walked to them and sat down to the nearest seat.
"Oh? You sat down next to Killua?" Leorio teased. I glared at him. I sat down next to Killua? I turned my head to the right and yes, Killua was next to me. And on the other side of him was Gon. Then in front of us was Kurapika and Leorio.
Killua frowned at the same time as I did and I looked back at Leorio and Kurapika.
"Shut up. I just sat down at the nearest seat." I retorted as I got a chocolate from Killua's plate. One bar wouldn't hurt. Killua frowned but said no word against it.
I ignored Leorio's snickering and Kurapika's amused smile and bit on my chocolate bar.
'Why the hell does everyone ship me with Killua anyway?'
A/N: YAS! I FINALLY FINISHED IT! I'M SO SORRY FOR THE UPDATE TAKING ME TEN DAYS D'X
Anyways, to make up for it, here's some extra humor in a chapter to satisfy your comedic needs!
-And also more fluff than average. (I think.)
And Gon being a bad dog! X'D
Oh and, I CHANGED THE SUMMARY AGAIN LAWL
And everyone friggin ships Yumi/Killua~ EVEN GON AND THE CHAIRMAN SHIPS THEM~ POOR YUMI AND KILLUA! THIS IS PLAIN TORTURE!
Oh, wait, oops. I'm one of the people that's torturing them. AHEM!
REVIEW REPLIES TIME~
JustAnimeFanfics: YUS! And now even Netero/The Chairman ships it MUAHA~
LOL TRUE~ Though Yumi's got none of Natsume's physical appearance. And yeah, I remember him dun worry xD Yumi IS sadistic when it comes to almost everything… Slightly. She likes seeing others suffering from teasing normally, but not physically xD So yeah, she likes to do pranks lawl.
Aw, I actually haven't watched the 1999 version, and I discovered the 'Gon and Leorio almost missing the ship' part through other stories xD But I've read the bonus filler arc too! I've found at least two stories I think? With that part. BUT I CAN'T FIND THEM NOW BECAUSE THEY'RE LOST IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SEA CALLED 'Arcana The Wolf's 106 following stories'!
Here's the update. But I'm afraid this isn't soon D'X
Liz: Yay! I try to make her awesome XD
Caliope07: THANKIES! And yas, here's the update, but it's not so early ;n;
Chinghching20: Were you shocked to see my fanfic while browsing for Killua x OC stories because it had a new summary? Well TADA! ANOTHER NEW SUMMARY! XD Or were you shocked to see the fanfic already updated while looking at your alert list? xD You sneaked out of dinner and did a happy dance?! O.o Wowww, I feel honored to know that you sneaked out of dinner just to read this xD
SlightlyYandereMelissa: I see you changed your username! xD Wait, you're slightly Yandere? NU! DO YE KNOW 'YANDERE'MEANS SWEET BUT THEY'RE USUALLY MENTALLY UNSTABLE THEREFORE THEY SHOW THEIR LOVE THROUGH VIOLENCE?!*Large gasp* Oh and, in terms of 'Dere's, Yumi is a 'Kuudere'. Which are people that are quiet but they slowly open up but at times they seem so distant on the outside but in the inside they're caring and all that stuff :D
Or maybe she's a quiet Tsundere xD
OMG, DRIFTING OFF TOPIC! Here's the real reply: YUS! I TRY TO MAKE ENDINGS FUNNY! XD Ex: This chapter's ending lawl! Oh and- do you know, I'm from the Philippines too?! X3 Kamusta! xD I forgot the Tagalog of 'Hello' O_O
-That's all the reviews! Thanks for all the reviewers, favers, followers, viewers, silent readers, and even people who just click on the story! You're all awesome!~