Chapter 1

7 years, it's been 7 years since I last had proper contact with another human. I have changed a lot since I was first given my name, my hair is now long, reaching my waist, the colour is still the same, but now my hair has taken a natural wave as it has gotten longer. I wear a red hat which covers my ears and shadows my face slightly. I wear black boots with a red pattern on, which comes to mid calf, black trousers which are lose enough not to restrict my movement which are tucked into my boots with a mini red skirt over the top of my trousers, which comes to about mid thigh. I wear a plain black long sleeved t-shirt and I wear a black collar like chocker necklace with my name on it.

I look at the boat in front of me, apparently it's going to the hunter exam in Zaban, which I have no idea is, and animals aren't much help they don't bother with humans names, so I can't learn from them, and the few that did know all said "to be a hunter you have to find it by yourself." I silently get on board the boat and climb up the mast so i'm in the basket. I watch as people slowly get on. All the ones that are on smell weak. I don't see any one interesting. As I was looking away I saw a boy around my age, he then starts yelling something about being the best hunter, damn his voice is so loud I nearly lost my balance. I take in the smell of the air; ah a storm is coming, a strong one to judging from the wind. Sea gulls come flying over I hold out my arm as an offer to land but they are too busy talking about the storm. I sigh as I begin lowering my arm, they won't land due to the storm anyway.

"A storms coming" hmm someone else can tell huh. It's that boy from earlier.

"How can you tell boy?" I wonder how he can tell, I don't think it is a normal trait since the captain questioned him.

"That's what the seagulls are saying" cool, I jump down to speak to him but when I do he jumps past me. He also takes it the smell "It's a huge storm that's coming!" not bad "It's true" but its ain't that big, "I can tell by the smell." Not bad.

I look at the captain who is in shock at the boy, I walk off to explore, I never been on a boat before, good thing i learnt what a boat was before coming.

As the storm hits I watch entertained by everyone struggling to stay in place or run off to puke. It is free entertainment. The boy from earlier runs around on a barrel, but stops to help random people, so he isn't affected as well. I see blond in the corner of my vision, a girl boy sits in a hammock reading, some pervert also unaffected is eating an apple. I watch everyone as they try to stand the storm, if they think this is bad they should try swimming in this, now that is fun.

I see the captain pop his head around the door, I stand up and sneak over I watch him as he looks at everyone judging them, so he is an examiner hmm. He looks disappointed until he sees the little boy, the girl boy and the pervert. When he is distracted I simply question. "You had fun going over those waves, didn't you? Is this part of the test?"

He looks spooked and jumps back in shock. "Sorry didn't mean to make you jump, I'm just curious." I lied, yeh I'm curious, but I did want to make him jump. Some member of the crew just makes it even funnier when he runs through the door making the captain stumble again, I just side stepped it before, expecting it.

He watches them for a moment before turning to me for a moment with a satisfied glint "so you figured it out, that the exam has already started then. Yes. storms make a perfect test to see who is capable or not. Now those who are still conscious, come to with me!" he announced the last part loudly so that the others will follow him.

We meet in the captain's cabin, well I assume, he is going to question us i bet.

"First tell me your names." Yep I was right.

"I'm Gon!" so that's his name

"I'm Kurapika." So definitely a guy then though even his voice is girly, puberty must have avoided him.

"It's Leorio" pervert I can't be bothered with his name, I bet I will forget it anyway.

"Rochelle."

"Why do you want to become hunters?"

"Hey! If you're not an examiner, you can't boss us around!" Baka he is an examiner.

"Just answer the question!"

"My dad is a Hunter." Looks like I can ask him about more details on what a hunter is then. "I left Whale Island because I want to know why my dad desired so much to become a Hunter." Wait there is an island called Whale Island talk about weird. I hear the guys complaining about something but don't bother pervert is properly being an idiot.

Oh captain is about to say something. "In other words you refuse to answer my question. Hey Katso."

"Aye captain"

"Tell the examination board that we have two more dropouts." He looks at me for a moment as if wondering to change the number to three but doesn't for now since I haven't said anything about not answering.

The two looked struck, so they really didn't know I smirk.

"What do you mean?" which just makes my smirk grow.

"The exam has already started. Looking at the amount of people just to come on this ship they must get thousands of applicants each year. To find the examination site is a test itself. What is a test without a few challenges? This is the first challenge. Am I right captain?" he goes to answer but I hold up a hand "I will answer your question from before first it is only right to after all not to mention these two will probably argue about something meaningless again if I give them a chance then I won't be able to." Pervert looks at me and his face looks like a fish I smirk again. "I learnt about Hunters from my sensei's they sounded interesting and I finished my training with them so decided to become a Hunter, since I was so bored."

The two boys looked shocked the captain looks a bit shocked to but he must have heard it before maybe no one of my age. I guess sensei was right I'm odd for a human thus won't fit in well with normal humans. Wonder how they would react if I said sensei's were animals, the thought made me smile slightly.

The captain recovered first "yes the exam has started there are as many hunter wannabes as the stars in the sky so and the examiners don't have time to examine them all. So they hired people like me. So we can trim the fat. I've already notified the board that everyone else on the ship had to withdraw." They look shocked guess they really didn't believe me. "If they couldn't handle a little storm they'd stand a chance in the Hunter's Examination's later stages" that's right. "In other words, you only proceed the main exam if I pass you. So think carefully before you answer my question." I wonder if he will pass me or not he looked shocked, guess I will find out.

I tune them out again not seeing the point in listening to the whole thing I hear parts like "last" "Kurta clan" "criminals" "hunt" "Phantom troupe". So he is the last survivor of the Kurta clan wiped out from the phantom troupe and his goal is revenge. Baka. Revenge won't satisfy him and he isn't a killer, nor wants to be one. I miss the rest since it is pointless. That was till I heard pervert yell "Money" So he is in it for money huh. Whatever I'm doing it for entertainment he is doing it for money.

Kurapika and pervert runs out of the room, probably for a stupid reason.

"Hey boys! I'm not finished yet!"

"Just let them go." Hmm, I thought he would hate fighting Mito san told me once that it's important for them to understand why they are mad." Weird humans are weird. "So we should let them settle it themselves." I head out to watch them whilst the captain turns around might as well see how average people fight and what kind of completion to expect.

Whilst walking out, I see some members of the crew run past me, I look around to see Gon up to me.

"Hey what's going on?" generally confused on what's happening.

"We need to lower the sails the storm has gotten worst."

"Hmm really I might as well help out as well. Let's go." I begin to slowly run up to main deck matching Gon and the crew member's speed. They run slow.

I watch first to see how to do it I figured pull rope so I pull the rope along with the others they are weak I could do this faster by myself. I see several people let go of a rope and watch as one person part of the get thrown into the sea. I see Gon rushing over and can predict what will happen so I rush over to help. Gon jumps in as predicted and pervert and Kurapika grab on to his legs making a weird rope. I grab Kurapika and sadly I grab hold of the pervert and pull the four onto the ship.

I shake my left hand and look around Kurapika looks at me strangely and asks "What is it?"

I inwardly smirk and glance at the pervert next to me "I touched the pervert I'm contaminated I need to wash my hand or who knows what will happen."

"Why you!" Pervert obviously pissed off.

I run off before anything can happen, vanishing from their sight and watching them from above from the mast. Weird they are yelling at Gon together though they were yelling at each before humans are truly weird. I think as the crew member they saved come up to thank them I see them look around for me I smirk a little. How come no one looks up? I see the Captain walk up and to say something to them. He then looks up, finally, someone who looks up. "You pass too!" he yells forcing me to pay attention again. I wave to them and then jump down.

"Thanks."