When the doors finally open we are greeted by two very different people. One obviously female and proud by the way she is showing her skin, her shoes cover more skin than her clothes. Her hair is a turquoise colour and is tied up 5 times, which fans her face. She is quite small well small compared to the man behind her who has to sit on the floor since there is no chair that will hold him, also the man isn't wearing any shoes.
Everyone freezes at the sight of them; I guess such a sight isn't common. I walk forward a little peering round trying to see what else is there. But before I can get a good look she starts talking, dragging my attention away.
"Will all applicants who passed the first phase please enter?" she has shocked everyone speechless. "Welcome. I'm Menchi, the second phase examiner."
"And I'm Buhara, the other examiner." So they both of them will be examining us then. Suddenly Buhara's stomach growls again, so do we cook something for this exam? Gon said it is bad for humans to eat raw meat so I can't give him that, if we do have to cook. Well it's no use thinking about it since it may not be happen..
"You must be hungry."
"I'm starving..." I have no idea how he is huge, he's bigger than some buildings I have seen.
"There you have it. Phase two will involve...cooking!" I knew it, damn I might fail, not sure if my cooking will get me a pass. I have cooked before, some animals liked to try how human eat meat, or certain animals did cook food, not many but some, most just ate it straight after the kill, offering the best part to the alpha of course. I stop listening to everyone's complaints since they are annoying.
I sneak off away from the crowed and talk to Buhara. "Hi Burhara. What will we need to cook?" He looks at me in surprise and smiles at me.
He whispers quietly so only I can hear. "Pork, you can use any pig that is in Biska forest. You must use the cooking facilties here to prepare the pork." I look around I have no idea how to cook like this. The knifes I can use, to an extent, the thing humans cook meat on I have only seen. I know the vegetables and fruit, so that is at least one thing i do know then. I tilt my head confused at what he said.
"There is only one type of pig here. Unless they aren't the animals with the large nose and pink skinned, the ones here only eat meat which is different form other species i have seen." He looks at me shocked, but chuckles a little. I notice that several people are saying something about Gourmet Hunters. I have no idea what that is. "Buhara, What is a Gourmet Hunter?"
He smiles again and turns to me. "Gourmet Hunters search the globe for new tasty recipes and new food to eat, from different plants, to animals. We search for the perfect dish to serve and to eat." I don't need to eat but I do appreciate the taste when I do eat something good.
"There are lots of different Hunters... You must be strong," he looks at me confused that's a first, "Animals don't like being eaten after all, it is eat or be eaten, I guess as a Gourmet you know of this rule and go by it." he pats me on the head and gestures me to join the crowed again. I sneak back in acting as if never moved.
They announce the challenge then Buhara, uses his stomach as a gong. I follow the others to see what they are doing. I see Gon use go down a slobe on his butt, Killua follows, I might as well join the pigs are down there so I follow behind Killua, I end up crashing into him though. Gah. Kurapika joined us... Umph. So did Leorio. It was kind of fun though.
The others are shocked by the pigs but I just run into the herd and killing one quickly a quick hit to the forehead therefore creating a stampede. Wopes. I grab my pig in one hand and head back. I grab firewood on the way. I lay the fire wood on the weird thing not sure of the name but humans use it to cook. I heat the firewood using energy manipulation. The weird stick turner thing looks easy to use so I stick the pig on it. I remember eating one of these pigs before, the meat was very tasty though the organs wasn't, so I grab a knife and a bowl and slit the pig draining the blood and remove the organs. I remember the blood being tasty though, so I will keep it. I dip my finger in the blood and lick the blood off. Yep its healthy, and a tasty pig. I think about drinking all the blood in the bowl but I restrain myself. I place the pig over the fire and spin. I sense Satotz in a tree so I wave at him and then concentrate on the fire and sense the fire as it flickers and take control. I send some of the fire to the inside to cook from the inside to make sure it is cooked; humans are very delicate, by the sounds of it anyway.
Once it is mostly cooked I pour the blood over the pig since since it is so tasty; though I leave a little in the bowl for me to drink. I leave the meat over the fire to cook a bit more, still tuned in to the fire so it won't burn. I look at the vegetables, and fruit. I pick up an apple and peal it heat it up and squash in I take two flat objects (a plate) one big one small. I place a slice of meat and blood on one plate and a spoon on apple sauce on the side. Place the rest of the pig on the other ,blood and all and line apple sauce round the edge. I pick them both up I notice that several contestants have gone up to be pasded by Buhara, and failed by Menchi. I lay the dishes in front of them to taste. Buhara smiles at me then eats the whole pig and the licks the plate to eat all the apple sauce and holds up a circle. Menchi has a taste as well, she looks surprised for a moment then holds up an x shape. So I fail to.
"Nice try kid. The apple sauce wasn't bad but too sour, the blood I have no idea why you would use blood from the pig as gravy. But how did you cook the meat itself it was as if..." My eyes widen a fraction then I just point to my station.
I put on a fake smile "I never cooked before so I have no idea how I cooked it, I just gave it my best. I'm sorry for the bad taste." I then walk off damn. A gourmet hunter would obviously know how I cooked it, that is was cooked from the inside as well as the outside. I walk back to my station and pick up the bowl of blood and organs, and I walk away from everyone else.
Once I'm alone I throw the organs into the forest, where they will be eaten by other animals, or become one with the earth. I tip the bowl back and finish off the blood. I have no idea why she didn't like the blood, it's tasty. Maybe it is a normal human thing. I doubt I will fit in here then. I don't sense anyone coming towards me but then suddenly the earth is telling me someone is. I never question when earth tells me something my senses don't agree on, earth is always right, but they all are always just means that they are hiding themselves then. I casually stand up acting natural and slowly walk towards Gon and Killua. Watching them fail will raise my spirits.
"So we all fail" I voice out to the others, after they all failed too, which was hilarious to watch. Gon and Kurapika was insulted in the worst way. "You're no better than #403" in over words Kurapika and Gon are no better than Leorio. Killua and I just rolling on the floor in laughter after hearing that and bursting out more when Leorio asked how that was an insult.
Once we calm down me and Killua just talk, since we were both never really wanted to be Hunters but just wanted to have fun, we weren't taking it as bad as the rest and we simply ignored everyone else. He laughed at how I cooked my meat and laughed harder when I said I poured the blood on top, which I drained out before and let it cook a little. Before I could ask why it was funny I sensed a disturbance in the air, so I grab Killua by the sleeve and drag him away, towards Gon and then i grab hold of Gon's sleeve to. This way if it approaches either of them I can drag them away easily. I sense something falling at a rapid pace so I drag them further from the path towards the grass.
A old man falls from the sky and goes towards Menchi and stares at her boobs. Pervert. I ignore them since I guess that he was probably is her superior judging by strength and sign on the air boat. Satotz must of called him to sort things out. I look at Gon and Killua, I've had the most fun i had today than i had in years.
After a while they begin to move, I jump out of my thoughts and look at everyone as we enter the air boat.
"Did you listen to the next challenge?" Killua knowingly asks. How does he always know. I shake my head in answer.
He rolls his eyes at me, i can't help but look at my shoes in embarrassment "we have a new challenge." he answers my unasked question, i simply nodd my head still embarrassed.
"Yeh a boiled egg." Gon adds.
Once we arrive I study the energies, nope nothing new, again. i thought I would be able to meet different animals but it looks like i have been to this area before.
"Now everyone... look down there." hmm boiled egg so we have to collect those eggs huh. Sounds fun.
"A Spider Eagle's web."
"They build webs down there?" Gon asks as I lean forward sensing the draft coming. I love the wind on my face, i love that it especially when i'm soaring though the air, the wind guiding me on my way.
"Look below the webs. Those are spider eagle's eggs." Old man pervert explains about the animal but since I already know, well except the name, which I now know, so I ignore him. Menchi jumps off the cliff oh, I'm going to enjoy this challenge. She flips round a web steadying herself. Waits for the wind to gather and drops. She grabs an egg and the updraft comes, and it sends her back up. She then quickly lands on the cliff.
I look at Gon and Killua who both look as eager as I am to jump off. We nod to each other eagerly.
"I've been waiting for this."Gon states we all look down and we jump down. Everyone grabs hold of the web whilst I just land on the web and walk along it slightly so i'm closer to the others. Channeling a tiger comes in handy in times like these. After we jumped off the cliff, a bunch of others follow right after us, and they also grab hold of the web. Huh looks like I'm the only one standing. I crouch down to the others not at all bothered by the height or about my balance.
"So now we wait." I whisper. Then some Baka jumps down.
"Let's go!"Leorio, the baka, goes to follow him.
However Gon stops him. "Not yet!"
"Why not?" really is a baka.
"There is no wind." me and Killua state at the same time. We both look at one another. Then shock fills in.
"Why you crouched on the web as if it is the ground baka!" aww so he does care. The others look at me to wondering what was going on. Shock slowly registers in all of their faces.
I smirk, I stand up straight and walk across the web with my hands behind my head. I turn around and walk back to them revealing to them that my eyes are closed. I hear Leorio stutter, my smirk grows. I crouch down to them again and once I'm crouched down to them I open my eyes. "II have done this sort of thing in training before, only much harder. Imagine standing on this web fighting, now thats fun." i partically grin at Leorio's horrified face, The others look shocked or impressed. "Anyway Leorio, there isn't always an updraft."
His mind suddenly becomes focused back on the challenge. "When's the next one?"
"Wait." Gon focuses on his senses not aware that everyone's eyes are on him. The web begins to lose strength, oh well it will hold up until the updraft anyway.
I sense the wind stirinig but before it is ready another set of bakas jump, since the web is weakening they panicked. I sense the wind has gathered and is ready to go. So I purposely fall backwards off the webb whilst waving to the others and grab my egg. Seconds later Gon announces to everyone "Now!"
I fly up on the updraft to meet them, I smie enjoying freedom the air offers and the height, the lightness of my body fluttering in the wind. It ends too so"on as we land. We cook our eggs which are very, very, tasty. I stand next to Kilua and look at him, by the look on his face he is equally enjoying the egg. A smirk forms on my face as an evil thought tugs at my brain. I bend down to Killua's egg and steal a bite. He glares at me, obviously not happy at me for stealing a bite. My smirk stretches further onto my face though. I look at my egg then back at him, which makes him smirk as he steals a bite out of mine. We grin at each other at the thought of the game. We look for Gon knowing he would also enjoy the thoughts of our game. Gon nowhere insight we decide to start the game with out him expecting him to join later.
The game simple, we steal bites of each others eggs, and we have to protect our own egg from being eaten. There are no rules. Well I won't use any energy channeling, I'm going to play this game in my human form. Oh and I won't kill them so i can steal their egg from his dead body either, since that will be no fun, and they are fun to be with.
We leap away from one another, I hide my egg behind my back with both of my hands. Killua just holds his egg to the side with his right hand cockily, bouncing it slightly in his hand. I look at his feet waiting for the best moment to strike. He shifts his feet ever so slightly, I speed forwards, at a speed he won't be able to track. I swiftly bend down behind him and steal a bite from his egg. He strikes where my head was but only hits air as i side step away, now facing him. He leaps further away. He moves his egg so that it is in his left hand and in front of his body. No doubt he intends to continuously switching which hand carries the egg. Whilst my eyes are on his egg, he speeds forwards, to bad for him my eyes can track him. I wait till he is behind me, I lower myself avoiding him from stealing a bite, as I do I rotate so i'm facing him. He sweeps at my feet causing me to fall. I raise my left hand to catch me into a one handed handstand. Killua takes this chance and dives towards my egg. I bend my arm about to push off and bounce to elsewhere, but he expects it and he swings his free arm up catching one of my legs and pulls me down. I begin to fall, as I do, I sense Killua take a bite of my egg. I swing my other leg at him, causing him to let go and back away slightly. But he doesn't intend to let me recover and begins to speed towards me again. i swiftly get up, and dash towards him. We are about to start another round when Gon stands is suddenly in the middle, but he is too close for both of us to stop. So i throw my egg up and me and Killua bump into Gon and end up as a heap of bodies. I bring an arm out to catch my egg as gravity brought it down into my hand.
We all get up I begin clutching my head, Gon has a hard head. I notice Killua doing the same thing, whilst Gon looks fine. I bring up a fist and hit Gon on the head at the same time as Killua.
"What were you thinking! Why did you jump right in the middle like that! You could of just joined in, we were waiting for you anyway." Killua yells at Gon.
"Huh. Why would I joined into your fight? It isn't good for you guys to fight." Killua hits his face again. I cock my head in confusion, we weren't fighting but having fun playing, I was even smiling and not smirking.
"We were playing a game Gon, we couldn't find you at the beginning, so we were expecting you to jump in at some point, I didn't think you would literally."
"Yeh, it was a fun game. We had to steal bites from each others eggs, whilst protecting our own from each other." I hold my egg out in front of me.
"You did pretty well for a girl." Killua smirks at me and holds his own egg and shows Gon.
"So you aren't angry or and weren't fighting each other."
"Nope" we both answer at the same time.
"Kurapika and Leorio said you guys just started fighting each other." he holds the remains of his egg out and shows us. We all smile at each other, and jump away. As we are about to start.
"Gon! Killua! Rochelle! Come on, were heading to the next phase!" The three of us look at each other and start to eat our own eggs as we walk towards the air boat with Kurapika and Leorio.