As she was exiting the ship, Kyoko was coming up with a plan. I'll just take the tags of the first people I see, it's easier and less trouble some than to look for a person. She shoved her hands in her pockets and tilted her head back, walking towards the forest. Another outdoor adventure, great.
She walked and walked and walked. "A week on this boring ass island. Gaaaaaaaaaaaaah, I thought this exam would be more entertaining." She spoke. She heard a twig snap behind her, and disappeared. Now at the top of a tree, she could see the person. She then jumped down, and landed behind him. "Yo." She said. He jerked around, holding a knife. She laughed. "Go for it." She encouraged. He gave a running start, and slashed at Kyoko, she easily dodged all his attacks. She grabbed him by the face, and slammed him into a tree, knocking him out. While he was out, she dug around in his pockets, and found his tag. 2 more to go. she thought. She decided to walk in the opposite direction she was originally going in. She came across a couple people fighting. She watched them fight, and waited for one to win. After a few minutes, she grew bored and finished the fight herself by crashing their skulls together. She took their tags as well. "Hm, I guess I'm done. Lucky me." She muttered. "But now what am I gonna do for a week!" She fell to the ground and landed on her back. "This blows."
She laid like that for a the rest of the day, and the next, frustrated.
"I know, I'll find that river, and finally take a bath." She used her aura, and pushed her self above the tree line to see where she was. After looking around, and she saw traces of the river through the trees. "YES." She almost shouted. Once she was on land again, she walked towards the river. After 20 minutes, she was there. She took off her bag, and placed it up in a tree along with her leg strap and dagger, keeping the one in her belt, then jumped in. She floated there for a minute, letting the water soak into her clothes. When she finally started scrubbing away the dried blood, she noticed that the water was during a brownish red as the blood came off. Once she was finished with that, she dunked her head, and began running her fingers through her hair, getting the dried blood out of it. She brought her head up, only for it to be forced back under. Kyoko kicked and waved her arms around in a moment of panic. She felt who ever it was make a fist in her hair, and a sharp jerk as her head was brought above the surface. She gulped up all the air she could get. Her head was pulled back, and she saw the perpetrator. She was weakened from his surprise attack, and was dunked back under. Her brain had finally registered what was happening, and she pulled out a dagger. When the attacker pulled her up again, his fingers slipped through her hair, holding it by the middle of the length. She held her dagger in her hand, the blade facing down, and swiped at her hair, cutting her self free from his grip. He stumbled backwards, and dropped the hair. It floated down the river.
"I thought girls couldn't bare to part with their hair." He said smirking, taking out his own blade. A short sword that was sheathed at the small of his back.
"Cheap tricks and petty intentions." She stated. The water coming up a few inches under her breasts, and him waist deep. He lunged at her with the sword and she barley dodged it. He threw swing after swing, pushing her back. She would dodge, block, and duck. Kyoko lost her footing as he swung, the most she could do was spin around to lessen the damage. He slashed her lower back on her right hip, her letting out a scream. Fresh blood mixed with the old, stale blood began to swirl down the river, just like her hair did. The fresh blood was obvious and more prominent than the brownish red of the old blood.
"Give me your tags, and this will all be over." He said smiling, the sword resting against his shoulder. She was huffing, and swaying. Growing weaker, she used her nen. Vines shot forward, though he couldn't see them, and wrapped around his body, pressing the blade of the sword into his shoulder. He was grunting in pain and confusion. She tightened her vines, and made thorns extend from them, stabbing into his body. He began to scream and convulse in pain. When his body went limp she released him and watched him float down the river with the rest of the evidence of their fight. She was breathing fast, hard breaths as she dragged her self from the river, and laid on her stomach. After resting for a moment, she pulled the back of her shirt up to reveal the slash. It was at most an inch deep, and it spread all the way around her right hip.
"Nothing I can do about it right now.." She muttered, pushing herself off the ground. She stood on wobbly legs. She sent her vines into the tree, and they came back, wrapped around her items. She pulled the ends of her now uneven hair to her face. "Such a shame." When she let it fall, it was now at her shoulders, uneven in some places, and longer in the front.
After walking around for an hour or two, Kyoko ran into Kurapika and Leorio.
"Yo." She said, waving. She noticed every time she move her legs made a 'sloshing' noise.
"Hello." Kurapika said. "Why are you soaked?" He made it a point not to mention her hair.
"I found the river, and jumped in it. Had to get blood outta my hair." She explained. "Oh yeah, I finished getting my tags. What about you?" She asked.
"I have mine." Kurapika said. "We're finding his." He said pointing a thumb at Leorio.
"Cool, mind if I join? Got nothin' else to do." She said. Kurapika nodded.
"So, why do you want to be a hunter?" Kurapika asked.
"No reason in particular." She lied. "Hey, Leorio, was it? Can you do me a favor?"
"Sure." He replied. She lifted the back of her shirt to reveal her wound.
"Could you stitch this up for me? You wanting to be a doctor and all." He responded by opening his suit case and pulling out his supplies. Neither guys asked how the injury happened. Once he was finished stitching it, and applying salve, they continued walking.
A while later, it was dark, and Hisoka had appeared. Kurapika seemed to have it under control, but things weren't fun that way.
"Kyoko has-" Kurapika was cut off.
"I have none." She said smiling. "I was an idiot and put my own tag in my bag, and it got stolen while I was bathing in the river." She said, raising her arms and shrugging her shoulders in an 'it happens' manner. She tried to keep any signs of pain from her face. Kurapika looked at Kyoko shocked.
"You lied to us?" Leorio asked.
"Of course, I was planning on taking all of your's." She said it like it was obvious. Now, would you shut up? she thought. Hisoka looked at her, with his usual smile on his face.
"Why?" Leorio shouted.
"Because you're idiots." She said, no longer smiling. In fact she now had an annoyed expression. "Any way, I've claimed their tags, you need to find someone else." She stated, making a 'shoo' motion with her hand. "Kurapika, just give him the one you don't need. That will satisfy you enough, right Hisoka?" she said. He looked at her blood stained side, and chuckled.
"Yes, that's fine.~" He said.
"I'll leave it right here in this tree." Kurapika said.
"and I won't move until you're gone.~" Hisoka replied. Kyoko walked off with Kurapika and Leorio. Once far away enough, The group stopped.
"You, you are going to try to take our tags!?" Leorio accused. Kyoko huffed, and pulled the tags out of her bra.
"No, idiot. I just thought it'd be more entertaining that way." Kurapika and Leorio just stared at the tags. Leorio started laughing.
"So, you're a compulsive liar, huh?" Kurapika said.
"Maybe." She said smiling. "Well, anyway, I for one cannot wait for this to be over."
The next day, they ran into Gon.
"Hi Kyoko. So you teamed up with them?" Gon asked. "What happened to your hair?"
"No, I kind of just tagged along, I'm not sure I'm really wanted, to be honest." She said chuckling. "And as for my hair, there was a mishap that I had to take care of."
"Of course you are, you're our friend now right?" Gon asked. Kyoko stopped walking. She was shocked and didn't really believe it.
"F-Friend?" She asked, confused.
"Yeah." Gon replied. Is this kid serious? The first time I met him I was covered in blood, and he considers me a friend? Is he insane? Kyoko thought.
"U-um sure, if that's what you want." She said. Gon smiled.
Hm, she was clearly taken back by Gon. Does she not have friends? Kurapika wondered.
"So, where are you from?" Gon asked. She contemplated for a moment.
"YorkShin city." She answered simply. I can't tell just anyone my birth place, so I'll let him think I was born in my aunts city.
"How old are you?" He asked.
"17." She replied.
"WHAT!" She heard. "You're 17?! But you look at most 15!" Leorio shouted.
"You you want me to hit you?" Kyoko asked, very serious, her fist raised in a threatening position. "Cause I can, I mean if that's what you you like a one hit kill?" She asked, red flames popping up in the background, and her vein popped. Leorio backed up with an uncomfortable smile shaking his head. "Well, any way, I'll be 18 soon. To be honest I'm kind of worried. Adult responsibilities aren't really my thing, I kinda just do what ever I want." She made a disgusted face and shook her head.
"When's you're birthday?" Gon asked.
"Nah, I don't like telling people that kind of stuff. Sorry." She said.
"It's fine." He replied.
"How old are you guys?" She asked Kurapika and Leorio.
"I'm 17 as well." Kurapika said. "I'm 19." Leorio replied. But he looks at least 26.. She thought.
"Hey, I'm going to go ahead and explore, I'll meet up with you guys later." She announced.
"Okay. Have fun!" Gon replied. She smiled and gave him a thumbs up and was off in the direction of the beach.