Chapter 9 - The Truth

In the previous chapter, Kurapika along with Killua and Leorio were been confronted by Saihara and her armies along with Nai, Asurina's arch enemy. He tried to fight her until Asurina arrives to stopped him, admitted that she has truly cares for him, even the cost of her own life to spared with. And so, Asurina battled Saihara for the second time, face to face confrontation.

On the other side, Tom, Jerry along with Gon, Killua and Leorio had been helped other people to evacuate to a safe place. But suddenly, a tall young man approached to them. He wears that it was similar to Asurina, but the difference is it has checker mark lines on each side. He has a weapon that it was placed on the left side.

" Um, excuse me. " the stranger approached to them

Gon, turned to him, asked " Yes, and who are you? Whom are you looking for? "

" I'm looking for Asurina. Have you ever seen her around? " the stranger responded

" You are looking for Asurina? Who are you might be? " Gon asked him again

" I'm her classmate and fellow slayer, the name is Maki. It was a pleasure to meet you. " the stranger responded, with a glaring smile

The four were shocked in surprised, froze just like a stone statue.

" Huh? Is there something wrong? " Maki asked, with curiosity

" You got to be kidding me! You are the one that I saw in the magazine a month ago. " Tom said in surprise

" Did you know that guy, Tom? " Gon asked him

" He was among of the members of the slayer group. He was her close classmate and Asurina was his first crush. They are both worked together for a years ago. " Tom said in response

" Yep, she and I were worked together for years in the slaying agency. I had been trying to contact her two days ago. Do you know where is she now? I'm so getting worried about her. " Maki asked them

The four turned their backs away from him.

" I guess this is not so good, guys. " Killua said, in a low tone voice manner

" If Kurapika sees him, this is will gonna be a love fight. " Gon said

" Any ideas, pal? " Tom asked Jerry

" If we have to contact them, the battle fight will be getting distracted. The only option is to wait for them to return back here in the place that we are stand by at. Me and Gon will explained everything in order to not make him mad in rage. " Jerry responded

" Are you really sure about that? I guess that's was not necessary to see that Kurapika was fighting that slayer. He really hates him so much. " Leorio said

" Why? What's the reason? " Gon asked

" Is it because he was been accused by that slayer that he had been murdered the entire Kurta clan from before. Since that day, he and that slayer were became bitter rivals and enemies. " Leorio stated

" It is?! " Jerry asked in surprise

" Of course it is. But I think this is will gonna be a reunion fight against with each other. " Leorio responded

" Okay, then. If you say so, let's changed our strategy plans so that there will be no violent conflict. " Jerry said

" I hope it will never happened. " Gon said

But Maki interrupted in, asking in curiosity " Um, what are you guys talking about? "

" Well, you see, um.. you should wait for her here instead. She was at the marketplace, not far from here. " Jerry said in response

" Oh, okay. If you say so, I will wait here to come back. I'm getting so worried about her. " Maki said

Then, he stand at the post stand, looking at the roads and buildings.

" I was wondering... I hope those two are okay out there in the battle fight. " Gon said, in a doubtful manner

" But still, that evil hunter was trying to captured Kurapika and even that the former slayer Nai wanted to eliminate her as well. Things are getting so much worst than ever. But we are all worried for Kurapika the most even though that he had all the abilities of Nen. He can't able to handled the enemy all by himself, was too strong and powerful just like that Saihara. " Leorio stated

" I hope they will succeed this... for sure. " Jerry uttered

Meanwhile at the battle fight at the road, Asurina and Saihara are continued to battled with each other. After a long hours of fighting and dodging, both of them are heavily exhausted.

" Well, nice try, I never seen how strong you are. I guess that's enough for today. The next we see each other in an another deadly fight, I will torned you into just like a dead branch. " Saihara told her

" I will not able to be defeated by you. " Asurina said

" Oh, it's that so... " Saihara uttered then she turned to Kurapika, with evil amusement, said " I guess I have no time to catch you but next time, I will make sure that you will be my prey in the next deadly fight and you will belong to me once again. "

His face turned gritted in anger, gripped both of his hands.

" Shall we get going back? Let's thinked of a better counterattack plan. " Nai asked her

" Sure thing " Saihara said

And they left away in vanishment. When they are already left, Kurapika noticed that Asurina was completely exhausted from the fight. He rushed to her aid, asked in a worried expression " Are you alright, Asurina? I guess you are bit exhausted. "

" Don't need to be worried about me, Kurapika. I'll be fine. "

" Maybe I should bring you back to the hotel to take a rest in the room. "

" I think we should go back to Tom and the others. They are getting so worried about us then we should get returned back to the hotel. "

They leaved out the road. A minute later, they are finally reached to the place where Tom, Jerry along Gon, Killua and Leorio were waiting for them. When they saw them, they were surprised in delight.

" Kurapika! Are you alright? " Leorio asked, with curiosity on his face

" Yes, me and Asurina were fine. Saihara was retreated away after she fights her. She was completely so exhausted. " Kurapika responded

" We are so very worried about you two. Thanks that you didn't hurt that much in the battle fight. " Jerry said, with relief

But a sudden, Maki rushed to her, with excitement, shouted " Asurina!! " and he embraced her, making her to surprise in curiosity

" Maki! Why are you doing here? " she asked him

" I'm so getting worried about you. I have been tried to contact you in the past two days ago. I have been searched for you every places to find you around. " Maki responded, with worriedness on his face

" Oh, I see. I was been here in YorkNew City. " Asurina said, correcting him

" YorkNew City, huh? what a huge city. By the way, why are you here in this city? " Maki asked

" I will explained to you everything at the hotel later. " Asurina said in response

" You are still the same old Asurina that I ever met, headstrong, brave and the coolest lady in the whole world. After all, I couldn't be a slayer without you, since I came to work with you a long years ago. " Maki stated, with a loving smile

Then, he gave her a kiss on the lips, much to Tom and the others surprise in shocked.

" No way...! " Killua said in surprise

" He was fall in love to her too?! " Tom wondered in surprise

That very moment, Kurapika was started to getting enragement in jealousy.

" Uh, Kurapika. Are you alright? " Leorio asked, turned to him

After Maki kissed her, he was surprised when he saw Kurapika then he said, with a little evil glare on his face " No time long see, you stupid Kurta leech. "

Then, Kurapika walks out, without saying a word.

" Kurapika! Wait! " Gon said, trying to go after him

" There is no need. He needs to be alone for a moment. " Killua told him

Asurina, was so very worried, run away to followed him.

" Where are you going? " Maki asked her, trying to stopped her

" I need to talked to him right away. " Asurina responded, then she runs out from the scene

As Asurina left away, Melody the other bodyguards of the Nostrade family arrived in, approached to them.

" Hey, Melody. What are you guys doing here? " Tom asked

" I been heard that there was a battle fight in the city a hours ago. So, I came along with them to checked out if you guys are safe. " Melody responded

" oh, I doubt that. " Tom muttered

" By the way, where is Miss Asurina and Kurapika? Did you see them? " Melody asked

" They having a private conversation on the other side. " Jerry answered

" I see " Melody uttered, nodded her head

Meanwhile at the other side of the road, Asurina was followed Kurapika. When he saw her, he tried to walked away, to avoid her.

She called him out, trying to stopped him " Kurapika! Wait! "

He turned to her, with enragement " Just leave me alone, Asurina! " as he tried to walked away

But she pulled his hand, in order to stopped him. She pulled him, to get closer to her, gripping his wrist, through her hand.

" Just let go of me! "

" Kurapika, please. I need to listen to me. "

" Why I should want to listen to you?! After all, you have been cheated on me because you like that pesky slayer. So, just leave me alone, okay?! "

But she still gripping his wrist. The two looked at each other, in different facial expressions.

" please, just listen to me, just for a moment. " with a paused silence on her face and after a seconds, she went on saying " I know that you hated Maki so much from before since after you been accomplished in the Hunter Exam. " with a pleading expression on her face

" Yeah, I hated him so much because he had been accused me of being as murderer of the Kurta clan. He was been nice to others but for me, I really hated him so much. "

" But Maki doesn't meant it to say that way and I know that the Phantom Troupe was behind of murdering our entire clan. "

" He doesn't meant it?! Are you trying to defend him or what? "

" That was not I mean, I mean... he didn't know about our history of the clan people. It doesn't mean that you will hold grudge against him. "

" But then, why he likes you so much? "

" Is because we have been classmates since in the training academy a long time ago. After we get graduated, he decided to become a slayer fighter. And so, he applied in the Slayers agency. He had became my sidekick partner companion in every missions that it was tasked by our boss leader. He has got huge crush on me since I was in training academy. "

" So that's why he had kissed you? That's make me angry and jealous.., Are you really denied at me? Are you really don't have care and love for me? Answer me. "

But she can't able to answered, feeling nervous.

" Answer me, Asurina!!! Answer me!! " with an anger on his face

After a minute, she responded to him " I still have care and love for you, Kurapika. It doesn't changed that way. I will never denied to you because you are my only childhood friend that I ever have. I won't lose someone who was very important to me. I will kept on continuing to protect you at all cost even I will died just for you."

And so, she kissed him on the lips, making him to be shocked in realize.

" Asurina... are you doing this...just for me? "

" Of course, after all it was my true mission as a slayer fighter. I won't leaved you ever again. "

" Asurina... "

Then, the two held holding hands with each other.

" So, shall we get back to the others? I guessed they are waiting for us in the outside of the hotel. "

" I guess you are right, sure thing. "

And the two walked together, going back to the hotel. As Kurapika hold his hand to her, he feeled the embracement and closeness towards with each other, feeling like that he was attracted to her so much, despite that she was a slayer fighter. In his heart and mind, she was his only childhood friend that he had.

When they are returned back to the hotel, Tom and the others were waiting for them.

" So, how was the conversation going? " Jerry asked

" Seems getting to be fine, for real. " Kurapika responded

" I thought you two are having an argument fight with each other. " Leorio said

" Don't need to be worried, guys. We didn't have an argument fight. " Kurapika said to them

" Oh, I see. " Gon said, in a doubtful expression

Asurina, turned her head to him, asked with a loving smile " So, shall we get going inside? "

" Sure " Kurapika responded, did the same way as she did

Maki, saw the two were looking at each other, developed jealousy in rage, and he thought on his mind that " That stupid Kurta leech... he can't stole my first crush away from me! I won't let him to be together with her, never! "

And everyone went back inside in the hotel. Kurapika brings Asurina in the other room, to take care of her while Maki, was in outside of the room, watching at them, with jealousy and disappointment.

On the other hand at the city, the other members of the Phantom Troupe, saw the dead bodies of the armies of Saihara on the road, in during the fight against Kurapika and Asurina.

" I guess that chain user did it to killed them all by himself. " Shalnark said

" But, I think that he has brought a companion partner with him. " Shizuku said

" Who? " Machi asked

" A member of the slaying agency, who were responsible for defeating some unknown creatures who were trying to invaded planet Earth. They are called themselves slayer fighters. " Shizuku responded

" a slayer fighter? I have never been heard of that from before. " Nobunaga wondered in curiosity

" I guess they are far more different from us. " Kalluto stated, with a stunning expression

" I think we should investigate this matter on what the relation of that evil hunter to the chain user and the secret relationship with that slayer fighter of his. We have to be more conscious. This is gonna be so much risky that we never expected with. " Phinks stated

And they looked up at the night skies, in a silent manner.

The second battle fight between Asurina and Saihara was ended in a draw. After they had retreated away, they went back to catch up with the others. However, Maki, a fellow slayer who have crush on Asurina, who had recognized Kurapika once again by calling him " stupid Kurta leech ". Driven by jealousy and enragement, Kurapika was trying to avoid her, but she admitted that she still have cared and love for him. After that, his anger and jealousy was cooled down, thanks to her strong encouragement. But on the other hand, Maki, was started to developed jealousy towards him, thinks that he had " stole " Asurina away from him.

What will be our next move for Tom, Jerry and the team Hunters? Will they can able to make a counter strategy plan to defeat Saihara, Nai and the armies? Will Kurapika, on the other hand, will can able to fight back against Maki? Will Asurina can able to make the right decision to choose between them? Will her love relationship with Kurapika will getting stronger than ever?

Find Out

In The Next Chapter

Chapter 10 - Childhood Past

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" Asking a person for a forgiveness was not very easy. Although the person was very mad at you, tried to be more courageous and determining, in order to forgive the person, who was very important to you. Don't ever to be jealous to someone's else who has some positive personalities and attitudes. Learned to be a positive and forgiving person towards others who are around you. That's the only way to keep continued your relationship with the one who was very important to you. "

- Kurapika Kurta

" Admitting the truth was the ultimate key to acceptance and forgiveness. "

- Jerry Mouse