Chapter 10 - Childhood Past
In the previous chapter, Asurina is still battling Saihara for their second confrontation, with Kurapika was there by her side. Not longer, Saihara was retreated away from the fight. Return back to their friends, but much to her surprise when she was reunited with her close classmate and her fellow slayer member, Maki, who has huge crush on her for a long time. Also, he had recognized Kurapika, by calling him " stupid Kurta leech ". Driven by jealousy, he ran away but Asurina stops him, telling the real truth to Kurapika about her relationship with Maki but her love and trust will be belong to Kurapika, nothing else. Maki, on the other hand, was started to developed resentment towards him.
Will Kurapika can able to confessed his real feelings for her? What will be their next move against Saihara and the Akuras?
Find Out
Later that night, In the hotel room, Kurapika was still continued taking care of Asurina, because of her heavily exhaustion at the battle fight with Saihara. He touched her hand, feel her warm touch, thought on his mind " I never feel her touch from before... so comfortable... what is the true love feelings is within inside me? Is this a real way of love? Somehow... she was very important to my life after all... I can't lose her so much... even the cost of my own life that I taken away with... I need her so much... at all the times... "
But his thinking moment was interrupted when someone was knocked the door. Kurapika turned his back, asked " Who's was there? "
The door was opened, it was just actually Jerry.
" Oh, it's was just you, Jerry. "
Jerry approached to him, said " Sorry for interrupting you around. I never thought that you have still taking care of Asurina. "
" It was okay. I'm almost done here. She needs some extra rest. " then he turned his head to Asurina, who was already fall asleep
" Oh, I see about that... "
He turned his head to Jerry, asked " So... why you came here anyway? "
" Well, you see. I need to asked for something. "
" Yes, what is it, Jerry? "
" But... shall we speaked at the rooftop of the hotel building so that no one can heard our secret private conversation? "
" Uh, okay... "
And the two went to the rooftop of the hotel building, standing at the center position, facing the other building on the other side. Then, Kurapika turned his head to him, asked " So, is there is anything that you will gonna asked with, Jerry? "
" Well you see... just only one question. "
" What was it? "
" About you and Asurina... being childhood friends from the past. "
Kurapika, turned his head, facing the building on the other side, asked " And why did you asked me about that, Jerry? "
" Well... since that we been close best friends for a long time, even though that Asurina and you were belonged in the Clan of Kurta. Even so... you didn't tell your childhood story with her to anybody else including to Gon, Killua and Leorio or even to me and Tom. "
He nodded his head, said " Is because that... I don't want to tell to anyone about my childhood past relationship with her... I wanted to tell it too... but... I'm afraid that if you might tell my secret to them... I will get hurt so badly. "
" I won't tell that to anyone else... except for Tom, Gon, Killua and Leorio. I swear. "
" You really say so? "
" That's was close best friends for. No hiding secret from one another. We should always stick together at all the times. "
" Thanks " with a smile on his face
" So, tell me all about your childhood bonding moments with Asurina from the past. "
He closed his eyes, and cold wind flewed gazing at him, facing the other building at the other side of the road.
" It was happened... 10 years ago... "
(Flashback)
(10 years ago)
(In the village land of the Kurta Clan)
Kurapika went on narrating " Before the Kurta clan was being murdered by the Phantom Troupe, my clan was a very peaceful but somehow our eyes turned scarlet red when we getting angry or getting being emotional. Asurina and I were been closed childhood friends since we are 5 years old. My most unforgettable moment that she had saved me when I was about to get fall off from the cliff. "
(Flashback continues)
Asurina, was 9 years old at the time while Kurapika was 8 years old. She grabbed his hand then she pulled him back up.
" Are you alright, Kurapika? You should be more careful next time. "
" Yes, I'm fine, Asurina. Thanks for saving me and sorry for what I did... "
" No need to be apologized to me. So, shall we get back? "
" Sure thing "
She held his hand, to stand up and then they walked together out of the mountain forest. As they walked together, she hold his hand tightly, making him to blushed in red.
Later that night at the house, Kurapika along with his first close best friend Pairo, lied down on the bed.
" Hey, Kurapika. " turned his back to him
" About what? "
" So.. I guess you are in love to Asurina, haven't you? "
And his face turned full red.
" Aha! I knew it! You are in love to her so much. " with embarrassment on his face
He closed his mouth, by tapped his finger on it, told Pairo in a low tone voice " Don't tell this to anybody else. "
And Pairo nodded his head then he removed his finger from the mouth, said " Okay, I will, Kurapika. I won't tell to anyone else. I promise. "
Then, the two went back to sleep on their beds.
The next morning, at the marketplace, Asurina saw Kurapika and Pairo are walked passing by. When she saw them, she turned her back then she approached to them, said in a surprise manner " Oh, I never thought that you guys have been here this morning. Do you have any thing that you wanted to buy with? "
" Uh, nothing at all. Actually... I wanted to speaked to you something... very important. " Kurapika said, with a shy expression
" Oh, okay... but what time and where? " Asurina asked
" In the lake forest where we do fishing every time. By later afternoon. " Kurapika said in response
" Oh, I see. I'm looking forward to it. " Asurina said, with a smile on her face
" Me too " Kurapika said, did the same way as she do
And so, the two departed away, in different road paths. They turned their backs with each other, looking at each other, smiling with each other on their faces, in a romantic manner.
Later that afternoon at the lake forest, Kurapika, was still waiting for her to come. A long minute later, she didn't arrived yet.
" Why she was taking so long? "
A moment of seconds, Asurina arrives in.
She approached to him, said " Sorry about that, Kurapika. I was having a little bit delay in helping my family at my house for the whole afternoon. "
" It was okay. I was not a little bit hurry that much. So, shall we take a sit? "
The two sat on the grasses.
" Um, Asurina... "
" Yes, what is it, Kurapika? You asked me about something that it was very important. "
" Oh, yeah. Well you see... I was going to tried to tell this to you but... I was feel awkwardly shy when I say to you this.. "
" It was okay for me, Kurapika. You don't need it to do that. "
" Are you really sure? But... "
" It was fine for me, okay? " and she hold his hand, making him to slightly blushed in red
" Uh, okay... " looked down when she hold his hand then he looked up at the skies, asked her " So, what is your plan in the future? "
" Me? Well, I will become a defender fighter of the entire world!! "
" I guess it was very hard for you to become a defender fighter of the entire universe. "
" That's was my only dream that I wanted to achieve with. And how about you? "
" Well, I wanted to think of something that it was better much for me in the future. "
" Oh, I doubt that you say that. We hoped that we wanted to achieve our dreams together in the future. "
" Sure thing " with a smiling expression on his face
She turned to him, looking at each other faces, and she said to him, holding his hand " Since that we have been close childhood friends with each other for a long time, I have been realized that there is nothing gonna change with but trust and care for you even though we are different. I had promised this to you that... you will kept this thing. " and she handled a little box to him
" What is this, Asurina? " with a little bit curiosity on his face
" Open it "
He opened the little box, when he opened it, he was very surprised, then he asked " A locket necklace, for me? "
" Of course, you will wear that necklace in case that we will are departed with each other in the future, when you will hold that thing, you will remember of what wonderful memories we have each other. "
" Wow, Asurina. You are the best girl in the whole world. " and he hugged her, with excitement, making her face to blushed in red
Then, he asked her " You promise that to me? "
" I will be "
" And the... will you waited for me then... in the future, here in this place? "
" Sure thing " with a lovely smile on her face
And they shared a hug once again.
3 years later, Kurapika, was already 11 years old, was still waiting for her, at the lake forest, sat at the grasses, looking at the shallow of the lake water. But suddenly, his close best friend, Pairo, arrived in panicked.
" Kurapika! I have some great bad news for you!! "
He turned his back to him, asked in curiosity " What is it, Pairo? "
" Asurina was leaving the village a hour ago. "
Making him to shocked in surprised of what he said, then he asked him " She was leaving here?! But why? "
" She was going with her family and her... you know... her arranged groom to be... to an another city... and the... she will gonna started to worked at an unknown organization in order to start her first journey as a slayer. "
Surprise by the sudden shocking news, he went to the clan leader in charge, asking where they are going but the clan leader said " They are already been left here a hour ago. They are going to transferred to a new city... in order for Asurina to lived a brand new life... and her brand new journey. I'm afraid that it was too late for you to catch up with them. "
Driven by worriedness and grief, he went out of the village, to searched for her around at every cities that he will gonna find with. But he ended up being failed to searched for her, for long hours. He stood up at the mountain, and rain was started to poured down. He soaked himself, looking at the down cliff, nodded his head, and then he became emotional, thought on his mind " Why you have been left me like this? Did I told you to wait for me? But why?! But why?! Did you broke your promise to me?! Why?! "
It was happened at almost two months of searching for her. He decided to returned back to the village but when he returned back, he was shocked in horror when he saw that the entire clan was been massacred, filled with blood that covered the ground and at the same time, their eyes were been stolen. He learned from a marking on the wall, saying that the Phantom Troupe or also known as the Spiders, were the responsible for killing his clan, for stealing their precious Scarlet Eyes.
Driven by enrage in anger, he had decided to become a professional hunter, in order to tracked the group down and to retrieve the remaining eyes of their clan. 7 years later, he was joined in the Hunter Exam, along with Gon, Killua and Leorio. He was among of the examiners who had passed the exam, along with Gon, Leorio, Ilumni, Hisoka, Hanzo and Pokkle. He was at 18 years old at that time.
On the other hand, Asurina, who was already a member of the Slayer Defending Agency, in order to protect important people from evil threats including crime syndicates and organizations. She was at the first highest member in charge, due to her brave skills and hard determination. But an accident occurred in her life that she was being burned in the left portion of her face because of the huge fire that occurred in an unknown place. Afraid to see her deformities to anyone, she was given by a mask by the agency, in order to hide her face, except the other members of the organization, who was very close to her. But when she heard that the Kurta Clan was been massacred by the Phantom Troupe 7 years ago, she was shocked in horror, thought on her mind, afraid that Kurapika might be dead as well. So, she went back to the old village, in order to searched for him, but she didn't found him. 2 months later, when she heard that Kurapika was one of the examiners who had passed the Hunter Exam, and she decided to searched for him. But when the boss ordered her that her mission is that she will protect Kurapika from the evil hands of Saihara, whom assumed to be revived from the dead, might captured him. She started her risky mission journey for a half a year, in order to achieve the mission and to reunited with him. She was at age of mid twenties at that time.
(Flashback Ends)
(Back at the present time)
(At the rooftop of the hotel building)
" So... that's was it... although she had left you for a long time... she still haven't gave up on searching for you... even though it was very risky for her. "
He hold the locket necklace that Asurina gave to him when he was young, through his hand, nodded his head, said " Yeah, despite all the hard difficulties in my life.. she was still very important to me after all... and I can't lose her once again in my life anymore... and she will never broke her promise to me ever again. "
" You say so, that's was love was, have trials and difficulties, there is no such thing as strong force. "
" Thanks for saying that, Jerry. So, are you will gonna tell that to Tom, Gon, Killua and Leorio about my childhood past relationship with Asurina? I'm so getting anxiously worried. "
" Don't need to be worried about it, Kurapika. I will gonna tell to them at the right time at the right place. " with a smile on his face
" You say so " with a deep sigh and the two are watching, facing the other building at the other side of the road
The next day morning, Tom and Jerry along with Gon's group along with Asurina , to have some fun at the beach.
" Wow! This is gonna be so awesome!! " Tom shouted with full of excitement
" What are we waiting for? Let's go swimming!! " Gon said in a rush, goes run quickly first
" Hey! Wait for me, Gon!! " Tom said, runs after him
Then Killua and Leorio goes after next to swim except for Jerry, who was relaxing sunbathing on the sand while Asurina and Kurapika are doing riding on a speeding motorboat.
" Wow! This is was so amazing than ever! I have never been experienced this in my whole life. " with excitement on his face
" Me neither. This is the best trip moment ever. After all... this is the most happiest moment for both of us since we have been separated a long time ago. And this time... I won't let you down... "
He looks at her, asked " You will? "
" Of course " with a smile on her face
And the two are continuing having fun with each other. On the other side, some of Gon's group allies and friends were there, relaxing at the beach too: Wing, Zushi, Biscuit Krueger, Basho, Melody, Neon and Mizuken (Kurapika's Nen teacher and mentor). Also, Hanzo and Pokkle were there too, relaxing too, then they catched up with Gon and the others, introducing Tom and Jerry to them. Much to their surprise, Hisoka was there too, swimming along with them. Even that, the members of the Chimera Ant Exterminators and the team participants whom Gon, Killua and Biscuit joined with in the Greed Island game were there to relaxed too. Gon toured Palm around the beach, much to Killua's dismay. Everyone were seems so have fun with each other, except for Maki, was looking at Asurina and Kurapika from the farther distance, spending time with each other together, developed more jealousy in resentment towards him, that he had really " stole " Asurina from him and he declared him as his own primary love rival for her attentions.
The secret childhood past relationship of Asurina and Kurapika was revealed. Kurapika tell the whole story secretly to Jerry of what happened in the past. Despite all of hardships and difficulties, Kurapika is still didn't want to lose her in his life ever again. But however on the other hand, where everyone were in the midst of having fun and excitement at the beach, Maki, developed more jealousy in resentment towards Kurapika, and he declared him as his primary love rival for her attentions.
Will a love rivalry will be developed? What will be the next counterattack plan of the hunters group against Saihara, Nai and the Akuras?
Find Out
In the Next Chapter
Chapter 11 - Love Comforts
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" Being with someone whom you loved and cared with was the greatest bonding love moment ever. "
- Jerry Mouse
" There are those important things that we will might forget with but we will remember those important things from our own hearts especially to the one who was very close to you the most. "
- Kurapika Kurta