GUYS. We're almost there! xD Sorry I'm taking forever to get them reunited. I just didn't see them all friendly with all the problems surrounding them. First, we must try to get Killua get over his lil' trauma... next chapter. Lol
WARNING: If you're expecting some Illumi/Mito drama… you'll be disappointed. xD
A/N: In Two Rivers: Beginning (particularly ch 26) I hinted something. I'll show it explicitly this chapter.
Disclaimer: I wish I own Hunter x Hunter.
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CHAPTER 13: Nostalgia x Reappearance x Trade
Five years ago, only a handful of people were aware of the existence of the Dark Continent. They were in a state of 'blissful ignorance', one could say. A lot of people preferred to call the years where they were, ironically, 'in the dark'… especially with what the events being connected to the continent brought to millions.
But when the problems had been solved (or techniques to avoid them developed), thanks to the Hunter Association, rich new knowledge in the Sciences and other fields exploded. If he didn't have the responsibilities in the mainland, he would have gone there himself.
It was interesting and perturbing how he was seeing it as an analogy to his current predicament…
Would Gon be better off under a similar veil? He thought. Even if it was from his feelings?
Or would it better for him never to know?
Kurapika allowed himself to have these various disturbingly unyielding thoughts as he lay still on his bed, facing the wooden ceiling, and staring at the visible rafters that supported the house's stone roof.
For a while—or rather, a recurring thought the past few years—he hoped that when the time came where he'd kiss her, and if she was to refuse him, that he'd be able to move on. But, as the sleepless night proved, that simply wasn't the case.
His face heated every time he caught a glimpse of the events, and he found himself curious—imagining, even—what it would've felt like if Gon didn't push him away.
He sat up then, accepting the fact that he probably wasn't going to get sleep that day (or the days that followed). He decided to check up on her, standing simultaneously with the thought. He didn't even bother to change out of his white button-up and his dark-colored slacks.
A part of him hoped she was sleeping soundly, but another hoped she was having the same problems he was having. It was selfish. He would make a horrible lover, he mused, as love was supposed to be a selfless act.
Like what Killua had been doing.
His feet began adapting a faster, more desperate, pace at the thought. He arrived at her door without even realizing it.
Gingerly, he twisted the door knob and peeked through the small and shy opening that he made. He blinked when he saw her made bed. She wasn't there.
And after searching almost the whole house, he went to Mito's room. He didn't want to, knowing what she had just been through but when the door opened revealing a very awake Mito—he reluctantly went to ask her if she knew anything, anyway.
She smiled at him and, even with this family's apparent incapability to brood for too long a time, he thought Mito was putting up too much of a mask. Still, he didn't say anything and when she said Gon was likely to be fishing, his shoulder slumped a little in relief, and told Mito he'd be following her.
After half-an-hour or so of sprinting, Kurapika arrived just in time to see the rod break. "Mou! The third one! I thought for sure this one could handle it." And puffed her cheeks. "That fish must've gotten bigger."
Gon huffed and checked on the basket of fish she already caught—half of which were half her size—seemingly too deep into fishing to notice his barely-masked presence. But he knew it was because she was too deep into thought.
He stepped closer with fixing things between them as his objective. Perhaps he could take advantage of her usually-painful denseness this time… but at the same time wondering what it would feel like if she finally understood his feelings instead.
Still, they were best friends. Non-platonic feelings only complicated things. So he ought for the former. Uncomplicated seemed to fare so much better to Gon, anyway. It was the least he could do.
Kurapika cleared his throat and raised his hand, in a way a gauche person would. She stared at him, a little startled, and sent him a shy smile. "Hey."
"…hey."
"Where's your old rod?" He asked, absent-mindedly scratching the back of his neck.
"I lost it five years ago." She said, a hint of longing in her eyes, but all he thought was that it was probably the day they lost her for years.
She sat down in front of her basket and by the water. He sat beside her, but allowed a few feet between them. Both of them were suddenly very conscious of personal space. He tilted his head up to see the beautiful skies, before shifting his gaze to the basket behind her, trying to start a conversation. "That's a lot of fish." He said and she nodded.
"Mito-san needs to eat a lot." She said. "Especially now that she's so stressed out."
Stressed out, Kurapika mentally repeated. Gon was too, and he certainly added to that. He gulped and closed the distance between them. It was not easy to do so, it was like breaking a thick bubble, but it needed to be done. He couldn't deal with that distance between them.
When his clan died, his purpose became revenge. But then he met Gon, Leorio, and Killua—and they filled that hole that was once occupied by his family. Senritsu, Bansho, even Neon eventually added to that. They were his family now. He really should start acting like one.
"I'm sorry for acting so impulsively." He said out-of-the blue, catching her full attention. "You don't have to worry about that.
"You know I can't settle with an awkward air between us."
She nodded, but this time her eyes were a little brighter than it was a minute ago. "Me neither." Then she looked down and grabbed her skirt. He looked at her and saw her cheeks becoming redder. At least she really saw him as a man now. But he wondered if this consciousness of him was worth this psychological distance between them.
"But, Kurapika… when do you act impulsively?"
He blinked at that and wondered if she was part-asking whether or not he kissed friends when the person's stressed. "I never kissed anyone, if that's what you're asking."
"Me neith—" She stopped, probably when she realized that wasn't true. But judging by her expression she didn't remember any prior kisses. She'd be able to connect the dots soon, he knew, and he wanted to lift the still-heavy air between them before that happened.
Still, the kiss—it was something he'd want both of them to remember fondly. "So… out of curiosity." He said, leaning close to show her they could be close again without flinching away. "Was I that bad of a kisser?"
She blushed even more furiously. At least she could make her blush like that now. Killua had always seen her even prettier than usual back then, he wished he had the right to continue doing so. "It wasn't that, you were gr—" She cleared her throat. "It's just… uhm…"
He chuckled, partly out of genuine amusement and partly to hide that little twinge in his chest. He should stop teasing her, especially when he knew well why she was so confused. But when he turned to look back at her he saw that the twinkle in her eyes disappeared completely. She was looking away with a serious expression on her face, and…
He realized she was no longer so oblivious after all.
Silence filled the air then and he knew passing the kiss off as some sort of nonchalant act would be impossible now. "I guess we can't pretend it never happened now, huh?"
She didn't answer, but her tense form told him she agreed.
"It should be pretty obvious how I see you."
Once again, she didn't do any sort of vocal reaction. She only nodded and, after much reluctance, lifted her head up to looking at him. "…how long?"
"Six years."
There was something liberating about telling her these things. Like he just put down something that weighted tons…, something that he had been carrying for years.
He didn't take his eyes off her the whole time, and he knew that the reason he felt liberated was because the silent pain he had been holding because of her now transferred to her.
So far, his feelings brought her nothing but trouble.
He turned his body to face her then, and she reflexively turned her head to look at him. Her reluctance to do so showed, but Gon was simply too kind and brave that way. "I'm sorry for suddenly burdening you with my feelings." He said, willing his eyes to look at her golden ones and once they met—he realized he didn't want to look away, despite all the nerves wrecking havoc in his senses. "But I have no regrets."
"I—" She looked down. "I'm…" Then she closed her eyes and pulled her head up so she could look back at him. He couldn't help but flinch under her stare. It wasn't like the others—soft, and familialy loving. It was acknowledgement.
"I will treasure your feelings." She said, with firmness he didn't expect in an obvious refusal. "But I don't think I can return them. I'm sorry."
He didn't bother hiding the pained expression on his face. (What was he to hide at that point anyway?)
So when he saw her wince in guilt, the childish—more desperate, perhaps—side of him decided to take advantage. He no longer had anything to lose. The innocence she had of his feelings were gone.
If he didn't want to lose her—there was nowhere else to go but forward.
He knew this was foolish, stupid, and even downright suicidal—but, really, how could he manage to care? "Did you try?"
Her eyes widened slightly. She saw him as a man now, he knew this, and the only thing keeping them apart was her unconscious loyalty to Killua—who, by the way, was already together with someone else. Of course Kurapika knew Killua likely didn't have a choice, but what use was that now?
Killua would never be with Gon, he'd never be able to make her happy again—not when everyone they loved were at risk.
Kurapika didn't want Gon to arrive at that point: wherein she'd be forced to make that big choice.
"Did you feel nothing when we kissed?"
"That's impossible!" She exclaimed, pushing her basket away by reflex so she'd face him. "That can't—" "But that doesn't mean that I—Mou."
She covered her face with her palms, embarrassed and confused and Kurapika felt a little culpable for making her feel like so. But that other part of him was glad it was him who was causing it, not someone she could never be with.
He moved his arms to touch the back of her hands, gingerly placing fingers to the void between her palm and her face, and held both her hands with his. She looked at him nervously, partly knowing where this was all going, and partly in denial that it was going to happen.
He let go of her hands, both of which found their way back to her lap—much like putties—and her eyes never left his. He didn't know what she was looking for, but he was willing to show anything she wished to see.
And he did.
And it made her tear up. Whether he touched her heart or made her feel guilty he couldn't really think of that at the moment.
All he thought was that he didn't need a further invitation than that. He lifted his body and used his knee to support his weight. And this time she didn't push him away.
As his lips pressed against hers, angles constantly change as if the proximity lessen each time. He realized that it did, and every time their lips met new sensations surge through and her presence was becoming more and more solid.
He didn't know how but he was already sitting so close to Gon, then, their legs too were already kissing themselves.
His hand found its way on her neck—caressing it, unconsciously—and somewhere along the way she pulled herself away from him to give out a small moan. The urges only Gon could rouse emerged and too soon he was kissing her again.
She began to stiffen at the sudden force and he pulled himself away, but let his forehead rest against hers. "Relax, Gon." He whispered and he felt that she did.
By carnal instincts—without thinking—he licked her lips, enticing a gasp, and he took the chance to deepen their kiss… kissing her like an experienced lover that he wasn't.
It didn't last long however, as she separated from him with a strong huffing gasp… and he realized neither of them could breathe. It was too intimate.
He placed both his hands at both sides of her head, the part where her head connected with her neck and felt her warmth. He didn't do anything else. If it was to allow both of them to breathe, so he wouldn't shock Gon, or to keep himself sane… he wasn't quite sure yet.
He found himself eyeing every inch of her face and wondered how intimate she had probably been with Killua. He didn't need to note the surge the mix of resentment and guilt that was engulfing him at the moment—it was probably visible in every single thing he showed.
As he felt her hot breath warm his skin, he looked at her, face adorned by a beautiful shade of red, eyes wide as ever, but her pupils weren't dilated.
Then, he stiffened.
As her hands found his, the ones still on her warm neck, it felt as if her eyes were seeking out his in an attempt to meet them, as if she hadn't already. But he knew that was really the case because he truly wanted to look away.
She opened her mouth to speak but he didn't want to hear what she was about to say. He wanted to walk away then and there, as far as he could be from earshot, to save himself.
Yet he stayed and listened.
"Kurapika…" She began, gently taking his hands off her but didn't quite let go. "We should stop."
"No use forcing something that isn't there?"
She didn't answer that because he knew that wasn't the case. Her feelings for Killua was simply too much. And even when she lacked her memories of Killua he was still no match for him.
In spite of that all-too familiar tinge in his chest, he ended up giving a light-hearted chuckle. "It looks like it will be unavoidably awkward between us for a while." He said with a rueful smile. "But…
"I want us to remain friends." Gon supplied, casually leaning back to put in a little more physical distance between them.
Gon busied herself with the basket that was turned over during their… activities, while Kurapika steeled himself to watch. It was shameless of him, to stare at her like this, to still have the guts to memorize the way she moved, all the curves he could see…, her smell.
And then he reminded himself of the thought the urged him to pretend the last night's kiss never happened. Gon was family. He should act like one. "You had a lover before, you know." He said, trying to sound composed (he succeeded. He was too used to this by now). "You probably kissed before, which was why you can tell a difference."
Gon blinked and robotically turned her head to him. It took her a while to absorb what he just said. "E-Eh?" "What—"
"You forgot about him."
Her eyes widened. "K-Killua?" Her heart was racing, he could tell, as if she knew his claims were true. Her brain made no effort in denying it, but it didn't rouse any memories of its truth either.
She was silent for a long while after that. She even resumed fishing, and he watched her patiently like he always did. He already accepted the awkwardness between them now. It was painful, but it showcased what they had already been through.
For now, that was enough.
"So what are you planning to do now that you know that?"
"What can I do?" She said, voice cracking as she willed her eyes to focus on the end of the fishing line. "In retrospect, one of the things I wanted to accomplish going home was to find out more about Killua." "But now I do—and I also know why things turned out the way they did."
"What do you want?"
"I want to see him."
"And…?"
"I want to rescue him."
That's just like her. He gave her a genuine smile. It didn't matter how sad it was. "I'll help you."
Gon gaped at him then, and once again her eyes collected tears. He only patted her head then, wary of further contact, before standing up. "Right now all we could do is to gather Intel on how to save him—and the others—this time.
"Don't lose hope, Gon." He said, stroking her head in a familial way. "We will get him back."
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They returned to the house and ate their breakfast, chatting about topics that strayed as far away from the topics they didn't want to discuss. Mito was acting bubbly, normal, but her smiles no longer reached her eyes. Kurapika and Gon looked at each other worriedly, but then recalling events that occured just a short time prior, ended up looking embarrassedly at different directions instead.
It was then that Kurapika's phone rang, and he opened it to see the caller ID. Leorio. With a small smile, he clicked the answer button and immediately passed the phone to Gon.
"Eh?" Gon asked confusedly before cautiously putting the piece in her ears. "H-Hello?"
"G-GON!? Oh my goodness—GON!" He yelled so loudly that her ears rang several pitches.
"Leorio!" She yelled back, and forgot the ringing in her ears (and their yells rung at everybody else's). "H-How are you!?I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!"
Kurapika could only laugh at his two energetic friend's interaction. In his mind's eye, a picture of an older Killua was laughing with the—like old times, and more heartstrings were plucked.
The two chatted about random things for an hour, but no one noticed, not even the audience like Kurapika and, he suspected, Senritsu, Neon, and Basho too.
Eventually he got his phone back and Leorio was practically breathless for speaking so loudly, so quickly, and at a pace normal people wouldn't be able to follow. He seemed to have a deal to fix in York Shin, and he was reminded of his responsibilities in the Mafia world. In contrast to how he'd normally thought, today he was relieved for the distraction.
"You're going?" Mito asked and he nodded, eyes shifting to find Gon's. Unfortunately, his eyes moved away by reflex again and went back to Mito and her mother.
"You'll be fine Mito-san?"
Mito crossed her arms and mocked a scowl. "What kind of woman do you think I am?"
He only smiled. And of course everyone knew she was wearing a mask. The fact that the usually perceptive women didn't notice the tension between him and Gon meant that there was simply too much in their heads… or they kept it blank to keep themselves from crying. Either way, they'd need a lot of time alone.
But they were Freecs. So he ought not to worry. It would've been very rude of him.
"It was foolish of me to ask." He said with a smile, before looking at the air an inch away from Gon's face, pretending to look at her.
"I still have a lot of things to do." He said, "But I will do my best to somehow help you and Killua."
"I know you will." She said warmly and he wondered if he was looking an inch away from him, too. In any case, he hoped some time apart could fix this tension. And with their friendship, he was inclined to believe that it would.
Eventually.
And then before he knew it, her arms were wrapped around him. "No matter what happens, Kurapika is important to me." She was stiff and he knew she was forcing herself. He wrapped his arms around her, reassuring, and he buried his head on her shoulders again, memorizing her scent and the shape of this particular curve one more time.
"I know." He said. "That's why I will never leave you," He smiled. "In spirit, anyway."
And—as awkward and psychologically painful it was—they grinned.
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ZOLDYCK ESTATE
Killua Zoldyck
Killua was dreaming of Gon playing and laughing with him when he was rudely awoken by one of Milluki's alarm flies—a fly that landed on people and sent several watts of electricity to wake them up. It rarely was needed, and he must have been too sound asleep.
"If you were sleeping outside the estate, you might as well be dead." A voice from the shadows said as he sat up. He sent his brother a glare.
"What are you doing in my room?"
"New mission." Milluki said, shrugging, but face sour from distaste. "Dad sent us both." Killua raised an eyebrow at that, Milluki crossed his arms. "It's true!"
Killua looked at his brother warily, before sighing in defeat, and standing up from his king-sized bed. It took them both only a couple of minutes to get ready and went on the family airship.
"So…are you finally going to accept your fate?" Milluki said somewhere along the way (the talkative bastard). "You'll be wed to that Bloodsworth girl you know, whatever happens." "Other than the annoying character of hers which is kind of an inherent character of being a female…, she isn't bad at all for you, anyway."
There were moments he had been tempted, truly, because Killua was not a masochist—he did not enjoy this pain, a pain that only got stronger every single day the past five years.
But why would he go after (or even be 'okay') with something just because it was something when he already experienced what was 'good'—perfect, even?
Then he frowned at the thought that followed. Because the said 'good' would be eradicated if he was selfish again, that's what.
"Oi, Killua."
So, he only continued on sprinting to the estate's airport, and refused to speak afterwards.
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Kurapika arrived in York Shin a day or so later by blimp, he went straight to the penthouse Junjo Zakuya—a prominent figure in the underworld ever since the voyage to the Dark Continent became successful. It was located in the middle of the city's upper district.
He was personally escorted by a female assistant with obvious foreign descent, along with a few armed men. He could tell by the way they acted that they weren't there to keep him in leash, at least primarily, they were there to make him feel important.
The elevator door slid and they passed through a number of doors, three to be exact, every one sliding and all requiring various levels of identification. First by ID, then by fingerprint, and finally by the pattern in the pupil, each complemented by voice recognition.
Kurapika moved through them, following his escorts, looking stoic and unimpressed. Really, after what happened during his time in the Zodiac Twelve, nothing could surprise him anymore. At least so long as it didn't have anything to do with his friends or the Kurutas.
There were a few scans along the way, all of them for weapons. He dematerialized his chain to save himself trouble.
He soon arrived at the hall. It was furnished modernly, with a large mezzanine at the side, and a minimalistically designed chandelier in the middle. But what caught his attention were the nine men inside the room, most of them were middle aged, a few older ones, and fewer only a little older than him. Some were sitting, some standing, all had authoritative auras around them.
They all stared at him, some apathetic and some arrogant, disbelieving even, as if they found it foolish he was in the same room as them. Kurapika sighed at this. "I assume this doesn't have anything to do with a deal with the Nostrades."
"I'm sorry for luring you in here using that." Junjo said, combing his dark purple hair back. "But knowing you, you'd likely ignore my invitation if I word it bluntly."
"So… what do you want?" Kurapika asked stoically, silently assessing everyone else in the room. Their auras were clean. All of them could use nen, and judging by their control he'd say they were all pretty strong nen users. He was reminded of the time where he was part of the team of assassins, and his blood boiled at the recollection of Silva and Zeno Zoldyck.
He managed to control himself before he revealed any of his nen, and simply gave Junjo a pointed look as he waited for his answer.
"We're forming a new generation of Dons—a much stronger and more capable one." He said, haughtily placing his elbow on his knees. "One more slot, Kurapika. You have a very impressive resume." He said. "We'd like you to fill it."
He sighed again. Did he really think he'd want to join after seeing the others? They were strong, but that wasn't enough to pull him in. "I'm not even the head."
"To yourself, perhaps." Junjo said. "But to the rest of the underworld?
He closed his eyes as if Junjo just said something idiotic. "I appreciate the offer." He said curtly. "But I would have to refuse."
"Listen Kurapika—being part of the Ten Dons would give you massive deals and wealth. Your influence—the control over a massively stronger Inju—"
"Does it look like those things matter to me, Junjo?" He asked. He was almost offended. He was a part of the Twelve, he was once friends with the Zoldyck heir, and he was a Star Hunter. There wasn't anything he could gain from this but trouble. "Now…, if you'll excuse me."
But before he could make a step away, a few bulky men already blocked his path. He heard Junjo stand behind him. "If you refuse, you and the family you serve will be enemy of the underworld."
"Are you sure you want to be my enemy, then? Junjo?"
There was a pause then, but Junjo let out a scoff in the end. "Arrogant kid you are."
"You are only half a decade older."
He didn't even have to see the men in front of him move to sense they were about to attack. He moved a step away and grabbed the attacker's arm and placed a hit on his stomach using his knee. He used the man's weight and threw it on the other.
The nearest Dons sprinted to him, and he knew they were a lot more skilled than the guards. However, it didn't take him a few minutes to take down the two who dared attack him, and he stared back at the others—challenging—and he did not bother hide his crimson eyes.
He saw their eyes and it was clear he'd won. So he closed his eyes and opened them back to their default blue state, just as he swatted the invisible dirt on his clothes. "Now, if you'll excuse me." He repeated, and walked out of the building as if nothing happened.
…
It was a disappointing trip to say the least—the trip, but being a little optimistic at least he had time to compose himself from the events with Gon.
He meandered along the Upper side's sidewalks for a few minutes until he was in front of a high-end shop for medical supplies. Leorio immediately came to mind, and then followed by Senritsu, Neon, and Basho.
He shrugged. Maybe he'd buy them something to excuse his behaviour before he left.
A few minutes later he was carrying a box of expensive herbs for Leorio, a new music score for Senritsu, and papyrus for Basho. He left Neon's for last because he was hoping he'd think of something that didn't have to do anything with fashion.
But seeing as there were clothing stores everywhere he went, he thought he might as well buy her a dress. And he did, with the help of a random sales lady who seemed to know what she was doing.
"Pariston!" A high-pitched call caught his attention. He knew that name, of course he did. "This dress is amazing! What do you think?"
And it was, indeed, Pariston Hill. He did not expect to see him there of all places. "That looks good on you, Mother."
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Mother?
Kurapika moved a little to see who he was speaking didn't expect a girl around fifteen with long blonde ponytail and classically-designed dress.
"Bisuke Kruenger?" Kurapika voiced out. He knew her well. One of the things he and Gon did was to fill the other up with what had happened from the time they parted. Bisuke was a prominent figure in her stories, someone strong... and—his eyes widened a little at a realization—someone who cared.
"You are Gon and Killua's nen master?"
Bisuke looked surprised, but flattered of being recognized. "That's me!" She chirped. "How are those two? Impertinent brats—not thinking of even sending me a letter."
But he didn't answer that—he didn't even hear the question—as he practically teleported in front of her and held up her hand. "What—"
"I need your help."
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END OF CHAPTER 13
Coming Soon:
CHAPTER 14: Quietus x Mission x Prelude
In which Killua will go on a psychological journey.
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Yugao702 – lololol om-triple-G! xD Glad you liked it~ And you were waiting for the kiss? Then also glad it didn't disappoint. Hahaha. Thank you for reviewing!
Chosanbhir – (ch11) It's fine~ I'm just glad you're back here with us, safe and sane from the exams. And yay! YinYang pair FTW. (ch12) Hahaha. Nope. Don't worry! I will not change pairs XD. I'm just gonna confuse everyone a lil'. Thanks for the reviews btw!
TECKK – Thank you for reviewing! :D IKR. I felt bad for doing that to Mito, but I wanted her to experience it at least once. xD And lol. Kurapika and I are the same in that department. I'll deal with the NerKillu thing very soon ,too~ :D
Grapes – Eh really? Whew! I thought I made Kurapika OOC over there. Lol. Glad you liked the chapter and found it wonderful. Thx for reviewing~! :DD
CursedXQueenXDoll – hahaha well, at least I'm inspired to update every week, right? *cackles* Forgive me? xD Thank thank you for reviewing! Haha
Shugokage – Thank you for reviewing! Glad you found it interesting! I'll do my best to keep it happening. xDD
Duskofdawns – Ahh 'slowly obsessive' is the term. I wonder how things will fare for her. Lol. And please link the fanart to me! xD be sure to put spaces as the site usually eats links. xD Thx for reviewing, btw!
Isa20289 – Yep of course I do! And your username's closer to your FB name now, too. xD I'm super glad you're back in here and super happy that you're really like the story so far! And of course he will~ Killua'll just need something to happen to him first lol. Thx for reviewing!
Phoenix-Thunder – IKR. Haha. At least Mito finally experienced this at least once in her life. Haha. And let us let Illumi suffer a little more in the dark. *cackles* And whew! Glad you didn't think Kura was ooc in that chapter. Lol.. And thanks for reviewing~
xXxRizaHawkeyexXx –(Ch1) lol. You're here! Welcome to the sequel! xD (ch2) That's the chap in the dark continent right? Man, I remember I need to start figuring that place out. Haha. (ch3) Well you can, yes you can strangle Nerys. xD I can allow you to since you're reacting to every chap. Lol. (ch4) hahah yay! I remember that chappy. One of my faves! Reunion banzaii~! (ch8) Hahah. Well, how the child will change things… I won't spoil. Lololol. (ch12) Yay! Glad you liked the Goody pair (KuraGon) thing in the chap. Hope Kura wasn't ooc, and yes of course YinYang(GonKillu) pair FTW. Thank you for the reviews!
Teeteecee – Hi there! Nice finally getting to speak to you. And I won't quit! Especially not when I have angels like you people to support me. xD Thank you for reviewing, and I hope you like the chaps to come!
Mona Kleine – Thank you for reviewing! xD And yay! Glad the kiss didn't disappoint haha. (but seriously don't die tho). And IKR. Gon… Gon's getting the good guys! lol
AsukaSaru – (ch8) 5 chapters?! You've been away for over a month! Haha. Glad to have you back~! (ch9)Aww~ I'm glad you found that chapter beautiful! It's an effect I really wished to do. xD (ch10) hahaha. Glad you liked it! lol. I found it quite fun to imagine how Kura'll take it lol. Happy it turned out ok. (ch11) LOL. And I won't dare get Killua fall for Nerys. I value my life too y'know. xDD (ch12) hahah yay! I'm super glad you liked the chapters and thank you for the incessant support~ *brohugs*
Mytiaaa- (ch1) lol. About Illumi I'll deal with him later. xD And the other two'll be fine, no worries~ xD Glad you're loving the story so far! And *Cackles* I like that you liked the kissing scene too. xD
Kazumi Rin – Proud of Kurapika? You and I both. Lol. I hope his actions in this chap did not disappoint~ xD And lololol. Mito x the 3 men? I'm experimenting! *cackles* Well, if it helps… I won't be shipping her with… Kaito… in this story. Hahaha. Anyways, thank you for reviewing~! xD
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