Foreign Lands (BC X HxH)

14 First Mission

He was sitting in the dining hall, blinking down at the feast before him. It was meat and bread, some veggies thrown in there as well. "Eat up!" Charmy said encouragingly. "Your gonna need all your stamina for the mission this morning!" He kept his monotone expression on, but it obviously showed that he wasn't exactly thrilled. I want something sweet. Charmy growled, everyone else was stuffing their face pretty much but he was motionless. "Eat!" He crossed his legs with a sigh. "Not my style" he muttered. Charmy thought for a moment, then waved her hands. "bring out the sheep cooks!" He blinked as 5 sheep materialized and started whipping up a different meal. "Oh come on man! Just eat it!" Magna muttered. "Charmy's food is awesome" Finral offered. But he wasn't interested. Charmy was ordering her cooks, then looked over at him with an intense look. "I will find something you like!" He crossed his arms. "Sure"

Soon enough there were 5 plates in front of him. One was a soup, another had a shrimp stew, the third was a salad, the fourth contained a kebab, and the last one... it had something that caught his eye. Killua scooted that plate over, looking curiously at the plate of sushi. Oooh. Killua was always fond of sushi, especially since Gon had started to make it often. He was pretty decent, but not as good as aunt mito. "Looks tasty right?" Killua reached out to take one of the plate, and he could have sworn at least five people were watching him. He placed it in his mouth, then his eyes widened slightly. Holy f- Killua finished his piece quickly and snagged another, shoving it in his mouth. "Mh" Killua's eyes shone a little. It's made perfectly. The rice is pressed just right, the spices- Charmy cheered. "Yes! Cooks! Make more!" Charmy's sheep cooks started creating more of that delicious sushi, the tension faded from the table as he started to eat. His coldness faded slightly, a little emotion showed on his face. That emotion, was contentment.

"Sushi?" Asta said curiously, right after shoving some of the kebab on his discarded plate in his mouth. "never had that before" he reached out to take one and Killua hissed, eyes narrowing. Asta snatched his hand back with a yelp, then shot him an indignant glare. "hey! It's not all yours!" why the hell not? He removed his eyes from Asta and focused on his sushi again. "Damn" Vanessa muttered. Killua glanced over at her, before noticing something. She had a bottle, and that bottle smelled like wine. Hmm... Killua had tasted many types of drinks, his parents viewed it as 'training' when he wondered what the fancy drink his mother had was during a family dinner one time. Vanessa chuckled, "Got your eyes on this?" She asked, dangling the bottle from between two fingers. "Hey! He's underage!" Magna protested. Vanessa frowned slightly as he looked at him. "Just cuz he looks young doesn't mean he is" Magna was about to protest when Killua spoke. "I'm 15" Asta, Noelle, Magna, Gauche, Luck, and Charmy, blinked in confusion. Vanessa sighed. "Well I guess-"

Killua cut her off by swiping the drink and uncapping the bottle. A few people started yelling, but he looked Vanessa right in the eye as he knocked it back. "DUDE YOUR GONNA-" Killua finished the bottle, then set it on the table with a thunk. Vanessa grinned. "I like you kid, how 'bout you go drinking with me sometime?" Killua licked his lips, then took another sushi. "Maybe" There was dead silence for a few seconds, then Captain Yami walked in. "Alright gang, here's the mission" Killua crossed his legs, resuming his monotone expression and turning in his direction. The rest of the squad stopped their idle chatter and turned as well. "Apparently there's been a series of kidnappings in Bukuni village" That peeked Killua's interest slightly. "They're all children from five to twelve" Killua struggled to keep his bloodlust under control, startling multiple of his squadmates. He put a hand to his face, calming himself. You're getting sent on this mission. Calm your ass down.

"As I was saying" Yami continued, Killua had calmed himself and was now watching with a stone faced expression. "There will be three people going" Asta, Luck, Magna, Charmy, and Gordon raised their hands. "Me!", "I wanna fight someone!", "Let me go!", "I wonder how many yummy ingredients I can find!", "mumble mumble mumble" Killua could never understand Gordon, he elected just to ignore him. Yami shot a glare at them all. "All of you shut up" The dining hall fell silent. "The crew's already been decided" He went on, lighting another cigarette and placing it in the corner of his mouth. "Killua, you're up. This is your first mission, take it seriously" He nodded briskly. "Kid, you're up next" Killua blinked, he hadn't actually supplied a name.

Asta pumped his hands in the air. "ALRIGHT!" Ah. "And lastly" The anticipation seemed to get to the others as he paused dramatically. "Noelle. We're in the complete unknown so your status might be useful for once" She huffed and looked away. "Alright" But Killua could see her eyes gleamed a little at the praise. Killua stood up, before reaching into his bag and grabbing out a small bag of coins. "First, we're going shopping" Noelle furrowed her brow a little. "Shopping? We're going on a mission" He nodded slightly. "Exactly. I'm going to need a few things" He replied in his monotone voice. Finral sighed, then handed Noelle a map. "Here, since you can fly you take this" Then he pulled out his grimoire and made a portal. "I'm dropping you in a town near the village, hope it suits your taste" Killua nodded slightly again. Even better. He was about to step through when Asta bolted. "Wait! I gotta prepare!" Noelle ran off as well. Killua sighed, then turned to Finral. "I'm going"

The town was out in the forsaken realm, which was probably why none of the 'better' squads were on this mission. He scouted around, then found something he liked. It was a pair of shorts, they were black and a little worn. He checked the price and also snagged a backpack roughly the size of his own. Noelle and Asta popped in after him shortly after, just as Killua was paying. The shopkeeper's eyes went wide. "Oh! You guys are the black bulls!" he smiled and pushed some coins back towards him. "Here, you do good for our kingdom so I'll give you 5 percent off" Damn it, I was trying to keep on the low. This was a stealth mission. He had dropped his monotone attitude for a more childlike one, and his robe and tag were in his bag so there was no way to tell he was a black bull. "Oh! Sorry Mr, but I'm not with them. You can keep the change." He had been talking to this shopkeeper for a little while now, pretending to be a tall 11 year old.

"Oh my bad Noku" He took his money back then chuckled, before handing him a lollipop. "Here ya go, sorry for the confusion" Killua's eyes lit up, and he giggled a little as he took it. "Thank you Mr shopper guy!" He said, sticking it into his mouth and stuffing his new items into his new bag. "I'm heading off to Bukuni village by the way sir, do you know the way?" This was a great chance to get information. The shopkeeper frowned slightly. "I suggest postponing that until the magic knights deal with the issue" he said, pointing behind him. Killua blinked over his shoulder with a confused expression to see that Asta and Noelle were pretending not to watch them. "But why not?" He asked, pouting a little as he turned back around. He rested a hand on Killua's head. "Kids like you are being kidnapped, I heard that 5 of them went missing in the last week" Killua's eyes went wide. "b-but, I have to get to cousin Kalluto's house!" Why the hell did I say Kalluto? This is all fucking improv damn it!

"Well you should stay away from the Bukuni stream ok? That's where most of them tend to go missing" Score! He nodded. "Ok Mr. shopper keeper sir! I'll be super extra careful!" He chuckled, then pointed north. "It's only about a ten minute walk that way. You sure you can handle that by yourself?" He thought for a moment, as if trying to find an answer. "We can take him" Killua turned and his eyes widened slightly when he saw Noelle there with a slightly aloof expression. The fuck are they- "Since we're in the area we can make sure this little one gets escorted safely" She said, giving him a smile. So she's not useless. At least they caught on to the fact he was acting. "Woah!" Killua's eyes shone and he smiled eagerly. "I've never met a real magic knight before!" He turned with a wave at the shop keeper. "I'll take your words to heart Mr! bye! " He said, grabbing ahold of Noelle's hand. She narrowed her eyes for a second before going on her way, Asta followed them out of the building and behind the store.

As soon as he was out of the shop, his monotone expression resumed and he leaned on a wall. "What the hell were you doing?" Noelle snapped. He shot her a small glare. "Blending in" He unpacked his bag and pointed to the new clothing. "There after kids, so I'm gonna pretend to be a clueless 11 year old" Asta's eyes widened. "You're so good at acting! I'd never have thought-" He rolled his eyes. "Part of my training. Now shut up" He ducked behind a tree and changed, removing his navy turtleneck and putting on his white shirt and worn black pants. He moved one Yoyo and his taser into his new backpack, then slipped it on over his shoulders. He replaced his old clothes into his old bag, then walked out. "Let's go"

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To be continued...