Rin POV
After a couple of hours of flight, we found ourselves in a small room at the back of a run-down restaurant located exactly in the middle of two modern skyscrapers. Just the thought of such a place was at the center of a city still brought questions to my mind. I mean, come on, look at how it stood out from the other buildings!
Nonetheless, the room didn't appear to be in such wreck as the front exterior. You knew the sayings; don't judge a book by its cover.
Perhaps you could say that it looked pretty cozy for a small room. There wasn't any furniture in place but at the center of the room, you could see a big round table with four chairs.
"I can't wait for the steak combo!" Gon exclaimed.
"Yeah me too! I'm practically starving, I need ten plates of meat! Scratch that-I'll eat every meat they have to offer!" I plopped on a seat.
"You're kidding me right, you're supposed to be a girl, shouldn't you have a healthier diet?" Leorio questioned.
"Well, I'm not an ordinary girl that's for sure."
"That was just the password to get us inside," Kurapika said.
"Oh, so we didn't get to eat?" Gon tilted his head in confusion.
"What? Way to go getting my hopes up. And here I am hungry..." I pouted feeling the slight rumbling of my stomach.
Just then, the room rumbled and we could feel ourselves descending slowly.
"It appears this room is an elevator," Kurapika stated.
While waiting for the room to stop moving, Kurapika and Leorio began to discuss the matter regarding the Hunter Exam. Kurapika held firm of his noble thoughts on Hunters while Leorio-- Well, you know him. Money was the only thing left in his mind.
I rolled my eyes at the thought.
Here we go again.
They started to argue about this and that defending each belief as if it was their own religion or whatnot and here I am starting to feel tired about it. Is this how they felt when I'm arguing with Mr. Loudmouth? Now I'm feeling embarrassed.
Plop.
I knocked my head on the table.
"Rin, are you okay?" Gon stared at me questioningly.
"I can't understand what they're talking about," I sighed as I laid my forehead against the table and turned to face Gon who was smiling at me.
"Me too!" He replied.
He's weird. How can one person be so cheerful every time? I'm curious about you Gon. It's as if I want to know a whole lot more about you.
This feeling I'm feeling, it's warm and comforting. I felt like I don't want to lose this feeling any second now. But as if luck wasn't on my side, Leorio started to drag Gon in their argument breaking my earlier mood. Even though I'm pissed, I just stood there watching them.
Kurapika and Leorio glared at each other when they suddenly jerked their heads to face us.
"Gon! Rin! What do you think about? What kind of Hunter do you want to become?!"
"If I answer, will you two stop talking? Then, yes, I'll give you my damn answer..." I paused for a moment trying to think about why I wanted to become a Hunter in the first place.
"... I haven't actually thought about it yet, but I'll just be a Hunter who can find something with ease, that way it'll make my job easier," I said bluntly.
"You mean you wanted to become a Treasure Hunter?" Kurapika asked.
"Maybe," I replied.
"How about you Gon?" I asked him as he started to shrug.
"Well, when you put it that way..." Gon trailed just when the elevator cling.
The door finally slid opened and revealed a whole bunch of people from a variety of ages, races and even sizes!
"Strange atmosphere down here..." Leorio commented as he took the step out of the elevator.
"What? You're scared~?" I said, wriggling my eyebrows. He let out a low growl of annoyance which made me giggled. It's fun teasing him and that's a fact.
"They clearly differ from the Hunter applicants we saw at the port and the city. Each is a master in their own right." Kurapika noted.
"Everyone's really tensed." Gon said.
"Couldn't expect less from the Hunter Exam." I took a deep breath and entered the place. The atmosphere was pretty strange down here but somehow, it's not really nerve-wracking like the first time on the ship. Another smile tugged at the corners of my lips.
"But, you know. I don't feel out of place now that I'm with you guys. Being with you guys is like being home." I smiled.
"Geez, why are you talking like that all of the sudden? We barely even met." Leorio scratched the back of his head with a hint of blush.
"I'm glad you felt that way, Rin," Kurapika said returning the smile.
"Yeah, somehow being with you guys is a lot of fun!" Gon exclaimed which made my smile wider.
Could this be the people I'm looking for? I can never go back to Mount Paozu now that I have no family left, maybe being with them will treat this loneliness I felt.
"Welcome to the Hunter Exam! Please take your number." A small man with a bean-like face handed over a white circle tag to each of us.
Taking the white tag from the bean man, I examined my tag carefully and placed it on my shirt.
'#406'
"Be sure to wear this tag at all times, be careful not to lose it." He said before leaving us.
Suddenly, there's a voice coming from the top which made us jerked our heads up.
"Haven't seen you guys around, yo." It was a fat man smiling at us and he came down to greet us properly.
"You can tell we're new?" Gon asked.
"More or less. After all, this will be my 35th attempt." The newcomer smiled.
"35TH ATTEMPT?!" We yelled shocked.
"How can he smile with that number of attempts?" I said, shocked.
"That's not something to be brag about," Leorio whispered.
"Indeed." Kurapika nodded.
"Well, you can say I'm a veteran. Feel free to ask any questions. My name is Tompa." He offered a handshake and Gon returned it with a smile.
"I'm Gon. These are Rin, Kurapika and Leorio." Gon introduced us to him and started to ask a lot of questions. Tompa answered Gon's curiosity by introducing some of the applicants in the exam.
While they were busy talking, there's a commotion going on in the middle of the crowds. There was a man who cried in agony as his hand slowly disintegrated into thin air.
When my eyes were dead set on the scene, suddenly, it felt like the sky loomed, the buildings pushed from behind, and even the earth swelled towards my knees. I knew this feeling...
That's right, I hadn't tasted this kind of fear in a while and it's not like I'm happy to feel it again or anything. It just felt so wrong. Even my legs instinctively took a few steps back.
There was a man with fuschia red hair that stood in the middle of the scene, being the center of attention. He was grinning-- but not in the sense that was friendly at all. His spooky grin could even send a child into tears and it was enough to coil sickness in my stomach. He looked like a creep! A pedophile! No-- a psychopath! A complete nut job!
All the nasty thing I could think of flooding in my mind as I continue to stare at the guy. Not to mention his malicious Ki. That guy was strong, strong as grandpa but his presence was more evil and twisted.
What Tompa said didn't make things better at all.
"Number #44. Hisoka, the magician. Last year, he was a virtual lock to pass the test, until he killed an examiner he didn't like."
The thought sent shivers down my spine, he's dangerous that's for sure. I made a mental note to stay away from that creep.
While I was busy with my thought, Tompa said something to make us feel better. At least, I hope so.
"That's right, a little something to mark our acquaintance. How about it?" He offered a canned juice with a smile.
Great! Just what I need after that freak show.
Each of us took the canned juice from him, ready to quench our thirst. But then, when Gon took a sip, he suddenly spat the drink out like a waterfall.
"What's wrong Gon?" I asked him curiously.
"I think this juice must have expired. It tasted funny."
With that being said, Leorio spat the drink on me like another waterfall. A disgusting waterfall that was filled with his saliva. It was truly nauseating.
"Seriously?! That was close!" He wiped his mouth as if he hadn't done anything wrong.
Here I am on the verge of punching him, my hair and shirt are practically wet from his disgusting juice mixed with saliva. Did he seriously spit his drink on me?!
"Oi, Loudmouth..." I gripped the canned juice a little too hard it crushed, spilling all the juice on my hand.
"Watch where you're spitting it!" I slammed the tin can right on his face knocking him over the ground. He recovered from the ground and grunted rubbing his swollen nose. That was when he began shouting at me and I wasn't just gonna let it end it that way. Hence, another series of us bickering with each other began just before the exam started.
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THE FIRST PHASE OF THE HUNTER EXAM
Two hours had passed since the start of the exam. The applicants had traveled over thirty kilometers from the start. None of them knew how far they must go. They were forced to run at the leader's pace, with no goal specified. It's a monotonous course with no end in sight. And many applicants have already dropped out.
"Are you guys going to be alright?" I questioned.
"I'll be fine, how about you Rin?" Kurapika asked.
"Me? Oh, I'll be just fine. Thank you for worrying, though." I smiled before turning to the dark spiky-haired boy. "Gon, how are you doing so far?"
He smiled happily and said. "I'm good! This exam is fun, don't you think?"
"Yeah!" I laughed.
My head shifted in Leorio's direction peering onto his state, but his face was drenched in sweat and he's not looking really good at the moment.
"Why are you looking at me like that, huh?" He glowered which made my forehead creased.
"Well, I thought I was gonna ask if you're okay, but it seems my effort has gone to waste." I looked forward again with a huff ignoring his loud barking from behind.
A short chuckle could be heard. Noticing his stare, my head turned to the side seeing Gon with his infamous smile.
"What?"
"You do care about him after all." He said and a rush of heat accelerate to my face.
"No, I'm not!" I protested and jerked my head aside.
At the moment, I felt a strong presence coming from behind before it passed us with a small rattle. My eyes followed the silver-haired boy as he rode his skateboard casually.
Another boy, he's around my age too.
Leorio immediately noticed and glared at the boy. "Hey, kid! That's not allowed! Stop cheating!"
The boy looked back at Leorio in confusion. "Why?"
Leorio was fuming angrily pointing out his index finger at the silver-haired boy. "You're asking why? It's cuz it's an endurance test!"
"You're wrong Leorio! The examiner only told us to follow him!" Gon spoke up.
"Haha, Mr know-it-all got it wrong!" I stuck my tongue out and Gon chuckled.
Leorio glared daggers at us through his glasses and pointed his index finger again. "Hey! Which side are you guys in!"
"Not you of course!" I giggled while Gon laughed out loud.
The new boy curiously watched us with interest. He had his blue eyes traveled to me for a second before going back to the spiky haired boy.
"Hey, tell me, how old are you two?" The silver-haired boy spoke as he skated beside me and Gon.
"I'm twelve years old." Gon exclaimed.
"Me too!" I followed with a smile.
A thoughtful look appeared on the boy's face.
"Hmm..."
He suddenly kicked his skateboard into the air full of grace and caught it between his arm before quietly landed on the ground.
"Awesome!" Gon and I exclaimed as we looked at the silver-haired boy in fascination.
"Guess I'll run too."
I grinned widely amazed by his action earlier.
"That was so cool!" Gon began to run beside him.
"I'm Killua."
Gon smiled back at him. "I'm Gon!"
I ran between them with a cheerful smile, "And I'm Rin."
Our eyes met and I tilted my head questioningly but he just grinned at me.
That's when I realize. His eyes were so blue it looks like the ocean. While Gon has the eyes of wonders his eyes held the mysterious vibe just like the ocean. We never know what in the deep of the ocean. Even so, it's still is beautiful yet very dangerous and I know that I can't keep my eyes off them.
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A/N
This is Rin's first encounter with our second protagonist; Killua Zoldyck! There's so much exciting adventures waiting for them. I know a lot of you guys out there love Killua, so wait and see who will Rin end up with is it Gon? Or our beloved Killua?
Love,
Pink.