Runaway | Kurapika x Reader

Prologue - Missing

[ a/n: hi! i don't expect anyone to read this story but if you are here, i just want to thank you for clicking. this chapter is a prologue that explains (Y/n)'s backstory, so it is pretty important to the story. hope you like it! ]

-3 Years Ago-

I woke to the rhythm of raindrops dancing on the roof. I remembered every little thought I had before I fell into my slumber the night before. With a determined grin on my face, I rolled over in my bed, the cheap metal creating a high-pitched squeak.

So my plan is going into action today, huh? I've been preparing forever. It's hard to believe the day has finally come.

I kicked my thin blanket off and crawled out of my small bed.

I'm really going to run away from home. This is insane.

I stood up and saw the face of my older sister, Fiona, lying on the second bed in the room. Tears formed in my eyes, but I kept them from falling. It was necessary to stay strong. I couldn't let my emotions stand in the way of what needed to happen.

I got ready as I would any other day. However, my backpack did not contain training utensils, but rather living supplies, if that's what you'd call it. I shoved everything else in the closet the previous night and instead filled my bag with clothing, hygiene products, water, cash I had been saving for a while, my electronics, and other items.

I sped through a bowl of cereal and made sure to drink a couple of glasses of water. I stared at the wall for a few minutes before my brooding was interrupted by my mother's voice.

"(Y/n)! You're up early. Are you trying to get a run in before we go out and go over drills?" She asked, turning on the coffee maker.

I forced a smile before responding, "Yeah. Bye, mom."

I felt tears forming once again and tried to look away before she noticed.

"You'll only be gone for a little, right? Why are you crying?"

"I'm not. There was something in my eye," I lied. I wiped the few tears and turned around.

"See you later," I said before walking out the door. I nervously moped down the sidewalk before a certain thought stopped me in my tracks.

Wait. I didn't even see Zero, my other sibling, before leaving. They're definitely asleep but I now don't have another chance. If I go back just for that, my mom will surely suspect something. I'm never that sentimental before 'going out for a run'.

All I was able to do was brush off the thought the best I could. I looked back to the rather ugly house for a moment and then continued walking, colored leaves falling in front of me. I'd memorized the directions to Serene's house by now, so I made it there in no more than 15 minutes.

Serene has been my best friend for the past 3 years. We've gone through an incredible amount of obstacles together. I've opened up to her a lot about my problems; quite frankly, I had a lot of those.

My mother and father divorced when I was three years old. Since I was so young, I didn't think of it as anything more than having two homes. But over the years, it's caused me a headache. I've lived with my mother for the most part since then, but I always had second thoughts about where I wanted to be. To be honest, I didn't exactly want to be with either of my parents.

Deep down I couldn't stand either of my parents. It wasn't because of the cliché 'I hate my parents' phase, but rather due to the fact they subjected my siblings and me to intense physical training, Nen training, and mind training every single day, from the moment we could walk. They said it was so we could protect ourselves once we were on our own, but it didn't feel necessary. Nobody else that I knew had parents who drilled all of that into their heads. I started to become depressed- I mean, who wouldn't when you never get a break from such a tiring life? I declared that I wouldn't feel even remotely better unless I was on my own.