Chapter 1

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Not necessarily what she looks like, but definitely gives the same vibes.

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You stepped into the gloomy, basement-like room, keeping your head down as you entered. Well isn't this place nice, you thought sarcastically, taking your tag from a little green man, inspecting its number 50 before putting it over your heart.

You walked over to a corner of the room away from most of the other people, not wanting to draw attention to yourself, hopefully, this goes smoothly.

As you settled against the wall, your dark cloak shrouding your small figure, you started to examine the other applicants, looking for any potential opponents, that's when a pair of amber eyes met yours.

You jumped slightly and looked away, still feeling the eyes on you. His aura's strong, you surveyed the man out of the corner of your eye, admiring his strong build and bright purple and pink hair. He doesn't mind the attention, you smirked, amused by his prominent appearance. He'll be a force to be reckoned with.

As other applicants gradually filled the room, you could feel his eyes seldom leaving you, although whenever you tried to catch him in the act, he was always intently focused on a deck of cards in his hands, shuffling away.

Suddenly, a bushel of white locks in the crowd caught your eye. Your eyes widened, Could it be? The figure stepped into your line of sight and your eyes widened with surprise, Killua? He's taking the hunter exam?

You pulled your knees closer to your chest, what's happened since I've left? You shook the thought from your mind, It doesn't matter, that's not your life anymore. As much as I want to see him again, I can't, your fists clenched, I can't see any of them again.

At one point, a slightly heavier man walked towards you, carrying two orange juice cans in both his hands.

"Hi, I'm Tonpa! Want some juice? You look parched!" He gave you a friendly smile, but you could see through it. He must be one of those "rookie crushers," there's no point in being friendly towards anyone in this exam, we'll all be turned against each other anyway.

You smirked slightly, "move along big guy, I don't need anything from you."

"But-," he tried to protest but was cut off by the tail of a whip wrapped around his neck.

"By putting just a hair of strength into my whips I can completely sever your head, I suggest you get going before I get tired of your games." You said this quietly, noticing a few fearful stares from nearby examinees. Not the most subtle, but at least they'll leave me be.

His eyes widened and he grabbed at the tendril around his neck, struggling for air, the juice cans clattering to the floor.

You smiled and loosened it slightly, prompting him to gasp for breath, "I get it, just let me go!"

You chuckled slightly, "ok ok fine." Your eyes darkened, seeming to stare right through him, "just get out of my sight."

Tonpa squealed slightly and scurried off the second your whip fell from his neck.

Using your manipulative abilities, you returned the whip to its holder, and crossed your arms, pulling your hood tighter over your head. You could still feel the eyes of the man from earlier on you and you glanced up, expecting to see him shuffling his cards like before, but were surprised to see him staring at you intently. This time a sly smile was on his face, and you found yourself staring back at him like you were in a trance, feelings of both dread and curiosity flowing through you.

You eventually managed to tear your gaze away, mentally chastising yourself, stop, I didn't come here to make acquaintances, I'm trying to be invisible.

You stood up and moved into the crowd, trying to lose the man's gaze, but you still felt it, weaving through the crowd, never leaving you, stuck to you like a magnet.

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The first phase of running was uneventful, although you were surprised how many made it through, maybe I underestimated them a little bit. You were leaning against the wall of the tunnels you had exited from, waiting for the rest of the applicants to make it through. The eyes still hadn't left.

You glanced to your right, the bright-haired culprit again focused on his cards. You were almost annoyed that he wouldn't just talk to you, his stare was unnerving.

Suddenly a commotion broke out, a man claiming that the original examiner was a fake and pointing to some deformed-looking monkey. You chuckled slightly, man these tricks are just so obvious, is this supposed to be hard?

You watch amused as everyone starts to argue who the real examiner is, I guess I'll just let them bicker...

Before you could blink, a card had gone through the second man's chest, and he collapsed to the ground, the original examiner holding one of the same cards in his hand.

The bright-haired man stood in the middle of the clearing, clearly the one who controlled the cards. He was smiling, seemingly not concerned about the murder he just commit.

"The real examiner would have seen through that attack, I was just making sure.~" He spoke in a smooth voice, which just further increased your intrigue towards the man.

The examiner's eyes narrowed, "although you were right, if you are to ever attack me again, I will have you disqualified from this year's exam, is that clear?"

The man's expression didn't change as he fiddled with another one of his cards, "sure~"

From the back of the crowd, you stared at him, playing with one of the kunai that you carried around both for entertainment and battle. Who is this guy? He has one of the strongest auras I've encountered. Your eyes narrowed, not to mention he doesn't act like anyone else I've come across.

Your thoughts were interrupted by the examiner's explanation of the next phase, I'll figure it out later, It's time to focus. 

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