Wings and Webs: Journey

Yukinaru -Rush- 32

     "Once more from the beginning Naru." Chrollo is trying hard to keep a straight face.
     "I am trying. I don't know how to just simply summon nen like this. It feels so different then before." I plead exhaustedly.
     "I have an idea to speed this along. ♤~" Hisoka looks up at chrollo motioning him to join us in the makeshift rock ring.
     "And that is?" He asks with intrepidation.
     "We force her nen out then have her focus on the feeling and recreate it." He suggests so simply.
     "That sounds dangerous." I peep.
    "We already have spent 2 weeks trying to naturally discover your talent." Hisoka sighs, "Your match is soon and you will at least have to be able to use hatsu defensively ♤~."
      Chrollo speaks up next, "We know you are a specialist. And you can already use manipulation and your conjuring skills are exceptional as well."
     "So how can I find out what my special nen ability is?" I ask.
       "Well by actual combat darling." Chrollo chuckles.
     "I don't like the sound of that.." I glance at him.
     "Don't worry Flower. I won't let him hurt you too much ◇~." Hisoka pulls me into his arms.
      I take a deep breath, feeling Hisoka already pouring his nen into me.
     Bracing myself "Let's do this."
     I feel my entire body alive with fire, much like that training for gyo. I focus on the fire's movement and add my own to it. I let it follow the flow, I look down my arms, finally seeing my nen completely. It looks like blue flames flickering wildly and whisp of purple hues.
      I watch as I can move it around, increasing and decreasing it at certain spots. Amazed by the way it flows, like it has its own sense of life.
     The truth of how much I didn't know and realization that a mere few strangers figured it out first, hits me like a wall.
     Shaking my thoughts, I speak out to Chrollo, "This is my true nen?"
    I look behind and see Hisoka encased in my blue flames. His gaze holding such wicked lust dancing with my nen.
      Turning to look back, Chrollo is already by my side answering me, "Truly splendid Naru. Now this is where the training starts." And with that everything changed.
    I'm hurt pretty good but I can feel my nen itching for release. We have been in combat for nearly two full days and I still haven't figured it out how to trigger my nen abilities. I spit a bit of blood out on the ground and take a quick check of the slices down my arms.
     Right now I'm just barely able to keep dodging and blocking. Hisoka is pretty easy to deal with but Chrollo is on a different level. I just can't seem to dodge his hits at all.
     With just having to hide my wings, I've done well at maintaining the manipulation at least. I take comfort in that small win so far. I check Hisoka standing off to the side wiping the blood from his lip.
       His eyes full of excitement and lust. A shiver rocks my body and I whip my head over to see Chrollo charging at me. He leans forward to land a hit to my torso then something in me clicks in that instant.
     Instead of bracing for the hit as I have been doing, I reach forward grabbing his arm to pull him in. Using his own weight I slam my fist into his chest knocking him clean backwards. I sprint forward instantly. Landing a electrical charged kick sending him up into the air.  
     Wishing I could pull him back down now, a sticky substance starts to drip from my finger. Looking down I see Hisoka's bungee gum. Without a moments hesitation I already know what todo. I smile and flick it at Chrollo. 
     It attaches to his upper chest and pull my hand in, yanking Chrollo back to me. I land another hit, releasing Chrollo on contact. I sense Hisoka on the attack and quickly flip backwards in mid air.
      I feel Hisoka's card skim across the back of my leg. I quickly counter and sling his own bungee gum at him and yank him into Chrollo, knocking their heads together as I land.
     I steady myself and brace for my next attack. I focus my nen into my feet and push myself forward. Shifting my nails, I close the distance. Chrollo darts to the left and I set my sights on him. I push even faster determined to get a slice in this time. With a last boost of speed, I feel my claw connect against his cheek and a smirk erupts!
     "I did it!!" I squeal excitingly as my body falls with complete exhaustion finally.
     Hisoka catching me, a smile on his lips. "Well done Flower ♡~."
      I breathe heavy, as I hear Chrollo getting closer. "Well done Naru. You finally activated your nen ability and it is terrifyingly beautiful."
     "Thanks," I huff. "How's the cut?" I giggle, taking a seat.
     "Already healing thanks to you." Chrollo leans in and tucks a loose strand of hair away, such a common action now for him.
     "So she has the ability to steal others ♤~?" Hisoka speaks as he picks me up bride style into his arms.
     "From what I've seen, it is similar to mine in a way. First adaptability kicked in. She was able to read, absorb and counter my attack in a mere millisecond where as before she only was barely able to block part of my hit. Her nen is starting to sense everything in the air and adapt to the change. It felt very static like.. I did not even have time to fully see what happened before I was already getting hit again." Chrollo looks at me with such pride.
      "Then, like my special nen ability, you stole Hisoka's bungee gum but only did so after he meaningfully attacked you with it. That leads me to believe your nen has absorption capabilities under the condition that you experience the attack head on." Chrollo motions Hisoka to step closer.
     "Then the last ability I seen was in her last attack. She was able to use your bungee gum yes, but it was nothing compared to yours. So she has application abilities, my guess is that the absorbed abilities will only ever be as strong as she is. With more training though I assume the stronger said abilities will be. I shall call it the three A's." Chrollo opens a book and begins to write hastily.
     After, he snaps the book close, grabbing Hisoka's arm jarring me. Before I even finish blinking we are in a familiar place.
     "Ooo I remember this place. We are by Heaven's Arena aren't we? This is the broken down church if I recall."
     "So what your saying is that Yuki has the potential to even surpass the deceased Netro ♤~." Hisoka's blood lust is rapidly rising, both of them ignoring me.
     "No. Her potential goes even beyond that, if she surives the fights she gets into though." Chrollo looks down at me with worry, "Hisoka look after her for now. I must go." He looks back at my jester with an expression I don't understand.
     "Of course ♡~." Hisoka nods.
     Shrugging, I push from Hisoka, turning to walk inside. "I have taken much of your time anyway Chrollo. Go see to your family. You know how to find me."
     "Till next time Lady Naru." Chrollo does a deep bow just as he did when meeting me, then he was gone.
     I grin wickedly *now I can play.*
     "How I wish I knew what you are thinking right now ♡~" Hisoka coos at me.
     "H.I.S.O.K.A," I slowly pronounce each letter. "Wanna play a little game?" I coo teasingly.
      "Oh? You wanna play? ◇~" He stops in the doorway.
     "Catch me if you can!" I stick my tongue out and slip out by his side.
     I stop a short distance away from him, "Are you comin Jester?" I giggle waiting for him.
     "You know," he turns and arches towards me, "I always catch /you/ Flower."
    Within an instant he was infront of me. I giggle and tap his shoulder, "Bye." I am gone just as quick.
     For hours we darted around the broken city playing tag. The buildings were swaying in the breeze left behind us. After images littering the scenery, looking like an audience around us.
      The sounds of laughter mixed with groans could be heard echoing. The light of the moon illumating a spectacular show for the stars.
     *Alright time to end this.*
     Hisoka just tagged me and darted back again. I release my wings and instanly whip towards him. He picks up his speed and pulls head but I am determined. Giggling, I focus my nen into my wings, increasing their power. I jet forward and reach out for him.
     "I got you!" I grip his hands and bolt upward into the clouds.
     Giggling again as he tries pull himself up against the wind. I slow down once we barely hover over them letting Hisoka come to balance at my side. His arm around my waist.
     "Have you ever wonder what clouds feel like, well here." I slowly drift us down. Our hands leaving rivers among the the mountains of fluffy air.
     "Truly, your feathers are even softer then these ♡~"
     "Silly Jester. Beautiful isn't it? I could spend my whole life flying like this and be completely satisfied." I dip a little lower, feeling the coolness of the clouds against the tips of my wings.
     "So where are we goin?♧~" Hisoka speaks into my ear.
     "Where ever the wind takes me this flight." I drop up and down into the clouds like they were waves on an ocean. "I merely want to just exist in this moment for now."
     Forgetting everything else, I start to focus on my nen. I feel it growing around me like never before. So many new sensations and strength. I attempt to seed it into the clouds. Hoping it could follow the water trails as it use too before I could see it.
     It worked beautifully, I stop and drift down deeper into the clouds. Taking in the streams of blue nen, the trails of firey roots. I twirl around in place feeling Hisoka giggle. I trail my fingers along the streams.
     "Mmhhhm this has been a most spectacular sight. ♡~"
     "It truly is marvelous" I smile with pride.
     "Should we land soon?" He pulls me tighter.
     "Yes I suppose we should see where we are." I sigh deeply, wishing to fly longer.
    We drift down landing on the side of a mountain. I feel something hanging in the air faintly familiar. Its aura so thick it darkens the woods.
     "Hisoka, where are we?" I ask as he steps in front of me like a guard dog.
     "You are on Kukuroo Mountain. This is the home of the Zoldycks." A stout butler steps forward and bows.
     "I am Lady Yukinaru-"
    "I know who you are." He rises and walks into the darkness motioning us to follow him.
     "Well I am just gonna fly there. Hisoka you coming?"
     "I will see you there flower. I have had enough flights for today." He smiles and follows the butler.
     I stand still, looking around all directions. I slowly take in the trees, the sounds and the smells. It all feels so new here. I let myself fall in the same spot where I landed, and just lay on the grass with wings stretched wide. I feel Haiji coming out finally too, walking on my tummy.
    "So what do you think" I whisper to him.
     I slowly turn over to my side and lay my hands on my feathers. I have been fighting nonstop for days then I flew across the land. I can feel my legs sinking into my feathers, as exhaustion finally hits me.
     My head is cradled by the soft feathers of my wing. I curl up my legs to my chest, with such large wings I fit perfectly like this.
     "Keep an eye Haiji," I yawn at him.
I look to the sky one last time and smile. I wrap my outer wing over us and slowly dirft asleep.
     I don't know how long I slept but I feel Haiji sinking his nails in my side. I pull him down into my arms, curling my wings tighter around me. He starts to move about even more, disrupting my sleep once more.
      "Fine, go do your buisness." I lift my wing stretching as Haiji walks off.
     I sit up and fluff out my feathers, shaking the haze of sleep from my eyes. A pain pings and I look for the source. Some of my flight feathers got snagged on a nearby bush. I try to free them but each time I touch it new pain spikes.
     I try to use nen and help block the pain but it does nothing. The thorns are thick with jagged edges and the leaves a dark shiny green. I have a feeling this isn't gonna be good if my hard feathers hurt from this.
     "Haiji, come free my feathers. I can't reach it." I look for my kitty. His fur all puffed, "Silly boy, you have seen my wings before."
    Just then a cold hand touches me, I jolt yanking my wing. The pricker bush flings further towards the inner section of my wing. The inside feathers are now getting ensnared as I hurriedly move away, the bush nearly covers all of my wing space now.
     I shriek as the pain hits hard from all the pricks. Thorns trapping my soft feathers with each sway of the breeze. It is like a thousand needles sticking in my wing. I rather Hisoka and Chrollo's training over this.
     I fight through the pain and try to find the source of my fright. I see a hand still looming from the shadows but nothing else.
    "Step out, reveal yourself." I warn trying to look fearsome with one limp wing.
    "Lady Yuki," Illumi steps out "I didn't mean to startle you. Silva sent me, you have been here for a few hours now."
     "I'm sorry," I cringe as my wing moves once more. "I must have been really tired. Haiji come," once he dissolves back into my shadow I motion for Illumi to lead the way.
     "Would you like me to help free your wing?" He points to the mangled mess of feathers and thorns.
     "Please don't touch them," I step back "They are very sensitive at the moment and this one is particularly painful."
     "It will make movement far easier." Illumi reaches and pulls on a twig that is sticking out.
     I scream wildly as he yanks it away, feathers still attached to the thorns and fresh blood dripping. "This.... You... I told you no."
     I cringe as searing pain radiates from where the plucked feathers were once connected. I fall to my knees breathing heavy, sweat dripping down my jaw line.
      "I don't know what bush that is but it is absolutely terrible!"
     "I didn't realize it would cause you such pain." Illumi bolts forward after taking in the scene before him. "It appears your wings are a weak point." Illumi puts a hand on my back taking my hand in his.
     I accept his help as he lifts me to my feet. Blood dripping down my white wing. "I have more nerve sensitivity in my wings then anywhere else on my body. I must have also awakened them when I was training."
     I start to breathe heavier as we walk, the bush tugging down each step. Our pace was incredibly slow, twinge of pain flickering across my face never ceased.
     After what feels like an hour of walking, I let go of his arm. "I have.. to... rest." I pant.
     Illumi leans me against a tree along the path, "To think you had such a simple weakness."
    "I do not need your lectures right now Illumi." I gingerly try and remove the parts of the bush, getting as much as I can.
     My wing looking like a spotted mess of white and red. I grib a thick branch closer to my side, and try to tenderly remove it. I slowly peel the little feathers out of the thorns. A tear slips from my eye and drips on to my arm.
     The frustration builds and I yank the twig the rest of the way sick of the slow pain. A rippling scream pierces the night air and I realize it is mine. A fresh stream of blood flows down, leaving a puddle below me. I pant hard, even for someone such as me, has a limit for pain tolerance. This has been a hellish week.
      "Illumi, I can't walk forward anymore..." I feel myself slipping down the tree. "I have to sit for a bit longer. I need to catch my breath."
    "Very well." He nods and takes a stance next to me.