A Hunter X Hunter Fan-Fic; Maria's Story

Chapter Three

I looked at the man standing in front of us. Gon had woken me up just moments before, so I yawned mindlessly as he explained the first phase. Sounds boring. Feeling a little odd, I shifted in my spot, moving closer to Gon and Kurapika as I felt a pair of eyes on me.

When I shifted closer to the boys, the eyes moved along, probably to stare a hole in someone else too.

This part is so boring. Except for when Hisoka fights... Wait-how do I know this? Who is Hisoka?

Confusion was written all over my face as I tried to recall who Hisoka was, and how I knew fighting would take place. I just know. It's a fact. I don't remember myself, it seems like someone else is controlling my memories. But that's impossible, right?

"Mari Onee-San?" Questioned Gon as he was pointing up at Satotsu. Wait. Who is Satotsu? The dude with no mouth? Kinda looks like my dad.

"Oh!" I exclaimed as I broke out of my thoughts. Realization broke across my face to show my surprise.

Leorio and Kurapika were starting to follow Satotsu, and Gon led me up to them, following my pace. Feeling a burst of energy, I sighed happily. A gust of wind blew past me, and I spread out my arms as we began to run.

The eyes returned to their staring as I finished my relaxing sigh. Sadly, this time they did not leave me, and the nervousness was killing me. Getting a quick breath of air once again, I felt insanely calm. My composure remained until the end of the run. Well, the end of the first half. When we left the tunnel we were in a marsh forest.

The eyes could be felt once again, and I was getting ticked off. Gon and Killua ran on ahead of me, so they were more towards Satotsu. I was standing a little more towards the back, and Kurapika and Leorio were towards the center, near Gon and Killua.

This man came out from around a corner and claimed he was the real examiner. Could he? But I thought Satotsu was the examiner. Was there a change in plans? Wait-wait-wait, that guy's all bloody! Blackness began to surround my vision, the last thing I saw being the man getting stabbed by cards.

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"Mari Onee-San ? Mari Onee-San? You okay?" Gon's voice slowly woke me up.

We were in a forest and Gon had been giving me a piggy back ride. I hard some talking and looked over. There was Leorio getting strangled by that perv with the gold eyes! Not waiting another moment, Gon used his fishing rod to attack the pedophile.

I was getting lost in the conversations, so I just tried to loop around the perv and Gon and steal Leorio from his grasps. Instead, the pedo grabs my neck tightly, tightening his hold after five seconds. Thankfully I was gifted with longer legs, so I attempted to kick his stomach. It wouldn't have been possible for me to have tried to attack his arm, with next to no upper body muscle.

My leg nipped him, and his creepy smile widened. I had finally reached one conclusion; this man is not our friend! He's trying to kill me! And who knows what else will happen next?

Gon jumped in to save me, and the pink-haired man let go of me on reflex.

"Mari Onee-San! Are you okay?" I nodded my head, much to my throbbing neck's dislike. He gave me one last smile and looked at the pedophile with a determined face.

Seeing a boy only one year younger than me, who acted way younger, have so much courage, it filled me with determination(You get 10 LV points if you know where this came from ;) ). It's incredible that some people can have such amazing qualities or attributes.

Slowly standing up, I watched the battle, and then tried to sneak Leorio and I out of there. Of course, when the fight finished, I realized that the creep had gotten Leorio while I was fazing out. My head was feeling light, and I felt very dizzy. It kind of feels like the first time I fainted.

No!

I pinched my arm until it bled.

I won't let my friends carry me around again! They've already gone through so much for me, and what have I done? All I've done is cause trouble. That's not right! Friends have each other's backs, but I can't even help one.

Not even my brother...

Wait, brother? What am I talking about? Did I really have siblings? I guess there's a chance since I can't remember anything, but wouldn't they have come looking for me? My family?

Agh! My head hurts too much!