Anime Oneshots

(Killua) Hunter x Hunter

Run, run, run. 

My feet listened to my mind expertly as I kept on running away from the figure behind me. I felt the man almost get to me when I exited the wooded area into a place filled with auras. I dodged each and ran until-*BAM* I crashed into an invisible wall. I fell and the other thing fell as well. I was terrified, there was an unknown thing in front of me and a man chasing me. I made my way up and walked cautiously until I found a place to hide, under a cart. I wasn't sure if the man had spotted me but I just stayed still and listened. I heard his breathing and then him yelling at someone. When I checked his aura I noticed he wasn't speaking to anyone, or so I thought. A smooth voice replied and then the two started to fight. Frozen, I waited to hear the man laugh heartily while people screamed. Instead I heard a bunch of chit-chat and then the smooth voice returned right next to me. "Hey, you. You need to apologize, I was walking there when all of a sudden you just ran into me!" I shivered and slowly stood up. Another voice gasped. "Hey! What's up with your eyes? Why did you bandage them?" I could finally see their auras. I gulped nervously. "U-Um, I'm so-" I got cut off by another aura. There was more of them! I quickly started running again and I entered another wooded area. I jumped up into the embrace of the branches and waited. After a while I heard footsteps, but no aura. It was the smooth voice again. "Hey! Hello? Uh, bandage girl? Where are you? Gon is taking care of the guys who were chasing you, it's safe!" I didn't know for sure if it was really them but I decided to take a chance and trust that it was the person. I jumped down and I could hear electricity. Then it stopped and I heard a sigh. "Sheesh you scared me! Next time tell me where you are!" they said. I looked down. "S-Sorry..." I said. Another sigh. "It's okay. What's your name?" "Med- I mean, Melody." I said, stuttering. "Nice to meet you Melody." I nodded and sat down. "Why are those guys chasing you?" I knew this was coming. I hate this part, the part where they run. It's so unfair, I wish things were different. "My eyes." I said. "What about them? Do they hurt?" I shook my head. "No, it's just, if I look at anyone, they turn into gold. It can be controlled, but, I don't know how, my mentor died before he could teach me." Nothing, great, they left. "Oh, I see." I was shocked, no one ever stayed after my explanation. I felt something take my bandages and rip them off. "NO!" I screamed and covered my eyes with my hands. "W-WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT??" I yelled. "Yeah, yeah whatever. I knew your mentor!" "What? How? Only a family of assassins named the Zoldycks know-" "Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, anyway, all you have to do is stop the Nen flowing into your eyes!" I was confused. "N-Nen? Do you mean aura?" I asked. "Sure, whatever you call it." I felt my aura leave my eyes and slowly removed my hands from my face and opened my eyes. In front of me was a boy with white hair and blue eyes. I trembled, water filling my eyes. "Whoa whoa! What's wrong?!" the boy asked with a scared expression on his face. I wiped my tears away. "I haven't seen in so long." I said with a smile. He smiled too. Suddenly, I felt another aura and something swooshed toward the boy. I pushed him away from the spear. Unfortunately, it still hit something, me. I flinched as I fell to the ground. I heard a shock and the other aura faded. The boy fell to his knees and tried to save me. I smiled, sadly. "What are you doing?" I whispered. He didn't answer. The last thing I remembered was something hitting my cheek softly.

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Softly I felt the wind blow through my now short hair as I looked upon the battlefield before me. There he was! The boy from the time where I came close to dying! Thankfully I could turn the blood to gold and have a doctor treat me! He didn't know that, he thought I died. I jumped from the cliff and flew down with my red  fans. He turned to me and almost got me in the chest when I dodged. It had been around five years since the incident. I was now 16 and I got the proper training to battle. I blocked a second attack when I finally yelled "What's your name?!" He punched at my head. "Why do you need to know?!" he asked angrily. I smiled and jumped into the air. "It's only polite! After all, I risked my life for you!" He jumped up after me. "Really? When?!" he asked. I landed gracefully on my feet. "Five years ago in Fandango Town." I said. His eyes widened. "B-But you were-" I smiled "Yeah, yeah, blah blah blah, anyway, I'm here now, but I can't stay for long, there are more hunters after me!" "Before I could leave he grabbed me. "Wait, how do I know you're not lying?" he asked. I sighed. "I don't have time for this, here, this should keep you satisfied until our next encounter." I said. He opened his mouth to protest but closed it when he felt my lips on his. After a few seconds I stopped and he said "Killua." I smiled and ran away, feeling the auras of the hunters close by.

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It had been seven years. Seven years and Melody wasn't there. I felt like an old man even though I was only 23. My sister, Alluka, had decided to stay with Bisky. They became great friends and I visit them sometimes. I was at the market place, choosing apples for a pie I was going to make. Yes, I could cook, with a tiny bit of help from Gon. We were roommates now, he found his dad (finally), they talked, and we reunited. We decided that we should at least live a comfortable life for a few months and then go back to being hunters. Anyway, as I was saying, I was picking out apples. Then, all of a sudden, a woman with a blindfold on bumped into me. I fell on the ground, dropping all the apples in my basket. "Hey! Watch where you're...going." I said, realizing something. "M-Melody?" I asked. The woman looked up. "Who is this? Why are you calling me Melody? My name is Medusa." she said. I got to my feet. "Sorry, you look like someone I know." I said. When I said this she stepped back. "Killua? Is that- oh no, I have to go!" she said and was about to run when I grabbed her. "Don't run, I'll take care of this." She nodded uncertainly. I used my Rhythm Echo and then The Snake Awakens. The men dropped like flies. There was still three things I was confused about. "Hey, Mel- I mean Medusa, why did you lie about your name? Also, why didn't you just make the hunters into gold? And why do you have bandages?" I asked. She sighed and removed the cloth covering her eyes. "I lied because my name sounds super scary, I mean, she turned people to stone! I turn people into gold. There really is no difference. The clan of hunters that tried to kill me had grown immune to my attacks and I tried to disguise myself with the cloth. I guess they had a tracker on me and they found me so suddenly that I didn't have time to remove it." she answered somberly. I gritted my teeth. "Medusa, your name is beautiful and you can control who you turn into gold! You're nothing like the legend! You are not the other Medusa, you are your own person, don't let what your name might stand for control how you see yourself!" I said. She smiled a little. "Thanks, and thanks for getting rid of those guys. Running for my life isn't the way I wanted to spend my time on earth." she said jokingly. I got my apples from the ground. Most of them were unbruised so I paid the vendor and picked up my basket. "Hey, want to join me for some apple pie? You can meet Gon." I said. "The dude who noticed my bandages first?" she asked. I  nodded smiling. "Hey, why didn't you say anything about my bandages when I bumped into you?" she questioned. I laughed. "I was too distracted by your voice." Medusa blushed.

(Epilogue)

"MOM!!!!" yelled a girl with white hair and red eyes. "TSUNA TOOK MY DOLL AGAIN!" A boy with brown hair and blue eyes sat on the couch reading a book. "I did not, I would never think of taking your dumb doll, go ask Etta where it is." he said calmly. The blonde, hearing her name yelled to her sister. "DOOTIE HAS IT!" she said while pointing to a tired dog sleeping in the living room. "ETTA! YOU TOOK MY DOLL!" The blonde's purple eyes glanced worriedly down to her woven satchel. "I'M INNOCENT!" "GIRLS!" a strict voice boomed around the living room. The twins looked at their mother. "Etta, give back Gina's doll and apologize." Etta handed over the doll and murmured a 'Sorry'. Gina smiled in forgiveness and they resumed their game. The mother sighed and looked over at a man sitting at the table. He smiled as she sat down. "These kids will be the end of me I swear." She said. The blue-eyed man grinned. "It'll be fine Medusa." he assured her. "Says you." she scoffed. "They love you Killua, you don't have to do anything and they do." He laughed. "Oh calm down. It'll all be fine." 'After all, I have you don't I?'