Hunter X Hunter: Sad Stories

Some Other Time

Leorio tried moving his legs, his face scrunched up as he used all his willpower and energy to do it. "Shit, I can't even move my legs", he mumbled as he sighed in defeat.

"I guess it's really time for me to meet my end", he murmured as he stared at the 70-year old picture frame in his table. It was a picture of him with his old friends. He sighed heavily as he reached for the picture.

"It reminds me of the old times, I wish we can all go back to the beginning", the old man said to himself as he clutched the handle of the picture frame.

"Gon has always been the innocent one. He would always put others before himself.I heard he met his father, and they travelled the world together. I tried to search for him, but it was impossible for a guy like me", Leorio said, he's voice cracking.

"Ha! Killua! He was always so annoying, trying to be cool! He's with his little sister right now, but I heard he and Gon never crossed paths again, that's sad. I also tried to contact him, but I can't, probably because he didn't his family to find them", he continued as he looked at young Killua.

"Kurapika... he was that Kurta guy who never called my name with an honorific. He was such a brat, back then. Right now, the news says that he already slaughtered the whole Phantom Troupe and regained the scarlet eyes. Sadly, he's known as the Dark Blacklist Hunter, because he's now impossible to talk to and he isolates himself from everyone. Even for me, it was impossible to find his address", the old man said as he frowned from sadness.

"And then, there's me. The perverted geezer who strived to be a doctor. At least, I didn't fail. I graduated as a doctor and cured people for free. But, no one was there to share my happiness. I never got married and I never got to see my friends again", he said as hot tears started flowing from his eyes.

"I wish things had been different, but that's all there is. You can't go back in life, all that's left is the happy memories. But, I'm glad that I still have a few memories with them that I can remember. The Hunter Exam, the Search for Gon's father and the election for Chairman", he mumbled to himself as he felt his heartbeat slowly fading.

"I will hold on to these memories,until my last breath", he said as he held the picture next to his heart.

He felt his eyelids drooping down. He's whole system is shutting down, like a hopeless machine beginning to self-destruct. He's a doctor, and he knows that the next words he'll say are his last.

"Maybe we will meet again, some other time...", he said as he took one last intake of breath and disappeared from the world, his hands holding the most precious memory he hoped to carry with him.