Stick to the Shadows (HxH)

9: Cooks

Rilluma's P.O.V

I was able to stand ten minutes after waking up, but my legs was still numb. With every step I took my knees ached. I felt like I was walking with cinderblocks around my feet. Plus, the others apparently haven't noticed. They seemed surprised but Killua understood. We heal pretty quickly. Kurapika seemed to be interested in how I pulled it off, but Gon made him forget with that perky attitude.

"How are we going to get back in time?" Leorio asked hysterically. I rolled my eyes and Kurapika looked at me.

"Rilluma. Can you change into an animal thats big enough for you to cary all of us?" Kurapika asked me.

"She's just getting better!" Gon yelled.

"I can hold against pain Gon. I'm fine. I've been through worse. Trust me." I assured. "What do you need me to change to."

"An animal that moves fast and can carry all of us."

"I think i've got the animal you want. Just be aware that I've never tried to do an animal like this so please don't judge how it turns out." They all nodded and Killua just watched with his nails sharpened in order to stop anything from happening. I closed my eyes and focused on an animal. My nails sharpened and my teeth got bigger. 

My form started to change and the pain was great, but I did it. In about two minutes I was a large wolf. Just like Mike, the guard dog on our family estate. I had white fur all around that was actually really shaggy. I was actually not as big as Mike, but I was big enough to carry everyone. I lied down in order for everyone to climb on.

"Rilluma. We're ready." I stood up and began to sprint to the next meeting spot. Kurapika gave me directions as I bolted through the forest. In five minutes I saw the group. Everyone watched as I came to a quick stop throwing Leorio off my back and onto the ground in front of everyone.

"What the hell is that!" someone yelled. I stopped falling down to the ground. Killua jumped off and came around to my face while Gon and Karapika went to Leorio. Killua rubbed my fuzzy snout and I slowly made my way back to my original form. I rolled over on my back once I was t  my human form. Killua sat by me.

"That was tiring." I told him.

"Well. Yeah."

"I feel like my head is going to float away. The whole world is spining." I wasn't lying either. Everything looked all weird and wavy. I yawned and sat up. Killua pushed me back down. He forced me to lie back down and I did so, but not without rolling my eyes.

"You need to stop. I am an assassin after all. I can deal with these kind of things." He didn't answer and just gave me a very stern look. All I could do was sigh and force myself to stand pushing Killua away from me once he tried to keep me down. Luckily, right when I stood the next examiners showed themselves. Phase two. An interesting thing to think about. What could this be? Was it going to be a test of the mind, a test of the body, or the test of skill. I was so excited to figure out the test and take it, but only until I learned about the examiners identity. 

"There both cooking specialist!" I yelled.

"Is that a problem little girl." The girl in tites and I tube top shirt asked. I noticed that I probably shouldn't have said anything, but this exam is all over the place. I fail at almost everything except for being an assassin. I have barely watched the chefs cook anything so I have no idea how to do it. I'm going to fail.

"The first round is . . . a whole roasted pig!" The fat guy said. I rolled my eyes. I've never cooked before in my life. How will I pass this phase. I went off into the forest and looked around. Killua shrugged and followed me. We are a team, and I prefer to hunt with him anyway. I was also happy that I got to kill something now. My bloodlust has been bubbling for a while.