Just the Maid

Chapter 31- The Hunters and the Hunted: Part Five

The next morning, I woke up without any flopping at all. That's new. Well, I shrugged it off and we started on our way again. There wasn't really much to do while we walked, so we decided to quiz each other on what our favorite stuff was. There were so many things about us that were vastly different, yet there were many more things that we had in common. It was an enjoyable, yet empty day number five.

For a place to sleep, we found a different lake, on the other side of the island. The sun was just about to set.

"How about we swap roles this time? I'll go look for some berries and you see if you can grab some fish?" I suggested.

He responded with a "sounds good" and started taking off his shirt. Seeing what he was doing, I blushed and quickly walked into the woods to try and find something edible.

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It must have been at least an hour before I came back. I couldn't find anything nearby. At least, nothing that wasn't poisonous. As I walked through the trees on the edge of the clearing, I called out so Killua would know I was back. I looked up from ducking under a leaf and saw him just starting to get out. Completely naked. His left leg was on the bank and he was just about to heave himself up. I froze.

"I-I'm so sorry!" I shouted. I immediately turned around and covered my eyes in embarrassment.

"It's okay, you can open your eyes now," he called after a minute. I slowly turned around and uncovered my eyes.

"S-Sorry about that..." I apologized again.

"It's fine, don't worry about it. I guess we're even now, aren't we?"

My eyes widened a bit in rememberance. "Yeah, I guess so, hehe..." I chuckled nervously. He chuckled too. "How about we get a fire going, hunh?"

"Yeah, did you get any firewood?"

"No, and I couldn't find anything edible either."

"Alright, I'll go get some firewood. You find some brush near here to start a fire."

"Okay." With that, we went our separate ways.

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After some time, I had finally gotten enough brush together to start a small fire. I hit my hand on the ground to see where Killua was and saw that he was coming closer, carrying a bunch of wood. If I wanted to start the fire, I would have to make it quick. I set the sticks in a tower-like structure and lit it ablaze with my fire. And just in time too. Killua strolled out of the trees with a bunch of sticks and wood in each arm.

"Hey, you even got it started! Nice! I'm actually starting to get a little cold," he joked. He set his load next to the fire. I sat on the other side of the pile and together we started putting more and more wood and sticks on the growing fire.

Nighttime soon fell and I was getting really tired.

"Hey, do you need me to... to..." I tried to suppress a yawn, but failed miserably.

"Hehe, you go to sleep. I'll be fine," Killua chuckled. I nodded without hesitation and laid on my side, wrapping my cloak around me and putting my arm underneath my head.

I was about to fall asleep when a gentle hand lifted my head and set me on a softer cushion. I didn't even mind. With my head on a soft pillow, I fell asleep.