Stick to the Shadows (HxH)

18: Kurapika's Match

Rilluma's P.O.V

"Kurapika! Go over there and finish the job!" Leorio yelled. Kurapika refused to look at him. He just sat in the corner waiting for everyone to stop yelling at him. The fact that he didn't want to kill him made me wonder. "Otherwise we have to wait for him to wake up!" 

"I refuse to attack someone who has lost his will to fight." he said. I narrowed my eyes as Killua walked up to him. Staring down at him. He has the eyes of an assassin. Our game was being interrupted and I didn't like it. We prefer to play without anyone butting in and ruining it, yet I haven't actually had very much fun so far. Everyone keeps getting in the way. 

"I can kill him for you. I don't mind." Killua said. Everyone looked at him dumbfounded. I rose my head and watched him. I want to kill him. I want to kill. Killua has always bluffed about how he feels about killing. He would do it for the sake of the team. I would do it for pure pleasure. "You've never killed anyone before have you?. . . Are you scared too?"

"No fair Kill. I want to kill him." I growled. 

"I've never thought of if I was scared to kill someone, but it doesn't matter. This is a one of one match, neither of you can get involved." Kurapika was right, but I was irritated because he once again got in the way of my fun. I don't care if I win or lose, but I'm going to get some blood soon. 

"Do what you want but it's not very good for your team." Killua stated. 

"Damn right! Majority rules remember?!" Leorio was screaming, and it was hurting my ears. With every comeback someone had his voice was that much louder. Once the word remember came out of his mouth I roared tackling him to the ground. My paws held him by the shoulders and I beared my teeth. 

"Rilluma drop it!" Killua yelled. I looked to him. 

"I wasn't going to kill him, unless he keeps screaming like that. My ears feel like they're about to bleed." I growled letting Leorio up, but keeping my position strong and sturdy. I walked back to Killua swinging my tail side to side. "Sorry for the claw marks Leorio." I said reading Killua's expression. He moved the sleeves on his shoulder exposing a paw print with nails digging into the skin. It was going to bruise. 

"Rilluma. That's not very nice." Gon said with a sad look. Leorio was looking like an idiot feeling the wound. I know he could be a doctor, but he was way to fascinated with the bruise. It was starting to get on my nerves. 

"I didn't even feel your claws. It didn't even hurt." he mumbled. 

"Rilluma has poisoned tipped claws. Depending on her mood a different poison can enter your bloodstream. You were lucky and got a numbing poison instead of a lethal one." Killua said. Kurapika looked at me for clarification, but I just nodded. The man running the game mumbled to himself just how interesting I am to him. 

"Let's just continue with the next match." Gon said. I shook my head. The feeling in my fur told me it would be a bad idea to watch another fight. They are all getting their chances to kill, and I want mine as soon as possible. Watching more fights are just going to make me lose control again, and I don't need Illumi telling me what to do. That's right Rilluma, fear what you might do. A little push and you will be my puppet. I growled at Illumi's voice in my head, but ignored it for now. 

"I'm going to take a nap. Wake me up when it's our turn Killua." I told him. He understood and nodded. Gon was way too excited for the next match to pay attention, but Leorio saw. His mouth dropped wide open and his glasses slid down his face, but he remebered what happened last time when he yelled around me. Sobhe closed his mouth and let Kurapika speak for him.

"Isn't that a bad idea? Falling asleep here among criminals." Kurapika said. I looked to the otherside and shook my head. Our training has taught the two of us how to fall asleep with all if our senses intact. They would never get near me.

"First of all, they are not allowed on this side. Yes, they are an asset but they are still criminals. The chairman wouldn't let them kill us so easy. Second, I'll catch their smell before they lay a hand on me. And third, if they are over here then that means all of you are unable to stop them. Which makes there death that much more intriguing." I liked my lips in happiness.

I shifted out of my cat form and into my human form. Killua knows I am much more vulnerable in my human form, but I also get more rest. Killua will protect me much more now that he sees me getting into my human form. He also knows that it means I havn't slept that good, and I'm exausted. I walked over to the wall across from Kurapika. I sat down leaning my head back.
"Just try to keep it down." I told them. I tuned out the next fight. Sitting back here by myself feels kind of good. Kurapika got up to watch the fight, so I was alone. Sleep my sister. If you go to long without rest then you wont be able to carry out my next orders. So sleep now Rilluma. Sleep.

He has a plan. Illumi is going to make me do something that I don't want to do. I can't fight his orders. Despite the suspicion I had from his last statement I was unable to keep my eyes open. Illumi's orders made it absolute. My eyes shut right before I drifted off into sleep.

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