Together We Stand, Together We Stay ~ A Hunter X Hunter Fanfiction

Chapter 4: Cooking? Fine By Me!

Disclaimer: I do NOT own Hunter X Hunter or any of the characters. I only own my OC's; Natsumi/Renisa and Yukiko, and any changes or events caused by them.

Recap:

"Hello, everyone! We will be your examiners for the second phase of the Hunter Exam. My name is Menchi, and this is Buhara," she declared pointing at herself and the man next to her.

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Third Person's POV:

A loud rumbling noise was heard, confusing the participants. They all looked around, searching for the source, when their examiner, Menchi, shed light on the situation.

"You must be hungry," she pondered knowingly as she turned around to look at the other examiner, Buhara.

"I'm starving," confirmed the obese hunter in a childish whining manner.

"There you have it. Phase two will involve..," she declared, standing up and grabbing the attention of the people standing before her.

 "Cooking!" she announced.

Renisa's POV:

Cooking? I guess I have an advantage here, since both my parents taught me thier ways. But this doesn't sound exactly fair. I'm not one to judge yet, though.

"Wait! Cooking?! We're here to take the Hunter Exam!" argued a buff man.

"That's quite right. Your challenge for the Second Phase is to produce a dish that will satisfy our palate," she countered calmly and confidently.

"Why do we have to cook?!" argued another more ordinary-looking man.

"That's because we are- Gourmet Hunters!" she answered proudly, but the crowd didn't seem as pumped-up, making fun. That was mean! (A/N: I just realized that my character is twelve. Oh my god. *facepalm*)

"So, Gourmet Hunters, what are we supposed to make?" inquired the buff man mockingly.

"Buhara."

"The required ingredient is pork," Buhara stated as he stepped forward.

"You're free to use meat from any species of Biska Forest pigs. You must use the cooking facilities here to prepare the pork. And you only pass if we both find it delicious," he started explaining.

I flinched at that. Oh god. This is NOT happening. Nope. Nope-itty nope, nope, nope. --Nope.

Kurapika seemed to notice, and raised his brow questioningly at me.

I stood on my tip-toes and leaned into his ear and whispered, "I'm a vegetarian."

'WHAT?!'

His eyes widened and he turned his head to face me. "Please don't kill a poor piggy," I pleaded, a light blush on my cheecks because of how close our faces were.

"What about the Exa-"

"And we will evaluate more than just the taste. Don't underestimate the intricacies of cooking. Got it? When we've both eaten our fill, the exam will end," finished Menchi, interrupting us.

"We get it. We get it. Let's just start," said the arrogant buff guy as he waved the examiners away with his hand dismissively.

"Then, the exam's second phase begins now!" Buhara smacked his belly, producing a gong sound.

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I don't like sliding down a hill and ending up being squashed between Kurapika and Leorio. I also wouldn't like to 'amuse' Yuki again. I don't like running for my life because a drift of gigantic carnivorous pigs is trying to eat me and my friends, either.