Icy Eyes •||• Hunter x Hunter

Chapter 12

I was now standing in front of the man from yesterday, whose name turned out to be Kureto. Apparently, he, too, was a fighter on the 200th floor and could use Nen-- but judging by his aura, he was quite weak.

"LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, TODAY IS THE FIGHT BETWEEN KATERINA, WHO HAS FOUR WINS AND ZERO LOSSES, AND KURETO, WHOSE SCORE IS SEVEN TO ONE. PLEASE VOTE FOR THE FIGHTER YOU THINK IS MOST LIKELY TO WIN!" The commentator bellowed through a microphone.

The stands were filled with people, who were now voting for either me or Kureto. I got most of the votes. The referee explained the rules of the match, one of which that we are allowed to kill our opponent if we want to-- exactly what I was planning to do. I was almost certain that he wouldn't keep his end of the deal, and if I don't kill him, he'd just continue assaulting people.

The match started and in a flash, my sword was in my hand, dripping with my opponent's blood as his head rolled on the floor. The crowd gasped, some cheered, some screamed, some ran out of the arena.

"I told you not to mess with me," I said to the corpse as I left the place towards my room to wash the filthy blood off me and my blade.

I walked to my room leisurely, ignoring the looks I was receiving. I opened the door, went in and closed it behind me. I found Mitsuba in the kitchen, making coffee. I headed straight to the bathroom after getting out some clothes.

I washed my sword and dried it before stripping and getting into the shower. When I was done, I dried myself with a fluffy black towel, got into my undergarments and bra then put on my clothes, which consisted of skinny jeans, a red t-shirt and sneakers. I blow-dried my short, purple hair and got out of the bathroom only to find Killua and Gon sitting on my couch, talking to Mitsuba.

"I see you met my friends," I drawled, sitting beside Gon.

"Yea-- Wait, when did you come back from your match?" Mitsuba blurted, looking at me in surprise.

"When you were making coffee. I went straight to the shower," I replied as I stole a chocolate ball from Killua.

He turned to me and glared playfully at me before turning serious, "I know you killed that man for a good reason, because I know for a fact that you would never kill an innocent. So, what did he do?"

I glanced at my blonde friend, who was wide-eyed with her mouth agape, then answered the ex-assassin. "I would rather not talk about it now, Killua. Kind of a sensitive topic,"

"Wait! Hold on a second. You killed someone for me?" Mitsuba gasped, staring at me in shock and... appreciation?

"Don't worry about it, it wasn't my first kill, and he definitely was not innocent. He wouldn't have kept his end of the, either." She then did something I didn't expect at that moment. She hugged me. "You... aren't scared if me?"

She shook her head, "If anything, I admire you." She then paused and rubbed the back of her head before blurting, "Can you teach me how to defend myself?"

"Eh? Y-you want , me to teach you how to fight?"

"Your friends told me you were good with a blade... so I thought that I should learn how to at least use a simple weapon,"

I looked down sheepishly, "I don't think I'm the best person to do thi--"

"Yes you are, Kat! You're amazing!" Gon chimed in.

"I'll think about it. But we start after my fight with that damn clown. Ahh, can't wait to damage his pride." I looked out the window dreamily, imagining how surprised he'd be when I use my ability.

Killua looked at me doubtfully, "You really think you can beat him?"

"Of course I do. I will catch him off guard; I am positive he doesn't know anything about my special ability!"