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Oh and IMPORTANT! Yes, I did say in the description that the gang will make her open up, but that doesn't mean she actually IS very serious and like, all down-to-business and to the point, since she IS 12 after all. She's just… her whole playful side and bright side is just in her mind, and in the outside, is where she appears serious and all that stuff. So, no, I didn't mean change her personality XD I suck at summaries. Lawl.

First parts of the chapter might be a bit boring, and the first chapter, but I promise it'll get better. And, for the meantime most of the entertainment will be in Yumi's mind because she's actually really playful xD Now, enough stalling, time4story.

EDIT: The summary, is changed~ So ignore everything I said up there about the summary for now LOL. So the previous summary was about her saying 'I don't need friends' and that she can survive on her own, blah blah, since she preferred to being alone while searching for 'answers' ;D . But yeah, I changed it since it was boring. Oh and if you're reading this, don't click the back/close button right when you see the starting paragraph.

I know it's very plain and boring and everything too. But I promise it gets better, I guess lol.

-Tests and Arrival-

-Yumi's POV-

I sat on the railing of the boat as I heard some of the men snicker at me behind my back.

'Tch. As if a kid like her could pass the Hunter Exam.'

'Even the weakest of us here has a higher chance of passing than that girl!'

'I bet she would go crying to her mommy when-'

I tuned out their voices and let my gaze wander. There wasn't anything or anyone particularly interesting here, but I really had nothing to do. I'd rather watch men prancing around like idiots than watch the sea do waves as if watching a three second video on repeat.

Since, let's be honest, sometimes watching idiots are entertaining. Sometimes, annoying.

Most of the people on the ship were buff men who'd more likely go crying to their mom than me, but I noticed an odd one that got my interest. It was a blonde boy with a feminine face –I snickered in secret at this, some people had probably mistaken him as a girl- who was reading a book while sitting on the railing across from me.

He wasn't buff like the others, but based on what he's doing right now he probably leans more on intellect than on strength. Just a guess though.

The boat started to leave Whale Island in which they had arrived in a few hours ago. I kept looking around to see anymore people that would catch my attention, but sa-

"Wait for us!"

I snapped my head to look where the voice came from. It came from a tan boy in all green with a…

'A fishing rod?'

I tilted my head unconsciously with a curious look on my face. Behind the boy was a man that was probably in his thirties in a business suit with a suitcase, he also had glasses on.

'You snooze you lose.' I thought bitterly as they tried to catch up to the boat.

"The boat won't stop for you! You can swim here if you want to catch up so badly!" I heard the captain's gruff voice shout back to them. I watched the boy say something to the old man and they ran up a cliff.

The boy threw his fishing rod's hook to a boulder and the old man behind him latched onto him as they used the fishing rod as a way to get here. They soon got to the ship and the boy landed gracefully on deck, but the man, apparently, crashed into the deck.

"We made it Leorio-san!" The kid said to the 'Leorio' who was groaning while standing up. I watched them talk for a bit before I finally tuned them out and instead observed them. They didn't look like they'd last the Hunter Exam, but oh well. I thought in my head how his personality would be and if he had potential to pass the exam. What? You think I'm listing up rivals? Of course not, I'm just bored.

"Konichiwa(Hi)! I'm Gon! That's Leorio!" I heard his voice in front of me as he pointed to Leorio who was beside our seat leaning on the rail quietly. I snapped out of my musings. I was too focused on my mind that I didn't notice him go in front of me. Gon smiled brightly at me and I smiled back faintly.

His smile was contagious.

"Yumi." I replied as he nodded, his bright smile still on his face as if it was plastered on and he couldn't take it off. Well, his eyes were practically screaming 'MAKE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE!' too.

"I saw you're the only other kid here-" I looked around and he was right. "so I decided to introduce myself to you first!" He said, his smile widening. I didn't think that was possible. If his smile widens anymore, he'll break his mouth.

I only nodded in reply. He suddenly looked up at the seagulls which were flying around carelessly at the top of the ship.

'He's interested in watching random birds fly around in circles trying to dizzy themselves huh… what a strange hobby.' I thought randomly.

"Captain! A storm's coming." He suddenly said and I raised my eyebrow. Leorio released an 'Eh?!'

"How did you know Gon?!" Leorio asked, bewildered. "And why should we trust you?!"

The captain also looked at Gon questioningly though he also had a hint of… interest? On his face.

"The seagulls say so!" He replied as I furrowed my eyebrows and stared at the seagulls.

"I don't see… Um… Are they forming a sign of sorts? Like, are they forming a word or something in their flight path? ...I don't see anything." I said as I narrowed my eyes at the seagulls and I even pointed my finger at them dumbly.

Gon just laughed and Leorio snickered at me.

"What?" I said as I looked at them.

"No Yumi-san, they're saying it! I understand them, sort of. And they're flying in chaos. I can taste salt in the air too!" Gon replied with a grin on his face. I let out an 'Ah' as I nodded my head. Hopefully what I did earlier wasn't dumb.

But I'm pretty sure I looked pretty idiotic earlier. Sigh, I probably looked like a dumb girl that's trying to be serious earlier… I hate this…

Minutes later, we were inside the ship and voila, Gon's prediction was true. There was a storm. Now I know he actually has potential, though people most likely can't tell because all he seems like right now is a normal child.

I watched people roll around the ship as Gon tried to help them all. He was so adorable, I wanted to squeeze the living daylights out of him. Leorio, on the other hand, was just leaning on the wall across me while eating an apple. At least he isn't rolling around.

The way I said 'rolling around' makes me picture a dog rolling over… Oh well.

There was also someone on a hammock, and when I took a closer look, It was the blonde boy from before. And he was reading a book.

Again.

My eyebrow twitched. I wasn't watching him so, was he reading all this time? He was only READING? I wish I had patience with reading as much as him. But meh.

The captain came in and he scanned the room. He scoffed and I could hear him mutter 'If they can't handle this storm, they won't be able to handle the Hunter Exam. What a bunch of weaklings.'

Now, if I knew better, I wouldn't be calling him a bragging weakling and how I bet he wouldn't survive the storm in my mind. I know I shouldn't care on what he thinks about others as long as it's not me, but really.

I quietly brought up the hood of my purple hoodie to cover my face. Not really my face, but more like my nose.

It reeked in here. I'd really rather jump off the stupid ship and swim back all the way to shore just to escape this stupid room filled with puke. Though I can't do that since I won't be able to get to the Hunter Exam…

"You four! Come here." The captain pointed to me, Gon, Leorio, and the boy on the Hammock. I shrugged and went to the other small room with the captain.

Now, you might be thinking 'You just said 'other small room' because you don't know the name of the room you're in!' well, that isn't really far from the truth. I didn't bother memorizing ship rooms' names.

Why the hell do they have so many names for ship room names anyway? Why do people name rooms in general?!

I sighed. Why am I thinking about this anyway? I focused on the captain instead as he asked us a question.

"What are your names?"

If I wasn't so irritated off with rooms right now (I know it's a stupid thing to be irritated of) I would've stopped to think why he asked us a question. But alas, I was pissed off with rooms. Too bad.

"Yumi."

"I'm Leorio."

"My name's Gon!"

"Watashi wa Kurapika."

Oh hey, noticed how what we said got longer and longer? Yeah, I noticed. The moment 'Kurapika' said his name, my doubts on his gender disappeared too. You see, I was starting to doubt whether he was a boy or not due to his silence.

Like, boys aren't just silent like that! And boys don't just read educational books! FAT, FAT educational books!

But then again those are stereotypes.

"What are your reasons for entering the Hunter Exam?" He asked us next.

Leorio pointed accusingly at him and shouted;

"Hey! You're not an examiner! It's none of your business!"

But then, Gon piped up! 'I'm so bored I'm starting to narrate this in my mind like an action scene.'

"I want to look for my dad! He's a hunter, and I want to know why he chose over being a hunter than being with his own son, It must be a cool job!"

Waaaaaaaaait. What?

"I said I wanted to look for my dad, Yumi." Gon said to me cheerfully. Oh, I said that out loud. Oops. I nodded, though I actually said what because he was taking it positively…

He is very optimistic.

"Oi! Gon! You shouldn't just blurt out your reasons like that!" Leorio scolded Gon, and Gon just said 'Eh?'

"I agree with Leorio." Says Kurapika, he finally spoke.

"Oi! That's Leorio-SAN for you! Have you no respect?!" Leorio shouted at Kurapika.

Does he like to shout? He likes to shout. If he shouts one more time, I'll gladly join in his shouting contest with no one. Let's see If I win. He's an annoying old geezer too. Mmhm. And he keeps on saying 'Oi'. If he keeps on doing that, I'll think it's his favorite word.

"If I said my reasons, I would be giving away my deepest secrets to a stranger. Though it's easy to avoid questions like that through deceiving, or telling the half truth, doing so is not honorable, therefore I'd rather not say it." Kurapika continued, Ignoring Leorio.

I snickered. Though Kurapika was doing a 'holier-than-thou' attitude with ignoring Leorio and speaking deep words, at least he made Leorio angry.

"Alright then. Hey! Tell the main center there are two more drop outs!" The captain yelled to who knows who.

"What?!" Two people synced. Of course it was Kurapika and Shouty. Who else? Me and Kurapika/Shouty? And yeah, I'll call Leorio Shouty now.

"Don't you see? This is part of The Hunter Exams. Every year, millions and millions of applicants want to go to the Hunter Exams, and we are the ones to thin out those applicants for them. You think they can handle that much?" The captain said to the two as he showed us his Hunter License.

"Sugoi!(Wow/Awesome!)" Gon yelled as his eyes sparkled.

…oops… I might've called a Hunter a bragging weakling… Haha…HAHAHA…

The four looked at me weirdly. Oh. I was laughing nervously out loud again with my eyebrow twitching.

Kurapika then said his reasons which brought the others attention to him and the Captain. Why thank you.

"I wish to avenge my clan. I am the last survivor of the Kuruta Clan." I slightly gasped at this, though it was silent enough that no one heard it. At least I think so. It must horrible to lose your whole family like that…

"They were killed by The Phantom Troupe. I will kill them and get back my clan's Scarlet Eyes."

I stared blankly at Kurapika. Though my face didn't show it, I slightly pitied him. Though I focused my attention on Shouty this time as he was asked to explain his reason next.

"Me? I'll keep it simple. I want MONEY!" He shouted as he struck up a pose with sparkles around him-

Wait. WHERE DID THE SPARKLES COME FROM? I shook my head, it was gone.

…Must be my imagination…

"Money can buy everything!" He continued. "It can buy cars, houses, and many more!" My eyebrow twitched. 'money-grubbing old geezer.'

"Money can't buy class, Leorio." Kurapika spoke suddenly and taunted, stretching out 'Leorio'.

'YOU GO GURL! Oh wait, you're not a girl. My bad.' I thought randomly as I did a fist pump mentally. Now, I may seem serious, calm, and sophisticated on the outside. And of course I am, but, I'm just holding myself back.

Shouty growled. "That's the last line!" He shouted as he pointed at Kurapika. "I'll end the filthy Kuruta bloodline, here and now!"

I flinched. You see, it's probably obvious now, but I really, really, despise family threats.

The two marched out to the deck to 'battle' it off, and the captain tried going after them but was stopped by Gon. I raised my eyebrow. Now, of all the people who I thought would stop those two from killing each other, I thought it would be Gon.

"Aunt Mito-san says that in order to get to know someone, you have to know what they're angry about. We should leave them." Gon said humbly as if 'Aunt Mito-san' was his master… So I couldn't help but speak up since I was silent all this time.

"Gon, I can't help it. You talk about her as if she's your master." I said while snickering. Gon pouted.

"Mou, she's my aunt! Of course I would follow what she says." He retorted adorably. SO. ADORABLE! I still snickered as Gon still pouted.

"How about you, kid. What's your reason?" I stilled for a moment. I slightly sputtered too. I forgot to tell my reason. Oops.

"Um… I want to find out how my dad died, and how come mom blames me for it. I heard that being a hunter can give you info on other hunters, and my dad and mom is a hunter, so I decided to be a hunter." I kept it simple. Though, even if I do kept it simple, it's still slightly personal. The captain nodded with pity in his eyes and Gon glomped me.

"E-eh? Gon?" I said as I raised my eyebrow.

"Mou! That's so sad! Even though you kept it simple it's still so sad!" Gon yelled at me as he hugged me. Me and Captain sweatdropped. Though, it is pretty sad though… only someone magical that somehow manages to know everything can know why I'm still as cheerful as I am now.

At least, mentally.

A few minutes later, we found ourselves helping with the ship as the storm was really strong now. The wind whipped past my face and the water hit my eyes, which made it hard for me to see. What I did see was a man, Tatsuo was his name I think, Or maybe Katsuo, I'll call him Atsuo for now, fall off deck. Shouty and Girly(Yay I made a nickname for Kurapika, his face is girly which is why I call him that.) tried to catch him, but they were too late.

Then Gon jumped off deck completely and caught him by the foot. I yelped so loud that it was literally a scream, so I guess I should call that a scream now, which brought some attention to me. I ran to the rail where Gon jumped off of and I completely jumped off deck to catch his foot too.

I'm such an idiot.

I screamed as I saw us plummeting to our doom, which was quite literal by the way, but to my relief a pair of hands grabbed my two legs almost taking off my black and white converses (THEY'RE MY FAVORITE!) as they pulled as back on deck.

I panted as Shouty and Girly scolded Gon, and finally, MAGICALLY, the storm stopped.

And for some reason, I also got scolded.

"What you two did was reckless! You completely jumped off deck and if It weren't for us, you'd be shark food right now!" Shouty yelled into our ears. It almost burst my eardrums! Ugh, when will he stop screaming?

"Well, you caught us, didn't you? So we're alright!" Gon said with a bright smile. I grinned dumbly too because of his reasoning.

The other two who stared at him dumbly. Atsuo suddenly walked up to us and thanked Gon.

"It was no problem! And don't just thank me, they helped you too!" Gon said as he pointed to us other three with a bright smile.

Atsuo thanked each of us and our reactions varied. Girly said 'It was no problem, don't thank us', and Shouty just blushed slightly and scratched the back of his neck saying 'you're welcome'.

While I, just nodded. What a lame reaction, amirite?

Soon enough, Atsuo walked away and Girly spoke up.

"I'm sorry, Leorio-san. I was disrespectful." Kurapika said FINALLY with the -san. Yay! Shouty just blushed and scratched the back of his neck again. The back of his neck seemed itchy today, ne?

"It was alright, I'm sorry too. I went too far, I shouldn't have insulted your clan. Friends?" Shouty said with a grin. Girly nodded and they shook hands.

A few minutes later, we were off the ship and we were at Dole Island, waiting for Gon as he talked to the captain. Another few minutes later, he finally ran to us and said that the captain gave them a tip.

"He says to go to that cedar tree on that hill over there! Over there he said there'll be navigators to help us get to the Hunter Exam site!" Gon said cheerfully.

"Eh? But it says the Exam site's town is in the opposite direction!" Leorio said, doubting the boy's, or rather, the captain's words. "I'll go to the bus instead."

"Eh? So you're not coming with us? What about you, Yumi-san?" Gon asked me and I flinched. I didn't expect him to ask me first! Why didn't he ask Kurapika? Sigh. Oh well. And notice I stopped using nicknames? Yeah, I got bored.

"…I'll come with you." I said after a bit of thought. Gon fist pumped with a yay. How come he was so happy that I'm coming? I wasn't even doing anything. Oh right, I saved his life too.

"I'll go with Gon." Kurapika said. Leorio looked at him incredulously. "It is not the way that I want to go to, but rather Gon. His personality intrigues me." Kurapika continued. Leorio then sighed.

"Well, even though it was short, it was nice being with you! Until we meet again!" Leorio said as he headed on his way to the bus. We, on the other hand, started walking. I was slightly disappointed to see Leorio off. But, why am I? It's not like I'll miss him or anything… he was just an acquaintance. Everyone here is just temporary.

-Leorio's POV-

I started walking to the bus. Man, here I thought Kurapika used brains! If he does, he didn't use it this time. I mean, why go the opposite direction? It's clearly the wrong way and the captain was just trying to trick us!

'Hah, looks like lots of newbies will fail the exam this year, they don't know this is just a trap!'

'I know right, I can't believe they actually think a BUS can take them to the world's hardest Exam!'

I stopped. This was a trap? Well… I can make those others think they might miss me… so yeah! I ran back full speed to the others.

-Yumi's POV-

After a few minutes of walking, Leorio suddenly came dashing to us full speed. I raised an eyebrow as Kurapika asked why he came back politely. Gon just yay'ed. Gon's so cute.

"Well, I thought you guys would miss me! And you know what they say, travelling is not fun without friends!" Leorio said. Though the bus was probably a trap.

We started walking once again. I looked behind me. There was someone following us. I didn't know if he was a threat or not, but since he's hiding, he's probably planning something bad. Meh, I'll ignore it for now. It's not like he can harm us or anything… right?

We kept on walking for so many minutes, I was getting bored. The stalker didn't help. I groaned and Gon looked at me.

"Is something wrong Yumi-san?" He asked me. I blinked, then I shook my head.

"I'm just bored." I said, and emphasized what I said in a bored tone.

"Don't worry! I think something exciting will happen." Gon said with a bright smile as we started walking through a deserted village. I raised my eyebrow.

"Man, this village is so deserted…" Leorio said as he looked around. Kurapika also looked around warily.

"No it's not! I can hear lots of people's breath around us, which is why I think something's gonna happen Yumi-san!"

"…Okay…" I said as I nodded with an amused face.

After a few minutes of walking a bit deeper in to the village, we heard shuffles in the alleyways. Something is going to happen. Is Gon a future teller or what? First the storm, now this.

Old women came from the alleys, and some of them started playing an unknown tune.

"Doki Doki…" The woman in the middle said.

"Doki Doki?" Leorio repeated. 'Wow. With his tone, it made me think of a cute little puppy! …Ahem.'

"Doki Doki…" The Woman.

"Doki Doki." -The-Repeater. Why does he keep on repeating the woman? Sigh.

"Exciting two choice quiz!" The woman finally shouted.

Oh. Great. A quiz.

"Maybe this is part of the Hunter Exam too!" Gon exclaimed with a bright smile. Of course, what else?

"If your answer is right, I'll let you pass. If you're wrong, you're all disqualified." The woman said.

"Wait, you mean, we'll all only have one answer?! But what if they get it wrong? Then I'll get it wrong too!" Leorio says. I think he should change the 'I'll's in his sentence to 'you'll's and vice versa. It's more likely for him to get wrong…

"It's more likely to be the other way around." Kurapika said. Mhmm.

"But I'm not too good at quizzes, so isn't that good? Only one of us has to know the right answer, then we can all pass!" Gon pointed out.

I heard footsteps and I turned around, it was the guy that was following us I think.

"Heh, how about I go first? I don't wanna get stuck here waiting for you to answer the question." The man said. Leorio, well, did his thing. He shouted at him.

"Wait, we can use this to our advantage. If he goes first we can see what type of question the woman will ask." Kurapika said to Leorio, and he eventually calmed down.

The man walked up smugly to the woman and said he'll go first.

"You can only pick A or B as an answer. Any other answer is wrong. You have five seconds to say your answer." She said the rules first. "Here is the question: Your mother and your lover is in danger. You can only save one. Who will you save? A for your mother, and B for your lover."

"A, my mother. Because there is only one mother in the world, but I can replace my lover." The man said smugly and the woman let him pass.

What the heck? That's cruel. That's like cheating on your lover in another way! Though I'd probably choose my lover too, considering my real mother's dead already and my step mother just wants dad and not me. But yeah, you get the point.

"What?! Why'd you let him pass?!" Leorio exclaimed/asked/shouted or anything really.

"You just gotta tell the woman the answer she wants." The man said smugly as he passed through.

Leorio growled. "If it's like that, then I'll just take another way!" He said as he stomped back to where we came from.

"Wait! If you walk out now, all of you will get disqualified." The woman said and Leorio stopped and walked back to us.

"...Something's gonna happen he says… It's gonna be exciting he says…" I said as I glared lightly at Gon who scratched his neck with a sheepish grin.

"The question is: Your son and your daughter are in a sinking ship. You can only save one. A for your son, or B for your daughter." The woman said.

"This is ridiculous! There is no right answer!" Leorio shouted at the woman. My eyes widened, there is no right answer. That means…

Kurapika's eyes widened too which probably means he got it. He was about to say it to Leorio when the woman said;

"You two. Stop. Don't talk." The woman said as she pointed to both of us. Me? I didn't do anything. I mentally pouted.

Leorio just growled as he walked back to get a nearby stick.

One.

He picked it up.

Two.

He swung it around like a madman.

Three.

He started walking back to us.

Four.

He started running to the woman.

Five.

"RAAAAAGGHHH!" He shouted as he was about to hit the woman until Kurapika stopped him. Was he really going to hit a woman that's smaller than him? And an old lady nonetheless?

"Leorio! You're going to ruin our right answer!" Kurapika said and that seemed to stop Leorio.

"Eh? Right answer?" Leorio asked in confusion. The lady spoke up.

"There was no right answer, but you could only answer A or B. Therefore, you needed to be silent."

"But what about the man? You let him pass through!" Leorio shouted as he grit his teeth. Well, if his answer really was wrong, that means that was the wrong path.

"I never said about it being the right path. I only said to him to pass." The woman replied, and a gate of some sort opened beside us to reveal a dark tunnel.

"That is the right way, it will take two hours to get to the other side. When you reach the cedar tree, there'll be a log cabin where the navigators live. The navigators will guide you to the Hunter Exam site, but you need to pass their test first." The woman continued.

Leorio walked up to the woman sheepishly, "Ah, sorry for that old woman. I really thought you just wanted to hear what you want…" Leorio said, rubbing the back of his neck.

I wonder why they all rub or scratch the back of their neck. What's on the back of the neck?

"It's no problem. The reason I want to do this is to meet people like you." The woman said with a grin. Leorio smiled back sheepishly and we all turned to the tunnel.

Gon was still thinking.

"Gon! You can stop thinking now." Leorio said to Gon, and Gon looked up.

"But I still haven't thought of an answer!" They all chuckled. I just… snickered inaudibly. Or mentally.

"We've already got the right answer." Kurapika said this time.

"Yeah, but, what if we actually get in to a situation like that?" Gon asked with wide eyes. I stilled. It was true, we can't just stay silent in a real situation now could we? But, if my son could swim, then I'd save my daughter and vice versa.

"That is the truth of this quiz. To get you thinking what you would do. There will be lots of challenges to come if you choose the path of The Hunter, beware." The woman said. Sometimes, I think she's actually trying to be wise.

"Gon, you don't need to think about it now because it'll be a long time before you get kids you know…" I said as I blinked at him. Gon brightened up.

"Yeah!"

We bid the woman farewell and started walking inside the dark, dark, dark tunnel.

"it's so dark. Are we there yet?" I asked. I really want to get out of here… fast.

"No, the woman said two hours." Kurapika said.

I feel like a large rock just fell on me. Oops… I wasn't listening.

Thirty minutes later…

"Are we there yet?" I asked again.

"For the 31th time, NO!" Kurapika said as he sighed. Yes, that's right. I've been asking the same question every minute.

After a few minutes, I saw a sign ahead. It was too dark for me to read.

"Can you read it?" I asked anyone of them in particular. Gon read it out loud.

"Beware of magical creatures." Gon said. Really? Magical creatures? Makes me think of a fairy tale. I just snorted and we started walking again.

Three hours later… which means we've been in this tunnel for four hours…

"Are we there yet? It was two hours two hours ago!" Leorio exclaimed. I nodded. It's true, it's been two hours since the two hours has past.

"I'm taking a break…" Leorio said as he slumped down. I stared at him as we walked past him. If he takes a break he'll stay longer in this creepy dark tunnel…

"I think we're near the exit, I see a light!" Gon exclaimed with a large grin splitting his face. I sighed in relief and started running full speed to the light.

"Eh?! Yumi!" Gon said as he saw me zoom past me.

'LIGHT! I MISSED YOU! GRASS! I MISSED YOU! GREEN! I MISSED YOU!' I thought, and kept on listing everything I saw. Well, except for stone that is. I was surrounded by stone for four hours. Of course I didn't miss stone. I'm probably scared of it now.

I stopped and observed my surroundings this time. Gon, Leorio, and Kurapika caught up.

"Do we have to cross this river?" Leorio said as he looked at the river and the other side. There was a river splitting us from the other side and we were in a forest I think.

Gon looked around and found a rowboat. He ran to it. "Hey guys! We can ride this boat!" Gon exclaimed and called us over.

We all stepped in the row boat and started rowing to the other side. 'I wonder how this rowboat isn't sinking with the four of us here. I bet we're heavy.' I thought randomly. Not really, it really is a wonder.

"Hey guys, the woman said the navigators will test us. What do you think will they test us about?" Gon suddenly asked.

Kurapika was about to answer until Leorio beat him to it.

"It's probably about looks! If so, then I'll definitely pass! Kurapika, not really, you look too girly!" Cue snicker from me. "Gon, you're adorable but I don't know. Yumi… Hm. Maybe." Leorio said as he bragged.

"No, it's probably about knowledge or combat skills." Kurapika countered.

"Well, either way, I'll still pass, because I'm brave!" Leorio said. Really? I doubt that.

We all suddenly stopped as we saw a shadow behind Leorio.

"Eh? What's wrong?" Leorio asked as he tilted his head.

"Leorio… behind you." I said. Leorio raised his eyebrow, not believing me. He finally turned around.

"AAAAAAAHHH!" He screeched and he rowed the boat like our life depended on it. Well, it kinda did.

After a few seconds, we were on the other side.

"Wow, brave indeed." I commented. I couldn't help it, he's just… he contradicted himself.

He glared at me but struck up a bragging pose. "Well, just leave it the rowing to me and we could get to the other side in a matter of seconds!" He exclaimed.

"Well, if you're rowing for your life at least." I commented again. What? I'm talking too much? But… I just wanna shove to his face how he's a coward. Don't blame me.

"Urusai!(Shut up!) As if you wouldn't be pushed to your limits when your life depends on it!" He shouted at me. I just shrugged.

We started walking again on the path, and soon enough we saw another sign saying beware of magical animals. Just like the one in the tunnel.

Soon enough, we found a cabin.

"I think that's where the navigators live!" Gon exclaimed and ran up to the cabin as we followed suit. Leorio then knocked on the door.

No response. I raised my eyebrow. Are the navigators' test a test of patience? Because Leorio definitely doesn't have patience.

"I'm coming in!" Leorio said. See? He just proved my point! He opened the door and we all came in. The lights were off, but we could see… a monster of some sort… I think a magical animal? Holding a woman. There was a man on the floor near them.

"Please! Help my wife!" The man exclaimed. The monster snickered and leapt out of the windows to the forest.

"That was a Kiriko!" Kurapika exclaimed. "Leorio, take care of the man!"

Gon, Kurapika, and I leapt out of the house to follow the Kiriko. Gon was darting between the trees above us while Kurapika and I were running on the ground. I slightly lagged behind but fortunately we caught up to the Kiriko.

Gon punched the Kiriko hard and the woman fell from his grip. Kurapika stopped and caught the woman and me and Gon kept tailing the Kiriko.

I sensed something incoming from the right and I stopped to duck, barely in time. He kept on sending me a barrage of attacks, and I decided to run. I dodged and weaved behind branches and trees, the Kiriko lagging behind.

Now, it's not just the Kiriko was big and I was small, since the gaps are small too. I'm just pretty flexible, at least, that's what I'd like to think. I kept on bending my body in different ways, and eventually I reached a clearing. I launched myself to the side just in time to escape the Kiriko's claws.

The Kiriko lunged at me and kept on sending attacks, making me move back. I sensed something wrong behind and jumped to the back of the Kiriko and kicked him to it instead.

Ah, oops. It was a beehive. The Kiriko yelped and ran away as the bees chased him. I chased after him but eventually lost him. Sigh… Oh well.

I traced my way back to where I last saw Kurapika, and after fifteen minutes worth of getting lost and fifteen minutes worth of actually making my way back, I reached them and saw the others there.

"It's been a while since anyone last saw us apart huh?" One of the Kirikos said. There were two Kirikos and the husband and wives there in front of us. Are they the navigators?

"Can you tell them apart?" Leorio whispered to us. Kurapika and I shook our heads.

After a few minutes of bickering and praising us(More like Gon), they said they were the navigators and that we passed the test.

"Kurapika, you passed because you had an excellent show of knowledge by using the faintest clues to figure out that the woman and the man are indeed not husband and wife. You also detected that Leorio was not real when we tried to trick you." The daughter said.

"Gon, you passed because of your advanced hearing and extraordinary senses. You told us apart by our voices, though they aren't that different. That's an amazing feat." One of the Kirikos said as he or she chuckled. The two Kirikos were actually the real husband and wife… But I don't know who is which. Gon put on a bright smile.

"Yumi, you passed because of your incredible flexibility, as you weaved through very small gaps and bent your body in some… difficult ways. Your instincts also knew whenever something was wrong, and you trusted it, therefore escaping danger." The other Kiriko said.

"And Leorio, you passed because of your kindness. You kept on reassuring me that my wife was okay, and you also healed me faster than any doctor without hesitation. You'll be a good doctor one day." The son said as Leorio grinned sheepishly.

Then the siblings transformed into their Kiriko forms, and the daughter held me in her claws, the son doing the same to Gon. The two other Kirikos then carried Leorio and Kurapika.

'You know, I would be enjoying this if I wasn't afraid of heights. But sadly, I'm afraid of heights, so I'm not enjoying this.' I thought as I looked down in fear. My eyebrow twitched.

Not soon enough, we arrived at an alleyway and the Kirikos said goodbye except for the son who would be leading us to the Hunter Exam building. He turned into his human form and started leading us to a building.

After a few minutes of walking, we stopped in front of a large, exclusive, tall building.

"Here we are." The son said. We all had looks of awe on our faces, and Kurapika and Leorio started talking about how it was where millions and millions of applicants gather and that stuff.

"Ano… Not there, it's here." He said as he pointed to a rusty looking restaurant with no customers.

What.

My eyebrow twitched but I sighed. Well, it made sense though.

"What?! How would The Hunter Exam be there?!" Leorio exclaimed in disbelief as Kurapika just sighed. Gon's awed look disappeared but he still had his smiling face.

"Exactly. No one would suspect The Hunter Exam to be here so this is where it is." The son said with a grin as we walked in.

"Hello. What can we do for you?" The waiter said.

"Is the backroom available?" The son asked. The waiter smirked.

"What would you like?"

"The steak that opens your eyes, cooked in a low flame." The son said and the waiter lead us to the backroom. We entered the small backroom with a table except for the son.

"Just wait here, and you'll be at the Hunter Exam. And next year, I'll be glad to be your navigator again. See ya!" The son said as he walked to the restaurant. The door closed and they all took a seat except for Gon who offered me the last seat. I shook my head and he sat down.

"I can't wait for the food!" Gon said as he grinned.

"That was only a password to get us here, Gon." Kurapika said as I snickered at the look on Gon's face.

The room started shaking and I felt it moving. My stomach twisted and I wanted to puke.

I hate elevators…

While waiting to get down, Kurapika and Leorio started an argument and dragged Gon into it. Poor Gon. I just listened to them in a bored state until they called my name.

"Yumi! What hunter do you want to be?!" Kurapika and Leorio asked in sync.

I just blinked. "Between being a hunter looking for honor or a hunter for money?" I asked. They nodded.

"Well… I'm not really looking for either. I just wanna know the reason for my dad's death. He's a hunter so I can get information about him if I'm a hunter too I heard. But if I really had to choose, I'd pick honor. Because, if I become a hunter, then I'll pretty much have enough money with my Hunter License." I said. Kurapika had a smug grin and Leorio grit his teeth.

"Though that doesn't mean I'm actually siding with Kurapika. Being a hunter to get money is a pretty reasonable reason too, if you use the money for helping purposes and not for selfish purposes." I added. Then the two just went into neutral state at me.

After a few minutes, the elevator stopped moving and the door opened. We stepped out into the room. It was a dark underground room with many people. The tension was so thick it could almost be seen. I looked around. Everyone was staring and/or glaring at us.

Then a small man with a green head walked up to us. His head reminds me of a green jellybean… He gave us number pins. Gon had 405, Leorio had 403, and Kurapika had 404. I had 406.

Welp, this was gonna be fun.

A/N: Harloo~ I hope it was good. Also, I'm not sure if I'm right about Leorio and Kurapika's tags, I might've put them the other way around since I didn't memorize *facepalm*

And, if anyone is wondering what Yumi is wearing since I don't really know how to put up what she's wearing without making it seem forced, you already know she's wearing a hoodie. Her hoodie is purple, and she's wearing a gray long sleeved high collar cotton shirt underneath. Why is she so covered? Weeeeeeell… that'll be explained in a bit ;D and, she's also wearing black leggings. And she's wearing black and white converses, you know that already. AND she also has a light purple backpack. And, yeah. AND, her hair is black, and her eyes are blue.

So yeahyeahyeah. And then… what else should I say?

Okay, first, if you think she's being 'mary-sue' since I'm making her act all smart here or something… No. She DOES have flaws c: And I've written up all her flaws and advantages. Her being smart is her advantage, and, her flaws? …Well, you'll see.

And, YES! I FINALLY SAID TO LEORIO THAT HE CONTRADICTED HIMSELF! YAYY!

Anyways, R&R and thanks for reading!