I Hope people enjoy this, I haven't written anything in quite a while, so forgive me for my mistakes. This is an OC based story. Enjoy! The next chapter will be up soon!

The trip in the elevator is mostly silent except there's the light humming of the mechanics. Saffron watches April twist her hair constantly out of nervous habit. Saffron doesn't blame her, her own nerves churn uncomfortably in her stomach. It feels as if the elevator is descending at an agonizingly slow pace. Saffron subconsciously drums her fingers on the, comical looking, glass shaped heart embedded in the center of her chest, beneath her clothes. The elevator comes to a stop, April wriggles, unsure of whether to be nervous or excited and Saffron offers an ear to ear grin.

"Geez, don't these people look cheery." As soon as they stepped out from the elevator what greets them are vicious glares and menacing auras. Who pooped in their beds this morning? "The atmosphere sure is tense down here." April comments absentmindedly, while stretching her arms over her head.

An oddly coloured man approaches them, handing a tag to the two. "Thank you frog man!" They chime in sync, earning a look of displeasure from the green man. "Just don't lose the tag."

*-Saffron - 393-*

*-April - 394-*

The young girls act like bananas and split, deciding to do a little exploring on their own, however keep in mind not stray too far from the other. 'There are a lot of weird looking people gathered here', Saffron thinks. It's not long into her walk that she's rudely shoved into somebody, knocking that person back slightly. Saffron glances up to find an intimidating man wearing an outfit that practically screams he's a clown.

"Sorry Mister."

"This is no place for little girls." A stranger ridicules, a cocky grin curling on his lips. Saffron's nose wrinkles in displeasure and she forces out a smile. Swinging her knee up she lands a hit on his stomach and waits for him to double over before striking the pressure point on his neck and he face-plants on the ground.

Facing back to the disconcerting man, an amused smirk is plastered on his lips, Saffron uses a small smile to mask her uneasiness and the two casually swap names. His name is Hisoka. As she walks away, Saffron discretely glances over at him noting that he's weird in a way but that's usually a good thing.

The elevator has opened a few times since they've arrived. Saffron is curious to know how tough their competition is.

"Hey there! Haven't seen you here before!" This chubby man tagged as number 16 approaches her, he seems harmless.

"Hey big nose." She greets bluntly, however there is no bite to her words. Saffron's grin wavers slightly when an angered expression crosses his face. Has she said something wrong? In any case, he sweeps it under the bridge

"My name is Tonpa." His fake kindness returning. She tells him hers' as well.

"Here," He brings out two drinks, "A toast to entering the examination." He chucks it to her and she clumsily catches it, juggling the can in her hands. The satin-haired girl laughs sheepishly at her own clumsiness, she points it towards him while opening it, it explodes in his face.

Saffrons' giggling echoes through the room. She feels guilty, but not enough to stop her from finding it funny. "Sorry." She says and a breathy laugh leaves her lips. She chucks the can back to him, it's a little too high and he grunts when the can is knocks at his head.

"My bad."

Tonpa angrily stomps away mumbling something along the lines of 'Little shit'.

"Nice one." Glancing in her peripheral vision, frosty white hair and sea blue eyes that give off a warning all on their own comes into sight. A smile immediately springs onto her lips, he has a baby face. This exam just got a whole lot more interesting and at least there are other kids too.

"Saffron." She presents her hand to him still smiling and he returns the gesture and shakes Saffron's hand, "Killua."

Eyes wondering, she notices the skateboard sitting loosely in his arm, her eyes light up. "You have a skateboard, cool! I've always wanted to learn how to ride one!" She pauses to ponder for a moment. "Can you teach me?" She requests, getting all excited.

"Sure." He agrees with a light smirk.

" you!"

"YOU'LL NEVER CATCH ME ALIVE!" A familiar voice interrupts them. Directing their attention to a section of the crowd, a dark-skinned girl with hair as purple as the violets that bloom, springs out with a gaping smile spread on her face, she notices her blonde friend, "SAFFRON!"

An announcer informs everyone that the first exam is going to begin now. April runs past Saffron with a stranger not far behind. Saffron sticks out her foot, Killua does the same and they successfully trip him. Another stranger that she's made smack into the ground today.

"Hurry Saffron!" April hollers impatiently, jumping on the spot. The man groans, twitching every now and then.

"I'll catch up with you later. I still want those skateboard lessons~" Giving him a small wave, then she races off to April, who greets her with an uncoordinated hug.

"I see you've been making yourself at home." Saffron snickers, referring to the incident that just happened. Leave it up to these two to piss off people – even when without the other.

A cheeky grin slivers on April's face, uh oh. "Yeah. And it looks like you've been 'checking out' the other contestants, if you know what I mean~" She winks at her friend, "I saw the boy you were talking to."

They only talked a few minutes. Saffron's face immediately reddens and she squishes her cheeks before smacking April playfully, "Shudup." And nudges April's shoulder with hers', but still, there's an unmistakable grin.

"I made new friends too, their names are-"

"YOU LITTLE BRATS!" Startled, Saffron stumbles during her jog, April looks over her shoulder curiously like the man they had just angered completely left her mind. Said man that they tripped is racing towards them, dust trailing behind him. "Uh-oh."

Without a second thought they make a dash for it maneuvering around people. Not focused on the direction ahead they sprint past this old man throwing him off his balance, "HEY! WATCH IT!"

April recognizes the voice and slows down her and evidently Safffron's pace. "Oops sorry Leorio!" April calls with no sympathy and gestures to the group of three. "These are my new friends." She cheers. "The old guy is Leorio (I'm not old!), the pretty boy is Kurapika (Pretty boy?) And the cute, chubby-cheeked boy is Gon!"

"Oh! Hey, Saffron, it's your boyfriend!" April does a Cheshire grin and points to the cute snow haired boy.

"He's not my boyfriend!"

"This is your girlfriend?" the old guy grins, giving the thumbs up, "Lucky, she's pretty!"

Saffron slaps her own face and shakes her head in embarrassment, but is secretly enjoying the torment. .

"It's nice to meet you!" Gon exclaims, excitement glimmers in his eyes.

Showing a friendly smile back, "I'm Saffron"

"A pretty name, for a pretty girl!" he compliments, as if it were nothing, he is the definition of innocent. Saffron gushes a little.

'What ever happened to the guy chasing us?'

"COME BACK HERE!" Spoke too soon. April performs a hand-stand, capturing the guy around the waist, she flips backwards throwing him over to Saffron, who does a high kick sending him head first into the ceiling, he appears to be stuck, awesome.

"Have fun up there!" April hollers, and the two fist bump.

Four hours have gone by, people are starting to get tired and the sweat is stinking up the room. The four kids come to a halt when the old guy stops, he looks exhausted. "Wearing a suit to a physical exam probably wasn't the best idea." April yells out to him.

"Forget him." Killua looks to the other three with those alluring blue eyes and grasps Saffron's hand, tugging her along slightly. These three are the only other people here worth spending time with so far, in Killua's opinion.

"You can't leave him, he's our friend." She counters.

"You met him four hours ago."

"I only met you four hours ago and we're holding hands." Their eyes drop down to their intertwined fingers, his cheeks flare up, it's almost like he didn't even realize he had done it. When he goes to release her hand Saffron only tightens her hold, "You'll never escape!" she jokes, he rolls his eyes.

"DAMN IT ALL!" Dust clouds consume them, looks like he hasn't given up yet.

"Yeahy! Go old man!" April's hair bobs up and down as she eggs him on.

"I'M NOT OLD"

"Oh hey! There was someone else I met!" The weird clown guy must be around here somewhere.

"Cool! We'll meet up with you guys later!"

The two spring off the ground and launch themselves on top of strangers' heads, as they hop across Saffron shouts, "Look for a guy who looks like a clown!" She spots him in the crowd of few minutes later.

"Clown-san!" Saffron beams, jumping down beside him. April lands on the opposite side, staring perplexedly at him.

"Oh, it's you again~"

Saffron nods and indicates over to her bubbly friend, "I want you to meet April!" Said girl energetically waves with an ear to ear grin.

"There are so many unripe fruits here, you all look so appetizing~" He seems off in his own world.

April tilts her head, "What's that supposed to mean?" Saffron can only shrug. "Saff! I'll race you to the end!" She suggests once the stairs come into view. "Whoever loses has to kiss one of the boys!" She took off leaving Saffron bewildered.

Saffron cracks a grin, "Oh, you're so going to lose."

"Bye Clown-san!" They bellow.

They dash past the people on the stairs, trying to trip and push each other over. The top of the stairs is now in their sights.

"I WIN!"

Saffron chortles, shoving April softly, "As if! I won, now you have to do the bet!" She folds her arms in triumph, whilst smirking at her.

"What? No way! You just can't admit defeat! Now you do the bet!"

"No."

"Yes."

"No."

"Yes."

"What's the bet?" Gon's face suddenly pops up, making the two squeak softly. April jumps into a defensive stance, waving her arms around like a mad man. She blinks twice and recollects herself.

"Oh! Well- ."weph maauf a deph-" April stops Saffron by covering her mouth.

"Shush! You can't tell them!" She releases her. They smile innocently at them.

There's a look of obvious disbelief on their faces but they don't question it again.

Taking in her surroundings, Saffron notes how the area ahead is blocked by fog, can't see anything. Kurapika and Leorio arrive from beyond the stairs; they greet them with a wave.

"Ne, April, Saffron how come you two are taking the hunter exam?" Gon asks with his big and curious brown eyes.

The girls glance at one another thinking the same thing, Saffron replies, "There's no real reason, we're just hiding from someone." No doubt they're still pissed.

The four boys look at them with worried expressions, April shakes her head, "Not like someone is trying to kill us! We mean that our friends are kind of angry at us so we needed to do something while they cool off." She assures.

Their worries disappear, "What'd you two do?" The spikey haired boy tilts his head to the side in a childish manner.

April noticeably tenses beside Saffron, they subconsciously lock fingers in a comforting manner, the others notice their actions but remain silent. "It's kind of a sensitive subject, we'll tell you later." Saffron is grateful that they don't try to pry any further.

April sighs irritably, "I still don't think it's fair. She's madder at you when it was my fault too." She whines knocking her head into Saffron's shoulder. "It's not fair. Minori is such a butt head."

"It doesn't matter. Complaining will only make her mad and you don't want to make older people angry." Minori doesn't just get mad, she gets furious. She only turned 22 last year yet she acts like a grumpy old man.

Saffron inwardly kicks herself, why did she say that. April's lips curl up into a proud smirk, "Speaking of elders. Do you remember how I'm older than yoooooou? Hehehe."

She playfully glares at April. She always rubs it in that she's older. "Only by a few months!"

"I'm still older!"

"Shut upi!"

They're interrupted by the boys telling them to knock it off – except for Gon because he's a sweetie pie, he only laughs – Saffron childishly stick her tongue out at them and receives one back from Killua.

Everybody gives their attention to the instructor, "We have to cross these wetlands to reach phase two of the exam. This place is home to many bizarre animals, many of them being cunning, insatiable creatures, which deceive humans and pry upon them. Be very careful. If you let them fool you you're dead." He says calmly. "Stay close to me and you won't be deceived."

"D-don't fall for it!" A man appears. "He's lying to you! He's an imposter, he isn't an examiner. I'm the real examiner!" He claims pointing to himself, his outburst causes commotion in the group, he continues, "Look at this." He reveals a monkey looking thing that resembles the examiner, he claims him to be a man faced ape who love the taste of human flesh. "He intends to trap every single applicant!"

Suddenly cards pierce the man killing him, their examiner catches the cards between his fingers, and all eyes are on Hisoka. "I see, I see. That settles it, you're the real examiner." He points out that any hunter could catch the attack.

"Should you attack me again for any reason, I will report you for turning on an examiner. And you will be immediately disqualified. Are we clear?"

"Yes."

That was so cool, Saffron hopes he'll teach her sometime.