AN/: Hello everyone and welcome to my first venture into the Hunter X Hunter universe! I've just recently started rewatching the series and I've once more fallen completely in love with everyone's favorite murder clown: Hisoka! As there can never be enough Hisoka fanfiction I've decided to give this a try. It should be noted that I intend for this to contain mature themes and that this is a HisokaXOC fiction. If you do not like either of these things than this is probably not the story for you. With that out of the way, let's get this party started!

Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter X Hunter, I am just putting my own spin on things for entertainment purposes.

A X Deadly X Interest

Prologue

I startled awake when I felt a burst of malicious aura, jumping to my feet and placing my back against the cold wall behind me in one fluid movement.

A quick scan of my surroundings revealed I was in no immediate danger and I let out a sigh of relief. None of the other hunter exam participants had even come close to the shadowed corner I had chosen for my respite. No one had noticed me reacting to the bloodlust either. In fact everyone seemed to be focused on an altercation happening on the other side of the cavernous room that served as the gathering point for this year's hunter exam.

Following their gazes my eyes landed on two men. One of them was on his knees, screaming as his arms disintegrated into tiny flower shaped sparks before his very eyes. The other man, a tall redhead in what looked like clown make-up and wearing a matching jester suit was smirking down at the first. He was clearly the source of the dreadful feeling and I felt my eyebrow rise in interest.

Focusing my nen to my eyes I took another look. His aura was remarkably strong and wild, tendrils of it extending all around the room. As I concentrated on the closest tendril numbers started taking shape in the purple mist. Before they could fully materialize, however, the man reigned in his aura and I cursed softly. 'So close.'

My focus once more turned to the man himself when he started speaking.

"Oh my, how peculiar. His arms seem to have vanished! No smoke and mirrors here. But do take care. If you bump into someone, you really should apologize". His voice was smooth as he drawled out the words, but there was a clear undercurrent of mockery accompanying his words. My interest was piqued even further when I noticed this. Not many people could cut of someone's limbs whilst retaining such a clear disregard for the other person but this man seemed to truly not care.

As if on cue the man took a sweeping bow and, with the flourish of a true magician finishing a performance, turned on his heel and walked off. He spared not a single backward glance for his victim.

I watched as he made his way through the masses of spectating hunter applicants, absently noting that their numbers had increased significantly in the time I'd spent sleeping, and had to suppress a smile as I saw several people trip over themselves in their haste to get out of the jester's way.

'This man… he is certainly very interesting. I would like to know more about him.' I smiled at the thought. The man was clearly very dangerous but then, wasn't that why I'd come here? To find unique, interesting people. A bit of danger was only to be expected. And I wasn't that helpless myself either.

I frowned, still that aura had been impressive and I had a feeling the jester hadn't even consciously tried to project it. If I was right I would hate to experience what a focused attempt would feel like.

'I will have to be careful then.' I concluded. I would wait to act until I felt I had enough information before approaching him. 'And speaking of information...' I watched as a short rotund man handed some cans of juice to a bunch of rookies. The man had earlier introduced himself as Tonpa: a veteran taking the hunter exam for the thirty-sixth time. While I had quickly decided I wanted nothing to do with the man his experience and faux helpful attitude might come in handy now.

I quickly patted myself down to make sure I looked presentable, frowning as I felt my damp leggings. 'They really could have chosen a nicer place to wait than some weird underground room with shitty ventilation' I grumbled internally. 'At least my leggings are black, so stains won't show as easily'.

My wardrobe had undergone a few changes as a result of my decision to participate in the exam and I was now glad for it. Where usually I preferred to wear dresses and shorts I had decided to take a more practical approach when picking my clothes for the exam. I now wore black combat boots, black leggings and a red, short sleeved t-shirt which fit snugly. A pair of black leather dagger sheathes strapped to my thighs completed the outfit. The formfitting ensemble might show more of my figure than I would otherwise be comfortable with but I'd figured that any loose clothing would get in the way when fighting.

Happy with my appearance I walked over to the rookie group and Tonpa. It was a young boy with big brown eyes and black hair who noticed my approach first. "Hi!" he said "I'm Gon, who are you?"

The others all looked up from their conversation. Besides the brown eyed boy-Gon and Tonpa there was also a blonde teen in a blue tabard and a young man with black hair wearing a suit. I suppressed a smirk when I noticed Tonpa was eyeing me warily, I suppose I should have been a little nicer when refusing his help previously.

As I came to a stop near the group I made sure to smile sunnily. "Hello there! My name is Sachi. I am a first time hunter applicant".

"Oh, this is also our first time! This here is Leorio and this is Kurapika. Oh, and this is Tonpa". Gon pointed first at the man in the suit and then at the blonde, before indicating Tonpa.

I smiled once more and nodded at the others. "Nice to meet you everyone."

The others returned the greeting, if a bit more subdued. I decided this was enough niceties and turned towards Tonpa. "Tonpa-san, I was wondering if you could answer a question for me?"

The short man looked startled for a bit before a slimey smile overtook his face. "Of course! I love nothing better than helping new applicants."

I smiled an equally fake smile "That's great! You truly are so nice Tonpa-san."

He blushed and rubbed the back of his neck in seeming embarrassment. "Ah, I try my best. Now what can I help you with?"

"Earlier there was this man, tall, red hair, clown make-up. Do you know who that is?"

Tonpa paled significantly. For some reason I felt like this might be the first sincere reaction of his I had seen so far. "A-ah, I know who that is yes. Actually we were just talking about him." The rookie-killer's eyes darted around suspiciously, his eyes lingering on the redheaded jester for a moment before resuming. "That man is extremely dangerous. His name is Hisoka, also known as the magician. He participated last year as well but was disqualified when he almost killed an examiner."

"Hisoka, huh?" I mused, glancing over at the magician myself and watching as he toppled a tower of playing cards.

"Yes. I would recommend you avoid him at all costs. Last time he incapacitated over twenty participants".

"Oh? Well thank you very much for the warning Tonpa-san. I will make sure to be very careful around him". I smiled another fake sincere smile and was about to leave again when a loud rumbling interrupted me. Turning around I saw a section of the wall had lifted, revealing a large, dark tunnel and a man standing in front of the newly revealed entrance.

The man in question was quite odd, with lilac hair and a curly moustache. Those features alone would not have warranted a description like odd perhaps, but the absence of a mouth sure did. Still it seemed the lack of a mouth did not hinder him in the slightest as he made an announcement:

"I apologize for the wait. The entry period for hunter applicants has ended. The hunter exam will now begin!"

AN/: And that's it for the first chapter! I hope y'all enjoyed and if you did please let me know. I love hearing from people. Constructive criticism is also greatly appreciated.

Also a note for those who might be waiting on my other stories: I plan to resume and finish Smile for me soon, so keep an eye out for that!

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