Disclaimer: I do not own Hunter x Hunter! I love Kurapika and Kuroro!

Warning:I turned Kurapika into a girl here because I don't want my parents catching me writing yaoi. Sorry! Don't Kill ME! And expect wrong spelling and grammars since I did not properly edit this! Thanks!

Summary: Eight months after Kurapika's encounter with the Genei Ryodan, she found her long lost uncle and finally focused in finding her clan's eyes. What she didn't know is that Kuroro Lucifer already found someone who could lift the nen curse. RnR!

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Epilogue: After Seven Years

Is it really worth it?

A question that Kurapika had asked herself nonstop for the past seven years. One of the reasons why she left was simply because she refused to let Kuroro get anything out from her inheritance. After all, her money is the only reason he had to put up with her. The money and the assets cannot be divided unless she and Kuroro talk about it with the lawyers. Of course, she will have to return someday, in hopes that Kuroro will be long gone and forget about everything, but the Kuruta did not expect it to take this long. Until now, the hurt is still there.

She grew up. From a seventeen-year old rich, emotionally unstable girl to a 24-year old mature woman. She gave up being a Black List hunter and switch into an Information Hunter for a famous publishing company. Kurapika would travel around the world, gathering information about unexplored areas and lands, and then write those collected data into a book. She enjoyed writing and publishing her works under the pseudonym Ayumi Suzuki. All these years, Kurapika did not use her Hunter's License Card in fear that either the Elite Seven or Kuroro will be able to track her down.

With a sigh, the blonde Kuruta resumed writing down her new book. She became easily famous with her works and her wage is more than enough for their cost of living.

There's another reason why she left and it is because of them.

"Kurapika?" a deep voice suddenly interrupted the blonde from her train of thoughts. Kurapika turned her head and smiled at the man.

"Yes, Akutsu?" she asked. She's currently inside her own office provided by the publishing company where she works.

"A call from them." Akutsu grinned in response and Kurapika got up hastily with a smile, exited her office then walked towards the information centre where all calls pass through. Kurapika did not allow the publishing company to install a telephone inside her office and she herself does not bring a mobile phone. She wanted to be professional in her work always and she believed that phones bother her.

When she arrived, the woman currently in charge of the information centre gave her the telephone.

"It's them. They're just so cute, Kurapika." The woman said and giggled. Kurapika only smiled as she tucked the phone to her ear.

"Hello?"

"Mommy!" the voice from the other end squealed excitedly at the sound of her voice. "Karin won't share the bunny you gave us!" suddenly, the voice changed into a much gentler tone.

"That's not true, Mama. Krisu nearly drowned the baby bunny that's why I'm protecting it." Karin explained in a controlled voice.

"I was giving Mr. Bunny a bath!"

Kurapika could only chuckle while listening to how her twins would argue over such trivial things. It kind of reminded her of those times with him. The twins would always call her for no reason and even though it sometimes bothered her in her work, she can't help but admit that it inspired her every day. She's not always around to spend some time with them.

"All right, why don't you two take turns of who will take care of Mr. Bunny? Is your Nanny Rosa there?" she asked and the twins fell silent.

"She's sleeping." Karin replied then was suddenly switched into Krisu's voice.

"Mommy, can I have a hamster? Please, please, please!" her little boy asked with the all too familiar pleading and cute voice.

"But you already have a puppy and a gold fish. I think that's enough, honey." Kurapika replied in a sweet voice although in the end, she would give him what he wanted.

"Alright, that's enough, Krisu. We're disturbing mama." Karin finally said then grabbed the receiver from him. "When are you coming home, Ma?" she asked hopefully.

"Don't worry. I'll be there soon." She replied and Karin sighed. It was always a wonder to Kurapika why her daughter is too mature for her age. Maybe it's because she got that personality from her father.

"Alright. Bye, Ma."

"Bye. Love you."

"Love you too, Mommy!" Krisu shouted from the other line.

And with that, Kurapika put the receiver down. She looked up and saw the woman in-charge smiling at her.

"Pets." The blonde briefly explained with a smile. Then, she turned to head back to her office to continue writing.

Her fraternal twins are just adorable. Karin looks so much like her and it could be said that she's the six-year old version of Kurapika. On the other hand, Krisu is just the spitting image of his father, complete with the obsidian eyes. Kurapika can't help but be always reminded by Kuroro Lucifer every time she looks at Krisu. But the funny thing about the twins is they didn't inherit the personalities of their respective look alike. Though Krisu looked like Kuroro, his personality is just like Kurapika's and the same goes with Karin. In fact, it is Karin who reminds her more of Kuroro than Krisu.

With an inward sigh, Kurapika sat back on her chair then continued writing. A knock from her door interrupted her again and the blonde is half-hoping that it's not her kids calling again. It was Akutsu, and he was holding a folder.

"Your new assignment from President Seiichi." Akutsu explained and gave the white folder to her. "Have you heard of the Underground River in Azian Continent?" he asked while watching Kurapika read her newest job.

"I have. That's a famous tourists' spot." She replied and flipped one page.

"Well, since you're an Information Hunter, the President is hoping that you'd get more info about what's the really at the end of the river. There are many rumours about the place being haunted while others say that there's a really big pile of gold and treasures found there."

"Too clichéd." She snorted.

"But one thing is for sure, no one is allowed to enter the cave for more than 200 meters because of the dangers beyond it." Akutsu warned. "But they let Hunters in with the expense of their own lives."

Kurapika thought deeply. Truth to tell, she had been dying to go and see the Underground River for herself. It's too mysterious and the blonde wanted to uncover its mysteries. However, she must think of her kids first. But what can a mere cave with a river inside it possibly do to her?

"Alright. I'll accept this." She said with finality in her voice.

"I'll inform President then. Good luck." Akutsu then hurriedly exited the room.

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Three years ago...

For four agonizing years, Kuroro waited for her, but she showed no sign of coming back. He didn't know what he did wrong to make her leave like that and he won't let her go until he hears it from her own mouth. He needed to know the reason why. If her reason is acceptable, he will give up on her.

It took them almost three weeks, but he found Hisoka of course... and they fought in exchange for the information where he could find Fuji. In the end, he won but the only thing Hisoka said was, 'Too late'. Kuroro's biggest mistake is letting the demented clown live. He just felt that Hisoka might be of any help to him in the future. Machi also had a hunch that convinced the other members not to kill the bastard.

Hisoka told them that he had no idea where Michael is but he was sure that he's already with Kurapika. Kuroro hurriedly returned but just like what Hisoka said, it was already too late. The Elite Seven showed him the note she left and he crumpled it, his hands bristling in anger. He thought that she ran away with Michael but the next two days, it was broadcasted in the news that Michael Fuji was found dead inside the Bethel Mansion. Then, the Elite Seven told him that Kurapika made a personal trip towards the Mansion in the very same day she disappeared.

Surely something happened between Michael and Kurapika in there that led into this situation. But what is it?

Right now, Kuroro Lucifer is the one handling the Bethel Group of Companies with the help of his personal assistant, Yumiko. Under his leadership, he conquered the business world in a span of three years. But still, he's not the official owner of everything because 2/3 of the assets all belonged to Kurapika. He's just the one developing them. The others think that he is a super human because of his superior mentality and wise leadership. But aside from being the head of the business world, he's still the head of the Genei Ryodan. He and his group would meet up once a year to report their about search of the missing Kuruta to their Danchou. Until now, they have no luck. Kurapika is terribly good at hiding but she had to come back someday.

"Mr. Lucifer? The CEO of Seiichi Publishing Company already arrived." Yumiko said and Kuroro smiled at her. He's presently in a bookstore just beside the restaurant where he is supposed to wait for the CEO to arrive. He's fifteen minutes late and Kuroro decided to play around.

"Tell him to wait for a while. I'm not yet done here." He said and Yumiko nodded.

Kuroro traced his hands on the books until he found one interesting hard-bound book. The Tales of the Dead Sea by Ayumi Suzuki, he read. The man opened the book and read the first page. He was amazed as to how it was beautifully written. The words are colourful and each describing sentences are amazing. The author must be very passionate about books. He closed it then looked at the back cover. Usually, books like this have a picture of their author and a small biography about them, but Kuroro frowned when he found none. With a sigh, he purchased the said book then went back to the restaurant to start the meeting.

While walking back towards the restaurant, Kuroro saw a raven-haired little boy, about three years old or below, running towards him. Actually, he's running away from an old woman chasing him. When the boy was a few feet away from him, he almost stumbled down and luckily, Kuroro was able to catch him in his arms.

"My, my. You shouldn't run that fast or you'll hurt yourself." Kuroro smiled gently at the boy and carried him. He had enough experiences in dealing with children ever since he started visiting the orphanage that Kurapika was so fond of.

What shocked Kuroro are the boy's eyes. It was just like his, deep and dark. The woman who was chasing the boy stopped in front of them and gave Kuroro a grateful smile.

"Thank you, sir. This boy is too much for me to handle." She said, almost panting. "Come here, Su-chan. Don't make too much trouble for Mister here." She held out both arms so that Kuroro could transfer the boy to his nanny.

Unfortunately, the raven-haired boy turned away from his nanny, buried his face on Kuroro's neck, all the while saying, "No, no, no, no!" then he tightened his hug around Kuroro's neck.

"Su-chan." The nanny scolded firmly. "That's not nice. Let's go back now. Rin-chan is left alone in the day-care."

Kuroro could only chuckle. It seems like the boy became even more stubborn than before. "That's okay. I'll take him back." He offered and the nanny smiled.

"Sorry to trouble you, Mr...?"

"Kuroro." The Spider head replied and walked along the nanny back to the day care centre. He found out that her name is Rosa and she's Su-chan and Rin-chan's nanny.

"He's always running away whenever he has the chance. Their mother is not always around to look after them because of her work..." Nanny Rosa rambled but Kuroro barely listened to her rants. He was more focused on the uncanny resemblance of his own eyes with the boy's. Maybe it's just a coincidence. Maybe there are a few people around the world who had the same eyes as his.

"What about his father?" he asked Nanny Rosa to make her think that's he's actually listening.

"Oh, we don't know where the twins' father is." Rosa replied sadly and stopped walking. Kuroro realized that they finally arrived in front of the day care centre.

"That's too bad." He said with a smile and put Su-chan down on the ground. The little boy frowned when he did so and Kuroro fished out a candy from his pocket, which he got from Yumiko, then gave to him, earning a big smile in return. "Be a good boy, okay?" he said and ruffled his hair. Then, he waved good bye to the Nanny and resumed walking back to the restaurant.

When he finally arrived, the CEO immediately shook hands with him and they started.

"So, you want our publishing company to print out the Bethel Company Magazines?" the CEO asked, failing to suppress his excitement.

"That's right. I had my assistant do a background check on your company and found out that you've published the best books written in today's time. I think that makes your company highly qualified." Kuroro replied with his familiar smile.

"Ah, yes. Those books are all written by Ayumi-san." The CEO muttered but Kuroro heard him.

"Ayumi? Ayumi Suzuki?" the Spider head asked and took out the book he purchased a while ago. The CEO's eyes widened when Kuroro showed him the said book.

"I didn't know you're a fan of Ayumi-san." He said and chuckled. "She's the best writer of our company."

"Well, I can see that." Kuroro replied and opened the book. "Her way of writing is marvellous. It would be an honour to meet her someday."

Back to the present...

Oh, yes. He wanted to meet the woman behind all the fascinating books. Even after all these years, books are still his secret weakness. Ever since he finished reading the 'The Tales of the Dead Sea', he had been restlessly colleting all of Ayumi's works for four years now. This is the first time Kuroro had been truly fascinated by one writer who is truly devoted in her own works. Maybe, now is the time to know who this Ayumi Suzuki really is. He could hire her to work for him instead.

"Yumiko, are you there?" Kuroro called out and the double doors of his office swung open, a familiar figure entering.

"Yes, sir. Is there anything you need?" she asked.

"Put Mr. Seiichi on the phone. I'd like to have a word with him."

"Of course, sir." Then, his assistant disappeared. A few minutes later, his telephone rang, indicating that Yumiko had transferred the call to him now. He picked up the said phone, answering the call.

"Mr. Lucifer? Is there anything I can do for you?" Mr. Seiichi asked rather surprisingly.

"I'd like to set an appointment with Miss Ayumi Suzuki. I believe she's still working for you." He stated, formality evident in his voice.

"No problem, sir. When would you like to meet her?"

"Tomorrow, if it's not too much of a hassle for her."

Mr. Seiichi fell silent for a moment before finally answering. "That would not be possible, sir. Ms. Suzuki is currently in the Azian Continent, writing about the Underground River. She's going to be there for a while."

"Ah. A new book." Kuroro muttered and smiled. He suddenly felt excited, remembering that he coincidentally had a business trip somewhere in Azia. He could make a side trip towards the Underground River and watch the master writer in action. It would be a fascinating sight.

And besides, he needed a break from his work and search. He could bring along the Elite Seven and his Spiders to reward them for their hard work all these years. Yes, that wouldn't be a bad idea.

"Well, I think that would be all for now, Mr. Seiichi." After the president said good bye, Kuroro hang up and called back Yumiko, ordering her to put going to the Underground River in his to-do list. He also ordered her to call some certain people to come back to the Kaede Gushiken District.

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Author's Note: Alright. That was an awfully long Epilogue, don't you think? Ehehehe. I hope this will satisfy you guys. I got the idea of the twins from a manga called Beauty Pop where the daughter looks like her mother but with her father's personality and the son looks like his father but with his mother's personality... (or is it the other way around?).Thank you for supporting Forced Trials all this time! Mwaaaahhh!

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