It was finally morning where everyone were now all dressed and waiting outside for both Genner and Banner's return with the airship. Of course Kiyoko couldn't bear to stay awake any longer since she wasn't able to sleep last night, covering up her mouth as she yawning silently and blinking sleepily. Leorio held up his hand to shade his eyes from the rising sun's sunlight and began to groan softly. It's been at least five hours ever since they left..." he stated. "Managers, yeah right... Who the hell would leave their guests stranded on a ship in the middle of nowhere just like that?"

"They would and they just did," Kiyoko said, rubbing her forehead lazily.

"Yeah, they also mooched off a bunch of money from all of us too," Tonpa added irritably. "Just who do they think they are and what the hell are the planning?"

"Well, it's not like we payed them with money," Kurapika pointed out. Tonpa looked up at the Kurta standing next to him and furrowed his brows just a tinge. "We paid with treasure just to get our stupid rooms in exchange! That's pretty much the same thing as paying up money!" the man exclaimed.

"Hey, you got that right. We can actually agree on something for once, Tonpa!" Leorio said brightly, turning around and smiling at the short rounded man.

"That doesn't make me happy at all..." he muttered, earning a glower from Leorio. Kiyoko yawned again and sighed as she messed up her hair even further. "Look, be happy that we had to pay with treasure we found scattered around this area. At least we didn't pay with our own pocket money," the girl stated with a frown. "We wouldn't even have enough to offer in the first place and we'll be broke." The two men just groaned and looked away from each other, crossing their arms together.

'These guys are like kids..' the girl thought, smiling softly to herself. Slumping forward a little, Kiyoko thought about the situation a little longer and wondered what they could do or what they should be doing to get off the island alive, no casualties involved. That was when her thoughts were abruptly interrupted by a blush as she took a glance at one of her friends she made during the exam. "I checked the manager's room just now," Hanzo began as he walked over to Leorio, "and they left behind all the treasures we found the day before."

"Do you think they forgot about it?" Gon asked. Twisting his back lightly to stretch out his limbs, Killua opened his mouth just a tiny bit in satisfaction before giving an answer. "What, of course not," Killua stated right after.

"Then they must have a reason to leave us behind with those treasures and this ship," the Kurta said as he looked into the situation more. Holding his hand up to his chin, he slightly tapped his foot once, twice and completely stopped as he thought even harder. "Do you think this is a part of the exam then?" Hanzo asked the boy.

Kiyoko was now falling over slowly, but she tried to keep herself awake and upright so she wouldn't crash into the floor or on anyone near her. Leorio noticed and chuckled as he motioned her to just lay down and sleep, only earning a pout while she complied to his silent order. The girl closed her eyes to rest, but she continued to listen in on the conversation they were holding.

"I'm not sure actually..." she heard Kurapika say. "We can't really assume that it is nor do we have enough information about this to conclude it."

It was silent for a while as everyone thought about their own worries or plainly just working out their bodies for the morning. "T-then who's going to cook for us?" Imori asked his siblings, breaking the silence. His brothers looked at him before one of them said anything. "Someone who can cook I guess," Amori replied. That answer only made everyone anxious as they looked around for decent cooks. "Wait, do we even have anyone like this in this group?" Umori asked.

Imori then concluded their answers into a quick, 'Well, we're starving to death here on this island then.' "And an added bonus as well, IT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE!" he exclaimed.

"Just calm down already!" Hanzo grumbled. "We'll just catch fish to eat. But or actual problem here isn't the food supply... What I'm worried about is what we're going to do at this very moment."

Kiyoko was now officially knocked out once again, her hearing being blocked out by drowsiness and sleep. Leorio walked over to where she was resting and decided to give her a quick piggyback ride instead of leaving her on the hard floor. All he needed to do now was wait until Kuromi wakes up and take over the girl's body so she could start moving again. "How can she be such a baby at this time of the exam? Jeez, what a spoiled girl.." Tonpa suddenly complained. That only made the Kurta who stood near him and Leorio shooting him a deadly sharp glare, sending chills to his bones as he remembered what happened at Trick Tower. "I'm only stating the truth...?" the man squeaked.

"I think that's just stating you're own thoughts and opinions," Killua said as he swung his legs back and forth childishly. Gon nodded in agree meant as Kurapkia and Leorio looked at the two. 'He seems aware of Kiyoko's conditions.. I guess Gon told him just in case anything strange haappens, Kiyoko and Kuromi may not be too happy about that..' Kurapika thought, looking away from Tonpa. "Should we let her rest inside one of the rooms?"

Leorio shook his head and replied with a long yet simple sounding, 'I'm keeping an eye out for her sake and to maintain Kuromi's trust.' Kurapika stared for a bit, holding back the urge to hold up his hands to get her passed onto her, and then just gave a small nod. The man carrying the girl just grinned and whispered, 'I really don't want to get killed by you know who,' as Kurapika just rose a brow.

"Hey, wait! Guys, come over here for a moment!" Ponzu called as she ran out of the ship. Everyone aboard looked at the girl clad in pink and yellow curiously, wondering what was so important to be worth running out of the ship to announce for. Killua and Gon looked at each other for a second, hopping off from where they were perched on and walking over to the area where Ponzu stood waving. Leorio, Kurapika, and Hanzo decided to follow the younger boys and check out what was going on to whatever area they were all being led to as well. Kurapika awkwardly looked at Kiyoko's limp body as she rested on Leorio's back, sighing and giving up the urge to hold back.

Tapping Leorio's arm and earning his attention, Kurapika didn't say anything, but motioned at Kiyoko and asked him to pass her over. The man just smiled mischievously and crouched a little to get her into the Kurta's arm safely without having her to wake up. "Just pass her back over to me if you get tired," Leorio said after successfully giving Kiyoko to the teen. "Yeah, I'll keep that in mind," he replied with a small smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

The girl softly clutched at his blue and red tabard, but she didn't looked too relaxed. That only made him worry and wonder what she was dreaming of. Maybe it was about what she discussed with Kuromi yesterday night or it could be about something very different to what he thought it was. Hiding his fluster face, he looked around to see no one heeding any attention and pulled her closer to his body before muttering a few words near her ear. A temporary relaxed expression washed over her face, but he wonders how long that expression would last and slowed down his pace.

"Oi, Kurapika? Something the matter?" Leorio called from the front.

"No, I'll be there in a bit! Just go on ahead, I'll catch up," he replied. Shrugging at the Kurta's response, Leorio continued to follow the others down to where the a working radio was located. The odd thing was, the device didn't or just wasn't able to pick up any signal from anywhere else. Kurapika was still behind everyone as he check for any fast breathing from Kiyoko, any facial expression changes, fast pulse rate and heart beats, even her temperature again. Nothing was abnormal and her emotions were stable and calm, or so he thought. Sighing a breath of relief after confirming nothing was out of the ordinary with her, the boy smiled and gave a peck on her cheek before heading to the room where Gon and the others were located.

"Thank god you haven't gotten sick..." he said on the way over. "But I hope you aren't feeling traumatized or anything like that about your past. You always seem to be uncomfortable every single day around us even if you try to hide it. Not like hiding it would fool us all, we can still see that non-existent pain of yours surround you even when you're asleep or unconscious. It's way too obvious for your own good.." A part of him wanted Kiyoko to wake up and hear him tell her this, yet another part of him felt relieved that she wasn't awake to hear his mini lecture. What he wasn't aware off was that Kuromi was awake and listening in on his little conversation with the girl who was sleeping in his arms. 'He's right, you know, Kiyo? Just hiding your emotions won't do you any good, especially when you don't know how to cover up a lie for yourself well,' she suddenly spoke to herself. 'I don't think I'll take over just yet.. I'll be patient just this once.'

Kiyoko suddenly unconsciously snuggled up closer to the teen's body and smiled at his warmth that radiated onto her. Her lips suddenly parted a bit and it looked like she was trying to say something, her voice not being loud enough to hear. Becoming curious with her thoughts that continued to slip out of her mouth without any real intentions to let it out, Kurapika lowered his head to listen what she was saying and was able to catch a few words from her.

'-love you.' Those words only made him blush harder and wonder who it was for. Kuromi already knew who it was directed to and rolled her eyes as she tried to focus and wait for his reaction. "Kurapika, what's taking you so long?" Leorio called, peeking through the door. Snapping his head up to look at the man before he got suspicious the boy cleared his throat to calm down. Leorio noticed his face was tinted with pink, but played the game of obliviousness to avoid earning any anger from the Kurta. "It's nothing. Coming," the boy replied.