\\Annya (POV)\\

The ball bounced against the floor as Netero cached it with his index finger. "Now!" He said standing on one foot, as me Killua and Gon stood in front of him. "Let's go over the rules of the game. All you have to do is simply take this ball away from me!" He explained.

About 10 minutes ago he proposed this challenge to us. Killua was about to decline the offer, but he got a big smack on the head and agreed, me still (almost) carrying him here.

"If you can do that, before the airship arrives, you win!" I opened my mouth a little. That's it? Take the ball, one time and we're Hunters? "So let's see... we're scheduled to 08.00 am arrival, yes?" I slightly nod. "Well that's not too bad, you still have nine hours left!" In nine hours... could we really defeat him? He's an experienced Hunter, while we're only rookies that started out to play a game with him. "Oh, and feel free to use any tactics you want!" Netero added. "I will only defend, I promise."

"Huh!" Gon let out. "That's, too easy! It's... barely even a game!" I sight in Gon's innocent mind. Please Gon, never change! I begged in my mind.

"Then why not give it a try and see if you're right!" Netero exclaimed as I smiled, cheerfully.

"All we have to do is take the ball?" Killua asked.

I blankly stared at him, then walking up to him and poking his cheeks. "What, is it too easy for you?" I asked raising a brow. He reddened from embarrassment and shooed my hands away, as Netero chuckled at our actions.

"Yes." Netero answered.

"Then, I'll give it a shot," Killua said as I smiled at him.

"Go right ahead," the Chairman encouraged.

Killua slowly started moving side ways. He started circling Netero. As he was doing so I saw how like some illusion, Killua started leaving his 'minions' of himself, them walking even more slower. Is this an assassin trick? He did mention about being a top assassin, I frowned. It was a little scary, Gon gasped at the view.

I focused my eyes on him. If he keeps going in circles like this, I'm going to loose track of him. Netero didn't seem in a lot of trouble.

"I see a bunch of Killuas!" Gon claimed, as I nodded in shook. And I lost the my track on him. Great.

I saw how the Killuas started quickly disappearing, the real Killua jumping out of the group to aim the ball in Netero's hand. But the man moved just in time as Killua waisted his good technique.

He then again jumped up, off the ground reaching the ball in Netero's hand. But failed. Then tried to bring him down with his leg to his head, but the old gazer again dodged.

Killua basically tried everything in his strength to take the ball away from him.

"Oh wow!" Gon whispered-yelled. My eyes widened with excitement as I was about to sign up to be second, but then I remembered... my eyes glimpsing of my uncomfortable...

ANYWAYS, Killua and the Chairman moved quite a lot. Around the whole visible area, at least. And, oh boy, Killua gotten quite mad...

"Is that all? How disappointing," Netero said as they stopped for a moment. Him playing with the ball, placed on his nose.

I saw how Killua bowed down and slid to Netero in huge speed. Maybe he's got a strategy?

Killua then leaned back his leg, and bounced it to Netero's foot.

"Ow, that probably hurt!" Gon said closing one of his eyes. I intensively stared waiting what's gonna happen next.

Then out of sudden Killua jumped up high in the air holding his foot and screaming.

I froze in my spot as he jumped to me and I grabbed him by the shoulders. "What was that about?" I asked with a straight face. He whined out 'nothing' before Gon ran up to him.

"Killua! Tag me, I wanna be next!" He shouted out as he and Killua clapped high fives. Gon ran into the fight and we both stared at him.

"Say, why didn't you say, you wanted to go?" Killua asked glancing at me.

"Oh, erm, I just didn't want to go you know... also you got hurt a little, so someone needs to take care of you!" I laughed awkwardly.

Killua raised a brow at me. "Are you lying?" He asked while I blinked twice. "Your index finger is moving fast," he explained pointing at my hand on his shoulder. I let go of his shoulders and sight in defeat.

"Fine. I thought it was embarrassing to tell you but..." I pointed at my legs as we both looked down. "...I'm wearing a skirt," I finished as he raised his eyes at me.

"Ohh..." he mumbled, his cheeks the colour of pink of the frustration.

We then both sat next to the wall and watched as Gon fight. He just finished his stretching and now was charging towards the man. He moved so quick that when he quickly jumped up and caught Metero off guard I almost saw it. But then he bumped his head to the ceiling and fallen back on the ground ruining our chance.

"Idiot!" Killua yelled. "We all already know how high you can jump, but you don't have to go all out! Focus!" I was trying to calm him down, any way I could. Eventually he stopped screaming at Gon and crossed his hands on his chest, still annoyed.

"We had a chance, he dropped his guard for a second," Killua whined again.

Gon sight as he stood up. He sight with determination.

...

The fight really got intense, now Killua and Gon both attacking on the same time, Netero who still hasn't broken a sweat.

Gon attacked him while almost kicking him. His shoe then slipped off and really kicked the man, increasing the damage. Killua from behind, also kicked Netero in the head making him float in air. It seemed that the fight was over, but then Netero himself kicked the ball to the wall so the boys couldn't get it. But before it could reach wall, or Netero could take the grab on it, another one of Gon's shoes changed its direction, as it slipped out of his palm.

"Eh! Sneaky kids!" He barked and I chuckled. Killua and Gon where now millimetres from the ball as they both reached for it.

But then Netero's aura increased and he ran way faster than before and grabbed the ball before them, making them fall backwards. I felt some weird aura near Killua. As if he was mad. Like really, really mad.

"Excellent teamwork! You get an A for effort," he smiled at the two boys. I grinned as Gon's face lit up with joy. The place where Netero ran from to catch the ball, was now dust and ash. I walked up to it and touched it, quickly taking my hand away and icing it.

"Your amazing, mister Netero! Really amazing!" Gon yelled smiling.

Killua seem to bring his feelings to a place and slowly calm down. His dangerous aura slightly faded. He stood up not looking at Chairman.

"Ah, I forget it!" He winced. I narrowed my eyes at him. It almost seemed as if he was holding back from something. "I quit. Ya beat me, alright?!" He said walking away. Gon let out a huh? While I blinked at him. Wat in da name of pork is gowing on?-

Killua seem to be the type of person, who couldn't manage to loose to someone. Even if we knew each other like 1 day, I felt strong connection between us. As if we were bonded before we even met.

"Don't quit! We still got lots of time!" Gon smiled widely. "And besides we came so close right now!"

"Yeah listen to Gon!" I said pointing my finger at the ceiling.

"Come on," Killua said as if he knew something we didn't. "You two are pretty clueless aren't you?"

I tilted my head. What was he talking about?

"It's hopeless," he said glaring at mister Netero. I let out a 'eh..?' while Killua sighted at me. "Think about it Annya, Gon. The old guy's barely uses his right hand or left leg," Killua claimed.

"Huh?!" Gon asked shocked. I looked at Killua with same surprised face.

"He's way too powerful for me and Gon, Annya," he said. I noticed some cracks in his voice as if he was pushing himself to say this.
"We could keep this for an entire year and never get the ball," he said as I blinked intensively, still processing the information. Then me and Gon turned to Netero to make sure Killua was telling the truth.

"Figured it out, did you?" He asked as my jaw dropped. "And here I was, thinking I was pretty slick about it!"

"Oh I get it now," Gon said looking at the Chairman. I sight and stood up, ready to leave.

"Ha, ha!" Killua fake-laughed. "You sure know how to piss me off old man!" Killua said a lot of cliches and cracks in his sentence, full of aggression. "Let's go you two," he said walking out the door.

"Nah, I think I'm gonna play a little longer," Gon exclaimed. I chocked my own yawn.

"HAH?!" Killua's head stick out off the doorway. "ARE YOU DEAF?! Didn't you hear what I just said?! Look! It's pointless, you'll never get the ball from him!" Killua shouted to Gon's face as I walked up to them.

"It's ok! Cuz I don't really care," he said as my eyes filled with fake tears. How innocent can you be, Gon?! "We've only used a part of the time limit! I'm gonna see if I get him to use his right hand before the rest of it runs out!" Gon explained. Killua and I next to each other smiled awkwardly at the boy.

"I... see," Killua said as I started patting Gon's head. "Fine, I get it. Well, good luck!" He said before leaving the room. "I'm going to bed."

The door closed as Killua disappeared. Gon asked Netero something, but I wasn't listening anymore. Something is wrong with Killua. I'm scared that he may do something unpleasant... that said, when he walked out, that strange mad aura was still surrounding him... this is not sounding good.

"Hey, Gon I think I'll be going to rest now too," I said walking to the door, yawning.

"Alright! See ya later, Annya!" He shouted as I slowly walked out of the room and basically collapsed on the floor.

Well I didn't lay down on the ground. I was more sitting on the ground taking hard breaths. I inhaled and exhaled. Then stood up and gulped my thoughts away.

I need to find Killua. I need to find Killua...

I walked the corridor, sensing his aura. Not very far away. But the aura seemed more calm than it was back at the game.

No, no, no, no, no, I thought running aura's direction link.

I ran into a hallway, similar to one where Killua told me and Gon about his family. My eyes widened at the view.

2 men on the floor. In a pool of their own blood. Both dead. I shivered as I bowed down to over check their pulse. Nothing. I shook them still scared. And
sensed Killua's smell on them. I gagged as suddenly my hands where grabbed from behind and pressed to my back as something sharp brushed against my neck.

I gasped air as a tiny drop of blood dripped from my neck.

"Do anything funny and I'll kill you," I heard a familiar voice. I flicked my head, turning around, meeting blue familiar eyes.

"Killua?" I asked as calm as possible. He was shocked as he let go of my hand and his long sharp nails turned back to normal.

"A-A-Annya?! It thought it was..." his voice cracked, not sure what to say next. I was still scared. My heart was pumping loudly, and I was breathing heavily.

"Killua... I'm not sure why you killed those... people, but you really scared me," I said my hands shaking. "I really thought, I was gonna die. I even imagined my funeral!" I half joked, Killua not looking at me.

"I'm... I didn't mean to..." Killua stated as I brushed him off.

"It's alright, now. I'm not as scared. But please, next time think before..." my eyes caught the two men lying on the floor. "...killing."

He looked away not sure what to say or do. He then stood up and helped me up.

"Thanks!" I smiled.

"So how did you find me?" Killua asked us both walking slowly the hallways, leaving the two dead bodies behind, for someone to find.

"Oh, I was looking!" I said winking. Trying not to make this awkward between us.

"Looking? You mean looking for me?" He asked tilting his head at me. I nodded. "Why?"

"Well, if you already forgot, you are in dept to me for anything, since I won the bet of Gon," I smiled at him mischievously as he sight.

"Alright, what do you want?" He asked.

I stopped in front of him and slowly reached my hands to his head. He grabbed my hands before they could reach it. We both stared at each other and I smiled again.

"No." He said.

"I can do whatever I want, remember?~" I teased him as he kept frozen for a few moments, before letting go of my hands as they in slow motion reached his hair and cuddled it.

"Oh my god, it's so sweet and soft!" I whispered - yelled as he reddened in frustration.

"D-don't say it like that, it's embarrassing!" He chocked at me.

I smiled at him as I brushed my fingers through his soft white hair.

...

Aye another one done and I'm feeling dead-

This chapter was really interesting to write even thought I over did it with words. AGAIN.

So what I'm trying to say is, have a nice day, eat, drink, go out and stretch! Stay healthy and safe!

Bye!~