Y/N POV

We look at the clock back at base. Three hours. That's how much time we have to get into the auction and take the money and merchandise. 

I change into my dress. Nobunaga and Uvogin aren't going in, so they hold our regular clothes in a duffel bag. I nicely place my clothing inside the bag, along with my two cinquedea.

"Are those your weapons?" Uvogin asks. I nod. 

When we're back in Yorknew City, Phinks steals a limo and we pile in. At the entrance of the auction, we get out in pairs. Me and Feitan, Machi and Shalnark, Paku and Phinks, and then Shizuku and Franklin.

Uvogin drives away, and we walk into the auction. I feel eyes on me so I turn around. Sure enough, I see Kurapika staring at me, hatred burning on his face. I wink at him, and then I turn back around.

KURAPIKA POV

I glance at Melody and then back down at Y/N. The little kid that I knew from the Hunter Exam had changed. Drastically. Her aura; what had once been an aura that you'd barely bat an eyelash at had turned into a dangerous monster you would have to think twice about crossing. She seemed that much more powerful. 

Y/N turns around and winks at me. 

Shoot. Did she actually see me? Does that mean that the rest of them did? And if she's with those people. That means that she's with the Phantom Troupe. She went through with what she said. My eyes turn a sudden scarlet at the thought. Melody notices, but I don't mind her as thoughts shoot through my mind. 

Y/N POV

We walk up to the platform in front of all the mafia bosses. I trail a slender finger down my throat and onto my necklace that Feitan gives me then merge away from Feitan and Franklin. They walk up to the platform, Feitan in front of the microphone, Franklin behind Feitan. 

Feitan clears his throat. "Okay . . . Welcome, everyone. So, I'm skipping the formalities." 

Franklin extends his hands, and the top of his fingers pop off, only connected to his hand through a single chain. Bullets start pouring out, hitting everyone in the room. 

People are falling down everywhere. Outside, Shizuku, who had already changed, kills anyone who tries to escape with Blinky, a vacuum that can suck up almost anything. 

"Die!" Franklin screams. After all the bloodshed, though, he looks disappointed. "That was way too fast." He points a finger at me and shoots. 

I catch the bullet in between my fingers. "Nice try."

Franklin laughs a big booming laugh. "Didn't expect you to catch that." 

"Didn't expect you to shoot at me." 

"I didn't even get to do anything," Feitan moans. 

"All yours, Shizuku," Franklin motions for her, completely ignoring Feitan.

Shizuku takes out her vacuum. "Let's go, Blinky. Suck up the bodies, blood, body parts, and all their possessions. Grab the chairs, too."

I watch in amazement as her vacuum sucks it all up. "Where does that go?" Shizuku shrugs. "It was fun to watch." 

A man suddenly gets up, spewing how we will have sinned. Feitan rolls his eyes, and quick as a blink, the man's head is gone and Feitan is on the other side of him. 

Shizuku tosses me the duffel bag with clothes. We all change. I start to flip the cinquedea in my hands, my lightning cards safely in my pocket. 

"Where's the underground auction stuff?" I ask. 

"Gone." Franklin sneers in the direction of the stairs. "We're heading out. They're saying someone took it, someone who works for the Ten Dons. We'll find them." 

I smirk. This was going to be easy if Franklin was with us. 

"Where's the hot air balloon?"

I lean over the edge of the hot balloon, watching as the mafia searches for everything. "Ay, they spotted us. That's ok, I assume?" 

I look back at Franklin, Uvogin, Nobunaga, Machi, Feitan, and Shizuku. Phinks and Paku had headed already headed back to Boss because of some mission. 

"Yeah," Feitan says. 

Uvogin calls Boss, telling him that there was no merchandise; the safe was empty. "We have a Judas among us." 

Nobunaga's head whips up. "You're saying there's a traitor here?" 

Through Uvogin's phone, we hear Boss tell us that there's no traitor, because anything they can offer pales in comparison to being in the Phantom Troupe. 

They keep talking. I hop onto the edge, sitting on it. Feitan comes up next to me. 

He holds up a hand, about to smack me over, when I grab his hand. "Don't you dare." 

Feitan smirks. "Don't get to cocky, Lucilfer." 

I jump off the edge, leaning on the string connecting the basket to the balloon. 

"Boss wants us to land somewhere and kill all the people following us," Uvogin tells us. 

I sit down on the floor and raise a hand. "Can I do it? I didn't get any action when Franklin and Shizuku and Feitan killed the people." 

"We'll decide later." 

We land the hot air balloon and then throw a stick into the balloon, puncturing the balloon part, as if we "fell." 

We stand atop a cliff. I'm leaning against Feitan and we're teasing each other about who's better at fighting. 

"Fight me, then, if you're so good," Feitan purrs.

I laugh, stepping back and taking out my cinquedeas. I had gotten better at fighting and Nen since Chrollo had been teaching me. Perhaps I was as good as Killua now.

The Mafia assembles beneath us. A man shoots a gun and yells, "Come down here now! We'll even let you decide whether you'll be drowned or buried!"

Shalnark laughs, and I let out a grin. "Ha! There's a whole crowd!" He puts his hands on his hips.

"I don't have to suck it all up, do I?" Shizuku asks. 

"No, they don't matter," Feitan says, his body vibrating with his words. 

"Hey," Uvogin says, looking at me directly. "Stay out of this. I'll handle it." He jumps down and I scowl. 

"Why do they always beat me down?" 

We watch for a while, and I start to get bored.

"Watching isn't any fun," Shalnark says, voicing my exact thoughts. "Let's play cards!" 

"Ooh yes," I say, sitting down. "My pack's missing a few though." 

"I agree," Machi gets a pack of cards from her pocket. "What are we playing?" 

A little while later, all the Mafia workers are gone, and the Shadow Beasts are here. It starts to get interesting. 

I turn around and see Uvogin on the floor, and all his aura in his hand. 

"Uvo's getting serious," Shalnark comments. I get bored of watching, and turn back to the game. 

"Feitan, Nobunaga, you guys gonna play?" I ask. 

"I'm going to watch." 

I keep playing as they start to talk about the Shadow Beasts. 

I hear Feitan's cold voice. "They managed to damage Uvogin's iron skin with nothing but hair and teeth." 

"Didn't need to know that," I mutter. Feitan slaps my head. I growl. "Eleven." 

"Must be skilled Nen users. I'm impressed." 

"Thirteen," Shizuku says. She tosses a card into the pile. King of Hearts. 

Shalnark grunts and goes to shuffle it. "Want a hand, Uvo?"

"Stay out of this!" He shouts back. 

They keep fighting, and an ugly guy rips a part of Uvo's skin off. "If he were using a lethal poison, this fight would be over," Machi observes. 

"I'm sure he likes to torture people," Shalnark continues to shuffle.

I almost throw up when another Shadow Beast starts to put leeches inside Uvo's body. Suddenly I'm glad that he went down there instead of me. 

"Sick, Y/N?" Feitan remarks.

"Nope. That just disgusts me. Who would want such a weird Nen power?" 

I hear Uvogin inhale for a long time. Everyone immediately claps their hands over their ears, so I do the same. I'm glad I did. Uvogin screams so loud, I would've died if I hadn't put my hands over my ears. 

"You idiot!" screams Franklin. "Give us a warning first!" 

"What if our eardrums had burst? What if her eardrums burst?" Nobunaga points at me. "She doesn't know about your power!" 

I stay in the shadows, amazed at the sight over the cliffs, before a though strikes me. Kurapika! Are his ears ok? 

"Hey, Shizuku, can your vacuum suck out the poison and the leeches?" 

"Only the poison." 

Shalnark goes down to Uvo and they talk for a while. Then he shouts, "Franklin! Go and get Uvo beer!" 

"On ice!" 

"You'll get what you get!" Franklin storms away. 

Shizuku jumps down as well when I see chains start to encircle Uvogin. Kurapika. The chains lift Uvogin away. 

Machi throws a Nen needle, and it impales inside him. 

"Then that's it. Let's go save him." Shalnark rubs his head.

"Good grief," Feitan sighs. "He's so much trouble." 

Me and Machi are still on the cliff. Machi informs them that she has a trace of him, and that her needle is on him. 

In the car, I sigh, thinking how to get out of this predicament. I had only gone searching for the spiders for Kurapika. I'd never thought that we'd have to confront him and I'd have to choose where I'd stand.

𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 -

btw, did i mention that there was a time skip in between when you met the phantom troupe and when you decided to go to town to buy dresses? if i didn't, here it is. 

this also explains why y/n, or you, are already so close to the phantom troupe.