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Over 4,531 words later and this chapter is finally complete. I hope you all enjoy and I hope none of you scream too loud 😉 Good luck!

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As the referee estimated the ball's drop point, he dubbed the ball being their's and so, they had the ball to start with.

Since the ball had gone through the roof and since the ceiling was considered an extension of the floor, Gon was out.

But alas, the fire that was gleaming within his eyes meant that he wasn't even close to being finished yet and so, he used Back.

Walking back to the court, Valentine glanced towards Gon with a worried frown and then, looked forward, her eyes hardening as the game continued.

As the green-haired boy got patched up, Killua and Goreinu passed the ball back and forth, causing the thunder eyed beauty to follow it as they threw it to one another.

Thankfully, they were able to do this until Gon was patched up and back on his feet.

'Okay, I'm better now'

Gripping the ball tightly, Goreinu turned and threw the ball causing black Goreinu; the gorilla, to switch places with Razor, the ball harshly smacking him in the face.

However, before they could react, number thirteen threw number two through the air and the Nen beast went flying towards the ball, throwing it back to number thirteen.

Turning quickly, the Nen beast threw the ball at Goreinu and the man was immediately knocked out by the force of the blow.

'Goreinu!',Killua yelled.

As the ball slightly flew up into the air, Razor caught it flawlessly in is hands and gazed down at Goreinu with a nonchalant smile on his face.

'Now, that's one interesting ability. Nurture it well, okay?'

'Hey, hold on just a second!',Biscuit yelled and the man hummed slightly, turning to look at the woman,'What the heck was that!?'

'There's no rule against passing the ball to an opponent',Razor explained,'And as you've probably noticed, you're welcome to hit people in the face here. So that means his attack was also legal'. If the ball had actually touched the floor, I'd be out now'

Appreciating the advise, Valentine glared towards the man and clenched her fists together.

Suddenly, the black Nen gorilla disappeared in a cloud of blue aura because Goreinu was unconscious and Valentine frowned, a worried look in her eyes as she glanced down at the unconscious man.

'The black gorilla may remain inside of the court, but that's assuming Goreinu ever regains consciousness',Razor stated,'And something tells me that isn't likely'

'If the in court players are reduced to zero before Goreinu wakes up, then the match will be over',The referee explained.

Noticing the way the man's cheeks swelled and had red and blue coloration, Valentine winced and scrunched up her face, her eyebrows furrowing together with concern.

With his wounds, she wouldn't be surprised if he remained unconscious until the game was over.

'Alright, well.. tell me, who wants to be next!?'

Throwing the ball with an incredible speed, the purple aura around the ball spiked tremendously and with a burst, headed straight towards Killua.

Seeing that the ball was coming his way, eyes of ice widened considerably and sweat fell down his face as his mind raced, his heart telling him to go one way while his mind telling him to go the other.

But as he dodged the way he had gone, eyes of thunder shone brightly and time slowed down within her eyes as they narrowed in anger as she saw the path the ball was heading.

Seeing the ball heading his way, eyes of ocean widened and panic filled his eyes as a small gasp left his lips, realizing he had gone the wrong way.

He couldn't dodge it!

A sharp, loud and rather painful ringing filled the air as Valentine's figure became nothing but a blur and disappeared as fast as lighting.

A shadow appeared in front of the silverette and a leg was in front of his face, his eyes wide as the aura around the ball sparked as it clashed with the aura around the person in front of him.

It seemed as if time was going as slowly as a snail as Valentine looked down at the ball that harshly spun against her foot; which was angled downwards so that it caught the ball perfectly, both of her eyes glowing so brightly that they rivaled the sun itself and a low growl of anger left her lips as she clenched her teeth together.

The vein in her forehead popped as her teeth tightly clenched down on each other and her hair slightly blew back from the force of the wind that kicked up from the rapidly spinning ball.

Pushing her foot forward with as much strength as she could, Valentine watched with glowing eyes as it shot back towards the other side of the court and headed straight towards Razor.

However, the man's position was switched with one of his Nen beasts; Number Five, and the ball crashed into the puppet, the strength and speed of the ball pushing it off of it's feet, sending it flying out of the court.

Crashing to the floor, a pained groan left Valentine's mouth as she landed harshly on her side and a sharp, stabbing throb ran throughout her entire body, a small hiss of pain leaving her lips as two voices shouted out for her in worry.

'Valentine!'

Feeling hands fall upon her shoulders, Valentine slowly looked up and her eyes were slightly squinted in pain, sweat falling down her face as she clenched her teeth together.

The pulse that vibrated throughout her leg was like a gushing wave as pain blossomed throughout her flesh and her breathing was slightly irregular.

Feeling something coating her sock, Valentine knew exactly what it was but ignored it for the moment and looked into eyes of ice, watching as they filled with such an intense worry that it made her heart stutter for a moment.

'Number Five is out! However, due to an injury that prevents her from playing any longer, Valentine is also out! Please step out of the court'

Humming slightly, Razor looked at the blonde girl and watched as the silverette gently grabbed her cheeks, looking into her eyes with such worry it almost made him smile.

'She'll be needing medical attention, bring her outside of the court and treat her'

As the men were walking over, Killua looked down at the girl in his arms and looked between her eyes, his worry shinning brightly.

'You idiot, why would you do something as reckless as that!? You could've gotten seriously hurt!'

Not that she wasn't hurt already, but if she hadn't thought as quickly as she did and used as much Nen as she could've on her foot, her whole leg would've been blown off in order to protect him.

And that thought scared him.

It horrified him.

A flush crossed her face and a tingling sensation swept up the back of her neck and across her face as her chest tightened, the rapid beating of her heart filled her ears as blood hurriedly pumped through her veins, her eyebrows furrowing only slightly as her gaze softened, her nerves going haywire.

"I-It's because I-... I like you, Killua!",Valentine stated lowly so that only he could hear her and squeezed her eyes shut, suddenly regretting her decision to tell him.

Now wasn't the right time with the game going on and yet, the dam holding back her emotions had suddenly bursted and let everything she was holding in free.

Eyes widening in surprise, Killua's lips parted and he stared at the girl in front of him with reddened cheeks as heat rushed through his body.

The girl he had strongly admired, his crush, had just admitted to him that she liked him as well, disbelief and happiness filling his veins as he stared at her.

'Y-You... You what?',The boy stuttered and looked between her eyes, his eyes softening as his heart pounded within his chest,'Valentine.. I-'

However, before he could say anything else, the medics had gently pulled the blonde away from him and he went to reach out for her, but was slightly held back by one of the medics.

Being placed on the bleachers, Valentine panted slightly in pain and reached up to wipe away the sweat falling down her forehead, before she silently screamed out in pain through clenched teeth as one of the medics took off her shoe and sock so that they could sterilize and wrap the wound.

'Heh, that was quite a lot of strength in that little girl's body',Razor spoke up,'I'm surprised that she was able to think quick enough to cover her foot with enough aura so that it wasn't blown right off'

Clenching his jaw in anger, eyes of ice quickly snapped towards the man and Killua glowered with rage, his eyes narrowed as he stared at him down.

It was almost like he knew that he would've dodged the wrong way and caused Valentine to jump in the way of the ball.

Looking down at the sweating girl, Tsezguerra frowned and watched as the blue hawk screeched loudly in worry, quickly flying over to the girl, softly nuzzling her cheek with his beak.

Reaching her hand up, Valentine gently pat Zeus on the head and as she heard Tsezguerra's voice, she turned towards him.

'You took quite the hit for that kid',The man stated and they both looked towards Killua; who was continuously glancing towards the blonde with a worried look in his eyes,'The way you looked when you saw the ball heading right towards him told me everything I needed to know. You like him a lot, don't you?'

Gasping slightly, eyes of thunder widened in surprise and her breathing hitched slightly, red covering her face as she looked towards the silverette out of the corner of her eye.

Clearing her throat, Valentine quickly looked down at the ground and a curtain of her hair covered her blushing face, before she slowly nodded, hearing as a gentle chuckle filled the air.

'Back!'

Hearing Gon's yell, Valentine turned her head and watched as the green-haired boy stalked towards the court, an angered look blazing within his chocolate eyes.

As he entered the court, Killua looked away from Valentine and looked towards Gon, the small frown on his lips remained on his face.

'You all good?'

'Yup'

'I learned something rather interesting, if the ball travels outside of the court it becomes far less powerful'

'So as long as we could avoid Razor's attacks, we might just be okay'

'My thoughts exactly'

'What kind of victory is that?'

Clenching his teeth together in anger, Killua quickly turned towards the green-haired boy and stepped closer, his eyebrows furrowed in anger.

'Look, don't be an idiot. If we can't win no matter what we do, all of this is pointless. You'd better calm down, you're being stupid'

'I thought you'd be mad'

An irk mark appeared on the Killua's face and his eyebrow twitched in anger as he stared at the boy.

'What!?'

A void look was in Gon's eyes as he glanced at his sister figure, watching as she winced in pain as soon as she had moved to sit up and fix her posture, his eyes narrowing in anger as soon as he had seen the pained expression cross her face.

'If Valentine hadn't used enough Ko in order to protect herself, then she could've been killed'

With his heart stopping at the realization, eyes of ice widened in horror and a small gasp escaped his lips as his eyes almost seemed to shake with fear at the statement.

It was clear that he knew her leg would've been blown off as a result, but to actually hear that Valentine could've died from protecting him caused a whole new kind of fear and anger to zap through his veins, his fists tightly clenching at his sides; shaking slightly.

'I'm really pissed off right now.. and I know you are too',Gon stated angrily and his aura spiked around him as his anger grew,'So, I'm not going to settle for some cheap win. We have to completely crush this guy!'

Humming slightly, Hisoka gazed down at Gon with a small smirk on his face and figured that he had a plan.

And have a plan he did.

'I've got this. Killua, stand over there'

Walking into the middle of the court, the silverette looked towards Valentine as Gon walked towards him and seeing that she was looking right at him, he sent a small smile her way.

As if to tell her that they'd talk right after this match was done.

'Bend your knees and hold the ball tight'

As soon as the boy was in front of him, Killua got into position and lifted up his hands, holding the ball in front of him as he looked at Gon.

Wondering just what he was planning, the silverette glanced towards Razor and then, look back over at Gon.

Watching as the green-haired boy charged up his attack, Valentine gasped in worry and sat up quickly, wincing at the burning pain that shot up from her foot.

'Now, show me rock!'',Gon exclaimed and his aura spiked massively, causing Tsezguerra and his men to gasp from behind Valentine, which had her glance at him for a moment,'Janken, Rock!'

Punching the ball with as much force as he could, Gon sent it flying out of Killua's hands and the silverette let it go, watching as it shot towards Razor.

However, like what had happened with Valentine's attack, number thirteen tried to catch the ball and was sent flying out of the court.

'Number Thirteen is out! Catching the ball while your body is outside of the court is illegal',The referee exclaimed,'Possession goes to team Gon!'

Loud cheers left Tsezguerra's teammates lips and Valentine's eyes brightened as she cheered as well, completely forgetting about her injury; trying to stand up.

But that had gone completely wrong as instead a shockwave of pain crashed throughout her system and Valentine groaned lightly, falling back into the seat as her eyebrows furrowed.

With a pained chuckle, the young blonde opened her eyes and rose her fist, cheering once again for the boy.

But this time, she remained seated.

'Damnit.. that one wasn't nearly good enough!'

Slapping her hand to her forehead at Gon's statement, Valentine sighed and slowly shook her head, a small drop of sweat falling down the side of her face.

As Biscuit tossed the ball to Killua, Valentine watched as he winced in pain causing her eyes to soften with worry and she sat up only slightly so that she didn't irritate her foot.

'You ready, let's do it again!',The silverette exclaimed and a smile spread across his lips,'Hit Razor with everything you've got! Let's do this for Valentine'

Looking back at him, a smile spread across Gon's face and he nodded, a determined look in his eyes.

Clenching his fist for a moment, Gon stopped and then stood up straight, closing his eyes as he took a deep breath, before slowly exhaling.

Suddenly, his aura surrounded him and once Gon spoke up, his Ren spiked immensely, growing a lot bigger.

Wind harshly blew through the air and leaves were swept through the vents as sweat fell down Tsezguerra's face as he gazed at the powerful aura.

A small smile spread across Valentine's lips and a light chuckle escaped her, tilting her head down slightly as she watched on.

'I think you picked the wrong sport',Biscuit stated as she stood behind Razor,'Nothing in the rules limits the amount of time he can take to build up his power. You might want to get out of the way'

'You're kidding right?'

Feeling his own purple aura surrounding his body, Razor leaned down and prepared for the attack.

Focusing all of the aura in his fists, Gon felt the immense strength that was coming from the attack and the lights flickered above them as the strength shook the whole room.

'Okay, show me rock!'

The immense power caused Biscuit to gasp slightly and a smirk formed on Hisoka's face as he gazed at Gon with such a fascination of his strength.

'Jan! Ken! Rock!'

The ball shot out of Killua's hands and rocketed towards Razor like a bullet, causing the man to divide his aura between his feet and hands as he got ready to bump it.

The ball smashed into his hands and he was pushed back, a groan of effort leaving his mouth as he directed the ball upwards, being knocked off of his feet but landed on the ground after a perfect backflip.

Watching Razor, Gon's body shook with adrenaline and sweat fell down his face, before a wide smile spread across his lips.

'That was great!'

'The game's not all about dodging and catching, but that advice is a bit too little, too late I'm afraid'

All of a sudden, the ball flew directly back towards Gon's side and Razor gasped slightly in surprise, watching as it landed directly in Hisoka's hand.

'Awe that's too bad, you're actually supposed to catch it, you know?'

'As per the Cushion Rule, Razor is out! Step outside'

A smirk spread across Razor's lips and the man chuckled slightly, staring at the opposite team.

'I call Back'

'Razor has used Back! He will remain inside of the court and play will resume'

'Both teams have used back and it's three-on-two!'

'Yeah, looks like the tables have turned'

Turning towards their teammates, Valentine and Tsezguerra disagreed with them, the two shaking their heads.

'You really think so?'

"Right now, our team is actually struggling"

Confused by their statements, they all hummed in confusion and turned towards the two that were injured, watching as they looked back towards the court.

'Hisoka probably isn't in any shape to throw, I'd be surprised if he can even hold the ball with his right hand. Gon's attacks used a huge amount of aura, that takes it's toll and he should feel completely drained right about now'

With a small frown on her face, Valentine looked towards Killua and her eyes glistened with worry, staring at the way he kept his hands stuffed inside of his pockets.

"And out of the three of them, Killua's definitely the most gravely injured",The young blonde explained and the three gasped in shock.

'What do you mean?'

"His hands.. are busted up pretty bad.."

'When Gon struck the ball, I noticed that Killua barely used any protective Nen on his hands'

With a small sigh, Valentine slowly reached up her hand and gently ran it through Zeus's feathers, watching as he gazed down at her injured foot, a low coo of worry leaving his beak.

'That's insane! That attack was intense, it was like a damn cannon!'

'Correct. And essentially, Killua used his bare hands to form that cannon's barrel. But with the right amount of Nen, if he had used just enough to protect them, his aura would've become a barrier against Gon's punch, significantly reducing the amount of power to the ball. In order to keep himself from weakening the ball's velocity, Killua hardly used any aura on his hands; sacrificing them in the process. That telling me that as bad as Hisoka's right hand might be at the moment, Killua's hands must be in much worse condition'

Feeling her eyes tear up, Valentine's eyebrows twitched slightly and she clenched her jaw as she tried not to cry with worry, staring at her silver-haired crush.

'Time out!',Tsezguerra exclaimed and rose his hand,'Ref, I have a question'

'Yes, what is it?'

'I was just wondering if the players outside of the court could choose to move to the outside?'

'Well, that doesn't violate any rules.. but beware that you can't return inside'

Knowing just what he had to do, Tsezguerra nodded in agreement and turned towards the group of three, calling them over to him for a moment.

They all gathered to the sidelines and Valentine had to be supported by Biscuit as her foot had almost given out on her.

'Gon, if you step outside of the court just before you strike I can hold the ball for you. Killua's hands must be totally ravaged by now, I doubt that he's in any condition to hold the ball or anything else. I know a way that will allow me to protect my hands with a lightning fast coating of aura. I can hold the ball, while you take out Razor from here, it's the only way that we can win this'

'We can't do that'

Nodding in agreement, Gon's eyes glistened and he hummed slightly.

'What? Why not, what's the problem with that?'

'It feels like a cop-out'

'You're kidding? This is not the time to be thinking about that!'

Groaning, Tsezguerra bent down in pain and held his hand to his stomach, gritting his teeth in pain as he coughed.

'Hey, don't overdo it, old man',Killua stated,'You took a hit and you're only going to make it feel worse. I'm doing fine, I'm not nearly hurting as bad as you might think'

'Okay then, show me your hands'

'I said, I'm fine'

Taking her arm off of Biscuit's, Valentine walked towards Killua and would've fallen to the ground if she hadn't steadied herself, before gently grabbing just above Killua's wrist, going to pull it out of his pocket.

But the silverette tensed up and stopped his hand from moving any further, causing Valentine to stop since she didn't want to hurt him any further, looking up at him.

The ocean and the sun clashed together as one as the two stared at one another and a worried look glistened within the blonde's eyes while Killua stared down at her.

As they stared at one another, Valentine continued to pull his hand out of his pocket and this time, he didn't fight against her.

Seeing that his hand was all burnt, swollen and purple, a small breath of worry left Valentine's as her eyes teared up, before she looked up at Killua, watching as he furrowed his eyebrows as he stared down at her.

'Like I thought, I bet you that he can't feel anything but pain'

Looking up at the man with an angered gaze, Killua clenched his teeth and didn't remove his hand from Valentine's, the pain fading as she held his hand.

It was clear that she was using her Nen to manipulate his blood to the point where his hand was going numb so that he couldn't feel the pain.

'I can take one more okay!',Killua exclaimed and kept his eyes on Valentine, watching as her beautiful eyes looked back up at him,'I know I can do this'

Feeling her lips part slightly, Valentine glanced towards Gon and watched as he looked towards her for a moment, before she looked back up at Killua, seeing the desperation in his eyes.

'I'm right! Guys, please help me convince him'

Looking in between his eyes, Valentine sighed slightly and sent a small smile the silverette's way, understanding glistening within her eyes which caused his eyes to brighten as he perked up.

"I'm sorry Tsezguerra, but I can't. It has to be Killua.."

Watching as his eyes softened in relief, a soft look filled Valentine's eyes and she slowly nodded, understanding exactly why he wanted to do this.

'I need him to hold the ball for me, I can't do this without Killua! If Biscuit or Hisoka held it, I probably couldn't use my full strength'

She knew that he hadn't mentioned her name because she definitely wasn't going to be able to move from the seat without help or until she could slightly speed up the healing process to where she could at least walk.

'There's only one reason why I can focus everything I've got into hitting the ball, it's because I know that Killua's the one holding it'

With his eyes glistening, the silverette glanced down for a moment and a small smile spread across his face.

'There it is old man, do you get it now? Why don't you go get some rest?'

'I understand.. good luck'

Watching as Hisoka and Gon headed back into the court, Valentine watched as Killua was about to and she called out for him, feeling as Biscuit help her step forward slightly.

"Killua, wait!"

Turning around with a hum of confusion, the silverette watched as the blonde walked towards him with Biscuit's help and just as she was about to reach him, Valentine got out of their teacher's hold and stumbled forward, wrapping her arms around his waist.

Before either of them could fall, Killua slowly lifted his hands and placed them on her back, his eyes wide as he looked down at her.

Looking up at him, Valentine ignored the burning pain and a bright smile spread across her face, the air around her brightening as she gleamed up at him.

"I know you can do it, Killua"

Staring down at her with wide eyes and his mouth agape, a small breath left the silverette's lips, his heart furiously pounding against the cage of his ribs.

Slowly, a smile spread across his lips and his arms tightened around her gently.

'Thank you, Valentine'

Smiling up at him with her eyes closed, Valentine chuckled slightly and suddenly, a soft feeling pressed against her forehead causing electricity to shock her system.

Shooting her eyes open, a deep blush painted her cheeks and the young blonde noticed just how close he was, her body heating up.

He was kissing her forehead.

After a moment, the silverette pulled away and Valentine blinked slightly as her cheeks burned, looking up at the boy in shock, her mouth agape as nothing left her lips.

Smiling down at her, Killua looked between her eyes for a moment and hesitated momentarily, before heading back to court as Biscuit walked up, wrapping her arm around the blonde's waist to keep her steady.

"D-Did that—"

'Yup',Biscuit hummed and a smile graced her lips,'That really just happened'

Hearing the small squeak that left the young girl's lips, Biscuit chuckled and looked down at the golden eyed beauty, watching as her face became as red as a cherry.

After helping her back to her seat, Biscuit had gotten the ball from Hisoka and went back to her spot on Razor's side of the court.

'Now to be perfectly honest, I'm not very good at throwing!'

Throwing the ball, Biscuit made sure that it went right towards Razor and it took a sharp turn, knocking out number two.

'Number two is out!'

Now that only left, Razor himself.