" Oh, darling, all of the city lights, never shine as bright as your eyes ♥"

(Pictures above made by FaolonWolf8878 )

Zeus looks so sad!! HIS BLUEBERRY! XD

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The city bustled with life as a silverette carried an unconscious boy with dark green hair and a young girl that had blonde hair with an oceanic blue and cloud white hawk perched atop of her shoulder, the two walking side-by-side as they traveled through the crowd.

Catching sight of a chalkboard with writing on it, eyes of thunder snapped towards it and she slowly walked towards the board, reading the question as she saw that it was addressed to them.

A question if they would fight or not.

Eyes of the Atlantic and that of thunder turned towards one another, both of the teens having a similar question in mind, before they began to walk once more.

Would they fight or will they just sit on the side lines and do nothing?

Booking into a hotel, Killua was sitting on the edge of the bed he had rest Gon upon and Valentine stood to the side, her arms crossed over her chest as she looked out the window, a glazed over look filling her eyes.

Low chirps left Zeus's beak as he settled down beside Gon's head on the bed and he lightly ruffled his feathers, beady black eyes staring down at the boy in worry.

Flashes of blood dropping to the ground flashed through Valentine's eyes and the gentle thump of Kite's arm hitting the grassy ground echoed throughout her ears as flashes of the creatures face and eyes repeated within her mind.

Eyes of thunder darkened immensely as her pupils narrowed into thin lines of rage, a small charcoal colored symbol appearing within her left eye and her nails dug into her skin causing small, crescent shaped marks to appear on her skin.

The sound of the covers rustling snapped the young girl out of her thoughts as everything went back to normal and Valentine turned towards the sound, her eyes lighting up once she saw Gon sitting up.

The sound of her feet lightly pounding on the floor echoed throughout the room and the green-haired boy barely had enough time to react as his sister tackled him in a hug, her arms gently wrapped around his shoulders.

With a small smile twitching up his lips, Gon gently wrapped his arms around her waist and buried his face into her shoulder, tightly hugging her close.

It was clear to him that he had worried her with the way he had acted and it made him feel terrible.

Eventually, the siblings pulled away and Gon looked towards Killua, causing the silverette to turn his head towards the two.

'Killua, thanks'

Turning away, the silverette looked towards the ground and had his hair cover his face, a shuddering breath leaving his lips causing Valentine's eyes to soften in worry.

'Thank you? Why would you say that?'

Furrowing his eyebrows together in confusion, Gon looked towards Valentine and then, looked back towards Killua with a curious look in his eyes.

'Well, because you knocked me out. It was you, right? Since Valentine went in for the attack, it couldn't have been her who stopped me',Gon stated and sat up completely, pushing the blanket away,'I mean, if I'd lost control back there, I would have gotten in the way and if I had, all five of us would've died'

Clenching his jaw, Killua continued to look at the ground and refused to look his friends in the eyes, his hair casting a shadow over his face.

'Maybe, but I just..',The silverette cut himself off and clenched his teeth together tightly,'I left Kite back there to die'

'Kite is still alive'

Gasping slightly, Killua's eyes widened and he looked towards Gon at the same time as Valentine, both of them having shocked looks on their faces.

Seeing his friends looking at him, a determined look filled Gon's eyes and a soft grin spread across his lips.

'He would never be beaten, not by something like that',Gon exclaimed with confidence in his tone,'But, he did get injured and in his shape just trying to move is pretty hard on him, so he's hiding'

Eyes lightening up, Valentine perked up and nodded slightly, a bright smile forming on her face.

"You're right, Gon. Kite's way too strong to be beaten by something like that and if anything, I'm sure he's waiting for us to help him"

Hearing her voice filled with such confidence, Killua's eyes widened slightly and the two boys looked towards her; one much quicker than the other.

Eyes of thunder glistened brightly as the sun's rays softly shone down on her form, her body glistening with light and a beautiful smile formed on her face, the sun's rays bringing out a godly glow within her skin.

Eyes glimmering with emotion, Killua stared at the beautiful golden eyed girl and couldn't help the way his heart pounded against his chest, a soft shade of crimson coating his cheeks as a soft breath left his lips.

"Gon, Valentine.. you two.. are light itself",The silverette thought to himself as he looked at his best friends and a soft smile formed on his face.

Chuckling softly, Killua turned his head away from the two and stared down at the ground once more, a bright smile spreading across his lips.

'Yeah, you guys are right..',The teen told them and sat up straight, still staring at the ground with his hair covering his eyes.

But still, deep within the depths of his mind, Killua began to wonder if it was really okay for him to stay by their sides.

'Let's go',He stated and looked towards the two with a determined look in his eyes, causing a small smile to slowly spread across Valentine's face,'We've got to get stronger'

A loud screech left Zeus's beak and he swiftly raised his wings, looking towards the teens as they chuckled lightly at his antics, causing an open-beaked smile to form on the hawk's face.

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Walking down a sidewalk in town, Valentine and Gon watched as Killua tossed two wooden pieces into the air, before catching them.

Furrowing his eyebrows in confusion, the chocolate eyed boy tilted his head to the side for a moment and curiously stared down at the wooden pieces.

'What're those?',Gon asked curiously and looked towards Killua, waiting for an answer.

'They're shogi tiles. You take a piece of marked wood and split it, then you give each half to a different person. You can use it as proof of identity or to verify a document',Killua explained and threw the tokens into the air, before catching them swiftly,'In this case, each of the two assassins have the other halves. We'll beat them and take their pieces'

As he swiftly walked forward, Gon and Valentine glanced towards one another, before quickly following after the boy.

Finally making it into the building, the four gazed at the chalkboard and noticed that their message had been erased.

'It's been erased',The silverette noted as he stared at the barely visible writing,'That means someone checked the board'

'Yeah..',Gon agreed.

An ominous and incredibly ghastly feeling washed over the young contract killers body, causing a shiver of unease and dread to shake through her core.

'You must be Killua.. Valentine.. and Gon',An eerie voice spoke up.

Swiftly turning around, the four caught sight of an older, tall woman with Raven black, curly hair and indigo eyes of darkness as an inky aura surrounded her body.

Eyes of thunder narrowed in uncertainty, slowly looking the woman up and down as she felt that very same feeling grow within her chest.

'It's nice to meet you',The woman said and her stared switched between each of them, noticing the way they tensed up,'Oh, don't be like that. There's no reason to be nervous. I imagine the Chairman didn't tell you very much, did he? Allow me to explain..'

Turning around, the woman tightly clenched her dress in her hands and walked away from the three teens, while narrowed eyes of gold watched her walk away.

Glancing towards one another in hesitation, the three eventually followed after the young woman and sat down across from her, causing Zeus's talons to softly dig into her shoulder in caution.

'I am Knov's pupil, you see..',Palm told them, grabbing a spoon so she could put sugar into her tea,'He told me I would only get in his way, but I insisted on accompanying him'

Turning towards Valentine and Killua, Gon furrowed his eyebrows and wondered who the woman was talking about.

'Who's that?'

'She probably means one of the guys with Chairman Netero',Killua stated.

"Wasn't the one with the weapon over his shoulder called Murell or something like that?",Valentine spoke up, causing eyes to turn towards her and she looked between the two boys,"I believe the one with the glasses said his name"

'Exactly..',Palm said, dark eyes staring at the young girl which had caused her to slowly sink down in her seat,'The one in the black suit'

Seeing that the sugar she was adding was beginning to pile up, Valentine felt as if all color had drained from her face just looking at it and she watched as Palm kept adding more and more sugar.

'My teacher is a wonderful man. Cool and intelligent and composed',The woman sighed and continued to add more sugar,'Oh, cool and composed mean the same thing. I only admire him that's all'

Watching as she added a large scoop of sugar onto the already large pile, the boy's eyes widened in disgust and Valentine felt her stomach turn in an uncomfortable way, feeling very nauseous all of a sudden.

'There's nothing romantic or anything',Palm laughed and added another spoonful of sugar,'Except, I'm not certain of that either. I mean, respect is a considerable factor when it comes to falling in love, after all'

Looking up at the children, Palm's eyes slowly turned towards the young blonde and a soft laugh left her lips.

'Don't you agree?'

Red began to cover the girl's cheeks and Valentine felt her eyes widen slightly as her mouth gaped open, staring at the woman.

She figured it out? How?

They'd barely even known each other.

A small gasp of realization left Palm's lips and a blush covered her face as she began to stir the mound of sugar into her tea.

'I have never said a word to him, and I never will'

Watching as she drank the sugar infested drink, Valentine's whole face went white and her stomach churned with nausea as her whole body tilted to the side, falling off the chair with a thump.

'Oh dear... are you alright?'

As soon as her body hit the ground, the two boys looked down at her with wide eyes and Killua immediately got up to help her, gently hoisting Valentine up as he helped her steady herself on her seat as she sat down.

Gently placing a hand on her cheek, Killua watched as her eyes turned towards him, her face was scrunched up with disgust and her eyes glistened uncomfortably, causing a small chuckle to leave the boy's lips as he slowly shook his head.

Even that much sugar was too much for Valentine and she loved sugary treats.

Albeit, watching the woman drink such a sugary drink would've made anyone as nauseous and it even made the two boys cringe, but Valentine had fallen victim to disgust much worse than they had.

Moving away a strand of hair that had fallen into her face when she fell, the silverette gave the golden eyed beauty a small smile to make sure she was alright and he watched as a red hue began to color her cheeks as she smiled back, letting him know that she was okay.

Glancing towards the woman as she gulped down the rest of her drink, Killua shivered in disgust and sat back down in his seat.

'Though in matters of the heart, you can never really say for certain',Palm spoke up and picked up the pot of coffee, pouring herself some more,'Love is a spontaneous thing that goes without saying, don't you agree?'

Glancing towards Valentine, Killua cleared his throat and looked back towards the woman.

'Uh, can I interrupt? Aren't we supposed to fight you?'

Humming in confusion, Palm looked between the three and even looked at the hawk that was on the table, trying to pick between an array of blueberries.

'Oh dear, yes, I apologize. The Chairman and my teacher said I couldn't accompany them, which is quite unfortunate, if you ask me',Palm said and then, the air around her went dark as she looked down at her cup,'But, I insisted on going with them, I had to. It feels like I spent a lifetime trying to prove my determination to them. But they finally conceded with a stipulation'

Letting out a crazed laugh, Palm didn't notice the way the four had drops of sweat falling down their faces and Killua and Valentine looked towards one another.

'Not what I asked',Killua stated and looked back towards the woman.

'I know what you're thinking. My teacher seems so cold, but he's actually kind'

That actually reminded Valentine of someone.

Glancing towards the silverette out of the corner of her eye, she remembered the first time they met and how he was a little cold to her at first, but he began to open up to her.

'That's easier to see once you've spent as much time with him as I have. Oh, of course by "spending time with him" I don't mean that he and I—'

As she was about to go into another long rant, Killua stood up and slammed his hands on the table, staring at the woman with annoyance.

'Argh! What is the condition?'

'You have to take down Knuckle and Shoot',Palm began,'It's unthinkable really. How dare those vulgar, rude, barbaric brats go to the NGL before me? I simply cannot allow it!'

Palm's aura began to seep out of her hand and her tea began to float to the top of the cup, pouring out all over the table causing Valentine and Gon's eyes to widen.

"Palm, calm down, you're getting your tea everywhere!"

'Whoa, hey, miss Palm, please, you've got to stop using your Hatsu!'

Once Palm had calmed down and her Hatsu had went away, Gon was wiping down the table and noticed how Palm was an enhancer like himself.

He didn't like that very much.

'Hold on, Knuckle and Shoot? So you're not here to fight us?'

'That's right'

Gasping; and chirping, in shock, the four looked towards the woman and Zeus had even dropped one of his berries from shock, causing him to stare down at it on the floor with a sad and longing look on his face; looking as if he were about to cry from the loss of one of his delicious pieces of fruit.

'After all, I'm not the one who's been assigned to defeating Knuckle and Shoot. That job belongs to you',Palm said, pointing towards the three,'You see, Knuckle and Shoot are students of Mr. Morel. They too received a condition. Unfortunately, I don't know what it was. But I know this, whether it's us or them, only one group will be allowed. We only have one months time'