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Kurapika found himself becoming worried. Uvogin had been gone a while now. He glanced up from the book he was reading to observe the troupe below him. No one seemed to be very concerned over him being gone for so long; well, everyone except for Shalnark. The older blonde was fretting with his phone, looking at it every other second as if waiting for someone to call. It was driving him insane just by watching the other's face try to pretend like he wasn't worried. Kurapika sighed. "Shalnark, come over here please."

Shalnark looked up from his phone sharply, hiding the phone behind his back before letting it fall to his side. Kurapika motioned him to come to where he was sitting and he saw the other hang his head as he made his way to him.

"Yes Boss?" Shalnark asked when he got in front of Kurapika, not making eye contact with him. Kurapika frowned.

"Shal, I told you to call me by my name. I know I'm the leader of this group but you're technically my cousin. You can call me Kurapika."

Shalnark smiled a bit.

"Right."

Kurapika allowed a pause to pass in their conversation in hopes that it would ease the other before he started interrogating him.

"So tell me, what has you so agitated? Are you not confident in Uvogin's abilities to fight our opponent?" Kurapika questioned, watching his cousin's expressions when he asked. Shalnark's face twisted into anger, about to go on the offensive on Uvogin's behalf but sighed, not even pausing when he jumped next to the younger blonde to sit next to him.

"No, I'm just… I'm worried. He's a strong fighter, but we have no idea who this guy is or what his abilities are. What if he happens to beat Uvogin in a fashion we haven't imagined yet?" Shalnark asked, voicing his concerns as he continuously stared at his phone's monitor. "This guy seemed pretty serious. What if he manages to wipe out the Spider?"

Kurapika looked sharply at his cousin, who didn't bother to look up at him. He could feel anger bubble up inside of him but he suppressed his eyes from activating at something so simple as that. This was merely his cousin trying to make him known of his worries; no problem there right? Kurapika softened his gaze.

"Shalnark, do you want to go see if we can help him?"

Kurapika waited for a few seconds, watching as tears welled up in the other's eyes but did not fall.

"Yeah."

Kurapika nodded, getting up on his feet and closing his book, the other troupe members looking up as he did so.

"Shalnark, Machi, and Pakunoda will accompany me to find Uvogin. The rest of you will stay here until further instruction." he said, not even bothering to see if the others were going to obey his order or not. Despite how much he liked to tell the others that they shouldn't risk the Spider to fall, he prioritized everyone's safety above all else. A flaw in his otherwise perfect plan, but he knew that at least he was expendable. Shalnark could always take over, heck, he was sure Feitan would become leader if it came down to a situation where-

"Hey, Kurapika?"

The blonde looked up from his thoughts to see his cousin smiling down at him.

"Thanks. You didn't have to do this."

Kurapika smiled.

"No, I did. Let's find him in one piece shall we?"

Shalnark nodded, looking ahead of them with a genuine smile on his face. Kurapika just really hoped that Uvogin was alive so that he wouldn't have to see his cousin break down. As his only living blood family left, he wouldn't know what to do if Shalnark wanted revenge. He swallowed thickly, wondering that if the time came, if Pakunoda and Machi would hold him back.

He looked up and saw Pakunoda and Machi glancing at him, nodding when they met his gaze. He silently thanked them in his head. He felt his anxiety over the situation rise when he saw Machi frown before turning around towards the front, clenching her hands slightly. She had a hunch, and not a good one. Whatever awaited them was not going to be pleasant.