A/N: Hi guys! It's been a while since I wrote any fan fiction. I've been so busy with school since my last story update (Cerulean, a Shingeki no Kyojin fanfic of mine, check out my profile for more details), and hopefully, I get to graduate this April, even though University has been a royal pain.

Anyways, I now present to you my latest creation, A Different Kind of Torture, featuring Feitan and my OC, Aki.

Disclaimer: I certainly do not own Hunter X Hunter; Togashi –sensei does. However, I own my OC Aki. ^^

A Different Kind of Torture

It was unintentional. He was this close to sending the skilled nen user's— teleporter's skills to the grave. But a bit of distraction was all he needed to lose.

*crack*

The last limb of the man was finally brutally torn by Feitan, Genei Ryodan's official torturer. It was a simple question of where the treasures were hidden; and much to the dismay of the troupe, Feitan especially, this certain man wouldn't give out answers no matter how many fingernails were removed, limbs were torn, and skin was scraped out.

"Answer question. Where are the treasures?" Feitan glared coldly at the man, his hand poised to gouge out the poor man's left eye if an unsatisfactory answer was given.

The man coughed and blood splattered from his mouth, further staining the once white marbled floor.

The man merely smirked and said, "So there's no chance of me getting away without giving answers, huh?", before letting out a scream of pain and agony.

An eyeball was dropped to the floor, with its nerves attached.

"If you don't answer question, say goodbye to your other eye." Feitan threatened, ready to gouge out the other one as well.

Figuring out that there was no way to be able to appease the short Genei Ryodan member, he closed his remaining eye, smiling sadly.

'I'm sorry my dear daughter, but papa has to join mama in heaven now.'

"You no sleep. Answer now." Another eyeball dropped to the floor, a mix of tears and blood streaking down the man's cheeks on where his eyes should have been. The man howled in pain, but managed to smile despite the agony he's in.

He sat tall with his chin up high as memories of his life flashed before him.

"Time Transporter"

A sudden surge of yellow nen emanated from the man twirling with what measly life force was left of him, and engulfed his body.

Feitan was surprised at what has transpired; but before he was able to slit the man's throat, all he saw was white.

Aki was skipping down the streets, humming to a happy tune. She's been in a good mood since she was able to buy her beloved strawberry, cherry, and vanilla-flavored cordials. There was a big sale in her favorite chocolate shop today, and she wasted no time and spared no expense in her favorite food.

It was a good day, really. She actually considered this day to be one of the best days of her life, after having received her acceptance letter to Tokyo University. This was definitely a perfect day, and she was ecstatic.

However, that moment of bliss was cut short when she suddenly fell on her backside, after receiving a painful blow from above.

"WHAT THE F— OUCH!" Aki whined, clutching her head. She felt uncomfortable, with a painful weight pressing down on her. She opened her eyes and attempted to sit up, black circles clouding her vision. She looked around and saw that her once beloved chocolates were now outside their boxes and scattered around her, before finally noticing that the weight that pushed her down was not a thing, it was a he. His head was rested on her lap and he seemed to be unconscious.

In all honesty, Aki was really tempted to kick him awake, or rather, stab him to death. But then again, she was not brought up that way. Her parents wouldn't be thrilled to know that their beloved angel would attempt to do such a thing, nope, not happening in her life.

With a groan, she started to poke the man in the cheek, no, teen rather, while observing him. He had jet-black hair that reached up to his chin— he would actually be mistaken for a female if only it weren't for some of his manly features; his eyes were closed and close to slits, he seemed peaceful and childlike, 'adorable-looking', Aki mused in her mind; his attire was somewhat strange— a black skull bandana covered the lower half of his face, connected to this black dress-like material he was wearing. 'I wonder how old is he, he doesn't look that much of a kid due to his chiseled face, but he doesn't look that much old either. He definitely must be a teen', she thought.

Aki stared at him for a second longer before finally deciding to lay him down on the ground while she picked up what was left of her perfectly wrapped chocolate. She was tempted to return to the store and buy another stock, but decided against it upon glancing at the stranger before him.

"Ugh, if only it weren't for this reputation I'm trying to uphold, I'd definitely leave this person out in the cold." she grumbled, turning to him after slinging the paper bag of chocolate over her right shoulder.

She hoisted him up her left shoulder, surprised at how light he was. 'Definitely must be because of the height,' she silently chuckled in her mind.

Her house wasn't that far away, and soon, after a bit of stop-overs and struggles, Aki was finally able to lay the stranger down on the couch. She panted and scurried to the kitchen to get a glass of water; it was unusually hot outside, and the increased body heat emanating from the stranger wasn't helping.

Aki contemplated on whether she should tell her parents of what happened or not, but as she was about to go upstairs to her room, she suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

"Don't move or I kill."

Aki was surprised; her heartbeat raced a million miles an hour as she felt something pointed pressed on her throat, a small amount of blood trickling down her neck.

She gulped and dared not to turn around, in fear of getting her throat slashed, or worse, decapitated.

After realizing that the poor girl was not threat, the pressure was soon released, replaced by a rough shove to the couch. Aki tightly shut her eyes, fearing for her life.

"Open your eyes and answer question. Where am I?"

Aki slowly opened her eyes, widening as soon as she saw who her interrogator was. 'It's the guy I saved from the street earlier! But how did he wake up so fast?' she silently asked herself, her mind spinning in confusion.

As she was mulling in her thoughts, a shot of pain from her wrist suddenly surfaced; the stranger was gripping her left wrist too much for comfort.

"Please let go of my wrist, a bit more pressure and it'll break" 'before I get mad and start breaking yours', Aki silently added before hurriedly answering his question. "And if you must know, you're in Japan right now, Tokyo to be exact."

He soon released his grip and silently cursed. It was the man's fault he was here. If only he didn't let the man use his nen— heck he didn't even expect him to, since he was weak and his nen was barely fluctuating as he was interrogated.

"Is Yorkshin near here?"

Confusion lit up on Aki's eyes. "Eh, Yorkshin? Wherever the hell is that? But to answer your question, no, it is not." Both of them stayed silent for a while, before she said, "You came from the sky you know, out of nowhere. And you unfortunately crashed on me. I honestly don't know why and how you fell, you just appeared. What's your name by the way? I wouldn't want to start calling you 'You' or 'Hey' every time you know."

He stared at the girl, thinking that the girl was being too noisy and annoying. But then again, she was the one who saved him… or if you can even consider that as saving.

Before getting the chance to change his mind and kill the girl instead, he answered in a cold voice.

"Feitan."

Aki smiled warmly, her cerulean blue eyes twinkling in delight. She offered out her hand into a handshake. "Alright, Feitan. It's nice to meet you, my name is Aki."

Feitan glared at the hand before narrowing his eyes in suspicion. Aki sighed and decided to head back to the kitchen. Turning around she asked, "I don't know if you're hungry or anything, but I wouldn't want to be such an ungracious host. But is there anything you want, water, food, or… ugh. Just, do you want anything to eat?"

Feitan was suspicious of the girl and wanted to ask more questions, but then he realized that he might be somewhere very far away, possibly in a different dimension too. He gave up wondering and overthinking, so he stayed silent and walked up to the girl.

"You lead way to kitchen, I follow."

Aki smiled before showing him the way to the kitchen. It wasn't everyday that she met someone strange, strange enough to look out-of-this-world.

"So Feitan, I don't mean to pry or anything, but do you have any memory of what happened before you uh, err, fell?"

Feitan sat on the nearby chair and watched Aki as she rummaged for ingredients in the fridge, pondering on whether he should tell the girl or not.

"None of your business."

A vein popped on Aki's forehead at his bland answer. She was never used to such answers, she actually despised them with passion. As she was about to give a snarky reply, she suddenly remembered the events that transpired a while back.

She gulped. 'And I was close to dying a while back too. I better watch my tongue and choose my words carefully if I don't want to say good bye to the world, let alone get on his bad side.'

Aki decided not to push him further and hummed a tune instead, while she made chicken curry.

Feitan looked around him and observed that everything seemed to so normal, and modern. 'Just like Yorkshin', he thought. Doubt started to creep up his mind as he pondered on whether the woman was lying to him or not. But then again, he couldn't argue with her; her eyes were true and never lied— and Feitan himself was a pro at knowing who's lying and who isn't.

He closed his eyes, letting the girl's tune relax him for even just a little bit. He wondered if Phinks and the others have realized that he's missing by now. It was the first time in history that he felt so unsure of himself, and so alone.

Aki turned around and sat on the seat across him on the table as she waited for the curry to be ready for consumption. In a way, she understood the man's pain and dilemma. She figured out that he was indeed lost, and as much as she hated to believe it, there was a possibility that he might even be from a different world, or rather, timeline.

"I know you're friggin' confused at your state right now, heck, even I myself am confused. But err… I don't mean to be annoying or anything, but if there's anything bothering you, you know… you can er, open up or something. And if there's really no place for you to go at the moment, I guess you're welcome to stay here for a while." Aki blushed. "Erm, I'm not trying to hit on you or something, nor am I planning something sneaky behind your back. It's just that I understand the feeling of being confused and alone so… I'd like to be of help, since you're kinda like my responsibility now, after I picked you up from the street and stuff."

Feitan opened his eyes and glared at the girl. She hastily added, staring at the hands on her lap. "Uhm please don't kill me though, I still have a life ahead of me and wish to see it through."

He weighed down his options; true, he is indeed alone, and he needs help. And this girl just might be the answer to his questions… for now. Never in his whole life had he felt so low and undignified. With a resigned look on his face, his glare softened on the girl.

"Fine."

Aki's eyes lightened up, returning to the twinkle they had a while back. She jumped in delight and rushed over to him, giving a bear hug in the process. "Yay! Thank you, finally I have a roommate! Goodness knows when my parents will be coming back. They haven't contacted me for a year already you know." She happily said, hugging Feitan as if he was a teddy bear.

Oh boy how different this experience is for Genei Ryodan's torturer— a different kind of torture.

A/N: So… what do you guys think? Reviews, comments, suggestions, and whatnot are most certainly appreciated and accepted, thank you. ^^

I'd also like to know if anyone would like to have this into a series or something. I honestly planned on making this a one-shot fan fic; but then again, I guess it wouldn't hurt to make the story a bit longer, no?

~ Juuno