First of all: DISCLAIMER FOR THIS ENTIRE STORY, INCLUDING THIS CHAPTER AND FUTURE CHAPTERS: I DO NOT OWN HUNTER X HUNTER
Also, although I wish I did, I don't know much about horses or own one. If I get something obviously wrong or the like, please forgive me.
So, this is the Hunter X Hunter story that I've been working on. I'm currently obsessed with the anime (I'm watching the 2011 version) but I'm in the beginning of the Chimera Ant Arc, so try to keep spoilers out.
I've been looking at the stories already posted, and I've seen a lot of OC's taking the Hunter Exam and some of people being pulled into the anime, but I didn't see any of the reverse. So, this is about what happens when characters from Hunter x Hunter get pulled into our world. The story takes place at the very end of season 4 (Greed Island Arc), when Gon and Killua use the Accompany card to travel to Nigg.
Hope you enjoy!
Breaking news. A large flash occurred just outside Versaillesville (Ver-sai-ville) has revealed a ten-foot in diameter crater. The source of the crater is unknown. Examiners dumbfounded.
I looked at the TV screen as the woman rambled on about the flash of light that occurred a few miles from my house the previous night. I had barely noticed it, only glancing away for a second, since it made no noise, before my eyes were glued back to the TV. I was watching one of my new favorite animes: Hunter X Hunter. Ever since my older sister Alex introduced me to it a few days ago, I had been just a bit addicted. The action, Gon and Killua's friendship, Kurapika's story- it had me hooked.
I was on the last episode of season 4 at the time when the flash shined through the front windows, during the scene where Gon and Killua used the Accompany card to travel to Nigg. Once they landed, though, Netflix blacked out. No episodes post that moment would load- not on my computer, tablet, or otherwise. Frustrated, I had gone to bed.
Now returning from my morning chores with the hope that I could try again, I jumped at a knock from the door.
"That's strange," I remarked as I turned off the TV and walked to the door. "I'm not expecting any people or packages." My dog, Ryu, got up from her bed in the corner and walked by my side.
I opened the door and was shocked to see that in front of me stood three people; two of them were a little shorter than my 5'5", but one was a few inches taller than me. He was wearing a white long sleeve shirt and white pants, and on top he wore a blue robe-like-thing (found out later is was called a tabard) with a gold colored hem and markings. He had a red drop ruby earring in his left ear, blond hair, dark eyes, and wore a serious expression.
I looked to the next person. He had green-black hair spiked up in a way that seemed impossible, and dangerous. He was wearing green shorts, a white undershirt, and green laced boots. His eyes were hazel brown and had an intense look, though his expression was friendly.
I switched over to the last figure. He was wearing a white short sleeve shirt, a long sleeve blue turtleneck undershirt, and patched white and maroon-looking boots. He had sharp blue eyes and messy snow white hair. His hands were behind his head, and he wasn't looking anywhere near my general direction, like he didn't care why they were here.
All of this I took in a matter of seconds as I stood in the doorway. My eyes widened as I recognized that the three people standing in front of me were from the anime I watched last night! Cosplayers at my door, though?
My first thought was Who the hell are these people, my second was Why are they here at my house, and my third was Why are they dressed as Hunter X Hunter characters?! Of course, being the type of person (apparently, by my family's judgement) I was -calm and calculating but with a dangerous air- I decided to go with my standard approach of how I greeted trespassers who got a little too close to the house at night. We've been robbed more than once, and not just at nighttime.
"Who are you, and what are you doing here?" I asked, keeping my voice steady.
"I'm Gon," the boy with the spiked black hair said. His voice sounded exactly like the character. "This is Killua," he pointed to the white-haired boy next to him, "and Kurapika," he pointed to the blond teenager behind him. "We're a bit lost."
I laughed. "That's funny, though I think you should use your real names. Your cosplay is awesome and super accurate, but I'd like to know your actual names, since you are trespassing at my house," I said, a bit peeved that they tried to use cosplay names.
"What are you talking about? It is our real names," the Gon cosplayer said.
"Sure," I said, extremely sarcastic. "Next you're going to say that you're looking for your dad, Ging," I pointed to the Gon cosplayer, "that you were a former assassin," I pointed to the Killua cosplayer, "and that you want to kill all of the Spiders and you restricted Chrollo's Nen," I finished, pointing to the Kurapika cosplayer. "Like I'm going to believe that. Now leave," I said, going to close the door.
Their expressions changed to shock, and suddenly the Killua cosplayer disappeared. "What?!" I asked, starting to look around.
"Don't move," Killua's voice came from behind me. That was super accurate too. "My fingers are sharper than knives." I tensed.
Ryu, who had been silent for the whole exchange, growled. Probably at the fear that was now making itself known in my head.
I motioned my hand flat towards the ground, telling Ryu to lay down. If she attacked them, and they knew any bit of self defense or martial arts, she could get seriously injured or killed.
"Let's go in, and you can explain how you know who we are," the Kurapika cosplayer said, walking in with Gon following him. "Don't want to make a scene." He sounded exactly like the character, too. Something was wrong with these people. They weren't normal. Were they the real deal? No way. It couldn't be. But some nagging thought at the back of my mind said otherwise. Seeing Killua's speed, the identical voices...
What do I do? I thought, panicked as Killua led me inside, closing the door behind him. Ryu followed me as we walked into the living room and the two boys sat on one of our couches, while I sat on another diagonal to it with Killua behind me. They can't be real, can they? But they're super accurate... too accurate. No one could have moved that fast. Only fictional characters... who have come to my house?! Is this connected to that flash that the news people are freaking out about?
I took a deep breath. Focus. "A question for a question," I said. "You may be in control here, but this is my house, my property. You intruded; it's only fair."
"Okay," Gon said. "What's your name?"
"Kyle," I replied nonchalantly. Sure, it wasn't my real name, and technically I wasn't a guy, but I've been called it so many times, I hardly minded it anymore and just went along with it.
"That's a strange name," Kurapika said, looking at me like I would jump up and try to ninja-chop them all in two seconds. The thought made me smile in my head.
I snorted. "Yeah, well your names are strange to me as well." He shrugged. "How did you get here?" I asked.
"Well, me and Killua used an Accompany card, trying to get to Nigg, and-" Gon started.
"Stupid," Killua interrupted. "He doesn't know what that is."
"No, I know what that is," I said, waving off the questions that were sure to come from them at my response. "Continue."
"So, uh... yeah, Kurapika arrived a few minutes later in a weird blue beam. We went to the nearest building, which wasn't hard since it's so empty out here," Gon finished.
"Our turn," Killua's voice came from behind me, cold and deadly serious. He obviously didn't trust me. "How do you know who we are? And tell the truth."
"Simply put, I saw you on TV," I answered. "Though I could've used my computer or tablet and seen you on Netflix, YouTube, or anywhere that has internet, really."
"What?" Gon asked, completely confused.
I sighed. I didn't really want to answer this question; I looked crazy enough as it was. "There's a manga called Hunter x Hunter here. It follows the main characters Gon, Killua, Kurapika, and Leorio on their adventures through the story. In 1999, the manga became an anime. In 2011, a second anime was made, changing the looks of the characters and some of the storyline. I watched the 2011 anime, so I know who you are."
Gon and Kurapika looked at me like I sprouted a second head. From what I could see of Killua in the reflection of the black TV in front of me, he looked the same.
"So you're saying..." Gon started.
"That we're on a TV show and in a book..." Kurapika continued, his voice quiet and his tone even.
"And since it's popular, thousands of people will know who we are and all about us," Killua ended.
"Uh-huh," I said, nodding my head. "Both are really series, so there are multiple episodes of the show, and multiple books." I rubbed the back of my neck. "Quite a lot of people will react if you go into a crowded area and ask who likes Hunter x Hunter, to give you an idea. At least hundreds of thousands of people, really, if you take in all of the Japanese conventions."
Silence filled the room for a few minutes as the trio took in what I said. I never really liked quiet filling an enclosed space, so I decided to break it. "Did anyone see you on your way here?" Shaking heads was all I got in return.
Gon looked to Kurapika, then Killua. Kurapika looked to Gon and Killua. As for the latter, I had no idea since he was still behind me and the reflection wasn't that clear. The trio seemed to be having a silent conversation. I can't say anything about the tension in the room, but I can say I was feeling left out. Ryu seemed to share that feeling with me, as she walked up to Gon and placed a paw on his leg, pushing her nose into his face, begging for attention. He patted her absentmindedly. Half a minute of silence and exchanging of looks passed.
I coughed. The three looked at me as if they forgot I was there. "So...yeah," I said awkwardly. "Big shock- lots of people know who you are, but you said no one saw you, so it shouldn't be a bit deal yet, right?" I waited for a few seconds for a response and when I didn't get one I whistled shortly and Ryu looked over to me; I tapped my leg and then pointed at the ground, and she padded over to me and sat down at my side.
"Uh, right..." Kurapika said, his expression changing from something I couldn't read to his calm manner. He cleared his throat. "How much do you know about us?" He asked, looking at me. I stared at the dark color of his eyes, studying his expression before I broke the gaze, crossing my arms and leaning back against the couch, staring at the ceiling.
"Honestly, it's more of how much you want me to say. I know a lot about you three," I answered," it's just a matter of deciding if what I say will make you want to kill me or not."
"Kill you?" Kurapika asked, bewildered.
I laughed. "Worded that wrong, but my point still stands. But I guess might as well, since you wouldn't take no for an answer."
I locked eyes with Kurapika, becoming serious and taking a deep breath internally. I couldn't say too much, just enough for them to be satisfied. "Kurapika, I know that you are the last survivor of the Kurta Clan, known for their scarlet eyes, and killed a few years ago by the Phantom Troupe. You are a Conjurer, but when your eyes turn scarlet you are a Specialist. You created chains on your right hand to help you against the Troupe, especially Chain Jail on your middle finger. You are working for a person in the underground as a bodyguard, a human body parts collector to help you find the eyes of your Clan so you can return their eyes to them."
I switched my gaze to Gon. "Your name is Gon Freecss and you grew up on Whale Island with Mito-san, your aunt, and your grandmother. You are looking for your father, Ging. You're an Enhancer and you have a powerful Nen punch that incorporates rock, paper, scissors. Your senses are sharp since you grew up in the mountains, and you are good at climbing, jumping, and you have a quick first step."
I twisted to my left and placed my left arm on the top of the couch, swinging the same side leg up onto the cushions as I looked into Killua's crystal blue eyes. I had to watch his expression this time; I don't know why, just a feeling. "Your name is Killua Zoldyck, and you came from a family of assassins who live on Kukuroo Mountain. You left you family one day, stabbing your brother Milluki in the side and your mother in the face. You know techniques like Shadow Step and Rhythm Echo, you're a Transmuter, and you can turn your aura into lightning and use it."
Killua narrowed his eyes, analyzing my face. I stared right back at him, tense and growingly nervous. All three of them were way more skilled in probably everything than me, but that didn't mean I was going to back down. Including Killua's ability...
Fear filled me, coiling in my stomach tightly and flashing images in front of my eyes. I shook my head. Couldn't stray off track, and thinking about... that... would just make it worse. After about a minute of our staring contest, I pulled my arm and leg down from the couch, crossing my arms again and closing my eyes.
There was a rustle and the couch moved; I cracked my eyes open to see Killua vaulting over the back and sitting down before staring at me quizzically.
"How did you learn all that about us?" He asked.
"I told you: I watched the anime," I replied, interesting myself with the ceiling. Another minute of silence. I was aware that Killua was still staring at me, and the other two were probably staring at him, or me, or both.
Finally, he leaned back and put his arms behind his head. "Well, you aren't lying," he finally said.
"That's what you were doing, Killua?!" Gon cried out. He nodded.
"Yeah. What did you think I was doing?" the former assassin argued.
"Wasn't it obvious, though?"
"Well you know, I'm just making sure, 'cuz this random person we've never met before knows all about us, it's kinda weird, don't you think? Then he talks about how he saw us on a TV show we haven't heard of, and how tons of other people know who we are. That's a bit suspicious, isn't it?"
"Well, yeah..."
"So I was making sure he wasn't lying. I'm good at seeing if a person is lying or not, and he wasn't. Though," Killua looked at me, "if you were lying, it would be hard to tell. You keep a straight face. It's annoying."
"Uh... thanks?" I muttered. I didn't know I was that hard to read; in my opinion, whenever I tried to keep my face blank it felt like I had written what I was hiding on my forehead.
"Ne, Kyle," Gon said.
"What?"
"What do we do now?"
"Uh..." My mind raced for an answer. First priority was to get them back to their world before some funky space-time continuum thing happened, second was to make sure nobody knew that they were here. Only question was how.
That's when I was saved by the bell. Or, really, the clock. The grandfather clock hanging on the wall chimed a short tune, announcing that it was 7:15. I stood up.
"Well, we can think about getting you guys home. But right now, I have to go let out the horses," I said, standing up, glad to be excused from the question I didn't know how to explain the answer. "Come on, girl," I commanded Ryu, walking out the oak door and onto the wooden porch, leaving the door open.
I glanced back at the boys while I climbed down the stairs, finding them talking with each other. I didn't want them snooping around my house (especially Killua, who was most likely to do so), so I called out to them. "Yo, you coming, guys?" The looked up as one and, as I expected, Gon was the first to stand up and follow me. Killua was next, following his best friend, and Kurapika came last, closing the door behind him. I started jogging to my left, where the stables were.
"Horses?" Gon asked, jogging beside me. I flashed him a smile. I loved animals, and horses were one of my favorites.
"Yup! My family breeds, raises, and occasionally trains horses," I replied as we neared the wooden building that were the stables. "Mainly Friesians, but we'll also take in any horse that needs a little TLC. Sometimes we adopt them, but most of the time we just foster for animal shelters." I walked in through the open ramp, passing by the black heads poking out of their stalls. I petted some as I passed by them and murmured a few words to some of the mares with foals. Finally I came to a stop by our family's horses.
Six heads peered at me from wooden stalls. I passed by a gray head on my right and a palomino on my left, then two bays, and then a chestnut and a black on my right, which I stopped by and unhooked the gate. Moonlight nickered at me, and I rubbed her nose and patted her neck.
"I'm going to let the horses out to pasture," I said without turning around. "Want to join me?"
"Sure!" Came Gon's eager reply.
"Why not?" Kurapika spoke after him.
"Why is this horse giving me an evil eye?" Killua asked from a different section of the stable. I walked over to where he was, seeing that the horse giving him the "evil eye" was a very testy mare with a filly.
"That's Maverick. She gets nervous and aggressive when she has her foals. Might want to stay away from her, and don't touch the filly," I warned. Killua, whose hand was extending to pat the little horse, quickly jerked it back. He glared at Maverick, an angry glint in his eyes.
Wanting to get Killua away from the mare before one of them did something stupid, I tapped his shoulder and gestured for him to follow me, which he did cautiously. I walked to the chestnut Quarter Horse that was across from Moonlight and opened the gate.
"This is Blaze, for the white mark on his face, see?" I said, pointing to the mask of white on his face. "You can ride him. Do you want to go bareback or with a saddle?" I asked, grabbing a brush and running it along the stallion's hide.
"Uh, with a saddle, I guess?" Came the hesitant answer. I glanced over at Killua with a questioning look. He shrugged. "I don't care either way," He said.
"Fine." I tossed him the brush. "Keep brushing him. I'll get you the saddle. I assume you know how to saddle a horse?" I asked. He shot me a "Duh" look. I ignored it and walked into the tack room, grabbed the blanket, saddle, and bridle for Blaze, and walked back to Killua, dumping it in his arms. "You saddle him while I see what horses Kurapika and Gon should ride," I said without giving him a second look.
Gon was petting my older sister Megan's horse, Tira, who was nudging him and nibbling his pockets, no doubt looking for snacks. Kurapika was gently stroking the nose of my Dad's horse, Oak. I smiled, seeing as how they already picked out the horses they were going to ride. I tossed each a brush, saying "Brush them down," before turning back to the tack room and grabbed each horse's equipment. I walked out and, after checking to see that they brushed their mounts to my satisfaction, dumped it in their arms. Gon beamed and said "Thanks, Kyle!", and Kurapika looked at it for a few seconds before calmly getting to work.
Finally, I grabbed Moonlight's bridle, since I preferred to ride bareback, and slipped it over her head. I usually use a bitless bridle because the thought of basically putting a metal rod into her mouth disturbed me. I patted her neck and led her out of the stall, stopping by the boys to see how they were doing.
Gon and Killua had done well, but Kurapika was having problems. Mainly the fact that Oak was refusing to take the bridle, which was usual. He was head shy with unfamiliar people and wouldn't let them touch his ears, nose, or put a bridle on him. (A.N.: Count how many times I said "Bridle" *cringes*)
"I'll put it on him," I said, taking the bridle from the blond-haired boy and pulling it onto the stallion's head. "He doesn't like strangers doing this, but I hoped he had gotten over it. Seems like he hasn't yet." I motioned to the boys to mount the horses, then led Moonlight out of her stall.
"So, normally the whole family will work together to herd the horses to the pasture, but since you guys don't know how to do that, we'll try another way," I said as I unlocked a Fresian's stall. The stallion nickered at me and walked out before falling in place behind us. "You three ride in front, in a v-type formation. Spread out a bit, and keep going forwards. Hopefully the horses will follow you, and I'll be in the back keeping them from falling behind. Ryu"- I whistled and she walked over to me from where she had been sitting in an empty stall- "will run along the sides to keep them from straying to the sides. Understood?" I asked, not really caring if they said no since I already let out three more horses.
"Sure. Killua, Kurapika, let's go!" Gon replied, eager as always. He led the way in front of the growing herd which, probably by a combination of a horse's herd instinct and sheer luck- was following them well. I stayed back at the end, opening more gates, coaxing skittish foals out of stalls, all with Moonlight behind me. I taught her to stay behind me unless I gave her a code word. I had taught something similar to Ryu as well.
I paused. With me being home schooled and my only job being to tend to the horses, which I had gotten very good at, I had a lot of free time. Maybe too much, seeing as how many things I taught the animals that I cared for so much around me.
I unlocked the last gate, watching the mare bolt out and join the herd. "That's the last one!" I called over the clopping hooves that changed to soft thumps as the horses moved onto the grass. I swung up onto Moonlight's back and nudged her with my heels, urging her to catch up with the rapidly moving group of horses.
"Kyle, where do we go with these things?" Killua called back.
"Hang on, I'm catching up with you!" I yelled in reply, pushing Moonlight to a gallop and coming alongside the boys. I glanced behind me worriedly. Without the usual four experienced people to slow the herd, they were speeding up quickly. I might not have enough time to open the gate.
"Try and slow down the group as much as you can. Make sure you do it gradually or they'll just rush around you. I'm going to go ahead and open the gate," I said, giving Moonlight a kick. She put on a burst of speed, and I could see the fence outlining the small pasture getting bigger.
I stopped Moonlight from her run and dismounted quickly, not looking behind me. If I saw how close they were, I could panic and mess up. Thundering hooves came closer, though not as fast as before. I grabbed the gate, pulled back the lock, and swung it open with all the speed I could, letting it go and jogging back a few steps. The herd raced through, and I let out a cheer. I looked at Kurapika, Gon and Killua as they pulled their mounts to a stop outside the gate.
Something white entered the corner of my eye, and I had just enough time to see the wooden gate coming at me. Crap. I didn't move back far enough.
The wood hit me hard, and then my vision went black.
I'm not satisfied with that ending. It was perfect when I first wrote it, but then my internet crashed when I tried to save it and deleted it. Now I just can't seem to get it how I want it. Oh well.
So, how was it? Did it seem interesting enough? Do you like it?3
As for the subject of Kyle being a girl, well... if you really want me to explain it I will in the note of the next chapter, but unless that happens I will have him/her explain it in a further chapter. Until then Killua, Kurapika and Gon know Kyle as a guy.
Now, unfortunately, I am often infected by the incurable disease known as -dun dun dunn- writers block *le gasp!* Though I do try to keep the stories going, long pauses between chapters can happen often. I can promise you though that I will never give up on a story, and no matter how long it takes I will finish it.