9 Killua Part Two ! (1/2)
”Hey! What are you doing here? Why are you out in the forest outside my property?” Those are the words he said to me just now. Killua is here, and he is speaking to me... Why? He shouldn't be out here, should he? I should answer his questions for now.
”I'm here to train. The forest helps calm the mind and makes meditation easier, that's what the internet says, anyway. It seems to work, so I don't bother questioning it.” I joke with him in an attempt to lower his guard. He probably doesn't see me as a threat anyway, but you can never be too safe.
”Really? I don't think it does anything, It's more of a waste of time than anything else.” He doesn't show it, but I think he's judging me silently. He'll think differently once he discovers Nen. Most of its earlier practices are just a variant of meditation. I know that won't be for a while though.
”To each his own, but don't knock it until you try it. It has more benefits than you know.” I might be foreshadowing a little too hard with that but he doesn't know that.
”Whatever you say, but I still think you're wasting your time.”
”What are you doing here, anyway? This place is somewhat far from the main road, and you don't look older than eleven or twelve.” I think his birthday is in July, and since this is one year before the hunter exam, where he was twelve, he should be eleven.
His twelfth birthday shouldn't be for another couple of months since it's May right now... I can't believe that I've spent five months in the system now. I only have another seven or eight months until the Hunter exam. I need to train harder. I don't think I'll be able to open the Testing Gate if I don't try harder. My vest is only seventy kilograms... Wow. I never thought I would say something like that. Only seventy kilograms... that's a lot more than most can wear. It almost doubles my body weight. No, that's beside the point.
The point is, why is Killua here in the forest with me? The plot doesn't start for another eight months, so he hasn't run away yet... Is he on the Job? If so, who is he here to kill?
”I got bored, so I wanted to look for something entertaining. Tell me, are you entertaining?” Entertaining? Not what I was expecting, but ok. I can work with this. This could be my shot at becoming his friend.
”Sure. I can be as entertaining as the next guy. Do you want me to do anything specific? I'm pretty good at rock-paper-scissors. I'm decent at sports, though I doubt there's any kind of court or playing field around here. Say, I think there are some board games at the cabin, do you want to come over there with me?” It's not like I could hurt him even if I wanted to, so I don't think he views me as any kind of threat.
”Sure, it's not like I have anything better to do. Just don't get any ideas. Keep in mind that I could kill you before you could blink. Anyway, my name is Killua Zoldyck. What's your name?” ... ok. I didn't expect the threat but ok. It's not like he's telling me anything new. He's just reinforcing something I already knew.
”My name's Drake Aurum, and I wouldn't dream of it, Killusan, I'm not a creep or something. Let's hurry. The cabin isn't that far from here.”
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We spent about five minutes walking towards the cabin before arriving. After walking into the cabin I looked around to see Zebro sitting in his chair drinking coffee with a newspaper in hand. His s.h.i.+ft is going to start in a few hours, so I suppose the coffee makes sense.
”Zebro-Sensei, I'm back.”
”Welcome back Drake, you're finally finished meditating?”