Chapter 8: Auction X Kids X Game
Phinks and Feitan stood in front of the auction house. They were wearing tuxes. "Huh.. Auction, again?" Feitan monotously said and stared at it like nothing. "How long..has it been since I've been to an auction?"
"Practically only a few days or a week 'cause you simply killed all those guests last time.."
"I didn't kill any of them. Well, I did only get to kill one. Shizuku and Franklin did all the work. I didn't even get to do anything."
"Well, you did." Feitan raised a brow in confusion. "You acted as a host and performed a speech, right?"
"I meant kill, dumbass." He snapped with his eyes becoming menacing.
"Whoa, whoa! Easy there. I wasn't trying to insult you." Phinks raised his hands up to both sides of his head, defenselessly. He looked around and asked, "Hey, where's Etherell? Isn't she supposed to come with us?"
"I dunno. She's a woman. Why should I tag along with her when we were dressing?" Feitan shrugged, making common sense. "Does it look I'm a pervert to you?"
"Fair point."
"Guys!" I ran up to them, waving my hand. I was wearing a unique black and purple dress. I was still wearing that black band on my neck. I wore black and purple wedge boots. I panted and crooked down, saying, "Sorry.. I'm late.. I was busy putting my make up on."
They both raised a brow, except for Phinks who..totally doesn't have any eyebrows. "Make up?"
I glared at them and said, "Men are so stupid! All of you guys ever did was wearing the tux and shoes! I was completely having a hard time brushing my hair, putting make up and wearing high heels!" They blinked.
Phinks gave me a face that was pissed off. "You don't have to blabber about anything, y'know." He turned his heel and walked up to the auction house, leaving us.
"What was that?!" I yelled and stopped when someone lend out a hand to me. I saw Feitan and blinked.
"That's just his way of saying that a woman looks beautiful." I accepted his hand and he helped me up. "You're not the only one who got troubled with dressing, Etherell.. We were also having trouble wearing the bow tie.."
I facepalmed and murmured, "Just the bow tie, huh? Not anything else?" Fortunately, he didn't hear it because he was busy explaining our mission. I rolled my eyes and said, "Yeah. Yeah. I know. I know. You don't need to explain it me, d-dummy." My face bloated up as I crossed my arms.
He rolled his eyes and slinged an arm across my bare shoulder, making me shudder. "Huh.. I wonder what trouble might come up today.." I blushed when I saw his sinister smirk. It was very uncomfortable since he was one thing, a sadist.
"U-Uhh, please explain what Greed Island is?"
"I would." He dragged me by waist, closer to him. "But there's a price."
"A-A price?" He leaned closer. His breath was mixing with mine.
"Hey! Would you two get a room?! We're in public, y'know!" Phinks interrupted, making me pull away and blush. Feitan clicked his tounge and gave Phinks a death glare. "Let's go!"
Feitan cursed something under his breath before grabbing my hand and dragging me inside with Phinks. "Oh, that reminds me.." I started as we got inside the building. "How do we get in the auction? Don't we need a reservation or some kind?"
"Yeah. Whoops, forgot about that." Phinks rubbed his nape. His eyes strayed the area and laid on a reservationist. A nasty smirk slithered across his lips. "Wait here. I have a plan." He walked away from us and sneaked to the man.
We watched him do that in an ominous way. "I sense a bad vibe here." I noted, watching Phinks speak to the man. Feitan hummed in approval.
They had a brief chat or so. When the man refused to let Phinks and us in without a reservation, he stepped on the man's foot, nearly crushing his bones. Out of agony, he pleaded for Phinks to get stop stepping on his delicate foot and spare it, along with his life. He let us in, pretending as if nothing happened. Although, I can see tears of pain escape his eyes.
"Phinks, that was horrible." I sympathetically muttered beneath my breath, as if I even had any mercy towards a crybaby like him.
"Hey, his fault for not letting us in." I rolled my eyes and sat on our seats. I was beside Feitan and he was beside Phinks. After waiting for about fifteen seconds, I yawned and sat up. "Hey, where you going?" Phinks, particularly asked.
"Somewhere that's at least not boring as this auction room."
"I'm coming with."
Feitan was prepared to stand up but I stopped him. "It's the women's room." I whispered, cupping a hand over my mouth. Feitan sighed in defeat and stayed in his seat.
"Somewhere at least not boring?" Phinks raised a brow, even though he doesn't even have one. Haha. "Isn't the women's room boring?" I didn't reply and just ignored him. I went up to the staircases and led me outside the auction room. I went to the women's room after that.
Phinks watched me leave from afar. He sighed and watched people come down the stairs. He groaned in boredom. "Eth was right. This is definitely boring."
"Hey, at least it's not as boring as nothing to do." Feitan said monotously. Both of them paused when they felt like eyes were on them. They felt a presence that just came by. Their eyes looked to the right to see Gon and Killua, bulging their eyes out of their sockets.
Phinks and Feitan blinked. "Yo, what up?" Phinks said before Gon countered back by intensively screaming, jabbing his finger at Phinks then to Feitan then to Phinks constantly. Killua made him stop by grasping Gon's back-collar and dragging him up, running away in fast speed.
Both sat up and watched them flee to the exit. "Wanna go after them?" Phinks queried Feitan who shrugged. Phinks was the first one to disappear in speed, followed by Feitan. They soon caught up to the two and surrounded them. "Hey, that was cold." Phinks joked. "No need to run away."
"Don't worry. We're not going to kill you." Said Feitan in his usual monotous voice.
"Because we can't kill the chain user now." Phinks finished his sentence. He needed to look down to see the kids better while Feitan was..completely on the same eye level with them.
"Huh? What do you mean?"
"Huh? Didn't he use chains on our Danchou? That means we won't kill him."
"Why not? Isn't it the other way around?" Phinks started to explain what happens to Nen when its user dies. Nen that's driven by hatred and regret can persist a long time after death. That Nen will direct itself towards the target of those emotions. Since Danchou can no longer use Nen, he could be overwhelmed by that assault.
Naturally, Feitan gave him a look to stop talking and he did. "So, we're done with you kids. We just came to watch the auction anyway." Phinks walked pass them but was interrupted by Gon's innocent curiousity.
"Chotto Matte! What happened to Pakunoda?"
"She died." Phinks blunted after reminiscing Paku's memory of both two of them telling her that they didn't want their friend to murder. "Paku.. Paku wanted to thank you.." Phinks was about to leave but was stopped again. Feitan was ready to execute whoever interrupted but the question was surprising.
"Sorry but what's going to happen to Etherell?"
"No need to worry. She's safe, with me." Feitan turned his heel and walked away from them, along with Phinks by his side. They left them dumbfounded. Feitan stopped his tracks which caused Phinks to stop as well. "Why did they care for Etherell? Isn't she the chain-user's enemy now?"
"Hate to break it to ya, but they're still friends." Phinks replied. Feitan lifted a brow and gave him a look that tells him that that wasn't a useful answer. "Come on, if Etherell was on their side and didn't join the Troupe while you still love her, wouldn't you do the same?"
Feitan heaved out a deep sigh. "Of course I would.." He examined his surroundings and laid his eyes on the auction room. "There's no way I'm going back in there without Etherell."
"Well, we gotta get in there whether we like it or not." Phinks stepped ahead of Feitan, explaining, "I mean, what if Eth had showed up there while we were with those kids, wouldn't she try to find us?" Feitan gave him a look and he replied, "She might be in there, somehow."
"So what do you plan on doing then? Get in there and ask every guest, 'Hey, have you seen Etherell?'" Feitan jokishly said but there was no humor from the tone of his voice. "That's crazy stupidity there."
Phinks groaned and just said to look around and see what happens. "Whatever. Look around and find her!" An hour passed and I finally walked around the halls, searching for them. They didn't seem to be in the auction room but I CERTAINLY DO NOT want to go in the men's room.
I opened my book; Heaven and Hell's book. A small, thin and white book that contains all the knowledge of betwitchery. Whether darkness or light. It comes around handy. I enjoy seeing people suffocate to death by my deadly mists which were made out of my toxic aura.
I read only a part of the book before I felt someone give me a noogie. I could feel their knuckles roughly grazing over my noggin. A vein appeared on my forehead as fury aroused inside my chest. I felt like I want to kill whoever this person is and how pathetic of him to mess with my shaggy hair!
I let out some bloodlust which caused a black shade to print on the portion of my eyes. My eyes were completely white, unseen irises or pupils. Once I sheered over to that person, I saw Phinks which made me rise anger and hatred. I tried my best to avoid activating On because On automatically appears when the On user has anger or hatred.
"Bastard. Get. Off. Me." I blunted.
"You heard her.." A familiar voice chimed in. I turned and saw Feitan! Somehow it made half of my anger disperse. I ran up to him to tackle him, embracing him tight in arms.
"Fei-chan! It's so nice to see that dull face of yours again!" I exclaimed and witnessed a small blush on his face, even though half of the Enhancer is being released. "I've been looking everywhere for you guys! Where were you?!" I yelled once I broke the hug.
"Where were we?!" Phinks seemed pretty pissed. "Where were you?! We've been looking for you about an hour! We even went inside the women's room just for you!" Okay, that last part doesn't even need to be heard. He should've keep his mouth shut.
"He was called a pervert." Feitan added.
I sweatdropped and fiddled with my fingers. I smiled sheepishly. "G-Gomene. I was busy keeping an eye over someone." They raised a brow even though Phinks didn't have one. Makes me laugh. Ha. No-Eyebrows Man.
"Why?"
I smirked. "Guys, we don't need to participate the auction. We just needed to find someone who already has the console and steal it from them." Phinks facepalmed while Fei seemed to be stoic with anything.
"Where's this guy then?" Fei asked me, prompting me to smirk.
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