The next morning finally came after a very long, semi-eventful night. Kurapika's arms were still wrapped around Kiyoko's body, his chin resting on top of her head. The girl laid there awkwardly, feeling the Kurta's chest expand a bit every time he breathed in and contract back to size whenever he slowly exhaled. The sun was currently rising, still midway to the sky and coloring it with orange and a hint of red. Kurapika began to mumble something in his sleep, a sign that he was very exhausted from the night before. Kiyoko decided to open up her weary eyes and blinked several times to adjust her blurred out sight.

'Kiyoko.. Gon... Killua... Leorio..' the boy muttered, his body vibrating a little.

'I can't believe he actually dreams about everyone. What the hell is he dreaming about anyways?' Kuromi said.

'Don't...'

Kiyoko glanced up curiously and waited.

'Don't.. leave me...' Kurapika requested, hugging the girl tighter.

'He's fully let his guard down..' Kuromi muttered, smirking a little. 'I can use this to blackmail him of something...'

Kiyoko smiled and grew out her tail to drag her phone closer to her, looking back behind her to check the time.

'It's almost 6.. I can't move out of this position though. I might wake him up...'

The boy shifted a little and slowly opened up his eyes and blinked. Trailing his eyes down, Kurapika noticed that he was still hugging the girl and that he held her close to him the entire night. Kiyoko looked back up at the boy and made solid eye contact.

'Or maybe not...' Kuromi said, glowering at the boy.

A light blush appeared on their faces as they continued to stare at each other silently. Kiyoko gave a nervous smile and looked back down, pressing her face against his chest to hide her face expression.

'Good morning..' the girl said, her voice muffled by the boy.

Kurapika chuckled softly and leaned in onto her head tiredly.

"Good morning."

The other boys in the room began to shift and shuffle around their sheets, waking up for the day.

'Good morningggggg...' Leorio slurred, yawning right after.

"Good morning!" Gon exclaimed a little energetically.

"Morning," Killua said, giving off a good vibe.

Kiyoko and Kurapika looked over to the other boys and bid their well mornings.

"Looks like everyone's awake now. Let's go get ready," Kurapika said.

'FINALLY!' Kuromi exclaimed.

The group scattered around the house to do their thing and grab the items they needed for the day, meeting back in Gon's room after they've finished the first thing on their agendas.

"Okay, Gon, lead the way!" Kiyoko said, holding the basket with desserts and sweets.

The boy grinned and stood up from from his bed, jumping onto the floor.

"One final adjustment," the boy said, tying a clean white cloth around Killua's eyes.

"Eh? Eh?" the boy said, blindly looking left and right.

"Okay! We're ready now!"

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Coming across a vast field filled with green grass, flowers, tall green trees and some birds, Gon turned around and opened up his arms in a welcoming gesture. Kiyoko untied the cloth and pulled it off Killua's face, revealing his purplish blue eyes.

"We'll be spending time out here together if that's alright with you?" Gon asked.

Killua squinted and blinked at the bright light, getting use to the image and taking it all in. Everyone looked at the field with awe and smiled brightly at the sight.

"Of course it's alright!" Killua exclaimed, running out into the grass and flowers.

The other group members grinned at each other and followed the excited boy, sitting near a giant tree and setting out their blanket and food.

"Killua, come here really quick," Kiyoko said, waving him over as half her appearance changed.

"Ah? What is it, Kiyoko?" the boy asked curiously, running over to the picnic blanket.

Killua sat down and rocked back and forth with enthusiasm, waiting for the girl.

"Leorio," Kuromi called.

Leorio went up behind the young boy and covered up his eyes, wanting to keep his distance away from Kuromi. Kurapika, Kiyoko and Kuromi, and Gon quickly set up the desserts silently out in front of the young assassin who tried to eagerly peek through Leorio's hands. Everyone sat back down quietly and and hinted the man to let him see, pulling his hands away. Letting his eyes readjust to the light, Killua's eyes brightened up and widen with joy.

"Happy birthday, Killua!"

"Chocolate?" Killua asked, trying to contain his excitement. "You made it for me?"

"Ah, well, more like Kiyoko made it," Leorio said, grinning sheepishly as he remembered their first attempt without the girl's help.

Kurapika gave a nervous smile and nodded in agreement with the man.

"Naww, you guys did great helping out," Kiyoko said, waving him off.

Killua chuckled and leaped onto the girl, tackling her down playfully.

"Thanks!"

The girl laughed and hugged Killua as she sat back up in an uncomfortable looking position.

"You're welcome, Killua," the girl said, smiling sincerely.

"Hey, Kiyoko?" Killua began.

"Here it comes..." Kuromi muttered, messing up her hair.

"Yes, what is it?"

Killua looked up and flashed a childish grin, catching Kiyoko a little off guard as he did so.

"Competition?"

The girl ruffled up the boy's hair and smiled her usual calm and sweet smile. Letting go of Killua and positioning herself in a more comfortable pose, Kiyoko pointed at the picnic baskets and responded.

"How about we get some food first? I'll accept you're little challenges," Kiyoko replied.

Gon and Killua looked at each other with uncontrollable enthusiasm and nodded at the girl.

"She means it though. GO EAT AND WE'LL DO IT ONLY BECAUSE IT'S YOUR DAMN BIRTHDAY!" Kuromi practically yelled.

Killua smirked and rested his chin in between his index finger and thumb as if he was a detective, his left hand resting on his right arm.

"Ehhhhh? Are you jealous that I'm getting more attention than you?" Killua asked jerkishly.

'Well, this guy over here sure is...' Leorio muttered jokingly, glancing at Kurapika.

The Kurta's eye's widened at that and looked over at the man with a glare right after, growling a little. Kuromi growled at Killua and returned to Kiyoko's body after one last statement.

'Is if that'll ever happen you brat...'

The positive counterpart nervously smiled and scratched her head slowly.

"She didn't mean that..." Kiyoko said.

Killua laughed and held onto his stomach as he did so, tears slowly forming at the corner of his eyes.

"I can't believe she is! Well, she shouldn't be after all, she's the only person who can literally have you with her at all times no matter what; death, events, fights, stuff like that," Killua said.

Leorio passed out the food Mito made for them last night and let out a tired yawn as everyone thanked him.

"That's true..." Gon said. "You know, I'm quite jealous of Kuromi. I'd like to be with Kiyoko just like Kuromi. She could be... my sister or something you know?"

The group looked at Gon as he stuffed a mouth full of meat into his mouth.

"How about you, Killua?" the boy asked, pointing his fork at Killua.

"Hmmm, well, she'd certainly be a better sibling than my brothers... But I'm afraid she'd be assaulted to death."

Kiyoko let out a nervous chuckle and poked at her food awkwardly.

'Why is the topic about me all of a sudden...?' Kiyoko asked quietly.

"How about you Leorio?" Killua passed on.

The man held his chin and grinned like a creepy pervert, giggling to himself. Everyone gave weird looks to the man and scoot forward to block the girl.

"She's a girl. I'm a guy. What a deal... It'd be that kind of relationship where-"

Kurapika punched the man hard and rubbed his fist after the impact. The boy stood up and picked up the girl to place her farther away from Leorio who was still blushing madly.

"That's enough, alright," Kurapika grumbled.

Leorio rubbed his face and grumbled a few words before asking the boy himself, glaring at Kurapika.

"What about you then, eh, Hotshot?"

Kurapika smiled coldly at the man and crossed his arms after setting the girl down next to him.

"Do you even need to ask?" the boy began. "I'd take her to be with me. Not as a sister or just a friend. But of course as my... my..."

Kurapika glanced over at Kiyoko and looked away shyly, playing around with his clothes.

"... only l-lover, I guess.."

The remaining boys stifled a giggle and swiftly looked away from the Kurta, making him feel uncomfortable. Kurapika dropped his arms from his talbard and went to pick up his plate of food, eating in silence as smoke appeared from his head.

"I see, you hesitated," Leorio said, trying his best to hold in his laugh.

"Okay, okay.. How about you, Kiyoko? How do you view us like?" Killua asked, finally releasing his laugh.

The girl smiled and awkwardly thanked the boys for their thoughts. Kuromi looked away from everyone in her spiritual form while Kiyoko took a little time to think things through.

"Well.. First off... Gon and Killua, I would take you both as my younger brothers. You guys are always so energetic and it makes me feel like I should be around you both more often. Leorio could be viewed as my older brother or just a really close friend since he's always here to replace Kurapika... And of course, I'd take Kurapika as a lover also because hes always really nice and caring... Protects me often..." the girl trailed off.

'I bet Kuromi would think the opposite of her," Leorio whispered.

'I HEARD THAT!' the girl exclaimed.

"Hahaha, that may be true. Now, about that little fight and competition... How will we compete?" Kiyoko asked Killua.

Killua sat at his spot and thought for a bit. Gon looked around and began to tap his finger onto his leg.

"Hmmmm... I can't think of anything. It's too early. Kiyoko, demonstrate your manipulation skills again?" the boy suddenly asked.

Kiyoko blinked at the boy confusedly and slid her brush out of the ribbon around her waist.

"What is there to demonstrate?"

Killua pointed at Leorio and grinned mischievously.

"Manipulate him! Make him dance and do the splits!"

"Eh? Me? WAIT, WHY ME?" the man panicked, pointing at himself.

Kiyoko shrugged and swiped her brush a few times, swiftly before Leorio got the chance to get away. The man was halfway up from his seat when Kiyoko took control of him, making him stand in a squatting position. The girl flicked her brush upwards to make the man stand up fully and scoot back a few feet, his body now straight and tall. Killua smiled at the ability and looked back at the girl as she began to make the man dance and try doing splits.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow, ow!" Leorio exclaimed. "Cut it out!"

"Use gyo. I guarantee you that it looks pretty interesting," Kiyoko instructed.

The boys followed the girl's suggestion and used their gyo to see the thread made of ink. Curiously trailing up the threads, Kurapika, Gon, and Killua noticed that the threads were connecting to not the calligraphy brush, but to a control bar. A hand was holding the control, moving Leorio around as if he was a marionette puppet, the hand moving the same way as the brush.

"I can see whatever he can see and I can also knock him out right now, but I rather not do that..." Kiyoko said.

"I seem to never had thought about the form of your nen...!" Leorio hollered as he was forced to skip around the field.

"It's as if I'm controlling string puppets, the hand above you moves the same way my hand that bares the brush does," the girl replied. "If I knock you out right now and allow you to wake back up a minute later after I walk over behind you, it'd feel like I appeared right behind you out of nowhere in a second."

"Interesting form indeed..." Kurapika said, amused by the power.

"Hey, what about Kuromi?" Gon asked.

Kiyoko released her control from Leorio and twirled the brush in her hand once, catching it smoothly. The girl's appearance fully changed after a second later, a cold grin appearing on her face.

"I'm sure you know about my ability already," Kuromi replied tilting her head up high.

The girl made a long horizontal line in the air, the amount of ink adding up and dripping out a few droplets to form creatures. A few birds appeared from the black droplets and flew over to Leorio, pecking at him curiously.

"The ink normally doesn't dribble like this when Kiyoko draws, but I'm adding my aura into it to increase the amount of ink being used," Kuromi said, swiftly drawing another line and creating a vicious fox monster.

The fox sat down before Leorio and tilted it's head to the side as the birds around him broke apart and evaporated. The man stared for a bit and cautiously reached over to pet the creature.

'What an idiot...' Kuromi muttered. 'Why would you pet an unknown looking creature...?'

Leorio looked at the fox curiously and then frowned at the girl.

"What do you mean?"

Kuromi pointed at her palm to indicate the ink. Gyo lifted from the invisible ink and revealed the black smeared ink. Leorio and the others stared at the fox and then at the ink around the man's body. Trying to rid the ink from his body, the man brushed his arms only to spread out the ink.

"I can see what my creations view and the ink on you allows us to track you down quickly," Kuromi said, snapping her fingers to lift the ink.

The ink on Leorio, including the fox, evaporated and disappeared fully into the air.

"Hey, hey! We can test our nen against each other!" Gon suddenly said.

"Eh? How?" Kuromi asked, sounding uninterested.

"I want to know if I can destroy your creations with my own nen and everyone else's ability."

The group looked at each other curiously and turned back to Gon.

The boy gave a cheeky grin as Kuromi stared at him blankly, summoning a dragon, bear-fox, and wolf. Kuromi stepped away and gestured towards the creatures, prompting the boy to attack. Gon smiled and ran up to the animals that stood their grounds.

"They will not stand in one place, so have fun catching them," Kuromi said, the animals separating into different directions.

"Ah! Wait up!" Gon exclaimed, chasing after the wolf.

'Oh? Interesting.. He's going after the one with agility,' Kiyoko said, crossing her arms.

Everyone watched the boy catch up to the creature with barely any effort, going into his attack position.

'Jankenpon...! Saisho wa GUU!' Gon chanted From afar.

The attack made contact with the animal and diffused the ink, making it disappear and evaporate.

'You know, his attack covers a lot..." Leorio said.

"Nice one, Gon!" Killua exclaimed. "It's my turn!"

The assassin ran up to Gon and gave him a high-five, the two heading in opposite directions.

"Not bad kid.." Kuromi complimented. "Let's see how he does..."

Killua stood at his spot and caught movement in the air, looking above him to see the dragon circle him. The boy grinned and raised his hands up, creating electric currents in between his fingers. The amount of electricity increased in size as Killua widened up his arms, projecting a bolt of lightning at the dragon.

'You know, this kid seems dangerous,' Kuromi thought.

'He is an assassin...' Kiyoko trailed off.

The dragon broke apart, but fused back together again unscathed.

"Wait, what?" the boy asked surprisedly.

The dragon suddenly faced the boy and flew into him, pushing Killua back several feet away and staining him with invisible ink. The wind stopped blowing violently once the dragon passed through the boy all the way. Killua dropped his arms and looked around at himself curiously, not seeing anything on him.

"Kuromi, why didn't the dragon disappear like that wolf?" Killua asked.

"I can fix up my creations when a hit lands, but if it hits a certain spot, it'll disappear completely."

Killua looked back up at the dragon and stared at it closely, studying the creature and about what was so special about it. A small unnoticable gap flashed before the boy's eyes as sunlight passed through the hole, giving him a small idea on what to do. Killua shot a bolt of lightning directly at the gap and destroyed the creature in an instant.

'Good eyesight and concentration..' Kuromi muttered, frowning a little. 'But he forgot about one thing..'

The ink on the boy suddenly wrapped around him tightly, physically forming a smaller form of the same dragon.

"E-eh?"

"You forgot about the hidden ink. Try getting rid of it before I decide to remove it for you," Kuromi said, holding up her hand in a snapping position.

The boy struggled and sent a bolt of lightning at the dragon, the ink creature evaporating from the boy.

"Leorio, you should give it a try! Unless you're scared,' Killua teased brushing the ink on his clothes.

Kuromi snapped her fingers and removed the leftover ink on Killua's skin and clothes. The man stood up and brush off his clothes, walking over to where Killua and Gon where standing in an epic way.

"You know, it won't help if you try to act cool," Kuromi said in a mocking manner, sticking out her tongue.

"Shut up!" Leorio hollered, his face becoming red.

The group laughed at Leorio while Kuromi smirked triumphantly at the man. Leorio grumbled and looked away embarrassedly, a growl coming from near the group. The bear-fox jumped out at the man once he entered the field, surprising him from behind and tackling him onto the ground. Leorio kicked the beast off him and stood back up to see nothing before him.

'Uhhhhh, did I kill it already?" the man asked awkwardly.

"I'd advise you to make sure, you idiot.."

Leorio followed Kuromi's advice and tapped his palm on the ground to detect her aura in the creature, noticing a small hint of it to his right.

The bear-fox suddenly launched another attack only to get punched in the stomach, backing up a few feet.

'Nice reaction.. I'm impressed...' Kuromi mumbled disappointedly.

"Did you actually mean that? Or are you being sarcastic?" Gon asked curiously.

"Never mind, Gon."

Leorio hit a tree behind him and ran to the other side of the ink creature, kicking it towards the tree for his next attack. Immediately punching the ground and creating a portal, the man's fist went through the bear-fox's body and made a gigantic hole in it's chest.

'Why did it's weak point have to be in the most obvious spot; it's heart...?' Kuromi complained.

"And that's how it is done," the man announced as the ink evaporated, burshing his hands together. "Hey, Kurapika, you should try to destroy her creation and beat my time. It's actually not too bad."

'More like I'm making it easy for you lot.'

Kurapika stared and shrugged at the man, standing up from his seat and walking to the center. Leorio patted the boy's shoulder and headed back to the blanket proudly, picking up his plate to continue eating. Killua began picking at the chocolates Kiyoko made, eating them and savoring them with content.

'This is so good...' he muttered happily.

'Aww, I'm glad you liked it!' Kiyoko said even though the boy can't hear her.

"Since I despise you so much..." Kuromi started,"I'd make this harder for you... But then Kiyoko won't accept it, so here."

The girl drew a long line painfully slow across from her and added a lot more aura than she usually did to create tons of birds for the boy, the line slightly glowing blue. The Kurta watched the ink drip and form medium sized birds from the droplets, the number of birds adding up by two, four, eight, increasing every time.

"Birds?" Kurapika asked, conjuring his chains.

"Correct. Now go on," Kuromi said, shooing the boy away as the birds flew towards him.

Kurapika lowered his dowsing chain from his finger and swung it at the birds in front of him, being able to trap a few. The boy used the birds against each other and collided the captured ones into the incoming ink creatures, destroying them immediately.

'Damn, did I make this too easy...?' Kuromi thought. 'He's just using them against one another!'

Kiyoko chuckled and shook her head as she watched each creature evaporate into thin air. The boy continued to pulverize and collide the ink created birds with his dowsing chain without any effort until the last was crushed and evaporated.

Leorio stared at the boy with his mouth wide open, shocked with the performance Kurapika put on.

"Well, looks like I win this round as well," the Kurta said, heading back to the blanket. "Mind reverting back to Kiyoko yet? I think I enjoy her company more than yours."

Kuromi growled and looked away in an annoyed manner.

'Disgusting... Loving each other just like that..' the girl muttered, turning back to Kiyoko.

"Is it just me or was that really easy?" Killua asked.

"Well, Kuromi did give you some hints like their weak spots and she didn't really control them," Kiyoko shrugged.

"That's true... Hmm, we'll fight in a bit and, of course, no hints! I want to eat these chocolates a bit longer..!" Killua exclaimed, stuffing his face with the sweets and handing one to Kiyoko.

'Well, the weak spots are different every time...' Kuromi mumbled.

The girl giggled and accepted the offer, eating the chocolate she made.