Leorio, Gon, Killua, and Kurapika all sat down for a celebration dinner at a local seafood restaurant. They decided to have a race and whoever made it to the city first could choose the location for their dinner.

~~FLASHBACK~~

"Hmm... Where should we go to eat?" asked Gon to the others.

Killua's stomach growled loudly.

"Ugh...I don't really care as long as they have anything edible." replied Killua.

"I'm in the mood for Italian!" exclaimed Leorio.

"Okay! What about you, Kurapika? Any preference?" asked Gon.

"Hmm... Maybe French." Kurapika replied thoughtfully.

"Oh..." Gon said while looking down, trying to find a solution.

Killua noticed his best friend struggling to think up a fair outcome and came up with an idea.

"Shwara City is two miles ahead, I'm sure it has plenty of restaurants. How about we have a race? Winner picks the place?" suggested Killua.

Gon's face lit up.

"Alright! That's a great idea!" he said.

"Think about what kind of pasta you want!" taunted Leorio as he began to run ahead.

"Oi!! We didn't say start yet!" Killua exclaimed as he started running to catch up.

He and Gon quickly caught up and surpassed Leorio, to the latter's dismay. Kurapika didn't want to win that badly, so he kept a modest pace, already pretty exhausted from the day they had. Gon and Killua pretty much tied.

"Looks like I won! So... Hmm..." Gon said as he began to think about which restaurant he'd choose.

Killua was about to argue that he won, but remembered that he didn't really have a preference for dinner and the longer he spent fighting, would mean the longer his stomach would remain empty. He smiled at his best friend.

"Yeah... Good race, Gon. Where do you want to go?" Killua asked him.

Kurapika then jogged up.

"Who won?" He asked them, he really couldn't tell.

Killua pointed his thumb at Gon.

"Me! So... Uh... How about... Seafood? Is that okay, guys?" said Gon.

"You don't have to ask if it's okay! You won the race so you get to choose!" Killua lightly scolded him.

"Oh... Alright! Seafood!" exclaimed Gon.

Finally Leorio caught up, out of breath.

"So we're not having Italian?" he asked disappointedly.

"Nope!" said Killua while sticking his tongue out at Leorio, before racing into town.

~~END FLASHBACK~~

They had all just earned their Hunter licenses (A/N: In this story, Killua got his at the same time as everyone else.) and were all really excited about it. After they ordered, Leorio proposed a toast.

"To our bright futures!" he said while raising his glass.

They all clinked their glasses together. Shortly after, the food arrived and everyone was happy with Gon's restaurant choice, even stubborn Leorio.

"I'm stuffed..." Leorio said while holding his stomach.

They left the restaurant and realized they didn't have much of a plan for afterwards. They started walking further down the boulevard, each lost in their own thoughts about what the future could hold. Suddenly there was a loud yawn. Leorio, Gon, and Killua turned and looked at Kurapika.

"Excuse me." Kurapika said with a light blush.

"I'm pretty tired, too." said Killua.

"Hey, I know! We can stay at my place, it's not too far from here. We can stay there a few months while we decide what we want to do with our licenses. We all deserve the rest, especially me!" suggested Leorio.

"You barely did anything..." mumbled Killua.

"Are you sure, Leorio?" asked Gon nervously.

"Sure! I've got plenty of room, friends of mine are always welcome!" cheered Leorio.

They walked further into the city and onward to Leorio's residence. Everyone was so tired and eager to get to their destination, that no one noticed they were being watched.

~~~~~~~

The foursome found themselves in a quiet neighborhood, Leorio leading the way. Finally, they were led up to the porch of a two-story house. Spacious yet cozy.

"Let's see if Y/N is home." Leorio said as he knocked on the front door.

"Y/N?" asked Kurapika.

Before Leorio could answer, the door opened and revealed....

Killua saw a gorgeous girl.

Kurapika saw a beautiful girl.

Gon saw... a new potential friend.

"This is my sister, Y/N..." Leorio said while carefully and protectively eying the younger boys' reactions.

Kurapika and Killua were taken aback.

"S-sister??" asked Killua.

'How could someone as lovely as her be related to that old perv??' Killua thought.

"Hello! I'm Gon! Nice to meet you!" said Gon, not shy at all.

"Hi Gon! I'm Y/N, are you friends of my brother's?" Y/N replied.

'So it is true... Leorio's her brother.' Killua thought.

"Yeah! This is Kurapika..." Gon replied, and Kurapika lightly shook Y/N's hand as a greeting after he was introduced.

"...and Killua." Gon continued, Killua giving a slight wave.

~~~~~~~

Illumi watched as his younger brother and his friends entered the residence. He made sure to keep a close eye on Killua after the exam concluded. He'd been following close behind throughout their journey, arriving now to the Biyu suburb in which Leorio and Y/N resided.

'I'll have to keep watch on her.' Illumi thought.

He'd been watching the actions of Killua's new 'friends' during the exam, quickly evaluating their power and intentions. No ill intent, he concluded, and also no match for Killua even if they did wish to harm him. He hadn't had a chance to evaluate the young female of the house across from the small patch of woods he hid himself in to observe. Illumi suddenly felt the feeling of himself being watched.

He inwardly sighed, he had agreed to bring Hisoka along, since he wanted to keep an eye on Killua's friend Gon. Something about unripe fruit. Illumi had no idea what he meant, but felt the slightest bit uneasy and quickly agreed.

Illumi turned to Hisoka, who was leaning casually against a tree with a smirk.

"What?" Illumi asked him, wearing his usual emotionless face.

"Oh, just enjoying the view." Hisoka mused.

"Ah." Illumi replied, assuming he had just meant the scenary, then turned his attention back to the house.

Illumi suddenly looked back at Hisoka and followed his gaze back to a certain part of himself and realized...

'This perverted...' Illumi thought, then looked directly at Hisoka.

"You're revolting." Illumi stated.

"Hmm. But you love me." Hisoka replied with a smirk.

Illumi ignored him.

'I swear I will kill that clown one day.' Illumi thought, then turned his focus to memorizing the layout of the house ahead.

~~~~~~~

Leorio put Y/N in charge of showing his friends to their guest rooms, as he went straight to the master bedroom to sleep.

(A/N: I'm gonna try to put a chart here of the rooms. Kinda. I'm gonna attempt to, I hope you guys will understand it.)

                            |Middle|
|Left side|              ^          ^          |Right side|
<.                            Leorio's.                          >
Kurapika's                                Killua's
<.                              | Stairs |                        >

                                                                        >
Gon's
                                                                        >

<.                                                                    > 
Bathroom                                  Y/N's
<.                                                                    >

(A/N: Kind of a fail so I'll try to explain it along with the crappy chart. Up the stairs, Leorio's room is straight ahead. Kurapika's guest room is to the left, on the left side of the hall by the stairs. Across the hall, parallel to Kurapika's guest room but on the right, is Killua's guest room. The next room over on the right side of the hall is Gon's guest room. After that, on the right side of the hall is Y/N's room. Parallel to Y/N's room but on the left side of the hall, is the bathroom. Two rooms on the left: Kurapika and bathroom. One ahead and in the middle: Leorio's. Three rooms on the right: Killua, Gon, and Y/N. So the order from the top of the stairs: Kurapika, Leorio, Killua, Gon, Y/N, bathroom. I hope that was clear enough. On with the story!)

After Leorio retired to his room, Y/N then led the boys down the hall to show them where the bathroom was first. She quickly showed them how to work the shower and bath, and after making sure everyone understood, she proceeded with the tour.

"This is my room, right across the hall, so if you ever need anything you'll know where I am!" Y/N explained with a smile.

Gon nodded, while Killua blushed, and Kurapika looked distracted. Y/N continued onto the next room, which was the first available guest room. She decided to leave it up to the boys concerning which rooms they wanted.

"Which one of you would like this one?" Y/N asked after showing them around the room.

Killua wanted to jump at the chance of having the room closest to Y/N, but Gon beat him to it.

"Can I have this one?!" asked Gon.

'Dammit, Gon...' Killua thought.

Gon noticed the look on Killua's face, and quickly added "Is that okay?"

Killua relaxed.

"Sure, Gon. All yours." Killua said.

'I'll just call the next one...' Killua thought.

Gon said his goodnights before closing the door to his guest room to prepare for bed. Y/N took the two remaining boys to the next available room. Soon after entering, Killua suddenly but causally announced, "I'll take this one."

He glanced at Kurapika for any objections. Kurapika just shrugged, then Killua proceeded to hop onto the bed. While lying back and closing his eyes, he said, "Good night, guys."

Y/N then closed the door and continued onto the remaining room with just Kurapika left. Kurapika felt a little awkward, noticing it was only Y/N and himself alone now. She proceeded to the other side of the hall to the final guest room and leaned in to turn on the light.

"This will be your room, Kurapika. If you need anything, I'm right down the hall. Good night!" Y/N said, flashing a smile.

It flustered Kurapika and he stood there frozen in the middle of the room, speechless.

'When have I ever had a loss for words?' he thought, confused.

He then regained his composure.

"Good night, Y/N." he said, while looking up at the door, but Y/N was already gone.

Sighing, Kurapika decided to get ready for bed. Even as exhausted as he was, sleep wouldn't come to him. He had something on his mind all night. Well, someone, rather. Directly across the hall, someone else was experiencing the same.

(A/N: Aaaand that's the end of the first chapter! Hope you guys enjoy, and I'll get started the second up soon! Hopefully it wasn't too painfully boring, I have a few things in store for it, it should pick up! Have a lovely day, guys! - Boazkoolrean1)