5 years later

You sat in the hideout of the Phantom Troupe, bouncing a rubber ball up and down as you contemplated what Chrollo had just asked you to do.

~Flashback~

You looked up at the man before you, who sat on boxes upon boxes, staring down at you.

"You wanted to talk to me, boss?"

The man, Chrollo, nodded. "Yes, I did. I have a job for you, and you personally". You scrunched your eyebrows together, looking confused "what is it?".

Chrollo shifted a bit, changing his sitting position before looking back at you. "Are you aware of the upcoming auction on the first of September?" You nodded.

"There is a family entering said auction, the Nostrade family. I want you to infiltrate the family as a body guard to their boss. Get information on the auction and report it back to me". You let out a small gasp. "What? Why would you want me to do it? Why not Machi, or Shalnark? Hell, why not Hisoka?".

Chrollo narrowed his eyes a bit "because, I trust the way you do things. Besides, you'd be more believable than the others because of you being so young".

You have him a deadpan face, but sighed and nodded. "Fine, I'll do it. When do I start?".

"In two days. Find out where the Nostrade family estate is and apply as a body guard. You already have a hunters licence, correct?". You dug through your pocket and pulled out the card you had earned about two years ago.

Chrollo hummed in acknowledgement. "Good, you'll need it. I wish you the best of luck on this".

~Flashback end~

You still had no idea as to why Chrollo wanted you specifically to do this, as his reasoning earlier was just complete bullshit. Seriously, literally anyone else would've been perfect for this job, so why you?

You bounced the ball one final time before throwing it at a wall.

You watched as the ball bounced back off of the wall and flew past you, hitting someone.

"Ow! What the hell?!".

"Sorry Uvo!" You grimaced.

~~~

You threw your bag over your shoulders as you stood at the entrance of the hideout. It was time for you to leave.

You glanced back at the others, most of them just looking at you.

You noticed out if the corner or your eye, Hisoka staring at you, smirking. Given, he almost always was, but this one seemed... different. This smirk of his seemed cunning. Almost as if he was planning something.

You shuddered under the magicians gaze and turned away. He always gave you the creeps.

You waved your hand at everyone before walking out, treading through alleyways and side streets.

As you continued walking, you began to get into the more nicer parts of the town. You watched as people walked the sidewalk, talking to others or talking in their cell phones, and you watched the people in the cars on the street, hurrying to get to wherever they needed to be.

You adjusted the bag in your shoulders as you shivered. It was growing increasingly cold. You could smell the on coming rain as you walked.

You decided it'd be best to seek some warm shelter for the time being, and spotted a coffee shop up ahead.

You jogged up to it and walked in, sending a smile to the woman who greeted you at the front. She sent you a smile back as her cheeks flushed a light pink, watching you as you took a seat at one of the booths.

You set your backpack beside you, looking out the window as it began to lightly drizzle. You sensed someone near and turned to your left, seeing a waitress holding a notepad and pen.

"Hello, miss. Is there anything I can get for you today? Perhaps a warm drink?" You tapped your chin, thinking for a bit before nodding. "Yeah, can I get a Jasmine tea? Oh, and be a dear and add a bit of sugar to it? Thanks" You sent her a wink.

The waitresses cheeks flushed red and. She coughed into her hand "o-of course, ma'am. I'll have that right out for you!" She walked away.

You smiled "thanks so much".

You turned to looking out the window again, watching the cars pass. People watching was something of a hobby of yours. Given that most of the people you've been around for half your life have been adults, you longed to meet someone your age to get along with. Watching others that experienced things you never did was the closest thing you'd ever get to that.

Being too entranced with the outside, you flinched when you felt a light tap on your shoulder and turned to see a rather short looking woman. She had long grey hair, the top half of her head being covered by an orange hat, and a pair of buck teeth stuck out of her lips. You raised a brow at the woman, wondering what she could've needed from you.

The woman smiled at you "I'm very sorry to intrude, but you seemed rather lonely". Her voice was soft and kind, innocent as well. It reminded you of a mother's.

You gave her a confused look "how do I seem lonely?". She took a seat across from you. "Your heartbeat. It seems sad. That's how I can tell". She sent you a gentle smile. You pursed your lips, scrunching your eyebrows "so you can hear heartbeats?". She nodded "yes, I can. And I can hear that yours is incredibly sad and lonely".

You narrowed your eyes and looked out the window, away from the woman "it doesn't really matter how I feel. Anyway, what's your name?".

"Melody, yours?".

"Y/N".

She smiled. "Nice to meet you Y/N".

~~~

you and Melody walked out of the cafe together, smiling and laughing. You looked up at the sky, seeing that it was turning dark.

You turned to the older woman "hey, uh, do you know where I can find the Nostrade family estate?" Melody's smile grew. "Yes, I'm actually supposed to head there tomorrow". Your eyes brightened "wow! Really? Well, how about we meet here at noon tomorrow and we head there together?" Melody nodded "sounds like a plan".

You both headed your separate ways. You headed off to find somewhere to sleep for the night, and Melody off to prepare for whatever was to come tomorrow.

Melody looked back at your retreating figure with a type of sadness in her downcast eyes.

"Her heart is filled with so much regret and sadness. I hope she finds a way to overcome it".

And with that, she walked away.

I know this chapter is short, but it's the best I could do. I hope you enjoyed!
We get to see our favorite blonde chain user next chapter!
I don't really know how far I'm gonna take this story, since the anime isn't finished, but I'll try to come up with my own storyline after the Yorknew arc.
Happy reading!
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