Velena was sitting atop a pipe inside an underground cave playing with a phone and ignoring anyone looking at her.

She is now 12 years old borderline 13 and no longer the sickly kid from meteor city, her short hair was so white and fluffy, her deathly skin was still white with a rosy complexion, she wore a simple white coat, a white scarf and black gloves hiding her still growing promising curves. She was wearing nothing past her coat and her naked feet that should have been dirty from walking were so clean you would think she just left the bath.

She was now preparing to take the hunter exam and become a full-fledged hunter, she actually should have been a three star for two important achievement and having a one start hunter student a year ago but refused the offer claiming that not taking the hunter exam was a boring.

So here she is a should be three star hunter taking the hunter exam like a rookie in a room filled with 400 guys ogling her happily typing her phone without a care and drinking a poisoned can of juice a participant so kindly offered her when suddenly someone stood before her.

“Vel?”

The voice was young mixed with disbelieve and excitement, a voice she would recognize that voice even if it was a whisper in a crowd. In a flash she put away her phone, threw away the can and leapt in the arms of the kid standing in front of her giving him a bear hug, a large smile pasted on her face.

“Kill!!!”

After a moment of hesitation, Killua returned her hug, with red cheeks and a shy smile.

“What are you doing here? I thought uncle Silva won’t let you out of the mountain for a while?”

“Oh that? I got bored so I stabbed mother’s face and Milluky’s stomach and fled here...”

Killua said it casually obvious to her disbelieve, Killua still can’t use Nen and his mother wasn’t one of those garbage hunters that don’t even know what they are doing with their Nen, she was strong, a woman worthy to be the wife of a monster like Silva Zoldick. As for Milluky, he was Velena’s student, because of their cooperation in creating a new revolutionary hunter website she put him into shape and forced him to take the hunter exam last year to cement her three star achievement upon becoming a hunter and finalize the last of their partnership with the hunter association. There is no way Killua could have stabbed them unless it was an order by Zeno or Silva to test him or something like that.

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Velena looked around spotting a guy with face full of pins looking at them, Illumi, she recognized him instantly and let out a heavy sigh, poor Killua he didn’t know what about the ass kicking waiting for him. Looking at the innocent blue eyes full of mischief and arrogance, she wanted to shake her head.

“when they come for you later, don’t come hiding behind my back.”

She wanted to help him but thought better of it, taking his arrogance down a notch would be a better plan.

“As if!”

He replied dismissively and she didn’t want to argue with him, so she simply took his arm into hers and gave him a kiss on the cheek.

“Anyway, I am glad to see you.”

After a moment, he turned his head the other side, cheeks dyed red.

“Same here.”

-Shishishishi-

They would have continued talking if the wall wasn’t lifted and a man in a suit and without a mouth stepped from behind it.

“Apologize for the wait, the entry period for hunters applicants has ended. The hunter exam will now begin.”

They decided to move ahead, neared to the man skillfully navigating through the crowd.

“Finale caution, the hunter exam is dangerous and may very well cost your life, those who accept the risk follow me, otherwise please exist via the elevator behind you.”

After waiting for a moment making sure no one left, he turned around and started walking in a funny way, Velena and killua like every one else was trailing behind him with the later using his skateboard.

“Hope it gets exciting, I am already bored with waiting.”

She rolled her eyes at him but didn’t denies that she was also getting bored, Milluki has already warned her that the exam wasn’t that difficult for Nen users, the only excitement was when one of the examinees attacked an examiner and got disqualified for it. Speaking of the devil, Velena looked toward the front where a red head wearing a clown outfit was keeping a nonchalant pace in the middle of the crowd, he was without a doubt dangerous, using Gyo she could tell he was highly proficient in Nen and she could feel he was repressing his bloodlust with difficulty, if she had to give an evaluation, hshe would evaluate him around Illumi's level, he could perhaps seriously injure her if she let her guard down, but then again perhaps not, after all she was special, a mystery even someone like Isaac Netero can’t evaluate. Perhaps he could give her a challenge, the thought put a grin on her face.

Perhaps feeling her gaze he turned his head around mirroring her grin, their eyes met and an unspoken promise was exchanged.

“Hey kid!”

She was brought back when a loud voice sounded next to her, she and Kil turned around to see an ossan with spiky hair, sunglasses wearing a blue suit glaring at Killua.

“You’re cheating this is an endurance test. You can’t use skateboard!”

Before any of them could retort, a voice even more juvenile than Killua spoke.

“No, It isn’t, he only said to follow him.”

“Gon! Who's side are you on?!”

She turned off the loud ossan to look at the spiky haired brown eyes and green wearing kid. Something in him attracted her just like the first time she met Killua. Their eyes met and she was intoxicated by the depth of innocence inside that see of brown. As for Gon, he didn’t know why but after looking at her he averted his eyes feeling heat on his cheeks.

She stepped back a few step mirrored by Killua who was also intrigued by the kid asking him for his age.

“Oh! I’m 12.”

“Same as me and Velena, I’m Killua by the way and this is my best friend Velena!”

“Nice to meet you, I’m Gon”

“Hi Gon!”

She gave him a toothy grin, and he blushed and averted his eyes again. Velena was not dunce, she was aware of the effect she has on most people, but like with Killua she didn’t mind his reaction, in the contraries it pleased her.

Like that they started running together with Killua jumping off his board talking about silly things.