Spider of Silence (Phantom Troupe x Mute! Reader)

Ch1- Silent Threat

It was a little girl. She had (h/l) (h/c), complimented with (e/c) eyes. She had a mask covering her mouth and nose that had a kanji symbol representing the word silence. She crawls out of the box.

She shows off her whole body, wearing a (f/c) kimono with cherry blossom petals surrounding the floor skirt. A pretty white bow is tied perfectly around her waist. Long sleeves are dragging over her hands.

She stands up completely, hearing a click from her sandals. "That's it? Just some brat? Don't make me laugh." Nobunaga scoffed, looking away from the girl. "What's your name?" Pakunoda bends down to her height, coming close to patting her on the head.

But the girl backs away before Pakunoda could even retrieve her memories. Chrollo stands up, as the Troupe makes some space between the leader and the girl. Chrollo crouches down to her height and smiles.

"Hello there, we're sorry for disrupting your silence. I hope we didn't startle you." The girl just stares into his gaze, not knowing what to do at this point. "Do you mind telling me what your name is?"

Chrollo softly asks, earning a point to the girls mask in response, which had a kanji symbol for the word silence. "You can't speak?" The girl shakes her head, notifying Chrollo that she is indeed mute..for now that is.

"Do you have a name at least?" The girl nods her head, given a little note pad and pen from Shalnark. Her hands tremble as she struggles to write down her name. The Troupe stays in their places, not wanting to scare the child.

Chrollo leans in closer, seeing the squiggly written lines on the paper. "(Y/N).? Your name is (Y/N)?" The girl nods her head, as Chrollo stands up, offering his hand. (Y/N) backs up, clinging onto Pakunoda instead.

"Do you like, Pakunoda?" Chrollo asks, seeing (Y/N) tugging on the blonde's skirt. Pakunoda smiles and scoops (Y/N) into her arms. 'Well, at least we'll be able to get answers.' Chrollo thinks in relief, while watching (Y/N) resting her head in the crook of Pakunoda's neck.

She puts (Y/N) down in Chrollo's bed, tucking her in. "Any information on her past, Pakunoda?" Chrollo asks as the Troupe watches the little girl sleep. They all gathered around in the center of the building.

Pakunoda frowns before telling the Troupe her story. "(Y/N) (L/N). A girl who was locked inside of a box, because her clan believed she was a demon whom did not belong in this world. Her memories shown she has been locked in that case for over three months."

Some of the Troupe members look down at the girl in pity. Well, almost everyone, Hisoka was just sitting in the same place he was in, playing with a deck of cards. He showed no interest in the girl, nor her past either.

"Check this out! It appears the inside of her case is covered in newspapers and pages from different bibles." Shalnark points out, showing everyone the case. "And these locks are pretty unbreakable for any normal human being to bust open."

Uvogin snaps the chains apart, stomping on them, finally happy to break a part of the case that took awhile to open. "Sure, whatever.. But can anyone explain why the case was covered in Nen?"

Nobunaga asks out loud, angrily wanting answers. The whole room goes quiet, not knowing the answer to that. Everyone turns their head towards Pakunoda, who is shaking her head, not having an answer.

Nobunaga grunts in annoyance and stands up, clutching onto his sword. He walked towards (Y/N), ready to click the sword out of its holder. "If we can't get answers, then we'll just have to cut off a finger until she learns how to speak."

"I agree, I'm tired of this girl's sh*t already." Phinks cracks his knuckles, glaring at (Y/N)'s sleeping form. "Take it down, you two. That's enough, can't you see that (Y/N) has gone through enough?"

Pakunoda snaps at them, showing signs of already being attached to the girl. "We're just as confused as you, but that doesn't give you the reason to attack her just yet." Chrollo sits Nobunaga and Phinks back down, continuing to read his book.

"What are we suppose to do until then?" Kortopi asks, feeling a little bored now that the case is open. "Right now, we can work on getting answers about the box and what kept her in there." Shalnark says, tapping the case.

"We'll just wait until she wakes up. Shalnark and Franklin, you will look up more research about the case. Pakunoda, Feitan, and Shizuku will look after (Y/N). Uvogin, you will keep Nobunaga and Phinks in check, until further notice."

'With Pakunoda unable to get any memories of the case in making.. It could be possible that (Y/N) used Shu and tried to prevent us from opening the box.' Chrollo glances at (Y/N), who is sleeping beside him.

'From being locked in there for three months, she must've grown weak from holding her Nen for so long, which caused her to shut down her body and break out of the box.' Chrollo puts a hand on (Y/N)'s head, delicately stroking her hair.

'To be a Nen user at this age..' "Hisoka, come here for a moment." Chrollo orders the magician to come forward, earning his attention. "I want you to take the Hunter exam, and you'll take (Y/N) with you as well.

Hisoka glares at the girl, while listening to the leader's words. "I expect both of you to be back in two months, with a license." Hisoka nods his head, but stares at the girl in disgust. He does not sense any potential in her.

Hisoka struts away, leaving (Y/N) in bed until tomorrow.