Notes: This chapter has Kurapika's POV (point of view). It also has parts of what could be considered a prelude to "Last Stop". I've given up on the idea of writing one, so I'll just put it in this last chapter.

Chapter 3: Kurapika, Carry On

I will never regret stopping my own quest to help Leorio. He helped me realize there's much more to life than revenge. Not even the spirits of my people could deny me of that. And they didn't. Maybe they've realized it as well.

The hate I felt... He simply brushed it away from my heart. He cured me. And I'm grateful for that.

He was so scared when he called me. I've always thought him to be like me, an actor. He would pretend to not give a damn about people. I would do the same. But hearing him on the phone, crying his heart out, made me realize that we both had feelings. It broke down my own walls.

I cried with him. And when we had to hang up, I decided to quit my job and go with him. Senritsu seemed happy when I told her I wouldn't go after the Genei Ryodan anymore. She wished me luck, and that was the last time I saw her.

My time with Leorio during those last years of his life were good. Despite knowing that he'd go, I felt happy. I felt alive. Sometimes I would wonder if I was draining away his life... He would snort and hold me, and tell me that if it was like that, then he didn't mind.

He'd have attacks. Convulsions, black outs, wounds for falling and hitting some part of his body... With each attack, a part of him stopped working. The medicine stopped helping after a year. But he never seemed scared, not like that night. He was confident.

Leorio died surrounded by his friends. That's how he wanted to go, he told me once. Hearing us laugh, and happy. We didn't let him down, I hope. Still, I wish he could have stayed longer... It's unfair. Why do the bad people stay and the good people go?

I've stopped traveling with Gon and Killua a six months ago, after being with them for a couple of years. It's time for me to carry on...

I have bought an abandoned building and made it a clinic. People are treated there for free, by doctors who have the same intentions Leorio had. Big Momma is now working there as well. She makes sure everyone's alright.

I use my Hunter Card and Leorio's for the clinic's funds. So far, we've saved many children of poor families. We give them financial support even after the treatment has been concluded. We help the parents get good jobs to support themselves afterward.

It's amazing how one person can change everyone so much. Leorio changed me, and helped me change others... The clinic has been on the news, and more people from all around the world will come. Because this won't be their last stop...

The end

Updated August 2010: Small grammar and spelling corrections, fixed dialogue format.