Sasuke's bleak eyes turned soft for one moment. He stared at the familiar back figure of his teammate, she had her hair cleanly tied up, just like she always did. He stepped inside the room, almost losing his balance due to the lack of sleep.
He held his ground against the wall, walking towards the female who was sitting on the stool beside where Naruto slept like a log. She didn't look back nor said anything, she probably still haven't sensed his presence.
Sasuke dragged his feet on the floor only stopping as he arrived beside the female. He felt relieved and at ease, it felt like all the weight on his shoulders were lifted.
He parted his lips, calling her name. "Lhexi."
She didn't respond so, he walked closer to get a better glimpse of her face only to see her with her eyes close. She was sleeping with her back straight and her right arm resting on her crossed legs.
It irked him a little before he smiled to himself. He reached for her face with his fingers abruptly stopping when he noticed she had her left arm back. He was quite sure he saw it getting cut off three days ago.
He shook the suspicious thoughts away. He didn't give much though about it, he was just purely happy she was back, at long last. His eyes landed on her hand that was resting over the knuckle of the blonde who was sleeping yet again, his smile disappeared from his face. He felt a pang of pain piercing through his heart and he clenched his jaw at this.
The silence was suffocating for the Uchiha who tried to look away as he stepped back. Much to his surprise, it was Shikamaru who disrupted the white noise.
"Oi, Lhexi.", he called a little louder than necessary.
Sasuke noticed her waking up and immediately marched towards the door, not wanting her to see that look on his face. Before Lhexi could even open her eyes, Sasuke was gone.
She looked back, seeing Shikamaru staring at the door.
"Shika...?", she grumbly asked as her eyesight began to clear.
He shrugged his thoughts away from the Uchiha who suddenly left the room.
"Team 8 told me you were back. How are you feeling?", he pulled a stool beside one of the empty beds, positioning it beside Lhexi before sitting next to her.
"Why? Were you worried?", Lhexi teased, her lips curved up.
"Not really, Kaa-san told me to give this to you and to that idiot.", he raised a box cladded with a blue cloth with the Nara's clan symbol etched on it.
"Tell her I'm grateful.", Lhexi reached for the food and Shikamaru gave it to her. He was a little confused.
"They said you lost your left arm.", he stated, narrowing his eyes at Lhexi.
Lhexi stared at her new arm, clenching her palms together before releasing it. "I got a new one. Surprise, I guess?"
Shikamaru raised an eyebrow, still skeptical.
Lhexi sighed as she purposely relax her shoulders. "I'm joking, I reattached it.", she lied.
"Bah. I don't buy it."
Shikamaru was not even considering it.
"Hey, I almost died in the process, you know."
"Very funny. Tell me another one."
Lhexi gave up. Why did she even think she could lie at Shika of all people?
"It's a long story. You see--", Lhexi started with her make up story and Shika eventually stopped her, raising his hand.
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Silent Madness (A Naruto Fanfiction)
FanfictionWhen a human being is overcome with hatred, they'll keep fighting without concern for self-interest or reason regardless of what they might stand to gain or lose. Humans are foolish creatures, once they are pushed into a corner, they prioritize emot...