"Sakura..." He said, realizing the pain he had caused her.
She noticed he was staring at her, worried. Almost caring... Sakura quickly covered her face and wiped the tears off her porcelain face.
"Sakura," he repeated, "Were you crying?" He slowly crawled through her window and placed himself at the edge of her bed.
"N-no! Why would I do that? I'm a strong kunoichi of the leaf!" she nervously laughed.
"Darling.... Don't lie to me." He stated, calmly.
'Breathe in slowly now.' She shuddered. *Did he just call me... darling?*
He placed his finger under her chin making her have eye contact with him.
"You erased all of us... started somethi
The fire crackled and sparked, causing the shadows gathered in the small clearing to flicker and jump in explosive gestures.
Lan Fan was sat on a large body of wood that she had dragged closer to the fire with her arms folded, trying to ignore the way the flames flickered and reflected in her automail arm.
She had been sat in the same position for the past few hours, waiting for the sound of approaching footsteps.
She sighed softly, looking into the heart of the fire with a disappointed and bored look in her eyes.
Lan Fan stood herself up slowly, her body stiff form being huddled for so long. Her arms came up to stretch as she yawned deep