Hundreds and hundreds of books were stacked over one another, each one containing colorful notes slipped in between pages. The sound of clicking pen and the swift flipping of pages was all that was heard.
Lhexi sat on the floor with her legs crossed, her fist encasing a pen while supporting her chin and on her other hand was a book. Her eyes moved speedily from side to side, taking her less than a minute to flip to another page.
"Hmm...", she furrowed her eyebrows in slight annoyance before clicking her pen again. She bit her lower lip as angry veins pop on her forehead before she finally exploded. "CAN YOU SHUT UP FOR A MOMENT ASUNA?! I'M STUDYING HERE!"
The voice in her head just laughed, very much contented at the girl's displeasure.
Mah. It's so boring here~
lalalalala~
HaBAiiTaRAAhh MoTTooRaNait---!
"Shut up and just tell me what you want!", Lhexi shouted, if she could have seen Asuna's grin, she would have murdered her already.
Let's switch~
Lhexi sighed for the nth time today before rolling her eyes. "Anything but that."
Why?
Alexa found her eyes glued back on the book. "You're dangerous. And I don't know what you might do."
The voice in her head scoffed before it hid itself, silence lingering in the darkness surprising even Lhexi. She just sighed again but this time relieved, silently thanking the god out there.
She finished reading a couple number of books about the Shinobi World in a short span of time before she finally stood up and stretched her sore muscles. Quickly picking up her black yukata on the floor, she wore it and fixed herself up and checked if she had all the materials she needs. Ranging from shurikens, kunai knives, paperbombs, soldier pills, and different sets of clothes sealed in a scroll.
As she was about to open the door out of her apartment, she looked back and glanced at the sword she got from Kenma. Smiling to herself, she rushed back and attached it on her back before finally getting out before locking the door.
She hummed happily, excited for the Chunin exams for she would finally be able to fight and/or slaughter some kids. As long at they're not canon characters, she doesn't really care. She still have her own problems to deal with, including that was her bloodlust to kill.
Walking alone on the empty halls of the building, not a sound was heard for her steps was quiet. She turned to the right only to bump into someone, her face buried to the man's sturdy chest, secretly inhaling his manly scent.
'I didn't sense him...'
Loser.
Lhexi sighed at the voice that once appeared.
She stepped back a little, rubbing her nose before looking up. "Gomenasai...I wasn't looking properly...", her eyes widened at the sight of his face.
Alexa's POV
'Kyuuji-nii?'
It felt like Asuna's and I's voices merged for split second. And one thing that I noticed was how innocent, fragile and broken her voice was. It didn't sounded like how I usually hear her voice.
Anyway, I have to focus on this hot man infront of me. It surprised me that I didn't break down.
He looks just like in the past, only taller and a lot more masculine, his ripping muscles were visible under his dark green jacket. His brown velvety hair that can make girls jealous, was longer it went passed his waist as it was tied into a low ponytail. His eyes that used to be so soft and so warm now looked completely lifeless and cold.
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Now that I finally met him face to face, I can tell he was completely different from before. Those piercing chilly eyes can literally shake me to my knees and his presence although hardly noticeable was mysterious and bone-chilling, it felt like I was in Antartica.
The man who used to be so kind and sweet to me was gone and was replaced with this enigmatic and forbidding shinobi who have seen the true horrors of this world with his very own eyes. I don't understand why in that span of second I didn't felt any hatred towards him, rather I felt pity.
He was a person who lacked love and comfort, and all this time he was alone and lonely. I had this urge inside me to embrace him into my arms.
I smiled at him. "...do you possibly live around here?"
He did not spared me a single glance and walked pass me. I was stupefied on my feet with an idiotic face and the feeling of getting completely ignored, is like getting turned down by someone I just confessed to which I've liked for years since high school.
I turned around to see him gone. I blinked my eyes before heat rushed to my cheeks in embarassment. The feeling of being unimportant rushing to my veins, I haven't felt this in forever since my past life. This was the first time I was ignored and treated like a rock.
My eyes widened when I remembered about the girl.
'...Asuna?'
No response.
I clutch my head and rubbed my temples.
'You okay?'
No answer.
How could I have forgotten that Asuna hates him so much? She loved and trusted that man but, he betrayed and killed her.
'Hey! Stop ignoring me!'
I pinch the bridge of my nose, my head hurting from the stress. Sighing, I let her alone for now, she might not talk for atleast a day.
Kyuuji comes later, I have to focus on the exam for now.
I run on the streets jumping to a roof to another heading towards the academy. Once I arrived there, Itsuki was leaning against a pole waiting for the rest of the team. He's early, just like always. I jog up to him to see him smile a little at the sight of me.
"Where's Yuri-san?", I asked and he pointed his thumb towards her who was reading the map on the bulletin boards.
'That map wasn't there before...', I thought silently in my head.
"She's thinking of a plan conaidering this is her 2nd time participating in the chunin exams.", Itsuki stated as we walk to her direction.
"Eh...she must have experience then."
He nodded. "Hm."
She turned towards us as she write something on her notebook. "You're finally here!"
"I hope I wasn't late...", she waved me off before suddenly yanking both of us to the back of the academy.
We sat down, grouped together as she drew something on the ground witn a stick.
"Listen guys, there are 3 stages in the exam, the first is a written test paper, 2nd is probably a team vs team then finally the third is where the remaining examinees fight one on one.", Yuri stated.
"Is that what happened six months ago?", Itsuki asked and she nodded.
She brought out something from her pouch. "I'm not quite sure where the second stage will happen but, most likely it would be a forest. And this is the hardest phase guys. We would have to scavenge for food and watch out for deadly animals as well as other teams.", she brought another thing from her pouch. "So, I packed some food for us, it would last for three days at maximum."
