-Sigh- Private Sean

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OOC: I forgot to add this, and to edit would make the post odd. She is wearing all black. Long sleeve shirt, with long sleeve pants and boots.. See hear appearance for her face, and to get an idea of what the garments look like.. Her metal arm is hidden by a long sleeve. See Images "Face" and "V2"

LanFan

LanFan would find herself standing in the center of a plain surrounded by cherry blossom trees in full bloom. The wind would caress the pink petals ever so slightly before they could no longer hold on, being forcefully abducted from their mother as life went on its course, taking and giving as it saw fit. A single tear would roll down the left side of her face as she gripped an object tightly in her hand. Her heart was wrenched in a knot, tightly wound together with emotion that she felt like she could not stand nor breathe. After time her mind would begin to drift as the visions around her seemed to fade in an ocean of blossoms, and her sense of sound taken by the movement of the ocean’s waves. Every sound would unify, causing her to lose herself even more into her false reality. The fiction taking over more as her head began to burn, trying desperately to come to terms with the fact that the illusion was not real, that it was only a story. She would sigh, closing her eyes as her grip on the book would loosen for a moment, causing it to fall to the ground, and her senses returning to normal as she slowly tilted her head up, looking at the pale blue sky.

It was with deafening clarity that she realized her life was nothing in comparison to the fictional character she had grown to love, and for that she was envious. The man had died for his country, and yet in return was given nothing back. He never accepted charity, and yet sacrificed everything for the greater good; his unfair death hand wounded her mental capacity. It made her reflect her emotions, her actions, the way she lived and treated others. It was then that she knew why her chest was in so much pain. She knew that deep down she was not like the man she envied, and that she desperately wanted to do these things, and yet did not know how to begin. She did not seek death, but she wanted the hero’s recognition. Not to be known by other people for her actions, but to know that when she died, she would have accomplished something other than being ordinary.

It was then that she would smile, amused at herself for allowing her emotions to get the better of her. She would bend over and grab the book that had slipped from her grasp, and would open up last few pages, re reading her hero’s death and taking in his last moments and lusting for a continuation. She would be saddened when she realized that this was the man’s last chapter after four long years, it was the finale, the end. After a few moments she would close the book, and tuck it under her shoulder. Not far from the plain of trees there was a trail, upon this trail there was a small bench which she would sit upon. There she would take the book again and start from the first page, not entirely satisfied with the story concluding. With a tear running down her face and a smile on her lips, she began to chuckle slightly as the cherry petals blew in the wind on to the trail, causing her raven hair to catch in the wind.

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(I may be off my game a bit due to my heavy exhaustion [5:00am at the moment])

After paying the cashier for his natural herbed green tea, Shadow took a light hold of the teacup and gave a small sip in order to test the waters. After he tasted his tea, Shadow still continued to keep his natural neutral expression but couldn’t help but show just a hint of a smile from the right size of his lips for just a second before whipping it off immediately. He would then give a light bow to the owner of the teashop to show respect for the service, somewhat like his way of saying “thank you” without being forced to actually speak. Now with the luxury of having tea within his grasp, Shadow was about to be placed into a state of relaxation that simply most of his problems go away for a short time being, similar to a drug, but he was going to need to find a perfect setting to enjoy his tea before he could do that. Of course, sitting right at the teashop would naturally be a good idea, but Shadow was somewhat of a perfectionist and wanted to make sure that he had the perfect setting for enjoying his tea, but he would need to find it quick before his tea grew cold.

Keeping this perfectly in mind, Shadow took the teacup from the counter for a second time and turned around, walking away from the shop and towards the cherry blossom flower petals that were falling right off of the cherry blossom trees surrounding the area. Shadow only spent about a couple seconds or so looking around the area in order to attempt to recollect his thoughts on where the spot was before he decided to head over to the northeast direction of the place in search of his perfect “spot”, but not without turning his regular walk into a somewhat quicker than usual one for the very same fear of his tea getting cold and the entire effect of his relaxation being demolished before his very being. As Shadow started walking towards the northeast, he simply couldn’t help but take a least two more sips of the tea, savoring its delicious taste that almost put him in a trance all by itself.

While Shadow was going towards his destination, he started to take note of the change in scenery as he went deeper and deeper within the field of cherry blossoms and their parenting plants that sprout the beautiful life that transcend those of the average flower from within Shadow’s perception. ‘And you don’t need Sharingan to take note of the beauty that this place holds.’ It was times like these that made Shadow appreciate living within the walls of Konoha, the lovely beauty known as nature that passed by every day, though he refused to admit that kind of sappy stuff to anyone he knows, at the end of the day, this was only serving as a “Good Morning” by the personification of nature.

Due to his deep train of thought, it had taken a little bit longer than usual, but Shadow eventually caught wind of the even further change in scenery development that marked that he was finally at his “spot”, the ultimate area of relaxation from within the cherry blossoms that was marked with nice freshly cut, green grass and a border of cherry blossom trees surrounding the paths of grass. With the place he was looking for found, Shadow would hold no hesitation when he went straight for his usual bench, though partially accompanied by a girl reading a book at the moment, sitting right next to her and staring straight ahead.

Now that he was in his complete comfort zone, Shadow was able to close his eyes, take a nice and deep breath and take a big sip of his herbal green tea, which was not exactly as hot as he got it at this point, but still warm enough to enjoy to its near fullest extent. Coupled the relaxing natures of the immediate area and air, this really loosened Shadow’s normally tense body up to a whole other level. After he was finished sipping his tea, Shadow let his breath out and opened his eyes towards the area once again.

Now that he was finished with his basic and sometimes, daily ritual, Shadow took it upon himself to show curiosity for the female quietly reading next to him. Utilizing his peripheral vision to see what she was reading. Though he couldn’t get a clear look, she did seem to get very into the story that she was reading. 'It must be quite a well written book, then.’ Given his own interest in books, Shadow couldn’t help but verbally address his curiosity. Turning his head ever so slightly towards the young girl, Shadow spoke out to her in a greeting manner. “You seem to be really into that book you’re reading.”

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With her lack of motion everything continued as if she did not exist, her presence blending in with that of the world. LanFan’s mind transcending into another reality as the words seemed to vanish, bringing her to a different plain, a different level of thinking that allowed for her to simply imagine the book as a film. As she delved deeper, her emotions ran at a higher rate, causing the feelings to be amplified by many folds as she lost herself within the pages. Each turning would bring new waves of raw emotion. Within, the collective thoughts of the many authors who had helped create a wonderful story would reach out and touch her heart. To snap her out of her reverie, a single cherry blossom would fall onto the words that she was currently reading, this causing her to look up and give her eyes a break. As she looked up she would first see the swirling pink caught in the gentle breeze. Then the cloud of pink would give way to a burst of sunshine as the wind spirited the blossoms away. After the short resting of her eyes she would open the book, and once again find herself consumed by the story, yet it was more than that, it was the attachment. Her finger would catch the tip of the page, feeling the texture of the slightly coarse paper as a strange sound came towards her direction, and then ended. The sound ended and then there would be a smell, an essence of tea that wafted in to her nostrils, carried by the air. Still consumed by her thoughts, she was left unaware that someone had taken as seat beside her. It was then that she heard a voice, and would jump slightly in her seat, causing the bench to vibrate. Her face would turn to see the boy’s and she would blush slightly. She was not attracted to the boy, but her embarrassment for jumping would cause the involuntary action. As if nothing had happened, LanFan would reply to the boy , slight repetition due to the initial jump“Y-Yeah, this book is perhaps the greatest story that has ever been written, it truly inspires me!” She would continue talking, going on and on about the story for at least thirty seconds when she would blush again and pause, speaking again with a tone of apology “I’m so sorry, I’ve only talked about myself. I’m LanFan, and your name is?” she would ask, extending her hand out to shake.

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It really didn’t take the most perceptive eyes and mind in the world for Shadow to notice the jump in the girl’s movements. To be fairly honest, it was quite the amusing action for her to perform in his sudden presence, so much that the young shinobi just couldn’t help but let out just the one of the smallest smiles and one of the quietest chuckles to date for a quick second. Not to mock the girl in any way, shape or form, just a showing of humor is all he was demonstrating. Hopefully, she might be able to find the humor in her actions as well, if not now then potentially sometime in the future, that’s usually how it goes nowadays if you have at least some type of humor glowing around in your body and mind’s social structure.

When the girl responded about her book, Shadow let out yet another smile, this time a lot more noticeable and curious, as he nodded at appropriate time as he listened to her explanation of the book. It would seem that she really liked that book even more than Shadow had initially thought, showing this by continuously explaining the aspects of the book to the point to where Shadow may have learned more about it in thirty seconds than what some people would spend hours trying to find out, quite a milestone there. He himself was quite the reader and a big fan of well written novels and literature. Not to say that he was what some people would call a “bookworm” per say, but Shadow would almost always keep at least a small novel hanging out within his back pocket somewhere in case he would grow bored of a particular even and/or was growing tired of waiting for anything that he would have to wait for. Even at this very moment, Shadow was carrying a small educational book based around the foundations and mechanics of Katon Ninjutsu and a few notes on other forms of nature transformation. All in all, Shadow would like to read stories in order to past some time if he had just a bit too much off it and occasionally just for fun or curiosity here and there.

Once the woman would suddenly stop speaking about her book and perform yet another slightly humorous act, she would soon politely give up her name as well as request Shadow’s. The naturally black and dyed red haired shinobi simply smiled for the third time and yet again in a different manner, this one being more genuine than anything, before looking directly at his new acquaintance and allowing himself to speak. “Well, I personally believe that a know quite a bit more about the book you’re reading rather than pretty much anything about yourself so it’s perfectly fine. But yes, my name is Kumori Harinezumi, most would refer to me as ‘Shadow’ though for certain somewhat unexplainable reasons, pleasure to meet you LanFan Hyuuga, assuming you hold your clan’s name as your own. That’s an interesting name you have though, LanFan… you should be proud of your parents to gift you with such a beautiful name.”

After a few seconds, Shadow would then suddenly remember that he had warm tea within his hands. It would a good thing that the teashop that he had bought it from knew how to brew it well or it would most certainly be cold by now and the effects of it would be ruined. Still, Shadow needed to quicken the pace when it comes to drinking this green tea because no matter how well someone brew it, this tea wouldn't stay warm forever. ‘Maybe I should think about making a jutsu that could help me with that. Yes, my Katon affinity should make such a jutsu a piece of cake to create.’ Quickly taking that into mind, Shadow would then take a nice, long sip of his tea, feeling the warmth of the beverage as well as the smoothness of the taste filling his mouth and throat. After he was finished, Shadow slowly took the cup down from his face and held it closer to his lap, closing his right hand into a fist before bringing it to his mouth to suppress a small burp that was barely audible. “Excuse me.” Once he was finished with his tea, Shadow would then return his attention to that of LanFan. “So, LanFan, is there anything that you’d like to tell me about you as a person?”

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