Heartless
It was a sad day, at least to those with something called emotions. To others, it was just a signal another loss, another casualty, or another severely injured person. But, as many people crowded at a plain hospital room, they could only wonder why.
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"Sakura-chan, please wake up!" Hinata cried into the concurrent blanche of the bed sheets, clutching them in a death grip, while Neji, looking distraught and disorganized, stood at the foot of the bed. Many others (including the Yamanaka girl) sat, huddled and emotionally unstable.
It had been a difficult mission, that much was obvious. Still, why did it have to be the adored rosette? Why? They didn't receive an answer.
"1 am…the mission starts soon." The quiet mutterings of a brunette standing outside the room alerted Neji to his senses. He turned to glare at her, his eyes piercing and just as dim as the lighting in the room.
"How can you think of leaving on a mission when she's like that? What kind of person are you?" He snapped, setting his verbal abuse on her. Tenten, the brown-haired girl, turned to face him.
"If I'm not going to go on missions, who is? You're all here, and I don't think any of you plan to leave for a while. And she isn't going to wake up for a while, either." She smirked, letting her sharp voice cut through the murky air. The sterile white of the walls were a great contrast to the fiery aura that she was giving off. Neji stood there, looking dumbfounded, the dose of reality almost overwhelming to the secretive dreamer. Tenten walked off, the steady and quiet taps on the floor paced and unrushed. Hinata, overcome with grief, stared at the comatose patient in the bed, before cutting in.
"Tenten-chan! Why are you like this? You used to cry for anyone who was injured! Now you're…so heartless…" Hinata cited, her voice fading away into sobs. Apparently, the outburst caught the attention of the brunette walking in the placid halls.
"Heartless, huh…then,maybe I haven't been real." Tenten turned to the young girl's direction, her eyes blank. "Maybe I've been heartless all along." And she left.