Chapter 48

A/N

Alright, folks, I apologize in advance

Pls don't kill me, peeps

Warning! Red Alert! Red Alert!

(///I can't believe I actually posted this///)

A small trembling hand pushed the door open. Slowly, it creaked open as the bottom of the door scraped the wooden floor loudly. His feet entered the room, thudding heavily.

Dread and horror scarred the incredulous face of Sasuke who couldn't think nor act anything in his head at the moment. He felt a painful and heavy pressure in his chest rendering him unable to breathe, unable to speak.

Blood spilled on the floor, his dead parents laying unmoving.

A strong wave of emotions flashed before him as his eyes dilated wide and clear. A dreary feeling filled his heart with disbelief, betrayal, fear, pain, and resentment as he looked up at the crimson spinning wheel of Itachi's eyes.

He shook his head in disbelief as his hands find their way pulling on his hair harshly and painfully. His mouth parting as his mouth shivered uncontrollably. A heartbreaking scream escaped his mouth filled with resentment, hatred, and grief.

"AAAAHHHHHH!"

Tears spilled on his cheeks as he realized the futility of screaming his heart out. They're dead, they're gone, his clan was massacred by his brother, he looked up to the most.

A sense of betrayal clouded his thoughts, his fun of memories that took years disappearing in an instant and was filled with rage.

"...--up..."

"...--suke...wake..."

"Sasuke...wake up..."

His eyes snapped wide open after hearing the familiar voice that woke him up from his nightmare. Purple eyes looked back at him with a compassionate and empathetic understanding.

As if she went through the same horror.

The girl was trapped beneath Sasuke and it was proving very hard for her to move without hurting her teammate. Lhexi gasped as the pressure of Sasuke's hold on her neck tightened. Sasuke hated that look so much that he could die.

No one understands the grief of getting your own family killed and the betrayal by your own loved one apart from him. He wanted people to stop looking sympathetic because they don't understand anything about his sufferings.

Sasuke pressed her down more firmly, his eyes filled with murderous intent. But, she didn't fight back nor stressed free. His thoughts were clouded with nothing but, hatred.

"...sasu...ke--", Lhexi shut her eyelids for a brief moment in pain when Sasuke gripped her wrist that she heard something break.

Reaching for Sasuke, she rested her free palm on his face while cupping his cheek.

"It's okay...", she muttered in between breathless gasps, her eyebrows creased. "...Sasuke...it's okay..."

She knows what he feels more than anyone. After all, they share the same past. She could see his emotions burning in his dark eyes and she couldn't stop her eyes from welling up with tears. Stars twinkling at the edge of her vision.

"Shhh... it's alright..."

Sasuke finally snapped after hearing her hum a sound in an attempt to calm him down. His conscious eyes widened as they landed on the girl whose hair sprawled on the wooden flat-board, her face turning red from the lack of oxygen, and found himself choking her.

"Lhexi...!"

He didn't think twice as he quickly released his grip and engulfed her in a tight embrace. He painfully closed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her petite body. His hand moved to the back of her head, pressing her gently in between his neck.

He almost lost her. The thought almost killed him inside.

"Lhexi...Lhexi..."

He buried his face in her black luscious hair, inhaling her sweet and delicate scent. Lhexi let herself melt into his warmth and responded to his touch by wrapping her arms around his neck while resting her chin on his shoulder.

"Lhexi...I'm sorry..."

He kept calling her name and the female in his arms let out a short sigh as her lips arc into a genuine smile. She ruffled his messy hair and let out a giggle.

"For kami's sake...it's really hard to wake you up..."

Sasuke didn't respond and remained quiet, in guilt and fear that she would hate him. Instead, he hugged her closer as his anxiety built up.

"Geez, you're such a kid sometimes...", Lhexi pointed out and Sasuke snorted.

The bliss lasted short when Lhexi slowly pushed herself away from his touch. Sasuke clenched his fists as he watch Lhexi move away from his embrace and stand up.

He sat on his knees, his eyes staring at his arms where she used to be.

"Come on Sasuke, get up. I need your help."

He looked up and his eyes landed on her right hand that she motioned for him to grab. Normally she would use her left for she was left-handed but, she didn't.

Sasuke silently stared at the black bruise forming on her left wrist that she used to touch the finger marks on her pale neck.

"Sasuke?", he looked back at the blinking eyes of Lhexi before carefully placing his hand on top of her outstretched hand.

Then he pulled her down on him in the same spot she was before. The only difference is that this time, she sat on his lap.

"Just stay still.", he said more like begging.

Lhexi obeyed as Sasuke rubbed his hands to her neck that twinged in pain. Sasuke realized this and brushed her hair on her back.

He examined the black marks on her neck caused by his tight grip. It must have hurt, he thought. Sasuke placed his hand on her nape tenderly, afraid to find her in pain once again before pressing his lips underneath her jaw.

Her shy reactions didn't disappoint him. To be truthful, he just wanted to soothe the pain with his lips. Nothing more than that, or so he lies.

"S-sasuke...", Lhexi's breaths were reduced to ragged pants of embarrassment. "Haah...!"

She could feel Sasuke's lips on her skin curve into a smirk as he trails baby kisses around her neck. He held her still by snaking his other arm around her waist, keeping her from wiggling around.

"Mmph...!", she placed her tremblings hands around Sasuke's nape over her mouth to hide her gasps as Sasuke worked his way on the other side of her neck. He caressed her with his kisses that it felt magical and Lhexi's body continued to shiver in delight, unable to comprehend all of the combined sensations.

They're thirteen for fuck's sake. And when did Sasuke learn to do this? It's probably the influence of his perverted teacher.

"Hnngh~!"

Sasuke felt a surge of euphoria writhing his body in excitement at the sound of Lhexi's kitten-like whimper. He grinned as a dark idea fogged his thoughts. From her waist, he slipped his hand underneath her shirt, past her fishnet-top.

Lhexi felt a small touch before a spike of electricity traveled all around her body, as Sasuke makes use of his affinity. She grabbed Sasuke's shoulder when another wet kiss landed beneath her ear.

The Uchiha trailed his dirty fingers up her spine, stopping midway when he felt a rough part of her skin at the same time Lhexi flinched, sensitive to getting her scars touched.

She pushed Sasuke's shoulder and their eyes met.

Sasuke, despite being the unaffectionate type, could no longer control himself from claiming her tonight. He kissed her forehead, giving her a sense of reassurance before pulling back.

He caressed her with his hand halfway around her neck and face, his thumb brushing against her soft lips.

Lhexi's hands tightened on Sasuke's shoulders hearing his heartbeat drum loud from his chest. She can't believe she would lose in this battle. A simple nod threw Sasuke over the moon and he smiled in practical joy as his face turn into a summer tomato.

His eyes moved down from his girl's eyes to her lips. He leaned in, his lips meeting Lhexi's palm. To his disappointment.

"We can't...", she voiced out, her eyes locking with black ones.

He hopes over and over again that it wasn't one-sided. But, now that he stared deeply at Lhexi's eyes, there was nothing that resembled love.

Loving someone who doesn't love you back is like hugging a cactus, the more you hug the more it hurts.

"Is this your answer?", he asks in a dull tone, hiding the fact that he was hurt.

Out of all the girls he could have fallen in love with, why is it that whose's heart doesn't beat for him?

Lhexi remained silent as she sighs staring at his charcoal eyes.

She lured Naruto but, why was Sasuke the one who fell into her trap instead?

She can't possibly fall in love again when her feelings for Sasuke are merely just...

Just...

She shook her head in response. Even if her feelings for Sasuke are mutual, she can't bring herself to put her trust nor love, never again.

But, maybe it won't hurt to start a new future with someone?

"I'll wait for your answer then."

..........

"Seriously, what took you so long--fuck--what the hell happened to your wrist?!", Sakura asks as Lhexi stepped inside the next room silent with her bandaged hand on her neck.

"Nothing...", she recoiled her thoughts before looking at Sakura. "How is Kakashi-sensei?"

The pinkette gave her a suspicious stare before answering. "He lost quite a lot of blood and we need an immediate transfusion, now. The problem is, I don't know his blood type."

"It's O. But, none of us is blood type O so I asked Sasuke to get 800 grams of blood from the nearest clinic.", Lhexi explained, sitting on the stool exhausted.

"You should rest, for now, Lhexi.", Sakura smiled. "Mattaku. You overused your chakra healing sensei throughout the whole night. Now, who's gonna heal you?"

Lhexi let out a small chuckle as Sakura complained behind the transparent covers. "Ahh...I don't even have the energy to fight you now..."

"Where did you find Kakashi-sensei like this?", Sakura worriedly asks as she steps out and walked towards Lhexi after finishing checking Kakashi's condition. "His blood vessels tore and his skin was ruptured. Even I don't know what type of poison they used on him."

"He just appeared in front of me like that.", Lhexi slowly opened her eyes. "That poison..."

It's similar to the one they're developing at the Anbu's HQ.

"--it's pretty similar to the White Spider Lily." that killed my father, she silently added.

"I'm glad we have you. If it wasn't for you, who knows what could have happened to sensei.", Sakura told her as she sat next to Lhexi, waiting for Sasuke to return.

The door busted open, revealing Sasuke who instantly appeared in front of Lhexi like a lost puppy.

"That was rather fast...", Lhexi slowly reached out for the red bags, still shocked.

"Hn."

"Arigatou...", Lhexi eye smiled patting Sasuke's hair, the latter doesn't seem to mind it. "What did they say? Can they look after sensei for a little while?"

Sasuke shakes his head and Lhexi's face fell in disappointment. "They don't treat foreign ninjas here. It's the law of their daimyo."

"I see..."

Sakura stood in between them, grabbing the pack of blood from Lhexi's hands. "Kakashi-sensei's dying, you know."

Sakura grabbed Lhexi and lead them together to where Kakashi was.

Sasuke walked towards the transparent screen and lifted it to see Kakashi lying unconsciously on the futon. There was a basin filled with bloodied white fabrics next to his feet.

It was the first time he saw his teacher in a dire state. He wouldn't admit it but, a small part of him was worried as he sat down beside him.

"What happened?", was all he could ask Lhexi who was inserting a needle on the sleeping man's arm, connecting it to the red bag of blood using a tube.

Where did she get all these things anyway?

"He fought someone without our knowledge to keep us safe, and a pretty sly one at that. He didn't directly receive a wound but, the poison created holes in his blood vessels, even bursting his skin.", she explained. "Thankfully, Sakura was carrying a full pack of emergency kit."

Sakura noticed Sasuke glancing at her for a second and she quickly looked down. Sasuke hned in response already aware that Lhexi worked herself to the bone again.

"We need to return to the village.", Sakura said out loud and the two immediately thought about it. "Kakashi-sensei won't wake up and it's best to have Lady Tsunade check him up. I'm afraid we have to abandon this mission."

Lhexi touched her eyelids. I can pull it off if I use my Seiryuugan but, I don't know how to properly utilize it. I'm afraid there would be drawbacks...but, if we just leave him like this, he's gonna die for sure.

"But, it would take at least three days to reach Konoha.", Lhexi interjected.

Sasuke already have a solution in mind but, remained silent. Abandoning the mission means losing for him and it's not like he shares a different opinion from Naruto.

"Is the dobe still asleep?"

"We can't blame him, it's only past 3 am.", Lhexi reasoned.

Sakura crossed her arms. "I'm telling you Lhexi to stop babying that idiot. He's always like a brat because you spoiled him."

"C'mon Sakura, he grew up differently after all."

"Humph. Lhexi, stay here. Watch over sensei. I'll wake up that idiot."

Lhexi was about to stop Sakura from getting up when Sasuke grabbed her hand and shakes his head. Sakura bit her lower lip, a flicker of jealousy glossing over her eyes before she hurriedly walked out of the room.

She couldn't help but, feel jealous of Lhexi every time Sasuke looks at her with affection.

Sasuke, however, was pouting in the corner of the room after Lhexi shooed him away. She said she needs to concentrate so he had to leave.

Am I distracting her?

He hooked his thumb in between his teeth, remembering how he showered Lhexi's small neck with his kisses. He could still recall clearly when she burst red in embarrassment.

The only thing that's holding him back right now was Lhexi's answer, which she was yet to announce. There's fear and excitement in his eyes depending on Lhexi's response to his confession.

His eyes glanced towards the blurry transparent covers of the screen. He didn't exactly know what she was gonna do.

Lhexi calmed her nerves down as she form the ram sign, focusing a little amount of her original chakra into her eyes.

'Seiryuugan!'

The blue streaks of seal on her back suddenly glowed, forming the pattern of a lily. From Konoha, Kyuuji was awoken from his sleep, eyes wide. The seal he placed on Lhexi alerted him that a familiar chakra of a Ryuugaime was present inside her.

A strong wave of emotions flashed through his creased eyes before he shut them close. When he opened them, he was void with emotions.

Grabbing his long coat, he strapped his sword around his waist before opening the window glass sliding doors of his balcony. His cloak fluttered before he began running, the full bright moon following him.

Lhexi snapped her glowing gold eyes wide open, the toxins were gone from his blood vessels. Her pupils dilated in shock to find the same poison traveling around Kakashi's chakra system.

It was worse than she could have thought.

She may have removed the toxins from his blood but, their real objective was to destroy his chakra system which was beyond what she could heal with Iryo Ninjutsu. There was no cure but, maybe she could remove them.

Focusing chakra in her palms, she placed them on Kakashi's body. She absorbed a small amount of his chakra to get the toxins out as she dilute his chakra inside her own body before sending it back with her other hand.

She repeated the same process, touching a part of his body where the toxin was located then absorbing his chakra together with the poison.

A few minutes of using the Seiryuugan exhausted her body and she fought back the urge to shut it down. Not yet. Not until Kakashi was safe.

Her father died the same way, struggling in pain as he cough up blood. Even if there were no cure, if only she knew how to remove them, she could have saved him. He was able to last for years because of his strong immunity and when he was finally at his weakest state, someone ended his life using the same poison.

It took her fifteen minutes of pure pain and exhaustion before the swirling pattern on her gold eyes disappeared and her purple eyes returned.

Her body gave out as her elbows dropped on the cold floor panting loudly as she sat on her knees. The toxins kicked in inside her body and she immediately pulled out a scroll from her pocket.

She needs to hurry up or it won't be good.

She reached out for an ink brush, writing down sentences in kanji. Her skin began to turn paler than before as blue spider veins popped out of her arms.

Her hands began trembling, slowing her movements down. She repeatedly blinked her eyes to remove her blurred vision.

She tensed up when something dripped on the scroll, blood oozed out from her nose but, she didn't stop and hurried her way. Sasuke finally noticed something was wrong after finding Lhexi's silhouette on the ground.

He hurried his way towards her and only stood in uttered shock.

"Lhexi! Stop it! You're bleeding!", he dropped into one knee grabbing Lhexi's hands.

She smacked him away and Sasuke only remained silent. His efforts in futile.

"I need to concentrate!", she screamed at him shocking even Sasuke himself.

Lhexi dropped the brush away and weakly slammed her palms on the scroll, shifting her weight on her hands, forcing her chakra to send out the toxins towards the scroll.

Her muscles might have ruptured by now as she continued to force out the toxins in her body. Sasuke's eyes narrowed at the black liquid flowing out of Lhexi's fingertips before getting absorbed by the seal on the scroll.

Sasuke caught the unconscious girl by her back and pressed the back of her head on his chest.

"This idiot...doing whatever she wants...", he muttered as Lhexi dozed off in his arms before he planted a soft kiss on her forehead.

Alexa's POV

My eyelids slowly opened themselves, blinding my eyes with light first thing. I shut them immediately before opening them once again. This time, they seem to have adjusted to the light.

The white light slowly died down and the face of someone familiar came into vision. His tender brown locks accompanied with his golden eyes that shone dully yet, there was a hint of brightness in them.

My eyes welled up in tears as I reach for his face, my mouth hanging open as a sensation of delight filled my chest.

"You're alive...", I whispered relieved. Those cruel memories disappear washing away like a tide.

A real smile creased the edges of his lips, crinkling the corner of his eyes. "Of course I am..."

I forced myself to sit up and he helped me up already knowing that it was futile to keep me resting. I clenched his garb with a death grip wishing he won't disappear like the last time.

"...ah...", a small cry escaped my lips as he pats my hair like he used to.

He almost tipped down when I jumped into his arms and I could sense him get stunned by my actions. Nevertheless, he started rubbing slow lazy circles on my back.

Chichiue...

I let myself fall deep into his warmth, my eyelids dropping close once again. I slept in his arms, dreaming my dreams.

Kakashi sat still. Holding Lhexi firmly with his gloved hands, sturdily pressing her body against him so she won't slip from his arms. He noticed the tears adorning her eyelashes and he debated amongst himself whether he should wipe them or not. He still processed how Lhexi just embraced him.

It felt nice, he thought. He was a man devoid of getting affection after all and he craved it more than miso soup.

Kakashi is a rational man, a powerful shinobi, the best amongst the elite, renowned all around the world, and a man of steel who rarely gives in to his own emotions. But, the mask behind his mask slipped and he let emotions take over him.

He could look through her memories with just a glimpse of his Sharingan and yet he hesitated even at her weakest state when she lets her guard fully down. They might not be blood-related nor do they know each other that well, still she was precious to him.

She was sometimes a brat who always shake his thoughts, a genius yet down to earth person, a girl who could fake her emotions and even kill them when necessary, she's hard to tease but, she'd throw a fit once embarrassed, thinks like an adult, acts like an adult, speaks like an adult, incredibly hard to understand who's heart is even more complicated than a war.

To be frank, she's even harder to take care of than the Uzumaki and Uchiha combined.

Is this what it feels like to have a daughter?

He smiled to himself, knowing Lhexi would never reveal her genuine smile to him again. If she does...

"I'll bring a camera next time."

A/N

Ayo! I gave what you guys wanted or probably too much!

I'm blushing so mad omg😶

I need an aircon!

I want the world to open up and just swallow me whole...pls help

I'm not really good with writing romance but, here ya go

Sasuke's definitely too ooc in here but, like he can't fall in love if he's not

Should I delete this chapter? (///I'm so embarrassed///)

I'm purposely cutting off Naruto's screentime. So if any of you got a problem with that, just say it.

I'm actually reserving it for the future cause this guy gonna call for a whole arc for himself.

Kyuuji is on his way, hehe, what ya think this guy gonna do?

This arc is lasting longer than I thought. I expected it to be finished by three chapters but, welp.

To all of you guys, thank you so much for reading this shit. I'm so glad😭

I deadass thought my story won't last amongst 400 000 plus Naruto fanfictions.

Yeah, it's real, I searched it up, there are almost half a million Naruto fanfictions on Wattpad alone, only second to Harry Potter fanfictions with 800k plus.

I looked up my chart and noticed most of my readers are aged 18-25. I'm younger than you guys, tbh.

And I already know the majority of you are females and there are a few males here, am I right? And some don't wanna reveal their gender, which is totally fine.

Anyway, I hoped you guys aren't bold enough to assume this writer has a pussy.

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