The Captain footsteps echoed across the corridor as she made her way into the library, the quiet atmosphere greeting her. She had not come here often but had been a more frequent visitor in her Academy days, a era that was long gone for someone of her age. She would nod a greeting to the librarian on duty as she disappeared into a crammed section of the bookshelf her hand trailing the books and scrolls all bound tightly their titles spelled across the covers."Which one...which one...hmm....aha!"The Captain stopped her hand selecting a red-colored book with a series of complicated words across the front text. It was a book about philsophy, the workings of the human mind, it was a personal favorite of Soku's and she treated it with delicate care trekking over to the nearest unoccupied table. Today was going to be one of sooth and relaxation, the kunoichi was dressed in a standard Leaf uniform, her headband wrapped around her head as she flipped the pages frowning drumming her fingers on the desk. After that recent incident at the complex, she had been having those flashbacks ever since and some peace and quiet was the solution..or so she thought. The Captain found it hard to focus on the contents and she shut the book for a brief moment looking up at the roof."Whatever is the matter with you, Soku?"The kunoichi exhaled as if a huge burden had been lifted and looked back at the book."The workings of the human mind..huh?"She grinned almost in a dark fashion shaking her head. Well, it was not hard to see her mind was all in disarray if one dug deep enough. There were some words in there about emotions, negative thoughts and whatnot, all stuff that currently fit perfectly with the ANBU.
The usual fire in her Sharingan pupils did not seem to be there and she realized she had forgotten her blade at home. A thing she never did.You really are losing it.The girl said frowning down at her empty scabbard. That thing was like her heart, a family heirloom passed down through the ages. Her mother would be turning over in her grave...her father...well, he wasn't exactly the greatest man to live. Shaking her head, she refocused on the book flipping to her favorite part her eyes slowly tuning in on the content zoning out anything that was happening around her. It was like the novel spoke to her, made her feel at peace in times of distress. It was a favorite pastime hers. Soku always retreated to the library or her clan quarters after some quarrel or traumautic incident. Though, she knew deep down, her heart longed for resolve, some miracle to fix all this. She knew this was up on her to fix but it would be nice if it was the other way around."What have I done?"She whispered almost to herself closing her eyes for a moment.
The usual fire in her Sharingan pupils did not seem to be there and she realized she had forgotten her blade at home. A thing she never did.You really are losing it.The girl said frowning down at her empty scabbard. That thing was like her heart, a family heirloom passed down through the ages. Her mother would be turning over in her grave...her father...well, he wasn't exactly the greatest man to live. Shaking her head, she refocused on the book flipping to her favorite part her eyes slowly tuning in on the content zoning out anything that was happening around her. It was like the novel spoke to her, made her feel at peace in times of distress. It was a favorite pastime hers. Soku always retreated to the library or her clan quarters after some quarrel or traumautic incident. Though, she knew deep down, her heart longed for resolve, some miracle to fix all this. She knew this was up on her to fix but it would be nice if it was the other way around."What have I done?"She whispered almost to herself closing her eyes for a moment.