Everything Naruto-related belongs to Kishimoto. Lithium belongs to me. :)

The next few days passed in relaxing calamity. Sure, Lithium hadn't been able to wander around much, but that was made up for the amount of time that Sasori was with her. He never seemed to leave; she only recalled him walking out once or twice because Pein had wanted him for something. Other than that, he was settled in beside her, silent as she kept herself occupied. Reading was her main focus – by four days, she had knocked down almost two books. She politely turned down the puppet's offers of herbal and poison-related books, which he responded with a wry grin.

Soon enough she could move her shoulder again (with some difficulty, of course), and was free to wander about. Late fall had arrived by then.

"Danna, I want to go outside."

"Are you sure?"

The small girl gave an annoyed huff.

"Danna, I haven't been outside in ages. I'm going to go insane if I don't get out of here in the next five minutes."

Sasori just gave a chuckle in response, but stood up from his desk.

"Alright, then. I want you to pull on a coat, though. I'm not letting you get sick after that shoulder of yours."

Lithium was reluctant to throw on a jacket, let alone a scarf he also wanted her to wear.

It was a colder than usual outside, and Lithium found herself pressed against Sasori's side as they walked towards the forest. He simply stated on how he had told her that it would be cold.

She just told him to shut up.

The forest floor was scattered with millions of decorated leaves. Lithium reached down to pick up a bright red leaf, comparing it to Sasori's hair as they continued walking.

"Look, Danna! You could be related to a tree!"

"I don't think so."

"Well, I think so. You'd be a very good tree."

"And you'd be a very good rabbit."

"Why, thank yo- hey, that wasn't nice!"

Lithium gave a small whine, and Sasori ruffled her hair.

Returning from outside was easier done than said. Sasori had apparently decided on when they should return back to the base, and was now in the kitchen to make her some tea while she curled up in front of the television. Finding a channel that was amusing enough, she stretched out with a small yawn.

She had been in the process of closing her eyes when a cup was brought into her line of vision.

"Sit up, Lithium."

With a grumble the mentioned girl sat up, taking the tea away from Sasori so that he could sit down beside her. He merely watched her as she watched the flickering screen. Her soon-empty cup ended on the small coffee table in front of the couch.

A pair of muddy eyes widened when an envelope was thrusted in front of them, and Sasori sent Lithium a raised eyebrow.

"Just open it."

Inside was a piece of lined paper.

The first line was colored red.

The second line was colored orange.

The third was yellow.

The fourth green.

The fifth was blue.

The sixth was indigo.

The last line was filled in violet.

Sasori frowned at the paper, not understanding the meaning in the slightest.

"I added another line for every day of the week,"

Lithium mumbled quietly, and he turned his head to look at her. She gave him a small smile, and he rolled his eyes. Then he pulled her forward, pressing his lips to hers.

"You're such a puzzle, you know that?"

"I know."

"I still expect you to be in bed early. Just because you're feeling better doesn't mean that you don't need rest."

"Yes, Danna."

Well, there it is. I finished it. Yes, it was just a bunch of fluff. I intended for it to be that way. xD
Reviews would be greatly appreciated. Let me know how I did on my -first- completed story here. I'm still not sure if I'm wanting to do a sequel.