BROKEN BEYOND REPAIR

🌹ASSASSINATION PROBLEMS🌹

'Ignore him. It isn't like he will remember me. Think calmly. I have changed a lot. No one will remember me.' Ash breathed heavily on seeing his old friend pass through his front.

"Daddy?" The little girl on his lap turned to face him. His heavy breathing scaring her to an extent. Ash composed himself and forced a smile toward her as the waiter gave the device back.

Cynthia looked through Ash's discomfort. Her eyes went to his hand on the table that was clenched and shaking. Her instinct kicked forcing her  to place her hand on his as their eyes met.

"If you are not okay. We can leave." She said giving a reassuring squeeze to his hand. Meanwhile Ash just closed his eyes. This was his past. Hina, Cynthia, Diantha and Clair had nothing to do with it. This was all his past problems.

"Warui na. I just don't want to ruin your memories. Forget anything happened." Ash smiled back hoping to stay hidden as their order arrived. His mind not getting focussed on his plate as he wiped Hina's mouth with his sleeve thinking of what his friend would have thought of him in past.

"Daddy Aah." Hina pointed the fork toward him as he took a small bite from it.

"Hey Cynthia." Ash said covering Hina's ears as she raised her head toward him in confusion. Cynthia looked at him as he asked the inevitable question.

"What will happen from now?"

She knew what he was asking about.

There were three options cynthia could do here.

1) Hog Ash all to herself.
2) Tell him truth about the harem this moron is building.
3) Play dumb.

Playing dumb seemed good option here. Even if she take Ash all to herself, her guilty consciousness would kill her.

"Who knows... Giovanni is starting to mov...."

"About us."

He cutted her off not allowing her to execute plan A. Plan C was shitty. All that was left with her was to tell her truth. If they would get together with each other than trust should be the key. She needed to trust him.

"I am happy that you want to choose me Ash but there are other girls. Better than me, stronger than me, beautiful than me who love you. I don't want you to regret any decision. I just want you to choose the best for you and Hina." She smiled toward Ash but Ash saw through it. It was definately a forced smile.

Just why did he wanted to be dense with them.

Living under same roof was shitty.

"I see. Then i shall hope for best." Ash released his hand from Hina's ear as she threw her tantrum.

"No fair daddy. Hina want to hear the secret too." Hina pouted toward Ash as he poked her cheek.
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A FEW YEARS BACK
UNOVA REGION

"Goddamit Cilan, Ash isn't like that." Iris slammed her fist on the table as one of the dressed man flinched on seeing the fury displayed by the purple headed girl.

"He isn't. I know that." Cilan answered looking at the man even forgetting to add any spice or flavour in his sentence. This was a big problem. A man can't just barge in and say Ash was a fucking criminal.

"What if I show you the proof." The man slammed his laptop on the table playing a video on it as iris and Cilan looked at it with narrowed eyes.

"This can't be." Iris muttered horrified on seeing Ash in the clip of destroying a whole town. It was Ash. They had seen that that Charizard with their own eyes. It was same one.