Here we see a yandere in her nature habitat: sitting in a tree, watching over her prey. She had a pair of binoculars so that she could get a real good view on her target, Y/N.
This is what she spent most of her free time doing. If she wasn't planning out how she would get him to fall for her, she would stalk and observe him. It was the closest she could get to him. She could never try talking to him, her overwhelming love for him would overwrite any sort of logic, leaving her a blushing mess that couldn't get a word out. One day she will speak to her love and make him hers, but for now this will suffice.
However, her routine would be interrupted as she felt the tree shake. Her heart stopped for a second. She had spent plenty of time in trees, so she knows what a tree naturally shaking felt like, and it certainly wasn't what it felt like now. It felt like someone was climbing it.
Her mind began to race. She didn't think she'd be caught. She picked a tall tree to hide in, moved the branches to cover her better, and even wore clothing that blended into the environment. She ran off the children near her spot, so it couldn't have been one of them climbing to reach something stuck. Whoever was climbing was climbing for her specifically.
She began to think about how to get out of this situation. Would she fall from the tree and escape? Or would she pretend to be a dasmal in distress who accidentally got stuck there?
Before she could do anything, a voice called out to her.
"Hey Ashley."
Ashley turned towards the voice and saw someone she recognized: it was a friend of hers.
"...Hey Emily..."
"Why are you in a tree?"
"Why are YOU in a tree?"
"Because we need to talk to you and you're in the tree."
"Fair en- wait, 'we'?"
"Yeah, Jaz's here too."
Just as she said that, a couple of pants could be heard before a tired figure reached them and laid exhausted on the branch they were sitting on.
"I... I'm here... too..."
She spoke, out of breath.
"Like I said, we need to talk to you."
"About?"
"It's about Y/N."
Immediately, there was a shift in the mood as soon as they mentioned Y/N. Ashley has become suspicious of the two. Were they here to offer their help? Or were they here to claim you for themselves? Ashley would kill anyone for her love, but she didn't know if she had it in her to kill her friends.
Similarly, Emily had noticed the shift. She had known that Ashley was a yandere, so she had strategically chosen to force her into a situation where she would have to hear them out. Still, she had to choose her words carefully: she didn't know how far off the deep end Ashley was, and it was possible that she would kill them right then and there if they said the wrong thing.
Meanwhile, Jaz was wondering if the branch that they were on would be able to hold them.
"What about him?"
"Woah, your voice got really deep."
"You like Y/N, right."
"I love him."
"Glad to clear that up. I'm gonna say something, and I just need you to hear us out, alright?"
"..."
" I know that you're a yandere bu-"
"She's a yandere?!"
"Jaz-"
"Are you trying to get us killed?! I didn't sign up for this! I'm-"
Emily quickly smacked Jaz.
"Get it together woman! We didn't come this far just to give up now!"
"Ow... :("
"As I was saying, I know you're a yandere, but please, please, just hear what we're saying."
"... fine."
"So, you like Y/N, right?"
"Yes."
"Ok. And it just so happens that we like Y/N as well."
The two could feel the murderous intent coming from Ashley as she glared at them.
"Since Y/N can only date one of us, you'll probably kill us to-"
"Get to the point."
"I have a solution to this problem."
"You'll fuck off and let me have him?"
"Even better. What if... we shared him?"
"Share him?"
"Yeah. We'll all date him so no one gets left out. You'll get Y/N, we get to live, and he gets three girlfriends. Everyone wins."
"...Hmm..."
"Think about it: what guy wouldn't be happy to have three girls wanting to date him?"
"You have a point."
"Shit, someone's coming! Hide!"
The three of them duck as the voices of people come closer.
"Hey, Y/N?"
"Yeah?"
"Would you ever want a harem?"
"What? No."
"Why? Harems are awesome."
"I don't have time for one girl, let alone multiple."
"You don't have time for anything."
"Exactly."
As the pair walk away, the three simply sit in silence. Y/N had unknowingly shut down the solution to their problem. Now, it was war again. War, against a yandere. A yandere that was just told that there can only be one winner in this war.
It was over for them.
Jaz, after realizing this, simply rolled over and let herself fall off the tree.
"Jaz!" "No!"
They tried to reach her but were unable to stop her. All they could do was watch her fall.
"Why?"
"I mean it makes sense considering... y'know ..."
The two stayed silent after that. Even though Ashley's yandere side was telling her to do the same Emily, so couldn't bring herself to do it. They were her friends, it wouldn't be right to kill them, even if they were after her one and only.
After a while, Emily broke the silence.
"Uh, you can have Y/N."
"What?"
"You can date him. I really like Y/N, but not enough to kill and certainly not enough to die for him. You seem willing to do both so you deserve him."
"Emily..."
"So, can we still be friends?" she said, offering a hand shake.
"We can still be friends," said Ashley as she shook her hand.
"We should probably check on Jaz."
"We really should."
They looked down and found Jaz laid out on the ground.
"Jaz, are you alright?"
"I'm fine, this bench broke my fall- and my hip- and four of my ribs."
"..."
"..."
"..."
"Should we call-"
"Please call an ambulance."
