Song on the side is Crazy by Andrew Garcia --->
Pic of Ashley that I drew --->
-- Obviously I drew the two Ashleys myself, and then made the background using images from Google lol --
Ashley’s POV
Ace slowly lifts his head my shoulder and looks down at me as I raise a hand to his cheek, the blue fur wet from his tears. He regards me solemnly, his pale eye hooded and shining.
“Forgive me, but I cannot believe you so easily right now” my Guardian says quietly, his voice sounding a little hoarse. “I need more than vague assurances…..”
I smile sadly through my tears and gently run my fingers through Ace’s fur, hating myself so much for making the Wolf feel this way. I’ve never felt so guilty in all of my life, even the times I’ve killed innocent people in the distant past…
“You’re not the one who should be asking for forgiveness Ace” I reply softly, shaking my head. “I am…..”
Ace stares at me for a few moments, a faint, skeptical expression making its way onto his face. I can’t say I blame him for being suspicious of me of course, considering I’ve been holding out on telling him the truth for awhile now. I’d be skeptical too, except, I’d have confronted him a long time ago and there definitely would have been more yelling……On my part anyway.
“Why did you make me take those papers to the Leaf Village?” my Guardian questions seriously. “After all of the effort you went through to get them, why have you risked your life to send them back to the Village?.....”
“Because I don’t want the Akatsuki to have them” I reply simply, giving Ace a troubled, half hearted smile. “Seeing as the Hidden Stone, a Village that the Leaf isn’t allied with, went to the trouble to hire the Akatsuki to get those papers, I figured they must be important.”
“…While that all makes sense Milady” Ace comments, brows furrowing in confusion, “I do not understand why you risked your life to get the papers back to the Village. Were they not your ticket into the Akatsuki? Why do you care if the Akatsuki get the papers?”
“Because I’m still very much a Leaf Ninja Ace” I state firmly, sounding surprisingly proud of myself. “I don’t want the Akatsuki to do anything to the Village any more than you do.”
Here, Ace stares at me with a slowly widening eye, his mouth hanging slightly open as if he wants to say something but just can’t.
“I….I do not understand” the Wolf eventually admits, shaking his head. “Your words contradict your actions…..I do not know what you are trying to tell me but…..It sounds as though….You are not wanting to join the Akatsuki?”
“I don’t want to join them Ace” I sigh, rubbing at my eyes, “But I have to.”
“Why do you have to?” my Guardian immediately retorts, beginning to scowl. “You do not have to do anything Milady. Joining their ranks is suicide for you!”
“I know that this could get me killed Ace” I murmurs, dropping my eyes to the ground, “But I need to do this. For Kiba, for Naruto, for Sakura and everyone……”
“But….But what are you doing for them?” Ace asks loudly, seemingly feeling exasperated and confused. “How is this going to help anyone?”
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Setting The Wolf Free - Sequel to The Wolf Inside
FanfictionTwo and a half years after she left the Leaf Village, we find Ashley hot on the trail of the Akatsuki. Ordered to gather as much information as she can, Ashley abandoned her training in her homeland, the Land of Ambience, to pursue the members of th...
