Beast

Chapter 29

"Do you have siblings?"
Ash set down her book to look at Sakura confusion written on her face.
"Yes."
Sakura eyes lit up and she schooched over to Ash who sat on the lazy boy reading.
"Really? What are they like, are they loud and hot headed like you?"
Ash looked offended.
"Hot headed?!"
"Yes, that is what I said."
Sakur asaid and Ash glared and lightly pulled her ear.
"So what are they like?"
Ash looked out the window in front of her looking solemn.
"I can't remember."
Sakura's smile left in a second and she was once mkre reminded of the harsh truth, the cold reality.
"Sorry."
Ash sighed and picked up her book and began reading again.
"No need to apologize."
Sakura smuled and made her way to the bedroom when she passed the desk and hit her hip. She fell on her knees and clutched her side shouting profanities. She was so caufht up in her pain she didn't notice part that fell off the desk until it was right in front of her.
It was a sketch, a sketch of a young boy. He had large eyes and dark unruly hair. His cheeks were dirty and he glared a little. The sketch to say the least was amazing, it looked very realistic and Sakura was in awe. She continued to fawn over it until someone snatched up the paper from her fingers. She quickly searched for the culprit and was met with Ash glaring at the sketch and then setting back on the desk. Sakura went to go snatch it but her hand was smacked by Ash.
"No, dont go shopping through my stuff you got that?"
Sakura nodded. She understood it was rude to go through someones private stuff but she still wanted to know what else loomed in those folders and sketch books. She then stood up and brushed herself off and got dressed then headed to work.

Her shift ended in half an hour and Ash got off in two hours she thought. What will Ash make for dinner? Then the bell jingles and she smiled and looked up to see Violet standing their looking just as stunned as Sakura.
"You work here?"
Sakura a lot nodded.
"Y-yes I do, I have ever since I moved here."
Violet smiled and walked up to the counter.
"When do you finish?"
Sakura looked at the clock.
"In half an hour."
Violet smiled.
"How about we chat for a bit when you finish up?"
Salir smiled. She hadnt really gotten to know violet yet so thia would be a nice opportunity to.
"Sure."
Violet smiled and ordered then made herself at home in a corner by the window pulling out a book and beginning to read.
When Sakura finished she headed over and Violet quickly marked her book and put it away. She then pushed up her glades and smoothed her long black skirt.
"So miss Sakura how has.living with Ash been?"
"It has been going pretty smoothly I guess as smooth as living with an assassin can be."
At this Violet chuckled.
"Sounds about right. Ash has always been a free spirit or at least implied."
"Implied?"
Violet nodded and looked outside.
"You see Ash is a beast right? Or at least percieved to be, and beast aren't meant to live in a cage."
Sakura was a little puzzled.
"Sorry but I dont really understand."
Violet smiled and slowly shook her head.

"I know you don't but one day you will."
Sakura still very confused began to wonder why.
"Oh! I was gonna ask."
Violet loked at her confused.
"Today I found a sketch that was of a young boy. Might you know who he is and who drew it."
Violet lit up.
"That, Ash drew, she used to draw a lot. She always had a large fascination with drawing Aki who in all honestly poved when she drew him but if you ever mentioned it he would deny it."
Violet smiling from ear to ear which slowly lead to Sakura to smile. Aki sounded like a nice kid.
"Has she mentioned anything about disliking drawing?"
"Well a lot like so singing
ahe slowly began to close up and slowly stopped."
Sakura nodded.
"Oh another thing was, what's Ash's last name?"
Violet looked fearful dread drippimg like tears.
"W-what? Did I say something g wrong?"
Violet slowly masked her fear and looked seriously at Sakura.
"I dont know her last name."
Sakura was co fused about whY she was so scared.
"Why were you-"
"Only those who are now dead know her last name."
Sakura nodded.
"Why?"
"To sum it up it leads to Akis murder that's why. The answer to the big question. Who did it?"
Sakura nodded. She was extremely curious she may have just only stepped into the water of Aki but she still was dying to know. The two chatted for a little longer u til Sakura headed home and ate dinner. After dinner Ash set down in front of her a sketch pad. Sakura lokled at it then to Ash who crossed her arms.
"This is all that you are allowed to see."
And she walked off probably to take a shower. Sakura opened the notebook to find a polaroid pictures of Sakura and the boy from the sketch. His eyes were almost the same shade as hers and his hair was black and unruly like illustrated in the sketch. Unlike in tge sketch hee smiled in this one a d leaned against Ash who sat on a small concrete wall the overlooked the sea. The two looked happy. Sakura scanned the photo once more and she noticed that it was marked.
'Ash and Aki'