Ash groggily walks out, rubbing his eye, he looks so innocent I wish he could stay like this forever. His pale blue button up is wrinkled and unbuttoned, his blonde hair is a mess, he's never seemed so young. For the first time since I met Ash I felt older than him. Ibe-san notices I'm looking behind him and turns around, "hey Ash!" he greets happily. Ash panics and reaches to grab the gun in his waistband that doesn't sit there anymore. I watch his eyes cloud over with shame and I quickly stand up, walking over to him, I get dizzy from standing up too fast but I ignore it and put a hand on his arm letting him know I'm here.
"Sorry for scaring you Ash" Ibe-san apologies and laughs it off getting up to grab Ash a cup of coffee, I lead Ash to the couch. "Are you okay?" I say softly, he looks at me and nods his head, I can tell he doesn't want to talk about it so I drop it but It lingers at the back of my mind.
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You live in constant fear. No one should have to feel that way. No one should hear their name and try to pull out a gun. You don't deserve this.
I wish that I could take your place. I know I'd get myself killed. You were born into pain and hurt. I won't let that follow you. I'll help you. I promise.
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We all finish breakfast together, eggs and bacon, very simple but im just getting used to cooking again and you can't keep much food down. Ibe-san stays and talks to us for about an hour after we eat, Ash tells him the story of how he escaped death. Apparently Jillian was a nurse at the hospital he ended up at, she knew he would've been taken by someone bad so she took a leave of absence and nursed him back to health in the comfort of her home instead of a hospital room. Once he healed Ash legally changed his name to William, he hates it though, and got a plane ticket here.
Ibe-san leaves to go to a call back meeting with the landscaping company he was talking about. I turn towards Ash and ask, "why didn't you eat, be honest please," he looks at me taken aback by my sudden question. I can tell he's about to bullshit his way out of this but something about my expression makes him stop.
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Banana Fish AshxEiji
RomanceThis is a post-canon story of Banana Fish. This is my first published story so please be nice :) *TRIGGER WARNING* - Mature themes and language - Mention of ED and suicide Please enjoy!
