Chapter 4: Getting to know each other

"What do you want to do here?" Altair asked. "Let's talk for a bit, we are roommates but I barely know you." Asena suggested and sat back on the grass. "Okay, what's your last name?" Altair asked. "Ejderha" Asena answered. "Oh so you're from Turkey?" Altair asked. "Yes." Asena answered. "And what about you?" She added. "Well… My last name is ibn La-Ahad and I've been born just here in Masyaf." He said. "Why did your family left Turkey?? It's pretty far from here and you had to leave everything." He asked. "I can't remember…. I was just a little child when we came here. I think my father had troubles there." She answered. "From what I heard, your father's dead, right?" He asked. "Yes, that is correct. He got a message and left, my family doesn't know where he left and who wanted to see him. He never returned. I got over it, but my mother and sister are still a little depressed when someone mentions my father." She said and looked down.

"Hey don't be sad, you said you were over it besides, I never really knew my parents." He said and wrapped his arm around her shoulder. "Sit down." He said and gently pulled her to the ground. Asena started to sob a little. "All I know about my parents is that my father was a Muslim and my mother a Christian. They gave me to the assassin's when I was just a baby, luckily they took good care of me, somehow they knew I am a good assassin." He told her. "I think it's better if you don't know your parents. You won't get sad when they die or something like that." Asena said. "Believe me it's not." He chuckled and pulled her closer to him. "You have no idea how much I want to meet my parents" He added. "Why won't you just look for them, you're born in Masyaf right?? Shouldn't they be here somewhere around?" She asked. "It's not that easy, they had to leave Masyaf, don't ask me why, I don't know either. Only Al-Mualim knew and he's dead now." He said. "Say.. I know what Ejderha means but what is the meaning of your name?" He asked to change the subject. "Asena is as she wolf from the Turkish legends. She found this injured boy and nursed him back to health. Then the boy subconsciously impregnated her and I can't remember the rest. And my last name's just dragon." She told. "Altair means eagle and ibn La-Ahad means son of no one." He said. "That's kind of funny, your name means eagle and you're dressed like an eagle." She said giggling.

Altair looked at her and jumped on her. Asena didn't expect it and screamed when he landed on her. They rolled on the ground for a little bit. They both tried to get on top, Asena was strong, but Altair was stronger and he won by nailing her to the ground and holding her arms. "Did no one thought you how to treat a lady?" Asena asked laughing. "Yes they did but who said you are a lady?" He said challenging her. "But I have boobs" She said. "How do I know they're real?" He asked and released one arm to touch her on of her boob. (He wasn't really gonna touch it, he just wanted to know what she would do in a situation like this.) "No way" She said and slapped his hand away. "How do I know you're a man?" She asked him with a evil challenging look. She tried to pull down his pants but luckily for him (Sorry readers :c you won't get to see Altair in his underwear) his sash kept his pants up. "Okay… that didn't work.." She said and released his pants. "Say, can you take of that belt thing for a moment?" Asena asked. "No he said, but I can take of this" He said and pulled down Asena's skirt. Asena screamed at the top of her lungs and quickly pulled her skirt up.

"why in the name of god are you doing?" She asked furious. "You tried to pull down my pants." He said. "You're not a woman. I have to cover up my whole body unlike you men" She growled at him. "Fine, fine I'm sorry" He said bored. "Do you think 'sorry' is going to make this right?" She asked disbelieved. "Well actually yes I do." He said. "What did I do wrong to get you in my life." She yelled. "You were nice to Malik. And if you want me out of my life, go tell Malik and go back to your old life." Altair said calmly.

"But maybe I don't want to" She said calmly back.

"Why?" he asked her raising his voice a little.

"Maybe I like you" She said raising her own voice.

"Well, maybe I like you to" He said raising his voice more.

"Then we should be boyfriend and girlfriend!" She yelled.

"Just with one condition!" he yelled back.

"What!?"

"I get to be the boyfriend!"

They both looked at each other and suddenly they burst out in laughter. "A hug to make it up?" Asena asked, smiled sweetly and opened her arms. Altair thought for a moment and picked her up to hug her. "As, let's keep our relationship a secret for now, okay? I don't want them to call you a whore." He whispered to her. Asena nodded and he laid her down on the ground and lay next to her. "Let's get Malik back." She said and lifted herself up. "We can tell him I'm pregnant and wait for his reaction. I guess we will have to improvise after that." She said giggling. "We could try." Altair said and shrugged. Asena grabbed Altair's hand and felt a finger was missing. She gasped very loudly and Altair shot up. "What's wrong?" He asked. "What happened to your finger?" She asked and holds his hand with the missing finger. Altair sighed. "You scared me, they cut of that finger when I became an assassin. It gets replaced by a hidden blade." He told her and took her face in his hands. "But why?" She asked him sadly. "Didn't it hurt??"

"Yes of course it hurts, but it's better to like this then losing it when performing an assassination." He said and hugged her. "Ok." She said and got up. She helped Altair get up and took his hand. "Come with me" she said and pulled Altair with her. "Where are you taking me?" He asked. "In the pond" She said cheerfully. "No" Altair said and tried to pull himself back but they were to the pond. "Yes" Asena said and pushed Altair in the pond. Altair pulled her with him and they both fell in it with a huge splash.