That night, Ashley was in Starmine's bed wide awake. "Someone else is going to be killed tonight. I just know it." said Ashley to herself. She didn't want to wake Starmine with her thoughts. Suddenly, there was a faint scream coming from another bedroom. Ashley saw Starmine still asleep. Ashley quietly got out of the bed and opened the door. She saw Punkish running towards her.
"You heard that scream too, right?" he asked. Ashley nodded. The 2 of them went over to Eraser's room, where the source of the scream was heard. Ashley tried to open the door, but it was locked. She tried to kick the door open. She succeeded. They saw Prince and his men getting closer to Eraser.
"Leave him alone!" said Ashley as she punched a guard in the face.
"I wasn't expecting you here, Ashley. Especially after all that's happened this afternoon." said Prince.
"What is he talking about, Ashley?" asked Punkish with a confused look on his face.
"Don't worry about it. We have to save Eraser. You go for the guards. I'll try to stop Prince." said Ashley. She went over to Prince.
"You have come dangerously close to me. You wouldn't want me to kill yet another Len module, do you?" asked Prince as he raised his sword to Eraser's neck. Ashley looked over at Punkish, who seemed to be struggling against the guards.
"It seems as though Punkish is not that good of a fighter. I don't blame him." said Prince. 2 of the guards grabbed Punkish's arms. He tried to squirm out of their grasp, but couldn't.
"So, what's it going to be? Eraser, or Punkish? The choice is yours. Or, maybe I should go after your precious Starmine again." said Prince. Ashley got angry when he mentioned Starmine.
"You won't lay a finger on Starmine." said Ashley as she tried to go for Eraser, but Prince already slit his throat.
"No!" cried Ashley as Prince let Eraser's body fall to the floor.
"Again, you made a wrong choice. You should've gone for Punkish." said Prince. He snapped his fingers and the 2 guards that were holding Punkish threw him towards the wall. Punkish slipped out of consciousness after his back hit the wall.
"We'll be seeing each other again, Ashley. Let's go." said Prince. He and the guards left the room. Ashley went over to Punkish to see if he was alright.
"Punkish. Hey, Punkish, wake up." said Ashley. Seeing that he wasn't waking up, Ashley then went over to Eraser.
"I'm sorry, Eraser. Originator and Sakura will hate me now." said Ashley. She then saw Starmine at the doorway with a shocked expression on his face.
"I woke up and saw that you were gone. So, I asked Trickster where you were. He said that you would be here. He heard Eraser scream, too. Is he...?" asked Starmine as he went over to Ashley.
"Unfortunately, yes. I had a choice, and I blew it. If I went for Eraser, he would be killed. But if I went for Punkish, Punkish would've been killed. Then he mentioned you. I didn't want him to rape you again. So I went for Eraser. And Prince killed him." said Ashley.
"Wait, Punkish? Where is he?" asked Starmine.
"Behind you. He's unconscious." said Ashley. Starmine looked behind him and saw Punkish still knocked out.
"I'm going to have to tell Sakura about this." said Ashley.
"Not when it's the middle of the night, you're not." said Starmine.
"Fine. I'll do it in the morning." said Ashley.
"Do you mind helping me in carrying Punkish?" asked Starmine. Ashley nodded.
Meanwhile, in Punkish's room, Punkish was just waking up. "Where am I?" he asked.
"You're in your room. Eraser's dead, Punkish. Starmine already knows what's going on." said Ashley.
"Ugh. My head and back still hurts. Those 2 guards can really throw hard."
"Try to get some sleep, Punkish. It looks like you need it." said Starmine. Punkish nodded and closed his eyes again.
"We should head back to bed too." said Ashley. Starmine nodded. The 2 of them went back to Starmine's room.
The next morning, Ashley woke up to find Starmine still asleep. "At least you're safe, Starmine. Prince is getting nowhere near you. I promise." said Ashley. She got out of bed and quietly went out the door. She saw everyone else eating breakfast.
"Good morning, guys." said Ashley.
"Oh, good morning, Ashley." said Crane.
"Where's Eraser? I didn't see him come down. And where's Starmine?" asked School Wear.
"Starmine is still sleeping. And Eraser... well... there was another attack last night. Eraser is dead. There was nothing I could do." said Ashley. Everyone gasped.
"Are you sure?" asked Phoenix.
"Ask Punkish. He was with me." Everyone looked at Punkish, who closed his eyes and hung his head in shame.
"Oh. Originator will not be happy with this. Neither will Sakura." said Receiver.
"Speaking of Sakura, I was just about to go visit her now." said Ashley.
"You can go see Sakura after you finish your breakfast." said Crane.
"Okay, Mom." said Ashley. Everyone else giggled.
Ashley walked by herself to the Rin modules' place. She knocked on the door when she got there. Allison opened the door.
"Hey, little sis. What brings you here on this fine morning?" asked Allison.
"I'm here to see Sakura. Is she available?" said Ashley.
"Sure. Sakura, Ashley wants to talk to you." said Allison. She left and Sakura took her place.
"Well, come on in. It must be cold out there." said Sakura as she opened the door wider. Ashley helped herself in.
"Sakura, is there anywhere private for us to talk? I don't want the other Rin modules or Allison to know yet." said Ashley.
"Know about what?" asked Sakura.
"Please, Sakura. It's important." Sakura saw that Ashley had a serious look on her face.
"I'll be back, guys." said Sakura to the other Rin modules and Allison.
"It's okay, Sakura. Take your time." said Panda, Polar's girlfriend. Sakura led Ashley to her room.
"So, Ashley, tell me. Why are you here?" asked Sakura.
"Sakura, I know you have had a relationship with Eraser for quite a long time now. Is that right?" said Ashley.
"Yeah. Eraser is the sweetest Len module that I've ever known." said Sakura.
"Well, last night, something really bad happened to Eraser. How can I put this so I don't hurt your feelings really badly?" asked Ashley.
"Just say it, Ashley. I'm sure with whatever you have to say, it's not going to be as bad as what Trad, Cheerful, and Suou had to go through. I have to put up and be there for them while their loved ones are dead all the time." said Sakura.
"Sakura, I'm pretty sure you're not going to take this news well." said Ashley. She put a hand on Sakura's shoulder.
"Eraser is dead, Sakura. He was killed last night. I'm sorry." Sakura's eyes went wide with surprise and after a few seconds went teary.
"I can't believe it. Is this true?" asked Sakura as she tried to dry her eyes.
"It's true. Punkish and I were there when it happened. Prince slit Eraser's throat. I tried to save him, I really did. If I didn't, Punkish or Starmine would've gotten hurt. And I didn't want that to happen to either of them." said Ashley.
"You were just doing your job. I don't blame you." said Sakura. Suddenly she got up and went to her dresser. A few seconds later, she came out with a bracelet in her hand.
"What is that?" asked Ashley.
"It was supposed to be mine. Eraser gave this to me on my birthday last August, to remember what we had as a couple. But I don't want it anymore. After hearing that Eraser died, I just can't have it in my room any longer. Take it. Give it to someone you really like, as a brother or boyfriend, it doesn't really matter. Eraser told me that some really cool stuff happens when the person you really like wears it. I haven't worn it ever since I got it for my birthday." said Sakura.
"I don't know what to say, Sakura. Thank you. I'll take good care of it." said Ashley. She put the bracelet in her pocket.
"Good. Now, do the other Len modules know that Eraser's dead? Does Originator know?"
"The other Len modules know about it. I'm not so sure about Originator. It's been a long time since I've been to the Kaito modules' place." said Ashley.
"I see. Well, the Kaito modules' place moved over here not too long ago. Allison told me that your friend Alix decided to move a little closer to her friend ever since the news of Council, Jersey, and Aitetsu happened. And the Kaito modules' feel like they haven't seen you in forever, so, that's why they moved over."
"So, are they next door or something?" asked Ashley.
"Actually, they now live past the forest."
"Thank you, Sakura. Well, I guess I'll be leaving now. And again, I'm really sorry about your loss." said Ashley. She left the room. And then she waved goodbye to the other Rin modules and her sister.
"Next stop, the Kaito modules' house." said Ashley to herself.