Sorry for the wait! You guys figured me out! I don't write stuff like that but I imply it! :O Hopefully you'll enjoy this chapter I thought day and night about it! R&R please! If I have time today I will write an extra chapter, but only if you guys want me too! Or if I'm bored :P, any ways enjoy!

Chapter 10

Asihe woke up to the sound of quiet laughter. She opened one sleepy eye to see Maria sitting in Altair's lap looking through a small box in her lap. She was holding a piece of paper and couldn't stop smiling and Altair was trying to get it from her. He reached into the box and out came a dried white rose, he held onto the flower telling Maria something while smiling. Maria smiled while listening, he placed the flower in her hair and kissed her neck, Maria's flinched laughing. She pulled her head and looked Altair who was smiling at her. Asihe smiled, and wondered, how two completely different people could get along. Altair picked her up and carried her back into the room he was lying in when he blacked out. Asihe imagined Malik and herself like that, laughing with each other at memories.

Asihe closed her eyes smiling and fell back to sleep. She didn't wake up until Malik woke her for breakfast. Asihe stretched her arms yawning and rubbing her eyes. She stood up fixing the pillows the way they were before she fell asleep on them.

On the table Malik worked on was some bread, cheese, and milk. Asihe sat down across from Malik, who was reading a book placed on his desk.

"What's that?" Asihe asked her mouth filled with food.

Malik looked up from the Codex and smiled, "You look stupid with your mouth filled with food."

"I think I look very attractive," Asihe said swallowing the rest of her food and smiling back at him.

"You're not really sixteen," Malik said his face stern.

Asihe stared at him stuffing more food in her mouth so she didn't have to talk to him.

"I'm not going to be angry that you lied, I just want to know."

Asihe swallowed her food, "I'm nineteen."

Malik nodded his head and smiled at her, "I knew it."

She cocked an eyebrow, "If you knew why you didn't confront me?"

Malik shrugged his shoulders, "I was waiting for you to tell me yourself."

"What's the big deal anyway? If I was nineteen I'd have suitors and I don't want any."

"You don't want to get married and have kids?"

"If I were richer maybe, I don't want my children to be robbed of their childhood to help their poor mother," She said stuffing more bread in her mouth.

"How many kids would you want?" Malik said doodling.

"Five," Asihe said swallowing.

"Five? That's a lot of kids…"

"I like big families, they're more welcoming. Why the sudden interest in my future?"

Malik quickly looked up to her his face turning a light shade of pink, "I, uh, er, well…"

"You don't have to answer," Asihe said popping another piece of bread into her mouth.

Malik looked at the drawing he was doodling while Asihe spoke to him. The picture was beautiful to him, except on the side of woman's face was disfigured, he still thought it was beautiful, he continued looking at the face, day dreaming.

"What are drawing?"

Malik grabbed the picture and crumpled it up, "oh, nothing."

Asihe stared at him, did I make him mad?

"I'm sorry if I was mean to you," Asihe said looking at the scars on her hands.

He placed his hand on her shoulder, "I'm not mad at you."

They smiled at each other as Maria and Altair entered the room.

"Is there any food left for us?" Maria asked pulling her hair in a high bun.

"Some bread and fruit," Malik said his expression blank now.

Maria smiled in approval, "Where did you sleep?"

"On the pillows next to Asihe," Malik said tossing Altair an apple.

He caught the apple and sat down while biting into the fruit. He wasn't wearing his robes, just his trousers and his bracers. Asihe quickly looked away realizing she was staring at him, Malik laughed at her under his breath and she glared at him from across the table.

"It seems you're not in proper condition to teach the novices," Malik said.

Altair swallowed the bite of apple he just took, "obviously not, I sent them back to Masyaf to await orders there."

Maria cut off a piece of the bread she was eating and gave it to Altair, who gladly accepted it.

"Altair and I are going to the market, to buy something for Darim and Sef, I promised them a gift," Maria said standing up.

"Me and Asihe will be here then," Malik said smiling at Asihe.

"Come Altair, get dressed so we can go."

Altair finished his apple and followed Maria to the bed room with their supplies. Once they were out of the room Malik cocked an eyebrow at Asihe who blushed in reply.

"I saw you staring at him."

Her face became pinker, "He was in my line of sight."

"I could tell him for you that you are interested in him," Malik teased.

Asihe face completely turned pink, "you better not!"

He started quietly laughing, "Maybe."

She cocked an eyebrow at him, "What do you want in return?"

He shrugged his shoulders, "I'm a man of simple taste."

She nodded glaring at him her lips pursed, "yeah, yeah I bet. So what do you want?"

"Nothing, honestly," he said smiling at her.

"You're a terrible liar."

He shrugged his shoulders trying not to laugh, "Do you want to go for a walk?"

"Who will take care of the Bureau?"

"We will not be gone for long."

"What if Maria and Altair come back and the entrance is locked?"

"Maria has a key."

Asihe thought about it, "as long as we bring this bread."

Malik couldn't contain his laughter any longer, the smile on his face wouldn't wipe away as he said, "Of course the bread, how could I forget?"


Asihe leaned on the stone fence looking out to the water.

"Acre is beautiful," she said memorized by the ocean.

"And hot," Malik said looking at Asihe.

She looked at him, and smiled, "Take off the blue robe."

"I'll keep it on," Malik said looking into the water.

"Take off your shirt, I'll take off mine too so you won't feel alone," Asihe teased.

Malik face turned pink just at the thought of it. He looked down at his feet and saw a small purple flower growing from in between the rocks. He bent down and picked the flower for Asihe, who was staring into the ocean, he placed the flower in her black hair.

"Do you not want to get married?" Asihe asked.

"Yes I do, to someone that is my friend and my love, not to sound like one of those heart-stricken boys," Malik said looking at Asihe.

Asihe cocked an eyebrow, "Well I don't think you sounded like those heart-stricken boys, have any woman as an example?"

They both looked at each other, their faces serious, Malik broke the silence, "you."

(Que dramatic music) OOOOOO drama! Malik is going regret saying that later! And in public, people could be listening! Opps, spoiler...