Hello everyone, here is another one shot. This is a missing scene

This is early out, but since it is new year tomorrow, I decided to post it today rather than tomorrow

This is more interactions between Ace and Azuruko

Don't need to read chapter 23 Azuruko to get this

This is happening basically just after the last the chapter, chapter 28 First Time. Don't need to read to it, just so you know when this is happening

Also an explanation on why he was feeling depressed as I mentioned in the last chapter.

This was a request from a Guest

Hope you enjoy

Read and relax

Ace walked out of his room, he had just changed the sheets on the bed. It had been good to have an experience with sex that was pleasurable, just so he knew it could be. It was much better than he had thought it would be.

As he walked through the hallways, he got to Azurukos room and sat down in a chair and watched the man wrote some things on a parchment. He didn't move as he sat down, continuing to write and had the usual relaxed look.

He wanted to talk to Azuruko about some things that had been bothering him the last days, weeks even. As Ace sat there and tried to think, not sure how he should bring it up since he wasn't too sure why he was feeling this, and thinking he was odd or stupid for thinking it. He had never heard anyone else speaking about it or anything either.

¨What is troubling you, Ace?¨

Ace almost jumped as Azuruko spoke up. He wasn't expecting the man to know he was troubled. But he always seemed to know, even before he knew himself sometimes. Azuruko hadn't looked up or stopped writing, giving Ace some seconds to think. ¨I don't know… Everything I suppose.¨ Azuruko sent him a look, before looking down at the parchment again, giving a hum. ¨It doesn't have anything to do with the fact Trevor looked sweaty and out of breath when he left your room?¨

Ace gave a sigh, he wasn't surprised he knew about that. He seemed to know about everything that went on here. Ace gave a mixed shrug, ¨No… Or sort of… maybe. It's just,¨ Ace let out an exasperated sound, trying to figure out what to say. ¨We don't have happy lives. I don't know why I'm so down, it's just that I realised we basically go through hell everyday.¨ Ace sent a look at his mentor, feeling more troubled than he had before.

¨What does that say about me? That I can still laugh and joke? Still feel pleasure from sex? After being kidnapped and tortured and seeing so many deaths.¨

Ace heard Azuruko giving a sigh, putting the pen down as he looked at him. ¨Come here, Ace.¨ Ace sent a look at his mentor, before moving over and sat down on his lap, moving to lean on his chest. Now that he had managed to really put words on what was bothering him, he felt it really weighing down on him.

Ace felt a hand coming to his head, moving through his hair. ¨What you said, it tells me that you are brave. You have suffered great losses and horrors that no child so see. And yet, you still put yourself out there to help others. Keeping them from suffering the same fate.¨ Ace felt the hand moving from his head to his cheek and wiping a tear away. Ace quickly wiped his cheeks, not even realising he was crying. This had really been bothering him for a while, without him realising it.

Azuruko moved the hand to his head again, ¨You are not horrible or bad for being able to enjoy yourself, even after everything, it's not a negative thing. All of us have thought this at one point.¨ Ace didn't even bother to wipe the years that fell now, realising he wasn't the only one thinking this and the confident and calm voice easing his mind. ¨You are brave and should not harbor any of these thoughts, they will destroy the light that is inside you.¨

Ace gave a nod against the chest he was leaning at. He thought he was stupid or something for being bothered by something he thought was just silly. But it apparently weren't and he felt more confident about it, that he wasn't a horrible person because he could still be happy and feel pleasure.

Ace moved his body in a more comfortable position, leaning against his mentor tiredly. It did feel like a weight was taken away, at least some of it. He would try not to fester on these thoughts, because they did make him feel more depressed and would probably take his happiness away, just as Azuruko had said.

Ace gave a sniff, some tears still falling from his eyes, and felt the hand moving through strands of hair still, calming him down. As he felt the hand moving through his hair and the steady beating of Azurukos heart, he slowly managed to fall asleep, falling in a calm sleep. Something he hadn't for a while.

As Ace fell fully asleep, Azuruko moved the hand on his head to hold around his waist, continuing to write on his parchment.

All of them had the same thoughts at one point or another, and he had been thinking Ace was thinking of it. He had been seeming depressed the last week, especially after he had been having a good time. The important thing was to not let these thoughts take over, they will destroy one if they do. They will take away all the happiness and make everything worse, making you carry the entire world on your shoulders.

He was sure Ace would manage to keep the light shining inside himself, keep holding on happy memories. He was a strong and brave kid.

After Ace had been asleep for half an hour, the door opened and Trevor came in. As he was about to speak, he quickly closed his mouth and gave a look at the kid sleeping against him, tear tracks visible at his cheeks. Azuruko shook his head, ¨It's not because of you. He feels guilty for being able to be happy and feeling pleasure.¨ He saw Trevor getting an understanding look as he nodded. ¨I see, he has reached that point. Probably the reason he's been so down. He really do grow up fast.¨

Azuruko gave a chuckle. Ace had really grown fast and was getting better everyday. Just the fact he had started to have these thoughts meant he was maturing, everyone needed to go through them too. Trevor shook his head, looking back at him. ¨Daisuke and I are leaving for the assignment early. We'll still be gone for 3 days though.¨ Azuruko gave a nod, ¨That's fine. Remember to be careful.¨ Trevor gave a nod, then he left.

As Azuruko continued to write, feeling Ace sometimes moving his body a small bit. He wondered how great the kid would be when he was older. He was already surpassing many.

Azuruko continued to write the report with a smile. He was sure Ace would be one of the greatest with time.

And that's the chapter, hope you enjoyed

And I would think Ace would feel guilty for being able to be happy and enjoy himself. He do see a lot of terrible things and go through hell, all assassins do really. And he's still a kid

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