Ash poured a cup of water for Mina and gave her a slice of bread. The mongoose took the food cautiously, her stomach hurt, she wasn't sure if she even wanted to eat. "Food helps you sober up," Ash stated calmly. Mina nodded and started to eat.

"Why were you even there," Mina interrogated. Ash shrugged, "felt like having a drink." Mina glared at him, it had been so long, was he still the same person, was she even the same person? Truth be told, she had changed, she was still the loopy girl that she used to be, but now, all her problems were solved with alcohol. She would sing then drink, then sing again. This had been the third time she had been completely wasted.

A light gurgle sound was heard throughout the room before Mina threw up. The puke had the stench of alcohol in it, giving the stuffy room a disgusting odor. Ash jumped up, and went to start cleaning, while Mina sat there completely embarrassed. "I-I'm so sorry," she gasped. Ash glanced at her momentarily before returning to his cleaning. "Why does this keep happening to me," whined the mongoose. Ash's head quickly shot up to look at her.

Mina couldn't help but feel disappointed. Her drinking habits had become terrible lately. "What keep happening to you," Ash asked slightly impatient. Mina looked away, this wasn't the time, and she didn't feel well. "C-Can we talk about this at some other time," she muttered, her words coming out in a slur. Ash took a minute to think it over before finally nodding in agreement.

Mina then remembered her earlier question. "When you said you came in to get a drink, I just remembered that you don't live in this part of town," Mina investigated. Ash looked slightly annoyed; he wasn't in the mood to be spoken to. He shrugged, "I've been traveling, anything else you wanna know," he answered, the last part extremely firm. Mina shied off a little, a look of hurt sweeping across her face.

The night grew on, or if you would rather say it early morning. Mina finally sobered up and fell asleep, while Ash kept pacing across the room. He has lied, simple as that, and he was going to pay for his mistake in the near future. Things had changed with him; he had been hiding, from a stalker of some sort. He was no longer the well, how could he describe himself. He was no longer the wimp that stood alongside Mina thinking that he was enough. Five years away from the gang could really change a person, he was mature and stronger.

Mina all of a sudden woke up. "S-Something's coming," she warned. Ash looked worried, he knew exactly who it was following or coming for them. "Mina no time to explain, but we've gotta go," Ash warned. Mina got up, she would go, but she wasn't sure where she was going. "Ash, where are we going," Mina screamed over the ruckus of the new found noise. Ash didn't have the time to explain, so he forcefully grabbed the girl's wrist and took off out the trailer.

The sky outside was just starting to brighten, and the sun was just rising over the peaks. Ash looked up; he could tell what time it was, and the exact direction to go in. Mona on the other hand was furious, "Where do you think you're taking me," she screamed. Ash ignored her though; his main focus was to leave the area ASAP. He knew what was coming and knew exactly how to avoid it. If he kept going east, then he would be perfectly safe, and so would Mina. But, his last thought was cut off my Mina yanking her hand from his grip. Ash spun around quickly only to see Mina taking off at full speed.

"Mina," Ash screamed as he watched the girl disappear. He started to take off after her; gunshots were heard throughout the town. He started panicking, Mina was in the town, she could get hurt, and then he would've failed his mission. "Mina, wait your gonna get hurt," Ash screamed again. There hadn't been an answer and what really worried Ash was the dust starting to rise from the streets. So, he did the unthinkable, he ran in after Mina.

The dust and dirt on the street kicked up and continually hit Ash in the face. He started coughing rapidly, and he knew that meant that Mina hadn't made it very far. Ash kept going through the street, and made it to a small clearing. There he could just barely see what was going on, bare bullet shells laid all through the ground, and the smell of gun powder hung in the air. "Mina," he called, he needed to find her, he had to get her to the correct spot, or he would fail.

All of the sudden a quick gunshot was heard and Ash didn't have time to react. Time moved slowly, but Ash was unable to move. A scream was heard, but the source was quite unknown. Then with that Ash fell to the ground, blood starting to ooze from his abdomen.

Author's notes

For those who did, thanks for bearing with me. I've been quite busy lately and have been putting off my writing. But, teachers are giving less homework, and school is coming to a close, which means I will have more time to update stories. But trust me, the waits will still seem interminable, but I refuse to give up on a story, no matter how long it takes. So that's all for now, can't wait to see what you guys thought. So HIT THE REVIEW BUTTON.

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