the second act
Disclaimer: I do not own the movie Sing or it's characters.
Chapter 3,
"Why would you tell Ms. Crawly that?" Ash asked and Moon sighed.
"Sorry, Ash. I'm just tired of her setting me up on dates." Buster said and Ash glanced at him. Ever since Ash has been getting weird letters and packages, Moon has been a little more protective. He insisted on driving her home after the party, but she was worried that this would become a normal habit. Worried because she doesn't know whether she wants it to happen or if it's something she will ultimately hate.
"Ok, so I'm suppose to go out and find someone who is somewhere between 36-40, and they would be free for a date in a short amount of time?" Ash asked and Buster glanced at him.
"36-40?" He simply said and Ash was confused by this.
"Ok, do you like your girls to be more older or way younger than you?" Ash said and Buster chuckled.
"I don't mind girls my own age, but that isn't what you said." Buster said and Ash paused and reflected what he had just said.
"Confused?" Buster asked and Ash nodded.
"A little. I mean, logically, you said that you were 6 when you saw the show that changed your life. That plus the fact that you said that your dad worked for 30 years to make money so you could buy the Theater, then that's at least 36. Right?" Ash asked and Moon smiled.
"Dad did save for money for me, and yes it did take him 30 years of work, and yes I did see that show when I was 6. But... dad started saving money before I was born." Moon said and Ash smiled.
"Well, that certainly makes sense. How long did he save before you were born?" Ash asked and Moon thought about it.
"I guess six or seven years." Moon said and Ash paused.
"So, your... around... 25?" Ash asked and Moon smiled.
"Actually 27, but yeah." Moon said and Ash paused and then she started to laugh.
"What?" Moon asked and Ash smiled.
"Everyone thinks I'm younger and that your older, and it turns out that we are so close in age." Ash said and Moon smiled.
"Yeah, I guess that is funny." Buster said and Ash looked out the window.
"So... um... did you get any... different mail lately." Moon asked uncomfortably and Ash blushed.
"Not since that letter I showed you." Ash said and Moon sighed in relief.
"Well, at least that's good." Moon said and they rode in silence for a few minutes until they arrived at Ash's apartment.
"Hey, thanks for the ride, Buster." Ash said and Moon smiled.
"Um, your welcome." Buster said and Ash stepped out of the car, and she was about to close it when she remembered something.
"Oh, Moon, don't forget to get more coffee for the theater. Ms. Crawly made the last pot this afternoon and told Johnny and forgot to tell you." Ash said and Moon shook his head.
"That woman can drives me crazy sometimes, but she is really loyal." Moon said with a smile and Ash smiled back.
"She sure is, night Moon." She said and Buster nodded.
"Good night, Ash." He said, and Ash shut the door and watched him drive off. She walked into her house and she was surprised to see that the door wasn't locked. She could have sworn that she locked the door this morning. She looked around and it didn't look any different, so she sighed at her paranoia. She was starting to feel thirsty so she walked over to the fridge and opened the door. There was a pink box within it, that wasn't there before. Ash blinked and with shaky hands she took it out of the fridge and onto the counter. She opened it and she saw a cake. It was white with red lettering, that said 'I hope you had a good time at Ms. Crawly's birthday party.'
"What? How did...?" Ash was trying to find the right words and she walked away from the pink box. Someone knew where she was, and entered her home and left something behind. She was officially scared, so she took out her phone and called the one person she really needed.
"Hello?"
"Buster, it's me Ash." Buster had just gotten to the store and was heading over to the coffee section.
"I... I hope I didn't disturb you." Ash said and Moon grabbed the 10 pound bag of coffee grounds and started to walk towards the checkout.
"I don't think you could ever disturb me. What's going on?" Buster asked and he heard an unusual silence.
"Ash?" He said when he got in a short line.
"I need you to pick me up." She said and Buster smiled at the cashier, he was the second one in line.
"I do? Where do you want to go?" Buster asked and Ash let out a shuttered breath.
"Um, the police station." She said and Buster froze, he didn't even immediately notice when the customer in front of him had left and the cashier was waiting patiently for him to move forward.
"Why the police station?" He asked putting the coffee in front of the cashier, but he mostly did it out of the heaviness of the object and the situation.
"I need to file a break-in. Or maybe it's harassment or something." Ash said and Buster nodded.
"That will be $35, please." The cashier said and Moon remembered where e was. He handed the woman a few dollar bills and glanced at his phone to make sure Ash was still on the line.
"I'll be over right away." He said.