the second act

Disclaimer: I do not own the movie 'Sing' or it's characters.

Note: Let me just thank the people reading this. I am shocked at how many people love this story. To put it into perspective, this story has only existed for around 13 days and it is my second most read story this month. I also want to give a special thank you to reader/author LuSilveira whose comments make me want to update this story constantly. Thank you.

Chapter 5,

Moon stopped the car, and looked over at Ash. She was completely knocked out and Buster tried not to chuckle. He turned off the car and undid his seat-buckle as he watched Ash to make sure that he did not wake her up. She stirred a little when his seat belt got near her face, but Moon shifted his arm so that his arm could hold her cheek and gently lift her head. Once his seat belt was gone, he slowly moved Ash over towards the middle of her chair. She muttered something and Moon held his breath, until he saw her curl up a little. Moon opened his door as quietly as he could and shut it softly. He let out a loud sigh as soon as he was out of the car. He needed to get Ash in her bed. Moon walked over to Ash's door and he turned the doorknob and found that it was locked.

"Of course... Did I really expect to find this door unlocked?" Moon whispered out loud and he realized how tired he must be. He looked at his car and shrugged. He went over and opened the passenger side door. He looked at the floorboard with the hope that maybe she had a purse on her that he didn't notice. But there was no purse in the car. He looked at Ash's skirt hoping that she was wearing a belt that she had hooked her keys onto. But she was not wearing a belt. He blushed as he realized that Ash's keys must be in her pockets. Of course, he couldn't just just rumble through her pockets.

"Ash." He whispered and Ash didn't move. Moon bit his lip and placed a finger on her shoulder and pushed slightly.

"Ash." He whispered again, this time she stirred a little.

"Wha... t's going..." She said, obviously somewhere between dead asleep and barely awake.

"I need your keys." Moon said slowly and Ash's hand landed heavily on her left leg.

"Here." She muttered and Moon breathed calmly so that his heart wouldn't race.

"Can I have your keys?" He asked and Ash's left hand flexed in response and Moon sighed. He carefully and shakily went into Ash's pocket and grabbed her keys. He kept a firm hold on the keys, because if he didn't, the keys would be shaking so loudly that Ash would definitely wake up. He rushed back to the apartment door and opened it up. Then he put the keys into his pocket and went back for Ash. He removed her seat belt and placed one arm under her legs.

"Lean on me, Ash." He said and Ash grumbled a little but she shifted unto him. Moon lifted Ash out of his car and closed the car door, all the while he was mentally thanking Eddie for convincing him that they should work out together. He carried Ash into her apartment and he closed the door behind him. He did hesitate once he was inside Ash's apartment because he wasn't exactly familiar with it. But he quickly found her bedroom and placed her in her bed. Moon decided that it would be better to just leave her like that, especially when Ash just filed a harassment form. She would lose it if she woke up in her pj's and under her covers. Moon walked out and closed the door behind him. Moon looked around and saw the couch which was close to the door. He decided that it would be better for him to sleep there tonight. He walked in and found a basket full of blankets, and grabbed the top one which was really soft, but had a few small holes. Deciding that the holes were not enough to bother him, he draped it out on the couch. Moon normally slept in his boxers, but he figured that tonight it might be better if he just slept in his suit.

Yeah, whatever. I'll just sleep in the suit and I can use my jacket as a pillow, and... wait... where is my jacket.

Moon glanced around before he realized that he put it on Ash earlier. But she didn't have it on when he carried her in, so it must still be out in the car. Moon would have been a little perturbed with this realization, if it wasn't for the fact that he hadn't had the chance to lock up his car earlier. He walked outside and was shocked to see a suspicious looking character on the street side of his car.

"What are you doing?" He asked and he surprised them. The person turned towards him and Moon saw a prickly pattern form behind them and Moon's eyes widened. This porcupine shot a few of it's spikes at Moon, who ducked to avoid them. When he look back up, the porcupine was gone. He looked around and was shocked at how fast they must have ran. Their were other cars on the street, but none close enough to hide that quickly.

Moon wanted to race back inside, but he told himself to calmly walk forward (which he did) and get his coat. He closed his door and he locked the car as soon as the door was closed. He strolled back to the apartment and walked in. He firmly locked the door behind him and went to all the rooms available in Ash's apartment and made sure that any and all windows were shut, locked, and covered. Once Moon was sure that no one could look inside the apartment, even if they wanted to, he let out the biggest breath of his life.

He forced every fiber of his being to almost look bored as he walked around, and now his heart was panicking and he felt very light headed. Moon looked at the clock, which read 12:31 pm, and he knew that this town had a night life, but that wasn't it. Whoever that was, must have been Ash's stalker. But even though they attacked him, Moon was starting to second guess this thought. After all, this is a big town, perhaps he had simply scared someone going for a walk and they were checking out his car.

"Ash is already spooked with that cake. If I told her this tomorrow morning then she would be constantly paranoid. I just need to go down to the police department and update that paper, now." Moon said and he took a step towards the couch and his head suddenly felt so light, that he may pass out from that very act.

"Good lord, I must be tired." He said and he took another step and he felt a stiffness in his spine that made him feel pain when it moved.

"I'm in no condition to drive." He muttered with defeat in his tone. He balled up his jacket and placed it in the area between the arm of the couch, and where his blanket begins. He laid down and grabbed the part of the blanket, which was above him, and draped it over his body.

"I'll get some rest and head down, first thing in the morning." Moon said and as soon as he got comfortable, he went straight to sleep.