A Baby Boy Held You So Tightly

Ashley's POV

I still couldn't believe Ashleigh shrugged off being stabbed in the leg by her own knife, I probably would of hyper ventilated and recoiled into a panic attack. She was so calm and collected. I looked over at her bringing in a cup of english tea for Andy, "Ashleigh?"

She looked at me, "what? Is there shit on my face?"

I laughed and shook my head, "how come the knife injury never bothered you?"

She shrugged, "I guess I have been through worse."

CC screwed his face up, "why would there be shit on your face?"

His question was ignored, "like what?" I pushed her a little, I wanted to hear her war stories.

"Hyum Srie, a japanese gang boss sent his assassin after me. I was coming out of walmart when he shot me in the gut. Luckily the bullet got lodged and didn't cause too much damage, the adrenaline kept me going long enough to kill him before I got to the hospital and passed out. You should have seen the doctors." She began laughing, "they were shouting 'why would anyone shoot an eleven year old little girl!?' It was brilliant!" She sighed smiling, "then I had my arm sliced open in mexico by Corvann Di Selingra. He was a fan of broad swords, I tried my luck against him with a dagger but when he fucked up my arm I just gave up and shot him. You shouldn't bring a sword to a gun fight. In england I went up against a rogue serial killer."

"Is there any other kind?" Andy shrugged.

"There are different types of serial killers Dad. It helps to know what kind your going after. This particular one was a fan of raping women, killing them and then repeating the first act in the form of necrophilia." Ashleigh smiled as if she proved her point, my stomach turned. "Anyway, he decided that I was his next victim as I came to him. Convenience and all that. He ripped my top off and the pocket knife he had in his hand sliced open my back. Proper painful. Thank god he wasn't that bright with combat! I ripped his right eye out, kill bill style but more gruesome. He was rolling about on the floor screaming 'jesus what did I do to deserve this!?' Fucking tool. I stabbed him in the side of his head, not because it was my job but because his whining was so fucking annoying!" I instantly made a mental note to not annoy Ashleigh.

"I'm glad you don't have to go through that anymore. My little girl is back and I wouldn't be able to breathe if I even thought something has happened to you." Andy breathed slowly and cautiously, like he was living through it in his head.

"Thanks dad, y'know for not breathing if something happens. Nice to know that it would be a double funeral, you thinking of stealing my thunder then?" She grinned.

Andy laughed and Ashleigh caught me staring at the star tattoo on her temple. She caught me staring and I cleared my throat, "when did you get that?" I pointed at my own temple so everyone knew what I was talking about.

"When I chose my assassin name, nearly nine years ago. When I was seven. As soon as you choose your name you get a tattoo representation of your name, its a right of passage. I was the first one to choose my name. The other kids were stupid and kept asking if donald rex was an appropriate name for an assassin, I was given permission to beat the idiots." She smiled nostalgically.

***

That evening everyone began to disperse back to Andy's place. His parents have already left so they all crashed out. Me and Ashleigh were talking. "So you've been through all that and you still laugh about it?"

She smiled and nodded, "yeah, why? Isn't that normal?"

I shook my head, "no. Its not."

She shrugged, "oh well, I'm not a normal girl." She smiled.

I grinned, "no you're not."

"Mr Purdy. Am I correct in deducing that, not only do you find me attractive, you are head over heels for me?" She smirked as the blood drained from my face. God she was smart.

I stammered my response, "I-I think you're h-hot but I wouldn't s-say I have fallen f-for you."

She smirked again, "fine, we both know the truth." She winked at me which caused my left eyelid to spasm. Giggling she walked to her bedroom, I decided to crash on her couch. I'm glad that conversation is over.

Notes

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