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Brian lost an arm in a fight once, and one of the other Mechs used it to beat someone to death before putting it back.

Only once?????

-Mod Pippin

Silly Ashden fic because :-)

first time writing a fic of then so here we go!!

The sound of rustling blankets and birds filled the ears of Ashlyn Banner, who was waking up from what little sleep she had accomplished to get. The aura of the bright sun crept through the window shutters, pouring onto the floors and walls.

It wasn’t quite obvious on what woke her up, but from what she figured it must have been either the cold, frigid air that had kept her shivering through most of the night, despite the surrounding blankets, or the light scheming across her face and body, blinding her with an orange hue.

She was the first above the others to wake up, she noticed. She was still cold, but they had all the blankets and didn’t want to disturb them. Maybe they could get better rest than her. The faint sound of running water was apparent through the hallway, stopping quickly. Someone else was awake.

“Ash?. “ she recognized that voice. It was Aiden’s. Of course he’d be up along with her. He should be sleeping if anything, the injury he had received a few days prior should allow him to sleep in but he just had to refuse. Though they were injuries from the phantom world, the pain that’s brought from there to here feels just as apparent.

“Aiden, you should be resting right now.”

“Could say the same for you.” She turned away, obviously unamused by his fits. .

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“it’s uhm. . It’s not your fault, Ash.”

“??”

“I got hurt because of my own mistake. It.. it wasn’t your doing, so don’t put that thinking on yourself, yah?” He smiled, resting a few fingers on my hand in reassurance.

*He smiled. .*

It was fake, obviously. As fake as his hair color. she couldn’t place what made it seem that way, but it just was, she could tell.

“Aiden.” *The wind that came through the cracks of the window screen sent chills down her arm as she started to speak.*

“What’s up?”

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“Thank you.”

“. .What?”

“Thank you for. . Everything you’ve done.” The cold tension surrounding them was surpassed by the bright yellow sun rising above the mountains into the room, and the comforting warmth of their hands enclosed on one another, a gentle, rough grasp as they layed on the edge of the bed. The sound of the birds, the wind, and their friends sleeping in the background audible, but not as loud as their heartbeats echoing through the dull room.

She had never really thanked someone like this, or in any way. She was alone most of her life, well at least in school. She had her parents to fill the space of it, getting her through the years as they went on, as fast as the long 7 hours they spend in the phantom world, only seeming like a minute to those outside of it.

Aiden couldn’t say the same, till Ben came along at least. He was happier. Maybe.

This was different though. She was never touchy, nor really tried to be. But it’s like her senses collided together when it came to him. It wasn’t in a bad way, but more like in the moment, she wished she was holding onto him a bit longer.

If only she did.

K the end!!! ✊✊😹