[IC] The Carnival is Back in Town..

[Slim Shady]

"Yeah, I've noticed... I never really see you much of anywhere but in that room of yours." Ash commented, effortlessly playing the guitar. He looked over at Nadia as she scoot he'd over closer and he smiled gently, trying to make eye contact. "We'll thanks darlin'. I appreciate it, I can never keep that thing clean."

[Totts]

"I-it wasn't that u-untidy..." She said, "I-I stay in be room because..." the words didn't want to leave her mouth, she took a few deep breaths and finally said it "I stay in my room because when I was a child, men were demonzied, I was t-t-told they were the source of all the worlds p-p-problems and should never speak to them" She said, nervously and quickly. She let the notes of the gituar fill her ears, giving her emotions inside. "And I also stayed in my room because I was afraid. Of you" She added.

[Slim Shady]

Ash just nodded and listening, having sort of a... Calm expression about him. He started to play a smooth, soft tune, the notes and chords flowing seamlessly one by one. It was one of the songs he knew how to play the best, it was one of his favorites. After she was finished explaining herself Ash took a shallow breath and gently shrugged his shoulders. "Well, I don't blame ya... Illegal car racer, escaped to the carnival. Tattoo, leather jacket, carrying a switchblade and a desert eagle... Although the last two are less obvious. Oh, and I ride a motorcycle." He looked down at himself, knowing real well how people could take him. "I could see why you think that guys are the world's problems... And sometimes, they are. I won't lie, some men are awful people. But... They are good ones too. Not as many, but they're out there. Trust me. Might not be me, or any guy in a five mild radius of this place, but I'm sure you can find him."

[Totts]

"I don't think y-y-you're a bad person, Ash. I think you just got tempted by money" she said quietly. "This has been my first civil conversation with a man" She admitted. She listen to the song and remembered the tune, without thinking she began to sing along to it, first a gentle whisper, which eventually rose to conversation level, people had always told her that she was a good singer, and when the tune finished she asked "W-what do you think of my voice?", shuffling uncomforatbly.

[Slim Shady]

"Heh, tempted by money... Kind of my only income at the time." Ash smiled at her civil conversation comment. Made him feel kind of special. Whether she just avoided men or she met really horrible ones was the reason for it, he wouldn't ask. Suddenly, he heard this soft, angelic voice start singing to the song. It caught his attention quickly, and immediately he fell in love with her voice. "I love it." He smiled, looking over at her. "You should do it more often." I tuned my guitar gently, making sure everything sounded right. "Here, give me a song you can sing, and I'll play it if I can. Who knows, I might know some of the lyrics too."

[Totts]

Nadia immidantly blushed and went deep red. "I-I don't know if I can" She said, after a few seconds of shuffling she finally asked "Why did you get that tattoo on your arm?" she asked timidly, looking at his grey eyes. She shuffled over to his side, so she was resting on his arm, she couldn't believe this man, who she had been scared from for so long could be so kind. Her hair got caught in his hands and she tried to pull it out but it seemed stuck "O--oops! Sorry" She apologized, as if it was her fault.

[Slim Shady]

"It's alright hun... My fingers started to hurt anyways." He laughed, putting the guitar down. My sleeve was pulled over slightly so I decided to just take my jacket off, leaving a tight black sleeveless underneath. "Well, if you look, it goes up my arm and around over my chest, going down to around my ribs and stomach. I pulled up my shirt slightly, showing you before pulling it back down. "My buddy was a tattoo artist and when I did him a favor one time, he offered me a free tattoo. So, I took the coolest looking design and told him where I wanted it." I laughed, before feeling you lean up against my arm. I smiled, before feeling your hair get caught in my hand. "Sorry hun..." I gently ran my fingers gently through your hair, unknotting it from my hand before gently tucking some hair behind your ear. "Better?"

[Totts]

Nadia simply smiled, she had found someone she liked to talk to. She saw his arm and its big veins and compared it to her, smaller, slender arms. "You just chose something, that was going to be with you for life, just like that?" she said in awe. She wished she could be as brave as him, but no, she was confined to fixing clothes and tidying rooms. "I always worry for you when you do those big stunts, like with the motorcycle on the line, how are you not scared when you do them?"

[Slim Shady]

"Well, I never thought about it like that..." Ash looked down at his tattoo, how it covered a huge portion of his body. And would stay like that for the rest of his life. Well, he never regretted it yet, but he probably could of thought about it more. He probably is a little careless when it comes to those things. Ash looked over to Nadia when she asked about the motorcycle, and the dangerous tricks he did. "Well, a lot of practice and skill helps a lot..." He laughed, taking a little sigh. "But, what I do is I just forget about the world... Just, everything. I get this adrenaline rush, and the only thing on my mind is driving. I don't think about driving. I just... go for it. And, well, it hasn't got me killed yet, so I must be doing something right..."

[Totts]

As Nadia adjusted herself she felt pain shoot up her arm "Damn this rickety old things" she said as she pulled the splinters out, vermillion blood dripping out, she observed these for a while, but then one of the droplets landed on Ash's coat, it splatted and she knew it was going to leave a stain "Oh god, I'm so sorry, I'll get that cleaned up as soon as possible, I-I-I'm really sorry" she said, becoming more and more timid, this was a massive knock to her confidence.

[Slim Shady]

Ash just laughed gently and got up, stretching a little. "It's quite alright, there's been plenty of blood on that thing. I'm not worried about it." He took the jacket and wrapped it around her shoulders, helping her get off the counter. "How about we go over to my trailer and get a bandage or something for you alright?" Ash offered, going over and putting a sign over the stand that read "Lunch Break".

[Totts]

"0-o-okay" she said timidly, she would've thought getting blood on his jacket might have offended him, but he seemed oddly fine with it, they walked a long the gravely road before coming a cross a trailer that said Ash on it. Nadia quickly wiped the blood from her hands, she didn't want to get it on anything else, in case she offended him even in the slightest way, she didn't want to lose this new person she could chat to.

[Slim Shady]

Ash dug his keys from his jeans pocket, ripped with holes and some grease stains as he proceeded to unlock the door to the trailer. "Home sweet home..." He let Nadia go in first before stepping in and closing the door. "You did a nice job.... Oh, I'll go into the bathroom and see if I can find something for ya. Make yourself at home." The place wasn't too shabby... it was mostly generic everything, besides some personal belongings and a few snacks and drinks in the kitchen. There was also a gaming system, a decent sized tv, and a laptop, which was pretty much the only thing that stood out in the whole living room.

[Totts]

Nadia sat down on the sofa in the living room, it was quite soft. She looked around the room and wished hers was as good as this, she had spent all night cleaning and hadn't got any sleep all day, she tried not to, but her head fell down onto one of the cushions and she fell asleep like a brick, the sofa was so comfy, and the room was a perfect temperature for a nap, so she laid there, snoozing away.

[Slim Shady]

About a minute later Ash came back with a first aid kit in hand. "Nadia, I got the..." He turned the corner to find her asleep on his sofa. He smiled gently, walking over to the sofa next to her. Silently, he gently pulled the last splinters out, careful not to wake her and put a bandage or two over the wounds. Ash grabbed a blanket from the top of the sofa and layed it across her, tucking her in. "I'll let her sleep for a little..." He was about to go sit down and play his playstation when suddenly his phone started vibrating in his pocket. Sighing, Ash stepped into the other room and took the call. "Hello?" "Yeah, I'm in town..." "Tonight? But I got my motorcycle stunt..." "Are you sure I can make it?" "Alright, I'll be there but you better make it worth my time." Ash hung up the phone, sighing and running a hand through his hair. He knew he shouldn't be doing this, but he really needed to.

[Totts]

Nadia tossed and turned in her sleep, shifting uncomfortably, something was wrong, she wasn't in her own bed, she woke up, and gasped straight up, holding the blanket, she realized that she had a bandage around her arm, she could hear Ash's voice discussing something, and she remembered who she was, it gave her comfort to hear his voice, and she laid back down, but kept her eyes open, she didn't want to fall into that scenario again.

[Slim Shady]

Ash walked back to the living room to find Nadia holding the blanket in her hands, eyes wide open. "Good, you're awake." He smiled, sitting down around where her feet were, where there was room to sit. "Have a good nap there?"

[Totts]

"I-, yes." she replied quietly "Thanks, for fixing my arm" she said. She sat closer to him to absorb his warmth and keep herself warm, she felt like she was freezing "What were you discussing back then? I heard you speaking to someone" She said timidly, resting her head on his shoulder.

[Slim Shady]

"That's good..." Ash smiled gently, before feeling her rest on her shoulder. She felt really cold. "Wow you're freezing." He put his arm around her, pulling her close and trying to warm her up. When she asked about him talking on the phone he almost had a hard attack. He let out a sigh. "It's nothing, a buddy of mine hit me up. Wanted me to go out tonight. Hang out, ya know? Haven't seen him in a while, so I said after my performance I'd sneak out."

[Totts]

Nadia felt that he wasn't strictly telling the truth in that statement, but she didn't say anything. She felt his strong arm wrapped around her, keeping her warm, she was beginning to feel drowsy, but not ready to fall asleep, she yawned and rested her head on Ash's chest, she listened to his heart beat, how constant it was, it made her feel safe, like nothing else could hurt her, like she was home.