Vol. 6 - Chapter 35

Ash

Once the nighttime rolled in, Metsumi lit a few candles around the house as everyone got ready to go to sleep. Currently, Ash sat on the living room couch, concerned. The reason for this worry was the fact that as soon as Kaori had gotten home, she went straight back to her room to start meditating again, and she hadn't walked out since. 

Hm...  Ash thought as she kicked her feet up on the couch with her head on Keiko's lap.  I'm going to guess she's either really, really focused or maybe she fell asleep. 

It was a comfortable night aside from that, though. Right up until there were a few knocks on the door and Ash tilted her head toward it.