Vol. 5 - Chapter 2

Ash

"It seems like every time we get to speak, you have to leave immediately afterward," Kairo laughed. "Will this trend continue onto the future?" 

"I hope not," Ash replied, crossing her legs as the two of them sat down in a small restaurant to the south of Jade. Every now and then, people would glance in her direction but by now Ash had become fairly desensitized to them, able to tune them out in just a couple of seconds. 

No, the only real issue lately was how antsy she felt in moments like these. The day of Kaori's trial grew closer and closer, now only two weeks away, and although Ash had been training for a while, she couldn't help but worry if she'd be powerful enough by the time the trial arrived.