章 80: He Wasn't Asking For Forever

Ruby felt extremely awkward as she sat there on Ash's lap being held tightly as if he never wanted to let go. She wasn't sure what to do or where to look. She did, however, notice something.

A slightly hard little object was pressing into her side. The hair tie. He was still wearing her stupid little braid.

She had put that in his hair weeks ago! Why hadn't he taken it out already? He had said it made him look like a wannabe elf but he kept it in for laughs. Had he forgotten it was there or kept it purposely?

After everything that happened tonight, Ruby may be forced to admit that Ash's feelings for her were deeper than she originally suspected. That didn't change anything though.

He was clinging to her out of desperation and loneliness because she was all he had left in the world. She knew this but what was she supposed to do about it? Continuing on as they had before wasn't realistic.