Ass-Assin

Ch. 1- The Lazy Assassin

It is the crack of dawn. Many noises can be heard outside. Adults, children, animals are all outside yelling, laughing, chirping. The weather is warm with a gentle breeze. One could call it a perfect day. In contrast, inside of the houses, it appears to be a pig-sty. Clothes are everywhere, a table is flipped upside down and some water appears to have spilled on the floor.

Suddenly the sound of a bed creaking is heard, as if someone is waking up. That someone begins to sit along the edge of the bed. It appears to be a male who has the appearance of a young adult. He has a hood that is hanging poorly over his head so his wooly and long hair can be seen. His eyes look like they haven't gotten much sleep in days. He has an unkempt beard that he begins to scratch. The man rubs his eyes and looks to where there was a water spill and begins to speak.

"Sigh."

The man gets up from his bed and walks through a pile of messy clothes. He looks down and grabs a towel and tosses it onto the wet spot on the floor. He heads over to his refrigerator and opens it. After a few seconds pass, he shakes his head and closes the refrigerator door.

"Sigh."

He turns around and heads back to his bed. Once he approaches his bed he looks up at the wall. He stares at three pouches hanging on his wall. Two of the pouches are empty while the remaining one has the handle of a blade sticking out. Given the size, one could call it a knife instead of a sword. The man stares with a look of disappointment and frustration.

"Sigh."

He gets back into his bed and starts to lie down. A split second after he gets comfortable, the sound of a door opens up with someone rushing in.

"Tazir-Senpai! Tazir-Senpai!" An excited and out of breath voice says. "Master wants to see you!"

"He doesn't see me. He doesn't know I'm in the bed." Tazir thinks to himself, remaining motionless.

"Big bro, I know you're in the bed."

The voice sounds innocent and playful. Tazir lazily rolls over and stands up at the edge of his bed again. He groans before looking at what appears to be an active teenager, with a very toned build.

"Nadir. Would it have been hard to knock?"

"Sorry Senpai. I just know that it was urgent that Master see you."

"You don't have to be formal with me Nadir. It's fine to call Master his real name." Tazir pauses for a second. "On second thought, you're too pure for those words."

Nadir chuckles and continues his conversation.

"Do you know what it is he wants?"

"To nag me about something. That's our relationship nowadays."

"Well Senpai, I know he is still furious about that blaze incident."

"Damnit!" Tazir angrily says, slapping his hand down his bed. "That could have happened to anyone! I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time."

"You almost burned the city down Senpai."

"Wrong place, wrong time! What matters is I stopped it. By the way, why aren't you training with the other rooks?"

"I already finished." Nadir says with a smug look. "I've been doing amazing since I've been learning from you. The other members don't have someone great to teach me like you."

"Two things Nadir. One, that's obvious. They don't have a great teacher like me. Two, practicing with your fellow peers is nothing like going against the Poison. Hermann and his partners aren't exactly the kindest of people."