Arthur awoke with a start, the world flashing white before him. Two young faces were at his bedside, faces he hadn't seen in years. Various tubes were attached to his arms and under him was a hospital bed. "What the hell's going on?" he asked, running an unwrinkled hand through his grey-free hair. "What is this, a dream?"

"Arthur, it's okay! You're okay!" a twenty-year-old Ariadne assured him.

"Ariadne, what's happening? Why am I so young?" Arthur asked hurriedly, transfixed on his smooth skin and young body. Then, he jumped. "Where's Annie?"

"Don't dig yourself into a hole, Arthur," Eames warned.

"What do you mean?" Arthur asked.

"Arthur, you're safe now! Nothing's going to happen to you!" Ariadne insisted.

Arthur, overwhelmed by her youth and beauty, leaned in for a kiss. A strong arm slammed into his chest and he was knocked back into his pillows. "Ariadne, can you get a nurse, please? He's hysterical," Eames told her and a slightly frightened Ariadne left the room. "Get a grip, Arthur. What ever happened in Relapse, whatever you think you and Ariadne have, it's not real! Don't make a fool of yourself!" he snapped.

"What are you talking about? We're married! And there's Annie, and I'm forty!" Arthur insisted, his whole body shaking.

"No, shut up! It's not real and it never was!" Eames said. He hated to be so harsh but there was no other way.

"Stop it! Annie is real. My daughter is real," Arthur repeated, like saying it aloud would end the doubts he was having.

"Arthur, get a grip, mate!" Eames replied, his voice raising.

With all his strength, Arthur swung at Eames, punching him hard in the face. "Shut up! You're lying! I know you are!" he yelled as Eames fell to the floor, blood dribbling down his chin.

Then a nurse rushed in, accompanied by a flustered Ariadne. Distraught, Arthur wrestled against the bands that tied him to the bed, almost breaking free before strong sleeping drugs reached his veins.

Then he was out cold, the last thing he saw was the tears streaking down his wife's face as she attended to his battered best man.

A/N: So, this is a rough teaser of my new story, Relapse! I wanted it out before I went on holiday so I won't be uploading for a week. Sorry! Anyways, I hoped you like it, please let me know what you think via the review button! S xxx