CH 1.

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Artificial Flower
to never fade; only to live.

bgm 《 GOT7 - never ever piano cover. 》

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Effortlessly, she rested her lifeless body on the couch as she stared off into nothing but space. Her fragile limbs were barely moving as her lips were slightly gaped, claiming that she was breathing and is alive. She hadn't eaten anything for hours and she couldn't even remember the last time she walked outside the front door.

Just at that moment, she heard light footsteps tapping on marble floors from the other side of the door.

What time is it…

Rustling noise of keys and chains tangling with each other haunted into her mind.

Is he here already…

The sounds combined with one another once again, reminded her of a nightmare within reality. Then click― the door opened.

"Eve!"

A husky voice which was rather filled with joy echoed into the vast mansion as he walked closer to the living room. Before her eyes was a silver haired male, rather tall and dressed neatly in a suit. Within his right hand, he was gripping onto a rather expensive box of chocolate as he handed to her.

"I know you like chocolates, so I decided to buy them,"

He smiled brightly like a little kid as he sat down in front of the female. Her soulless eyes slowly transitioned to the male sitting before her. His amethyst eyes which shined under the bright chandelier sickened her heart, yet she could not gaze away from them.

"Oh― did you eat the dinner I made… oh you didn't,"

As if he suddenly realized something important, he stood up and with startled eyes, he glanced toward the tabletop placed right in front of the sofa. He glanced down, and came to another realization that hasn't even lifted up the spoon to eat the dinner he had prepared for her. He let out a silent sigh, yet the female quickly caught onto his stressful mind.

"You need to eat, Eve…"

His speech drifted apart as he grabbed the dinner box he had prepared just for her. He slowly walked over to the kitchen and threw the box filled with cold food away into the trash can. With another sigh, he glanced toward the female yet her eyes have already averted away into the space once again. As the male walked over to her, Eve's shoulders jerked slightly, alarmed by his quick movements.

"At least eat these…"

He whispered underneath his breath as he sat down in front of her once again. He teared up the box of chocolates rather roughly, throwing the wrappers into the ground with hint of anger raging within his amethyst eyes. Yet, his movements were soft and careful as he held onto the chocolate, slowly moving it toward her rosey colored lips. The scent of sweet chocolate drifted into her nose, yet she had no effort to consume the rich vibrance. However, she knew for a fact that if she does not gape her lips within this moment, the tender eyes of his may transition in all of a sudden. As sickening as it was, she slowly opened her lips and the fancily decorated chocolate entered her mouth as the sensation of sweet aroma spreaded inside. The sweet quickly dissolved on top of her tongue, the fragrance of the sugar lingering within her lips.

Add watched the female as she slowly chewed onto sweet he had given her; his eyes were glistening with hint of triumph and joy by the fact that she had accepted his offer. His eyes curved into a shape of moon as he smiled at the sight of the female. His eyes slowly sank into her physical appearance which seemed to radiate off natural beauty. Her skin was snow white, which was complimented by her naturally soft, red lips. His gaze remained permanently locked into her lips as she softly chewed.

She could feel the sensation of heat rising to her cheeks as she could feel his gaze locked into the sight of her face. She quickly averted her eyes away from the male, however that seemed to ignite the hidden ambition of his. As she finished swallowing the chocolate, he slowly gaped his lips and whispered,

"Can I kiss you,"

With startled golden eyes, she quickly turned to face the male, but at that exact moment, his eyes curved into the shape of a crescent moon with satisfaction, and slowly he leaned forward― embracing her soft lips with his.

"Mhm.."

She let out a quiet moan with discomfort as she slightly backed away, however that only seemed excite the male as he slowly reached for the nape of her neck. And with gentle yet somewhat forceful touch, he pressed the back of her neck closer to his lips, however she could only wince away this sickening situation as she slumped her shoulders down.

'Eid' wasn't like this before. Before his mysterious 'accident', he was indeed, extremely sweet. The 'Eid' she had once known is nowhere to be found, and in front of her was someone entirely new that shared exactly the same physical features as Eid. She would often wonder to herself, who is he? Yet the only answer that would echo back into her is his voice saying, 'I am Eid'. Perhaps the accident caused a personality changed within him, or that he was afraid to lose her again, she would answer her own question. However that seemed to be an incorrect answer. The feeling she felt towards the new Eid was not love, it was sympathy. She was his entire life before and even after the accident. The only person that defined his life was Eve, herself. She would feel guilt if she left the lonely male by himself. Therefore, she promised her ownself and Eid, that she would never leave his side.

The sound of clock ticking echoed throughout the vacant room. Her long strands of eyelashes fluttered gracefully, slowly revealing a beautiful hint of gold eyes that were hidden under her skin. She glanced about, and realized that she was in her large room that consisted of nothing but one, lonely bed. She softly raised herself up and walked out of the room. She trailed down a long, luxurious hallway, which unveiled a tremendous living room. Three sides of the walls were painted with clean, pure white, while the other wall exhibited a large glass window that displayed an awe―striking view of downtown of the city. She glanced down the window, the view from the fifty third floor of a luxurious condo was indeed, gorgeous. If only she could just walk out of this trapped building and experience the life of the downtown instead. She turned her back toward the city view and glanced around the vast living room. The room itself was neatly decorated, but lacked furnitures that gave off a cozy feeling. Then her gaze was locked into the red and white wrappings lazily spread around the floor. After ripping off the chocolate box wrappers, Add didn't even bother to pick the leftover trash from the ground. As Eve picked up the wrapper he had left behind, she glanced over to the wall clock hanging above. The hands of the clock were pointing 9:40 AM. She guessed that he must've left the apartment around 8:30, since his work starts at 9:00. Eve tilted her head as she locked her vision within the clock, thinking about the average time he comes back home.

"...7.. PM?"

She whispered to herself with caution. She concluded that it's way more than enough time to leave the apartment and enjoy the freedom outside, as long as she stays hidden from Add's views. He would not leave the company in middle of working unless it's lunch time… which would be around noon. After brainstorming her plans for today, Eve finally concluded that she would leave the apartment around 1PM and come back during the evening. It was the perfect amount of time to do whatever she wanted to do outside from this trap. Although she have constantly thought about leaving the apartment without Add noticing, she never had the courage to do so; she knew for a fact that Add would become furious and insane, that she left the house by herself, all without his permission. However, after realizing that he wasn't even home by the time she woke up somehow gave her the ambition to step outside of the front door for once. She was extremely sick of staying indoors, being trapped within a tremendous apartment that caused a lonely sensation due to vacantness.

As long as I'm home before him…

She constantly thought the plan over and over again, whether to actually step outside. However, the thought of always being chained up inside made her ambition to go outside stronger and stronger.

It's only today…

Every minute she would glance up to see the clock, until it reaches 1PM.

The door smoothly attached itself to the wall behind her and automatically locked with a bell sound, which startled the innocent female. After realizing that nothing was happening, she decided to step into the elevator and press the button displaying '1'.

"Today is the day…"

"Today is the only day, Eve… don't do this again,"

The female constantly murmured to herself as the red numbers displaying on top of the door decreased in number. After continuous waiting the clock hands have finally reached the time she was constantly waiting for. The female cautiously walked over to the table top and grabbed her wallet and her keys― which have not been touched for awhile. She slowly opened the front door, however her fingers quickly slipped due to her sweaty palms. She breathed in heavily and as if she have made a decision, she turned the handle open and stepped out of her nightmare.

5:23 PM.

Was the time displaying on the lock screen of his phone. With a smile that seems to radiate off a warmful sensation, Add placed his phone into his pocket and walked out of the large glass door that opened automatically. During the entire time he worked on multiple documents and requests from other companies, the CEO's mind was filled with no one but Eve. As the thought of meeting his beloved one after his work, he decided to finish his loads of paperwork with a fast pace in order to see her earlier. The male drove back to his condo with excitement―

only to be surprised by the fact that she wasn't there.

He glanced at his locked screen once again, which was displaying 5:41 PM. He drove above the speed limit in order to see her earlier, yet she wasn't here. His pupils within his amethyst eyes started to shake with fear and his palms started to sweat with nervousness.

Where is she…

Rage started to build up within the male although he tried to remain calm. With rather violent actions, he brushed his silver bangs with his fingers as he speed dialed her with his phone. However, he could not remain calm; he heard her phone ringtone from afar, possibly from her room as he realized that she didn't even bother to take her phone with her, wherever she went. He kicked the door open which led to her room and walked over to her phone, the screen displaying 'Eid' without any picture. Just '[Eid]'

Was she like this to him…

He thought to himself,

Probably not.

After answering his own question, Add suddenly felt extreme jealousy over his own, dead brother. With anger being piled upon one another, the furious male threw her phone to the ground and with force, he slammed the door behind him and walked outside.

5:52 PM.

He shouldn't be here yet. He usually comes home a little after 7.

She thought to herself as he unlocked the door and walked in. With careful, silent steps she walked inside. As she heard no sound coming from any of the rooms, she sighed with relief. Then her phone came to her view. She quickly walked over and flipped the phone around, realizing that her screen has shattered. Suddenly, she felt a cold sweat rolling down her spine as her eyes started to shake with fear.

He was here…
Should I stay… should I find another place to stay…?

She constantly thought to herself as she walked over to her room, biting her fingernails with nervousness. Then at that moment, the sound of the door unlocking echoed into her ears. His footsteps were becoming louder and louder as it came closer, she could feel the rage within these sounds. Then at that moment,

her door slammed open.

His bangs were wet as beads of sweat rolled down his face, his amethyst eyes were silently screaming with anger, his veins were extremely noticeable as he was catching his breath. His clean suit was all ruffled and his silver locks were brushed rather roughly in the wrong direction.

"Where were you,"

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disclaimer:

the quote "Behind the flashiness of an eternal flower petal, there's a liar who has never bloomed nor withered." is the translation version of the first line of the song, "Artificial Flower" by Eddy Kim.

information:

this story may be confusing so i thought i should explain.

Add has an older twin brother by the name of Eid, who have died of car accident.
Eid was Eve's boyfriend, who was way nicer than Add. The two brothers look and sound exactly the same.
The one currently is Add, who has tricked everyone saying he is Eid.
Now everyone thinks that Eid didn't die, but just woke up from a year long coma.

Once again, Eid is dead. Add is faking himself as he lives as 'Eid'.

note:

i am back from somewhat of a hiatus!
i want to apologize; i never got to work more on withered moon nor publish rebirth (still slowly working on it...)
and randomly came up with this story. but i'd rather work on a plot line which i am more interested in, thus this story was created!

i think this is my first Add x Eve story, i hope you guys enjoy :)