(AUTHORS NOTE: Some 'sensual' parts to this chapter.)

Communicate

"You don't need to know who I am but the fact that I am the devil," he whispered back.

Yuuki felt herself falling into a trance, her mind was messed up, unable to think properly. "I don't believe in that kind of stuff," she said weakly.

He laughed in a hysteric way, "but you've agreed to be my bride and there's no going back after you've woken me with your blood."

"Excuse me," Yuuki said in a higher pitch, "you're the one who took some without asking me." She paused, putting on a weird look then a sly smile, "well, if you don't move away fast enough. I'd have a very sweet revenge."

He blinked at her, confused by her statement. With one swift movement, Yuuki twisted her right leg and using everything she's got - kicked him in the most hurtful place ever. The devil or whatever it was rolled off Yuuki and she dashed towards the door only to find it bolted shut. She bit her lips turning back to face the strangers that could potentially harm her. From the side of the bed, Kaito and Maria giggled uncontrollably although they tried.

Pissed off that he got attacked by a mere girl, he leered at Yuuki like a child and whined, "mean. Unfair. That didn't count. Apologise."

Yuuki put her hands on her hips, standing taller, "why will I apologise when you were the one who bit me first? Why will I apologise when you were the one who dressed up all weird to scare me out my shell? Answer me that, Mr- I CLAIM I am a devil. Take this as a lesson and learn to treat people better."

"Is she lecturing him?" Kaito whispered, straining to keep his face muscles from changing into a smile.

Maria held a finger to her lips, "she is his bride I suppose…"

"YUUKI CROSS," he said with a demanding voice, "I'll teach you a lesson."

Yuuki shivered at hearing him say her name. It wasn't right to her, how did he know her name? She didn't remember telling him or did she? He waved his left hand in the air signalling the leave of Kaito and Maria from the room. Now they were alone.

"What are you planning to do?" Yuuki asked trying to sound calm, "are you trying to scare me again, Mr. I claim I am a devil."

"First, stop calling me by that ridiculous title. My name is Zero Kiryu, remember it."

"Like I care what your called," Yuuki said, deliberately provoking him.

"How much longer can you put up this act of yours, I wonder," Zero mused, "what could I do to break you apart and make you beg for my forgiveness?"

"Try me," Yuuki whispered.

"I was planning to," Zero smiled, his eyes glowing crimson.

So quickly that Yuuki didn't even see him move, Zero had already somehow grabbed onto her throat and flung her onto the floor. His tightening long fingers clasping around her neck. She felt her breaths get shorter, more air escaping than she could take in. She was suffocating but she didn't do anything at all, not the usually grabbing or effort to push away the person that was hurting her. Yuuki just closed her eyes and allowed herself to be suffocated. After a few more seconds she felt his hands move away and as she opened her mouth, a gush of air refilled her lungs, making her cough.

"So your not afraid of death. How about this then…"

Yuuki twitched at the touch of his hands upon her waist. He moved his head down her neck, leaving a trail of hot breath wherever he had been. "What is this?" Yuuki whispered, her body suddenly feeling weak.

"Pleasure," he simply replied, his hands slipping under her shirt. Yuuki closed her eyes shut, clenching her hands into a fist as he kissed her bare breasts. Her body simply shivered at his touch. He worked his fingers down her stomach then between her thighs, pressing against her privates. Yuuki clasped her hand over her mouth, breathing heavily at the same time. She felt him bend down to kiss her stomach and with that, she stopped shivering. She relaxed her body completely. It was more like she didn't react to his touches as she did before.

He stopped in accordance to her reaction, "did you give in?"

"You can go ahead and rape me. I figured having you mess up my body isn't the thing I'm most afraid off. When I realised that, I just don't care anymore."

Zero stared at her, taking his hands away from Yuuki's body. He stood up and walked slightly away from her, giving her space. Yuuki quickly rearranged her clothes, her arms hugging herself. "It was my father who told me to come here if ever he went missing," Yuuki began to say.

"What's this, you want me to start listening to your story?"

"LOOK I DON'T KNOW YOU. I'VE ONLY MET YOU TODAY and you start blabbing about how you own me, throwing me all those ridiculous lies about magic and devil and blood. You go as far as to dress up like a monster - I'll praise you for your efforts. Then you try to kill me and rape me. I don't know what your trying to get at BUT ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!" Yuuki shouted, "I've had enough of you trying to mess with me. Your wasting my time. I can't stay here and put up with you forever."

There was silence. Zero studied her closely and he finally said, "What do you want?"

Yuuki gulped, "I want to communicate with you and whoever else is here. I want to come to a agreement or understanding between us. Even probably to establish the fact that we should have nothing to do with each other. Be out of each others ways. Talk things through."

"Do you think I will listen to what you have to say?"

Yuuki threw him a stern look, one with determination as well, "I have two choices in front of me. Either we communicate with each other properly or I'll kill myself."

He chuckled, "are you so sure you have that privilege to kill yourself."

"I may not understand what it is you want from me but I know one thing - you enjoy watching my reactions. If I can't kill myself physically then I'd shut down all my emotions. I'll be nothing more than a living corpse to you," Yuuki said not hiding any of her intentions.

He took the chair near the mini table in the room and sat down on it. "Certainly, that would be no fun."

"Then how about you agree to-"

He raised his hands to stop Yuuki speaking. With one finger he pointed towards her heart, "didn't you feel before as if your heart was not yours?"

"What about it?" Yuuki asked slightly fiercely.

"The heart inside your body that's pumping blood and keeping you alive is mine. Your heart is beating inside my body."

This time it was Yuuki that laughed hysterically. She couldn't believe what she just heard. "What the- that's so obvious it's a lie. Don't waste my time."

"Test it out," Zero demanded, "test it out for yourself. Because we're using each others hearts there is a certain limitation to how far apart we can physically be. It sounds ridiculous but the truth is, our bodies need to be somewhere around our original hearts otherwise it'll start to decay. The result of swapping between a demon and a human."

"Shut up, stop now," Yuuki whispered. "Stop messing with my mind and agree already to leave me alone."

Zero clicked his fingers and the bolted door opened, "RUN. Go as far away from me as you can. When you start to rot to your death and truly feel the effects of the strain on your heart, will you finally believe me."

"It's not going to happen as you've said," Yuuki said, running at the same time out the room. It was all nonsense to her and she'll prove to herself and that crazy-minded Zero Kiryu that he needs to be in a mental hospital.