Euphie squeaked when the duffle bag was thrown at her. "Pack your new clothes in the bag. We are leaving tomorrow for West Town" Orpheus said blandly as he packed his own bags. One with clothes. One with an assortment of weapons. One with other necessary tools.

Euphie's eyes went wide. "West Town…? As in right outside of Pendragon?"

"That would be the one." Orpheus continued to pack the essentials. He wasn't worried about what he left behind. Miss X or one of her colleagues would come clean the place out tomorrow of anything left and wipe the computer. He would then contact another Peace Mark member when they arrived in West Town to set him up with a new apartment.

Euphie was filled with a sense of fear. To go that close to Pendragon was risky. What if someone recognized her? Yeah it was still two hours away from the Capital, but still. It was too close for her comfort. She fidgeted miserably with the strap of the duffle bag. "Why are we going there?"

Orpheus sighed and stood up straight looking at her. He raised an eyebrow at her very unpacked bag. "V2 was last seen there."

"Oh."

"Look are you coming with or not?" Orpheus asked quite annoyed at this point.

Euphie averted her gaze for a second. Where else could she go? Also, she promised she'd help him if he helped her get stronger. If she didn't go with him, that whole partnership went right out the window… Maybe she would run into Suzaku and then she'd be able to end this sooner… that thought terrified her. She took a couple of deep breaths and looked back at Orpheus who was still watching her. "Yeah…" she mumbled and went to work shoving the risky clothing into the bag. She kept out an outfit to wear tomorrow. Leggings and a sports bra shirt were indecent to wear out in public after all.

The next morning when Orpheus worked on bandaging the wounds, he didn't wrap the bandage all of the way around her head. Instead, he just left the affected area covered. Euphie changed clothes into a tight pair of dark blue jeggings, a silver corset tank that only showed a tiny bit of midriff and the fake leather jacket. Orpheus tried to avoid staring at the whole outfit. He really should have specified that the clothes should be respectable…instead of so showy.

They loaded up the SUV car he was using and started on their way. The journey took a little over two days of nonstop driving taking turns. Orpheus was a little skeptical at first letting her drive, but quickly fell asleep in spite of himself. Euphie listened nervously as Orpheus argued with a member of Peace Mark about meeting up to discuss a temporary apartment. It didn't seem to go that well, but she kept her mouth shut and continued her turn driving until Orpheus made them switch.

X

Euphie looked at the flashing sign as they pulled up to a building in West Town. The sign flickered Wicked Witches and the whole building seemed exceptionally flashy. She glanced at Orpheus who was frowning deeply.

"I'm sorry about having to bring you here, but the damn woman wouldn't meet me anywhere else except where she works…" Orpheus glanced at her. "I would prefer to leave you in the car, but I'm not too comfortable with that based on the clientele of this establishment. You're going to have to come with."

"O-ok" Euphie answered. She really had no idea what this place was or why Orpheus wasn't comfortable with the clientele.

Orpheus let out one last disgruntled sigh. "Alright let's get this done with." He climbed out of the car and Euphie did the same. "Here hold onto my hand, so we don't get separated…" he mumbled as he grasped her smaller delicate hand.

Euphie let herself be led into the building and her eyes almost popped right out of her skull. What kind of place was this!? Women were dancing in slow sensual motions on raised stages with like nothing on…at all… Euphie watched with wide eyes as one of the girls grabbed a bar and flipped upside down spreading her legs. And those shoes… How could they possibly dance in those shoes let alone walk in them… Euphie wasn't sure what to think about the whole thing, but she had to admit that the erotic dancing was kind of amazing. Especially how graceful they looked twirling on those poles. Like wow those women had skills.

"Sit" Orpheus pulled her down next to him at a little booth. He felt uncomfortable as all hell. He hated these establishments because they made him feel… well like a man he supposed. He tried to avoid looking at the fairly naked women and glanced at the woman next to him that was looking around with wide eyes. He let out a little chuckle at her expression.

Euphie glanced at the man next to her when she heard him chuckle. "What is this place?" Euphie asked in a quiet awed voice.

Orpheus gave her a confused expression. "It's a strip club… Have you never heard of them before?"

Euphie shook her head and watched a blonde twirling on the bar again. Her body arched beautifully and her outfit fanned out around her. "I didn't know places like this existed…" Euphie glanced at the clientele of the place. It was primarily made up of men that wasn't all that surprising. She watched as a busty woman with light purple hair swayed up to them.

The woman scooted in next to Orpheus and trailed her fingers against his leg. Orpheus shifted uncomfortably and avoided looking at her. "I haven't seen you two in here before. Is this your first time?" the woman cooed at them. Her pink eyes darting to Euphie and she smiled sweetly.

"We are here to talk to Elfie" Orpheus said in a strained voice.

The woman looked them over one more time before giving a sigh. "What a shame. You two are so adorable…I'll go fetch her for you."

The women swayed away and Orpheus let out the breath he had been holding in. He glared at Euphie when he heard her giggle at him. It is not funny. He didn't like people looking at him like some piece of meat for sale and yes, he did see the irony in his sentiment. They sat in silence as they waited. Euphie watched the interactions of the place absorbing this strange environment.

Eventually a slim not all that busty dark green haired woman slid up to them. Her hair was in low pigtails and she had fake elf ears on. Her lime green eyes scanned over them. "Oz I presume?" she said in a silky snake voice.

"Yeah" Orpheus mumbled and looked at her. Just her face though. Not the lacey black getup. Euphie on the other hand looked the woman over curiously. Elfie smiled at her with a sly smile.

"Follow me" she started to walk away. Orpheus stood up and held his hand out to Euphie. She took and noted the sweaty palms. They followed the sly woman into a curtained off alcove. Orpheus sat down on the cushioned bench and Euphie sat down next to him. The woman sat next to him and ran her fingers down his face.

"We are just here about the apartment. Nothing else, so you don't need to use any of your…charms on us" Orpheus said with a strained voice. He gently removed the woman's hands from his body.

"Are you sure about that? For a little extra I can throw in a little fun for you and your little friend." Lime green eyes darted to Euphie. The green haired woman crawled over Orpheus lap and straddled Euphie. "She looks like she needs some fun…"

Euphie's eyes went wide as the woman rubbed against her and hovered her face close to hers. She could feel the warm breath caress her face as the woman's silky smooth fingers trailed down her cheek. She looked at Orpheus with wide startled eyes.

Orpheus had avoided looking at the almost naked woman crawling over him, but he still felt it. He was not ok with it at all. Nope. He just wanted to pay for the apartment and leave. His eyes darted to the women next to him and when those large lavender eyes looked at him, he felt a familiar jolt run through him going southward. Fuck. Watching the seductress violating the naïve innocent woman he was kind of attracted to was too much stimulation and his body was definitely reacting.

"C-can we just get this over with?" he asked quickly in slight panic. His voice slightly squeaky.

Elfie sighed and crawled off of the pretty blue haired woman. "Fine. You're really no fun are you?" She dug in her little black purse and handed over a key with an address tag attached. She took the money from Orpheus in exchange. She leaned down and kissed Euphie on the cheek. "If you ever need a job cutie, you know where to find me." With that the woman left.

Orpheus took a couple deep breaths collecting himself. "Let's go." This time he didn't touch Euphie to avoid the electric tingling from coming back. As of right now it was a dull lingering. He made sure to walk next to her though. When they get to the car he let out the breath in his lungs and rested his head on the steering wheel.

"Well that was something…" Euphie mumbled quietly and then giggled. "I bet they make some good money in that place. At least I hope so if they dry hump everyone." The giggles turned into full blown laughing.

Orpheus looked at her with wide confused eyes. Really? That was how she was reacting to this whole experience. What was up with this woman? He expected her to be thoroughly repulsed, but nope. It appears that she is thoroughly entertained. "I seriously don't understand you…" Orpheus mumbled and turned the car on. He plugged the address into the GPS and started driving.

X

When they finished unpacking into the little apartment, Euphie flopped down on the couch. "I'm so extremely exhausted."

"Yeah. We should probably go to sleep. Tomorrow we'll start our search for V2." Orpheus sat down on the plush chair next to the couch. He glanced over the form of the woman on the couch. His eyes landed on her bandage. "How is your shoulder?"

"Hmm…? Oh a little sore I suppose, but my whole back is sore from sleeping in a car for the last couple of days…" Euphie mumbled sleepily.

"You probably have knots…" Orpheus had no idea where the next sentence came from, but it still fell from his mouth. "I can rub them out if you want…"

Euphie sat up and gave him a happy smile. "Really? That would be great. They kind of really suck."

"Y-yeah no problem." Orpheus situated himself behind her on the couch and with shaky hands he reached out to start rubbing the delicate back. Euphie's shoulder blades moved slightly at his touch. The skin was silky smooth under his hands. His thumbs skimmed against the black straps on the bra and shirt. He ignored the buzzing feeling in his fingers as he rubbed her neck and trailed his thumbs down on either side of her spine. A pleased little moan escaped hers and Orpheus shifted closer. His breathing getting heavier as his fingers worked on rubbing around her hips pushing slightly underneath the tight corset tank.

"That feels good" Euphie said in a quiet breathy voice.

"Y-yeah…?" Orpheus said in a low voice as his hands continued to rub.

Euphie's head drooped forward and she hummed out her agreement. She shifted slightly under his touch and the little electric buzzing of his fingers trailed through his body. Little please moans fell from her lips and Orpheus felt his heart beat hammering inside of him.

Orpheus's fingers dipped slightly into the top of the tight jeggings. "H-hey Wolfey…?"

"Hmm…?"

"Have you ever slept with someone before…?" Orpheus's fingers skimmed firmly over bony hips.

Euphie froze and then quickly stood up. Her face flushed bright red and she looked at the bright red face of the blonde man still sitting on the couch…whose pants weren't exactly sitting right anymore. "I-I…I'm going to bed" Euphie said hastily and scurried to the attached bedroom burying herself under the blankets in record speed.

Orpheus groaned and flopped back on the couch. What kind of idiot was he? What the hell was he even thinking? He told himself that he wouldn't go here, but… but he wanted to so fucking much. God was he hard right now… It was humiliating. He hadn't been with a woman for years and he had to admit to himself that he was lonely. Like really fucking lonely. He glanced at the closed bedroom door and frowned. He stood up after a moment and walked to the bathroom for a shower.

He turned the water on warm and slipped underneath the cascading water. His hand trailed down his body and he let out a shaky breath as he touched himself. He stroked slowly and leaned against the wall as he picked up speed. Fuck. He didn't even remember what it felt like to be with a woman. He let out a little groan as he pictured large lavender eyes. He could still feel the silky smooth pale skin on his fingers. He could still hear those slightly breathless little moans as he touched her. He wondered what the rest of her felt like. His toes curled as his thumb slid against his slit. Fuck. He groaned quietly as he released his pent up frustration on the shower floor.

Euphie's body shook under the blanket and she was breathing quickly. He…he had touched her… and she had let him… No one should touch her except for Suzaku. She belonged to him like he belonged to her. He was her heart. How could she let this happen? How was she ever going to look Orpheus in the eye anymore? After… after seeing that he most certainly had wanted to do very inappropriate things with her tonight… Little tears escaped her eyes. She didn't want to do that with anyone else besides Suzaku…

X

Orpheus calmly cooked breakfast the next day staring quietly at the bedroom door. He most certainly pushed a boundary that shouldn't have been pushed last night. He had no idea of her sexual experiences past rescuing her from a potential rape. What the hell had he been thinking? He was pulled out of his self-scolding when the door slowly opened.

Euphie crept out slowly. Her dark blue hair sticking up awkwardly from sleeping. "Ah…hey…" she mumbled awkwardly as her pale cheeks dusted pink.

"Yeah hey…so umm about last night I'm sorry" Orpheus started and flipped a pancake. "I wasn't in the best state of mind after being in that place… It won't happen again."

"O-ok…" Euphie had a change of clothes in her hand and headed to the bathroom. "I'm going to go shower."

"Right." Orpheus glanced at her as she walked by. His eyes drawn to the curves of her hips. He didn't say anything and his eyes flickered back to the cooking food.

By the time the plates were dished up. Euphie was back. His eyes landed over her unbandaged wounds. They ate in silence. Eyes flickering to each other and then away again. "Umm…" Euphie started and then took a shaky breath. "I have been with someone before and my heart belongs to him, so…umm… I can't give you…we can't…well you know…" Euphie chewed on her lip and stared at her plate awkwardly.

"That's fine… I really didn't mean to make you feel uncomfortable" Orpheus responded quietly and took another bite of food. "So where is this man? Shouldn't you be with him right now?" Orpheus said after a while.

Euphie felt her chest tighten. "I can't…" she whispered. "We've both changed and I don't know who he is anymore."

"Hmm… Want to talk about it?"

Euphie shook her head no.

"Alright. If you ever want to talk about it, you can. I'll listen. Anyways finish eating and then we'll head out" Orpheus stood up and washed his plate in the sink. Euphie watched from the table. She watched as the long blonde hair swayed and his muscles flexed as he moved. Her eyes darted back to her plate of food.