Sorry if it took me too long to update. I was busy working on a drawing of Eve. You could see her if you want on my deviant art account. The link is on my profile. Well enjoy this and thanx Deadliving and AddictingCandy for being my top two readers. :)

Got Damn! I thought taking a glance at the group of stairmasters behind me. Why the hell was I tripping?

Eve. Short for Evana. I'd only met her once, but I absolutly could not get her off my mind. Shit.

What the hell was wrong with me? How could this woman be plaguing the hell out of me the way she way? So much that I'd come to the gym at the same time every damn day for the past two weeks, hoping to run into her again, onlt to be completely disappointed when I didn't.

Women, love, relationships; these words were never supposed to be mentioned in the same breath. Not unless the words drama,aggravation, and loss of sanity were mentioned with them.

"This is ridiculous," I said hitting the end button on the ellipyical machine I'd been running on.

"I think the same thing too," a large orange bear with an orange afro huffing away on the machine beside me said. "I keep telling Petunia the bigger the better, but she says that if I want to be with her, I must lose weight and keep coming here."

I gave him a that's-the-kind-of-headaches-you-get-with-women look and said, "Good luck."

Fustrated at myself for wasting my time with a woman I didn't really know, I grabbed my towel and walked off. No more, I thought. I was done tripping. Five minutes later, I fell flat on my face, because as I was stepping out of the gym, my tormentor was coming up the steps towards me. Figures, I thought. Just when I was ready to get a grip she shows up.

Too late to go back inside, I couldn't do anything but watch the way she moved. Watch the way her lips moved as she told somene she'd talk to them later. Watch the way her slender, well-manicured fingers closed around the banister as ahe ascended toward me. It was all of five seconds, but I watched.

Unfortunately, I didn't bother to think, because when she approached me and said, "Hi," it took me three all-too-long seconds to say, "Hey" back.

"Kain, right?" She said with a beautiful smile.

My mind working again, I replied, "Yeah." And that was it. See, I didn't know of she noticed my temporary momoent of mental incapacity or not, but I knew that if she had, calm, cool, and forgetful was the hand I had to play.

She looked at me, her eyes saying, You don't remember me?

I looked at her, my eyes saying, No, I don't.

Neither one of us spoke, as we were both waiting; she, for me to acknowledge he, and I, for her to play my hand.

"Eve," She finally said, allowing me to yell Checkmate! in my mind.

I closed my eyes a bit. "Eve?" I said, pretending to rack my brain as to who she was.

"We met a couple of weeks ago in the parking lot."

I smiled and nodded. "The cell phone," I said.

Eve flashed an embarrased smile. "Yeah, that would be me."

"I see you got a new one," I said, motioning toward the one attached to her hip.

Another embarrased grin. "Yeah, I did."

"You don't plan on throwing this one, do you?" I asked with a smile.

"Ha, ha," Eve said. "Very funny."

I shrugged. "Hey, I just took a course on cell phone insurance, and if you did plan on practicing your cell phone toss technique, I just wanted to make sure and sign you up."

Eve laughed and shook her head. "You're stupid."

"For what? Not wanting to let an opportunity go by?"

Giving me her palm, she rocked her head from side to side a bit, twitched her ear, and said, "Anyway."

We both laughed for a few seconds as people walked past us, going in and leaving the gym. "So where's your friend?"

"She's went on a trip for the weekend."

"Oh, really? She'd better be careful."

"I know. I hope she doesn't run into Lumpy, Splendid, The Mole, or Flippy."

I raised my eyebrows in surprise and said, "So when does she come back?"

"Sunday."

"And until then you..."

"Enjoy the silence."

I let out a laugh. "Very funny."

Eve raised her eyebrows. "No, it's very true. Trina is my girl and I love her to permanet death, but that squirrel can run her mouth."

More laughter. "You know you miss her."

"I know,: Eve replied. "But I still like the quiet."

"So besides enjoying the peace and quiet, what else do you plan on doing this weekend?"

Eve shrugged. "Go shopping, get some reading done, get my nails done too."

"Sounds exciting."

"You have no idea."

"And do you plan to take a break from all the excitement to eat some food?"

Eve cradled her chin with her thumb and index finger and mocked deep thought before saying, "Possibly."

I smiled. Her personality was infectious. "I tell what. Because I think you're a nice person, and because I wouldn't want you to starve before Trina gets home, why don't I take you out for a bite to eat? I mean the last thing you want is for your best friend to come home after her exciting weekend and find you dead in front of your book."

"You're such a good person to look out for my friend like that." A second later, she stuck her finger down her throat.

I chuckled. "That's just the way I was raised."

"Mmm-hmm," Eve said, giving me a you-ain't-slick look. "So dinner to keep me alive huh?"

"Dinner. Just to keep you alive."

"And do I get any input on the type of cuisine we'll be eating?"

I shrugged. "Sure. Although I'm pretty sure Hapdonald's has it all."

Eve snapped her head back. "Hapdonald's?"

I did my best to surpress my laughter. "Yeah. Is that a problem? Or would you prefer Happy King?

You can have it your way there."

Eve chuckled. "Very funny. You know, I don't really know you. Backing out of this dinner wouldn't be a problem for me."

"But what about Trina? Don't you want to be alive so she can give you all the steamy details of her trip when she comes home?"

Eve adjusted her red and gold Nike bag around her shoulder. "I'll make sure to stop with all of my activities and get a bite to eat."

"Mmm, I don't know if I can trust that." I said. "I tell you what. I'll give in and take you somewhere else besides Hapdonald's or Happy King. Deal?"

Eve gave me a you're-a-trip look and then said it. "You're a trip."

"I'm just looking out for your friendship."

Eve gave me another look, thought for a moment, and said, "So dinner?"

"Dinner."

"No fast food."

"Not this time."

Eve smiled, "I don't really even know you. For all I know you could be a serial killer or a rapist."

"Have dinner with me and get to know me. And the serial killing/raping gene skipped my generation."

"Is that right?"

"Want to check out Been and varify me?"

"Maybe I should."

"Maybe I should too," I said enjoying our flirtatious conversation. "I mean other that your name and that you're a champion cell phone tosser, I don't know anything about you either. For all I know, you may try to chop my balls off or kill me."

Eve threw her head back and laughed. I only kill when shopping or threatened, and there's no chopping your balls on any of my dates."

"So this is a date?" I asked

"Just a dinner date between strangers."

"So we're strangers now?"

"Until we prove that we're not psycho killers like Evil Flippy."

Nearby we could here Evil Flippy slicing cuddles like he was a carrot. I didn't mind because, hey, I'm a demon too and it was a 50-50 chance that I could whoop his apple green ass. Eve seemed like she didn't mind either. I was guessing that she's a demon too. But that, her cell phone throwing skills, and her name was all I knew about her. Eve gave me a wink as I stroked my bare chin and stared at the massacre that Flippy was creating.

It was true. Other than her name, I didn't really know anything about her. But despite this being the longest conversation we ever had, you couldn't tell me that I didn't know all I needed to know. I had a feeling she felt the same way too. Strangers or not, there was a connection.

"Do you still have my card?"

By the look in her eyes, I could tell she was lying when she answered, "No, why don't you give it to me again?"

"Why don't you give me you number and I'll call you? I wouldn't want you to lose it again."

"Promise not to call at three in the morning?"

"Only if I'm calling to let you know I've arrived."

Eve blushed and cleared her throat. "Have a pen?"

"I'll put it in my phone."

"So what time are we eating?" Eve asked as I saved her number.

"Be ready by 7:30."

"And no Hapdonald's, right?"

"And no Happy King. Don't worry, you won't be disappointed."

"I hope not."

"Trust me."

"Not until after the meal."

I nodded. "Right."

"Well, I better get inside and get my workout on if I'm going to be ready on time."

"Yeah," I said, "Punctuality would be a good thing."

With one final, captivating sexy smile, Eve said, "Take caree, Kain."

"Until tonight, Eve."

We stared at each other for a few seconds before finally going our seperate ways. I didn't know what she was thinking, but on my way to my car, I couldn't stpo asking myself if I lost my mind.

The One.

I kept hearing those words in my head during the whole drive home. I was excited and bothered at the same time.

Well I hope you all read the story and saw Eve

Kiki: So what do you think about Eve

Kain: Well first, she's fine as mutha-

Kiki: Kain stop

Kain: Oh shut the fuck up *Stabs me in my throat*

Kiki: *gurgling* I hate you, you son of bi- *dies*

Kain: Hahahahaha. I murked that bitch.