Hello everyone! So the Gaiji is over (Must to my own dislike), but the story isn't. There is still the relationship to progress between Eve and Uta to come as well as some other things about Eve to be cleared up properly so you can get a better feel for her character. I would like to thank you all for your support and for sticking through this with me and I hope to continue reading your reviews on your opinions and that you will stay with me until the end. :)

Celldweller – Last Firstborn link watch?v=2qn5PXWBxEA

clack, step… clack, step...

I moved around my workplace, shifting my head along to the beat of Celldweller's – The Last Firstborn. I had just closed the file of the man I had been examining, finishing my autopsy and report thus completing my work day… but there were still some bodies I wanted to tend to… I pulled the covers from two bodies I had defrosted in the room, staring down the familiar face, and just recognisable one...

"Koju… it's been a hassle without you. Your replacement sucks by the way… but at least he doesn't talk about lame dates with different women. I kind of miss it though…"

I stroked my fingers over the cold scalp of the male I had come to know over the years. He may have only been there for moments of work… but I guess you don't realise what you miss until it's gone… Speaking of which…

"Bull Horn… heh… you ass..."

I shuffled over to the mangled corpse of the raven haired male that had a single azure eye that would never open again…

"Who'd have thought it was him..."

I kept my gaze locked onto the body before me, smile still gracing my face as I ran my fingers over one half of the males cold forehead.

"I almost forgot you met him Songbird…"

Flashback~#~#

"Thanks for dropping by."

"See you next week Eve."

I waved off the man who opened the door to my office, shifting the bag in his arm as a soft noise of surprise left his throat.

"Sorry."

I tilted my head, watching as he walked around someone before leaving and letting the person behind him in. I smiled upon seeing familiar silver hair followed by another male with a raven ponytail.

"Renji, Songbird! You're early."

I watched as Uta sniffed the air around where my last customer was, tilting his head a little to remove his sunglasses; showing off his Kakugan.

"That man was a ghoul."

"Yup. He's a regular."

I rose from my seat and motioned for the boys to follow me as I led them to the autopsy room, not wanting to continue the conversation and delve out information about my customers.

End Flashback ~#~#~

"Thanks Songbird… for not letting me know."

"Hm? Sarcasm?"

"No."

"Alright, so then there's no need to thank me. He was a customer of yours so I figured it was best to keep it quiet is all."

clack, step…

"Stay still."

I stopped in my tracks as the raven haired ghoul made his way over to me, standing a close proximity with a smile. My breath hitched as the male picked me up and begun to walk over to the metal tables.

"Oi! Put me down I'm still working!"

"But since they're ghouls off the map you don't need to give them an autopsy nor a report."

My bum was plopped onto the cold table as Uta shifted to stare me in the eyes with his dark ones.

"That's why you said I could eat them right? No one has to know."

He lent his face closer to mine, his lips brushing against mine softly in an almost-kiss as I smirked and turned my head away from him.

"If you're just going to tease me then I'll just cremate them."

"Aw, you have a problem with me being a cannibal?"

"I have a lot of problems with you, but being a cannibal isn't one of them."

"Well if you won't let me eat them, then can I eat you? You are limp after all with your broken leg… like a gazelle waiting helplessly for the lion."

His lips curved over my ear, his breath dancing along the skin and causing a shudder which I suppressed with a chuckle.

"You can try, but I'll take back from you."

The male smirked, noticing the Quinque scalpel I now held against his throat the second it was picked up. His hand lifted to brush against my hair as he moved his face away from me to stare into my eyes for a second with an unreadable expression before turning to the bodies behind him.

"Bull Horn and Plague… You never knew... that's what's bothered you right?"

I pushed myself from the table and onto my good leg, hopping over to where Bull Horn lay and picked up my crutches once more and moving myself in-between the bodies.

Clack, step… Clack, step…

"I'm bothered about all the work I have to do. But I know you and your friends will take care of these two so I don't have to."

A smirk crossed the ghouls face as I took in the features of the two laid before me once more… I did care… of course I did… but they're gone now and I never really knew… them. So why am I so sad?

"Do what you need to Songbird, I'm going on break."

Clack, step… clack, step… I shifted myself from the room, unable to watch the dismemberment… for the first time ever. I was alright tearing Pecker apart… so why did I care so much about these two people that I barely knew?

"You're only human Eve."

I turned my head back to Uta, watching as he smiled at me briefly before closing the door to the autopsy room; as if he read my mind. I smiled and made my way outside; ready for the air. It was a beautiful night, clear and crisp but still warm from the summer air. How long has it been since I sat here? I came back to work 3 days ago but I haven't sat outside for my break since I got back… I inhaled deeply and rested myself back against the familiar rickety wooden bench with a smile, my shoes digging into the pebbles beneath my feet for the familiar and comforting sound. It's almost like I've been on holiday, the guy they had running this place whilst I was gone has been fantastic. I've gone over everything and there has been no errors; not even in the 'trades' I did in the corpses for ghouls. I'll have to speak with Yoshimura about whoever it was to see if he wants a permanent job. It's nice to be back at my work place though, I worked hard for this and I'm happy to be back. It's good to be home… But… is it home?

"Songbird..."

"Yeah?"

I sighed lightly, keeping my gaze to the sky at the familiar voice.

"You spying on me now?"

"No. I just walked out as you called me, or were you thinking of me out loud?"

"Heh, don't be narcissistic."

I glanced over at the male, sighing heavily with a twitching eyebrow.

"At least clean yourself up..."

"It's night time, no one will come by."

I turned my head away from him, he did have a point I guess. So long as no one saw him.

"Or do you mind that I'm covered in blood?"

His voice was closer as he shifted himself to sit next to me.

"You do remember my job right?"

My voice was plain and deadpan as he chuckled silently to himself. Had we not been outside in the quiet I wouldn't have heard it. A wet hand hit my cheek as he tilted my head to face him, his Kakugan staring at me straight on.

"And you do remember what I am right."

"I asked you a question first."

His smirk widened lightly, his hand clenching my cheek tighter.

"You are an undertaker."

"And you are Uta."

His smirk fell lightly.

"That wasn't an answer to my question."

"It was... I know what you are. I've spent time with you and lived with you. I've done your tedious job and you've done mine. I've laughed with you and fought with you. You are my Songbird… Uta. That's what you are."

The male blinked lightly at me before moving his hand from my cheek.

"That was far too cheesy for you."

He shifted his fingers and through my hair, the blood filling my roots and causing a frown to come to my face. Having run through the blonde layer it will stain and I have to walk home like this… I opened my mouth, Uta cutting me off by moving his face closer to mine suddenly, his lips grazing my own lightly.

"But I'll take it since it's probably the nicest thing you'll ever say to me."

"Of course it will be you ass-hole."

A short laugh left the ghouls lips before he closed the gap between us, his lips caressing mine in a gentle way that he's never done before. I smiled into the kiss, wrapping my arms around his torso and pulling him closer to my being; he was warm. And it was nice in the cold whether. His hand caressed my cheek gently as he pulled his lips away ever so slightly, the flesh barely touching.

"Let go home Eve."

"Home?"

His lips pressed harder against mine lightly in a short kiss before moving away again to their earlier position.

"Yes, come back to HySy."

I sighed a little to myself, once everything had ended with the Gaiji I had been taken back to my original home having no reason to stay in the 4th ward; nor given any reason to stay.

"Songbird, I can't-"

My words were cut off by him kissing me again.

"The only word I want to hear is yes."

"I don't need to be-"

Kiss…

"There any more-"

Kiss…

"And besides-"

Kiss…

"You never asked me to stay."

Kakugan eyes opened to stare at my slightly panting form, having trouble breathing after all the oxygen I had just excreted. He smiled lightly and tilted his head in a mocking manner.

"All I had to do was ask? You're making things too easy now Eve."

"That's not what I meant."

"I know, you felt like I didn't want you there right? That I was loaning my home out to you out of kindness-"

"Spite."

The male ghoul blinked lightly as I smirked at his face that twisted into confusion.

"I was perfectly comfortable in the 20th if you remember, but you threw a tantrum in order to get me to live with you. Or was it that you just didn't want me living with Renji?"

The ghoul remained silent as I lent back into the chair, a soft squeak emitting from it as I stared off into the trees.

"Spite."

"Affection."

I tilted my head back to look at the ghoul that had never looked away from me, his thin eyebrows were narrowed as his stare pierced through my skull. With just one word he seemed to be pushing his point across, and that was that he wanted me back in the 4th ward.

"My workplace is a 10 minute walk from my house as you know, it's also quicker to get to both the 4th and the 20th from here. I'm going to need a good reason to just leave."

"I'm in the 4th."

He lent his face closer to me as I smirked in response, enjoying the power I held over him for once.

"It only takes 20 minutes to get to you."

"But why take 20 minutes when you can wake up to me?"

"Your making a big decision there Songbird, what about when we move on with our lives?"

One of his large hands moved up to cup my face, his nose brushing against mine to hide the smirk I had already caught glimpse of.

"I'll be moving on with you."

"Songbird-"

"You told me a while ago that you were thinking of leaving the ghoul world but couldn't; and you haven't."

"No, I can't."

"So stop thinking about it; I know you still do. Don't leave our world, don't leave me and come home."

I blinked lightly at the male as I felt his breath fan across my face, his nose moving the smallest amount to brush mine in a gentle way as I closed my eyes at the sweet intimate contact. I didn't really want to leave everything behind; but I'm just a normal human. I'm no Dove nor am I capable of even defending myself properly. So I believed I would just be a hindrance to everyone with them worrying about me all the time.

"Tell me Eve, could you imagine yourself with a desk job, a ward with a low amount of ghouls with human companions in a mundane life?"

My eyes snapped open at that thought. A small house in maybe the 1st ward, a job in retail with a human boyfriend and human friends to go out for meals and night clubbing with. A complete disconnection from ghouls.

"Like hell..."

I could tell he was pleased with my answer even though I couldn't see anything more than his eyes. I was pleased with my own answer as well. I couldn't live a life like that; even if I wanted to. I've been around ghouls my whole life and the thought of leaving behind my business and friends was purely wrong. Humans kill other humans just like a ghoul would, the only difference is we don't do it for food. The only similarity being survival; if we were attacked. That is something my dad told me a long time ago, and it's stuck with me to this day; making me feel like we aren't so different. We slaughter cows and chickens after all, the only thing is they don't have a voice.

"I've already said you interest me, and I would like you to continue doing so."

I chuckled inwardly, yet couldn't hide the smirk that crossed my face. He interested me too, and to say I had a strong attraction to him was an understatement. It's been a while since I felt like this and was I really about to let it slip because of a momentary lapse of self doubt? ...Nah.

"I want you to keep entertaining me too."