Enjoy yourself while you can.

Tomorrow you may be busy, tomorrow you may be miserable, tomorrow you may be dead.

Then again, maybe tomorrow you just won't care. Who knows?

But if you don't take advantage of the good times while they're there, you might as well resign yourself to death right now.

If you focus on nothing but negativity, that is all your life will ever consist of. Nothing more, nothing less.

Give yourself a break, because with everything we endure every day, we might as well make something of what remains.

Enjoy yourself while you can.


In the end they hadn't ended up doing much of anything before going to the ball; Reeve drove around for hours waiting patiently for Diva to come up with something to do, but she never spoke of any such thoughts. They engaged in normal conversation, however, so it was by no means an awkward ride. Truth be told, they both enjoyed themselves, merely traveling about town with each other's company was more than enough for a fun time for them, even though the sky was the limit as to what they could have done for fun.

Ultimately they decided to get changed in the back seat of his car, as there wasn't enough time to stop anywhere and get dressed otherwise. And it wasn't as if they had any privacy issues with each other after all. So Reeve hung up some clothes on the handles of the back seat and stood outside the car as he waited for Diva to first get dressed. They were actually in a parking lot near the residence that the ball was taking place at, so the two of them would just walk from the car to the party as opposed to having to drive any further. However, also because there was a party, and lots of guests were still arriving, he wanted to make sure no one saw Diva in the car as they were passing by. The chances were slim, but still…

A knock on the window told him that she was likely finished, and he opened the door-

"Did you need help?" He asked her; the question was a response to seeing that she was essentially just naked while holding the dress in front of her.

"It's too cramp in here; I can't get it on right."

He looked behind him to make sure no one was nearby, and then got in the car and closed the door, helping her position the dress the right way as she pulled it down over her shoulders and sliding her arms up through the sleeves. She "stood up" in the car so that the dress could go down the rest of the way and then leaned against Reeve.

"What is it, Diva?"

She didn't say anything for several moments, and he felt her crying on his chest. He held her more tightly and asked her what was wrong. But when she came away and looked up at him she just called him "silly" and smiled.

"It's your turn now." She told him, waiting patiently and causing his smile to take on a humorous look.

"You're not going to leave the car, are you?"

She shook her head, still smiling.

It was his turn to shake his head and he conceded, unbuttoning his shirt. Reeve tossed it in the back after he got it off and undid his belt with one hand while reaching for the dress shirt for his suit with the other. However, as he tossed the belt in the back as well and he began to bring the dress shirt towards him, one of Diva's hands held the hand still and she grew closer to him.

"What is it?"

She didn't respond before kissing him and placing her free hand on his chest and Reeve realized that Diva was interested in doing much more than kissing this time. As she continued kissing him her hand started going down, at the same time eliciting a deep breath from him. But when her hand reached his stomach his own free hand held it still, and she looked up into his eyes.

"After the party."

She blinked, and then smiled.

"Really?"

"I promise."

She nodded while back away to give him room to change.

"Alright."

He changed his clothes without anymore "extracurricular activities" occurring, and they got their new shoes on and then both departed the vehicle. They walked on opposite sides of the car as Reeve locked it and put the keys in a pocket. Upon meeting at the front of the car the couple began walking towards the estate at which the ball was taking place. Dozens of people were doing the same thing and it was obvious that this must be a pretty popular party. Then again, it wasn't like they would be going to a boring place. That simply wouldn't do. Time passed as they grew closer to the estate. The building was like many other mansions; it was big, it was fancy-looking, and it looked expensive. Reeve showed their invitations at the door, and they entered.

"So, Reeve, when do we get to dance?" Diva asked him, her tone patient as they walked through the halls, their arms ringed around another's.

"Just as soon as we find the ballroom, we should be coming up on it very soon."

Like usual, he was right, and soon they reached the double door entrances to the huge ballroom. Within danced many people, but all they truly heard was the music, and as they walked into the room, Reeve leading Diva as the music grew slower, they brought their hands together and began to dance themselves. Their bodies didn't even move in unison; it was as if they shared the same form, and their movements were seamless as one form did exactly as it should to correspond to the other's. Classical music played, and then some jazz, and even a few blues tunes were played by some special guests. Finally they took a break and walked over to a refreshments table.

"What should I eat, Reeve?" Diva asked him, observing the table with a smile.

"Eat whatever you'd like." He responded, mirroring her smile.

"Will you share some things with me."

"Sure. Why not?"

She nodded and departed from him.

"Alright, let's both get a plate and pick out some things."

They did so and Diva traveled down the long table of refreshments with considerable speed, though due to its length it would still take her a while to get back. Reeve shook his head a bit with a smile and started picking out things as well when he heard someone address him from behind. As he turned to the man who'd spoken his voice, he recognized him as a business associate, some CEO of a multimillion-dollar corporation. His suit probably cost more than a regular employee's monthly wage.

"I didn't expect to see you here." He stated, sociably, while walking towards Reeve.

"What can I say? I love classy things and you don't get classier than galas."

"Isn't it true?" The man responded with a smile.

"By the way, have you heard about the proposal for a merger between Gitech and Redford incorporated?"

"I hadn't."

"Gitech's been going through a rough patch, so Redford made an offer they couldn't refuse."

"And you want to get in on it too."

"Of course; if we acquired part of Gitech our technological branch's stock prices would skyrocket, what with all of the names associated with their technologies."

"How about you leave a message at my office about it?"

"Alright. I understand; it's a nice party, no point in spending it all talking business."

Reeve glanced and saw Diva coming back towards him, a variety of foods on her plate.

"So we'll talk about it Monday." The man spoke, even though it was less a statement and more a very aggressive question. Reeve could only close his eyes and smile at that thought, and walked away, giving a gesture of "goodbye" with his free hand while walking towards her.

"I picked out a bunch of nice things-"

Her gaze caught sight of his plate, and she leaned forward.

"You didn't get many things."

Reeve chuckled while telling her that someone came to talk business with him.

"Oh, I see. Well we still have a lot of things to try."

He nodded, and they walked over to a couple of chairs along the wall with a small table in-between them. However, after setting her plate down on the table, Diva pulled "her" chair over to the side Reeve was sitting down on and placed it next to him before sitting down as well. He smiled and they tried the various foods, occasionally choosing an item and then giving it to the other spontaneously just to keep things interesting, and eventually the food was all gone.

Despite the fact they had just eaten, Diva immediately wanted to dance again. And they did so on through the night, not minding if people noticed that they would dance for over an hour at a time. At first the songs were playing fast, but it seemed that the further on into the night they went, the slower the songs seemed to grow. But to them, despite the slowing speed of the songs, they seemed to fly by just as quickly, and before they knew it, the music had stopped. As the other guests began to depart from the dance area, Reeve began to move backwards, out of the tight embrace that they had established at the end of the last song, but Diva held him still. And then, as he looked down at her, he noticed that she was crying. He held her more softly and asked her what was wrong.

"I… don't want it to end, Reeve. Please…"

"What's the matter; do you still want to dance?"

"No, I just…"

She placed her head against his chest and cried more.

"I don't want it to end."

Reeve placed his head on top of hers and whispered to her.

"It's all right; I'll make sure you can be happy forever."

She said nothing; Diva only continued to cry.

"I promise; I will change everything for you, so that you can be happy."

Diva drew back a bit and looked up longingly into his eyes.

"You'll always stay with me, won't you Reeve?"

He gazed down into her eyes and smiled.

"I promise; I'll never abandon you."

The girl rested her head back on his chest for a few more moments before he rubbed her back.

"Let's get out of here, okay?"

"Okay." She responded sleepily.

And with that they left the building and walked back to his car. They both got inside, and he started it up before driving off into the night. On the way she nodded off to sleep, and he smiled while glancing to her every once in a while. He continued driving, his path seeming to be led almost by muscle memory, until at last they arrived at a house that he hadn't seen in a long time; not since it had been burned down what felt like a lifetime ago. It was a huge mansion, with a long driveway and a path with flowers on the side that led to the entrance. The original building had been burnt down, but the design speculations had remained in a different location, and he'd had it rebuilt in another city, with wide open spaces of grass in the surrounding area. He'd bought the lots so that no one would be able to move in nearby, and made sure that it would be peaceful.

Reeve gazed down at Diva, who was still sleeping, and then opened his car door quietly, going around to the other side and doing the same with the other. He unbuckled her seatbelt, and then lifted Diva out of the car before carrying her to the entrance to the building and unlocked the door while still holding her. He dropped the keys in the grass and carried her up the large staircase which he recognized as if it were the original one. The young man traveled through the extensive halls of the second floor until he'd reached his room and opened it. Carrying her across the room, Reeve set her down on the bed and leaned over her, smiling down at the girl. He continued to gaze down at Diva's sleeping, careless face, and felt something drip from the corner of his eye onto her face. Her eyes slowly drew open, and she looked up at him with sleepy eyes.

"Reeve?"

"Sorry, I didn't mean to." He told her while beginning to stand up, but she raised her hands to his face and wiped a finger along the area beneath his eye.

"Were you crying?"

He shook his head.

"Don't worry about it."

Diva looked concerned, but the feeling in her eyes was blended with a look of both confusion and wonderment as she looked around the room.

"This…"

"Looks familiar, doesn't it?" He asked her with a smile.

"How did you…"

He shook his head once more.

"That's not important. What is important…" He spoke while drawing a hand up to her cheek.

"Is that we're here together."

Her face changed as she realized what he intended to do, and her hands drifted down to be placed on his chest.

"You really want to?"

Reeve nodded.

"I do. Do you?"

She smiled at him.

"Of course."

As he leaned down, she sat up, and their eyes glowed faintly as they kissed one another. They came back long enough to look into each other's eyes again, and then they kissed again as they both moved further towards the center of the bed. Both pairs of their shoes were kicked off and landed on the floor as they finished reaching their destination and their lips finally parted.

Diva's hands rose and pulled at the knot of his tie. But they did not yank on it like the impatient girl many knew her for, they tugged the fabric free with a sensitive and delicate touch before one of them slid the tie through the collar and out into the air, where it landed, neither of them knew. It didn't take him long to undo the jacket's buttons and toss it onto the floor, but when he finished with it and they heard the garment hit the floor, they halted for a moment. Reeve's eyes asked the question again, and Diva's gave the same response. Their faces grew closer once more, and they kissed each other again.


It was a nice morning.

Reeve had woken up only a few minutes ago, but he could already tell that it was going to be a beautiful day. Through his window he could see that the sun was just starting to rise, casting a pale blue light on everything it could reach, and leaving in the shadows what it could not. The window was open, not broken, and he felt a breeze blowing against his bare chest. For some reason his pants and belt had both been nearby, but not his shirt. Go figure.

"Oh well."

He let the drapes close all the way and walked back towards the bed and the girl who lay on it, beneath the covers. Her smile was smaller than usual as she slept, but for some reason it seemed even happier than normal. Reeve walked across the floor and pulled the covers up over her more and then walked through his doorway, closing the door behind him. Reeve walked at a normal pace as he made his way through the halls, down the staircase, across the bottom floor, and finally outside. His eyes fell upon the maze once more, and he wondered if it was indeed the same design he had used when the original one was made.

"Only one way to find out." He spoke before wandering into the maze. The hedges passed slowly, but he didn't mind making the trip and continued, enjoying the cool air as he did so. Images of rushing through the paths, both as a child and as a young man with murderous intent flashed through his mind, but his pace didn't change. He saw where he'd leapt out to surprise a guard, and where he remembered dying for the first time, and passed by them without a thought in his mind. Though it seemed to take a while, Reeve still lost his sense of time as he wandered through the maze, and finally, before he knew it, he had reached the end.

"It's been a while." He spoke to the tombstone with his friend's name engraved in it. Beneath it lie the fragments of the persons whom he'd relied on for almost his entire life, but now he had to do this all alone.

"No… I guess I'm really not doing it alone." He admitted to his friend's grave.

Reeve gazed at the grave for minutes, perhaps hours; he didn't know how much time had passed when he heard footsteps walking through the grass towards him. There was no need to look behind him; he knew it was Diva, he could feel her. She didn't say anything as she approached him and stepped beside him, taking hold of one of his hands. Neither of them spoke as their gazes both fixed on a grave. However, they were looking at separate ones, and while the one Reeve gazed at had his friend's name upon it and beneath it lay Nathan's remains, to the right of it stood a blank gravestone with a long rectangular hole in front of it.

Diva eventually spoke up.

"Reeve…"

"This will be the graveyard for everyone who dies, assisting in our happiness." He explained.

"You're going to put that man in there?"

He shook his head and turned towards her.

"No." Reeve spoke with a smile.

"Let's not obsess over death today; it's a new day for us."

Diva looked away, but he drew her face back up to gaze at him with a hand.

"Why don't we take a shower together? I'll get the clothes and how about you go back to the room and get some more rest? I'll wake you up when I'm ready."

"Reeve…"

"I promise."

She looked into his eyes, and knew he was telling the truth.

"Alright."

He nodded in appreciation and she walked back towards the maze, holding his hand as long as she could until finally they came apart, and Diva walked out of sight. Reeve was still smiling when he lost sight of her, and then faced toward Nathan's headstone.

His smile disappeared, and he pulled his cell phone out of his pocket before speed-dialing a number. It rung only once before someone answered.

"Do it."

"Yes, sir."

He closed the phone and put it back in his pocket.

"Gotta go."

With that he turned away from the grave and walked away from it, no intent to ever see the cursed thing again.