"Oh! Let me go freshen up!" Athena darted to her office. Rummaging through her desk drawers to get her apartment keys. Keys finally in hand, she ran to the door like a bullet train, "I'll meet you guys there! What time does this thing start?"

Maya eyed at the invitation slip, she peered down until fancy bold letters were underneath a grand photo of the entrance of the Gatewater Hotel. "5:00 p.m."

"That's less than two hours!" Athena's eyes grew wide in anticipation, her body halfway out the office door. "I think I can get ready by then."

"We'll see you there, Athena." Phoenix nodded.

"See you guys there!" Athena smiled grandly before slamming the door.

Apollo examined Maya. He noticed how fancy her dress appeared along with his boss. He felt sort of out of place with his red suit. Phoenix's black vest and slacks practically matched with the ruffles of Maya's dress as if he was subconsciously prepared for her arrival.

"Do I look okay, Trucy?" Apollo asked the magician with a sincere look. Trucy examined Apollo up and down, fiddling around him, lifting his arms, and patting his pants on the knees. She finally stood in front of him with her arms akimbo. "Well, you want me to be honest, Polly?"

Apollo gave a worried look, a bit held back on Trucy's last words. She was pensive, tapping her chin and examined the red defense attorney. "You probably need to change the whole outfit."

"B-But I like my outfit." He pointed towards his red vest. He placed his hands in his pocket and looked down at his red suit. He leaned left and then right while contemplating on Trucy's words. "You really thinking I need to change?" His voice was low with his two hair horns rocking with his movements.

"Yes, Polly!" Trucy answered with bluntness. "If you want, I can probably help you pick an outfit."

"Y-You can?" Apollo was a bit excited, but worried. 'What can a magician do to help me get fancy for this occasion? I mean, she practically dresses for her act, all flamboyant for her performance, not for a dinner and dance.'

"Sure I can!" Trucy grabbed the red attorney's wrist and darted to the door. "We'll meet you there too, Daddy. Gotta help Polly out with some stuff." She jimmied the knob, opening the door, she looked at her father with endearment.

"Wait! Wait! Trucy, I wanna come too!" Pearl was waving her hand in front of the magician, like an eager student who knew the answer to a question.

"Okay, Trucy, Pearls. Just make sure you get yourselves ready also. And don't be late." He waved his finger to her in a fatherly gesture.

"Don't worry. I won't be!" She dragged the red attorney out of the door. Pearl fluttered a small wink to Phoenix and Maya before closing the door behind her.

Silence. The only ones left were Wright and Maya. Maya turned her head slowly to Phoenix's tall stature. She was eyeing him up and down, admiring his changed physique. "Mr. Wright… Since when have you been working out?"

The defense attorney looked at the spirit medium besides him, slightly blushing. "I haven't Maya…"

She punched him on the arm. "Don't lie to me, old man." She sassed. "I bet you still don't have a car. Is that why?"

"Ugh...I guess…" He was rubbing the back of his head. His face was pink with embarrassment because of his lack of wheels.

"You're hopeless, Nick." She giggled and walked towards his brand new suit. "You know, you have a very sweet daughter." She lifted the blazer at the shoulders, admiring the unblemished blue color.

"I know. I got lucky, huh?" He peered over the medium who was admiring his brand new suit, her back turned to him. His neck slightly twitched while his head jerked to one direction. Mouth slack-jawed, he slowly approached the medium, feet lightly walking against his will to the woman, barely making a sound. His arms reached forward, aiming to grab her shoulders. His fingers trembled, an inch away from contact. A hunger thrived within to restrain and feast upon her. This insatiable desire to have his way.

"You know, Nick. This would look great if you kept the black vest and the blue blazer on top of it. It looks heavenly on you." Maya interrupted the silence of the room.

Phoenix grabbed his head and shook violently, mitigating the urges away. His spikes flailed along with his plight. He inhaled deeply before exhaling to relax himself, the breeze splitting her hair.

"Eeeek! NICK! What was that?" Maya turned around, slightly shaking, the blazer covering her nose and down, displaying her worried eyes.

Phoenix recollected his thoughts before conversing with her. "What was what?" He asked weakly.

"The cold draft? You don't have the AC on, do you?" Shooting him a look of confusion.

"Ugh... no. We have central air, but the AC is off..." he answered with a low voice.

"Brrrrrr…" She wrapped the brand new blazer around herself before continuing. "That was weird. But c'mon! Grab the rest of your suit." She winked at him, still holding the blazer around her, which practically consumed her small frame. "We gotta see what you look like in it."

"O-Okay!" He grabbed the white box and rushed to the spirit medium running to his room.

"C'mon, Mr. Wright! I'm waiting!" Her sassy and seductive tone reverberated in the office hallway.

He went into his room, where his girlfriend made herself comfortable on his bed, still wrapped in his brand new blazer. "Close the door." Her hand swaying the air to urge him to do so.

Phoenix closed the door slowly before looking over his shoulder, there she was. She was eye candy to him. She looked like a slender grape, wrapped in a blue blanket. His teeth clenched together as he approached her. She grabbed the box from his hands and placed it on the bedside next to her. Her eyes met his as she saw the tall attorney, their pupils the size of dimes and just as shiny.

"Well, are you going to try it on?" Maya broke the silence. She held the blue slacks in her hands.

Phoenix unbuckled his belt and awaited for his pants to fall, but they didn't. They felt tighter, which was odd. He remembered that they were lightly lose this morning. He sneered at her before untucking his dress shirt and brought down his pants himself, left half bare, still focused on her. Maya leaned back against Wright's bed and placed her hands behind her head. She waved her finger, ushering him to continue.

Phoenix smiled. He saw what she wanted and decided to continue with her little game. His tongue was violently thrashing against the confines of his mouth, crashing against his teeth, as he unbuttoned the blue slacks and placed his legs into them. Maya bit her finger as she saw the lawyer finally placed an arm into the sleeve. The way how his muscles moved and flexed to fit into the blazer. She bit her lower lip as he wrapped the new tie around his collar then tucked it under the vest and placed the handkerchief in his breast pocket. She saw the brand new suit on her boyfriend. His jet black hair looked spikier, his demeanor in pure seduction as his lower jaw revealed his teeth. But what surprised her was his eyes; they were shadowed by his brows as his head was tilted, but they reflected desire.

Before she can even compliment his brand new look, he pounced on her, straddling her once again. His shadow blanketed her. His toothy grin gave her a shiver of excitement and fear. The intermingled emotions made her eager, but very surprised on how Phoenix was acting. Normally, she would have to initiate passion. The attorney would always hesitate by her experience and she always had to lead him on, but his actions lied to her at that moment.

He slowly descended to her bosom and sniffed. The light aroma of lavender and her flesh intruded his nostrils with bliss. He ascended to her neck. There it was. His back muscles tensed along with his arms. He lightly licked the sensitive skin with the tip of his tongue and trailed along her jawline. Maya tightly closed her eyes as she felt the wetness tickle her, arching her head back in pleasure. Little did she know, that Phoenix was reveling in her taste. Phoenix's heart was beating rapidly. That insatiable urge was back and now in full ignition. His breath was moist and he was becoming sloppy. His chest felt numb and his legs were intermingled onto Maya's. There is no escape now.

Phoenix pinned her down. Maya let out a light moan. His mind was severely clouded, lost in primal instinct. The attorney no longer existed at that moment. Phoenix's teeth were chattering lightly against his tongue. His drool was leaking, drenching Maya's throat in saliva. The sound of his stomach growl and her moan was driving him crazy. His mouth opened completely, teeth sheathed at the base of her neck. He gazed at her jugular pump precious crimson essence against her slick and wet pale neck. 'At last. She's mine.'

"Mr. Nick?" Phoenix shot his head up in pure shock, bringing his tongue back in his mouth. He instinctively shuffled off Maya who was slightly saddened knowing that their throes of passion had to come to a halt. He fell off the bed and landed abruptly on the floor. "Ahhh…"

Pearl opened Phoenix's room door. She saw Maya disheveled on the bed and Phoenix rubbing his bottom and head, still dazed. "Oh, heehee... Sorry. But Trucy wanted to let you know that she's going to make a quick stop to the mall to get Polly some new clothes." Pearl's voice was sweet knowing she caught Nick and his special someone in the moment.

"Ugh… thanks Pearls. We'll see you at the party." Phoenix said lowly as he bent his knees and arched forward with his head down.

"OK, Mr. Nick." She peered through the shrinking crack of the door until it completely shut.

"Ew… Nick. You completely slobbed all over me. That's very romantic." Her sarcasm was massively apparent as she wiped the saliva from her neck.

"I'm sorry..." Phoenix stumbled to his feet, still trying to contemplate what just happened. "We should start going…"