A Night Unlike Any Other

Warning: Rough sex.

Blue Castle, Transylvania, Romania? A few months earlier.

The trip to the top of the tower was long and hazardous. But the hope that it might be him, gave her the strength to go on.

Finally, they reached the top.

"He's here," Keith said.

Zhuzen approached the locked door. "This aura! It's him all right."

Alice nodded eagerly.

"Let's rest for a bit," Zhuzen said, he can see that she was impatient to see him, but Alice obeyed the old Sage.

Finally, they approached the barred door.

"Please be careful, he's awfully strong. I tried to fight him once, but I had to retreat." Keith cautioned.

Zhuzen nodded. "If it's that kid, he's mighty strong all right."

The room was dark except for the places where the moon's rays from the small window touched.

A man sat against the wall. He was filthy, unkempt and awfully thin. They could barely recognize him with his long uncut dirty hair, and the bushy facial hair that covered his mouth and chin. But his eyes…

No one could miss the slant of those eyes.

It's him. It's Yuri.

"Alice wait!" Zhuzen cautioned her when she would have run to him.

"But Master!" She said, torn between the urgency of seeing if he's all right and the warning she heard on the old Sage's voice.

"He's not himself." He told her.

"Boy! Snap out of it! You're much tougher than that! Surely the Seraphic Radiance hadn't swallowed all of your soul! Come on, snap out it!" He said to Yuri.

But the man they call Yuri only mumbled gibberish.

"You know this man?" Keith asked curiously.

"Not only do we know him, but we have also traveled and struggled between life and death with him," Zhuzen said.

"Yuri! Don't you recognize me? It's Alice!" She said, desperately wanting to reach him.

Suddenly Yuri stood up, took up a pose they were familiar with.

"There's no way he'll listen to reason right now," Zhuzen said. "We have to bring him down, before we could help him."

"Keith please don't kill him." Alice said, "He may not be himself right now, but he is a dear friend."

"Don't worry lass, I'll only weaken him, so he won't be of any danger to us," Keith promised.

The battle soon commenced. It was hard and terribly long, for they didn't want to kill the miserable creature, just knock him unconscious. Finally, he collapsed on the floor.

Alice ran frantically to him. Heedless of his dirty state, she pulled his head on her lap and checked for the pulse on his neck. Relief made her weak as she found the steady beat beneath her fingers.

She nodded to the two waiting men. Keith lifted the unconscious man as if he weighed nothing more than a pillow. The journey down the stairs was easier.

Keith carried his burden to one of the rooms.

"Master Zhuzen, you're injured, go and rest, I will care for Yuri," Alice said as she saw just how tired the old man was from the battle and all.

"You're sure about that? He might still turn against you. We're not sure if he's out of the woods yet."

"Don't worry about me, I can take care of myself," Alice said.

"All right. Just holler when something happens. I'll be in the room just across this one." Zhuzen said finally.

"I'll send some of my servants to assist you," Keith said at the door. "If you need anything else, I'll be at my room."

"Thank you, Keith," Alice said, closing the door as the handsome vampire left. Then she went to the bed where Yuri lay sprawled, still unconscious.

She hovered over him, worried at seeing how thin he was, his ribs jutted out, not to mention the rough facial hair that grew wildly on his face, his long shaggy hair, uncut all these months. Only his eyes bore any resemblance to the man she has been looking for all these months.

Seeing that his clothes were too dirty, beyond repair, Alice simply snipped them off his body with a pair of scissors.

Though she was exhausted, Alice started to care for him. Keith's servants came with pails of hot water, soap and whatever articles she requested. The fact that the maids were vampires too, didn't scare her a whit. She was only concerned for the unconscious man.

She pulled his head gently over the edge of the bed. Deciding that detangling his hair was close to impossible, Alice cut the long locks then washed his head. The dainty side of her won't allow her to rest until Yuri was properly cleansed. The vampire maids would have assisted her, but strangely possessive of him, Alice refused. She didn't want any another to touch him.

She soaped his body with a sponge, then rinsed the suds quickly with a wet cloth. Then came the hardest part. Was she going to wash him down there too? She blushed despite the fact that Yuri was unconscious, awake or not, she had never touched a man so intimately. Then she scolded herself, now was not the time to think about propriety. She had to make sure he's not injured or wounded down there, or else an infection could set in.

Working quickly and as efficiently as possible, Alice sniped off his tattered pants and cleansed him. Unable to dress him up, she covered his body with the covers then began to tend to his face.

She trimmed off most of the thick bush of facial hair before applying the shaving cream. Alice gently shaved off the facial hair, until the face she remembered so clearly from months ago was slowly revealed. It also brought back memories of the times she had shaved her father when he got sick, making her heart clench in longing as she suddenly missed her father's calming presence.

Alice had difficulty cutting his nails, they have grown so long they look more like claws. His feet were even worse!

Finally, she gently rolled him over to the dry side of the double bed. He has lost so much weight that she had little difficulty to move him. With a sigh, Alice pulled the thick sheet over him, covering his nakedness.

All these time, Yuri did not stir, the only thing that assured her he was still alive was his breathing.

While everybody settled down for the night, Alice refused to leave the unconscious man alone. Not even for a moment. A maid brought up a tray of food, to which she was oddly relieved to find that it was fit for human consumption. Half of her had expected to find a glass of blood perhaps?

Hastily finishing her meal, Alice poured some water on the basin and sniffed the soap, pleased with its subtle vanilla fragrance and proceeded to cleanse herself with a piece of towel. She shivered as the cold draft from the window reached her.

Her clothes had been ruined during the battle with Yuri, and so wrapping herself with a bed sheet, Alice tried to find suitable clothing on the closet. Keith said she could use whatever she could find useful, but the closet only held chemises and other undergarments. Sighing, knowing that it would have to do until she could get more suitable clothing, Alice picked the first one she touched and put it on.

Then she sat beside Yuri on the bed. Alice looked at his unconscious form while she brushed her hair. Somehow, someway she'll reach him. She knew that he was somewhere inside his body, that if only she could reach out to him, Yuri would return to his normal, hot-tempered, foul-mouthed self again.

"My soul will find yours…" Alice vowed to him, clasping his hand. "I promise you, Yuri." Even if she has to resort to drastic measures, she'll bring him back to the world of the living again.

She was about to braid her hair when the low sounds from the bed snatched her attention. Yuri.

He was thrashing about on the bed like a man caught in the grip of a terrible nightmare, but there was nothing she could do to silence the demons that tormented him. She tried to wake him up, even at the risk of him turning against her, but his eyes remained close, held prisoner by his own mind.

Even in his state of insanity, Yuri had vaguely recognized her petite form, just before he had collapsed on the tower. She was standing near a blond man, and the old goat Zhuzen, but who is that blond man? Yuri thought, something very much like crazed jealousy burst through his chest. Alice is mine! He shouted from the darkest pit of his soul. She is mine! He cried out again in the silence of his mind. Mine!

Why should she want you? Fox-face taunted. You're nothing but a lowly harmonixer. Let's face it boy-o she's better off with that blond man than with you.

No! Yuri cried. No! His very soul cried out. But Fox-face only laughed. Yuri thrashed about urgently, he must find her, he must…

Start digging boy. Forget about the girl, you've abandoned her anyway, she's beyond your reach now. Fox-face ordered handing him a shovel.

Yes, dad. Yuri said in a daze, picking up the shovel.

Alice…Alice! His soul seemed to cry out, she's gone from him, gone, beyond his reach. And it's his own damn fault.

Yuri! Yuri, please come back to me! Her voice seemed to call him.

Alice? Yuri gasped, frantically searching for her but she was nowhere in sight.

It's just your imagination boy. No fine lady would ever want a piece of trash like you near her. The masked man continued. You better forget her and do what I tell you. Now shut your trap and start digging!

Yes, yes it's better this way…he should just simply give up, he should just simply lie down, find his resting place away from pain, from loneliness, and perhaps he wouldn't feel anything anymore. No pain, no despair, no nothing. He wouldn't have to long for her, crave for her presence, her voice, her touch…Alice…my Alice…

Dig boy. Dig! Fox-face prodded.

Like a man who has lost all hope, all purpose, Yuri began to dig up the ground, started to dig his own grave…while a part of him still longed for Alice.

He flinched as he thought he heard her voice, calling him again, he tried to silence the voices, it hurts too much, wanting what could never be his.

"Yuri? Yuri, can you hear me? It's Alice." She tried to shake him awake, but it was no use, he had slipped deeper into the darkness.

Suddenly he opened his eyes, but he was not the same man she knew.

"Yuri?" Alice asked, hoping against hope that he had finally emerged from the dark.

Without warning he grabbed her, pushed her on her back against the bed while he rolled on top of her, imprisoning her with his body, surprising her with his strength. Breathless from shock, Alice looked up at him.

The locks of his hair fell over his face that she couldn't see his eyes clearly.

"Alice…" He croaked. "Alice is mine."

His voice thrilled her and frightened her at the same time.

"Yuri?" She said. She tried to touch his face, only he grabbed her wrists painfully, drew them up over her head with a single hand, even as the other boldly grazed down her body.

"Alice is mine." He said again. "She's mine, no one will take her away from me. No one!"

"Yes…I'm yours," Alice replied, trying to reach past his insanity, to the man she knows that lurked within.

"I'm here, I'm not going anywhere." She said softly.

Yuri didn't speak again. The savage in him demanded that he take his woman now, claim her as no other man ever will.

Alice gasped as he began to roughly kiss her, brutally bruising her lips as he sucked her hard, there was no hint of gentleness about him, nothing but pure, unadulterated need drove him. It should have frightened her, this unbridled lust that would drive him to hurt her…but Alice discovered she was not afraid of him, of what he would do to her.

The virginity that should have been her gift to the man she would marry someday, it didn't matter anymore. As surely as she was born a girl, she knew that there was no other man for her but him.

He was ravenous, his mouth sucking her breasts through the thin cloth of her chemise, sucking her so hard that her nipples began to throb with pain. She could feel the serrated edges of his teeth as he sucked her harder as if drawing the life out of her.

He sucked the sensitive skin of her neck too, making her gasp as she felt the sharp nick of pain as he bit her there, hard enough to draw blood. Yuri licked the wound he had inflicted; then he became rougher with her, it was as if the taste of her blood drove him wilder.

Alice cried out as he ripped through her undergarments, roughly seeking her.

Her thighs were unresisting as he parted them; she has never felt as vulnerable as she was at that moment. But despite her apprehension, she quelled down the urge to push him away. She gasped as she felt him brush against her...hard, and smooth and warm...so very warm.

"Yuri!" She gasped again as he heaved forward, forcing her body to accept him or get torn apart. He forced her wide open, wider still…dear God, he's…he's going to rip her apart!

The softness of her sex made him tremble with desire too long denied, Yuri went completely out of his mind, could only feel the need burning him alive, obliterating everything else…the need to make her his and no else's…He cried out as he finally sank inside, stretching her sheath tautly, stretching her wider still.

Vaguely he recognized the barrier that was helpless against him…felt how her virginity resisted him for an instant before ripping, heard her cry of agony, felt her pain as her fingers bit deeper into his skin…but he was helpless to stop…could not hold back…not when she holds him so deliciously hot and tight…tighter than his own skin. He needed her…and at that moment he needed her more than he needed to breathe air.

Alice held him as he sank deeper, her hips bucked against him instinctively, as if to dislodge the hard shaft of male flesh so tightly wedged between her legs- but the action only pushed him deeper…sundering her apart in his hugeness…tearing her tender flesh.

So much for her girlish dreams of how her first time would be.

She had always dreamed of a handsome husband, gentle and tender with her as he lovingly brings her over to the threshold of womanhood. He would be sweet, he would be gentle…Instead, Yuri rammed inside her without the slight consideration for her feelings. His hunger was unbridled, wild and completely savage.

And though her tears blinded her, she clung to him, buried her sobs against his neck as Yuri began to thrust deep, deeper still, as if he wanted to force her very womb to open for him.

She whimpered through clenched teeth, even as he rammed harder inside her. The force of his thrusts would have pushed her body high against the headboard if not for his hands clutching her shoulders, holding her in place

But she didn't mind, no, Alice didn't care, even as tears coursed down her face heedlessly, she would rather endure the pain of his lust, rather than go back to life without him. She only knew that she loved him and that no other man had the right to her body but him.

Then when Alice thought she couldn't endure any more, he shuddered against her, spewing his seed in a great outburst of fire, searing her to her very soul

Alice closed her eyes, desperately searching for the man she knew, the man she had come to love despite the short time they were together.

Yuri, my man, my love…my soul will find yours…

Alice shuddered as she suddenly found herself in a somber, dark world. She knew at once that it was not an ordinary place.

A graveyard? Alice thought to herself. But how did she get here? Wait! Could this be? Yes, she can feel his loneliness, his despair.

She wandered about until she found a gate that won't permit her entry. Somehow she knew that Yuri was on the other side of the gate. She must open the door somehow!

Perhaps she should search around, look for another way in.

Then she found a huge closed double-door gate. Four Masks, flew over it, who was as surprised to see her as she was to see them.

"You girl? How did you get here?" One of them said.

"You have come for the boy? Why? What does the lad mean to you?"

"Do him a favor girl, leave him be. He would soon find peace from his sufferings. Would you drag him back to a world full of pain for him?" The Masks said.

"No! I cannot let Yuri die!" Alice gasped.

The Four Masks laughed sneeringly. "You? What do you have to offer that kid eh?"

Alice was silent, she didn't know what Yuri might need from her, but whatever it is, she'll give it to him.

"Eh? You love this worthless scum?" One of the masks said.

"Love!" another scorned. "You meant Lust, don't you?"

"Yeah, but some humans claim otherwise."

"Please let me go to him. I don't know what I can offer Yuri, but I believe we can overcome anything if we're together" Alice begged.

"Ow? And what do you want from him in return?"

Alice shook her head. "Nothing. I want nothing in return, I just want to be with him."

"Very well, we'll open the Gate to Self, however, once you set foot inside, you'll have to offer your soul to our god of death."

For a moment, Alice hesitated, then nodded her head firmly. She had decided she can't go on living without him. She'd rather die for Yuri than live a life without him.

"Eh? You're really going? You're prepared to sacrifice yourself for that kid?" The gold mask said.

"Foolish human! Still, it would be amusing to see how far this 'Love' would go." One of the masks said.

"Go on then, beyond the Gate to Self, there your wretched man awaits. Know that we'll one day come for you, live the rest of your days in fear till then!" The Masks laughed, using the same words Yuri had used when he gave Wugui the message for Dehuai.

Alice walked away quickly, not even worried about her own soul, she just knows that she got to bring Yuri back with her.

As the Masks said, the closed gate was now open, Alice approached it, bracing herself for what she might find.

What she saw wasn't what she expected. She was on a hill, and there's a big moon in the night sky. The place was actually beautiful if a little creepy. Then she saw a movement at the top.

It was Yuri, digging the ground.

Yuri? Yuri! What are you doing? Why, you're digging a grave! Stop! Alice cried out.

But Yuri ignored her, convinced that she was just another of his hallucinations, he had enough of those painful apparitions of Alice, he cannot take any more of the pain of her loss. When will his grief-stricken longing for her end? She's always tormenting him, torturing him of what could have been…

But this apparition was different, she's crying. Crying! Oh God Alice, please don't cry! You're ripping my heart out!

Yuri, please listen to me! Alice wept. She didn't know how to get his attention, he kept on digging and digging as if she wasn't there.

What! You're crying for this soul? You wasted your time girlie. This boy just wanted to die. That is why he is digging his own grave, so he could escape from his pain, his suffering. Fox-face suddenly appeared behind the tree.

He failed to protect his mother; he failed to keep his promise to his father, now he is afraid he will turn against his companions, against you, the very woman he sought to protect.

That's right boy, keep on digging!

Yuri stop! STOP! Alice screamed with all the strength she could muster.

Fox-face wasn't pleased. He struck her down. You stay out of this girl!

Suddenly Yuri threw the shovel away. You! You're not my father! Who are you?

What? You're turning against me boy?

Yuri, he's a part of you, just accept him, and he will disappear. Alice said.

But it had been difficult to accept his own shortcomings, his failures, his insecurities, for Fox-face was actually the embodiment of all that, his dark side condensed into one.

Yet knowing that she had come all this way for him, that despite all his faults, Alice still cared for him, her unfaltering faith made it easier for Yuri to finally accept the other side of him and mastered over the recklessness that had been so much a part of him before.

When the battle was over, he reached for her. Gingerly touching the sore spot where that bastard part of him had hurt her.

"Sorry about that babe…so…" Yuri scratched his head uncharacteristically embarrassed. "Long time no see."

Alice simply clung to him with joy. "Yuri! Yuri, you're back!"

"Eheh! That was pretty stupid of me wasn't it?" He said ashamed.

Alice nodded, "Yeah."

Damn girl, couldn't you be more gentle?

"Sorry I had to make you come all this way to get me," Yuri said.

"No, it's okay. You are worth it." Alice assured him.

"God! Alice, I put you through hell! But I swear to you, I would be a better man from now on. I'm not afraid of myself anymore, I am not afraid to show my weakness or accept my failures. I know now what my purpose in life is."

"Hmmm? And that is?" She asked smiling.

"To protect you. What else?" Yuri said, succinctly.

Alice only smiled, then remembered the Four Masks. She hid her face against his chest, she didn't want him to see her fear. She cannot tell him about the soul contract. There were so many battles Yuri still has to face, and she cannot distract him about the state of her own soul.

"Come on baby. Let's get out of this place."

Baby? Now that was a new endearment, Alice smiled, allowing him to lead her out of the graveyard.

"How can we get out of here?" She asked.

"Just close your eyes, and think of the world we live in." He said.

"Okay." She said, closing her eyes.

"See you soon Alice," Yuri said.

When she finally woke up, her limbs were still tangled with his. Carefully, she unwound herself from his body. Wincing as the soreness between her legs bit deep. No wonder women never talked about it! It seemed like sexual intercourse was something women have to endure to have babies!

She would have to take care of her injury later, right now, she's both physically and mentally exhausted. Slowly, painfully, she moved towards the edge of the bed, intent on cleansing the loss of her innocence.

Carefully she dangled her legs over the edge of the bed, unaware that her movements have roused him.

Groggily Yuri scanned the place, seeing first the ceiling, the dimly lighted room, then he glanced down at his body.

Huh? Why am I wearing my birthday suit? Is that blood on my thighs? He thought hazily, searching for her, seeking the assurance only her presence could bring.

"Alice…" Yuri breathed, reaching for her.

"I'm here. I won't leave you." She held out her hand to entwine with his seeking fingers. He brought it to his lips before succumbing back to sleep.

"Sleep tight my love, you're safe now," Alice whispered, lovingly brushing back the long locks of hair that fell over his face.

She could only pray that she lived long enough to support him against that final battle.

Alice tried to walk towards the closet again, only to find the pain between her legs was too much. She was still bleeding.

She tried to heal herself with magic, but in her exhausted mental state, she could only stop the bleeding, but not relieve all the pain, leaving a slight tenderness between her legs.

Helplessly she sank back to the bed, drawing the tattered edges of her torn chemise. It will have to do. She pulled down the sheet to cover herself and finally allowed herself to sleep.

The next morning, Alice was relieved to find him still asleep. It's best that she got up now and cleaned up the mess before he woke up.

Agh! When will her body heal? She winced in pain as she forced herself to move. She found a pail of cold, clean water and a piece of cloth. Hastily, praying the cold won't wake him, Alice wiped the trails of blood on his body. She worried in vain. Yuri was so deeply asleep that a whole March parade could have trampled him down and he would still be snoring away.

There was nothing she could do about the blood on the sheets, but Yuri probably won't notice it. He can be so dense at times. Alice smiled.

She wrapped another sheet around her body and tugged the other one to cover him. Just then someone knocked on the door.

A maid entered, carrying an armful of neatly folded clothes.

"The Master said you might find these useful, miss."

"Oh thank you very much!" Alice beamed at the young maid, although she suspected the other girl was really much, much older than her.

"Please give my thanks to Keith."

The maid nodded and proceeded to tidy up the place, though she saw the bloodied pieces of cloth, the maid acted as if it was an everyday occurrence.

When the maid finally left, Alice quickly donned the clothes. They were a little loose for her, but she was grateful to wear anything but chemises!

She tried to walk to the sofa near the window, only the soreness in her flesh rebelled against every movement she makes. Alice had to sit down on the bed, wondering what to do.

She needs some healing items, she was still mentally tired, well after her ordeal last night, she should be!

Alice could only hope that Master Zhuzen would wake up soon.

"Alice?" she heard the man behind her say.

"Oh, so you're finally awake!" Alice beamed. So happy she was to see him that tears threatened to fall. Shyly she brushed them away before she faced him again.

"Where are we?" Yuri asked. He tried to get up, only she pushed him back to lie again.

"No, no. don't get up just yet." She commanded.

Yuri sighed and obeyed docilely.

"What happened to me?" He asked. The past events were hazy to him, he could only recall bits and pieces. The only thing that was clear to him was that somehow she managed to delve into his soul to save him.

"You… you don't remember anything?" She asked tentatively. Oh, she hoped he doesn't remember about what happened to them on this bed! It would be embarrassing!

"No…only that you, you saved me from myself," Yuri said. He looked at her, something very gentle, very soft entered his eyes that warmed her. Yuri took one of her hands and brought it to his lips.

"Thank you." He said.

Alice smiled, shaking her head. "I'm just glad you're back."

"Alice…" Yuri said he didn't know how much he had missed her until this moment.

But what he was about to say was rudely interrupted by a loud knock on the door. Without waiting for a reply, Zhuzen swept inside the room.

"Boy! Is it really you?" He said.

"Yeah, it's me, pops," Yuri said a little irritated for the sudden interruption.

Zhuzen began to cry shamelessly. "You stupid boy! Making us worried all this time! You doubled my old age that's for sure, you heartless scoundrel!"

"Hey, hey pops stop yer cryin! I ain't dead yet!" Yuri said smiling.

Just then Keith entered. "Good morning everyone. I found some clothes that your friend might use." He said

"Thanks, Keith," Alice said, though she didn't get up from the bed. She was afraid that others would find out about her 'injury'.

Yuri studied the handsome blond man before him, something inside him churned, but before he could examine himself, Zhuzen interrupted again.

"Yuri, this is Master Keith Valentine. The owner of this castle."

"Oh!" Yuri said, "Sorry for trespassing in your place."

Keith shook his head. "Think nothing of it. Why if it weren't for your great outburst of power, I would still be asleep by now."

"Asleep?" Yuri said, confused.

"Keith is a vampire. He had been sleeping for at least two centuries now." Alice explained.

"Oh. I see." He'd heard much weirder shit than this to be fazed by a vampire.

"Why don't we all go down and talk over breakfast eh kids?" Master Zhuzen said. "I'm mighty hungry after that fight with Yuri."

"Huh?" Yuri said, feeling stupid. "Speak plainly pops!"

"You weren't yourself Yuri, Master Zhuzen, Keith and I had to fight you, to weaken you before we could help you," Alice said.

"Is that so? Sorry for causing trouble." Yuri said sheepishly.

Zhuzen only laughed. "Just glad to have you back!"

"Why don't we leave for a while and let Yuri dress in privacy eh?"

Shocked, Yuri realized for the first time he was stark naked beneath the sheets.

"Whoa!" He said, wondering who took care of him.

Alice stood up stiffly, tried to take a few steps and hissed in pain.

"Alice what's the matter?!" The men cried out in unison.

She tried to smile reassuringly. "Um, it's nothing. My legs are just stiff after climbing all those stairs in the tower." She lied.

"Are you all right?" Zhuzen said, concerned. He knew that something was not right about this, Alice is young and healthy, a trip to the tower shouldn't have been this hard on her.

"Yes, please don't worry. A Thera leaf would do just fine."

"What's wrong with Alice?" Yuri said, he wanted to leave the bed and go to her, but his state of undress stopped him.

"I'm fine." She said, smiling. "I am just exhausted, you did put up a great fight Yuri."

He blushed guiltily. "Sorry."

"Don't be. I'll do it again in an instant, just to have you back."

"Alice." He couldn't find the words to say what he felt.

"I left our bags in my room." Zhuzen said as if unaware of the sudden tension in the room, "There should be some Thera extracts as well."

"Ok. I'll be fine in a sec, with one of that." Alice smiled. "A few Mana leaves would be nice too." To soothe my mind off that curse. She thought silently.

"Yuri come down for breakfast ok?" She said to him. Yuri nodded back.

Bravely, Alice tried to walk as normally as possible.

"Shall I carry you?" Keith gallantly offered.

Alice laughed shyly, shaking her head. "Oh, no need for that Keith, Master Zhuzen's room is just across this one. But thank you for your concern."

The three left, unaware of the jealousy that seethed inside Yuri. How dare that blond devil! Offering to carry my woman like that! Impatiently he threw off the covers, missing the blood stains on the bed entirely in his jealous-stricken mind.

Yuri picked up the clothes Keith left on the chair. He will have to ask Alice about that. About what's going on between her and that handsome devil. He might not like what he'll find out, but one thing is for sure…he's not giving her up without a fight!

Next:: Chapter 2.