Disclaimer: Of course, they ain't mine

Shuichi awoke, to find Yuki's arm still tightly clenched around him, his body pressed to his. He closed his eyes, dreading what came next, as his alarm clock shrieked to be turned off. He felt Yuki jerk and tense, and he reached up to turn it off.

"Sorry." He murmered

"It's okay." Yuki said, rubbing his eyes, arm still clenched around Shuichi

"Yuki... I have to..."

Yuki looked down at him, and removed his arm.

"Sorry."

Shuichi scooted to the end of the bed, and then stopped, not wanting to go any further. For some reason, he felt that if he moved, Yuki wouldn't be there when he got back. He didn't want to leave the small confine of the bed, of his lovers arms, not now. Not ever.

"It's okay Shuichi." Yuki murmered, as if reading his lovers thoughts "I'll be okay."

Shuichi nodded, clenching his fingers into fists, and forcing himself to walk from the bathroom. When he returned, he found Yuki in the living room, his face peeking out from behind a large cup of coffee, staring at the paper. For a moment, he looked like his old self again, preparing to drown himself in his work. Shuichi almost smiled, until he saw Yuki's eyes get that lost look again, and he stared off into space, not even noticing Shuichi's presence, until Shuichi approached him and kissed him on the cheek.

"I'll be home early today." He mumered. Yuki nodded, and a moment later heard the door close. He sighed, removing his thin framed glasses, and rubbing his fingers over his face

Then he heard the door open again.

"Shuichi?" He called

No response. He heard heels clicking on the floor.

"Hello Eiri."

He looked up, Eve was leaning against the doorway.

"I thought you were going to stop calling me that." He said, standing

She moved into the apartment, not even bothering to remove her boots.

"Why, do you not like it?"

"I got tired of hearing you scream it a long time ago."

Eve smiled.

'What am I doing?' He thought 'Why am I... saying these things...'

"Would you prefer if I called you 'Yuki'?" He asked, shedding her coat and moving toward him

"I'd prefer if you didn't talk at all." He replied

Eve laughed softly.

"That's more like my Eiri." She murmered, taking down her long raven hair, running her fingers through it "Tell me, 'Yuki'. Do you remember, your collar?"

Subconsciously, Yuki's hand traveled to his neck, rubbing the skin there.

"Do you remember how you used to love to wear it for me? How your eyes would shine and light up when I'd slip the leather around your neck? Do you remember?"

Yuki nodded.

"I remember."

She moved towards him, grinning, pressing her body against his, running her hands gently across his face.

"Do you remember every curvature of my body?" She asked "How every patch of skin feels? You did once. Always knew just where to touch to make my skin..." She trailed her fingers under his shirt to his chest "Tingle. To yearn for you. Do you yearn for me, Yuki?"

"Yes." He said truthfully

"Can you still make me scream?"

"I told you. I got tired of it long ago."

She grinned, and then replied:

"Do you want to have me?"

"No."

She laughed, sliding her fingers from under his shirt, and moving to the buttons, slowly undoing them.

"Really?" She asked, still smiling "Because, I don't think that's true."

"How so?"

"You aren't stopping me." She said, sliding his shirt from his shoulders and pushing him into the bedroom

"I have my reasons for that." He replied

"What are they?" She asked

"Because, Eve. I want to find out the truth you have for me."

She brought her lips to his, and Yuki didn't resist. When they parted Yuki took a step away from her.

"Not here." He said "Not in this bed."

"No. Here." Eve replied

"No I..."

"I don't think that was a question." She said, pushing him harshly onto the unmade bed.

Yuki closed his eyes as she climbed ontop of him, straddling his hips, trying to ignore Shuichi's scent that still lingered on the pillows.

"Why do you let me do this?" She asked, her hands moving for his pants

"I told you, I want to know what you know. I want to remember. And for that, I'll let you take me deeper down the rabbit hole."

"You're taking your first bite from the apple." She remarked "Hitting rock bottom..."

"And I'm starting to dig."

Eve smiled down at him, almost proud.

"But you'll never have me again." Yuki said

Eve cocked her head at him.

"Because even as I'm digging, I'll have a safety harness attacked to me, to pull me back from the darkness

Eve leaned down closer to him, and just before her lips devoured his, she murmered:

"I'll sever it."