A/N: For anyone that wants to skip the smut, if there is anyone, it gets close towards the end, but there's nothing that graphic yet, so make sure you finish this one as there is something kind of important right at the end. All of the good stuff will be in the next chapter. ;)

There Ada got the answers to at least some of her questions. It seems she actually was getting hit on by a psychopath. "So you're going to give me Uroboros...just for having dinner with you?"

"What? That can't possibly be too much to ask after kidnapping."

No, but it was suspicious beyond belief. Still, Ada couldn't deny that she was intrigued by the woman by now. She smiled, curious as to how this would turn out. Could she be trying to lull her into a false sense of security, only to kill her later? Very likely. Could she be playing with her for kicks and giggles? Also very likely. Could she actually like her and was perhaps just lonely after so long on an island inhabited almost solely by monsters? Not very likely, but not impossible. "I suppose one dinner wouldn't be a problem."

"Wonderful! Then, afterwards, you can have both Uroboros and T-Phobos. Sound like a deal?"

"Yes, assuming it's a good dinner."

"We don't have a whole lot to use around here, but I have quite a few things stored away. I just have to beg your pardon if my cooking isn't that great. I used to have a professional cook but...well, they're either dead or mutated by now."

"Let's hope it's the former."

"Either way, you can wait here or join me while I prepare it. All I'm requiring is the dining part of it."

Ada thought for a moment. "Eh, I think I'll join you. Sitting here by myself would just get boring."

Alex smiled. "Then follow me." She stood and walked with Ada to the kitchen, striking up a little conversation on the way. She pulled everything necessary out and began preparing their food. They talked in the meantime about random topics, both of them actually quite enjoying the conversation. "Brother was always quiet, and very careful, but he was still a child at one point. Once one of the scientists got really angry with him because he was being stubborn and wouldn't let them do something, and they yelled at him. For some reason or another, he apparently got scared and wet himself. I gave him hell about that one for weeks." Alex chuckled from the memories.

Ada, who was sitting on the other side of the counter, did the same from the mental image. "It's weird to imagine you two as normal children, considering how you turned out."

"Well we weren't 'normal' children, I suppose. It was normal for us, but not for most. Still, a child is a child." Alex had been chopping vegetables, but got distracted and got her finger with the knife. "Ow!"

Ada reached across and held her hand, studying the cut. "Well it doesn't look too bad, but it is bleeding pretty well."

If she didn't have her own emotions so well trained, Alex would have blushed from the touch and concern. "I'm sure it'll be fine." She took her hand out of Ada's and ran it under a little water, which ended up pointless since it just bled and turned the skin around it red almost immediately after again.

Ada pulled out a small bit of cloth and ripped a long, thin section off of it. "Let me see your hand again." She used a small edge of the main piece of cloth to wipe the excess blood away, then wrapped it with the piece she ripped off of it. "That should help."

Alex hadn't expected that, especially with how rare medical supplies were to come by around here. "Thank you."

"Well, I don't want blood on the food, now do I?" Ada chuckled once again.

"What? You don't want a little flavor enhancer?" Alex joked.

"Nah. I'm not a fan of the taste of metal. But I probably can do one more thing to help it heal a bit better."

"And what might that be?"

Ada held onto her hand once again and leaned over to gently kiss where the wound was covered.

Alex's face actually did go a very light shade of pink, which wasn't really noticeable, but she wasn't even sure when the last time was she had blushed at all. She smiled. "Aww. How sweet." She almost made a crack about hoping it didn't get infected now, but didn't want to ruin the moment.

Ada simply smiled in return, then let go of her hand. The conversation seemed to get even more lively after that little event, and soon, they were seated in the dining room and beginning to eat. The conversation continued as they became increasingly and oddly comfortable with each other.

"So what do you think? You're eating it, so I must not have been too bad."

"It's actually pretty good. Thank you."

"You're welcome."

Ada suddenly found herself wondering how the cook would taste as she watched her take another bite and pull the fork back out slowly enough that it was almost as if she was purposely trying to taunt her, but no, that was getting ahead of herself. She could still be trying to trick her. Still, she couldn't deny an odd, growing attraction to the woman. Why? She wasn't sure, but it was definitely there.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure."

Alex laced her fingers together and rested her chin on them. "Why did you accept my second offer? I could easily have been trying to poison you so that I wouldn't have to give you either virus. You have no reason to trust me. For all you know I did and it's just slow acting."

"Because you ate it as well. You wouldn't poison yourself. You clearly like yourself too much for that."

"Why wouldn't I like myself? But remember, you didn't see me dish it out. I could easily have slipped something in it then. Feeling a little nervous, maybe nauseous?"

Ada was a little nervous, but not due to any poison. It was good nervousness, but she hid it well either way. "Nope. I feel perfectly fine." Her bracelet supported her slight lie.

"Well you're no fun. Most people would have made themselves nauseous just by worrying that they would be."

"I know. I'm not most people." She grinned.

"So I've noticed." Alex picked up her fork again, leaving the other hand up and resting her chin in her palm, then looked down at her food. "I must admit, I quite like that about you." She looked back up at Ada. "You're intriguing and complicated, far more so than nearly anyone else I've ever met."

"Are you admitting that you lied when you said you could read me like a book?"

"Not entirely. I knew you weren't going to kill me, at least."

"And why be honest about all of this now?" Ada was still grinning, beginning to hope this was going where it looked to be going.

"I already said why; because I like you."

"Is that why all you requested for Uroboros was a dinner?"

Alex nodded silently.

"Wow, you must really like me if you're giving me a virus like that for so little."

"Well, I would like to get a little more out of this than just a dinner."

Ada played dumb, trying to see how far she could get her to directly confess. "And what exactly were you hoping for?"

Alex knew very well that the answer was already pretty obvious, but played along anyways. "We've been playing with each other all day. Maybe we could play a little more...intimately." She bit her lip, twisting her fork in her food.

"Well, I suppose a little fun while on the job wouldn't hurt."

"Then what do you say we call this dinner finished and adjourn to another, more comfortable room?"

"Lead the way."

Alex stood and walked around the table to grab her hand before leading her to her own bedroom. Once they got near the bed, she grabbed Ada's shirt and pulled her in, planting a passionate kiss on her lips. "Now we can really play."

Ada pushed her down onto the bed, following along shortly after and kissing her again. She moved to kiss her neck, then Alex grabbed the bottom of her shirt and pulled it up. Ada gladly aided in helping it slide off before unbuttoning Alex's shirt, then getting it and her jacket off. She left a light trail of kisses from her chest down, stopping only when she came to the edge of her pants. She then pulled them off as well and tossed them aside, but stopped when she heard a slight noise as they hit the floor, sounding like glass on the floor. A quick glance caught her attention as she noticed a syringe had rolled out from one of the pockets. She looked to Alex again, who had forgotten about the syringe entirely. "Why did you have that?"

"What? Have wha-?" Alex sat up and noticed it herself. "Oh. That."

"Why did you have it?"

Alex was actually a little nervous. She really had genuinely begun to like her, which was why she never used the syringe and went with her current plan instead. She paid close attention and kept her emotions in check as usual, however. "It was...for my original plan, which I've obviously abandoned by now."

"What, were you going to inject me with it?"

"Um...and if I say yes?"

Ada didn't know why she had the feeling of betrayal she did since she expected her to at least try and kill her right from the beginning, so this wasn't exactly a surprise. It hadn't even been more than perhaps a couple of hours that they had been leisurely chatting, but she definitely felt something between them. Her bracelet actually began to glow orange as she looked away bitterly.

Alex placed her hands on her shoulders in a hopefully comforting gesture. "Darling, I wasn't going to use it now. I just forgot to get rid of it. That's all, I promise." She cupped her cheek with one hand. "Someone as intelligent and pretty as you would be a shame to lose to such a destructive virus."

Ada looked at her again and met her worried gaze. It was hard to deny the emotion that was definitely in it, which seemed to be a rare thing for her from the sounds of it. Still, she was hurt, and the woman was still obviously unstable. "And just why should I believe you?"

"I can't force you to no matter what. I know it likely doesn't mean much to you, but the best I can do is promise you that I'm telling the truth."

Ada was silent as she thought about it briefly. "If I notice anything off, I will kill you first."

Alex definitely believed her, but she had nothing to hide with that at this point. She had nothing planned. However, she needed to work on switching the mood back after this. "Well that definitely won't be needed, but alright. However," she moved her hand from her cheek to wrap her arm around her neck, then slid the fingertips of her other one down the front of her, "do feel free to give into that anger a little bit. It could make things a bit more interesting." She grinned.

Ada was a little surprised by how unfazed she seemed by the threat, given how bloated her ego was and how vulnerable she was making herself. When she felt her fingertips sliding down her chest and stomach, chills ran through her body.

Alex kissed her cheek, lifting her other arm up to wrap around her neck as well. "Whether you put stock into my words or not, I promise I won't do anything that you won't explicitly enjoy." She kissed her cheek again, this time a bit closer to her lips. "I said I like you, and I won't hurt the things I like, unless they want me to." She grinned again, but was stopped by the gap being closed once again for another meeting of lips.