Oh man, I thought that I would never finish typing this endless chapter. Thank heavens I finally made it after a week of gruesome torture. T.T I'm sorry for the slow update. The messy internal of frog organs, bones and muscles [With blood! Blood, I tell you! D:] made it possibly slower than late. I pity alive frogs used for experiments.

You heard about the tsunami and earthquakes in Japan? Oh, I am crying for their safety. Let's pray for JAPAN. *prays*

I'm babbling and babbling! Sorry! :X

This never gets old, doesn't it?

Observing her bewitching face, touching her smooth skin and making me feel butterflies churn up in my stomach is a memorable experience I want to reminisce over and over again. How I wish that this life be a fairytale to be engraved in every piece of a paper in a book or a DVD to be replayed all over from the beginning – of just this one scene.

Being able to taste her lips again, it's out of my league to regret that I didn't stop myself. I can't remember how we did that a few millennia ago for the body mistakably forget but this heart does not.

The kiss gets sweeter in its first time every time.

Opening my eyes, I glanced over to where an intruder will be as I pull away softly from Ever. My eyes gaze upon hers as it show surprise when she suddenly grips my lapels, pushing me back to her. I understand how she liked it, loved it rather just as when she finally came back to her senses just as I came back on Earth.

"Jeez, I've been looking all over for you. I should've known you'd be hiding out here." Haven's voice shook us. Ever suddenly pushed me away from her and sets her defenses up again. I'm amused, swearing to all that she even doesn't like me as much as I love her but still…

I let her begin the 'explanation.'

"We were just –"

"Please. Spare me the details." Haven says, putting her hands up, stopping Ever's discussion. I pulled away my attention for a while – catching us in the act that Ever won't ever forgive herself for it even if she liked it, I rode supposedly on Ever's reasoning express. "I just wanted you to know that Evangeline and I are taking off."

A shivery, fuzzy, chilling [positive] feeling that I can't explain pours out from my heart, really poured out like if I'm able to describe it more, well, please permit my heart to personally come out from my rib cage and say, 'I love you.'

I sat on where Ever sat seconds ago, touching my faster-than-the-speed-of-light beating of my heart as I smile gratefully to God for this wonderful moment he'd given me.

"Already?"

I was about to laze around to wait for my inner self to calm down when I actually did the opposite. "Yeah, my friend Drina stopped by, she's taking us to another party. You guys are welcome to tag along too – though you seem pretty busy." Haven smirks, hiding her true expression.

Good thing my body jerked un-obviously because of my blurring effect as I stood up briskly. "Drina?" Okay, I forgot her entire existence. I shouldn't have been so confident she won't go and crash my world this time. Only now, she even went too far to be here.

"You know her?" Haven asks but I don't want to hear it. I ran up effortlessly across the place, knowing where she is through her presence. Ever and Haven rushed behind me.

My thoughts banged inside my mind, shocked at what I saw – Drina in her daring Halloween costume she picked to wear as 'Marie Antoinette.' The one that Count Fersen loves; the one I love.

From her curled red hair rested on her shoulder down to her black, glittery and rich gown, she didn't mistakably crash in this party. Drina smiled at me, hiding it when everyone comes. I thought it will be a very long time before we meet again.

"And you must be…?" She lifts her chin as her eyes land on Ever, her two glowing spheres of deep emerald green. I would like to roll eyes right now and say, 'Show-off' with matching chuckle. But I don't care if she's like that because Ever is still the only one for me.

This is a very serious situation. This is bad. No more room for dilly-dallying. My voice nearly a whisper as my whisper almost turns to air. I gaze at Drina, not taking off my eyes off her. "What are you doing here?"

"Haven invited me." Drina smiles so innocently but that's not going to make me mesmerized like what she does to everyone. I can't read her. I mean, we can both reach each other but she sealed off hers now. This is really a surprise.

"How do you know each other?" Ever asks.

"I met her at Nocturne," Drina says wrong on purpose, gazing right at her who talks about Haven. "We're headed there now. I hope you don't mind me stealing her away?"

… Or stealing me away rather.

That's why I need to keep my guard on from Drina. She's like a walking bomb that activates on its will in any time and in any place. Whenever she wants to, wherever she will. And now, she exploded once again like dynamite.

"Oh, silly me, you were referring to Damen and I, weren't you? We knew each other back in New Mexico –" Drina's and my voice came in unison with the place, except that I said, "New Orleans."

I slipped. Man, I was so focused on unlocking her mind for a bit as I didn't even warned Drina about being in harmony about rare things a human can ask.

'Damen!' Drina suddenly gazes with her green eyes to mine. 'My, what's gotten into you? Am I that lovely tonight, don't you think?' I crunched my brows as I turned my eyes away. 'What a very warm and accepted welcome. No worries, then.'

Like I'd ever worry… All I want is to sigh right now, just to shrug this insecurity. Or what was this even called?

She laughs as her way of laughter doesn't even reach her pretentious eyes while she covers for my carelessness. "Let's just say we go way back." Changing the subject, she nods and extends her hand to Ever's sleeve. "Lovely dress."

"Did you make it yourself?" Seeing her clasp Ever tightly, I'm alarmed. 'Drina.'

Ever suddenly wrench her arm off from Drina's grip. She turned her attention toward me. 'What? I'm just into her costume, that's all. Why bother so much, dear.' We were the only three around facing each other when suddenly Haven popped. "Isn't she the coolest?"

Evangeline checks her watch. "We really need to go if we're going to make it to Nocturne by midnight."

"You're welcome to join us." Drina smiles at them, especially at me. 'So, Damen, since you are too shocked to see me earlier than you expected, I would like to have an appointment with you as an apology. How does that sound?'

She even adds after. "Fully stocked limo."

Drina glances between Ever and me, pointing out obviously it's me she invites ever since the beginning. "Driver's waiting," She sings, persuading me to come. Ever turns to see me, forcing her mouth to say words, "You can go if you want. But I need to stay. I can't exactly leave my own party." She laughs softly, breezing the tensed situation of coming or not.

Drina glances at me, her brows arched and proud that I will accept her invitation. Well, I can't exactly leave someone's party which is what I went here for, right? I shook my head as Drina's face betrays her mask, showing her true feeling for a bit. 'Maybe next time.' I took Ever's hand instead of hers, proving that I won't come with her.

'Sure. Why not?' Drina's voice within my mind breaks out like a glass ready to fall and crack. She paused before climbing into the limo with Haven and Evangeline. "So wonderful to meet you, Ever. Though I'm sure we'll meet again."

I watched the limo sped away as Drina's green eyes are on mine, fading away in the distance.

"So, who should I expect next, Stacia, Honor and Craig?" Ever said sarcastically, snapping me back to reality of thinking much. I didn't realize I hurt her again. I'm so stupid. If I could just bang my head to the wall a million times without regenerating, I would do so.

"Ever." I called out to her, smoothing my thumb over her cheek. That's right, I would never want to hurt her. I want to ask forgiveness from her even if it cost me my life. And I don't want her to sacrifice her life again, so that's why I have to stay away from her temporarily.

"I should probably go, too."

I should go – so that I can catch up with her. Her thoughts emanate in jealousy, piercing right at me. Drina's the one chasing me up to now.

"Okay, well thanks for coming."

How fiercely beautiful Ever is when she's jealous like we've never kissed seconds ago which teases me. I can't help myself as I smile, removing a black feather from the back of her wig and traces it at the length of her neck. How I want to tell her that she doesn't need to be jealous for I'm hers.

I tapped it on the tip of her nose playfully. "Souvenir?"

With that, I sped away in my black car like a night crawler in the dark as the darkness and its deep colour match. I haven't many businesses to attend to, have I?

I love strawberries. :3

Sorry for thinking about random things.