Marie had been gone since ten a.m that morning and had just got back to the abnormally architechtured laboratory, it was almost five p.m. She felt kind of bad for leaving Stein alone for so long, but she remembered that he does live alone and enjoys it. She pulled open one of the heavy laboratoy doors and walked inside, holding a few shopping bags. "Franken, I'm home!" she called, setting the bags on the couch. There was no response. "Franken?"

"Marie, you're back," Stein said with a little sense of happieness in his smooth voice. She was startled in surprise at the sound of his voice."I take it you had fun?" he asked, gesturing to the purple and pink and green shopping bags on the couch.

"Oh yes, I was talking with Azusa at the cafe when LIz and Patti found me. They insisted we go shopping at this new clothing and beauty salon shop."

"It never seizes to astound me how women can spend, what, six hours in one shop and only get five bags of clothing and God knows what else," Stein laughed.

"Four hours actually. Afterward Liz and Patty insisted that we go see a new movie." Marie said as she began walking toward her room.

Stein followed her down the hall and smirked as he said, "Well you got my point." He watched Marie gasp as she slowly walked into her newly refurnished room. She turned around with a huge smile as Stein walked in to the room also. The walls were a bright sky blue color with clouds and the sun on one side and the moon painted on the other on the ceiling. The floor was no longer hard cement, it was plush white carpet. The dresser, desk and bedside table were forest green, and the bed was covered in memory foam and plush pink, purple and blue pillows. The bed comforter was white with black swirly lines all over it, and highlights of the same colors of the pillows lined the black swirls. There was even a large rectangular hole in the wall where a window would soon be.

"Franken... How did you..." Marie gasped.

"When you told me to go get some rest, I couldn't sleep and what I had typed on the computer was... disturbing me, so I decided to do something productive other than cut things open and take notes. To make sure it didn't look terrible, I copied this room out of a magazine." Stein said cooly. After a few moments and Marie still hadn't said anything, he was getting to be a bit worried. "It doesn't look terrible, does it?"

"No! Franken, it's beautiful!" she said as she wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a huge hug. He was a little startled by her reaction, there was so much emotion. Finally he put his hands on her back and held her close. It seemed as if every time they got close like this, something was about to happen, but he had no idea what.

She felt so warm, and he could feel her heart beating against his chest. Her scent of coconuts, strawberry and vanilla was beginning to fill his nose, and he began to feel... He was happy. Why am I always this happy when I am with her like this? He closed his eyes and felt her completely relax in his arms. Marie began to remove her arms from his neck, but Stein pulled her even closer. She put her hands on his waist and gave him a questioning look. He stared back at her, and he finally knew what to do.

Stein removed one hand from her back and moved a lock of hair out of her face, then he stared into her one eye. Then he pulled her face to his, and their lips touched. This was the most blissful and most emotional thing he'd ever done, and surprisingly, was going well. Finally, Marie pulled back, and just stared at him in a bit of shock.

"I- I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done that..." he muttered as he turned and began walking toward the door.

"No, uh, Franken, it's alright." Marie said as she took a small step toward him. "It's ok."

"But I'm... Starting to gain new emotions... And I don't know how to use them or when. It's like learning to read. There are so many different feelings and emotions and so many different situations to use them in, I don't understand... What is happening to me?" Stein hisself aloud slowly.

A few long moments passed, and he was starting to feel uncomfortable. Feel. Uncomfortable. It wasn't the same as physicaly feeling uncomfortable. This was in his mind, and he didn't know how to control it. Ever since Marie came back to Death City and was staying with him, he was feeling more and more, even if it had been only one day. Things in his mind were changing so fast, he was beginning to feel his own heartbeat. All of this was making him dizzy...

Stein held his hand up to his forehead and gasped, "Marie, I..." He took a moment to breathe, and finally he said, "I need some air." Then he stumbled out of the room and walked down the hall, using the walls for support. All of this... Emotion and... Her scent, that kiss, her warmth... It was too much to handle, and he didn't know how to deal with it at all. It was all racing through his head so rapidly that he didn't have time to think, or even breathe.

"Franken!" Marie gasped as she ran to the door way of her room.

"I'm-" He sucked in some air, but it seemed to be of no use to him. "I'm fine, Mar- Marie..." Then, Stein's eyes closed, his body went limp, and he collapsed. He hit the ground with a large thud.

"Franken! Oh my god, Franken!" Marie, who was now right by his side, cried. "Oh, Franken...Please, wake up..." she gasped, now holding Stein's cheeks. All she could do was sit there and cry. She put her head on his chest and listened to his heart beat. It was beating rapidly. No, it was slowing down... Slower... Slower... Slower... And it stopped. Stein's heart beat had stopped.