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She couldn't help but smile as she thought about her two choices. "There are a lot of things in my life that I have lost to the flames as you call it. It doesn't matter now though. I'm telling you no as it is too good to be true. You're too beautiful. You're too kind. You're too good for me. It's too good to be true for someone like me so it obviously can't be true at all. I'm probably not thinking straight due to alcohol and shock. But it is past the time where I should have returned to the Vasko suite."

Yuliya stumbled up slowly, tittering on her heels. As she stumbled into him, Kai quickly straightened her. His hands were warm.

"I don't want you to leave." The catch in his voice made her pause. The temptation struck her once again as her body dissolved back into a heap on the couch. There was a lot more bounce in the couches here.

"It's not fair to stay."

He rubbed her shoulders soothingly. "Here it's a great view of the concert."

Yuliya followed his gaze to the next act that was now jumping up and down while spraying the mosh pit in the front with a fluorescent multicolored foam. There was an anger to her pierced toungue that was forked out as she screamed about falling out of love with someone she thought cared about her. Yuliya was struck as she thought if this person was dating Kai's sister instead of the other act. Whichever one it was both of them had been equally passionate and utterly lost. But it didn't matter as the art was glorious.

"I love how you can feel her emotions." Yuliya admitted aloud.

"I could recreate this witb all the instruments around here in a sound studio easily." Hiz voice ticked her ear as its timber deepened. "Nonetheless people will always say its missing what you just said."

"That's too bad." She was touching him now, her fingers tanging in his. Finally, finally, her emotions were feeling for him now. She cared what he could not do.

Kai wanted to push further his thoughts choked inside him, he wanted to recreate it for her so her eyes would have the same light as they did now dancing in the limited bit that he could see. He wanted a better view, but he knew it was not appropriate yet.

Her soul shimmered like she was a luminescent pearl, he mused, her insides were much more beautiful than the cool solid exterior that she used ro keep herself safe. Cheaply manufactured pearls were quick to decay or degrade. However, well taken care of with a moist cloth and kept in a cool place meant there would be enjoyment for a millenia. Yuliya would move her head back and forth swaying to the base line that trembled the suite gently. Her hand touched him like pinpricks on his spine. Her company was addicting to be around as her beauty from every visage was intoxicating, every thought too resounded with his own.