"Are you capable of reading minds? I simply wear a mask, that is all. My feelings are as mysterious as my actions, which are the same as my face. I love excessively... it's how I feed most of the time." D'Artigo closes his eyes. Probably the wrong thing to say, but it was too late now.

"So I'm just food?"

Ciridia moved to the side, away from him.

"Define food. I have often been described as candy, and from what I remember when I was amongst the living, candy was rather sweet." Maybe that would turn the conversation around.

"You'r just making me feel worse!"

Her voice broke.

"Then give me an idea as to how I can make you feel better Lyca. I don't want to hurt you anymore."

"Don't sugar coat everything. But don't be vulgar, Just...tell me the truth."

"And tell me: How will you know the truth from the lie? If I were to say you were a wonderful person, how do you know I'm not saying that just so you won't cry? And if I say I never want to spend another minute with you, how do you know I'm not just agreeing with you on how it would never work out?"

"I won't. I'll just have to be my idiotic trusting self."

"Let's begin. Number one, you're not idiotic to trust, as long as who you trust is a good choice to choose who to trust. Me, as you can probably deduce, am a very trustworthy person. However, due to certain psychological events in my past, I am not a very trusting person. So, for me to tell you even the smallest inkling is a great sign of trust. I have shared my past with you, which shows my absolute trust in you, so therefore I would feel little regret in telling you the truth which is."

Taking a deep breath after completing that al in one large breath, D'Artigo says, "I might have a small bit of an attraction towards you."

"You and a millio other men."

Ciridia walked away, but not very far.

"I'm pretty, young, and unassuming. Easy target. You, on the other hand, are mysterious and infuriating."

"Mysterious and Infuriating? To me, those are synonyms to sexy and attractive. And I think the same is true for you."

Ciridia looked at him.

"So?"

"So you tell me not to hide things, why are you allowed to do it then?"

"Because you never gave me rules."

Ciridia smiled alittle.

"Oh so now there's rules I have to follow? Kindly explain them."