"Excellent!" the demon called to him.

"You go, kid!" he finished.

"Sure thing, Eke!" Ryker finished, before sighing.

"You KNOW she's only mentioned that once or twice." he then said to the demon. "It's hardly something that would be at the front of the mind." he went on.

"Even when you help, you're an arsehole." he then grumbled.

"Duh. Demon." his other half responded curtly.

Ryker noticed that Eke was back, and he heard him call out to Aly.

Aly appeared within a minute, making her way towards Eke.

"Eke?" she asked.

"Are you all right?" she asked him.

"Physically, that is." she then clarified. "I can tell you're emotionally doing well, from that smile, at least." she added with a lighthearted chuckle.

"For me?" Aly asked.

Eke nodded.

"You... didn't have to get me anything..." she said, blushing.

She then accepted the box and looked at it, before mentally preparing herself.

"All right." she said quietly, before slowly opening the box.

Aly was stunned, to say the least.

"Oh, Eke..." she said.

"It's... it's gorgeous." she told him. "It's so beautiful." she went on.

"I've never seen anything like this before." she then said further.

"Where did you ever find this?"

Aly just smiled as she returned the kiss.

"Well, that's very sweet of you." she said.

"I love you, too." she told him, before placing the barrette in her hair.

"Well?" she asked.

"How do I look?" she asked further, striking a small pose so that it was clearly visible.

Aly wrapped her arms around Eke in response, and smiled as she looked into his eyes.

"You are, too." she said.

"And I mean it as much as you do to me." she went on.

"I'm so glad we found each other, Eke." she continued as she held him closer.

"I can't picture my life now, without having met you."

Aly sat down beside him, and put a hand on his knee.

"Do you want something to drink?" she asked.

"Some water or juice?" she asked further, concern in her tone.

"Just to make sure this is as bad as this gets, you know?" she then added.

Aly looked very concerned now.

"Ryker!?" she called out, causing him to show up about 10 seconds later.

"What!?" he exclaimed.

"Eke feels like he's going to faint." Aly told him.

"......." Ryker was silent, before making his way closer to Eke.

"Hey." he said.

"Relax." he told him. "Just breathe... regulate it... and if you need to faint, just let yourself fall asleep, essentially." he told him further.

Ryker just sighed, and the next thing Eke knew, he was scooped up in his brothers arms.

"Don't." he said.

"You've nothing to apologize for." he told him.

"Anyway, come on." he said.

"Let's get you upstairs so you can lay down." he finished, as he carried Eke out of the room.

Aly, who had followed, looked at Ryker as he looked back towards her.

They nodded at each other, and Ryker sighed.

"I'll leave you two alone." he told Eke.

"Call me if you need me." he finished.

With that, he left the room, and Aly approached him.

"Yes, Eke?" she asked.