Love for Lara Croft was nothing more then an illusory feeling; a poison. For the first time she poisoned her self.

She didn't wanted to admit that but seeing him on the wall, bleeding and almost dying, maked her heart jump in fear.

She took some bandages quickly from her backback, dropping the Chirugai on the floor and ran to him.

Lara took him from the shoulders, shocking him. She felt the tears raising upon her eyes, but she can't let her self cry right now.

She must remain lucid for curing the fresh wound, she can't let her self go through emotions.

At least not now « Kurtis! » she called him, shocking him.

Tear's taste was raising through her throat, but they didn't exited in her eyes yet.

Shocking her head, she put Kurtis to sit and lifted his shirt. The wound was enourmous and the blood on his stomach was very bodied.

She put the bandages in a delicate way in his stomach, caressing the wound with the bandages.

Kurtis opened his eyes with some effort, his vision was blurry but he recognized Lara's long braid and her amazing body.

When he had a more clear image, he saw that she was medicating his wound. He was at one step from death and she saved him. He touched her hand, the one that she was making a node on the bandage.

Lara was feeling her self like she was poisoned by his touch, she left the bandages and looked at him in the eyes.

Two irises deep as the ocean, his eyes.

Two irises dark as the night, her eyes.

Two different contrasts, so close but so far away from each other. Lara lowered his shirt and got closer to him, caressing his cheek and putting her forehead on his own forehead.

An inner voice was telling her that she was poisoning her self, but she was reacting with her heart. « It's good to be back to you... » she said in a whisper, while her eyes closed by themself , leaving a tear, held by her consciouness « I was too close to death » Kurtis's hand ended in Lara's cheek, his thump ended softly between her soft and full lips « Good work Lara » Kurtis's whisper broke in Lara's hears, while her tears were streaming down her cheecks. Kurtis's hand was wetting with her silent and salty tears. She got closer to her, closing his eyes and putting his thin lips on the full lips of Lara. Unexpectedly, she returned the kiss, she didn't put him back neither of a centimeter.

She allowed herself to let him taste and poison her.

But she had to admit that it was the sweetest poison that she ever had tasted.