Final chapter. May not be to long/good... Enjoy though! :D

" You sure you can walk man? "

Ra asked gently, offering out his arm to the other.

" N-no thanks. "

The vampire responded, his legs wobbling a great deal. Yet he remained standing. Even seemed happy to be walking despite the shaking even. Though, considering he hadn't walking without much difficulty lately, it really did make sense why he wanted to walk by himself right now. Ra would probably be the same way even.

" I've got it. "

" Well, if you need to rest, let me know, ok Thatch? "

" Of course. "

Thatch began to chuckle lightly as he continued with this part.

" Only... I think Dusk might pick me up if things get to that point. "

The two shared a laugh at this, the really funny thing being they both knew it was probably true.

Most of the students had walked home, as they didn't want to overwhelm Thatch, and now it was just him, Ra, Richard and the rest of the Ramirez family. Ra really wanted to make sure Thatch was ok. The vampire still seemed a little winded and tired... but considering he nearly died... it really did make sense...

Ra slowly caught his breath, looking towards the vampire, frowning a tiny bit as he wheezed. Even though he was cured now, it seemed Thatch was still feeling some of the effects of being sick. He was wheezing, shaking, and it seemed like his stomach ached. How he knew that LAST part was because the creature was holding his stomach as if he still felt nauseated. He knew the vampire wasn't sick right now, but it was still evident it would take a while for him to be completely well again.

The mummy soon looked down, still feeling pretty guilty about getting Thatch into this in the first place. The vampire SAID it was fine, but that didn't mean getting him into this predicament was right... Ra really wanted to make sure he was ok...

He looked up and saw Thatch sniffing at the blood staining Richard's hair. He raised an eyebrow, wondering why Thatch was sniffing it really.

" Richard, you reek of fire demon. "

Thatch said softly, sounding genuinely confused even.

" Septimus even. Why are you covered in his blood? "

' That's right... ' Ra thought softly. ' Thatch was asleep when Richard explained what he did... he doesn't know... ' He watched as the human blushed, scratching the back of his neck.

" Uh... first, is there any way you can help me get rid of it? "

Richard asked sheepishly, getting a face from Thatch.

" Um... I'm... still not feeling 100%. I don't think I can drink right now. Besides, how would I get it out of your HAIR? "

The two chuckled a bit before Richard began to speak again.

" Well... Dusk, Makenzi and I went to kick Septimus' butt for a cure. "

" R-really? "

Thatch asked, sounding both excited AND worried at the same time.

" A-are you hurt? "

" Oh no. I'm fine. Little light headed from the massive use of my powers, but I'm fine. "

" Just... promise me you won't be that reckless next time, ok? "

Richard looked confused by this before nodding, realizing Thatch just didn't want him to get hurt. It made him happy to know Richard cared that much about him...

" A-anyway, I should probably go home. "

Richard added, shaking his head a bit, causing the blood to fling at the others. Thatch held his hands up to protect himself a bit.

" Eek! Jump in the lake first! "

Thatch teased, wiping some of the blood from his face.

" Don't let Mr. Bradley see all that! "

" Heheh... right. "

Richard said sheepishly, waving as he rushed off.

The rest of the walk to the Ramirez house stayed pretty silent, no one really knowing what to say. But in Ra's case... he simply didn't know HOW to say it. He watched as the siblings walked into their house, grabbing Thatch's arm before he could enter the house. Dusk soon noticed this freeze as well, smiled, as it seemed he understood.

" Don't take too long kids. "

The prince said softly.

" Thatch may be better, but he still needs to rest a bit. "

" Yes sir. "

Ra said, nodding softly. Dusk closed the door, leaving the two alone. Thatch turned to Ra, looking confused by the mummy's sudden action.

" What's wrong Ra? "

" I... I know you said it was fine... "

Ra stuttered, hating how he was tripping over his words.

" But I still feel horrible about all this... If you hadn't protected me- "

" Oh, Ra, stop worrying about it. "

Thatch said simply, flicking his wrist to shrug off the motion.

" Again, I'd rather it be me than you. "

" B-but Thatch, y-you nearly died! "

" And? "

The vampire raised an eyebrow playfully, shrugging as he crossed his arms.

" You... really don't care...? "

Ra asked, looking confused again.

" I really don't. As long as you're ok, I'm ok. "

Ra couldn't help but smile at this. His mind was in a massive daze, yet at the same time, he couldn't help but feel happy. Warmed right down to the heart...

This wasn't very good, I'm sorry...

Well, the end. Hope the story was ok in general.