Hello! Nice to see you again! This is the last chapter, so I hope you all enjoyed the story and thank you for reading! I hope you enjoyed the story!
Disclaimer: (sniffs) I don't (sniff) own (sniff) Henry D-Danger. A girl can dream though right? (breaks down sobbing)
Henry's POV
I wake up again to a throbbing pain in my head, though not as bad as last time. I open my eyes to see I'm in my regular jeans, plaid shirt, and vans again. I don't have to look around to know I'm back in the infamous Man Cave. I close my eyes for a few seconds to try to ease the terrible aching in my head when I suddenly feel a coolness on my forehead, easing my headache only a bit, but it still felt nice, and I open my eyes again to realize my head is in Ray's lap, with him in his regular jeans and shirt too, and he's just sitting there looking down and watching over me. His right hand is holding a cold ice pack on my forehead. He smiles down at me and I smile back.
"Hey", He says in a calm tone. I was expecting him to be mad for going out by myself and making a big deal of everything. All he gives me is a simple 'hey'? Is he trying to pull a trick on me? I hope my phone is still in my pocket.
"Hey", I say in the same tone and try to sit up, but Ray uses his other hand to press my shoulder down, preventing me from getting up.
"No getting up kid. You've over worked your body enough already", He says and withdraws his hand.
"How long was I out this time?" I ask, smirking a bit.
"Only about an hour. Schwoz says you're well on the road to recovery now", He says, looking away a bit before looking back at me.
Good, at least this time it wasn't two days. I relax into his lap and ask a question that's been plaguing my mind since I woke up the first time.
"Are you mad at me? Even the slightest bit?" I ask, not looking in his eyes, but finding the plaid pattern on my shirt suddenly very interesting.
"No. Why the heck would I be mad at you?" He says, laughing a bit in a confused and slightly amused way.
"Cause, I went out by myself, made a big deal over everything, and almost get myself killed without even a fight", I say, looking up at him in confusion and disappointment towards myself.
"Well, yeah, but as a superhero's sidekick who gets into problems no other kid your age would at all have anything to do with, what do you expect? Anyways, you do so much work around here that, if you promise you won't do it again without my permission, I'm willing to pay you half of the payment you would've gotten if you had been conscious for this weekend", He said, still smiling.
I had to resist the urge to scoot away in both fear and awkwardness. Usually when he offers you something as good as this, he's got a little trick up his sleeve to do something to you. However, if he does try to pull a trick, I've still got that pic of him on my phone with that stupid look on his face.
"Kid, about what I said to you on Friday night-" He started, but I cut him off, desperate to just drop the subject.
"Dude, let's just forget about it, okay?" I ask, really not wanting to have this conversation, but I can tell by the look in his eyes that he's determined to talk to me about this.
"No, kid, I have to say I'm sorry. I said some things that really hurt you to the point where you believed it so much you tried to prove me wrong. I know that you and I can be really competitive from time to time, but I want you to know that when I talk serious stuff like that, I'm only saying it out of fear, worry, or hunger. At the time, it was mostly hunger, but there was slight worry", He said, looking down in shame, but I wouldn't have any of this.
"I'm sorry too man", I started, and he tried to cut me off, but I stopped him. "I should've known that you didn't mean it and took it the wrong way or as a challenge. I also got to thank you for saving me from the doctor, for bringing me back here, twice, and for caring so much about me in general. You're really helpful to me and I hardly ever say thank you. When I first got the job and was having trouble balancing my two lives, you helped make the load somewhat easier with school. When Invisible Brad kept on attacking me to get my job, you helped me in the plan Charlotte came up with to get back at him, until he got hit by a bus, that is, and you helped me when I got an F on my history test and you took my teacher out for Valentine's Day to get my grade changed", I listed until he stopped me by saying, "Don't even remind me of that one."
"The point is, you do more for me than I realize, and I just got to thank you for that", I say smiling up at him, and he smiles back.
"It's because I care about kid. You don't have to thank me for that. You're like the son I'll probably never have with all the girls I meet", He said.
"I know, I heard what you said about people needing me more than they realize when I was still out of it", I said and his eyes widened.
"You heard that?! Why you-I should just-ugh-you know what Henry?! You do anything like this again and I might not have the generosity to pay you next time!" He yells in shock and frustration.
"I'd love to see you try to resist after all you put me through", I say teasingly, but he just shakes his head.
"Don't do anything and just go to sleep. Your body needs to regain it's energy. I'll be right here when you wake up. I'll always be here", He says as I close my eyes again. The last thing I hear is him repeating, "Always here. Whenever you need me."
Woot woot! Chapter 8 is finished people! I hope you enjoyed the story, give me you're last reviews, and thanks again for reading! I'll see you all again soon! Bye!