finds him, feeling much better today than last night. It was a long night once they had actually gone home.

stops and smiles at him tiredly. "Hiya. How are you feeling?"

blushes brightly, embarrassed that the demon had seen him in such a... state.

"I'm better."

nods happily. "I'm glad to hear that!"

looks away, pretending he was looking around as he cleared his throat. "Have you found any information on that vampire?"

shakes his head. "Nothing. Not yet. I haven't been much good at the moment, so I have been avoiding any place he's been near."

sighs, rubbing at Feli's head. "You've done a lot."

closes his eyes, "Of course! I want to do what I can to help you."

sighs quietly, pulling him close to hug him tightly. "I don't want you to get hurt."

*hugs him back just as tight. "The only way I'll get hurt is if you don't come back to me one day."

rubs his back slowly, still lost in his thoughts. "I have to get him."

frowns and clings to him, "but what if something happens to you?"

looks at him, giving him an encouraging look. "I won't let him. I'll be prepared next time."

looks at him with hope in his eyes. "Promise?"

holds out his pinky to him, smiling. "I promise."

hooks his own pinky with Ludwig's. "Good! I'm still worried though!"

squeezes his pinky and begins to lead him out of the woods, not liking the memories of this place.

follows behind him by his pinky.

looks down at the ground as they keep walking. "I... I love you, so I won't get myself killed."

blushes to his ears, a smile adoring his lips. "You don't know what that means to me."

continues to keep walking, cheeks bright red.

stops walking, calling out; "Ludwig?"

stops, turning around to look at him. "Yes?"

steps to him and wraps his arms tightly around his middle. "Thank you. For everything!"

blinks a few times, looking down at him before hugging him back. "There's no need to apologize."

shakes his head. "I just want you to know that. Thank you Ludwig, for everything!" He smiles up at him.

squeezes him, suddenly getting scared. "You speak as if you're going to go after him."

blushes, glad his face was buried in Ludwig's chest. "N-no. W-why would I do that?"

squeezes him, suddenly scared even more. "You were going to, weren't you?" he whispers.

bites his lip, not wanting to respond. "I-I couldn't let you go..Not by yourself.. I have to.."

pulls back away from him, looking into his face. "Feli, you're.... no, you are strong enough.. but... I'm not strong enough to let you_

_come with me. He could do something to you, something worse than what he did to me.

shakes his head. "I couldn't handle it if you went off and got hurt and I sat home just waiting to hear news of you! Even if you came home_

unscathed! I'd go crazy sitting home.."

clenches Feli's shoulders gently, before drooping his head. "Then you may come."

's eyes go wide. He didn't think he heard right. "W-what? Did you say?"

takes his hands and kisses them softly. "You can come with me... if you promise not to interfere with the fight."

stares at him in disbelief. "You best be tying me up then! I can't see myself staying out of it. I can't promise that.."

knows that and kisses his hands again. "I'll rely on you, for my weapons. But for you to actually fight..."

frowns, "Why can't I fight too? Two is better than one, right?"

squeezes his hands. "Because you are too precious to me," he whispers to him.

grips his hands trying to make him understand. "Don't you get it?! You're too precious to me, too! I couldn't stand it to see you get hurt!"

nearly snaps. "If you die on me, I have no purpose in living anymore. He'll target you because he knows you're precious to me!"

can't help but yell back, "Yet if you die it's okay?!" He lowers his voice, on the verge of tears. "I can't lose you. Where you go, I go._

No matter what. We're together. Always."

cups Feli's face with both of his hands, leaning his forehead against his. "Please don't make me choose between you and my father..."

closes his eyes as tears fall between his closed lashes. He leans in laying a soft kiss on Ludwig's lips between pulling away and walking_

back into the forest, unable to see him at the moment.Both mentally from the pain and physically from the tears.