My vibrant, shining golden beating heart settled into a dull and matte gold as I removed my hand from Arthur's throat. Immediately he placed his hand on his chest, breathing heavily as he caught his breath. I looked at the deadbeats, nodding before they retreated into my heart.
"I remember now." I repeated. I removed the heart that had beat to a silent serenade, tapping it to reveal a picture of Arthur and I. I held him in a living and breathing embrace and held a smile that made the other grin brightly. His wild butter-colored hair was ever so slightly tangled - yet it managed to stay absolutely radiant and neat. "You and I..."
"We were wonderful." Arthur spoke.
"Then why did you kill me?" I asked, closing the heart before replacing it.
"Like I've said - I was possessed, Lewis. I had zero control of my actions." he replied, going to grab at a non-existent arm. Instead, he went to cup at the still-bloodied stumped remains.
"What the hell happened to you?!" I screeched, immediately going to place my hand over the stump before Arthur could speak again.
Arthur sighed before speaking.
"Mystery bit it off not long after I pushed you off the edge. It grew an eye - looking at me before scampering away."
"Was it sickeningly green?"
"Yes, yes it was."
"So that's it..." I muttered, catching the attention of the exhausted ghost hunter.
"You've seen it?"
"Yes, I've seen it." I replied. "I had to get it out of the mansion."
Arthur looked at my hand, then into my glowing pink eyes - as if to tell me to lay it off. So I did - I drew back my hand and returned it to my side before sitting down.
We sat in eerie silence for what seemed like eons before I spoke again.
"I'm pretty sure it's gone."
I then reached a ghostly finger out to lightly trace the slight orange aural ring surrounding the stump.
"But we have to fix your arm. Get you a prosthetic."
"Already got plans." Arthur said, looking quizzically at what I was doing. "Vivi and Mystery aren't here. I'll just have Vivi bring me supplies for the arm the next time she brings food around."
I nodded.
"How are you going to live here?" I asked. "I mean, you're still alive."
"I apologize."
I raised one finger, closing my eyes as I took in an unneeded breath in sharply. I then let it out before shaking my head.
"You don't need to apologize, Arthur. You've done it enough."
Arthur looked down, gently clawing at his left side to replace thumb-fiddling.
"I mean, I could have Viv-"
"We're not going to have them over." I interrupted. "Too much trouble."
The other man sighed.
"Then how am I supposed to get to work?"
"I can catch you a vehicle." I said, nodding.
"Y'mean stealing one?"
"Yeah, taking one and possessing it." I replied, gently laughing. "It's a hell of a lot of fun to do. I'd rec- Oh, right, you're alive and I'm dead. "
I shook my head before continuing.
"Anyway, I can get you a ride then you can move here. Really, you don't need to bring anything. Just clothes and valuable items."
Arthur looked at me before smiling.
"You're the only valuable item I really have anymore."
The pink fire-hair on my head grew slightly hotter as if I was blushing.
"Stop it, Arthur."
"Y'know it's true." Arthur replied, giggling. His laughter was contagious - and soon I found myself wrapped in laughter broken only by my glowing pink eyes getting lost in his eyes of a matte orange hue.
We both sighed in unison.
"I sincerely love you, Lewis."
If I could smile, I would.
"I do too."
I scooped up Arthur's head in my large hands and pressed the middle spike on my skull-head to his lips - as if I was giving him a kiss. He picked up on this, too. He held onto my shoulder with one arm and allowed his hand to drape against my back as he deepened the kiss before drawing his head back.
"Just as sweet as I remember them, Lew." Arthur commented sweetly.
"As with you."
