As lame as this sounds, this is the final chapter. But I started typing extra early, so it should be a good chapter. Anyway, enjoy!

The couple quietly walked through the moonlit park, right along the edge of the lake. Both were now back in their true forms, be it queen reaper or fire demon. But both were relieved to be back to normal. Being mortal was a little bothersome to them, as they were so used to looking feared amongst the mortals. Being demon or reaper was simply comfortable to the duo.

As they'd been walking, Septimus tried to flirt with Hope. However, each and every time he tried, he either got shot down, or a punch in the arm. Needless to say, the demon was running out of ideas. And it seemed like Hope was getting more and more annoyed by his attempts. Slowly he turned to look at the bottom of the reaper girl's hair, watching as the tip of it was seemingly gliding through the grass. And yet nothing got stuck in it. Slowly his eyes ran up the length of her hair, and soon settled at the hand at her side. He figured he'd give one last ditch effort to get her. Carefully his hand intertwined with hers, feeling himself lightly blush at the contact. He could only hope his superior body temperature didn't hurt her...

Hope's right eye twitched greatly before she yanked her hand away, and the next thing Septimus knew, she was holding her scythe up to his throat.

" Try something again. "

She hissed, glaring and her apparent fangs bared.

" I DARE you. "

Septimus blushed harshly now, feeling himself begin to sweat nervously. Despite how bad this situation was, he had to admit, he found it incredible how well Hope could threaten/defend herself. Not many people could do this. Slowly he grinned, hands up in defense.

" I-I think I'm good. "

He lightly chuckled, gently pushing the scythe away.

" Thanks. "

Hope huffed, closing her mouth, yet the glare remained. She soon pulled her scythe back and slipped it into her back waist bands with incredible ease. Septimus sighed greatly in relief, his wings flapping a couple of times, trying to calm himself down.

" Can I leave now? "

Hope asked calmly, crossing her arms.

" Someone's gonna die in a minute. A powerful shapeshifter, and none of the underlings can take it. I kinda need to go. "

" Before you do, I need to know something. "

Septimus said softly, looking slightly apologetic for what he was going to ask.

" You are absolutely beautiful. If you wanted, you could date anyone you wanted. So why don't you? "

" ... Pardon? "

Hope asked in confusion, blinking a bit.

" Why don't you date anyone? "

For the first time all evening, Hope actually looked... upset. Slowly she crossed her arms, hands falling on her upper arms, head tilting to the side.

" Septimus, I'm DEATH. "

She explained.

" I can't die. I live forever. The only other person I know who is deathless is Flash, but he's married. I don't want to live with a someone, and then one day have to escort them to the other side. "

" C-can't you go to heaven, hell or purgatory? "

" No. I can only see into those worlds, and pull a soul from them per request. As much power as I have, I can't pull souls without his blessing. "

" Why would you need his blessing? "

" You forget I only exist because of him, Septimus. He has a decent amount of power over me. He can't control everything I do, but he CAN control who I pull or kill. "

Septimus frowned, gently placing a hand onto her shoulder. To his amazement, she accepted it. She didn't pull away, she didn't gut-punch him, she simply accepted it. Honestly, the fire demon really DID pity the girl. Living through all eternity alone would be horrible. Being death was in no way easy.

" Maybe it's not my place, but... "

He began gently.

" Wouldn't it be better to love anyway? "

Hope looked up at him in confusion, looking truly pained by now.

" What...? "

" If you do live forever, it must get lonely. Why would you want to spend it alone? Wouldn't it be better to share it with someone? At least once even? "

" And when they die... "

Septimus frowned before smiling, gently cupping Hope's cheek, letting her look him in the eye.

" Then you can cherish the time you spent together, and perhaps, find love again. "

Amazingly, Hope sobbed slightly. She wasn't crying, but it was clear she was upset. Slowly Septimus brought her into a hug, amazed when she didn't pull away.

To be honest, it had been a while since Hope had hugged anyone. She didn't enjoy getting close to anyone, as they all die at some point. But Septimus... he was different. She couldn't explain it, but it was almost like they were meant to meet. And, she hated to admit it, but...

" Thanks for listening. "

Hope said softly.

" Of course. "

" You know, people say you're a villain, but I don't believe them. "

Septimus felt his hair flicker with fire for a moment, surprised to say the least. Immediately he pulled away.

" Wh-what? "

" I can sense some good in you. Your aura is so... unique. Perfect. "

Septimus blushed violently, and he wanted to respond- to deny the fact there was any good in him- when he suddenly shuddered, feeling a strange angelic aura around him. Apparently Hope could sense it too. Slowly she turned, and came face to face with three angels. One was Merek, almost expected really. But Septimus had YET to meet the other two.

One had white hair with deep purple streaks, purple eyes, a black turtle neck, long sleeved shirt with a skull at the neck, light grey jeans, two red belts that crossed over each other, black boots with red at the tops, and large neon yellow wings. Despite his gothic appearance, he was smiling almost as goofy as Gold could.

The other one had stringy aqua blue hair with dark blue streaks on his bangs, purple eyes, a white tank top with a purple band around his neck, purple sweat bands, no shoes, dark blue sweat pants torn at the ends, and small neon yellow wings. He looked like a superior surfer, and it was all to clear he was a water angel.

Septimus' wings shut tightly upon sight of the water angel, shaking slightly. Yet Hope stood firm, simply glaring down the angels.

" Really? "

She hissed, looking directly at Merek.

" Flash sent you guys after him while we're on a date? "

" Date...? "

Septimus asked jokingly, smiling widely at the reaper. Hope simply sent him a warning glance before looking back at Merek.

" Sorry Hope. "

Merek apologized, a few feathers falling from his wings. Obviously the time angel was exhausted already.

" Believe me, I wouldn't have interrupted you had I had a choice. We're just here for Septimus. "

" A battle? "

Seltimus inquired, grinning widely. Even if he wasn't in a tip-top fighting condition, he hadn't had a decent battle in a while now. And he was never one to back down from a fight. The white haired one grinned widely as well, shuffling on his feet eagerly.

" Yup! "

Without warning, the angel rushed forward and attempted to punch the demon. Luckily Septimus dodged with ease, jumping up and landing on the angels head, doing a handstand. The angel rolled his eyes up to look at him in confusion, watching as the other grinned at him.

" What's your name anyway? "

Septimus asked calmly, smirking widely at the perplexed angel.

" Uh... Salem? "

" And that one over there?"

The demon asked again, pointing at the water angel.

" Kai. "

" Cool. "

Suddenly Septimus lit his hands on fire, causing Salem to shriek and run away. Luckily for him Kai moved quickly and splashed him with water. The FUN thing about water angels was they could create water from the particles in the air. Septimus always HATED water angels...

Salem glared, and with a simple flick of his wrist, a long metal beam appeared. ' So he's a space angel then. ' Space angels could bend reality, create just about anything out of thin air. Truly powerful angels really. As Salem tried to wrap the metal around him, Septimus spread his wings and zipped into the air. It hurt his wings horribly to lift himself up, but he couldn't give the angels an opening...

Soon he landed, sending some chunks of earth flying upon impact. He found it rather strange that Merek wasn't fighting, but he left it be. After all, Merek was the only one that could REALLY hurt him.

" Watch out! "

Suddenly something crashed into Septimus, sending him to the ground. The demon grunted, slowly reopening his eyes. And his cheeks burned bright at what he saw. Hope was on top of him, her face a mere few inches from his. This, and added to the fact she just saved him from the wave of water.

Hope carefully lifted herself off him, but she didn't completely move away from him.

" Are you ok? "

Septimus almost didn't hear her, nodding faintly. He felt so... strange... he hadn't felt this way before... how could he possibly explain it? His chest felt constricted, and his face actually felt warm...

Hope's eyes suddenly grew wide, as if she'd seen a ghost. Her body shook, and she felt an overwhelming sensation simply emanating from the fire demon. ' H-he's-! ' Immediately she rose and turned to the angels, glaring and drawing her scythe. The angels flinched, and Merek instinctively moved in front of the other two, wings spread.

" Who feels like losing a wing? "

Hope asked evilly, grinning widely. Merek gulped, sweating noticeably.

" W-we're leaving. "

Septimus raied an eyebrow to this, wondering why they agreed so quickly. Once they were gone, he got to his feet, wiping some dirt off his back.

" Wow. "

He breathed.

" They're really afraid of you. "

" Yeah, well, I'm not a weak helpless girl, Septimus. "

Hope responged, smirking widely as she put away her scythe.

" I used to train along side Flash when the world was still young. Learned some cool moves. "

" Um... thank you... for saving me... "

The fire demon whispered, hands folding up behind his back. Hope smiled widely and placed a hand on his shoulder. Without him realizing it, his tail began to wag happily from the contact.

" You're a sweet guy, Septimus. "

She said softly, continuing before he could even protest.

" Just a little misguided. I know what you are... WHO you are... and until you figure it out, I don't think we would work out. "

" Y-you're... just trying to spare my feelings... "

Septimus whimpered, looking down, his tail coming to a halt. Hope gently placed her hand on his cheek, forcing him to look up at her.

" I'm saying the truth. Look, next to Flash, you're no Prince Charming. But you are incredible in your own way. And you're not a super goodie-goodie. You are also immortal, meaning theres a chance things could work between us. But until you learn the truth, I'll just have to leave you with this. "

Before he could even stir, he felt something press against his lips. And it took him a few seconds to realize had happened.

Hope had kissed him.

It was so soft... so gentle... so... beautiful. He'd never been kissed like this before... yet all too soon it ended, leaving the demon sad and disappointed.

" Goodbye Septimus. For the record, I actually thought you were cute the minute I met you. "

Septimus felt his mind blur as she simply vanished from his sight. Slowly his hand rose to where their lips met, barely able register what had happened.

Cute... until he learned the truth... what just happened? This whole date she'd been punching him and pushing him away. And now she suddenly thought he was cute... did she change her mind for whatever reason? Did she like him from the beginning but was too afraid to date? After what she said about her immortality, that seemed like it hit home, but... why would she change her mind?

Until he learned the truth...? What did she mean by that?

" So Septimus. "

Aries asked lightly, toying with Blitz's orange spines, smirking widely at Septimus' expression. His face was red, and he looked absolutely dazed.

" How'd the date go? "

" It was... "

Septimus mumbled, his hand reaching up to his lips again.

" ... Simply beautiful... "

D'awww... so cute. Goodnight everyone!