Here's Chapter 10... There'll be some violence in this one and a flashback with an OC appearance, sorry for the sad bits guys. :(

Chapter 10 : Shocking find, Painful Memory and Comfort

Time went by and it was the afternoon now, the Ramirez siblings have left the Manora house and were now walking back to their house. Keira and Kyle both yawned slightly while Dusk just chuckles at them softly and said to them.

'' Guess today made you two tired out huh? ''

The two look up at their eldest brother when Fatch unexpectedly lets out a quite a loud yawn, which made the rest of his siblings giggle at him while Dusk says in soft amusement to himself.

'' Not quite as Fatch here though. ''

Fatch looks down sheepishly while he blushing embarrassingly and as soon they see their house into view, there were their parents just outside at the house and in glee the siblings all rushed over to them and gave each other happy hugs before Dawn says happily to them.

'' So kids, you had a good time with the Manora's? ''

The younger ones eagerly shook their heads at them while Dusk and Midnight just smile at them as Midnight says brightly to their parents.

'' Great time Mum, we all had a nice conversation with them and having fun playing games as well. ''

Lucas smiles softly at them and says kindly to them whilst smiling.

'' We're both so glad to hear that. ''

Suddenly a grumbling sound can be heard as the group wondered where that noise came from, till they see a PRETTY embarrassed Fatch glancing down while blushing brightly. The others began to laugh heartily while Katie playfully nudges him while saying playfully to him.

'' Man big bro, first the yawning bit and NOW the old rumble in the tumble? You sure are something. ''

Fatch laughs a bit in nervousness while rubbing the back of his head and says sheepishly to her.

'' W-Well I did have a big day after all... ''

The others giggled softly at him before Dawn says brightly to them.

'' Well how's about we all head inside and have some dinner? ''

The kids nod at them in agreement then they all headed towards their house, while Dusk and Midnight were slightly behind them as Midnight softly asks her brother in concern.

'' Dusk, you think Marco has been ok today with Aquilo? ''

Dusk smiles softly at her and says in reassurance to her.

'' None of us has heard from them all day Midnight, so they're bound to be fine. ''

Midnight feels slightly reassured from his words now but still has a bit of doubt and once their parents opened the door to their home, a soft giggling sound can be heard as they all wondered to themselves who was making that sound, so after they all headed inside quietly and Dusk closes the door behind him. They all walked to the source of that giggling sound and once they get to the entrance of their living room, they were all wearing really shocked looks from what they were seeing. In the living room were Aquilo and Marco as they were sitting side by side on the crimson coach... With Marco giggling softly before he says softly to Aquilo.

'' Ah gee. I haven't giggled like this in quite a while Aquilo. ''

Aquilo then looks up blankly as he notices his shocked-looking family which made Marco curiously about what he was looking at, till he turns his head and his ruby eyes went wide in shock as soon as he sees them. Marco flusters sits up while Aquilo just casually gets up while Marco just stutters nervously to his shocked looking family.

'' I-I-I-I..Wha-ah-uh.. Uh-uh... ''

Aquilo placed his left hand comfortingly on Marcos shoulder while he lifts up his notepad in his right hand to the family as it said.

'' Welcome back, how was your

day? ''

The Ramirez family snapped out of their daze and now wore bright grins as they walked over to them while Lucas says brightly to Aquilo.

'' Ah our day was fine thank you Aquilo. ''

Dawn asks Aquilo eagerly while she has a bright sparkle in her ruby eyes.

'' How'd the day go in the house Aquilo? ''

Aquilo looks at Marco who looked down at the ground as he wore a nervous look till he pats his shoulder slightly, which made Marco glance up at him for a second then he his family before he says in nervous quietness to them.

'' W-We had a p-pretty good day... Mum. ''

This made his family smile widely at him (Except Fatch who wore a suspicious look) as they can see some light... The same, very light in Marcos ruby eyes, back when he was younger. Unable to contained her happiness, Dawn came over to her son and gave him a BONE crushing hug wile saying in joy to him.

'' I'm SO happy to hear that Marco! We ALL are! ''

Marco was feeling a bit suffocated in his mums grip till Midnight says to her in slight uneasiness.

'' Uh Mum? I think you're going a bit TOO far by hugging him THAT tightly. ''

Dawns eyes went wide open as she realizes what she's doing so she quickly lets go of him and says apologetically to her panting son.

'' O-OH! I'm sorry honey, I was just so... In pure joy, because... ''

Marco looks up at her slightly as he pants a bit, to see tears pricking her eyes till his father came beside her, places his shoulder around her and says softly to him.

'' We're all so happy to see you've had a nice time with Aquilo here son. ''

Marco eyes went wide in shock as he sees his family looking at him with such happy looks (Fatch frowns instead) for a second and as soon as his mum talks to them about dinner. He lowers his ruby eyes in sadness (Which Aquilo notices) as he went sadly/bitterly on inside his mind.

'' Despite how happy things are looking right now... That, will NEVER change the kind of person that I am! ''

While that goes on Dawn asks her family with a smile.

'' So what you all say to some chicken and mash with gravy for tonight? ''

This made everyone nod eagerly at her which made her laugh heartily, then she asks Marco as she turns to him.

'' What about yo-? ''

She now wore a concerned look as well as the rest once the see Marco, with his head down as his eyes were closed now and feeling a little worried now, Lucas asks him gently in concern.

'' Marco? Are you alright? ''

That made Marco snap back into reality as he looks up wide-eyed at his family for a second, till he forces a smile on and says a bit too upbeat.

'' Oh I'm fine, sounds good Mum. I'll go wash-up then. ''

Marco push past his shocked-looking family as he runs in full speed to the stairs and completely away from, this made his family look down as they frown slightly while Aquilo just tilt his head faintly as he wore that emotionless mask of his.

It was dinner time now and luckily Marco was present this time, as they all enjoyed their mums delicious cooked chicken, mash with peas and gravy. Wanting to start some conversation Fatch asks Aquilo with a warm smile on his face.

'' So Aquilo, what happened inside the house all day? ''

Aquilo puts down his fork and knife, writes on his notepad then shows it as it said.

'' Marco made us some pancakes with some sauce, along...

With some wonderfully-sweet fruit called strawberries. ''

That made Fatch and the rest of the others look at his notepad in shock, before Dawn looked Marco as he caught their shocked-looking faces, which made him feel uneasy as he says quietly.

'' S-Something wrong...? ''

Dusk was shocked to hear him say that as he says a bit loudly to him.

'' Something WRONG? Why that? ''

Dusk smiles happily as he says in joy this time to him.

'' You COOKED... T-That... That's GREAT to hear bro! ''

Everyone looks at him with bright faces (Except Fatch who frowns) which made Marco look down at his empty dinner plate and says a little quietly to them all.

'' I-I only did it because.. He was our guest, s-so I thought that... He might like something nice to eat. ''

This made them all very happy with him as Dawn says happily to him.

'' That was SO sweet of you Marco! We're all SO very happy to hear that. ''

Marco just looks down sadly as he says sadly in his mind.

'' If only you all knew, you all wouldn't be HAPPY at all... ''

Lucas says softly in gladness to his son.

'' You're such a kind, good young soul son... One of our dear children that we both love so much. ''

'' A son that you'll HATE so much... ''

Midnight says brightly to her twin brother.

'' Also a brother, who we all love and look up to as well. ''

'' Disgusting son, disgusting brother... Disgusting FAMILY MEMBER! ''

As that went on inside Marcos mind, Keira excitedly asks Aquilo.

'' What else happened Aquilo? ''

Sounds of kitchen ware clattering together slightly made everyone turn to see Marco slowly get up from his seat, then gives them a casual look as he smiles a bit and says simply to them.

'' Well then! Since I'm done with dinner... I'm taking an early night. ''

In quick of a flash, Marco runs away from them as he leaves the kitchen and heads upstairs to get to his bedroom, while his family now wore worried/shocked faces... While Aquilo just blinked blankly and tilt his head faintly.

Much later has passed that it was late at night now and on the moonlit beach, sitting on the sand was Marco as he eyed the sea with pure hopelessness in them. He looks down at the thin brown book he held in his hands... The very one that Aquilo found on the night that he first met him and... Accusing terribly. Marco opens it up and looks down at the big messy words that he has wrote, on the night that Thanatos gave to him when they first moved here.

(Flashback)

It was night time and Marco was sitting on the sand of a beach that he found today while he was out for some air, Marco watched the rolling waves of the sea as it was being lit under the moonlit sky before he closes his eyes as he inhales some of the sea air and said in his mind.

'' This beach sure is pretty looking, even more in the night time... There was never a beach in Darkness Town but... I'm glad that we moved here, I feel such a peace right now like, I could almost forget ab-! ''

'' Well, well, well... Look who it is. ''

Marcos ruby eyes shot wide open in shock AND fear when he heard that voice... That recognisable voice from the very vampire who he thought... That he had left for good back in that town. Marco fearfully gets up as he turns behind him to see him and said in a quite but terrified voice.

'' T-Thanatos! ''

Thanatos is a vampire with light grey hair that reached to his thighs and had ghostly white skin, dark-silverfish eyes with black eyeliner that had such cruelty and sadistic in them and a light coating of black lipstick on his lips. He also wore a blackish-green cape with no collar and covered his whole body but his feet to see his black boots. Thanatos smirks cruelly at the now quivering vampire as he asked him fearfully.

'' W-W-Why are you... H-Here? ''

Thanatos wore a fake look of hurtfulness and said in a mocking tone of hurt to Marco.

'' That's a thing to say to me Marco. ''

Thanatos took a step closer to him and says softly to him while slowly raising up a dark grey clawed hand to him.

'' What's wrong for a small visit, to see my favourite... ''

As it looked like he was about to touch Marcos cheek it went straight for his neck instead as he had a tight grip on it. Thanatos then said in sadistic cruellity to choking vampire in front of him.

'' FREKISHLY, DISGUSTING VAMPIRE! ''

Marco was in such pain right now as opened his watering eyes at Thanatos and tried to beg to him to let him go.

'' P-P-Plea-ack... Let me-ack. ''

Thanatos raised his right brow at him in confusion as he asks the helpless vampire in front of him.

'' Why should I? A disgusting piece of crap like you doesn't even deserve to live. ''

His hold on Marcos neck tightens even more as Marco could feel his eyes roll back into his skull and after a few seconds went by, Thanatos says softly to him... Well, more to himself really.

'' But, you know... ''

He lets go of his neck as Marco fell to the ground as he gasps terribly for air, while Thanatos looked down with a glint in his eyes before he knelt down in front of him and whispers in happy sadistic awe to him.

'' You're just so adorable-looking... When you're about to die. ''

Thanatos stuck his tongue out and licked Marcos earlobe which made the poor vampire shiver in disgust/fear while tears pricked at the corner of his tightly shut eyes.

Thanatos giggles softly in sadism before he gets up and threw a thin brown book in front of him, which Marco sees and looks up at him while Thanatos says simply to him.

'' Can't stay long I'm afraid... Things to do and see, ta ta... Garbage. ''

Thanatos transforms into a blackish-green bat and flies away from Marco as he laughed in pure cruelty... Marco was left all alone now in the beach and he looked down at book before him then... Begin to cry quietly as he knew, that no matter what's left behind him... That, will NEVER change the kind of person that he is. ''

(Present Night)

Marcos eyes begin to water slightly as he looked down at the disgusting but true words of what he is, he closes the book as he began to shake in sadness/fear now and when he felt something touch his shoulder, thinking it was him again. Marco turns slightly as his arms flew up to protect himself while he pleaded loudly.

'' NO! PLEASE GO AWAY! ''

He stays like that for a second till he opens one eye slightly and was surprised/relieved to see that it was only Aquilo and not Thanatos. Marco felt very bad what he just did there as he looks down while blushing embarrassingly and says softly to Aquilo.

'' O-Oh it's you Aquilo... I'm very sorry about that, what you doing here? ''

Aquilo sits down on the sand beside him and shows him his notepad.

'' You weren't in your room so I decided to check here, you

weren't acting fine with your family... Are you alright? ''

Marco felt touched for Aquilos concern for him but guilty for shouting at him and for who he acted back their around his family, he looks down sadly as he looks away from him and says sadly to him.

'' I-I'm sorry for how I acted back there Aquilo... Its just that... Hearing my own family saying all those nice, good things about me. It all made me feel so ashamed of myself. ''

Aquilo blinked at him before he writes on his notepad and shows it to him as it said.

'' Why? Isn't that supposed, to

make you feel... Happy? ''

Marco didn't say anything for a minute till he says quietly to him.

'' Not at all... If you're not ANY of those things. I-I-I mean... If they ever found out... They'll hate me for life. ''

Aquilo tilt his head faintly at the now shaking vampire beside him as he then said sadly to him.

'' E-Even you Aquilo... Even you'll start avoiding me once you find out that I'm-I'm... Ack. ''

Marco placed his hands over his face as he now sobbed softly into them then he hears Aquilo getting up from the sand and walking away from him, which made him feel worse about himself as he went in his mind.

'' It's happened... Aquilo's left me now... But, that's really for the best though... ''

Marco slowly removes his hands from his tear-stained face and when he glanced up, he was surprised to see Aquilo just standing slightly away in front of him and shocked to see... A thin brown book in his right hand, Marco looks down at his lap to see it was gone, Aquilo must've have taken it while he was sobbing to himself. Marco gets up from the sand and before he could do anything else, the book turns to ice in the demons hand then Aquilo threw the ice as it went far across the sea and went down with a splash.

Aquilo simply turns to the shocked vampire standing behind him then Marco began to stutter to him.

'' W-W-Why.. Y-yo-you...? ''

Aquilo shows him his notepad which said.

'' That book was not good for you, it's

making you feel awful and doing bad

things to you. ''

Marco was a bit confused now as he started to walk over to him while asking him.

'' What ar-! ''

Unfortunately, Marco tripped over something and was about to fall face-first onto the sand, but instead lands onto a cold chest and looks up to see that Aquilo had him in his hold.. Again. Aquilo shows him his notepad.

'' Its making you trip a lot. ''

Marco was blushing a bit now as he moved his face away slightly and looks away from him as he says sadly to him.

'' Its not just the book... There's other things that can't be solved so easily. ''

Marco feels a cold hand placed on his cheek as it gently made him look up Aquilo for a second, till he gets something out from his jean pocket and shows him a tear-shaped topaz gemstone with crimson sparkles. Marco looked down at the gemstone in Aquilos hand in awe till he felt his own hand gently grabbed and lifted up as the demon placed the gemstone onto his hand, Marco was very confused from this as he looked up at Aquilo and asks him softly.

'' Why... are you...? ''

Aquilo writes on his notepad and shows it to him.

'' I want you to have this, to know

that... You're not any of those things and

you're not alone, and I... want to help you, Marco. ''

Marcos ruby eyes went wide up at him, until... Tears started to well up in them as Marco clutches the gemstone to his chest then he latches onto the demon in a desperate need for a hug right now, which Aquilo did as he wrapped the sobbing, shaking vampire in his arms securely. While this was going on... They did not notice that perched on the top of the rocky-cliff, was a blackish-green bat and he was watching them with a cruel look and after he licked his fangs, he said in dark amusement to himself.

'' Well, well, well... Looks like Marco DIDN'T have the guts to kill himself after all... Hehe, instead he's found himself a little demon boyfriend to protect him. HA! But no one can ever stop me. Not even that ******g abomination won't stop me. Just wait till we come face to face Marco... ''

Thanatos flies away from them into the night and once far enough, he chuckled in dark sadism to himself as he couldn't wait to take care of some business.

That's all for now guys, I hope everyone will be alright with Thanatos lurking about and torturing Marco like that. :(

But Evil doesn't always prevail, there's always the Light side of life. :)

Thanks for being patient and for R:R pals. Till next time. ^u^