(A/n: Ms. Rain here with the last chapter. Warning: Lots of blood and Character death. Please enjoy)

Splendid awoke with a start. When did he fall asleep? And why is it pitch black outside? He sat up, his shoulder bandage had already been removed and he looked around. "Oh yeah, now I remember. I ate breakfast then once I was done I heard...the sound of...thunder..." He stopped his thoughts right there, and his cheeks flushed in embarrassment. He showed his number one weakness in front of his cousin then he fell asleep afterwards. "Like a freaking baby!" Splendid groaned and buried his face into his hands.

Amidst his brooding of embarrassment, he failed to hear a pair of footsteps approaching. "About time you woke up," a voice said behind him. "It's freakin' pitch black outside which probably means that it's nighttime."

Splendid's shoulders jumped slightly at the sudden voice behind him, his face still red in embarrassment. He took his hands down and twisted his body to sit on the edge of the couch. "I blame you and the storm for making me sleep this late," he accused playfully.

"Yeah, whatever," Noel waved him off. He was wearing his night clothes consisting of an over-sized black shirt and knee length dark green shorts. He walked over to his armchair that was seated diagonally on the right side of the couch. "Splendid," Noel began, his voice stern. "I tried calling your brother earlier, but he didn't pick up. At first I thought it was because he saw my name on the caller id but after five calls, I knew something was up. He would've gave in and answered by then."

Splendid furrowed his eyebrows, not liking where this was going. "And how long ago was this?"

The lime-green half-squirrel sat back with a sigh. "Probably this morning around 11 or somethin', waaay before the storm suddenly got worse. Hope he didn't go out there. This storm is a sign I believe. It's most likely warning us of what's to come."

Splendid frowned then stood up from the couch. "If he's out there then I need to find him," he declared.

Noel sat up with wide eyes. "Did you not hear what I said? The storm's gotten worse and it's pitch black out there. There's no way I'm letting you go out there, I don't care that you have super powers, it's still too dangerous."

Splendid's frown deepened. "But what if Spencer's out there huh? You expect me to stay here while he's out there probably looking for me? I left my damn cell phone at Fritz's house so I'm pretty sure he's been calling. So please Noel I need to go to him. Just like you, he's the only family I have even if he is an asshole most of the time."

Noel frowned in turn, he sat back and pulled his knees up to his chest. "Yeah but...I don't wanna lose the both of you though." He buried his head into his arms, the bluenette looked at him for a few seconds before walking over to him.

He gently wrapped his arms around Noel, embracing him a comforting hug. "You won't," Splendid whispered reassuringly. "I promise I'll come back and with my brother too. Just wait for me right here okay?"

There a moment of silence, Noel raised his head, his mismatched eyes ready to shed tears. He nodded. "And you better hurry back," he demanded half-hardheartedly. Splendid released his cousin and gave him a soft smile. He stood back up and looked to the front door, determined to find his brother. Noel wiped his eyes and planted his feet on the floor. "I have a jacket you can borrow," he offered.

"No need," Splendid assured. "I'll get him as quick as possible." He wandered over to the door and put on his shoes. Afterwards, he opened the door, the dark-like void showed the dim street lights in the distance and the rain was pouring down heavily. He sucked in a deep breath then slowly exhaled. "Hang on Spencer...I'll find you." He ran out of the house, shortly after Noel walked up to his front door, frowning. He clasped both of his hands together and closed his eyes, silently praying that they came back safe. After some seconds, he opened his eyes and sighed. He stood there for a few moments, then closed the door.

*CRACKLE*

Fritz, Frenzy, and ?

"Alright you two have fought long enough."

Fritz fell to the floor with a hard thud, badly beaten. Frenzy wiped the blood from his lip and scoffed. "Tch whatever, it was getting boring anyway. He practically lost his spark once I mentioned his boy toy." He chuckled as he walked to the front where the door used to be, the cloaked figure strolled over to the barely conscious half-bear. Fritz gritted his teeth in both pain and frustration.

"H-how could I fall for something like that? How weak am I...and when did I become so weak? Is...it really because of my love for Splendid?" He thought. Love was a distracting and cruel feeling so he had no one to blame but himself."Damn it." He passed out soon after, the cloaked figure picked him up effortlessly. He placed him onto his broad shoulder then they exited the house.

*BOOM* *CRACKLE*

Shane and Splendid

"GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!" Shane shouted in frustration.

It was so dark out now that he had no idea where he was. He's soaked to the bone, hungry, and lost. "Just where the hell am I? Am I even in Happy Tree anymore?" He dropped to the ground on his hands and knees, he began to hit the heavily soaked earth. "Damn it, damn it, damn it!" He continued to hit the ground until his hand bled. Hissing in pain, he stopped and sat on his knees. He looked up at the black sky, allowing the rain to fall onto his face. He needed to find his brother or someone just so he could know that he wasn't the only person in wherever he was. He's been out here for hours searching for his twin, but with no luck. He just hoped his twin was having better luck than he was. Leo didn't deserve this. They've been through enough shit in the past after their parents died when they were little.

Shane continued staring upward as he remembered his and his twins' past.

/

The truth was that they were abandoned by their parents however they did die. After Shane and Leo were left behind. Their parents never really loved them, they were forced into an arranged marriage and had to have children. They left them at the young age of 5 years old, they so kindly stated that they were going to celebrate their anniversary out of states just two weeks before their children's birthday that November. They gave them a fake, forced smile that they ignorantly fell for. But they were just kids at the time so they couldn't have known the difference.

"Fucking wished we did at the time," Shane thought subconsciously.

It was one month and a week later, the twin's now 6 years old, heard on the new that their parents were in a plane accident. The accident killed everyone on broad, but the twins didn't feel depressed. They didn't feel anything towards the death of their so-called parents. "They deserved it," the young twins thought at the time. They deserved death for never caring for them like normal parents should have. They deserved it for never paying attention to them like normal parents should have, and for never loving them like loving parents should have.

Shane and Leo stayed in the house until the bills started piling up, one by one. The house became nothing but a dark, abandoned-like home. They were still six at the time, they knew that they couldn't stay in the dark and cold house for long so they took all the clothes they could and left the house.

Not bothering to look back.

"From then on, we only relied on each other. We trusted no one but each other." Faintly, older Shane's lips curled into a small smile.

The young twins lived on the streets, envying little children who would laugh, smile or just be happy with their parents when they walked past. They stayed in the shadows of the alleyway, only relying on each other when the going got tough. Through the Spring, they would go to the park. They would receive disgusted looks from the other children, but sympathetic looks from the adults. Neither dared to approach them, but the twins didn't care.

However one parent, a half-lion mother and her cub son, walked over to the lonely and dirty half-raccoon twins. The two were sat on a bench, facing the clear pond, staring at it with empty honey yellow eyes. The mother walked up to them with her hands clasped in front her below her stomach, a with a genuine sympathetic look on her petty face. Her son behind her gave them an uncertain look. "Umm excuse me?" The mother said hesitantly.

They didn't acknowledge neither of them, they continued gazing at the pond. The mother sighed, her son tugged on her dress, silently saying he wanted to leave. She looked down at her son and shook her head. She walked in front of the twins, blocking their view of the pond. They didn't move an inch at her presence, they still didn't acknowledge her. "Would you two like to talk about whatever it is that is troubling the both of you?" She asked kindly, creasing her long skirt behind her to kneel in front of them. They say nothing, instead they got up from the bench and walked away.

She frowned as she watched them leave. "I know what it's like to be abandoned," she called out, standing up.

They stopped in their tracks at that statement. "I was also abandoned by my parents at a young age as well. They didn't want a daughter for a child so as soon as I was born, they left me up for adoption. I wasn't immediately taken in but when I was, I was 6 years old and just like you two, I trusted no one. Thinking I would just be abandoned if I did. But...once I fully got to know my new parents, I accepted them...and they gladly accepted me. Not caring if I was a boy or a girl," she confessed with a small smile.

Her son ambled over to her, she took her son's hand. "What I'm saying is...don't let the two people you call parents ruin your trust in others. Not everyone is cold-hearted and cruel like they were. I hope you find a family that will truly accept you two, like mine did."

They stood there, letting the kind mother's confession sink in. One of the twin's took the others hand. "My brother is the only family I need." They walked away, hand in hand.

The mother sighed, but her smile stayed.

Four Years later, when they were 10 years old, they started stealing.

It was winter, the snow was slowly falling and Christmas decorations were hanging here and there around the town. They held out as long as they could, Leo had told his twin that they shouldn't steal, but Shane couldn't hold out anymore. He was tired of eating leftover crap from trashcans or eating very little to nothing. Shane dragged Leo to the nearest restaurant, a McDonald's, Shane went through the dumpster for a receipt he could use.

Hesitant, Leo stood there, not wanting to go through with this. After awhile, Shane stopped and glanced down at his nervous brother. "Quit starin' and help me or do you wanna starve?" He asked irritably.

His twin balled his hands into fists as he frowned. "N-no I don't wanna starve, but...I-I don't wanna steal either. What if we get caught?" They were too young to go to jail and since they were homeless, their punishment might be severe. Leo would rather starve then be sent to jail, surely someone would spare them some change or food for them. Even though years had passed of them being homeless, a few people were actually generous and kindhearted enough to give them some money and food to go by. It wasn't much, but it was something.

Shane dropped to the ground with a huff. "We won't get caught, I'll make sure of it. Anyway let's go somewhere else...Oh I know, the bakery." He walked away, Leo's frown deepened but he followed after his twin. Once they reached the bakery, they hid in a nearby alleyway that was close to it. "Alright I have a plan," Shane announced. "So here's what we're gonna do-"

"Wait we?" Leo quickly interrupted with wide honey yellow eyes.

"Yes we. I can't do this by myself," Shane said, glaring at his twin.

Leo shook his head. "I-I don't think I can go through with this, I mean what if-"

Shane covered his mouth. "For the last freakin' time we are not gonna get caught. Now quit being a little pussy and help me."

He caught the look of hurt in Leo's eyes after his harsh statement, he removed his hand from Leo's mouth with a sigh. Shane pulled him into a hug. "Look Leo, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I'm just hungry and it's freaking cold, I'm not thinking straight. We don't have to do this if really don't want to." Leo's lips curled into a small smile, Shane pulled back.

"No let's do it, I'm really hungry too...What's the plan?" Leo asked, determined. Shane smiled at his brother.

They got by from stealing, they only got caught twice. Their punishment was nothing serious since they were homeless children. Leo was really grateful of such. They were then assigned to an orphanage, they declined it immediately. Shane told the officer the same thing he told the kind mother back then, taking Leo's hand in his.

"My brother is the only family I need."

*BOOM*

The sound of thunder brought Shane back to reality. His lips formed a hard line and he looked away from the sky. Shakily, he stood up on his feet. He was exhausted and felt like he could collapse at any moment. Suddenly, he coughed."Goddamn it now I'm sick," he thought bitterly. He took one step forward, his movement wobbly. But the short action made his legs give out, he falls to the soaked ground. A groan escaped his lips. He's now sick, lost, hungry, and his hand hurt. He closed eyes, welcoming the darkness to take him.

"Looks like...this is the end for me. Sorry I'm leaving you behind...Leo."

"Oi! Are you okay?!"

Shane's eyes flew open, but he didn't move for he had no strength left in him to do so. The sound of running footsteps quickly approached him, the figure stopped mere inches away from him then got on his knees. The person gasps in shock. "Holy shit Leo. Hold on, I'll get you outta here." Shane knew that voice.

With great effort, he moved his lips. "S-Splendid?" He rasped.

"Wait, Shane? Alright just hang tight." Shane felt himself being lifted off of the ground and onto Splendid's back before he succumbed to the darkness.

? at the Abandoned Shrine

A flash of lighting briefly showed an abandoned shrine and two figures walking up the stairs. One was carrying an unconscious person on his shoulder. They reached the shrine's door, Frenzy was the one to open it. They entered and immediately, candles lit up and down the long hallway and around a golden statue at the end of the hallway. Frenzy whistled, amused. They began walking only to hear a voice shortly after. "It's about time you showed up, I was about to have my ass handed to me on a silver platter if you got here any later." An overweight figure stepped out of the shadows, he was a half-pig wearing a Jingasa, a long black cloak, and a black kimono.

The cloaked figure holding Fritz got down on one knee. "Char Sui-san my apologies. Thanks to these two, I was further delayed than necessary." The half-pig oinked, Frenzy stifled a laugh and quickly covered his mouth. Char Sui glared at him, he gave him a meek wave. The cloaked figure stood up as he removed his hood with his free hand. He also glared at the half-bear. "You may disrespect me, but you will not disrespect Char Sui-san."

Frenzy scratched the back of his head. "Sorry sorry, I couldn't help it. It caught me off guard." Plus he needed a laugh in this serious situation. Hell when was the last time he laughed at anything before things got serious out of nowhere?

Before either could say anything, a booming voice interrupted them. "Quit talking and get over here now. I have waited long enough."

Frenzy's eyes widened. "Wait who the hell said that?" His question was left unanswered, Char Sui and his apprentice began to start walking towards the statue. "Asshole," Frenzy grumbled before trailing behind them. The four stopped halfway in front of the statue, the un-cloaked person gently placed the unconscious Fritz down in front of them. "Finally, but I can't have him beaten up. Someone heal him," the statue ordered.

Char Sui looked at his apprentice and nodded his head, signaling him to do the job. The male walked over to Fritz and got down on his knees. He placed his hands over the half-bear's body then his hands glowed a light green color. Frenzy whistled again. "Wow pops, didn't know you had magic in you."

"Quiet," Char Sui ordered sternly. "Tony-kun needs silence so he can focus."

Thunder rumbled in the distance, Frenzy rolled his eyes as he crossed his arms. "Yeah, silence my ass," he grumbled.

"And you?" The statue asked Frenzy. "Who are you? I know you and your other half are not related, family wise. So who are you to him?"

"I'm basically the half that takes shit from no one," Frenzy answered. He looked at Char Sui, but the half-pig didn't acknowledge him. The statue hummed in understanding and it was left at that. One minute later, Tony stood up. "I'm finished," he announced.

"Excellent," the statue said, pleased with Tony's quick healing. "Finally I can wreak havoc, and in a body who silently craves for blood. But first something needs to be done for his true blood-lust to awaken."

Char Sui nodded then turned to the confused Frenzy. The teen slowly got the idea and sighed in disappointment. "Goddamn it and I was startin' to enjoy the free life." Char Sui closed his eyes and clasped his hands together, he mumbled an incantation making Frenzy glow a white aura and into a white ball of light. It flew over to and entered Fritz, he briefly glowed.

"Now we can begin," the golden object announced.

Char Sui and Tony sat Indian-style around the sleeping half-bear, they chanted an incantation together. Both the statue and Fritz began to glow: Fritz glowing green and the statue glowing red. The red aura flowed into Fritz, his seafoam eyes widened at the sudden pain entering his body. He screamed while thunder and lighting struck.

After a few minutes of agonizing pain, the screaming died down and he laid motionless on the hard wood floor. Slowly, his eyes opened, revealing blood red with a mixture of gold around his iris'. The awakened Fritz sat up, both Char Sui and Tony scooted back to bow at their awakened god. "Time for the bloodshed to begin," the red eyed half-bear stated, popping his neck. "But first we are going to pay a certain squirrel a visit."

"Yes my lord," Char Sui and Tony chorused. Fritz laughed evilly, slowly and suddenly the sky covered the area in red. The clouds parted, but rain still poured, revealing a blood red moon.

Leo and Spencer

"Holy shit do you see that?!" Leo asked, looking up at the bloody red moon. Spencer turned around to look at the moon, his ruby eyes narrowed.

They were still outside but thanks to the clouds parting, the rain was coming down lightly now. "This is bad. We need to get outta here and fast," Spencer said.

Leo nodded in agreement and they ran, now with a good look at where they were going.

Splendid, Shane, and Noel

Splendid stopped running once he noticed that the area around him was starting to turn red. He looked up at the source, finding a blood red moon in the sky and he paled. "What the hell's going on?" He bit his bottom lip and resumed running to Noel's house.

At the Noel's house, the teen was looking out of the window, at the red moon. The bad feeling in his gut was right, but this was not what he was expecting. He frowned, continuing to look at the abnormal moon before turning away. He walked to his kitchen. It's been over an hour since Splendid left, and he was starting to get worried. Suddenly, his front door began to rattle, he stiffened. The door opened and in walked Splendid, carrying a soaked half-raccoon on his back.

The bluenette rushed over to the couch and gently laid the sick teen on the couch, not caring that the couch was getting wet. He turned his attention to the shocked Noel. "Please, can you look after him? I'm gonna go back out there and look for his brother." He ran out of the door, not waiting for Noel's response.

"Splendid wait!" He called out, but he was far gone. Noel sighed as he closed the door. He looked at the sickly pale half-raccoon and went to get some dry clothes and a towel.

Splendid, Spencer, and Leo at the park

Splendid ran and ran, but was having no luck in finding his boyfriend. After one more minute of running, he stopped to catch his breath. "Damn it...I should've grabbed me a snack before I left," he thought and his stomach growled. He groaned as he rubs his belly, suddenly the sound of footsteps in the distance caught his ears. Now that the rain had calmed down some, he could hear things more clearly. He turned around, running towards him were two people. The red moon made it hard to distinguish whom they were.

"Oi! Splends!" One of them shouted, waving their hand. Splendid smiled in relief. He had no idea how Leo knew it is him, but he was glad to finally reunite with him again. He ran towards them, but stopped in his tracks. "Something is wrong...,"

"Wait stop!"

*BOOM*

Suddenly, a flash of lighting struck in front of the three. Leo and Spencer stopped just inches away from the unsuspecting flash. "Aww so close," a voice whined in mock disappointment. The three teens looked up to see three people floating in the air, in front of the red moon. The one in the middle had eyes just as red as the moon, but Splendid could faintly see a tinge of gold in his eyes. Splendid glared at them.

"My my, someone's mad," said the voice that spoke before. "How about I wipe that look off your face and make it into a shocked one?"

Before Splendid had anytime to blink, the person teleported in front of him. His eyes widened in shock at the person standing before him. "F-Fritz or are you that bastard Frenzy?" He asked.

Fritz frowned. "Hmm not the look I was hoping for, but it will have to do."

Splendid narrowed his eyes. "Answer me!" He demanded angrily. "Just what the hell's going on?"

"Oh nothing really," the awakened half-bear said. "Just here to end everyone's lives in this town. Starting with you first Splendid Sumner." Without a moments hesitation, he charged at Splendid with his signature Bowie knife in hand. Splendid dodged the oncoming attack, he tried to smack the weapon out of his hand but Fritz was too fast and he ended up getting cut on his cheek.

He jumped back, almost slipping on the wet ground in the process but managed to get some distance between the them. Fritz had a crazed look on his face, his red eyes looked menacing in the rays of the blood red moon. Splendid was about to charge at the other, but froze when he heard a cry of pain, his eyes widened and his blood ran cold. "No it can't be...not..." He looked past Fritz to sees his brother on his knees clutching his stomach, bleeding. Leo stood there in shock.

Leo looked at his former school's teacher, who was holding a sword now covered in Spencer's blood, in horror. "S-Sergeant T-Tony, why? W-what the hell's going on?" He asked nervously.

Tony chiburi'd the blood off of the blade and stared at the greenette with black eyes, looking like an endless void. "I know this comes off as a great shock to you, but I only became a teacher to find a suitable host for our Death God. Fritz just so happened to be the perfect host," he answered, his deep voice dull. He pointed the blade at Leo and he stiffened.

Before he could attack the other, he's sent flying by a strong force, right past Leo. Stood there panting and looking beyond pissed was Splendid, his fist clenched. He rushed to his injured brother, Leo looked at the other unconscious person on the ground, sprawled a great distance from them. "Hang on bro you'll be alright just hang on," he heard Splendid say.

Splendid looked up at Leo. "Leo please get him outta here. The wound is pretty deep and he's losing blood fast. I hope he brought his phone." He quickly checked his brother's jacket pocket, he thanked God when he felt the cell phone in the pocket. He took it out and immediately called the lime-green haired half-squirrel, hoping he would answer.

Suddenly, Fritz magically appeared behind him. "Sorry, but I can't let you do that." He brought down his Bowie knife, Splendid dodged it but dropped the phone in the process.

"Shit," he cursed. He was about to grab the phone, but a Bowie knife was flung at it. Breaking it. Splendid stared at the broken phone in disbelief, Fritz chuckled evilly. "Don't worry you will be joining your brother soon," the half-bear said. "Just accept your death and-" He was cut off by a fist meeting his face, he's sent flying a good feet away from him.

Splendid walked over to Leo and Spencer, he gave Leo a sad smile. "Please leave and quickly."

Leo frowned. "B-but what about you? I mean w-we just met up-" Splendid silenced him by placing his lips over his, Leo immediately melted into the kiss. He gladly welcomed his boyfriend's cold lips on his after what felt like so long. They pulled apart after some seconds, much to Leo's displeasure. He picked up the bleeding red half-squirrel onto his back. "You better not die."

Splendid smiled and nodded. "I won't, I don't plan on dying just yet. Alright Noel's house is just down from here, just keep going straight." Leo nodded then took off.

Splendid sensed a weapon being launched at his retreating boyfriend, he stuck out his left hand, letting the blade pierce him instead. Not phased by the burning pain in his hand, he turned around glaring daggers at the smirking Fritz. He was walking towards him, tossing another Bowie knife up and down in his hand. Splendid yanked the blade out of his hand then threw it at the cocky looking half-bear at high speed. Fritz dodged it, but it only grazed his left cheek. He stopped walking and licked the blood from his wounded cheek.

A crazed smiled formed on his face. "Yes get pissed. Get really pissed so we can fight with nothing, but pure hatred in our hearts!" He exclaimed.

Splendid charged at him, his fist raised.

Leo, Spencer, Noel, Shane, and ?

Leo ran and didn't falter. He continued running forward like Splendid told him to, Spencer occasionally groaning in pain behind him. It only encouraged him to go faster, not caring that both his legs and lungs were burning for a break. Up ahead, he could see a light, assuming that it was the house Splendid told him to go to. Plus it was the only house with their lights on.

"Eh? Leo...is that you?"

Leo stopped in his tracks at the sudden voice. He didn't know if he should be scared or glad to hear the female voice. He looked to his left, seeing a girl with long wet hair staring at him. She gasped when their eyes met then she ran over to him. She was about to hug him, but saw the wounded half-squirrel on his back. "C'mon Petunia, we gotta get him patched up. I'm heading to that house over there," Leo told her, nodding his head to the house ahead.

"Really? I was heading there too. All of a sudden a storm shows up, a red moon shows up next, and all the of the houses start to suddenly look abandoned. Not to mention people are nowhere to be seen," Petunia said, frowning. He nodded in understanding, they ran towards the house.

/

Noel stared at his cell phone, greatly worried. That was Spencer's name that popped up on his caller id seconds ago. He answered it as soon as he saw the name come up, but was only met with static. His frown deepened and he set his phone down on his lap, he stared at the sick half-raccoon from his position in his armchair. Shane was changed into dry clothes and was running a high fever. "Probably because he's been out in the rain for too long," Noel assumed.

He got up and placed his phone on the table, before he headed into his kitchen to fix some soup for when Shane woke up, a groan stopped him. Noel ambled over to his couch, seeing the teen shifting uncomfortably in his sleep. "Seems like he's having a nightmare," Noel thought, frowning. Gently, he shook Shane's shoulder to try to wake him up from his nightmare.

Shane awoke, gasping at the sudden realistic contact and he coughed. He sat up, still coughing, the rag fell off of his head and Noel gently patted his back. After some seconds off him coughing, he groaned again then groggily opened his eyes. Instantly, his eyes widened at the unknown scenery he was in. "No need to panic, Splendid brought you here," Noel assured.

The Evergreen twin relaxed and laid back down, but didn't put the rag back on his forehead. He began to breath heavily as Noel placed the rag back on his head for him. Noel started walking to the kitchen, but heard a knock on his door. He wandered over to his front door, hoping it was Splendid. He opened the door, instead he saw an identical half-raccoon carrying someone with red hair on his back and a blue haired half-skunk standing next to him. Both soaking wet and panting.

Noel stepped aside to let them in, once Leo walked past, Noel got a good look at the person on his back. Noel's eyes widened in shock when he saw that the familiar person was bleeding. Upon entering, Leo froze when he saw his brother on the couch. Noel lightly tapped his shoulder. "I'll take care of Spencer," he whispered. Leo nodded and slightly released his hold on Spencer's legs, Noel quickly grabbed his cousin and carried him bridal style to the guest room upstairs.

Leo stared back at his sick twin with tears threatening to fall from his honey yellow eyes. Petunia sat in the armchair behind her with a sigh, Leo remained standing. She gave him a sad, Leo was too preoccupied with his ill twin to notice.

"I thought I fucking lost you," he whispered and the tears fell.

Splendid vs Fritz (Still at the Park)

Splendid was sent sprawling to the ground with a painful thud. His clothes were cut in some places with blood trickling from his wounds and his right arm was broken. Fritz walked over to him with his clothes still intact but covered in his and Splendid's blood, his right arm was also broken. The blue half-squirrel struggled to get up, his body was in great pain and he was exhausted. He rested on his good arm's elbow and glared at the scowling Fritz. The half-bear spat the blood out of his mouth and stopped walking.

"You little shit, you are proving to be much more difficult than I thought," he seethed.

"Tch obviously. You think I'd just let you kill me that easily?" Splendid retorted.

Fritz's scowl deepened. He used his good arm to reach inside his bloody camouflage jacket. "True, but I have many other people to kill so I am going to have to end this right here and now." He pulled out a neon green glowing Bowie knife and started back walking towards him.

Suddenly, Splendid felt feels sick. His stomach churned uncontrollably and he threw up his breakfast. "W-what t-the he-ll is t-that?" He wheezed then groaned.

Fritz was stood in front of the greatly weakened half-squirrel, he smirked down at him. "This here my dear Splendid, is a great weakness of yours known as the Kryptonut. I would love to tell you more about it, but you're not going to last any longer to know the details." Without any hesitation, he stabbed Splendid in the abdomen. He coughed up blood and some of his vomit.

Fritz pulled the blade out and roughly kicked his fresh new wound, Splendid cried out in pain. Fritz laughed, enjoying the pain he had inflicted upon the other. "Now Splendid don't worry, I will put you out of your misery and the pain will be gone. Goodbye." He brought the knife back down to the bluenette, everything moved in slow motion.

Splendid's life flashed before his eyes.

He saw his days in the orphanage and his encounter with Fritz. The person who was trying to kill him at this very moment. He saw himself smiling for the first time of him being there in the orphanage, it was all thanks to Fritz.

"The person I soon fell in love with."

Next, he saw his twin. Spencer was a good older brother to him back then and he still was to this day. He saw them taking their first family picture, just the two them when they first moved into their very own home. They were doing all sorts of funny and weird faces and poses, Splendid couldn't help but smile at the fond memory. The last image was the friends he made at Happy Tree High School. Chris, Faith, Lance, Petunia, Shane, and...Leo.

"My boyfriend."

They hadn't been dating for long, but it didn't matter as long as they loved each other. "I promised Leo that I would come back to him...and that's what I'm gonna do." With new found determination, he gritted his teeth and clenched his fists, his mind numbing the pain in his right arm and abdomen.

"NOW DIE!" Time moved back at it's original pace.

Splendid grabbed the knife with new found energy restored in him. Fritz's blood red eyes widened in shock, he tried to plunge the knife into the half-squirrel, but his hand didn't move an inch. Splendid stared at him, his azure blue eyes shined clear in the red view. He kicked Fritz in the stomach. The knife left his hand and he skidded to the ground then into a tree.

Splendid stoop up, blood dripping from his stomach wound. He tossed the knife up and down for a brief moment. He threw it with all of his might into the sky, straight at the red moon. Fritz hacked up blood and clutches his stomach, he glared daggers at the blue half-squirrel. "You fucking little shit...do not think you've won!" He snarled. Splendid directed his attention towards him, his bright azure eyes narrowed.

"No it's over," he deemed, walking slowly to the half-bear. "I'm gonna end it, but first I have something to say." He stopped walking, stood only a few feet away from Fritz. "Fritz...I loved you." That one statement made Fritz's eyes widened.

Splendid smiled softly at the reaction, glad it got through to him. "I had feelings for you back then...when you made me smile for the first time in the orphanage. At first I was confused and I didn't fully accept it until I turned fourteen, on the day I was to finally be adopted. You told me on that day to never forget you and that we would meet again in the future. At first I thought you were joking...but I never doubted you. I trusted you. So for years, I hoped to see you again and I did. On my first day in school."

He resumed his trek towards the shocked half-bear, he sat there frozen.

"When I saw you, I was so happy. I thought that we wouldn't meet until two or three years from now or maybe more. And on that day when you fought with Spencer, I was told that you were only gay for me and that made me all the more happier..But..." He stopped, now in front of Fritz. The half-bears eyes began to struggle to keep the seafoam green color. Splendid kneeled down and hugged him, ignoring the searing pain in his stomach and right arm.

"F-from then on I knew we couldn't be together. After I saw the changed you at school, I knew we could never be more than friends. And so I fell for someone else. Fritz I'm really sorry...but I cannot die here. Not tonight and not ever until I grow old with the person I love," he whispered to his former crush. He pulled back, Fritz was still frozen in place. Suddenly, Splendid kissed him. Fritz's eyes widened and his eyes fully turned seafoam green.

After a few seconds, Splendid pulled back. "S-Splendid? W-Wha-"

Splendid shushed him. "Don't. Not yet at least. The bastard is still inside of you so we can't relax just yet." He coughed up blood and held his badly bleeding stomach, Fritz gasped. "Splendid!"

The blue half-squirrel wheezed and panted. He mustered up a weak, pained smile, "D-don't w-worry about m-me...W-we need to g-get it outta y-you." He hacked up more blood, he was losing more blood by the second. Fritz stared at him, not really sure on what to do.

"Kill him and put him out of his misery, Fritz Kirby."

His hair shadowed his eyes. He reached into his front pocket to retrieve a Bowie knife. Coughing up more blood, Splendid weakly looked up, his eyes widened when he saw Fritz holding the knife. "W-wait Fritz what are you-" Blood splattered onto his face.

Fritz grunts in pain and let out a weak, humorless chuckle. He raised his head to look at the horror stricken blue half-squirrel. "S-Splendid...I-I never stopped l-loving you. When I-I first saw your smile, I k-knew that I h-had feelings for you," he confessed weakly. He hacked up blood then gasped.

"W-when I-I s-said that w-we would meet in t-the future, I wasn't l-lying. I knew we would m-meet, I-I just didn't k-know where. W-when we reunited in t-the hallway at school, I w-was happy too. I-I wished we could've t-talked more so i-instead I-I placed a note in one of your b-binders before you left...I take it you haven't seen it yet h-have you?" Splendid's eyes saddened and he shook his head. Fritz gave him a weak smile, he held out his blood covered hand toward him. Splendid gently took held his hand.

Fritz looked at the sad half-squirrel, the life slowly draining from his eyes. "It's okay, you'll still have t-time to look at it. A-anyway I-I'm glad someone else can make you smile other than me e-even though I know who i-it is. I hope h-he continues making you h-happy. At least f-for my sake."

Blood trickled down his lips, his last words were, "I will still love you Splendid. Even in the afterlife." His eyes slid closes.

Splendid stares at him, tears falling from his back to normal azure eyes. The moon changed back to it's bright white color with stars appearing in the sky and the rain stopped. All was silent, even Splendid's sobbing.

" I will still love you too. Deep within my heart."

*2 Months Later-October*

"C'mon Splends or we'll be late and Shane and Spencer'll bitch at us!"

"Alright I'm comin', hold your tail!"

Splendid finished tying the dog tags around his neck. He grabbed his new phone, binder, and notebook. He looked to his nightstand, where a piece of paper was placed inside of a picture frame. He smiled and clutched the dog tags.

"Spleeeends!"

He laughed and walked out of his room to join his boyfriend in the living room. "God you're so slow. Makes me think you were lying about you healing fast," Leo said, his arms crossed.

Splendid rolled his eyes then kissed him. "I would never lie to you. I love you too much," he said huskily.

Leo blushed. "Eww get away from me you sap." They shared laugh until a car horn blared from outside.

"Oi! You guy's get your sappy asses out here already!"

They laughed again at Shane's outburst, they walk outside, hand in hand. The fresh Autumn air blew red, brown, and yellow leaves. They walked to Shane's new car, seeing Spencer, Noel, and Petunia in the back seat.

"Looks like we're a sharing seat," Splendid said.

Leo rolled his eye. "Again."

Splendid's Room

We zoom in on the paper inside of the picture frame Splendid was looking at some seconds ago, the paper had a drawing on it. The drawing was a of Splendid, Spencer, and the creator of the art, Fritz.

They were all together smiling, happy and genuine smiles. It was a future that the drawer drew that would never happen with him gone.

Words were above the smiling Splendid:

Happy Tree Hero

(A/n: The italic words:

Jingasa: Samurai hat

Chiburi: A motion that removes blood from a blade by flicking ones wrist)