It was near dawn when Billy spoke up, twirling his axe around in his hand.

"So what's with the girl, Royce?"

"That's none of your business, Billy."

Billy gave an amused snort and made faces behind Royce's back. He even pretended to throw the axe at him. Royce just ignored the annoying child and looked down at Laura. They had been walking for quite some time and she hadn't stirred once. He had thought about stopping more than once under a dry bush in the desert, but he thought that it would be foolish. They were headed toward the mountain range that wasn't to far off from where they were now. There, they would take shelter and devise a plan or something.

"Nnn." Laura moaned softly, her brows knitting together some.

"Laura? Laura!" Royce smiled down at her, clutching her to his chest tightly.

Billy trotted up to their pace and tugged at one of Laura's hands. "Hey, mommy!"

"Huh?"

Royce shot a glare at Billy and Laura just opened her eyes, her fingers wrapping around Billy's cold hand. He smiled at Laura and gave the Torn Prince a taunting look.

"Mommy, can we stop now? Please?" Billy's voice rose to a whine and Laura closed her eyes tightly.

"Yeah, sure. Royce, may we please stop?"

"Sure, whatever."

Royce stopped near a dry branch as he had originally planned and sat down with his woman in his lap. He placed her in a sitting position and she leaned against him comfortable. The First Born Son disliked not getting attention so he curled up in Laura's lap, wrapping his arms around her waist and clung to her, careful of the arrow sticking out of his forehead. The teen's hand lifted and began to stroke the small boy's head out of instinct, making Billy smile wide. Royce only glared at the kid before he started to place feather light kisses on her neck. Laura stifled a moan, but she couldn't help but become a bit aroused. Thing was, she didn't want the child in her lap to know. Slowly, she tilted her head down towards Billy and spoke in a gentle manner to him.

"Sweetie, will you go find some place for us to bathe?" She gave him a reassuring smile.

"Sure thing, mommy!" Billy jumped out of her lap and began to phase in and out of site, appearing farther and farther each time.

"Finally." Royce grinned before he began to kiss Laura's neck again.

A sudden memory from earlier that day passed through Laura's thoughts and she quickly got out of Royce's lap. He gave her a confused look and she fixed her gaze to the ground. She shook her head slightly, her way of saying that she couldn't sleep with him in an intimate way tonight. Royce guessed he understood. She had been raped earlier and it would take a while for her to recover.

Billy had gotten back not long after he left, a big grin upon his lips. He rushed over to Laura and took her hand, trying to lift her. Laura laughed and got up, thanking him for his help.

"I found a small creek near by, mommy, it's not real deep, but it's nice!" The woman-child smiled brightly.

"Where is it, sweetie?"

"Twenty minutes that way!" Billy pointed and Laura looked in that direction.

"Well, I must be off!" Laura giggled softly and began to run in that direction, phasing in and out.

Royce and Billy just stared at her for a few minutes before they both went dashing in that direction, determined to be the ones to bathe with her that night.

"She's mine, brat!" Royce yelled.

"She is not, scar face!" Billy yelled back.

"What the hell did you just call me?!" Royce didn't bother to stop, he wanted his woman and he wanted to be the only guy in her life.

The two ghosts kept at it until the thought of Laura hearing made them shut up and speed up their pace. They both came across the nude young woman, singing softly as she bathed. They both stopped and gaped for what seemed like hours until Royce covered Billy's eyes, using his thoughts against him.

"Don't watch your mother bathe, Squirt." Royce grinned, knowing he had won this argument.