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PG- Heh heh, thanks for the appreciation :P Actually, I have had the whole story typed up for quite a while- I just posted two thingies quickly because I knew the internet was spazzing and, unsurprisingly, the internet was down on my computer for A LONG time... until today, which is the day I'm uploading this chapter. :)

Biskuits- Yay, I'm glad you took that moment thingy the right way. Hope you enjoy the final chapter!

Hope you all like this conclusion, and I know this story was short, but I didn't have much time to revise it and make it better because of school and limited computer access and all that stuff.

Yeah, and there were some REALLY cheesy/corny parts, but whatever. I like the huggings. :)


"You don't even remember the day you died?" Mandy asked Billy, the two sitting side-by-side on her bed.

Billy shook his head, still having a hard time believing he was no longer living. "I don't even feel dead!" He watched the girl beside him, his feet hanging off the side of the mattress. Mandy was looking down at the floor, a silence stretching out between the two.

"Well, at least we have time for goodbyes." Mandy broke the silence finally, glancing up at Billy.

The boy nodded, "I wonder what's it gonna be like wherever I go."

The two were both a little different in personalities at this moment, emotions and recent events causing them both to change.

Mandy examined Billy for a long time, the boy feeling slightly uneasy underneath her gaze. Her expression hardened, forehead furrowing. "I'm coming with you." She stated darkly, Billy blinking in incomprehension.

"Huh?" The oblivious boy asked, eyes following Mandy as she hopped from the bed.

"You heard me," She said, pulling open a drawer next to her bed and looking through it. "I'm coming with you."

"MANDY! Don't even think about it!" The door was slammed against the wall as Grim burst in, overhearing the girl. "I've already lost one of you, and-"

"Why would you care, Grim?" Mandy snapped, cutting Grim off. "All the time you've been with us, I've only been hearing you complain and go on about how much you hate us. Won't you be happy to get rid of us? Haven't you been happy before when you thought you got rid of us??"

Grim fumbled for words at the girl's argument, bony fingers tapping against each other. Billy, still completely lost, glanced from Grim to Mandy, silently waiting for something to happen between the two.

Sighing, Grim closed his eyes, pulling his thoughts together. He placed a hand on his head, parting his jaws. "Mandy, you don't understand. You, both of you," He gestured to Billy, eyelids lifting slowly, "have showed me something I never really had before. You showed me friendship, and... well; believe it or not, I DO care about you guys. You're like... like family to me." The Grim Reaper swallowed, watching Mandy nervously. One hand was still in the drawer, her wide eyes locked on Grim.

"Yay, Grim!" Billy shouted merrily, jumping off the bed and hugging Grim tightly. The embraced skeleton smiled at the boy, then looked up at Mandy. He raised an eyebrow, smiling crookedly at the still girl. Billy, still hugging his friend, followed Grim's gaze to whom he was looking at. "C'mon, Mandy!" He encouraged, holding out an arm to 'make room' for Mandy.

Both Grim and Billy watched the girl anxiously, Mandy merely staring at them with disbelief. "You guys are total freaks." She said, the corners of her lips curving up almost unnoticeably. Mandy took the few steps to reach the boys, Grim and Billy's faces brightening. Billy wrapped his arm around her, hugging now both Grim and Mandy, Grim putting his own arms around the kids. Mandy rolled her eyes as they did so, only going so far as to allow them to hug her—she made no move to return the gesture, keeping her arms to her sides.

As the three friends shared a memorable moment, a cloud of smoke erupted from mid-air, clearing to reveal a tiny winged-demon. He wore a black jacket, carrying a clipboard as he hovered above Mandy's bed. Grim, Billy, and Mandy hastily parted as they noticed the creature's presence, wondering why it was here.

The maroon-skinned demon looked up from his clipboard, his left claw adjusting the glasses over his green eyes. "I'm assuming that one is the human boy named Billy?" It questioned, pointing at the ghost standing beside the Grim Reaper. All three nodded, staring at the demon in shock. The hellish creature looked back down at his paper, sharp-pointed tail flicking around behind him. "All right, you two stand back," He demanded in a scratchy voice, raising one claw and setting his view on the young boy.

"What's going on?" Grim asked before anyone moved, crossing his arms as he peered at the demon.

He sighed in irritation, rolling his eyes. "Look, I'm just doing my job, okay? This kid wasn't supposed to die, so now I gotta give his life back."

"You mean you're going to resurrect Billy??" Mandy asked, a hopefulness tinting her monotone voice.

"Yeah yeah- time will be set back to right before the moment he died, and his death will be prevented and blah blah blah." The demon explained hurriedly as if he had done so before. "Now will ya let me get on with my work?? I got things to do, kid!"

Grim and Mandy stepped back eagerly as the demon conjured a ball of yellowish light in his claw, launching the orb into the air which emitted a warm brightness that blinded everybody in the small room.

It's NOT a stupid game!" The voice of a young boy shrieked, tears rolling down his cheeks.

He stood in front of a girl holding a video game above her head, eyes transfixed upon the child with anger. The blonde softened her expression suddenly, blinking as if she didn't know where she was. The cloaked figure that the crying boy was clinging to did the same, the two exchanging glances.

Mandy lowered the game, realizing what had happened. "Here Billy, go ahead and play your game." She put the disc into the game system for him, stealing a glance at their Grim Reaper friend before walking out of the living room and into the kitchen.

Billy sniffed up all the snot that had escaped his nose, releasing the skeleton and plopping himself down in front of the television, smiling as he started the game. Grim hesitated, glancing from Billy to the door of the kitchen. He looked at his hands, baffled with what had just occurred, then decided to follow Mandy. He found her sitting at the table, view aimed downwards.

"Well, we have Billy back." The young girl said without looking at Grim. He nodded, taking a seat across from her.

"Yep... but that doesn't mean that everything is back to the way it was." His statement caused Mandy to look up at him, her head supported by her arm resting on the table.

The two stared at each other for quite some time, only the soft background noise coming from Billy's game preventing the room from being completely silent.

"It never happened." Mandy stated gravely, getting to her feet and walking stiffly out of the kitchen.

Grim sighed, smiling. He couldn't help but chuckle, knowing that they would never forget the past few days that never happened, and stood up to join the children in the living room.