Several days after the... Marker incident, Lenore had decided to sleep in one morning, so, even though Ragamuffin had made a simple breakfast at around 9 o'clock, he found Lenore still sleeping soundly in her room. Ragamuffin sighed.

"Get up, Lenore," He nudged her.

Lenore mumbled in response and turned over, her back to him now.

"Lenore.." Ragamuffin's voice increased in both volume and intensity, "Up. Now."

"Nooooo...!" Lenore cried.

Ragamuffin's eyes narrowed.

Lenore opened an eye slightly and stared at him.

"I made food," Ragamuffin crossed his arms.

Lenore sat up immediately and smiled, "You did!"

Ragamuffin chuckled, "You weird kid.."

Lenore was already heading downstairs when Ragamuffin walked out of her room. Once he reached the first level he heard Lenore already chowing down on the eggs and toast he had made for her at the table.

"Ahm, gah, this is, mfm, gooood!" Lenore looked at Ragamuffin as she kept eating untill there was nothing left.

"Hey, hey, show some class!" Ragamuffin sat next to her and lightly smacked her on the head.

"Ouchie! What was that for?" Lenore pouted at him as Ragamuffin wiped her mouth with a napkin he'd placed on the table.

"Ugh, first of all get dressed!" Ragamuffin's palm met his face.

Lenore's pout stayed as she got down off of the chair and started undressing.

"N-NOT HERE! IN YOUR ROOM, GET OUT!" Ragamuffin covered his eyes and shot up out of his chair.

"Huh? Oh, you just can't make up your mind, can you!" Lenore huffed as she trotted back upstairs and did as Ragamuffin instructed.

Ragamuffin groaned and quietly contemplated just how he got himself into this situation..

A few moments later, Lenore came back in fully dressed for the day. She was still pouting. In her small hands were her normal skull hairpins, her hands were too greasy from the food to put them in properly and Ragamuffin knew it. He bent down next to her and put them in for her, just the way she liked it. Taking the same napkin from before, Ragamuffin wiped Lenore's hands. Ragamuffin muttered something about how Lenore should take a bath with how filthy she was already getting.

"Good.." Ragamuffin scratched the back of his head as he stood up, "Now.. Help me clean up."

"'Dunwanna.." Lenore glared at him.

Ragamuffin glared back, "You ate it. You gotta help clean."

"Nu uh," Lenore crossed her arms.

"Lenore!"

"NO!"

"GOD, WHY DO I EVEN BOTHER!" Ragamuffin threw his hands up in the air and turned around to reluctantly start cleaning up after the small girl behind him.

In turn, Lenore quickly scurried away to go play.

Unfortunetly, neither of them noticed that the door was slightly.. Ajar..

"Lenore, my darling, where are you~?"

Ragamuffin immediately turned around, dropping a plate in shock. He recognized that unruly voice immediately.

Suddenly, Mr. Gosh appeared in the doorway of the kitchen with a boquet of roses, "Leno- ..."

Ragamuffin grabbed a knife, "I thought I told you to never come here again.. EVER.."

Mr. Gosh stood frozen in fear.

An awkward silence ensued and neither of the "immortals" made a move.

Suddenly, something small made it's way into the room.

"Ragamuffin, where's my cand-" Lenore stood, and her eyes widened when she saw her stalker in the door way.

"L-Lenore!" Mr. Gosh moved to go pick up Lenore, however a swift kick to the head via Ragamuffin's foot immediately slowed him down. Ragamuffin picked Lenore up and held her to him protectively. Lenore clung to him as she wanted to be nowhere near Mr. Gosh.

"Lenore, wait! Marry meeeeeeee-!" Mr. Gosh was cut off by Ragamuffin throwing a knife at his head.

"Shut the hell up!" He growled.

"B-But, Lenooooo-" Mr. Gosh weakly looked up and reached for Lenore and grabbed the edge of her dress, but Ragamuffin grabbed another knife and flung it at Mr. Gosh's head before he could get any farther.

"Don't you dare touch her!" Ragamuffin's eyes glowed red with his fierce anger.

Lenore was clinging to Ragamuffins jacket tighter and she began to fidget and whimper, "The cooties, they're on me, they're on me!"

"O-oh, Lenore, there's no such thing as cooties, only my love for you! Come, let's run away together!" Mr. Gosh shakily stood up and opened his arms.

"Uwahhhhh! Nooooo!" Lenore clung to Ragamuffin as tight as she could.

Inside Ragamuffin, something snapped.


Soon enough, Ragamuffin watched as Mr. Gosh scurried out of the house beaten and bloody. Ragamuffin was literally covered in the sock pupppet man's blood.

Ragamuffin turned and saw Lenore under the table, staring at him. She had a smudge of blood on her cheek from when Mr. Gosh had tried to reach out to her for help and had touched her, before Ragamuffin had grabbed him back for and beat him even worse for touching Lenore.

Ragamuffin walked over to Lenore and picked her up, he held her close to him.

"It's alright Lenore, I got rid of him. I won't let him take you anywhere," He whispered, trying to comfort the small being he held carefully in his arms.

"H-he gave me the deep c-cooties.." Lenore whimpered, "I'm all dirty.."

Ragamuffin patted her head, "I know, I know.."

Lenore wiped her eyes, "Ragamuffin..?"

"Yes?"

"Can I have candy?"

Ragamuffin smiled, "You can have all the candy you want, kiddo."

Lenore smiled back.