Lewis, even thought he couldn't eat, still prepared dinner as he would when he was alive and Vivi was already finished her meal and left the house before Lewis made his way to Arthur's work room in worry. He found him working away at his arm, ever since their talk he had a strong determination to finish it as fast as possible. Now Lewis was looking down at Arthur as he was fully focused on his work, Lewis put on his living appearance before tapping him on his shoulder. Arthur turned and even if Arthur flinched at first he still gave Lewis a smile once he calmed down, he even apologised and Lewis just smiled at him. Lewis knew all to well how Arthur was and even if he had picked up a few new habits, he was still his friend and that wasn't going to change.
'Dinners ready.' Lewis said, but Arthur looked back down on the arm and shook his head but before Arthur could say anything, Lewis picked him up from the chair and floated him out of the room.
'Wait Lewis, I really want to finish…'
'What ever fancy part of your arm that has a name that I don't know can wait in till you have eaten.' Lewis said putting him down and then lead him down the hall. Arthur gave up fairly quickly but he still whined, once he was put onto the stool he stopped all together. There was a bowl of spaghetti in front of him with sliced hot dogs in it.
'I know its not anything special, but you really didn't have much to use.' Lewis said leaning on the counter across from Arthur.
'At least it isn't left overs, this is probably the best I have had in a while.' Arthur said looking to Lewis and he couldn't help but to find Lewis glancing at Arthur's stump, Lewis hadn't heard a single word that Arthur had said. 'Hey, I hope you are not blaming yourself for this.' He pointed to his shoulder. Lewis snapped out of his trance, he looked away embarrassed as he had been caught staring.
'I know its not, but I was just wondering if it still hurt?' Lewis asked walking around the counter and behind Arthur to get to his left side. Arthur resisted the urge to cover it with his hand.
'No it no longer hurts, but I do get phantom pains every so often.' Arthur said with a shrug and continued to eat, Lewis walked back around. There was a silence between them, only broken by Arthur.
'So where did Vivi go?' He asked. Lewis looked up at the wall clock before turning back to Arthur, Lewis sent a hand through his hair before speaking.
'She want out with Mystery, I think she was thinking that we need to start working again. I don't know if we are ready something like that, yet.' Lewis was saying, Arthur was nodding his head slowly.
'She would have to wait a few more days, I need to finish it and the attach it and I will need Lance for that…' Arthur trailed off and froze, Lewis watched him with some concern. Lance, doesn't know what happened and he was meant to work the next day. Arthur face palmed himself, how could he forget all that?
'Hey you alright.' Lewis asked.
'I am meant to work tomorrow and Lance probably hasn't heard about what happened.' Arthur said pushing the bowl to the side before putting his head on the table.
'ARTHUR!' Yelled Arthur's one and only uncle. The front door was thrown open and Lance stormed into the room, Arthur's head snapped up right and he watched as Lance walked right up to him, Vivi and Mystery silently followed behind. Lance back peddled when he found Lewis, he rubbed his eyes before stepping towards the spirit.
'Lewis?' He asked, he was strangely quiet as if he hadn't been yelling before. His eyes widened as he looked between Arthur and Lewis.
'But…' He couldn't seem to form a sentence, Arthur turned to his uncle.
'Lance calm down. I will explain better later, but for now I will just tell you that Lewis stuck around and there was a little misunderstanding.' Arthur said calmly, Lance looked at his nephew and nodded.
'So we ran into your uncle while we where in town.' Vivi said swaying on her heels.
'I think that I am just going to leave, when you come to work tomorrow then you can tell me what happened.' Lance said shaking his head. 'I only came because Vivi mentioned you got hurt again, and I ran over without thinking or ask what happened.'
'Lance you can stay, we wouldn't mind.' Vivi said and Lance shook his head again.
'I don't think Lewis was expecting anyone but you two to know that he was still around.' Lance said looking towards Lewis, who was at the back counter of the kitchen and was avoiding eye contact with Lance.
'Don't worry boy, I don't think any differently of you…'
'That's not it.' Lewis said quietly. 'I don't mind that you know, but… I.' Lewis paused. 'I am sorry that I hurt Arthur.' Lewis closed his eyes, Lance was confused.
'Is that what this is all about?' Arthur said standing up and slamming his hand down onto the counter top, all head snapped in his direction. 'How you acted was understandable, you didn't think it was me.'
'But I should have known.' Lewis yelled back, taking a step forward and slammed his own hand down on the same top as Arthur, it echoed throughout the house. 'I have been your best friend for years, I was so focused on my rage and what I had thought had happened, that I never noticed the friend that I almost chocked to death.' The silence that followed was heavy and Arthur took a step back, his hand went to his throat.
'It wasn't so bad.' Arthur mumbled. 'I mean you didn't even leave a mark.' Arthur sighed, dropping his arm to his side. 'Lewis it wasn't that bad, you didn't even leave any sort of mark on me.'
'But I still did it.' Lewis said sadly, stepping away as well. 'I broke our promise that I made to you.' Arthur looked confused before his eyes widened.
'That's what this is all about.' Arthur said looking to the ground. It was Vivi's turn to slam down her hands on the counter top, no one really reacted this time.
'What the heck is going on? What promise?' Vivi demanded, looking from one boy to the other. Lewis was silent so Arthur sighed once again before running his hand down him face.
'It was a promise that Lewis made me when we had become friends and in all honestly I had forgotten about it.' Arthur said before turning to Lewis. 'Dude, that promise may have helped me through high school but things had changed and I don't mind that it was broken. You did sort of die.' Arthur mumbled out the last of it. Lewis looked up and Arthur gave him a little smile.
'Ok so let me get this straight.' Lance said turning to Lewis. 'Even though you died, you came back because you thought that Arthur wasn't Arthur?'
'He thought I was the demon.' Arthur corrected.
'In the cave?'
'Yup.' Arthur nodded.
'Alright I think that I am good for now, I think I am just going to go home and I will just ask some more questions tomorrow to get the whole story. Night.' Lance said before turning away to leave, but before he left he spoke once more. 'Oh and Lewis. I don't hate you for what you did, as long as you didn't mean it.' Lance turned his head to smile at him before walking out of the house.
'Ok I am going to finish this thing tonight.' Arthur announced before walking down the hall, leaving his food for Vivi to finish.
