Private Finished Congrats on a fight well fought

He chuckled a little as she revealed her middle name to him, "it isn't that bad, st least you're not named after a bar," he said gesturing to himself.

"You've been a great friend," he said, meaning every word, "thank you, for everything." James didn't have that many friends, so he appreciated the few he had, he spent more money on them than he did on himself.

The Shadow had remained mostly silent, he'd been watching and listening, he'd slowly been learning to appreciate life and everything it brought. He wanted a bit of it, he wanted friends, he wanted a life.

So much had happened sense James arrived on the island and so much more would. Happiness and pain and awaited them, because that is what life was made if, and James was grateful to have he could rely on, he needed friends, everyone did.