The fact that Luca rubbed his back instead of pushing him away seemed to allow him to take a half step back from the precipice he was staring down. He was being thanked, Luca<i>needed</i>him... It was the first time he could remember being truly needed, and he was honestly saved by those simple words. He blinked when the other offered to help him, but he nodded and leaned very slightly against the human, more for the soft warmth than the real need of it. His body was fine... It was his mind in danger.<br/><br/>As they headed to the stairs he ignored the other hunters, or rather he was sure he already knew what they were thinking. He was vile, disgusting, dangerous... Aries already thought it all about himself, he didn't need their affirmation of those facts. As Luca assured him he could stay and also continued that he truly did require him to survive, Aries couldn't have been happier... Or at least he couldn't be now, not after what he'd done.<br/><br/>He looked to him at the promise and offered an honest smile, one that was sad but also eternally grateful to the human whom the vampire trusted without question, just as he trusted the person who sent him to Luca to begin with. "Thank you." He said, his voice trying to sound cheery, but it didn't quite match his peppy attitude of earlier in the day. Once in the room, he moved a step away from Luca, closing the door behind them. He looked for a suitable place to sleep on the floor again, and then noted how filthy his new shoes had gotten. "Ah, uhm... Sorry..." He mumbled, much like a child then, though for the time being he at least didn't fall into apologizing for the bite again. No, right now he couldn't focus on that, so the rather minor infraction was more manageable.