[ Initially he didn't know how the other boy was going to take what he'd said or what conclusions he'd come to. There was a number of things people could think of when you said you weren't human and as such there was things Rion could assume him to be all on his own.

Though he catches a glimpse of that smile briefly, the words following making him blink a bit before as a small smile is turned in the other boy's direction as well. ]

I'm also not falling apart or anything, either.

[ Since from his basic knowledge, zombies fell apart and were rather ugly to look at and well... he was far from that. ]

However... you have the right idea. I am dead, but... think of something more on the lines of something that never ages and feeds on only one thing.