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Ch 1
Here we are
She saw that demon's smile again and those unearthy words. That she can't understand. She heard it in her head but she couldn't repeat them.
'Maka, Maka wake up' she was shaken from her bad dream by her partner.
'Soul?' She couldn't see through the darkness.
'Yeah, you scared me. You were shaking, screaming and mumbling in your sleep.' Soul said after he sign out in relief.
'Sorry that I woke you up.' She said shyly.
'That's ok. Now everything is fine so I'm going back.' He turned but he was stopped by a little white hand on his. 'What's that? You want me to stay?' He asked than his toothy smile appeared on his face.
She just nodded with a faint blush on her cheeks. Than he laid beside her and waited a bit to see if Maka had fallen asleep. He watched her and started to think about the situation they are in. He always know that this is a cruel world but never know that it was this cruel especially to her.
Flashback
They were in a battle with Kid and Black Star. Their opponent was this time a snake demon. It didn't look fearsome. It was ugly. It had the same skin as a snake and its face looked like one too. It's eyes were small and goldish and it's forked tongue tip made it looked even more ugly. It really looked like a snake in a human 'dress'. They realized how strong it is when they attacked that creature. First of course was Black Star but this demon jumped up on nearby tree and dodged his attack. Than the snake demon had crept and climbed on the forest trees for escape. Than Kid started to shoot it before he got up his skate and followed that demon. Maka asked Soul to transform into flying mode so they gave him a back up. Her job was this time to watch over the demon so the boys can do the main part. Black Star followed the demon from the down and kid tried to follow it on his skate but the forest was dense so it wasn't that easy.
'You little bastards! Don't follow me in the forest! This is my territory' it shouted to those who had followed it. Then it started spitting some kind of poisonous liquid to Kid and Maka who was right behind of him to make them slow down.
'Take care Maka! This thing is dangerous' Kid said to his companion. He could easily dodge them but one had hit Maka and her shirt where it hit her started to molder. She slowed down for a moment and looked down at the demon she was following. Than that thing smiled and spat again but this time it was for Maka. She cried out of pain. She was covering her eyes. She lost her balance and they started to fall down.
'Maka grab my hand!' Soul shouted while they were falling. Fortunately he caught her so they resonate their soul and landed nicely.
'It hurts. It hurts.' She cried out loud still covering her eyes. He automatically picked her up in his hands.
'Than go and find a shelter. What's wrong Maka?' He said first to himself than to his partner.
'I can't see.' She said while he grabbed her to a safe place where they could see the others but hopefully their opponent can't.
'What did he do to you?' he asked and tried to uncover her hands from her eyes to see what that thing did to her. She was in pain and that made Soul mad and angry for that demon. From the outside her eyes didn't look different. But after he saw the hole on her shirt he realized how bad this situation is. He know that they should go to Shibusen as fast as they could and let Stein do something to fix this if he could. 'Don't do anything! I'll take you to Professor Stein as soon as I can!' Soul said in a confident tone.
'And what if it last forever?' She asked unusually negatively.
'Hey! Don't What if! I hate those. We will deal with anything together right? And more than that when did YOU became a pessimistic? If I'm not wrong I'm the pessimistic one here.' He smiled but Maka not. She was so lost in her thoughts. 'Maka, Maka' He shook her. 'Don't get lost in your thoughts! I need you here! Gotcha?'
She nodded but just slightly. He didn't like that. He know she is hiding something, there is more than just the blindness.
The others found them later and helped him to take Maka back to the school. The demon had gotten away because Kid was afraid he would be hit by that liquid and one injured is more than they wanted to have. Black Star from the ground show Kid where did they hide so the five of them could help.
At the infirmary Professor Stein had examine Maka. The meanwhile the whole group was in the other side of the door. Soul was leaning to the wall, Black Star was sitting in a lotus pose, Tsubaki was standing next to him, Kid and the Thomsons were standing and they were quiet so if anyone is speaking in room they could hear. A few moments later Spirit had showed up. But didn't say a word. – unlikely his normal behavior – just looked at Soul mixed feeling filled his eyes. Soul just nodded showing he feels the same.
The door opened and Prof. Stein walked out and closed the door. Soul know something is wrong! 'What's wrong with her Stein?' Spirit asked hoping for some good news.
'Everyone, that demon was 'the light taker'.' He said like everyone knows what it is. But Spirit went white and looked like he will collapse.
'You said 'the light taker'?' He asked again. Stein only nod. 'Oh my. This is worse than I thought.' He drove his fingers through his red hair.
'Oi, Spirit, What the hell is that?' Soul asked the older scythe. 'And what did it do to Maka?'
'The one what is called 'the light taker' is one of the most powerful and fearful from all the demons. Even Baba Yaga is afraid of that thing. It can blind anyone. It depends on how much of its poison had hit Maka or where did it hit her and so many other things that can longer the rehabilitee for her.'
'Professor Stein, how long will she be in this state?' Soul asked hoping for a short time period or at least some kind of period.
'Actually as Spirit said I had no idea. It depending on the quantity of the poison and Maka's strength. I had a surgery for her eyes to stop the poison to make even more damage but I still don't know if it just temporarily or permanent. Sorry Soul.'
Soul felt his stomach just hit the ground. He know perfectly well how miserable his partner feeling at the moment. And he hated that he couldn't help her. Not even an answer that maybe a week or so and everything will be fine like this had never had happened.
'So this means Soul has to find another partner?' Kid asked the professor and this question dipped a knife into Soul's heart.
'No!' Soul actually shouted this word. Than he cleared his throat and continue 'No, I won't change for anyone. Maybe Maka can see a week or a month later. I don't want to start everything from zero with a new master. Plus that will hurt Maka too.'
'Than Soul how on earth do you want to fight if you don't have a master?' Black Star asked.
'I had the best partner Black Star but she is only temporarily is sick' Soul defended himself.
'We don't know yet if she is able to recover at all.' Kid pointed to the fact.
'Yeah, but we don't know that she is blinded forever either.' Soul replayed. 'Plus I'm used to blind people. I can handle the everyday's without any problem.' This information gave the whole branch a question look. So he continued 'My mother had born blind. She taught me how you serve to a blind person I could even read Braille books and I know how to help them in any way as it comes up.'
No one had ever imagined something like this from him. But Stein smiled and said 'Ok Soul show us how good you are taking care of her. Bring her home and helped her as long as she needs it. But if in three month period she didn't get better you should look after a new partner!'
'Understood.'
End of flashback
'Three months. It's been nearly a month now and nothing had changed. I don't want to leave her in this state. I don't understand them. It looks like they had forgotten how many ways I need her around me' he thought. He looked next to him where she laid on the bed. He stroked her face and played a bit of her hair. Than he fallen asleep too.
End of chapter!
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