Disclaimer: I do not own the Soul Eater series Secrets of Celestial Valley Ch.1
Clouds covered the sky as a petite ash blonde teen pulled out her iPod. Maka Albern turned up the volume to one of her favorite songs before walking down the steps of the local library. Rain slowly started to drizzle down; shivering Maka pulled her coat tighter around her body as she walked home. It was almost 8:30pm by the time she reached her house. The house gave off an unhappy aura as she stopped at the front door to dig through her book bag to grab the house keys.
Once found Maka opened the front door and froze. The house was unusually quiet and dark. Normally she would come home to a lit up house, the stereo turned up at full blast, and her father Spirit coming out of the kitchen to glomp her. Hesitantly Maka paused the song that was playing as she walked through the entry way. She had seen her father's car outside and therefore knew that he HAD to be home. "SPIRIT!" she called out trying to quell the unease building in the pit of her stomach. "Daddy!" she yelled out once more. That word was like catnip to a cat for him. If that word were to be uttered he'd always come out of nowhere to crush her into a bear hug.
Spirit had become unnaturally clingy ever since her mother Kami had died in a car crash after having been hit by a drunk driver. From that day forth Spirit had become more clingy, overprotective, and almost childish towards her. Snapping out of her thoughts she cautiously kept walking into the kitchen reminiscing on how eerily silent it was, while continuously calling out for her father. Panic crept into her mind as she froze coming to gaze upon a horrific sight. There in the middle of the floor was her father laying in a pool of his own blood, knife wounds marring his body, face pulled into a pleading expression. "DADDY NO!" Maka screamed out dropping to her knees on the ground. The blood in her veins turned icy as she dialed 911 on her cell phone. Sobs escaped her lips as the paramedics took her father's body away. Maka trembled with the knowledge that she was now truly alone.
Since she was only 16 and therefore legally only a minor still the police took her to a close family friend's house for the evening. The police chief uttered his condolences. He was going to miss Spirit who had become his top detective in the force, as well as a close friend. The chief's phone rang as Maka once again tuned out the world pleading to whatever cosmic force there was in this world to let this be just a terrible nightmare from which she'll soon awake from, by being glomped upon by her father, him telling her that dinner was ready and that he made the "house specialty" which was just lasagna that Maka had taught him to make one day. Once again she was snapped back to reality as the chief gently tapped her on the shoulder. This caused her to turn a questioning gaze upon him, through her crystal tears which were threatening to run down her cheeks. "That was Nancy from the station; she wanted me to inform you that you'll be going to live with your uncle Max and his wife Nicole on the coast, seeing as they are your only living kin. Nicole is coming tomorrow for you, and once your father's funeral is over than she'll be taking you back home with her." He informed her as he headed for the front door. "I am truly sorry for your loss; he was a good man Maka." He mumbled before heading out the front door.
Sally, Maka's best friend since preschool pulled her into a tight hug as Maka once again broke down. Maka hated crying it was pointless and it made her feel weak; yet, she could not help letting those liquid crystals from her eyes. After an hour of two she and Sally made hot fudge Sundays and watched a chick flick before getting into their sleeping bags. No one said a word, anguish filled Maka's being once more as her mind filled with images of both her parents. Sally attempted to sooth her once again upon seeing the distraught expression adorning Maka's face. Soon Sally fell asleep; Maka's eyes glued to the ceiling, her father had mentioned something about her long lost uncle once before. They had a falling out of some sort and that was all she knew. For what seemed like the thousandth time that evening Maka hoped and wished that this was all just a dream, as she felt more tears stream down her cheek. Maka's eyes began to close as she fell into the blissful darkness known as sleep, leaving her conscience and the terrors of reality behind her. Until she would be forced to face her new life once the rays of the new day would come to kiss the earth once more in the morning.
A/N: Hey all, this is my first fanfic ever! ^-^ I hope you enjoy it! I would appreciate reviews, and comments that anyone would like to make. But please no flames! If you don't like my story then don't continue reading any of the other chapters I intend to post. I have just started reading the Soul Eater series and haven't gotten very far yet so I apologize if anyone is or seems to be OOC. Thank you for reading!
-Midnight Oracle
