Disclaimer: I do NOT own Soul Eater or its characters. Soul Eater belongs to Atsushi Ookubo, Bones, FUNimation Entertainment, TV Tokyo, Dentsu, Square Enix, and Code.

Author's Note: This is my first Soul Eater FanFic. The ideal to write this FanFic came to me while I was driving to church one morning after I watched Episode 8 of Soul Eater the night before. I tried to write Maka in character so I'm sorry if she is a little OOC. I'm going by probably what her feelings would have been during Soul's operation. I hope you enjoy. I recommend that you watch episodes 7 and 8 before reading this FanFic. Also Soul's two quotes are italicized.


Professor Stein, Papa, Soul, and I just got back from Italy. Soul and I was sent to Italy for an Extra Credit lesson. After we met our quota, I talked Soul into going to a church where I felt a disturbance with a soul.

When we got to the church and I got close to the door... I had this feeling, it told me not to open the door, but I didn't listen. Soul and I fought against an unknown boy whose weapon was fused within his own body.

This boy was strong and we fought hard, but soon the boy had me pinned against the door. He was about to attack me when Soul changed back from his weapon form to his human form and protected me from the boy's attack. Soul was hurt badly and I was defenseless. My only concern was Soul.

Then a scythe attacked the boy and that's when Professor Stein and my Dad showed up. Working together, Professor Stein and Papa where able to stop the boy, but it turned out that a witch was controlling the boy. The witch was able to get away with the boy.

After they left, we got Soul and headed back to the Death Weapon Meister Academy, where Professor Stein began surgery on Soul. I waited outside the operating room for Professor Stein to finish.

As I sat in the corridor with my legs pulled up to my chest; I began to think about the events that happened in Italy. Soul and I almost died, he almost died saving me. I almost died when the unknown boy tried to kill me. If Professor Stein and Papa hadn't showed up when they did; both Soul and I would be dead right now.

I felt helpless in that fight, especially after Soul got hurt. I had remembered back to the first Remedial Lesson. Tsubaki, Black Star, Soul, and I took. It was during our fight with Professor Stein.

Soul had protected me from Stein and I remember what Soul told Stein.

"I won't let you touch my Meister!"

I'm always being protected by Soul because I'm not strong enough. Soul is strong enough for the both of us, but I don't want Soul to burden all the responsibility of protecting both of us. I want to be the protector not the protected. I'm the Meister so I have to protect my weapon.

Even during the fight with that boy and the Demon Sword, Soul had told me.

"I am you weapon partner, Maka. That means I am always prepared to die for my Meister."

I am going to have to train a lot harder so I can protect Soul and me. I don't want Soul to get hurt because of my mistakes ever again. I swore to Soul that I would make him a stronger Deathscythe than my Dad.

The End