Maka woke up in her bed; another day of her new cursed life. She dreaded waking up in the morning. It was when Soul would get ready to go to the academy for the day, something Maka use to do with him. She sat herself up and looked down. She'd have to get her pyjamas off. She unbuttoned her shirt and slid it down her arms and back. She then tossed it to the side and leant to her draw to pull out her usual shirt, jumper and tie. Putting these on wasn't a problem. It was changing into her skirt that was the hard part. He placed one hand on the window ledge and pushed herself up with one arm. She then quickly pulled her trousers down and dropped herself back down on the bed. She then lent forward and wrapped her left arm around the bottom of her thighs and lifted her legs up a bit. With her other hand she pulled her trouser off and tossed them over with her pyjama shirt. Maka sighed again, from having to go through this every time she woke up. People asked to help her but she turned them down, because she so stubborn she wanted to do things on her own. Then one by one they indeed left her alone. Her friends then slowly distanced themselves away from her. Now only two come to visit her regularly.
She leaned over again to a draw to open it. She then pulled out her red plaid skirt. She slipped it around her feet and pulled it all the way up. Sigh in relief that she's now changed she crawls to the side of the bed to her cursed life. The chair. She pulled herself over to it and slid her bottom onto the arm of the chair. She then grabbed each leg and pulled them around so her back wouldn't twist. She then finally slid into the chair seat and pulled her legs down from the bed and into the foot rests. This was her life; because of a witch and a curse this was her life from now on, nothing but her and the chair. She pulled up the handles next to the wheels and began her journey to the living room. She wheeled herself in and spotted Soul putting his coat on. Before the witch battle Maka and Soul got to talk about their feelings for each other. They decided that after the mission they would take their relationship to the next step. However after that battle their lives were changed forever.
"Morning Soul", Maka said with a smile. Soul looked to Maka, his face expressionless and without emotion. He just simply nods to her.
"Morning", he replied and opened the front door.
"Off to the academy now? Already?" Maka asked. As if she didn't already know the answer.
"Yeah… I'll see you later", Soul said, stepping out of the apartment.
"You don't need to leave right now do you? Could you spend a little time here", Maka asked, trying not to sound desperate.
"I'd rather not be late. See ya Maka", Soul said closing the door behind him. Leaving Maka in her apartment all alone. She hated being alone, she hated what her and Soul's relationship has become. When people talk to her now, they don't see the young meister she use to be, they only see the chair now. Soul now even tries to avoid Maka as much as he can. Since he was given to a new meister he spends more time with her now than Maka. Leaving Maka with the knowledge of failing Soul with her promise to make him the best Death Scythe in the world, better than her fathers. Now she can't. She turns her chair around and wheels herself over to the microwave. She opens it to hopefully find a breakfast she can heat up to eat. Once again, Soul forgot to make breakfast for Maka. She then slammed the microwave door shut and slammed her fists into the cupboard in front of her in distress. She hated what her life has become, she hated what her relationship with Soul has become, and she hated the chair. Moments passed into minutes and she hadn't moved from her position. Suddenly there was a knock on her door. She slowly looked up. Everyone she knew would be at the DWMA. She slowly twirled her chair around and wheeled herself to the door. She slowly leaned forward to the door handle when another knock echoed. She slowly opened the door and her face grew to a big smile.
"Kid! What are you doing here I thought you'd be at the academy?" Maka said excitedly.
"Well I thought about how you must be very lonely here with Soul in classes and Blair in her own apartment now. I thought I stop by for the day to keep you company", Kid said with a small smile. Maka was happy that someone wanted to still be with her. Kid was one of the few friends that still treated Maka the same instead of someone in a wheel chair. What also made Maka very happy was the fact that he held a few books in his hand. She wheeled herself away from the door quickly so Kid could come in. Kid walked in and closed the door behind him. She wheeled herself over to the sofa, next to the armrest, waiting for Kid.
"But wouldn't you be behind on work? If you miss a day?" Maka asked as Kid walked by her and sat down on the sofa.
"I don't really need to be at the academy, I already know everything I need to know. I'm a Shinigami after all. We are trained at a young age. Plus Liz said she'd write notes down for me anyway", Kid said with a smirk. He then spread out the books he brought on his lap.
"Okay, I couldn't remember what you read or not so I picked up all sorts, like The Lord of the Rings, then I realised I picked up plays too. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov and The Crucible by Arthur Miller…", Kid said a little embarrassed. Maka just looked at Kid with a heart-warming smile.
"It's okay, say when we get to read about the plays you could read the boy roles and I could read the girl parts!" Maka said excitedly.
"You seem really excited over this", Kid said with a side smile. Maka calmed herself down and her smile disappeared.
"I'm sorry, it's just that I hardly see anyone anymore and hardly anyone talks to me… I'm just happy someone is spending time with me… sorry if I freaked you out", Maka said, hanging her head down.
"No no! I didn't mean it like that. I like it when you're all excited. I'm sorry I don't visit enough Maka, it must be hard being here on your own", Kid said sincerely, leaning on the sofa's arm rest.
"You do so much Kid, no one visits me as much as you", Maka said with a smile. Kid smiled back and patted her hand.
"It's what friends are for", Kid said with a smile. The two of them picked a book and read the entire thing. Maka and Kid became good friends since the accident. He visited her four times a week and they would either, read, talk or watch movies. Kid would fill her in on what's been going on in the DWMA and Maka would listen. She had nothing to tell.
"…And Patty chased Black*Star out of the classroom. It took all of us to hold her down for Black*Star to get a head start!" Kid laughed out loud. Maka giggled with Kid at the story.
"That's the last time Black*Star decides to break one of her paper giraffes. Even Rosa though she couldn't hold Patty down for long", Kid chuckled. Maka stopped giggling. Rosa was the name of Soul's new meister. She heard him mention her a few times and always she felt a thorn in her heart each time her name was said.
"That's what Rosa said?" Maka said, forcing a light smile on her face. Kid looked to Maka then realised what he done.
"Oh…oh god I'm sorry Maka…", Kid apologised quickly. He should have known better than to mention her. Her replacement.
"What does she look like?" Maka asked, trying to keep her forced smile.
"I'd… rather not say…", Kid could only say.
"Please!" Maka spat out desperately, holding back tears and still keeping her forced smile.
"She's… a brunette, brown eyes. She's a tad smaller than Soul. She's as strong as Black*Star, whether he wants to admit it or not", Kid began describing her.
"Has she got a big chest? A figure?" Maka then asked. Kid then went red from embarrassment for what he has to describe.
"…Same size as Patty…and as curvy as Tsubaki", Kid sighed out, scratching the side of his nose. Maka shut her eyes and broke into tears. Kid reached over and placed his hand on her back.
"Hey hey hey…please don't cry", Kid said rubbing her back in a circle.
"I love him…so much… and he hardly looks at me anymore. This is all my fault", Maka said over her sobs.
"No don't say that! This is not your fault, it never was. It's the witches fault", Kid tried to comfort her.
"But other people don't come and visit me anymore and it's all because of this damn chair", Maka spat out. Kid stood up and walked over to Maka, he suddenly grabbed her hand and pulled her up to him. Once pulled up he scooped his other arm under her limp legs and lifted her up. He walked back to the sofa and sat down, holding Maka in an embrace.
"No one said it would be easy. It's affected all of us in a way. I'm sure if you give Soul a little more time he'll come around", Kid said, giving a warming smile to Maka. She wiped her eyes and looked into golden pools of his eyes.
"You…really think so?" Maka asked.
"I'm sure of it Maka, he' confessed his love to you before the mission didn't he?" Kid asked wiping a tear from her cheek.
"In his…cool way", Maka sniffed with a smile.
"There you go. I know he won't give up on you. You two are perfect for each other", Kid reassured her. Maka smiled and wrapped her arms around Kid and gave him a hug.
"Thank you Kid", Maka said happily.
"What are friends for?" Kid smiled back, returning the hug. Kid looked at the clock over Maka's shoulder and sighed.
"Lessons would be over now… I better head back to the mansion before those sisters wreck the symmetry", Kid groaned. Maka giggled and sat up straight.
"Could you leave me on the sofa? It's more comfortable on my back than the chair", Maka asked. Kid grinned and picked her back up again. Kid turned around and placed her on the sofa right in the middle.
"You going to be okay?" Kid asked.
"Soul will be here any moment if lessons are over", Maka answered with a nod.
"Okay, I'll see you later", Kid said with a grin. He walked to the door and opened it, waving goodbye one more time to Maka, he shut the door behind him. Kid summoned his skateboard and flew all the way home. He opened the doors to his mansion and there was Liz waiting.
"Where have you been?" Liz asked, tapping her foot. Like a mother wanting to know where her child had been.
"I spent the day with Maka", Kid answered. Liz faces softened.
"Oh…how was she?" Liz asked awkwardly.
"She's seems okay. Still trying to get use to the chair life. She seemed happy to have me as company", Kid said with a light smile growing.
"What…she talked about?" Liz asked. Kid took his time before answering.
"She…wanted to know what was happening at the DWMA… what we've been up to…and…", Kid stopped talking. He took a deep breath through the nose before finishing.
"…and how much she loves Soul", Kid said with a forced smile. Liz sighed as she looked at Kid's pained eyes.
"Oh Kid…", Liz said taking steps forward.
"Please Liz…not now", Kid interrupted.
"But Kid it's clearly hurting you, hearing someone you love talk about who she's in love with", Liz stated resting her hands on his shoulder.
"Liz…I want to make her happy. If she wants to be happy with someone else… then all I can do is help her be happy…and be there for them", Kid shrugged his shoulders to knock off Liz's hands. Kid then turned and walked upstairs to his room.
"Poor Kid…", Liz sighed, watching the pained Shinigami head to his room.