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A/N: As promised, here is the revised copy of Chapter One. I just wanted to remind you that this entire chapter takes place in the living room, Maka's bathroom, and her bedroom. I would also like to remind you that when Maka has her flashback, she is in the bathroom getting undressed. I wanted to point this out because I could not find a proper place to insert that information into the story.
Chapter One
*Maka's POV*
It's been a month since we have defeated the Kishin. Things have pretty much return to normal. Kidd has become a great Shinigami and takes his job very seriously. I guess he wants to live up to his father's image.
Liz and Patti have gotten an apartment not too far from Soul's and mine's apartment. They still visit Kidd and make sure that he isn't going off the deep end.
Black-Star still trains every day for countless hours, much to Tsubaki's dismay.
And Soul...well that is where things have not been normal. He has not been the same cool guy that everybody knows and loves. He has become more evil somehow.
At school, he acts cool and aloof. But at home, he becomes cold and distant, violent even. It started out as verbal assaults toward me. Soul started sayings things to me about how useless and ugly I am. At first I ignored him, thinking that he was only saying it out of anger.
But after a week of him saying shit like that, I no longer believed they were out of anger. I began to believe that Soul truly meant them. And I began to believe the things he said. Every single word. He kept up the verbal assaults for two weeks and then he switched tactics.
Now every night, Soul physically abuses me. Every night after school, he slaps me and kicks me so much that I am left breathless on the floor. I had to buy makeup to cover up my bruises so no one would be able to see them the next day at school. But last night was the worst of it all.
*Flashback*
"Soul! Dinner is ready!" I yell from the kitchen doorway. I turn back to the kitchen and begin getting the table set to eat.
"What's that horrid smell? It smells as if something has died!" Soul asked as he walked into the kitchen and sat down.
I turned and respond, "It's your favorite! Lasagna and bamboo rice cake." I began to place them on the table.
"Still smells awful." he mutters as I sit down and pray over the meal.
"Dear heavenly Father, thank you for the food that we are about to receive, and thank you for the beautiful day you have blessed us with. Please watch over the ones we love as they go through their day. And dear God, please help us tomorrow on our Soul Resonance Exams. In Jesus's name we pray, Amen."
We begin to eat our meal after that. After a few bites in silence, Soul suddenly stands up and exclaims, "I'm done! I can't eat this shit anymore! This was my favorite meal, but it's ruined now, because you can't cook worth a damn! God, I fucking hate your cooking! Tsubaki cooks way better than you and she barely has any experience cooking!" He turns and leaves the kitchen.
I sit there for a second, too shocked to say or do anything. 'How dare he! That son of bitch!' I stand up then, so fast that I knocked my chair over in the process. But I don't care. I'm too pissed to care about being a neat freak. I stormed out of the kitchen and began screaming at Soul.
"Well I'm sorry I can't cook as good as Tsubaki! At least I try to cook!" I scream at him.
"Yeah? Well maybe you should try harder. Or better yet...don't try at all! You useless good-for-nothing bitch!"
He then turned and grabbed me by my throat and threw me across the room. I landed on the floor with a loud thump. As I tried to sit up, Soul came over and started to kick me in the stomach repeatedly until I was left breathless. He then picked me up by my pigtails until I was eye level with him and punched me a few times. When he was done, he threw me across the room again.
This time I didn't bother to try to stand up. I just laid there trying to breathe. But it was useless. My chest was hurting so bad and I felt like my lungs would burst from my chest. 'I think I broke a couple of ribs.' I thought to myself. While I laid there trying to fight the useless battle to breathe, Soul came over and just stood there, looking down at me.
"What? Don't have any fight left? You really are a useless, good-for-nothing whore!"
He laughed then, his malicious laugh echoing throughout the apartment. He kicked me once more in the stomach and then walked away to his room. I laid there and thought to myself, 'I wish someone could see the pain and torment that I am in. End the pain and suffering that I go through everyday. Please, someone help me!' And with that last thought, I blacked out from the pain.
I had ended up waking up several hours later, just in time to get ready for school. After checking to make sure I had not broken any of my arms or legs, I had slowly tried to sit up from the floor. But in doing so, I realized that quite a few of my ribs were either bruised or broken. Knowing that standing up too fast could injure me further, I grabbed an umbrella close to me and used it to stand. Once I had fully stood up, I began to limp very slowly to my bedroom.
With the umbrella held tightly in my grip, I opened my door and limped to a door on the right side of my room. I opened the door and limped into my bathroom. As I was heading straight towards my mirror, I felt a sense of dread. And when I saw my face in the mirror, it was almost enough to make me black out again.
My face had bruises all along my right jaw and cheekbone. Alongside the corner of my left eye, was a scarlet red scar that ran down to the left side of my jaw. My face was also crusted in dried blood and saliva. After seeing what my face looked like, I was leery of seeing what the rest of my body would look like. I had a feeling I didn't want to know.
But knowing I had to take a shower anyway, seeing what my body looked like was inevitable. I began to slowly take off my clothes, making sure to not bump my ribs. And I immediately regretted it. On my back was a large, purple bruise centered between my shoulder blades. Going around my neck was a thick red line. Looking down, I saw that my legs were in no better shape. And what my legs lacked in bruises, it made up for in severe scratches. All up and down my legs were deep, red scratches, covered in dried blood and grime. But what scared me the most was the huge bruise on my stomach surrendering my belly button and the extreme pain that went with it.
The bruise was as round as a baseball and had a deep violet hue to it. At first, I feared the extreme pain I was feeling meant that I injured something extremely bad. But then I realized that most likely the pain was from a combination of my bruised and/or broken ribs and the bruise on my stomach.
'Great', I thought. 'Just what I need. Bruises and scratches. Never mind the fact that the Resonance exams are today. No, I just had to go and get bruises and break a rib or two. I guess I will I have to pay a visit to Professor Stein before class today.' I looked at the clock on the wall and realized I needed to get a move on if I was still going to have time to do what I needed to do before class. After examining my body a bit more and taking down my hair, I slowly walked over to my shower and turned the water on.
After making sure the water wasn't too cold or too hot, I slowly stepped into the shower. Seeing how the water was warmer than my body temperature, I let the water rained on me a bit before I started washing. I gently scrubbed my Moonlight Romance body wash onto my skin, careful not scrub any wounds too hard. Once my body was fully clean, I began to slowly lather my hair with my Vanilla-Lavender Paradise shampoo -conditioner, wincing and groaning the whole time.
As I finished in the shower, I made a mental note to get more shampoo, conditioner, and body wash after school. Seeing that I was finished with my shower, I turned off my shower.
Reaching around the shower curtain, I grabbed my Doctor Who themed towel and wrapped it around my body gently. After squeezing the water out of my hair and putting into a messy bun, I stepped out of the shower.
I walked over to the sink and opened one of the drawers. I reached into the drawer and grabbed my deodorant and applied it to my armpits. When I was done, I put the deodorant back, then studied my collection of perfumes. Making my decision, I grabbed my Moonlight Romance perfume and sprayed over my body. Once I was done, I put the perfume back, then closed the drawer. I began to walk out of the bathroom and into my bedroom.
I walked over to my closet and opened it. I stood there for a few minutes, pondering on what to wear. I finally decided on a black, gothic, strapless dress with lace and a black leather jacket. I laid them on my bed and then walked over to my dresser. I opened the top drawer and grabbed a pair of black fishnet stockings. I laid them on the bed as well. I went back to my closet and picked out a pair of Demonia knee-high platform boots. I laid them at the foot of my bed.
Satisfied that my outfit was complete, I walked over to my vanity and sat down. I reached into my makeup case and found some foundation and blush. I applied the foundation to my face and neck, making sure to be gentle. I then added a light blush to my cheeks to give them a natural look.
I put the foundation and blush back, then grabbed my eyeshadow and eyeliner. I decided that a black eyeliner and dark red eyeshadow would do. I gently applied both and then put the eyeshadow and eyeliner back in my bag. Deciding that emBlood Red/em would be the perfect color for my lips, I glossed my lips with my lipstick. Seeing my makeup was done, I went to work on my hair.
I took my hair out of the bun and began gently brushing out the tangles. After lathering in some moisturizer, I sat there for a moment, contemplating on what do with my hair. 'Maybe I should leave it down. That way I don't have to worry about my pigtails hurting my scalp.' That decided, I gently brush my hair out again. After looking in the mirror, I was satisfied with my work.
Knowing that I should get dressed, I got up from my vanity. I walked over to my dresser. I opened the second drawer and grabbed my lingerie, a black strapless bra with lace and the matching underwear. I put on my undergarments and then walked over to my bed. I began to put on my clothes. Once my clothes were on, I laced up the boots and stood up.
Looking down at my watch and seeing that it was 7:45, I realized that I still had plenty of time to get to school and visit with Professor Stein.
'Good. I still have an hour and fifteen minutes left. Since I am ready to go, I should get some breakfast before I head out. However, Soul will have to fend for himself this morning.' With that thought, I walked out of my bedroom, grabbing my bag on the way out. I stopped by the kitchen and got an apple and a blueberry muffin. And then I walked out the apartment and towards Shibusen.
Well, here is chapter one! I hope you guys like it! I know I did! (obviously :) )As always, please leave me a review with your thoughts! Ciao for now, my beautiful darlings!
-Sesshomaruslover17