AN: Hi, my name is Chloe.. Uuuh.. Okay, I'm sure she'll introduce herself later, but my friend Teddi and I are both making a callab story consisting of makaxsoul and whatever the hell we want to happen. We'll both be taking turns writing chapters and kinda just swerve our way through the story as we go. So enjoy, and read&review. Thanks and byyye

Chapter 1: Drifting or Dreaming?

Maka's POV

How long has this been? An hour? Three? I could hear his screaming from the other room. Do I get up? Do I stay? Would he be happier if I stayed away and didn't wake him up? Does he want to wake up?

"MAKA!" he screeches so loud my ears start ringing. I start to feel his terror leak through the walls.

I spring out of bed, and run into his room to find blood stained handprints on the walls. I gasp. My eyes open wide as I see Soul shacking on the floor, his face smeared with blood, and his hands raking at his eye, as if to tare them out. I scream and stumble over to Soul and rip his hands away from his face, and he starts to gasp in between breathes.

His sheets have been ripped to shreds. I unwrap the pieces tangled around his body, as he continues to quiver. His face is sweaty and I hear his teeth chatter.

"Ma… Ma… Mak… MAKA!" he flails his body so hard I hear a heart wrenching crack from his hand as he hit it against the bed.

I try to shake him up, but it doesn't have any effect. His eyes are leaking blood, as if they were crying.

"Soul! Soul! Soul! Please wake up, Soul! Please! Please be alright! Please! Stop!" I lower my face to his chest and I feel his heart pounding heavy on my head. I feel a faint sigh, and my heart skips a beat. I lift up my head to see he has stopped shacking.

"Soul? Are you awake? Soul please!" My lips start to quiver. I press my face against his neck again and I wait for an answer. "Soul please be alright."

I don't move for the longest time, until I hear his faint snore. I lift up my head and I see he has finally drifted to a softer sleep. His eyes no longer tight and fighting, now covered in blood and gently resting on his face. His shacking and screaming lips finally smoothed into a soft smirk.

"Maka…" I hear him sigh once more and his hand tightens on my back.

"Oh Soul…" I sigh and rest my head on his. "What am I going to do with you?"

These terrifying dreams have been going on… For 2 weeks now… Is there no way to sooth your melting mind, Soul? Is there no way I can help you?

I remember all the times I had to come and hold him… For him to finally calm and sleep. For him to dream sweet dreams… And think sweet things… But only for him to become frustrated and confused in the morning. He tells me he never recalls the nights before, even though most of the time I'm certain he wakes up.

How can I possibly help him, if I am not allowed to comfort him? Am I really that unreliable as a partner? For him to not want to see him in my arms when he wakes?

I feel my heart tighten. Why doesn't he want me near? Does he not trust me? Does he not…

I shook the thought out of my head. I sat there for a while. I felt Soul's heart quietly, softly beat beneath my hand. I felt his hand tense on my back every time I tried to get back up. I couldn't leave him like this. I felt it in my heart he wanted me to stay… To keep him there. I tightened my grip on him.

"I won't leave you…" I whispered. I heard him breathe another relieved sigh.

He always seems like he needs me… he wants me… in the night… But in the morning he's just as independent as he is the days before…

Can he not understand how confusing it is for me? At night, he needs me, and in the daytime, he wants to be left alone. What does he want?

I guess... I guess I'll keep doing what I'm doing. I promised him I will not leave him. He is my partner. My partner. Will not be left. Not by me. I will protect Soul. However he needs it.

I feel the warm streams of tears melt down my face. My body shakes lightly in sync with the tears that stung my eyes, until I slowly, finally went to sleep…

I'll show you a sweet dream next night… Lol, just kidding (that was a cliché from the anime Vampire Knight). Ok, that was the first chapter… I dunno, I didn't really go over it or edit it or change any ideas.. This truly is the original. **sighs in despair** tell me what you think! This chapter was dedicated to the some Sweet Dreams – Marilyn Manson

~Chapter one: in courtesy of Chlooeeeee