So this is just something I've had floating around in my head for quite some time, and I was going crazy because I couldn't figure out how to make it into a proper fanfiction. XP But here it is at long last! I haven't seen any stories like this yet so hopefully this'll be something new. This probably won't be very long, I'm not expecting it to go past 5 or 6 chapters. Hope you guys enjoy and make sure to leave me a review!

Summary: After a mission gone wrong, Soul is hospitalized yet again. As the Madness starts to consume him, will he start to develop feelings for one of his friends who just so happens to be a Grim Reaper?

Disclaimer: I wish I owned such an awesome series, but alas I don't.

Warnings: Some swearing, and as you can probably tell from the summary it's going to be SoulxKid, so if you don't like then don't read. If you want to see it, I suppose there is some SoulxMaka in the beginning, but the pairing will end up being SoulxKid. :3 There's not going to be any lemons though, just some shounen-ai here and there.

Prologue

"Yahoo! Another big mission for the awesome, the amazing, the incredible, Black Star!" Black Star shouted, a huge grin on his face as they stood on the stairs leading from the Academy. Tsubaki gave a small laugh, and Soul rolled his eyes at the ninja's loud declaration. Death The Kid frowned slightly, staring up at the sky.

"Is something the matter, Kid? You've been quiet for a while now," Liz noted, glancing over at him. The young Reaper's frown deepened, humming in annoyance.

"I have this nagging suspicion that the painting in my room is tilting slightly to the right." Kid suddenly got a frantic look in his eyes. "What if it is? I cannot accept this! I'm positive I checked it before we left, but what if something happened while we were gone?! I can't go on like this!" he cried, tugging at his hair. Patty burst out laughing and Maka sighed quietly.

"We've only been gone for 5 minutes," Soul noted, sweatdropping. "I'm sure it's fine."

"But I'm worried about it!" Kid yelled, dramatically collapsing to his knees. "And 5 is not a symmetrical number! Say 8! Say 8, damn it!"

"There, there, it'll be all right!" Patty cheered, patting the boy's back. "Just don't think about it, okay?"

"We have to focus on the mission right now," Liz added.

And within the next few seconds the Reaper disappeared from sight, leaving behind nothing but a trail of smoke and a distant, "I'm worried!".

"I guess the presence of the all-mighty Black Star was too much for him!" the blue-haired boy stated, laughing in that ridiculous way of his.

"Come back!" The Thompson sisters shouted simultaneously, half-heartedly running after him.

Soul sighed, a small smile finding its way onto his face. "That guy… what are we gonna do with him?"

Maka shrugged, smiling as well. "Who knows?

2 hours later

"Let's review the mission objectives," Maka whispered, gathering everyone together in a circle. "We need to sneak in without attracting attention-" At this point, everyone shot a pointed glare at Black Star, who gave an embarrassed chuckle. "-and find out what Arachnophobia is planning. They're working on something big, so be on your guard. If we're discovered, immediately retreat and meet back up at this spot. If something goes wrong, each team has one of these." Maka held up a device with a small button in the middle. "Push the button and the rest of us will hurry to your location. We know from experience how powerful their forces are; we won't stand a chance in a fight, especially split up." They thought back to when they tried to recover Brew, and depression temporarily hung over the students. "Does everyone understand the mission?"

There was a collective nod from the group, and they silently prepared themselves. It was decided that the weapons would remain in human form, because it would be too conspicuous if the meisters were carrying around their weapons. So they would each disguise themselves in the black cloaks and white masks of the organization and travel in pairs (a group of three in Kid, Liz, and Patty's case). They each had to discover as much information as they could within an hour. Then they would meet up safely and put together what they had learned.

At least, that was the plan. How were they supposed to know it would go horribly wrong?

Dark: And there's the Prologue! Short, I know, but it's going to get good in the next chapter! I can't wait for the suffering to begin. :3 *evil laughter* *coughs* I mean, uh, stay tuned! ^_^ Don't forget to drop a review on your way out!

Soul: I eat reviews for breakfast. :D

Kid: Keep the number of reviews symmetrical! I'm watching you. O.O

Maka: -_-U