Soul-Eater doesn't belong to me (Oh how I wish it did) I'm just the girl who is making a spin off of the main story *Curls up into a corner and sobs*

Chapter 1: A Dash of Madness

A week, that's all it took for the overwhelming sense of fear and hatred to disappear. The crushing sense of hopelessness that held the hearts of everyone in Death City captive seemed to fade away into the wind in less than seven days. Death City was being rebuilt from the ground up and the meisters and their weapons had begun to collect Kishin eggs again but this time with more drive.

It was days like these that I sit back and remember that last fight, how up until that point I wanted to grow stronger and yet at the last possible moment I discovered how strong I had become. How I had the strength to keep my courage as each one of my friends lost to the Kishin's power and how I had the strength to end his life.

But at that last second. . . . Something had happened, something horrible.

Asura's wavelength had connected and intertwined with mine when my wavelength struck him and I felt something stir and root itself deep inside of me. Now whenever I think of what Asura said about embracing the madness and getting rid of the fear, I can feel a change in me.

He's inside me; the Kishin is dwelling in my head.

I don't know how long I can hold on or how long I can keep my sanity, but one thing is for sure, I won't let him get the best of me. I will finish him once and for all, even if it kills me.

Monday, 3:02 A.M.

Maka's POV

It happened to me again.

I woke up from the hellish nightmare gasping for breath. I sat there and stared at the opposite wall for a couple of minutes before the tears came. It was the 12th night in a row where I had the same nightmare, the same feeling of loneliness and pain. I didn't know how long it would be before I snapped before I. . . I. . .

I suddenly jumped off of my mattress and threw on my favorite robe. There was no way I was going to sit here and mull over what might happen, all I could do was stick it out until I could find a solution. I silently opened my door and crept into the kitchen, being carful not to wake Soul or Blaire. I opened the fridge and sighed as the cool air brushed away the leftover feelings of the nightmare. I grabbed the milk carton and stepped out of the fridge when I saw a shadow materialize on the far wall.

I froze and could feel my heart pounding in my chest. I grabbed the butcher knife off of the knife block next to me and faced the wall. I watched the shadow carefully, expecting it to attack at any moment, but it stayed right where it was without moving. I reached the hand with the knife in it towards the light switch and felt a stabbing pain in my stomach. Something was telling me to not turn on that light, and like anytime before that I didn't listen. I quickly flipped on the light switch and stared in horror at the wall. The knife clattered out of my hand and hit the ground the same time as the carton of milk did. My mouth was twisted in a silent scream and my hands clawed at my neck.

On the opposite wall stood the Kishin Asura.

"Hello Maka." The Kishin grinned, his amber eyes reflecting the madness in his heart as they stared fixed to me. "Could we have a little talk?"

At the sound of his voice my airways seemed to open up and I let out a scream that echoed through the night. I tried to run away but ended up tripping on something and feeling a sharp pain lance through my foot. Soul's light in his room flipped on as he busted through the doors. His eyes located me curled up in the corner and he ran to my side.

"Maka! Are you ok?! What's wrong?! What happened?!" He yelled while shaking my shoulders.

I pointed a trembling finger to the wall where I saw the Kishin and started crying non-stop. Soul looked towards where I was pointing with a confused look on his face.

"T-the K-K-Kishin! It w-was there! Asura is b-back!" I whimpered

Soul looked back at me, his eyes filled with confusion.

"Maka," He said softly "There is no one there."

"But I saw him! He was there! He said my name! He spoke!" I wheezed

Blaire seemed to materialize out of nowhere and ran up to Soul in her cat form.

"What happened?! I heard someone scream!" Blaire asked worriedly

"It's nothing Blaire; Maka just had a bad dream is all." Soul said

"It wasn't a bad dream! He was there! I saw him!" I screamed

Soul and Blaire looked at me with shock reflected on their faces. Soul put a hand on my cheek and looked deep into my eyes.

"Maka, the Kishin is dead. You killed him remember? It was all just a bad dream! Remember what the doctor said? That you would have these nightmares for a while but they would go away soon. You just need to be patient." He said soothingly

I shook my head furiously and knocked Soul's hand away. "This wasn't a dream! He was actually there!" I said vehemently

Soul sighed and placed his hand on the ground to steady himself and found his hand covered in blood.

"What the?! Where did this blood come from?!" He asked horrified

He looked at the ground and found my foot sliced open and dripping blood furiously.

"Maka! How did you slice your foot open?! You're bleeding everywhere!" He asked angrily while picking up my foot to examine it

I winced in pain and looked away out of embarrassment.

"It must have happened when I dropped the knife I was holding, I think I might have slipped on it when I tried to run away." I mumbled

"Blaire will you go get me the first aid kit out of the hall closet? And when you are done can you call Dr. Stein and ask him if he can see us right away?" He asked the cat

Blaire pouted and looked away "Do I look like a messenger cat to you?!" She said disdainfully

I heard Soul growl "This isn't a game Blaire now go get Stein on the phone and get me the God damn first aid kit!" He snarled

"Fine! Geeze you don't have to yell at me!" She whined and trotted off to the hallway.

I stared at Soul in shock; I had never heard him get so angry before. His red eyes focused on my wound and were radiating concern. For some reason this brought a rapid blush to my cheeks. Could it be that Soul actually felt feelings for me? Mr. Cool actually liked someone like me? No, it was impossible, he could never like a girl like me, he even said so himself hundreds of times. I tried to release his grip from my foot, but he held on fast.

"Soul it fine, it's just a cut." I said, my face was a deep crimson by then

"Don't be an idiot Maka! You know how useless you would be if your foot was infected?! Having a useless partner is totally not cool." He said sternly

Of course, I should have known. All he cares about is getting to be a Death Scythe; his concern for me is that only of a friend and partner. Disappointment washed through me like a tidal wave and I found myself getting tired and weary. Soul saw the change in my features and mistook it for loss of blood and pain. Blaire trotted up with the first aid kit in her mouth and carefully handed it to Soul.

"I called Dr. Stein; he said that he is expecting you as soon as possible in the Academy's infirmary."She sniffed and walked away

"Thank you Blaire." Soul mumbled as he opened the first aid kit and started applying medication and bandages to the wound. Once my foot was completely bandaged up, Soul grabbed me by the hand and hoisted me up onto my two feet.

"Go ahead and get dressed, I will get the bike ready so we can head out as soon as possible."He said as he rushed off to go find his keys.

I carefully limped down the hallway and into my bedroom, once inside my room I shut the door and rested my head against it softly.

"I must be imagining the Kishin, what if Soul is right and it was just a bad dream? You know what, he is right. That whole incident was just a bad dream."I whispered soothingly to myself

"I wouldn't be too sure of that if I were you." A voice said from the far wall

I spun around and once again found myself staring straight into the Kishin's eyes. I opened my mouth to scream but in a flash the Kishin's hand was wrapped around my mouth preventing me from screaming.

"Now we have already been over this, Soul doesn't believe your silly little tales that I am back. If you scream now it would be pointless, he wouldn't believe you because he can't see me. And I don't think warning him that you can see dead people is a good idea, especially when your about to go see the good doctor who is known for wanting to go dissect things for any reason. Do you understand me?" He grinned

I silently nodded my head, tears streaming from my eyes. The Kishin slowly released his hand from my mouth, yet kept touching my cheek bones tenderly.

"Maka Albarn, level one Scythe Meister," Asura said softly as he leaned towards my ear and whispered "Join me."

I felt my eyes fly open in shock and my body start to tremble. There was no way! There was no way I was going to join him. He was evil and the source of all madness; I was good and the warrior who was entrusted to destroy that very same evil.

"I can see inside of your soul, I can see your hurt and loneliness. I can see the neglect that you suffered because of your father and the abandonment as your mother left you. I can see that you are trying to patch yourself up by placing all of your love and trust into one person, your partner Soul and yet he isn't what you want him to be." Asura whispered softly

"S-stop." I mumbled

"You love him with all of your heart and yet you know deep inside that he will never feel the same way towards you. It's the realization of the fact that this empathy is one-sided and you can't take it, its starting to eat you apart from the inside. You don't know how long you can last before you snap and end it all. In fact the dream that you had earlier is a testament to what I have just said. The fear of rejection by him is haunting your dreams at night and plaguing your consciousness during the day." He continued

"S-stop! Stop it!" I yelled as I tried to push him away from me

"Maka?! Maka are you ok in there?!" I heard Soul ask from outside my door

"What if I told you that I could get rid of all your pain and loneliness?"Asura asked

My body tensed and I felt my eyes meet his.

"Join me, indulge in the madness and the pain that you feel now will be gone. You will never feel this kind of hurt ever again. These people don't understand you like I do Maka, I can help you. All you have to do is join me." He said

I stared at him wide eyed, not sure of what to say.

I was the warrior that was had to get rid of this sort of evil.

And yet. . .

I was the one who had to turn Soul into a Death Scythe.

And yet. . .

I was the one who was going to become a strong Meister like my mother one day.

And yet. . .

I wanted nothing more than to succumb to the madness inside of me.

I felt the door vibrate behind me from Soul's pounding.

"Maka?! Why aren't you answering me?! Is something wrong?! Is there someone in there with you?!" He yelled

Asura looked at me expectantly, daring with me with his eyes to tell him that he was in here with me. He was testing me, seeing if I would be worth the trouble of trying to recruit.

"It's ok Soul; I just landed on my foot wrong is all! I will be out in a moment!" I called out to him

Asura smiled and patted me on the head.

"You don't have to give me an answer tonight; I will come back tomorrow night. For right now get healed and mull over what I said. Until tomorrow Maka." Asura kissed my hand then disappeared into the shadows.

I felt myself slump down to the ground holding the hand that he kissed and trembling. I had no clue what to do; all I knew is that I couldn't tell anyone, not even my own partner about what happened. I curled up into a ball on the floor and wept.

Oh god, what have I just gotten myself into.

~End of Chapter One~

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