"Something Happily Unexpected"
Soul's POV
I couldn't believe it. It was just so unreal. It couldn't be. It had been three years, since we had tried to defeat the Kishin Asura. And we had failed. Well, in fact, only Maka failed. I wanted to stand up and help her, but I had too much wounds, such as Kid, or Black Star. We had tried our best, but at the end, all the rage fell on Maka. I just couldn't believe it.
Tsubaki was next to Maka, in the hospital bed, holding her hand tightly. Maka had a bandage in her head, her jade eyes filled with tears. I just stood there, with anything to say.
"Oh, Soul-kun, you're here," Tsubaki smiled nicely at me, waving for me to seat on the chair she was a few second ago.
"No, you shou-" I started, but she cut me off.
"Come on, Soul-kun."
I wanted to refuse, but I knew how insistent Tsubaki could be. I sat on the chair, feeling those jade eyes looking at me. Tsubaki kept her smile and walked out of the room. I turned to see Maka, who was wiping her tears away.
"How are you feeling?" I asked.
"I... I don't know..." she answered, whispering. "I feel tired, and I've been throwing up since I woke up," she added. She did look tired, with those purple bumps beneath her eyes. She tried to smile, but she failed in the way.
"Can you tell me... What he did to you?" I finally said. I couldn't help it; I needed to know, so I could feel better. But what she said didn't make me feel better.
"He... He tortured me and then-" her voice failed as more tears trailed down her cheeks. "He raped me..." she stated, her eyes filling with tears completely. Anger rose within all my body. The only thing I wanted to do was to kill Asura.
"You shouldn't be mad, it was my fault, I should have defended myself," Maka said like if she were reading my mind.
"It's not Maka. It's his entire fault, not yours. I promise I won't let him touch you again," I said, knowing he'll come for Maka, but not only for Maka... For something else...