Hello! Nice to meet you, I'm Tanima. This is my first ever Fan-Fic that I have actually written down and published. It's also the first thing I've written with-out someone else proof reading it first. Needless to say I'm a little nervous. The story does pick up a little and gets more sappy. Hopefully.

Well, please take care of me and reviews are welcome. Thanks!

Maka was fighting against a girlish boy with pink hair. She was swinging Soul, who was in weapon form, around effortlessly. The boy had a strange weapon that screamed and injured Soul every time she countered. She tried to play it safe and went on the defensive, dodging all his attacks but she was losing a lot of ground. Soon, she could sense a huge locked door behind her.
Soul was screaming at her through their soul link to attack and not worry about how much it hurt him. That he would die for her if it came to that. She couldn't let that happen, no matter the cost. She had to protect Soul.
Maka was positioned wrong. The boy saw his opening and swung with all his might, chopping down at her. She watched helpless as Soul transformed out of weapon form and took the sword blow across the his body. His warm blood sprayed across her face and clothes. She screamed; panic filled her mind, her only thought was of Soul.

Maka jolted awake drenched in sweat. She had fallen asleep beside Soul's hospital bed; her face buried in the blankets by his hand. She sat up and searched his face, looking for signs of pain, but he slept on peacefully. Professor Stein and Doctor Medusa had patched him up and looked after him over the past several days. They even said that he could go home this evening. But no matter how many times everyone told her it was going to be okay, she knew that under Soul's shirt was a huge scar that spanned from his left shoulder down to his right hip. And it was all her fault. She could feel the tears starting. One escaped her eye and gently rolled down her cheek to fall off her chin.

Soul started to wake up. The girl quickly rubbed her tears away. She couldn't let Soul see how upset she was. He would worry about her and she didn't want that. She had to be strong for him.

"Maka?", Soul's voice was heavy with sleep "What are you doing here so early?" He looked her over, at her messy hair and crumpled clothes. "Don't tell me you were here all night..?"

"Don't be silly Soul. After they gave you that sleeping pill I went home" she lied. " I'm just stopping by before school to see if you need anything." she looked at him expectantly.

"Maka, quit worrying. I was put in here for something that I did. It's not your fault."

"Right. Sorry." She couldn't keep the pain from her voice. Faking overly cheerful she pushed on "Right, well, I'm off to school now. I'll see you at home."

"Maka..." Soul's voice trailed off a she left the room. "Damn."

Maka's school day passed in a blur. Professor Steins lecture was about dissection again. Black*Star went on about how awesome he was. Only Tsubaki look worried about her. Maka pretended her way through the day – She was absolutely exhausted by the time she got home. The girl opened her front door and went straight to her room flopping on to the bed.

"Maka?" Soul's voice drifted through the open door.

Shit! Soul came home today. How could I have been so stupid! Thought Maka, mentally chiding herself.

"Hey Soul! How are you doing? Did everything go well today? Are you hungry? Thirsty?" She had reached where he sat in the living room. She knew she was going over board, but couldn't help it.

"Relax Maka." Soul's husky voice calmed her down a little. "I'm supposed to take it easy, so I ordered pizza for both of us tonight. To celebrate my return." He gave her a cheeky, lop-sided grin. His pointy teeth all the more apparent as he looked up at her from his lounged position on the couch.

Just then the door bell rang. Pizza had arrived. Maka brought it in and they sat in comfortable silence eating and watching tv.

"Alright." Soul said suddenly. " I need a shower and a good night sleep for my cool return to school tomorrow." Maka couldn't help but giggle. Just a little but the first time she had honestly smiled since Soul's injury.

"Don't forgot tonight's homework!" she called after his retreating back.

Well, that's it for this chapter. I really hope you enjoyed it. Please give me feedback, I know I'm not the best at punctuation and stuff. I will hopefully have the next chapter out in the next few days. Regardless if people like it or not, I will be finishing the story. As a matter of accomplishment if nothing else. :p Thanks for reading!

-Tanima