The bell rang over the noise of the students running down the hallway running to their next lessons. In the classroom sat a lonely green eyed girl starring hopelessly at the front of the class waiting for the professor to arrive.
"Maka, what's wrong?" Asked the red eyed white haired boy sitting next to her "Something's been eating at you lately, what it is?"
She shook it off and smiled acting like there's nothing wrong "It's nothing"
"She's probably jealous about what a big star I'm becoming" Black*star fell back on his chair and laughed out in hysterics.
"You wish…" Maka whispered under her breath and let her smile fade.
The young reaper turnt his head back round to front, he let out a long deep sigh as he balanced his hand on his hands. He didn't like to see Maka upset it caused pain in his chest.
"Maka, Soul, Kid, Liz, Patty, Black*star, Tsubaki" Stein walked through the door "You are excused from class, Lord Death would like to see you in the death room"
Maka sweat dropped back in her seat "Great what have you idiots done now Soul"
"We haven't done anything" Soul shook his head standing up and placing his hands in his pockets "Come on Lord Death's waiting"
The gang walked down the silent corridor that was once filled with screaming and yelling students, the echo of the bell still ran through the walls of the hallway. Maka walked with her hands behind her back starring at the ground, something was bothering her but she didn't want anyone to know her secret. Kid went to stand by her side and comfort her but someone else beat him to it.
"Maka are you okay?" Tsubaki asked putting her arm around her shoulders "You've been like this for weeks now, everyone's worried about you"
Maka sniffed and wiped away her tears that were forming in her eyes "Yeah I'm fine"
Kid couldn't help but stare at the girl he was deeply in love with since the day he first met her, but of course he wasn't the only one who had feelings for Maka, Soul had told him a few weeks back that he was playing to take her out on a date. Kid clenched his fist tighter and hung his head, he couldn't even get close to Maka without anyone interrupting, and no way would he be able to take her out on a date.
Liz looked over at Kid and sighed, she knew that he liked Maka she was the one that Kid talked about her to.
She walked over to him and placed her hand on his back "You okay kiddo? Is it… you know"
Kid nodded slowly and lifted up his head revealing his watery golden eyes "Yeah"
"Have you told her yet" Liz whispered making sure Black*star couldn't hear other whys he would shout it out.
"No I've not had the chance to, and if I told her how I felt and she didn't feel the same she would tell Soul and of course he would tell Black*star and then what will happen, everybody in the academy would find out" Kid sniffed.
"No she won't, she's not that kind of person" Liz raised her voice a little stepping in front of Kid blocking his path "And you're telling her after whatever Lord Death needs to tell us" Liz grabbed hold of his wrist and pulled him along as the walked out to the death room.
"Hello, how's it going, good to see ya!" Lord Death said in his cheerful voice "Now a bet you're wondering why I've called you in here on short notice"
The gang nodded, while Maka stayed silent with her head hanging to the ground. Kid looked over in her direction and sighed, but he did have to tell her.
"Well I have an assignment I want you to take on" Lord Death clapped his big hands together.
"What haven't you gave us enough extra lessons!" Soul exclaimed "So not cool…"
"What is it Lord Death I'll tear them apart in less than a second!" Black*star cheered with enthusiasm.
"There's a witch going around taking the souls of innocent young girls…" Patty cut Lord Death off.
"Great we'll break her neck!" Patty giggled.
"Well, it's not really a girl witch…" Lord Death trailed off.
"What you mean not a girl witch?" Kid asked a little confused.
"It's a male witch"
"Then isn't it a wizard or something?" Black*star said puzzled "Anyway where are they I'll take them down!"
"There hiding on the cliffs of Death City" Lord Death said "Now be on your way"
"Yahoo!" Black*star yelled running through the door "Where are you witch the mighty Black*stars gonna take your soul!"
"Black*star wait!" Tsubaki called out running after him.
Maka stayed silent as she turnt around and started to walk out of the Death room, Soul and the others followed her. Kid walked behind her trying to catch up so he could talk to her.
"Maka…" Kid swallowed hard walking by her side.
"Yeah" Maka didn't look up at him she just continued to look at the ground "What is it Kid"
He let out a long sigh and shook his head slowly "Never mind, it's nothing"
For the first time Kid had seen in weeks, Maka lifted up her head moving her bangs away from her eyes as she smiled at Kid "So you looking forward to the mission?"
"Uh…" Kid stuttered "Yeah, are you?"
"Not really, it's worse for me because I'm the only girl the witch is probably gonna be aiming at because I'm not a weapon" Maka chuckled.
"Oh… well don't worry I'm not gonna let that witch wizard of whatever it is touch you" Kid smiled at Maka.
"Thanks Kid" Maka punched his arm lightly "You're a good friend"
Maka walked off to catch up with Black*star and Tsubaki while Liz walked up behind Kid feeling sorry for him.
"Why I'm a good friend…" Kid mumbled under his breath.
The gang walked through the gates leading them outside of Death City. They continued to walk through the hot blazing desert, it seemed like they were walking for hours, but when they spotted something in the distance.
"Looky!" Patty called pointing over to a black figure on the cliffs "Is that him!"
"Maka can you sense his soul?" Kid asked looking over to Maka.
"Yeah, that's him"
"Lets go! Yahoo!" Black*star yelled "Tsubaki ninja sword mode!"
"Right!" Tsubaki changed into her ninja sword mode as Black*star caught her in his hand.
"Speed star!" Black*star started to run off in the distance going after the witch.
"Liz, Patty were going too" Kid caught Liz and Patty in their gun form mode.
Maka and Soul joint hands and Soul turnt into a scythe in Maka's hands "Let's go Soul!"
Maka ran off to catch up with Kid running by his side.
"Beelzebub" Kid summoned his skateboard and jumped on "Maka get on"
Maka nodded and hopped on wrapping one arm around Kid and holding Soul in her other hand. They flew off into the distance to catch up with Black*star who had already made the first attack on the witch.
"Tsubaki enchanted sword mode!" Black*star called.
There was a puff of smoke at Tsubaki changed her form. Black lines started to appear on Black*stars face and shadows started to form around him.
"Aaaaaa!" Black*star yelled as he ran at the witch and sliced through the air.
But the witch blocked his attack and shot a bolt of his wave length towards Black*star "Take this!"
"Let's go smoke bomb mode!" Tsubaki cried turning into a smoke bomb and getting out of the witches reach.
"Thanks Tsubaki"
Kid and Maka caught up with Black*star and jumped off of the skateboard and run to help him gripping on tightly to their weapons.
"Aw what a pretty little girl" The witch laughed looking at Maka "Bye, bye"
He shot a fire ball in Maka's direction but Kid stood in from of her and hit it back with the back of his gun. The witch laughed even more and continued to throw fireballs towards Maka but Kid kept hitting them back.
"Aw, I see now" The witch smirked "You love her, you would risk your own life to protect this weak little human"
"Shut up!" Black*star yelled jumping through the air "I'm the one you should be talking about" Black*star sliced the air cutting through the witches skin.
"Why you little brat!" The witch kicked out his leg hitting Black*star sending him backwards "You'll pay for that!"
Black*star flipped in the air and landed on the balls of his feet "You're gonna have to try harder than that to hurt me"
Black*star ran at the witch again "Wanna see my soul wave length" He punched the witch and then shocked him with his soul wave length sending the witch flying almost falling off the edge of the cliff.
He landed on his feet and started to laugh "Academy students from the DWMA I see"
"Why are you doing this!" Kid yelled.
"Why are you collecting the souls of innocent girls!" Maka added "Why?"
"You see, my mother abandoned me as a child and left me to grow up on my own on the streets, but then I met this witch, I wonder if you've heard of her?" The witch started to laugh again "Witch Medusa…"