Makas P.O.V

I walked through the dense forest quietly. It was the middle of the night, and the only light I had was a little pocket flashlight. There was a thick fog settling around me. I began to hum in hopes it would take my mind off of how creepy everything looked. As I continued though the forest I heard a twig snap. Pausing, I whipped my head towards where the sound had come from. At first I couldn't see anything, but as I slowly crept toward it I could make out the shape of a person. I called out to them.

"Hello?" The figure looked around before replying in a deep voice, "Is somebody there?" I stepped out of my hiding spot. The person in front of me was a boy. He had snow white hair, and dark red eyes. He looked at me for a moment.

"Are you lost?" I asked. For some reason I felt I could trust this boy. He didn't look dangerous, just confused and scarred.

"No." Was all he said before turning his back to me. He began looking at something, but I couldn't tell what it was. My curiosity got the best of me.

"So what are you doing out here?"

"Shouldn't I be asking you the same thing?" He said without looking at me." I mean, it's not safe for you to be walking around at night alone."

"But your walking around at night by yourself." I said in my defense.

"Yeah, well I could defend myself if something happened." he said with a shrug.

"Are you saying I'm weak?" I practically yelled while placing my hands on my hips.

"Well you certainly don't look that strong." He began walking away, but I kept right on his heels.

"So what's your name anyway?" I continued.

"Does it matter?" He asked, clearly annoyed.

"I just want to know your name."

"Fine. It's Soul. Are we done now?" He said, turning to look at me.

"Soul." I repeated." That's a new one. Anyways, my names Maka."

"Well it's so nice to meet you." Soul said sarcastically while looking around.

"Why are you such grouch?" I asked while folding my arms over my chest.

"I'm not a grouch, I'm just trying to find something and you're distracting me." He stated simply.

"What are you looking for? Maybe I could help you."

"No thanks. Besides, you'd probably just get in the way." With that said, he turned suddenly and began walking away, faster than before. I ran after him, but tripped on something. I screamed before hitting the ground, hard. I looked at my ankle to find it twisted in a tree root. I untangled it, but found I couldn't put any weight on it, and began to fall again only to be caught by something.

Souls P.O.V.

I walked away hoping she wouldn't follow. As I picked up my pace I could hear her running behind me. I shoved my hands into my pockets,and ignored her. Suddenly Maka screamed. I turned on my heel to find her on the ground. I ran over to her just as she was trying to get up. She fell again, and I threw out my arms in an attempt to catch her. Maka landed safely in my arms, and I let out a sigh. Sure this girl was basically a stranger, but she seemed nice and it wasn't like I liked seeing girls hurt. I looked down at her face, and for the first time was able to actually see her. The fog had hindered me from seeing any details until now when our faces were only inches away from each other. I looked into her deep olive eyes. Oh those eyes. They were so wide and innocent. I opened my mouth, but couldn't seem to form any words so I just stood there with my mouth hanging open. Maka stood up, but leaned on me for support.

"So what's up with your teeth? I mean, why are they pointy?" She asked as we slowly walked off into the fog. I smirked at her.

"I don't know. Genetics?"

"Oh, that's neat." I shrugged

"I guess it is kinda cool."

"So where are you going anyways Soul?" I looked at her curious eyes and sighed.

" To tell the truth, I don't really know. All I know is that a few years ago my brother was seen around here, and then just disappeared." why was I being so open with her?

"Oh Soul, I'm so sorry." She looked at me,tears brimmed the corners of her eyes.

"It's ok." I stated. "I came out here to find him, and that's exactly what I plan to do." Maka winced, and I stopped for a moment to let her rest. It was going to be a long journey.