I have been told that this fanfic of my mine sounds like 'The Fault in Our Stars' by John Green. And I have to say, that I have never even read the book, nor did I know it existed whilst I wrote this.

Chapter One

The stars glistened above us. They were the only things to guide us. We ignored the street lights and ran towards the stars, waiting on them to implode from the darkness and guide us home. Waiting on them to crash down to earth so comparison could be shown between something so precious, and a star that came no where near close - to this moment.

This moment - was pure.

His fingers were warm between mine. I loved how they fit perfectly between my own, brushing at my knuckles lightly as if his masculine hands could bruise them within seconds. But despite how much his fingertips pressed against my flesh, pain were stored within a box that I burned inside myself. It were ash to me.

My body was weak. But I were invincible.

I could feel my head throbbing and every inch of my body burning up like fire was a burning riot within my veins. But I decided to keep running as if I needed to prove to myself that if I reached the stars in time - I'd be okay. If I were able to touch the stars with my own fingertips, I would be cured.

"Maka!" I could just about hear him beside me. "Keep your eyes open okay?"

I did just as he told me. "Okay..."

By that time I could feel everything inside me pulsating. Everything pumping from left to right, up and down in every inch of my body as if thunder existed only inside my veins. I was so powerful within that moment. Even the stars held no comparison with how much I reined.

But darkness was creeping up on my eyelids. Crowding round me like I was the prey within nothing but a dark hole. And I couldn't see any way to escape - I was a goner.

"Hey! Eyes open!"

The darkness had shed away within seconds, as if his voice alone were my only protection from everything I had ever feared. With him at my side I could feel with every ounce of my descending body that maybe - just maybe, I could survive.

I couldn't catch my breath. "I... can do... this..."

But despite my words I had already been swept away from the ground, my legs tingling with pins and needles as if they missed the ground from beneath my feet. But in that moment, my body was breaking down slowly, and I couldn't care less what my legs wanted. I just wanted to be free.

"We'll get you to the hospital." His voice was everywhere. "I swear to god you'll be okay."

I didn't care if he promised. All I wanted was for that moment to last forever; me, him - the sky, the stars. The weight of the world squashing in on me as it all grew dark once more.

"Soul..." His name was nothing but a hum ringing in my ears.

I could hear him, he didn't want me to speak. "Maka."

"It's..." It was hurting me. "It's okay..."

Was it raining? I wouldn't know even if my eyes were open. All I could feel was the light pressure of water droplets hammer against my cheeks. One after the other they splashed against my skin, as if I were delicate enough to be the ocean and they were nothing but remains of the clouds.

I couldn't hear it crash against the ground. At no point did I hear the roar of rain thrash against the concrete of the deserted streets. Not once, not at all. But I couldn't tell - it was just to painful to concentrate.

"Is it raining...?" I gripped his sleeve beneath my fingertips.

He sniffed, "yeah. It's raining."

I could feel myself drifting... I didn't want to.

It was like sleep was trying to claw itself over me, and it hurt.

"Come on Maka." "Hold onto me."

The street lights flickered.

And birds were flying.

They were free.

His muscles tightened. "You're all I have, don't you dare leave me!"

Were we moving? I couldn't tell...

"Maka!"

Tyres screeched.

And I was thrown from his arms.