Hey Peoples of earth and other planets that have internet access! Ninja_Alchemist here and I'm back with another Death the Kidd x Chrona fanfiction! Sense the other I wrote did so well. This is a continuation, or well not really, it's a story that comes AFTER my last story, Chrona's hair cut! All right. This one probably wont be a one shot. Maybe 3-5 chapters? I'm not sure. ANYWHO!! Lets get down to business so without further a due I present to you "Ragnarok's Challenge!"
Ragnarok's Challenge
Death the Kidd sat in class calmly keeping his head down as he mulled over the lesson from yesterday, he listened idly as Liz and Patty chattered away about something. As professor Stein walked in and clapped his hands beckoning the group to settle down Kidd's eyes wandered over the room. Everyone was here, Maka, Soul, BlackStar, Tsubaki, Ox Ford, Everyone…well with the acception of Chrona. He frowned lightly at the thought of the timid girl whom had recently wormed her way into his thoughts strangely. He was a shinigami, and he was so confused by the girl, after the last incident when he had cut her hair, he had made a point of avoiding the rose haired demon blader. He didn't want to feel so strangely, he didn't like being so confused. "this is the fifth day she's been absent". He mumbled to himself and Liz perked up looking at him.
"Who? Oh you mean Chrona-Chan? Yeah. I heard she was sick…Maka visited a couple times but lately she's been studying to much to go see Chrona." Liz said and Kidd looked over at her calmly blinking his crimson golden eyes were unfazed. When he avoided Chrona for that while he had, the bizarre feeling that had arisen that one time had dissipated. He had been relived, and simply continued about his business calmly ignoring the girl as he had done before the incident. Kidd looked back at the teacher calmly and looked at the bored calmly as Stein wrote yesterdays lesson on the board.
"All right class, Seeing as how some of you couldn't handle yesterday's lesson we will go over it again…Hmm Chrona is absent again huh?" he asked and Maka nodded confirming his suspicion Stein sighed and ran his fingers through his hair and cranked the screw again. "Right. Well okay. Death the Kidd?" he called looking over at Kidd who's head rose in response to the call Stein smiled "Seeing as how you completed the lesson yesterday. Would you take the class work for this week down to Chrona's room and fill her in on what she's missed?" Kidd blinked. Surprised at the request why would Stein as him? and not Maka? Maka would be a better choice considering she and Chrona were friends while he and Chrona were virtually strangers. Golden eyes locked with his professor's and he stood up nodding his head in a silent agreement he tuned descending the stairs and retrieving the work off of the teachers desk he left the room. The door closed behind him and he turned walking down the hall towards the stairs that led down to the underground caverns where Chrona's room was. His golden eyes skimmed the dull grey walls of the halls he turned down through the winding halls stopping in front of Chrona's room he paused. Anticipation pooling in his rib cage he sighed and closed his eyes relaxing he stopped himself from worrying over this. Kidd sighed and raised his fist rapping on the door calmly with his knuckles three times before waiting for a response.
"Y-y-y-yes?" the dull timid voice of Chrona echoed out into the hall around him and he froze. Chrona's voice wasn't exactly bright and cheery at the best of times but the way she had just spoke seemed…almost dead. As if…she didn't care about anything. Chrona was many things shy, scared, uncomfortable, sad, manipulated…but she never didn't care…if she didn't care she wouldn't be as timid as she always was. She would be so scared or uneasy or hesitant. She wouldn't be…Chrona. "c-c-come in" the soft voice called and he dropped his hand to the heavy door knob pushing the thick door open. Kidd poked his head into the room before he stepped in and he squinted into the dark room letting his eyes adjust he stopped, looking at Chrona's thin frame pulling herself to sit up in bed, her rose colored hair was a mess and her sad eyes seemed tired and sunken as they looked over at him. "Kidd-kun?" she said softly and winced gripping her stomach uneasily she stopped and shook her head looking at him. "w-w-what are y-you d-doing here?" she asked softly. Chrona pulled herself upright in her bed and looked at Kidd in the door way, she wondered absently why he was here then saw the school work in his hand. She sighed and leaned back against the wall looking at him tugging at the sleeves of the spacious night shirt she was wearing. A pain erupted from her stomach again and she fought it down looking at her guest calmly.
"Professor Stein sent me to help you catch up with what your missing…." Kidd said softly his golden eyes trailing over the dull empty room and back to her. Pity echoed through him for a moment. She looked so, broken, in this cold dark basement room with only one barred window to keep her from getting closed off. "I hear you aren't feeling well?" he asked tilting his head to the side and she nodded calmly sitting up he looked at her and pulled a chair over to her bed and sat down running his fingers through his dark hair. His golden eyes met hers, his face calm and emotionless as usual, he didn't like being in situations like this. "So how have you been feeling?" he asked then mentally slapped himself terrible of course he thought annoyed at himself her rephrased "any better? Its been about a week…does anyone know whats wrong?" he asked his voice was calm and stern though there was sincerity lingering beneath the surface of his words. He watched as Chrona shifted uneasily.
"Th-they don't know…." She said softly though it was a lie, She knew what it was but wouldn't tell anyone. She looked down her rose colored bangs falling in her eyes she pulled her knees up to her chest and hugged them. The black blood had finally started taking its effect after being in her system for so long. It was making her sick, and…medusa had always said it would kill her…she wondered if that was true, it didn't matter if she did die or not. No one would notice, Medusa-Sama didn't need her anymore, and all her friends at Shibusen were great but…they wouldn't be too broken up about her death, after all. She was just Chrona, no one really cared what happened to her anyway. Medusa had kept her alive before, by giving her purpose, and madness to stay alive when good sense would say to just let you die. "M-Marie Sensei says that I'll be better in no time…" she said softly her eyes shifting from one side to the other uneasily up then down avoiding making contact with those piercing gold orbs of terrifying. Chrona sighed and looked up at Kidd calmly. Her eyes tired she rubbed them hoping to wake herself up she yawned "Don't w-worry about the w-work…Ragnarok and I are k-keeping up. Mrs Marie is helping…j-just leave the work o-over th-there" Chrona stammered uneasily looking at Kidd she dropped her eyes immediately. Keeping quiet she hugged her knees and sighed.
"oh" Kidd replied calmly keeping his eyes on her he frowned. There was something she was hiding, he had no way of getting her to share it with him but something about her mannerisms seemed…wrong…not Chrona…as if she had given up. She was still timid scared and soft spoken, but…there was something missing. Kidd placed the papers on the night stand and looked back at her the small frame huddled in her bed and shaking as if frightened. "I'll come back…tomorrow probably…and bring the work…" he said in a definite tone. Kidd didn't know what he was saying or why. But what did it matter? He was already ahead in class anyway. "do you need anything?" he asked his voice dull and cold. Chrona flinched and looked up at him she shook her head slowly before Ragnarok jumped from her back and interrupted.
"SWEETS!" he shouted and Chrona didn't move or flinch. Ragnarok grinned at Kidd and nodded his head profusely. "Trust me. Sweets will help us feel much better!" Kidd raised an eyebrow but nodded slowly walking to the door. He looked back at Chrona and nodded his head.
"I'll be back in a moment…get some rest" Kidd told her sternly and walked out. Chrona nodded slowly and laid back hugging the pillow with a tired whine. Ragnarok looked down at her and sighed closing his eyes he thought. Chrona-Chan is taking all the damage from this…I'm made of the blood…so I'm making her sick…what do I do…she was fine before…when she wanted to live, but…. He paused and looked down at the rose haired wielder whom he commonly abused. It was just good natured fun on his part. He never intended to really hurt her and he never did. Folding his arms Ragnarok frowned at Chrona's now sleeping form. I don't understand…She was fine but something happened…Oh…right… he thought and frowned thinking of the small incident with Death the Kidd about a month back. Chrona had been happy when leaving…she had been cared for, she'd felt it if only for a moment and when Kidd avoided her. It killed her, literally, it had made her see just how expendable she was..just how un-necessary she was. And she gave up. The black blood was for strong people, And while Chrona was timid, she never allowed herself to give up, it may have been Medusa's manipulation of her, or Maka's support. But. Something had stopped her from letting the black blood effect her so harshly…as it was now. Ragnarok scowled and shook his head "she has so much to live for! She's one of the strongest meisters here! Does she really not see that?" he growled looking at the girl he sighed and closed his eyes. Chrona…what do I do? He thought. Though he would never admit it, Ragnarok cared about Chrona. She was his meister, and he was part of her. He felt like her older brother and he hated that he was the one causing this.
Ragnarok was pulled from his thoughts as Kidd walked back in the room and looked over at him. Ragnarok glared back. Kidd held his hand out holding a chocolate bar in his palm he looked at Ragnarok calmly. "here you go" he said softly golden eyes piercing into Ragnarok's black X's for eyes. He frowned and snatched the candy from Kidd's hand and munched on it watching kidd sit down in the chair and looked at Chrona with a small ghost of worry on his face. Ragnarok glared at this.
"What are you still doing here? Get lost. You shouldn't be here" Ragnarok snapped at him and Kidd raised an eyebrow standing up and looking at Chrona once more as she shifted her hair falling in front of her face he frowned at the lack symmetry, reaching over he brushed hair from her face and she sighed in her sleep whimpering softly and he froze a light pink tint falling into his cheeks as he looked down at her sleeping form, she looked so…fragile. So vulnerable. At that moment Death the Kidd wanted nothing more than to scoop her up in his arms and protect her from everything, anything. He pulled back and Ragnarok noticed the tint on his face with a growl he slapped Kidd's hand away from Chrona. "Stop it. Don't do that." he snapped and glared at Kidd who was confused. Ragnarok stopped looking at Kidd an idea formed I got it…I know what to do… he thought looking down at Chrona he frowned, this was a risk but. He had to do something. He couldn't let Chrona die, not because of him, not like this. "Kidd-kun…do you know why Chrona is so sick?" He asked and Kidd stopped looking at him confused his golden eyes bewildered.
"No…" Kidd replied uneasily looking at Ragnarok out of the corner of his narrowing eyes. "you do?" Ragnarok's face hardened as he looked at Kidd with a serious expression.
"Sit down Kidd…I have a proposition for you…" Ragnarok said calmly watching Death the Kidd sit down. He took a deep breath and explained the situation to him, the black blood, the way that Chrona had given up…and the way that she needed something to live for to stay alive, she needed to be shown how important she was. Kidd watched Ragnarok through the story his face hard, stern revealing nothing. How could she think that? How could she give up? Kidd thought in a strange mix between anger and sadness. Ragnarok leaned back as Chrona's sleeping form shifted under him.
"I see…" Kidd replied in a dim tone not really showing much as he was lost in his thoughts. Ragnarok's eyes narrowed. "do you Kidd? Really?" he asked and Death the Kidd frowned angrily. "YES!" he said the strange emotion showing and surprising Ragnarok who paused and smiled at him.
"well then Death the Kidd. I have a challenge for you…" Ragnarok said sternly smiling at him he folded his arms and looked down at Chrona for a moment as if he was a older brother. Caring and worried. "Show her…what she has to live for…give her a reason not to give up…" he said and his eyes rose back up to Kidd sternly. "so?". Death the Kidd's eyes were stern and determined.
"I'm in."