Too Late

'ring ring'

"Hello, Maka Albarn speaking, who am I talking to?" she said happily and started to listen the other person in the line

"WHAT?" she screamed after some minutes listening

"I'LL BE RIGHT THERE, JUST GIVE ME 15 MINUTES"

Soul looked at Maka as she hung the phone, she had a worried expression.

"Hey Maka who was at the phone?" Soul asked

"Shinigami-sama…" she said expressionless

"What did he said? Something's wrong?" He asked once more and put one hand in her shoulder

"Papa is at the hospital…" she started to shake a bit "He's in bad condition, really bad."

"Do you want to go to see him? Then let's go" He said grabbing his motorcycle keys, but she suddenly started to cry "Maka, what's wrong?"

"S-Soul.. Papa is dying" she looked at him, crying "Papa and Stein were in a mission and the enemy bite Papa's leg, poisoning it, now he can't walk, and he just have a few hours before the poison reach his heart and he'll.."

"Let's go to the hospital. Now." Soul grabbed Maka's hand and both of them run out of the apartment and headed to Soul's motorcycle. They got in and Soul started to drive. While driving, Soul could feel Maka shaking a lot, she was really nervous, I mean... It's her father. She has the right to be nervous.

Arriving the hospital Maka saw Stein waiting for her at the entrance door, she asked what was happening, why they couldn't wipe the poison away from his blood, but Stein did not said a single word, making Maka feel really nervous. She looked at the hallways and her heart was beating faster, always wondering 'Why Papa? Why him?'

When they got in the room she saw Spirit and Shinigami talking, 'damn he looks so weak' she thought.

"Papa…" she mumbled

"Maka" he smiled, why? Because she's his baby girl, his beloved daughter, and after all "I hate you" "I don't consider you as my father" she did come to see him "Sorry for making you see me like this. Papa's job is hard sometimes"

"Stupid" she said and sat on a chair next to the bed

"mm.. Shinigami-sama can I talk with Maka and Soul alone now?" Spirit said trying not to be rude

"Okay!" Shinigami said and leaved

Spirit looked at Soul and gave him a small smile

"Hey … take care of her for me okay? And .. don't hurt her like I did." He said and stretched the back of his head

"Okay and I will never hurt her" Soul said and smirked "I'm going to talk with Stein, I'll be waiting for you outside" He said rubbing Maka's shoulder

"Okay" she said looking down

Spirit held one of her hands and looked at her, smiling.

"I'm glad to see you here Maka, I thought that you wouldn't come, thank you." His eyes were shining, he was really happy to see her there, making him smile and feel better just with her presence.

She looked at him like she were feeling guilty about all this "Papa I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, for always pushing you away from my life, for always calling you a cheater, for everything. And don't think that I hate you because I do care about you okay?"

He gave the biggest smile ever and hugged her, now he was really happy, she said she cares about him!

"You don't know how much you make me happy saying these things. I know I've said it too many times but, you already know Maka, Papa loves you" He said with a warm smile but now looking at the window

She sat again on the chair and put her forehead on the bed with a small smile that faded away quickly

"I love you t-" she suddenly stopped when she heard the ekg doing that horrible sound that made her heart stop beating.

"I love you too, Papa" she whispered and held his hand tighter, she couldn't help but cry that moment, because even the brave and strong people cry, right?

He was gone.

She never said "I love you" to him

And she'll never say it, because it was too late now.