Chapter One: Chrona's leaving the DWMA?
When I had heard the news that Maka had won over the keishin, I was happy. Really and truly happy, I knew right then that everything was going to be alright for my friends, that I had not messed anything up for them like I always did. I didn't know how to handle things, as much as I wanted to be brave, to be strong for my friends, fear gripped me like a vice, freezing me in my tracks and making me loose what I held dear.
It was fear that stopped me from standing up to my mother, fear that drove me to hurt Stein, fear that cost Ragnorok his life...and fear that made me loose my enrollment in the DWMA. I was scared, I was always scared,I hated myself for it yet I couldn't help being that way at the same time.
I watched everyone celebrate. Kid, Blackstar and Maka looked pretty beat up, especially Maka who blushed at all the praise she got; she tried to pass it off like it was no big deal, but her father wasn't going to let her be humble
"MAAAAAKKKAAAA!" he squeezed her like a stuffed animal and spun her around "I'M SO PROUD OF YOU" he burst out crying hugging her tighter and tighter till she seemed blue in the face. I smirked, if Ragnorok was here he would of called it disgusting to have all this affection in one room. now my blood was no longer black...it was red...and my body was weak and frail. I could not help them even if I wanted to now
"Hey, get over here" said darkstar from behind me, getting my head in a half nelson and giving me a noogie...it hurt "comeon Crona, the party is over here with ME, We kicked Keishin ass!" he wooped and walked forward with me still in his arm, it was like a steel vice
"Black star let me go, I don't know how to deal with being held like this, it hurts and I don't like it"
he seemed to realise he was choking me to death and desided to give me a pat on the back...he really didn't seem to know his own strength...that or my body wasn't absorbing shock like it used too...I was really out of place now. I regained my balance and stood up, trying to look happy like the rest of them, it was only the smallest of smiles...my face had worn sadness so long it was hard to brake out of it, even when I was happy
"Stop picking on him Black Star" came the cool voice of Kid, he rapped his arm around my sholder and pulled me in a bit...something felt weird being so close to him...I never felt that with the black blood...maybe it had something to do with being weaker "he is right though, we should all celebrate, and I'm sure in light of all the help you did you can come back to the DWMA"
"No he can't" sounded the voice of Shiningami...the room had grown quiet. Kid looked at his father with surprise "what? your still kicking him out? For WHAT? He did as much work as any one of us!" Kid was getting pissed off...we barely even spoke the entire time I knew him, but he was putting his foot down for me...there was that feeling agian...it made my heart jump for some reason
"yeah, thats not fair" Maka chimed in, waving her good arm, her father had let her go and put on a serious expression, he had such a diverse personality. The whole mood of the party shifted on my account, I didn't know how to deal with all this attention
"I understand all of your sentaments, I like Chrona just as much as you...but the fact is he broke our contract and he betrayed the DWMA, I cannot over look that, no matter what. I wish I could be lenient on the rules, but I cannot have people at this school going turn coat on us. In other words rules are rules"
He was right of course, how could he look over all the bad I did. He did before and I betrayed them. I felt a lump in my throat and tears filled my eyes, everyone started yelling at once on how wrong this was, Shiningami stood there and took it, resolute in his decision. I understood, it wasn't his fault he had to make this hard decision..."come on guys...I don't know how to deal with you all fighting about me, its o.k...I'll just go"
kid gripped my arm as I turned to leave, my heart skipped a bit as he held me still "no...I can't let everything we fight for go down like this..." he was so determined, I was frozen by his yellow eyes...they were so strange to me all of a sudden...what was up with my body? Kid turned to his father "Father, I demand that you let Chrona back..."
Shiningami shook his head "No son, I am not bending on this"
kid gripped my arm harder in fustration, Liz and patty came up to us with concerned expressions. he breathed in "father...If you take Chrona out of this school like this...then you can count me out too"
What? why? I didn't get it, why would he leave this school just cause of this. "NO Kid, what are you doing, shiningami sama is right, I should leave, I don't know how to handle you getting so upset"
"HOW CAN I NOT BE UPSET" He demanded to me, spinning around and getting in my face, I pulled back and felt heat flush to my cheeks at his sudden closeness...he seem to cool down a fraction "this just shouldn't be happening...we won, everything should be right..."
"Crona doesn't have to leave death city...but I cannot allow him to attend this school anymore...if you feel leaving the acadamy will make you feel better that is fine son, but its not going to affect my decision"
Kid stood there seething, shaking his clenched fists before stoming out, liz and patty following behind. I felt so bad, the party was ruined all cause of me... why did I have to mess everything up?
Later...
Maka had offered to let me stay with her and Soul. Soul was cool with it, of course he was cool about everything. He knew how to handle himself, how to deal with things, not just his stuff, he gave good advice too. Maka was really strong too, she had an unbeatable courage about her I didn't think I'd ever have. they were all so much better than me, why they even put up with such a looser was beyond me
"so here's the living room, thats where soul sleeps, he'll let you have his bed untill we can have one of your own"
"what, I never..." Soul did not like that idea one bit
"HE'LL LET YOU USE HIS BED UNTIL WE CAN GET ONE FOR YOU" she said menecingly, Soul pouted but took the hint, he muttered that that wasnt cool.
"its ok maka, I'm used to sleeping on in a corner, Soul doesn't have to give up his bed"
"yeah, its cool Maka..."
"Makaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa...CHOP" she belted Soul and Me in the head, both of us cradled our scalps, it HURT!
"Right, now that sleeping arrangments are taken care of..." she felt her wounded arm, now in a cast, the Keishin had twisted it apparently... "I should make something to eat"
"Nah, I got it Maka, you're hurt"
"Soul, I think I should..." Soul got close to her and gripped her hand "It's cool Maka, I'll make us dinner tonight" the way he said it made both Maka and me blush crimson, he was looking at her like a peice of meat
"I...I...I" she was speechless, but Soul just smiled and left for the kitchen. What just happened? I didn't get it, one minute he was pouting and the next he seemed like a force of nature. Maka sat down and tryed to play it off that she wasn't flustered, but she clearly wasn't expecting that.
Dinner I had no idea, but apparently Soul was an excellent cook. Within an hour he had whipped up a meal fit for well more than three people. Roasted meat assorted with a pallate of steamed vegitables and rice, it all smelled so good. He leaned back and smirked at Maka's expression, she looked dumb founded.
"why on earth am I doing all the cooking when you can make dishes like this" "because you like to cook, and I think thats cool"
"maybe its cause you just want to be lazy"
"well theres a little bit of that too...dig in!" she tried to look annoyed, but her expression eating that first bite took all the steam out of her arguement "mmmm...oh my god thats good' she mumbled...
I bit into it too...it was delicious, I couldn't beleive the ammount of flavor it had...Soul was just too cool...I wish I could be more like him.
there was a knock at the door, Maka and Soul looked jumpy for a moment. I caught them exchanging looks...I was getting in their way, they were obviously having...feelings for one another "Um...I'll get that"
"No need, your a guest" Maka said, she looked like she needed to walk a moment "Its fine Maka, I got it" I said, she sat back down with a red on her cheeks, something had definatly happened between those too. I walked to the door and opened it
and there was kid
just standing there
"uh...hi...um...Kid, what brings you here" it was my turn to be flustered...I saw in the mirror Maka had set up in the living room that I was blushing just as much as she was...but why? it was just kid, I didn't get it, I don't think I could handle these new reactions I was having, they were weird and I didn't think I liked them
"I heard your staying with these too and I'd thought I'd come over..." he seemed calmed down from earlier
"...are you still leaving the DWMA?"
"I don't know...I was really mad when I said that"
"you were, I didn't know how to handle you acting like that just cause of me"
He smirked and scratched the back of his head "I was so upset, I'm sorry my dad did that to you, he shouldn't be so..."
"its ok, I get it...and he let me stay in the city so its not all that..."
he put his hand on my sholder and looked into my eyes...my heart jumped into my throat, silencing me for a moment "...I'll find a way to fix this Chrona..."
I felt so weird...like I was on fire, my sholder tingled under his grasp, I was stuck looking at his face...what was wrong with me, why couldn't I move?
"Chrona! Who's at the door" Soul yelled as he walked in
"yeah what's taking you so long..." Maka peered behind Soul, she looked happy about something...she looked behind me to see kid "Oh hi!...what's up?"
Kid laughed and backed up, all of a sudden the cool expression he had on had evaporated, he looked a little frantic "Oh nothing, was in the area, thought I'd drop by...see ya later!"
"hey wait! we got food! theres going to be left overs!" Soul yelled rushing past me and shook his fist at kid
"Take some of it home will ya!"
Maka giggled, she seemed kind of giddy for some reason...I looked at her confusedly, she looked like she had been caught at something "um...lets clean up and go to bed already, its late"
later...
I sprung up from Soul's bed in a sweat, gripping my nightgown as I tried to peice together what was real and what wasn't
I was dreaming...about...kid...and he was...I was...I didn't have any clothes on in it...and he was kissing me...I blushed so deeply I could feel steam coming from my hands...why was I dreaming about THAT? It didn't make sense, I didn't understand...I dont think I could handle this
If Ragnarok was here he'd tell me to pull myself together, that it was nothing to worry about...I wished he was here, he knew what to do, even if he was mean about it sometimes...I felt like screaming and banging my head against the wall...He was licking my stomach...and going down farther...I blushed again, shaking my head like I was trying rock them out of my head... I got up out of the bed and went to the corner and curled on the floor...this was familiar at least, good old mister corner.
I wonder if Kid had dreams like that about...I shook my head again, curling up in a ball...I didn't like this, I missed Ragnarok...I didn't know how to handle all this confusing stuff...despite myself I felt my eyelids get heavy, I hugged myself and drifted off...
