All is Lost…

Chapter 1: Awakening

PAIRINGS UNDETERMINED- NOT SOMA

She rolled over, squeezing her eyes tighter together to block out the invasive sunlight. Reluctantly, one eye opened just enough to see the time before she rolled back over, facing the wall once again. Her eyes were wide open as she shot up.

"Nine thirty?!"

Ditching her usual uniform for jeans and a black t-shirt, she pulled on her combat boots. She had no time to look prim and proper today, so she left her hair to sway near the middle of her back.

"Why the hell didn't that idiot wake me up? Oh, I am going to kill him…"

She rushed out of the house, only stopping to grab a bagel. She slowed as she reached the cobblestone street, deciding there was no need to rush, she was already well over two hours late. Walking through Death City was always a calming experience for the young teen. Having grown up here she knew all the shortcuts but decided not to use them today, for she wanted a peaceful walk to school. She looked down the alleyway to her left that led to the shortcuts. Her footsteps halted.

…Odd.

She turned around, looking behind her. Green eyes narrowed as she spun around once again, looking the way she was previously walking. She checked her watch. 9:47. Her head turned left, then right. Maybe she would use the shortcuts. Going down the alleyway she had previously looked down, she turned to the left, walking for a few minutes before pausing again, this time throwing her bag down.

"Hello? Is anyone there? Anyone? Please, someone!" She yelled, hoping for a response, a noise, shuffling of feet, paper scratching the ground, anything. Any sound. She was frantic now. These shortcuts she used were always full of life, that's why she used them today. In hopes of seeing someone. She hadn't seen anyone since she left the house.

"Please! This isn't funny! Come on, Soul if you're behind this I am so going to kill you!" Her pleads stopped as she chose to run to her destination. The DWMA came into view soon, but she didn't slow down. As she checked her watch again, she saw that it was 9:55 now.

"School started about three hours ago," she panted. "Maybe everyone is there for… some announcement or something."

She slowed to a jog, but stopped completely as she passed a mirror that was positioned in the front lawn of the school. It was there for easy contact with Lord Death, but she knew she would only get scolded for being late if she called him. Instead, she quickly used the mirror for its intended purpose. A worried face stared back at her, flushed from running half a mile. The bright green eyes were full of fear, not for herself, of course not. She was scared of what had happened to the citizens. Her blonde locks were windblown from the running.

Maka took in her disheveled appearance but did nothing to fix it. She ran up the stairs and straight through the front doors.

The halls were empty.

The pit in Maka's stomach was growing, devouring her insides and drowning them in worry. She reached the Crescent Moon classroom. Not a sound had been heard since she entered the building. Hell, not a sound had been heard since she left her house this morning. She was beginning to think that there were sounds but they were falling on deaf ears. Shaking the thoughts from her head, she pushed down on the handle, hearing it click and dashing her hopes that maybe everyone was safe and she just couldn't hear them. She let the door swing open.

Her heart stopped.

No one was there. Not a single soul.

Not a single soul…

She swore if she had been looking from a distance she would have seen a light bulb go off above her head. She closed her eyes and switched on her soul perception. The process wasn't as complicated as everyone thought. It was like when you speak your native language, then switch to a foreign one you learned. Only this foreign language was programmed into you from birth. You just had to figure out how to use it.

Her eyes opened again, this time with a light glow behind them, and she reached out, feeling the whole city. Her soul perception had greatly improved since the battle with Asura, she could now see for miles past the city in every direction. Not that it mattered much, there were no cities near the one she was in for at least ten miles in every direction. Her eyes widened and returned to their normal color. Nobody. Absolutely nobody. Tears formed and threaten to fall down her flushed cheeks, but she blinked them away as another thought came to mind. She used her soul perception once more, this time feeling for the soul that dwelled around the city, protecting it from all that threatened to harm it and it's citizens.

She felt something. A soft probe back at her own soul, it felt as if he had taken a giant finger and gently poked her heart with it. She immediately ran towards the Death Room. But just as she turned the corner that lead to the corridor it was in she heard it. She had thought if she heard something coming from outside she would be ecstatic, but this… this chilled her to the core.

The alarm had been installed after the battle with the Kishin. It sounded just like a nuclear alarm, only a few octaves lower.

This alarm was a warning signal for madness.

A/N: I wrote this a while back, why I'm only uploading it now I don't know. Please review!

PAIRINGS INFORMATION:

I'm thinking CronaxMaka, or maybe even PattixMaka. Vote, and tell me what other pairings you'd like to see along with your choice.