Hello everyone! Just a few things to mention here. This will be a multi-chapter story. This is just the beginning. Also, I'm going off the anime here so Crona is a boy. I do apologize for those who only like female Crona. Hopefully you'll give this story a chance.

Also! I also write Harry Potter fanfiction. Drarry of course but I do want to do a lesbian couple see as I am…well. I like the ladies too. If you guys have any pairing you want to see in either fandom review or pm me and I'll see what comes out of it!

Anyhoo I do not own Soul Eater so let's sail this ship!

Chapter 1: Forgiveness

Kid POV

It was hot; unbearably so. Summer in Death City was no joke. It so hot, for a matter of fact, that I couldn't even keep up my usual immaculate attire and ended up breaking down to shots and a black tee-shirt like everyone else. Why I even agreed to come to the pond with the rest of the group instead on staying indoors like all the other sane people escaped me. I could see the sun laughing in between the tree branches; mocking me. I was laying on my back glaring up at the sky for my discomfort. In the distance I could hear Patty and Maka splashing around in the pond's shallows looking for frogs. Blackstar was being his usual obnoxious self; loudly explaining that if he could survive the third degree sun burn he was working on it would help him surpass God.

I let out a sigh. I couldn't hear anyone else so therefore I didn't care to look. My eyes closed and I let the bright light filter through my lids. At least it was peaceful and a occasional light breeze would come and comfort my sweltering skin.

"K…Kid?" I recognized that quivering voice instantly. I opened one eye to look up at Crona. He was flushed with most of his hair pulled back thanks to Maka introducing him to the ponytail. She had way to much fun teaching him how to do it thanks to the oh-so-lovely heat wave. "I…um…. They had an ice cream stand… and… um… you looked like you could use some. I hope it's symmetrical."

Sure enough there were two cones in Crona's hands. He handed the chocolate and vanilla one to me with shy eyes. I sat up quickly reaching for the cool treat. How did he know my favorite combination? And it was symmetrical. A rush of happiness overtook me and suddenly I didn't feel like I was melting anymore. How many times did he have to ask the attendant to remake his cone to achieve the beauty that was his ice cream cone? The vanilla on the right was equal to the chocolate on the left with little matching curls on each side for each flavor.

"Thank you Crona. It's wonderfully symmetrical. How did you get it like this?" I looked up at him with a genuine smile on my face. "Sit?"

"I asked him to be extra careful." He answered as he sat down next to me. "I figured the heat was getting to you and the last thing you needed was asymmetrical ice cream." Crona shot me a blushing smile and duck his head.

Asymmetrical ice cream was the last thing I needed with my baked nerves. Symmetrical ice cream, on the other hand, was exactly what I needed. The quickly melting dessert was struggling to stay in the cone. Crona was already working on eating what I assumed was a strawberry cone. I followed suit; eating in comfortable silence watching the others in the group. Soul and Tsubaki were playing a lazy game of volleyball on the opposite side of the water. Liz, for once, was silent. She was sitting on the small dock letting her feet dangle in the water.

I turned my attention to my quiet companion. This was turning into a common occurrence between us. It was nice to have another quiet friend. When the group would get to loud and rambunctious, and I wasn't interested in the shenanigans, Crona would be the one to sit by me in silence. We would sit in peace, just like now, and watch as the others live it up in their own way. Today was no different. Liz and Patty may have managed to coax me out of the mansion but they did nothing for his mood. I didn't do well in the heat and it looked the same for Crona. Instead of normal long-sleeved, full length, black dress he opted to take up Maka's offer and borrowed a few of her summer clothes that luckily fit him. It didn't surprise me that he did. One reason was that it was blazing hot and I would think that dress would just broil the boy on the spot. Number two was that I couldn't see him borrowing clothes from anyone else. I really can't imagine Crona wearing men's clothes. His slender, feminine frame looked good in the thin lilac, short sleeved, hooded shirt and a breezy pair of cargo's that gently bunched at the knee. For once he didn't look so gloomy. His pale skin glowed in the sunlight; touches of warm pink highlighted his cheeks and fine shoulders.

"It's nice to see them so happy." Crona stated, quietly breaking me out of my thoughts.

"Yea, it is." I replied turning to face Crona. "It's nice to see you happy too."

Crona met my eyes briefly with a small smile gracing his lips. "I am much happier. It's nice knowing I have friends to rely on. I never had that. I know I'm closer to Maka but I'm so happy to know all of you. I… I've been wanting to ask you something. Oh! I'll take care of that." Crona held out his hand. It dawned on me he was talking about the left over garbage from my cone. I watched as Crona went over to the bin. His body language spoke volumes of his nervousness. I saw the way his shoulders drooped and the ever common hold on his opposite arm got tighter. He took his place again next to me and heaved a deep sigh.

I waited knowing that pushing Crona would only make him more upset. I chose to watch the clouds as Crona took his time preparing his self for whatever he needed to say. When he was ready he would let me know. I began to wonder, after some time, if I should ask him if he was okay when Crona slowly turned to completely face me. His head was bowed; his bangs hiding his eyes in their shadow. He took a deep breath to prepare his self.

"I… I know the others forgive me for the mistakes I've made and who I used to be. To be honest…I'm o…okay with them. Without my hard…hardships and mistakes I would have never met all of you or learned what friendship means. Either way…I…I know it doesn't make it alright. I know the others all forgive me for the pain I caused them and I'm rebuilding trust with them again, but I know I hurt you too. K…Kid I just wanted to apologize for…for any pain I caused you and I hope you can for…forgive me someday."

I'm not sure what I was expecting but it wasn't that. Shock widened my eyes and I could feel myself gaping like a fish. Crona looked up slightly then quickly lowered his gaze back to the ground. I could practically hear the tears forming in Crona's eyes.

"Crona? Crona look at me." I leaned forward as Crona raised his head and met my eyes. Small tears were starting to fall down his cheeks. "Crona, I never brought it up because I thought we were passed that. It's been three months since the kinshin and we've been okay, yea? My Dad gave you permission to attend the DWMA and released you from custody for helping Marie save Dr. Stien and for your selfless act of sacrificing yourself to save Maka. They all speak highly of you. Medusa is gone now. She was the only thing holding you back from being the person you want to be. I figured there was nothing left to forgive. If that's what you need to hear to know that we're okay then I forgive you Crona. You already had it and you have it now."

Crona burst into sobs of what I hoped to be relief and hugged his knees to his chest. I put an arm around his shaking shoulders. "Hey. Come on now. No more tears."

"All of them approached me on their own and said their peace in their own way but you hadn't and I like you Kid. I've been so sad worrying that you may decide not to be my friend anymore because of my past."

Crona's head was in his hands resting on his knees tightly against him. I started to gently rub his back hoping to help him release some of his tension. Slowly his sobs turned into whimpers and stopped completely. We stayed that way for the rest of the day. Side by side we watched our friends play around in the summer heat and never once did I move my reassuring arm from Crona's shoulders.

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