Authors Notes: Hello again... haven't updated in awhile, have I? I'm sorry, I've been having trouble in school lately and being a senior, I need to graduate since this is my last year. That won't stop me from writing fanfictions and I'm happy whenever one of the readers comments- its nice to know that people actually like to read what I write. But, I'm afraid that I might not be able to update most of my fanfictions as much... as in, they might take weeks. Again, I need to get my school grades in order before I can relax.

But I'll still be writing- and come summer, I'll really be able to focus on writing... once I finally move out. Sorry again but the other fanfics are on hiatus for the time being. Though I'll still have something to show you guys that I still notice you all as my beloved readers- thus, I'll be focusing on updating one fanfic during the course of these next few months. Once I get more time, I can focus on updating the others too.

Though, if you are wondering which fanfic I plan on updating- its this one. A new idea I got which I know will keep me entertained for awhile and thus, writing up the chapters as fast as I can. But we will just have to see how that works out, huh? I hope to begin updating this fanfic on a strict time...

Eitherway, I hope you enjoy this new fanfic! (And not worry, I might take the time to update one of my short stories when I finally find out where all my saved work went to on my computer.)

This fanfic takes place after the anime, just a heads-up.

"Soul Eater" and its characters are own by Atsushi Okubo, I'm just a fan that writes fanfics.

Prologue: A different Little Red Riding Hood

"I'm so happy you were able to come over." Hearing her voice, as happy as it was, caused Crona's blush to grow. Of course, it had been apparent before but now it was just blatant. "Y-yeah. Thanks for having me come over." He muttered a reply, not at all used to how close he was to Maka.

Just earlier that day, Maka had asked if Crona wanted to come over for the night- after all it would have been better than where he was living now; still in the overnight Shibusen rooms. To tell the truth, it was more like Maka wanted to spend more time with him.

Ever since the Kishin had been defeated, Crona found that Maka had more time to focus on the other things in her life. Things like friendships, he guessed. And what better than them spending a night together.

Though it was getting late… His eyes glanced at the clock on the wall. And he was feeling a bit uncomfortable. He quickly shook his head. No, he couldn't be uncomfortable around Maka because she was his friend and as such, his thoughts disappeared as soon as they came.

Maybe he was just too close to Maka to think straight? Maybe a nice corner would be good to sit in now? It would help him collect his thoughts and-

"Crona, are you ok?"

He looked up from where he was sitting to see that Maka had already stood up. Oh? She wasn't sitting next to him anymore. He blinked for a minute before standing up too. "Yes! I'm sorry; I must have drifted off…"

She seemed to accept that and moved back over to the tv and turned it off. They had just been watching a movie together and it had finished.

He didn't care for it though- it had been something of a horror movie, but Soul had suggested it which was why they had been watching it.

"Thank you again Maka…" he tried his best to reply. "I'm happy to have been able to spend time with you tonight." He gave her a half-hearted smile. Though it was the best he could hope for. He had been practicing on smiling lately and hoped that she would notice.

She smiled back, her grin looking a lot better than his attempt. "I'm so glad to hear that!" She then noticed the time on the clock. "We better get you back, huh?" He nodded and walked to the door. "I don't want you to get in trouble for having me out so late…"

"How would I get in trouble? We already told Dr. Stein about having you at my place. He just wants to make sure that you get back to Shibusen before too late and they lock up the school for the night."

It was in Crona's nature to worry though, and even more so about his angel- oh, had he just thought that? Heat rose to his face and with it, he knew the blush was showing again.

"Maka-chan." He muttered slightly, almost as if he were whining.

She giggled. "Don't worry, let's just go."

Now, Death City at night is usually lit with lampposts to allow for the weary night goer to find their way in the dark with ease. It also helped with knowing which path to take. As they walked to and fro among the many roads that were around Death City, Maka and Crona made sure to stay on the lit paths.

No one else was out on the roads that time of night, so as they walked, their footsteps echoed.

Crona was used to silence but felt the need to still talk to Maka, as to make sure she didn't feel uncomfortable. But, the problem was in knowing what to talk about.

"Um, Maka?"

"Hm?" She questioned back, her gaze never leaving his view.

He shifted in place. He had to think of something to say. But what?

"…Ah, were you able to finish Dr. Stein's work for the day? He gave us homework!" Crona quickly shouted and only after it left his mouth did he realize how stupid it was to ask. Of course Maka finished her work; he was the one who wasn't done yet…

"Well I-"

"No, it's fine…" He muttered in defeat, putting up a single hand to stop her. He grimaced slightly, hoping she wasn't seeing his facial expression.

"I just wanted to talk to you. I couldn't think of anything." He admitted.

Closing his eyes for a minute, he felt his body grow warm as arms wrapped around him. "It's ok, Crona. I really don't mind." Of course that was Maka… she knew why he had wanted to talk to begin with.

His thoughts were cut off the moment he heard a single footstep behind him.

It was late, so no one was out… so how could there be someone? Around them, the lights in the lampposts began to flicker one by one and then, they all went out completely. He felt Maka's hand grip his own tightly.

"Don't turn around." She whispered in his ear. She hadn't yet turned to look at what was there, but she knew it wasn't a person.

Crona shook his head. "But Maka, you don't have Soul with you right now." Silently, Crona eased out Ragnarok; a sword appearing his hand. "I'll take care of this… So please!" As soon as he said those last lines, he turned around and pointed the blade at whatever was behind them, which caused Maka to be pulled around behind him.

In front of him was a figure cloaked in a red hood and coat. They appeared to be small, the red coat covering most of their body.

Maka eased out from behind Crona. "I… I could have sworn that it wasn't a person. Maybe I was wrong?"

"But did you use Soul perception?" He remarked, his blade never once leaving the position it was in.

She nodded. "I did and their wavelength feels off. But-" The figure appeared to be shivering and it moved further away from the two of them.

"Whatever is going on, I'll figure this out." Maka's gaze narrowed as she walked up to the figure. "Maka-chan!" Crona yelled. He knew that there wasn't something good about the person. He knew that feeling. That force that was being admitted from the figure.

And that was-

The next moment went by as quickly as it had happened.

Maka stopped as soon as she saw Crona tense up, and in that second that she turned back to Crona to see what was wrong, the figure pounced.

Crona dashed forward and slashed at the figure, successfully getting them away from Maka.

"It's Madness! That thing is admitting Madness from its soul!"

The figure was thrown back by the blow against one of the walls nearby and the force of it caused the hood to fall back revealing a black wolf-like creature underneath. Its jaw though was extended further than a normal wolf's though, showcasing its multiple rows of teeth.

Standing back up, its rear legs extended and elongated backwards, similar to spider legs. Claws grew from its front paws, shaping into daggers and blades ran the length of the paw back to its arms. Twin tails grew from its back, lengthening to look similar to wings.

"That's a Pre-Kishin!" Maka yelled just as Crona hopped into action, swinging the sword at the wolf creature.

"Don't worry Maka!" He made a slice at its chest, some of the red coat getting cut in the process. The Pre-Kishin howled in pain and made an attempt to grab for Crona but he was able to move away just in time.

For the next few minutes, the two fought it out, Maka watching from a few feet away. She cursed her inability to help Crona. But how was she supposed to know that a Pre-Kishin would ambush them?

"Screech Beta!" Crona screamed, purple energy being released as he cut another gash into the creature. The eyes of the beast narrowed and it made a quick jump onto a lamppost. It roared at Crona and jumped down, hoping to slam Crona into the ground.

"No, you don't!" The creature held out its paws and with a swift cut, Crona was able to detach one of the paws completely off, the part flying over to the side. But Crona had missed the other paw which now had a grab on him.

The wolf held on tightly to Crona's collar and slammed him into the road under him. The force knocked his sword out of his hand.

He was at the complete mercy of the creature, but still he struggled. He had to get his sword again as it had only fallen a few inches away from where he was. If he could just get up for a minute, he would be able to grab it. Gritting his teeth, he knew he had to figure out a way out of this.

That was when he saw Maka running towards them. The creature hadn't even remembered she was there and she used that to her advantage. With a swift kick to the head, the creature was able to change its focus towards Maka long enough for Crona to get himself up from where it was holding him down.

But the Pre-Kishin knew this and right as Crona was able to grab the sword, it lunged at him and bit down on his arm. Some Black Blood came from the wound and solidified as needles, most of them puncturing through the wolf's head allowing its jaw muscles to loosen.

Pushing his arm back out of the Pre-Kishin's jaws, he brought the sword back and stabbed it through the skull.

With that, the body disappeared, leaving a red soul floating where it once stood… the red coat and hood the only thing left over besides the soul.

"Crona!" Maka yelled, making her way over to where he was. He grasped at the wound on his arm in pain as the sword disappeared back into his body.

"Crona! Oh god…"

He shook his head. "I'm ok, don't worry. Ragnarok already hardened the blood… it just stings, that's all."

At that moment, Ragnarok appeared from his back and began to hit his head. "Dammit Crona! You just had to get yourself hurt again! I'm always having to stop your bleeding, aren't I?"

Crona gave another half-hearted smile. "Yeah, but you do it so well."

"…Well, you better not get yourself hurt so much still!" He shouted, giving Crona another whack on the head to prove his point.

Maka rubbed Crona's shoulder. "Are you sure it's ok?"

He nodded. "Yes, but that's only thanks to you, Maka-chan."

She giggled. "Well, I had to do something. I don't want you to have to fight on your own…" She took a glance at the red soul. "But what was that thing?"

"It was pretending to be a human at first and had disguised its wavelength." Crona commented, grabbing the red hood and coat. "But, what are we going to do with the soul?"

A slurping sound answered that as Ragnarok's mouth opened and he grabbed at the soul with his tongue, sliding it into his mouth. He chewed on it before turning to the other two. "What? Not like you were going to take it! Plus this kill was ours!"

Crona shrugged. "Guess that takes care of it."

Maka laughed but her smile darkened. Crona hadn't yet stopped putting pressure on the wound. Was he trying to hide his pain from her?

"You know what? I think it's best if we go back to my place."

"W-what? We don't need to… I-I don't want to be a bother either."

She shook her head. "Not at all, I mean… think of this as thanks for saving me from that Pre-Kishin!"

He thought this over for a minute before nodding. "I guess Dr. Stein would understand if we told him…"

"Oh great!" Ragnarok chimed in. "You are telling me that we are going to spend the night at the cow's place? I thought we were going back!"

"But… you heard her. This is thanks and, I think it would be best if we went back." He looked around at the other roads. "How do we know if that was the only one?" Crona's gaze looked up at Ragnarok who was using the pinkette's head as a post to lean on.

"So what? We just took down one, so I'm sure we could handle anymore that came our way!"

"Please Ragnarok… I think it's best to go back." He gripped his arm again.

A moment of silence followed before the weapon finally gave in. "Fine! Have it your way!" With that, he disappeared back into Crona.

"I think it's decided then!"

With that, the two of them went back down the way they had been going- Crona still carrying the red hood and coat with him.

At the apartment, Crona had been allowed to stay for the night and they would plan on going to school together the next morning so they could tell Dr. Stein why Crona hadn't come back that night. It would also be a chance to ask what a Pre-Kishin had been doing wandering around Death City late at night pretending to be a human.

That wasn't normal, was it?

But that night, Crona couldn't get much sleep- his dream plagued with nightmares. Nightmares of slaughter and death. Memories of the past; of back when he killed people by the dozens.

And at the end of it all, he saw that wolf Pre-Kishin again but this time, it was smiling at him showing off its rows of teeth again. The same teeth that grabbed onto him and punctured his skin. He felt his wound burning up the whole time that he was looking at the creature, almost as if the presence caused his wound to flare up. The creature continued to smile at him, almost as if taunting him. And then the Pre-Kishin lifted up its head and began to howl.

The next thing he knew, he woke up with a feverish feeling, sweat running down his face. His mouth was dry and his eyelids were droopy still from his lack of sleep. Looking around, it was still dark- maybe early morning.

He had to get some more sleep though, so he laid his head back down on the pillow. But his eyes glanced over at his arm, the one that held the wound. It was now bandaged up thanks to Maka, despite the fact that it wasn't bleeding anymore.

He gently rubbed it with his other hand.

"Has anyone ever been bit by a Pre-Kishin before?" He mused.

Not caring to think about it anymore, Crona turned over to go back to sleep.

Author Notes: And so we have made it to the end of this chapter. :3

I plan on making the Pre-Kishins that show up in this fanfic based off of characters from various fairytales. Everytime one shows up in a chapter, I plan on taking a moment at the end to give a short profile on it. So since one has already shown up in this chapter- here is the profile for the Pre-Kishin, Little Red Riding Hood!

Little Red Riding Hood: This Pre-Kishin is known to disguise herself (yes, its a girl) as a human to trick those who are kind and helpful. If a human wants to help her get to where she is going, she will take them away to an empty area before killing them. Her basket of sweets is where she holds all her human souls among the many cookies and candies that are in it. Her true form is that of a wolf-like creature and it fights by use of her claws or teeth.

With that done, I hope you guys enjoyed it! I'm sure we see where this might go...