Hey guys, this chapter is going to be pretty short because I'm a little rushed right now because this isn't my laptop. So, I hope you enjoy. Chow.

It's all your fault, Maka. If you weren't born, your mother and I would have never gotten married so soon. We would spend more time together. This is all your fault. We hate you... I wake up, someone shaking me. I blink a few times to clear my vision and see looking at me, worried. " Maka? Are you alright now?" I look at him, confused. His question fills my ears. I slowly nod my head not really understanding why he's asking me this or...why he's in my room. Wait a minute- Dr. Stein's in my room. I shove him away from me, disgusted.

"Why are you in my room?"

" You were screaming and it was starting to scare the other patients. I came in here to tell you to shut your trap but then I realized you were sleeping and you were whimpering. I tried to wake you up but you just wouldn't come around. I look around my room and find a bunch of people at my door. All of them looking at me. They all look tired and a little worried. "I am assigning Soul to you. Soul, please come here!" I hear the shuffle of feet before I see a boy around my age come through the door. He has blood red eyes and white hair.

"What Stein?" I hear him say, clearly comfortable enough with to leave out the Dr. in his name.

"You will be assigned to take care of Maka. Meaning, you will stay with her day and night. Watch over her and make sure she's comfortable and make sure her depression doesn't get worse. Understand?"

"Yeah, yeah. Whatever." He said entering my room all the way. My face heats up. I hate being the center of attention and that's exactly what I am right now. I hear a few snickers and that makes me turn even more red.

" , sir. Do I have to have him as a partner or whatever?" I ask. Making this Soul guy stop. His red eyes now gleaming.

"Do you have a problem with him, Maka?" Dr. Stein asks, truly intrigued.

" Oh, um, no. Not specifically with him but um..."

" Well if you don't have a problem with Soul than he is going to be your partner. He is very reliable even if he doesn't act like it, you know."

" Oh, ok. I'm sorry for disturbing everyone." I say. God, why can't I stick up for myself. I usually do. I know why. There's a lot of people here and I hate being the center of attention.

" Good. Soul you will be with her starting now." says walking out of the room. The crowd slowly disperses until there is no-one left except me a Soul. He closes the door and turns back to me. " Hey, you probably know this by now but, my name's Soul. I'm 15 years old and I am now your assigned partner." I stare at him. His crimson eyes honest and sincere. I noticed that his teeth are sharp like a shark's. Weird. I notice that he's staring at me expectantly.

" O-oh," I stutter. " I'm Maka. I'm also 15 years of age and it is a pleasure to meet you." My voice trembles. Oh no. I look down at my bare arm and realize that I'm wearing a tanktop. My cuts exposed to the world. Or more specifically; Soul. He stares at them blankly. I go into my closet and shut the door behind me. I quickly change into a long sleeve shirt and walk back out. Soul's laying on my bed, hands behind his head; totally relaxed. As if sensing my presence, he opens his eyes and looks at me. Gaining back some of my confidence, I ask sarcastically, " Comfortable?" he smirks and closes his eyes again.

He says in a raspy voice, " Very, thank you for asking." I put my hands on my hips and glare at Soul. He opens his eyes and burst out laughing. Oh if he thinks that's funny, he's going to die laughing at this. I slowly advance towards him. He's still too busy laughing to notice me. I crawl into the bed next to him, my back facing him. His laughing ceases and I start to snicker. That albino can take that and shove it! I burst out laughing like he had. There's silence that follows. I shift uncomfortably. I wonder why Stein assigned me to him. "Can I ask ya something? " I hear him whisper.

I nod my head and whisper back to him, " Yeah, sure. Why not?" Then, he asked me something that I never thought he would ask me. Well, I knew someone end up asking me it but not so soon.

" Why are you here, Maka?" My inside turns cold.

" That's something I'm not ready to share with anyone yet." I say, my voice cold as ice.

" Woah. Calm down. It was just a question."

" I'm sorry, Soul." I say, my voice sincere. Wait, what am I doing?! I'm laying in bed. With a boy. My age. I, quickly, sit up and run my hands threw my hair. Is this how it started with Papa? I rock back and forth. Am I having a breakdown or something? I mean what's wrong with me? I hear Soul ruffle the blankets and then I feel a comforting hand on my back. Which leads to me sobbing harder. I hear Soul making shhing noises. Eventually, I calm down enough to stop crying and he allows me to go to sleep without him in my bed. Instead, he sleeps on the floor. That's how I spend the rest of my night.

Thank you guys so much for reading this and I hope you like it. I'm trying very hard to keep updating regularly. Oh and I would like to thank Vicky Mah for allowing me to use her laptop. So just one last thanks to you guys for taking the time to keep up with my updating and such. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. There will be more to come soon. Bye.

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