I looked over at Maka; she was concentrating on making her soul wave length connect to mine. Closing my eyes I began to raise the power of my soul to match hers. With a spark I sensed that they had begun to link, I can go a bit higher for the both of us. I thought pushing my soul up higher.

Maka! Soul's voice came out through his weapon form.

"Yeah," Maka replied, "Saber's soul is huge." She looked at the glowing outline of her soul. Maka had a feeling that she had seen it somewhere before. She gripped her weapon tighter, "We're not going to be outdone." She raised her wave length along with Soul. The two souls grew and grew and link together even more.

"This is really fun!" I thought. The feeling of my soul connecting with someone else was amazing. I started to laugh, I couldn't help it. It was a silent laugh I only wished that it had lasted longer.

There was a snap.

The feeling was gone, I could feel it crumble away and it was replaced by pain. I gritted my teeth; looking at my soul I saw that red ooze had slowly started to change the color from blue to red. What!? I howled in pain. The ooze had begun to work its way into my body. It snapped my bones and replaced all of my blood, "AHHHHHHHHHH!" I screamed. Falling to the floor I tried control myself, but a voice made me freeze.

You can never run from madness.

More swords shot out of my arms, "GET! OUT! NOW!" my soul grew bigger after the large roar. I didn't know what I was swinging at but the pain was unbearable, blood began to spew from my mouth.

"Maka! Soul! That's enough! Stop the link!" Stein shouted from his chair.

Maka opened her eyes and gasped as she saw Saber's soul.

"What the hell is that!?" Soul asked changing back from his weapon form.

Maka saw that Saber's soul was blood red and getting bigger. When she tried to see where Saber was Maka was frightened by what she saw. Blades shot from Saber's body all over, blood flowed from her mouth and her eyes where chaotic and filled with pain. Maka heard laughter from the middle of Saber's soul. It wasn't normal; it was crazed, "What's going on?" she shouted.

I had lost all control to the feeling. I threw my head back laughing psychotically, everything was funny, everything that caused people pain. Licking the blood from my lips I stared at the kids in the room. I smirked and coughed out more blood, "Who wants to die first?" I felt an evil grin peel its way across my face as I spoke, "How bout you!?" I lunged at the nearest student, the blades from my arms gleaming with blood. There was a swift movement from behind me. All of a sudden Stein was sitting in his chair in front of me. The smile shot up again, "Alright you'll be the first."

"I don't think so." Stein said calmly. He waited for Saber to bring her arm down, "Soul wave length." His soul blocked the sword from coming any closer to his body. Saber jumped back from him and tilting her head she laughed again. Shooting up fast Stein leapt off of his chair and kicked it at her. When Saber jumped into the air he shot around her. Blocking the blade again with his soul he pressed the palm of his hand into her back. With a spark Stein's soul wave length shot through Saber's body. Shifting his arm he brought her crashing back down into the floor. He waited as his soul traveled through her body.

Maka watched as Saber's body arched backwards from the power of Professor Stein's soul wave length. After a moment Saber went still, smoke rising from her body, "Saber!" Maka rushed over to her with Soul right at her side. Looking up she saw that Black Star, Tsubaki, Kid, Liz, and Patty had all come down next to them. She looked at her on the floor; her eyes were open and they seemed to have returned to normal. Maka turned to the professor, "What happen? Will she be alright?"

Stein removed his lab coat and started to wrap Saber in it to stop the bleeding, "She's going to be just fine." He said in an even tone. Picking her up Stein could feel his mind race, I saw it. For a small moment I saw the outline of a very powerful spell that stopped Saber from resonating souls. Why? After a moment the spell broke and Saber lost it. He began to walk out of the door caring Saber in his arms. Before he left Stein asked for Maka to keep an eye on Saber after she got better.

I floated in the dark, what is this place? I thought looking around. The memories of fighting Stein were still fresh in my mind. Blood flowed down my back from where his soul wave length had hit me. I tried sitting but I just floated downward. After a few more tries I stopped trying to sit, stand, or do anything; I just floated there, "Well this sucks." I grumbled.

"Damn right it sucks." A dark voice said.

My eyes grew wide; it was the same voice that had stopped me from before. Swords shot from my arms, "Show yourself now." I heard the same evil laughter that I had done earlier. From the dark I saw a figure appear. The swords went back into my arms at the sight of the figure, "What the hell are you?"

It grinned, "I'm your madness."

It looked just like me; the only difference was the hair and eyes. The hair was all grey and the eyes were blood red. I tilted my head at the creature, "What do you want?" I watched as a wicked grin went across my, its, face.

Madness stuffed its hand into her pockets, "I just wanna talk." She laughed, "Don't you wanna hear what madness has to say?"

My guard was still high, "Where's sanity? Or could it not keep up with the bills so you kicked it out?" I turned to the side to be sure that Madness couldn't see that I was shaking.

It laughed, "No." Madness stared at Saber with her blood red eyes burning into her, "You are sanity."

I narrowed my eyes, "Funny I don't feel sane." I clapped my hands over my ears as Madness laughed again.

"No one ever does." She grinned, "You can never be fully sane; everyone has madness in them, because without madness there would be no sanity." Madness twirled, "That's where I come in, you," She pointed at me, "are a perfect blend of madness and sanity. Your sanity and I'm madness." A grin spread across her face.

"You don't seem mad." I said looking closer at her, "You just seem off." Out of nowhere a blade slid its way across the skin of my throat. Looking at Madness I saw that she was gone. The blade pressed harder on my throat and I felt blood start to flow, then I heard the voice.

"Know this now, I can cut you open and dissect you until there's nothing left but a small puddle of blood. Got that?" Madness's eyes glowed red as she ran the blade lightly over Saber's throat.

When Madness dropped the blade from my neck I fell to my knees trying to check my breath. I heard her laugh chaotically. I brought a hand to my neck but found that the blood had vanished.

Madness stared at the blood on her sword, "I don't normal show this form, but piss me off and I'll be laughing as I cut you into thousands of piece." She lowered her face at Saber, "And trust me, I'll be sure to keep you alive all the way through it." When she grinned again Madness showed that her teeth had sharp points at the end of them, "Now about our talk." She lifted Saber up by the collar of her shirt, "Let's go."

I tried to get free of Madness's grip by all my power was focused on keeping myself from blacking out; the fights against Stein and Madness had left me very weak. We flew through the dark, turning every now and then. Finally Madness stopped in front of a door, and threw me at it. I smacked face first into it and slid down onto the floor. Looking up I was staring at a dark red door with no handle just three markings. Three eyes were etched into the wood; I leaned forward and set my head against the door. I was sure that I had seen this from somewhere, closing my eyes my memory was flooded with images of an evil figure that was wrapped in layers of cloth. A powerful wave of fear, anger, and madness slammed into me. Suddenly the figure turned its head towards me. I couldn't move; I was frozen by the madness.

Jerking back I felt sweat drip down my face. Turning my head I looked at Madness, "I, I didn't think that the Kishin's madness was so strong." My eyes locked on the figure.

Madness laughed, "You think I'm the Kishin's madness!?" she pointed at the door, "Next to the Kishin I look normal."

I couldn't think, "Then who are you?" I clenched my fists, "This doesn't make any sense!"

Madness's eyes glowed again, "You really think madness only comes from the Kishin?" She grinned at Saber; her teeth glowing, "You need to look closer at me. So many other people have madness in them."

I focused my gaze on her. Madness had all grey hair, red eyes that glowed with humor and insanity, she had stiches just like me but there was an extra on that went across her face under her eye. Her shirt was a brown and black turtle neck that was covered by a white lab coat. I felt my hands shake, "You can't be."

The wicked grin on Madness's face grew larger, "I guess Lord Death didn't tell you."

I shook my head; there was a flash in the dark and madness had changed to look like Stein, "You're lying!" I shouted swinging one of my blades at it.

Madness's blade shot through my mouth, "I thought I told you not to piss me off." She turned back to looking like me and through me to the ground, "We'll talk again later, and don't think that you can run away because I'll be here every time you close your eyes."

I stayed on the floor drowning in my own blood.

"Hey wake up!" Maka shouted shaking Saber. She had seen Saber start to struggle in her sleep as if she was being hurt, "Saber get up now!" Maka turned her head at her friends, "Can one of you try something."

"I'll give it a go." Soul said walking over to Saber's bed side. He took in a large breath, "HEY SABER WAKE UP!" He shouted at the top of his voice. Saber's eyes shot open and Soul had to jump back fast as one of her swords rocketed at him, "Whoa! Easy Saber."

I looked at them, and then slowly brought back my sword, "What happened?"

"You went nuts, and then Stein kicked your ass." Black Star said looking down at her, "Although I could've beaten you ten times faster."

I set my head against a pillow. I could still feel pain from where Madness had attacked me, but there was no blood. I blinked as Kid said something over to me, "What?"

"I said you really shredded the Professor's coat." Kid rolled his eyes and then turned his attention back to fix the medicine cabinet, again.

I looked down at my hand; it had torn straight through Stein's coat, "Well crap." I mumbled. I looked at Maka, "Hey can you help me fix this later?" At first she seemed taken aback by my question but then she nodded. I smiled, "Thanks."

"Arguuuuuh!" Black Star groaned, "I'm tired of just standing here! A big star liked me shouldn't have to watch over a little kid!" he turned to Maka, "When are we leaving?"

"Leaving?" I asked looking at them. I didn't want to say it, but I wanted them to stay more than anything. Maka gave me a smile.

"Oh that's right I forgot to tell you. We're all going to meet up with Crona and head to a city where some Kishin souls had been sensed. She looked down at Saber, "Would you like to come with? We could use your help."

"We don't need her help!" Black Star shouted, "You've got me!"

Maka brought a book down on his head and then turned back to Saber, "What do you say?"

I looked at Black Star who was in the bed next to mine with a huge dent in his head, and I thought that Lord Death had a powerful hit. I thought, "Sure I'll go, when do we leave?"

"Tomorrow morning." Soul said with his normal toothy smile.

"Right now you should just rest." Tsubaki said smiling softly.

"Ok." I said. After a moment they all left me alone. I wanted to sleep, but I couldn't. The words of Madness still echoed in my head. We'll talk again later, and don't think that you can run away because I'll be here every time you close your eyes. I gripped Stein's coat in my hand. Boredom slowly started to take over so I asked the nurse for some thread and I began to fix his coat. Finally I couldn't take it anymore; pulling the coat up to my chin I closed my eyes and drifted to sleep.

The next morning I could've passed as half dead. I looked worst then Sid did at some times. After running into three doors I decided just to sit outside of the classroom. I pulled Stein's coat around my arms and waited for everyone to show up. The smell of cigarette smoke filled my nose; looking up I saw my father standing front of me. I started to shake at the sight of him, it wasn't his fault but the memory of Madness turning into him still frightened me.

Stein knelt down next to Saber, "Are you ok?"

I gave him a shaky smile, "I think I'll live." I was desperate to change the subject, "Here." I pulled off his coat and handed it to him. I waited as Stein put it on and leaned against the wall next to me. We sat in silence for a while; every now and then smoke the shape of a skull would rise out Stein's mouth. I looked up at the sound of footsteps coming closer; Maka and everyone else were running down the hallway.

"Sorry we're late." She said trying to check her breath, "Black Star had to get into a fight."

I stood up, "That's alright," I looked at all of them, "You ready to go?"

"Hold up." Kid said stepping in front of me, "If you can't resonate souls how are you supposed to be any help."

I tilted my head to the side, "I never thought of that." My eyes moved from one person to the other. Kid had a point if I couldn't resonate my soul with anyone else I wouldn't be much help.

"You'll be fine." Stein said standing up. He looked down at Saber with a small smile.

"You see we're fine." Black Star said crossing his arms, "Now let's go already."

I nodded, "Right let's go!" I took off running with the others right behind me.

Stein watched as the all ran off. His smile was replaced by a worried frown; looking at all of their souls it was a large orb of blue, but there was one, one that was glowing and get bigger. It was Saber's, her soul was half blue half red, and even with as far away as he was Stein could still feel the waves of madness coming off of her.