Week 3

1/15/2016

Round

As they got older, Crona noticed something...interesting about Kid.

He was growing taller (Soul was still taller) and his hands were getting bigger (Still not as big as Crona's though.), his shoulders were slowly getting broader (But not as broad as Black*Star's), and his overall appearance was less child like. He was becoming the young god he was meant to be.

Except for one part.

Crona placed their hands on his faces, gently smushing Kid's cheeks in. They rubbed up and down feeling the soft skin under their callused palms. He looked at them in fond exasperation.

"Really Crona?"

"I can't help it if you have a baby face, Kid."

1/16/2016

Sweater.

Crona was not so familiar with snow. Medusa had always prefered warmer climates. They'd seen it once or twice when she'd sent them on mission but never in such volume.

They sneezed.

Next to them, Kid chuckled. He squeezed their hand.

"Cold?"

Crona shrugged. Not anymore than usual. Regardless his gold eyes flicked over them and soon he shrugged off his jacket and draped it over Crona's shoulders.

"I'd hate for you to get sick, my dear."

They blushed but pulled it tighter around their shoulders anyway.

"Thank you Kid."

1/17/2016

Comfort

Kid wrapped his arms tightly around Crona, snuggling deeper into their chest. Crona barely murmured in sleep, simply moving their legs so they intertwine more with Kid's.

It was cold outside and snowy and dark.

But in here, right now, Kid was warm and safe, and so was Crona.

He loved moments like these when the world would quiet around them both long enough for some real peace. Kid sighed through his nose and pressed a kiss to the cloth covered chest in front of his nose, eyes already sliding shut.

"I love you, Crona."

1/18/2016

Home

Kid was discovering just how challenging long-distance relationships could be. Six months alone in Beijing with only late night/early morning phone calls to subsist on was taking it toll. The low res Skype calls were gradually breaking his heart.

He ached for Crona's touch. For their soft footsteps across the hall. The quiet sound of their laughter when Kid said something truly funny.

He wanted to walk hand in hand with them down the streets of his home town again, smiling into the sunshine with his sisters.

Kid had never wanted to be back home so badly.

1/19/2016

Bravery

Maka and Crona had taken a pact. And today was the day.

Crona took a deep breath, watching as Maka walked over to Soul during lunch and pulled him away, blushing pink. They both disappeared and Crona swallowed, looking over at Kid.

He was sitting primly at the table, face serene and calm as a still lake and Crona could feel their cheeks heat.

They couldn't do this. He wouldn't look twice at Crona.

Maka and Soul appeared shortly after, Soul looking thunderstruck and very red, and Maka still blushing pink. Maka waved her hand at Crona, gesturing to Kid.

They swallowed and shakily made their way over to him, heart in their throat.

Kid looked up as Crona stood over him. "Hello Crona, can I help you?"

"C-can I t-talk to you Kid? A-alone?"

1/20/2016

In the Dark.

After years of living under Medusa's machinations, Asura's were grandly underwhelming. Crona and Ragnarok gave him points for trying and ignored him, until he got bored and stopped trying to drive Crona to madness.

After all, you can't cause something that's already in effect.

However, he did occasionally surprise Crona.

Sitting in the dark was very boring, when you came right down to it and it gave Crona plenty of time to think. About Maka and Medusa and what Spirit had said. "The connection between parents and child are unbreakable."

They thought about Ms. Marie and what could have happened if Crona had stayed. They thought about Professor Stein, and the look in his eyes that was sometimes like Crona's. They thought about Soul and Patti and Black*Star. About Liz and Tsubaki.

About Kid.

It was during one of the time Crona was thinking about Kid, that Asura butted in.

"Oh that is just too good. You fell in love with stupid little brother. Unbelievable." Asura cackled sickly. "You know if you give up your hold on the blood you can-"

Crona tuned him out and focused on trying to remember as much about Kid as they could.

After all, they were in the dark for their loved ones after all.

1/21/2016

Friendship

Liz and Patti had fully adopted Crona into their 'gang' when they and Kid revealed their relationship. Liz fully supported Crona getting Kid out of the house and occasionally making him stretch outside of his own comfort zone for Crona. Patti was happy that Crona seemed to be happy around Kid. Crona was shy at first but found themselves seeking the sisters advice about Kid or school, or to simply to talk.

Beyond that, both of the sisters were sympathetic to Crona, and their upbringing, memories of the streets of New York still fresh. Liz assured Crona that it took more than giving birth to a person to be a mother and Patti made sure that Ragnarok never felt ignored.

Kid looked at his family and felt his soul swell with love.