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Thank you so much for all of the reviews you have given me! They were a huge motivation booster, anyway i appologise at the length of this chapter, it's not the longest but i have a plan for he next chapter and had to stop this one where i did to make it work.
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??? Room
-time unknown
He could feel his head pounding as he cracked open an eye "Oww" he muttered under his breath as he tried to push himself off the concrete floor. Suddenly he remembered his meister "MAKA!" Soul yelled as he frantically searched the room regardless of the sense of vertigo he had entered. The floor was the ceiling the ceiling was the floor, spinning in endless circles making the panic blossom inside his chest. Stars popped in front of his eyes and made it harder to think. With each heaving breath soul lolled his leaded head from side to side trying to distinguish the number of items within the room. The outlines were blurred and frantically slurred but in the far corner of the bleak room he could make out his partners shape. Soul crawled over to her noticing the trail of crimson that he left behind him, but that didn't matter to him; all that mattered was that his meister was okay and safe. "Maka" he meekly whimpered as his elbow buckled causing his side to smash onto the floor. "I must get to her" he whispered with newly reformed determination. Taking in a shaky breath he pulled himself off the floor once more and made his way to his partner's side. The rough concrete floor scraped at his hands and bloodied his fingertips as he crawled. Finally after what seemed to be forever Soul had reached his destination, plopping down in an exhausted heap he grasped Maka's hand and squeezed it tight. "M-Maka". No answer came from her pale lips. "Maka" he said sternly with underlining worry "answer me damnit!" Soul pounded a fist onto the floor with a dull thud. His partner stirred in response, slightly twitching her leg. It was hardly noticeable to anyone else but for Soul, it was enough. "Maka!" He exclaimed with a sigh of relief leaning up against the wall. He glanced sideways at the girl; she lay in a heap of tangled limbs and hair. Her usual upright posture was broken as she lay crumpled and slouched; his piercing eyes traced her body and came across a dark blotch of dried blood on the top of her head. He could feel the rage well up within him as he thought back to her shrill terror-ridden scream. Soul smirked and gently slid an arm under Maka's legs and did the same with her neck lifting her into his lap and resting her head on his chest.
"S-Soul" she managed to whisper
The teen looked down into her half open green eyes "Sssh" he urged her "rest, you're a mess."
Despite the pain that flooded her body Maka managed to crack a tiny smile "the same could be said for you" she pointed out as she raised a slender hand to his snowy head. The dried blood on his head stuck out like a sore thumb amongst his white locks, "that must've hurt" she said distantly. There was a pregnant pause between the two "what happened?"
Soul looked away and shamefully stared at the trail of blood he had left while crawling to his partners aid. "I-I dunno" he admitted "but I failed to protect you …again"
Maka slid her hands around his waist and buried her face into his chest; she didn't care how suggestive she looked mashed up against him. She was scared and just wanted to be comforted. "Hey" Soul said gently wrapping his arms around her tiny body, pulling her closer "it'll be okay, don't worry, I'll protect you"
Maka sniffled "but who will protect you?" she asked fearfully
"Does it matter?" He answered rhetorically "all that matters is that you're safe."
She curled into his body even more, wanting to be closer to him. Soul blushed heavily, feeling oddly entranced by the moment. He closed his eyes and stroked the side of her head that was not clotted with blood.
"Soul?" Maka asked "who did this?"
He sighed and looked down at her fatigued face, "I can't remember" he answered "but I'll tell you one thing"
"Yeah?"
Soul smiled "I'm glad we're together right now…"
Maka blushed and nuzzled her face into his chest "me too."
A man in a blue vest hurried his way through the crowd of police officers and tapped a man in a rumpled suit on the shoulder. He cleared his throat nervously before speaking "D-Dr. Stritch" he spoke in a cracked voice "Amanda is here to see you"
Stritch turned around and pushed his glasses back onto his nose "ah yes, thank you" he said smiling a sickly sweet smile.
The man pivoted on his foot to walk out the door when a thought occurred to him "err" he began "pardon my asking but where are Stein's interns?"
Stritch's smile faltered for a moment "what interns?" he asked innocently
The man in the vest looked confused "I thought there were two interns here today, one with silver hair and a girl"
"You must have been mistaken" Stritch said as he began to walk out the door "…there were no interns..."
So it seems like Soul and Maka are in a pickle eh? what will happen? ... well now, thats for me to know and you to find out!
But how did you like it? Please tell me any ideas, thoughts, or comments you have...even if you are anon i would love to hear from you!
That Stritch, he's a devious bastard huh?
As always...
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