Maka looked at the demon, its orange eyes glaring at her. "Who are you?" she stammered.
The demon glared, "None of your concern!" and at that second darted forward biting Maka on the arm. Soul smacked the demon in the head causing it to back away in surprise, snicker, then disappear in a poof. Soul felt tears leaking out of his eyes, great, there goes another chance at happiness. He sat on his bed, the springs groaning as he covered his head with his arms. He expected to hear her scream, for Wes to barge in and scream at him for hurting her, but suddenly he felt the bed dip as someone else came on, and a soft hand take his bloody one. He looked up to see her eyes filled with, was that concern? The cloths of her dress was ripped where the demon had bitten her, there were bite marks, but it hadn't broken the skin.
"Is that thing always here?" she asked, her face one of horror.
"It comes and goes as it pleases." Soul said quietly, was it possible she actually care about him? It wasn't for the reward for once? He leaned onto her shoulder, and to his surprise she didn't push him away, instead she cradled him with her free arm, her hand still tightly squeezed in his.
"Why?" she asked, Soul cringed at the question.
"Because, I agreed." Soul whispered, "I was so alone, and it promised that I would be happy, that I wouldn't be alone." Tears began falling onto her dress, he felt bad, he didn't even know her name and he was already unloading all of his problems on her. She let him cry, holding him close. Soul had never felt this connection with anybody before, not even his own parents.
"Hey, I heard a rumor you played the piano." Soul looked up.
"I do, but.""Can I hear it?""I don't really play anymore." he said quietly, he knew he was going to be a bit rusty.
"Please." she asked softly, her green eyes looked into his red.
"Alright, but it's not cool to play for a girl whose name you don't even know." his own voice surprised him, more confidence then it had before.
"Maka." she said, as he pulled himself away from her, walking over to his piano. He flexed the fingers on his bad hand, feeling a small sting, but ignoring it, most of the cuts had scabbed by now. He sat down, closing his eyes and playing the song that was his soul. His fingers made the keys scream in unison as he put everything he felt into it, all of his emotions, it made one creepy, yet cool song. His fingers slowed as he played the final lines, knowing when he looked up she'd be gone, yet when he turned there she was, her eyes closed in a dreamy expression.
"That was, well I don't know what it was, but it's much better than anything I've heard the stupid royal orchestra play." Soul was surprised, she was smiling?"It didn't scare you?""Well it did, but there was something in it, something that to me sounded like pain." Soul stiffened. "And if I could help you get rid of it, then maybe it wouldn't be such a scary song." She walked over to the piano taking a seat next to him. She looked at him and he looked at her, small smiles on both of their faces, and as if they were thinking the same thing they leaned in, both sealing their new found love with a passionate kiss. They pulled away smiling, but suddenly Soul's face turned to fear, Maka turned to see the demon, it's shadowy black form glaring at her.
"YOU!" it shrieked slamming its claw into her side, causing her to fly off the bench. Soul immediately got up, only to feel the demon's claws around his neck, struggling to breathe as the demon lifted him. "You betrayed me." it hissed, Soul felt himself losing consciousness, he looked at Maka, they could have been so happy. His vision blurred, "Maka." he whispered, then everything went black.
