Hey sorry it took me soooooo long but I'm working on my novel right now and I've been on a roll for about a week. Hope you enjoy this is one of the last chapters so saver them. Please review thanks!

Maka lunged Madness in weapon form at the Kishen. The Kishen's bandages grasped Maka's limbs and her weapon's handle. He smirked as they were shot through the air and plumited down towards a piece of cracked concrete. The two lay there startled. Maka's back would surely be bruised.

Once they were down Asura grabbed Soul's hand in a swift movement switching him into a scythe. Asura with Soul in hand walked over to where Maka was. "Die." He went from a lazy walk to an all out run. The blades clashed in a blur over and over again until Maka made distance between the two pairs.

She was panting but so was Asura. This was shocking to everyone in the battle with Lord Death (RIP I love that guy sorry I killed him) he barely broke a sweet. Asura sighed and looked at Maka, "You are the most infuriating child I have ever met. First you wake him up then you make it so every time I go to swing he pulls with all his force to go the other way."

Maka was silent in surprise. One tear trickled down her cheek at the thought of Soul fighting. A rude voice broke her moment of happiness, "My god you're as emotional as Soul!" The scythe in Maka's hands protested.

She wiped her tear and scowled at her weapon, "Soul is not emotional."

"Yes he is! Do you know how long it takes me to convince him to do things? It always the same thing I'll hurt Maka this and that!" The scythe was arching back and forth yell at the girl.

"God will you both just shut up and die!" Asura clung himself to soul and curled up. "All you people make me seem normal."

Maka whispered to her temporary partner, "This is our opening remember the plan."

The weapon twitched in agreement. They both jumped into action. The blades clashed and sparked several times before each side was putting constant pressure on the other. The two meisters stood still only shifting slightly when one over powered the other momentarily.

Maka smiled deviously, "Thanks for playing along death god."

In an instant Maka was able to make a soul renoasounce with Soul. She was forced to bring Madness along and the Kishen butted his soul in as well.

They were all in Soul's room. He was sitting at his piano in a daze of confusion. Maka rushed over to him clutching his shoulders trying to release him from the well set cage. Soul barely responded but he did look at her. Not in the eyes, not at her body at all. Almost through her like he couldn't see her.

She freaked she had expected him to snap right out of the trance and take the lead and guide her through the mess. Shaking him violently she yelled, "Soul! Soul! Please snap out of this thing! Please."

Soul didn't change he just sat there. A voice interrupted Maka's reunion, "He put him his senses, thoughts and feelings on a sort of pause." Maka turned to Madness who was now looking like the a miniature devil.

The devil started to walk over to his new and old partner. "I did it for a week or two after I first entered his system at night."

Maka leaped up to only look down at the speaker, "What?"

"I made him have a horrible nightmare two nights in a row for some fun but then he continued to have it without me. He decided to not sleep and avoid the event. I had to shut him off he would have hurt himself or me with his will power."

"Oh?" Maka looked back at Soul. "Can you bring him back?"

Asura joined the conversation with a wet blanket form, "No."

Madness put his hands in his mouth and smiled, "Yes." The kishen looked horrified. "All it takes is a little shock." In a swift act Maka started to scream. She didn't know how but her gut felt like it was on fire. She looked down to see it was fine, to see there was no blade or fire scarring her for life.

It stopped and once she had gained her composure she turned up to see Madness drooling, Asura furious and Soul gasping for air. She jumped from her knees to embrace Soul in a hug. She felt him trembling. She hugged him tighter trying to stop his bodies shaking.

"Soul?" Her voice was caring and loving.

"Maka?" His was fearful and skeptical.

"It's alright I'm here. I promise not to let him hurt you again. I promise." Maka started to cry.

Soul pushed her away and slide off the other end of the piano bench. Falling on the ground he pushed himself away with his arms and legs. "I won't play! You can't trick me again! I won't let you use Maka to fool me again." Soul looked terrified.

"No! It's me Maka! I'm not a trick I promise I'm Maka Albarn your partner." Maka stood up and walked around the bench to meet him. "Pleease Soul. Ask me anything I can prove it."

Asura smiled, "Alright you caught my trick. That isn't Maka. You could make this easier by simply playing."

Soul got to his feet and looked down at the ground hiding his eyes with his bangs. "I will never play the piano for you."

Maka raced over to Soul and shook him, "No I am me. He's lying, Madness and I teamed up and were able to connect with you during the battle."

Soul pushed her off of him and narrowed his eyes with hers, "You aren't Maka. She would never team up with Madness."
Madness laughed, "Yes she would if the circumstances were right."

Soul turned to the small man, "I thought he kicked you out." The teen pointed to Asura.

"Yes but we got back in, now come on and take back your free will so I can move back in perminetly."

Soul walked up to Asura, "Stop this I'm not going to play again. You won't be able to trick me again. This isn't going to work please it just hu-"

"Maka Chop!" Soul was hit by Maka with a book from behind.

He lay there on the ground looking up at the girl with wide forbidden red eyes. "Maka?"

"Yes, I promise." Soul got up and hugged her not letting go, not holding his tears, not caring that Madness would use this whole scene against him in the future, not caring how uncool he looked. Soul was clinging to her as though she were air itself. His hands balled with her cloak inside. In his mind this was the last time he'd see her truly see her he needed her to know how much he felt for her.

"Maka . . . I'm so sorry." His voice trailed off and then came back to life, "I'm so sorry for killing Lord Death. Tell Kid I'm sorry, please." Maka had been shocked she had been frozen with surprise but the last comment made her jerk her body away holding him at arm's length.

"What? What do you mean tell him? You are going to see him again, and the rest of the gang." She crushed his forearms with her iron grip.

Soul looked up at her with the bravest face he could build, "No I'm not. I need you to kill me Maka. It's the only way this ends. No one can kill The Kishen. I've already killed Kid's dad please don't make me hurt anyone else who doesn't deserve it. Please."

Before Maka could respond both Asura and Madness jumped in. "No! No! No! This wasn't part of the deal Maka. You get him back as a partner and I get him as a host." Madness was jumping on a chair that Soul usually would have sat in.

Asura walked over in a floating fashion. Soul backed away releasing all ties to Maka. He was scared, it breeched his entire cool calm persona but he truly was. This thing knew all his weaknesses it knew all his loves, it knew him better then he probably knew himself. This thing in front of him had full control it was at the helm and all Soul could do was obey.

The Kishen looked at Maka then to Soul, "She is not going to kill you. I'm not going to lose another Evans."

Soul knew it was coming. The kishen would put up a fight but he was ready he was ready to die and help his death's success in anyway he could.

"You're right I'm not going to kill Soul," Maka took the boy's hand and grasped it with all her might holding on to him with all of her Soul, wrapping him in all the pertection she could.

Soul held her hand back and pulled her closer. She was his light. "What are we going to do?" Soul looked at Maka then to Madness.

Maka turned to him with a smile and confident eyes, "The two things you do best. Stay cool and play the piano." The all reappeared in Death City as though no time had passed. They all stood there blandly.

Hope you liked it please review and stuff. This chapter in my opinion has been the worst yet but I'm going to really work on the last 1 or 2 don't worry. Have fun being Soul Eater fans!