Gopher
He felt true happiness for the first time along with discomfort. Soul was still being watched over by the DWMA, so Maka insisted that Gopher stayed with her. He, like Crona, was accepted and was allowed to stay, so long as someone kept an eye on him. Maka became that keeper, and Gopher was relieved. Until he saw the room he was staying in.
It was the same room where he had visited the amnesiac Kid and tricked the boy into Noah's trap. It is something you could call Gopher's fault, but then again, the boy had been raised on the wrong side. His actions were questionable, he even began question them himself. Such as 'Why was I such a fool to listen to that man' but that won't be fore awhile.
Maka showed him the room, and another first: guilt. It may have been Noah's trap, but it was Gopher who carried it out. And that was the only memory of that room.
"Why do you trust me?" He asked.
"You remind me of someone I could trust."
"But I tried to kill you!" Gopher screeched. He wasn't used to being trusted by his victims. Not only that, but he began to question everything.
"But it's obvious you feel bad about it, and we all have to take chances sometimes." It seemed Maka was putting in a real effort to stay calm.
"But I," he began to repeat.
"Gopher, it's fine if you don't do it again." She smiled and walked to the kitchen.
"But, I, Kid…" He began to mutter quietly in the dark room.
Never mind this! I'm stronger! I've got to snap out of this. I've got to serve Noah. I'm finally free.
But he couldn't snap out of it. The guilt took over, like it does with every other human: it consumes you, and causes you to want justice. But what was it that gave Gopher guilt?
Kai
Kai was finally on his own. No one to tell him what to do. The world could be his. Everything was in the perfect condition: Noah dead, a cold heart, and a soul tainted red like the blood of those he killed.
Noah had died shortly after the disappearance of Gopher. He really should've seen it coming; he did create the monster after all.
Nearly three weeks earlier, Noah had gone to retrieve his 'tool' and when he came back:
"They killed him," he lied.
"And you did nothing?"
"Who cares? He was a failure, I'm sure we can agree on that"
"Don't you talk about Gopher that way."
"What can you do about it? You're just as weak as him."
"What can I do? Well," Kai said as he sneakily pulled a small dagger out of his pocket, but Noah quickly noticed it.
"What a shame, and I thought I would actually be able to keep my collection without the book. It was a good experiment though." As he began to grab the book, Kai stabbed him in the heart. As the man dropped to the ground, he began to laugh maniacally.
"Perfect," Noah said with a smile on his face.
Gopher
The boy was still living with Maka weeks later. It was around his second or third week in the apartment when Soul had finally woken up and was cleared to go home.
"This guy?!" He said, shocked by the sight of Gopher in their apartment.
"He's a lot like Crona, you know. He can be kind."
"There's two bedrooms and three of us," Soul said quickly changing the subject.
"I'll sleep on the couch." Gopher offered.
"You sure? I coul-" Maka began to say.
"No, I'm the visitor, I should let you guys use your rooms." Not only that, but he felt he didn't deserve a bedroom. He was finally learning kindness, but a question came with this: would he try to fix Kid?
Sorry for the short chapter, chapter 8 will be longer and start the climax... Anyways, please review, it makes me really happy to see that people spend their valuable time, even if it is a minute, to review my story and share their thoughts. See you guys in probably five days! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING.
