once upon a starry night, beneath the laughing moon
i saw an angle burning bright. a bringer of salvation and of doom.
with hair of blonde, pail ash and eyes of emerald green
her snow-white skin cloaked in midnight sash. her expression open
and serene, across an ocean of darkness the angle came through dessert sands
soaked in searing dispair. with a wave of her hand, madness shed tame.
in this place my soul sought her for repair. o my angle of death so
beautiful and fierce. like a brand my love dose burn. like a scythe through my heart,
your essence did pierce. for you, beloved angle, i yern.
Crona left that poem finely written on a slip of paper on the door of Makas apartment, however she wasn't the one who found it. soul was the first to find it he examined it but when he read a few lines and reckend it was meant for Maka and that it was best not to delve into something personal so he put it on her bed room door, when Maka had come home that day she found the poem. she didn't know what to think, it was very thoughtful but couldn't think of who it was by. she knew of only one friend who was a poet like herself but it was imposable, but as she thought more and more of the poem literally and symbolically the author became clearer and clearer, it was embarrassing at first she wanted the throw it away and forget about it. she did have feelings for Crona just not in that way perhaps she wanted to but when she try'd to imagine them it made her kind of duisy, but now she had been set in motion, she was for some resan compelled to find the strange friend of hers that had written this poem, she just needed to know if it was true, then shed know what to do, she barely spoke to any of her classmates as she made her way down the streets of death city. and then she reached the doorstep of professor Stien , his house was just as creepy at night as always but she was driven. Stien was kind that night and asked her why she was so pail he asked if everything was alright and Maka told him everything was fine but that she needed to see Crona. he was happy to lead Maka to Cronas living area, Crona had just moved in and the space was bleak. Stien kindly told her that she had a visseter. Crona was anxious after she saw that Maka had come to see her and she wanted to hide. but she welcomed her in and Stien gently closed the door. "why..why did you wright this?" Maka held it in her hands reading it threw in her head. Crona bit her lip "i- i-..its..how i feel" Maka looked at the paper in her hands "its how you feel about me?" Crona nodded "its real. i- i promos" Maka,s eyes watered but she try'd not to show it"promos me its not a joke" "i promos" Crona said rather clearly and surely. it was enough to assure her. " I certainly wasn't expecting it" Crona stared at the floor, Maka came closer to her "i think it was very sweet of you" Crona lifted her head to look maka in the eyes " and i think if you give me a little time i think we have a shot." Crona showed big confident smile, She put Crona in an embrace, it was awkward and Crona wasn't quite sure what to to with her hands or how long the hug should have lasted. But it would be the first many and with luck there would be more for a lifetime to come.
present time
now all these months later Crona lay with her head in Makas lap. She recited the poem in her head as she swept the hair from cronas eyes and watched her in stedy sleep. The pain from the stab wound had driven her into a light state shock her muscle tissue in her back and the wound in her lung had stabilized but the black blood still worked diligently to repair the damage done. "is that what it will do to me? will my infection do this" she asked Stien siting in the recycling chair starting to develop a migraine "not at this time. you'l have to be exposed for a bit longer. But it depends on what sort of contact you make with her. as long as you don't get her blood directly into your body it may not. if were talking about saliva however.." Maka looked at Stien with narrowed eyes "well i had to clarify..their are more diluted amounts of black blood cells in saliva if you two come into contact like that often.. possibly within six or seven months you may have a complete infection. its effect on you may very.." Maka became slightly worried and it showed on her face "but don't worry. you two have been together fro quite some time, about five monthes correct?" "yes..wait how do you know that?" Stien smiled and pushed up his glasses "you two often let your guard down around me. you forget your in somoneelses home. i do need to ware glasses but i'm not blind." Maka blushed. BANG the front door was kicked in "okay everyone on the GROUND!" spirit shouted showing his teeth and brandishing two scythe blades that protruded from his forearms. silence, everyone kept their seat "oh...am i late?" Stien was laid back into his chair he pointed a lazy finger at a blue soul hovering over the ground. "oh...you guys gona eat that?" spirit looked over to Maka on the couch with Crona's head in her lap "Maka! are you okay? did that man hurt you? is everything okay maka?! what happened?!" he asked on his knees in front of her, his eyes wondered down to Crona, she was roused from her sleep her eyes barly oppend "oh you! you little rascal what do you think your doing with my daughter ill- ILL-" "PAPA..pleas be quite that man stabbed her shes wounded" spirit instantly felt horrible "yes yes of cores forgive me.." Crona had blacked out again, spirit walked over to the floating soul and plucked it from the floor "wared this measly runt come from?" he eyed the soul which was small but full of murderous aggression yet not quite a kishen egg, spirit cast it aside "glad evryone's okay more or less, but i have to know what happened hear." buttataki Joe came from the kitchen with bandages all over his fists "ello their death scythe. seems you stumbled on a crime scene." "ah Joe. you wanna fill me in?" "hmm well.." buttataki Joe seemed to mull it over in his head as he walked toward the soul still hovering " seems yu little joey over their invited a soul eater for her young meister friend. i had just come ova hear to spy check the pink headed-en but she was clean. but that boy something was off about him. he wanted to get close to Franky, wanted to real bad, but when he herd my name he got all squirly and when i asked if he wouldn't mind i spy check him he lost it." spirit looked at the soul in Joe's hand "and that's what happened?" buttataki nodded and crushed the soul in his massive hand. "yeah, don't worry i knew the bastard. least we'll have a name for his tombstone." spirit looked over to Stien on the couch with the looked like he was about to vomit. "and what happened to Franken?" " i think hes gone and caught what ever Crona over theirs got, caught some of er sick ye know, he doesn't seem to be feeling rely hot." spirit looked at Stein and then at Krona "why haven't we isolated her yet?" spirit said in a whisper "oi that's dangerous thinken mate. we ain't gonna lock her up, its not her fault the way she is" "she gave it to my daughter!" he mimed with his lip so Maka couldn't hear "well she looks alright from ear.." Joe said lowly "im afraid shes going to get sick. what if i loos her?" Joe read spirits lips again and ushered him to the kitchen "yeah yeah i understand you really i do.. but shes stien's responsibility." "i know and I'm afraid he isn't taking it as he should." "look spirit Stine's a doctor. he has degrees he has an education. and believe it or not when it comes the people he even half way gives a damn fer, he finds some morals. and your his best friend so i don't think hes guna let your little girl do anything that could earn her a room at the loony ward." they stood their for a wile "papa?" Maka was at the doorway her voice startled spirit "yes Maka?" she seemed like she had something on her mind "If everything is okay hear, do you think we can go get a cup of coffee?"
"uh.." he looked at Joe "yeah go head mate theirs not much left to be said hear. ima keep an eye on Franky make sure hes alright, you two have a good evenen alright." Maka had left Crona to rest on the couch and gave a kiss goodbye, Stien didn't seem coherent at all and she was relieved that Joe would stay and look after him.
new texts pending...
Maka: i'm so sorry soul something came up..
soul: yeah i understand.
Maka: we were attacked. someone wanted to assassinate Stien.
soul: wow what? really?
Maka: Yeah. he hurt Crona.
soul: r u OK?
maka: i'm fine.
soul: what about her?
maka: shes okay..
soul: professor stien?
maka: i'm not sure.
soul: I knew something like this would happen.
maka: I know but were lucky. i'm sorry i have to go TTYL
soul: Yeah TTYL
maka had become closer with her father, ever sense his divorce with her mother finalized she realised it would be useless for her to remain angry at her father for the rest of her life, she hated what he did and nothing was ever going to make it okay. but even if he was a horrible husband he was a good father even her mother had to admit that. "hows mama doing?" spirit said taking his seat "shes good. she likes her house." "good, i'm glad for her, she deserves it" "dad can i talk to you about something else?" "sure whatever you want" maka had grown tired from the excitement in the last six days she was mentally exhausted "what do you think about Crona? for real you don't have to make something up to make me happy." spirit made that face at maka the one when he pretended he didn't hear her "come on really. i just need to know, maybe theirs something i can help with" spirit sipped his coffee "its not that i don't think shes any good for you if that's what you think. Shinagami himself recommended that her and Stien stay together a wile so their must be something there i can trust" "why did lord Death say that?" "ever seance the kishen incident his soul wavelength has been off balance. Crona's is very similar because of the black blood and her overall anxiety problems they have a natural balance that creates a calming effect over them. infact if what i hear about black blood is true it is best you stick around them.." "then why are you so upset?" "ooh maka look at the pretty bluebirds.." he pointed at the birds that hoped around Death Bucks court yard "this is going take a wile isn't it?"
Death City church of Lord Death
BZZZZZZ
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Justin felt his phone vibrate in the pocket as he knelt at the alter.
quickly he excused himself from prayr and quickly shut himself in the confession
booth and plucking out his headphones. "pronto?" he anserd with his sharp Italian accent
"kid! it is great to hear from you." he noded listening carefully to kids words
it wasn't often that he had his head phones out so he took this opportunity to
re familiarize himself with kids voice. "an attack you say? within the city"
their was a rustling and the sound of a door opening and closing from the
other side of the confession booth "forgive my lord for i have sind.." "the lord is taking a
phone call right no my chilled" Justin said flatly to the now rather confused church-goer.
he tuned his attention back to kid on the other line. "yes..yes of corse...his will be done"
he placed the earbud in his left ear. "understood, goodby" he hurried from the confession booth
making his way to the exit. "my son ware are you going?" the minister of the church asked confused from the alter. "the time has come for me to take up the sword. i will return soon father."
the next day..Cronas first day in class..
"Buler" "hear" "ox ford?""hear sir." "Death T Kid." "present." "maka." "hear."
Stien tossed his clip board on his desk "that's enough of that i see your all hear..
today class i would like to welcome a new student to the class " he actually seemed pleased " if you would pleas stand so for the rest of the class" Crona shyly stood she was seated between maka Subaki. she was wearing new school cloths that maka and the other girls had picked out for her a white button up shirt and jeans "hello.." "pleas make her feel welcome class...if you don't i will have her help me dissect you personally." he smiled, Crona blushed feeling all the confused eyes on her as she sat quickly dissolving herself as small as she could "now on Friday we talked about the many anomelys that effect soul wavelengths and as you saw then their is allot of ground to cover in this subject. we will start today flipping open your texts books "anatomy of the soul" and read from chapter five forward" everyone had dug their books out and began. Subaki rose her hand "yes?" Stien acknowledged her "professor what chapter would you like us to read to?" Stien smiled "oh i'm sorry i wasn't clear. you need to finis half by the end of class today" he said with a mellow tone their was a stunned silence and confused glances switched between him and the large text books from all over the room. "you will have the chance to finish what you don't today for homework and early tomorrow. and tomorrow you will pick up ware you left off and same with the next day. Friday their will be a test on what you've learned. good luck" he sat at his desk and began paper work "oh and next week we will beguine advanced drills for all one star meisters the rest will beguine extra lessons." black*star wanted to scream he was in hell he must have died in his sleep he thought and now he was in hell. he sat for the better part of fifteen minutes just coming to terms with this madness. wile everyone else had accepted what was happening " okay okay i can do this. i am a GOD. this is just a discipline exorcise i can do that. ten pages in five minutes i can do that."
hours passed students had fallen asleep only to be taped on their shoulders by their fellow students. ox ford was sweating and developed a blister on his eyelids but he finished first fallowed by Havar it was 6pm and the extended school day was almost over only those two could have finished 300 pages they closed their books "finished already?" Stien spoke for the first time seance lunch break hours ago and the partners nodded "then you may be excused for the day. good work"
maka finished and so did a hand full of others, Crona surprisingly was a speed reader and finished some time after ox-ford but had trouble retaing some of the more advanced knowledge
the rest of the class was scattered throughout the book some hadn't even finished the eight chapter. "class is over you can all go home now, to read or to pray..." "kid i cant believe you didn't finish." Liz said collecting her things "it was the book. i started on an uneven numbered page and i just couldn't focus...i'm disgusting i'm worthless i'm garbage just garbage" he balled himself on the floor and sobbed "aww its okay kid we'll do a study group tonight." Liz squatted and wiped his face with the hankchif she specificly used for his break downs. Stien watched all the students leave one by one but he was waiting for someone. he told Crona it was best for her to stay at Makas house and she was happy to do so. it was midnight before he knew it, he had most likely blacked out and he didn't even remember who he was waiting for, "we shall quit this world of men declared the witches in 1661. our hearts are no longer yours to break." in walked a little girl far to Young to be attending the DWMA she wore a hood that Stien swore that he had seen before "that's what your doing stien" the voice was familiar but he couldn't place it, she removed the hood and he saw the snaky eyes "you.." "oh Stien your breaking my heart." "what are you doing hear? why do you look like this?" "its a discise. Don't I look simply adorable?" "Medusa..." she walked around the desk to Stien who was paralised in fear of the woman he thought he had killed, she climbed up on his desk "you look pail Franky. i smell it on you, oooh did my little girl make you sick? well you know children. literally filled with viruses." stien said nothing he just sat their staring at her, he didn't know if it was the black blood that kept him paralised or if he generally couldn't harm Medusa any longer "oh stien why don't you come back with me? I'm all alone surrounded by complete block heads at the castle. if its the little girl your wordy about you don't need to worry, you can still keep her, just as long as you remember to feed her and keep her off the furniture" Stien wrinkled his nose and looked at her in disgust "your so cute when you act mad at me" she pulled Stiens glasses off his face and fiddled with them "anyway that's my proposition, leave Death city and come to me and you can keep our brat. you have my word, i will not touch her, i wont have a thing to do with her...she always took after you anyway.." she set his glasses back on his face "you know its a great idea. certainly better than sicking around an intellectual wasteland" she hoped off the desk "it was true stien. i love you, really i do... but I'm just as prepared to kill you" she smiled and put the mood back up "bye bye franky." she walked out of the class and hummed a tune of her own as she walked down the dark hall, Stien didn't do anything for a long time, he got up and went home.
as stien walked home the light from the street lamps lit
his path and cast a double shadow, for a wile he ignored it
but the voices her herd could no longer be ignored, no one was
out this time of night no one saw what he saw, the shadows
had eyes like little white balls. "we souldent keep her waiting.
lets leave right now" "no" said the other shadow "we should say.
these people are our friends" "they are to full of petty morality and
they are doomed by their depressing lack of progress" he saw another person coming toward him.
blonde hair..was it Medusa? no someone different. "Franken?" Stien didn't make eye contact but the voice was familiar "Stien its me Marie!" Stien quickly looked up with surprise
but he couldn't speak. " Stien are you okay?..." Stien fell over unconscious and Marie gasped rushing to his aid.
when he woke up he was on his bed and the lights were off. the door had been cracked and a bright beam of light shined threw the room. he herd giggling from the living room as he stumbled to his feet and he peerd into the crack. he saw Marie his old girlfriend and Crona siting across from echouther and they appeared to be having a pleasant conversation. Crona was smiling and laughing with Marie as she talked, Stien poked his head threw the door looking to make sure their were no hallucinations of Medusa around like it would actually help. "Marie its so good to see you again." he shuffled out of his room "oh frank are you okay?" "yes i'm fine Marie if just been feeling a bit under the weather." Stiens talked in the way he only talked to Crona a warm voice that was completely different from the Stien everyone else knew. Crona wore one of Stiens old lab coats she had found in the basement closest. it was very worn out and served well as a house coat since Stien always kept his lab at a stearel sixtyeight degrease and despite her long arms they barely poked out from the sleevs. the girls had made tea and looked rather settled for two in the morning. "Stien i hadn't herd that you had a family now." Marie beemd "hmm? oh...oh Crona. yes Crona and I are close." he ruffled her hair, which she could never deal with it always ended up making her a little uncomfortable "oh? oh i was under the imp-...well never mind its nothing" "i see you two are getting along." "yes ill be teaching one of her classes from now on" "then maybe you should catch up with Joe when hes in town. I'm sure he'd like to see you after so long" Marie looked at the table "yeah..that'd be nice." "don't worry though, i don't think hes mad about what happened. no one should be. he just got a little emotional is all" Marie nodded and Crona looked between her and Stien wondering what they were talking about and how it involved the big burly man she had met the day befor . Stien sat down next to Crona and looked down at he collar observing bandage from her wound. "Stien their was one more resin i was sent hear" Stien looked her way. "lord Death has become concerned for your health." "what? i told him i was trying to quit smoking.." Marie made a small laugh "no Stien..your mental health" "hear we go. lets hear it then.." Stien smiled crossing his legs giving Marie the "i,m waiting." look. "Franken this is serious" Marie choked down a giggle. "oh" Stein tilted his head and it popped his neck, he sat up straight and straightened the collar on his shirt "oh yes it very serious! the docter geting a little to mad in the lab and hes scareing the villagers i see!" Marie smiled and shook her head, Stien had always been more playful and at ease wile he was alone with Marie this was the first time anyone other than spirit had seen him act this way and it made Crona a little confused. "I'm supposed to stay with you. to make sure their were no more major..incidents" she gave him a sad smile and they were all quite "oh...and Crona was doing such a nice job as me baby sitter" Stien gave a toothy grin, Marie was relieved that she hadn't offended one of her best friends. "well shes doing a nice job yes.. but your still having some delusions and we need to eradicate the variables if were preparing for the worst." Stien nodded with a more serious look on his face. "right well you can use the spare room in the lab if you don't care that its in MY LAB." Marie seemed to consider if it was really worth it. "oh..well okay that'l be fine. thank you Franken i know you already have one lady hear trying to run this place ill try and stay out of your way." "nonsense Marie i'm glad to have you hear"
(from the journal of Crona Gorgon)
i cant write allot right now because its very late and my arm is kind of stiff. i was attacked
yesterday by some man. he was out for me and the professor but Maka and a friend of the professor stopped him.
Maka..
she had a paper cut in class. did you know her blood is black too?
good night.
