Maka's POV

I gripped onto Soul harder. I was scared; I didn't want to hurt Chrona.

"Maka, your soul wave length is weakening." Soul told me after I had jumped out of the way of Chrona's attack.

"Soul… I-I can't." I shook my head and stared down at the black and red blade. Soul's reflection was in it. He looked sad, yet extremely annoyed and angry.

"Then let's go someplace else and figure out what we need to do." He said.

I glanced over at Chrona who was completely silent. Just staring at Soul's blade. I tightened my grip around him and ran backwards. "Chrona." I whispered before I turned completely around and took off down the street.

I ran down alleys and down Main Street, not stopping, not looking back. I couldn't handle it. Chrona… even if she was being controlled by Medusa, why did it have to be her? Why does she have to go through the pain of it all? Why can't Medusa give up?

"Hey, Maka." Soul said, still in my hands. He hadn't bothered to change back.

"Yea?" I asked, my breathing was picking up.

Soul began to glow and soon he was back to his human form. "We passed Shibusen a long time ago." He said looking back down the alley. He was so calm and collected. Why wasn't he yelling and asking questions like he normally did when things like this happened?

"Oh." I said staring down at my black and white boots. I didn't want to leave the dark alley we were standing in. I didn't want to go back in the direction we had just run from. The confusion was just too much to bear.

"Stop it." Soul commanded.

"What?" I asked looking up at him. Soul avoided my eyes.

"It's not her fault. It's Medusa's. Stop worrying so much. You make me feel like we can't win, when we can." He stressed.

"I-I'm sorry." I apologized.

"Shut up already and let's go back to Shibusen." He murmured. Soul started walking in the direction we had come from.

"S-Soul…" I muttered. After his name left my mouth, I felt… safe. Knowing he was here….

"Yea?"

"I-I'm scared." I said staring back down at the ground. "I can't hurt Chrona!" I yelled.

After a few minutes of complete silence, a pair of arms wrapped around me. I pulled my face out of his jacket and looked up. Soul was hugging me. "It's okay.." He muttered. Slapping me on the back. Hard.

"Soul…" I muttered pulling out of his embrace.

"Let's go." He said motioning with his hand for me to follow. He had a crooked grin across his face. My head was hurting from the mess of questions. Since when did Soul hug people? Why did Medusa still use her own daughter as a pawn to kill me and Soul? Why did Soul have bad nightmares? I just shook my head back and forth and ran after Soul.

Soul's POV

As we walked down the street to Shibusen I couldn't help but to think about the feeling Maka's soul's wavelength gave me. I could feel her emotions, everything. She just wanted to drop down to her knees and cry. To cry and scream why. It made me feel useless. Like I couldn't do anything at all to help her.

As we walked up the front stairwell and in the front doors, I looked behind me at Maka, who had been silent the whole way.

"Will Stein even be here?" Maka asked as she shut the doors behind her.

"They doors are unlocked." I pointed out, shrugging.

We walked around the main floor until we found and other pair of stairs that lead to Shinigami-Sama's quarters.

We walked through the doors and saw a bunch of people standing around the large open room.

"Welcome!" Shinigami-sama exclaimed as we approached. I then noticed exactly how many people were around.

Black Star and Tsubaki. Liz, Patty, and Death the Kid. Stein and Death Scythe. Even Marie.

"Alright what's going on!?" I asked looking around.

"You wanna know what's going on with Chrona?" Stein asked from a tiny roll-y chair.

"Duh!" Black Star yelled.

"It's almost 3 in the morning! Of Course we wanna know why we were called here…. And only us…" Marie muttered from a corner.

"Chrona, is being controlled by Medusa. But this time, not through words or threats. The combined her soul with Chrona's." Stein paused and cleared his throat. "I believe that she made Soul have the nightmares to scare him away from you, Maka. "

"Why would that Witch do that!?" I screamed.

"Because only you two can destroy Medusa for good."

"How?" I asked.

"Why are we even here?" I heard Death the Kid asked his father, Shinigami-sama.

"You have to kill Chrona." Stein murmured.

"What?!" Maka gasped beside me.

Stein nodded. "With demon hunter, but the reason that technique will kill her is because Medusa has been infused with Chrona for, possibly, since the week after the Kishin was killed."

Maka shook her head violently. "No." She muttered. For the first time, I felt her soul wavelength, without being in my scythe state.

"Maka…" I whispered. Her soul was cracking. Loosing Chrona was this hard on her? I knew she was Maka's best friend, but… I didn't think she would fall like this…

"No!" Maka screamed. The room was silent. Everyone staring at the floor.

"Maka, do it. For Chrona." Death Scythe said.

"Her soul is probably the size of a dime by now. Any longer Chrona will die completely and Medusa will emerge, stronger than ever. " Stein stated.

"But, when I was hurt! Chrona came by! She was fine!!" Maka argued, not wanting to believe anything.

"Medusa hid her presence, so we wouldn't be able to tell she was around, inside Chrona. She is sucking away her own daughter's life." Stein said calmly.

"But-" Maka was interrupted by her father.

"Do it Maka, for her."

Maka found my hand that was beside me. Her grip tightened and she pulled me away from the group. Out of Shinigami-Sama's quarters and outside of the school.

"Maka. Hey." I said.

"I can't Soul." She whispered.

"You have to. If Medusa comes back-"She cut me off.

"Chrona… I… I can't kill her."

"She'll die anyway. Help make it easier." I murmured.

"Soul." She asked turning around and facing me. With the help of the full moon, I could see millions of tears, trickling their way down her face. Maka flung herself at me. Hugging me tight. Normally I would push her away, but after I had hugged her and now this about Chrona. I let her cling to me. I let her cry into my black and yellow jacket. I wrapped my own arms around her. Maka continued to cry.

"This'll be hard… for the both of us." I said calmly.

Sorry I hadn't updated in forever. School started (high school baby!!) and I have been entirely way to busy. Well I hope you liked it and that it made sense….

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~Roxas.