Maka woke up in a strange bad, fluffy blankets puffed around her in a comfortable way. She looked around, unsure of where she was. Her head was hazy, and as she struggled to remember what all happened to get her to this point of being in a strange room, she gave the room a good look around. Strange, why was Soul's jacket on the edge of the bed?

She tried to sit up, but her muscles were aching and too tired to really move. Her mouth felt sore, her throat and lips mostly. It was an odd feeling, she felt dirty for some reason.. Used..

Suddenly, Maka shot up. Despite her tired body, she was now jumping out of her comfortable place on the bed. She remembered everything. Maka brought her hands up and saw the bruises on her wrists. Her knuckles were scraped and bruised as well, and she looked at her legs. A large gash on her upper leg, thumb prints on her inner thighs, dry blood that looked as if it was wiped several times lightly.

Maka brought her hands to her chest, gripping the clothes she wore. Her breathing grew heavy and she looked to the door. "S-Soul?" She was going to move from the bed, but her legs were too weak, and she was panicked again.

Where is she? Is this Soul's room? Did Jack leave? Where is Soul? What happened? "Soul!" This time, his name came out louder, she was frightened.

It took a short moment, but Soul was in the room and at her side, a worried look on his usually cool face. "What is it Maka, are you okay?" She let out a shaky breath, relieved to see him.

"What.. What happened?"

"Nothing, it's okay, I came in time before Jack was able to do anything.." Soul sat down next to her. He offered her a small smile, "It's okay." He said again, looking at her. He knew how scared Maka must feel, he wasn't sure what all Jack did, but he knew where things were headed.
Maka nodded, looking down at her bruises again before letting her eyes trail to Soul's knuckles. Covered in dry blood, scabs, bruises, and ripped skin. She sucked in hard and looked at him, concern in her eyes.

"Are you okay?" Maka asked, leaning in and reaching for his hand. She held it in hers gently, looking over his injured knuckles.

Soul let her lift his hand, he enjoyed her small comfort. He enjoyed that she was worried for him. He held her hand softly. "I'm okay.. I didn't mean to get out of control.." Soul's voice was soft, almost sad. Maka met his eyes with her own and he continued. "I just.. He lays his hands on you like he owns you Maka. He hurt you again, and I didn't come as fast as I should have."

"Soul-"

"No, Maka. I should have reacted faster, I felt my soul being tugged by your call and I didn't think fast enough. It took me too long and it could have been too late.. When- When I got there, I thought he was.." Soul tore his eyes from Maka's, keeping his head down now. "I thought-"

Maka reached over and grabbed him, pulling him close. Her arms wrapped around him and suddenly he was crying. Soul felt his heart breaking at the comfort. She never hugged him before, nothing more than a high five was ever shared between the two young children. Maka hugged him close, and Soul realized she was crying too. He pulled his hands around her as well, holding her in a safe, strong hold.

His crying eased, and he nuzzled his nose into her neck, keeping her close to him. "Maka.." She was no longer hugging him, but being held by him. Her arms weakly keeping herself near Soul, not wanting to leave. "Maka, I swear to you.. I will keep you safe from now on."

Maka and Soul pulled away enough to look at eachother, and Soul looked into her deep green eyes. He held his hand around her waist, and he leaned in, touching their foreheads together.

"I'll keep you mine."

Author Notes:

Hiya! It was so so fun to write this story! I'm sorry to cut it so short, but I think it's time I do! I started this fanfiction years ago, and completely lost track of it. Now I've finished it, and while I'm not completely satisfied with it, I think this story needs to be put to rest.

Things to look forward to in the furture!

I can not WAIT to write more, however this time I will be planning out the full plot of my stories. This fanfic was all last minute writing, so some of it did not come out as I was planning. I am currently planning out

-More SoulEater Fanfics!
(Soul and Maka, Tsubaki and Black*Star, and much more!)

-JohnLock fanfics (BBC) !

-Some Homestuck stories as well!

I have great ideas for so many stories, and I really want to share them with my fantastic readers. Please give me feedback, ideas, thoughts, know that I am always open to hearing constructive criticism! Thank you so much for reading this Soul/Maka fic!

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