Eyes Closed

Chapter 9

Big Brother?

Crona's pov

I raised my arm and waved goodbye to maka. I then turned around and headed to my room. Today was nice… well…almost. I didn't know who to turn to. So I decided to keep it to myself. I couldn't get away from the dream. It haunted me all day.

'Blood' was the only thing on my mine as I opened my door to my dark, small, room. Compare to the one kid had let me sleep in I'd rather choose this one. I was just so used to my room that being in a new place just scared me. I don't like being alone at new places.

I walked toward my bed, grabbed the only pillow I had, placed it in between my chest and knees and hugged it.

"Ma-Maka. That dream felt so real. I h-had actually thought that she was….."

I couldn't finish my sentence. How can I? Maka was the closest person to me in the school. That dream made me realized that without maka I don't know what I would do.

Blood was the only thing I saw. I was too scared to help, too weak. I'm so stupid. Why would I have that dream? Why couldn't I just ran to her instead of telling her what was behind her? Why am I so scared all the time? Why do I run away?

I felt salty drops coming down my cheeks. I don't want to hurt anybody no more. I want maka, and everybody to be happy. They did so much for me. Liz, patty, blackstar, Tsubaki, maka, soul, and kid.

"K-Kid…He tried to save me."

I couldn't help but grasp my pillow tighter. I felt my body shacking I never had a dream like that and hopefully never will again. The tears kept falling down they just wouldn't go away.

"Crona" Ragnarok said popping out of my back. "Why are you always crying? You're not a baby anymore!"

"Please just l-leave me a-alone." I said not wanting to start a conversation.

"You're so stupid, you know that. You cry yourself to sleep every day. Even on the happiest days."

"Ragnarok please..."

"Your 15 now and you basically don't know how to deal with anything!"

"Ragnarok! Be quiet!" I said I couldn't take his insult anymore. "Why d-do you care! You n-never even l-liked me! Your j-just mean, and j-just want me to be gone!"

"Crona! You know that's not true. I was by your side since you were three!"

The air grew silent. It was true. Ragnarok had been there since I was three. Before we were mixed together.

"You could say I was the one that basically raised you." Ragnarok said with a gentle voice. "Remember the day we first meet."

I closed my eyes trying to remember what happen that day.


(12 years ago)

"Crona where are you"

"Mommy I'm in my bed room" crona said peeking out the door.

"Ahhh there you are. I was looking for you. I brought someone over for you to meet." Said crona`s mother while walking toward her.

"What is it mommy?"

"Ragnarok come out and introduce yourself."

From behind medusa introduce a shy black blob. He was a bit taller than crona and seemed older.

"Crona this is Ragnarok, Your weapon. He is five years old and I want you kids to be friends with each other alright." Medusa said with a smile.

"My w-weapon?" crona asked in curiosity, but didn't get a respond.

"Hi nice you meet you" Ragnarok said extending his arm.

Crona hesitated but extended her arm to shack hands.

"Hey crona would you mind if Ragnarok slept in you room for a while" medusa asked patting her daughters head.

"Umm o-okay"

"Good now I'll go get dinner ready. Ragnarok go get settled in ok" and with that medusa walked down the hall to get dinner finished.

Crona showed Ragnarok the room he be sleeping in. They had only one bed so they had to share it. Crona didn't have a lot of toys but she did have fun playing tag and hide and go seek with Ragnarok. Ragnarok would always be overly protective around crona and showed her so many new things. Like to read a little bit, clean up after her, and always behave.

Medusa wasn't always bad. Before crona had turned 5, medusa was so gentle with her daughter and never let anything bad happen to her. Too bad it didn't last for long.

A week before crona`s fifth birthday medusa had asked Ragnarok to stay away from crona until her birthday. The thought of it made crona very upset. When Ragnarok came into his and crona`s room to get his things, he saw crona in the corner sobbing.

"What's wrong crona why are you crying?" Ragnarok said running up to crona`s side

"I-I'm not c-crying" she lied wiping her tears away.

"Yes you are" Ragnarok then held crona`s face in his hands. "Don't cry crona it's just for the week. I'll come see you on your birthday." however crona's tears kept rolling down her cheeks.

"I-It's not j-just that" crona manage to say under her crying. "M-mom has b-been so mean t-to me. I d-don't k-now how to deal w-with p-people being so m-mean to me."

Ragnarok couldn't help but feel sorry for crona. Medusa had changed. She was been harder on Ragnarok and crona. Crona remembers the day after her fourth birthday that one late night, she was awaken by a loud noise. She didn't want to wake up Ragnarok so she got out of bed quietly then opened the door to her room only to find medusa covered in blood and had a large scar on her left arm which healed a couple of days later. She didn't know why she was soaked in so much blood, but in the same time she really didn't want to know.

Ragnarok hugged crona tightly and didn't want to let go. She was like a sister to him.

"Maybe your mother is going through some bad times. Don't worry everything will be alright."

Crona then lifted her head and looked at Ragnarok.

"Y-you're sure about that"

"Yea! I won't let anything bad happen to you I promise! Because we been together for a long time alright little sis. "Ragnarok then froze. He had called crona his little sister. He felt embarrassed and couldn't help but blush. Crona smiled at his blush.

"O-ok big brother"

Half of the week had passed by, crona felt really lost plus alone. She didn't talk a lot through the week. The only thing she wanted was to see her friend/big brother.

A day before her birthday crona heard a knock on the door. She walked up to the door and opened it.

"Hey crona!"

"Ragnarok!" She said with a bear hug. Ragnarok hugged her back.

"W-Where have you been?"

"Your mother gave me a new room to stay at and have been giving me some shots. They hurt!" crona giggled. She released her arms around Ragnarok and said "Will you b-be here on my b-birthday big brother"

"I wouldn't miss it" at that instance Ragnarok held crona`s face and said "I'm have to leave alright. Medusa said she had something big in stored for me today. So I decided that I wanted to see you first."

"Ragnarok will you be okay"

"Yea everything will be ok. I'll see you soon alright" along with what he said he kissed her forehead and ran down the hall.

"Cya lil sis"

The following day it was crona`s birthday. Medusa said she had something special for her. She told her to close her eyes. Crona did like she was asked. She felt a pinch on her shoulder almost like a needle.

"There finished" crona opened her eyes but didn't feel different.

"Mommy what di-"

"I would rather for you to call me medusa from now on alright"

"oooh m-medusa w-where is Ragnarok."

"You'll find out soon" medusa left her daughter in her room. Not even say one last happy birthday. That was the last time medusa ever gave a crap at crona.

That same day at night crona was sleeping, but was a waken by someone calling her name. she was startled to find Ragnarok behind her. Then she realized that he wasn't behind her but was now part of her. Crona didn't really mind having Ragnarok like this. Ragnarok didn't mind either. After a while she was getting used to Ragnarok always popping out of her back. Within a few weeks medusa told crona and Ragnarok about the two becoming more powerful even though crona didn't understand what it meant. Medusa gave the two optical to pass but crona was either too scared or didn't feel like they deserved it. Ragnarok personality changed after. He would always bully crona and yell at her saying "Great now medusa won't give us anything to eat just because you didn't do what she said!" You useless child!" he would hit her afterwards. She really didn't know what to do back then, the only thing she did was obey medusa, plus stay out of her way. Crona felt most comfortable when she was alone. It made her feel like nothing can hurt her. Crona believed that Ragnarok was mad at medusa and he would take out his anger on her. He and crona hardly talked any more, bit crona did miss the old Ragnarok though.


-Present-

"Yes I remember" I said lifting my head of off my pillow.

"Crona you know I'll be here till the end okay. We're on our own we can't depend on anyone else ."

"What about Maka!"

"She's would be alright if she didn't carry that book of hers around."

I laughed a bit ". And K-Kid?"

"I don't know about him. There's something off..."

I looked at ragnarok with a sadden face.

"Buuuut I'll give it a try...but as soon as he dose something wrong..." Everything got quiet. I could feel ragnarok getting mad. Ragnarok broke the silence.

"Go get some sleep it's getting late."

"ok big-" I stopped before I could finished the sentence, I was about to say 'big brother' I can't say that. Ragnarok would probably hit me for it.

"I'm s-sorry I d-didn't m-mean to call y-you brother" I said waiting to get hit.

Ragnarok turned his head to the side. "I-I wouldn't mind if you called me big bro again. As long as I call you lil sis like before."

I couldn't help but chuckle a little. Ragnarok was truly part of my family, he really is my brother.