Inside the nurses office was Jade sitting up in bed chatting with Stein and Kid sitting in a chair beside her holding her hand.

"How yeah feel Jade?" Black Star asked as he approtched Jade's bedside with Krissy.

"I feel fine." She stated. "Though, after Krissy told Tsubaki to go get Stein, I don't remember anything..." She admitted as she lowered her head.

"Lucky," Krissy muttered, chewing my lip. "What's wrong with her?"

Krissy looked over at Stein expecting answers.

Upon hearing Krissy's question Jade began crying hystarically. Stein gripped Krissy's and Black Star's shoulders taking them out of ear shot.

"W-what was that about?" Black Star asked.

"We're pretty sure we figured out the problem, which is a good thing I guess." Stein said, but his voice was cold and almost nervous.

"Well, what is it?" Krissy questioned, shrugging his hand off her shoulder- she still didn't like being touched by him. He still gave her the creeps.

Stein sighed. "There is a witch that showed up just recently. Her name is Lucretia... she is a brain witch... she can control people, brainwash them, possess them, and even make them see illusions..." He explained. "Did you guys hear about the kid that died a few weeks ago without cause? This witch killed him the same way Jade is being affected." He explained calmly.

Krissy's whole body trembled and her knees buckled beneath her. She stared at the floor, trying not to puke. She had heard about the kid that had died, and the thought of that happening to Jade was literally making her sick to her stomach- she couldn't allow this to happen, noway in hell would she let this be her fate.

Black Star saw the look on Krissy's face and felt like he needed to hang onto her before she colapssed.

"I already told her, Krissy... that is why she was crying. We still don't know how, or why Jade was chosen by thos witch." Stein said grimly.

"I-isn't there anyway to prevent this?" Black Star asked.

"Yes." Stein said simply.

"H-How?" Krissy questioned, already feeling as though there were no hope. She grabbed Stein's shirt and wrinkled it up, trying to get him to tell her quicker.

"You have to kill her... I thought that was obvious." He said as he pulled out a smoke and lit it.

Krissy let go of his now wrinkled shirt and let her hands drop to her side. She clenched her hands so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

"I'll do it," She finally said, determination in her eyes.

"Yes but there's a problem, Krissy." He said. "If you plan on going after the witch you need a weapon, and well, Jade is in no condition to go with you, the only other scythe you can use is... Soul."

Black Star's eyes widened and darted at Krissy waiting to see her reaction.

"I can do it by myself," Krissy stated, positive.

"Then what are you going to do? You need a weapon..." Stein stated.

"No I don't," She replied, stubborn as always.

Stein sighed. "I got news for you Krissy, I can't even go against a witch without a weapon."

"Well, I can!" She told him, sticking her tongue out in a childish manner.

"So are you saying you can beat me easily then?" He asked coldly.

"That's exactly what I'm saying," Krissy stated with a nod.

Stein sighed once again. "We both know you can't." Stein stated with a sigh. "Figure it out Krissy, because even if you decide to use Soul and go after that witch there is still one issue, she's related to Medusa, meaning she had powerful magic, which again means, we have no idea where she is." Stein stated as he walked away back toward Jade and Kid.

"I can definitely take you!" Krissy piped up, trying to ignore the other bits he'd said - she'd find the witch and she'd kill her.

"So what are you going to do?" Black Star asked breaking into Krissy's trance.

"I'm gonna track her down and kill her," She replied as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.

"With no weapon?" Black Star asked. "Krissy even though you and Soul aren't on good terms you know he still cares for Jade, as soon as he finds out that she's in danger I'm sure he'd put aside your fight, why can't you get over this grudge in order to help Jade?" He sighed. "You know you can't actually do this alone..."

"Yes I can," Krissy said, still stubborn as ever. "You're only saying that 'cause you couldn't do it on your own and we both know I can."

Black Star was taken a back by what she said. "N-Not true at all!" He defended. "You're just being stubborn as ever!" He yelled.

"I am not! You're all just mad 'cause I'm tougher than you guys!" She yelled back.

Black Star knew how useless fighting was with Krissy when she was this heated. He just threw up his hands and walked out of the room and down the hall.

Krissy stormed outta the room and found Stein talking outside Jade's room, talking to some nurse.

"Ne, Stein! Let's fight! Right here, right now! Then I can prove to all of you that I don't need stupid Soul to help me!" She told him, trying not to yell.

"C-can we talk later?" Stein asked the nurse, she nooded and walked off. Stein averted his attention back to Krissy. "I am a teacher, Krissy, I cannot fight you, even if I had any intrest in it." He stated.

"No!" Krissy exclaimed, throwing a tantrum. "I don't care about your stupid reasons! We're gonna fight! You're just too chicken 'cause you'd know you lose! Chicken shit!"

"What are you five?" He asked again like he had earlier that morning. "I am not fighting you, and if you go after that witch with or without Soul, is not my issue, bye Krissy." He turned his back on her and began walking off down the hall.

She stood there dumbfounded for a moment. He was about halfway down the hall when Krissy decided it was then or never. She took off after him and pulled her hand back in a fist- ready to take him out.

As her fist flew toward Stein, his hand came out and caught her easily. His free hand went up and turned his bolt several times as he turned to face Krissy.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked as a smirk spread across his face.

"Kickin' your ass!" She replied arrogantly, flipping over him whilst he had a grip on her arm still. She took another swing, directed at his face - if she could just get a hit in and distract him enough to come up with a good strategy...

Again the professor caught her hand way too easily. His face began to look pissed as he glared at her.

"Stop, or else I will have to hurt you." He said simply.

"You couldn't if you tried," Krissy stated hotly, swinging her foot up to kick him- just one hit, she told herself over and over in her head.

Stein stood as still as a statue letting her kick hit him. After it did and her leg fell back down to the floor he looked back at her eyes. "There, you kicked me. Now either leave or I will hurt you." Stein said coldly.

Stein mustn't have realized that that was what Krissy wanted- she wanted a challenge so she could prove herself. She pulled her fist back and as hard as she could thrust it forwards. Fight back, she thought depserately in her head.

Stein caught her hand and threw it away causing Krissy to stagger back several feet. Stein quickly ran toward Krissy with his palms out, then he yelled, "Double palm soul force!" Hitting Krissy directing in the chest with as much power he could without killing her.

Krissy landed right on her back on the hard floor, coughing up blood. She held a hand to her chest as she tried to breathe properly; she briefly wondered how she was alive. She tried to stand up, but she couldn't seem to move at all. She'd only wanted to prove that she could handle him and that witch to save her sister, but it seemed things weren't working so well for her.

Stein walked up and looked down on Krissy. "If I had used my full power, you'd be dead. Goodbye Krissy." He said as he walked away.

Kid suddenly walked out of Jade's room and spotted Krissy. He ran over panicked and knelt down beside her.

"Are you alright? W-what happened?" He asked concered.

"S-Stein," She managed to get out, coughing up more blood.

"S-Stein? B-But he's not allowed to hurt academy s -wait, you tried facing him, didn't you?" He sighed.

She closed her eyes. "I-I was just trying to prove I could handle the witch and save Jade," She replied, her voice rough.

Kid sighed and helped Krissy sit up against the wall, than he said, "Krissy, we all know you can face that witch and win, but you need our help, and a weapon... Borrow Soul, and then Black Star and myself with Tsubaki and the twins will follow you." He sighed. "Jade doesn't even want us to risk our lives for this, she just wants to spend what she has left with you and all her friends." Kid explained grimly.

"But Soul and I won't be able to train in time," Krissy got out, coughing again. She squeezed her eyes shut in pain and coughed up some more blood- she couldn't believe Stein would've actually gone that far!

"The only thing you can do is try, isn't it? Or Maka, myself and Black Star can go after her and you stay with Jade... it's up to you." Kid said.

"I wouldn't let my sister's life depend on someone like Maka and Soul!" Krissy exclaimed, disgusted with that idea.

"Well then are you going to try and train with Soul?" Kid asked.

"Maybe if I could frigging move I would," She replied bitterly.

Stein suddenly appeared from around the corner and shoved a pill down Krissy's throat. Her pain began to fade and she tasted less blood.

"W-what was that?" Kid asked Stein.

"You didn't think I'd actually go that far, did you Krissy?" Stein asked with a laugh. "That pink pill I gave you this morning will give you a trumendous amount of pain as soon as my soul force was used on you. I don't trust you anymore than you trust me Krissy. I threw you into this wall, that's about all." He laughed and walked away.

"So it was a trick!" She yelled accusingly, pointing a finger at his back. "Oi, don't walk away from me! You you you! I'll get you back!"

"I never realised how smart he was." Kid stated as he starred after Stein, then he turned back to Krissy. "Now you can go and talk to Soul... he's at his house... should I tell Jade what's goin' on?" He asked.

"Fine!" Krissy huffed in annoyance. She marched through town, not bothering to be polite and apologized when she bumped into anyone- she was too pissed for that. She knocked on Soul's door and waited for him to open it.

"I don't like to be kept waiting!"

The door finally opened and Soul was there. Aside from a few still healing cuts he looked to be back to normal. When his eyes landed on Krissy he began to close the door, clearly thinking he was about to be beaten into nothing again. As he began to close the door he said,

"I'm sorry, I-I just wanted to apologise to Jade, I-I wont ever speak to you or her again!" He yelled nervously.

She shoved her shoe in the door to keep it from closing. She huffed in annoyance and kicked it open.

"Shut up, you wuss," Krissy said harshly, letting herself in. "Did Stein or anyone tell you anything? 'Cause I hate explaining things to morons..."

"Ah... no." He blinked in surprise; his whole body was trembling.

She sighed frustrated and brought the palm of her hand to forehead. "Well, there's this stupid bitch ass witch and she's kinda killing Jade and if you and I don't work together to kill her, she'll kill my sister," She told him bluntly, not really going into the details. If he didn't understand that, she was going to punch him.

He blinked again. "Y-Your not making this up? T-This is serious? W-why do we have to work together... get someone else." He said simply as he turned his back on Krissy.

Krissy drew back her fist and punched the wall beside his face as hard as she could- she didn't give a damn about paying him back for it. She grabbed him by the collar of his shirt; he was only a bit taller

"You think I want to work with you, you no good piece of trash? Stein said it's the only goddamn way. I don't wanna work with you- you're the last option, stupid octopus head," she spat hardly.

"Even if I fuckin' wanted to help you uncool piece of useless flesh I couldn't! I mean look at us! How could we ever connect wavelengths? Stein probably planned this to make us 'friends' again in order to save your sister. I care for your sister, and I still like you Krissy, despite all that has happened, but I know you have nothing to do with me, and as long as that's the case, it. Will. Never. Work!" He barked back.

"If it meant saving my sister I'd at least try and frigging get along with you! You're so uncool it's not even cool!" She hissed angrily.

"You know damn right that, that'd piss me off! If you are saying stuff like that it will clearly never work!" He sighed and calmed his voice. "If you really care for Jade you'll need to try harder than you are now, Krissy." Soul stated.

"Fine, I will!" Krissy replied, taking a deep breath, trying to calm down. Gotta. Be. Calm.

She released his shirt and flattened the collar down, her mouth twitching up into the most fake smile she'd ever given.

Soul sighed, sticking his hands into his pockets. "Shall we start training then?" He asked simply keeping his eyes off Krissy.

"I-I guess," She said, giving a nod. She was not pleased.

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