Rue's POV

Right when the explosion erupted outside, I leaped of the Piano bench and rushed out the door. Kid followed behind, but before that ordering Lord Death to hide mother somewhere safe. Liz and Patti rushed out after us, one we made it out the door all we saw was a giant dust cloud. I looked at Kid, he was staring into the dust cloud.

"Rue, do you see anything? Liz Patti!" Kid asked while Liz and Patti turned into twin pistols, I shook my head.

"No, all I see is this annoying dust cloud. Wait, don't breath." Kids breathing went silent, I focused for one moment. My ear twitched,

"Kid get down!" I yelled wrapping my arms around him and pushing him to the ground. As a black and violet wave of attack lashed at the spot we were just in, then we heard some guy who sounded quit masculine started shouting.

"Dammit Crona! You missed!" My eyes widened, as Kids arm wound around my waist and pulled me off of him.

"Why are you surprised? Rue?" I was still shocked from what I had just heard. Crona? Did I hear correctly? Some guy just said Crona! Could it really be my brother Father took away long ago? To leave for some other woman? Well, could it? I asked myself these questions over and over again, until I noticed Kid was trying to get to me. He said,

"Rue! Listen to me! There is someone else here!" I looked up, and saw a black silhouette of a slender human. And something large on his back, I clutched my side. For the large scar on it was burning,

"Kid that thing, It is very close to becoming a Kishin! I think the reason why its here is to eat our souls, in order for that to come true." I told him before standing up, the person came up closer till I could make out all the features. There was a alien type thing coming from his spine, it was fully black but his head and parts of his face. And the person it was coming out of was a androgynous looking boy, probably around age 11. But he was extremely thin and tall, his light pink hair caught my eye. No doubt about it, its really Crona! I remember those eyes, and his hair color. Kid looked at him, ready to shoot his pistols at any moment.

"Crona?" I asked, Kid gave me a look that made me want to melt on the spot, the boy's eyes widened. He looked at the thing coming from his spine,

"Ragnarok, that lady knows my name. I don't think I know how to deal with it when people know my name and I don't know them." He said in a shaky voice,

"Who cares Crona! Lets eat them! They look tasty!" He shook his head,

"Okay." He said without a real care. The thing transformed into a large sword, black and tainted with evil. But I can't kill him, even if he wasn't my brother I couldn't live with self if I killed a child. I stood up,

"Your name is Crona right? Please, I don't want to hurt you. I actually just want to talk to you." I looked at him with a serious face, and he looked away.

"Imma, I'm not good talking to girls, they make me nervous. And you're looking at me with a serious face I don't know how to deal it." He said, still with a quiet tone. He lifted his sword, and Kid got in front of me defensively.

"Rue, how are you associated with this boy?" Kid asked pointing his pistols at Crona.

"Kid its hard to explain, I think I can change him. Make him go on the right path. I need to try!" I told Kid, Crona was holding his sword high.

"Ragnarok, what do I do to the pretty girl? She seems nice, she doesn't look mean not like that other boy." He said, Ragnarok answered without hesitation,

"The reaper boy's soul looks delicious! And so does her's! Kill them." Crona smiled with a hint of madness,

"Oh, so I can kill her? Okay. Maybe before I kill her I'll play with her hair first, its kinda pretty to. Sparkly. Ragnarok, Scream Alpha!" Crona said as lips formed on the sword. And it started to scream a ear bleeding scream. We covered our ears and a black wave like earlier flew at us, we jumped in opposite directions. I was about to start summoning my weapons when Shadow Cat's voice rang in my ears,

"What do you think you're doing?! You know the scar will just spread!" I shook my head,

"Shut up and do what I say! I don't care! Its not that big anyways! Ge over it and cooperate!" I yelled back, when I saw black petals swirling around me I knew I had won the argument. But I felt the mark slightly get larger, I didn't really care. I made them turn into Kusarigama, I ran strait into the fight, Kid shot at Crona and hit him twice. But Crona looked fine, he got back up from the force of Kids blows. I watched as Crona's blood dripped onto the ground. It was black. I was right, he was my brother from back then, he was the one my mother gave birth to. He was the one my father left with to go live with another woman. Medusa. She changed him into this, she made father abandon my mother. She made him abandon me. This time, I'm gonna take Crona away from her.

"Crona why are you doing this?! Why are you killing innocent humans?! Why?! Is Medusa doing this to you?!" He shook his head,

"No, Lady Medusa wants me to be stronger. And If I become a Kishin then I'll be stronger. I'm scared of everyone. If I become stronger then maybe I will now how to deal with people better." He said with a frightened look as I approached him,

"Crona, don't listen to Medusa! She's wrong-" Before I could finish Ragnarok interrupted,

"What do you know?! You ugly pig! Crona don't listen to her! Kill her and eat her soul!" He swung the sword at me, and I had no choice but I hit him with my soul wavelength. He flew backwards,

"Great! She scrambled what littles brains you have left! C'mon Crona snap out of it! We can't afford to get another hit from her wavelength! If we do we're going to die!" He yelled and shook Crona's head,

"There's stars and planets swirling around my head! I don't think I can deal with astronomy right know!" He complained as he sat up, I summoned the "Reveling Hand" and I struck him with it. We were surrounded by blinding light, then it went black. We were both surrounded by Blackness,

"Crona," I said, he looked at me with a scared look "I guess there is some things you need to know."

Kid's POV

They were both surrounded by a black box, I shot at it a few times just to be curious, then Liz spoke.

"Hey Kid?! Whats going on in there?!" She asked in frustration,

"Ooh! Hahaha! Pretty Black Box!" Patti laughed I set them down and they transformed back into themselves. And we sat on the ground,

"I think she's trying to help him in there. And we can't get in the way. I guess all we can do is wait." We sat there for a long time, Patti was playing in the dirt. Which was slightly disturbing, since she was wearing a very nice dress. Liz was pinching her hair, making sure it wasn't frizzing from the humidity. I was sitting there just staring at the giant black cube, once I heard crying I stood up. The black mass dissipated and I saw Rue holding Crona. He was sobbing into his hands,

"I've, never cried this much before. I don't know how to deal with all my tears, there all coming out so fast!" He wailed, Rue was still hugging him.

"Its okay. You don't need to know how to deal with tears...Just let them out, okay Crona?" She said in a motherly, soothing voice. He nodded in respond, Liz, Patti and I walked up to them. Rue looked up at me and smiled which made my heart flutter slightly.

"Crona had been lied to, he had been used. Kid, would it be okay if Crona lives with us too?" I was about to argue with her that we didn't much more space left, but she looked up at me with a face that said "Please! *Puppy face*" But her eyes said "If you say no your death will be slow and agonizing!" I gave in and said yes. A smile lit up her face, and I couldn't help but smile too. They stood up, then the thing called formed on his back and grabbed Rue's face, and hit it. Just he was smaller,

"Screw you guys! Damn you little girl!" He grabbed Rue and was hitting her face,

"You're small!" I said, but Ragnarok just kept going.

"What the hell did you do?! Why am I so little now?!" He yelled questioning, and pulling at her hair.

"I don't know! Get off of me!" She yelled, I grabbed onto him telling him to let her go.

"You?! And Crona?! Friends?! You've gotta be kidding me! Who'd wanna be friends with a pathetic thing like him?! He isn't even fun!" Crona joined in,

"Quit it! Get off!" He said, not really pushing him.

"Wait I got it! You wanna keep him around as a punching bag! Bullying him is a excellent way to reduce stress! Thats what you want him for! Well to bad! I'm the only one who gets to beat up Crona! He's mine!" Ragnarok yelled. Finally Crona took some control,

"Hey quit it! Please get off of me! I said get off now!" Crona shouted as he punched Ragnarok in the face, he let go of Rue in the processes of flying backwards. Rue rubbed her face, because some of it was red. Liz and Patti came over to give her comforting words, Ragnarok was silent for a second then he exploded with anger. Pulling and hitting Crona's face, and hair.

"...AHHHH! How could you punch me?! I don't believe it! Do you know how it feels to be hit by you?!"

"No! How could I?! OWW!" Crona yelped,

"Well I'll tell ya! Its like when you haven't crapped for three days and three nights! And you get a splash back bonus when you unload it all!" Ragnarok complained,

"Thats gross and I don't see the comparison!"

"You think I'm gonna let you talk to me like that?! Here we go!"

"Hey let go of me!"

"Ooh! Nice dress pansy!" Ragnarok teased in a mean tone pulling at Crona's clothing which did slightly look like females wear.

"GET HIM OFF! SOMEBODY HELP ME!" Crona begged, When Rue started beating the living daylights out of Ragnarok he finally disappeared. Liz and Patti had vanished somewhere, I put my hand on Rue's back as father came out.

"Hi! Heya! How's it goin'?" Rue moved in front of Crona,

"I'm ready to bear any punishment you hand to Crona. But I'll make a deal if I must. I'll take care of Crona, but you need to give him proper protection. Deal?" She stared father, like she was about to attack. Father put his large hand on his chin, pondering on his answer.

"Are you sure you can handle taking care a young boy? You're only 15 after all!" She glared

"My mother and father gave birth to me when they were only age 16, I think I can take care of him since he's already raised." She kept staring at him,

"Well I don't see why not! As long as you keep him under control, and he doesn't get into any trouble he can live with you! Well I've gotta go home with Francisca! Bye! Bye!" And he disappeared, Crona was shaking.

"Crona whats wrong?" Rue asked in a sweet voice,

"That guy had huge hands! I don't know how to deal with that!" He said shaking his head, Rue took him in her arms, and a large blush spread over his cheeks. He rested his chin on her shoulder,

"Well I think we should all start heading for the house shall we?" I asked, not hesitant to go to bed because I am so tired.