Note: I don't know what Japanese students normally eat for lunch when their school doesn't provide lunch, I thought it looked kind of like the Korean kind of lunch box, with rice and all the other stuff, but since I don't know for sure I just made it sandwiches…
When the bell rang and they walked out of class, Soul seemed to have calmed down a bit. It was lunch break, so the group of friends headed towards the canteen. They didn't have a school restaurant, so everyone grabbed their lunch and they sat down at a table. Maka quickly looked around the table while she took a bite out of her sandwich. Kid's lunch box was the most symmetrical thing she had ever seen, but he had a hard time figuring out how to open it in perfect symmetry. Patty's box was cute and had giraffe print on it, Liz's was nothing really special. Black Star probably had the biggest lunch in history while Tsubaki only had one sandwich and a bottle of water. Maka looked at Soul from the corner of her eye. He didn't have anything and she felt kind of bad for him. After all, it was still her fault that he was late and didn't have any time to pack lunch or think about it. Soul cursed himself. Lunch, why didn't he think about that ? He was too busy being angry that he totally forgot about it. And now he sat here, eating nothing, while his stomach made embarrassing sounds. He sighed and laid a hand on his belly, desperately trying to calm it down. Maka looked at her own lunch. She had one sandwich in her hand, the other one still laid in her lunchbox. She sighed and put her half eaten sandwich down for a second, took out the other one and held it in front of Soul, while looking at the table. He stared at it for a few seconds, and Maka shook her hand, telling him to grab it. He looked at her, then back at the sandwich and took it sceptically. She grabbed her own sandwich and continued eating it, without looking at Soul even for a second. Soul took a bite out of it and his belly immediately asked for more. He wasn't mad anymore, it was just a gust of anger this morning. His daily morning mood didn't help either. While everyone else was talking, Soul and Maka silently ate their lunch. When Soul finished the sandwich, he saw Maka glancing at him before shoving her water bottle in his direction. He smiled as he accepted it, took a few sips of water and returned it. After a few minutes everyone got up and they walked through the hallways, Soul and Maka walking in the back. "They will tell us about Crona after school" Maka mumbled and Soul looked at her. "Oh" He responded as they continued walking.
A few hours later, Maka, Liz and Patty walked through the hallways, on their way to their last class. Tsubaki had to go to the toilet, so Maka was kind of stuck with these two. Patty was laughing her ass off the entire walk, unclear what exactly she found so funny. "So, how's it going between you and Soul ? Crona wasn't with you guys yesterday, so I guess you had some fun together" It could've been a normal question, but the way Liz asked it made it seem like she was referring so something physical. "Fine" Maka answered. "We went to the movies yesterday. But when we got home he suddenly had a mood swing and it ruined everything" Liz curiously looked at her. "And ? Did something happen ?" Maka looked at her with small eyes. "No." Liz grinned as she asked her next question. "And today, how is it today ? I saw you give him your lunch" Maka sighed silently. "I don't know. I guess he's not mad anymore because I didn't wake him up. But we're still not back to normal." Liz wrapped an arm around her shoulder. "Sometimes I wonder if we ever will. We always fight. Every day." They arrived in the classroom and sat down, Maka next to Soul, as always.
The bell rang and when Maka walked outside the classroom, she noticed Soul waiting for her. "Did they say where we have to go?" Maka looked up. "Huh ?" "For Crona" "Oh.. Yeah, the infirmary. Room 12" They walked towards the infirmary, quiet the entire walk there. When they arrived at the door with a sign that said '12' , Maka knocked 2 times before entering the room. Stein stood in a corner, carefully watching Crona, who laid in the bed. He wasn't sleeping though, his eyes were open. He looked up when he saw Soul and Maka walk in and smiled weakly. Maka approached him and sat down on the chair next to him, while Soul closed the door and leaned against a wall. "Hi Crona" she smiled as she took his hand. "Are you feeling better ?" Crona nodded. "I-is Soul okay ?" "Yes. I took care of his arm yester- That's right! Soul, come here" Soul came a little closer, not sure what was wrong, when she grabbed his arm and pulled his sleeve up. She examined the bandage. Except for a small line of blood, it was still clean. "You have to get yourself checked, although I think it will heal quickly" Soul withdrew his arm. "No, I'm not going to a doctor for something as small as this. You've said it yourself, It'll heal quickly" Maka sighed. She wouldn't get him to go anyways, why would she start a fight over it. She now turned do Dr. Stein. "Have you gotten to know something ? What could've caused him to fight Soul ?" Stein nodded and came a few steps closer. "I don't know what happened exactly, but I do know some things." Maka listened closely. "He was probably possessed by someone or something. Loosing your pupils is one of the symptoms of being possessed, because it's not you who is looking through your eyes. Sometimes people who are possessed don't lose their pupils, but their eye colour or the form of their eyes changes, but that is very rare. It only happens when the person or thing that possesses you has an extremely strong soul and wavelength. Something like the Kishin, then your eyes take the form and colour of your possessor. But as I said, that is very, very rare." Lord Death's words flashed through her mind. It was Medusa. It definitely was Medusa, who else could it be ? Right. No one. Maka was about to say her name, to help Stein with his investigation, but realised Crona would probably lose it. "Can Crona come home with us today ?" She asked, and Stein nodded. "Yes" His answer seemed secure, but his eyes were meaningful. He had to tell her something, but Crona shouldn't hear it.
After a few minutes, they managed to get Crona out of bed and they walked outside. Maka looked at Soul, then glanced at Crona. Soul understood immediately and softly grabbed Crona's arm, pulling him away. They both walked through the empty hallways.
When they were out of hearing distance, Stein began talking. "You have to be extremely careful" his eyes were serious. "This could happen again anytime. I tried to convince Lord Death that he shouldn't stay with you guys, but he said we should give it another try." He took a breath. "You have to think safely. If he attacks you, you protect yourself. He isn't himself, that's right, but you should never, and I repeat, never do something like jump in front of him to protect him ever again." I stared at him, reality hitting me hard, for the second time in two days. "I'm going that way as well" he then continued, as they followed after Soul and Crona.