A/N: Hey guys, I am here for another update. I'm not so happy on the turn out of the recent chapters, considering how lame Kid was rescued and Noah was terminated (sort of). Also, the new chapter (83) messed up where this story took place, but that doesn't really matter, right? I mean, this is a fanfic after all.

Anyways, no more chatter. Here is Chapter 10!

Chapter 10: Triangular

Death City was quiet that night. Soul stopped by his apartment to get the mail and all the other errands that Maka wanted him to do. The trip was a wasted effort when he realized that Blair already did all the tasks that needed to be done. He let out a frustrated sigh and decided to walk to the mansion, leaving his mango tango motorcycle to guard the complex. He glanced at his watch and it was really late, having the meeting go on for almost an hour. To top it off, he had some practice with his new Death Scythe powers with Marie and Azusa.

"Welcome back, Soul." Liz was on the couch watching her late night drama shows. "You look hungry, pizza is in the kitchen."

"Thanks," Soul sighed. "I'll eat in a little bit. I need to talk to Maka about something. Is she still up?"

"Ah, I'm not sure. Kid turned in early and Maka went up an hour later." Liz said to Soul. "She said something about writing to her mom."

"Okay, thanks." Soul ran upstairs.

Soul's pace increased as he reached the hallway to her room. He didn't wait for her to reply as soon as he knocked the door. Whatever she was doing could wait, because what was more important was the piece of information he received at the meeting.

"Maka, I fou-" Soul busted in the room, but only to find that his throat had lost all connections to his brain, as it closed shut at what he was seeing before his eyes. Just as he blinked, a sinister Kid came to mind as he forcefully molest his meister on the bed.

"Soul, I-" Maka spoke, speechless. Soul blinked again and again, having the image alternate from dream to reality. Soul clenched his fist immediately and marched over to Kid with all the anger he built up in the last week and a half.

"What the hell did you do to her?" Soul yelled at the Shinigami. Kid was speechless as well. "Why are you in her room?" Soul grabbed his collar with one hand and held up a fist in the other. His pulsating red orbs gazed back at the golden eyes giving out the look of guilt.

"Soul, stop it!" Maka shouted, getting up from the bed, but his white knuckles met the face of Kid and sent him backwards. "Stop!" Maka shouted once more as Soul went after Kid again, grabbing his collar. This time, Kid fought back and pushed him away.

"Soul, wait..." Kid tried to speak to him, but Soul didn't want to listen to whatever he had to say. All it mattered was that he had a chance against Kid until things got worse. The Death Scythe went in for a punch, but Kid was more ready for it, side stepped and Soul miss. Though, Soul was no slouch either. He smoothly pivoted and went in for another anger filled punch, but only to have it stopped by Kid's meister hands. "Soul, could you please-"

Soul pulled him forward, still holding onto his fist and head butted Kid with his forehead.

"Gah!" They both shouted, though Soul couldn't let his guard down yet. He leaped forward once more to pin Kid to the ground, but he didn't realize what was waiting behind them was a window.

"Kid! Soul!" Maka shouted as they crashed through the glass.

"Pumpkin, pumpkin!" Blair casted. "Bouncing Pumpkin!" She cheered as a pumpkin appeared on the cemented floor, having Kid and Soul bounce off the top and into the watery depths of Kid's large pool.

"Using Smashing Pumpkin as a trampoline?" Liz smiled. "Nice!"

"Nyaa!" Blair giggled. She turned to her owner, Maka, as she was looking out the broken window. "Now, what the hell happened here?" Maka ignored her, staring at the two boys still fighting in the water. Patti came out of the back door to help break it up.

"It looks like Soul found out the hard way." Liz said, leaning against the wall with her arms crossed. Maka heard the blond pistol and then stared down at Kid.

"Liz knows?" Maka stuck her head out the window and shouted at Kid. Who was out of the water and sitting on the damp floor.

"She found out." Kid coughed out, glancing over to the side to see Soul get out of the pool and hastily marching towards him. "Here we go."

"Jeez," Maka sighed. She jumped out the window and landed with her strong meister legs gracefully on the cement. "Soul, you don't know how much trouble you are in!" Holding a really heavy book in her hand. He stopped where he was at and before Maka could swing her arm back, Soul grabbed her biceps and held her still, looking straight in the eyes.

"Are you okay, Maka?" Soul's eyes looked all over her pale skin for dark abrasions from the shinigami. For blood, for any wounds and lastly, the look in her eyes of pain. "Did he try to do anything?"

"Let go of me!" Maka scowled. "He didn't do anything I didn't want to do, so why don't you stop acting like this?" Soul didn't let go, his grip tighten on her arms; quivering with anxiety and... "Soul," She dropped the book from her numbing arms. "You're hurting me."

Morbid.

"Y-you wanted-"

"Soul," Blair grabbed him and pulled him away from Maka. "Calm down." Wanted? Soul heard her perfectly. Maka wanted it. Maka was with Kid.

"How can I calm down when Maka and Kid are fooling around?" He shouted, as he grew angry at both Maka and Kid. He almost jumped after Kid again, but Patti helped Blair hold him back. Liz helped Kid up and gave him a towel. While she held the other for Soul when he was ready to calm down.

"Stop it!" Maka yelled once more. Soul trying to kill Kid. Kid being threatened. Patti and Blair trying to calm Soul down as he tries to kill Kid. And Liz standing there, watching all this chaos unfold like a stupid reality show on television. Maka couldn't take it anymore. "I want to talk to Soul alone." She addressed them with all of them standing still. "So, would you please..." Her eyes went to Kid, who understood her perfectly. She was the only one who could talk to Soul without any distractions.

"You heard the lady!" Blair beamed. She pushed the two girls towards the door, humming a happy tune. "C'mon Kid-kun! That means you too!"

"Aw, I want to hear what they have to say!" Liz whined, throwing the fluffy towel at Soul.

"Liz," Kid said to her. "Like Maka, I would like to speak to you and Patti. Blair, would you join us please?"

"Okay," Three girls nodded and followed suit. Blair looked back at her owners and smiled.

"You two be nice! I know how you guys get when you fight!" She blew a kiss at Soul, closing the backdoor.

"What the hell is your problem?" Maka immediately started the conversation.

"Me?" Soul hissed back. "I don't know about you, but that's my line! Is that what you two have been doing for the last two weeks? Messing around behind my back?"

"No!"

"This isn't cool, Maka!"

"And the way you are acting is? What are you my Papa?" Maka spat as Soul held back his next statement. "Its not just now, but you've been acting strange since we started staying here. What's going on, Soul?"

"Nothing that concerns you," Soul lied.

"But, you are my partner. You have to tell me-"

"Ha," Soul snickered. "You should take your own word for it." Maka was quiet, having all the words taken from her. "This isn't about me! It's about you and what you are doing with Kid! And what's worse! You not telling me about it! Not to mention, you two left on a date without telling me! "

"It wasn't a date! And I know you'll be like this!" Maka pointed at him. "You would never act 'cool' about it! You're so-"

"Overprotective? Yes, I am!" Soul shouted back. Also remembering a conversation he had with Liz about him being overprotective. "What kind of partner would I be if I wasn't?"

"So basically, no matter if I told you or not, you'll still be like this?"

"Yes." Soul said to her with a straight face. Without a moments notice, Maka stepped forward and immediately slapped him, followed by her iron knee to his gut. Soul fell over, holding his abdomen, almost falling into the pool again.

"Idiot!" Maka snarled. "There is no point in telling you anything!" She grabbed Soul's collar and glared into his eyes. "You-" She hesitated for a bit, having her fist grip tighter at his collar. "You need to lay off! I understand being protective on the job, but when its about personal matters, you need to lay off. Whatever relationship I have with anyone, I can deal with it on my own."

"You're wrong," Soul spat. He grabbed her wrists and forced her to let him go. "We are on the job. This is our mission, don't you see? And can't you see that Kid might be doing this to you, because of the insanity trying to take over. Do you really think that Kid is the actual Kid?" Maka thought about it. The conversations they had since their first night. The day they spent in California and the moments they shared since then. That sensual smile. The random flush of red on his cheeks. How Kid's eyes react to a certain part of a book. It wasn't those moments that made Maka realize it was the real Kid, it was the happy and soothing wavelength that radiated from Kid.

"It's Kid," Maka smiled. "I just know." Soul opened his mouth, but nothing came out. He wanted to say something, bring her to some sort of reason to why he was acting like this. Why he was in such a foul mood since their second night there. He really couldn't put the words together.

"Whatever," Soul let go of her wrists. "I don't like this at all."

"You don't like anything." Maka pouted. "I'm going to see Kid." She started towards the door, but Soul just remembered why he came into the room in the first place. "I don't want to see you until we go to school, and I don't want to speak with you, unless it's necessary."

"Black Star ran into Crona twice." Soul told Maka the little secret he found out today. "If I were you, I would be pissed at Black Star more." She stood near the pool chairs, thinking about what Soul had just said. Black Star, no, Black Star and Tsubaki were lying to her all this time.

"Is that why you barged into my room?" Maka asked.

"Yes," Soul answered. Maka didn't say anything as she hastily marched inside. He was happy with the only handicap that would take Maka's mind off of Soul and Kid for a while, because he knew that Maka's soul and mind is more focused on Crona than anything. Well, that was what he believed anyway.

"Jeez, how do I end up being the bad guy? I catch her messing around with my friend and I get yelled at for being overprotective." Soul sighed and sat on the pool furniture, starting to dry his hair.

"I can't believe Maka didn't tell Soul." Blair said to them, levitating a bottle of vodka and pumpkin juice into two glasses. "And I can't believe Soul would go that far. Are you sure you're okay, Kid?" His shirt was off and neatly sprawled on the marbled counter. The sharp smell of chlorine and vodka was prominent in the air. Patti entered the kitchen with a clean shirt and pants.

"Heh, yes I am." Kid smirked, drying his hair with the towel. "After fighting with Black Star, fights like these are nothing." Silence. They could hear both of them arguing at each other, trying so hard to make out what they were saying.

"It'll be okay!" Blair cheered. "They argue all the time. They manage to work things after throwing words and books at each other."

"This isn't about me! It's about you and what you are doing with Kid! And what's worse! You not telling me about it! Not to mention, you two left on a date without telling me! " They were quiet, hearing Soul yell at Maka.

"Ah, I hope your right, Blair." Liz chuckled. "It doesn't look like Soul is going to go easy on her."

"It wasn't a date! And I know you'll be like this!" Maka pointed at him. "You would never act 'cool' about it! You're so-" They listened again.

"It all started with a date." Liz commented.

"For the eighth time, it wasn't a date." Kid put the towel around the back of his neck.

"Then tell us what it was, Kid?" Liz said with a sarcastic tone. "If it wasn't a date, what was it?"

"Two friends spending time together." Kid answered.

"How about what you two were doing in the guest room?" Liz asked her meister with the biggest smile that she could ever put on. Blair and Patti followed suit, but to have Patti giggling frantically. "With Soul acting like this, it must be more than just 'two friends enjoying each others company.'"

"Clearly you know what happened," Kid sighed, grabbing the dry shirt and putting it on. "Do I have to say anymore?" Before anyone could say anything, Maka opened the back door and entered the kitchen, stopping her movement as she saw everyone around the counter.

"Did you know Black Star ran into Crona and didn't tell me about it?" That was the first thing she had to say to them. "That bastard." She gritted her teeth, disgusted to think about what else the assassin was hiding from her. "I'm going to give him a piece of my mind!"

"Wait, it's late!" Blair shouted.

"Don't care," Maka shouted. "Don't wait up." She said just before she left the room.

"Maka," Kid quickly got up and followed. She was fast as she was already at the foyer. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her back from the door. "I'm sorry it turned out this way."

"Kid," Maka pulled her hand away from his grasp. "I appreciate it, but I don't want to talk about it. Later?" She half smiled at Kid, but her sad, disappointed eyes gave away her pain.

"Oh," Kid casually looked away. "Yeah, I'll wait up."

"No," Maka turned to the door. "Go to sleep. I'll go to your room when I get back." She didn't look back before she opened the door and left.

It didn't take long before Kid heard small gasps and soft cries on the other side of the large steel plated door. Her wavelength in so much disarray, Kid couldn't believe the soul beyond the door was Maka. It wasn't the same wavelength that kept him sane. The cries quickly faded as the distance between Kid and Maka soon grew apart.

"Uncertainty," The retched being snickered. "That is what fuels the insanity within her. Confusion, the will to choose what is right and wrong was replaced with misguided feelings and sinful actions. Finally, anger." He paused and let it sink in. "As you can see, fragment. Her pure soul is misleading. What lurks within is what lurks in that weapon she wields. What is possessed by the enemy she seeks. You can feel it too, right?"

Kid grabbed his chest.

"Black Blood."

"Yes," He chuckled. Kid couldn't take it anymore. He quickly, but quietly, ran upstairs to his room. Pulsating pain and surges of insanity send him crashing to the walls, panting desperately for some order in all this madness. "She was suppose to help you defeat me, but that girl was only fuel to my power." He laughed once more. "Why don't you eliminate her? Erase her! Yes! What purpose is there to keep a usel-"

"She's not useless!" Kid growled, reaching his room and quickly running to the bathroom. "Maka is not useless."

Without taking his clothes off, Kid was drenched again in the large shower and the stinging cold water beat down against his body, like a million needles stabbing him continuously. He let the needles stab each awful event, awful word and awful anything that was heavily stitched into his memory, and had it wash down the drain.

Kid sank to the shower floor and pulled up one knee to his chest. He placed his arm on his knee and followed by his head, shielding his eyes from the pouring water. He simply breathes in the cold air and thought about Maka; thought about her smile and everything that made her smile. It made him calm, reverting his chaotic emotions elsewhere. However, it didn't get rid of them completely.

"I'll be waiting, Fragment." His voiced echoed, but faded as he was beaten away by the water.

"What am I going to do?"

A/N: Oh no! The evil goo monster is back! What is Kid going to do? What will Maka say when she sees Black Star and Tsubaki? What will happen when Soul sees Kid again?

Okay, that sounded like a Pokemon preview for the next episode. Lame! Anyways, I'm sorry for another delay. I've been working on other stories along with this one, so I apologize for those who are still reading. This story is almost under wraps and I will announce which chapter will be the second to last. Everything is planned and coordinated and I should have this story completed before the summer begins. But, that's is only a prediction. Thinking about the pace I am going in, maybe the end of the summer I will complete this story. Meh, who knows?

By My Side chapter two is almost finished. Chapter three will be the last and final chapter. So if you follow that, keep your heads up for it.

Fact #1-

No facts for this one. Nope! None. That's a first.

Well, till next time.