*Crawls out of Emo corner* Hey again everyone! So I finally got my laptop fixed and I'm starting to write my stories again. Sorry to anyone who thought that I forgot or abandoned my stories. Nope. I'm still here and I ain't going anywhere. If your new to reading this story, you don't have to worry about this. But my old readers need to go back to chapter nine before they read this. Now, on to chapter 10! *Crawls into Emo corner to hide from people who hate me for disappearing*
She opened her eyes once more, silently begging that they wouldn't leave. Maka heard muffled voices outside the door. 'Are they arguing?' Maka thought, annoyed and disgusted. She started wiggle and move, trying to make noise. She moved an inch before she gasped in pain. She saw black spots beginning to converge on her. The voices stopped before intensifying. "Open this door, now!" One voice ordered.
"Alright! Alright!" Another voice frantically called.
The voice sounded familiar to Maka, but she couldn't place who it belonged to. Suddenly, the door burst open and light filtered in, directly on Maka. "MAKA!" The same voice yelled. Maka glanced up to see a dark figure in the doorway, heading towards her. "It's alright, Maka. Your going to be ok now," the man said, kneeling down beside her. Maka opened her mouth to speak, but no words came out. "Sh. It's ok." The man started unbinding her from the chair. Her hands and legs finally free, the man grasped her under her knees and shoulders. Maka gasped out in pain and passed out, just as she heard "Shit! I'm sorry..." Then she fell into the blissful darkness.
Maka opened her eyes to see a white mist everywhere. 'What's going on?' She looked around, bewildered. There was a dark figure heading towards her. 'I've got a bad feeling...' She took a step backwards as the figure came closer. Maka's breathing turned erratic. She had the urge to flee, to make sure the figure didn't touch her. Something cold was sliding up her leg, so cold it was painful. Gasping in surprise and pain, Maka glanced down and saw a black, shadow hand with claws sliding up her leg, drawing some blood.
Jerking back in pain and shock, Maka quickly moved away from the hand. Then she felt something cold wrap its arms around her. Crying out in pain, Maka struggled against the figure holding her and quickly moved in the opposite direction of the shadows. She glanced over her shoulder and saw two more figures. She quickly faced forward and took off at a dead run.
The wound on her leg forgotten, Maka glanced everywhere, looking for signs of an exit or life. Mist turned to fog the deeper she went. So dense, she could only see a few feet in front of her and sometimes not at all. She started to gasp for air after a while. 'There's a good amount of distance between me and those...things!' Maka thought, tiredly.
She glanced behind her, only to see more shadows. Maka's breath caught. 'What the hell?!'
Maka blinked a few times, but they were definitely there. 'What are those things?' Suddenly, she heard whispering all around, but couldn't make out the words. It sounded like a hissing, but Maka couldn't be sure. Suddenly, she felt one was right next to her. Leaping out of the way, Maka felt the thing barely graze her skin. Grimacing at the sting, Maka backed a few steps away. She frantically glanced around and noticed that there was even more figures.
She saw an opening and took it. She ran as quickly as she could, hoping the shadows wouldn't converge on her. Hands and fingers started reaching for her. Maka, determined to get past, lashed out in frustration and fear. She felt that she hit something metal when she made contact. Hissing in pain, Maka thought, 'That's going to leave a bruise.' The figures retreated somewhat, enough for her to pass. Once through, Maka ran as hard and as fast as she could to get away from them.
She ran for what felt like hours. Gasping for breath, Maka collapsed to the ground, not able to run any longer. Breathing heavily, Maka closed her eyes. 'I have to keep moving...I can't stop now.' Maka thought to herself. She braced her shaking arms against the ground and pushed herself up. As soon as she was able to lift herself a good ways up, her arms gave out on her and she fell heavily to the ground.
"What are you doing here?" Maka heard a familiar female voice talking, a voice she dreaded. 'Oh no. Not again!'
"She's such a freak of nature!" Another female voice entered. 'Go away!'
"She's so worthless. Doesn't belong here at all," a male voice scoffed. Maka curled herself into a ball. 'Make it stop...'
The voices wouldn't stop. The taunting. The beatings. Everything came rushing back to her. Maka glanced up to see everyone who ever bullied her play out like a movie. Maka started crying again. 'They're right. Why do I even try to be happy? I don't deserve to be anything but miserable. I'm just a worthless piece of shit. I deserve to die.' Maka glanced up to see the figures all around her, the voices laughing and taunting everywhere. Maka gave up. She just lay there, unmoving, with her eyes closed.
"Ma...ka...Mak...Maka." Maka slowly opened her eyes. 'What?'
Maka glanced around for the familiar gentle voice. "Don't give up sweetheart! You are loved and cared for by a lot of people," the voice continued. Suddenly the shadows disappeared as suddenly as they came. Then, a white glow started to form the body of a woman in front of her. Gasping in shock at who it was, Maka started to cry even harder.
The woman gave her a gentle smile. "Don't cry for me honey."
"Mom..." Maka cried out. She reached out for her mother.
"I'm here." Her mother reached out a hand and grabbed her hand and pulled her up.
As soon as Maka stood up, she immediately wrapped her arms around Kami. "I've missed you so much!"
"I know honey. I've missed you too." She gently unwrapped her daughters arms from around her. "Listen. We don't have much time-"
"There's so much I want to tell you about!" Maka interrupted.
Kami's eyes softened. "I know. But-"
"I am finally going to a school where I made some friends and I can feel at home there and-" Kami clamped a hand over Maka's mouth.
"Listen!" Her mother said firmly. "We don't have much time. I wish we could talk more, but there simply isn't enough time." Maka nodded her head. Kami released her mouth and spoke quickly. "There is a dangerous path ahead of you. An enemy is coming towards Death City and she is powerful. You need to be cautious of who to trust. Trust your friends no matter what. You are going to need them in the near future."
"What kind of enemy?" Maka asked worriedly.
Kami shook her head. "I can't tell you. But I can say this. There is something you'll need for your upcoming battle. It's in the box of jewelry that I gave you. Remember the box?" Maka nodded and Kami continued. "Look in the box and you'll find it. I can't say much more. It's time for you to return. Your friends are worried about you and they are about to return." Kami quickly looked behind Maka.
Maka knew without looking that the shadowy figures returned. Maka solemnly looked up at her mother. "Will you return to Papa and I?" Maka asked, dreading the answer. Dreading the fact she already knew.
Kami smiled sadly down at her. "I am with you Maka. Wherever you go, I am with you...always." Then, with tears streaming down Maka's face, Kami kissed her forehead and Maka saw a blinding white light, then darkness took over.
Maka heard an annoying beeping sound right next to her. Struggling to open her eyes, Maka lifted her right hand and absently rubbed her eyes, silently hissing in pain at the movement. Everything had a deep ache. At her sudden movement, she felt someone tightly grip her left hand, then relaxed. Frozen, Maka opened her eyes and glanced down. She saw a mop of white hair laying on the same bed as her. Confused and disoriented, Maka didn't recognize who it was for a moment.
Then suddenly, she remembered. 'Soul...' her eyes softened. 'So you did come for me after all,' Maka thought to herself. 'Thank you.'
She looked around to see Tsubaki, Black*Star, Liz, Patty and Death the Kid sitting or laying around the room, asleep. Maka felt herself shaking. She couldn't help it. Never in her life has she had such wonderful friends to be there for her and help her out. Tears silently crept down her face and her breathing started to become erratic. She closed her eyes, bearing the pain.
Suddenly, she felt a hand brush away her tears. Maka opened her eyes and looked sideways at Soul, who smiled gently up at her, worry in his eyes. "Hey...How you feeling?"
Maka opened her mouth to speak, but nothing came out. More tears followed the previous ones. Soul immediately sat up and started wiping away her tears while trying to comfort her at the same time. When his hands brushed her face, there were little zaps like the first time they had skin to skin contact. With every swipe, the feeling electricity going through her dimmed and vanished. Maka hiccuped and tried to control herself from breaking down. Seeing as her tears weren't stopping, Soul stood, picked up Maka enough to slide under her, and held her until she calmed down.
Maka gasped at the pain when was she suddenly moved. Maka didn't care though. Soul was there and he was holding her close like he was never letting her go.
Soul was radiating with warmth and Maka enjoyed it with every second passing. The room was cold and the thin sheet wasn't helping the chill. Her tears dwindled to a stop. Maka took a deep shuddering breath to calm her nerves before she looked up at Soul. He had his eyes closed tightly, but his hold on her was gentle. Her eyes traced over his face. Suddenly, Soul opened his eyes and stared straight into Maka's eyes. Maka could feel blood rushing to her cheeks and she quickly looked away.
Soul lightly coughed, uncomfortable. "Are you alright?"
Maka nodded her head. "Yeah. Just hurt a lot."
Soul nodded. Then he grabbed her chin and forced her to look at him. With a serous gaze, he asked, "What was your nightmare about?"
Maka stilled under his gaze. "I thought you were asleep..."
Soul grinned a small grin and shook his head. "I was only half asleep. I haven't really slept since we found you," He explained with a pained expression.
Maka closed her eyes to veil her emotions. She didn't want to talk about it. Not this soon. "It was nothing." She said, but a tear slipped out of her closed eyes. She quickly raised her hand to wipe away the offending tear, but Soul's hand was already there. There hands connected and electricity went through the both of them, stronger than before. Maka's eyes snapped open in surprise, but before Maka could pull her hand back, Soul quickly grabbed hold of her hand and held tightly to it. Maka glanced up at Soul in surprise.
He held her gaze. "Tell me whats wrong," He said firmly.
"I don't want to talk about it right now." Maka whispered, pain filled her voice. "Not yet." Maka shook her head. When her face brushed against her hand, Soul temporarily tightened his grip. Searching her eyes, Soul nodded and finally let her hand go, but Maka felt an emptiness when he did. 'I don't understand this feeling. What's going on with me?'
"Alright. But I'm your partner and we have that emotional connection to where I can feel what your feeling. Just tell me when your ready." Maka nodded.
Someone loudly cleared their throat. Maka jumped at the sudden noise while Soul just rolled his eyes. She looked up to see the grinning faces of their friends staring at them. "Are we done with all this mushy, gooey, gross stuff?" Black*Star asked with a crooked grin.
Soul sighed. "What do you want Black*Star?"
Black*Star raised an eyebrow at Soul. "I want to know if my faithful subject is alright. I have to take care of the people that worship me otherwise I would be a horrible GOD!"
Maka raised an eyebrow, about to object before Liz intercepted. "She's not worshiping you Black*Star. No one is." Liz rolled her eyes while Patty laughed.
Maka lightly laughed along with them while Black*Star argued with Liz. The pain in her stomach soon became too much and she grasped her stomach lightly. Soul leaned back against the bed and tugged Maka down with him. Smiling gratefully, Maka leaned against him and listened to them bickering. Once there was a pause Maka spoke.
"Thanks you guys."
They all stopped talking and stared at her curiously. "What for?" Kid asked with a raised eyebrow.
"For being my friend. For helping me out in everything that's been happening in the past couple weeks and helping me get settled here." Soul gently squeezed Maka. Maka looked back at him and smiled. "And thank you for finding and saving me again," She said sincerely.
Soul looked down at her confusedly. "I didn't find you."
Maka frowned. "Oh. Well who did?"
"I did." An unsuspecting voice said quietly.
*Pops head out* Can anyone guess who it is? Did you guys miss me? I missed you guys and your encouraging reviews. I would keep on talking but that would last forever. Please review and tell me how I'm doing now since I haven't updated in MONTHS! Well, follow, favorite, and review! *Goes back into Emo corner*
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