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Chapter 11

Stein's POV

In a short amount of time,I had processed this information. It was almost as if I went through went through the stages of grief.

Denial was the first. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I was so shocked. Maka was raped. That couldn't be possible. She was such a good student; good person I should say.

Anger was next. I wanted to get revenge for her. I felt like I should use whoever did this to as a test subject, and slowly dissect them until they beg for death.

Bargaining followed subsequently. I asked why it couldn't have been me instead.

Depression came after that. I felt useless. Why couldn't I see it earlier? Maybe I could have helped her…protected her.

Finally, acceptance made its appearance. I realized that there was nothing I could have done and that this event had indeed occurred. Now the only thing to do was to help Maka through this in any way possible.

Maka's POV

After I had told Stein that I was raped, I waited for his reaction. I thought for sure he would look at me with pity, but he never once looked that way. At first he had a look of shock on his face. Then his face twisted into a look of anger. This emotion was followed by one of questioning. Soon after that he looked upset, but that look was not meant for me. It was like he was broken for a moment. Finally, his face returned to normal; almost as if he complete accepted what I had told him.

"Professor Stein, Are you alright?" I asked.

He turned towards me and laid a hand on my shoulder and nodded.

"Yes, Maka. I am just fine. However, I should be the one asking you that question. So how are you feeling?"

I tried to gather my thoughts. My mind was racing to give him an answer. I didn't really know how I felt. I was still feeling all of those horrible things, yet I had a sense of relief wash over me when I told him what had happened.

"I don't know," I whispered. I let my head fall in shame. I always had an answer for everything, but I didn't this time. I was the know-it-all and I couldn't even answer a simple question. Maybe I should have kept my mouth shut…

Stein's POV

"So how are you feeling?" I asked her with all the caring I could muster.

She looked down like she was disgraceful and whispered barely above an audible decibel that she didn't know how she felt.

"Maka, I know you may not want to talk about this, but I need to know who did this to you."

Her head immediately shot up and she obvious upset about my statement. Tears were filling her eyes again and fear was written all over her face.

"I-I can't t-tell you," she stuttered.

"Why can't you tell me? Are you afraid that he will hurt you again?"

Maka"s POV

"Why can't you tell me? Are you afraid that he will hurt you again?" Stein asked.

Of course I was fearful of my father hurting me again! I never want to experience that again in my entire life. That was the whole reason I couldn't tell Stein who did this to me. I had to lie. I had to cover my tracks, but get enough of my bottled up emotions out to feel better.

I took a deep breath so I could calm myself. I could see Stein's soul wavelength. He wasn't even bothering to read mine so I could easily get away with a lie right now.

"I can't tell you because I don't know who did it."

"How is it that you don't know who did this to you?" he asked slightly confused by my statement.

"I never saw his face," I lied.

"Well, can you explain to me the circumstances of how the event took place?" he asked curiously. It was like he was trying to put pieces of a puzzle together. He wanted the entire picture. I needed to think of something fast.

"Well…" I sighed. I was trying to by myself some time to think.

"It's ok. Take your time. This is going to be difficult to work through."

Thank Death! I needed to hear that. Finally, a decent enough excuse popped into my head and I began telling my fake story.

"So, it all happened the night I went to my father's house. It was dark when I started walking back towards my apartment. I kept hearing noises, what sounded like footsteps. I started walking faster, but the footsteps got closer. I passed by an alley and I was pushed into it by somebody. A hand covered my mouth and I was injected with something. Whoever it was drugged me. I became weak and my senses were dulled. I couldn't see his face. All I felt was him touching me. This man touched me everywhere. Suddenly, I felt an immense amount of pain flood my body and it continued until I fell into unconsciousness. When I woke up, I somehow managed to find my way back to my apartment. I locked myself in my room and cried myself to sleep."

Stein's POV

As I was listening to Maka's story, I started to become suspicious. While she was telling me what had happened, she didn't seem upset. She appeared to be focused on what she was saying. Nothing she had said had any impact on her. I carefully began to read her soul wavelength to see what kinds of emotions were radiating off of it. It was then that I had realized that she was lying. Her lie was rather good. It made perfect sense.

I just couldn't understand why she would want to lie about who did this to her. Who was she protecting? I needed to find out who did this to her, but I didn't want to force her. I wanted to give her time to recuperate. If I didn't give her some time to heal, she may regress. I just hoped that over time she would reveal the truth.

"I don't know what to say," I said. I had no idea how to comfort somebody in this situation.

"Professor Stein, there is nothing you could say to make me feel better about this," she said. "I just want to forget about it and move on."

"I understand, however, I am going to have to give you a complete physical exam, as well as, collect the items you were wearing the night you were attacked. I need samples so I can test them."

Slowly, Maka nodded indicating her consent to everything that was just said.

Maka's POV

"Maka, can we proceed into the lab now so I can complete your exam?" Stein asked.

I shook my head and followed him as he led me to the lab. Stein tapped the operating table he wanted me to be on while he conducted his examination. I jumped up on the table and then he began.

"Maka, if at any time you are uncomfortable or if something hurts, please let me know," he said genuinely.

Stein proceeded in perform the exam. There were times where I feel a slight pain. My body reacted naturally to this and I would flinch or wince at his touch. He tried his best to be gentle.

"Are you ok? Do you need me to stop?" he asked with a look of concern in his eyes.

"No, just finish as quickly as you can," I said as I was gritting my teeth.

He nodded and continued with what he was doing. It was a painful few minutes following our short conversation, but none the less he was finished.

"Alright, Maka, I am done. Do you have any questions?"

"I have one question. When can I go back to school? I really just want things to go back to normal."

"Um," he said scratching his head after he removed his gloves. "Physically, you are well enough to return to school. However, you will not be able to participate in any missions for a couple months and your classroom activities will be limited as well. So I would say you can go back to class early next week."

"Thank Death," I sighed. All I wanted to was to get back into the swing of things.

Stein's POV

It kind of surprised me when the only question Maka had was about school. Most people would be curious about their bodies after an incident like hers, especially, after the amount of pain she was enduring during the examination.

"Maka, before you leave I need you to take this medication. It is an antibiotic. I am just taking precaution."

I tossed her a bottle filled with a 10 day prescription of an antibiotic. She caught it and turned and left the room.

It was time that I informed Lord Death of my findings. There was a dust covered mirror in the corner and I wrote Lord Death's number it. The mirror rippled as waited for his appearance. Suddenly, the master of death emerged.

"Hey ya, Stein. What's going on?"

"I thought it be necessary to inform you of Maka's state of affairs."

"How is she? I am assuming it was her who cut our last conversation short."

"Well, she reported to me what the origin of her problems was."

"Did she now? Well, what is it?" he asked curiously.

"Lord Death, our meister was raped."

"What? By whom?" his voice was deep and serious at this point.

"This part is going to be difficult to elucidate. Maka explained to me that she was attacked in alley on her way home from seeing Spirit. She said she never once saw his face."

"But you have your doubts don't you, Stein?"

"Yes," I nodded. "I read Maka's soul wavelength while she was telling me this. It was blatantly obvious that she was lying. While she told me recollection of the event, she expressed no emotion. Most sexual assault victims show highly exaggerated emotions when recalling the events of the abuse. Maka did not."

"I see. What do you speculate the actual circumstances might have been?"

"I am not sure, but I hypothesis that somebody close to her was the one that did this to her. She is lying in order to protect somebody. Not because she doesn't want to get them into trouble, but because she doesn't want to get hurt again. She fears what this person might do to her."

"Well, that makes sense. How are her injuries?" Is she healing alright?"

"I didn't bother doing an internal examination the first time around, but I did do one as soon as she reported what had happened. Her injuries were extensive. She was torn in several places and badly bruised. I stitched the few areas that needed it and put her on an antibiotic just as a precaution. I also took some samples to compare them to our databases. Maka was in a lot of pain throughout the entire procedure. Whoever did this to Maka really did a number on her."

"We need to catch this demon before anyone else get hurts," Lord Death said with determination while slamming his gloved hand into the other. "Do you think that if I speak with her she will tell me the truth?"

"I don't think that will work. I think that we will just have to give her some time to process everything. All she wants is some normalcy in her life. She plans on returning to school next week."

"Are you sure that is the best route to take?"

"I am not sure of anything at this point. But according to my professional opinion, this is our best option. The last thing we want is for her to regress."

"Alright, just keep an eye on her, Stein."

"Yes, sir."

Lord Death disappeared from the mirror and I was left with my thoughts. I was determined to find out who did this to Maka and make them pay for what they did. The only way to achieve that goal was to keep a close eye on Maka. It was going to be one hell of a long road for recovery for Maka, but I was willing to do whatever it takes to make her feel better.

Yay! A new chapter is finally here! I am seriously a jerk! I should have gotten this up way sooner than I did. I have legit excuses, but I am sure you guys don't want to hear them.

Anyway, just a reminder, this story is based off of true events. It is my way of telling my story, so this is more therapeutic than anything. I apologize for my crappy writing and plot...I try.

Well, R&R. It does make me more motivated to write. If it wasn't for my wonderful readers, I would have stopped a long time ago. I really do appreciate your feedback!