I almost cried writing this chapter. Have tissues ready if you're a sensitive person!

Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater.

Maka assured her friends taht she could get home just fine.

With promises to call when she got home, they all departed.

"Soul?" Maka opened the door to their apartment.

She had expected the white-haired teen to greet her right as she walked through the door.

Walking into the kitchen, Maka couldn't help but gasp.

Everything looked like it had before the fire.

"Soul must have done this."

Walking like a kid in a candy store, she opened everything and was pleasantly surprised.

Everything was in stock.

"I'm going to make Soul's favorites tonight."

The doctors had told her not to push it, but what they didn't know wouldn't hurt them.

As she turned toward the fridge, something on the table caught her eye.

There was a note and a CD with something burned onto it.

White faced, Maka collasped into a chair after reading the note.

Maka,

I know that you don't blame me for the fire, but I blame myself. I can't stand the thought of you being hurt by anyone let alone your weapon.

It was my job to protect you and I failed. I've left for your safety. Please, go and find yourself a new partner. Consider it a last request if you will.

Don't be torn up with me being gone. I;ve left you one of the songs I wrote burned on the CD.

Soul

Maka grabbed the CD with shaky hands and jammed it into the CD player.

The song started out wondering and bright.

Then it slowly it grew louder and more distressed.

Somehow, Soul had managed to put the disaster of the fire into his music.

She closed her eyes, and could picture him sitting at the piano, pounding the keys, back bent in concentration.

As the last strains of piano music faded away, the heavens opened up and it started to pour.

That's when Maka lost control of her emotions and started to shake and cry.

She cried and wailed and to anyone, it would have sounded like her soul was being torn from her.

Gut wretching, heart torn sobs emitted from the blonde haired meister.

"Oi! Maka! Do you have any tape for this piece of paper I ripped..."

Kid burst in through the door and stopped at the sight of Maka.

He took in her tearstained face, the red eyes, the streaming tears.

"Well, I can see this isn't a good time.."

Slowly he backed towards the door.

That's when Liz and Patti pushed him back in and then barricaded the door from the outside.

Now it was just him and Maka.

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