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We now take this moment to remember those who have died a five second death in this cruel, cruel fanfic.

R.I.P: Ox Ford

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R.I.P: Kim Diehl

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OK since thats done with, WELCOME TO CHAP 13 MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA THIS IS WHEN THE THING STARTS! OMMMGGGG I AM SOOO PSYCHED ABOUT THISSS i gotta like go eat cuz this is one of my, wait scratch that my first early update so enjoooyy :D

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Summary (as promised in the other summary ^^) : Maka Albarn ventured deep into the Underworld in order to find her mother, Kami. On the way, she unluckily encounters a shinigami named Daru. He and her make a deal that if she can get him some souls then he will give her her mother. Maka agrees and her first mission was to enrol into Shibusen, school for Meisters and Weapons. Maka cautiously keeps her distance from everyone at the academy but especially her partner/weapon Soul Eater Evans. What happens when she starts making friends? And what will happen when they start opening up her heart? The answers' simple. Nothing but darkness awaits.

Chapter 13

The Curse

Maka woke up, staring at her ceiling.

"Ten years… It's been ten years since she left…" Maka thought. She looked at her clock. It was 6AM. "I want to go read…"

Maka got out of bed and changed into her usual clothes. She left her room and put on her coat, then left.

The halls of Shibusen were dark and silent. Maka made it quickly to the library without a sound. She closed the door behind her.

The library was messed up like always. Maka looked around at the floor which was scattered with books. She looked at her feet. There was a red book in front of her.

"Ravenswood?"

Something triggered in Maka's mind but she just couldn't figure out what exactly. She picked it up and settled in a chair to read.

"Ravenswood is a mysterious place… Erm that's… Next part…"

Something caught her eye.

"The attack..? Five years ago there was an attack in Ravenswood, concerning the abduction of two people…"

Maka's head started to hurt but she kept reading.

"A bird – like monster annihilated the entire village and caused the deaths of many people…"

She flinched. Her head was aching. Maka put down the book and rested her head on the table.

"Ravenswood… The attack five years ago… And the abduction of two people… Why does it all sound so familiar..?" She scratched her head. "I just can't remember…"

Maka got up and looked around once more after her head got a bit better. Coincidently, in front of her, on the shelf was a book on nightmares and hallucinations.

"Why are they always together? Nightmares and hallucinations… Anyone can have them! Jeez!" Maka took the book off the shelf and read it right on the spot.

"Nightmares and hallucinations may seem like everyday possible things but there is a whole other story behind them. Nightmares are usually negative emotional responses from the mind, typically fear or horror, but also despair, anxiety or great sadness, sometimes even because of frustration."

"None of these crap suit Soul…"

"Hallucinations on the other hand is a perception in a conscious and awake state which causes the victim to be able to have qualities of real perception, in that they are vivid, substantial and located in external objective space."

"Mmm… Ok… What sorta crappy high level book is this..? I don't understand a word its saying…"

"Nightmares and hallucinations aren't things that will happen to one victim, they are separate things that will happen separately. If a person is suffering from both nightmares and hallucinations, then it will be most likely that they are suffering from a curse."

"Eh? Curse?"

"The reason of the curse is yet to be found but the effects of the curse can result in death or complete absent of the mind forever. No cure is found for this curse yet but there are still known ways to cure it."

"Curse? Are they serious? Who the hell believes in this shit?"

Maka shut the book and shoved it rather angrily back onto the shelf. She looked at the library clock. It was almost 7.30AM.

"Gotta go wake Soul up…"

She left the library and went back to the dorms.

"Soul! Its 7.30! Wake up!" Maka called when she entered the room. "Soul!"

There came no response so Maka impatiently stormed into his room and pulled his blanket.

"Soul! Get ready for school! OI!"

There was no reply.

"Soul..?"

Maka shook him. "Oi, Soul! What's up with you? Soul!"

Soul was sweating and unconscious, giving no replies whatsoever.

"Oh my DEATH! Don't do this! What the fuck is wrong with you!" exclaimed Maka panicky. "Gotta get him to the infirmary…"

She hauled him onto her back and quickly carried Soul to the infirmary.

She came knocking on all the teachers' room. "Someone! Help! Soul's not waking up!"

Naigus came out of her room. "What's wrong?" she asked, still sleep – eyed.

"Naigus – sensei! Soul isn't waking up!"

"Get him to the infirmary, now!"

Both of them made it to the infirmary and Maka carefully put Soul on the bed. Naigus checked his breathing. She stopped.

"N-Naigus – sensei! What's wrong? Do something!" Maka pleaded.

"He's not… He's not breathing…"

Maka froze. "W-What..?"

"Call Stein – sensei here right now!" Naigus ordered.

"Y-Yes!"

Maka hurriedly ran to Stein's room which was on the other side of the school.

She banged on his door.

"STEIN – SENSEI! GET THE FUCK OUT HERE! SOMEONE'S ABOUT TO FUCKIN DIE!" screamed Maka.

Stein came out with his usual white coat, calmly.

"Didn't anyone teach you not to swear at a teacher?"

"Just hurry up!" she said hurriedly.

"So what's wrong with Soul?" Stein asked, examining Soul.

"Apparently, Maka was calling him up this morning but he didn't respond so she took him here. But when I examined him, he wasn't breathing." Replied Naigus.

"He's not dead."

"Eh?" said Maka.

"He is just dreaming."

"Sensei, are you stupid? He's not breathing!"

"No I am a lot smarter than you actually. Has Soul been acting strangely?" asked Soul.

"Yes he has… He tried to kill me once actually…" answered Maka.

"Hm… Has he been having nightmares? Or hallucinations maybe?"

"I don't really –"

"Yes he has."

Maka whisked around to see Kid standing at the door.

"You…"

Kid approached Stein. "Black Star confronted him last time, the day we were doing Soul Resonances. Soul had mistaken Black Star for someone else and attacked him. He got back to his senses after Black Star punched him and did say he has been getting nightmares often and also hallucinations."

"Stalker…" muttered Maka.

Stein and Kid ignored her.

"It is possible that Soul can't wake up because whatever's causing him to get the nightmares and hallucinations have pulled him out of his consciousness and into a dream." Replied Stein.

"Is there a cure?" asked Maka.

"For nightmares and hallucinations yes, but for him to wake up is entirely up to him." Answered Naigus.

"What does he need to cure the nightmares and hallucinations?" said Kid.

"It cannot be cured. It just lessens…"

"Well, what does he need? Lessening is better than him trying to kill everybody!" exclaimed Maka.

"There is a flower called the Gracidea (Disclaimer: I do not own the name gracidea flower, it belongs to Pokemon). It is said to bloom on the cliff of the village Ravenswood."

"Ravenswood?" said Maka.

"Yes. But Ravenswood is a place that isn't very easy to find. Some say it's a myth." Replied Naigus.

"So how do we find a place that is said to be a myth?" asked Kid.

"That I do not know…" said Naigus.

Maka looked at her feet. "Ravenswood…"

She headed for the door.

"Maka! Where are you going?" Kid said.

"To Ravenswood." She opened the door and turned around. "And please don't follow me."

With that, she left.

"She seems to know where she's going." Replied Naigus.

Stein smiled. "Seems so."

End of Chapter 13