Chapter 14

(Author's notes) Okay I'm warning those who care that there is violence against young children in this chapter, not a lot and it's only in the last couple of paragraphs. Now you've been warned. Any paragraphs written in italics are memories.

(Disclaimer) I do not own Soul Eater and do not profit from this story.

(Story so far) Chrona was taken by Chronos "What a surprise" and the meisters were to dim witted to realise it.

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Location: Chronos' lair, Death City

Chrona followed quietly as Eureka led her down a winding corridor. She could not stop shaking; it had started when the frog witch had come to fetch her a few moments earlier.

"My uncle?" Chrona whimpered trying to sink back further into the wall. The last thing she wanted was to have to face her uncle, he had seemed so angry with her when she had woken in the desert.

"Yes. Chronos does not wish to be kept waiting, come along." Eureka had turned and begun walking away. Chrona had scrambled up and hurried to catch up, afraid to keep her uncle waiting.

"Is Uncle Chronos angry with me?"

"…" Eureka looked over her shoulder at the tiny girl. She felt nothing but shame, she had pitied the girl when Medusa had had her in her thrall, but now she was so small. Eureka had been in charge of spying on the children and over the last month she had seen Chrona begin to come out of her shell. She had smiled and laughed more then Eureka had ever seen. Ragnarok and Maka were so protective and Marie was so nurturing, even Stein had been a patient teacher. They had seemed like such a happy family. Eureka had wished to leave Chrona where she was, to allow her some semblance of a normal life. Chronos had not approved of this.

"Are you questioning me?" Chronos hissed as Eureka coward away from him.

"No Master." She said "I would never presume to do such a thing." He had smirked at her. "But…" He froze as she uttered the word; turning on her he seized her by the throat and hoisted her up off the floor. She tried to pry his cold figures off of her neck but she couldn't move his smallest finger. His laughed coldly and then hurled her across the room.

"Speak quickly frog. You are trying my patients."

"It's just that Chrona was only defending herself. When she killed Medusa I mean. She would have died if she hadn't of helped Maka kill her. And she doesn't remember it anymore, it never happened for her."

Chronos raised his hand and a streak of black energy raced across the room catching Eureka in the face. She shrieked and clasped her hands over her face.

"I trust you will not be questioning my orders anymore?" Chronos looked smug as walked towards the witch. "If you do you'll get more of the same." And as good measure he sent another blast of dark energy towards her. This time however it caught her in her unprotected chest. There was no scream, only a gasping gurgle as she struggled to draw breath.

"Now I want you to go back to Death City and collect Chrona, it's time my niece came home."

Free had found Eureka on the floor an hour later still writhing in agony.

Eureka shuddered as she remembered the pain. It had taken her the best part of a day to recover. She had no sooner been able to stand on her own two feet then she had left for Death City. She had been there less then a day when the perfect opportunity had arisen. Miss Marie had been distracted by a scuffle between two of the other children and had left Chrona sitting on the swings alone. The timid child had not gone towards the fight like all the others. She was so rarely alone that Eureka had acted without hesitation. Quickly weaving a spell she had put the child to sleep, before she could fall to the ground Eureka had changed into her human form and scooped her up fleeing the playground before anyone saw her. Blessing her good fortune that none of the people present had soul perception yet.

Chrona continued walking her legs barely supporting her; ahead of her she saw a huge door. Made of dark wood with black hinges and handles. Eureka entered without pausing, Chrona realised she was alone in the corridor now, she looked back the way she had come and for just a moment thought about running. A hand came down on her shoulder and she flinched. Looking up she saw a huge man with a strange circle drawn around his eye, he was wearing stripes, looking at them made her feel just a little dizzy.

"Come along Chrona, he's waiting for you."

Across the desert in Death City the children had managed to find a quiet place to talk. When Ragnarok had told them they had to go after Chrona the other children had been shocked. Maka had taken a moment and agreed with him, she turned to the others and waited to see who else would be joining them. Slowly everyone had begun to nod they would all be coming along.

"But we can't do that!" a lone voice came from behind them. Tsubaki had been listening quietly until now. She had for a moment forgotten that the others could no longer defend them selves, for a moment they had been acting just like their old selves. "We aren't allowed to leave here and if we do we have to go with our babysitters.

Right then they were being watched by a group of teenage meisters; namely Kim, Jackie, Ox and Harvar, Kilik and Pot of Thunder and Fire.

"We have to save Chrona." Ragnarok said, glaring at her. "She's in trouble, or don't you fuckin care?"

Tsubaki felt trapped, if she didn't agree with them they would do it without her. If she did agree and one of them got hurt it would be all her fault. She gave herself a sharp shake and pulled herself together. She had to stop thinking like they were still her old friends, they were a group of unarmed children.

"NO!" Tsubaki yelled. "You are not going anywhere." The grown ups will get Chrona back and they'll figure out how to break the spell. We just have to wait for them, none of you know how to fight and none of you even have the faintest idea where to start looking for her."

The others looked at her in shock, in the month that they had known each other Tsubaki had never raised her voice. They all watched her for a moment and she realised she had gone a little too far. In fact she suddenly felt a little light headed. She swayed a little and noticed she wasn't the only one, everyone seemed to be in the same condition as her.

Then from her left Ragnarok started screaming.

Back in Chronos' Lair Chrona stood before her uncle, his hair hung over his face and he wore his usual black robes. His smile was just as scary as remembered.

"Hello Chrona."

"Hello Uncle Chronos, it is very nice to see you again. Are you well?" Chrona greeted him as Medusa had thought her to.

"Yes I am very well. Now then my young niece, do you know why you are here?"

"No sir." Chrona replied not meeting his eyes.

"Look at me when I'm talking to you!" Chronos' voice cracked in the quiet. Chrona looked right into his dark eyes, shivering at the feeling of being drawn into their dark depths.

"Now then, what will I do with you." He reached out and cupped her chin in his hand, his fingers squeezed her painfully. "I suppose I could keep you. You are after all my last living relative." Chrona trembled, what did he mean last living relative? What had happened to Lady Medusa? "I could" he continued "raise you a dam sight better then that bitch Medusa. I could train you to be a fine young witch and then turn you loose on those bastards at the academy. Wouldn't they be shocked if that happened?" he was absently stroking Chrona's cheek with one finger. He smiled coldly looking down at her face with a hunger she had never seen before.

"Of course then I would have to forget the part you played in my sisters death." He growled releasing her chin and seizing a clump of her hair, pulling it cruelly.

"What?" She gasped

"You bitch! You helped kill my sister." Chronos hurled her across the room where she lay shaking. "Get up!"

Chrona struggled to her feet and stood with her head hung low.

"I told you to look at me when I talk to you." Chronos drew back his hand and cracked her across the cheek, knocking to the floor again.

"Get up." He growled. Chrona rose again swaying slightly on her feet, once she was steady she looked at his face.

"Why did you help kill your mother?" Chronos watched the confusion cross her face, she didn't remember.

"I… I… I…"

"Stupid bitch." He slapped her again, harder, Chrona once again fell to the floor.

"Get up." Chrona didn't so much as twitch.

"I said get up." Still she didn't move.

"Shit. This isn't going to work." He walked away from Chrona and removed his robe, once again revealing his swirling tattoos. He began muttering the words for a spell.

"Min, Sec, Sec Min." He threw up his hands and raised his voice louder and louder. "Min, Sec, Exitus, Juvenis."

Authors note: Dun dun dunnnn! Oh no what ever will happen next. Thats for me to know and for you guys to wait and see. Lets see if I can make it to 65 reviews this time. If I don't get the reviews you don't get the up date. *Blows raspberry*