Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN SOULEATER OR ANY OF THE CHARECTERS OTHER THEN MY ORIGINAL CHARECTERS MEI AND KUMIKO!

There was so much darkness and so many faces. I saw everyone; Kid, Shinigami, so many faces, and then Mei…she was my partner. We needed to work together, I couldn't leave her…

And then I saw the monster. It lunged towards me all over again, and my eyes snapped open. I was in a hospital, Kid was sitting in the chair, his head was resting on the foot of my bed.

I smiled, he looked like he had been here for awhile, "Wake up sleepy head."

Kid jolted awake and stared at me for a couple seconds before hugging me,

"Kumiko…why?"

I grinned, "It was right behind you. I didn't want it to hurt you, so I got in the way. Why didn't the wounds heal?"

Stein walked in, "I can explain that, the monster's soul wave lengths temporarily disrupted some of your powers. Kid passed out right after teleporting you two here. Oh, and you have a visitor. Kid, your father wants to talk to you."

Mei ran into the room as Kid and Stein walked out.

"AH!!! You're awake what happened!? You were here and then you disappeared and now you're in the hospital!!!"

I smiled and explained what had happed, she grinned and we were both chatting about what happened.

Suddenly, Kid walked in pushing the door away. Something was wrong. Mei looked up at him for a couple seconds, and then she dashed out of the room. Mei tried to stay away from Kid…her bounciness and his…stoniness caused them to clash.

He stared at me before I spoke up, "What's wrong?"

He sat there for a few seconds before speaking up, "I'm in trouble because I let you take the hit…Dad is punishing me because I didn't protect you."

"What?!? I... I... does he not think I can protect myself? I-I'm able to take care of myself! I was the one who was protecting you, what'd you think would happen if I hadn't jumped in the way? It would have bitten right through your neck…you would have been dead…"

"I could've dodged it…"

"Fine…" I stand up and walk out of the room. I turn around in the hallway to see Mei,

"Hey, what's going on?"

"I'm leaving…"

"W-where are you going...?"

"I don't know, I'm just leaving…I can't deal with it."

"I'm coming too!"

"W-why?!?"

"Cuz, it's no fun here…, if you leave then Imma be stuck without a meister…again…"