"Please! Please forgive me!" Mai huddles behind her cauldron, using her hands to cover and shield herself. She screams when Maka is thrown into her potions. They shatter and spill on the floor.
"Shit!" Maka groans, jumping away from another blast of dark matter. There's glass embedded in her hands despite this she grips her scythe to get ready for another attack. She rushes towards Belle, throwing down her scythe for another miss. This witch moves so strangely. Her body flows. It's hard to land a hit.
"Know your place." Belle's face doesn't change. It's like looking at a manikin. "You should have died in the pit. You are an abomination to our kind."
"You're one to talk." Maka dodges another blast of magic. She slices black tentacles that suddenly shoot out from the walls before they can wrap around her.
"Excuse me?" Belle tilts her head. This is the difference between them. She's using different spells but she doesn't have to voice them out loud. Maka doesn't even know what she has to prepare for with every attack.
"Witches are all pissed off every time they learn I'm a witch hunter but here you are kidnapping your own kind and forcing them to be your prisoner. If they don't comply, you kill them. How the hell do you think you can stand above me? At least I'm honest with where I stand."
"It is not the killing of witches that I find appalling. It's the fact you are working as a witch hunter. You kill witches in demeaning ways. You aid our enemy-"
"Witches are our own enemy if that's how you feel. If I wasn't working with the witch hunters but going around doing the same thing, just killing other witches because I felt like it...You're saying that's okay? I really don't get it." Maka swings her scythe. It misses again. She notices there's a crinkle above Belle's eyebrow. "You're worse than me-"
"Do not compare me to you. For a witch you know nothing of our ways-"
"Yeah because it's stupid. Yeah you can kill witches just not if your working with witch hunters." Maka mocks her, dodging another blast. She jumps when she notices the floor turning black underneath her feet. A tentacle smacks her and she hits a cabinet hard. It ends up falling over, the sound of shattering glass deafening.
"Hunting as a witch hunter destroys what we believe in. We believe in a level system. Witches that are weaker are nothing more than property. If a stronger witch then me came in, I would have to listen to them. If a witch of my power came in, I can fight. You are a weak witch yet you come at stronger witches and kill them. You are committing a crime against the council. What even is your animal?"
"My animal?" Maka uses her scythe to block a tentacle. At this rate she's just going to be on the defense. She needs to figure out a way to hit her. "I wasn't raised as a witch. Your level system means nothing to me. Despite me being a weaker witch I'm still holding my own. Maybe you should learn your place."
"Shut your mouth! Don't talk to me like that you wretch!" Belle snarls. Her face is getting red.
"I haven't even used any magic against you and you haven't been able to kill me." Maka smirks. Though to be honest out of her spells she doesn't know which one would help her right now. Not that she knows a lot of spells to begin with. Belle hasn't touched her to use Shockwave. That's probably her most useful spell. She needs to basically touch the target to use blaze. All that's left is barrier and shatter. Maka needs some long range attacks-
"You!" Belle suddenly points at Mai, she squeaks.
"Y-Yes Madam?"
"Hurry up and end this with a freeze potion." Belle keeps sending tentacles towards her. Maka slices them up, keeping her eye on Mai.
"Um okay! I think it's in here somewhere..." Mai cowards over towards a cabinet. She starts digging before she pulls out a frosted test tube. Maka is already rushing towards her.
"Throw it!" Bell commands.
"Oh no! Um Okay! I'll do my best!" Mai throws the test tube towards her. It's an underhand throw as if they are playing catch. Maka uses her scythe like a base ball bat to knock the test tube over towards Belle. It explodes right by her feet.
"You idiot!" Belle screeches. Her legs are frozen. "You're dead when I get out of this!"
"I'm sorry Madam! I was always bad at sports! Please don't kill me!"
"I'm going to-" Belle stops when she feels pain on her arm. Both arms. It happen in an instant. She saw Maka closing in and then there was pain. She screeches, her arms falling off from her shoulder. Her blood is coating the floor.
"For a much stronger witch it looks like you're going to die all the same." Maka hums. The tentacles have disappeared.
"You are a stain! A disgusting bitch-" Her face is warping. That smooth face is covered in wrinkles.
"Oh no! It looks like your legs are stuck! Here I'll help." Maka can't stop her laughing. Shes' trembling from how giddy she is. Her trusty scythe cuts through both the witch's legs easily. It cuts through the flesh, muscle and bone like it's nothing. "Opps now you're just a torso."
"You will...be punished...the council will make sure...you're dead."
"Aw you're crying does it hurt?" Maka giggles. "Here I'll wipe those tears away." As her fingers get closer the witch instinctively closes her eyes. She presses her thumbs against her eyelids, feeling how soft they are. They are tearing up. It must hurt losing all your limbs. Maka feels that her necklace is heating up. She might be enjoying this a bit too much. She should pull back but she wants her to suffer.
The screams Belle makes don't sound human as her thumbs press into her eyeballs like she's pressing into grapes. Blood is pouring down her sockets. It's gooey and gross. Those screams of agony...make her laugh.
It's like the best joke she's ever heard.
"So high and mighty for a strong witch. Where's that confidence? Aren't you going to tell me I should learn my place?"
The witch can't do anything but scream.
"Oh where are my manners? I'm sure you're cold from that spell. Here let me heat you up." Maka's lips curl. It hurts her face. "Blaze."
From inside of her eye sockets the fire spreads. Maka lets go, watching her body become black and crispy. The screaming finally stops and now the corpse is quiet. Maka wishes she could stop laughing now. She's ecstatic. She wants to do it again. She knows if this keeps up the demon will be on her ass but it's just too fun-
"Y-You really killed her." That voice snaps her out of her frenzy. She had forgotten about the other witch. Maka turns around, her laughing stopping. Mai is staring at the corpse with wide eyes. She's trembling. Maka wonders if she's scared. She wonders if she hates her for being a witch hunter. She wonders if she's going to have to kill her- "Thank you! Oh thank you Madam Maka!" Mai gets on her knees and lays her head on the floor to bow.
"Huh?" Maka blinks. It's enough of a surprise that haze leaves her mind. She's finally back to her senses.
"I'm sorry I ever said you were like me! You are nothing like me! You really killed her! You are the best witch hunter ever! And you gave her such a painful death! It was great! She deserved it all and you are the one who killed her! " Mai crawls her way to Maka's feet, she looks up at her, those blue eyes sparkling. "You give hope to weaker witches!"
"I don't think I did anything that you should be on your knees. She's a witch that kills people, I'm a witch hunter so I killed her-"
"And that was awesome!" She beams.
"Maka!" She looks up when she hears Kid yelling for her. It sounds like he's looking for her. She wonders if they finished up the other two witches.
"Mai there are other witch hunters here. If you know a back way you should escape so they don't see you. The ones I'm with...probably won't let you live-"
"No don't leave me!" Mai grabs her legs when she started walking. "Forgive me for grabbing you but please let me serve you!"
"Didn't you just hear what I said?-"
"Yes but you're a witch and they haven't killed you! I can't live on my own Madam Maka! I'll only be captured again or worse! I want to stay with you. I'll give you my life! I may not be good with spells but I could teach you how to make many potions!"
"..." She has been having trouble with that.
"I've noticed you've been cursed. There's potions that can help with weakening it and even a potion that could break it!-"
"Are you lying?"
"I would never! Of course there are risks we should consider but there's many benefits from potions!"
"..."
"Madam Maka I'll do anything! I'll lick your feet!" Mai leans down like she's going to do it, Maka shakes her off and steps back. Mai crawls after her and latches onto her thighs. "I'll clean your home! I'll do anything that you need! I'll do whatever the witch hunters require of you! I'll sleep any witch hunter if it will help you and let me in-"
"Seriously you could die! It's a miracle that I'm not being hunted by them but I doubt I'll be able to convince them to bring you with us! You should escape-"
"There is no where for me. I want to risk it. If I die it is not your fault. I'll grovel. I know how to do that best. I'm sorry I'm asking this of you but please Madam Maka try for me-"
"Just call me Maka." She thinks. Looking down at this witch, staring up at her with those big blue eyes...it's hard to say no. The Mayor might kill her over this. "...Alright. I'll try. To be honest I could use a tutor in how to make potions"
"Oh thankyouthankyouthankyou-"
"Stay close to me. Keep your hands together. I'll try my hardest but that doesn't mean you'll even get out of this alive."
"I understand." Mai smiles. "Still I have hope...I want to fight against the council as you are. I won't be able to witch hunt like you but...I can aid you! That alone gives me purpose!"
Maka hears Kid scream for her again. He's getting more frantic. She takes a deep breath. "...lets go." Maka grabs Mai's arm. She keeps her hands together as they walk out of the room. Mai leads her to the stairs that go up. They walk up them slowly. Maka's heart is beating too fast. This isn't a good idea. She wishes Mai would have ran.
The stairs lead out to the main room.
Kid spots her immediately. "Maka! Are you alright-" Kid's cloths are a bit torn up and he has dried blood on his head. Despite that he looks well. She's relieved to see him. Kid freezes when she walks towards him with the other witch. The Mayor and Jacob have taken notice of her. They're both okay and the last two witches are burning.
"Uh whatcha got there?" The Mayor narrows his eyes but he's smiling. Not the good kind of smile.
"So...This is Mai." Maka has to bite the bullet. She decided to do this. "She's a witch that was held prisoner by the others. She is a weak witch that hasn't killed."
"I don't like where you're going with this Maka." The Mayor's eyes narrow more.
"I have a request." Maka licks her dry lips. "I want her to survive. She's not our target. Not just that...I want her to come back with us-"
"What?" Both Kid and Jacob say. The Mayor doesn't look surprised in the slightest.
"Now why I should I let this witch live? Let alone come with us?" The Mayor is taking steps towards her. She puts Mai behind her, gripping her Scythe.
"Maka..." Kid frowns seeing that. "Why are you willing to fight for her-"
"She hasn't killed. Just as I haven't killed. We are the same."
"How do you know she hasn't killed? She could have lied to you." The Mayor is still taking steps forward.
"I don't believe she is. I trust in her. Also...It's not like I'm asking for her sake. This witch knows how to make potions. A lot of potions. She could teach me how to make them." She locks eyes with Kid. "She even said there's potions that can weaken my curse or break it completely-"
"She's playing you!" Jacob snarls. "A witch will tell you what you want to hear-"
"Can you say she's lying? Witch hunters don't know every spell nor do they know every potion out there. If there's even a chance shouldn't I try it?"
"But what if this witch is trying to hurt you Maka?" Kid takes a step forward.
"Or she wants to hurt us?" The Mayor is standing right in front of her now.
"I would never!" Mai bursts out. She's been good at keeping quiet till now. Mai gets on her knees, keeping her hands together. "Forgive me for speaking out of turn but Madam Maka save my life! She killed Belle! I'm too weak to be on my own. You can do anything to me. Leave me tied up, spit on me, kick me, cut of my hands but let me serve her." Mai isn't backing down from the Mayor's intense staring. "You seem to be her boss. I'll do anything. I'll lick your feet!-"
"Don't start that." Maka grabs her hair before she tried to lunge at the Mayor. That would have been her last mistake. "Can't you get her registered with the government like I am?"
"...Are you saying she's going to be a witch hunter too?"
"Well...Can she be a witch hunter that...doesn't' hunt but uh...helps me?"
"...Technically we do have witch hunters that focus on support." Jacob actually backs her up. "You know like the weapon smiths and such."
The Mayor's mask falls and he sighs, pinching his nose. "Maka you are a special case because you are my sons girlfriend. Trying to register another witch as a witch hunter is idiotic-"
"But it could work! You could get money from her and you could say she's helping me get stronger! They want that right? And you were just talking about how we need more Witch hunters to fight Medusa-"
"Yes actual witch hunters. Not random witches." The Mayor looks over at Kid. He looks deep in thought. "Please Son help me out. Talk some sense into her."
"...Maka needs help making potions. There's many potions that would benefit not just her but us too. If Maka trusts in her then I will trust in Maka's judgment."
"Yes!" Maka grins at Kid. She knew he would have her back. "And she'll be my responsibility so if she ends up doing something crazy...You can kill me off with her-"
"I don't agree with that." Kid shakes his head.
"..." The Mayor sighs again. He glances at Jacob.
"Don't look at me friend. To be honest I thought you were nuts for registering Maka but...I change my mind. I wouldn't be alive if she didn't protect me with magic. She was looking out for her follow witch hunter. My men may not but I accept her. If there are other witches like her, it would be good to have them on our side."
"Fine! Fine we can take another witch home but she's your responsibility Maka." The Mayor walks up to Mai, tying up her hands just for extra reassurance.
It sounds like they're talking about a new dog rather than a witch. "I won't disappoint you!" Mai beams. She's kind of like a dog with how excited she gets.
"Let's get out of here." The Mayor looks at Jacob. "Your men will search the place for survivors?"
"Yup we got the rest."
"Yeah tell them to be careful. There's a goo monster in the pool down stairs."
"Noted."
"I'm glad you're alright." Kid grabs her hand. "I was worried the whole time. I could hear commotion from down stairs so I knew you were fighting as well."
"Yeah I killed this witch really good." Her lips twitch. She tightens her grip on his hand. "You got hurt though. Your head."
"It's minor. Your hands are cut up. Are you out of magic?"
"Meh, I'll heal it later. I could probably heal up your head too!"
"In theory since I'm a witch spawn you should be able to heal me. Witches can't heal humans that don't have witches blood though I've never been healed by a witch myself."
"Is that True?" Maka glances over at Mai. She perks up.
"Yup! Healing spells don't work on humans butttttt potions do! So your humans friends can benefit from potions!"
"That will be useful." Kid leads her out of the mansion. Mai is walking close to her side. When they walk out, they're greeted by those four other men they had lunch with. Maka wants to gag seeing the greasy guy.
He's openly smirking at her. The others look a bit hesitant.
"Maka I thank you as a fellow witch hunter. You were a great help and I look forward to working with you more." Jacob holds his hand out. Maka lets go of Kid's hand to shake it. "Continue as you are. You'll make changes to the witch hunting game. I know it. Who knows? Maybe with you they'll come a generation of witches and humans that can live in harmony."
"That's a load of bull shit!" That greasy man snarls. "I don't know what happen in there but what the hell are you talking about Jacob? Talking like that to a witch-"
"She is a fellow witch hunter. Treat her as such." Jacob lets go of her hand, glaring at the grease ball.
"A fellow witch hunter!" He laughs. "She's not even wearing her cross. She has a witch pendent on where the proof of being one of us should be-"
"I have it." Maka glances at Kid. He pulls out her cross and gives it to her. She holds it by the chain, wincing.
"She can't even have it on her person. She can't even hold it-"
Maka grabs the cross, grinding her teeth through the pain as she holds it out. Her skin is sizzling.
"Maka stop!" Kid tries to take it from her but she won't let him.
"This is my proof. You might see me as nothing as a witch but I am a witch hunter. Watch and see what I do." Kid takes the necklace from her, looking at her hand.
"...Thank you for your help." That short one hesitates but he speaks up. "My name is John. I'll be more involved the next time we work together."
"Yeah a witch that saves a witch hunter is rare so I'll give you a chance. "That black haired man says.
The blonde doesn't say anything. He just looks scared and confused. The greasy man is glaring daggers.
"...Heh." Maka feels like she's made good progress. She's gotten some approval from the better witch hunters.
"It's been a long night. Good luck on the search boys. We're heading back to the hotel." The Mayor waves his hand. He starts to push on her and Kid to start walking. Mai is attached to her hip.
"Good night Friend. Get some rest." Jacob waves them off.
"Wait are we staying at the hotel tonight?"
"I certainly don't want to drive right now. I'm a old man Maka."
"...Are you?"
"Flattery won't get you anywhere Maka." The Mayor giggles but he looks pleased. "We'll rest and then leave in the morning."
"Where is Mai going to sleep?" Maka glances over the witch. She perks up.
"I'll sleep on the floor if you want!"
"There is a extra bed in your room father."
"I see you're trying to be alone with Maka again."
"T-That has nothing to do with it! You do have an extra bed-"
"You could sleep in the room with me and Maka with the witch-"
"No." Kid shuts him down. He's starting to pout.
"Or Maka could sleep with me-"
"No." Kid says quickly. "The witch will sleep in your room father."
"Okay~ Just know Mai I'm going to duck tape you and keep your hands tied."
"No problem!" It probably should be a problem. Mai really doesn't seem bothered by it. She hasn't calmed down. "I'll be quiet boss!"
Maka has to wonder how it's going to be at the mansion with Mai. She doesn't know if the government will even accept her. She'll just have to trust it does work. She finally has a witch teacher. She can make some progress. Hopefully with Mai's help...
She'll be a step closer in breaking this curse.
Once they've gotten cleaned up for the night Maka turns her attention to their wounds. "Alright. Heal." She watches as her cut up hands close up.
"Are you sure you have enough magic for me?" Kid asks. He cleaned off the dry blood. The gash is a bit worse then she thought. He would probably need stitches if she couldn't heal him.
"I have plenty. Lets try this out." She cups Kid's cheeks. They stares at each other, golden into emerald. She's always been fascinated by his eyes. How unnatural they are. She use to draw them all the time. She wishes she brought her notebook. She hasn't drawn them with that expression yet. He's warming underneath of her touch, but he's leaning into her. "Heal." Maka commands. She sighs in relief when his gap closes up. She feels a small tingle but she's good.
"Thank you." Kid's eyes are so bright. "It felt very gentle. The pain is all gone."
"I thought I saw you had a cut on your chest?"
"I do but it's not something you have to worry about-"
"Shirt off."
Kid doesn't fight her. He takes off his shirt. The cut isn't' too deep. She touches it with her finger tips. "Heal." It closes up leaving his flawless skin. Seeing his tone body always gets her thinking dirty. Not that she forgot how they left things before they left for the mission. It's almost two in the morning. She knows that the Mayor is going to wake them up in four hours to leave but she is too hyped up from that fight.
"Thank you." His soft voice cuts into her thoughts. He grabs her hand that's touching his chest and kisses her finger tips. "To be honest I never expected that you would find another witch that would be willing to assist us. It's amazing what you can do Maka."
"I didn't do anything. The witch system made her like that." Maka thinks about it. "...They were holding Mai prisoner, making her work for them. If she didn't they would have killed her in terrible ways. They...They had men rape her." Kid grabs her hand. He's trying to offer her comfort. "...Yet the witch was calling me an abomination. Not because I kill witches but because I don't follow their level system. Withes believe that if a witch is weaker then they have to listen to the stronger witches. They are nothing but tools and property. It's insane."
"...I've heard a little bit about the level system that witches follow. There was a book about it but I've never seen it quite like this. I've seen witches with human prisoners, but not witches holding other witches like that."
" I can't understand it. It doesn't make sense to me. The words she said..." Maka thinks of how she dug into her eyeballs. She has to hold back her smile. "I want to forget them."
"I'm sure." Kid pulls her into his chest, stroking her hair. "You aren't like them. You saw a witch weaker than you and you offered her salvation-"
"I'm not much better. I just want help with my potions."
"You say that but you were going to let her live even if she didn't say that."
"..."
"Even though you are a witch you have a kindness that is still in you. I love that about you."
"Geez Kid. Do you always have to be so sappy." Maka feels her cheeks flush. She runs her hands against his stomach, feeling him tense. She smirks. "You know when you say things like that I don't know how to react. It just makes me want to touch you." She nibbles on his bare shoulder, biting up to his neck.
"We should get some sleep." Kid tries but he tilts his head so she can have more access to his neck.
"Yeah we can get some sleep after you give me a treat. I worked really hard today Kid. You said we could continue when we get back."
"I-I did but...you're too loud here Maka. I wouldn't want father hearing again-"
"Then you'll just have to make sure my mouth is muffled." Maka pulls away. Kid's eyebrows are furrowed. "Though if you really want to sleep I'm good with that. I'm always pushing your body too." He does look tired. He seems worried to turn her down. " Nah. I'm sorry. I'm good for the night."
"You're not pushing me Maka-"
"I am. I need to get a hold of myself. You just fought those two witches and you'll barely get any sleep. We did it recently. I just can't get enough."
"I feel the same Maka. I'm sorry. I've disappointed you." He's starting to panic. "I'm sure we can-"
"Kid you don't have to do anything. Here to make it up to me just hold me and stroke my hair. We can do it another time...Another time while we're not so close to your dad."
"That would be best." Kid turns off the lights, he pulls her close. They way he's holding her like he's worried she'll disappear...she wonders if she made it seem like if he didn't satisfy her all the time that she would get angry. Though Maka is disappointed that's more her problem. She's just antsy from that battle.
He strokes her hair, his heart is beating fast.
"I'll make it up to you." He reassures.
"Stop worrying about it. I was in the wrong." Maka looks up. His face is all scrunched up. She kisses him to shut him up. It's soft and soon he relaxes against her.
"You weren't wrong." He says. She has to watch out for Kid. He'll say yes to her even when he shouldn't be. It will be hard but she'll pull back at least for a day or so...and then she'll have her fill.
She's already thinking about what she wants to do. She'll just have to wait and make sure he wants it.
Maka is already formulating a plan.
"Well...amazingly the government has agreed to accept Mai as a witch hunter. Her work is helping you." The Mayor comes out of his room. He looks bewildered. "Even said they'd pay me for her-"
"So Mai can come out of the jail cell?" Maka perks up. It's been two days since they came back from the trip. Since then Mai has been locked in a cell. She's being fed by the servants. Of course Mai agreed with no fight. They've been waiting for the government's response and now they have it.
"Yes I suppose she can-"
Maka rushes, grabbing the key from the Mayor. Kid is right behind her as they run down the stairs to the cells.
"Ayyy!" Mai beams, seeing the two. She only has her hands tied.
"Ayy! Guess who's a witch hunter?"
"Is it me?!" Mai stands up. Maka grins, nodding her head. Mai jumps up and down as Maka unlocks the gate and takes off her binds. She throws her arms around her. "Lady Maka thank you! I'll serve you and do all I can!"
"Yeah the first thing I want you to do is get washed up and into something that's not ripped." Maka can't help to notice with how she's bouncing that her ripped clothes are showing a bit much of her cleavage.
"Of course! Where do I get cleaned up?" Mai straightens up.
"Father has prepared you a room. It's close to the servant rooms." Kid answers.
"I'll escort her there. I'll get her some new clothes." Cassie comes down the stairs. She smiles at Mai. "I'm glad to see you are out."
"Yeah! It's going to be great working with you!"
Cassie was the servant that fed Mai. It seems they get along well. Mai runs off with Cassie, leaving her and Kid alone.
"Hehe maybe she can start my training today."
"Yes I don't believe father has anything else planned other then your spell training."
"I can do that after I've made some potions." Maka waves her hand.
"All we have the ingredients for are the stomach ache one...maybe Mai knows where we can find more ingredients?"
"Worth a shot! There's a couple of potions that would be helpful in battles. Like a freeze potion. That came in clutch against that witch."
They make their way up the stairs. Kid always gets excited when they talk about potions. She hopes with Mai's help she can do it.
"So what's the plan" The Mayor is sipping tea at the kitchen table when they come back up. He's smiling slightly. "Potion making?"
"You know it! It's time for me to redeem myself."
"I'll be joining in as well. I need to see how this witch works."
"You're just worried I'm going to fuck up the room again."
"That too."
"Lady Maka! Look!" Mai comes running towards them. She's wearing a maid's outfit. The same one the other servants are wearing. She does a twirl for her. "I'm clean, fresh, and ready to serve you my lady!"
"Shes' quite excited to be a servant." Cassie laughs. It looks like she's having fun.
"Perfect Mai! It's time for you to train me to make potions!"
"Oh gosh okay! I'm up to bat already! I won't disappoint." Mai is lead into the room with the cauldron. The room is pretty full with the Mayor and Cassie joining in. "Where is all the ingredients?"
"We don't have much. Just enough to make the stomach ache potion." Kid pulls out the last of what they have, setting it out in front of the cauldron.
"Lady Maka you need more ingredients then this!" Mai puffs out her cheeks. "This is so sad! Even a pathetic witch like me had so much more! You can do better!"
"I'm the one who gathers the ingredients." Kid fiddles with his sleeves, something he does when he gets flustered or nervous. "I just haven't seen many things we can use. Sorry Maka I should study more-"
"Wait you've been gathering this in the forest? What is this?" Mai sighs. "Witches don't gather their ingredients for potions unless it's something crazy like human parts but even that you can get without doing the dirty work. Don't you guys shop online?"
"...Are you about to tell me witches just shop for their shit like on amazon?"
"There's plenty of places to shop but I have a great contact I love working with. She's a weak witch like me so it was great working for her when I had my potion business. I'll contact her! With money we can get a lot of good ingredients from her. She's amazing!" Mai is jumping around. "Then we can really get into potions!" Something flashes through her eyes. She glances at the Mayor before shutting her mouth. "A-Anyway lets get started on this one at least!"
"Online shopping..." Kid mumbles to himself, looking through his notes. He looks at his father who shrugs his shoulders.
"Witches have adapted. Not that we can really track down who's actually selling things that are magic items. There's a lot of girls that like to pretend they're witches."
"I've almost gotten this potion right but towards the end I messed it up because I don't know how to finalize. Can you teach me that first?"
"Yes! If you can't finalize, you can't make potions." Mai thinks for a moment. "I want you to make the potion like you've been doing. It might take a couple of tries but I think the best way to learn is trying it on a real potion."
"Please don't make another mess." The Mayor's face is starting to scrunch up.
"Yes please don't." Cassie pleads.
"Don't worry! I'll finalize it myself I I have to." Mai gestures for Maka to start.
"Hey Kid do you want to stir again."
"Of course." Kid perks up. He likes being involved in it. It helps Maka out too.
"I see, I see." Mai mumbles as Maka throws the ingredients into the water. Kid is stirring quickly. Maka once again reads the words and the water becomes green. "Now to finalize. Summon your magic in your hands. Move your hands up and picture moving smoke."
"Summon Magic in my hands..." Maka closes her eyes. She feels her hands tingle. It's the only change that makes her aware that something is different. She pictures the smoke in her mind. Move the hands, get rid of the smoke. She moves her hands up-
Poof.
"Maka!" Kid sounds delighted. When she opens her eyes the potion is a pink color. He runs over to grab a bottle and fills it up.
"Let me see that." Mai grabs the bottle. She smells it. Takes a sip. She smiles. "This is good! You did it!"
"...Did I just make Pepto Bismol?" Maka takes the potion. She takes a little sip herself. "This...This is Pepto Bismol."
"What?" Kid grabs the potion and takes a sip. He narrows his eyes. "It...does kind of taste like it."
"Many medication stems from magic!" Mai says, putting her hands on her hips.
"Is that really true?" Kid frowns, looking at the potion again.
"I mean...I don't know. That's what my mother always told me." Mai is losing her confidence.
"Yay Maka you made Pepto Bismol." The Mayor starts clapping. "Congratulations."
Maka is sure he was being sarcastic but everyone else starts clapping with him. She does a little mock bow. "Yeah well you know. I just have the magic touch."
"This is just the beginning! Once we have more ingredients the possibilities are endless!" Kid is beaming. "If only we could get more recipe books..."
"I don't have any with me. After being attacked so much they were either stolen from me or destroyed. Don't you worry though! I've memorized them all. They're right in here." Mai taps her head. "And they can't take that away from me!"
"Awesome so we have a bunch of potions to try out." Maka grins at Kid. He smiles at her but he's not as excited. Kid likes reading the books and helping her out with them. "Well it would probably be good to have some potion books. Do you know where we can get some Mai?"
"I can ask my friend- contact- friend." Mai frowns as if she doesn't know what to call the other witch. "She should have some we can buy! She's a resourceful sorts!"
"I can ask Jacob and his men again. Maybe they will be more willing this time." The Mayor locks eyes with Mai. " This other witch, is she going to come here to bring the goods or are you meeting with her?"
"well...I wanted her to come here if that was okay."
"...I'd rather it. I don't trust you meeting up with another witch without anyone with you."
"Got it boss! I'll tell her to come here." Mai pulls something out of her pocket. It's a whistle. It feels magical. She blows on it but Maka doesn't hear anything. "She should come either today or tomorrow! She comes at night. She' a bat witch so when you see her please don't mention her wings. She's self conscious about it."
"A bat witch? That other witch asked me what my animal was..." Maka glances at Kid and the Mayor. "Do you know about this? Witches and something with animals?"
"Yes. Witches normally have a animal they take after. Some witches don't show it in outside appearances. Others do. I don't know a lot about it."
"That's right I do wonder what animal you take after Maka?" Kid is studying her.
"I hope it's something badass like a wolf." Maka grins.
"Sorry to disappoint you lady Maka but all the wolf witches I've seen always show on the outside. They have ears or a tail or both." Mai rubs her chin. "They are usually pretty strong too!"
"Wait I haven't seen a witch like that yet. All the witches we've killed so far looked human."
"Powerful witches can hide their outside characteristics if they have them. The ones that can't usually hide away. It would be troublesome for a witch hunter to spot it or humans for that matter. You'll end up in a circus. Luckily I'm at least strong enough to hide mind away-"
"Wait what kind of witch are you?" Maka tilts her head. This witch has blue hair. She feels like it has something to do with the ocean.
"Octopus." Mai beams. Suddenly blue tentacles spring out of her back. They are smooth and blue, as if they are made of water.
"Ah!" Kid jumps back, taken off guard.
"Sorry I know it's unsightly." She chuckles, turning to show her back. The tentacles wiggle around like they have a mind of their own. "I'm the first in the family to have this physical characteristic. It put a strain on my mother. Especially since at first I couldn't control them or hide them! I can control them now though and they have some benefits! I'm super fast in water! Also I have ten arms in total! It helps out while making potions."
"That's...wild looking but awesome." Maka tries to imagine what she could do with ten arms. She could have a scythe in each one. The thought makes her chuckle.
"Thank you! Because I'm an octopus witch I'm better with potions and water magic. Of course stronger witches can do more then that but it takes more magic."
"I see. That's why most witches stick with a certain kind of magic." Kid is taking notes.
"I haven't noticed that. Shockwave takes a lot out of me but I thought it was just because it was a stronger spell. Blaze feels a bit unnatural though." Maka rubs the back of her head. "I need to learn more spells man."
"The next one we can do is wind blade." The Mayor thinks. "The book we have has many different elemental spells."
"Can I see the book?"The Mayor hands her the book. She flips through the pages slightly before smiling. "This is one of the beginner books. It's suppose to help witches learn different spells but to also find out which ones are the best. This will be good at seeing what's Maka's best element. It may hint us to what her animal is!"
"So I don't show on the outside but I'm based off an animal? And it's passed on?" She thinks of her mother. Her mother never resembled anything.
"Yes! Oh it's so exciting! You could be anything!"
"Hey Kid what do you think I am?" Maka does a pose, turning around.
"I'm not sure." Kid smiles. "I'm sure it's a graceful animal."
"Graceful." Maka snorts. "Watch me be like a slug or something."
"There are slug witches!" Mai chimes too happily.
"Great."
"You are not a slug witch Maka."
"That would be funny though." The Mayor chuckles. Kid glares at him which just makes him chuckle more. "A-Ahem. Anyway. I"m going to get ready to meet this witch visitor." The Mayor dips out.
"I'll clean up this room and get rid of the access! I can't wait for you to meet her" Her tentacles are still out. Maka wonders if she's just going to keep them out now. It will be hard to get use to but it's not terrible.
"Maka did you want to watch a movie while we wait? It's nice to have some down time before father starts working us again." Kid grabs her hand, smiling.
"Hell yeah lets watch a scary movie and have some popcorn-" They walk out of the room. The Mayor is waiting for them.
"Wow sounds like fun. You two can do that after Maka practices her spells."
"Ughhhh!" Of course the Mayor wouldn't forget. She told him she didn't feel ready to do the next spell. She just practiced Shockwave. She can do it a lot longer now. Maybe tomorrow she'll try wind blade.
"I hope the witch shows up tomorrow at least." Kid mumbles. He's been bummed. He wanted to get his hands on some more ingredients. She feels him. Mai had gotten everyone worked up that another witch was coming to the manor and she just didn't show.
"I don't even get how that whistle works. I didn't hear anything. It felt like it did something to air but it's not enough to really sense what it was."
"She did say the witch is a bat. Maybe she has super hearing?"
"To be honest I don't know anything about bats. Mai also said she was weak. " Maka has a feeling. She doesn't know if she's right but Mai kept glancing at her as she talked about the witch. "I wonder if the witch figured out this the home of witch hunters. No smart witch would come here. I think your father should have let Mai meet with her. We could have gone with her."
"Father doesn't trust her. It's a miracle that she's even here really."
"She's defiantly an asset." Maka chuckles. "Kid what if I'm a octopus witch? I find out and tentacles just spout out like they did with Mai. If I had them, I'd use them to do dirty stuff to you."
"E-Excuse me?"
"Don't act like you don't know. Having ten arms like that is such an advantage!"
"Is it?"
"Instead of one ax you could have like ten."
"Yes I suppose." Kid lays down next to her. They're getting ready for bed. "She seems to be adjusting well. Father told Cassie to keep a close eye on her. They get along well."
"Yeah." Maka gets comfortable in the bed. They are quiet for a moment.
"Um...Maka are you very tired tonight?" Kid asks. He seems hesitant.
"No not really."
"I am not tired either." She knows what he's hinting at. It has been a couple of days...She has to turn her back to him to hide her smile. It's starting to work. Her plan. She hasn't mention doing anything for the past couple of days. She's normally the one that starts it. She wonders how long it will take for him to either beg her or take matters into his own hands.
She has something sexy planned for when he gives though. She's waiting for her package in the mail. It's all because of her conversation with Mai earlier today.
"Hey I want to ask you something." Maka pulls Mai to the side. Kid is with his father. This is the time to talk to her. "this might be awkward but I'm just going to say it. Is horniest something that really comes from being a witch?"
"Oh yes!" Mai nods her head quickly. "It can be really bad when you don't have a partner. My mother always told me it's in our blood to want to get pregnant as soon as possible. It's nothing to feel ashamed about! It also depends on how strong of a witch you are or the type of animal you are that can effect it. I've never had a partner but I've been with plenty of witches! Surprisingly a lot like to go for women. I"m more like that now too. Probably because any contact with men has been unwanted." She's going on a tangent. She bats her eye lashes. "Lady Maka if you need any help just let me know. I'll make sure you're well taken care of."
"Nah. Thanks for the offer." Though she can't help to admit she's a bit curious about her. "I was just curious about it is all. It's hard to keep me satisfied though. I didn't know if you had any tricks for it. Maybe a potion to curb it?"
"Aw too bad." Mai pouts. "There are potions but I think having that sexual energy is great! It's a good outlet instead of destroying things. Here Maka you should check out this online shop! It has a lot of fun things. They have so many gadgets now. They held me over pretty well."
"You and online shops..." Maka takes the piece of paper that she wrote it down on.
"You can get everything online!" Mai giggles. "And if all that isn't enough...There's always me!" She says too happily.
"You're really trying to sell that point huh?"
"Yes! Hehe I can't help it. You get me excited. You're so cool with your scythe. Maybe I should make a potion so I look like Kid-"
"Alright bye Mai." Maka walks out of the room.
"Ah! Don't be mad lady Maka! I won't!"
After that conversation she looked the website up on her phone while she was in the bathroom. Half the stuff on their Maka didn't know existed. She bought more then she should have. She hopes the package is discreet like they advertised. Most of it was for Kid.
"Maka? Are you already asleep?" She feels Kid touch her shoulder. She was so into her thoughts that she didn't notice that he moved up behind her.
"..." she's just going to act like she is.
Kid gives her a kiss on the head, cuddling up against her. His heart is beating fast. She can feel he's hard against her thigh. She bites her lip. Go to sleep. The plan. She must stick with the plan.
With how Kid is acting, Maybe it will be sooner rather than later. She hopes her stuff is in before then.
It's been seven days since they've been back from the trip. In these seven days Maka hasn't asked, or even hinted that she wants to be psychical. It shouldn't be bothering Kid but it fills him with anxiety. He looked it up. Of course it says it's normal for your partner to need a break from sex. The only problem is that Maka is a witch. He's worried that because he hesitated that night at the hotel it made her angry with him. He took for granted how bold she was. She would always jump on him and state what she wanted. Kid can't find it in himself to do that. It beats him up inside. He's worried that she'll say no, that she won't want him.
It's just a big change from how she's been. She hasn't been as tired either because they took a couple days off of witch hunter training. It's not like she's acting different. She kisses him and they cuddle at night. They hang out all the same. They haven't been arguing...Yet this single change at night is bothering him so much.
"Mai it's been five days! When is this witch coming?" Maka grumbles. They just finished up training with his father. She immediately rushes over to the blue haired witch.
"She should be here soon! Maybe she's really far away? I hope nothing has happened..." Mai frowns. "I'll try the whistle again." She blows on it but there's no sound. " Hopefully tonight!"
"Maka you need to practice your wind blade." The Mayor seems to have given up on a witch coming.
"Yeah yeah." Maka walks off with his father. Kid starts to follow only to stop. This might be his chance to talk to Mai. Maka and her seem to have gotten closer. It's a bit awkward but he's worried.
"Hey Mai can I talk to you?" Kid tries to ignore her tentacles that are waving about.
"Of course! What can I do for you?" Mai beams.
"Has...Maka said anything to you about me?"
"About you?" Mai tilts her head. "Nothing that I can think of."
"...Does she seem like she's mad at me?"
"Mad at you? I don't think so. Why do you say that?"
"It's...personal-"
"Ohh is it because she's not having sex with you-"
"H-How do you know that?"
"Opps! I um...can sense it. You know. As a witch." Mai nods her head quickly. "If you're worried about something like that you should try to be assertive. Strike first!"
"..." Kid knows she's right. He shouldn't just wait for Maka to start it every time-
"And if you start it and she still doesn't want it, then that might be a problem!" Mai says too cheerfully. "If she's not getting it from you she might be getting it from someone else-"
"Who else?" Kid can't deny that he's been worried about it. All those things he's learned about witches and their sex drive is getting to him. " That's impossible. I'm with Maka most of the day and we just stay around the mansion-"
"Well there is the boss-"
"My father?! That's absurd-"
"Is it? He looks just like you except stronger! Lady Maka and the boss have good banter too."
Kid is speechless. He doesn't believe it. It's nuts to even think about. But...the only man that Maka could be alone with would be his father.
"Maka wouldn't. Neither would father."
"Okay then that's good! That just means she might not want you-"
"You are not making me feel better!"
"Sorry! But um...you know you could spice it up with her! There's this online shop that I love. You might find something there if you look!" She hands him a piece of paper. It's like she already had it prepared. "Anddd if you really wanted to spice it up you could always have a threesome-"
"I swear Mai if you are about to suggest my father-"
"No! Me! Hehe."
"...Good bye Mai." Kid takes the paper and puts it in his pocket. "...I won't share her." He says quickly before leaving.
"Aww stingy!"
Kid walks towards where Maka is practicing. They go outside to practice her wind blade. Kid tries to push out what Mai said. His father and Maka? Impossible. Outrageous. He's been so worried she would find someone else but the only one around is his father and that is outlandish-
"Come on Maka. You have to position your hips so you don't just fall when doing the spell." His father is grasping Maka's hips, trying to reposition her. He holds her there. "Now try."
"Wind blade!" She sends the blade from her hand, it doesn't make her as off balanced. "Okay yeah that was better."
"See? You just have to listen to me." He takes his hands off of her hip. He notices Kid just standing by the door way. "There you are son. Hm? What's wrong?"
Kid must look pale. He knows that his father was just helping Maka. "N-Nothing."
"Kid did you see how far I shot that one! Finally a long range attack!" Maka grins.
"That was great Maka." Kid is quick to recover. He's going to look at that website tonight. He needs to gain the courage to be bold like her.
"She's here!" Mai cheers after there's a screech outside. It made Maka's skin crawl. Mai rushes out with Maka and Kid quick behind. "Oh no! What happen Celeste?"
The witch in question is standing before them. She has white short boyish hair. Her eyes are white too. She's seen that look before. "She's blind?" Maka can't help to says, watching her bat wings fold. It looks like someone beat the shit out of her with all the bruises on her face.
"This is all I have left. I was found out and robbed." Those eyes stare at nothing. "I'm glad you're alive. It's been so long I thought you were dead."
"You know me! I'm resilient." Mai chuckles. "...I'm sorry that all your stuff was taken."
"Not all of it. I can do business. I'll just have to get more." she tilts her head. "...Who are these people with you? Another witch...and a witch spawn?"
"This is Lady Maka! She's my master now! She's against the level system! She killed the witches that were keeping me captive! And this is Kid! We're all witch hunters now-"
"Back up." Celeste holds out her hand. "Witch hunters?"
"Yup! Maka is a witch but she's a witch hunter too! I've been hired as a witch hunter to help her kill witches too! It's great. I've never felt so safe."
"...They kill strong witches? Not weak ones?"
"We kill witches that kill humans or cause destruction." Kid answers her.
"..."
"Now lets see what you got." Maka points to her bag.
Celeste starts pulling out different glass bottles filled with things.
"Oh wow you still saved a lot! We can do a lot with this!" Mai cheers. Good thing she knows because Maka is clueless.
"How much do you want?" Kid starts to get his wallet out.
"I don't want money." She closes her bag quickly. "...I'll give you all my wares. I'll also work for you to gather ingredients if you let me join you."
"Huh?" Kid pauses.
"Ohh that's a good idea!" Mai cheers. "If Celeste works with us we'd never want for ingredients. She can also fly so that's cool-"
"No." The Mayor comes out of the house. He must have been listening in. "It's bad enough we have Mai but to have another witch-"
"Not only am I good a getting ingredients but I have a special ability." Celeste is trying to plead her case. "I may be blind but I am able to see magic. I can sense it. Witches can't hide from me. I could aid you in finding more. I can also tell how strong a witch is. I can also tell you who is witch spawn. As long as they have some magic, I can see their outline clearly."
"..." The Mayor is staring at her hard.
"That...That does sound useful father."
"I can also find magical items easily too. I don't' want to live in fear anymore. I can sense Mai is in good spirits. You are taking care of her. I want to be taken care of. I have to live in constant fear that a witch hunter will spot me or other witches. I almost died this time. I had to crawl my way out of a ditch just to get here. I too am against the level system. I will gladly take on the title of witch hunter and kill my fellow witch." She bows her head.
The Mayor sighs. He rubs the back of his head. He's trying to think of something to say. Maka knows he wants to turn her down.
"The more the merrier right? We'll have another witch hunter to aid in fighting Medusa! And if the government accepts her you get more money!"
"I'm not hurting for money Maka."
"Hey Celeste do you know any spells? Maybe something you can teach me?" Maka asks.
"Sadly I don't know many. It takes a lot of magic to do my scans. I can use screech and I bite."
"...Are those even spells?"
"Kind of. Probably not something you can learn."
"But I'm sure Celeste can find us spell books! She's good at finding things. Lady Maka needs to get stronger. Our job is to do that!"
"Of course I can find spell books." Celeste nods quickly. "I will pull my weight-"
"I'll have to tie you up and put you into a cell till we hear back from the government." The Mayor is trying to scare her.
"It's not so bad!" Mai cuts in.
"Fine. Do what you must." She holds out her hands.
"...Maka do you want this witch?" Kid asks her. "It's a risk."
"Yeah but...I feel like it will be more beneficial. I can tell she's weak too."
"Yeah weak witches have to stick together!"
"...Maka- I mean...Lady Maka. Are you really weak?"
"Huh?" Maka blinks, looking at Celeste.
"...I can see your magic. It's great. Hidden under the surface. You haven't tapped into it but it's there. It's hard to look at to be honest. I've never seen anything like it."
"Really?" Maka looks down as if she could see it herself. "...If I really do have that power inside of me I don't get why I haven't seen it yet."
"Maybe it's best you don't."Celeste warns.
"What do you mean?" Kid doesn't like how this witch is getting pale.
"That power...could turn anyone mad. Whatever you've been doing, keep doing it. You're slowly digging into that power."
"Alright. I get it. I'll see if they accept her." The Mayor binds her hands. Mai grabs the bag of ingredients. "What is this? If this keeps up I'm going to have a house full of witches."
"Yeah but more money and help right?" Maka tries. The Mayor just drags Celeste into the house.
"I'll start getting all this organized!" Mai runs off.
"You know to be honest I didn't think there would be so many witches that would be down with this." Maka mumbles. "It's probably going to be all weak witches."
"It seems like it. They've been tormented by their own kind too."
"Your dad is going to start getting gray hairs from being surrounded by witches." Maka chuckles.
"Maybe that would be a good thing..."
"Huh?" Maka blinks. Kid shakes his head quickly. Huh. He's been acting weird lately around his father. She wonders If they've had a fight or something.
Tomorrow she gets her package. They said there was some kind of issue but they're sending another package early. She didn't know what that meant but at least she's finally getting it. At this point she might have to jump Kid tomorrow.
Her plan isn't working and it's frustrating.
Maka woke up feeling like someone was calling for her help. There wasn't a dream but a barely audible voice. Someone calling for her. A voice filled with despair. When she woke up she was in a cold sweat. She didn't tell Kid about it. She doesn't know what she could tell him. She couldn't even tell if the voice was male or female. It was just there and she could understand it. Someone was reaching out to her with all their heart. That's what it felt like.
She wonders if this is Medusa again or the demon...or maybe something else entirely. She was able to do her morning run without any issues. Now she's sitting at the kitchen table having coffee with the Mayor and Kid. She wishes she could forget about it. It's making her uneasy.
"Are you alright Maka?" Kid asks. He can tell something is up.
"I'm fine. Just not feeling great."
"Maybe you need to take a break from the training." Kid suggest.
"...Any news from the government about Celeste?" Maka asks to change the subject.
"Nothing yet. It's only been a day. It normally takes a couple. Cassie has been taking care of her in the cell." The Mayor puts two cookies in front of her. When she doesn't go for them immediately he reaches over to touch her forehead. "You do feel warm...Maybe Kid is right. A lot has happened. You need to be in fighting condition if Medusa shows up."
"No i'm fine I don't need to rest." Maka leans into his hand. It does feel cool on her hot skin but She doesn't want to go back to sleep. She's worried she'll hear that voice again. Maka's eyes widen when Kid grabs his father's hand and shoves him away.
"You should at least lie down Maka." Kid gave his father this look. Even the mayor looks confused.
"Uh Kid you doing okay? You're staring at me kind of funny." The Mayor tilts his head. "You've been acting strange the past couple of days."
"Don't you think you're being a bit too handsy with Maka lately?"
"Huh?" The Mayor blinks. He was waiting for the punchline but his son is staring him down. The Mayor puts his hands up. "I don't know what you're thinking Kid but I'm your father. I'd never do anything to hurt you."
"You've been trying to get her alone for training lately."
"Just because you baby her. What on earth are you suggesting?"
"You know what I'm suggesting. Come to think of it you were alone with her yesterday. Maybe that's why she feels like this-"
Maka's head is killing her. Something isn't right.
"Kid for God's sake do you hear yourself right now? Do you'd think I'd go and fuck your girlfriend? I am your father-"
"I bet you have. You're a lonely man who hasn't been with a woman in who knows how long."
"What do you want me to say? Kid you're starting to make me mad son." He chuckles, leaning forward. "What would you do if I admitted it? Hm? That I've been fucking her behind your back. She takes my dick nicely too-"
This is wrong. She needs to do something. There's someone calling her.
Maka screams when Kid grabs his Ax. He had it by his feet. She didn't know. He slices, cutting the Mayor's head off. It rolls off the table, still grinning. "Kid what are you-"
"I knew it. It's not just him is it? Don't worry Maka I've already taken care of them." He gestures to his left. Mai and Celeste are chopped up. He's ripped them apart. "I's going to be just us. I'm not going to let you leave me-"
A nightmare. A nightmare she didn't realize was a nightmare. That voice is calling her. She needs to wake herself up. She wills her body to fade...When she opens her eyes she's still sitting at the kitchen table. Kid isn't here. Nor are Mai or Celeste.
At the other end of the table sits the corpse of Madam Belle. Her empty eye sockets stare right at her. Next to her is Kid's mom, she's holding her decapitated head in her hands, staring at Maka. Spirit is sitting to her left. She can't look at him. She knows he's nothing but a torso just like Madam belle. Medusa is here...and sitting next to her is Crona. He keeps saying something to her. She doesn't want to listen to him so she just stares ahead...
Right into the eyes of madness.
She's never seen the demon before but somehow she knows these are his eyes. She hears that voice again, calling for her. She needs to get out of here. She feels like she's about to be devoured.
Suddenly plates of food appear before them. It's all meat. Rotting meat. With eyeballs. Her plate has a chuck of meat with golden eyeballs staring back at her. Why is her mouth watering? Is this it? Is she going mad? She doesn't know who but someone reaches for one of the eyeballs and then she hears the eyeball pop in someones mouth.
"Maka!" That voice. Its' loud and clear now. That voice filled with despair. She should have recognized at the start.
"Kid!" she screams and finally it feels like this dream is collapsing. Yet as she leaves she can tell they are staring.
Just staring, staring, staring.
Maka wakes up to a frantic Kid shaking her. When she opens her eyes and looks at him, he lets out a sigh close to a sob. She notices that her hands and legs are being held down by blue tentacles. Mai is here, looking at her with concern.
"What's...happening?"
"Maka you were screaming and convulsing. I couldn't wake you up no matter how I tried." Kid wipes her wet hair out of her face. Mai lets go of her limbs. "Are you alright?"
"I...I had some strange dreams. I don't think it was Medusa. I feel like it was the demon. Medusa didn't say anything to me but she was there. The demon was there too. I saw his eyes."
"The curse is getting worse." Maka just notices the Mayor is in here too. His face is blank. "Mai didn't you say there was a potion that could help weaken it? Or better yet destroy it?"
"Yes! I think we should go for weakening it first. The other potion...it has risks. There's a fifty percent chance that it will break the curse. There's also a fifty percent chance that it will make it ten times worse-"
"We can't risk that!" Kid hugs Maka, holding her against his chest. Once again Kid doesn't seem to care she's covered in sweat.
"We could decrease the chance if we put some human hearts into the mix-"
"Not happening." The mayor shakes his head. "Do you have what you need to mix up the potion to weaken it?"
"Y-Yes! The stuff Celeste brought should have everything I need. It's not a cure all but it should help-"
Maka trembles in Kid's hold. Her necklace is burning up. She doesn't get it. She's been handling this curse fine. What changed? Or is it just because time is making it stronger no matter what she does?
She's being stared at. Maka doesn't want to look. The vertical eyes are here. And they keep staring.
"Kid it's here-" Maka looks up at Kid. He stares down at her with empty eye sockets. "No!" Maka closes her eyes. There's pain. incredible pain. She reaches up to her eyes but she can't feel them. She can't feel her eyes.
"My eyes! My eyes they're gone-"
"No they are not! Maka it's the demon!" Kid holds her hands away from her face.
"Kid it has your eyes too! I saw it! It's going to eat our eyes!" she screams. "Kidkidkidkidkidkidkid. Help. Something isn't right. I'm losing it-"
"I'm here! No one has your eyes. I'm here." He's rocking her. "Mai is going to help you. She's making the potion as we speak."
"Medusa must be close." She can make out the Mayor's voice. He can feel him grabbing her legs. He's holding her down. "This is a madness attack. Cover her mouth. We don't need her speaking any spells against us-"
"Yeah we wouldn't want that now!" Maka giggles. "I could just shock the both of you to death!"
"But you won't." Kid doesn't try to cover her mouth. He just keeps holding her against his chest. "You won't let Medusa win. You're doing great."
"Kid I wonder what you taste like!" Maka bites into his arm. Kid hisses in pain but he doesn't try to fight her off. Her teeth sink in. it tastes like iron. Delicious.
"Get her off of you!" The Mayor snaps.
"It's alright." Kid rubs her jaw. She slowly lets him go. He's not squirming like she thought he would. His voice is too kind. "Nothing is going to hurt you."
"I've got the potion!" Mai comes rushing in. She hands it to Kid.
"Here Maka. Drink this for me."
She wonders if she should take a bite out of his face next. She is getting awfully thirsty. "Since you asked so nicely." Maka takes the potion and downs it.
It doesn't take long. The eyes are gone. The hallucinates disappear. That haze in her mind fades away.
"Maka are you alright?" Kid cups her cheeks, making sure she's looking at him. His eyes are there. Golden and strong as always.
"Much better." Maka sighs, laying her forehead against his. "It feels like the demon is gone." She freezes when she realizes her mouth tastes of blood. Kid has her teeth marks in his arm. It's bleeding. "I'm sorry Kid. I did that didn't I?"
" It doesn't hurt. This is nothing."
Maka puts her hand over his arm, healing it. Its gone like it was never there but she can still taste him.
"Thank you Maka. See? Nothing to worry about. I'm just glad the potion worked. Your eyes are back. You're really looking at me."
"How long does that potion last?" The Mayor asks Mai.
"Well it's instant. It weakens the curse. Of course as time goes on the curse will gain power again. If the witch that cursed her is close by it will get stronger faster."
"How many potions were you able to make?"
"A lot! And once Celeste is out of that cell she can get us more ingredients so I can make more. I can teach Maka how to make it too-"
"I don't know how close Medusa is but instead of waiting for you to get like this again, you should take this potion daily. I have a feeling this is an attempt by Medusa to make us weaker. If you start giving into madness it's going to cause more issues."
"I'll take whatever you want. I don't want to feel like that again. "She wanted to rip into Kid. She wanted to eat him.
"The government hasn't approved Celeste yet. It's only been a day. We should hear from them by tomorrow or the next day at least." The Mayor frowns, seeing how pale Maka is and how Kid is clinging to her. "...You should rest today Maka. We'll continue your training tomorrow if you feel up to it."
"I feel pretty good to be honest." Maka tries to grin, to show Kid she's fine. She can tell he's stressing over her once again. "I'm sure I could take a shower and get back to training-"
"No. Just rest for today. We'll start back up tomorrow. Mai, a word." The Mayor nods over towards the door.
"Yes of course boss. I just need to say something to Lady Maka real quick." Mai waits till the mayor is gone. She smiles at her. "He's right you know. I haven't been here for long but I can see how hard you're working. It makes me want to work harder too! I"m sure the government will approve Celeste and then we can help you even more!"
"Thanks Mai." Maka feels Kid tighten his grip on her.
"We'll get Medusa back for this." He growls.
"Yes! Screw the level system! If I see her I'm going to throw a bomb right at her face!"
"You can make bombs?" Maka's eyes widen.
"Yes! Potion bombs!" Mai cheers. "There's so much we can do with more ingredients."
"Mai come on." The mayor calls for her.
"Boss is calling." Mai leans close to her face. " Your stuff is here. I'll bring it up later."
Both Maka and Kid tense. She wonders why he tensed. She was talking to her right? Or is Kid expecting something also?
She smiles before rushing out of the room.
"S-So Maka would you like me to help you wash up?"
"Maybe we could take a bath? And you could wash my hair?"
"Of course." Kid is more then happy to care for her. She's lucky to have him. He's the reason she got out of that nightmare. She feels like if she stayed their any longer...
The demon would have taken her soul.
"Kid do you know how to braid?" Maka asks as Kid brushes her wet hair. He's sitting behind her on the bed.
"I think I have the general idea how to do it. Would you like me to?"
"Sure. I like when you play with my hair." Maka closes her eyes as he gets to work on separating her hair strands. He'll probably take awhile but it feels good all the same. They sit in silence as he works. It feels nice.
She can't help but wonder what she would be doing right now if she didn't have Kid. She wonders if she would have ever found Mai or Celeste. Or if she would have ever found out Medusa was the one who cursed her. If her mother didn't come to her, She's sure she would be right where Medusa wanted her.
She's tired of the game she's been playing. She wants to touch him. Maka isn't as strong as she thought. All it takes is for a week and some change, before she's in need of Kid. He held up well too. Maka bets he could go months without them having sex and still be fine. She wonders if he even noticed that she's not been pushy about doing it. Kid is probably content. Maka wanted him to get feverish for her like she is with him-
"All done." He wraps his arms around her from behind. It's a warm hold. She knows these arms will never let her go. Reliable and strong. "...Maka are you upset with me?"
"Huh?" Maka blinks. She tries to think if they had a fight recently. Not that she can remember. Maybe she said something when she was crazed. "I'm not why?"
"I've noticed that you haven't been as...intimate lately. I noticed the change and I couldn't stop to think maybe I had done something. I realize that I've been relying on you too much on when I should start anything. Yet I've been too nervous to start it. If there's something I'm not doing, or something I need to do, I'd like to talk about it."
oof. Maka's plan seems to had the opposite effect then she wanted. She wanted Kid to be aggressive but maybe it was too drastic of a change. Instead he thought she just didn't want him because she was mad or dissatisfied. She cringes but comes clean. "Yeah...Sorry about that Kid. I'm not mad. If anything I've been wanting to fuck you like crazy but I was doing a stupid plan."
"A plan?" Kid doesn't sound mad at all. He's relieved.
"I wanted you to get pent up so you'd really want it. Maybe beg me for it." Maka flushes. Saying it makes her seem stupid. It wouldn't have worked anyway.
"Well if you were trying to make me desperate it worked." Kid chuckles, tightening his grip on her. "I wanted you so bad. Every night we lay in bed I couldn't help getting excited, just thinking maybe you'd want to do it. I should have acted on it. I was a coward. I'll be more forward with my desire of you." He kisses her neck, his hands making their way to rubbing on her breasts through her shirt. She isn't wearing a bra, he can already feel her nipples are hard.
"Now this is what I've been waiting for!" Maka laughs into a moan. Kid lifts up her shirt so he can touch her bare breasts, rubbing his thumbs over her nipples. He sucks and bites at her neck. She can feel the heat on her face and the heat between her thighs.
"Forgive me for taking so long." Kid says this against her ear, it being exposed because of the braid. She shivers when he bites the top of her ear. His left had stays on her chest but his other hand is making it's way into her panties. Feeling how wet she is, Kid moans. "Maka..." He rubs her with two fingers before pushing them inside.
She bucks her hips from just that. Kid pulls down her underwear quickly, panting in her ear. He moves her so she's on her back with him between her legs. Those eyes are dark, looking at her with pure lust. He pulls down his pants not worried about taking them off. He lifts up her legs and the next thing she know he's shoving his cock in.
"Yes!" He's being rough just like she wanted. Thrusting into her like his life depends on it. She can't help arching her back, feeling him hit so deep inside of her. Kid leans down licking and sucking her breasts. Feeling his teeth on her nipple, feeling those strong hands on her hips and his heavy breathing is too good. "F-Fuck Fuck i'm..." Maka feels that build up. Kid pulls away from her chest to ram into her even harder. She's being loud. Kid leans down to kiss her, swallowing up her moans. Her build up explodes. She throws her head back, loving it even more when she feels his cum filling up her twitching insides.
"So good Maka." Kid doesn't pull out of her. He's kissing her and gentlely massaging her ass.
"I'm not satisfied." Maka feels even more horny. He pulls out of her, her body reacting to feeling her leak.
"Nor am I-" He leans in to kiss her when there's a knock at the door. They both stare at each other. The knocking won't stop. "...I'll get it." Kid fixes himself back up. He waits till Maka gets her shirt and underwear back on before he opens the door. It's Mai.
Her face is red like she just ran a marathon. She's holding two boxes.
"S-Special delivery." Mai hands Kid one box before she walks into the room to give Maka the other one. Those eyes are glazed over. She leaves quickly, running out of the room.
"I think she heard us." Kid mumbles. "She seems to fancy you."
"Oh yeah. She horny for me." Maka smirks as she opens up her box.
"I got us some stuff." They both say.
"No way! What you get? Actually no. I want to use my stuff on you first. Don't show me. I want it to be a surprise for when you use them."
"Are you sure? We could use them now-"
"Nope. Now that my stuff is here I want to do what I've been planning. I've been thinking about this all week!" Maka grins. "Come on lets role play and have rough, mean sex-"
"H-Hold on Maka. I'm excited to see what you've been planning but maybe for tonight could we do it again normally? I haven't gotten enough of that."
"...Fine but tomorrow we're doing my kinky role play."
"Of course." He walks towards her.
Maka places the box under the bed as a way to hide it from him. Kid can't believe that he was worried about Maka wanting someone else. She's been thinking of him all this time. Just as he's been thinking of her.
Kid takes off Maka's shirt and her underwear, leaving her bear again. She's grinning at him, those emerald eyes are too beautiful. He can't believe she's his. Her breasts are the perfect size for his hands, perky and soft. Everything about her gets him hot-
"Kid stop staring at me and take off your clothes."
He complies, leaning in. He wants to feel her chest against his-
"Lets do it like this." Maka suddenly changes their potions. She gets on all fours, arching her back so he can see better. Kid swallows. Maka is always so bold. Seeing her before him like this, his cum still oozing out of her cute pink pussy. She bends down further and he can see that tight ring of muscles. It makes him want to play with her ass but he'll save that for another time.
It didn't take him long to get hard again. He shoves it in just like Maka likes. He's not going to last long in this position. She's arching into him, moaning his name.
He doesn't care who hears. He wants them to hear that she's his.
"You're mine." Kid growls out. He almost freezes when he hears himself but-
"I'm yours!' She yells out.
"M-Maka!" He cums inside of her, Maka's scream of ecstasy keeps his hips thrusting. It feels too good. He just wants to get lost in her.
And her in him.
Thank you for the reviews! I hope yall will like the new witches i'm writing up. Have a great day.