Chapter 7
*In the Basement*
Soul regained consciousness. His head was pounding. It felt like he hadn't slept in a month. His vision began to clear he realized he was in a basement and he was sitting in front of several monitors. 'What is this?' Soul thought, looking harder at the screens when suddenly his face went pale. Soul realized it was different camera angles of him and Maka's hotel room.
"Finally you're awake I thought you were going to miss the show. My bullets were made from a solidified tranquilizer so I wasn't sure how long they would keep you on your ass." The average looking man said from his seat across the room.
"What the hell are you talking about? Who are you guys? What do you want with me?"
"We are friends of Joji and we are here to make sure you don't get in his way." The larger man answered pointing at the screens.
Soul turned back towards the screens and immediate anger flooded his entire being as he watched Joji press Maka up against a wall. Soul squirmed in his seat but he was tied up in metal chains.
"Leave her alone!" Soul screamed. "MAKA!"
"She can't hear you, idiot." The average looking man said with a laugh.
Soul was seeing red as he watched the piece of garbage try to take advantage of Maka. Suddenly, Soul's body reacted to the strong emotion he holds for his meister. Multiple scythe blades shot out from every direction on Soul's body. The chains were severed like a hot knife in butter. Soul began losing himself to madness. He darted over towards the two men and in a single swing decapitated the average looking man. Soul stood over the man's body, laughing. The larger man charged at Soul swinging a hatchet. Soul sliced the man's hatchet in half while also slicing his throat. The large man fell hard to the floor. Soul stood trying to stop his madness from completely devouring his soul. Soul heard Maka shouting on the monitors and Soul immediately regained focus and grabbed the two souls he had claimed and rushed to his meister.
Soul reached the top of the stairs and found himself in kitchen of the closed Maid Café. Soul ran towards the front and broke through a window into the darkness of the night. He ran as fast as he could toward their hotel. Soul finally reached the hotel and ran up the stairs to reach the floor him and his meister were occupying. Soul, winded, Finally reached their floor and ran through the door into the hallway. He heard a door slam as he dashed around that last corner between him and Maka. Soul had come face to face with Joji. Soul's anger immediately took over as he lunged toward Joji.
"I'M GOING TO KILL YOU"
Joji defended himself from the multiple stab attacks.
"What's wrong Soul? She was going to let me anyway. She already said yes to a date without any hesitation it was only a matter of time, unfortunately I'm a very impatient man and that's where she got lucky." Joji mocked as he pulled out his hidden blade.
Soul couldn't stand to hear this asshole's voice any longer. Soul dashed towards the man once more as Joji lifted his knife and ducked to avoid Soul's attack. Joji retaliated and slashed downward on Soul's shoulder. Soul winced and shouted with pain.
"You know Soul I know an awful lot about you. The man who hired me told me everything; What you are, where you're from, and your fear of your own feelings when it comes to that girl. That's why I had to show you how a real man gets what he wants. How does it feel to know she agreed to go out with me in just a short two week period?" Joji said with a sick confidant smirk.
"How dare you call yourself a man. If you have to try to assault someone to get what you want that just shows what a low life piece of trash you really are!" Soul shouted at Joji as madness began to take over. Suddenly, Soul felt a small cold hand on his shoulder. Soul immediately regained his consciousness and looked over to find his meister, her head bleeding. Maka removed her hand and looked at the blood she had collected from her weapon's wound. Maka re placed her hand on the middle of his back which is Soul's cue to transform. As soon as Maka grabbed onto Soul's staff, Soul felt Maka's madness begin to take over. It was so powerful it almost brought Soul deep into madness along with his meister. 'Maka! Snap out of it, Maka!' Soul tried to bring his meister back but she was already lunging at Joji. She slashed at him with such speed and precision. Joji could barely fend off the attacks. The criminal jumped back to regain his footing, he dashed forward and slashed Maka's wrist causing her to drop her weapon from the sudden vibration from the blade colliding with her black blood. Maka held her head in her hand as she regained her sanity. Joji stood over her.
"It's a shame I have to kill you I really would have enjoyed you." Joji said lifting his knife higher into the air. When unsuspecting scythe pierced through Joji's torso. Joji spit up blood and his face was drained of all the color. Joji smiled and gurgled out "He's getting desperate trying to find you Soul." Joji's body fell with a hard thump, revealing Soul behind him.
Maka stood up and tried to brush herself off, but she was already too filthy. Maka began to tear up finally have a chance to comprehend what just happened. Soul grabbed his meister and locked her into a hug. Tears were falling down the meister's cheeks. .
"I'm so sorry, Maka." Soul said his voice shaking.
"Soul, he was talking about your dad." Maka collapsed into Soul's arms sniffling.
"I know meister. I heard him. The filthy animal thinks he can control me by going after you. Joji had two of his men take me out and held me in the Maid cafe's basement. I want to know who told my father what we were up to. Not cool."
"Soul, how is your shoulder?" Maka cried out.
"It's not too bad meister I've had worse from Crona." Soul responded hugging Maka tighter.
"I'm sorry meister. I didn't mean to put you in danger. That's the opposite of what a weapon is supposed to do." Soul said in a disappointed tone.
Maka buried her face into his chest.
"Soul, you still came for me and together we collected the Kishin egg that's all that matters." Maka said in a soothing whisper.
"Let's go home, Maka."
"Soul, What about your dad?" Maka said getting teary eyed once more.
"Fuck my dad. I need you to be safe and I think it would be safest at our apartment." Soul said holding his meister tight.
"Come on meister we both should enjoy a shower."
Maka squeezed Souls sleeves. "That sounds amazing. Would you mind sitting in there with me?"
"Of course meister."
Soul grabbed Joji's dirty Kishin egg of a soul and finished it in one gulp. Soul returned to his meister and carried Maka back to their hotel room for one last night.
