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Lost Keys

Chapter 5

"Why the hell did you do that?" Soul screamed at the poor child. He and Maka manged to drag Max back to Stein's office. Maka sat Max on her lap as he continued sobbing, clutching at Maka's yellow shirt.

"Do you know how much trouble you've gotten us into? You did all that in front of the whole class too! I'm never going to hear the end of it! SOMEONE KILL ME!" Soul banged his head at the wall in frustration.

Max's sobbing got worse "B-b-but... B-but y-you said..." He sniffed.

"I never said any of that shit!" Soul growled.

Max's cries and whimpers grew louder. Maka hugged him tightly and brushed the back of his head with her hand, trying to calm the child down. "Soul, shouting at him won't help." Maka said.

"How are you still calm after what he did?" Soul pointed at the kid.

"I-I'm s-sorry, Dad... I didn't... mean to make you m-mad..." Max cried and Maka hugged him tighter.

"Stop calling me that! I'm not your dad!"

"Or maybe he mistook you for his father?" Stein entered the office holding a book and a coffee mug.

"Stein, I thought you were supposed to watch him!" Soul shouted.

"I was watching him, but then something caught my eye," He sat on his chair, "that mark over his eye. I never knew it was this interesting."

"Huh? The scar over his eye? What about it?" Soul asked.

"Haven't you noticed that this boy hardly remembers anything?" Stein took a sip from his mug, "I asked him a few things, he ended up remembering what his parents looked like. Weird, isn't it?"

"What his parents looked like? You mean... his parents look like us?" Soul asked.

"Why Soul, I never knew you were this smart." Stein joked.

"Just tell me what's going on already! What does that have anything to do with his scar?"

Stein took another sip from his mug, "It's a curse. A very rare one too."

Soul scratched his head, "A curse? I still don't get it..."

Stein put his mug down and opened the book, "What Max has is a curse known as Sight Predict." He flipped the whole book, showing Maka and Soul a symbol of a pocket-watch that had chains around it. "It's a curse that's forbidden to use, with it, you can predict the future, but at the same time you use it, not only will you lose a chunk of your memory, but you will be transported to either the future or the past. And you will have a number of side-effects, like having nightmares or massive headaches." Stein explained.

Soul took a moment to understand all that information. "Wait, how are you so sure about the brat having this curse thing?"

"Good question. I tested it. The more questions you ask him, the more he begins to remember. But if he remembers something, he will lose an opportunity to predict something." Stein took another drink of coffee.

"Then... does that mean he came from the past? Or the future?" Soul asked.

"I don't know if he is from the past or from the future, but I know he doesn't belong in our present time."

Soul scratched his head, "Arrr... this is complicating..." He couldn't believe what he was hearing. A child with a curse that gives him the power to predict the future? Soul was pretty sure he had gone crazy.

"Is there a way to send him back?" Maka asked, still holding Max on her lap. He had stopped crying and was now feeling comfortably happy on Maka's lap.

"I don't know." Stein flipped the page. Four or Five pages seemed to be missing from the book. "It seems someone had had an interest in this curse and decided to take a few pages from the book with them."

"Do you think there is a reason why someone would want this curse?" Maka asked.

"Why yes, you can control time with it. If you can control time, you can control the world." Stein closed the book, "But why would a child have the curse? That, I don't understand."

Stein grabbed the eye-patch that he took away from Max earlier and handed it to Maka, "I'll do some more research about it, I'll call you if I find anything. You three can go, but Maka, Soul," he called to get their attention, "make sure to hide that mark over his eye. Don't let anyone see it."

Max hopped off of Maka's lap before Maka stood up, "Alright." Maka nodded and placed the eye-patch on Max.

As so as Soul opened the door to leave he gasped. Students have gathered around as if they were waiting for a celebrity to pass.

"There he is!" A girl spotted Max and pointed at him.

"I can't believe it, it's true!" Another girl screamed and started taking photos with her phone.

"Who knew Soul and Maka had that kind of relationship!"

"He has his mother's eyes!"

"Dude, when did this happen?"

"He looks just like his father!"

"Maka-chan, bring him over here!"

"Can I pinch your son's cheeks, Soul-kun?"

"Hay, Sou - "

Soul slammed the door shut. The students banged on the door like hungry animals, not wanting to miss the chance to meet the child of The cool Soul Eater. Being popular wasn't helping. Soul grabbed the door handle to prevent them from entering. He had to think of something, and fast.

"Stein, can I use this chair?" Soul pointed at the closest chair.

"Of course."

He reached out and grabbed the chair before positioning the chair's legs in front like a shield. Maka grabbed Max and lifted him up, "Hold on tight."

Max nodded and hugged her around her neck. As soon as Soul opened the door, he bolted out with Maka running after him. He used the chair to ram the students out of the way and run passed them. They manged to escape from the crowd and ran to Soul's bike. Maka quickly placed Max in front of Soul before she sat behind him. Soul drove off as soon as he felt Maka grab on to him.

Soul sighed as he continued driving home, "That was close. They're so annoying..."

"That's what you get for being Mr. Popular." Maka stuck out her tongue at him, even though he couldn't see her.

"Not my fault I'm incredibly cool and awesome."

He grinned when he heard her giggle.

"Dad?"

Soul looked down at Max. "A-are you still mad at me?" Max wouldn't look up at Soul, not wanting to see if he was angry.

Soul sighed. For some reason, he wasn't bothered anymore. Maybe because he knew this was just a misunderstanding? The child probably didn't know what was going on around him.

"No, I'm not." He said coldly. "Sorry that I... yelled at you earlier."

'So not cool. Apologizing to a kid...' But he didn't regret it. "But don't call us mom and dad, kay? We might look like them, but we're not them." Soul didn't know why he felt himself blush. Max nodded. Soul peeked over his shoulder and saw Maka smiling calmly with her head resting on his back. She must have heard what he had said to the child just now.

maybe he mistook you for his father?

Stein's words echoed in his head. If this kid had a father who looked just like him, and a mother who looked just like Maka, and If Max did come the future, won't that mean Max really is his son? Wait, if that's so, then he and Maka...

Soul's eyes widened. He and Maka will be together in the future? Why was he hoping for it to be true?

But... what if the child wasn't really from the future? Maybe he was from the past?

"Da - I mean Mr. Soul?" The child called, getting Soul's attention. "You're not mad, right?"

"I already told you. I'm not mad."

Max smiled "So... we're cool?"

Soul's bike wobbled a little when he suddenly lost concentration on driving for a second. Cool? Did the brat just use Soul's favorite word? Why was Soul suddenly feeling happy about it?

Soul grinned, showing his sharp teeth, "Yeah, we're cool."

To Be Continued...

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This chapter just explained a few things lol Not much happened here, but at least you got a clue of what's going on XD

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