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Lost Keys
Chapter 11
"Is everything alright?" Shinigami-sama asked through Stein's bathroom mirror.
Stein washed his hands in the sink while talking with him, "I just came back from Maka and Soul's apartment,"
"Kidd-kun came back from there too, did something happen there?"
"Well," Stein turned the sink off, "it seems that they were attacked by some kind of dog-like monster."
"Oh dear, is everyone okay?"
"Maka was the only one with a big injury, but I think she'll be fine after I got her treated." Stein explained, "They said something interesting about this beast,"
Shinigami-sama titled his head, waiting for Stein to continue.
"They said the monster was only targeting that little boy."
"You mean that white haired child?" Shinigame-sama asked.
"Yes, don't you think this has something to do with the kidnapping? And look what was implanted in the monster's skin," Stein held out a folded napkin that was covered in blood. He unfolded it, revealing something that looked like a bloody, square battery with the number 12 printed on it. "It acts like a shock collar, which mean's this monster belongs to someone."
"I have a feeling this person owns more than one monster." The Shinigami said.
THUNK!
Stein snapped his head back, "I'll be right back," he said and went to find out what that sound was, leaving Shinigami confused.
Stein couldn't believe it. The corps of the dead monster that he had left on his desk was missing. All that's left was a trail of blood that reached out an open window. Could it be possible for that monster to come back from the dead and walk out the window? But the red trail looks like someone, or something dragged the body out.
"Mr. Soul?"
Soul opened one eye and stared at the kid who had woken him up for the 100th time. "No – I won't read you a bedtime story…" he said quickly.
Max shook Soul's shoulder, trying to get his attention. "I heard something, Mr. Soul,"
"Huh?" Soul yawned, "Like what?" he asked while forcing his tired eyes open. Soul's eyes snapped open when he heard the sound of a plate or a pot smash nearby.
"Like that," Max said quietly.
It was midnight and Max prevented Soul from getting mush sleep, but Soul managed to get out of bed to investigate the sound. The child grabbed the end if Soul's shirt to stay close to his guardian. As Soul got closer to Maka's room, he heard another crash somewhere close to the kitchen. He abandoned the idea of searching in Maka's room, knowing that the sound was coming from somewhere else.
"Maka?" he called, but all he heard was another crash. When he reached the kitchen, he noticed that the refrigerator door was open, with a few broken bowls and milk spilled on the floor. This was obviously not Maka's work. She would never leave a mess like that…
Soul heard Max whimper in fear and cling on to his leg. Soul suddenly felt a hand roughly grab his shoulder and turn him around. The child screamed in surprise and fell backwards. Soul's eyes widened.
"Black Star!"
"That's my awesome name! Now, bow down to your god!" Black Star shouted and pointed at the floor, commanding Soul to worship him.
"Shut up… How did you get in here anyway?" Soul sighed in relief and rubbed the back of his neck tiredly.
"Window," Black Star said simply.
Soul's eyes widened, "Window? All the windows are locked."
"That's why I broke it," Black Star pointed at a broken window behind him. "Your window didn't stand a chance against the mighty Black Star!" He said and laughed like a maniac.
"Idiot, you didn't have to break it!" Soul growled.
"I'm so sorry, Soul-kun!" Tsubaki came into view, "Please forgive him! He only came for a visit…"
"This late?" a voice came from behind. Maka stood there in her pajamas, rubbing her sleepy eyes. As soon as Max saw her, he ran for her and hugged her with a big smile on his face. Maka smiled at his reaction, "I missed you too." She giggled.
"M… Maka? When did you…" Soul couldn't finish when Black Star slapped his back roughly, getting his attention.
"Dude, the mighty Black Star disappointed in you!" Black Star shook his head.
Soul raised an eyebrow, not understanding what the idiot was talking about.
"How could you hide this from the great me? I'm the first person who you should've talked to!" The blue haired boy pointed at himself.
"Huh?" Soul scratched his head.
"But I, of course, knew something was going on! You and Maka may have fooled everyone else, but I saw through you!"
Both Maka and Soul tilted their heads.
"You don't need to hide this secret from your pal anymore, buddy! Tell me everything!" Black Star gave thumbs up and grinned.
"What the hell are you talking about?" Soul asked.
"What am I talking about? I'm talking about Soul Junior!" he pointed at Max, who titled his head curiously.
"Soul Junior…? You mean Max?" Maka corrected him.
Black Star picked the child him up like a toy and stared at him for a while, "Just as I thought, kiddo's got his father's hair! I KNEW IT!" he dropped him carelessly and laughed. Max whimpered when he hit the ground.
Maka and Soul finally realized what Black Star was speaking of and both blushed.
"You idiot, He's not ours!" Both Maka and Soul shouted.
Tsubaki and Black Star blinked, "H-he's not?" Tsubaki asked. Great, first Kidd, and now Black Star and Tsubaki… But it's not a surprise of how they came to that conclusion after the classroom incident.
"No – look, it's a long story." Soul said, thinking of a fast way to explain everything.
"Wait, why did the Shinigami leave the brat with you? Can't he just hand him over to someone else?" Black Star asked.
"I don't know. He said something about finding a dude who kidnapped a lot of kids.I guess we're stuck with this kid for now." Soul said.
Maka was explaining to Tsubaki what had happened, with Max sitting on her lap.
"Well, that sucks." Black Star said, not very interested in the subject.
THUNK!
Everyone remained silent. The sound was loud and clear, it was hard to miss.
THUNK! THUNK!
It sounded like wood hitting glass. Maka removed the child from her lap and placed him on Tsubaki's. Tsubaki looked at Maka, not sure what to do with him, but eventually got the idea and nodded, letting her know that she understood. The sound repeated itself over, and over again. It sounded if it was in the kitchen wall, or in the cabinets. Maka noticed when of the cabinets had creaked open on its own. That was where the sound was coming from.
Black Star laughed and stepped in front of Soul and Maka. He expected it to be a cockroach or a big insect that was hiding inside the cabinet. He swung cabinet door open and a black swirl of smoke bursted out, drowning his face in smoke.
"Black Star!" Soul, Maka and Tsubaki shouted. The little boy on Tsubaki's lap screamed in terror. Black Star fell on his back, with his hands pressed to his face. He removed his hand, and everyone saw the black, sticky slim covering his eyes. Something jumped out of the cabinet and landed on the kitchen table.
"What is that?" Maka gasped. The creature looked like a cat-sized black scorpion, with a human face and eight red eyes.
"What's going on? I can't see a damn thing!" Black Star struggled to rip the goo off of his face, but it didn't seem like it would come off with ease.
The scorpion stared at Maka before squirting black goo out of its stinger located at the end of its tail. Maka quickly moved away. The goo hit the kitchen walls, leaving behind massive amount of black smoke.
"Tsubaki," Maka called, "get Max away from here!"
"What about Black Star?" Tsubaki asked, holding on to Max.
"Don't worry about me – I'm the great Black St – Oww, my face!" Black Star was blind from the goo covering his eyes he could see the wall that he walked straight into.
Tsubaki nodded and took the child somewhere else.
Even without a command, Soul transformed into his scythe form. Maka swung Soul at the scorpion, but in a second, the scorpion vanished from its spot. Maka ended up cutting the table in half instead.
"Maka, it's on the fridge!" Soul yelled. Maka looked over at the fridge, and sure enough, there it was, standing on top of the fridge. How the hell did it get over there?
Suddenly, it disappeared again, and reappeared next to Maka.
"Wha –!" Maka gasped. The scorpion squirted black goo at her. She used Soul to cut the string of slim, which caused it to splatter the kitchen walls. She tried to hit it again with Soul's blade, but it disappeared again, and appeared near the sink.
Black Star was still fighting with the sticky goo on his eyes. As he struggled, his head hit one of the cabinets and a bag of flour fell out, spreading it all over the floor.
The scorpion started teleporting from one place to another. Maka and Soul felt like it was mocking them. It appeared behind Maka and charged at her. Using its front claws, it cut Maka's leg. Maka stumbled a little, but managed to stay standing. The scorpion used this technic two more times, cutting Maka's thigh and leg again. It kept teleporting from place to place so fast Maka didn't have time to dodge its attacks.
When the scorpion stood over the flour that was covering the ground and teleported away, Maka's eyes widened in realization. The flour on the floor left prints from the scorpion's legs. It wasn't teleporting, it was running very fast. She ran over, grabbed a handful of flour and threw her hands up, spreading the flour everywhere.
"Maka, this is no time for decorating!" Soul growled, not understanding her idea. He finally realized why she did that. Because of the flout, it was easy to tell where the scorpion is going to appear next. The scorpion tracks were visible as it ran across the room, leaving white prints behind. The scorpion reappeared and came charging at her. Maka quickly crouched down and simply lowered Soul's blade down so that it was almost teaching the ground. The scorpion accidentally charged straight into the blade, cutting its legs off.
On the ground, it struggled to get away. But with no legs, it wasn't going anywhere…
Unexpectedly, it pointed its stinger at Maka, ready to shoot at her.
CRUNCH!
"Eh?" Maka blinked. Did Black Star just step on the scorpion? He was pulling on the black goo like crazy, trying to get it off somehow.
Soul transformed back and stood over the scorpion. Sure, Black Star's shoe was big, but he only stepped on the scorpion's back. That couldn't have killed it, could it?
Suddenly, the scorpions head started twitching. Soul and Maka prepared themselves for what it might do next. The head coughed out a normal-looking, yellow scorpion that was the size of a coin.
"You stupid humans!" it screamed. Maka blinked a few times. Soul just wanted to lough his guts out. The scorpion's voice sounded like it had inhaled Helium.
"Look at what you have done to me! Now, I have to move around in this useless body! Curse you! Curse you all! Hay – put me down!" it yelled when Soul picked it up by the middle of its tail so that it couldn't sting him. Soul started laughing uncontrollably. Maka couldn't help but giggle. This was what tried to kill them a few minutes ago?
"What's so funny? Once Lady Blue is through with you, you'll be crying for mercy!" The scorpion screamed. Soul and Maka instantly stopped.
"Lady Blue?" Maka asked.
"Yeah, Lady – wait, no! I'm not telling anything!" It crossed its front close.
The partners looked at each other then back at the scorpion.
"How dare you! Let me out – Let me out!" The scorpion yelled in panic. Ignoring Black Star, who still had trouble pulling the goo off, Soul and Maka had placed the scorpion in an empty pickle jar and added a few small holes on the lid to keep it breathing.
"Who's Lady Blue?" Maka asked.
"I won't tell!" The scorpion said.
"Do you work for her?" Soul asked.
"No!" The scorpion didn't want to cooperate, especially after being placed in a pickle jar.
"Why did you attack us?" Maka shouted.
"I said won't tell you anything!" The scorpion pressed its claws to the sides of its head, trying to block the questions from reaching its ears. As Soul and Maka continued questioning their prisoner, they did not notice the white owl that watched them through the broken window that Black Star had broken earlier. It flapped its wings and flew away.
"Lady Blue,"
"Yes?"
"We sent out a Ghost Spy and a Speed Scorpion."
"And…?"
"They came back with the missing hound, but… it has been killed."
"…WHAT? How do you know it has been killed?"
"The body has been beaten to death, and there is a human hair on it."
"Have you analyzed the hair, Lulu?"
"Yes, it smells like a female human, possibly fifteen to eighteen years old."
"Then sand the Speed Scorpion and Ghost Spy to hunt her down."
"I did, Lady Blue. But only the Ghost spy has returned, and it had brought some… interesting news."
To Be Continued...
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