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Inspiration for this chapter: This Could Be Heartbreak- The Amity Affliction and I Bring The Weather With Me- The Amity Affliction
Regular story line: DWMA
Soul senses Kid's uneasiness as they both step away from the group. Soul places his hands in his pockets as Kid finds a secluded spot to talk. Kid looks around to make sure no one was following but he know they're worrying about something bigger. Soul leans against the wall and stares at Kid trying to see what he is up to.
"Seems like we're alone. That's good." Kid sighs with relief
"So what's on your mind?" Soul questions as he fixes his eyes on Kid to see if he can sense anything off.
"How are you holding up?" Kid ask as Soul shrugs his shoulders
"I've had better days but it's over now." Soul answers with a cool tone. Kid clenches his fist to distract him from the overwhelming emotions filling inside him. How does he pass this message? How will he react?
"Good, that's good. Please bear with me for a few moments for what I have to say." Kid announces as Soul studies Kid a bit more.
"Alright, what's on your mind?" Soul repeats as Kid closes his eyes then breathes in slowly then exhales.
"You, Stein, Naigus and I know how grave Maka's wound is, right?" Kid reminds as Soul gives him a puzzled look.
"Yeah, but she'll make out." Soul reassures as Kid remembers the way her eyes started to lose their spark when she told him her message and how slowly her body started to become limp.
"You know she cares for you, right? She wants the best for you, Soul." Kid notes as he tries to ease Maka's message into the conversation.
"Kid, she is in surgery, right?" Soul questions worriedly as he removes his hands from his pocket then begins to walk towards Kid. Kid notices the fear in his red eyes and decides to assuage the situation.
"Yes, but what if there is a possibility that she doesn't make it she wants you to know something." Kid announces as Soul is taken aback from his words and how Maka isn't confident that she will make it out.
Last words can make anyone uneasy because you never know what to say back to make the other person feel better. He wonders how his life without Maka would be or if he got another partner. He closes his eyes to push back those thoughts and shakes his head.
"Are you sure you're alright?" Kid ask as he tries to maintain his calm demeanor.
"Yeah, what did she say?" Soul ask as he shakes his head to keep himself together.
"I'm going to say her message to you as a messenger but as both of your friends, please take her words to consideration." Kid warns
"Okay, out with it then." Soul begs as the suspense keeps leaving his stomach in a tight knot. Kid feels a tightness in his chest as he tries to calm down his nerves. Normally this message is something meant for two people but the state she was in makes him question whether she will be alive to tell him or keep it quiet.
"I love you." Kid answers as Soul gapes his mouth wide from the shock then closes it.
"Uh, I love you too but what is the message?" Soul questions as he looks at Kid quizzically.
"That was her message." Kid mutters as Soul steps away from Kid.
"She didn't know if she was going to make it so she wanted me to tell you this. I don't know how you feel about her but please take your time to process this." Kid warns as attempts to place his hand on Soul's shoulder but Soul backs away.
"Are you sure it was to me? Could she really mean that to me?" Soul questions as he tries to wrap his head around this.
"I admit she may not have mentioned a name, but I know it was for you." Kid answers
"You're going on by assumption?!" Soul shouts as he starts to feel dizzy. He leans against the wall while Kid rushes to help him keep his balance.
"I know it's not for me, Kid. You got the wrong guy! What does she even see in me?" Soul argues as he continues to shake his head.
"Maybe it was for her father, Kid!" Soul adds as Kid shakes his head.
"She said I know he's hurting. Who do you think that could be?" Kid question as Soul remains quiet.
Soul places his hands on his face while Kid places his hand on Soul's back and rubs it to provide some comfort. Soul closes his eyes and remembers how tenderly she wiped away his tear. He never cried and was not much of an emotional person but she brought that out slowly. He remembers how he played her a dark song when they first met and she stuck by him even though they were opposite.
"It doesn't settle well with me, Kid. She didn't mean it for me." Soul mutters as his fingers grip onto his hair.
"Let's say it was for you?" Kid questions
"I would say maybe she got infected with black blood and had a moment of madness. When you get too attach you start to lose people so isn't it easier to keep a safe distance from them." Soul confesses as Kid looks at him sadly
"And how is that method working for you?" Kid ask
"Awful and I can't even help my partner." Soul mutter
"All that pushing and she still stood by you. She's a great partner, Soul, be fortunate that she cares for you." Kid marvels as Soul removes his hand from his face.
"I know she's great and she deserves someone who will make her happy." Soul comments as Kid shakes his head.
"If only you know that you're that person." Kid acknowledges as he and Soul leave the secluded area.
Soul and Kid make it back to the group to see they're all waiting for Stein to open the door and say everything is alright but everyone is either pacing back and forth or squirming on the floor. Spirit watches the door looking for any signs of it opening. Soul notices how red his eyes are and wonders how many times he cried when we split up.
Regular story line: Surgery
Naigus removes Maka's clothing while Stein begins to collect the surgical supplies and materials. As he finishes collecting, Stein washes his hand then his arms thoroughly and hopes this doesn't end tragically. Naigus places the anesthesia mask on Maka then waits a few minutes before she grazes a pen against her bare foot, no stimuli. Naigus places the heart monitor pads on Maka's bare chest, her heart rate is rapid and her blood pressure is low.
"She could go into shock any moment now." Stein warns as he hears the beeps from the sink. He dries his hands then shuts off the faucet.
"She's ready." Naigus announces as Stein moves towards to Maka's body then stares at the gaping hole on her chest.
"Uneven chest and bone displacement can mean she fractured her sternum and earned herself a collapsed lung. We'll handle that issue first then move to see if there is any internal damage." Stein announces as Naigus puts on her surgical drape then gloves
"Do we need a blood transfusion?" Naigus ask worriedly as she stares at the pale student.
"We might have to resort to that when we finish this procedure. I need you to bring Spirit, he's O negative, so her body won't reject his blood." Stein orders as he puts on gloves while Naigus drapes him with a blue surgical cover then ties the back for him
"Gently turn her to her side then have her hand above her head so I can place the chest tube." Stein orders as Naigus moves Maka's body gently.
Stein disinfect the area then drapes Maka while exposing the upper part of her rib. Stein grabs a hollow needle and inserts it between her ribs. He later on places a syringe to suck out any free flowing air inside or blood. He removes the needle then begins to makes a 1 inch cut on her skin between her ribs and inserts the tube. He moves it inside slowly then stops when he reaches the source of her problem. He connects the tube to a special canister then stitches and tapes the tube.
"One problem down, now whatever she has going inside." Stein announces
"Turning her slowly." Naigus announces as she turns Maka back to her original position. Stein keeps the madness inside him at bay as the excitement to slice open bare skin again.
"Opened up your father and now I open you up, seems like a family tradition." Stein whispers as he disinfects her chest as he notices that he might have to surgically fix her breastbone as he glides the scalpel down her chest. Her breastbone has some broken fragments as he painstaking removes the lone pieces that are scattered throughout her body.
"Wires." Stein orders as Naigus hands the wires to Stein as he starts to stitch her bones together. Slowly it was all coming together but the defying noise of an annoying screech fill the room. Stein looks at the monitor with sheer horror to see it flat.
"She's flat lining!" Stein shouts as he places his hand on Maka's heart and starts to massage it to circulate any blood flow. Stein stumbles across a puncture wound in her heart then hurriedly gets the thread to begin stitching the wound.
Her heart monitor starts to beep again as Stein lets out a sigh of relief. He observes carefully inside her chest to find a puncture wound in her heart then another one on her lung. Her lungs are bruised due to her sternum breaking, but it now developed into a deeper issue when her right ventricle is ruptured. Stein work quickly to stitch and repair her heart while Naigus cleans up the flowing blood. Minutes turn into hours as Stein and Naigus finish stitching up Maka's chest.
"How do we break it to them?" Naigus questions as Stein lets out a sigh.
"Let's see if she survives the night." Stein laments as he watches her heart monitor rise slowly and her blood pressure dropping. Naigus removes her surgical drape then gloves and dumps them into a waste basket.
"Get Spirit here now." Stein orders as Naigus leaves the room. Stein walks towards Maka and looks at her gloomily.
"Don't lose, Maka. You have a lot of people waiting for you." Stein whispers as he removes his surgical drape then his gloves and throws away.
Hope you enjoyed the chapter! :)