SUMMARY: After the Kishin's defeat, Black*Star and Soul sit by Kid's bedside in the Shibusen Dispensary. But it seems as though Kid has something planned for them...

WARNING: Spoilers for end of the anime! D8

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The light that radiated from the Laughing Sun gently outlined three figures that morning. It's glaring hue was filtered by pure white curtains to a gentle glow that highlighted the half-striped raven hair of a male with a bandaged torso who lay unconscious in a bed, the harder features of a snoring blue-haired male with a star imprinted onto his right shoulder, and the frame of a fidgeting, guilt-ridden white-haired male whose face, like the blue-haired male, sat on the pristine white sheets of the third males bed.

In short, Soul and Black*Star had stood vigil at Kid's side throughout the night and had, unsurprisingly, fallen asleep in the process.

Red eyes fluttered open as Soul groaned slightly, shaking his head to dispel any remaining dizziness before he looked around. His eyes held an even heavier guilt as they cast themselves on Kid, who's features were relaxed in his unconsciousness. He remembered what had happened once they returned from their final battle with the Kishin Asura with a clarity that bordered on disturbing to him.

They'd all come back and happiness was being felt within them. Everyone was congratulated by Shinigami, who they had noticed was up and running even with his horrible injury, Chrona was hugged by Maka, Spirit and Stein watched and everything was serene.

...At least until Kid had collapsed wordlessly against the ground, blood beginning to stain the white tile. It had began to seep under the horrified Soul and Black*Star's shoes and they instantly went to his side and flipped him over. His eyes had been closed in unconsciousness, and when they had opened his shirt they saw the hole that the Kishin had left with his monstrous finger. Stein and Spirit had both pushed them to the side before rushing him to the infirmary. Soul had collapsed to his knees in shock at what just happened and Black*Star seemed in a trance as he stared down at the blood that stuck to the bottom of his shoes.

It was long and grueling, the time they had to wait to find out how their lover was doing. Shinigami had explained to him that he had known exactly what had happened just then:

"Kid forcefully activated his Shinigami powers. At his age he hasn't fully acquired his potential power, even though he currently is incredibly strong." Shinigami's voice had been at its normal tone. "Temporarily, his managed to seal up the wound and summon a fraction itself to protect him."

Yes. His power had only come to his aid because it wanted to save itself. Until he had reached an age that he could control it, his power had a mind of its own. Soul's mind ventured to what could have happened if it hadn't, if the worst had happened and he'd laid there and bled his life away...

"Soul?" He was shaken from his memories to meet Black*Star's concerned glance. He smiled weakly.

"Morning, sleepyhead." The assassin said nothing as he leaned over their unconscious lovers body and planted a firm kiss on his lips. He parted to let his dark emerald eyes to stare into Soul's crimson ones.

"Soul, don't blame yourself." Soul averted his gaze.

"What makes you think I am?"

"I know you better than that. Both Kid and I know." He flinched and Black*Star's trained eye caught this. "See? I knew it, you're blaming yourself."

"If I hadn't been consumed by the Black Blood we could have defeated the Kishin together without him getting in this condition." He huffed. "If I hadn't of been consumed by the Black Blood I could have saved him."

"There isn't changing what happened and you know that. And all you're going to do by pondering the what ifs is waste the time we do have." Soul blinked.

"Wow, Black*Star, since when did you get so smart?" He earned a light punch on the arm as he chuckled.

"I didn't get so smart. I did the same thing you did before some black bird told me that." Black*Star smiled again before leaning into his lovers lips, and they kissed until they heard a raspy chuckle.

"W-what...? No good morning kiss for me?" Both of their eyes shot over to Kid's tired but amused amber. A smile was planted on his face as he chuckled again, before wheezing.

"Y-you're awake!" Kid snorted.

"Yes, Black*Star, I'm awake. Otherwise, would I have heard you calling me a black bird and kissing Soul without me?"

"God, you're so possessive." Black*Star moved to his bandaged boyfriend's face, as did Soul, and both kissed each of his cheeks. He grinned.

"Good morning. I assume you both sat here all night and fell asleep on me, huh?" They blushed and looked away. "Like I thought. And hello there, Liz, Patti, Tsubaki, Maka, you can come out of hiding now. Nygus-sensei, thanks for going along with my little plan."

The two other boys went slack-jawed as Patti began giggling when all aforementioned girls were grinning as they pulled the curtain. Their faces went pure crimson as their shocked faces shot from Kid to the group and back. Stein and Spirit could be seen at a further corner of the room, Spirit's face red and Stein's face uninterested.

"The ego of the great Black*Star, Man Who Will Surpass God has been wounded!" Black*Star moaned, sinking from his chair and landing in a heap on the floor. "Wounded, I tell you!"

"Y-YOU! YOU PLANNED THIS, DIDN'T YOU?" Soul roared. Kid only stuck his tongue out from behind a playful grin.

"The getting injured part? No, I didn't plan that. However..." He stifled laughter. "The having everyone watch you make mushy fools of yourself in revenge for having me tied down to Maka's bed all those months ago? Yes." (1)

"THAT'S NOT COOL, MAN! NOT COOL!"

--OMAKE (after Kid is more or less healed)--

"YOSH! I am the almighty Black*Star! I will surpass God!" Black*Star shouted. Maka sighed as she and the rest of the group stood a little ways away from the shouting male.

"There he goes again..." Soul sighed. "God, and you'd think that we'd finally managed to mellow him down, don't you think Kid?"

"Sadly, I thought that too." Kid replied dully, tugging slightly at the bandages that layered his chest under his shirt.

"Y'know...Patti's always wondered, though." Patti said aloud, catching the attention of the group.

"What do you mean, Patti?" Liz asked. She and Tsubaki continued to watch Black*Star chant like a monkey in exasperation.

"If he and Soul fuck Kiddo-kun and make him scream for more to the point that Patti can hear them from her room, haven't they - and in the long term, he already surpassed God in a way...?"

Black*Star heard this. So did Soul and Kid, who had gone over to try and make him stop harassing the new students with his "massive ego".

People wondered why the annoying idiot of Shibusen endured a massive nosebleed with Kid and Soul simultaneously reddening to the point that they both put tomatoes to shame.

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...That. Was. Unexpected. My stories write themselves, you know.

(1) - This is in reference to an M-Rated comic of mine ("Maka's Toys"), the one that began my love for Soul/Star/Kid. I might textify it and post it here on FF. 8D