Soul Eater: A New Journey
Chapter 5: Guilt
Shortly after Kage had fled Riku, Kisa and the others were all taken to the medical wing to get treatment for their wounds, BlackStar's wounds weren't caused from Kage but Riku when they were all training but he had been knocked out during training , Kisa hadn't received any wounds and waited outside the medical wing for news on everyone's conditions, Hikaru's wounds weren't that severe she had a few bruises here and there and a few cuts a couple cracked ribs but aside from that she was fine and released an hour later so she waited with Kisa, Maka and Soul's injuries weren't as bad as they had looked Maka had a slight concussion and bruises and a few scrapes but she too was released soon after Hikaru was, Soul hand some bruises but was fine and he too was released with Maka, Kid had also been released his shimigami powers had healed all his wounds so he waited with the others, The group of nine waited for news on Riku's, Devan's, and Zina's condition's, Kisa was sitting on the ground away from the others hugging her knees to her chest and hiding her face in them it was clear she was worried about the others but she was really worried about Riku she was blaming herself for what had happened to him "It's my fault if only I hadn't used that attack so early in the battle then maybe Riku would be ok and not in there" Kisa thought and hugged her knees closer, Hikaru looked at Kisa and sighed she too was worried about the other's and it showed even if she didn't say anything "Don't worry Kisa you know that their all strong enough to handle those attacks" Hikaru said walking over to Kisa and kneeling beside her "But Riku is.." Kisa started saying but trailed off "Don't worry my brother is stronger then you give him credit for" Soul said "He wont let those wounds kill him" Soul said and smirked, The hours slowly ticked by in what seemed like an eternity before Zina finally walked out of the medical wing even though the doctors urged her to stay in bed and let the three broken ribs she had heal "Please you wounds haven't healed enough for you to be out of bed yet" A nurse said following Zina out of the room "Like I care I am not staying cramped up in that room beside I feel fine!" Zina said and the nurse reluctantly left Zina and went back into the room, She had to take care of Devan and Riku's wounds, Hikaru had heard the commotion and looked up to see Zina walking over to them "Zina your ok" Hikaru said getting up and walking over to her friend giving her a hug but making sure not to hurt her "Yer I'm fine but Riku and Devan are in bad shape" Zina said looking back at the door she had just walked through, Hikaru let her go and looked at her "What do you mean?" Hikaru asked, Zina looked back at Hikaru wordiness clear in her eye's "Well compared to Devan's wounds Riku's aren't that serious but for some reason Riku wont wake up the doctor's are doing everything they can but so far noting is waking him up" Zina said then looked at Kisa who still hid her face and the now falling tears, The news of the fact that Riku's wounds weren't serious was good but he hadn't woken up and that worried her "Don't worry Kisa they'll be fine" Zina said walking over to Kisa and sitting beside the her "In all the time I have known those two they have never given up no matter how bad their injuries were" Zina said and smiled "If anything those two are stronger then the rest of us" Zina said and smiled thinking back on all the times they were injured in battle in the past "Speak for yourself!" BlackStar said "No way are they stronger then me" He said with a goofy look on his face "And yet you were unconscious during the whole fight with Kage" Kid said causing BlackStar to glare at him, Zina laughed at little then stood reaching her hand out to Kisa who was now looking at her "We should all get some rest" Zina said and pulled Kisa to her feet as she took her hand, Kisa reluctantly left with everyone else she didn't want to leave Riku but even she needed her rest "I'll come back first thing in the morning" Kisa thought as she walked down the halls and towards her Apartment, Eventually everyone went their separate ways but Hikaru and Zina went with Kisa the two would stay at Kisa's place tonight and by morning everyone would meet up at the medical wing to find out if Devan's and Riku's conditions had improved at all Kisa didn't sleep at all that night she was too worried about Riku and it was clear to everyone else how Kisa felt about Riku but Riku had yet to find out.
(Next morning at the medical wing)
Kisa much to her dismay was the last to wake up it was already well after 10am she ran as fast as she could hoping that she hadn't kept anyone waiting and soon she arrived at the medical wing and to her surprise everyone was there, sure she expected maybe Maka, Hikaru and Zina to be there but everyone was else was there and waiting even Kid, Kisa ran up to everyone and stoped bending over to catch her breath her hands on her knees keeping her from falling flat on her face Once she had caught her breath she stood up straight "Any news yet?" Kisa asked catching everyone's attention "No we haven't been in yet we were all waiting for you" Maka said and smiled "Oh sorry to keep you all waiting" Kisa said and smiled and one by one everyone entered the room Kisa walking in last, Devan was awake but Riku was still out cold the sight of Riku laying there looking so fragile and helpless nearly brought Kisa to tears but she fought the tears back after all she wouldn't let the others see her like that, She didn't want anyone to pity her not now of all times "Devan how are you feeling?" Hikaru asked walking over to him "Better then yesterday" Devan said and laughed a little, Devan placed his hand over the wounds on his chest "Kage's a lot faster then before" Devan said glancing over at Riku, Kisa now sat in a chair beside Riku's bed holding his hand guilt in her eye's "She's taking this worse then I thought" Devan said in a hushed tone causing the others to look at him "To think that Riku nearly gave his life to protect Kisa" Devan said and smiled "He really has changed since meeting her hasn't he" Devan said and looked at the others "Yer I remember how closed off he was the first time I met him and Kisa" Hikaru said and smiled " but after awhile he opened up more and they started to act a lot like you two" Zina said looking at Maka and Soul "Always fighting over the smallest things" Zina said "And Kisa constantly hitting him over the head with a book that she seemed to always pull out of thin air" Hikaru said and laughed at the memory "And then one day the pair seemed to just vanish and it was the last time we saw them" Devan said looking at Riku and Kisa again "Un till we came to Death City" Hikaru said and smiled, The days continued like this a lot although there was times when Kisa couldn't handle looking at Riku and would leave and everyone knew that inside she was screaming at herself for letting that happen and after a week passed a nurse came into the room during one of the groups visits "Ok Mr. Devan you are free to leave now" The nurse said "Wait what? I thought his wounds were worse then Riku's so how can he be ready to check out?" Zina asked the nurse "Well it seems all his injuries have healed were aren't entirely sure how this is possible but everything checks out and he is free to go home but keep in mind you still need to take it easy for a few more days" The nurse said and after checking on Riku's vitals and seeing everything was ok the nurse left and an hour or so later Devan was ready to leave "Finally I can get out of this cramped room" Devan said causing Hikaru and Zina to laugh a little, Devan stood and stretched then looked at the two girls "What?" Devan said raising an eyebrow "You and Zina really are alike" Hikaru said between laughing "Hey!" Came Zina and Devan's replies at the same time causing Hikaru to burst into another fit of laughter but eventually all the laughter died down, Maka looked at Kisa who once again sat at Riku's side "Kisa?" Maka said walking over to the girl "Yes?" Kisa said looking up at Maka a distant look in Kisa's eyes had replaced the normal cheerful glow "Umm well I was wondering if you were gunna be ok?" Maka asked causing the others to look over at the two "Yes I'll be alright" Kisa said and looked back at Riku "Oh well ok then" Maka said walking back over to the others "Hey Kisa we are all going to go get something to eat you want anything?" Liz asked from the door way "No I'm fine" Kisa said "Yay food, food lets go eat!" Patty shouted as she walked out of the room and down the hall and eventually there was nothing but silence as Kisa's companion in the room that and the constant guilt in her heart, "I'm so sorry Riku this is my fault" Kisa said the bangs of her hair covering her eye's and the tears on the brink of falling, "It's the same as when I met you so long ago" Kisa said silently "When I found you, you were covered in blood and cuts and when I approached you, you looked up at me with fear in your eyes like you thought I was someone else" Kisa said the tears finally escaping and falling "Almost like you thought I was going to hurt you" Kisa said "And I ended up sitting in a hospital room with you" Kisa said as she remembered the time she had found Riku close to death "And yet I didn't know you but I stayed with you hoping you would be ok" Kisa said silently "Before I met you I closed my heart off from the world but once I met you and we became partners I opened up to you and everyone else" Kisa said, After a few minutes passed Kisa took a deep breath and began to sing,
We met, it seems, such a short time ago
You looked at me, needing me so
Yet from your sadness
Our happiness grew
And I found out I needed you too
Kisa sat there singing unaware that the others had returned and were listening at the door but no one made a sound as they silently listened to her sing, "Poor Kisa-san she seems so sad" Patty said silently luckily Kisa hadn't heard her.
I remember how we used to play
I recall those rainy days
The fire's glow
That kept us warm
And now I find we're both alone
Kisa continued to sing remembering the day that she and Riku lost the first friend they ever truly had because of a mistake they had made because they had believed a lie that Medusa told them, She had told them that their friends had lied to them the whole time they knew him, That he was a spy trying to gain their trust so that his boss could kill them for their souls, But soon after they learned the truth the pain fled and it wasn't long after that, That they met Hikaru, Devan and Zina.
Goodbye may seem forever
Farewell is like the end
But in my heart's the memory
And there you'll always be
Kisa finished singing and looked at Riku she was surprised to see his was awake and looking at her smiling "Ri...Riku" Kisa said a mix of shock and happiness on her face, After a few seconds ticked by she flung herself at him hugging him but being careful she didn't hurt him when she did so, After a few minutes passed and everyone finally re-entered the room Kisa let go of Riku and he sat up, Kisa's face by now was a nice shade of red "Ha-ha Kisa-Chan looks like a tomato" Patty laughed pointing at the blushing Kisa who had realised what she had done only moments ago "Patty shush" Liz said covering the now hysterically laughing girls mouth with her hand and she eventually calmed down "Bought time you woke up" Soul said from the door way "You were out of it for a week" BlackStar said and grinned "Really that long huh" Riku said and looked at Kisa who seemed to be upset again, Instantly Maka, Hikaru and Zina pushed everyone out of the room and closed the door although BlackStar and Soul protested to being shoved out of the room having only just got back there, "Hey Riku" Kisa said looking at her hands in her lap "What is it?" Riku asked looking at her "Well I um well I'm sorry…" Kisa said "Sorry? Why cause I'm in here?" Riku asked and Kisa nodded "Kisa don't be silly it isn't your fault I'm in here" Riku said and smiled at Kisa once she looked up at him "But if I hadn't used that attack knowing that I wasn't ready then none of this would have happened you wouldn't have had to protect me and end up in here" Kisa said as a few tears escaped her eyes falling down her cheeks and onto her hands which rested on her lap "Kisa I did what anyone would do for the person they loved" Riku said then went a dark shade of red as he realised he had just blurted out that he loved her he was glade the others were no longer in the room and frankly so was Kisa who once again looked like a tomato "What?" Kisa said as she looked at Riku who was blushing like crazy "I said I…um that I ….love you" He said looking away as he felt his face grow hotter and hotter he thought that at any moment his face would erupt in flames but thankfully it didn't, Kisa smiled at Riku and once he looked at her again she flung herself into his arms wrapping her own around his waist, Riku smiled as he hugged her "I love you Kisa" He said kissing the top of her head "I love you to Riku" Kisa said and she sat there with him in complete silence un till Patty's voice was hear "Riku and Kisa sitting in the tree K.I.S.S.I.N.G first comes love then comes marriage then comes…" Patty said in a sing song voice till Liz placed her hand over her mouth "Patty shush" Liz said and glanced over at Riku and Kisa who pulled away from one another as red as a tomato Patty dropped onto the ground and a fit of laughter as did Zina "Oh my god you guys look like tomato's" Zina said in between fits of laughter and soon enough the others started laughing all except Maka, Tsuibaki and Kid "Sh…shut up!" Kisa said in defence but that didn't stop them if anything it made them laugh more and cause Kisa to turn even redder but after about ten minutes everyone calmed down they were all just glade Riku was ok and finally awake.
Chapter 5 End