Maka rubbed her head, letting out a sigh. "You're awake?" As the familiar voice rang in her head, she opened her eyes. After a moment, she realized she seemed to be in the white room again. She sat up, keeping a hand on the ground beside her to hold her up. Soul came into view, moving to one knee beside her. "Soul..." Maka held back tears, her hand moving to his cheek. "I..I had the worst nightmare." Soul frowned, pulling her hand from his face. "It was real. I can't believe you, of all people, would let that piece of trash control you." Maka felt sadness rush over her, holding her stomach. "I'm so sorry. I didn't give in to anything. I got trapped in here. I can't find an exit." Soul blinked a few times, tilting his head. "But there is a door." Maka let out a sigh. "There are two. But I cannot leave." Soul got up and walked over to one of the doors, trying to open it; no budge. He then turned his attention to a more beat up door, and went to open it; nothing.
"Looks like I'm stuck here too, Maka." Maka felt horrible, biting her lower lip. Soul noticed, feeling obligated to make her feel better. "It's not your fault." Maka shook her head, slowly moving to stand. Soul moved over towards her, helping her. "Did I really harm you? Maka frowned, lowering her head in disappointment. " I just...I don't know what I can do..I mean, I tried to get out so hard..I feel like my shoulder is out of place from all the ramming against.." Soul instantly pulled up her sleep, gasping to see a large bruise. "Maka, what the hell is this?" Maka frowned, then pointed to the door. "I tried to get out until.."
A thought hit soul's mind and he grumbled. "It was a trick, Maka. The door would never open, but you'd try until you couldn't anymore. It gave opportunity to him." Maka felt played. She let out a sigh and dropped down to her knees. "I...I fell for it.. And all this time I thought I was more intelligent than that.." She felt defeated, almost admitting it as she pawed at the floor with her hands. "I.." Soul was at a loss for words, kneeling down to place his hand on her shoulder. "I'm still here for you..Don't give up just yet."
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Kid knocked on the door for the hundredth time. With no answer, he let out a sigh and tried once more. This time, after a moment, the door opened. Kid poked in to see Stein and looked at his facial expression, hoping for some good news. Stein gave a nod and motioned Kid towards the curtain that blocked his view. He instantly went past it, moving around to one side. He stared for a long moment before he noticed something. Unable to resist, he pulled on Soul's arm slightly. "Just one more...Centimeter..." He tugged very slowly until a loud voice caused him to pull the arm off the table. "Is Soul gonna be okay?" Kid felt his eye twitch at the question as he tried to push the arm back on the bed. "What the hell are you doing, Kid?" Kid turned his head from Liz, as she came to view, scooting the arm closer towards his body. "His right arm was further from his body than his left.. So I was just making the left arm even."
Liz rolled her eyes, crossing her arms as she looked at Soul. "He seems okay..." Patti smiled, clapping. "Yay! He's okay!" Liz noticed something off about kid. She placed a hand on his shoulder. "What's wrong?" Stein couldn't help but listen in to the conversation. "Maka.. What's going to happen to Maka?" Liz frowned, realizing she had forgotten about her. "Wasn't Tsubaki going to go check on her?" Stein popped his head around the curtain, giving a nod. "Yes. It seems she was worried. I believe Black Star went as well. Let's just hope he doesn't have a writing utensil. Liz and Kid nodded, then took another glance at Soul.
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"Black Star, please just stay here for a second. I just want to be alone with Maka.." Black Star let out an annoyed sigh, pulling out a black marker from his pocket. "She needs my autograph to get better!" Tsubaki shook her head, using the key Stein gave her and opening the door. She went in, shutting the door behind her. "Maka..?" She walked over to the bed Maka was in, frowning. She had been worried since she got to school the day before. There was this horrible feeling that was tugging in the back of her head. The news of Maka's fight had confirmed her suspicions. She sat down on the chair beside Maka's bed and took her hand, holding it. "Maka, please wake up..."
There was only silence in the room. Tsubaki felt sadness overwhelming her as Maka remained silent. She felt regret since she was unable to help her best friend. The only thing she could do now was wait. "I'll be here when you wake up.. I promise." Tsubaki nodded to herself, prepared to stay as long as she needed. Before she could say anything else, there was banging on the door. Tsubaki let out a long sigh before the door opened, Black Star letting himself in. "Is she up yet? I bet my autograph will fix her up!" He jumped up on the bed, pulling the cap off the marker and signing both cheeks. "There! She'll be fine in no time!"
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"Madness...This is yours...Kill him..Kill Soul, he is only in the way of your true freedom!" Maka shoved Soul away, covering her ears. "I can't handle this! Please, stop talking to me! I don't want to do this anymore! Let me out of here!" Soul stumbled back and remained still, frowning at Maka's words. He felt like she really was going crazy. "You wouldn't be here if there wasn't a part of you that wanted this..." Maka felt her blood run cold. She never thought of letting this happen to her, but what if there was a part of her that wanted to plunge into the madness. Her eyes widened as this thought was realized.
"Maka...?" Soul became worried at the strange look in Maka's eyes. He took a step towards her and waved a hand in front of her face. "Maka? Are you in there?" The color left Maka's face as she remained dazed, lost within her mind as she tried to realize what was happening to her. She barely managed a word, but fought for something. "I...And...With..." Soul blinked, unsure what she was trying to say. "You were meant to lose to the madness..Soul deserves much more than you..." Maka remained silent, then covered her ears again, shaking her head violently. "No! Soul doesn't need anyone, but me!" Soul was startled by her, almost wanting to get out of there until she wrapped her arms around him. "I'm so sorry...!" Soul had no clue what she meant, but patted her on the back. "I'll make sure you are safe..."
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"Ma...Ka..." Soul's eyes cracked open, the light seeming too bright. The first thing he noticed was Kid, then the twins, and Stein. Patti was clapping, cheering him on as he looked around, trying to find out where he was. "Maka...Where is she..?" Stein cranked the screw in his head, scooting beside Soul. "We have her in a room. She's safe." Soul closed his eyes, nodding slowly. "I feel like... I can't move..." Stein nodded slowly, looking towards a worried-looking Liz. "Well, you've got stitches all over, Soul. You took a beating." Soul groaned, then went silent before speaking. "Maka is having some problems... I spoke with her." Stein became interested, waiting for Soul to continue. "She didn't give into anything. It just took over. I..I blamed her for being weak, but in the end, she was tricked. But she never gave into the madness." Stein nodded, thinking a moment. "I'll look into this, Soul. Get some rest, or you'll never get any better."
Author's Notes: Wow! Sorry for the delay. I read the manga and it destroyed my train of thought for this! I had to watch the end of the anime again, and i found this amazing song called Soul resonance. If you got to youtube and look up "Soul resonance cosplay skit" you will be happy to see an amazing song/skit. It was actually at a con i went to, i just don't go to the masquerades because there are usually some horribly long skits where people stand on stage doing nothing while music plays. Anyway, I will be updating this as soon as possible, hopefully before chap 84 of the manga, because I'll lose my train of thought. ^_^