A/N: A week, just like I non-publically-and-actually-more-to-myself promised! Anyway… I'm pretty sure the in characterness of this chapter kinda sucks, so :l Bear with me, okay? Okay.

Warning: Again, just expect stuff you see in the show derp.

Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater!

Chapter 2: Enter Lady Miiro

Upon entering the DWMA, Maka noticed that they received a few strange looks from other students and staff. They were quite known around the school, their group of seven, so the students were most likely wondering why Maka was with Kid's and Black Star's weapons.

The girl also noticed that Soul and Tsubaki's wavelengths were fainter, and was able to tell that they were visibly exhausted.

When the five of them stepped foot in the dispensary, Nygus saw the worried eyes of Maka, Liz, and Patti and immediately let the teens in.

Tsubaki and Soul were then put to bed rest, and after Nygus had done some testing, she stepped outside to where Maka was waiting. Kid's weapons had gone to ensure the safety of their meister and told Maka that they would be back shortly.

"Miss Nygus," The meister breathed, standing up quickly from where she was sitting, "How are they?"

The weapon paused before answering quietly.

"I'm not sure."

Maka's eyes widened as she ran inside the room. The younger weapons lay frighteningly still, nothing but their chest slowly rising being the indication that they were alive. Tsubaki had pale yellow pajamas on. Her hair was untied and was sprawled out on the bed. Soul wore a white and red top and his mouth was slightly parted as he slept peacefully. Their clothes sat in a corner of the room on a chair, save for Tsubaki's hair tie and Soul's headband which were both on the nightstand in the middle of the two beds.

The young meister decided to check on Tsubaki, too scared to see how Soul was first. The former seemed alright, nothing but a few cuts and bruises here and there. Noticing what Maka was looking at, Nygus walked up to her.

"She has a few burns…they seem to be from being electrocuted." The nurse mentioned. She said nothing more as Maka nodded and hesitantly headed over to Soul's bed.

He had bandages covering his forearms, cheeks and forehead and a couple of bruises, but other than that, he was seemingly okay.

"He has quite a collection of burns, this one." Nygus said, shaking her head, "Like he was electrocuted, too." She looked down to find Maka sitting in a chair across from Soul's bed with her head hung low in guilt. "Mind telling me what happened?"

Before Maka could speak, the door burst open and Black Star bounced in, slowly followed by Kid and his twin pistols.

"Tsubaki and Soul! Are you guys alright!?" Black Star exclaimed, jumping to the space in the middle of the beds. "My weapon and my friend! This is horrible!" He shot his arms in the air dramatically as he spoke, before noticing the stares he was being given. "Sorry guys, a star has to make an awesome entrance, you know..."

He looked over at his partner, taking in her condition. His eyes narrowed and his hands formed into fists.

It's a damn good thing Kid and I beat that pathetic Agnes.

"How are they, Miss Nygus?" Kid asked somewhat reluctantly. Liz and Patti suddenly materialized in front of him as Patti spoke up.

"We beat that guy gooooood~!" She chanted, dancing around in excitement.

"That was actually a girl…" Liz said slowly as she crossed her arms.

Nygus paused for a second, but she then sighed and shook her head sadly.

"Unfortunately, I don't really know. They seem drained, but their physical wounds aren't telling me much. Anyone want to give me an explanation?"

Everyone turned to Maka, expecting her to give the older weapon details on the story. The meister took in a shaky breath before speaking, explaining the events that had occurred a mere half hour before. When Nygus didn't say anything, and turned to face away the kids in the room, Kid grew suspicious.

"Miss Nygus…by any chance, has this ever happened to you?"

She was taken aback by the question, and she visibly shuddered a second before turning around.

"Yes." She replied seriously, gripping her clip board to her chest as if it was the most important object in the world.

The teens stood in shock, trying to imagine Nygus in the state Tsubaki and Soul were in. The blue haired ninja was the first to recover.

"How did you stop it?" Black Star asked, "If it's a fight we need to settle, then so be it!"

"This is what troubles me the most…" The nurse said, equally as monotone as she had been a minute before, "The way to stop the wavelength from eating at their souls is to stop the source it came from. But Patti, you mentioned that you already defeated it alongside Liz, Kid and Black Star…"

Patti nodded and placed a finger to her chin.

"At least, I think we did. We did, didn't we, sis?" She questioned, looking at her older sister. Liz nodded in agreement, placing her hands on her hips.

"Yeah, we did. So…"

Maka got up from where she was sitting. Pushing the chair to the side, she began to slowly walk out of the room.

"Maka, wait! Where are you going?" Kid asked, reaching a hand out as if to stop her.

"Home. It's my turn to cook tonight," She said simply, not facing anyone. She left the room, closing the door behind her.

"That idiot..."

Everyone turned to face Soul, who had been staring at the ceiling.

"Oh, Soul, you're awake." Nygus commented, not exactly sure what to say.

"Why's Maka an idiot?" Black Star asked in confusion.

Soul was quiet a moment before he closed his eyes.

"It's my turn to make dinner tonight. Not hers."

Maka sat on the couch in her living room, knees brought up to her chest as she wrapped her arms around them. The TV was on, illuminating the shadowy area with a soft glow. She paid no attention to the muted programming as she rested her chin on her knees. It was rather late and the girl was growing sleepy, but she didn't feel like going to bed just yet.

A gentle breeze broke in through the window, putting out the fire of a nearby candle. The meister watched the smoke slowly rise in a wisp and dissipate into the air. She mentally noted to close the window on her way to her bedroom later on.

It had been so quiet—even Blair was asleep—that she failed to notice someone walking in.

The figure made it all the way to the living room, and Maka had still not budged.

"You should lock the door when you're home alone." Soul said softly.

She looked up, a bit alarmed to see him, but didn't respond.

"Here," He handed her a small styrofoam container. Without opening it, Maka took in the scent of fried noodles. "You know…since I was actually supposed to take care of dinner tonight," He said casually, scratching the back of his neck.

He heard me say that? I thought he was asleep…

"Thanks," Maka muttered, placing the food on the table in front of her. Soul raised an eyebrow.

"You're not gonna eat it?"

"Not hungry." Was all she said.

They stayed like that for a moment before Maka stood up.

"What are you doing here, anyway? You're supposed to be staying at the dispensary with Tsubaki." She mentioned in a concerned tone. Soul waved a hand.

"Nygus allowed me to come and talk to you. She said I'd have to go right back, so I actually don't have much time 'till I need to return." He eyed her before lowering his head a bit. "Answer me honestly."

This surprised the meister, and her attention was fully grabbed by him.

"Do I make you feel guilty?" He inquired in a low voice.

Maka didn't know what to say to that.

Of course you do, moron! I always feel bad for what happened to you…!

"I mean, you can tell me your feelings and shit," Soul added, suddenly a bit nervous, "It's not really cool for me to tell you mine but as a girl you totally have the right to say what's on your mind or whatever, I guess." He said quickly, making her smile.

She glanced at the noodles on the table; they were starting to smell pretty good. Without thinking, she grabbed it and walked over to the kitchen to grab a fork. Soul smirked, knowing she loved the pasta.

"It's fine, Soul. You just worry me, that's all. You know that, and yet…" She paused to take a bite of her food before continuing, "And yet…you keep doing stupid things, like this," She gestured to his body. She was actually referring to his soul, but he got the gist of it.

"Hey," He replied, holding his hands up defensively, "This time it wasn't even me."

She knew that.

Then why did she feel so guilty?

Deciding that she was no longer hungry, she closed the lid of the container and put it in the fridge before placing her fork in the sink.

"Just…don't feel so bad, alright?" The weapon advised before sighing, "I know that's not the best thing to say, but trust me. I hardly think of it—"

"Hardly!" Maka exclaimed, throwing her hands up in the air, "There's that word again! That means you still think about it!"

Well, shit.

Wow, I really am good with words today…

"Not in a bad way, Maka. We had only been partners for a few months before that happened…so, I guess you could say its proof of how much shit we go through." He countered, "Not everyone could say they fought a demon sword with black blood within their first year at DWMA." He pointed out.

"Not everyone could say that their partner nearly died."

Would she stop doing that already!?

"They can, actually. That's what weapons are for…" He uttered.

Maka changed the topic as a thought came to mind.

"Soul…does it ever…" She pointed to her own chest, "Hurt?"

The question froze him for a second. He looked at the ground.

"No." He replied, putting a hand in his pocket. He walked over to the door and stood there a moment before opening it slowly. "Then again, it never really did."

He walked out quietly, leaving the girl by her lonesome.

She stayed in front of the door until she could no longer feel his wavelength. Sighing, she walked into her room after turning off the lights.

She had forgotten to shut the window, though.

Although they didn't live too far from the DWMA, Soul took his time on the walk back to the school. He enjoyed the cool evening air; it was refreshing after spending multiple hours lying down on an uncomfortable, pathetic excuse of a bed inside such a stuffy room.

He took in a deep breath, inhaling the crisp air surrounding him. A slight nighttime breeze shuffled his hair, temporarily causing his bangs to fall in front of his eyes. With the flick of a wrist, he pushed his bangs to the side and continued on, finding the familiar, perfectly symmetrical building that was the DWMA.

The walk to the infirmary was shorter than he remembered, and less than a minute after entering the school, he found himself slowly opening the door.

"I'm back," Soul announced, walking into the dispensary.

Tsubaki greeted him with a smile, asking how his chat with Maka went.

"After all that, I still don't really know what she's thinking…" He sighed, plopping on his bed.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that…" Tsubaki commented with a frown, "Do you think maybe…you feel guilty for making her feel this way? Is that what's troubling you?"

"Tch."

"What's so funny?"

"It's just that…she's guilty, now I'm guilty…it's like a guilt train." He explained with a grin.

Tsubaki nodded after a moment before speaking.

"Yes…it is, isn't it?"

Nygus then walked in, checking both their vitals before leaving once more, telling them to 'shut the hell up and get some rest'.

Which was exactly what they did.

Elsewhere…

"Where's Agnes?"

"She was confirmed dead, Lady Miiro."

A groan and a slap were heard.

"I'm sorry milady, but I'm just the messenger; I don't know who killed her…!"

Tapping of the foot and another sigh.

"Then go find out who did!"

"Of course! On my way, Lady Miiro!"

The figure smiled as the messenger fled the area, not bothering to shut the door behind him.

"Oh, Agnes," She mocked, "You idiot. You had them right in the palm of your hands…the weapons could have been mine…oh, well."

Two days later…

"Let's go, soul resonance!"

Sid sighed as he watched the famous duo practicing Genie Hunter.

"What are those two doing? Weren't they just recovering a few days ago?" He asked, standing next to Nygus.

"Well, yes, they were. They seemed so determined to get this move right, though. The second I let Soul and Tsubaki leave, he dashed right out to find Maka…"

A crash was heard and the two staff members turned their attention to Maka, who was on the floor. She got up slowly, panting, and picked up her scythe.

"Soul, are you even trying?!"

"Quit asking that, would ya?! Of course I'm trying! I'm dying to get this move down just as much as you are!"

Sid put his hands to his hips and sighed.

"They're gonna kill each other before the enemy does," He said in a light hearted tone.

Before he could continue, he heard Maka and Soul yelling at one another yet again.

"No! This is Witch Hunter again!"

"Thanks for the update, Maka!"

This time, Sid laughed a bit as he watched the two bicker.

"What's so funny?" Nygus asked, facing him.

"They're just so much like us when we were their age."

Nygus nodded slowly, siding with his statement. However, her thoughts were elsewhere.

"Something wrong?" He asked, sensing her unease.

"Well…it's just that…you don't know the reason Soul and Tsubaki were in my care, do you?"

"No…why?"

"Miiro…I think she's back."

Elsewhere…

The messenger walked into the dark, spacious room and presented himself in front of Lady Miiro. He bowed briefly before letting her speak, showing his respect toward her. She nodded once, wearing a smile, before resting her chin on her fist.

"Well, Kuso? Did you find the murderer?" She asked, twirling a strand of hair with her free hand.

"Murderer-s!" Kuso announced giddily, pronouncing the plural of the word with great exaggeration.

"Oh?"

"Two student meisters at the DWMA, it seems." He said confidently with a smirk.

"What a surprise. You know what to do, right?" Miiro asked, placing both her hands in her lap.

"Right!"

"Run along and take care of business, then." She waved her hand at him in a shooing manner.

He dashed out of the room and went down the hallway. He was greeted by…himself. He paused a moment startled, before he realized who it was.

"What the—Oh, Kiwi, that's just you. Would you stop doing that?! It's creepy…"

"Oh, you know you like it, mew~!" A bright light filled the area and instead of himself, the messenger was looking at a pale, pink kitten in a purple ribbon on her tail. "That better?"

"A lot, thanks. Listen, you need to take this," He tossed her a small cube-shaped device, "And perch yourself on top of the entrance of the Academy. You aim this at every weapon you see coming out, alright?"

"It'll beep once when it's a weapon...no sound when it's a meister. Aim, shoot, weapon gets hit by electrical currents that disables their weapon form…am I right?"

"You got it, kiddo. Now get out and ruin some souls!"

"I'll depart immediately, mew~!" She flicked her tail in excitement before trotting off.