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So here's the next chapter. I was kind of getting stuck so if it sucks, I'm sorry.
Chapter 2: Saving Grace and Hidden Talents
Kid wasn't about to sit and wait for help. Now that he knew the truth, he had to save Maka. Kid went to the mirror and wrote Maka's number. Kid peered inside, looking frantically for signs of life. The bathroom was empty. It was white with a white toilet and a marble sink. It didn't really match, and it wasn't symmetrical. But symmetry was at the back of Kid's mind at that moment. He heard Maka's screams and stepped back a little. He ran right into the mirror and ended up hitting the bathroom wall.
"That could've gone better." Kid muttered. He looked around the bathroom for something to use for a weapon. He saw the towel holders and ripped one out of the wall. The screams continued.
He snuck out of the bathroom and into the house.
"Stop, please!" Maka pleaded. Her back was bloody and scarred from the constant whipping. She gripped the footboard of the bed and cried out.
"Did you cheat on me?!" Soul screamed, holding the whip at bay.
"No, I didn't! I swear!" Maka turned around so her back was to the bed. She closed her eyes in pain as her back hit the footboard.
"Lies... That's a lie.. You're a lie... It's all LIES!" Soul brought the whip down on her and left a deep cut on her cheek.
"No, I swear!" Maka hid her face and put her arms above her head to protect herself from the next blow, but it never came. She looked up and saw Soul being held in a choke hold by Kid with her towel holder.
Kid dropped an unconscious albino to the floor and walked over to Maka. Kid took off his blazer and draped it over her bloody shoulders. He picked her up bridal style carefully and summoned Beezlebub. And they left as fast as they could.
The wind blew through their hair and Maka cringed when the cold winter weather started affecting her wounds.
"Thank you." Maka said, eyes heavy.
"Maka? Don't close your eyes, okay?" Kid looked at her, slightly shaking her. He lifted his left hand away from her shoulder and noticed the blood had seeped through the jacket. "Shit shit shit."
Kid panicked and went even faster. He cradled Maka in his arms, begging her to stay with him. "Maka, please!"
Maka slowly opened her eyes and stared into his golden orbs filled with worry.
"Stay with me!" Kid pleaded.
He jumped off the skateboard and burst into Gallows Manor. He raced her up to the bathroom and turned on the water in the bath tub. He unclothed Maka quickly. He threw away her clothes which were all bloodied and torn. He placed Maka's sleeping form in the bath tub filled with cool water and began softly removing blood with a soft washcloth.
"It's so cold..." Maka groaned, turning her head to face him.
"Hey, stay still. You've lost a lot of blood, and if I don't hurry you'll lose more." Kid placed a wet hand to her cheek and began cleaning her face.
"I'm sitting in a tub of blood." Maka's eyes widened and she began to panic.
"It's the blood that washed off your uncut skin." Maka settled back down and took another washcloth and started to help.
"Thank you, by the way." Maka said stepping out of the tub and into the shower to rinse off.
"I told you, 'anything.'" Kid chuckled lightly while grabbing the medical kit in the closet in the back of the bathroom.
Kid patted the bench and motioned for her to lie down. Maka complied and laid on her stomach.
"He did all of this to me..." Maka whispered. Kid began to stitch and bandage her back. After he was done, he touched her back gently. He leaned over and let his lips hover over the biggest cut. He closed the gap between his lips and the scar and gently kissed it over and over again.
"K-kid..." Maka blushed a bright red and covered her face with her hands. "Ouch!" Maka pulled back her hands and made a hissing noise. There was blood covering her right hand.
"Here, let me patch that up." Kid gently wiped her cheek and bandaged her wound. He smoothed her cheek with his thumb. "You have beautiful eyes.." Kid whispered.
"Th-thank you..." Maka turned away to hide her face. But he just put his hand over her chin and pulled her face to his.
"Green eyes that mask sadness within... I'd love to make that sadness disappear..." Kid trailed off.
He leaned in closer and closer to her lips, eyes closing slightly. He breathed hard, hoping Maka wouldn't hear his heart slamming against his chest. Maka had the same issue. Their lips brushed against each others. Maka could feel his breath on her lips. She leaned up a bit and their lips finally collided with each other. The kiss was long and sweet, loving and filled with care. Maka felt at that moment a spark inside of her. She was able to nurture the feelings she had for Kid.
Kid pulled away and then jumped back. "Maka, I'm so sorry." He fell back and started cradling himself, muttering to himself about how worthless he was.
"Kid, it's okay." Maka stood up and wrapped a towel around her scared body and walked up to Kid. "You're not worthless, or a monster." She touched his shoulder gently, kneeling down beside him.
"I am!" He stood up and fisted his hair. "After all you've been through, I have no right to ask anything of you." He paced back and forth in the black and white bathroom.
"Hey, hey, hey. Listen to me." Maka hugged him from behind.
"I'm sorry." Kid gently unwrapped Maka from him and walked out of the bathroom. "Dinner's in an hour."
With that, he left. Maka stood there silently. She let a tear slide down her cheek and walked out of the bathroom to find Kid in the kitchen. The kitchen itself was as big as the ones you see on TV. With nothing but a towel on, she made her way to the bar.
"Where's Liz and Patty?" She questioned him.
"I believe they're off clubbing." Kid spoke softly.
"Oh." The most awkward silence followed.
Maka sat there playing with her waist length hair before breaking the silence.
"Do you have a stereo system?" She asked.
"Whole house, why?" Kid faced her with a puzzled look and pointed to the central control system.
"Cool. Do you have a laptop?"
"Upstairs, third door on the left. Wh-" Before Kid could finish, Maka went upstairs to grab the laptop and rush back down. She sat by the central station and attached the right cables to the laptop. She finally found the song she was looking for.
"Do you like Savant?" She looked at Kid.
"I've listened to him once or twice." Kid spoke. He stared at her by the central control system.
"I think you'll like this." Maka smiled.
She put on the song Starfish by Savant and began dancing around the room in her towel. She spun around and jumped all over the place. She grabbed Kid by the hand and started showing him moves. Maka's feet were light as she moved around. When the song was over she plopped herself on the couch, sweat glistening on her face.
"Hold on a sec." Kid ran upstairs and grabbed one of his boxers and button up shirts and ran back downstairs to Maka. "Here, it's lose enough so it doesn't irritate your wounds."
"Thanks." Maka ran into the bathroom and changed into the boxers.
She grabbed the shirt and smoothed the surface with her thumb. She brought it to her face and smelled it. She closed her eyes and took in his scent. She loved it, but she'd never admit it.
She finished up and walked outside to find a candle lit dinner for two. After an awkward dinner, Maka cleaned the dishes. She wiped down the table and blew out the candle.
"When do they come back?" Maka asked, implying about the twins.
"Most likely tomorrow morning."
Maka spotted a room in the back with a piano. She ran to the room, opened the glass doors all the way and ran to the piano. Maka gasped at the work of art before her. A Steinway and Sons grand concert piano Model D.
"How beautiful!" Maka cooed over the piano. "Can I play it?" She asked Kid who was standing next to her.
"Yeah. Nobody plays it, really. I think the last time was two years ago." Kid said.
"It's not really symmetrical..." Maka pointed out.
"Yeah, well, I can stand it since the rest of the house is symmetrical." Kid started twitching.
"Sure you can." Maka said sarcastically.
"It's true!" Kid pouted and sat on the couch in the middle of the room facing the piano. The room was colored black with white stripes on each wall to mirror each other. The glass doors were big and heavy and retracted into the wall so the sound echoed throughout the house. Maka sat on the bench in front of the piano and placed her hands folded gently in her lap. She sat up straight and put her hands lightly on the piano.
Maka began to play the piano rendition of Senbonzakura. Kid's eyes widened as he watched her play with such passion. He watched as her waist length hair moved with her body, and as her body moved with the music. Her eyes were focused on the keys, not wavering for a second. She was beautiful to anyone who looked at her. Kid looked at her face and saw how it was no longer symmetrical. His OCD told him that she was garbage because she wasn't symmetrical. But Kid loved her just the way she was.
"How dare he soil your face..." Kid muttered, inaudible to Maka. She just kept playing the piano. When she was finished she sighed and looked at Kid.
"Do you know Marasy8?" She asked Kid.
"How could I not?" Kid replied with a smile on his face.
"Alright..." Maka faced the piano once more, took a deep breath and placed her hands on either side of the piano. She began to play Marasy8's beatmaniaIIDX. Kid sat up in astonishment and stared wide eyed at her.
When she finished she looked at the piano one last time and stood up. Kid got up from the couch and clapped enthusiastically.
"I didn't know you could play." Kid looked at her, eyes full of awe.
"I used to play before Mama left, then I started practicing in private." Maka looked down at her feet and shuffled a little bit. Kid could tell he shouldn't pry, so he left it at that.
"Any other hidden talents I should know about? You dance, you play the piano. What else should I know about?" He teasingly asked while closing the doors.
"I can sing."
"Hey Maka..." Kid stopped in his tracks on the way to the kitchen.
"Yeah?" Kid walked up to Maka and without hesitating gently snaked his hands around her waist and pulled her in for a kiss. He turned his head sideways to deepen the kiss a little. The kiss made Maka melt in his arms. She felt her legs beginning to wobble when he pulled away.
"I like you, a lot. You're beautiful beyond anything I could imagine. You're strong, strong enough to put up with Soul for who knows how long. You're amazing with the piano. But you're also kind, caring, and selfless. And I've really liked you for a long time." Kid pulled one hand away from her waist to cup her face.
"I like you too, Kid. From the moment you walked into the D.W.M.A., I've liked you. I find myself looking at you from time to time. You're a gentleman, and you're so handsome." She looked down at her feet. "I always thought that I wasn't good enough."
"That's not true."
"But you're just... everything I don't deserve..."
"Maka, it's the other way around. I don't deserve you. You deserve everything in the world. I'm the one who is unworthy."
Kid brought her to face him. She looked at him with love and care, and he smiled at her beautiful face.
"Maka... Will you be my girlfriend?"
So I love Marasy8 and I absolutely had to give Maka that hidden talent. Sorry if this sucked.
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