Chapter 9

By Yoru-101

Another bright flash of light, and Toki was back to her normal self.

She stirred, and opened her golden eyes in exhaustion,

"Kid…" she murmured groggily.

She rubbed her eyes, trying to will the cobwebs out from inside her head.

"Did I do it?" she yawned.

"Yes, Toki. You did it." Kid said comfortingly, patting her encouragingly on her shoulder.

Toki responded with a sleepy smile.

She then looked at Soul.

"Thank you for your advice" she said, facing him, "It really helped."

Soul allowed a small smile to grace his lips.

"Well?" he asked softly, " What are you fighting for?" His gaze shifted to Maka for an instant, and then returned back to Toki.

All eyes were on the newly-found Morning Star.

"Well.." she started, shifting a little on the spot,

"I remembered something."

"Really? That's great!" said Maka waved enthusiastically,

"What did you remember?"

All ears were now on the newly-found Morning Star.

"Well…" Toki started.

"I remember a man dressed in black, and a smiling baby."

She looked at Kid for a moment and smiled softly at him, not knowing why.

Kid blushed and shifted uncomfortably.

"Well," Maka said, putting her hands on her hips,

"It's not much but its something!" She smiled,

"At least it's better than the mirrors!"

They all laughed, except for Black Star because he was too tired to laugh. Instead he grumbled in good humour.

Toki laughed too, but more awkwardly, for she couldn't help feeling that she was the one being laughed at. The laughter eventually died away, and Soul looked at his watch.

The time read 2:30 PM.

They had been here for a while.

"I'm hungry." He announced.

"Me too" Maka chimed in.

"Me three!" sang Patty.

"Shall we go out for pizza then?" asked Liz, "Kid's buying."

"Yeah!" they all cheered, except for Kid, who groaned instead. He was always the one buying, it seemed.

They all began their way to the Death Pizza, while Kid used his Gold Death card to pay for their food. They all thanked him, Soul slapping him on the back real hard, Toki smiling gently from across the table, Patty inhaling everything.

By the time they finished, it was time to go home. Maka had some reviewing to do before school the next day, and Soul said

something about wanting to practice his piano alone in peace.

Tsubaki convinced a reluctant Black Star to go home, bribing him with the promise of Star cookies the next day. He readily agreed and raced home.

Liz, Patty, Kid and Toki all made their way to Death Manor, where Toki slept on the couch again.

Liz gently placed her sleeping sister on her shoulders and they too made their way to their rooms, needing something called 'beauty sleep', as Liz called it.

Kid started up the stairs to his bedroom, on the way up, he stopped to look at Toki who was sleeping peacefully on the couch, her breath even and her hair making a halo around her head. He stared at her for a while, the days' events sinking in. He stared in a way as if the harder he stared, the easier the mysteries continued within this womanly mess would be revealed.

He stopped staring after a while, fatigue finally seeping in his body. There would be more time for thinking tomorrow.

He turned and continued up the stairs. The sooner his father came back, the sooner he could push this mystery on to him.

A/N

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday!

Geez, it sure was busy. Havin' the family over and whatnot.

Another chapter underway, should be up in a couple minutes, so watch out.

The next one's important, and not to mention my favourite chapter.

I would REALLY appreciate your input on the next one, it's short, but UUGGHHH

I CRIED WHILE WRITING IT.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!