*Soul*

A sudden boom caught Soul's attention. Blackstar had fallen off the couch. Man, he's such a slob. Him and Blackstar had been up most of the night playing video games. Only now had they started settling down. And by settling down, it meant Blackstar passed out on the floor snoring loud as hell, and Soul pressing pillows closely to his ears, trying to block out the sound but failing. Soul sighed. I bet Maka's having a better time than this. So uncool. She's probably getting "friendly" with Kid. Stop it! Stop it! Ever since lunch, Soul couldn't stop thinking about Maka's reaction concerning Kid. She's been acting weird lately. Soul grunted. "I'll never understand girls." he whispered. Suddenly, Soul felt a horrible feeling overcome him. He was filled with anxiety.

Something was wrong.

Maka!

Soul jumped off the couch and shook Blackstar awake.

"Ngg… what'dya want?" Blackstar managed to sputter out.

"I-I got a bad feeling, just come with me to check on Maka real fast." Blackstar groaned reluctantly but, none the less, he staggered as he got up and started putting on regular clothes. Soul did the same and before they knew it, they were out the door and on the back of Soul's bike.

The ride to the Gallows was a blurr. Just random colors flying past. The cold wind bit at his flushed cheeks. Going faster and faster, Soul and Blackstar finally arrived at Kid's house. They slowly made their way up the steps. Soul made an attempt to knock but, the door just creaked open at the slightest touch. It was dark and quiet. Maybe they're already asleep. Maybe he was worried for nothing. Soul hoped these things to be true. Blackstar and him made their way cautiously into the giant mansion. It seemed a bit… creepy. "Kid?" Soul's voice echoed through the house. There was no reply. "Sorry to intrude, but we came to see Maka."

"Well I guess they're asleep. Now can we go back? A star needs his rest!" Blackstar complained. Soul was about to agree when he heard something. It was small, but he was sure what he had heard. A small sob. Soul started moving toward where he had heard it.

"Wait! Where are you going?" Blackstar called as he ran after him. "I heard something coming from over here." They made their way past the kitchen, when the sobs grew louder and Soul could make out what they were saying.

"Kid! Wake up!"

Bursting through the door that led into the living room, Soul saw a horrific sight. Liz and Patty were cradling a body that was covered in blood. The room was destroyed and had even more of the scarlet liquid splattered everywhere.

Panic took hold of him as he realised that Maka wasn't there.

"Where's Maka!" Soul yelled.

"S-she was... taken by a k-kishin.' Liz managed to say, her eyes never leaving who Soul now recognized to be Kid.

"What happened!" Blackstar said, obviously in shock.

"A kishin b-broke in. He t-took Maka... and hurt Kid p-pretty bad."

Hurt. He's still alive. Soul breathed a sigh in relief. Regaining his composure, Soul organised his thoughts. Maka was strong. He knew she would be fine on her own for a while, even if Soul wasn't with her. But they had to find her.

"K-Kid!?"

Soul turned to see Kid slowly sitting up. He was obviously in pain.

"Kid, you need to lie down. You'll only make it worse" Soul found himself saying.

"N-no. I'm... fine. We n-need... to find...Maka." Kid barely managed to say.

"Your wounds are healing faster than normal." Liz said in shock.

"C-come on...Let's go. Before... it's too l-late!" Kid was trying to stand now. Everyone stayed quiet, unsure of what to do. They needed to find Maka but, Kid was injured. Torn by his partner and his friend, Soul just stood there, feeling like an idiot. Everyone stayed like this for what seemed like hours, when Kid grew tired of it.

"What are we standing here for!? Maka's missing! Let's go!"

There was no reply.

"Just let him. We need to find Maka." Everyone turned in shock. Patty who hadn't said a word the whole time, just told us to let a wounded Kid fight a kishin.

"Okay. Patty you're right. Maka's our first priority right now." Liz said. She obviously had a lot of trust in Patty's decisions, well, at least when she was serious.

"Then what the hell are we waiting around for? Let's go find Maka!" Soul yelled. Everyone yelled in agreement.

Maka… I promise. We will find you. Just hang on.

-AN- All right! What did you guys think? I know I haven't been writing a lot lately, and hopefully that will change. I'll try my best to write faster for you , hope that you enjoyed this chapter! Until next time!