Chapter Two – You Have to tell him…
AUTHOR'S NOTE: First of all thank you to those who read chapter one :) Second of all, I actually think this is the worst-written fanfiction I've ever come up with but aw hell I'm gonna finish it anyway :P Its gonna be quite angsty I gotta admit but that's all I'm good at writing so bear with me :)
It took Stein a mere 10 minutes after receiving a call from Lord Death to make his way to Kid's house. He'd only been able to bring Maka with him as Black Star and Tsubaki were on a mission for extra credit, Soul was sick in bed with the flu and Crona would be virtually useless in a situation like this.
"So what exactly happened?" Maka asked her professor as they walked up to the large, and of course, perfectly symmetrical front door.
"Apparently he fell down some stairs and got a cut on his head." Sighed Stein "but according to Lord Death the injury doesn't seem serious at all. He's just really shaken up about it so we just need to check-up on him, that's all."
"Why am I here though?" asked Maka
"Because he wanted a friend there and Liz and Patty are out today."
Once they were outside the door, Stein gave three loud knocks against the hard wood. A few seconds later, Kid opened the door. There he stood; still clutching a damp towel to his head and shaking like a leaf in the wind. He looked sickly pale and terrified, along with all the bruises that covered his cheeks.
"Your father said you had an accident. You okay?" Stein asked in a friendly voice, coupled with a slightly creepy smile.
"I stopped the bleeding…" he whimpered with tear-filled eyes "Look can you just come in please…"
On that note, Kid let Stein and Maka inside. All three of them made their way to the sitting-room and sat down on the black and white leather sofas. Maka had a quick glance around the room (it was the first time she'd ever been in Kid's house) and true to form, everything was symmetrical. Everything from the curtains to the white marble floor tiles. Still, she only focussed on that for a minute. Her attention quickly turned to her friend who was shivering in the seat next to her. She hooked her arm around his shoulders and gave him a comforting hug.
"What happened Kid?" she asked softly "You're not usually this easily-shaken…"
"I don't actually know!" stressed Kid "I just felt scared! I'm not sure whether I'm concussed or whatever…I just really wanted someone here with me…and Liz and Patty are out shopping so…"
"Okay." Sighed Stein "Let's see if your concussed. Any headaches?"
"No…"
"Dizziness?"
"No…"
"Nausea?"
"No…"
"Loss of balance?"
"NO!" snapped Kid as he burst into floods of tears "I checked for all those symptoms! I have absolutely no signs of any problems! I'm just plain TERRIFIED!"
"Alright…it's okay Kid…" soothed Maka as she pulled Kid into another hug "You don't have to be scared, there's nothing to be scared of."
Stein was completely puzzled. As he watched Kid gripping onto Maka as if for dear life, he didn't see any signs of any medical problems aside from a few bruises. All he saw was pure fear…fear he hadn't seen in the young Shinigami since he was a little boy…
Suddenly, Liz and Patty walked into the room and were taken back by what they saw.
"Oh my god…" gasped Liz
"Kid! Are you okay?" asked Patty as she dropped her shopping bags and bounced over to her terrified meister. She sat on the sofa with Kid and Maka.
"Patty!" wailed Kid as he let go of Maka and latched himself onto Patty. Looking down at him, she could see his bruises and looked up at Liz for reassurance. "He looks hurt sis!"
Liz noticed the towel with spots of blood on the coffee table and that immediately sent alarm bells ringing through her mind. She looked up at Stein who had a confused, yet concerned expression on his face.
"What happened here?" she asked
"He fell down the stairs but don't worry he's okay."
"Okay?" she snapped as she rushed over to Kid who was still crying into Patty's shoulder "You think he's okay? He's crying his eyes out!"
"Liz calm down!" Said Stein "He has minor injuries that will heal in good time. He's just a little shaken up about it and needs you to comfort him…"
On that note, Stein and Maka could see that Kid was in good hands so they said their goodbyes and left.
********************** That night in the Death Room **********************************
"So…is my son okay?" asked Lord Death as he watched his son sleep through the mirror.
"Physically he's pretty much okay." Answered Stein as he adjusted the bolt in his head "But mentally…I think something is very wrong…"
A few seconds of awkward silence followed, only to be broken by Lord Death asking a question he thought he'd never have to ask…
"You don't think…that fall triggered some recollection of…her do you?"
"Funny you should ask that" said Stein "I had the exact same thought. If that's true I think you should probably have a word with him because this kind of thing…it never goes away…he's been through so much and he doesn't even remember…"
Something in Lord Death snapped as soon as Stein said that…
"No!" he snapped "I swore to myself I'd never tell him! The hell that woman put my child through…he was only a baby Stein!"
"I know sir…but it isn't fair on him." Sighed Stein "What if one day he has another accident like this and what if it does cause him to remember everything. He's going to be hurt that you never told him…"
Lord Death said nothing, leaving another opening for Stein to voice his opinion.
"He's 15-years-old sir…I think he's old enough to be told…"
"I just want to protect him Stein…" said Lord Death, with a hint of sadness in his voice "even though I'm a ruthless Shinigami…there's still nothing I hate more than seeing my little boy cry…"
Chapter Two Done! :)
AUTHOR'S NOTE:
Again, thank you so much for reading this poorly-written mess :P
I promise you'll find out the big secret of Kid's mother next chapter. I should have it written by tomorrow or maybe the day after as I have work :P
Please keep reading, you guys are awesome :)