AnimeOFG: Now from here until whenever, my co-writer and best friend, Introducing Ramona Flowers!

Ramona: Can I give a screen name if I want?

AnimeOFG: Sure but everyone already knows your real name!

Ramona: *sighs* yeah… Hi I'm Ramona Flowers; I'd prefer "BrokenGlassHeart" though. (BGH for short.) Now on with the show!

(Soul's Pov)

She's been in surgery for an hour now. Stein said some of her wounds were so deep they needed stitches. She has a broken arm. Besides that it's just a lot of cuts, bruises, and future scars. When they showed up to take us back, I could tell everyone knew what happened to Maka… I'm pathetic… I couldn't save her from the hell she went through.

"Soul, can I talk to you?" I heard Stein say as he stepped into the hall. I didn't look at him. I just closed my eyes and nodded.

"Maka's injuries will heal with time. Her arm has been put in a cast and she's been given the necessary stitches for the deeper wounds, but she will have trauma to deal with when she wakes up." He said pulling out a cigarette.

"…Like what he did to her…"

He was silent for a moment before responding. "Her body may be okay, but her soul is a mess… She's catatonic. One event is playing over in her mind constantly like a broken record. It's one that brought her a lot of pain. It's curse."

I finally looked at Stein, "A curse? D-Did he do that to her."

He nodded before blowing out a puff of smoke. "Sakaku placed it on her as a torture device. If he wasn't abusing her it would kick in and replay the worst of her pain through all the senses. Witches use it on prisoners all the time. Now that he's dead and can't hurt her she's being forced to live through vivid flash backs of what happened."

"Can I stop it?" I asked.

"I've been trying to get through to her soul for a while but she's being blocked off from reaching out to me and I can't reach farther." He said avoiding my question.

"Can I stop it?" I asked again.

"Soul, I won't let you-"

"I don't give a shit if you won't let me Stein! She's my meister and I don't care what I have to do to stop her from having to go through it again! I'm not letting my Maka suffer!"

"I understand how important she is to you Soul."

"No you don't! If you did you would let me help her."

"Soul… I'll talk to Shingami-sama and see if he's okay with it. If he is I'll let you try. I need you to wait for a while until then." Stein said as he began to walk down the hall. "I'll call you later with what he says."

"Can I at least see her?" I asked him.

"…I'd rather you go home Soul. Maybe find Kid or Black*Star." He said before he turned the corner to walk away.

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Maka… I don't care what Stein says… I need to see you!

I ran in to the infirmary and saw Nygus going through some files on her desk. She turned to look at me, "Hello Soul." She said, "What are you here for?"

"I need to see Maka."

"Oh," She said. "Soul, you know you really shouldn't –"

"I'll go in a few minutes. Please, just let me see her."

Nygus sighed "Fine. I won't tell Stein. I know how hard this must be for you… I'll leave you alone."

I sat down next to Maka's bed. Her face had a few bandages covering the cuts she had. I could tell the rest of her body must look a lot worse. I grabbed her hand and held it in mine, her skin felling cold. "I'm sorry Maka… I'm sorry I was so weak. It's my fault you're like this right now. If I had been stronger he wouldn't have…" I felt tears begin to fall. "I don't expect you to forgive me. I just want you to know that I will never let anything happen to you again. You're my meister, and my best friend. I'll always protect you."

(Narrarator's POV)

Soul left the infirmary a few later. Outside Kid and Black*Star were waiting. "What're you guys doing here?" Soul asked completely uninterested.

"We came to get you." Black*Star said.

"We were asked to take you home." Kid continued.

Soul began to walk away. "That's nice but I'd rather be alone right now."

"Are you sure Soul?" Kid asked.

"Yeah, I'm just going to go for a walk, clear my head." Soul said as he walked out of the academy. Unable to go home he wandered the city for a while before he came to an alley. It was the same one they took her from.

BGH: Sorry for the short chapter.

AnimeOFG: We will try to make the next one longer. I would like to say something before ending this chapter. I know some of you might not care but on December 28th, 2014 Leelah Alcorn committed suicide. She was a transgender teenager who didn't get the love she needed from her parents and was told she was wrong for feeling the way she did. I'm only trying to spread awareness of her death as are her last wishes. Rest in Peace Leelah.

~AnimeOFG & BGH