Maka having Envy is pretty much a surprise, huh? :3 Anyway, reviews are appreciated! Thanks! (Sorry, this chapter is a bit short TT-TT I'll make it up with the next chapter :3)
Chapter Four - Envy
"Huh?" Patti swerved around to look at Maka in surprise. "Really?"
"Yeah…" Maka nodded and smiled darkly. "Sometimes it gets out of control.."
"I don't get why you're envious of me… I mean, it's not like I have everything… yet.."
"Patti…"
"…?"
"Maybe it's better if you just.. Disappear."
With that, Maka instantly charged towards her and gave her a hard, strong punch to the face. Patti fell back and brushed her bruised face in pain and shock.
"What the hell…"
Patti turned around and gave her a menacing glare, to which was immediately reciprocated.
"You're asking for it, missy.."
With that, Patti took out her gun and pointed it at her face.
"See you, darling."
But before she could shoot, Maka dashed forward and knocked the gun out of her hand. They wrestled for the gun and ended up tackling each other on the ground, both of them not giving in.
Maka forcefully hit her in the face with her elbow, sending her pummelling into the thorny bushes. Seeing this as a chance, she reached out for the gun and pointed it at Patti's head.
"Looks like things are taking a turn," she teased mockingly with a menacing grin.
Patti gritted her teeth in frustration and glared at her.
"Go on then," she urged. "Pull the trigger."
Maka seemed slightly surprised by her reaction but smiled.
"Gladly."
But as she was about to shoot her, Patti grabbed her body and pushed her down, not giving her a chance to pull the trigger. Maka held tightly onto the gun, determined not to let it go, whilst Patti forcefully tried to take it. They rolled across the floor a few times and vigorously tried to kick or attack each other in any way possible.
Bang!
They stopped in shock and stared at each other in confusion and surprise. The penetrating noise they heard was definitely a gunshot, but they didn't realize who was shot. Until Patti fell to her knees and clutched her stomach, which was ceaselessly bleeding.
"Ugh…." Patti groaned in pain and gritted her teeth, slowly succumbing to death.
Maka slowly got up, still in shock, but held onto the gun. Still dumbstruck, she continuously stared at Patti, wide-eyed in surprise and disbelief. She then glanced down at the gun she was tightly holding onto and slowly formed a smile on her face.
"He he… now I don't need to be envious of you anymore~," she teased, sounding almost relieved.
"Envious….?" She suddenly saw a flash of white light and felt a stabbing pain in her chest, causing her to kneel down in anguish and tightly shut her eyes. "What the…?"
Her greatest sin, envy, had already completed its task. Maka had always been jealous of Patti, who had everything she didn't, but since she was now dead, she no longer had anyone to be envious of her. Slowly yet surely, the darkness in her drifted and faded away into the grey, misty sky.
As she gradually gained her sanity back, Maka fluttered her eyelids open and glanced around in confusion. She immediately noticed Patti, her lifeless body still bleeding, lying in foetal position. In shock, Maka instantly backed away and gasped. She then noticed the gun she was holding and realized that she had shot her.
"Oh my god…" she muttered in devastation. "What did I do…?"
Her instinct told her to drop the gun and run away, to which she did, not knowing where she was heading. As she ran and cried tears of sorrow and shock, she bumped into a familiar figure. A person who she needed to comfort her most.
"Soul…?"
Soft, almost mute footsteps walked down the path where Patti's corpse laid. Eyes glanced down at her body and stared coldly and emotionlessly. A leg kicked her side, causing her corpse to swerve and fully show her lifeless face and wounded stomach, which was still bleeding. A hand reached down and took the gun that rested beside her. Feet stepped over her body, holding no strength back.
Silent footsteps walked down the straight ominous path that led to darkness.