I'm back! Sorry for not updating. I was a little stuck on this. But now please enjoy this chapter.


Maka walks out, sighing. She didn't think volunteering would be difficult. All three people she was assigned too were all little bratty boys. Deciding to just stick with helping the dead rather than in a hospital for now on. But she was doing this for Crona. She sees Tsubaki walking over to her.

"Oh Maka, I really enjoy helping here."

"I didn't really like the people I was assigned too."

Tsubaki frowns, asking why. Maka telling her what happened. Soul then walks up to them. "Yo, guys, how did it go?"

"Soul!"

Tsubaki, Maka, and Soul turn to the sound of the voice to see Black Star. He smiles big with Patty and Kid behind him. "Great news guys."

"You found Crona?" Maka asks.

"Close, the two girls I was with said they played with Crona yesterday. That means he found his body." Kid answers.

"And yet we didn't see him." Soul said.

Black Star rubs his chin, "Let's look around since we are done."

"Hey, where's Liz?" Patty asks. Everyone shrugging.

/

Liz walks around mumbling to herself, she was sure she was lost. She then bumps into a woman. "Oh, I'm sorry." The woman says. Liz waves her hands, "No, it's find, I wasn't paying attention."

"Are you lost?"

Liz looks up to see her face, the woman having shoulder length blond hair. She seemed to be crying. "Ah, yes I am."

"If you head down this hallway and down two flights of stairs. Take a right and you will see the doors."

"Thank you." Liz says. She watched the lady walk away. Then looks at the door of the room she came out of. She looks inside and sees Crona laying in the bed.

"Crona!" Liz happily says, running away from the door, she had to find the others. She heads down the stairs looking around for them. She finally spots them. "Guys! I found him!"

They run over, "Really, where is he?" Maka asks.

"Upstairs."

"What room is he in and what name is he under?" Soul then asks.

Liz covers her mouth, "Oh no, I didn't look. I ran into a woman coming out of his room. She was crying and I was curious. Saw his pink hair then ran out to look for you. But he is on the third floor."

"Okay, let's go look." Kid says.

/

They all head up the stairs; looking into each room. They find Crona's room. "I can't believe we found him." Maka says excited.

"Is he not here?" Black Star asks. Soul shakes his head. "Should we wait?" Tsubaki asks.

"Yes, let's wait." Patty says sitting down on the couch next to Crona's bed.

Crona then walks into the room, "Maka, Soul, what are you doing here?"

Maka walks over to him, "We were waiting for you. You have to return to your body before it's too late."

Patty grabs Maka's hand, "Crona, please we want you back."

"I don't know how to return."

"Just lay on top of your body." Soul says. Crona nods, going over to his body to lay on it. Liz and Tsubaki also grab Maka's hand while Black Star and Kid grab Soul's hand. They watch Crona get on top but he wouldn't sink in.

"What's going on?" Crona ask, getting up. Maka frowns, "Crona, you can only go back to your body if you want to live. Do you not want to live anymore?"

Crona sits on the bed looking down at his hands. "I'm not sure; I'm confuse."

"Crona, why don't you want to live?" Tsubaki asks. Crona shakes his head, "I want to see my brother."

Maka bites her lip, "So, if you talk to your brother, you will decide?"

"Yes, but I want you guys to be there with me. I don't know how to handle an evil ghost."

"Okay, we will be there for you. Where do you want to talk to him?"

"My house, my mom should be at work tomorrow," Crona says.

"Alright, tomorrow." Soul says, "Noon? Your brother is following you so we won't have a problem waiting for him."

"We will see you tomorrow Crona." Patty says.


They all sit in Crona's house.

"Black Star, I told you where the key was, why did you have to break down the door?" Crona asks.

Black Star jumps up and points at him, causing Soul to drop his water. "Dude, so uncool, making me hold your hand and causing me to drop my drink!"

"I am a God Crona. I need to make a grand entrance."

Kid walks over, "I fixed the door Crona." He looks around, "Where ever you are."

Crona sighs, "It's really no fun not having them being able to see me."

Maka smiles at him. Soul looks around, "When is your big bro going to show up? It's already been an hour."

"I'm not sure," Crona says.

Liz looks at Soul, "Has it really been that long?"

"It's only been fifteen minutes." Patty says looking at her phone.

"Well it feels like it was an hour. I'm going to go get more water." Soul says getting up, letting go of Black Star's hand. Maka following him.

Black Star calls out, "Crona I can't see you anymore!"

Crona shakes his head.

/

Soul fills his glass, turning to look at Maka. "What's wrong?"

Maka looks down at her feet, "I don't know."

Soul puts his glass down and places his hand on her shoulder. "Come on, what is it?"

"It's just, I never seen someone not able to go back to their body. He really doesn't want to live."

"Well," Soul pauses. "Everyone goes through life a little differently. Sometimes the pain is too much. Maybe he feels better like this."

Maka's eyes water. "But I don't want him dead." Soul pulls her into a hug. "I didn't mean to make you cry. I'm sorry."

Maka continues to cry, "Why Soul, why didn't his medication help? Why didn't the hospital help? I don't want to lose him!"

Crona walks in, "Maka, please don't cry." He walks over to them, "It's not your fault."

Maka wipes her tears, "I never said it was my fault." She looks at Soul then back at Crona, "Is this my fault?"

"Uh," Crona backs away, "No, I just didn't know what to say."

Soul lets out a laugh, "I'm sorry, but dude, she is crying over you then you just pissed her off."

Crona rubs his neck, "I'm really not good at this." He see's Soul and Maka still hugging. Maka and Soul see black clouds form around Crona.

"Crona, are you okay?"

"Why did you have to like him?"

"What?" Maka asks.

"Why do you like Soul when I have been there for you for years?"

Maka and Soul drop their arms. "You like Maka?" Soul asks, remembering Crona said the same thing the first night they hung out.

Their friends enter the kitchen.

"What is going on?" Liz asks.

Ragnarok and his crew show themselves. "That's it Crona, get angry."

"Yes, I do, it pisses me off that she chose you." He clenches his fist. "I lost my dad when I was young, my mom went crazy and my brother is now a stupid evil spirit. I was bullied for being different. Maka was the only nice one to me."

"Stupid?" Ragnarok asks, hurt.

"I was there for you when you lost your mom. You never saw me more than a friend! I believe you when you told me you can see ghosts! So why do you like someone who bullied you?"

"Hey!" Soul yells back. Making everyone jump. Kid whispers, "I want to know what they are arguing over."

"I changed my ways thanks to Maka! Ever since she saved me. I thought about her every day. Happy when she finally visited me! I promised myself to never hurt her ever again!"

Crona growls, "Maka, it's me or him, who do you choose?"

Maka waves her hands, "Crona, we are here for you to talk to your brother. You said you will decide if you want to live or not after you do. Let's not talk about this."

Crona faces his brother, "What is wrong with you? I been so depressed ever since you passed. Mom has been a total bitch to me, blaming me for your death. I go to the hospital and start hearing voices."

Ragnarok scratches the back of his head, surprised to hear his little brother yelling at him. "Well you don't seem happy here, so I thought if you died, you can join me."

"I said it before and I will say it again. That's fucked up and you know it!" Soul yells at Ragnarok. Black Star and Kid grab Soul's hand.

Patty, Liz and Tsubaki grab on to Maka, Patty looks at Crona. A tear goes down her face. "Crona."

Wind starts to pick up around Crona, "Ragnarok, why didn't you cross?"

"Crona, please calm down." Maka yells. He looks at her, "Shut up."

"Hey, don't talk to her like that!" Soul yells at him.

"This is all your fault Ragnarok. How could you talk to your brother into committing suicide?" Patty yells at him.

Medusa then walks into her kitchen, "Who are you guys?" She then sees Liz, "Oh, the girl at the hospital."

"We are all friends with Crona." Kid answers, "We are talking to him and Ragnarok."

Medusa looks at them confused, "But my oldest is dead and Crona is in the hospital."

"Me and Soul can see ghost. Ragnarok did not crossover and Crona has wonder away from his body. He is having a tough time deciding to live or not." Maka tells her.

Crona and Ragnarok watch their mother cry. She goes and grabs some paper towels, "All I have been doing is crying. I honestly can't take this pain anymore. I lost my husband, I lost my oldest, and we ended on bad term. I blame myself for what Crona did. I'm the worst mom." She blows her nose. Then grabbing her purse, pulling out an envelope full of money.

"I'm so stupid, saving money, selling my belonging, just to take Crona on vacation to Africa."

Crona looks at her confused, the wind finally dying down. "Africa?"

Maka lets go of the girl's hands and walks over to Crona and Ragnarok. Pushing away Ragnarok's crew and grabbing their hands. Medusa gasp seeing her boys form in front of her.

"What is happening?"

"I have the ability to let someone see the ghost if I grab their hands."

"Mom, why are you saving for Africa?" Crona asks.

Medusa smiles, "Well, you told me one time you wanted to go to Ethiopia and volunteer building schools. I thought that was a wonderful idea and wanted to do that as well. But we do need money to travel so I have been saving." She wipes some tears, "I know you don't want to go to college and that is fine with me. So, I was going to surprise you with airport tickets on graduation."

Crona lets tears escape, "I can't believe you remember that."

"Of course, I did. I also remember how Ragnarok wanted to go Ice fishing." She lets out a laugh, "He is so much like your father."

Ragnarok looks down, "Not really, dad didn't do drugs and sell them."

Medusa looks at her son, "No, he didn't. But looking past that flaw, you were so much like him." She walks over and touches his face, "I missed you so much. I'm sorry I wasn't a good mom to you."

He grabs her hand, shaking his head, "No, I'm sorry. You tried to stop me but I didn't listen. Then one day the thugs wanted my money and they almost killed Crona." He takes a deep breath, "And mom, it's not your fault about Crona. It's mine."

"How?"

He sighs, "I never crossed over. I'm too scared. I became involved with some evil ghost. We go around, messing with people's emotions. I did it to you and Crona. I decided I wanted Crona to be with me. When he checked into the hospital, I knew it was my chance."

Medusa steps back, her eyes widening.

"The more people you mess with the stronger a spirit gets. I made you get into fights with Crona, making you scream at him to just die. I started to tell Crona to kill himself. I made him overdose." Ragnarok says avoiding her eyes.

"Why would you do such a terrible thing to your family?" She screams at him. "Do you know how hard it was to raise you guys by myself with no family help? I tried so hard to raise money for this house. And this whole time I thought you were happy with Dad, you were here messing with my head!"

"I'm sorry, mom."

"So, you don't want me to die mom?" Crona asks. "Why, would I want you to die? I love you. I couldn't understand why I would say that to you but now I know. I'm so sorry, Crona. I really am!"

Maka looks at Ragnarok, "So, those evil spirits I have been seeing around the school for the past two years were you and your crew?"

Ragnarok slowly nodded, "High School is full of sad spirit and sad teenagers. Evil spirits would hang out there, that's when I got involved." He rubs his head, "I was so mad about dying, that I got mad seeing my mom and Crona hugging each other one time. I didn't want them to be happy. So, I messed with them. I was mad."

Medusa walks up to her son and slaps his across the face. "I forgive you."

Everyone looks at her shocked.

"Why would you forgive him?" Black Star yelled.

"He was lost and confused." She looks at Crona, "I will fully forgive him if Crona wakes up."

The evil spirits grab Ragnarok, "You can't leave us!"

Ragnarok tries to pull away, "No, I can leave you guys. My mom is right, I was lost and confused. I let my anger get the best of me. I let you evil ghost control me. I almost killed my brother. I want to be with my dad!"

Maka pulls Ragnarok away from them, "Why don't you guys crossover with him? You really don't want to become demons, do you?"

The evil spirits look at each other. Ragnarok looks at Crona and his mom, "I'm really sorry I did this to you guys. Crona, please live. Go to Africa with mom. Be happy. I'll be okay, I'll be with dad. Mom, please continue being great. I love you guys."

Medusa and Crona hug him, Maka trying to not to get involved with the hug. Medusa steps back wiping her tears. A light shine around Ragnarok.

Ragnarok gasp, "Dad!" He looks back at his mom and brother one last time. "Thank you everyone." He looks at the evil ghost. "Do you want to come with me?" He lets go of Maka's hand, crossing over. The evil ghost following.

Crona wipes his moms tear, "I do want to live mom. I will go back to my body and wake up." He looks over and Maka and Soul, "I'm sorry for what I said."

"It's okay Crona, knowing you want to live makes me so happy." Maka says. Soul nodding in agreement.

Crona vanishes. "He went back to his body." Maka says. Medusa smiles, "I better go greet him!"

"Wait, Medusa, I have a question." Maka asks. "What is it?"

"Why did you put Crona under a different name?"

Medusa frowns, "Honestly, since he gets bullied, I got scared and thought kids would come to the hospital and mess with him. The hospital knows his real name but they kept it a secret and wouldn't tell anyone. I wanted to protect him."

"Wow, you are a good mom." Patty says. Medusa smiles, "Thank you, now come on, we have to go greet him. He will be so happy to see his friends!" She runs out the door.

"That was so dramatic," Liz said, everyone agreeing.


Maka and Soul ride in the car together. Maka looks at Soul, trying to say something. "What is it Maka?"

"Hm? Oh, uh, nothing."

"You keep looking at me, do I have something on my face?"

"No, no, that's not it."

"Then what is it?"

Maka bites her lips, she couldn't bring herself to ask. They reach the hospital, heading to Crona's room to see him awake. He hugs everyone. Patty grabs him and kisses him. Everyone shocked at what the saw.

"I honestly didn't see that coming. Patty, you are my sister, how could you not tell me you liked Crona?"

"Well, because you can't keep a secret and it hurts to know Crona likes Maka and I don't have a chance. But I had to let that out."

Maka blushes as everyone stares at her. Crona sighs, "Maka, it's okay. You don't have to like me back. I'm happy enough to just have you as a friend." He looks at Patty, "Do you really like me? I thought you were being nice."

"I do like you, a lot!" Patty smiles, Crona blushing. Patty goes to hug him, "Patty, not in front of my mom!"

Medusa laughs, "Oh, it's fine, it's a happy moment to see you find someone."

"Wow, Crona, so godly of you to let Maka go so she can be with Soul."

"Black Star!" Maka yells embarrass. Soul punching his arm, "So, uncool man."

"What, I'm just saying the truth."

Kid stretches, "Well this has been a very busy day. We do have school tomorrow. So, we should go home. Patty, are you coming?"

Patty looks at Crona, "I'll be fine. My mom is with me. I will like to spend time with her. I guess I will be leaving the hospital tomorrow. Then I can join you guys back to school!"

"We can't wait to finish high school with you Crona." Liz says. They all wave goodbye to Crona and his Mom. Exiting the hospital.

/

Soul looks at his friend, them all staring at him. "Guys, stop!"

"No, way. I want to hear you say it." Black Star says. "Please Soul," Tsubaki says. Soul groans and stops walking, facing Maka. "Ugh fine," He takes a deep breath. "Maka, I like you, will you please go out with me?"

"Oh, he did it!"

"Should have said love!"

"Do it, Maka!"

"So, proud of him!"

"What a god!"

Maka smiles at him, "Yes!" She says happily. Soul pulls her into a hug.

Everyone cheers then heading home.

/

Soul walks Maka up to her apartment. He takes his hands out of his pockets. "So, when we were heading to hospital, what did you want to ask me?"

Maka blushes. "I wanted to know if you liked me."

Soul arches an eyebrow. "I thought I made it clear that I liked you."

"It is hard for me to believe. I was so happy when you asked me out." Maka happily says, playing with her hair. Soul grabs her hand, pulling her into his chest.

"I guess I should have done this for you to believe me."

"Do what?" Maka asks confused. Soul grins, cupping her face, kissing her.

Spirit opens the door, his eyes widen, mouth dropping open. Maka and Soul look at him, startled. Spirit then faints.

"Great, now he's not going to shut up about this." Maka says, as she and Soul put him on the couch.

Soul shrugs walking over to her. "All Dads hate their daughters dating. But don't worry. I will make him like your boyfriend."

Maka blushes at the word, boyfriend. Soul kissing her again.

Spirit wakes up to see Maka kissing again. He points a finger but then proceeds to pass out again.


Wooo, alright guys, Chapter 8 will be the LAST CHAPTER!

I just want to say to my fellow Soul Eater fans. Thank you for reading this story. For those who are struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Just know your life is important. Like my Great grandma used to say, "Never stop moving."

To help myself, I did seasonal jobs at Yellowstone National Park! It was great. The park is HUGE, it's like an 8hr drive all around. I got to live in a dorm room. Had no cell service or wifi. Had to drive an hour for that haha. I met friends from all over the United States.

If you are not happy, and want to get away, explore the US but also work. Go to, coolworks . com Shows you jobs across the US! (I'm no sponsor, just think it will help)

I have already lost 3 people from suicide this year alone, sad because I have not talked to any of them in over 2 years.

You may not know me, but feel free to PM if you guys just want to vent.

I love you all, see you next week with the last chapter! :D