Three days later. December 23rd.

It was so foggy Crona could barely see. There were strange looking trees that surrounded him, shaped like arrows. Some how he was standing on water. Why did this place look so familiar?

A voice was heard from behind him that made his black blood curdle and his whole body shake.

"Crona this will be practice for when you kill Lord Death himself. I have taken it upon myself to kidnap something that holds similar power, but not as strong."

It was Lady Medusa.

Suddenly Crona knew exactly what was happening. He was a child again, dragging Ragnarok in sword form behind him. He walked on the eerie green water with Lady Medusa following him, making sure he wont run away.

"Here." She said pointing into the mist.

The fog faded away reveling a small boy with raven hair and three white stripes across the left side of his head. He was bound to one of the strange trees in a position that made it look like he was being crucified. One of Medusa's many snakes was slowly coiling around the tree and up his body. The boy's head was facing down but Crona could see the streams of shinning tears falling from his face. He didn't look much older then himself.

A muffled sob came from the terrified boy and Crona felt a sharp pang of guilt.

"I-I have to kill him? B-but why Lady Medusa?" He stuttered.

She glared down at him with her yellow snake eyes.

"This child is the son of Lord Death. If you can kill him at this age then you have a shot of defeating Death himself. Don't you want to make your mother happy?"

Crona nodded sheepishly.

"Then kill the boy." She said darkly

Crona jumped at her sudden change of tone, then proceeded to drag Ragranok to the tree where the boy was bound.

The striped haired boy looked up showing his golden ring eyes that were red and puffy from crying. His lip quivered in fear.

"Please don't hurt me. I have to get back to my daddy. He'll be sad if I'm gone." He said.

Crona suddenly recognized the eyes and the voice. Did he know this boy he was commanded to kill? He shrugged off the feeling and pointed his sword to the boys neck.

"I-I don't like to hurt people, b-but I don't know how to deal with them. So I have to get strong so Lady Medusa will like me." Crona said.

The golden eyes fastened on Crona's deep blue ones, pleading for mercy. Those gold eyes...why were they familiar? The demon swords master's hand began to shake when he remembered. He dropped his sword, eyes wide.

"Kid?"

"Crona! Why are you hesitating? Kill the boy NOW!" His mother shouted.

Crona teared up and turned to her.

"I can't! I don't know how to deal with hurting Kid! I can't ever hurt him!"

Medusa growled and pushed her son to the ground.

"Pathetic! You can't even kill a single child."

She muttered something and the snake that was coiled around the tree then wrapped itself around Kid's waist. He groaned in pain.

"Kill him now or I'll kill him slowly."

"B-but!"

The snake was now at Kid's chest. It's arrow tongue hissed into Kid's ear, making him scream for his fathers help.

"CRONA DO IT!"

"I can't! I love him!"

Crona heard a few of Kid's ribs crack under the pressure of the snake that slowly suffocated him. It curled up to his neck and the boy could no longer scream. His eyes were wide and he gasped for air one last time.

The golden eyes disappeared when they rolled back in his head. Red blood began to fall from his mouth and nose.

He used his last grain of strength to reach a quivering hand out for Crona. Crona reached out to grab it but it fell limply before he could.

"KID!"

Crona shot up from his bed and screamed. His scream echoed through the dungeons, halls, and classrooms of DWMA. It wasn't one of his normal screams, this was a Screech Alpha. Everyone in DWMA held their ears and dropped to the ground. It must have been 3 in the morning.

Maka, who was in the library doing some late-night studying, quickly recognized the screech and winced at the familiar pain that it brought to her head. Was Crona fighting someone? At this hour? She ran down the halls and towards the dungeon. The screaming had not stopped for over 10 minutes and it got stronger as she approached Crona's room.

"CRONA WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU? DO YOU KNOW WHAT TIME IT IS? WILL YOU SHUT THE FUCK UP?" Maka could head Ragranok shouting over the scream from inside. So if Crona wasn't fighting anyone...why was he screaming?

She flung the steel door open.

"Oh GREAT now the cow is here. Were saved! NOT!"

Crona was curled up in 'Mr. Corner' hands pulling on his hair, eyes were grey rings. His shrieking didn't stop even when Maka was shaking his shoulders.

"Crona you're okay! Wake up! CRONA!"

Her shouts were to no avail. Then Crona began to form words in the panicked screams.

"KID! KID! HE'S DEAD! KID NO! KID KID!" Over and over again he screamed his name. 'This must have been one hell of a nightmare' Maka thought.

"Crona! I'm going to get Kid! Stay here!" She tried to yell over his screaming, again to no avail. His voice was too strong.

Maka ran out of Crona's room and raced to the closest mirror. There was one in the women's restroom. She quickly dialed Lord Death and soon she saw his face through the mirror.

"Maka I assume you're calling me about Crona's outbursts." He said, pluging one ear with a finger. So even Lord Death could hear it from up in the Death room.

"Yes I was wondering if you knew were Kid was. Could you call him for me? It's kind of urgent."

The Shinagami huffed. And to think he though Maka needed his help, but actually she was wondering where his son was. Maybe he was getting old.

"Yes of course Maka I'll have him down there in no time."

Soon enough Maka was running with Kid, who flew on Beelzebub, down to the dungeon halls to where Crona was still screaming (For the past 30 minutes non stop.)

"What exactly did he say to you?" Kid asked concerned. They made sharp turns and flew down stairways. Both of them had memorized the winding path that lead to Crona's chamber.

"Nothing really he just kept screaming your name. I think he thinks your dead."

Kid's face paled. This had happened before but a long time ago. Crona's nightmares used to be very frequent when the two had realized their feelings for each other. After time they eventually went away but never had they been this...loud.

"Was there anything dangerous in the room? Anything he can hurt himself with? You know how he gets when he can't control. He might try something Maka! Dammit why can't this thing go any faster." He cursed at the board he stood on.

"Calm down Kid. He just needs to know you're okay. Look were almost there."

They made one more sharp turn and Beelzebub came to a halt on the ground.

Kid flew the door open, the screaming was even louder then before.

"CRONA!" He ran to the corner and took the other in his arms.

Crona's screams stopped almost immediately. His eyes were still wide with panic and his lip quivered as tears began to form. He stared straight forward as if looking into the eyes of a monster.

"I'm here, it's okay. I'm right here." Kid said in an almost whisper.

Crona slowly moved his hands from his hair and grabbed onto the back of Kid's jacket. He trembled violently and buried his face into his protector's chest.

Maka sighed and watched the two locked in embrace for the next few moments before leaving the chamber. Everything was at peace now but there was one thing that bothered her. Crona was really a wreak when he was alone, she didn't know how many nightmares he could handle before he cracked. He needed someone to always be there. To hold his hand when things went awry. At least...until he got over his dark past. Which may be never.

Kid laid a loving kiss on the head of his partner.

"Crona, we need to talk." He said.

They sat on the bed together, Crona twiddled his thumbs and looked at the floor. Was this the end of his time with Kid?

"I-I'm s-sorry. I-it felt so real. I-I...I-"

His stuttering was interrupted as Kid took his lips in his own. His tongue shot into Crona's mouth which made him gasp. He kissed him passionately for a minute or two until Kid pulled away.

"I think you should move in with me to avoid this from happening in the future. I promise I'll provide you with everything you need and tell Liz and Patty to butt out of your personal life. I'll make sure Patty wont paint your room-...our room pink. Just please move in with me so I don't have to worry about you all the time. I won't be able to forgive myself if this happens again and I'm not here to help in time."

Crona was speechless. He had thought Kid was going to break up with him. It was the complete opposite.

"I-I would like that a lot. I would like to m-move in with you."

Kid beamed and hugged Crona once more.

Ragranok then came out from Crona's back and began shouting.

"AW YEAH WE GET TO STAY AT THE RICH KIDS HOUSE! I BET HE HAS AWESOME FOOD! I WANT A ROOM WITH A VIEW!"

Kid chuckled and the pink head made and embarrassed smile.

A/N: Woot! Two updates in one day! I'm freaking awesome! This was was a little more dark and dramatic then the others. I just wanted to give Crona a nightmare. I'm awful :I the rating may go up to M in the next chapter...haven't decided yet... Reviews make me happy.