The three of them were sitting a few seats apart in a hospital waiting room. Not one word spoken between them. Maka sat with her hands on her knee as tears streamed down her face. Soul was in the corner; he looked like Death warmed up. As for Tristan, he sat there crying but it was for a different reason. Everything was silent. Until
CRASH!
"WHERE IS SHE!?" they heard him coming "TSUBAKI!" he burst through the blue clinical doors "WHERE IS SHE!?"
"Black Star" Makas voice was weak
He calmed down and looked at her.
She was shaking "She-she's-"
A doctor came through the door and stood next to him "Black Star?" he asked
"Yeah. Where is Tsubaki!? You better tell me now!"
The doctor sighed "This is never easy-"
Black Stars face dropped.
"Something scared the baby"
"Wh-What do you mean?" his throat was dry
"The baby is a weapon, and in the past few days Tsubaki must've been under a lot of stress" he took a deep breath "The baby lashed out, for lack of a better word, and I'm afraid both Tsubaki and the baby are in a pretty bad way. I'd prepare for the worst"
He didn't speak.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Star"
He just fell to his knees. He began to cry silently.
BLACK STARS FLASH BACK
"Black Star!" She screamed from the bedroom
He jumped up off the sofa and ran to her "What? What is it!? Whose ass do I get to kick!?" He burst in the door. She was sitting on the end of the bed with a little white stick in her hand. "Huh? I thought you were in trouble?"
"Sit" she smiled as she patted the spot on the bed next to her
"What's that in your hand?" he asked as he sat
She took a deep breath "I'm Pregnant!" she smiled
He sat there speechless if not dumbfounded
"Well, say something, ya dummy!" she laughed
He began to laugh, threw his arms around her and gently tackled her onto the bed "We're gunna be parents!"
She was giggling "yup!"
He held her face and kissed her as they lay on the bed "This is amazing! You've made me happier than I ever thought I could be, Tsubaki"
She looked into his eyes and saw that he was near tears. She smiled "I wouldn't want to be with anyone else" She snuggled into his chest. She took his hand and placed it on her stomach.
He began to shake "B-before you ask, no, I am not crying. God's don't cry. Not even tears of unbelievable happiness" he sniffed.
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"We brought her here as quickly as we could, Black Star" Soul said
He still didn't respond.
Maka got up and kneeled next to him on the ground. She held him and he began to sob into her chest.
"What caused this?" he eventually said.
"Shh" Maka held him
"Why was she stressed!? What scared my little girl!?"
"There was a fight-" Maka began but she couldn't get out anymore
Soul took a seat a little closer to Tristan "I don't want to fight you, Tristan"
Tristan sniggered through his tears "There was never any competition"
"Hey-"
"You won. You won the day you left"
"Huh?"
"The woman I love, loves you more. My own brother, loves you more"
"You're what caused this? Is that all you two can talk about?" Black Star spoke. He looked at the pair sitting opposite him "The woman I love and my child are on a table fighting for their lives! AND ALL YOU CAN TALK ABOUT IS WHO THE BETTER ONE OF YA IS!?"
"Black Star" Maka pleaded
"NO! THIS IS ALL YOUR FAULT! WHY DID YOU HAVE TO COME BACK, SOUL!? WE WERE ALL HAPPY!"
"Black Star!" Maka cried
"No, he's right" Soul was crying silently "If I never came back, Tsubaki wouldn't be here. You two would have gotten married and lived happily ever after"
"FIGHT ME, SOUL!" Black Star yelled as he struggled to his feet
"No"
"WHAT? YOU SCARED YOU'RE NOT A BIG A MAN AS YOU THINK!?"
"Black Star, I'm not fighting you!"
"SHUT UP! SHUT UP! SHUT UP!" Maka held her head "What's done is done! We can't change it"
The three men looked at her "All we can do now is band together and hope to Death that they pull through! Tsubaki wouldn't want us to fight each other! She'd want us to be a team!"
They sat in silence for a moment.
"Screw this" Tristan stood up and began to walk towards the door.
"Where are you going!?" Maka questioned
He didn't turn around "Did you really think I'd stick around to watch you all play family? I don't belong here"
"Tristan"
He continued walking "I guess I better get the word out that the wedding's off" he shouted from down the hall "Good bye, Maka"
"He's just leaving!?" Black Stars pupils turned into yellow stars "What a coward! Maybe Soul is the better man of the two of ya! At least he's facing his responsibilities!"
Soul stood up and held back his friend "Let him go!"
"LET GO OF ME, SOUL!"
"Going after him won't help Tsubaki or the baby! And besides, do you really want him around if you think he's such a coward?"
He stopped fighting "I guess not" he said through gritted teeth
ANOTHER BLACK STAR FLASH BACK
The pair were on the couch watching TV
She gasped
"What? What is it?" he panicked. She grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach. His eyes went wide "She's kicking?" he smiled.
"I wish you could see your daddy's face, Luna" she giggled
"Luna?" he asked
"It's just a little pet name I have for her. It's Latin for moon I think"
"Luna Star" he chewed it over "Let's call her that!"
"Luna Star" Tsubaki repeated with a smile
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Soul let go of his friend. Black Star walked over to a wall and punched it. Half of it crumbled away.
"Black Star!" Maka shouted
He had his head down with his fist still against the broken wall.
"I'm sorry, Black Star" Soul said "I brought this on you. You're right; I shouldn't have come back"
"No" he turned to face his friend "Maka's right, what's done is done. No regrets. We move forward as a team. We move forward as friends. We move forward as a family… he pulled a small smile, I could never be mad at you for too long"
Soul walked up to his friend and hugged him.
"Maka! Black Star! Soul! We came as soon as we heard!" Kidd, Patty and Liz were in the doorway.
"Hey guys" Maka said
"Is it true? They're pretty bad?" Liz was finding it hard to fight tears.
Soul nodded. Liz fell sobbing into Patty's arms.
"What happened?" Patty asked trying to stay strong for her sister.
Soul and Maka looked at each other
"Nothing" Black Star answered "She just ended up in a bad way"
"We met Tristan outside, he said something about the wedding being cancelled?" Kidd said
"Yup" Maka answered "The wedding's off"
Liz went to speak but Maka interrupted "Please, now's not the time to ask about my failed marriage before it even started"
"She's right" Soul held her hand "We're here for Tsubaki"