Maka and the Evans brothers all stared at the roof of Blair's pumpkin style home. The group had been forced to sleep in one queen sized bed and no one was happy.
"When I find the person who trashed our home, I will kill them." Wes growled as Maka tried to pull the covers over her head. Soul was the unlucky brother to get the least amount of blankets.
"We made it better off than Blackstar and Tsubaki." Soul muttered as Blackstar's snores echoed from the living room. Maka nodded unsure if the brothers could even see the action. According to the two, they had found the Gorgon sisters symbol in the ashes of their home, the same symbol marked in blood over Maka's bed at the Evans apartment. Maka shivered, the last thing she needed was a gang even the Thompson sisters feared. The Gorgon sisters consisted of Arachne, the elder sister who bore the mark of the spider, and Medusa who bore the symbol of a snake. Between them several loyal followers who always carried out the sisters plans.
"Go to sleep everyone, tomorrow Blackstar begins our training." Wes said before shutting off the light. Soul unconsciously wrapped his body around Maka's small form, later he would claim it was for the covers she was hogging.
"Your safe now, okay." A small voice smiled as its pink hair covered its brown eyes. Maka nodded holding a bandaged arm close to her body.
"I'm Crona Gorgon, nice to meet you." The pink haired child said weakly.
"Maka, Maka Albarn," she replied holding out her hand to shake. Crona looked at the hand before shaking its head.
"What's wrong?" Maka asked looking between both her hand and the frightened child.
"An experiment, that's all I am, I- I don't know how to handle this." It whimpered. Maka frowned as she stood up and walked over to the corner Crona had fled to.
"Don't be scared Crona, I want to be your friend, like papa wants to be your mama's friend. Even if I don't agree." She smiled. It was true her mama was still alive; therefore, she and her papa should be with her. Crona looked at the girl before smiling.
"Would you like to see your mama?" the child asked its eyes sparking with its newfound confidence. Maka eagerly nodded as she was led from the cobblestoned room and down numerous halls with a strange symbol over it. The symbol was of a snake circling a spider. When the two six year olds reached the dungeons, Maka quickly made her way to the cell containing her mother.
Elizabeth Thompson quivered as she sat on the floor of her shower. The bullet wound on her stomach was hurting her again. Both her and Kid were nearly killed thanks to Lord Deaths actions. Patty had been the savior of that battle, and all to rescue the Albarn girl from a family of mobsters. She remembered the fire, the screams, and how the woman had looked so scared when rescued from her cell.
"Liz, are you alright?" Kid asked as he entered the bathroom. Liz had been missing from his side longer than normal.
"Yes sir," she replied as he pulled back the curtains hanging around the shower. Kid noticed how her hands rested protectively over the old wound. Careful not to spook her, he placed his own hands over hers and kissed her forehead.
"Don't worry, this will never happen again. The lives of both you and your sister are worth more to me than hers." Kid whispered as he helped her finish her bath.
Blackstar eyed his four new students as Tsubaki warmed them up. Soul looked uneasy as he itched his socked foot with the other.
"Ok, they have made the first move, now it's our turn." He said pacing before the group. Both brothers watched as the blue haired man marched infront of them. When he reached Maka, it took all of Soul's self-control not to kill his old friend. Maka acted on instinct as she easily flipped the martial artist over her shoulder and stuck her foot to the back of his neck still holding his arms securely in her own hands. Both boys and both girls marveled at the stunt as she finally released the teacher.
"Pretty good for a beginner," he said before dusting himself off. "But, I just let you think you could do that." The whole room nodded knowing that a girl in pigtails had just outdone him. Finally, Blackstar placed them in groups of two, Soul paired with Maka. Each time he tried something she had placed him on his back and several times, he was sad to say he was turned on by the position in which she would end her latest win. He was always below her. When class had ended, they returned to Blair's bar to eat, and drink.
Capone slit his eyes as word of the Gorgons sisters latest attacks were relayed to him. Truthfully, Albarn was their girl, but he would get her first.
"Death City huh, alright boys pack your bags. We have a little brat to kill." Capone smiled as he eyed the ninety-nine men awaiting his orders. In a week's time, Maka Albarn would be begging him to kill her.
Mizune Mouse and Eruka Frog hid behind a bush as Maka Albarn walked past them dangling off Soul Eater's arm. They were out for a bit of fresh air together and neither one seemed to be aware of their surroundings.
"Ribbit, they look in love." Eruka mused as she watched the two enter the park.
"Stupid fools, chi, chi," Mizune spat already scheming their next move.
"Why does Medusa want us to follow her, why not rescue," but Mizune cut her off.
"Because, that's not as important as this." The mouse said calmly directing her focus back to the duo walking in the park.
Soul smiled as Maka ran ahead to lean over the ponds edge, her reflection dancing in the moonlights reflection. This was the first time he had actually seen her lower her guard since he found her. It still made his heart soar when she smiled at him or even looked up at him through her dark blonde eyelashes. Soul found a vacant seat by the ponds edge and waited as she ran her fingers over the frozen water. The jacket she had chosen to wear was once again his old yellow letterman jacket. He had no idea how she kept finding the old thing.
"Maka, come sit down, you'll freeze if you sit in the snow." Soul called as she obediently rushed to his side. Her hair was still in pigtails as he watched her lean into his side for warmth. They remained in the silence of each other's presence until Soul's soft snores filled her ears. Looking at his peaceful face, Maka's eyes rimmed with tears. He was fixing to be placed in the middle of a war she couldn't escape. What confused her was the reason for why he would sacrifice his own life for her when he barely knew her. Carefully she brushed back the snow-white hair from his tanned skin as his lips parted over the syllables of her name in his sleep. She felt her face heat up as her fingers traced over his thin lips. Her heart fluttered as her stomach twisted making her almost dizzy. Was this love, had she felt it before? Yes her and Soul teased the other lots of times and she dreaded the thought of him getting hurt on her part, but was this love?
"Maka?" Soul asked as his eyes opened to see the blond in question loom over him. Maka jerked away quickly, her face going red once more, as Soul looked at her quizzically before smiling.
"Your face is red, are you sick?" he asked placing his hand over her forehead, making her even redder.
"Wow you really are sick, and you have it bad." He continued, as Maka got curious, she wasn't even aware she was sick.
"There is only one remedy I know of that can cure this." He said proudly before leaning forward.
"Do you know what it is?" he asked as Maka shook her head. Soul smiled before ghosting his lips over hers.
"It's called love Maka, and that is a sickness we all have." He whispered before embracing her in a hug.
Blackstar and Tsubaki held their heads high as they entered the Chameleon family compound. The gang was ran by a young teenage girl around thirteen, Capone had killed her family and now only a lone samurai stayed by her side.
"What do you want here Star clan member?" asked a man with long silver hair, holding a blade of grass in his mouth. His clothes were traditional Japanese clothing.
"A friend of ours is being hunted by the bigger families; we want to know more about it." Blackstar said calmly as Tsubaki stood ready to fight.
"We do not do business with the Star clan, you know that." The man replied placing his katana in the ground infront of him.
"Mifune, please, the Nakatsukasa clan and Star clan beg for the Chameleon clans help." Tsubaki pleaded as Mifune watched her. Each member starred at the other waiting for word or a fight.
"We shall help," a new voice answered as a young girl with dread locked brown hair and a short skirt green skirt and brown top walked out of the home.
"Lady Angela, please return inside." Mifune said as he walked up beside her.
"No Mifune, these people came to us for help and you try and turn them away, that's bad Mifune." She said before smiling at the new comers.
"Thank you Angela, both the Star clan and Nakatsukasa clans thank you." Tsubaki bowed careful to keep an eye on Blackstar. It wasn't strange that no one wanted to work with a Star clan member. The clan had been known for its ruthless assassinations for money and was even the cause of the Chameleon clan's demise. Blackstar explained the situation to the two-clan members before Angela made her decision.
"Since the family is still too small in numbers to help too much, I will lend you Mifune's help when you most need it." Angela promised as both Tsubaki and Blackstar nodded their thanks. Once the two had left the Chameleon clan's home, they made their way to the training field Blackstar used to meditate.
"Blackstar, are you aware that this is a repeat attempt?" Tsubaki asked as she eyed her partner.
"Yes, and Maka's parents are to blame, more her father." The blue haired boy said as he closed his eyes and sat Indian style on a rock. Tsubaki sat behind him imitating the boy's position before speaking again.
"Her parent's full bio wasn't in the folder." She replied coolly.
"It wouldn't be, all that information was files pulled from both police and clan records by my clan before they died out." Blackstar answered, as Tsubaki remained quiet.
"I grew up with Maka, that's how come I know her fighting style; both of us were trained together by Nygus and Sid. Maka is better off learning about her crooked parents later, right now we have to keep an eye out for Kid and his twin killers for hire." Blackstar stated before jumping into a handstand.
"Why them?" Tsubaki asked in surprise.
"Because they were the ones who hid amongst Capone and nearly died by Gorgon henchmen also disguised as Capone's men." Blackstar explained.
"Doe's anyone have her full story?" Tsubaki asked as her partner returned to a standing position.
"Yes, but she refuses to open that side of her memory, the key is her dreams." Blackstar whispered as he eyed the city from the hill they sat on.
"Her dreams?" Tsubaki repeated. Blackstar laughed as he looked over at the Asian girl.
"It's funny how both the Evans brothers don't remember her." he mused as Tsubaki gave a look of confusion.
Wes, why are we here again?" Blair asked as she followed the elder Evans into a burnt down home. The ashes had once been a nice formal home held by one of the richest families in Death City, and under Albarn-Star clan protection.
"Because, Soul and I use to live here." Wes answered pulling Blair into a small-untouched room filled with various file cabinets. The underground bunker held everything and Wes had just found the key in his mailbox at work.
Patty laughed as she skipped back to her room; it had been another fun day with her friend. It made her sad to know her friend would have to leave soon, or else her friend would die.