DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SOUL EATER Maka and Soul

The red liquid was everywhere; her hands were covered in it, scaring her more than anything does. Wes's screams for his brother nearly drove her over the edge of hysteria. His bright red eyes, that she had come to adore now were hidden by his pale eyelids.

"Maka, I need you to concentrate and help me with something." Crona whispered as she pulled her from the bodies of friends trying to revive the young albino.

"What is it?" Maka asked keeping a wary eye out for Kid. Crona searched the area for any eavesdroppers before leaning closer to the small blonde.

"You're a Grigori, that is why the Gorgon sister's want you." She said sitting back as Maka took in the new information.

"So what does that mean for Soul?" Maka asked eyeing the pink haired girl. This made the pink haired experiment smile, before standing up and pointing to the Gorgon hideout.

"Remember how they experimented on me, and gave me the black blood." At Maka's nod Crona continued. "We can infect Soul, but we need Stien to stabilize him afterwards, and only a grigori will be able to keep the blackblood at bay." She finished.

"Only a grigori?" Maka repeated to Crona's nod. "So is that why she wanted me, so she could meld the blackblood and my grigori soul?" once again Crona nodded.

"What will you do Maka?" Angela asked as she turned to the blonde, having listened in on the conversation. Maka remained quiet as she thought of the choices before her. Soul's life depended on the experiments plan.

"Infect him with the blood, but we need to do it when we get closer to finding Stien." Maka said as she stood up. Wes looked down at his brother's pale form and released a held breath.

"We need to hurry, he doesn't have much time." he announced as Blair moved aside so he and Blackstar could lift him onto the make shift cot Mifune had made for him.

"Ok then, let's go get the Gorgon family." Maka said as she turned to Kid and the twins.

All three looked crestfallen at having hurt one of their friends.

"Maka, I'm sorry, I was so blinded by revenge that I allowed it to consume me, the hatred formed over my heart and clouded my good sense." Kid said as he met her eyes.

"Yeah, we swore when we met Kid we would never hurt another person, and now look, we may have just killed Soul." Liz cried as she hugged closer to Patty in shame.

"Do you truly feel sorry for your actions?" Maka asked as she thumbed her gun in its holster. The three nodded, ready for the punishment she deemed fit.

"Help us save Soul, and then we can see what he says on the matter." Maka decided. Kid and the girl's looked up confused, had she just let them go unpunished?

"Of course we'll help," Kid said as he stood up. Maka smiled as she once again turned to the old friend.

"Crona, lead the way to Gorgon manor," she ordered as Crona nodded and began marching towards the manor holding the sisters.

GORGON MANOR

"They're coming lady Medusa, ribbit." Eruka smiled as she relayed the news to her boss.

"Good, now all we have to do is watch as my sisters two minions are killed along with her and I can act my revenge." Medusa laughed as she patted Stiens head. Eruka nodded as she left the room to continue her spying for the blonde Gorgon sister.

ARACHNE

Mosquito snarled as his final form was defeated and his soul was released into the sky. Giriko smirked as his rival was defeated by the small group of brats.

"My, my Maka you've grown into quite the woman. Still a little flat but, hey." The man laughed making Maka's snarl define itself. Kid stepped forward as he and the girls pointed their guns to the man.

"Go find Arachne and destroy her, the girls and I will take care of this person." Kid said as he ushered the pigtailed girl behind him. Maka stared at him for a moment before Blair and Blackstar pulled her away and deeper into the fortress they were now in.

"Ok, we need to find Stien, Soul doesn't have much time." Blair said as she turned to Angela and Soul. Soul was getting paler by the minuet and that made Maka shake in fear.

"Good luck finding him." Arachne smiled as she emerged from the shadows. Each young adult froze as Arachne's boyfriend appeared beside her. His red eyes nothing like the crimson orbs Soul had.

"Asura Kishin," both Maka and Crona whispered. Asura was the most successful case of Blackblood the Gorgon's had.

"I'm glad you remember my little friend." Arachne smiled as she stroked the kishin's head.

"Yeah, well I the great Blackstar can beat him." Blackstar said as he moved forward. Tsubaki watched as her partner popped his knuckles as Asura moved forward.

"Asura, kill him." Arachne ordered as the man jumped forward. Maka and Crona squeaked at the sudden action.

"Maka, we'll take care of Arachne and Asura, take Soul and get Stien!" Wes said as he dashed forward. Crona nodded as she lifted Soul's bloody body and forced Maka forward past Arachne. The Gorgon sister tried to move forward but was blocked by Wes and Blair.

"Your fight is with us, nya." Blair hissed as Wes pointed his gun at the raven haired woman.

"Looks like your caught in your own web," Wes laughed.

CRONA AND MAKA

The winding halls were never ending as the sounds of their feet hitting the ground echoed around the cold walls. Maka's eyes wandered to the unconscious albino as he laid unmoving in his small make shift bed.

"Don't worry Soul, I'll get you better." She whispered before picking up her speed. After a few more turns, Eruka, Mizune, and Free stood between them and the younger Gorgon holding a laughing Stien.

"Lady Medusa," Crona whimpered huddling behind Maka in fear.

"Give us back Stien," Maka ordered readying her gun to fight off the three guards infront of the two heroines. Crona yelped before summoning Ragnorok and cutting across Soul's chest.

"We only have a few minuet's Maka, you rescue Stien while I take care of these." She ordered before charging forward.

FRANKEN STIEN

Everything was white and in the center of this white abyss was a small table and a radio playing static. He wanted out of here; Stien could vaguely hear the voices of Maka and Medusa as they fought. Could she save him? How had he ended up here again? Marie, what would she say right now?

"I need to escape here, but how?" he asked himself.

"Use your wavelength; it should counter the noise from the radio." A younger Stien said as he sat beside the older man.

"How?" Stien asked his younger self with curious eyes.

"You like to dissect things, how many times have you used your body?" asked his childhood. A sickening smile crossed the elder man's face as he stood up.

"I can't do that, it's scientifically impossible." He laughed as the sounds of battle became more defined through the static. The younger Stien smiled as a green smoke began to wrap around the man's body.

"Impossible to who?" the boy continued. Stien shook with more laughter as the smoke became more defined and brighter and the static began to disappear. The white room slowly began to break as the doctor's image began to be translucent.

"To everyone but me," the child replied softly to his own question as the older version disappeared.

Stien opened his grey eyes to see Maka lying face down over a bleeding Soul as Crona stood above her with a sword sticking through the she witches back. Red and black blood mixed on the floor as one of Medusa's arrows fell from the pink haired child's back.

"Please dr. Stien, save Soul for her." Crona smiled before her sword disappeared and both mother and child fell lifeless to the floor.

Maka cried as Stien pulled her away from the cold body of Soul Eater Evans. Her green eyes were pale as she watched the man lift him in his arms and walk towards the exit.

"We need to get to Medusa's lab and fix him up. He's lost to much blood, the blackblood has only temporarily healed his wound." The doctor explained as the others waddled towards them. They were all injured to some extent but were over all fine.

"Can you help my little brother?" Wes asked as he held on to a bleeding Blair.

"Yes, and then I shall help you and your friends." the doctor replied.

TWO WEEKS LATER

Soul groaned as he sat up in the bed of his and Maka's new apartment complex. The young blonde had fretted over him night and day giving him little chance to argue.

"Maka, can I please go sit in the living room." He pleaded once she entered his room to bring him food.

"No, Stien said to stay in bed so stay." she ordered placing the food on his bedside table.

"Bark," he replied sarcastically.

"Good boy, now eat up Tsubaki and the others are coming to visit," Maka smiled as she watched Soul eat. They had both forgiven Kid and the twins for shooting him and nearly killing him. Blackstar and Wes had also taken their revenge on the trio by cutting all of the politician's cloths to asymmetry and the twins fashion was now an unfashion.

"So can I see them in the living room?" Soul ventured after finishing his soup. Maka sighed before taking the bowl and returning a few minutes later. Soul smiled as he leaned on her for support and they walked into the small room and to the couch. As Maka made to move, Soul tightened his hold and kissed her lips.

"Mine," he whispered causing a blush to cross her face.

"Soul, they could be here any second!" she fretted as her fiancé' began to kiss her body and allow his hands to roam emitting a series of moans to escape her.

"Then they will get a show," he smirked as he allowed his fingers to scratch over her sensitive area between the legs making Maka jump.

"Should we come back at another time?" Wes asked as he and the others walked in. the two roommates jumped apart starring wide eyed at their friends.

"No, we're good," Maka said fixing her clothes and blushing under the stares of her girlfriends.

"Yeah, just a little tickle match." Soul replied coolly as the boys just nodded knowingly.

"Don't worry little bro, we get it." Wes laughed.

"Yeah man we completely understand." Blackstar laughed as he clapped the injured teen on the back. He had no clue which was worse the pain from the clap or the knowledge of Blackstar understanding him.

"Embrace the insanity Soul, you can be great, all you have to do is join me."

The voice again, it had been haunting him since he received the cut from Crona. What did it mean? As Maka smiled at him, Soul knew one thing. He would never let the voice control or hurt Maka.

"Hey Soul, what's with the crazy grin?" Maka asked as she sat beside him worried.

"Life only goes one way Maka, and then… you die," he said before laughing hysterically.