Chapter 3: Nightmare that kills

I stare at Nightfall's bloody claws, which sight send chills down my spine. "Maka." I stare at my partner who was now the form of a blade. "Let's go Soul Eater." Nightfall runs right at me and I used Soul to block, quickly spinning Soul I stuck his blade between Nightfall's claws. I kick Nightfall's stomach hard; he hit the brick wall on the other side. "Soul does this hurt you?" "Nah. I'm good." Figures, I ran at Nightfall praying this would be over quick but Nightfall changed and went into the ground, no Nightfall.

I stood there for a moment wondering what happened when I saw Nightfall as a black creature emerge from the ground and cut my leg. I saw blood gushing out, I grabbed my leg and again my hand was covered with blood. "Dammit he can become a shadow!" "Maka you okay?" I stare at my partner. "Yea Soul I'm fine!" Nightfall showed his claws which were tainted with my blood, he snickered. I again ran at Nightfall and cut him but didn't kill him, no he went into the wall and became a shadow. I stood far from the wall so he couldn't attack me, then I saw a claw coming from my uninjured hip and then I fell to the ground. "MAKA!" He cut my back hard and deep, I was a bloody mess and I was so tired, but it's my job to make Soul a death scythe we need Nightfall's soul.

I stood up and was ready to attack. "Maka we need to run, this is too hard for us." "Shut up Soul, I can do this!" Soul's reflection came from the blade. "You can't be serious Maka; if we don't run you die!" "Then I die Soul okay big whoop!" "But I don't want you to die, Maka!" I ran towards Nightfall. "Little meister, you should listen to that weapon of yours, cause I will kill you." Shut up and DIE!" I swung Soul at Nightfall and cut a hand off, Nightfall screamed in pain. I ran up at him again but Nightfall stuck his claws in my stomach, I coughed up blood and felt myself getting weaker, don't die. I ran up to Nightfall but missed and then he grabbed my arm, he pulled my up closer to his face. "Look into my eyes," I did, not caring if this would kill me or not, Nightfall continued. "When I die, you young one will suffer with unending pain." I stabbed Nightfall when he was done talking; he was saying crap that made no sense.

I fell on the ground and laid there while I saw a red glow coming from the side. I heard Soul change back into a human and he sat me up. "Maka that was insane, you were on the verge of death, think before you attack." I look up at Soul, and then smiled. "Oh shut up Soul I didn't die and we won." Soul looks at the soul behind him; he grabs it and brought it closer to my face. "What the hell do we do with this thing?" I didn't answer, I felt weak and soon my vision was blurry. Was I dying? I couldn't breathe well, and it kept getting worse. I lost vision and the only thing I saw was the deep blackness that surrounded me. I'm losing blood, I couldn't stop it, I couldn't move. I relaxed waiting for myself to die.

I opened my eyes to see I wasn't dead, thank god, but in a room? A woman with a long blond braid in the front and a short hair style which seemed awkward but I was in Death City. The woman sees me awake and smiles. "Oh good your awake, you were quite the mess young lady." Did she think this was funny? I hate this place, I fuckin hate this place, living with Papa, getting injured, and worse of all people get killed! But then again it's not so bad... I don't know what to feel, oh yea pain. I look at my hip and it was bandaged all around, my back and chest was wrapped like that too.

"AH excuse me ma'am where am I and how did I get here?" The lady looks at me with her sharp yet calming eyes. "You are at the DWMA, technically the nurse's office, and how you got there, well your weapon brought you here, and you were quite the bloody mess miss... Uh?" "Maka, Maka Albarn." The lady nods, then smiles. "I'm nurse Medusa if your ever injured then come here." This place felt more like a hospital than a nurse's office; heck my old school had two beds, no nurse's office, and medication. This place had blood bags, a nurse's office, needles, and more than two beds.

I gaze out the window looking at the peaceful scenery, total bliss. But down there was not so peaceful, and what Nightfall said before I killed him was still buzzing in my head. What did Nightfall mean by unending pain? As I was thinking a loud holler ran through my ears, I look back to see Black Star and Tsubaki walk in. "HEY MAKA SOUL TOLD ME YOU WANTED A DEATH WISH LAST NIGHT!" Nurse Medusa turns around. "Black Star please do not shout in here." "Okay sorry." I stare a Tsubaki, who was smiling. "Maka I'm so happy you're alive." I smirked. "Who said I would die?" Black Star jumps on my bed.

"Hey why did you risk it Maka you're suppose to be the smart one here, you're reckless aren't you!" I really wanted to hit him; I really really wanted to hit him. "Uh...anyways Maka I was so surprised that you actually got your first soul, you just need to obtain ninety eight more now and including one witch." I looked down. "Yea...I guess." I was upset, my first battle and I'm about dead, I made Tsubaki worry, Papa must be to, and here I am an idiot girl who about got herself killed. Black Star sat down at the foot of my bed and looked at me. "Don't need to feel bad Maka; everybody gets hurt once in a while when they get the spotlight, that's a part of being a big shot!" Big shot what the hell does that mean? Tsubaki looked at all the bandages on my body and here was the results: one bandage on my hip going all the way around, one on my back going all the way around to my chest and back, two on my right leg, and one bandage on my face. I must look like someone from a car wreck. Tsubaki got up and woke up Black Star, heck I didn't even know he was asleep, and said they'd see me after school, I was alone for the rest of the day.

At nine P.M I saw nothing but a black sky, it was so unsettling, and I couldn't see anything at all. I started to see something red it was just the color red, I was going insane. I was standing there for five minutes, or at least it felt like it, then a horrible scream filled the room and my hands were covered with blood. I screamed.
"Maka, are you okay Maka." I calmed down when I saw nurse Medusa's face, she looked a little worried. "Yea why?" "Maka you started to scream what happened are you in any pain?" I looked outside, it was a beautiful day, and I'm stuck here in this room. "Yea maybe I just want to get out." She stood up. "Maka you're my first patient who has ever screamed like that, was it a bad dream?" It was wasn't it, but I could feel this awful pain. "Nurse Medusa what day is it?" "A Thursday why?" "Just wondering." I grabbed my book and started to read but the words didn't look right, I felt light headed. Before I put my book down Soul came in. "How ya doin?" I glare. "I dunno how would you feel staying in a hospital bed then having a nightmare?" He laughed. "Man Maka you looked like a blood fountain when you passed out." "Thanks." "No problem." I hit him lightly on the head. "Ow that hurt abuse!" I roll my eyes. "Soul aren't you older than me?" "Dunno." Had to ask. I lay my head on my pillow and look at the ceiling. "Hey Soul, do you think Nightfall is really dead?" I look over at Soul who looked at me like I was stupid. "Yea Maka he's dead, I was used to kill him, stupid." He poked my head, I tried to bite him. "Hey Maka if you bite me I bite back." I grabbed his arm. "Soul you're so mean."

"I can't focus on anything not even my book." "This worries me how?" I again try to hit him but he dodges, punk, why is he my partner? I sigh, looking at the clock. "Soul you should get to class." He looks at the clock then sneaks a laugh. "I've been late before." "Uh... detention ring a bell." Soul looks down at me. "Hey I've had detention before." Surprise, I cannot control him, jerk. "Will you please go to class." "No I want to stay with my injured meister." I cringe. "Soul you're just doing this to get out of class!" "Maka if I wanted to get out of class, I would have ditched, I really wanted to see you." My face was warm, why always around Soul? "Soul please go to class." "No, I'm good." "Get Soul I'm serious." Soul covered my mouth. "I'm staying, I want to see you." I took his hand off my mouth. "No you're just using this as an excuse Soul I know you are." "Maka, I'm not, I'm here because I care, I care about you dammit." Soul looked seriously pissed. "I don't believe you, no one cares about me, not Papa, Mama never bothers asking, no one." "Well I do Maka I care, you can't say I don't care." I stare at him. "Soul how would I know." "You would still be in the ally dead by now." He was right, Soul does care, in the ally when those guys tried to mug me he came and helped me. "Soul, sorry I was being a bitch." "Maka I want you to have this." He reached behind his neck and un-clipped a chain to a neckless, at the end was that switchblade he stole from that guy who was going to steal money, but was un-successful. "Soul why is that a neckless and why are you carrying it with you?" He put it around my neck and rubbed my head. "It's a good luck charm stupid." Again poking my head. "Stop that." "What I'm playing." "Yea more like teasing." I fell asleep ignoring him.

I woke up and Soul asleep on my shoulder and leaning on the bed. "Soul wake up." I whispered. Soul opened one eye. "Good mornin." "Soul its six at night." Soul closed his eye. "What do you want then." "You should go home?" "Why I'm comfy." "Soul you missed a whole day of school I think you should at least get home, to get out of this place." "Fine "mother", I'm going." "Bye Soul." Soul lifts a hand as he walks out the door. "Well Maka he was here all day I thought he was staying all night." "Nope, lucky him." Medusa giggles. "Saturday you'll leave A OK." Oh Saturday great. Days go by so fucking slow.
I woke up screaming again, Medusa ran right up. "Maka please it was a bad dream!" I couldn't calm down it was

horrible, blackness, blood, pain, screaming. "Nurse Medusa, am I going insane." "Oh no child, insanity is when you're body and mind is consumed in blackness and there is no escape." That scared me, literally it send chills down my spine. I can't live through these fucking nightmares, its killing me. "HEY MAKA, GUESS WHAT!" "Black Star what did I tell you already!" "Sorry." I smiled. "Well look'e here its the assassins, how you doing." "Maka guess what!" "What, what could be so important?" "GUESS!" I thought. "You got your ninety ninth soul?" Tsubaki sighed, she mumbled. "That would be the day." I giggled. "Okay what, I give Black Star." He smiled, it was huge. "Look." He pointed out the window. "Nurse Medusa can I get up?" She nodded and I got up. I looked out the window and I could not believe what I saw. "What do you think?" Want to know what it was? A giant chalk writing of Black Stars autograph, it was huge and it was pretty hilarious. "Black Star that's huge, why did you do that?" He patted my head. "My autograph will heal you faster than any old food or medicine." I smiled, that was nice that he cared to, self centered yes, but nice. "We'll thank you Black Star it's working already." He gave me a thumbs up, Tsubaki hugged me. "Maka I miss you, I need my gal-pal with me." I hugged her back. "Tsubaki you're my only friend that's a girl." "Mine too." They both left, Medusa walked towards me. "Maka bad news, it would be best if you stayed here longer." My eyes went wide. "Nurse Medusa please don't." "I'm sorry Maka but nightmares and you're tempted to rip off those bandages, you do it in your sleep." I didn't know that, but all because of nightmares?

Black Star and Tsubaki came back, with a camera. Black Star took a picture of his autograph and left… nice. Tsubaki talked about a rain storm so he wanted me to have a picture of it so it wouldn't disappear forever. I told her he could have done something else and she said she knew. He came back later with Soul and happily handed me the picture in an old frame. "There so you'll never lose it, hya ha ha." "Thanks Black Star" I admit these guys were so kind to me, giving me luck, waiting for me to get better, they were such good friends. "Maka did you see what Black Star.." "I know." Soul laughed. "Yea he kept saying it was a good idea, got two weeks of detention." Black Star stood at the foot of my bed. "IT WAS FOR A WORTHY COST!" "Black Star for the last time no shouting, and don't stand on the beds!" Nurse Medusa was very mad. At five Black Star and Tsubaki left, then a long while later Soul left, finally nurse Medusa left, I was all alone, again.

Screaming filled the dark room again, it was Nightfall's voice, I knew it was his, and that pain filled my body. My hands were covered with blood; a claw was stabbing my hip and my chest, going straight through my heart. I screamed again.

I woke up at midnight when there was nothing but darkness. "I CANT TAKE IT ANYMORE!" I cried. I ripped the bandage from my leg and got up quickly and ran out the door, before going anywhere I ripped off all my bandages. I ran outside into the night. I kept running screaming in pain, it hurts it hurts really bad. I didn't stop until I reached a lake; I have never been here before. Nightfall's voice came into my head pain. He cursed me; no he was not a witch, how? I can't take this pain, I looked at my good luck charm, it was a weapon. I pulled it off my neck and the blade sprang out. I cried, remembering Black Star's autograph, Tsubaki's hug, and Soul's switch blade that he stole. They all cared about me. I cried and mumbled. "Good Bye friends." I held up the blade and closed my eyes, one two three.

Think this is the end? Well no my friend this is only the beginning!

Chapter 4 is on the way. Chapter 2 had bad text issues but from now on they'll be more spaced out then bunched together.