What is this...yet another chapter?

Maka as Amulet Heart chasing after an x-egg, yelling, "This feels so cool!"

Ikuto changed with Yoru, yells back, "yeah it's great. But we need some way to contain them till Utau gets back!"

Maka sighs, "It sucks that I can't use open heart like Amu." getting an Idea, "Can I try something Ikuto?"

Miki asking, "What Maka?"

Maka smirking, as Ran understand what the idea is, "This is a new humpty lock right?"

Suu answering confused, "Yes."

Maka now looking at the x-egg in front of her, "I am gonna try it."

Ran saying to Maka, "Worth a shot Maka let's do it!"

Maka smiling and holding the pompons as she would wield Soul's scythe, yelling at the top of her lunges, "Heart Slash!"

The x-egg begins to glow white and then flew off to the person it belongs too. Ikuto gasping, "What was that, Maka?"

Maka smiling as she does it again to two eggs this time, "New locket power! I thought since Open heart didn't work, but on this there's a skull that looks just like the one lord Death wears in my world, i would try a move from my world as well. Witch hunter slashes. But it's different because it's not for hunting but cleaning. So born was Heart Slash. It works."

After cleaning all the eggs, Maka passes out into Ikuto's arms. The rest of the guardians, minus Tadase who refused to fight with them and has actually joined Ester to try to stop his once friends, watching as Maka and Ikuto head home.

Rima muttering to Nagihiko, "Maka is really strong. i just wish those two would see how much they like each other.

Yaya pipes in, "Yeah. but I am sad I didn't get a change to apologize to Amu!"

Kaukia, "She wasn't mad at you Yaya, hurt that Tadase used you two though.

Nagihiko adds, "Yeah, no one's mad at Yaya."

at Ikuto's apartment, he lays Maka down on his bed, since the room was closer to the door. Right as he gets up to leave, Maka grabs his hand and pulls him back mumbling, "stay."

Ikuto looking at her hand on his, "Maka... you need to rest. You can't keep up this up. Transforming with Ran all the time, use Miki or Suu next time!"

Maka ignoring his please mumbles, "I wanna cuddle a cat, so you're staying!"

Ikuto smiling as she pulls him down, play calling, "Ran Suu Miki Lo help! Any one!"

Maka using a weak Maka-chop on him, not hearing the playfulness in his voice, "Stupid cat, just cuddle me!"

Ikuto blushing as she lays her head on his chest, "Fine... but you need to sleep then."

Maka nodding as she clings to Ikuto, who really does want to kiss aka. Maka smiling and kisses his shoulder, causing him to jump.

Maka laughing sleepily, "You're to tense Neko boy! Relax some... the kiss would be welcomed. I like you Ikuto. I never thought I could like someone like this."

Ikuto smiling like an idiot murmured into her hair, "I don't want you to regret it in the morning. Just sleep, I won't move so you can lay on me."

Maka looking up at him, "Who said I would? Didn't you hear what I said? I never thought i could like. No love someone."

Ikuto looking at her, eyes wide and mouth open, "What...What about Soul?"

Maka looking at the wall instead of his pale blue eyes, "Soul was my friend and my weapon partner, there was never anything there. When he wasn't acting cool, he was looking for a girl he could protect not one that stood at his side. I had to force him to do anything that wasn't 'cool'! I like guys who know what they want and can say it is, like a certain neko boy I've come to care for."

Ikuto trying to suppress a grin says, "Well there's a certain ash blonde has caught my eye but she always seemed to only think about her former partner. I never seemed to have a chance with her."

Lo smiling as she pushes the other Charas out of the room. Giggling at the sighs from both people in the room the Charas now left.

Maka laughing, "Shall we?"

Ikuto stunted at her, "What made you change your mind? Why the sudden confection of love?"

Maka holding the new lock up to him, "New lock, new power. Bravery seems to be something it has over me."

Ikuto kissing her forehead, "Well I'm glad it happened because I don't want to let you go. Now I know you feel the same, one day but that's far off."

Maka nuzzling in his neck, "Maybe I could stay instead of going. I don't want to live that life without the love I've found here."

'She is willing to give up everything she's ever known for me. I now know what had been missing with Amu, I loved that cool and spicy act of hers but not with Maka, this is the real her.' Ikuto thinks as he doesn't breath, saying softly in her ear, "Maka, I love you."

Maka smiling and kissing him, "Love you too Ikuto."