Stranger

Maka POV:

I woke up the next morning on the floor. My eyes opened straight away and I lay there staring out the window at the snowy scene that I caught a glimpse of from underneath the coffee table. Snow flakes swirled around outside hitting the glass of the window once again.

It's so pretty. Why don't you go out there?

I pushed myself up off of the floor to stand up. The lights were still switched off, I never turned them on. I turned around and walked towards the stair case. I placed my hand on the railing and dragged my feet up each step at a time. My bedroom door was left open from the last time I went in there from the morning before. I walked through the door and stared at the surroundings of my room, the shadows of the snow flakes moved across the walls and the ceiling. I walked over to my dresser, opened it and pulled out and long sleeved black jumper. I pulled it on over my head and felt its warmth it brought to my body. I pulled the bottom of the jumper down and I just couldn't fight the urge to wrap my arms around my chest, I gripped hold of my shoulders trying to hide away.

Trying to hide again?

I ignored the voice in my head and turned to the door, I walked towards it and watched the snow flakes shadows float around above my head. I tightened my grip onto my shoulders and headed back down the stairs, when I reached the last step I caught glimpse of my reflection in the mirror beside me. I stepped back and turned to look at the girl I had turned into, her bloodshot teary emerald eyes stared right back at me, her face was as pale as snow in the sunlight and her hair was a complete mess pulled together in a high sloppy pony tail.

What have I become? I thought to myself. I used to be so beautiful and tanned, now I'm just some skinny fragile stranger.

I span around once again and headed towards the front door, I slipped on my boots not bothering to do up the laces and headed out the door. The snow flakes floated down and landed in my hair looking like millions of shinning crystals. My arms were still wrapped around my chest like a shield, trying to protect myself from any danger. A snow flake floated down and skimmed the side of my face then landed on my black woolen jumper. I kept my eyes locked on it for several moments before taking them away again.

It's so cold…

Death the Kid POV:

A girl, I saw a girl. I stood in forest beside her house, she couldn't see me, that's what I thought. She was beautiful but her eyes looked sad and teary, was she crying? Her arms were wrapped tightly around her chest, was it because she was cold?

She's so beautiful.

She turned her head slightly in my direction so I quickly stepped behind a tree out of sight.

Maka POV:

I shivered from the coldness of the snow brushing up against my bare skin. The wind blew wildly causing the snow to change directions and blow into the treetops of the forest beside my house. I turned my head to look at the forest, the leaves on the trees glistened from the snow that had once been there and was now turned into ice. But suddenly out of the corner of my eye I caught movement in the bushes. I moved my glance over to where the branches were moving slightly, nothing was there.

But, something moved over there, I saw it.

My heart pounded hard in my chest like thunder, my fingers were shaking as they tried to remain grasped hold of my shoulders to stay around my chest. The branches stopped moving and snow fell down from the tree tops landing on the snow covered ground trying to blend in.

Death the Kid POV:

Crap I scared her…

I stepped out behind the tree a little but crouched down so that I was hiding behind a bush. I stared at her between the leaves and she was still staring in my direction, maybe she could see me. Her eyes were still watery and sad, I had to find out why she was sad it was eating me inside.

Quit staring at her, you're gonna freak her out!

She slowly turned around and started to walk back to her front door, she still had her arms wrapped tightly around her chest. Maybe it was that she was just cold, it was snowing and she wasn't even wearing a coat, that's probably why.

Maka POV:

I turned around to walk back inside, still holding my arms around myself, I would never let myself go, never. The wind pushed past my face blowing strands of my hair in front of my eyes. I would normally remove the hair away from my face, but I couldn't, I just couldn't move my arms. My grip tightened onto the fabric of the jumper on my shoulders, I never wanted to let go.

I just can't bring myself to let go, I'm so alone…

I continued to walk up the path and as I did I put my foot on a frozen over puddle, but still I went to take another step and I slipped backwards. I went to put my arms out behind me but I was too slow and I had hit the snowy but still hard ground.

"Aa!" I yelped as I hit a hard patch of ice "Shit!"

I stared up at the sky above me, watching the snow flakes float down slowly and land on my face then slowly melt from the heat and from down my cheek. Pain filled my head as if there were tiny people smashing hammers against forehead.

"Hey are you okay?" Said a voice coming from the gate and the end of the path.

I tilted my head back a little to stare at who it was. A white haired boy with red eyes and possibly the sharpest teeth I had ever seen stood outside the gate while holding a bag full of groceries.

I placed my palm on my head "I'm okay"

The gate opened slowly as he pushed and stepped through. He placed the bag on the ground before turning in my direction, he stared over the top of me looking down on me.

"Need help up?" He asked with a smug look on his face while offering his hand out.

I hesitated for a moment before raising my arm and placing my hand on top of his. As I stood back up on my feet again everything went dizzy.

"Whoa!" The boy exclaimed placing his hands on my shoulders to stop me from falling backwards "Do you need me to call an ambulance or something?"

I shook my head, shaking it off "No really, I'm fine"

He took his hands away from my shoulders still looking at my face "You sure"

I nodded bringing my arms up to around my chest gripping hold of my shoulders, again…

"I'm Soul by the way" He smiled widely "I'm your new neighbor" He pointed to the house next to mine.

"Oh, yeah" I stuttered "I forget the people who used to live there moved"

He rubbed the back of his neck as if he were nervous to be around me "Well I have to go, I'll drop by later to see how you're doing"

"Its okay" I turned around to face my front door "You don't have to"

"I insist" He picked up the bag of shopping off of the floor "Cya"

"Bye Soul…" I murmured looking down at the snowy ground beneath my feet.

I heard his front door slam shut behind him but I didn't turn around to walk back inside, I just stood there staring at the ground in exactly the same spot as if my eyes were glued to that section of the snow.

You should go inside now, you'll get sick.

As I was going to turn back to go inside the sound of rustling leaves came from over in the forest. I immediately looked over into the sounds direction, but once again nothing was there.

Death the Kid POV:

I startled her again and had to quickly move behind a bush again so she couldn't see me. That boy, who was he? I've seen him somewhere before but I can't figure out where, his face just looks so similar. I'll find out soon.

Maybe I should stop staring at her, I might freak her out.

Her front door slammed shut as she walked back inside. I watched her through the window, she walked back into the living room and over to the sofa, but she didn't sit on it. Instead she sat on the floor in front of it and pulled her knees to her chest, wrapping her arms around them while holding her chin up on her knees. Her eyes started to sparkle and I could faintly see a little tear dripping from her eyelashes.

She was crying.

For some reason I just wanted to huddle her up and hold her in my arms until she stopped crying. But I didn't even know her, it would be weird if I just walked into her house and hugged her, she'd probably call the police.

What if she's the one…?

Maka POV:

It was warmer inside, chills were still sent up and down my body giving me goose bumps. Once again tears filled my eyes and started to stream down my cheeks and drip onto my hands. I gripped hold of my jeans and held it tightly until the fabric felt like it was going to rip to shreds in the palm of my hand.

I hate being alone, I hate this!

I slowly reached over to the table in front of me and grabbed hold of my cell phone, I flipped it open and started to scroll down my list of contacts. I kept scrolling until I came across Black*stars number. I didn't hesitate before pressing the dial button and holding the phone to my ear and waited for him to answer.

"Yo…" He paused "Wait, Maka?"

I opened my mouth to speak but only the tiniest sound in the whole world came out before I completely broke out into tears.

"Maka are you okay?" He exclaimed in panic down the phone "What's wrong"

I continued to cry not answering his questions, but I didn't have to. He knew everything down from my mother leaving to my dad barely ever being her so that I was all alone.

"Okay I'm coming over" And with that he hung up.

About half hour later I heard a knock at my door. I didn't bother to get up, I stayed there lying against the gold carpet staring out the window at the snow floating and landing softly on the pavement.

I wish I could be a snowflake…

"Maka open this door!" Black*star yelled at the top of his lungs on the other side of the door.

I pulled my thighs up so that my knees were held against my chest, I tilted my head and buried my face in them and let a couple of my tears fall so they left little wet marks on my jeans.

"I'll kick it down if I have to!"

I pushed myself off of the floor and walked round to the door where I saw Black*star through the glass standing on the other side. I turned the handle and the door opened slowly letting in a very cold gust of wind.

"Are you okay?" He asked moving his hands around in his hoody pocket.

I bit my lip trying to keep my emotions held in, I didn't want to cry in front of my friends, even though I had just cried to him down the phone.

He stepped through the door, standing in front of me. Slowly he closed the door behind him with his foot. He stared right at me causing me to glance away and my nerves made me bring my arms up and wrap them around my chest.

"Do you want to tell me what's wrong?" He took a step closer bending a little to be eye level with me.

I started shaking uncontrollably and my lip started to ache from where I had been biting it so hard. Suddenly my teeth's grasp on my lip slipped and the pressure was gone, water dwelled in the corner of my eyes and one tear slipped away and started to roll down my cheeks.

I hate being alone!

I flew myself forward straight to Black*star and threw my arms around his waist, burring my face in his chest.

"I can't take it anymore!" I sobbed letting the tears stream down my face "I don't want to be alone…"

He wrapped his arms around my back and held me as a friend should "You're not alone Maka…" He paused taking in a deep breath "I'm here for you, Tsubaki's here for, Liz and Patty too. You just chose to be alone"

He ran his fingers through my sandy blonde hair holding me close. I tightened my arms around his back gripping hold of the fabric on his jacket then letting it go again.

"Thank you Black*star" I sighed "You're a great friend"

He placed his chin on top of my head "Yeah…"

Black*star POV:

Just a friend…