Stranger

Maka POV:

I slept so peacefully that night. Knowing that he was watching me somewhere, protecting me. I had never slept like that before, no bad dreams, I wasn't sleeping somewhere on the floor in the middle of the room, I slept in my bed.

I dreamt for once, it wasn't a bad dream, but it wasn't a good one either.

I was walking through a dark forest, there were no signs of light breaking in through the trees whatsoever. I carried on walking, between the ghostly naked trees. It was just me, I was all alone, well I thought that I was, I hoped that I was.

I was scared, I was worried, I didn't know where I was or where I was going and so then I started to run.

The leaves and sticks crunched beneath my feet as I raced through the bushes as they tried to slow me down but I just broke through them all, scratching the skin off of my cheek as I did so.

"Maka…" A voice lingered through the air.

I stopped running, stunned by the sound of the voice. It sounded like…

"Only you can save me Maka…" The voice was getting louder.

Trees and bushes rustled from behind me. I spun around to face them and as I did the rustling stopped. My heart raced in my chest as the leaves stayed as still as ever, something wasn't right.

"K-Kid…" I stammered placing my hands inside my pockets to stop them from shaking "If that's you it isn't funny"

Silence lingered all around me, making me even more afraid. I took a step back, breaking a stick underneath my foot. The snapping sound startled me making me jump and jump backwards.

"I know what you are…" Another voice.

I knew that voice, I recognized it, I heard it somewhere before, it worried me that I couldn't remember who it belonged to.

"Are you scared?" It was Kid's voice again.

It was like two people were in the forest with me, having their own conversation, minding their own business.

"Yes. I mean, no, well... I don't know"

My eyes widened in shock. I realized whose voice it was, it was mine… What I was listening to was the past, the moment Kid admitted what he was.

Suddenly the rustling sound lingered in the air again. I turned around slowly to face where it was coming, and it was then that I saw him.

His jet black hair with the three white stripes on the left side of his bangs, his cold pale but strong arms. But something was wrong, he still didn't look the same. It was his eyes, his shimmering golden sparkling eyes, the were piercing red, redder than blood.

"Kid…" I hesitated a little bit scared "What happened to your eyes?"

He smiled showing me his glistening white teeth, but the were pointed and sharp, they looked nothing like his normal teeth at all.

He curved his lips as he were about to speak "Are you scared?"

My eyes flashed open and daylight poured in my sight, causing the dream to fade away. I looked around my room at the surroundings but Kid wasn't anywhere to be seen.

I sighed "Maybe he left?"

I threw the duvet away from me, swinging my legs around and placing them on the ground. My tired eyes were still blurred as I tried to make my way towards the bathroom. I dragged my feet across the carpet bashing into objects as I did so.

I don't feel like crying today.

I placed my hand on the handle and pulled open the bathroom door. Whiteness filled my vision causing me to wince from the brightness. I used wall beside me to keep myself balanced as I moved slowly towards the bathtub. I turned on the taps letting water pour onto my skin, soaking into my flesh.

What am I feeling? I don't feel right.

I stepped back, placing my palm on my head. I couldn't shake that dream from my mind, his eyes, his teeth, it wasn't him at all. In fact, those eyes and teeth reminded me of…

"Maka!" Soul yelled banging on the front door "I haven't seen you since the hospital! I need to know if you're okay!"

I heard his voice but something inside me said to stay away. I took another step back, gripping hold of the sink trying to stop myself from falling over.

"Hey Maka!" He banged again "I'm being serious now, I will knock this door down!"

My eyes started to weigh down on me "Just… go… away…"

Dizziness swept over me causing me to step forward. My weight fell in front of me as I fell down, my fingers slipping off of the sink. I tumbled towards the bathtub, falling more and more until I felt the warm water touch my skin.

What's happening to me?

The water surrounded me, as I fell deeper and deeper, getting closer to the bottom of the bathtub. Bubbles flew up and brushed against my face, bursting before they had a chance to reach the surface. I tried to pull myself up but my arm just fell back in splashing the water all over the bathroom.

I can't breathe!

I struggled for air as I tried to push myself up again, but my arms just gave up on me, I was so weak just to push myself, I couldn't do it. I kept on trying but in the end I just knew that I wasn't going to make it to the surface.

My eyes started to close, blocking out ever ounce of water that was floating around me. My eyes kept on closing even more until blackness was all I could see. I could hear my heartbeat in my ears, I was scared but I didn't panic.

Why does this keep happening to me…?

Death the Kid POV:
Something wasn't right. I could feel it inside of me, something was wrong with Maka. I couldn't see her in her bedroom, she wasn't there.

I stepped out of the forest but quickly stepped back in as I saw the white haired boy walk away from Maka's front door. He walked with his hands in his pockets, and stared at his feet as he stepped carefully in the soft white snow.

I waited until he had entered his house again till I ran up the path to Maka's house. I tried to turn the door handle to open the door but it would budge.

Crap, it's locked.

I turned around and looked behind me, making sure that no one was looking my way. Once I saw that the coast was clear I turnt back around to face the door handle. I placed my hand on it again and tightened my grip around it firmly.

I continued to tighten my grip until I heard the door click on the other side. Slowly I pulled my hand away revealing several dents that I had made in the metal handle.

I lightly pushed on the door and slowly it opened, leaving a tiny gap before I was to push it open all the way. I quickly closed it behind me as I ran through and out of the cold snowy morning.

Once inside I couldn't see her anywhere, she wasn't in the kitchen or the living room. I walked toward the staircase, hoping that she would be sitting on them, but she wasn't. I placed my hand on the railing and stepped up the first step pausing for a moment to think about where she could be. I started to get the thought that she was sitting on the landing crying into her palms, part of me hoped she was so I could wrap her in my arms and hold her forever. But yet again she wasn't there.

"Maka…?" I called out hoping for a reply.

Silence lingered all around me, her voice didn't escape her lips, and I hoped it would so badly, but I didn't hear the sweet melody sound of her voice that I loved.

I stepped up the last step onto the landing, peering into the rooms that I could see from where I was standing. Her room was empty, her fathers room was empty…

Maybe she's just not in?

I turned back around to head down the stairs but just before I could step down the first step as sound caught my ear.

Drip…

I turned around again trying to see what it was and where it was coming from, but I didn't see anything out of the ordinary.

I was about to turn around again but the same sound filled my ears.

Drip…

"What the hell is that?" I mumbled underneath my breath turning round once again.

But this time I noticed something, saw something that I didn't see before. It confused me at first, so I took a step closer towards it, to get a better view of water it was.

Water, was coming out from underneath the bathroom door, soaking the carpet on the other side of it. The water was coming out fast, faster than any river could ever stream its water.

"Maka!" I exclaimed running towards the door.

Without wasting another second I barged through the door only to be met by a flooding bathroom. Not stopping to take another breath I looked around the room searching for Maka. She was lying in the water in the bathtub, facedown, motionless, breathless…

"Maka!" I yelled again "No Maka wake up!"

Quickly I turned off the taps before the whole room flooded up and we were both gone. I ran over to her side and wrapped my arms around her waist. She was soaking wet and as I pulled her out water splashed out of the tub and all over the floor.

I tapped her cheek trying to wake up "Maka wake up please, I'm begging you…"

I laid her down on the ground flat on her and watched her as her face turnt even paler than it normally was. Her chest wasn't rising, she wasn't breathing. Her eyes were closed and she was just so motionless.

I placed my hands on her chest and tried my best to do CPR to bring her back. Tears were dwelling in the corner of my eyes as I saw that there was no reaction whatsoever.

"Please… I finally found you, I can't lose you know" A tear rolled down my cheek and dripped onto her face.

I placed my hand behind her hand as I leant towards her and placed my mouth against hers, I breathed as much air into her as I could, but it wasn't enough. I breathed in again but she still had no reaction at all, my fingers started shaking like crazy.

I wiped away the tears and went back to CPR, praying to myself it would make a difference this time "Come on, come on Maka…"

I felt her body getting colder and colder by the second. She still wasn't breathing and she was still motionless on the ground.

Crap no! I'm gonna lose her, god dammit!

Maka POV:

My eyelids flew open and pain struck my chest causing me to cough. Water escaped my lips and ran down my chin and onto my dripping wet shirt. I continued to cough, trying to sit up in a pare of tight strong arms.

What the hell happened?

"Maka!" A voice exclaimed from beside me pulling me closer towards them.

My blurred vision was finally fading as I quickly scanned my eyes around the room. Water was everywhere, dripping from the bathtub, from the walls around me, from my face.

"K-Kid…" I shivered as I looked up at his teary eyes "Y-you saved me…"

A tear ran down his cheek as he chuckled "It's my duty to protect you"

I smiled warmly as he placed his hand on the side of my face. I placed my over the top of his "Its m-my duty… t-to save you…"