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Chapter 17

A Surprise Attack:

Did Miley give herself away?

Miley was walking with her floor mates. They where walking home from a quick trip from. They where gabbing when Miley felt a familiar feeling of dread come over her. Her hair on the back of her neck was sticking straight up. She knew this feeling. "Everyone down!" She yelled. Her training from the academy was kicking in. Pushing them toward the ground. Then began looking trying to find something to defend herself with. She would never go out without Mason ever again after this. She really wished he was with her right now. She didn't know how to fight a witch without him. She happened to find a rake leaning against a shed. She knew she would have to make it work.

She quickly hurried over and snapped the bottom off. She quickly spun it around to get a better grip. The rake was very old and pieces of it was sticking off, not that she cared. She sensed something flying at her. She slid her hands down the handle feeling the bits of wood entering her skin. She knew that it wasn't going to fun later but she had to focus on what was happening now. The large object was in her sights she swung the stick like a bat. The object went flying back into the woods.

"Oh my my, there are some fight in you. I'm glad there will be some fun, it so boring just grabbing and going."

"Show yourself you coward!" Miley shouted while feeling her knees shaking. She hoped that she wasn't losing conciseness just yet. She wanted to know who she was fighting.

"No I'm done playing for today girly. But don't worry I will come play with you another day." Miley really hoped it wasn't any time soon. That was the last thing she remembered.

She felt something pulling on her skin. It hurt a lot. The sensation returned. She really didn't like it hurt a lot. "Ow," She whimpered. "Stop it." She tried to pull her hand toward her, but someone was holding on to it.

"Easy Miley, just a few more," She couldn't see Stein. She hadn't opened her eyes. She flinched as he pulled another one. "That was quick thinking on your part. Did you get a good look at them. Also nice job of getting the other girls out of harms way."

"No, I couldn't even seen the was coming at me, let alone who sent it." She said while Stein pulled another sliver out. He wrapped up the hand he was working on. When he picked up her left hand which hurt a great deal more then when he was holding her right. "I thought you said only a few more."

"Yes, in your right hand. You had about forty in it. Your left has about thirty. It will be another hour or so before I have all of them out."

"Why did I faint, I didn't have a partner to resonate with?" Her question ended in a whimper.

"Sorry, you forgot." He said simply while picking another piece of wood out of her hand. "An adrenaline rush is an adrenaline rush. It has nothing to do with it, the first time you fainted, you didn't even have a partner at the time." The more Stein talked the more Miley realized he was right. "Alright, I'm going to have to cut this one out. It's too deep to be pulled." After twenty more minutes of pain and Miley sniffling. He quickly wrapped her other hand.

"Did you explain what was going on to the headmaster?" She inquired.

"I was with him when I sensed the witch. I also took care of rake you broke." He said well checking the bandages to make sure they where tight.

"I'll pay for it." She said while looking down at her hands.

"Don't worry about it there is something else we need to worry about." he said. She gave on of her familiar look of confusion. "What did was brave but it may have given yourself away to her."

"Oh geez I didn't even think of that. I just acted to what was going on." She said and then smacked her hand to her forehead. "Ow..." That really hurt. She finally looked around and realized that she didn't know where she was. "Where are we?" She ask while shaking the hand that had just make contact on her forehead.

"The infirmary." He explained, when was cut off by the door flying off. He half expect Black*star to come crashing in, but it wasn't Black*star is was Joanie.

"Miley! Oh my god! You are so bad ass! You swung that thing like you did it every day! Just wham! Knocked that thing right out of the park!" She sat on the bed next to Miley. "Thanks for watching out for us." Her tone was very different, Stein had a feeling that Joanie knew what was going on.

Miley walked down the hallway staring at her hands. Stein told her it would be at least a week before she would be able to hold a pencil. She had left class just couldn't focus. Her thoughts haunted what Stein had said. What if she had blown her cover. Was it safe to stay in classes, or around her floor mates? Had she given Stein away too? She knew that the whole witch community knew him at first sight, but they might not know that he was here till they heard the Staff meister was. That brought a new thought into her mind. Where they associated together? He did always come to rescue when she needed it.

"Miley, my baby!" Came a very excited shout.

"Mom?" She inquired and got her answer while Marie wrapped arms around her. "What are you doing here? I thought Dad said not surprise visits." She said returning the hug.

"No he said no surprises on him. I could surprise you all I want." She said while holding Miley tighter.

"Marie you squeeze her any tighter, you are going to suffocate her." Stein said simply from behind them. They headed back to Stein's office. After the door was closed they all looked at each other.

"So, you sure it's a witch." Marie asked quietly. Stein nodded at his partner.

"Yes, I'm not surprised thought, what worries me, is the fact she went after Miley and her floor mates. Miley may have given herself away, when she protected the rest."

"I'm sorry about that, dad." Miley muttered. Marie wrapped her arms around her.

"You're so cute!" Miley wouldn't have minded the hug but Marie had caught her hands under arms and they were still very tender.

"Mom, hands." Miley whimpered. Marie quickly let go.

"I'm sorry honey." Stein wasn't sure what to think of them. They made him feel, he wasn't sure how to explain it. He watched them and people said he was crazy. He was sane compared to the pair in front him. He almost understood Spirit. Well when he focused on Maka so much. Spirit was right about one thing, family was the greatest thing to happen to someone. Spirit had told him that when he had discovered Kami was pregnant with Maka. He never thought he would understand Spirit but he was beginning to. He would never understand him fully but it was still an understanding.

"So no idea who it could have been?" Marie asked while turning back to him. She met his eyes, he missed her so much. He couldn't wait till this was over and they could go back to normal. Well as normal his life could be.

"No, not a clue to be honest. You sure you haven't felt the soul before, Miley?" Stein asked her. Miley shook her head.

"I feel like I met her before, but I couldn't tell you where. I think it's the same witch that tried to snatch Leslie earlier this year. How is she doing any way. I hope Molly hasn't been attacking her while I'm not around." That was so like Miley to worry about the rest of the world. He was hoping that the rivalry between the two girls will have disappeared by the time they returned to the academy, but as long as Molly was bully Miley would try to stop her. "Maybe we should start poking around. I am here to learn that stuff." Miley pointed out.

Later that night Miley went for a walk. She wanted to give her parents sometime alone. It was such a nice night it seemed to be a waste as well. She enjoyed out of season the warm evening breeze. While passing by the library she ran into her least favorite person. "Evening Professor." She said to Professor Dalton.

"Oh Miss Stein." She said with a fake sweet voice. "I see your father has let you off your short leash."

"Yes," Miley said simply. "It's to nice out to be inside. We aren't going to get many more nights like this."

"Yes I quite agree, have a good night Miss Summers."

Miley turned and looked at the woman. "Wait what," Miley asked hoping she had miss heard.

"I said have a good night Miss Stein."

Miley took off running. She didn't stop until was safely in Stein's office. Stein stared at her. It was very unlike her not to knock. "I thought you said a walk." Stein asked while raising an eye brow at her. She was holding on to the door frame trying to breathe.

"Dalton, is the witch." She gasped. Stein grabbed a hold Miley.

"Clam down, just because you don't like her doesn't mean she's the witch." He said smiling at her.

"No, dad." She said while taking a seat on the couch in the office. "She called me Summers."

"You're just shaken up over the attack Miley. You don't have to worry, I'm here and I'm sure that they are going to take a step back for a while and reorganize their plain. So keep clam, alright." Miley couldn't believe, now he started to baby her? He wasn't taking her seriously. It was like he a just a little to conformable with being here.

"You are going to at least check it out right?" She asked. He looked at her giving that usual look.

"Like I always do. I just don't want you go digging on your own alright. If she is the witch. I don't want you alone with her." He told her. "Now, get some rest alright Miley."

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