One book in one year, written about your partner. Game on. Oh wait, they're writing about you too. [SoMa, TsuStar, KidLiz]

Rated M for Mature content

Genre: Romance, Suspense

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Fiction

Sunshinegirl09

Maka

"Fuck!" Soul swore, grabbing me and trying to break into a run. That wasn't happening with my leg. It was having a little crisis.

"Soul," I groaned. "I can't move."

He grunted and thrust me on his back and began to sprint.

"We've kinda got a problem here!" he cried as they ran towards us.

I kind of figured it was only a matter of time before Kyou's little crew showed up. I didn't figure, however, that it would be now. Such timing. The police were also after us. Nao and Aoi were with them too but I got the feeling it wasn't by choice.

"Black Star why did I let you get me into this!" Tsubaki cried, following us also.

The four of us (me on Soul's back) turned a corner together.

"Where did Wes go?" Black Star wondered, cracking his knuckles as he ran.

"More importantly," Soul cut in. "Where is Kyou?"

I still had the vivid image of Kyou's bloody face that had been Black Star's doing. I just hoped that the police wouldn't get the wrong idea and think that Black Star was the perpetrator. He did go a little far. I wasn't about to say anything though. Kyou deserved it.

"Hey maybe the police aren't after us!" Tsubaki changed the subject, probably to make us stop running. "Ox got to them right?"

"Well let's hope they catch those guys in the gang before they catch us!" Soul panted.

He was right. I still heard the pummeling sounds of the feet. They honestly didn't think they could just do this, could they? I mean it was dark but we were getting to a busier area now. It would be so easy to be caught. Then again, they sold their soul to the gang. It's not like they cared.

"Excuse me, guys!" I hollered. "I am fucking shot! I am not okay!"

Soul looked up at me while he jogged.

"Yeah, I'm taking a detour to the hospital to throw them off." He answered.

The sounds of feet were still audible but they were becoming more faint. The small sound of a light drizzle was mixed in.

We arrived at the park I had been at before. A small pond was before us. I didn't know if we should've gone the long way around or not. We ran towards it in confusion contemplating what to do. It could be easier to go around, letting the risk of the gang cutting us off be less than if we went the shorter way.

However, our immense contemplation was a mistake.

Heavy breathing triggered my senses. Someone caught up without us realizing. He pushed Black Star, Soul and I into the pond. An explosion of pain shot up my leg as I clung to Soul, trying to think about poor Tsubaki being harassed out of the pond but I was blinded by my tortured leg.

Black Star and Soul grabbed the edge when a metal pole suddenly slammed against their fingers causing them to screech in pain and fall back into the water.

"Soul!" I cried, stroking his hair. "Are you okay?"

"Y-Yeah," he coughed, already resurfaced, clutching his hands.

Black Star looked fine. He was pissed though as he watched the other boys come along and toy with Tsubaki.

"Let h-her go!" I boldly cried, chattering in the dark water.

My leg felt like it was dying. I was trying to think of ways to get out of the water before my calf fell off.

Wait a second. The dark water...

I thought about swimming across the lake at first because we might have a better chance at getting to the other side because we could cut across but I didn't want to risk getting outrun. But I thought about the darkness.

The lake was incredibly dark itself. However, it was still nighttime and pitch black around us because we were away from streetlamps. And then there was the fact that it was drizzling. No one would be able to see us underwater so if we could swim underwater to a safe distance and get out they wouldn't have time to react.

But then what about Tsubaki. I looked up at her while she struggled against one of the teens up there while Black Star swore up a storm. Every time he tried to heave himself out of the lake he would get brutally smacked with a pole or just shoved back in. The average person may think that it'd be easy to get out but it was like an impossible situation almost.

And then Tsubaki was pushed in the freezing water also.

If we weren't in this life or death situation I would've thought about how ruined my dress was by now. I only thought of that back I realized Soul just ditched his blazer jacket and shoes.

I kissed my heels goodbye.

In his ear I whispered my plan, looking up to see the gang of teens huddled together, one with a phone calling Kyou.

"Yeah, we've got them trapped." He nodded a few times. "Yeah they're not going anywhere."

Soul whispered to Tsubaki and Black Star and they nodded.

I looked at the dark water surrounding my leg, knowing it was stained in blood but shut my eyes when I thought about it.

Soul took my hand and the four of us looked at each other just as some sirens started to be heard in the distance. Finally they caught up. We weren't about to stop though. I needed this goddamn bullet out of my leg.

We took a huge breath and sunk or heads underwater. I guided my hand along the muddy side of the pond, while Soul did most of the swimming work. There was faint shouting that could barely be heard from underwater. I guessed they realized we were missing. It would be too late for them though.

Our breath was staring to run out after thirty seconds so I clutched Soul harder and finally felt we were far enough to be able to get out of their reach. But has I started to resurface, someone walked by. Someone from the gang.

Without even getting a breath, I pulled everyone back under. The person continued to monitor the pool without having seen us, but they walked so slowly. It felt like my lungs were ready to burst under the water but we had to wait at least ten more seconds before resurfacing otherwise escape would be futile.

Finally, our heads popped out of the water and we immediately heaved ourselves out.

"There they are!" Everyone ran towards us and I felt panic, unable to run quickly but suddenly, out of the blue, the police arrived with guns. In their presence already was Kyou with handcuffs.

"Yes!" Soul have me a hi-five of relief and we almost kissed.

"WATCH OUT, MAKA!"

Before I could turn around, I felt the thump of a body against mine and the clang of a metal object with a soft one. The weight of the body fell on top of mine, nearly crushing my own. Something oozed down my neck. Blood. Lots of it.

"Soul!" I screeched, pushing him off of me. But it wasn't Soul. Soul was standing up, looking down, shocked.

It was Aoi.

Blood drained from his head and the metal object used to hit him was stained red also.

My heart went weak as I watch him lay limp. I crawled over, ignoring the burning pain in my leg and shook him.

"HEY!" I cried as the boy who hit him was suddenly tackled by a Tokyo policeman. "Aoi, wake up!" I demanded, shaking his lifeless body.

Soul's hand was on my shoulder as we crowded around Aoi.

Tears were falling as I tried to wake him. He just took a hit for me. A huge hit. Why would he do that? Why?

"A-Aoi!"

"Maka you need to get to the hospital!" Soul reminded me.

"But what about him?" I sobbed, afraid to touch Aoi's bloody head. "HELP! SOMEONE!"

I was ripped away from his body from the police. I screeched loudly.

Soul

The policeman grabbed Maka, who kept crying. I wondered why on earth would Aoi take that hit for her?

"Is she the one who's shot?" I heard a medic come up to her.

"Yes!" I called, jogging over to Maka.

They were putting her on a stretcher.

"How are you related to her?" The medic asked me.

"Boyfriend," I answered.

They didn't say anything as I climbed into the ambulance with them, holding onto Maka's hand as she laid down, clutching her leg.

The medic lady nodded at me and ripped open part of Maka's dress, exposing her bloody leg. I had to cover my mouth to remind myself not to puke. The hole in her leg had a black ring around it. The sides were also stained with blood.

"I need morphine!" The doctor called.

"Can you do this in a moving vehicle?" I questioned, panicking.

"She's lost too much blood and she's in a lot of pain." The lady explained. "I need the morphine to numb her for now."

"I know what morphine is," I mumbled, rolling my eyes.

All I wanted was to make sure they didn't stab anything they weren't supposed to because of the lurch of a car.

Maka moaned and moaned. She clutched my hand harder and whispered, "Aoi...please let him be okay."

I pushed the wet hair out of her face, realizing we were dripping all over the ambulance.

"Shh..." I hushed her.

The doctor pushed my hand away from her forehead though I still gripped her other hand in mine. Then she gave Maka a shot of morphine.

"Argh..." Maka squirmed and I held onto her tighter.

I felt so bad. But all I could do was hold her hand.

"It's going to be okay," I assured her. "Don't worry."

In a few minutes we arrived at the hospital where they pulled Maka out by a stretcher and I followed them out as they rushed her to the emergency room. Behind us, squad cars were arriving with Black Star and Tsubaki and Nao.

The doctors refused to let me in the room. All I could hear was Maka screeching as they pulled the bullet out. Goddammit. What the fuck was the morphine for anyway?

"So much for numbing," I growled, looking around for a towel to dry my dripping hair.

Black Star and Tsubaki joined me. We didn't have time to talk before a group of people approached us and guided us into a separate room.

"We just need to have a check up," A man explained, pulling out a light. "Sit." He instructed, blinding me with the light and telling me to follow it.

"I'm fine," I grumbled as he put it away and repeated it to my friends. "What about Maka?"

"You're friend with the gunshot wound?" The doctor asked. "She definitely won't die."

I slammed my head on the bed we were all sitting on.

"That's not what I meant!" I bellowed.

"Calm down, sir." He told me.

I stood up angrily, ignoring Black Star's and Tsubaki's stares.

"I'm only 16, you don't have to call me, 'sir'!" I yelled, pissed. "I want to see my girlfriend!"

These damn people. How hard was this? We were obviously fine.

However, he continued to put gauze on my swollen lip.

"Where's Nao?" Tsubaki timidly asked.

Black Star moved his arm from her waist and pointed to the room across from us. Tsubaki craned her neck to see.

"Oh," She quietly said.

I tried to breathe evenly. When the doctors released us to walk around the lobby, I found the nearest vending machine and started to furiously eat a bag of chips while my other two friends sat next to me waiting.

It was an hour and a half before I was allowed to see Maka.

"Her leg is fine," The doctor announced. "It will heal in time, but she is sleeping now."

oOoOo

Maka

Warmth. My once wet body was engulfed in warmth. I blinked my tired eyes and was surrounded by white walls lit by a dim light. There was an arm draped around me and I drowsily turned around to see who it belonged to.

Soul's red eyes stared at me.

Before I could say something, his hand was against my my mouth and his other had a finger pressed to his lips. He laid in bed with me.

"Shhh..." He whispered. "They keep trying to kick me out."

We stayed there for a while and I thought I was the most comfortable I'd ever been. But it wasn't long before memories flooded my mind. Aoi. His head. Wes. The betrayal. Kyou. Gang. Nao. Black Star and Tsubaki. My papa probably already called every police force in the country.

"A-Aoi..." I stammered, looking at Soul.

"He's alive." Soul remarked sadly. "But not stable. He hasn't woken up. He's basically in a coma."

I sighed in relief. While a coma was a terrible thing, I was just thankful he didn't die. That wound looked so horrible. At least there was a chance.

"Black Star and Tsubaki are asleep in the lobby. Nao is also with them." Soul explained.

"What about Wes and the gang?" I wondered.

"Kyou and his little gang are all down at the station but there's absolutely no evidence of anything that went against Wes," Soul gritted his teeth. "So they're letting him go."

I wondered why Soul was happy. Wes was his brother...but then again. Soul hated him.

"And Kid and Liz?" I asked. "They just disappeared."

"They're at the station giving the whole story." Soul continued. "Ox is also with them."

So that was where they went when we were being chased.

Relief was already seeping into my chest. We were out of danger. We were safe. And I had my boyfriend. Thank god.

My leg wasn't dying anymore. The morphine had decided to kick in.

"Your father came by, by the way," Soul informed me, causing my face to scrunch. "It was quite an interesting scene."

I rolled my eyes.

"I bet it was. Where is he now?" I questioned.

"I think he went out to buy you stuff." Soul said. "But I'm not exactly sure. It was hard to understand him through all his crying and dramatic-ness.

I settled into Soul's body deeper, feeling more comforted by his presence. My head laid against his chest, under the crook of his neck.

How did I end up with such a great boyfriend? Some things were just meant to be.

"Ugh..." I moaned. "What time is it?" I was a little tired.

"Oh...3:30 in the morning."

Dammit.

Author's Note: WHOA! Out of danger? Possibly? I did take them out of danger :D Hehe because I am a NICE soul. How was your guys' fourth of july's? Mine was...ehh okay. Hung out with my best friend lol. I wanna