Stein chuckled down at the death scythe, "Are you trying to tell me something, Marie?" He watched as a blush spread across her cheeks, and she bit her bottom lip. He trailed his right hand up her side and used his thumb to gently pull her lip out from between her teeth. The blush deepened.
"Well, are you trying to tell me something?" Stein teased.
A giggle escaped the woman and she batted her eyes at him. "I think I have a slight… pain. Perhaps you could help me with it, Doctor?"
Lowering his head to her neck with a smirk he kissed the skin gently. "Does it hurt there?" He let his hands settle on her hips, kissing up her neck as he felt her nod. "What about here?"
"It hurts everywhere…" Marie said breathlessly.
"Everywhere, hmm? Even here?" Marie's wordless gasp assured him that he had found another area that was 'in pain'.
"Well, I am sworn to help a patient in need." Stein said smugly, as he moved away from the woman and stood to look down at her. "And you are in need, yes?"
She smiled up at him and he smirked as she answered him, "Dire need."
"Then by all means, let me help you with that pain." Stein lowered himself back to the bed and spent the next hour making sure that Marie was no longer in any type of pain.
Stein looked down at the slumbering woman, wondering how in just a couple short weeks they had manage to come so far in a relationship he never thought he would have. Not with Marie, not with anyone. Rubbing the stubble on his chin the man walked into the bathroom and took the time to shave and shower before retreating to his work lab.
His soul perception allowed him to keep track of Marie's wavelength the entire time he was working; there seemed to be very little of the spell wrapped around Marie and he felt certain that Kim would be able to completely eradicate it soon.
It intrigued him that it was so easily removed, especially after everything he had read about the difficulty of removing a spell cast by a dead witch. Shrugging he chose not to question it, and delved back into his research while he waited on Marie to wake up.
She did, a few hours later and Stein hesitated before broaching the subject of transformation with her. "Marie, I know that the last while has been touch and go, and that you've been having difficulties transforming."
"Difficulties? You mean impossibilities?" She said sadly, looking down.
"I want you to try again. I believe that Kim may have weakened the spell enough that the two of us could shatter it." A gently finger touched underneath her chin and raised the death scythe's head to look at him. "Do you trust me, Marie?" He let his hand slide up to cup her cheek and she nodded.
The familiar warping surrounded Marie and he reached out to resonate with her, trying to lend her his strength. He could see the black cords tighten around Marie's soul, and he sent every bit of strength to her that he could, reinforcing her soul with his own. He watched as the cords shuddered and with a bright blast of yellow light shattered.
He was holding Marie in her weapon form, and he could feel the relief flowing through her. A smile played across her face as she shifted out of her weapon form and nearly fell, Stein having to support her body with his.
"It's over Marie. You're safe now." Stein said quietly to her as he helped he back up and onto the bed.
She leaned up to kiss him. "I know, Franken. You'll always protect me. You should have been the weapon!" He chuckled as she smiled up at him.
A/N: Tada. I don't own Soul Eater. I know it's short, but I felt like that was a good way to end it. I hope you enjoyed Ensnared.