Maka was reminded of her, now with good reason, hatred of the nurse from earlier when she walked into the hospital the next day. She had a kitten with her to brighten Soul's day. It was an odd looking cat with purple hair and golden eyes and she felt he could form some kind of connection with it.
Imagine her surprise when the nurse told her she couldn't visit Soul.
Because he was no longer in the hospital.
Because he had passed away in his sleep last night at precisely 4:24.
Instead of the general emotion that usually comes with death, Maka only felt anger. How dare he? She had finally made a real friend and he up and dies on her. How utterly uncool of him. She walked out of the hospital and went straight to the bar where all this mess had started.
Two days later, a funeral was arranged for him. Maka naturally went, albeit she was still mad at him. Very few people were there. A young girl stood with an older man. They both had the signature red eyes, so she assumed that they were family. A strange man with blue hair stood next to a man with equally strange hair. They must have been his friends. Then there was Maka, standing alone and brooding.
Brooding about how few people were here for Soul. Brooding about how the food at the reception was probably nonexistent. And brooding over the death of her only friend in the whole world.
The service was short and sweet. A few words were said and then the small group walked to the church for the reception. The old man from earlier walked up to her and sat down.
"Can I ask you a question? Where on earth is the rest of his family. Did he mean nothing to them?"
He smiled sadly. "Did you not know about his family?" She shook her head and as he proceeded to tell her, she felt her shoulders slump lower and lower. It was like reading a biography on someone. She didn't actually know anything about him, yet she considered him her friend?
She looked at the hands in her lap to avoid looking into the eyes that looked so much like Soul's.
"Hey sweetheart, chin up. It's going to be okay."
And she believed him.