AN: Just a quick thank you to everyone who has read and reviewed up to this point. You have helped me stay motivated to keep updating in a timely matter. You might think i'm evil now heheheh just wait!

Disclaimer: I do not own soul eater :(.

Chapter 6

Maka's pov

We ended up walking around for about an hour trying to find Lecter, Black Star started getting impatient. "Where is this wimp!? Bring him on already! He shouldn't keep his god waiting." I sighed at his out burst, "Black star we can't afford to get cocky, this Kishin has been known to mess with the minds of his victims." He whirled around and glared at me, "Do not act all high and mighty MA-KA, you are in no position to give me a lecture." He stormed off ahead of us leaving me confused. 'What did I do? Why is he upset with me?' I tried not to let it bother me, I had more important matters at hand to deal with. All of a sudden the building in front of us erupted into dust and rubble, Black star was thrown past Kidd and myself.

"Kidd do you feel that?" I asked as the dust blew past us.

"Yea, it's Lecter, and he doesn't seem happy." Kidd stated in an even bland tone. I took a deep breath to steady myself, as I tightened my grip on soul's shaft.

"You ready soul?!" I could feel hesitation from him threw our resonance. "Soul?"

"I'm fine Maka," was all he would say. I charged at the kishin, "your soul is mine!" I felt like I was moving in slow motion. 'What's happening?' The kishin easily dodged my attack.

"What is the matter with you maka!?" Black star called from behind me, he rushed the Kishin. "Tsubaki, Kusarigama mode!" He called out to his weapon, "Right!" she called back.

"Trap Star!" He called out as the chain attached to the scythe outlined a giant star, it began to glow and soon encircled Lecter. Kidd was firing rapidly at the struggling kishin.

"Maka, what are you doing? Get in there and help them!" Soul shouted from inside his scythe. I could barley lift soul up, let alone swing him. "Soul what is happening, your heavier than usual!" I didn't get a response. I gritted my teeth, and some how managed to hoist soul up to about my shoulders. I ran toward Lecter, he was fighting against tsubaki's chains, and was almost free. Soul was weighing me down, no matter what I did I couldn't make my feet move fast enough. I couldn't raise him up high enough for an effective strike.

The more time passed the harder it was to keep a hold onto soul's shaft. The kishin saw my struggle and came after me as the easy target. It took everything I had to use soul to block. I jumped to the side and as the kishin went to strike at me again my hands began to burn. The pain was unbearable. Soul was then knocked from my hands leaving me completely defenseless. Before anyone could react I was flung across the alley like how a pair of old balled up socks get tossed into a corner. I could feel the wall give way under me... or was it my body bending to comply with the unforgiving wall? All I know was that I was seeing black spots dance across my vision. I could feel hot liquid run down through my hair, and the last thing I heard was a some one call out my name, but the voice was too muffled to know whose it was.

When I finally regained consciousness I was on souls back, "Soul?" He stiffened at the sound of my voice. "Oh so your finally awake? We are just about to stein. He will take a look at your head, it got hit pretty good back there." I groaned, my head felt like someone was slowly sawing it in half down the middle.

"What happened back there? What about the kishin?" he shrugged. "Kidd and I took care of it after it attacked you, Kidd was the one to finish it off though."

"Why couldn't I hold you soul?" he just shrugged again, "Don'o" was all he muttered. Stein was waiting for us when we arrived. He looked over my injuries, "well maka it looks like you have a concussion. No missions for you for a while, you may experience some nausea as well as sever head aches, I want you to say home tomorrow and take it easy for the next few weeks understand?" I nodded, "yes, thank you professor."

When I exited the nurses office only Tsubaki was there waiting for me. "How is your head maka?" I smiled slightly at her, I have a concussion, no missions for me for awhile and I have to stay home tomorrow." She smiled sweetly at me, "I'm just glad that you weren't hurt worse than that."

"Did everyone else go home already?" I asked, my stomach had turned to knots when she frowned sadly.

"Yea, It has been a long day. I wanted to make sure you were okay though, I can walk you home if you would like maka." I would have liked the company, for some reason it felt like everyone but tsubaki was pulling away from me. But tsubaki lived in the opposite direction as me and soul, I couldn't ask her to go out of her way for me like that.

I simply shook my head and immediately regretted the action, "No, i'll be okay tsubaki. Thank you for waiting for me."

She smiled sadly at me again, "It wasn't a problem maka we are friends after all." I waved at her as I started for my apartment, I was tired and just wanted to crawl into bed and sleep. When I had gotten home soul was already in his room with the door shut. I left him a note telling him that stein had given me the day off tomorrow. I then slid into bed and quickly fell into a dreamless asleep.

I woke up in a bit of a fog, I glanced at the clock that was sitting on my night stand. That is when it hit like a wave crashing down and capsizing a raft, I stumbled to the bath room and threw up. There was barley anything in my stomach to begin with, but the violent heaving of my stomach brought back the splitting pain from last night. I waited kneeling in front of the toilet until I was sure that I wouldn't get sick again, I wobbled on weak legs to the kitchen, no note from soul. I sighed and slowly made myself some toast to help settle my stomach, I wanted to take some pain medicine as soon as possible and head back to bed.

I kept slipping in and out of unconsciousness all day, but I was startled awake late in the afternoon when I heard the front door slam shut. "S-Soul?" My voice was horse with sleep. I got no response, so I ventured out into the living room to see what the noise was about. But the apartment was empty, no soul, his keys were gone. I checked his room and quite a few of his clothes were gone, as was his iPod and laptop. 'Why would he take his laptop?' I was then struck by another way of nausea, I was barley able to make it to the toilet in time. After I was done getting sick I went to brush my teeth I wanted to get the taste out of my mouth. That is when I noticed that soul's tooth brush and shower stuff was gone as well. I started to panic, did he leave? I quickly banished that thought from my mind, 'no, calm down maka. most of souls clothes are still here. He is probably just staying at Kidd's or Black star's'. I went to the kitchen again to get some crackers for my stomach, I was just about to head to my room when I spotted the note.

"Maka, I am going to be staying at Kidd's for a bit, I will come home when I am ready, - Soul." W-what's going on? I just slumped to the floor, 'when I am ready?' ready for what? I read the note over and over again. "soul..." I took a deep breath, "I'll just talk to him tomorrow at school." I forced myself off the floor and went to bed.

I woke up late again. "ugh damn it, why am I over sleeping so much?, damn concussion." I wouldn't be able to run to school like I did the other day, I was defiantly going to be late today. I walked as fast as my body would let me, my stomach was still doing flips but I was able to keep from getting sick. I ended up being about 20 minutes late by the time I walked into class. "I-i'm sorry professor, I over slept. It wont happen again." Stein glared at me for being late, but I think because he knew about my concussion he re-framed from dissecting me. "Take a seat maka." He instructed me, I nodded and then blushed when I heard Liz and Patti snickering at me.

I didn't get a chance to talk to soul during lunch, because of me being late stein had me stay after to ask if I needed more time off, I declined then rushed to find soul. He was no where to be found in the lunch room, when I went to ask my friends where he went to I was answered by silence. "um, did you guys hear me?..." Liz suddenly slammed her hands onto the table. "Maka! I am really getting tired of you acting like everything is just fine and dandy, when clearly it's not you little gold digger!"

"I-Wha? Liz what.." I couldn't form a coherent sentence. But black star apparently could, "stay away from us maka! I mean it!" I couldn't believe it black star, the guy who knew me better than I knew myself. My 'brother' was acting like I was about to spit venom at them. "You guys, I'm sorry if I offended you in any way..." Liz snorted, "Stop acting like you did nothing wrong maka, and do what black star said, stay away form us!"

I slowly backed away in silence. why was this happening? I just hoped we could talk about whatever was bothering them soon. I found soul after school he was at his locker. "Soul, Why are yo-" Patti jumped in between us, "what part of stay away do you not get girly?" I just looked at soul, he took a long breath and then glared at me. I was frozen in place, I thought we could talk about anything. He turned and walked away.

AN: So how was that chapter? Do you hate me more now? no? not yet? Unfortunately you will, very soon.
I swear though I truly love Soul and Maka. As always your reviews are welcome. :)~I love being evil3~