Another four weeks, a whole month of pain passed by and they had lost another man, he had an infected wound he hide from everyone and he died in his sleep. At least he died in peace, Kid thought, grimacing at the memory of horrid scent he had made while being burned. He was the father of the ten year old twins and the boys didn't understand why they couldn't see their father anymore. Kid and Black-Star had skipped that funeral to watch the boys, playing with James as well as the song filled the air. Kenna was finally healed and she was allowed to go out on a run if she was chosen, Kid didn't like the idea of the girl leaving the building at all. During the four weeks Maka scared everyone when she thought the baby was coming, she was just cramping bad from all the candy she had eaten. James had been adopted by everyone, he never only chose one person. Everynight he would go to five different beds before he finally slept for the rest of the night, even Free showed a soft spot for the young boy when Kid woke up one morning to the wolf playing peek-a-boo with James when he thought he was alone. Tsubaki did as well, but she played the game even if people were looking.
"I swear if this baby does not come out soon, I'm cutting myself open and pulling him out." Maka growled, having one of her 'grouchy' days.
"That's sounds more painful than actually giving birth." Liz chuckled, handing the woman a bag of chips she had asked for earlier.
"I'm not going to miss being pregnant." Maka said, opening the bag. "Food cravings, mood swings, swollen ankles and a stomach I can use as a shelf." She laid the bag on her stomach to prove a point. "I like being able to see my toes when I walk." Maka sighed and ate some of the almost stale chips. Little James stumbled over to her and put his hand in the bag, pulling out a chip and eating it. "Even the four year old is mocking me."
"Come here you." Liz grabbed James and lifted him in the air.
"Lizzie!" James giggled.
"Isn't he just adorable?" Liz rested James in the crook of her arm and grabbed the truck he had been playing with earlier, handing it to the still giggling boy.
"Nine months, I am nine months pregnent...I can't do this anymore." Maka groaned.
"Baby's due any day now." Patty said, swinging her legs from the stool she sat on.
"Can't wait to see Soul flip out." Kid chuckled.
"Oh God, oh God. What do I do? What do I do? Someone call a doctor! Call a doctor!" Black-Star mimicked what everyone was thinking. "There is a baby coming!"
"You're an ass-hat Black-Star." Soul said. Black-Star and Kid shared a look before they started laughing. "Did I miss something?"
"Just go with it and help me up." Maka held her hands out. Soul helped Maka to her feet and it took her a moment to keep her balance. "Everyone move, lady with a baby coming through." She said as she walked through the group.
"Hey Kid, could you come over here for a moment?" Talia called, the two twins were on her lap.
"What's going on?" Kid asked when he made it across the crowded room.
"I haven't seen Kenna today, do you know where she's at?" Talia asked.
"I have a pretty good idea." Kid chuckled. Talia rolled her eyes at the man as he walked away. "I'll be right back." Kid said to Black-Star and went back up to the roof.
"Damn it." Kenna cursed and Kid heard the basketball hit the side of the door when he walked through it. "Hey Kid." Kenna sighed, picking the ball off of the ground. She took another shot and missed again, a harsher curse coming out of her mouth.
"There's no need to curse." The shinigami chuckled. "Give me the ball." Kenna passed the ball to the man and Kid threw that ball and it made in the hoop without a problem.
"How do you guys do that?" Kenna asked, getting the ball.
"Aim for the little square, not the hoop." Kid advised. He saw Kenna squint her eyes then she tossed the ball, the ball hit the edge of the rim and flew back at her. Kid jumped in front of Kenna and caught the ball before it hit her.
"It didn't work." Kenna pouted.
"You weren't aiming for the square." Kid stated and handed the ball to Kenna and stood behind her. "Put your feet farther apart-" Kid put his foot between Kenna's. "-standing still as a stick isn't going to help." The shinigami grabbed the girl's hands and adjusted them so one was under the ball and the other was on the side. "You're throwing like you're trying to swat a fly." Kid stood beside Kenna and showed her how to throw the ball. "Flick your wrist." He said, repeating the gesture.
"Like a sassy gay man?" Kenna raised an eyebrow and smirked.
"Like the sassiest gay man in the world." Kid chuckled. Kenna squinted her eyes again and poked her tongue out of the side of her lips before shooting the ball. The ball hit the back board and went into the hoop.
"It worked!" Kenna squealed. "I made it!" She cheered as Kid went to get the ball. "You guys always beat me but now I can beat you."
"I'm not sure about that." Kid tossed the ball backwards and it went into the hoop without touching the rim.
"How do you do that?"
"Pure luck." The two laughed but Kid stopped when he heard something strange.
"What's that sound?" Kenna asked hearing the noise as well. "Wait..." They both recognized the sound together and ran over to the edge of the roof, leaning over to see what was going on. "What are they doing!?" Kenna snapped. KId stayed as they watched a group of kishin demons throw a corpse over the fence and start to climb over.
"Shit, I have to tell the others." Kid took off. "Stay here!" He ordered as he threw open and closed the door. "Kishin demons over the fence!" Kid shouted the moment the door slammed shut.
"What?" Free was the first to get to him.
"They're using a body as a bridge, they're over the fence."
"Shit!" Free cursed, hearing something scrape against the door. "Get Maka and the kids into the back of the house, we have demons at the door!" Free shouted as he opened a chest and handed swords to people.
"Where's Kenna?" Talia asked giving her second sword to Kid.
"She's on the roof, safe." Kid answered.
"How are they on the other sie?" Liz ran over to the shinigami, Patty in her hand as a gun.
"They have a body as a bridge." Free said.
"Maka's with the kids, we have Soul and Alex covering the door." Tsubaki said, gripping the sword in her hand and adjusting the gun in her pocket.
"We have to get the body off the fence and kill the demons that made it over." Free said right before the door was kicked open. The first three kishins were shot down by Tsubaki and two other adults with gun. "Let's go!" Free slashed through some kishins as he, Kid, Black-Star, and Liz ran out of the house.
Liz was soon cut off from the group and was surrounded by the demons. She kicked one that was too close for comfort. The woman kept shooting, the demons getting closer and closer to her. Liz let out a scream when one of the kishins jumped on her arm and scratched her as she pulled it away. She tossed Patty in the air and the sisters switched places and Patty started shooting the demons.
Free easily kept the kishins away from him, cutting their heads with a swing of the sword in his hand. He saw Patty struggling and the wolf jumped over there, clearing some of the kishins away from her. One of the kishins jumped on his back and bit his shoulder-blade. Free let out a snarl as he ripped the demon off and stabbed its face. His back healed slowly as he took out more kishins.
Kid and Black-Star took off together, heading straight for the fence. Black-Star tripped over one of the demons and was on his back when a demon landed on it. Kid quickly reacted and stabbed the kishin in the stomach, launching it several feet away from them. Black-Star nodded a thanks as he scrambled back to his feet and knocked a demon away. They ended up back to back for a moment and the two hooked arms together. The star leaned forward and lifted Kid in the air to kick some of the taller kishins away from them. The shinigami flipped himself over and landed on top of a small demon.
"Launch me to the fence!" Kid shouted over the demons. The star went down on a knee and held his hands out. Kid jumped on the hands and Black-Star threw him closer to the fence.
Kid had to slice several kishins when he landed and then took off running. He used some of the smaller demons to jump on to get across the crowd quicker. He finally made it to the fence and saw that the body was Max. He grimaced then climbed up the fence, throwing several demons back to the other side of the fence. Kid grabbed Max's body and he fell back after yanking him off the fence. The shinigami heard the kishins growls as they were denied their ability to cross the fence. Kid pushed the body off of him and saw the number of kishins were finally going down instead of increasing. Kid looked at his body and assumed he was going to be covered in blood, but he found himself dry, Max had been sucked clean...gross.
"Kid, Kid are you okay?" Black-Star ran over to Kid, crouching down next to the man.
"Yeah..." Kid grunted as he stood up, feeling his back already recovering from the rough fall.
""Liz's hurt." Patty said, holding her sister's uninjured arm.
"It's just a simple scratch, just a band-aid will do." Liz said with a smile.
"I'm checking how everyone is inside." Free went back into the building with the others following. "Tsubaki!"
"We're good, no one's hurt." Tsubaki called, dragging a large kishin out of the kitchen.
"Liz has a scratch." Free informed and took the body from the woman.
"I'll take care of that." Tsubaki went over to the older sister.
"Are we all good?" Maka asked as she, Soul, Alex and the kids entered the main room.
"Yeah, no serious injuries." Tsubaki said as she checked Liz's arm.
"We need to talk about what happened, how did they get a body to use? They eat the ones they kill." Free said.
"It was Max's body, they cleaned out the inside and put the empty body over the fence." Kid stated.
"Where is the body now?"
"I left it near the fence."
"Alex, get Max's body and we'll burn it, then we'll get ride of the kishin bodies."
Maka listened to the conversation then suddenly leaned forward with a loud grunt.
"What's wrong Maka, you didn't get hurt did you?" Soul asked.
"N...No..."
"Are you cramping again? I can get you-"
"I'm not cramping!" Maka snapped, gaining everyone's attention.
"Than what's wrong?"
"My water just broke..."
"What?"
"The baby's coming!"
Boom, that's how you end a chapter.