"I did." I said as Maka chopped Cain's hands off. Cain jumped back, stumps where his arms used to be. Cain wasn't bleeding, but powder was coming out of his hands.

"Oh my." Cain said.

"So, Soul, did that Demon-thing try absorbing you, too?" I asked.

"Yeah. What was that static?" Soul asked.

"Smashed the guitar over his head and pushed his head through an amp." I said. "It was really badass."

"Guys!" Kylie said. "We have an enemy to fight."

"Hey, Soul and I are talking. We got a lot in common. Both of us have been possessed by Cain, both of us have black-blood and we both told the Demon-thing to piss off." I said. "It's very bromantical."

"Okay, eww." Kylie said. "How are we going to fight this guy?"

"He's got no bloody arms. How about we take the Monty Python route and chop his legs off?" I said.

"How about Soul Resonance?" Maka said.

"Alright then. Overkill. Why not?" I shrugged. I let my Wavelength attach to Maka's, then Kylie's, then Soul's and I felt a burst of energy.

"Soul Resonance!" We all shouted, then charged. I lunged forward, trying to stab Cain, but he jumped and hit me in the face with his knee, sending me flying back.

"How can this guy be so good?" I asked.

"He's been absorbing people for who-knows-how-long." Maka said. "If he gets their knowledge, and they could all fight well, then he'd be able to fight like this."

I sighed. "Use the Witch Hunter. Kylie and I will use Sibling Resonance and attack him. One of us has to hit him."

"Alright," Maka smiled her adorable determined smile, letting loose all of the energy she had left. I used the rest of my energy, too, and Kylie transformed into a giant green version of her normal Claymore version.

"Now!" I shouted, and both of us let loose our attacks. Cain tried to dodge, but couldn't in time, and was absolutely decimated by our attack. I collapsed, holding myself up with Kylie.

Maka walked over to me, Soul standing beside her. "C'mon Riley." Maka said, extending her hand. I took it, letting go of Kylie's handle. Kylie transformed back into her human form and stood, walking hand-in-hand with Kylie.

Maka leaned on me, her head on my shoulder. We'd nearly destroyed the bridge, and dust was keeping the adults from seeing us.

"I'm sorry." I said to Maka.

"For what?" Maka asked.

"I promised to not sacrifice myself. But I couldn't just let my little sister stay like that when I could change it." I said.

"It's okay." Maka said. "Let's get the adults to help us get the others to a hospital."

I sighed sadly. "Can't believe all my friends got hurt because of me."

"Hey, we all could've just let you be absorbed by Cain. But we wanted to help you." Maka said, nudging me.

"Riley," Soul said. I looked at him, and he tossed me a little black box. I instantly knew what it was.

"Go on." Soul said.

"Err...We're a bit young, don'cha think?" I asked.

"She's not going to say no. At worst she'll just tell you to wait." Soul said.

"What are you guys talking about?" Maka asked.

"Nuthin'!" I insisted.

"C'mon Rye!" Kylie said.

I sighed, then got down on one knee. "I hate you guys." I said to Kylie and Soul, then opened the box, taking out the women's ring. "Right. I, eh, want to get married. To you."

Tears filled Maka's eyes.

"Oh crap! Eh, don't cry. We can, like, pretend this didn't happen. I won't be opposed to disposing of witnesses, either." I said.

"No, it's fine. Yes, I'll marry you. But I want to wait. Until we're older." Maka said.

I stood and kissed her. "I'll wait 'til the bloody Armageddon."

"Spoken like a true Irishman." Grandpa Murphy said. The dust had cleared, and the adults had been watching the whole time.

My face burned red. "How much did you guys see?"

"Everything." Ms. Marie said, a tear running from her good eye. "You guys are such a cute couple! Think of what your kids will look like! Half Japanese, half Irish."

"You're Japanese?" I asked Maka.

"Japanese descent." Maka shrugged.

"Awesome. I've got a sexy, engaged-to-be-engaged to me, kishin-killing girlfriend that I'm insane about."

"And I've got a handsome, Eruka-killing, Medusa-killing, Cain-killing, protective, muscular boyfriend that I'm crazy about." Maka said.

"Why am I the one doing so much killing?" I asked.

"C'mon," Stein said. "We've got to get these guys back to the DMWA."

"I thought you said we didn't have their support." Kylie said.

"We didn't on this mission. If I say we just went on a very difficult training session they'll not know what we did. Or, at least, pretend not to." Stein said.

"Shady." I commented, and picked up Crona and began walking her to Ms. Marie. "Real shady."

A/N: There's one chapter left, then I go onto another story about Soul Eater. The stories connect, though.

-MN1