Story No : 02-SOE-002

Name : Capture – Curse, or Blessing?

Rating : T

Pairing : Soul x Maka

Genre : Action / Romance

Warning : Fluff, DiD, Torture, Violence, Crude Humor, etc.

Description : Maka gets captured by enemies, and she hates it. But, what happens when it works in her favor?


x-X-Beginning of Story-X-x

If there was anything Maka hated, it was being the damsel in distress.

And now here she was, bound to the ceiling with only handcuffs and chains supporting her weight. Maka's clothes were dirty, ripped, and bloodstained. Some blood belonged to the people assigned to capture her, some was her own. Maka was also injured. Her right arm felt numb and her face was covered in scratches. There was a nasty gash on her right leg that was still bleeding.

Maka hated being in this position.

If only she had been more careful…

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

"Where could she be?!" Soul asked angrily. He was pacing the length of the Death room, extremely agitated. Maka's father Spirit was nowhere to be found, and Lord Death was almost as agitated as Soul was.

"Soul, calm down. We'll find her eventually." Tsubaki said encouragingly. This didn't cheer Soul up a bit. Kid, Patti, and Liz were discussing something, and Black Star was his usual loud self.

"DON'T WORRY SOUL! THOSE BASTARDS CAN'T HIDE MAKA FROM YOUR GOD FOREVER!" Black Star shouted at the top of his voice. Soul half-wanted to go there are punch his brains out. But, Black Star was the best in assassinations, even if he was never silent enough.

"So, where do we start looking?" Kid asked after several minutes of hearing Black Star rant on.

"Leave that to Azusa." Lord Death answered. "For now, Soul needs training on how to wield himself. Black Star and Tsubaki should be keeping an eye out, in case those Arachnophobia survivors decide to kidnap someone else." Everyone nodded their agreements.

"JUST LEAVE IT TO ME!" Black Star yelled, as he ran out of the Death Room, with a very agitated Tsubaki following in his wake.

"Father, what would you like me to do?" Kid asked.

"Kid, your job is to start travelling. See if you can question some of the local villages. Ask where Maka is." Lord Death said. Kid nodded his agreement, and then left the Death Room. Liz and Patti followed him out. Soon, only Soul was left in the Death Room.

"Why do I need training on how to wield myself?" Soul asked.

"Because I have a feeling that you'll want to be on the team that retrieves her." Lord Death answered simply. "I'll go talk to Justin." Soul nodded, and followed Lord Death out of the Death Room.

'Maka, please hold on…' Soul thought desperately.

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

"So, where should we look first?" Tsubaki asked her ever-enthusiastic partner. "I think it would be a good idea to check out California. There have been some sightings of Arachnophobia troops there."

"Yeah, that sounds alright!" Black Star answered, and started running in the opposite direction. "JUST YOU WAIT, ARACHNOPHOBIA! YOU WILL BE DEFEATED BY YOUR GOD!"

"Black Star? California is the other way." Tsubaki said.

"I KNEW THAT!" Black Star shouted, and the two of them started running towards California. "YAHOO!"

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

"I'm nothing but asymmetrical garbage!" Kid moaned, on all fours on the ground. "I can't believe I forgot to fold the toilet paper in a perfect triangle…" Patti was laughing her head off, and Liz was standing over Kid with an annoyed expression on her face.

That was it for Liz.

Liz grabbed Kid by the shoulders and forced him to look at her. "Listen to me you stupid Reaper!" She shouted angrily. "Your teammate and friend has been captured and is probably being tortured right now! What is more important: Saving your friends life or folding the stupid toilet paper?!"

"You don't understand!" Kid moaned. "If I don't fold the toilet paper, my entire life will be ruined! My father would probably disown me and I'd have been defeated by toilet paper!" At this point, Patti was laughing so hard that tears were coming out of her eyes.

"I give up!" Liz said, releasing the young Reaper and standing up. "Patti, you tell him in that special way that only you can."

"Okay!" Patti said enthusiastically, and stopped laughing.

"Get your ass moving now, damn you!" Patti said in a totally un-Patti like voice and a scary face. Kid's eyes flew open, and tears poured out. He continued running towards California, their first destination.

"Congratulations, Patti!" Liz said, as both of them ran after the crying reaper.

"DAMN IT PATTI! I REALLY REALLY HATE YOU!" Kid yelled while running, with a laughing Patti and a finally content Liz following in his wake.

xXxXx

"I just can't do it!" Soul said angrily, giving up after 50 tries on trying to turn only his hand into a scythe blade.

"Just keep trying." Justin said, reading his lips and apparently not really bored. "Just focus…" Soul didn't feel reassured at all. Without being able to wield himself, he couldn't join the extraction team. So, Soul tried again. He focused his thoughts on turning his hand into a scythe blade. Then, he thought of Maka.

'For Maka, I will do this…' Soul thought desperately.

Clang

Soon enough, Soul had Scythe blade sticking out of his arm where his hand used to be.

"Good!" Justin said. "Now, come at me with everything you've got." Soul, happy for some action, charged Justin.

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

"Kid, we're finally here!" Liz said, looking at the large Arachnophobia safe house. To her surprise, she heard no response. "Kid?" He turned around, and stared at the Kid-free area. She saw a note right where Kid was supposed to be standing, and picked it up. It read:

Dear Liz and Patti,

I have gone back to make sure that the toilet paper has been folded into a perfect triangle. I will also check to make sure that my painting is perfectly symmetrical.

Love, Kid

P.S. I will also report the location of this place to dad.

Liz was furious.

"When do you think he'll be back?" Patti answered.

"I have no idea. But when I see him, I'm gonna freaking KILL HIM!" Liz said angrily, fire blazing in her eyes. The two of them turned to the massive safe house.

"Did you bring a tent?" Liz answered, still shaking with anger.

"Uhh… No." Patti said. "I'm sorry, Liz." Liz just gave another sigh, and the both of them sat down on the rocks, waiting for Kid to come back.

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

Black Star and Tsubaki rushed through the woods towards California. They were expecting something, and soon enough it presented itself.

A five-man Arachnophobia patrol. Tsubaki shoved Black Star behind a tree, and both of them observed the patrol.

"Let's follow them back to their base." Tsubaki said, and Black Star nodded. This time, it wasn't for souls or for glory. This was to save their friend.

But, not even in the direst of circumstances can Black Star keep quiet.

"Just you wait, Maka! YOU'RE GOD WILL SAVE YOU!" Black Star shouted at the top of his voice. All five Arachnophobia troops turned and saw Black Star laughing loudly and Tsubaki sweat-dropping.

"Black Star!" Tsubaki yelled in protest, but it was too late. The Arachnophobia troops charged the weapon and the overly-confident Meister.

"Tsubaki, Ninja Sword mode!" Black Star yelled.

"Right!" Tsubaki replied, and transformed into a short Ninja sword.

"Speed Star!" Black Star yelled, as he started moving faster than sound. He quickly got the first enemy with a fast attack to the stomach. Black Star took care of the second one by bringing Tsubaki in a vertical cutting motion to the head. The third was quickly dealt with. As for the fourth and the fifth, they weren't so eager to attack.

"Scared of your god? BOW DOWN TO ME, MORTALS!" Black Star yelled. However, the Arachnophobia troops didn't bow. They were simply stunned. Black Star gave up on trying to make them bow, and quickly disposed of them.

"Black Star, how are we going to find Maka now?" Tsubaki asked.

"Don't worry! NOBODY CAN HIDE FROM BLACK STAR!" Black Star replied. Tsubaki sighed, and the two of them continued their search.

xX-Meanwhile-Xx

"Wake up, prisoner." An Arachnophobia guard hissed at Maka, shoving her awake. Maka opened her eyes slowly, staring at the mask of her captor. "You have a guest." She groaned inwardly. She was not looking forward to meeting with this 'guest'. The door opened, revealing another black-robed man wearing an Arachnophobia mask.

"Leave us." The man commanded, and the guard left. The man slash interrogator turned his attention to Maka.

"Now, you will tell me what I want to know." The man said. Maka smirked. There was no way in hell that she was going to tell him anything.

"Screw you, I'm not telling you anything." Maka said. The interrogator grabbed a very nasty-looking scalpel off the nearby tray, and traced his finger across it.

"What is the DWMA's current priority?" He asked. It would be better to lie, but Maka wasn't that sort of person.

"Like I said, screw you." Maka retorted. The interrogator slashed Maka's face with the scalpel, leaving a long cut that reached from her jaw to just below her left eye. Maka almost gave a small yelp of pain, but gritted her teeth to prevent it from escaping.

"If you don't answer my questions, then this'll only last longer." The interrogator said. Maka balled up a bunch of saliva in her mouth, and spit at her interrogator. It wasn't the brightest move, but it gave her satisfaction. The interrogator stabbed the scalpel just below her ribs. It didn't hit a vital organ, but it still hurt badly.

Maka screamed out in pain.

"That's what you get for not answering my questions." The interrogator said. "As for spitting at me…" He left the scalpel in Maka's body, and reached for a chain whip. Maka forced her eyes shut, expecting the whip at any moment.

xXxXx

Soul was on all fours, extremely tired and sweaty after trying to defeat Justin. However, he's had no success at defeating the death scythe.

"You've done very well in such a short amount of time." Justin said. "Why don't you try to release scythe blades all over your body?"

"Yeah, I'll try." Soul said. He assumed the I'm-trying-to-crap-my-pants look, trying to release scythe blades from his body. However, all he had managed to do was turn both his hands into scythe blades. "I… I can't do it." Soul said sadly, giving up.

"Just keep trying." Justin stated, and Soul resumed his efforts. He imagined scythe blades sticking out from all over his body.

"Good!" Justin said, and Soul opened his eyes. He saw numerous scythe blades sticking out his body. He smiled.

'I'm ready.' Soul thought. Just then, Lord Death walked (or rather bounced) into the room.

"Hiya! How you all doing?" Lord Death asked in his usual goofy manner. "Kid just came by and said that he found out where Maka was. According to him, Black Star and Tsubaki are already scouting the area, with no success." Soul listened hard.

"Oh honorable Lord Death, Soul is now well trained at wielding himself." Justin said. Lord Death nodded, mainly because Justin couldn't read his lips under his mask. Justin bowed, and then walked off.

"Where is she now?" Soul asked.

"Kid will show you." Lord Death said simply.

xXxXx

"So, here's the plan." Kid said, and took a deep breath. "Black Star and Tsubaki will draw the enemy out, where they will engage the enemy. This will give Kim, Jacqueline, Ox, and Harver time to enter the building and engage the enemies inside. Kilik will be the one taking out the enemy golems, if they have any. Liz, Patti, and I will be doing our best to prevent the enemy from regrouping." Everyone nodded with 'Right's, 'Okay's, 'Sure's, and one 'There's nothing to worry about! Your god will succeed!'. (A/N: Guess who? ;D)

"And what about me?" Soul asked.

"Well, I assume you'll be the one that will be searching for Maka." Kid said as-a-matter-of-factly.

"Yeah, leave it to me." Soul said.

"We begin now." Kid said, and everyone split up into their various groups.

xX-With Black Star-Xx

"YAHOO!" Black Star yelled. "GET YOU UGLY BUTTS OUT HERE AND FACE YOUR GOD!" Tsubaki sighed, but she knew that Black Star was always the best at attracting attention.

Soon enough, about fifty or more Arachnophobia rushed out to fight him.

"Tsubaki, Enchanted Sword mode!" Black Star commanded.

"Right!" Tsubaki said, transforming into the black enchanted sword. Black electricity circled the sword, filling it with power.

"Shadow Star!" Black Star yelled, as his shadow began attacking the Arachnophobia troops. He raised Tsubaki, and charged them as well. The Arachnophobia troops scattered as Black Star brought Tsubaki in a deadly black arc, which instantly killed some of them. Black Star stabbed his sword through the nearest Arachnophobia soldier, and used his shadow to attack the one in front of him.

"You want some more?!" Black Star half-asked, half-yelled. "Tsubaki, Kusarigama mode!" Tsubaki transformed.

"Trap Star!" Black Star yelled, using a capture move as a weapon. The chain of the Kusarigama made a large star around Black Star. "Trap Star activated!" The chains moved in, capturing about ten to fifteen of the Arachnophobia troops.

"Enchanted Sword mode!" Black Star commanded, and Tsubaki transformed into the Enchanted sword. The Arachnophobia troops from earlier tried to get to their feet, but were instantly killed when Black Star used Tsubaki to slice them to pieces.

In the distance, Black Star could see the rest of his team entering the hideout.

'Good luck, guys! Your god will protect you!' Black Star thought, and moved in to engage the remaining Arachnophobia troops.

xX-With Ox and Kim-Xx

"When are you going to go out with me?" Ox asked with hearts in his eyes.

"When you're more handsome, and wealthier." Kim said simply. Ox's face fell. Harver simply sighed, and Jacqueline thought that Kim did a very good job at avoiding Ox's proposal. "Anyway, here they come!" Ox raised his head and saw a lot of Arachnophobia troops.

"You think you stand a chance against the Royal-Thunder commander?" Ox said, and moved to engage them. He slammed Harver's weapon form into the ground, creating a massive shockwave of thunder which electrocuted several of the enemy troops and threw back others.

"You want to get to our friends, you'll have to pay the toll!" Kim said, using Jacqueline as a flamethrower. Several Arachnophobia troops were burned in the attack, and others scattered.

'Hopefully Soul finds Maka soon…' Kim thought. She wasn't sure how much longer they could hold out, or how much longer she could stand Ox's advances…

xX-With Maka-Xx

Maka made a low whimper as the chain-whip hit her again. She wanted so much to cry, but she had her pride. She wasn't going to let this damn interrogator break her.

"Had enough?" The interrogator asked. Maka whispered something illegible. "What was that?" The interrogator moved closer, and moved his ear closer to Maka's mouth.

"Go… screw… yourself…" Maka forced out. The interrogators anger rose, and he raised the whip again. However, it never had time to make contact.

CRASH!

The door flew off its hinges with a loud crash. The door slammed into the interrogator, sending him flying into the opposite wall with tremendous force. He passed out instantly. And standing in the doorway…

…Was Soul.

He grinned at the sight of his meister. "Damn, you look stupid." He joked. However, inside his soul was incredibly shocked at seeing Maka like this.

"Ha ha." Maka said sarcastically. "Can you cut these chains down now you idiot?" Soul sighed, and transformed his hand into a scythe blade. He cut the handcuffs with a snap. Maka fell down into his other arm. She made a slight sound of pain when she reached Soul's arm. The force forced Soul onto one knee, using it to support Maka's head.

Their faces were inches apart.

Maka blushed furiously, and tried to stand up, but thought better of it when she found out that the scalpel was still buried somewhere in her muscles. Soul smiled lightly, not showing any of his sharp shark teeth.

'Ah, what the heck.' Soul thought, and gently brought his lips to Maka's quivering ones. Maka's eyes flew open in shock, but quickly closed when she melted into Soul's kiss.

They were almost interrupted by Kid, but they didn't seem to notice him.

"Soul, have you found Maka yet?" Kid asked, walking into the room. He scanned the room, and quickly caught sight of Soul and Maka kissing. Kid went pale.

"I… was just leaving." He said lamely, and sneaked out of the room.

'Wow, I never thought they would get together.' Liz said through her wavelength to Kid.

'Yeah, me neither.' Patti agreed. Kid walked out of the room, mumbling something about not wanting to disturb Soul and Maka, and ran off to find some more enemy soldiers to fight.

After about one minute, they were finally interrupted by a very loud sound.

"YAHOO!" Black Star yelled at the top of his voice, crashing through the wall instead of going through the already broken doorway. Soul and Maka's eyes flew open, but they still didn't break the kiss. Slowly, they turned their eyes to Black Star, who was now standing there with his mouth wide open.

"EW!" He said immaturely, covering his eyes. Soul was angry, and Maka was furious.

"Black Star!" Tsubaki protested. "Sorry, guys." Tsubaki changed back into human form, and dragged Black Star out of the room.

"Leave it to Black Star to ruin the moment." Soul said. Maka giggled a bit, as Soul helped her onto her feet. All of a sudden, the scalpel stuck in Maka's muscles didn't hurt so much anymore. "So, you want to finish that guy off?" Soul asked. Maka nodded, and Soul transformed into a scythe. Maka caught Soul with a right hand, and sent the scythe blade through her interrogator's head.

"That was for the scalpel." Maka whispered, as Soul proceeded to eat the kishin egg. "Now, let's go home." Soul nodded, and supported his meister…

…No, girlfriend.

He couldn't wait to hear his friends' reactions when they found out that him and Maka were now a couple.

xXxXx

"Congratulations, guys." Liz said at Maka's house. Kid, Patti, Liz, Black Star, Tsubaki, Soul, and Maka were at Maka's apartment, celebrating Maka's return and her not-so-secret love affair with Soul.

"Thanks, Liz." Maka said cheerfully, as if she had never been captured. Black Star was chomping down most of the food in sight. Patti was her usual cheerful self, Liz was having a talk with Maka, Tsubaki was looking at Black Star with a mixture of concern and disgust. Soul was sitting beside Maka, happy and feeling cool. Maka turned to Soul, who gave her a light peck on the lips.

Unfortunately, an uninvited guest saw the kiss.

"GET OFF MY MAKA, SOUL EATER!" Spirit shouted, running into the room with fire in his eyes. Maka immediately reached for the closest book.

"MAKA-CHOP!" She yelled, bringing the hard-back cover to her father's face. Spirit collapsed onto the floor, with a light fountain of blood coming out of his head. Everyone (Save Patti and Soul) looked at Spirit with a mixture of disbelief and shock on their faces. Soul simply sighed, and Patti burst out laughing.

Just then, Ms. Marie came in through the door with a large cardboard box.

"Hello there, kids." She said brightly, setting the cardboard box on a nearby table. She opened the box, and took out a large cake.

"Oh Ms. Marie, you shouldn't have." Maka said, obviously embarrassed with the amount of attention she was getting.

"Nonsense!" Ms. Marie said, setting the cake in the middle of the table.

The cake was beautiful. It was white-frosted with green and red icing. In the middle was a picture of Maka with her back turned, wielding Soul's weapon form.

"Thanks." Maka and Soul said. Ms. Marie smiled, and bowed her head slightly, before exiting the room, dragging the unconscious Spirit behind her. Maka picked up the plastic knife, and showed it to everyone, a bright smile on her face.

"So, who cuts it?"

x-X-End of Story-X-x


Posting Date: Wednesday, 24th October 2012

Word Count: 3,364 (Not counting Description and Author's note)

A/N: Sorry it took me so long to write. I had a field trip and an emotional breakdown. I'm not rather happy with how this turned out, but I hope you are.

~Omega02x~