Story No. : 02-SOE-003

Name : Kishin Armageddon

Rating : T

Pairing : Soul x Maka, Slight Black Star x Tsubaki

Genre : Action / Horror

Warning : Violence, Gore, Zombies, Possible Character Death, etc.

Description : The surviving witch forces discover a way to turn humans into zombie-like kishin. As they age, they eventually turn into normal kishin. What happens when Death City is the target? AU. Do not read if you value your ability to sleep at night.


x-X-Beginning of Story-X-x

Maka woke up to a strange and unpleasant smell, which was strong and incredibly thick. She covered her nose with her right hand, trying to block out the smell.

'Soul must have forgotten to clean out the fridge again…' Maka thought angrily. She got up, and looked out the window. It was still dark, the moon was still smiling its usual toothy grin, but something was off.

There were no lights coming from the street.

Maka shook off the thoughts that the witches or the kishin could have gained control of Death City, and walked into the kitchen. The kitchen was pretty mess-free, and Soul was nowhere in sight. Maka found it strange that the smell wasn't coming from the fridge. On the counter, she found a note.

Maka,

I'm going to Black Star's house for a while. He wanted to discuss something with me.

I'll be back soon.

Soul

Maka sighed. It was just like Soul to leave a note and not wake her up himself. However, she spotted a letter lying on her windowsill. It was addressed to her. Maka turned the letter to see who it was from, and read the name: Kami Albarn.

Maka practically tore off the envelope, hoping to read what her mother had written her. She unfolded the letter with shaking hands, and began to read.

Dear Maka,

I'm sorry to give you this letter at such short notice. I wish we could be having this conversation in person, but something big came up. This makes the Kishin Ashura reviving look like a popular football match. This new threat could mean the end of the DWMA.

The witches have developed a sort of virus which sucks the good out of the soul of the person infected, until only madness and evil remains. The infected person then immediately becomes a sort of kishin zombie. They behave the same way that a zombie does, but given enough time, they can become normal kishin. And eventually they can become true kishin.

I do hope you receive this letter before the kishin can get to you. Just remember to be strong and brave, and that I love you.

Your loving mother,

Kami

Maka read the letter a couple of times to make absolutely sure that she hadn't misread anything.

'Kishin Zombies? What have those witches thought up this time?' Maka thought. Then, she remembered Soul.

'Oh no! Soul doesn't know! For all I know, he could already be a kishin zombie.' Maka immediately felt despair. It was highly possible that her weapon partner was already dead. All she could do was hope that Soul was still alive and fighting.

Then, Maka heard a loud knock on the door.

Maka ran over to the door, and looked through the peephole to confirm something. One of her worst fears was soon realized.

Outside were about twenty kishin zombies, each of them looking at the door with hunger. Maka immediately backed away, and ran into her bedroom. Inside, she took out a backpack. With that done, Maka almost tore off her pajamas, and put on her usual school outfit and her mother's trench coat.

Maka ran into the kitchen, ignoring the sounds of the kishin zombies trying to break down the door, and started putting food and drinks into her backpack, which was already half-filled with books. She took some sandwiches, a carton of milk, some beef, a flask of water, a packet of crackers, and some leftover cake from her last sleepover.

Just then, the kishin broke down the door.

Maka spun around, and rolled just in time to avoid being strangled by a kishin. Her fist met the kishin's face, and it stumbled backwards. Maka grabbed her backpack, slung it over her shoulder, and jumped out the window. 'If Soul can survive the fall, so can I.' Maka thought, remembering when she had kicked Soul out the window when she saw Blair on top of him.

Maka landed on the ground with a light thump. She fell on all fours, her legs hurting a lot from that fall. However, the kishin were already jumping after her, and were considerably less bothered with the fall than Maka was. She swung her fist at a kishin next to her, causing it to fly backwards. Maka ran away from the kishin, dreading what she would find on the way.

'Why me?' She thought sadly.

xXxXx

Maka found an abandoned warehouse that was made of metal and incredibly tough. Thanks to her small size, she was able to wriggle through a small hole easily. She pushed a nearby box in front of the hole, so that nobody could come in after her. After that, Maka took a look at her surroundings.

There were a lot of wooden crates in here. Some were open, some were closed, and some had collapsed. There was also a truck near the entrance, and a large metal crate which seemed to be bolted shut. Maka sighed.

'This is going to be my home for now…' Maka thought. But before she could take a single step, a kishin ran into her and flattened her against the wall. Maka tried to struggle, but the kishin had her pinned by her arms. It opened its large mouth, and got ready to dive its teeth into Maka's exposed neck. She lifted one of her legs to the kishin's stomach with difficulty, and pushed.

The kishin was thrown backwards, giving Maka ample time to recover. She grabbed a nearby crow bar, and sank it into the kishin's head. It dropped dead, with its soul floating up from the large bloody gap that Maka had created in its head.

'So they're not fully kishin yet…' Maka thought, but that was little comfort. They were still deadly and very much insane.

Maka heard several more bangs and creaks, which pointed to the fact that the kishin were trying to break in. She ran to the back of the truck, climbed in and closed the door behind her. Darkness filled the truck, so Maka took a flashlight out of her backpack. She turned it on, and scanned the back of the truck, hoping that there were no kishin here. A cat wearing a small witch's hat caught her attention.

"Blair?" She asked.

"Maka?" Blair asked back. "How did you get here?"

"I escaped from my house and ran all the way here. What about you? How did you get here?" Maka asked.

"Well, I was just roaming the streets in cat form, when I caught sight of some zombie-like people walking towards me. At first, I thought they wanted to play. But, I quickly realized that they only wanted to devour my perfect body." Blair explained, and Maka groaned when she heard the phrase 'perfect body'.

"What about Soul? Have you seen him?" Maka asked.

"Nope. And I think that's a good sign." Blair replied. "And by the way, you can open that metal chest in front with that crowbar you're holding." Maka looked down at the metal bar she was holding. She forgot she was even carrying it.

"Thanks. What about you?" Maka asked.

"Well, I'm going to get out of here. I can always fly." Blair answered. "Besides, you'd better get to bed." On that note, Blair crawled out of a small hole that Maka didn't even notice. She made herself comfortable, or as comfortable as she could be in a metal truck full of crates. She pulled out a sandwich and the flask of water, took a small sip, and ate her cheese sandwich.

Maka was barely awake for ten seconds before she fell asleep.

xX-The Next Day-Xx

Maka woke up refreshed and full of energy. She sat up, and looked around. Maka was half-expecting that the nightmare was a dream, but the fact that she was inside a metal truck confirmed her worst fear.

'So it wasn't a dream…' Maka thought sadly. 'For now, I can't dwell on that. I have to find a way out of here.' She slung the backpack over her shoulders, picked up the crowbar, and got to her feet. She opened the back door, and jumped out. The metal crate was still in front of the truck, and Maka instantly remembered Blair's words.

'And by the way, you can open that metal chest in front with that crowbar you're holding' She recited in her mind. Maka jammed the flat end of the crowbar under the gap in between the lid and the chest, and pushed down with all her might.

The chest flew open, and Maka peered inside.

Inside were two hunting rifles, a shotgun, two 9mm handguns, a revolver, three grenades, and some bullets and cartridges for the guns. Maka's heart skipped a beat, and a smile formed on her face.

'Now, I can get out of here safely.' She thought. Maka grabbed all the guns, hoisting the rifles onto her other shoulder, shoving the handguns, the revolver, the grenades, and the spare bullets and cartridges into her trench coat pockets, and gripped the shotgun tight. It was loaded, and deadly. Maka opened the door out of the warehouse, her heart soaring with confidence. Now, she had only one destination…

…Black Star's house.

xXxXx

Maka walked through the streets unafraid at all, clutching her shotgun tightly in case any more kishin were to cross her path. Fortunately for her, unfortunately for her shotgun, she didn't encounter any more kishin. Happy that all the kishin were probably hiding right now, Maka walked into the nearest store to get some things that she needed.

Currently, she had her backpack filled with books and food and her weapons. Maka scanned the store, hoping to find something of use. She glanced at a large blue travel bag, a lot of food (Mostly chocolate bars), and some flasks. She laid all her items on the counter, and grabbed the travel bag. She started placing her guns (Excluding her shotgun) into the bag, and also took out most of her books from her backpack to place in the travel bag. Then, Maka grabbed as much food as she could, and stuffed them into her backpack. Flasks were the last on the list, which she took ample time in filling with clean drinking water. With more supplies and confidence, Maka slung both her new bags around her shoulders, picked up her shotgun, and walked back out of the store.

Not convinced at all that there weren't any kishin about, Maka used Soul Perception to get an accurate confirmation. It turned out that most of the kishin were centered at the DWMA, and there were only a handful limping around town.

Just then, a kishin leaped in front of Maka.

This kishin was a lot like Jack the Ripper, and was apparently not as dumb and zombie-like as the others. Maka pointed her shotgun at the kishin, and pulled the trigger. The kishin blocked the incoming spread of bullets, and leapt into the air, hoping to slash Maka to ribbons. She rolled aside easily, and aimed at the kishin's head. She pulled the trigger, and where the kishin one was, hovered a kishin-egg soul. Maka ignored it, since she had no interest in eating souls at all.

Maka felt her happiness rise.

She resumed her journey to Black Star's house, hoping to find out what happened to her friends.

xXxXx

Maka walked through the trees that mark the path to Black Star's house. Her Soul Perception confirmed that there were no kishin eggs nearby. Instead, she detected two human souls, but they were too far away to identify. Also, she detected the presence of a third soul, but it was difficult to pin-point.

Just before Maka could open the door to Black Star's house, she was met with a rather unpleasant attack.

"Black Star Big WAVE!" A familiar voice yelled, as Maka felt her back hit with incredible force. Her soul was damaged and she was catapulted into a tree. "That'll teach you to mess with Black Star!"

"Black Star, do me a favor, and LOOK before you ATTACK!" Maka yelled, clutching herself in pain and shock.

"Maka?" Black Star asked.

"Gee, how long did it take you to figure THAT out?" Maka asked angrily, as Black Star knelt beside her. "Ouch, that hurt…" Black Star didn't look sorry a bit, but did look a little shocked that Maka was here, carrying two bags and wielding a shotgun. "Where's Soul?"

"Soul's inside." Black Star said. "But I can't let you in because you might be one of those zombie kishin!" Maka reached for her travel bag, carefully unzipped it, and took out a hard-back notebook.

"Makaaaa…" Maka whispered, so that Black Star couldn't hear her. Black Star looked at her quizzically.

"CHOP!" She slammed the book into Black Star's skull. His face met the ground. Black Star's head was now largely dented with a small fountain of blood coming out of the large book-shaped hole.

"Good enough for you?!" Maka asked angrily.

"Y-yeah…" Black Star groaned.

xXxXx

Black Star let Maka inside his house, while rubbing the back of his head in pain. Maka could be deadly and dangerous if she wanted to be. And that was one of the things that Black Star disliked about her.

"Maka!" Yelled a familiar voice. Maka turned just in time to see herself get hugged by a familiar albino. "I was so worried!"

"Soul, it's okay. I'm fine!" Maka said, blushing slightly at his touch. She tried to push him off, but Soul had her in a death hung. And quite frankly, Soul's touch was causing her to flush with affection.

After about one minute of tight gripping, Soul released Maka.

"Sorry." He said, rubbing his head sheepishly, completely ignorant of how red Maka's face was. "Anyway, what's with the bags?" Maka set down the bags, and opened them for Soul's eyes. He nodded, and helped Maka carry them into the kitchen. Inside, Maka saw a very familiar woman cooking dinner.

"Maka!" Tsubaki exclaimed, running over and gently embracing her, not as hard as Soul's bear hug.

"Hey Tsubaki." Maka said weakly, obviously embarrassed from the amount of attention she was getting. "Is Kid here?"

"Oh yeah, Kid just went to go salvage some things from his old house." Tsubaki replied, letting go of the young scythe meister. "Hungry?" Maka smiled lightly.

"Starving."

xXxXx

Half-way through Tsubaki's delicious dinner, Kid and his weapons Patti and Liz showed up.

"Hey there, guys." Liz said, scanning the table, and her gaze eventually fell on Maka. "Welcome back, Maka." Patti started eating, while still laughing slightly. Kid shook Maka's hand, and sat down in between her and Black Star.

"What's new?" Soul asked.

"Oh, nothing much. We found some more food and water, but other than that my former home is now woefully unsymmetrical." Kid said, shuddering slightly at the memories that came to mind. "But, we also found some plans for a vaccine that my father must have forgotten to give Azusa."

"Where is Lord Death, anyway?" Maka asked.

"My father is still in the Death Room at the DWMA, with Death Scythe." Kid said. "He's currently planning a way on how to combat the virus, along with Professor Stein." Maka nodded, concerned about how bad things were now. "And, we need to get to the DWMA."

"Why?" Soul asked.

"Well, it's a lot safer at the DWMA than it is here. It's got a lot of supplies, and we know the layout." Liz said. It was obvious that she was freaked about this kishin zombie apocalypse, but she was trying hard not to show it.

"Well, at least we all have our partners, which should make it easier." Maka added. Everyone smiled and nodded, except Soul. "Soul, what's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Soul said quickly and untruthfully. Black Star had fallen asleep from exhaustion and because he had stuffed himself to the limit.

"Definitely time for bed." Tsubaki said. "Would you five mind sleeping in the living room?"

"Of course not, Tsubaki." Maka replied, as Tsubaki carefully lifted Black Star and carried him into their shared bedroom. Meanwhile, Kid, Liz and Patti chose a spot on the living room floor and unrolled sleeping bags. They each got in one, and quickly got to sleep. (But not before Kid made a scene trying to get into a comfortable yet symmetrical position.)

Soul and Maka looked down at the single sleeping bag left.

"You take it." Maka said.

"No, you take it." Soul replied.

"No, you take it." Maka repeated.

"Well, if neither of us is going to take it, then we might as well share it." Soul said, and Maka blushed slightly. Sure, they had slept in the same bed once or twice, but that was a bed. This was a sleeping bag, which was considerably smaller. Not waiting for permission, Soul set the sleeping bag, and pulled a barely struggling Maka in with him.

Maka felt hotter that she had ever felt. The thought of being in a sleeping bag with Soul was just so…

…intimate.

Soul wrapped his arms around Maka in a gentle embrace, while Maka blushed furiously at his touch. She couldn't fight it, and for some reason she didn't want to. She turned to face Soul, who was considerably less bothered but still rather red in the face.

'Ah, what the heck.' Soul thought, as he leaned forward and kissed Maka full on the lips. Maka's eyes widened slightly, before finally closing. She fell asleep after only a second of kissing. Soul, however, was awake for ten seconds before finally falling asleep.

xX-The Next Day-Xx

Soul and Maka woke up at roughly the same time. Both of them opened their eyes, and saw five pairs of legs. Both of them looked up, and saw Kid, Liz, Patti, Tsubaki, and Black Star staring at them. Kid and Liz looked disgusted, Patti was her usual happy go-lucky self, Tsubaki looked rather nervous, and Black Star was looking at them in confusion. (A/N: Let's take a peek into their minds, shall we?)

Kid: What in the name of-? DID THEY HAVE-?! What the hell?!

Liz: I never thought Maka would DO such a thing!

Patti: Giraffes! Giraffes! Giraffes!

Tsubaki: Oh my god, what happened last night?

Black Star: What's going on here? The god BLACK STAR DEMANDS TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON!

Soul and Maka looked at them, then at one another, and realized the position they were in.

Soul was on top of Maka, who was lying on her stomach with Soul's arms supporting her. Both of them turned bright red with shock and embarrassment.

"NO! I-It's not what you think!" Both of them said hurriedly, trying to wriggle out of the position they were in, without success. "We're just one sleeping bag short!"

"Do you REALLY expect us to believe that?" Liz asked.

"Well, YEAH! We DO!" Soul and Maka yelled in unison, finally able to crawl their way out of the cramped sleeping bag. Both of them were still fully clothed, (A/N: Severe disappointment to the ones who were expecting the two of them to… well, you know.) and incredibly red in the face.

"Well, what happened last night?" Tsubaki asked.

"There was only one sleeping bag between us, and Soul insisted that we share!" Maka said, hoping to convince them that NOTHING had happened. "And, I guess we must have squirmed around too much, and that was how we ended up like that…" Maka didn't mention the kiss, mainly because they'd just accuse them again…

"Oh, okay." Tsubaki said finally, closing the matter. "Well, we'd better get ready for the trip to the DWMA." Everyone nodded with some "Sure"s and "Okay"s. The group disbanded to get ready in their own ways.

xXxXx

After taking in turns having baths and having one of Tsubaki's legendary breakfasts, everyone was ready for the trip to the DWMA.

"So, you all know the plan?" Maka asked. "We're to enter the DWMA through the front door, but we'll have to sneak in. It'll be Black Star and Tsubaki's to find things that we can use. Kid, you and your team should go and meet with Lord Death. As for Soul and I, we'll be patrolling for kishin." Kid, Liz, and Patti nodded, but Black Star didn't look too happy.

"Collecting?! Please, a god like me doesn't stoop so low as to collect things. That should be YOUR job!" Black Star yelled, and Maka's patience was dissipating faster than you could say 'Maka-Chop'.

"FINE! Soul and I will do the scavenging, and YOU get to patrol for kishin!" Maka shouted.

"Yeah, that'll do." Black Star agreed. Soul and Tsubaki sweat-dropped, obviously tired from the constant bad blood in between Maka and Black Star. They were similar, but not to great degrees. Black Star had strength and skill, but Maka had brains and sense. Black Star didn't envy Maka, but Maka envied Black Star. She envied Black Star's strength…

"Shall we get going, or are we going to argue until Christmas?" Soul asked.

"What year?" Tsubaki curiously asked Soul.

"That, I have no idea." Patti burst out laughing at Soul's response, while everyone else except Black Star and Maka laughed slightly. "But seriously, we need to get going."

"Okay, we'll leave now." Maka said, and all seven of them walked out Black Star's home. Maka had the strange feeling that she wouldn't be coming back here for a long time…

…Possibly forever.

xXxXx

The seven friends soon reached the DWMA, without encountering any kishin. For some reason, Maka found this unnerving, as if they could be planning something, or they could have already evolved.

"Hey Maka, you alright?" Soul asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine." Maka replied, but obviously not fine at all. Her thoughts were a mess. She kept thinking about the students at the DWMA, the kishin who were once innocent humans, her mother's letter, her friends, Blair, and Soul…

…who was now her boyfriend.

"Soul, transform." Maka said simply. Soul nodded, and transformed into a black and red scythe with an eye connecting the scythe blade to the hilt. "Let's go." Maka rushed inside, leaving Black Star and Kid in the dust. They quickly caught up, and each went their separate ways. Maka rushed for the nearby storage bay, Kid made for the Death Room, and Black Star just… took off.

xX-With Maka-Xx

Maka rushed through the corridors of her former school, slicing down any kishin is sight with her boyfriend. She quickly reached the storage closet, and opened it. The smell of rotting flesh and blood assaulted her nose, and she quickly placed her hand over her nose to avoid any smell coming through and choking her to death.

Just then, a vampire-like kishin appeared from behind one of the shelves. This vampire looked a lot like the Count Dracula described in one of those vampire books.

"Ah, humans." 'Count Dracula' said, walking towards them. "What a pleasant surprise. It's been awhile since I've had some blood." Maka backed away slightly, before charging.

Maka brought Soul in a horizontal cutting motion, but Count Dracula easily avoided by jumping out of the way. Maka attacked again, but the old vampire avoided it. Losing patience, Maka used Witch Hunter, which Count Dracula had trouble dodging.

"Figure 6 Hunter!" Maka yelled, the slash trail looking like the figure 6. Count Dracula took a bad cut to the stomach, but was still upright and fighting. Count Dracula bared his vampire fangs, and hundreds of bats descended on the weapon and meister. Maka span Soul in front of her, preventing the bats from infecting her. However, she took her eyes off Count Dracula.

He rushed forward, and caught Maka in a choke hold. Count Dracula pinned Maka to the nearby wall by her throat, choking her slightly. Both of Maka's hands were working on trying to pry Count Dracula's hand off her throat.

"MAKA!" Soul yelled, transforming back into human form. He rushed towards his meister as fast as he could, hoping to kick Dracula off. However, tendrils of darkness rose up from the ground, and wrapped themselves around Soul's arms and legs, so he couldn't move.

"Now, where were we?" Dracula asked Maka. She didn't dare speak, not that she could with a very strong hand threatening to snap her neck. "Ah, yes." Dracula leaned closer to Maka's ear, and sniffed the back of her throat, the part which his hand wasn't currently touching.

Without warning, Dracula sank his teeth into Maka's neck.

Maka's eyes widened in unimaginable pain. She tried to scream, but it dissipated before it left her throat. She felt her warm blood leave her throat, and something searing hot enter her. She felt the virus spread around, infecting her.

Finally, she managed a scream.

xX-With Black Star-Xx

"Damn Maka for trying to put me on salvage duty. She KNOWS I hate it!" Black Star thought angrily. "But, maybe she wanted to make me suffer. That can't be allowed. MAKA HAS TO RESPECT HER GOD!" Tsubaki couldn't hear Black Star's thoughts right, so she couldn't read the expression on his face.

Just then, several zombie kishin came out from nowhere.

"Tsubaki, Ninja Sword Mode!" Black Star said.

"Right!" Tsubaki said, transforming into the short ninja sword that Black Star used so much.

"Hey, Kishin!" Black Star yelled, as the Kishin turned to face him. "Prepare to be defeated by your god BLACK STAR! BOW DOWN TO ME, USELESS BASTARDS!" The kishin seemed unimpressed, and ran towards him.

"Speed Star!" Black Star yelled, moving faster than the speed of sound. Before even a single zombie kishin body could fall, Black Star had defeated them all. Not stopping, he continued running on, hoping to find some big kishin to take down.

Just then, he heard a girl's scream.

"That's Maka's voice!" Tsubaki pointed out. Black Star was reluctant to go, but then again, saving Maka could make her respect him. So, Black Star ran in the direction of the scream.

xX-With Kid-Xx

Death The Kid ran through the corridors, forgoing his skateboard because he forgot it at Black Star's house. Liz was still freaking out about the zombie kishin apocalypse, and Patti was still thinking about giraffes. Kid shot any and all kishin in sight.

After about a five-minute run, Kid finally arrived at the door to the Death Room. Guarding the door was Professor Stein, who was sitting on his swivel chair and smoking.

"Professor Stein, is my father inside?" Kid asked.

"Yeah, go right ahead." Stein answered. Kid nodded, and opened the door to the Death Room. He walked through the dangerous-looking corridor unafraid, and soon came up to a circular open area surrounded with grave stones, with a mirror in the center.

"Hey there! Hiya! Great to see you, Kid!" Lord Death said in his usual goofy manner.

"Father, what happened here?" Kid asked.

"Well, you see…" Lord Death said. "The witches decided to unleash their new virus, which causes a human to turn into a kishin. However, we have discovered that a meister can use his or her soul wavelength to expel the virus. However, we have yet to test this method."

And then, Maka's scream was heard. (A/N: That must be one loud scream…)

Stein came rushing into the Death Room.

"We need to go, father!" Kid said, as he and Stein ran out of the room as fast as they could.

"Maybe… we'll get to test it after all…" Lord Death said sadly.

xX-Back With Maka-Xx

"Delicious blood." Dracula said, pulling his teeth away from the teeth-shaped bloody holes in Maka's neck. She was now completely unconscious, and oblivious to everything.

"MAKA!" Soul yelled, turning both of his hands into scythe blades in an effort to cut through the dark tendrils, to no avail. All he could do was stay there and watch as this vampire used Maka as a chew toy.

"YAHOO! DON'T WORRY, MAKA! YOUR GOD IS HERE TO SAVE YOU!" Black Star yelled, practically flying through the door. Then, he caught sight of Maka, bleeding to death and unconscious, being choked by a vampire. Black Star charged forward, and hit Dracula with several fists. He dropped Maka, and swiped his claws at Black Star in anger. He easily blocked with Tsubaki and was about to slice Dracula to ribbons before the vampire dissolved into bats.

"MAKA!" Soul yelled, breaking free of the dark tendrils and rushing to Maka's side. He knelt down, and gently supported her head with his left leg. 'Maka, please don't be dead.' Soul thought desperately. Soul gently felt her pulse, and was relieved to discover that Maka was still alive.

"What happened?!" Kid asked, barging into the room with Stein in tow. Both of them took one look at Maka, and joined Soul, kneeling beside her. Just then, Stein used Soul Perception. He came to a rather sad conclusion.

"Maka's infected." Stein said, and everyone's head whipped up to look at his. "It's spreading from her neck to her soul. If it reaches the soul, then she'll become a kishin." Soul's eyes filled with tears, which was unnatural considering the fact that he never cried.

"What can we do for her?" Kid asked.

"I can try to neutralize the virus before it reaches the soul, but we have to be in the infirmary for that." Stein answered.

"Then, let's go." Soul said, lifting Maka up bridal style. The three meisters (Not counting Maka) nodded, and they ran off towards the direction of the infirmary.

xXxXx

All eight of them arrived at the infirmary extremely quickly, and no kishin dared cross their path. Everyone got inside, and the weapons (Not counting Soul) transformed back into human form. Liz made quite of scene of barricading the door shut, with Kid complaining about the asymmetry of the barricade. Patti just laughed at the two of them.

Meanwhile, Black Star and Tsubaki were sitting on the edge of one of the beds. Soul and Stein were working on getting ready to treat Maka. Stein had insisted that Maka had to be strapped to the bed, in case she might have been taken over by madness.

Everyone had something to worry about…

xX-With Black Star and Tsubaki-Xx

Black Star sat on the edge of the bed, a lot more silent than anyone thought possible. He kept replaying the scene he had just seen inside his head. The vampire fighting Maka, Maka being overpowered, the vampire preying on the helpless girl, Maka being infected…

'It's all my fault.' Black Star thought. 'I should've concentrated more on guarding Maka than trying to make her respect me.' Tsubaki scooted a bit closer to Black Star.

"Black Star, what's wrong?" She asked. Just then, Black Star was instantly overcome with depression. Tsubaki leaned closer, and embraced Black Star gently. This seemed to calm down her meister, and soon Black Star returned the embrace. Both of them sat there, wondering what they might be doing right now if those damn witches hadn't set hell loose on them.

xX-With Soul, Maka, and Stein-Xx

"Maka, you sure you want to do this?" Stein asked. "There's a high chance that you may suffer permanent soul damage."

"Yes, I'm sure." Maka said. "And Soul, I need you to do me a favor."

"Anything, Maka." Soul replied.

"Soul…" Maka began, pain suddenly overcoming her. "If Professor Stein can't cure me, then you have to kill me." Soul stood there in shock at the nature of this request. "Please, Soul! I don't want to become one of those kishin zombies." Reluctantly, Soul nodded. Maka mouthed 'Thank You', before Stein finally gestured that it was time to begin.

Stein used Soul Perception to discover where the virus was. There were two microbes in her right arm, one in her neck, three in her stomach, another two in her left leg, and about five inside her ribs. Stein charged his soul force, and aimed for the ribs first. His hand made contact with Maka's ribcage.

Maka gasped out in pain.

Stein prepared for another attack, and aimed at her stomach. He threw another attack, and Maka yelped as Stein's soul force attack crashed through her. Stein hit her left leg next, and then her right arm. Finally, all that was left was the one in Maka's already damaged neck. Stein attacked Maka's neck with his hand.

Maka screamed, causing everyone to huddle around her bed. She cast one last look at them, before darkness finally overtook her.

"She's going to be fine." Stein said happily. "The virus has been destroyed." Soul almost fainted in happiness. Everyone else was celebrating (With the possible exception of Black Star). Stein said that everyone should get some rest, because their events for the day had completely tired them out. Nobody complained.

Soul pulled one of the beds closer to Maka's, and lay down on it. He stroked Maka's cheek delicately with his hand, before finally falling asleep himself.

xX-Maka-Xx

Maka's dream wasn't pretty.

Maka was being pinned to the wall by Soul, who was kissing her roughly. Maka gladly returned the kiss, opening her mouth and allowing his tongue to explore her mouth. They made out for about five minutes, before Soul pulled away. Maka almost cried out in loss, before Soul started kissing her jawline, eventually working his way down to her neck.

Maka moaned his name.

But then, what was previously complete and total enjoyment morphed into pain. Soul used his incredibly sharp teeth to nibble Maka's skin.

"Soul, stop it. You're hurting me." Maka whispered, but this only made Soul nibble harder. Maka was now in danger of screaming.

"Soul, stop! Please!" Maka pleaded, before Soul pulled his teeth away from her neck. And it didn't take Maka long to discover that this wasn't her Soul Eater. His entire face was wrapped in bandages, similar to how Ashura had wrapped his head in them. There was a slight rip in them for the mouth.

Suddenly, kishin Soul opened his mouth wide, and sank his teeth into Maka's neck, tearing apart her flesh and causing liters of blood to pour down the wound. Maka did the only thing she could do…

Scream.

"AAAAHHHHHHH!" Maka screamed, lashing out in a desperate attempt to escape from some hidden force. She struggled as hard as she could against the restraints, but it proved futile.

"Maka! Calm down!" Soul said, desperately trying to comfort his scared meister, with little success. Finally, Soul crashed his lips onto Maka's. She struggled for a while, before finally melting into it. It wasn't a lustful kiss with tongue, it was just a caring kiss.

And then, the mood was ruined entirely by a loud sound.

BANG!

The door shook with a lot of force, and even the symmetrical barricade that Kid and Liz had put together was beginning to waver.

BANG!

All the meisters (Not counting Maka) and weapons sprang to their feet. Tsubaki, Liz, and Patti transformed, and they were caught by their respective meisters. Soul's right arm transformed into a scythe blade, ready to use force to protect his meister, no matter the cost.

CRASH!

The door flew open with such force that the barricade was blown apart, it's pieces raining down on the small group. And there, in the doorway…

…Stood Crona.

"H-hey guys." Crona said nervously. (A/N: In this story, Crona is going to be a boy… okay?)

"Crona!" Everyone yelled, rushing towards him and engulfing him in a tight group hug. Everyone broke apart, giving Crona a view of Maka.

"Hey, Crona. I look pretty stupid, don't I?" Maka asked, cracking a grin. Crona smiled slightly, and walked to Maka's side. He gently touched Maka's forehead in a friendly way, not noticing the death glare Soul was giving him.

"Hey, Maka. I came back here with some friends." Crona said, gesturing to the door. Maka's mother Kami burst through the doorway, and quickly scanned the room. Her gaze fell upon her only daughter, who now looked very happy.

"Oh, my baby!" Kami exclaimed, rushing forward to hug Maka. "I was so worried! At first, I thought you didn't receive my letter. Then, I thought that it reached you too late!"

"Mom, calm down." Maka said.

"And what's with the restraints?" Kami asked.

"She was infected with the virus." Stein said. "But, I managed to get rid of it before it did any permanent damage."

"Thank you for saving my daughter, Franken." Kami said. "Oh, and I have news on Death City."

"What news?" Everyone asked.

"Death City is now zombie-free!"

x-X-End of Story-X-x


Posting Date: Tuesday, 30th October 2012

Word Count: 6,107 (Not counting Author's Note)

A/N: This is my Halloween special. And sorry that I didn't update sooner. And I know the ending was a little rushed (I was half-awake when I wrote it). Anyway, I'm terribly sorry if it didn't meet your expectations, but please review.

~Omega02x~