Chapter 13: Revelations
Stein the next morning hurried past the students towards the nurses' room. Spirit then appeared beside Stein running in the same direction. Both of them reached the doors and took no time in kicking it open. The first thing Stein spotted was the knife. Stabbed in the bed covers. Kid was sitting up with Lucy on his lap whimpering into his chest. Kid held her in a comforting manner then looked towards Stein and Spirit.
"We've got a slight problem now", Kid then said, then looking back down at the whimpering Lucy.
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Later Kid was in the death room in his black gear once again with Liz and Patty nearby. Lucy was sitting on a chair in the middle of the room. With Stein and Spirit at each side.
"Now that Lucy's agreed to let us help her get her friend back we must continue to act as if we do not know yet about her parasite. Which means over the time I'm going to have to act disloyal towards the academy", Kid explained.
"That is one solution, yes", Spirit said.
"There's the other option that we can pretend that your dead. There is a high possibility he may turn up to the funeral", Stein said.
"Yes, but news like that will spread everywhere. Do that then the witches will invade in full force", Kid then said.
"I think the best option for now is to act along with it. Which means I declare only once here and now, I shall begin to hate the academy. Those in this room right now are the only ones that shall know. There won't be any meetings of my progress at all from this point on, do I make myself clear?" Kid then said.
"Crystal my lord", Stein nodded.
"Good, you may leave. Apart from you Lucy, you'll need to be at my side the whole time", Kid said. Lucy nodded on her chair, Spirit and Stein then left.
"You won't even tell the others? Black*Star, Tsubaki and Maka?" Liz asked.
"No, and you won't tell anyone. Make sure Patty knows that too", Kid said, looking at Liz with complete seriousness. Liz sighed and nodded.
"Good, now you two have lessons to go to", Kid said. Liz and Patty then headed to lessons, well Patty skipped to hers. Lucy looked uncomfortable sitting in a chair in the middle of the death room.
"Erm…so I'm to stick by you?" Lucy asked.
"Yes", Kid answered. He looked to the mirror, which seemed to be acting up a bit. As if it wanted to show something.
"What's happening to it?" Lucy asked standing up to look at it. Kid walked right in front of it and suddenly the mirror went black and a loud ticking was heard.
"Where's that coming from?" Lucy said looking around. Kid turned to look at her.
"You can hear it? Well it was much louder when it was in my head", Kid said.
"Look", Lucy said pointing to the mirror. Kid turned to see two hourglasses showed up onto the mirror. Close to running out.
"Two?" Kid questioned. The left hourglass moved to the middle while the right on faded. Suddenly multiple fiery letters started to zoom one by one to the mirror.
M"Yes I've seen this before", Kid said.
A"I guess it's spelling out the name of the person to die", Lucy noticed.
K"Wait…" Kid said, his eyes widening.
A"No! That' can't be right!" Kid shouted, the rest of the letters came to the mirror.
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"NO! Her time can't be up! It can't!" Kid shouted. The letters then fused themselves on the small plaque on the hourglass, leaving her name on it. Kid hastily looked at the date on the hourglass.
"Not Christmas day! His can't be right!" Kid shouted at the mirror. The ticking stopped and the mirror changed back to showing Kid's desperate reflection.
"No! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!" Kid roared, slamming his fists into the mirror. Lucy walked up to Kid and placed her hand on his shoulder. He turned around and started pacing quickly.
"There's got to be a way to change this, maybe the mirror is wrong", Kid muttered to himself.
"Kid…", Lucy said, walking to him.
"There has to be a book somewhere in the library that can tell how to change this", Kid muttered.
"Kid…", Lucy said again.
"Or the vaults, something in the vaults. There's got to be a way to stop this from ever happening!" Kid shouted.
"Kid! Stop it!" Lucy said slapping his face. Kid stopped and looked to Lucy with watery eyes.
"You have got to stay calm. We have seven days to figure this out. You've just got to stay calm. Now, we shall head to the library first and start searching. Okay?" Lucy asked. Kid nodded wiping his eyes.
"Let's go", Kid said and they both went off to the library. Kid and Lucy searched the library for a whole day but couldn't find anything. They then went to go and search. However Kid did most the searching by himself as Lucy for security purposes had to be blindfolded and her hands tied by a rope so she could see and possibly take anything in there. It would have been easier but Kid didn't want her to leave him so he can continue to fake the parasite spell. Kid searched the place top to bottom for any type of book that would help him, however another day passed and there was nothing.
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It was six o'clock in the afternoon. Kid was in the attic of his home searching everywhere for anything that could help stop Maka's death from happening. Kid continued to search, determined to save Maka's life.
"Kid!" shouted Liz downstairs. Kid stopped and jumped out of the attic and landing in the corridor. Liz and Patty were wearing matching dresses they picked for the dance. They stood there looking at the dusty black outfit Kid was wearing.
"Kid, the dance is an hour away and we're meant to be there early to prepare it and set things up", Liz explained.
"I've better bloody things to do than open a dance!" Kid spat out. Liz and Patty looked shocked by his response.
"Haha, he said bloody!" Patty cheerfully pointed out.
"Like…what?" Liz finally asked. Kid could not tell them about Maka.
"…Never mind, all right I'll get ready", Kid said and headed for his bedroom. Liz and Patty looked at each other a little confused.
"Is Maka coming to the dance?" Lucy asked.
"No, she's been acting a little weird lately, mostly keeping to herself. I guess the only one who would know how she is would be Crona", Liz said. Suddenly there was a knock on the door.
"Yey! My dates here!" Patty screamed out pulling Liz with her as she went.
"Hey wait, aren't we going to wait for Kid?" Liz exclaimed as she was being dragged away. Liz looked to Kid's bedroom and knocked on it. The door opened and Kid emerged in his dance outfit. Kid was wearing a black version of his white dance outfit he wore at the anniversary party when Medusa attacked. He was also putting on the cloak Maka gave him and had Maka's mask on top of his head.
"What is it?" Kid asked.
"I…need to go to the toilet. I don't know how long I'll be. So you go on ahead and I'll catch up", Lucy said.
"But you need to be at my side", Kid stated.
"I'm sure it won't make a difference if I spend a few moments without you", Lucy said.
"…All right then. Don't be long", Kid said, lowering his mask and flipping his hood up. He looked just like Lord Death, if it weren't for the added stripes on his cloak and mask. Kid hurried off downstairs to meet Liz and Patty holding onto a slightly scared Crona with a limo nearby.
"All right then, let's go", Kid said and they all got into the limo. Lucy looked out the window to watch the limo drive away. When it did Lucy rushed downstairs and opened up Kid's planner. She skimmed through it until she found where he write down the addresses of everyone he knows. Finally Lucy found the address she was looking for and ran out of the door.
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"You sure you're going to be fine alone?" Soul asked.
"Yeah, I have my books", Maka said with a forced grin.
"All right, I'll be back late", Soul said giving his shark-toothed grin and walked out the front door, closing it behind him. Maka let out a sigh and walked over to her bedroom and sat on the bed with her knees up to her chest. She then looked to her closet, her dress inside. She looked down and sighed again. Suddenly there was a knock on her door. Maka got up and walked towards the door, opening it.
"No Soul I don't want to…" Maka started then saw who was there.
"Hello Maka", Lucy said smiling.
"What is this slut doing here?" Maka thought.
"Oh…you", Maka suddenly said, a hint of spite.
"Erm, could I come in?" Lucy asked.
"Why?" Maka questioned.
"I just want to talk with you", Lucy replied.
"Fine come in then", Maka gave in, moving out of her way so Lucy can enter they're living room.
"What do you want to talk about?" Maka asked.
"Well it's about Kid. You see…", Lucy started.
MAKA CHOP!"Ow!" Lucy shouted as she was hit to the floor.
"Look! You might not know this but me and Kid were getting along perfectly until you came along with your innocence and your love of love bite necks and your holding hands! So I'm not in the mood to talk with Kid's girlfriend!" Maka shouted.
"What are you talking about?" Lucy shouted back.
"I walked in and clearly saw him on top of you biting your neck!" Maka spat out.
"Biting my neck? He went insane about my hair not being symmetrical and wanted to correct it! I asked him to get off but he told me to shush because he was working, then you walked in! Nothing happened between us at all!" Lucy tried to explain.
"But Soul told me that you were holding hands while he visited Kid!" Maka stated.
"Visited? He was in a fight with Black*Star and was taken to the nurses' office to be healed up. I was at the window while Kid was on his bed asking Soul about you. How you were and how he wished he could talk to you again. I was nowhere near Kid to hold his hand at all! Kid doesn't love me Maka for a start I already have a boyfriend!" Lucy explained back.
"Why should I be…WHAT? YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?" Maka shouted.
"Yes! Galorphar enslaved my boyfriend! The Halberd that was used against Kid, that was him! I've been here because I am hoping that Kid could rescue him and bring him back to me. I don't love him Maka. My love is to another", Lucy said. Maka stood there not knowing what to say.
"I…I…", Maka tried to say. Lucy got up and went to Maka.
"Kid, loves you Maka. He has done nothing but think of you the whole time I was with him. Do you?" Lucy asked Maka. Maka turned to sit down on the sofa.
"I…I don't even know if it's actual love. Or just…pity", Maka said.
"He's out of the hospital, he's up and about thinking about you. He's no longer grieving for his father anymore. What is there to pity about him?" Lucy asked sitting next to Maka.
"I…" Maka tried to speak.
"Somebody has clearly lied to you about holding hands. But I know that Kid doesn't want to be at that dance, unless someone is there with him", Lucy asked. Maka looked up to her. Lucy smiled back and stood up.
"I should go. I'm not really suppose to leave the academy at all. But I had to talk to you", Lucy said walking towards the door.
"Bye Maka, I'll see you maybe at the dance?" Lucy said smiling to Maka then walking out the door and closing it behind her. Maka is left alone to her thoughts. Does she really love him?
A/N: Next chapter is the dance! Hope you still enjoy the story!
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