Chapter 17: Recovering
Slowly Kid began to open his eyes. Everything was blurry and bright at first but soon everything came into focus. Kid was then hit with a very strong feeling of light-headedness. Kid groaned and held his head and tried to sit himself up. He found himself in a bed in his home. Everything was perfectly symmetrical, but one thing immediately caught Kid's attention. There was a dark patch on the left side of his bed and not on the right. Once placing his hand on it he discovered it was wet. He then looked up to see Liz sitting on a chair near the bed.
"How you feeling", Liz asked.
"…Light-headed, and what is this wet patch here?" Kid immediately asked.
"…Tears", Liz then answered. Kid looked at her and noticed her eyes were red. Suddenly Kid started remembering everything.
"Maka, Crona! Are they all right?" Kid hastily asked.
"Maka is shaken up but is fine and with Lucy", Liz answered.
"And Crona?" Kid asked.
"Crona…", Liz began, suddenly the door opened and Patty was at the door. Her eyes were blood shot and looked like she was crying. She saw Kid awake and stormed over to him and slapped him across his face.
"Why couldn't you stop fighting? Why did you have to get Crona involved! He's lying helpless on the bed because of you! You're a monster and I hate you!" Patty shouted like a child in a tantrum into his face but then fell to her knees and cried into the bed. Kid didn't turn his head back when he was slapped, not looking at them because he knows she's right. If he never fought back that lightening bolt wouldn't have hit Crona.
"Your right, he's injured because of me. I have no control over myself at all. I am a monster. I have no control over anything since dad was killed. I'm not him; I'm an utter failure. Garbage", Kid said coldly.
"Oh Kid not the I'm garbage thing ag…", Liz started but then looked into Kid's eyes as he turned to face her. This wasn't some issue over him not being symmetrical and crying over it. By looking into his eyes she knew how dead serious he was.
"I'm suppose to run things, how am I to do that when I try to kill other people, cause harm to others around me, have no control over my powers and unable to find that bloody…", Kid stated before croaking, holding in sobs but letting a tear escape his eye.
"You have every right to hate me Patty… and for that you can choose whether or not you'd ever want to see me again", Kid then said, Liz looked confused.
"I refuse to cause harm to you and my friends anymore. You no longer need to be my weapons. I want you to leave. Have a better life than what I've brought you into. Nothing but pain and suffering surrounds me now. I won't have any more people suffer because of me. You are free from me now, you can go back…" Kid explained but the Liz covered his mouth with her hand.
"Shut up! Don't you dare!" Liz said, tearing up again. Patty then crawled and held him around the waist with her arms, now crying into him.
"Don't you dare make us leave! We were in hell. We were forced to survive by mugged and…and…selling ourselves. We were lowlifes and in the gutter! We were to be killed by a firing squad! But then you came. You saved us and took us in. Gave us a good living, a home, bedrooms, our dignity back. You're the greatest thing that ever happened in our lives. And now when things are tough on you your going to get rid of us? No! You can't!" Liz spat out and grabbed his arm and cried onto it. Kid looked down helplessly on the Thompson sisters.
"I cause pain to everyone around me. Why would you linger. Maka's sure to stay away from me now… who can love me", Kid said, looking down.
"…Us?" Patty suddenly said from Kid's waist, lifting her watery blue shiny eyes.
"W…what?" Kid suddenly looked up at Patty and Liz. Both of them were trying to hold in their sobs.
"You…", Kid started then Patty crossed over Kid and both Liz and Patty reached up towards Kid's face and at the same time kissed Kid on the cheeks.
"We want you to be happy Kid, like you've made us…", Liz said resting her head on his shoulder. Kid still looking surprised between the two.
"I don't…", Kid said.
"We were treated like garbage Kid, no one liked us, and we were on our own. Then you came and saved our lives. Took us in and helped us. Cared for us. Looked out for us. You have given your life for us on a number of occasions and have been the only person to show kindness to us. We planned to use you…but you changed the way we feel and us. You gave us our lives back, we're eternally grateful. You put yourself out of the way for us, we want you to be happy. You're now our only family. So don't make us go…" Liz said gripping into his arm.
"I'm sorry I shouted at you…" Patty said as if a very sad child apologised for being naughty, then climbing from Kid's waist to his other arm. Both the sisters hugged onto Kid, not letting go.
"You really don't want to leave?" Kid finally said. Both of the sisters tightened they're grip. Kid sighed and raised his forearms up to his shoulders and rested them on both the girls' heads.
"Either way, your free to leave me whenever you want. If you want to stay you can stay", Kid said.
"You know… you're my only family now too", Kid said, finally breaking down into light sobs. Thinking of his dad.
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Lucy walked over to Maka holding a cup of tea. Lucy placed it on the table and sat next to her on the sofa. Maka was wearing her normal outfit without the black long coat. They were also in Kid's home, since he had the most rooms for the injured. Black*Star was with Crona in one bedroom, Tsubaki was with Soul in another and Kid had Liz and Patty in his room.
"You should drink up, you've not drunk anything since the fight", Lucy said. Maka looked a little pale but slowly took the tea from the table and drank from it.
"Why is Soul like this…and Kid was…was going to kill him", Maka said silently.
"He… has been in constant pain…Kid has", Lucy then said. Maka looked to her.
"While he was in the medical ward with me every night he had nightmares. Nightmares of Kid destroying Death City, and by his side Galorphar, laughing madly. He said his mind was tearing apart and the only thing keeping him sane was thinking of his friends that were there by his side. Then when you walked in on our accident, he got a lot worse. All he wants to do is kill that guy and end it all", Lucy continued.
"He doesn't…show a thing to anyone", Maka said.
"He was trapped in the room with me and he always fell asleep first", said Lucy. Maka placed the cup down after having another sip from it.
"He looked like a different person… He snapped his arm into two. How could someone do that? At that moment I actually believe for a moment that he was Galorphar's son. I don't want to think that ever about him", Maka sobbed.
"Do you love him?" Lucy asked. Maka looked to her and nodded.
"Then does it matter? It sounds so cliché but it's true, love is a very powerful thing, overcoming everything. Kid needs help. He needs help from his love and together with love he can get through it. Will you help him?" Lucy then asked. Maka looked at Lucy and slowly smiled and hugged her.
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Kid sat up on his bed with Patty and Liz by his hide, holding onto each arm. Kid look like he was in thought which Liz noticed.
"What is it?" Liz asked.
"I think it's time I got answers", Kid then said.
"What answers?" Liz questioned.
"I want to call Stein and Spirit here and I want to know the full story of what happened between my father and Galorphar", Kid answered. Liz let go of him so he could reach for the phone, Patty remained hanging onto Kid's arms. Kid called a number and lifted it to his ear.
"Hello?" A female voice answered.
"Marie, it's Kid, is Stein there with you?" Kid asked.
"Oh, yes he is. But he seems busy to try and talk some sense into Spirit, apparently Maka's got a boyfriend and he's flipping out over it", Marie said.
"Even better, tell them to get over to my house and it's an order", Kid said and hanged up. Soon Lucy opened the door and entered the room.
"Maka's finally drinking", Lucy said.
"How is she?" Kid asked.
"Recovering, what about you?" Lucy asked walking towards him.
"Recovering", Kid replied.
"She's just wondering why this is happening, why Soul is acting like this", Kid said.
"He never acted like that, not even thought of him capable of the things he's just done. He was fine until…", Kid stopped, realisation flashing through his mind. Everything became so clear to him now. Kid pulled his arm free from Patty and rushed out of his bed.
"Kid?" Liz asked concerned. Kid pushed the doors open and marched across the hallway. Kid started opening the bedrooms doors one by one.
"Kid what are you doing?" Lucy questioned. Kid then stopped when he opened the door and found Soul lying on a bed, awake with Tsubaki on a chair near him. Kid stood there for a moment looking at Soul intently, as if examining him. Kid then marched over to him.
"Kid wait!" Tsubaki said but Kid jumped onto the bed and covered Soul's mouth with his hand and knelt on his good arm.
"I don't care if you hate me but you are going to answer my questions and they better be truthful. Blink twice for yes once for no, got it?" Kid said. Soul glared and did not blink. Kid then with his other hand grabbed Soul's bad arm. Soul's muffled scream came from Kid's hand.
"I said got it?" Kid shouted. Maka now turned up at the doorway to see what was happening. Soul then blinked twice.
"Good. Now you've been your normal self for a very long time. However things started to change when you left mysteriously when you all came to visit me. Here's my question: Did you meet a man with black hair, black beard, red and purple robe and green eyes?" Kid asked him. Soul was hesitant but then blinked twice.
"He talked to you didn't he? Pitied you and influenced you into doing actions like get completely drunk?" Kid asked. Soul Blinked twice again.
"He was drunk when he…", Maka said but stopped herself. Kid understood what she meant.
"You are an absolute fool. Listening to him. Damnit Soul you were my friend you were everyone's friend here and you chose to listen to some guy on the street. Your pathetic", Kid finished and got up off him. Moving his hands from his mouth and bad arm. Kid then jumped off the bed and left the room, walking past Maka. Kid then walked to the last door at the end of the hall and opened it. Crona was in the bed unconscious with Black*Star on a chair enar him, also asleep.
"I'm sorry Crona…", Kid muttered. Suddenly a hand rested on his shoulder, he turned his head to look behind him and saw Maka. She the placed both hands on each of his cheeks and pulled him in for a kiss on the lips. Maka broke the kiss and rested her forehead against his.
"You are not alone… I want to help you", Maka said. Kid looked into her emerald eyes with his golden ones. Both of them then shutting their eyes as they felt each other's breathe on their faces. Their breathing quickening.
"I want to stop the pain and suffering…", Kid replied to her.
"Then let me help you", Maka said to him, wanting him. Kid then slid one of his hands down her right arm and took her hand. Suddenly there was a knock on the door and Lucy ran off to it. Soon the sound of the door opening is heard, along with a mouse squeak from Lucy.
"Kid, Nailhea…I mean Stein and Spirit are here!" Lucy called up. Kid opened his eyes and walked past Maka, who also opened her eyes.
"Send them to my room!" Kid called down.
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Stein and Spirit walked into Kid's bedroom, which was very dark.
"My lord?" Stein asked walking in with Spirit. Suddenly Patty turned on the light with a giggle and then Liz slammed the door shut, Liz then locked the room. Once Stein and Spirit looked around at what was going on they then saw Kid sitting on his bed.
"My lord what is this?" Spirit asked.
"Precautions so you don't escape from answering me", Kid said.
"Answering you?" Stein enquired.
"Yes, you are going to tell me everything about my father's dealings with Galorphar, my mother and what happened the day my father took me away. I want these answers and I want them now", Kid said, crossing his arms looking at the nervous two in front of him. There was no escape for these two. He wanted answers? He was going to get them.