Chapter 5: Our First Mission?
"Why did we get called into the Death Room again?" Soul asked. "Lord Death had an important mission for us." responded Kid, "Where is Drew?" Soul snorted, "she's practicing, again."
"Wow, she really is working hard."
"Yeah, she sure is determined."
"How you guys doing?!" Lord Death exclaimed, making everyone jump out of their skin. "Now, I'm going to get straight to business, as leader of this team Kid it's up to you if you want to accept it."
"What is it then?"
"We'll as you may know, shortly after Maka's death Crona ran off and hasn't been seen since. I was going to ask you guys as soon as Soul was paired with a new partner, but I decided to wait until both of them had some training. Crona has now been missing for a little over two months, and that's where you guys come in. Since you're closest to him, I want you to retrieve Crona and bring him back to the academy."
"We'll do it." Kid said.
"Are you sure?"
"Of course, an academy student never abandons one of his own. And Crona is no exception."
As Soul was leaving the room, he noticed Drew had just entered. "The meeting is over already Drew." Soul said as she walked past. "Oh okay then," she said, turning around, "you'll have to catch me up I suppose."
"So we're going after Crona?" Drew asked. "Yeah," Kid said, "we're leaving now."
"How're we going to find him exactly?"
"Actually we were counting on you for that."
"Me?"
"Yeah, because of your soul perception you have the best chance at being able to find him." Drew seemed to ponder this. "There is a technique I can use that might work, but it's a stretch."
As they trekked through the desert the wind had already started to whip up a sandstorm. They soon had to shelter inside a cave weathered out but the sand and wind. "Great, now we're stuck here..." Kid mumbled. "Wait... I can see a soul in here!" Drew exclaimed.
"Is it Crona?" Black Star asked. "It could be. It is very weak." They descended down into the cave, going down farther and farther. Soon it opened up into a large cavern with a small trickling stream down the middle. "Oh shit!" Drew said. She ran towards a small body lying in the middle of the cave. It was most definitely Crona, only he was extremely skinny and pale (more than usual, and that's saying a lot), lying in a pool of his own blood. Drew put her hand to his forehead. "He is extremely dehydrated, and he has a pretty bad fever. Someone help me carry him out!" Drew called to them. As soon as she said that Crona raised his hand into the air. Soul had a bad feeling. "Drew get out of there!" yelled Soul. Crona's blood shot out into dozens of tiny needles, piercing Sera.
"Drew!" Soul yelled. He ran to her supporting her body. "Are you okay?" He asked. "I'm perfectly fine…" Drew mumbled as blood dribbled from her mouth. Obviously not… Soul turned to Crona. "What was that for?" he yelled angrily. Crona didn't seem to hear him. His eyes were darting back and forth feverishly, as if he wasn't really seeing anything. "He's hallucinating, he didn't do it on purpose. We need to get him to the academy, and quickly." Kid said. "Drew can you walk?"
"Pfft, of course I can," Drew said as she shakily stood up. Her body tipped and swayed, Soul ran up to support her. "She's losing too much blood, I'll have to take her back right away, I can use my skateboard," Kid said, "Black Star, you and Soul take Crona back."
"Okay, we'll meet you there." Black Star responded. Kid grabbed Drew, draping her over his shoulder, to her great dislike. As they zoomed off Soul couldn't help but worry. Would she really be okay?
Soul rushed into the infirmary. He'd left Black Star and Tsubaki with Crona. As he burst in, Nygus gave him a dirty look. "Where's Drew? Is she okay?" Soul panted. "She's absolutely fine, you guys did the right thing bringing her back here so quickly. She's resting right now." Nygus explained. She motioned her hands to Drew who was resting in one of the hospital beds. Bandages covered the areas where she was hit. Just then Black Star and Tsubaki ran in carrying Crona. "Oh dear, I guess I have another patient to treat." Nygus sighed. "Soul do you mind changing Drew's bandages for her, they're already getting soaked with blood." Soul nodded, glancing down at her. The bandages were indeed soaked in blood. As he pulled of the first one, the one on her neck, Soul noticed something. Mixed in with her red blood there was a some black blood. It must've gotten there when Crona attacked with his bloody needle. I just hope none of it got into her blood stream. The thought sent shivers down his spine, and he hastily replaced the bandages, deciding it was best not to tell Nygus or Drew about the black blood. I wouldn't want to worry them would I?
Not much later, Drew started to stir. Eventually opening her eyes. "Are you okay?!" Soul asked. Drew laughed, "Never better," She said weakly. "I shouldn't of been so careless… I'm such a fool."
"That's not true, you were just trying to help Crona, you weren't thinking of yourself." Soul said, "Although it was pretty foolish." She sighed. "You should get some more rest, I'll be here when you wake up," Soul suggested.
It wasn't long before Soul was woken up by a voice. He looked around looking for the source of the talking. It was coming from Drew. She was mumbling something in her sleep, and tossing and turning. As he got up to get closer he noticed she was sweating a ton. She must be having a nightmare… As Soul stood next to her he tried to make out what she was saying. All he could discern was that her voice was getting more and more panicked. Suddenly, her eyes shot wide open, taking in the room by darting her eyes back and forth. "Are you okay?" Soul asked. She nodded, wiping sweat from her brow. "Just a nightmare…" She whispered. "How is Crona?" Soul glanced over to wear Crona was sleeping, behind a a curtain. "He will be fine, Nygus just gave him some IV fluids."
"That's good." Drew looked as if she were pondering something. "What is his deal anyway?" She asked. "Crona was raised by a witch who used him to try and make a new Kishin." Soul responded. Drew looked shocked. "That's a shame," She said looking away. "You should get some sleep, and don't worry about class, all of us are excused," Soul said.
What's this? I actually uploaded when I said I would?! O.o Chapter 6 will be up soon and Chapter 7 is nearly done! I also started the manga today (already read the first book) so yeah!