Please don't stare, please don't stare… I thought to myself as I stood in front of the door to class Crescent Moon. I took a deep breath and opened the door. I looked at the floor as I walked to my seat next to Kid and Silara. When I finally looked, nobody was looking at me at all. I smiled and tapped Silara on the shoulder.

"Hey, how are you?" she asked me.

"I'm just fine. And you?"

"Great."

There was nothing left to say, so I said nothing.

"Hello, class. Today we will-" Stein began. He was interrupted by Cupid.

"Stein! There's a fight going on out front!" she reported. A bunch of students stood up and ran to the windows at the back of the room. Soul and Maka were among them, so when they came back I asked them who it was.

"Just some students. Fights happen all the time here." Maka told me. I nodded my head and watched as Stein rolled out the door to go deal with the fight.

After School

I was incredibly bored when I finished my dinner, not that eating sushi is that fun. So, I dialed Kid's number and waited for someone to pick up.

"Hello?" Kid asked.

"Hey, Kid."

"Oh, hi Angel."

"So, I'm super bored. You wanna hang out?"

"Um, sure. Meet me at the park."

"Okay, I'll be there in ten."

"Alright."

I hung up and put my phone away in my pocket. Hanging out with Kid is nice when it's just the two of us. But when Liz and Patty are around, I get all stiff. I locked the door and began walking to the park.

At the Park

"Hey, Kid." I said as I walked up to him. He looked up at me and smiled.

"Hello, Angel."

We sat down on a bench and I leaned against the arm rest as I kicked my feet up. "So how's your arm?" he asked me. I was hoping so badly that he wouldn't ask.

"Oh, ya know, fine. Feels like nothing happened." I explained with a wave of my hand. He smiled again and stood up suddenly. I raised my eyebrows at him.

"Let's go tree climbing." He suggested. I stood up next to him.

"Really? I though you didn't like climbing trees." I admitted.

"I never said that." Kid told me and led me to a tree. I smiled as I grabbed onto a lower branch and hoisted myself up. Once settled on a sturdy branch, I looked down to see Kid struggling. I giggled and climbed back down to help.

"Tree climbing isn't your thing." I said as I stood on a branch next to Kid. I held onto the trunk and let Kid sit on the branch.

"Nope, I guess not." he agreed.

I furrowed my eyebrows at a realization I just had. "Kid, why were you crying when… when I passed out? After the battle with the Kishin." I asked. He suddenly looked down.

"Because, I thought you were hurt. I mean, I knew you were hurt but I was afraid you might die…" he said sadly.

"Oh… well I'm not dead." I said hopefully. I let go of the trunk and crouched down and laid a hand on his shoulder. He smiled reassuringly. "Kid, you don't need to worry about me."

"I know. You're tough and skilled. But, I care about you." Kid said. I let my hand drop to my side. A small smile spread across my face.

"Thank you. I care about you too." I admitted. I stood back up and gazed out at the park, a nice breeze blowing the hair out of my face,

"When's your birthday?" Kid suddenly asked. I looked at him and finally said,

"In two weeks actually."

"Oh? Were you planning on celebrating?"

"I probably would've let it pass by."

"Why?"

"I'm not one to celebrate a number."

"I can throw you a party."

"That really isn't necessary."

"Please? I want to celebrate."

"I don't see why…"

Kid sighed and looked away for a moment, then back to me. "How old will you be?"

"Fifteen. If you really want to celebrate… we can."

"Really? Oh this will be fun. We can hold the party at my house."

"Thanks, I guess."

"You're welcome. It won't be anything too fancy, but still nice."

"Good. Well it's getting late, I should head home."

Kid and I said farewell and I left for home.

Sometime Later

The wind bit through my sneakers and chilled my toes. I shivered a bit, and looked around. Something was off. I turned back around and kept walking. My house came into view and I started running, eager to get away from the eerie feeling that hung in the chilled air. As I reached the edge of my yard, I saw a familiar pink head sitting on my porch. I ran up to him and kneeled down.

"Crona! What are you doing here?" I asked, totally shocked. He looked up.

"I was too far away from the academy and Maka's…" he explained solemnly.

"Do you wanna spend the night?" I asked him sweetly. He smiled and nodded. I helped him up and unlocked the door. I closed the door and sat on the couch. Crona looked around the room.

"Your house is big." He said meekly.

"I suppose." I said and stood back up. I grabbed his arm and took him upstairs. "This is my room. You can sleep on air mattress." I told him as I slid out the air mattress. I grabbed the air pump and hooked it up to the mattress.

After there was enough air, I set it up in the corner for Crona to sleep on. When I turned around, I saw Crona sitting on the bed and Ragnorak had appeared.

"Hey, Ragnorak." I said, unamused.

"Hey, Toots."

"Looks like you guys are staying here for the night. Are you hungry?"

"Starving!"

I laughed and led them downstairs to the kitchen where I fixed them a snack.

"Thank you, Angel." Crona said when he was done. I smiled at him.

"No problem." I said as I tossed a piece of candy into Ragnorak's mouth. He chewed noisily and I rolled my eyes.

"You're alright, Toots." he told me. I smiled again, I began warming up to Ragnorak. We all went back up to my room and I switched out my clothes for my pajamas in my closet where they couldn't see me.

I gathered a blanket and pillow for Crona. He thanked me and so did Ragnorak before he disappeared. I gave Crona a quick hug before I settled down into my own bed.

"Goodnight Crona." I said as I slid my hand underneath my pillow.

"Night, Angel." he replied. I smiled as I fell into a peaceful sleep.

A/N

A special thanks to toxicswallow for informing me of how much she must like this fanfic. She informed in by telling me that she and her friend made a bet on my story, and her friend now owes her two bucks. Any other special reviews, and you will be thanked by me personally at the end of the next chapter posted. Oh, and I'll be attempting to update a chapter every two days. Enjoy the rest of the story!

~Marysa