I am back again! Sorry for the massive wait. I know how 4 days feels like forever. I've had so much work to do for school and band since we're marching for the St. Patrick's Day Parade. I've been watching anime too. Durarara! is amazing! Check it out! Anyway, I have to finish this history paper tomorrow. Updating is more important right now. Sorry for any grammatical errors. Please R & R!

I woke up the next morning with my arms around Maka. She was faced towards me with her head on my chest. Her hair was still out of her pigtails and it looked nice. It made her look her own age. The pigtails made her look too young, but it was her thing. I never said anything about it and moved my hands up to her cheeks.

She gently opened her green eyes and smiled. I grinned back at her and pressed my lips against her forehead softly. I felt her hands move up my back to place them around my neck.

"Morning," I whispered softly in her ear.

She giggled and I felt her cheeks warm. "Morning."

I couldn't resist her. She was perfect. Her eyes were jewels and her smile made me happy. Anything Maka said now would just make me smile. She was special.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and kissed her. She smelled sweet and her lips were soft. I pulled away and we both laughed.

"Hey, I should probably get going. We should go to breakfast," I explained.

She nodded and I got out of her bed. I grinned at her before walking across the hall to my room. I got changed fast and walked to the dining hall.

I saw everyone sitting at the table, talking and eating. I sat down with a plate to see that Maka hadn't come to breakfast yet. I shrugged and just ate and talked with everyone else.

"Hey. Are you Soul," asked a guy I had never seen before. He had brown hair, green eyes, and was really tall. I stared at him for a second debating whether to tell him who I was.

"Yeah, I am. Why do you ask?"

"This girl Maka is looking for you. She sent me to come get you. She said it was really important."

"Why couldn't Maka come get me herself?"

"I don't know," he said quickly.

Something didn't seem right. Maka would always come find me if something was wrong. Most of the others weren't paying attention to this guy, but Kid was.

I looked over at him and he nodded. I nodded my head in response and then got up. I followed the guy out of the dining hall, past the rooms, and down a set of stairs. Something really wasn't right. I hope Kid was close behind, ready to help me.

Soon, we reached a guy sitting in a chair, just laughing to himself. It was suppressed, but still maniacal. His eyes met mine and they were red. This red was a disturbing shade. It looked as though blood had filled his irises and he had a third eye painting in the middle of his forehead. This guy was strange.

"Where's Maka," I asked tersely.

"Oh come on. There's no fun in telling you that," he said.

"Who are you? And what have you done with Maka?"

"I am Asura. As for Maka, she's mine."

"What do you mean she's yours?"

"Your time with her is over."

I couldn't take that. Who the fuck was this guy to judge anything? I don't believe him at all.

"Where is she," I repeated slowly.

"You just don't get it. Do you? She is mine. You will never see her again. If you don't leave soon or just accept it, things will be bad for you, Soul."

"That's what I was going to say to you," I said charging towards him.

I raised my fist to punch him, but I felt a sharp jab in my side. When Asura pulled away, I saw blood flowing out of my side. I screamed in pain and fell to the ground. As I thought it couldn't be worse, my head started to pound drastically. I felt the demon take over and Asura just laughed at me.

I saw black blood come into my vision. There was no sign of Kid and I felt like this was the end. The demon may have won. The last thing I heard before I passed out was Maka scream my name. It wasn't enough hope to me.

I woke up to see Nygus, Black Star, and Kid around me. I saw IVs attached to me and knew I was in the hospital. I had made it through the madness that was exerted when I was around Asura. I sighed with relief, but I still felt weak.

"Hey Soul, what happened," Black Star asked.

"Kid, why didn't you tell him," I asked.

"I don't know myself. I saw Maka tied up and saved her. I told her you were up ahead and she took off. I ran to tell the others that you were in trouble. That was a bad idea on my part," he explained.

"Soul. I need to know what happened for the police. They're taking Asura to prison, along with his assistances," Nygus explained.

I told her everything and she left to go tell the officer outside. Black Star and Kid left to go tell everyone what happened, and that I was okay. As they were leaving, Dr. Stein, the founder of the institution came in.

He looked like a scientist with the white lab coat. He was an interesting guy with that bolt sticking out of his head, but I didn't mind.

"Hey Soul," he said plainly.

"Hey Dr. Stein. You need something," I asked.

"Yes, actually. I need you to hold still. Nygus doesn't know how to do stitches as well as I do, so I need to finish patching you up."

"Okay. Is it okay if I see Maka?"

"After I patch you up I'll let her in. She's wanted to see, but couldn't bring herself to it. She said she felt bad, but I told her it was fine. I'll have her come in when I finish."

I nodded and let Dr. Stein get to work. I could tell by the stitching over his jacket that he was good with stitches. I didn't feel him sew them in.

Dr. Stein stepped back and wrapped fresh bandages around my side. He nodded and said he would get Maka. He led her in and closed the door behind him.

Maka stared at me with guilt, but I saw it leave her eyes as I smiled at her. She rushed towards me and hugged me. I pulled her closer to me and kissed her deeply.

She pulled away with tears in her eyes, "Soul, I'm so sorry," she cried.

"Maka, relax," I said stroking my thumb against her cheek.

"I can't. I should've fought my way out to save you."

"Maka. It's fine. I'm okay and so are you. That's all the matters."

She wiped the tears out of her eyes and gave me a small smile like the first time she heard me play the piano. I smiled at her before I held her close to my chest for a while.

The others came to visit me the next afternoon. They apologized for not following Kid and they told me I would be okay in no time. Black Star said he would take care of Asura if he ever saw him again. Kid and Patty agreed to help him on that promise. It made me laugh as Tsubaki and Liz tried to tell them how insane they were. They failed to listen and ended up leaving, while still arguing out the door.

That night I was released from the hospital wing and was walking back to my room with Maka. I wrapped my arm around her waist for support and she held my hand firmly. We walked in silence really because we didn't know what to talk about. I got to my door and was about to open it.

"Hey Soul," Maka asked.

"Yeah Maka?"

"I don't want to think of you across the hall. I want you with me in case anything happens again. Can you stay with me tonight?"

"It won't, I promise. I'll stay with you though," I said with a grin.

She nodded and I went to her room. I had already been wearing sweat pants all day so I didn't have to change. I got into bed with her and held her close to me.

"Soul? I want to thank you for everything. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to make the friends I have and heal myself."

"I should be thanking you, Maka. I was a mess before I came here. You helped turn everything around for me," I whispered.

"Good night, Soul," she said with a yawn.

"Good night, Maka," I said quietly so no one could hear.

It was nice to stay with Maka, but it had to be unknown to everyone. We were breaking the rules after all.

Ok, so that was long, but eventful. Were the feels real? We only have a few more chapters to go. I love writing this story so much. You guys are amazing! :) Please R & R! :)

~Sab Out~