The next morning, Maka woke when the sunlight covered her face. She didn't want to move, she didn't want to think. It just hurt too much. 'Papa, …. I didn't mean to hurt you...' she thought before curling into Soul's body heat. Soul tightened his arms around her when she curled into him. "Morning beautiful," he said as he kissed the top of her head. "Mmmh." Was the only sound she made as she buried her face in Soul's chest. "Maka?" He looked at her, "Maka? What's wrong? Did I do something wrong? I promise I didn-" She interrupted him, shaking her head she told him, "No, Soul, You didn't do anything wrong. I just can't help but think that I hurt papa..." Maka slowly began to cry as she said this. "Shh, I told you last night. You did nothing wrong. Spirit just... he just...-" Soul paused to think of the right words, but Maka finished his sentence, "He just almost killed you..." she kept her face to his chest. "Hey, you told him you'd visit him today. I'm sure he'll be back to his annoyingly loud self by the time you get there." He smiled while softly hugging her tighter. "You really think so?" She finally looked up at him. Her eyes sparkled with new hope from Soul's words, "Yeah, I really do." He flashed her his normal shark-toothed grin. Maka sighed before smiling at him, "Alright, how about breakfast before I go see him?" "That sounds great," He grinned.
After breakfast, Maka and Soul got ready for the day and headed out to Soul's motorcycle. "Hey, I need to go see Stein for a follow-up. You go see your dad while I'm with Stein. That way there is less tension there." Soul told her as she climbed on the bike behind him. "Alright..." She said just loud enough. "Hold on tight, bookworm." He warned with a smirk as he sped off down the street. Maka squeaked at the sudden speed and fear of falling, she tightly wrapped her arms around his torso. Once they arrived at the DWMA, Maka and Soul dismounted the motorcycle and entered the school. "I'll come find you when I finish with Stein, ok?" Soul asked smiling at her. "Ok, i'll see you later then." Maka smiled before giving Soul a quick kiss on the lips and turned to go to the cells under the school. 'My crazy girl...' Soul thought as he turned to go see Stein.
~~~~~*With Stein*~~~~~
"Soul, I take it you know why I'm having you come in for another follow-up." Stein said as he stared at Soul with a lazy look. "Yeah, have to make sure the black-blood doesn't go funny." Soul said as he removed his shirt, exposing the two scars. "That would be an accurate thought." Stein said as he walked over to Soul. "Tell me if you feel any severe pain." Stein told him as he began to apply pressure to the newest scar. "It hurts slightly, but I think it's just from the cut its self." Soul told him. "Has anything weird happened?" Stein asked as he looked at a clipboard. "No, everything seems normal for once..." Soul smirked. "How's Maka reacting to everything?" Stein ask, causing the smirk to disappear. "Last night she was pretty upset..." He replied looking down at his feet. "Just try to keep her happy I guess." Stein sighed. "Alright, come see me in two weeks, I wish to see how well the wound heals." Stein stood up and walked to his desk. Soul put his shirt on and grabbed his jacket. "See ya later professor." Soul left the room to go find Maka.