"Are you alone?"
Maka doesn't respond to her, she just keeps her eyes closed.
"Are you alone?"
Maka sighs and opens her eyes, looking at the starless sky.
"..I guess I'm not now." She grumbles.
"..So you finally got some rest." The woman walks closer, Maka hearing the smirk in her voice. "It's been days Maka..have you been so paranoid you can not sleep? You know..lack of sleep can hurt the brains ability to function..it could lead to failure of a day.."
The woman chuckles.
"Or disease of the mind."
Maka doesn't respond, she just stares up at the sky.
"Now Maka..don't you want to know more then you do?" The woman gets in front of her, reaching out her hand. "..You now know about this demon..but what about who has placed it on you? Don't you want to know who has it out for you?"
"Everyone does." Maka doesn't look at her. "I already know this."
"Yes, but who has it out for you enough to curse you my dear.." The woman moves closer. "..Take my hand child, let me take you to light..Your mother still didn't tell you everything..she didn't even tell you what you are..How selfish of her to hold back so much information..to a girl who has been threw hell and back.."
She's trying to sound like she pities Maka but she can see it's fake.
She doesn't like this woman.
"I'm not touching you." Maka finally looks at her, glaring.
"..You may not touch me.." She pulls her hand away. "..but I know someone you will."
Maka looks away from her, her eyes burning.
"Why do you fight with me?" She walks around her in a circle. "I am not your enemy, I only wish to help you..We have a common enemy you know? We can help each other out..I can tell you all you need to know Maka, I have all the answers."
Maka doesn't respond.
"Grab my hand..Trust in me..I will lead you out of this darkness before it's to late." She holds out her hand again.
Maka looks down at it.
She feels weak.
"You have gone threw so much.. These past couple of days have been so hard..You could not sleep..Your friend is worried sick about you..Your worried about your mental health..." Her voice is inviting. "Come to me child, I will take you from all your worries..I will hold you close, give you the love that you are missing out on.."
She out stretches her arms.
"Come to me so you may finally now what you are Maka..there will be no secrets, I will tell you everything."
Maka takes a step forward.
"That's it Maka..It's ok now..everything will be ok." The woman's voice is so inviting..so warm.
Maka is weak.
She takes another step closer.
" I will be there for you where your mother couldn't."
Maka stops.
"Maka?"
She takes a step back.
"..You still don't trust me..Is it Kami holding you back?.." The woman chuckles. "..Oh Maka..she's dead you know?"
Maka looks away.
"..The demon approaches." The woman's voice gets low. "Last chance take my hand."
She holds her hand out.
Maka doesn't take it.
"Very well, have fun with him. " She disappears.
Everything changes around her..She's in that barren waste land again.
Crona stands with his back towards her..The red moon casting shadows on the sand.
..Last time this wasn't Crona but..
She needs him.
Maka runs towards him only for the ground to give way from underneath her.
She grabs the edge of the hole before she falls.
Maka dare not look down as she tries to pull herself up.
She sees shoes stop by her hands.
Maka looks up to meet the eyes of Crona.
The boy looks at her sadly..A tear falling down his face.
"Crona!" Maka cries for help.
His eyes flash and he reaches out for her-
Suddenly that woman appears next to him, she whispers something to him and..
He stops reaching for her..
He just stares at her.
"Crona please!" She's slipping.
"M-Maka.." He bows his head..His tears fall down on her. "..I-I can't..I-I can't say no to her.."
"Crona!" She pleads as one of her hands falls off the edge.
"..You know what to do.." The woman disappears.
"Yes.." He speaks motor toned as he walks closer to where she is.
She has a hope he's going to help her.
Crona steps on her hand.
Maka grinds her teeth at the pain, trying to hold on.
"I-I'm sorry Maka.." The boy stomps down on her foot and she yelps. "I-I don't want to..I-I don't want to hurt you but.."
He looks up with his haunted eyes staring down at her..The tears are still falling.
"..I'm to far gone."
He steps on her hand one last time.
Maka lets go of the edge, screaming as she falls into the darkness.
The last thing she sees is Crona fall to his knees holding his face in his hands as something wraps around her..
She doesn't know what it is put it's pulling her down faster into this black hole.
Maka keeps screaming...Her throat is starting to hurt.
In the darkness, eyes stare at her as she falls..There vertical red eyes..
They all watch her as she screams out in terror.
She's about to hit the ground.
She's about to die.
"Maka! Maka!"
She feels arms on her shoulders shaking her.
Someone is screaming...
Wait...
No she is screaming..
Her eyes shoot open.
Kid is shaking her, his eyes are shaking in concern.
She keeps screaming.
"It's ok! It's ok Maka it was just a dream!" He grabs a hold of her, pulling her close to him letting her head be buried in his chest.
Her screaming slowly dies..
Her heart is pounding so hard..
It hurts.
"Oh Maka.." Kid sighs in relief as he lightly rubs her hair trying to sooth her. "..It's ok..It was just a dream.."
She doesn't respond.
"..Do you want to talk about it?" His voice is soft.
Maka shakes her head.
"..Ok.. Do you want some water?" He continues to stroke her hair.
"..C-Can you turn the lights on?" Her teeth chatter.
"Of course.." He lets go of her slowly before he walks over to the light switch and turns it on.
Maka covers her eyes, waiting for them to be readjusted before she opens them back up.
Kid walks back over to her slowly..His hair isn't really messed up but there's bags under his eyes.
"Maka.." He sits next to her on the bed, putting a hand against her cheek. "..Are you ok?"
She doesn't respond.
"..Please talk to me..It worries me when you don't." He searches her eyes for something.
Maka doesn't respond.
"You have been having trouble sleeping...You haven't gone to school..You have been just staying her with me...I don't mind this but I know something has to be wrong..You don't act like this for nothing Maka.."
She doesn't respond.
"..And the way you cling to me..It's almost like.." His eyes flash. "..Your afraid to be alone?"
Maka looks away.
"..Please tell me..at least talk to me.." He rubs her arm gently looking at her with concern.
"..Everything is falling apart.." Maka mumbles as she looks around the room..looking for any signs of the demon.
"..What is Maka?" Kid gets closer staring at her intently. "..What happen last Sunday Maka?"
She doesn't respond.
"..You called me..you sounded so desperate..I came right away but when I got there..you acted as if nothing was wrong..and ever since then you have stayed at my place...Did something happen with Spirit Maka?"
"..Spirit got the shit beat out of him." Maka starts to laugh loudly. "You should have seen it! He got the fucking shit beat out of him!"
She throws back her head laughing a little to loudly.
"Maka..?" Kid frowns deeply. "..What are you talking about?..Why on earth are you laughing like that?"
"Laughing like what?" She grins at him..Her glossy eyes locking onto him. "I'm sorry it's just..It's just so funny you know?"
She giggles leaning her head back.
"Everything is so fucking funny! So funny! So funny! So funny!-
"Maka!" Kid grabs a hold of her shoulders and shakes her slightly. "Maka what's wrong with you?"
She stops laughing..
Her eyes go back to normal but they shake.
"..I'm sorry about that.." She mumbles bowing her head. "..This lack of sleep has been getting to me.."
"Why can't you sleep Maka?" He frowns deeply as he moves the bangs from her face. "..What is bothering you so much?"
"..Everything is bothering me Kid.." She mumbles again only for Kid to grab her chin and lift her head up to look at him.
"..What is everything Maka? Maybe I can help you." He locks eyes with her..His eyes are firm..
There sane.
"..Just stay with me Kid.." She grabs his wrist, her eyes shaking. "..You being here is helping a lot more then you think."
The boy's breath hitches.
He looks at her with his eyes so wide..
"I-I'm helping you Maka?" The boy actually stutters.
"Yes..Don't leave me alone." She tightens her grip on him.
"..I will never leave you.." He pulls her into a embrace..It's tight and he holds her head against his chest. "I promise you.."
"Good." She grips onto him..
If he left her she would be alone.
If she's alone the demon will mess with her.
"Maka.." She looks up at him to see the boy's cheeks slightly tinted..
"...Do you mean to do this to me?"
"What are you talking about?" She raises an eye brow.
"..You go to see Crona..you kiss that boy but then.." He takes a deep breath. "..But then you say thing's like that to me..You let me hold you..and you have been by my side these past couple of days...Don't you see what that does to me?"
Maka blinks.
"Not really.."
"You are blind Maka Albarn." He chuckles sadly "I'm a lot of things." She grunts as she flops back down on the bed.
"..I wonder if you could see.." He mumbles looking away from her, a far look in his eyes. "Would you still want to be around me so much..or would you want to be around me more?..Would you understand?..Would we be.."
He takes a deep breath.
"..Hey Kid can I..go back to sleep?" She yawns looking over at the boy.
"..Of course." He gets up and turns off the lights. He is about to walk out the door.
"Wait.." Maka calls for him and he stops.
He turns and looks at her.
"..Don't leave..can you sleep in here..tonight?" Her voice is soft.
"..Maka my back still has been killing me since I slept on your floor Friday-
"You can sleep in bed with me." She speaks quickly.
"W-What?" Kid's face gets dark, his eyes wide. "M-Maka I-
"Please?" She looks away from him. "..I won't be able to sleep..if I'm alone.."
Kid looks at her a long moment..He tries to hide his blush but it's hard.
"Ok.." He slowly walks over towards her. "b-but I'm sleeping on the edge as far away as possible ok?..I don't want to-
"That's fine..just as long as your in the room with me." Maka sighs in relief when she feels Kid sit on the bed.
She gets under the blankets.
With Kid being her..She feels safe.
She hasn't been able to sleep because well..
When it's bed time she's been alone in this room..
..Everything goes crazy and she can't sleep.
But now..Kid is here and that's not going to happen.
She hears the sheets ruffle as Kid gets under the blankets..He stays far away.
"..Thanks for this Kid.." Maka mumbles laying her head on the pillow.
"..No problem Maka." She can hear the hint of nervousness in his voice.
"..Your still taking me to Crona's tomorrow right?" She speaks softly..afraid of the answer.
She has to see him.
"..Of course." Kid takes a deep breath.
"Good..I need to see him.." She lets out a sigh of relief..
She will see Crona.
She can't stay away.
She needs him.
"..I know you do." The boy's voice is soft..She can barely hear him.
Maka smiles and slowly starts to close her eyes.
She hears a thump.
Her eyes shoot open.
No..No way..
Kid is here she isn't alone..
How the hell is she hearing this..
There's another thump.
"..Do you hear that?" She trembles, her voice shaky.
"..Hear what Maka?" She hears Kid turn towards her.
Thump.
"That! Did you just hear that?!"
"Maka please calm down I'm not-
Thump.
"No!" She screams as she moves over and grabs Kid, burying her head in his chest. "..Please..please..just make it go away..make it stop.."
"Maka..Maka what's wrong? make what stop?" She feels his arms around her.
The noise stops.
"..Kid don't l-let me go..can you please just hold me?" She trembles in his arms.
"..Of course Maka." He pulls her closer..She feels his heart beat..it's beating so fast. "..If you w-want me too..I will..if it makes you feel better-
"It does..oh it does." She trembles as he just pulls her closer.
"..Maka.." He says her name so soft. "..What are you so scared of?"
She doesn't respond.
"..This is so hard for me Maka.." His breathing is uneven.
"What do you mean?" Her trembling finally stops.
"..I hold you in my arms but you.." She feels his head fall against hers. "..it's so hard."
"..Just hold me..that's all I need..I'm sorry.." She grips on to his shirt.
"I'll hold you..I'll never let you go." He pulls her closer and plays with her hair..
Her eyes close.
"Maka..You can't see what you do to me..but.." He shakes his head.
Maka is barely awake.
"It's so hard to hold you..yet really I don't have you..your his.." His words are bitter.
Maka falls asleep.
Maka's heart beat is so fast as her eyes fall on Dark Side asylum..
Crona..
She takes deep breaths as she walks up to it's doors..
Crona..
She doesn't think of the demon, she only thinks of him..
She needs him now more then ever.
Everything is to crazy..She needs the boy.
Maka walks into this place..So many emotions swirling inside her..
She's happy, concerned, afraid, and nervous all at the same time..it hurts her stomach.
Everything hurts.
Crona..
She can never just leave him.
She can't stay away..
She belongs to him.
Maka is in to deep.
"You mind as well turn right back around." Stein stands next to the front desk looking at her blankly. "Crona is in no condition to have a visitor."
"I have to see him." Maka doesn't stop walking towards the man, her eyes flaring.
"The boy isn't stable.." Stein's glasses glare. "..He has attacked anyone who goes into his room, right now he's more of an animal then a boy, he hasn't spoken any real words since the last time you came..He only growls and grunts...He will hurt you Maka."
"I don't care!" Her breathing is becoming uneven. "I have to see him! No matter what!"
"Maka.." The man sighs as he takes his glasses off and rubs his eyes tiredly. "..The boy has sent to many nurses to count to the hospital..He is unstable. You can not see him. He will only hurt you-
"I don't care!" She growls. "Just let me see him-
"Crona doesn't want you to see him..He told me this before he just started growling like an animal." Stein looks at her blankly when her breath hitched. "..Go home Maka..get some rest..you don't look so good yourself."
"Fuck you." Maka's breathing is bad..
"Are you going to leave your self or do you need some assistants?" Stein reaches under the desk.
"..Please Stein.." She bows her head. "..I need to see him.."
"I'm sorry but I can not allow that...not in till he is stable-
"He won't be till I get to him!" Maka grips her fist..
She can help make him better..
Just like he makes her better.
"Last chance, leave now."
Maka feels a deep anger inside of her..
Fuck this man..
He's keeping her away from the boy..
He wants her to go insane..
It probably was his plan all along!
He just wants a new experiment to replace her mother..
She isn't going down with out a fight.
Maka's lips go in a tight line as she turns on her heel and walks out of the asylum..
She walks awhile acting like she's leaving before she jumps into a bush..
Like hell if she's going to leave with out seeing Crona..
She doesn't have Giriko this time..but she doesn't need him.
If she's smart she can do this by herself.
The air gets dense around Maka..
She knows the demon is close.
She has to act fast.
Maka runs over to the side of the asylum making sure no one is watching her..
She carefully peeks over the side to look in the building.
Stein is looking at something intently.
She has to wait for the right moment..
Maka feels someone watching her..She hears foot steps coming towards her..heavy breathing.
Don't be afraid..
Don't be afraid..
Maka takes a deep breath before she grips her mothers necklace for strength..
She has to be strong.
If she isn't she will lose her mind.
She will lose Crona.
She will lose everything.
Maka looks back over inside of the asylum..Stein is talking to some one..then he leaves into the room behind the desk.
This is her chance.
She has to act fast.
Maka runs into the asylum..but she walks slowly, carefully once inside so Stein won't hear her foot steps..
She couches down..praying she won't get caught.
She needs to see Crona.
Maka makes it to the elevator and starts pushing the button desperately.
She hears the door behind her open...
Shit.
Fuck.
Maka looks behind her to see...Girkio come out of the room in the back.
His brown eyes meet her's.
"So I was thinking.." She hears Stein's voice..He must be right behind him.
"I was thinking lets continue this conversation in here." The man turns around and walks back inside the room.
Girkio has saved her butt once again.
Maka sighs in relief when the doors to the elevator open, she rushes in.
That was way to close..
Her adrenaline is pumping..
Suddenly the elevator lights flicker..
Fuck no..
Please..not here..
Anywhere but here..
She starts pressing the button desperately..wanting the elevator to move faster..
The lights flicker out.
Maka can't see.
She's in this small space..with that cheerful music playing in the back ground..
The cheerful tune sounds wrapped now.
Maka is about to have a mental break down.
She feels eyes on her..She isn't alone.
Maka bows her head and grabs the necklace..
Mom..please..she can't keep doing this..
Suddenly the lights flicker back on only for Maka to get a glance of someone standing next to her before there gone.
The elevator doors open..
Maka runs out.
She keeps running down the hallway leading to Crona's room..
She just realizes..even though she will make it to his room..she doesn't have a key..there's no way she can get in but..
She will get in.
Maka doesn't know how but she will.
She turns the corner her eyes falling on Crona's door-
Maka stops dead in her tracks.
No way in hell..No fucking way..
The boy's door slowly opens..
Medusa walks out her snake like eyes locking gazes with her..like she knew she was there.
They stare at each other as Crona's door closes behind her.
Maka's eyes shake..She's in to much shock to speak.
"Well hello Maka.." The woman smiles that fake smile. "Long time no see..how have you been?"
A deep, deep anger fills her being as she takes in this woman..this bitch..this snake..
How dare she do all those things to Crona..then dare talk to her like she's some fucking saint?
She hates her..oh how she hates her..
The lights around them start to flicker.
"..May I have a word with you Maka?" The woman looks up at the lights..Her smile falls.
"No, I have to see Crona." She growls as she walks towards her..towards the door.
"But you see..it's about him.." The tone of her voice causes Maka to pause as the woman's yellow eyes lock onto her. " Will you listen to what I have to say?"
"..." Maka just stares at her.
"..Crona has been a bad boy." Medusa eyes never leave hers. "He has forgotten his place..so he must be punished."
"Crona hasn't done shit!" Maka shouts, her eyes flaring. "Your the one who abandoned him! Your the cause of all this! Your the reason he has Ragnarok! Your the one who deserves to be punished you bitch!"
"Maybe I do deserve to be punish..but don't think my boy is a saint." The woman takes a step forward. "He is as sinful as they get. He is dangerous..He is of the darkness..He is-
"Crona is amazing! I won't let you talk about him like this when it's all your fault!" She's screaming..The lights are flickering worse.
"..So you won't listen to me..?" Medusa suddenly pulls out a file from her jacket..She holds it out to her. "..If you still plan on seeing my boy..read this first..then lets see if you still want to see him..If you still want him.."
"..What is that?" Maka looks down at the file..Her heart beet speeding up.
"This is Crona's file." Medusa locks eyes with her. "..It will tell you all about that boy. It will tell you of the horror that is my son."
"How the fuck did you get this?" Maka's eyes shake but..she can't take her eyes off the file.
"Does that really matter?" Medusa chuckles as she walks closer..She puts the file in her hands. "..You don't really care how I got it..You just care about what's in side it don't you?"
Maka doesn't respond to her as she looks down at it.
"..You want to know why my son is here..You want to know everything about the boy.." Medusa smirks. "Well I'm handing it to you.."
The woman starts to walk past her.
"..Read the file then decide if you still want Crona..if your still not afraid of him.." Medusa laughs. "..The door is always open to you Maka.."
She points at Crona's door..Maka hears a click.
She unlocked it.
"How did you-
Maka turns around but..
She's gone.
..god damn this..
Her heart is beating so fast as she looks down at the file..
She shouldn't look at this..
She feels in her heart that if she does..it will change everything but..
She has to.
She has to know more about Crona..
Maka's hands shake as she slowly opens the file..
Is she really about to destroy the boys privacy?..About to raid his information?..The information his bitch of a mother gave her..?
Maka can't stop her self..
She starts to read the file.
Patient number: 666
Patient's name: Crona Gorgon.
weight: 100 pounds
Blood type: 0
Birth date: 10/31/1994
Disorder: dissociative identity disorder?
Alter personality: Ragnarok
Other personalities: ?
Date of conviction: 06/6/1999
Maka has to stop for a moemnt there..
Crona has been in this place since 1999?..
The boy was put in this place when he was only fucking five years old..
Maka feels faint.
..Ok so what if he has Ragnarok..to put Crona in this place at age five..
The boy has never had a life out side of the asylum..no wonder he's so sensitive to everything.. no wonder he doesn't know much..
All he knows is that room..that white room he has been stuck in all his life.
Her heart hurts so much..
You know you think she's gone threw some shit..Maka can't imitation being in this place..never having a life out side of it..being alone..knowing her mother abandoned her..
Crona has a right to be insane.
She hates this place..she hates even more now..
Crona...
She takes a deep breath but she's shaking..
There's still more to read.
"Crona gorgon was admitted in Dark Side asylum on date 06/6/1999 after being examined by a psychologist. He was diagnosed with DID but the patient has a special case. He only has one other personality and that's Ragnarok. Ragnarok is a dangerous personality who likes to mess everything up and cause harm to Crona or anyone else. When Ragnarok takes over it causes Crona to sometime cry out in agony, his back will bend, and his neck will twist."
"The boy Crona is very shy, shaky and timid. He will not hurt you but once Ragnarok has control it's different. Ragnarok has killed a total of 20 nurses through the time Crona has been in Dark Side asylum. Crona seems to remember all that Ragnarok does though and will usually not eat after Ragnarok has done something horrible."
"Crona will not respond to anyone. He will just stay in the corner of the room and not speak. He likes to say 'I don't know how to deal with it.' Soon after this is said Ragnarok takes control and 'deals' with what ever Crona couldn't."
"Medusa gorgon, the mother of the boy is very shaken by her son's behavior. Once he was admitted she went in a shock coma for a month..once she woke up she chose not to see Crona. The lack of his mother has seem to do a toll on the boy. He is lonely but will not let the nurses get close to him."
"There is not cure for his disorder. He has been put under hypnosis, trying to bring out what has caused this disorder but under hypnosis he just shouts the same word over and over again "snake!"."
"Crona seems to have morals while Ragnarok doesn't. The boy feels bad for what he does. Crona has tried to kill himself by starvation countless times. We have had to use a tube to keep him alive. Crona is dangerous and should only be handled by experienced nurses."
Maka turns the page with a shaky hand..
The thing that stuck her the most was..Ragnarok killed 20 nurses which means..
Crona killed 20 nurses..
He has there blood on his hands.
Something falls out of the file.
Maka bends down and picks it up.
It's a news paper article.
Her heart sinks when she reads the tittle.
"A whole family slaughtered!"
Her eyes fall on the picture..
She falls to her knees..
no..no way..
It's the two story house..the one she saw in her dream..
With a heavy heart she reads the article.
" On the night of September 1, 1999 the Brumley family was slaughtered in there own home by a little boy they use to babysit. Witnesses say they saw the boy, Crona gorgon get dropped off my his mother, Medusa gorgon like any other day. They didn't see anything strange with the boy but if only they knew what he would do to the poor unsuspecting family. Since the boy is only five years of age cops first guessed he killed the family in there sleep but all the bodies were found in the living room, torn apart limb by limb. Crona had taken a butcher knife and killed the whole family including there infant Sophia Brumley who was laying in her crib when this all happened. No one knows what trigged the boy to do it. Crona was found on the scene crying, and screaming with the family's blood coating him. The boy was taken into custody and after closer examination, convicted to a insane asylum for treatment. This is truly a tragedy-"
Maka doesn't read anymore.
She can't.
It only talks about the family that died.
Her breathing is uneven..
Crona..killed people when he was five..?
That is the real reason why he is here..they just found out about Ragnarok later..
Crona wouldn't just kill people..That wasn't Crona! it had to be Ragnarok!..
Still Maka's shaking just thinking about it..Her teeth are chattering.
..Crona is a murderer..
No..Ragnarok is a murderer..
Just..wow..
Everything is spinning..
..So Crona has been here since he was five..because he murdered a family..
He kept killing people..20 nurses..
There's so much blood on his hands..
But..it can't be Crona..no it was Ragnarok..
"Is it over?..if it's over why do I still hear there screams?" Crona's voice in her head resounds...Her heart hurts.
She doesn't know what to think.
Maka forces her self up..looking at the boy's door.
She has a choice to make..
Either..She makes a smart choice and leaves.
Or she walks into the loins den.
Everything is telling her to run, to get as far away as possible but..
There's this voice in her head..it's whispering in her ear..telling her to go in..to see the boy..
She wants to see Crona.
She needs to see him.
Maka knows it's madness but..
Hey, she is going crazy.
And really how much worse could her life get?
Maka walks up to his door..her heart is beating so fast.
Last chance to walk away Maka..if you walk threw this door..there's no going back.
She doesn't hesitate.
Maka opens the door and walks in.
...so..please review. sorry had to put in hanger again :P yay.
I hope this chapter didn't suck..i had a lot to do today..:(