Forever Insane

by Maddylovesyou

Darkside insane asylum is something Maka's use to, for she goes there all the time. She goes to see her mother. Maka is bitter and cold, keeping everthing in and letting nothing out but when she runs into another patient at the hosipital could all of that change? How can someone who is so frail fascinate her so much? AU Crona x Maka

50. Chapter 50

"Yeehaw!" Crona roars as he hops from one foot to another, dodging the plant's vines that are lashing out for him with their sharp points that could go through metal. He dances around,the monster growling in annoyance at this boy that just won't stay still. "Get along little doggies!" Crona takes on a country accent as he brings down his chainsaw on one of the vines, cutting it in half, causing the monster to screech and the vine to recoil back into it's back, spraying Crona with green slime that he just giggles at. "This is so much fun right guys?!" The boy grins over at this other two companions...

Maka and Ragnarok aren't doing as hot as the crazy boy.

"Yeah this is fucking fun as shit." Ragnarok spits sarcasm as he dodges another one of Asura's scarves, the demon hasn't moved a muscle, smirking at Ragnarok with his arms crossed..his scarves doing all the fighting. A scarf finally makes a hit on the raven haired boy, punching him in the face, sending him back a couple of feet with a frustrated growl. "I love fucking dealing with these assholes, yeah Crona this is fucking great fun."

"Touchy." Crona does a spin dodging another vine before he slashes down with the chainsaw but this time the vine recoils fast enough. The boy pouts at that but he turns his attention on Maka, that goofy grin coming back. "What about you Maka? You having funnnn?"

"Not really!" Maka pants out as she jumps away from the ground that is cracking underneath her feet, running towards the blonde haired boy that's smirking at her, his hands on the ground causing it to fall apart. At the same time scarves come from the ground after her, Maka having to say quick spells to freeze them, turning them to ice before they break into a buch of pieces.

So far Maka and Ragnarok haven't gotten any ground on Asura and Justin..so far all they have been doing is dodging attacks and trying to stay alive.

While Crona has been having the time of his life.

"Aw come on!" Crona giggles as he starts to spin around the monster..holding out the chainsaw, his body a pink and black blur. The monster roars but it can't turn around fast..it's lifeless eyes watch the pink and black tornado go around it with confusion, starting to make it dizzy.."Ring around the roses, a pocket full of poses..ashes..ashes.." The boy starts singing over the humming of the chainsaw only to stop spinning right in front of the monster, his eyes nothing but rage. "Gah! I hate that song!" He screeches as he brings down the chainsaw, effectually cutting off one of the monster's claw like legs.

The monster roars in pain as it becomes lopsided because of the lack of support, green slime pouring out of it's stump of a leg, the mouth on the beast's chest seems to frown as the vines touch where it's leg use to be.

"I would offer you a hand but I only gots a leg!" Crona screeches as he holds up the monster's severed leg and starts waving it around, gigging like a maniac. "Get it?! Because I just cut of your leg?! Damn I'm funny!"

The monster just growls at him..but then the lips of the boy on the plant actually move..they turn up into a smirk. The monster's body makes a odd cracking sound..before a new leg grows out of the stump..it being covered in some clear goo but it's a leg. The plant stands back up normally, still smirking at Crona.

"Ohhh I'm shaking." Crona mocks by shaking the things severed leg instead of his body. "I might be a failed experiment of Medusa's like you but at least I'm good looking!"

The monster seems to be getting pissed off, the boy's face actually gets red, the mouth on his chest ripping open more to let out a roar-

"Snack time!" Crona giggles as he throws this things leg right into it's mouth..so far back that the thing as no choice but to eat it's own leg. "Tell me..do you taste like how you look? Like shit?"

The plant's body trembles as it swallows it's leg..the plant boy's eyes flashing..before his whole chest rips open, there's no more skin..just millions and millions of teeth in red flesh, open up much like the petals of a flower.

"Ohh did that make you angry?" Crona giggles as the vines lash out for him more rapidly but the boy only spins, doing his dance to unknown music in his head. "Miss me, miss me. Now you got to kiss me!" Crona chimes before he sticks out his lips, making them fat. This thing roars and charges for the boy, tired of Crona, wanting to eat him and get this over with. "Ok jeeza, I didn't want to kiss you anyway." Crona smirks as he grips tighter unto the chainsaw that's humming against his arms, making them vibrate. "But I do want to dance."

"Why don't you fucking fight?" Ragnarok roars as he dodges yet another scarf, every time he gets close to Asura he's sent back. "Are you fucking scared of me? You have to get your stupid scarves to do all the work?"

"Your nothing but a waste of my time." Asura waves him off, he still hasn't moved a muscle. " Your no match for me boy, I don't know why you even bother with fighting me. No matter what those witches give you, your still just a lost soul. I am the demon of madness. I don't need spells and potions, I have my own power while yours is not your own. Just give up now. This is not your fight."

Ragnarok stops running towards him, his body going still with his bangs covering his eyes. Asura smirks and one of his scarves lash out..

But this time instead of dodging..Ragnarok grabs it with his hands, and when Asura tries to pull it back, he holds it firmly.

"A waste of your time huh?"..The raven haired boy smirks..his eyes still hidden before he looks up at the demon, his eyes hold fire, his face a scowl. "I'll show you a fucking waste of time!" Ragnarok roars, his white eyes getting brighter as the ground around his feet cracks, his hair moving around as his power builds up. "I'll make you fucking eat those words!" Ragnarok grips on to the scarf and with all his strength he pulls.

"What-" Asura starts only to be yanked towards Ragnarok, the scarf the boy has a hold of is one of the ones connected to his neck. The boy's power is enough to drag the demon over to him..then Ragnarok does another yank, throwing Asura against a tree. The raven haired boy growls as he runs towards the demon, his piercing blue eyes on fire, happy he's finally going to land a hit-

"Oh my." Asura straightens himself out as all his scarves lash out just as Ragnarok jumped in the air towards him..the scarves wrap around him tightly, gripping him, taking the wind right out. "I don't like to be thrown. I think I'm going to rip you apart now." The scarves move so one has a hold of his arms and one has a hold of his legs..these scarves start to pull opposite of each other causing Ragnarok to roar in pain..the scarves are burning him. "They say ghosts that are stuck on earth have to relive their death everyday.." Asura smirks smugly. "Well, if that is true then you should be use to being ripped apart, am I right Ragnarok?"

"Fuck you!" Ragnarok spats as he grips his fist..his white eyes getting even brighter as he calls for more power..

"What?" Asura watches with a slight frown as the boy is engulfed in white light..

That's when he feels the burnning.

Asura screams as he lets go of the boy and pulls his scarves back..only to find that they have been burned off..half of them are gone, incinerated. The demon feels a deep anger as he looks away from his burnt scarves..his burnt skin..his burnt security, to look at the boy who did it..

Ragnarok grins at him, a couple feet away with those white eyes and his hair and clothes moving from the power that is radiating from him. The raven haired boy's glee can be seen..he likes this power he has.

"Aw, did I mess up your fucking gay ass scarves?" His grin grows. "Stop fucking using them and fight me! It's time someone taught you a fucking lesson!"

"Very well." Asura regains himself..a evil smirk coming to his face as he stands tall, towering over the boy. "No scarves. No playing games. You have been a nuisance from the beginning, it's time for you to go where you belong.." His red eyes glow..that smirk growing even more. "I'll drag you to hell."

"Try me bitch." Ragnarok roars as he charges for the demon..the ground breaking every where he steps..but Asura only smirks..his hands twitching..waiting.

"Slice and dice!" Maka screeches for the 5th time as her power comes out of her as wind, it cuts through the scarves but when it gets to Justin..the boy puts up his hands and a red force field comes over him, protecting him from her attack. His smirk is too smug. "Shit!" Maka growls in frustration as she jumps away from another hole in the ground, her book flipping pages but it's hard to think and run at the same time..she needs something stronger..something that will break that force field..the book comes to a stop and she knows what to do. "Breakage!" She chants out and points to the red force field..it cracks like it's made of glass and shatters.

Justin doesn't look as smug anymore.

"Finally!" Maka smirks as a spell is on the tip of her tongue..a spell that will slice this boy in half and end all of this-

She feels a sharp pain in her chest, her hands feel sore, causing her to cry out and trip over her own feet..falling face first into the dirt. This feeling over her..she feels so tired..so weak..What the hell happen? Maka pants as she forces herself up so she's sitting on her butt..wiping dirt off her face..all too aware of the crack in the ground getting closer to her..but she can't get over this feeling..Why the hell does she feel so weak? They just stared this battle!

That's when her eyes fall on Ragnarok..the boy is glowing so much that it almost hurts her eyes to look at him..He just got a punch on Asura..but the demon is quick to bite him..ripping a piece of his being out..but Asura growls in pain..touching the boy hurts.

This causes her to remember..what Medusa had warned her about..

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"Corpse party?" Maka raises an eye brow at the tittle of the spell Medusa got her to look at in her book.

"Yes, a spell that strengthens a spirit ten times more then that potion. It makes a spirit surpass even it's human body and makes them something not human." Medusa watches her with those cold eyes.

"This is great!" Maka's eyes get bright as she reads over it. "With this we can fucking win!"

"But I must caution you my child..this is a good spell but it comes with some complications." Medusa looks at her seriously. "The spell it's self has no limit."

"Huh?" Maka looks over at her. "What do you mean?"

"I mean it never stops growing, getting stronger."

"So why is that a bad thing?"

"The spell has no limit but you do Maka." Medusa looks at the book with a far away look. "Ragnarok could become the strongest being ever but this spell is feeding off of you Maka. It's not like the others where you just cast it and it's done. This one continues to take your power, the more Ragnarok pushes, the more the spell will drain out of you."

"..Do you think this will give Ragnarok the power to get rid of the demon once and for all?" Maka looks at her hopefully..not really worring about what this witch just told her.

"It could but if Ragnarok pushes the spell till he's as strong as the demon.." Medusa looks at her gravely. "There's no doubt in my mind that it would kill you. There's a reason it's called 'Corpse party'. Many witches have used this spell only to be betrayed by the spirit they were in alliance with. If you use this spell your at the mercy of Ragnarok."

"We can beat them.." Maka smirks as she reads over all the good this spell does..her mind not processing everything it should be.

"My child..remember my warning."

"I got it! Teach me something else!"

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Maka cringes at her memory..shit, had she really forgotten to go over this with Ragnarok before she used the damn spell? She doesn't even know how much power he's already used! But by how she feels..and how Ragnarok is glowing..she knows it's a lot. He doesn't know that he's effecting her. He doesn't know he could kill her. He's just fighting Asura, thinking he's getting their team the upper hand..Why is she such a fucking idiot? She wasn't thinking..she was to pumped..to caught up in her adrenaline to actually think things through.

She has to tell him now.

"Ragnarok-" Maka calls his name only to be hit in the chest by something hot, it burns her dress and she screams out in pain as she hits the ground and does a roll.

"Not so fast." Justin smirks as he takes a step closer to the girl that's face is in the dirt..the cracking of the ground has stopped as he takes steps towards her, his soulless eyes glinting in dark glee. "You reap what you sow witch."

"Fuck." Maka puts a hand to her chest, her power coming out to heal herself..She can still feel herself being drained by Ragnarok..she has to tell him to chill..but if she does Ragnarok will be hurt by Asura..Ragnarok might even fade away. Even now with all the power he's using, he's struggling with the demon, getting bitten and burned..

"Such a filthy mouth.." Justin's hands light up red. " 'If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away. It is better for you to lose one part of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. Mattew 5:30' It is your tongue that causes you to sin so heavily..with your lies, with the disgraceful things you use it for, with eating more then your suppose to, with your spells and with your curses..Your tongue is causing you to stumble and I will rip it out."

Maka forces herself up, ignoring how tired she's getting by the minute..Her eyes lock on Ragnarok, the boy getting the upper hand on the demon, Asura having to take a couple of steps back..Ragnarok is getting stronger and she's getting weaker.

She has to tell him and she has to tell him now.

"Rag-" She starts yelling his name over the roar of the chainsaw and monster but..when she opens her mouth, she feels something fly into it..

And it's sharp and hot.

Maka clamps down her teeth as a reflex..but she doesn't stop what ever has latched it's self in her mouth or more like..her tongue. It feels like something is wrapped around it..and when she looks in front of her..she sees a red line..she follows it till she realizes it leads into her mouth. Maka grabs the line, opens her mouth, and tugs..

Her tongue is yanked painfully and she almost sobs.

It's stuck to her tongue..what ever the hell this is.

"You have to pull a bit harder then that witch.." Justin coos causing her to look at him with her eyes shaking in fear..to her horror..she finds that red line is connected to one of the pupils of the vertical eyes on his hand..his smirk is too large. "Don't worry..this works just as if you tied a tooth to a line and shut a door. The tooth would be ripped out. The only diffence is..this is your tongue." Justin grips the line in his hand tightly..

He's going to pull, he's going to yank and he's really going to rip her tongue out.

She can't do anything, her body shaking in fear, no spell able to come out to help her..

Because he's got her tongue tied...literally.

"I'm only trying to save you!" Justin screeches, his red eyes getting shaky from his madness as he goes to yank the line..about to rip her tongue right from her throat-

The snake on Maka's arm comes out at the last possible second, hissing before it snaps it's teeth down on the line, snapping it and setting Maka free. Both Maka and Justin fall on their butts from the tension being released, the girl sighing in relief as she feels her tongue be set free, the boy sighing in frustration at having his plans ruined.

Maka's relief is short lived when she feels another sharp pain in her chest, her whipping her head over to see Ragnarok stomp down on the ground..it shaking and cracking where Asura is causing him to jump back..he's using so much power.

Her tongue hurts but she forces it to work, forces it to form his name.

"Ragnarok!" She calls over everything..even though it's painful she calls his name.

"What?" Ragnarok turns his attention from the demon to look at her with those white eyes..white eyes full of her power. Even though he doesn't have any pupils..she can tell he's looking her over with concern, she knows he cares for her. He's looking over at Justin but that's not the problem..well, not the main problem at hand.

"I-" Just as Maka was about to tell him..Her stomach twists in fear as the demon suddenly appears behind Ragnarok, smirking at her before he sinks his teeth into the boy's shoulder. Ragnarok roars out in pain as he elbows the demon off..but Asura took his whole shoulder..now the raven haired boy is in pain. Ragnarok stomps the ground again getting Asura to jump back..the raven hiared boy panting.

"What the fuck is it Maka?..Are you alright?..Justin giving you too much trouble?" Ragnarok grips his fist but he doesn't look at her this time, his eyes are glued to the smirking demon.

Maka frowns as she stares at his shoulder..a guilt is turning her stomach adding to the pile of guilt she feels. She could just say the words and this 'Corpse party' spell could be broken..Medusa taught her how to undo it..but if she did that Ragnarok wouldn't stand a chance. Asura would destroy him..nothing against Ragnarok but the demon is a hell of a lot stronger..She feels it in her veins..she feels it in her fear. So she can't cancel the spell but really if she told him to chill out with the power he is using..Ragnarok will get hurt too, he might even fade away. She knows if she told him to..he would stop using the power, hell, he probably even let her break the spell..because he sees himself as something already dead..But he's alive to her.

She has to choose..between herself and Ragnarok now. One of them is going down..and it's her call.

"Nah, I'm fine." Maka forces her smirk. "Just wanted to make sure you weren't getting your ass handed to you."

"I was doing fucking fine before you distracted me." The boy grumbles before charging after Asura..

Maka gives him a soft smile..the decision set in her mind. She knows she'll die. Ragnarok will kill her if Justin doesnt' but that's ok. Ragnarok will be guilt free because he didn't know..but if Maka told him to stop using power..and if he were to fade away..Maka knew. She would have had the guilt of losing Ragnarok on her..

And she couldn't live with that.

She can barely live with the guilt she has now..Maka is perfectly content with dying here today.

"Interesting." Justin smirks as he gets up and brushes himself off. "You would sacrifice yourself for a ghost? How very foolish."

"No, I would sacrifice myself for my family." Maka gets a dark expression on her face as the snake on her arm hisses at this boy. She has to be careful about what spells she uses and how much..

She doesn't care about dying but she at least wants to take this ass hole with her.

"Family?" Justin scoffs..but something flashes through those red eyes of his. "You know nothing about family witch! Your kind doesn't know the meaning of the word! It's only about yourself. You don't have the ability to care for others enough to have a family." Justin is shouting at her now..his blonde curls moving slightly as he holds out his hand towards her, his palm facing her. " Your life is nothing but selfishness! Nothing but sin and filth! I'll show you exactly what your selfishness has caused!" Justin closes his hand.

Maka goes to take a step foward..only for a hand to rip out of the ground and grab her. She screams and kicks this hand off of her, taking steps back in alarm. The hand is cut up..she can see it's knuckles stucking out of it's skin as it moves around frantically, grabbing the air for something.. Maka keeps taking steps back..only for another hand to rip out of the ground and grab her ankle. She kicks it off, as she stumbles back away from these hands..

Only for the ground to give way..more hands coming out of the grond and gripping the dirt as these things pull themselves out of the ground.. Maka can only watch in horror as she's surrounded by these..things..these people..all broken, all bruised and cut up..

All dead.

They all groan around her..but they don't move to touch her. Maka can only stare at them..her body tired and her brained racked with fear..because she knows these faces..but it can't be..it can't..

That's when these monsters start to move..making way for something.

Maka's heart drops..and she falls to her knees..her legs giving up on her at this..sight.

The little girl in the white dress stumbles towards her..she walks like she has a limp..her blue eyes dull and lifeless, dark bags under them as she continues to walk closer and closer. Her hair is matted up with blood..her own blood..her dress is ripped and ruined..in her little hand is a rose..

A black rose.

"We all had families too.." The girl speaks slowly..blood at the corner of her mouth. Those lifeless eyes never change. "You took us away from them..but that's ok. Now we have each other. We will be together..forever."

"N-No.." Maka trembles..but she can't move..and all these dead people are limping closer towards her.

"Forever..forever." All the dead chant lowly..blood falling out of their mouths and eyes..

"We're your family now.." The little girl hands Maka the black rose..more like it was shoved into her hand as this girl leans close..Maka can smell her rot..and see it in her chapped lips and teeth. "It's time for you to join us."

"Join us..join us.." All the dead get so close..she can't breath..they're all touching her with their dirt caked hands. "Forever.."

"Nooo!" Maka screams as they all grab a hold of her..she thrashes and kicks..her fingers twitch..about to blow them up all over again..

When the snake on her arm comes off her skin and hisses..Maka thinks it's about to help her..only for the snake to lash out and bite her on the arm.

"Fuck!" Maka growls as the snake sinks it's fangs in deep. She grabs a hold of it's body and with rage filled force, she rips the snake off of her arm..it hurts like a bitch, her blood staining the floor. Maka wants to fucking throw the thing but it slides out of her hands and becomes a tattoo on her arm again. What the fuck was-

She looks around..only for her anger to fall.

There's no dead bodies..the ground around her isn't broken..There's just Justin..frowning, looking a bit frustrated.

That was..just madness..Justin had attacked her with madness..now it all makes sense.

"That's a fucking cheap shot Justin." Maka spats as she touches her arm and heals herself, her eyes on fire.

"I'm not the one who killed all those people." He looks at her coldly. "I'm not the one who mascaraed thousands of people."

"I know.. just.." Maka starts..trying to think of something..but her mind is drawn a blank. "Damn it.."

This boy is glaring at her and this guilt is eating her from the inside out.. to make matters worse..she feels so very weak..and Justin doesn't have a scratch on him.

Maka needs help.

She glances over at Ragnarok..but the boy is way to busy with Asura to aid her in fighting Justin..so she glances over at Crona. The pink haired boy is still giggling as he dodges vines, then slices down with the chainsaw, cutting them off..but no matter how many vines or legs he cuts off..this thing just grows them back. Crona is doing good..better then her and Ragnarok but Crona can't kill this thing. It will just keep growing back the limbs the boy cuts off..and sooner or later Crona will get tired..if she helps Crona hurry up and kill this thing..then they can both face Justin.

Maka glares at this plant thing..the same thing she thought she got rid of such a long time ago..but here it is. She remembers it's weakness is fire..so if she uses her spell 'Hell's volcano' on it..that should kill it..but that's a powerful spell..What if it takes all she has? Ragnarok is still draining her..it could end badly..really badly but what other choice does she have?

"Crona move back from it!" Maka shouts as her book flips to the page she knows the fire spell is on.

"Aw but we were just getting to the good part." Crona pouts at her, sticking out his lower lip with that chainsaw still humming in his hands.

"Now!" She snaps as her hair blows, her power flowing, getting ready for this powerful spell.

"Fine, jeeza!" Crona grumbles as he spins away from the monster. "Women, always taking the fun out of things!"

Maka ignores his commemt as she closes her eyes..the monster turning it's attention from Crona to look at her..it roars but Maka continues to say the spell under her breath..her fingers twitching-

"Oh no you don't!" Justin growls as he runs towards her..his hand lighting up, ready to grab her-

"I don't think so pal!" Crona jumps towards Justin, swinging the chainsaw at his head..Justin only barely moves face enough so the chainsaw doesn't cut his face in half. "I almost got your nose!" Crona giggles as he continues to swing the chainsaw..barely missing Justin's face as he moves back from the crazy boy. "Almost got your nose! Almost got your nose! Damn, I really almost got your nose that time!" The pink haired boy grins madly, his pale blue eyes shaking as he does one final swing before Justin jumps back far away from the boy, panting and out of breath.

This distraction is all she needs.

The monster roars and charges for her..it's skin ripped open with those sharp teeth ready to tear her apart..

But it's too late.

"Hell's volcano!" Maka cries at the pain as she puts her hands on the ground..the ground beneath the plant cracks..before lava explodes up..the thing roaring in agony as the lava covers it's body..the heat is almost too much for even her..Maka is panting..sweat dripping down her face..either she's really close to being out of power..or she's already out..but at least she got rid of this thing..

Justin watches as the lava goes back into the ground and it closes..leaving the burnt up plant laying lifeless on the ground. Maka waits to see at least some form of frustration or defeat..

But the boy only laughs and she really doesn't like the sound of it.

"That was foolish of you."

"What-" Before she can even ask..her words stop..getting caught in her throat..she swallows them in a gulp..trying to stop herself from screaming..

The plant thing is moving now..she watches in horror as it sheds it's burnt up skin..coming out of a black cocoon..all nice and new like she didn't do anything to it.

"Oh hamburgers!" Crona frowns. "What the butt! You cheat! Cheater! Cheater, cheater pumpkin eater!"

"You should have learned your lesson the first time you encountered this thing." Justin muses as this monster takes a step closer. "It will regenerate as long as the core of this being is in tack. I found that out quickly and decided it would be easier just to control this thing with my madness instead of fighting it. Smart huh?"

Maka gives the grinning Justin her middle finger..but damn, it was smart..and now she's pretty much out of power and this thing is still alive..shit..is it really over?..Could she not even take Justin with her? Does she suck this much? She failed Crona..she failed Ragnarok..

This thing smirks as she falls to her knees from how tired she is..she just feels drained...empty. She's out of gass. The monster lets out a triumphant roar as all it's vines gather together before they lash out for her..ready to pierce through her and end her life..

Maka only stares forward..ready to be taken.

"Nooo you don't!" Crona screeches as he does a spin..and throws the chainsaw. It actually hits all of the vines since they were bunched together..them getting cut in half causing this thing to scream in pain. The chainsaw hits the ground and starts spinning around in a circle from the motor still being on. The monster pulls back all it's broken vines..only for one more to lash out of it's back..healed and ready to kill. It lashes out towards her..this time she closes her eyes..

But nothing happens. She feels no pain..but something wet has splashed on her face.

Maka opens her eyes..only for her stomach to coil, her blood to turn cold..she feels like puking..she would rather be dead.

"Crona.." She looks up at this boy..a vine is sticking out of the back of his shoulder..it had gone completely through..his blood is dripping out of the wound but there's no mistaking it.

It's black..not dark..black.

The boy doesn't answer her..his body is slumped, his head bowed..he's so still she's almost afraid he's dead..but she sees his back move slightly telling her he's breathing. He had shielded her with his body..he took the hit for her..Why couldn't he have just let her die? She doesn't want to see this..she doesn't want to see him in pain..she doesn't want to see Crona die..She doesn't want to be here anymore.

Crona starts to chuckle lightly..but it grows louder and louder till he's full out roaring in laughter..his whole body shaking. This seems to alarm the monster because it pulls it's vine out of the boy..it making a sicking snap sound as it does so..Crona's blood squirts out more on her face..and it drips..thick and black as night. He doesn't try to stop the blood flow, he doesn't seem even affected by the large hole in his shoulder..he continues to laugh..her body is getting covered in goose bumps.

"Crona.." She tries again..forcing herself up. "Your hurt-"

"Don't worry little one, sit back and relax..this will all be over soon." Crona coos before he pushes her..it's forceful and she's sent flying back, skidding across the grass, getting sticky burs on her ass.

Those fuckers hurt.

"Now how should I deal with you?" Crona slowly lifts up his head..his face finally being visible as he locks those mad eyes on the monster. "You tried to kill what is mine, you tried to kill my love and only I can kill her." He puts a hand to his chin and rubs it. "What to do..what to do.."

"You.." Justin looks at him with wide eyes..looking at the boy's face..half of it is dark..it looks like red make up is on half of his lip making it look like he's smiling all the way up to his cheek on one side. The boy's blue eyes light in realization.

"Ohhh I know!" Crona claps his hands, that dark smile only growing..his eyes are flaming with madness. "You made me bleed so I'm going to make you bleed!"

The monster roars at this and charges for him..all it's vines that have regenerated, come up..all pointed at Crona and Maka..there's no way that this beast won't make it's mark this time..

"Little one.." Crona's smile falls as he looks over at her..taking his eyes off of the charging beast. "Do you believe in me?"

Maka looks at this monster..and it's sharp vines that are about to be sent on them..she looks at the large hole in Crona's shoulder that is still bleeding that black blood..Her eyes go up to his face..how it's half him..and half not..All the odds are against them..and she's not even sure this is Crona but..when she looks into those eyes..they may be filled with madness and dark intent..but they still belong to the same person.

This is still Crona.

Crona has saved her before..he's saved her from herself. Always being there..fixing her when she breaks..holding her up when she falls apart. He was able to bring her back when her mother died when no body else could. He took the hit for her when that plant had sent that curse on her..but Crona took it instead. He made her feel..He has always been there..even when she hurts him. He always protects her, he always listens to her. This boy has turned her tears into laughter..

Maka locks eyes with this boy..well aware that this monster is getting closer but this is more important to her.

"Yes..I believe in you Crona." Her voice is soft, a tightness in her chest from saying this to him..because she may not love him..

But she believes in him.

The boy looks at her blankly for a moment..before a smile twitches his lips..and it's not mad or scary..it's a real smile, the madness in his eyes giving way to the Crona she knows..

Then the monster roars..Crona's eyes turn back hard and his smile falls as he looks away from her to watch as the vines pull back.

"Then you have nothing to fear. I won't let them touch you..for before I even had power..you believed in me..I knew it then and for you to believe in this.." Crona trembles but he shakes his head. "Not the time to get all sappy huh?!" The boy reaches over and sticks his hand into his wound..he doesn't even wince.

"Crona what are you-" Maka starts in alarm as he pulls out a hand full of his own blood.

"Do you believe in me?" He questions again as this thing gets right on them.

"Yes, you know i do!" Maka screams as the vines lash out.

"Then you have nothing to fear!" Crona roars as he throws his hand full of blood..right into the thing's mouth.

The mosnter shrieks, the vines recoiling back into it's self as it stumbles back..the plant looks to be in discomfort..it even has it's vines trying to get Crona's blood out of it's mouth..but it already swallowed it. Maka raises an eye brow..it's just blood but the way this thing stumbles around shrieking..it's amost like it's..afraid.

"Hey Maka." Crona coos getting her to look over at him, he has a goofy smile on his face. " What's black and thick and sharp as hell?"

"Uh..I don't know.." Maka frowns a bit, still looking at this thing.

"My blood." Croan turns his attention back on the monster..he holds out his hand with the palm facing the plant. "Bye bye!" He giggles before he closes his hand.

Black spikes suddenly shoot out of this thing..from every part of it's body, flinging green slime onto Maka and Crona..but Maka is too shocked to move. The spikes are coming out of every where..out of it's mouth..it's eyes..she can barely see where it's skin use to be anymore. The monster makes a gurgling sound..it twitches before it goes limp..

Maka knows it's finally dead.

"Oh.." Justin's face goes a pit pale as he takes a step back from the two.. "Your..your a part of him too?"

"Crona..how did you..?" Maka can only stare at this monster with wide eyes..with all the black spikes coming out of it.

"My blood is black." He hiccups as he walks oddly towards the chainsaw..he picks it up in one swift movement before he turns his mad eyes onto the blone haired boy. "But I guess you already knew that huh?"

Maka frowns as he stumbles over towards her..he's bleeding so much out of his shoulder..She doesn't know what just happen, she doesn't know what his blood being black has to do with anything..but blood is blood and he's losing too much of it. She forces herself up..and as soon as he gets close enough, she reaches out, touching him on his wound..sending her power into him.

"What are you doing?!" He screeches as the wound heals up..the bleeding stopping. He grabs her by the neck..his grip is a lot tighter and stronger then she remembered.

"Healing you..you were..losing too much..blood." She wheezes out..that one heal took a lot out of her..and him cutting off her air flow isn't helping.

"You're worried about me?" His voice loses that hard tone as he lets go of her, Maka taking greedy breaths of air. "Well aren't you sweet!" He giggles as he turns his attention back on Justin. "I don't need anymore blood anyway..I have plenty..and this chainsaw..oh Justin I'm about to take you to a trip to hell and then back. You will pay for what you did to her. I'm the only one that can hurt her, I'm the only one who can make her crazy."

Crona takes a step forward and Justin takes a step back..his blue eyes have taken a different tone.

"Why do you fight for her? Why do you fight for a witch that is only using you?" Justin stops taking steps back, locking gazes with Crona. "All she does is hurt you, so why are you fighting her battles?"

"Maka isn't using me!" He stops..something changing in his eyes. "She loves me!"

"You know that isn't true. You of all people should know a witch can not love. You have been denied that emotion from your own mother..What makes you think this girl is any different?" Justin presses.

"Because she is!" He growls..again something is changing in his eyes though..and he's stopped walking towards him. "I know she loves me! She's nothing like my mother! My kisses healed her because she loves me!"

"It's a lie and you know it. Your madness knows the truth Crona..but your closing your eyes so you don't see. She doesn't love you, she's lying to you, using you for her own protection. She only cares about herself..your fighting for someone who is using you like a tool, just like your mother."

"Your lying!" Crona screams before he looks over at Maka..She's been too weak..too ashamed to say anything. "Tell him Maka! Prove this ass hole wrong! Tell him you love me!"

Maka doesn't say anything..any words get caught up in her throat..she feels..like puking..like dying.

"..You love me.. don't you Maka?" Something changes in his tone..she hears the weakness.

She wants to say yes..she wants to say yes so bad.

"No." It comes out..because she can't say she loves him..

Because it would be a lie.

Crona just stares at her..his face blank..before he bows his head.

"I told you..a witch can not love." Justin studies the boy before he sighs. " Why must we fight? You and I are a lot a like really..I never knew a kind moment with my mother..just as you haven't. We were both forced into something..you being a slave and me into my religion. It drove us both mad..so why should we fight? You are a part of the same madness I am..Join us Crona. Asura gave me a way out..and he can give you one too. Join us and you will no longer be a slave to a mother who doesn't love you..you'll no longer have to be hurt as you are. If you serve Asura, he will take you away from your pain, and fears. Your already mad..the clown is in you just as he is in me. Why should we fight? Kill the girl..get rid of her for what she has done to you..then join us. We will take you higher." Justin speaks slowly..empathically.

Crona doesn't say or do anything a moment..it becomes painfully quiet..Maka is hurting too much to say anything..the only thing she hears is Ragnarok roaring..he's using more of her power and she just doesn't have it.

The pink haired boy doesn't say anything..he just slowly reaches over to the chainsaw's lever..and he pulls it..The chainsaw goes crazy in his hands..faster..louder..he just switched it to it's highest gear.. he jumps towards her..his bangs still covering his eyes..

He's going to kill her..he's going to take Justin up on his offer..She's hurt him for the last time..but really she always knew it would end like this..she always knew it would be Crona to put her down. She can't be upset..she can't even be mad..She deserves this..Maybe death cant' be so bad..

She'll join the bodies of those she killed at the circus..and she'll be traped with them..

Forever.

Maka gives him a smile..ready to be taken by this boy..ready to be sliced to pieces by the boy she was suppose to love..the boy that pulled her out of the stickiest situation..the boy that fixed her when she was broken.

Now he's going to destroy her.

But that's ok..she deserves it doesn't she? To be killed by the one she cares so much for? It's a justice isn't it? And when she dies..she can join her mother..or maybe not..because her mother would be in heaven..

Maka is going to hell. There's a spot reserved for her and she knows it. She will have a spot right next to Hitler and Dracula..because along with them she has killed thousands of people. Or maybe she will be alone for the rest of eternity..just burning..rotting alone..left to think about all that she done that got her there..

She'll think about Crona..that's all she'll think about..

Becasue she hurt him the most..and here he is..about to kill her..to silence her for good..

Maka wonders..if someone is watching this..some god above that is watching this scene taking place..or some audience that is watching this today..She wonders if their rooting for this boy..if their excited about him killing her..or if their sad..It's a beautiful thing..to be killed by Crona. Like Romeo and Juliet..it's a tragic love story with out the love..but this time..Romeo is going to kill Juliet..Romeo is tired of Juliet's shit.

And Juliet knows she dervers it.

Crona gets right in front of her..and that smile on her lips grows..she invites him..she welcomes him..

To end this for her.

"End this!" Justin roars..his smile too large for his face.

Crona lifts the chainsaw above his head..Maka prepared to be cut in half..but then something happens that surprises everyone..

He turns on his heel..and instead of aiming for Maka he swings at Justin.

"What are you doing?!" Justin barely dodges the chainsaw and jumps back..some of his priest robe got cut..

"Ending this." Crona's voice is husky. "Just like you said."

"Not me! Her! She's the one who lied to you! She made you believe she loved you! Did you forget about that?" Justin presses.

"How could I forget..?" Crona finally looks up..she expected to see a mad smile..but instead she sees something that hurts a lot more..

Tears..tears are falling down his face..his small body trembling..such a sadness in his eyes that it hurts her more then that blade could..

Because the chainsaw would kill her..this doesn't and it hurts like hell.

"I could never forget how it felt..to think I was loved for once..but.." His eyes suddenly change to complete and utter rage as he glares at Justin..his teeth being grit. "You..You don't know shit about the things I've been through, you have no idea how it feels to love so much and for someone not to return the feelings! You don't know what it feels like to see your one and only with someone else..watching them get hold and caressed by someone else. You have no fucking idea! And yet you couldn't let me have my happiness could you? No, you couldn't! You had to bust my fucking bubble when I already knew..I already knew she didn't love me..but I could pretend..but now I can't..I fucking can't!"

Crona screams as he grips the chainsaw and runs towards Justin..swinging so fast..wanting to cut this boy to pieces, his eyes are shaking in his madness, tears still falling down his face.

"You couldn't let me be happy could you?! You couldn't just leave that alone huh?!" He keeps swing the chainsaw..it's barely missing Justin..the boy is jumping back, his eyes wide as he almost gets hit by Crona's blades of death. "You want madness?! I'll show you fucking madness!" The blood on Crona's arm from his shoulder wound starts to fling off on the grass as he keeps swinging this large machine around. "I'll show you all my fucking madness straight from my fucked up head! Because you know? Hell is inside your head! You can never fucking escape!" The black blood spikes up where ever it lands..Justin getting cut a couple of times but he keeps moving..that is in till he finally slumps, falling to one knee. "It's over!" Crona roars as he lifts the chainsaw above his head..his tears falling..

"No!" Justin growls back as his hands light up and that red force field blocks the chainsaw..but the hit still throws the blonde boy back..he hits the ground and does a roll.

"Die, die die!" Crona cries out as he runs towards him..his chainsaw ready.

"That's it." Justin grinds his teeth as he suddenly disappears..only to appear right in front of Crona..he touches his forehead with two of his fingers..his sudden appearance stunning the pink haired boy for a moment..but a moment is all Justin needs.

"Madness rebound!" He roars as his fingers light up...Crona screams as he's thrown back..he hits a tree hard..black blood coming out of his mouth in a splatter..he slides down it limply..before he falls down..his body lifeless on the ground..his black blood staining the grass.

Maka waits for this boy to get back up..but he doesn't. He just lays there..and she doesn't see his chest move..but his scream..he was in agony.

"What the fuck..did you do?" Maka grinds her teeth as she forces herself up..a fear in her chest..if she wasn't so fucking weak..

"A madness rebound.." He smirks smugly at her. "It takes a person's madness..and uses it against them. The more madness in a person, the bigger the damage."

Maka's whole expression falls..

A attack that uses your own madness against you?..and Crona is the most insane person she knows..

What if..what if that killed him?

"Crona!" She cries out in fear..in alarm as she gathers the rest of her power..if she has any and points to Crona..wanting to heal him..wanting to save him..her power leaves her..

But that's it. This is the end of the line.

Maka whimpers as her hand catches on fire..her putting it out but..her hand is fucked up.

A rebound..its' over.

Just as she had her rebound..she heard Ragnarok growl in pain..and when she looks over at him..

He's no longer glowing..it's like all the power has left him..leaving him as he normally is..he's on the ground..panting..his being faded..Asura's smirk is too large. She ran out of power..so he has nothing to feed off of..

They're all going to die here.

A deep anger forms in her chest..This can't be it..she can't die here!

"It's over!" Justin is suddenly right in front of her..he touches his fingers to her forehead. "Madness rebound."

Oh fuck, this is going to hurt.

Maka screams as she's thrown back..she hits the ground and does a skid across the grass..that attack..felt like she was just shocked by lighting..blood is falling out of her mouth..and her body is twitching slightly.

She's still alive though..barely.

"Maka!" Ragnarok screams her name..but he has his own problems..he has Asura to deal with and he cant' help her..

Maka forces herself up..so she's sitting down..only to see a pair of legs in front of her..she looks up to Justin grinning down at her. He touches her forehead..and she knows one more of those attacks..and she's dead.

"Madess.."

"Noo!" That voice screeches. "Do something!"

So she does..with all the strength she can muster she kicks Justin..right in the balls.

The boy's grin falls completely as he stumbles back from her, holding on to his most precious parts, trembling..he look like he's about to puke.

"Now! Run!"

Maka looks over at the limp body of Crona..before she looks at Ragnarok who is almost faded..

She could run..she could leave them..all she has to do is touch her necklace and she would be back in the mansion..

Maka forces herself up..her legs trembling before they steady..her eyes are burning.

No..

She grips her fist.

She made a promise to Crona..that she would never leave him.

If he dies, she dies with him.

Maka takes a deep breath before she closes her eyes..and focuses on Justin..there has to be something..a weakness..something..

That's when her eyes fall on the chain..the red chain that is around this boy's neck..and the rest of the chain is connected to Asura..

It's a bond..

Maka's eyes get wide..a hope filling her heart..

And bonds can be broken..

The spell Medusa taught her makes sense now..this is what it is for..

"You'll pay for that..unholy deed!" Justin pants...seeming to regain himself..

Maka looks over him to look at Ragnarok..it doesn't look good.

"Fuck!" He falls back as the ground cracks around him..releasing fire..it's a pit of fire.

"It's time to go to hell boy." Asura smirks as scarves come out of the ground and grab a hold of the fading boy..they start to drag him..drag him to the pit of fire..

He's dragging him to hell.

No matter how much the raven haired boy thrashes..he can't get out..he's weak..his body faded..

She sees the fear in those piercing blue eyes.

It's over.

Maka takes a deep breath as her book appears in front of her.

"What the hell are you doing?!" The voice screeches. "Your out of power! to do a spell now is suicide!"

She turns the book to the page with Justin watching her with an eye brow raised..like he knows too..that this is stupid of her.

"Bond of blood, bond of skin, bond of bones. You were formed only for me to break. Your chains of metal will become glass and shatter.." Maka starts chanting..it hurts..it hurts so fucking much.

"It's no use." Justin only sighs. "You'll kill yourself."

"He's right! Stop this now! The two boys are goners! Save yourself!"

"Melt under my words..crack at my words..no mater how strong the bond..make it so it can be broken.." Maka continues..forcing her hands to twitch..even the brunt up one...it hurts..she's pushing her body past it's limit..but she has to.

She has to for Crona..for Ragnarok..

"Your going to die!" Both Justin and this girl press.

Maka stops the spell..right before the final words as she locks eyes with Justin..

"I have nothing to lose." She speaks blankly as she grips her fist..locking onto his neck..where the bond is. "Break!"

Maka screams as her power comes out..and straight for Justin..straight for that chain on his neck. It hits it right on..and it cracks. Justin screams in pain and stumbles back..Asura responding with him..the scarves letting go of Ragnarok. "Break!" She cries out again as she sends more power out..Justin is hit and sent rolling..skidding to a stop on the ground..his robe ripped up..the chain cracked more..one more time and it's done.

"Noooo!" Asura roars as he appears right beside her.

"Break!" Maka screams as she throws her power at Justin one last time..

The chain on Justin breaks off..disappearing. The boy screams in agony..along with Asura as their strong bond is ripped apart..Justin is thrashing and twisting in his pain..

"You bitch! You may have broke our bond but i'm still coming for you! I will have your soul! " Asura screams out..before he fades away.

Justin lets out one more cry before he falls down weakly on the ground..dirt in his face..He's breathing heavily..

He isn't knocked out.

Maka stares at him blankly befoe she starts to limp slowly towards him..her eyes are nothing..there is no expression in her face.

"Maka.." Ragnarok looks at her with his eyes slightly widen..he's still faded but he's safe. She saved him from going to hell.

She doesn't respond..she keeps walking till she's right in front of the trembling boy..towering over him with that look in her eyes.

Justin looks up at her..and he looks like just what he is..

A young boy.

Maka can see how frail he is..he's so tiny..so weak. With out Asura he is nothing but a human. Weak and frail. There's no madness in his eyes..yet there's a fire in them as he glares up at her..but it's a weak glare..and she can see his fear.

She stares into those blue eyes..they're no longer soulless..he looks alive..something flashes through her eyes..

Maka sees another boy with those large blue eyes..crying alone in his room..his blue orbs pools of watery mess..she sees a little boy..with these same eyes..with this same hair..

She lifts up her hand slowly..her expression still blank.

Justin flinches and looks down..bracing himself for his death..and the pain that is to come.

Only to feel a soft hand touch the top of his head.

Justin whips his head to look up at her..Maka stares down at him blankly..keeping her hand there for a moment before pulling her hand away.

"I release you." Is all she says..doing the same jester this boy did when he had spared her in the cabin. She turns her back on him and starts to limp towards Crona-

"What?" Both Ragnarok and Justin say in shock.

"What the hell you mean you release him?! This was the whole fucking reason we came to kill him! Did you forget he was hurting you?!" Ragnarok screams at her even though his being is so faded..he's pissed that she would even consider letting Justin go.

"He won't hurt us anymore." Maka speaks motor toned as she keeps limping her way to Crona..

Only to be stopped by someone grabbing her wrist.

She stops and looks down..Justin looking up at her with those eyes filled with confusion.

"Why are you doing this? Why are you sparing me? I have been your enemy from the start! Why would you show me kindness after all that I have done?!"'

"Doesn't it say in the bible your suppose to show your enemies kindness?" Maka wipes the blood from her lip.

"Y-Yes but your a-"'

"I'm a witch but I feel. I feel hurt..I feel guilt.." She looks over at Crona who still hasn't moved. "I don't want to kill you, I've got enough blood on my hands."

"Maka you can't be serious!" Ragnarok forces himself up, glaring darkly at her. "If we don't kill him now he'll just be trouble for us later! This is the whole reason we came! You can't just fucking spare him! Look what he did to Crona! This is all his fault!"

"I think I understand now.." She speaks softly as she looks back down at Justin. "..You did all those things to me with Asura..that power was not your own. That chain..that bond you had..I saw the scratch marks on it..you struggled with it..you tried to release yourself but you were never able to."

"I put that chain on myself!" Justin screams. "I sinned! I caused it!"

"And I released you." Maka looks at him weakly..her feeling she's going to fall over at any moment.

"W-What?" Justin's eyes get wide..realization lighting them up.

"It's over. Your released. What ever sin you did..what ever caused that..everything you did to me..I released you from. You don't have to worry about Asura anymore..you don't have to feel guilty anymore..I forgive you."

"Your giving me...absolution?" Maka then sees it..his eyes are beginning to water.

"Yes, your free." She smiles sadly at him. "I only wish..I could have forgiveness like you..but I'll never get it. I will always be damned." She turns her back on him..but he grabs her wrist yet again.

"Wait-" When she turns back to look at him..his eyes lock on hers..

Something flashes through his eyes and he lets her go..his eyes wide..

Ragnarok falls to his knees and grips his heart..his eyes just as wide..

Then Ragnarok and Justin's eyes meet..

"Your.." They both start..but they can't finish.

Maka can't hold herself up anymore..and begins to fall..Ragnarok appears beside her and puts her arm around his neck and his hand on her waist..steadying her..but the shocked look on his face hasn't left.

They know..they know each other and now Maka knows..

Justin is Ragnarok's cousin..the little boy with the crazy bitch of a mother.

Ragnarok takes in this boy..and Justin takes him in..like they're both seeing each other for the first time..

And maybe that's how it is.

"We got to..get to-" Maka looks over to where Crona was laying down..

Only for the boy to be right by her side..his head is bowed..the blood on his chin is dry.

"Crona are you-" Maka starts only for the boy to fall against her..his head in the crook of her neck as she puts a hand around him to support him.

"I'm fine.." He speaks against her neck..and those words have never been so sweet..

She doesn't know how he's ok but he is..

And that's all that matters.

"Stay out of trouble now Justin.." Maka speaks..and Justin looks at her but Ragnarok doesn't stop staring at him.

"Your..Your really letting me live?" Justin's eyes tremble. "..Why? Why give me a second chance at life when I wouldn't give it to you?"

"..Maybe because I want a second chance.." Maka looks down at him with a far away look. "My mom always did say what goes around comes back around..I want the same thing as you..to be released but there's too many chains..there's no way for me to get out."

Maka's necklace lights up as she activates it..Ragnarok still hasn't said anything..he just stares at Justin..and Crona is just laying on the crook of her neck.

"Hey!" They all turn at the new voice..Girko stands in front of them..it looks like he just came out of the forest..he has a brown bag in his hand. His face fell when he saw Justin on the ground. "Justin what the fuck did you- " Then his eyes fall on Maka..and his expression falls again.

"Good bye." Maka smiles sadly before the three disappear..holding on as tightly as they can to each other.

"What the fuck?" Girko stares at where the three were before he looks at Justin..he's still on the ground bruised..hurt. "God damn it!" He growls as he runs over to the other boy, dropping the bag to kneel by his side..he puts Justin's arm around his neck to help him get up. "Justin want the hell heppned?..and you saw Maka right? That wasn't just me?"

"It wasn't just you.." Justin mumbles absentmindly, still staring at where the three were. "She was here all right.."

"Where the fuck did she go?" His eye twitches. "And you still haven't told me what happened to you! Who the hell did this!"

"Absoultion happened Girko..forgiveness..I got forgiveness.." Justin looks at him with those blue eyes..they're full of passion..so bright and beautiful...free of madness..free of his guilt.

Girko blinks..staring at this younger man..he's known Justin for a long time and that look..

Is pure happiness.

The brow haired man coughs into his hand and his gaze skits away from such a bright look from the boy.

"Someone beat the shit out of you and you got forgiveness? What the hell is that?" He growls.

"No..it was I who attacked first..but I got forgiveness..I tired to kill her."

"Maka?" Girko frowns at that.

"Yes...but don't worry.." He gives a thoughtful look at where the three were just standing. "..I won't hurt her anymore."

Girko gives him a long, hard look..something is different about him..and he just can't put his finger on it..he looks..

Sane...happy..

This alone makes his chest tighten but he just grumbles.

It's been so long since he's seen that look on his face.

Justin puts a hand to his heart..still looking at where those three were..How could she have gave him forgiveness..how could a witch be so kind?..understanding? she wants forgiveness too?..

Maybe she is different..

No, he knows she's differnt.

He got absolution from his enemy..something his own mother wouldn't give him..

Then there's..

"Girko.." Justin frowns slightly as the brown haired man looks at him. "..Do you rememebr..my uncle?"

"Uncle?" Girko frowns, a thoughtful expression coming to his face. "You..didn't have a uncle Justin."

"Don't you remember..the raven haired boy?..with the scar on his nose?" Justin presses.

Girko blinks.

"Did you hit your head or something?." Giriko taps the boy on the head getting him to blush slightly at the touch. "You didn't have a uncle..you had crazy aunts and shit but..no uncles..well at least that I remember. I'm sure I would remember a boy with a scar on his nose.."

"I thought I would remember too.." Justin keeps frowning. "..But I forgot about him..and it looks like you have too..but I remember now! I remeber my uncle..he's..he's.." Justin frowns. "..But I can't recall the name."

"Because he isn't real." Giriko grunts before he picks up Justin like a baby, holding him against his chest.

"Put me down from this inappropriate postion!" Justin struggles with him weakly..his face on fire. "I'm not a baby!"

"But your hurt so shut the fuck up." Giriko growls as he carries him towards the cabin.

Justin blushes but gives in to him..he's weak and tired..his mind is reeling as he lays his head against Girko's chest..the man's heart beat is like a lullaby..

That boy..was his uncle..that girl..gave him..forgiveness..let him live..released him from Asura..from his sin.

Thump..Thump

Justin's eyes close..to tired to hold them open..Girko's heart beat is to soothing..

His head hurts and for the first time in all his life it isn't because of reading the bible or because of his madness..

Ba-thump..

It's becasue he has been set free..he can be anyone now..he can be who he always wanted to be..his mother can't force him to do anything..and he isn't under Asura's hold.

He's free..

ba-thump.

Justin smiles as he nuzzles into Girko's chest..falling asleep..

He has a lot to think about..but not right now. Girko is holding him..and he's embraced is so warm and nice..

Justin is free..

And it feels so good.

---

The three don't speak..barely move as they reappear in the mansion's lobby..their all beaten and busied..hurt and scared..their minds heavy and their hearts hurting.

The fight was nothing like they expected.

Medusa leans against Stein..the two standing in front of the stairs. Her yellow eyes still have that tired look..her expression blank as she looks at the three. Crona still hasn't moved from the crook of Maka's neck..Ragnarok is faded..staring at the ground with a far away look..And Maka is just looking back at Medusa blankly..

She has nothing to say.

Stein helps Medusa get closer to the three..she snaps her fingers and three cups appear. "It's not much..but it was all I could manage." She hands one to Maka..and Ragnarok..but when she gets to Crona..

He won't take it, he won't even look at her.

Maka drinks this nasty stuff with out comment..it' so gross but once it's down her throat..she feels a bit better. She takes the other cup from Medusa and nudges Crona..He doesn't respond to her so she gently tilts his head back so she can see his face..

His eyes are closed. He's alseep.

Gently she opens his mouth and slowly pours in the cup's contents down his throat..He swallows it all..and she can feel his body relax a bit.

"Thank you.." Maka looks back at Medusa..not looking at Stein..

She can't look at him now. The next time she looks at him..

Will be the time he dies.

The woman only nods..something in those yellow eyes she doens't understand as Ragnarok throws his empty cup on the ground and tightens his grip around her.

"Come on..lets get you two to bed. You need to fucking rest or your going to kill over." The raven haired boy starts walking with Maka..towards the stairs.

Maka helps him..keeping her grip on Crona firm so that they can push him along with them..They walk past Medusa..some odd feeling in the air.

"Why?"

Maka stops and looks back at Medusa..that's looking at her with those piercing eyes.

"Why did you let him live?"

Maka stares at her blankly..she can tell she's not happy about this..but really at this point she doesn't give a shit.

"He won't hurt me anymore." Is all she says.

"It's not about him not hurting you my child it's about how much he hurt you! Did you forget all the problems he caused? And what's to say he doens't try to hurt you again? If you killed him you could have earned yourself more time! That was the whole purpose, to kill that boy!" Medusa's eyes narrow.

"I stopped him. I got more time now..Asura doesn't have Justin to increase his power anymore..so the time I have now is the time I have left."

"And how much is that?" Medusa presses. "For all you know it could only be a day! A hour! I told you to drain him! Drain his time and take it! Why would you not do that? Why would you let that boy live?" Medusa's tone is sharp.

"Because I didn't want to kill him. I chose not to." She adds that part and watches Medusa tense..then..she sees the rage in those eyes of hers...but Maka doesn't care. "I have enough time." She adds..

But really she doesn't care about her time any more..She doesn't really care about anything. She sometimes wonders what's pushing her on now..Crona use to be the obvious answer but now all she does is hurt him and cuase him pain..

So what is she living for? Is it just to live? But her time is short and she'll be dead soon..

She doesn't want to die but then she does.

Maka doesn't understand herself.

"Your choosing to die!" Medusa almost screeches..but she bites her lip..seeming to regain herself. "You and your mother are exactly the same..but this time I won't let you make the choices that will lead to death as she did. You have to be smarter then that! How can I keep you safe when you, yourself, are choosing to die! How can I be your mother, how can I take over you for Kami when your giving up? I see it in your eyes..and that's a choice I can't let you make. Kami gave her life to save yours! Are you just going to throw all that away! Are you just going to let her death be for no reason?"

Medusa is fuming..and Maka is staring at her with wide eyes..because she isn't calm..she isn't smirking..She's serious and she's pissed..Her words sink in..and Maka feels a aching in her heart..

Her mother..her mother did give her life for hers..and here she is..about to give up..What would her mother think if she saw her now?..moping and without expression when she had suffered for her life..How would she feel, looking down from heaven only to see her daughter fall..die anyway and go to hell..How..how would she feel?

It's like getting hit by a ton of bricks..

She had forgotten..why she started this all in the first place..for her mother..to find out who killed her mother..who placed this curse on her and make them pay..

And she was about to give up.

Maka's face is full of expression now..her eyes full of life..her soul no longer empty..a new fire burning her being..a new determination..

It's like she was just born a new.

All day she's felt like crying..only now does a single tear fall down her face..is it of relief? of hope? of sorrow?..

She doesn't know.

Medusa's eyes flash and she marches over..Ragnarok tenses giving her a wary look..he looks uneasy..Maka thinks Medusa is going to hurt her..the look in Medusa's eyes she's never seen before.. The woman gets right in front of her..towering over her..watching that tear fall down her face..

Then she does something she would have never..ever..expected.

Medusa hugs her.

Maka can't help but to tense as her arms wrap around her..her hand pushing her head so it's resting on her chest. Her embrace is odd..her embrace is nothing like her mother's..It's cold and hard..but at the same time it's almost soothing. Maka can't help herself..she sobs into this woman's dress..her shoulders shaking in spasms as she finally lets it out..Maka shuts her eyes tight..wanting to stop this but she can't..The tears hurt like glass is being ripped out of her chest.

"I'm sorry I lost my composer." Medusa speaks softly as her fingers go through Maka's hair..Maka can't see her face. "I just couldn't have you giving up..not after all Kami has done.."

Maka only nods..words would fail her but she's happy for Medusa's words..

They reminder her of what her goal really is..why she fights..why she's doing all this..

It's all for her mother.

"You did good today my child, you did so good." Medusa praises her, her voice soothing in her ear. "You make me so proud..You defeated Justin..maybe you didn't kill him but you defeated him on your own. You did this..you have gotten so strong..I'm so very proud of you. I may have been angry when you got here..but you don't know how relieved I am that you are back..my one and only child."

Maka keeps sobbing..but it's dying down..fatigue taking over.

"We will find who did this..I'm searching as much as I can..I'm doing all I can for you Maka..But you can't give up..you must promise me."

"..I.." Maka pulls away and wipes her tears..looking up at this woman..her feelings are mixed..confused. "I promise."

"Good." Medusa nods..her face is blank and she pulls away looking at Ragnarok. "Take her upstairs..she needs to rest. Tomorrow is yours Maka..rest as much as you need it."

"I was doing that in the first place.." Ragnarok is still staring at Medusa with wide eyes..the confusion is evident in his expression..

He didn't understand what he just saw at all.

That didn't make sense.

Medusa just gives him a look before Stein grabs her and leans them away..

"What the fuck just-" Ragnarok looks over at Maka..and his question stops..

Because he sees it..the new fire..the new life in her..He doesn't see that guilt..he doesn't see that emptiness..

He sees life.

And it was Medusa who brought her back..

Ragnarok doesn't know how to feel..everything is too confusing..his being hurts..his head hurts..It was enough to learn about Justin..Now Medusa is acting questionable and..shit he just doesn't know!

"..Come on..let's get you to bed." Ragnarok tightens his grip on Maka and together they walk up the stairs, supporting themselves and Crona who is limp against Maka.

Maka doesn't say anything..a far away look in her eye. Ragnarok won't ask about it..he won't interrupt her thoughts. He has a lot to think about himself..To much..maybe there will be a time to talk about all this..but not right now.

Now is the time for rest.

Ragnarok kicks their door open..Maka is getting weaker and it's getting harder to carry the both of them..but he pushes his faded being..carrying her and him towards the bed.

Maka moves Crona first so he's laying down in the bed..his face has some blood on it but she's to tired to clean him right now. She climbs in beside him and pulls up the blanket..her eyes shutting right away..her fatigue getting to her..all she wants to do is sleep.

Ragnarok watches the two a moment with a watchful eye..his piercing eyes fall on Maka..her face is relaxing..and he knows sleep is alluring her away from him. He could join her..He could be her knight in her dream again, protecting her from the demon's of her sleep..

But he rather be her knight in real life. Protecting her from the real demons as she sleeps so soundly..her hair spayed out like a halo.

Ragnarok takes a deep breath..his mind is reeling..there's too much he's remembering..and so much he doesn't know...

He has a lot to think about.

They all do.

He needs to go some where..and try to sort this out..Ragnarok looks at Maka..looks at her tired face and how exhausted she looks..

The boy fades away..but he never really leaves her.

He is her guardian and he will always keep watch.

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It's night time..maybe it's 3 or 4 or 5 in the morning..but he doesn't know..

He doesn't know anything or really he knows too much..

He wishes he didn't know anything..that way he could always lie to himself..he could always pretend.

If he wasn't contaminated by the truth..then he could always be happy.

But he knows the truth..and it hurts.

Crona stares up at the ceiling..he doens't feel anything right now, no pain, no sorrow, nothing. He feels empty..and he can't look at the girl who is sleeping beside him. He can't look at the girl he loves..

Because he knows the truth.

And it hurt more then any physical pain..it hurts more then getting stabbed with that vine..then anything he's felt before..

Becuse he felt his heart break.

Now he's left with nothing but emptiness.

Crona sits up slowly..he feels no pain as he carefully gets off the bed..so he doesn't wake her up. He couldn't deal with talking to her right now. He walks out of the room..his arms limp by his side, his bangs in his eyes as he stumbles into the bathroom. He doesn't think of anything as he turns on the water in the sink and splashes his face, wanting to clean off the blood he feels that's dried on it..wanting to get rid of that memory so he can lie to himself again..so he can pretend it didn't happen just like he's suppose to pretend that Maka didn't hurt herself..

But the truth is always there and it won't go away..it won't leave him alone.

Crona lets the water drip from his bangs into the sink..before he looks up at the mirror..Who he sees isn't himself..it's her..it's Maka smiling at him..her green eyes lite up..even in this empty state..he feels a burning in his chest..a want..a desire for her..to be loved by her..to be held by her..

All he wants is her love.

He wants love..he's never had it..he wants to feel it's warmth..instead of this coldness he's so use to. He wants to feel the warmth of love as clear as the warmth of her arms when she hugs him..He wants her to love him..that's all he wants..he wants her heart..

"But you know that's impossible." A voice coos beside him..he doesn't have to look to know it's the other Crona..smirking at him. "She can't love you..but it made you so happy when you thought she did didn't it? You cried because you were so happy but you knew it was a lie from the very beginning..Deep down you knew but you wanted it to be true so much..so much you would lie about it."

"What else can I do?" Crona grinds his teeth..his body trembling as he looks at Maka's smiling face..no matter how much she hurts him..he still feels that desire..

The desire of her love...he's never wanted something so much in his life.

"You can except it and stop lying..She can't love you..but she can hurt you..she can show her affection for others..while your left alone with your madness." The mirror changes to Maka being in the arms of Ragnarok..she's smiling and so is he. "She won't give you love..but she'll give you this. Why do you lie to yourself? She doesn't love you and she never will."

"S-Stop!" Crona feels his chest tighten in that all too familiar feeling..but surprisingly the mirror changes..this time It's Medusa..his mother holding Maka as she cries into her chest..Medusa is holding her lovingly..whispering reassuring words to her..something a real mother would do. This hurts him..even more then the image of her and Ragnarok..

"This girl even gets the attention and warmth from your mother that you have been denied. " This boy boy coos..

Crona hears how Medusa tells Maka how proud she is of her..something he's always wanted to hear from his mother..He watches as Medusa holds her..like how he use to want to be held..He watches as his mother acts like a mother towards her..but she would never do that for him.

He isn't a witch. He cant' make Medusa proud. He can't make Maka love him. He can't do anything.

"Now that's not true." The mirror changes so now he's looking at himself..his reflection is grinning. " You may not be a witch..but your no normal boy. Don't you want to get Maka back?..Don't you want to get Medusa back?"

"I-"

"I know you do because I'm you. All you have to do is kill Maka.." The grin on his face isn't human.

"No!" Crona shouts, that feeling tightening in his chest.

"Fine, then just let me do it."

"I'm not letting you touch her!"

"Why not? She doesn't love you..and hell, with the way things are going it wouldn't surprise me if she fell in love with Ragnarok."

"N-No..S-She cant'.."

"But you can see it cant' you? Maka will see that she really just wants Ragnarok..she'll leave you. She'll crush your heart into pieces while she loves that other boy."

"A witch can't love!" He shouts now in defense.

"Maybe but a witch can make love." The boy chuckles darkly at how he tenses.

"They..t-they can't.."

"You know they can."

"Just shut up! Just shut the fuck up!" Crona grips his hair..his breathing jagged.

"Your losing your mind..your unstable.." His reflection's face becomes half dark..it looks like he's wearing clown make up now. "Perfect..your starting to understand now..poor Crona..no one loves you. Not your mother, not Maka. You'll never have love..but the worst part is that Maka played with your heart. She lifted you up only to rip you to pieces..the pain you feel is unbearable-

"I said shut the fuck up!" Crona roars as he punches the glass..it shatters..his knuckles bleeding black but he doesn't care. The boy takes deep breaths..everything getting quiet around him..

Images flash through his head..Maka moaning Ragnarok's name as her back is pressed against a brick wall..what he had to watch back on their date..the way her eyes were filled with lust for the other boy..

Crona only wants Maka..he only lusts for her..

His hand shakes as he picks a piece of glass up..it's long and sharp..big enough to be a knife. He stares down at his reflection on it..And he barely recognizes himself. His hair is all over the place..and there's a wild look in his eye. He looks deranged..he looks crazy. There's bags under his eyes as he squeezes the glass in his hand..it cuts into his palm and that black blood starts to run down his hand..he doesn't even blink.

Another image flashes through his head..Maka and Ragnarok laughing about something..teasing each other..having fun..

Maka is the only one that makes him happy..the only one that he has fun with.

Crona turns on his heel and starts to stumble out of the bathroom..his walk is awkward..and as he walks he touches the wall..rubbing his blood on it as he goes..his bangs are covering his eyes..the piece of glass is held tightly in his other hand now.

He thinks of all the times she kissed that other boy..all the other times she was in his arms instead of Crona's..

Yet..Maka is the only one he wants to hold..the only one he wants to kiss.

Crona walks back into their room..his walk doesn't chnge..it's slow..almost painfully slowl..his grip on the glass tightening..his blood is turning..he's becoming cold blooded..being numb to all pain..to all feeling.

He stops right beside her..looking down at her through his bangs..hiding his dark expression.

"You love me.. don't you Maka?" His own voice sounds through his head..weak sounding and it causes him to tremble.

"No." Comes her answer. Cold and blunt. Honest and painful.

Crona lifts the glass so it's pointed towards her face..her beautiful face..the face he's about to completely destroy.

He ginds his teeth as he lifts the knife up higher..

All Crona wanted was her love.

He goes to stab down-

"Crona what the hell you doing?" He hears Ragnarok's voice behind him..causing him to snap out of what ever had a hold of him..He almost screams when he sees the glass..sees what he was about to do to her..

He had almost killed her. He had lost it for a spilt moment and almost killed her.

He can't answer Ragnarok..He's waiting to get the shit beat out of him by the other boy..but that doesn't happen.

"Why the hell are you just standing over her like that?" Ragnarok questions again..but Crona hears no painc..no urgency..Something relaxes in Crona as it hits him..Ragnarok doesn't see the glass..he didn't see what he was about to do..Crona can lie..he can pretend this didn't happen..

Because Ragnarok doesn't know the truth.

"J-Just watching her s-sleep..l-looking after her.." Crona swallows the lump in his throat..feeling horrible..was he really about to kill her? He loves her!

"Love is a madness in it's self." That voice chuckles darkly.

"Alright.." Ragnarok still sounds suspicious. "Well you can go back to sleep. I got it."

Crona feels a anger burn in his chest..He can protect Maka..Ragnarok doen't have to be the protector and watch her as she sleeps at night...he doesn't have to always be around..

But instead of saying anything about it..

"Alright..I-I'm stepping out for a bit." Crona puts the glass in his pants, pulling his shirt to hide how it's sticking out half way. He turns and starts to walk out of the room-

"Are you alright?" Ragnarok gives him a long, hard look when Crona pauses. "..That fight was hard on all of us..so uh..if you need to..you know be gay and talk..i'll be a bitch and listen."

He's trying to be nice..

But Crona just tried to kill Maka.

He doesn't deserve kindness and really he doesn't want it from Ragnarok..

The boy that takes Maka away from him.

"I-I just need to b-be alone." Crona mumbles before he leaves the room..and he knows Ragnarok won't follow him. As soon as he's out he takes off running..he doesn't know where he's running to but he's running..his chest hurts so much..a guilt eating at him..

He had almost killed her..if not for Ragnarok, Maka would be dead right now..he almost killed her..

How..how could he?

"She hurts you."

Maybe she does..but it would hurt more without Maka..without being able to hold her-

"But he holds her too."

Crona bust into a door..and slams it shut..it's a closet..and it's dark but he doesn't care. He sits down in a corner and hugs his knees to his chest..burying his face in them..

And for the first time in a long time..He sobs alone..in the dark. Just like he use to almost every night at the asylum before he met Maka..

Now he's crying because he almost killed that same girl..becasue that same girl won't love him.

His body shakes from his sorrow..from his guilt..

"Why are you crying when you know you want to kill her?"

"P-Please stop.." He begs to himself because he's crazy and no body will love him.

"I won't stop till she's dead." That voice crackles madly.

Crona only sobs more..gripping his knees tighter..

He's left alone for the rest of the night crying..fighting his madness alone in the dark..with no comfort or warmth..

Just him and his crazy self..

No matter how much it hurts..he'll fight for Maka till the very end..

Even if he's alone..and her love is never his.

He'll fight because he loves her..

He just wish she would love him..

And save him from himself.

"You'll never be saved!"

He's right..Crona won't..

And he'll never be loved.

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Got this one out a lot faster! So how was the fight scene? did you guys expect Justin to live?

Oh and the ghost girl is the girl from the boat in soul eater..i didn't really a see a fanfic with her so I thought it would be cool to add her.

Please review! Seriously I love you guys with how supportive you've been! bext chapter you'll learn all about Justin and Girko..I saw some of you were curious about their back story so yay.

Till next time:)