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

57. Chapter 57

A wind blows in the mountains..it's a quiet wind, but it holds a intenseness as Maka , Ragnarok, and Crona finally come to a stop in front of a dark cave...they ran most of the way, pumped for finally getting this thing and ending this mission..

"Is this it?" Ragnarok looks over at her..The boy seems tense..something in his eyes she can't place.

Maka touches her necklace..a arrow comes out of it and points towards this cave.. "This is it." Maka grips her fist..staring into it with a determination..This is it..she's going to get this tear..it's going to buy her more time, and then she's going to fucking kill Aranche..

"This is it! This is it!" Crona throws his head back in laughter as he twirls on his heel..Ragnarok watching him carefully. "It will all be over soon!"

"Damn straight." Maka's eyes burn with a fire..a wind blowing harder against her..the wind makes a sound against the cave..sounding like a howl..like the cave is howling..

Ragnarok grips his fist..glaring darkly at the cave..He takes a deep breath.." This is fucking it."

"Onward! Into the darkkkk and colddd caveee." Crona drags these words out..giving Maka a goofy smile. "Jeez Maka..it's awfully..dark in there isn't it?"

Maka ignores him...but He' right. The cave is pitch black..they will be in complete darkness as they walk through it..and Crazy Crona is going to be right by her side..

She swallows hard.

"Do uh..do we have some sort of light source?..we don't know what could be in there.." Maka knows exactly what might be in there, Crona with that fucking creepy smile..he could kill her without her being able to do anything in the dark..

"I got it." Ragnarok takes off his back pack, he digs through it before handing her a candle.

"Really?" Maka frowns slightly as he lights the small wick..this is fucking nothing.. "..Maybe there's some kind of spell I could-"

"No spell..like you said we don't know what the fuck could be in there, you'll need to have your powers and you used a lot with healing that boy..So don't complain about the candles It's all we fucking have." Ragnarok doesn't look at her as he takes out two more candles..he glances at Crona's mad smile.. "Crona you seriously can't be fucking around now. We have to be in and out. You can't be messing this mission up."

"Why would I mess it up?" His smile grows. "No..I won't do anything to ruin this mission Ragnarok..I'll be a good boy.."

"You try to hurt Maka, or fuck this up, I swear to god I'll beat the fucking crazy out of you." Ragnarok snarls as he hands Crona a candle and lights it.

"My heavens!." Crona puts a hand to his chest as if that hurt him...but that mad smile is still there.

"I'll keep the arrow up." Maka touches her necklace..her thinking of the arrow staying and it does..just pointing forward. She looks over at Ragnarok, seeing him light his candle before putting the lighter back into the bag and putting it on his shoulders.

"Let's fuck this bitch!" Crona suddenly roars and takes off running into the cave.

"Damn it Crona, hold up!" Ragnarok runs in after him..

Maka takes a deep breath..before she runs in after them..runs into this cave with nothing but this small fire to light her path. As soon as she step foot into the cave..the darkness surrounded her..feeling like it's suffocating her..the candle is held close to her chest..only illuminating a few feet ahead of her..

She can't see where she's going..and she doesn't see Ragnarok or Crona..

"Guys?" Maka trembles slightly at the cold..it's freezing in here..and so quiet..the only thing she can hear is the echo of her own foot steps..and the sound of something dripping far away..

They just ran in here didn't they?..Shouldn't she still hear them? But she doesn't hear anything..no, it's too silent..

That's when she hears something behind her.

Maka quickly turns around..her eyes wide with fear, that fire held out..she can't help but to expect Crona with those haunted eyes..and crazy smile.

But nothing is behind her..or at least that she can see.

Maka's breathing is becoming uneven. "Ragnarok! Crona! Where are you?" She shouts..her voice echos..Maka waits for a response..

She doesn't get one..

The darkness is closing in on her..a panic settling in her chest..

That's when she hears his laughter..Arusa's laughter.

"Ragnarok! Crona!" Maka starts screaming their names..running deeper into the cave..away from the demon's laughter..Her heart is pounding too fast..She ends up tripping over a rock..instead of falling..she's caught by something.

"Careful now.." Asura leans in..her being able to see him in the glow of her candle light..His red eyes are bright with dark glee. "You don't want to trip..you could get hurt." He chuckles.

"Get the fuck off me!" Maka screams and struggles with him.. "Ragnarok! Crona!"

"Your calling on the help of the boy's that are going to kill you." Asura smirks at her. "..Crona's madness speaks to me..tells me all I need to know..your in trouble my dear."

"Your what's going to kill me! You're the one that wants my soul!" Maka grinds her teeth..but this demon wont' let her go..and no one has come to her rescue...

"And it will all be over soon." Asura opens his mouth..Her mother's screams coming from inside this monster causing Maka to stop struggling..her eyes getting big and watery. "..You'll be with your mom soon enough-"

"Let her go!" Maka screams at him..tears forming in the corner of her eyes..

"Never." He chuckles darkly as he lets her go...he turns and runs into the darkness-

"Come back here you fucker!" Maka runs after him, her eyes burning with a fire of hate..but with her taking off so suddenly..the breeze it causes..takes out the fire on the candle..her only light..The anger she feels keeps her from breaking down as she throws the candle to the side and runs as fast as she can..following this demon's mad laughter..the darkness is getting closer..it's causing her to sweat..and soon she can't run anymore..she's out of breath..and this thing is still laughing at her..

Then suddenly it gets quiet.

Asura stops laughing. There's no dripping sound..the only thing breaking the quiet is her heavy breathing..The fear is quick to settle in..she's alone in the dark..She can't see..she doesn't know where she is, or where Crona and Ragnarok are-

"Dieinblackdieinblack." Odd chanting sounds around her..her heart being gripped in panic..the chant is far off..Maka takes off running away from it..but the chant keeps getting closer and closer..and she cant' see where she's going..

Maka trips over a rock..this time falling. The chanting stops. Maka takes deep breaths..trying to get her mind in tack..but it's impossible while she's in the darkness..she's alone..where are Crona and Ragnarok?..Why did they leave her?..

She hears a cracking sound..Maka whips around to stare into the darkness..but she can't see anything there-

"Die in black." A voice coos right beside her ear getting her to scream, falling back to the floor.

"Whoa, whoa! chilll girl." Maka blinks as she looks at Crona...the boy is in front of her when he wasn't a second ago with his candle illuminating those haunting eyes..a smirk on his face. "It's only darkness..the dark can't hurt you.." Crona takes a step closer. "It's only what's lurking in it that can."

"You finally stopped fucking running!" Ragnarok walks up to them.. "What the hell Crona?!"

"You two were taking forever." Crona glaces over at Maka's face that is still fallen in confusion..He smirks.

"..What..what happened?" Maka blinks down at the candle she's holding..she still has it..she didn't lose it..was all that running really a illusion? Maka looks behind her..and she can still see the cave's opening from here..it's a ways off..but she can still see it..

Maka is losing it..nothing is making sense.

"You stay by us, I don't care if we're as slow as fucking turtles you still stay by us." Ragnarok looks at Crona firmly...His eyes on fire. He's pissed he ran into the cave like that..this boy seems tense.

"Fine, I got it father." Crona sneers. "Do you want to hold my hand too?"

Ragnaork slaps Crona upside the head before walking past him. "Come on. Let's go."

"Owie..did you really have to hit me?" Crona gets tears in his eyes but he follows after Ragnarok slowly..Maka doing the same..They stay huddled close together so their lights combine, making it easier to see where they're going.

"What is the arrow pointing at?" Ragnarok doesn't look at her as he keeps leading them through the darkness.

"Straight." Maka glances down at her necklace before nodding.

Things get quiet between the three as they walk deeper and deeper into this cave..the deeper they get..the darker it gets and the colder. Maka is shivering, but Crona and Ragnarok seem to be fine. Maka takes deep breaths..listening to the sounds their shoes make against the stone flooring..she's also listening for something else..but she doesn't know what.

Maka huddles closer to Ragnarok..like hell she's going to huddle closer to Crona..Maka takes comfort in Ragnarok..and the candle he's holding. The quiet is too unsettling though in this cave..it's too dark for her to enjoy the silence. Also..she can't shake this feeling she has..like something isn't right..She looks over at Ragnarok to see if he feels it too..but this boy is just glaring forward..a shadow cast over his face..He looks pissed off right now so she decides not to ask about it..

They continue to walk in silence untill..

"The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout..down came the rain and washed the spider out.." Crona starts to sing this lullaby..but he sings it so slow, and oddly that in this darkness it's scaring the hell out of her..It's like in those scary movies when the little kids sing a nursery rhyme, and your like, 'fuck this shit! i'm getting the hell out of here!'. Ragnarok doesn't say anything..but she can tell he doesn't like the silence being broken. "Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again."

Maka sighs in relief when the song is finished..Crona takes a deep breath.

"The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the water spout..down came the rain and washed the spider out-" Crona starts to sing this again..his voice getting softer and creepier..She feels the madness in the air..and she really cant' deal with this now. " Out came the sun and dried up all the rain and the itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the spout again."

Maka takes a deep breath as silence falls over them again..just a minute ago she was complaining about the silence..but hell, now she just wants it to be quiet-

'The itsy-bitsy spider climbed up the-"

"Crona shut the fuck up!" Ragnarok stops, turning around with a glare on his face. "Stop singing that creepy shit! Your fucking breaking my concentration!"

"I thought we could use some music to jam to." Crona pouts. "Oh poo, your no fun Ragnarok."

"What the fuck ever. "Ragnarok snaps before he turns back around and starts walking again. "Do we keep going straight Maka?"

"Yup." Maka sighs in relief that Ragnarok got him to stop..Crona's singing would have driven her mad..

"Your already are." That other girl chuckles darkly.

"Hey maka.." She blinks at her name being said so softly..before she looks over at Crona..He's staring off ahead with a odd expression in his eyes. "..Remember when you would tell me scary stories?..you would always scare me good.." He blinks this odd expression away before he grins at her. "I want to tell you a scary story now. it's called 'trapped'."

This boy walks closer to her..and though she tensed..she doesn't back away.

"Once.." Crona starts..his voice a whisper..the candle being held under his face, making his eyes appear all the more haunted. "..There was this girl that woke up in a cage..she didn't remember how she got there, or who had locked her in it but she was sure it was her brother because he hated her. The girl called out for her brother to show himself..The brother came into the room..but also her mother, her friend, her lover, and her father came in. 'Let me out!' the girl screamed at her brother 'You locked me in here because you hate me! Let me out of this cage!'

The bother replied ' I can't let you out even if I wanted to. The real person you should be talking to is mom!' So it went on like this, the girl questioning her family and friends..yet they would always point the finger at someone else..She went through them all before she screamed ' Who the fuck put me in this cage?!'. "

Crona lends in..his voice is so odd.

"Everyone got quiet..surprised that she would talk this way..the girl looked at them all expectantly..only for all of them to raise their hands. 'we all locked you into the cage' They reply. 'We all had different parts in it..your bother knocked you over the head, making you unconscious. Your mother drugged you so you would stay out long enough. Your father carried you down to the basement. Your friend got the cage ready..and your lover put you in and locked the door'.

The girl stared at them shocked..' Why..why would you do this?' she asked..but they didn't' reply '..Let me out of here!' she shouts in her anger. The father shakes his head 'I'm afraid not sweetie. I'm tired of you not being grateful.' The mother takes a step forward ' I'm tired of the messes you always leave for me to clean up!' The brother steps forward ' I'm tired of you being a bitch all the time to me.' The friend steps forward 'I'm tired of you lying to me.' The lover steps forward. "I'm tired of you betraying me.'"

Crona leads in..his lips mere inches from her own.

"'so what are you going to do? Just leave me here to die?' The girl screamed.. 'Yes.' they reply..before they walk out of the room. Shutting the door behind them, leaving the girl in darkness to die..They never came back and she died a slow, lonely death." Crona gives her a goofy smile. "The end."

"That wasn't really scary..it was just weird." Maka frowns slightly at how Crona's smile grows.

'It should have scared you.." Crona chuckles darkly. "..It is your story after all, everyone has a part in your down fall little one."

"What are you-" Maka starts..only to stop when she took a step.. hearing a crunch under her foot..she stepped into something sticky but before she can shine her candle down to see what she stepped in-

"Maka which way?" Ragnarok's guff voice causes her to jump a little.

"..It just says straight. " Maka looks at her necklace..

"..Then we're here." Ragnarok takes a deep breath..looking straight ahead with a expression she can't read..but if it wasn't so dark..Maka would be able to see the guilt..the uncertainty..

"Seriously?" Maka blinks as she follows his gaze..and she can't help her eyes widening a little bit..

There, a couple feet away from them, looks to be a rock..but there's light on it..the only light in this whole cave...She doesn't know where it's coming from but at this moment she doesn't care..

Maka sees the tear. Its' on the rock..glistening in this light. From here it looks aquamarine in color..it's so shinny..so pretty..captivated by such a sight..Maka walks forward..not noticing how Ragnarok and Crona stay behind. Maka walks slowly towards this thing..her green orbs wide and bright as they lock onto this gem..the closer she gets, the more beautiful it is. It's like a diamond, shaped as a tear..it's calling to her..She feels..a sadness settle in her heart..she feels like crying herself..the closer she gets..the more she feels a..familiarness..It's taking her breath away..

This is the angel's tear. The tear shed for the lost of immortality..the tear shed for the curse of the human race..

"Careful." that voice hisses. "..something isn't right.."

But Maka isn't listening..it's like this gem has her hypnotized..she just keeps walking closer towards it..her heart beat is picking up speed..Maka stops right in front of it..the light seems to be coming from the tear it's self..it's glowing..it's gorgeous..this blue crystal is calling for her..something tugging in her heart as she reaches out slowly..wanting to touch it..wanting to have it..this will give her time..this will give her what she needs to save her mother-

"Wait a minute." Maka stops her hand right before it touches the tear.. "..Something doesn't feel right.."

"What do you mean?" Ragnarok takes a step forward..he lets out the breath he was holding from watching her about to touch the tear..He's so tense but Maka doesn't see it.

"Well..don't you think this was..a little too easy?" Maka looks back at Ragnarok..but he has a black look on his face. " I mean..nothing is this easy for us! We kind of just walked in..and here's the tear, just sitting her waiting for us...shouldn't there be boobie traps?"

"Boobie traps?" Ragnarok raises an eye brow.

"Yeah..I mean..this is a treasure right?..Don't these things have something guarding them usually?..like in Indiana Jones?"

"..You watch too many fucking movies." Ragnarok grunts. "Movies aren't like real life."

"I beg to differ. "Maka scoffs before she turns back around on the tear..staring at it with wide eyes. "..It's too easy.."

"Is this really something to fucking complain about? Get the fucking tear and then we can finally go back home!"

Ragnarok's right..it's time to get out of here..they have been through a lot..Maka's probably just being paranoid right now..why should it matter that this was easy? She should be happy for that fact!...so why does she feel so..empty..?..

Maka takes a deep breath. "Your right Ragnarok.." Maka mumbles before she reaches out her hand to the tear. "Let's go home- " Maka's finger tips touch the gem-

The tear suddenly lights up really bright..Maka having to shield her eyes for a moment..before she can open them again..There's a pillar of light shooting up from this thing..the light from it is so bright it's lighting all of the cave...there's no more darkness..

Now Maka can see the horror they have really been walking into.

There's spider webs..everywhere. No where can she look without seeing one..they're large too...bigger then her..these aren't no 'itsy bitsy spiders'...

"Fucking shit." Ragnarok looks around at these webs...close to a panic in his eyes..there's no signs of spiders, just the webs. "Maka get the tear and lets get the fuck out of here!"

"You don't have to tell me twice!" Maka grabs the tear off of the rock..and to her fear..a section of the rock goes in..the part that was holdng the tear. Maka hears a loud bump from above her but she turns around and runs to Ragnarok..her eyes widen in realization. "Wait a minute, where's Crona?"

"Shit he was just here a minute ago!" Ragnarok looks around with her..His piercing blue eyes wide. "Crona stop fucking around! We have to go!-"

"I'm right here guys!" They hear Crona's voice..but when they look around..they don't see him.

"Where?" Maka raises an eye brow, looking around frantically for him..she has a really bad feeling about this-

"Up here!" Crona giggles as Ragnarok and Maka look up..he giggles madly at the look on their faces..of complete horror.

"Crona what the fuck are you doing there?!" Ragnarok looks at Crona with panic in his eyes..taking in the large spider web that the pink haired boy is stuck on, his arms spread out..and his lips spread in that mad smile of his. He doesn't look afarid at all..considering he's in a fucking huge ass spider web!

"Just chilling." Crona says in a cool tone. "Hey Maka..you should join me up here." He gives her a goofy smile. "It's sticky good fun! We'll be stuck up here togehter! forever!" He throws his head back in laughter.

"Just hold on Crona." Maka takes a step closer, her fingers twitching, causing her to drop the candle. they don't need it anymore anyway. "I'm going to get you down ok-"

"I don't wanna come down!" Crona wines like a child. "Besides! I made a new friend!"

"Crona what the fuck are you talking about?" Ragnarok snarls..he keeps looking behind him and Maka..he almost seems paranoid.

"Ohh here's my friend now!" Crona giggles as he looks up..Maka following his gaze..only to bite back a scream. A mother fucking huge ass spider is above Crona on this web..it's eight large eyes staring at this boy's goofy smile..it's fangs are dripping some sort of liquid, it's the size of a fucking car, black as night..it's long legs are hairy..

This thing is so fucking gross.

"You got to be fucking kidding me!" Ragnarok's face falls...his eyes lighting in realization.

"Hello friend!" Crona chimes as the spider slowly crawls towards him..that liquid dripping from his fangs. "You look lovely today! What have you done to your hair? because it looks simply fabulous! I want to sing you a song!" Crona takes a deep breath. "Do you like pancakes? yes, we like pancakes! Do you like pancakes? YES I LIKE FUCKING PANCAKES!" Crona roars the last part.

"Crona!" Maka's eyes get wide when the spider pulls back, about to sink it's fangs into this small boy. "Oh no you don't! slice and dice!" Maka screams this, not having time to change her clothes as her power comes out in that green light, shooting right at the spider, cutting it in half. The green goo falls on Crona..who..licks it off his lips.

"You killed my friend!" Crona screams at her, thrashing against' the spider web madly, those haunted eyes wide. "You kill everyone don't you?! You killed him! you killed him!"

"Get Crona out of there fast. " Ragnarok looks around the room..at all the spider webs in this cave. "..I have a fucking feeling that wasn't the only one. We need to get out of here. Now."

"Got it." Maka takes a deep breath..she holds the tear with one arm against her side and points at the web with her other hand. "Let go." At her words her power comes out..and Crona falls from the web, landing perfectly on his feet despite his thrashing about.

"Ha! i'm not alone!" Crona suddenly starts laughing when he glanced behind Maka. "I have more friends!"

"What are you-"

"Maka fucking look out!" Ragnarok tackles her..she holds the tear close to her chest to protect it as the both of them fall to the ground, Ragnarok on top of her protectively as he glares at their new opponent. Maka turns her head to lock eyes with the eight eyes of this..spider. It's where she was standing now..that liquid dripping from it's fangs.

"Frienddddd." Crona coos as he...jumps on the spider's back. " Get along little doggie! hee yaw!" Crona grips onto the spider's skin..actually he forces his hands into the spider and grips it's insides. The spider makes a odd sound as it starts moving frantically, trying to get this crazy boy off of it..Crona only giggles holding onto it with one hand..the other is in the air moving around in a circle like this is a bull and not a fucking huge ass spider. Maka and Ragnarok can only watch this with their mouths wide open. "I'm bored with you now." Crona's voice completely changes as he digs his hand deeper into this spider. "Die." At his word..the spider makes a squeaking sound...before it explodes..black blood along with goo flying everywhere, covering the walls , the floor, and Maka and Ragnarok.

"Crona.." Ragnarok looks at him with wide eyes..studying the boy that lips are twitching..his fingers taping against his thighs quickly..his body twisting. Ragnarok looks at the guts of the spider..looks at the black substance that seems to be leaking from this boy, though where it's leaking from he couldn't tell you. "How in the hell did you do that..?"

"Magic!" Crona spreads his arms..before looking over at Maka..a smirk on his lips. "..Remember?..i'm a magician Little one."

Maka puts a hand to her heart as something flashes through her mind..back at the asylum..Her and Crona tricking Girko into thinking Crona is magician..She sees Crona go along with her..and when she isn't looking..he smiles at her..it's so soft..that look of love shinning through as he giggles with her. She can't get that soft smile out of her head..

"'Quote the raven...nevermore'." Crona breaks her throughts..that mad smile on his face. "What's wrong? Don't you like my smile?" That too large smile gets even larger.

No, no she doesn't.

"Crona.." Maka feels tears well up in her eyes..thinking about those times back at the asylum..What happen to the boy with the quiet smile? The boy that held her? The boy that protected her from her fears? The boy that kept her going..?

She killed him.

"M-Maka whats w-wrong?" Crona's face completely changes..and he grips his one arm with the other..he looks at her in concern. "Why d-do you look so sad?..c-come here." Crona spreads his arms out to her..a soft smile on his face..a blush tinting his cheeks. "L-let me hold you.."

Maka feels a hope in her heart..at seeing that soft smile..at seeing his arms held out to her. She goes to throw herself into this boy's arms..to hold him..to tell him that she's so sorry..she wants to touch him, feel that soft smile with her finger tips, kiss those red cheeks and make them redder...oh god, she just wants him..to hold him..to have him-

Ragnarok grabs her, his grip on her arm is tight causing her to jerk to a stop.

"What are you-" Maka looks behind her..only for Ragnarok to point at Crona. She follows his finger..and her heart drops..it shatters.

Crona still has that soft smile..his arms are still out..but what she didn't notice..was there's a spike coming out of his stomach..it would have impaled her..he was trying to kill her.

"N-No hug?..well that's ok." Crona's lips rip into that mad smile as the spike goes back into his body. "Your going to die soon anyway..isn't that right..Ragnarok?"

"She's not going to fucking die Crona." Ragnarok gives him a dark look. "Once she drinks this angel's tear..we'll have fucking more time..and then we can fucking kill Arachne! Then this will all be fucking over!" He's yelling now..

"You know it's no use." Crona sighs. "You know as well as I do."

"I don't care if I fucking die." Maka cuts into the conversation..her eyes on fire as they both look at her. "..As long as I fucking kill Arachne..that's all I want and this tear is going to give me the time I need to do it!"

Crona cracks up..Ragnarok grips his fist.

That's when there's another loud boom.

"Oohhh look!" Crona giggles as he looks up..as he watches all the large spiders pile into this cave..coming from the ceiling, coming from any crack..there's so many of them..there has to be a hundred..Maka can't see the ceiling anymore..it's completely black. "Whoa..I have like..so many friends." Crona grins at Maka how is trembling. "You jelly bro?"

"We're getting the fuck out of here!" Maka moves so her shoulders are touching both Crona and Ragnarok..before she reaches for her necklace..it's time to fucking leave-

Something shoots out..and gets on her necklace..Maka blinks at the white stuff..before it pulls-

It rips off her necklace.

"No!" Maka screams as the necklace is pulled away..a spider shot web at her..and now it has her necklace..the one her mother gave her..

Their way out of here.

"The necklace!" Maka starts to run after it..But Ragnarok beats her to it, taking out that gun and shooting at it..because he knows how serious this is-

That's when another web shoots out..this time it grabs the tear and rips it out of her hands. "No!" Maka takes off running after this web..before she does a leap and grabs onto the tear..this is hers..this is what will give her time..she can't lose it-

The web ends up dragging he with it..her legs get scraped up. "Release!" Maka shouts and the web lets go of her and the tear..Maka falling on her face, holding the tear protectively in her arms so it doesn't break. She gets her self up..only for 7 spiders to fall from the ceiling..surrounding her. all those eyes are staring at her..there fangs dripping. Maka holds the tear closer to her..because this is her treasure, ths is how she will avenge her mother. She glares at these things..a hate in her heart at seeing these fucking spiders..because she knows it's Arachne..Arachne is trying to take the tear from her, trying to kill her..

Maka isn't going down without a fight. She reaches for her necklace..to change her clothes..

But she doesn't have her necklace.

Her eyes get wide in horror..before all these things jump at her. Maka grips the tear close. "protect!" green light surronds her..and hen the spiders try to sink her fangs into her they bouce off..but Maka is already out of breath..without that dress..spells are a lot harder. "Slice and dice!" She shouts, and she cuts one of these spiders in half..but there's still six..and They're right on her. One shoots its web at her..it gets the tear..but Maka doesn't let go of it..grinding her teeth as this thing pulls it closer..the other spiders lift up..about to sink those large fangs itno her..about to have her for lunch-

Suddenly there's crunching sounds behind her..the spider that is pulling her with the web stops..blinking at the sight that Maka has just laid her eyes on..

All the other spiders that were about to bite here..are impaled..with black spikes that are coming from the ground..Maka notices that all these spiders where in that black liquid..and now it's spiked up, pericing them. there green goo is dripping out..all those eyes staring at her with a dullness.

"Ohh no you don't!" Crona giggles as he leans down and gets some black blood from the ground on his fingers. "She's mine!" He throws the black blood..it hardening into something sharp..it cuts the web that's holding Maka and she falls back with the tear in her arms. The spider takes a step back in alarm..right into some black liquid..It spikes up, ending the last spider, going right through it's chest.

"Crona.." Maka looks at him with wide eyes..some green goo on her cheek as she stares at this boy with the mad smile on his lips..he was the last person she would think that would come to her resuse.

"Do I get a thank you?" He smirks at her..and takes a step closer.

"..Thank you.." Maka stands up...and takes a step back.

"You know I love you..." Crona's voice is odd as he keeps stepping closer to her..and she keeps stepping back.

'You have a funny way of showing it." Maka keeps walking back..she's starting to sweat..the madness she feels..it's suffocating..Crona is suffocating her.

"You don't want to hold me..?" Crona keeps walks closer, his haunting eyes boring into her own. "You killed him..but you won't even hold what's left? You made me..you made this..will you not hold me? You look at me like a monster..and I am..I'm the monster you created. I may have always been fucked up..but like in the story 'Frankenstein' The monster he created only wanted love..acceptance..but he didn't even get it from his maker and he turned evil..and his creator despised him. The monster took everything away from his creator..hoping..that maybe he would just give him what he wants..love. Warmth. acceptance. But his creator never did..never would look at this monster with out rage and hate in his eyes.."

Crona's voice gets darker and darker.. Maka's back hits the wall..she can't back up anymore. He stops right in front of her. "And do you know what happened to his creator?" Maka doesn't answer as Crona leans in. "He died. The monster never got love. And the creator died. Sad story..isn't' it?" His breathing is breaking over her lips. "...You don't want that to be our story...do you?" His haunting eyes lock with her shaking orbs. "You know what to do..to stop all of this."

"I...I don't.." Maka trembles being so close to this boy that isn't Crona..no, he's nothing like him. The pain in her chest is too much..because he's right..this is what she's made..this is what she's done to Crona..she broke him for the last time..

Now he's in pieces.

"Love me." Crona's voice gets soft..he speaks this against her lips..his hands cupping her cheeks, his body being flush against hers. "That's all I ask for."

"..I...I can't!" Maka trembles when his lips go in a tight line against her lips. "I..I'm..you know I can't Crona..you know..i've tried to understand love..but it's-"

"Love me.." Crona pulls away..Maka seeing the rage in his eyes. "LOVE ME!" He roars before he grabs her neck..choking her. Maka thrashes in his hold..trying to get air but she can't..no, his death grip on her is making sure of that. Crona's eyes full of rage flash with something..before he lets her go..Maka taking greedy breaths of air. "That's all he ever wanted you know? " He takes a deep breath. "..and all i've ever wanted is to fucking kill you!" He slams her against the wall.. "..I killed that little boy with out blinking..what makes you think I won't do the same to you? You deserve to die..you deserve pain." Crona glances at the ground..he glances at his shadow that is crying.

"I-I know.." Maka croaks out and Crona looks at her. "... I know..I deserve to die..but..but I need to avenge my mother-"

"You will never avenge your mother!" Crona roars in her face. "Your a fool if you actually believe you can! You'll burn in hell with her!-"

"Shut up!" Maka screams..her power coming out..knocking Crona away from her..her chest is puffing up and down..her eyes wide with fury. "You don't know shit about my mother!"

"Ohh..did that upset you?" Crona's lips rip out into a mad smile..as spikes come up behind him, killing all the spiders that were crawling towards them. His black blood keeps doing this..once the spiders are dead the spikes become liquid again..waiting for another victim. Crona's been killing spiders this whole time..and he doesn't look like he's breaken a sweat. "..Tell me Maka..do you believe your going to heaven?"

Maka's face falls..she thinks of the little girl..how her and her brother held hands..walking up into brilliant light. "No." She speaks the word..and she knows it's true.

Maka will not go to heaven. The only thing waiting for her is the fires of hell.

"Daughter like mother." He smirks at her..those haunting eyes lighting in dark glee at how Maka glares at him. "She's a whore like you too-"

"Shut the fuck up you bastard!" Maka takes a step forward..her power coming out again in her fury..The green light cuts the boy's cheek..as he's pushed back. His eyes move mechanically to look at the black blood that wells up..and starts to drip from his cheek. He looks back at Maka..the air between them is tesne now..hostile. "I see.." Crona wipes the blood off his cheek with his thumb..He stares at the black liquid as he moves it between his thumb and forefinger. "So that's it...that's how your going to be.."

Maka breathes hard out of her nose..her fingers twitching..a hate in her heart as Crona's lips rip out into a large smile..his teeth showing. "You want some of this?" All the black blood that was on the floor comes up..they form spikes..all of them pointing at Maka..some black stuff falls off one of the spikes..and onto Crona..slowly dripping down half of his face. "Come at me bitch." His voice is so low..so dark.

At seeing all the spikes..and her knowing she doesn't have much power left..She stops to think..She can't fight him..this is..this is..it's not Crona but..She doesn't have the time or the power to be spent on fighting someone who is suppose to be on her side! They need to just get her necklace and get the fuck out of here.

"Crona.." Maka takes a deep breath..before straitening herself out..giving this boy a tired look. "..I don't want to fight you-"

"Just attacking me a moment ago seems like you want to fight to me!" Crona laughs loudly. "What's wrong little one? Are you afraid? Are you chicken? Are you a pussy? You just going to hit me and then not fight me? Where's the hate in your eyes?! I saw it a second ago! Don't try to hide it from me!" His face keeps getting darker..those spikes inch forward towards Maka. "SHOW ME YOUR HATE!"

"I don't hate you Crona!" Maka trembles..her chest tightening so much as she stares at this..thing.

"But you hate what I have become." Crona calms down..his face going blank. "You hate my black blood..but it's my blood. You hate what you see..when your the one that has caused this.." His voice gets hard. "Show me then..show me your hate! If you can't give me love, fucking show me your hate!"

"Stop this Crona.." Maka hugs the angel's tear..because it's the only thing she can hug right now. "..Please. I just want to go home...I just want this to be over."

"Your pathetic." A spike shoots out..hitting right next to her side..cutting her a little. "Fight me..show me your hate! I said fucking SHOW ME YOUR HATE!-"

"No!" Maka screams at him..she feels like breaking down..her eyes are shaking..she feels the madness trying to creep in..trying to take her over.

"What's wrong with you?" That voice growls. "Are you still mad about me fucking that witch hunter? Is that why your being so nasty? But it's not my fault he knew how to hit all the right spots. Maybe if you weren't such a failure I wouldn't have to have other boy's to fill up the gap. You can't even make me orgasm!"

Maka's eyes get wide at this voice's words..Crona's expression is so dark..she tries to tell this voice to stop when-

"You want to talk about our mother? well fuck you! That's why I fucked Kid! ohhh Kid..right there Kid..give it to me.." This voice starts moaning like she's really having sex..

Maka sees it..the rage in Crona's eyes..it's so dark..he's going to kill her..he's going to-

"Your mother was a slut." Crona calms down and smirks at how she tenses. " She was a pathetic piece of shit that gave everything away for a daughter who would do nothing but fuck everything up. She was stupid..no, fucking retarded to give up her life for yours..but then again she didn't have much of a life to begin with. She was weak, a disgrace to all witches..She gave herself for you..only to die alone, in that room with needles poking her, and uncaring doctors looking down at her! She died alone with the knowledge her daughter thought she was crazy! Your mother..was a stupid whore who is burning in the fires of hell now for a daughter that is a waste of a life-"

Something snaps in Maka..some self control that she had..is gone now. Her face is completely red in her anger..tears of furry at the corner of her eyes..she's never..ever felt so in rage..so hostile..so ready to kill someone as she does now as she stares at Crona..with that smirk on his face. No one..no one talks about her mother like that..no one!

"You fucking bastard! I'll kill you!" Maka roars..letting go of the tear and letting out a battle cry as she runs towards Crona..not caring about the spikes that are there..not caring that this is what's left of the boy she cares about..her rage has taken over..Crona doesn't move..he just smirks at her..adding fuel to the fire of hate in her heart. The spikes start to fall down, trying to pierce her but she dodges them as she runs..running so fast..wanting to wipe that smirk off his face..

"Whats wrong Maka? Do you not like my mouth words?" Crona chuckles darkly as he watches her run towards him..her teeth grit..those tears of anger falling down.

Maka only lets out another roar..as she finally makes it to him. She grabs him by the shirt with one hand..and pulls back her other hand..ready to strike him..a spell on the tip of her tongue..to make her punch as strong as a oncoming truck.

Crona smirks at her..as all the spikes stop right by Maka's face..inches from her..Maka breaths heavily..glaring into this boys eyes..and he smirks at her.

"Go ahead..make your move." Crona's smirk grows. "Whatca gonna do?"

Maka takes deep breaths..trying to regain herself..the pain in her cheek from being cut by one of these close spikes getting her to think..If she hits him..these spikes will kill her..and if she doesn't hit him..they'll probably kill her anyway.

She's trapped..and she fell right for it.

"Go ahead. Hit me little one. Show me..show me your hate." he smirks at her..

Maka pulls her fist back more..wanting to hit him..wanting to punch his face in-

A pink haired boy flashes through her mind..he's smiling gently at her..those blue eyes so bright.

Maka..puts down her fist.

"What are you doing?" Crona raises an eye brow at how she bows her head. "Why did you stop? hit me!"

"No."

"..No?" He breaths out when she looks up at him with a different look in her eyes.

"That's right. No." She shakes her head..glaring into this..monster. "i'm not goint to punish the real Crona..for you-"

"But I am the real Crona-"

"No. No your not. The Crona I know isn't like you at all! He wouldn't have shot that kid! He wouldn't say those things about my mother! Your not him!"

"Of course not! That Crona is dead!" This boy growls at her. "Fucking HIT ME!"

"NO!" Maka screams at him...only for Crona to back hand her across the face. She's sent flying back into the wall..her head cracking against the stone before she falls to the floor..her lip is bleeding..

"So you wont hit me.." Crona starts to giggle breathlessly as the spikes around him turn back into liquid..falling down like rain water..drenching him. "I'll just have to hit you then."

Maka opens her eyes..only to see that shadow..the one of the little boy Crona..he's beside her against' the wall..looking at her with wide, terrified eyes. "C-Crona..is that..is that you?" Maka reaches a hand out towards this shadow..and places it against the shadow's chest..feeling the cool stone of the cave. The shadow puts his small hand against hers..he opens his mouth..he looks afraid..he's trying to tell her something-

Maka feels someone grip her hair..before they bang her head against the shadow..against the hard stone of this cave. " You shouldn't turn your back on me!" That boy pulls her head back so she's looking into those haunting blue eyes. "My shadow can't save you now!" He lets go of her..and she falls to the ground..her head throbbing now..everything is dizzy. She tries to crawl away..waiting for her eye sight to refocus..but that boy grabs her and turns her around so she's on her back. "You shouldn't do a lot of things.." He grabs her ribs.

She starts to giggle..the madness getting to her..everything getting to her..the cage isn't holding up..it isn't.

The shadows tears fall freely as it watches her..watches how her eyes bounce..and that warped smile on her lips.

"Your not getting taken yet." Crona pushes into her ribs..slowly crunchng down into them..Maka's warped smile stays..till a crack is heard..her eyes get watery..the madness receding before she lets out a scream of agony.

"Let me out!" That other girl screams with her.

'It hurts doesn't it?" Crona laughs evily as he keeps pushing on her broken ribs. "Just like-"

Crona is knocked off of her. The boy thrown to the ground..before he's punched in the face mercilessly.

"Crona what the fuck are you doing?!" Ragnarok roars at the other boy..his chest puffing as he knocks the shit out of the boy underneath him. "I don't know what the hell has been going on with you but I told you. I'll knock the fucking crazy out of you!"

"..Your..your my only friend." Crona's soft words get Ragnarok to pause..black blood is leaking from Crona's lips..as he gives him something close to a smile. "So go ahead. Hit me. Punish me. You can do what ever you like..I won't hurt you...because you..are truly my friend...my only friend...the only thing I have left."

"..Crona.." Ragnarok breathes hard..looking at the black blood...looking at the odd look in his eyes. "..What the fuck is happening to you..what has she done to you?"

Crona only gives him a mad smile at that.

Maka, being a little ways away from the two..can't hear what they're talking about..her ribs are killing her..but she sees her savior..

The necklace.

It's laying in front of her..Ragnarok had dropped it when he tackled Crona. Maka reaches out for it with a shaky hand..and she whimpers when she grasps it..grasps the way out of here. She puts the necklace around her neck..and touches it..Her clothes change to that dress..she feels her power flow..Maka puts a hand to her ribs..and heals herself..letting out a sight of relief as her power flows through her body..getting the dizziness to go away..

Now all she has to do is walk over to Ragnarok and Crona..use her necklace and then she'll have the tear to-

Maka's eyes get wide in horror as she looks down at her haands..her empty hands..

She doesn't have the tear.

Maka gets up, looking around frantically for it..when her eyes fall on the gem a couple of feet away..sparkling..calling for her. Oh thank god it's ok, thank god that-

A web suddenly shoots out from the left..grabs the tear..and pulls it away.

Maka stands there a couple of seconds blinking..thinking did that shit just really happen before she turns quickly catching the tear beig dragged by a spider that is running from her- "Oh fuck no!" Maka runs after it.. summoning her power she cuts this spider in half..only for another spider to come and take the tear. Maka skids to a stop and starts running after this spider..

All the spiders that didn't come down from the ceiling..come down..and they're crawling after Maka..trying to stop her. "Mini devil's halo!" Maka shouts..green light surrounding her before it shoots out..killing all the spiders around her..but the spider with the tear is too far ahead to get attacked. "Freeze!" The spider with the tear stops in it's tracks..Maka not able to help her smirk. " Now I-" Another spider comes and takes the tear..running off with it. "Mother fucker!" Maka grinds her teeth and runs after it..it's running towards the way she came into this place..her eyes are so set on this spider..that she doesn't notice the one that is crawling quickly after her. The one she's chasing shoots web at her..it misses but she ends up tripping-

That other spider is right on her. Maka sees it..but it's too late as it's fangs drip liquid on her before going in..Her throat is closing up..she cant' scream..she can't say a spell..it's going to bite her..it's going to kill her-

The spider gets..shot?

Maka blinks as green goo gets splattered on her face..before the spider falls to it's side..the shot went right through it's brain. She looks over to see her savior..expecting to see Ragnarok..

Only to see Kid..a fire in his eyes..his teeth grit as he points the gun at her. Liz and Patty are right by his side..pointing the gun at her. Maka's eyes get wide in horror at seeing these three..at seeing Kid..He's come to finish her off..they all have come..Maka thought for sure she wouldn't see the sisters again..but here they all are..and they all found her..they're all pointing their guns at her..ready to kill her. Kid, her angel of death, is here..She really cant' deal with these spiders and these witch hunters! Can't she just have the fucking tear and go home?!-

They all start shooting at her. Maka doesn't have time to say a spell..her throat closed up with fear..so she closes her eyes..waiting to be killed..to be blown to bits..

Maka waits..she hears their gun shots..but she doesn't feel any pain..is she already dead?..is death so painless?.. Maka opens her eyes in confusion..spider after spider falling by her side..Maka watches with wide eyes..as Liz shoots a bullet that passes right by Maka's ear..and shoots a spider in it's head..

They're..they're shooting the spiders..not her.

"Girl, what the hell are you doing? Get away from there!" Liz yells at her..she seems almost..concerned?

"Huh?" Maka blinks dumbly.

"Come over here Maka!" Patty yells over the sound of their gun shots. "We're your friends!"

"Huh?" Maka reapeats..she's too confused...what the fuck is happening right now?

"Maka you didn't take the tear did you?!" Kid takes a step closer..still shooting the spiders before they can bite Maka..his eyes are bright..he looks so..worried.

..The tear..?

Maka's eyes get wide.

The tear!

Maka gets up frantically..her eyes searching for the spider that took it..she sees it..it's behind Kid..running away still.

Oh fuck no. That's her chance..that's her time..that's how she's going to avenge her mother. Maka takes off running towards Kid..her eyes burning with a fire..she's not thinking that three witch hunters are shooting close to her..she's not thinking that this is Kid, the guy who's been trying to kill her all this time...

All she's thinking is the tear.

"Yay! She's listening!" Patty cheers when she sees Maka running towards them. "Maka it's ok now we-"

"Move!" Maka growls, her power being sent out, causing Kid, Liz, and Patty to be knocked out of her way as she runs past them..

"Rude!" Patty pouts as she gets back up.

"She doesn't believe we're her friends. " Liz looks over at Kid. "Kid you have to talk to her..you can explain the situation better then any of us..She'll listen to you."

"Yeah! and we'll hold off the spiders!" Patty shoots one before smiling over at Kid.

"Thank you.." Kid looks between these two girls before he takes off running after Maka.

"Fuck you spiders!" Patty roars as she shoots another spider right in the eye..the green goo getting on her sister's face.

"Oh god, oh god..ew ew ew. "Liz's hand trembles as she wipes it off of her..her face getting pale. "Why do we have to fight something as gross as spiders? " Liz wines as she shoots another spider..more green goo getting on her causing her to whimper.

"Don't be a baby!" Patty giggles when the spider's guts get on her. "It feels nice! it's warm and it's freezing in here!"

Liz gives her sister a grossed out look that she just laughs at as they shoot these spiders together..not realizing that some one else has recognized their presence.

"Give me the fucking tear!" Maka roars as she picks up speed in her running..but this spider is faster then the others..and when she shoots power at it..it moves out of the way..that's when the spider gets on the wall..crawling fast to a crack in it-

"It's going to get away!" A voice screams. "Kill it now!"

Maka feels a little drained..with using a lot of power on that little boy and all the power she's been using now..Maka's tried to use the least amount of power possible in her spells..which is why she hasn't touched her book once. Maka is out of breath..she's tired of this shit. Of always fighting..there's always something you know? She comes in here..and you know, her and her big mouth. She had to complain it was too easy and here they are, a hured fucking spiders and kid and his gang with it! and not to mention this fucking spiders keep taking the angel tear from her..

She needs it.

"Barrier. " She breaths the words out..the crack becomes surrounded by green magic making it so it can't escape. Maka puts her hand out..focusing on this mother fucking spider that's been giving her so much trouble..she pictures this is Arachne..even though she doesn't know what that witch looks like..Maka's sure she's ugly like this fucking spider. "Crush." Maka growls the word..before she closes her hand.

The spider makes a odd sound..before it crunches up into a ball..the green goo getting wringed out of it like a wet rag over a sink. The spider's body falls to the ground..and so does the angel's tear. Maka can't help but to smile at the gem that's sparkling still..some green stuff is on it but it's still beautiful..the more she fights for it, the more breathtaken it gets. Maka walks slowly towards it..her eyes searching the tear for any cracks..but it's all good.. Maka smiles. Everything is going to be fine. She's goingto get the tear, then she'll get Ragnarok and Crona and they'll leave..she'll get more time..and then she'll kill bitch Arachne..

Everything is going to be fine.

Maka bends down..reaching for the tear that's by the spider's body-

Only for it to be kicked away from her by a nice black shoe. Maka immediately tries to go after it..only to be grabbed by her arm, his grip is tight, stopping her. "Damn it let go of me Kid!" Maka growls when she turned a saw who was holding her..His eyes hold a fire..and she knows he isn't backing down..

Because he wants to kill her.

"No! Maka you don't understand! That tear will kill you!" Kid struggles with her..he seems almost frantic.

"No that tear will save me!" Maka tries to get out of his grip. "it will give me more time..I need this time Kid!-"

"I don't know what Medusa told you Maka but you can't believe a word she says! Maka she's using you, this tear won't give you time! it will end you!"

"Nice try Kid. Did you forget you told 'Ariel' all about why you had to stop me? I know all this balance shit is important to you but my mother is more important to me! I don't have much time left..and this will give me time."

"Maka i'm telling the truth! The tear will-"

"You just want me to die!" Maka screams at him. "Even if this thing was going to kill me, why would you tell me this? Why would you care now?"

" Because I-"

"Kid look out!" Liz shouts.

"What-" Kid turns around..only for his face to collide with a fist..the force knocks him away from Maka.

"Get your fucking hands off her!" Ragnarok growls..trying to hit Kid again but he blocks it..taking a step away..his eyes on fire at seeing this boy. "Maka get the tear. We're getting the fuck out of here."

Maka looks at Ragnarok..looks at how he's puffing..he's covered in black blood..He doesn't look happy..it's time to leave. Maka nods before running over to where Kid kicked the tear-

"Maka no!" Kid tries to run after her..only for Ragnarok to give him a nice upper cut in the stomach..taking the breath right out of him before he elbows Ragnarok back in the face, breaking his nose. "You bastard! Your trying to kill her! Your not her friend!" Kid roars as he blocks another punch from Ragnarok and gives him a good kick to the side.

"You don't know anything you son of a bitch!" Ragnarok's piercing blue eyes get dark with rage as he tackles Kid..both boys falling to the ground as he wails on him..but Kid is blocking it well, trying to get him off. "Your the one that's not her fucking friend! Your the one that fucking left her and tried to kill her just because you found out she was a witch! Your the one that's been trying to kill her this whole fucking time! How the fuck dare you say i'm not her friend?! You don't know fucking shit!" Ragnarok's words are dark when he got a hit to the face, that he returned..his piercing blue eyes burning into Kid. "I'm the one who's been protecting her, keeping her on her fucking feet when she's fallen! All you've done is try to kill her!"

"If your protecting her then why are you taking her to get this tear?!-"

"The tear will give her more time asshole!-"

"The tear will kill her!" Kid screams..Ragnarok stops mid punch..his face falling.

"..What?" Ragnarok's voice gets odd..he blinks before his expression is filled with rage again. "Your fucking lying!-"

"Believe me or not.." Kid shoves this boy off..being able to when Ragnarok had a far away look in his eyes. He gets away from him..and runs towards Maka that just picked up the tear..She sees him..sees the fire in his eyes and she hugs the tear close to her protectly.

"Stay away Kid! I need this! I need time! I need to avenge my mother!" Maka's eyes shake when he doesn't stop running..he's going to be on her at any second. " I know you want me to die..I know i've hurt you..but I need this tear..it's my only hope. I-"

Kid gets right on her..and she shuts her eyes tight..holding the tear closer to herself..she won't let him have it-

That's when she feels..warm arms around her..causing her to tense.

"Maka..you have to believe me..you can't drink this tear..it will kill you. Your different from other witches..don't you know this? can't you feel what you are?-" Kid's voice is soft..his hold firm.

"..Why..why are you holding me Kid..?" Maka trembles against him. "Why are you trying to lie?..Why does it mater what this tear does to me?..Why do you care?"

"Because your my friend Maka." She can't help but to gasp at those words..at how his grip gets tighter on her. "...I know now you didn't kill my father Maka..I know it wasn't you..it's been Medusa this whole time..I know you didn't mean to kill all those people at the circus..none of this has been your fault."

'Y-Your my friend?..really?..your..?" Maka sniffles into his chest. "Kid..stop..stop doing this..I know i've hurt you but..don't play with me..I-"

"I forgive you." Kid tightens his hold on her. "For everything you have done to me..I forgive you. You told me..back on the ship..that you wanted to go back, to the way we were..and so do I..I miss you too Maka..and I can say that now..because I know you didn't kill my father..I care about you Maka..I miss having you as my friend...I miss being there for you."

"Y-You forgive me..you.." Maka's eyes water..in till she hugs him back..holding him tightly as she buries her face into his chest..Kid putting a hand on her head..this only makes her cry more..she has him back..she has her friend back..and he's holding her. Not Ariel. He's holding Maka..like he use to..his words are sincere..Kid was never one to play with a person..he tells it to them straight..Kid would never pretend this..no, he would just try to kill her..he's really holding her..he's really her friend..

'It's okay..it's okay.." Kid shushes her..but she can hear his voice crack..an she wonders if he's crying too. " I'm sorry Maka..i'm sorry I blamed everything on you..i'm sorry that I tried to kill you I-"

"You don't have to be sorry.." Maka shakes her head. "I completely understand..avenging someone who you care about.." Maka holds on to him tighter. "..That's why I need this tear Kid..if your my friend..you'll understand I need it-"

"As your friend I have to protect you..Medusa isn't good for you Maka..why don't you forget about the tear and leave with me? I could give you a place to stay..I could help you..I could protect you..these two boys aren't good for you..they are Medusa's puppets Maka..come with me..foreget about the tear."

Maka doesn't respond..She thinks of Crona's smirk..and she shutters..but then she thinks of Ragnarok's piercing eyes..and she frowns..but..but they're her family. She can leave them..and the tear..

"Maka..Maka look at me." Kid's voice is so soft..that she looks up at him..he touches her cheek gently..looking into her eyes. "Trust me..the tear will only kill you..rememebr what I was talking about?..About that spell?..Well Maka your-"

Maka isn't listening anymore..because her eyes have just set on something terrifying..

Crona is behind Kid..towering over him..his haunting eyes glaring down at the raven haired boy..she sees the rage in Crona's eye..sees his fingers twitching..Maka opens her mouth to warn Kid..or at least scream-

"Oh no you dont you fucker!" Patty screams before she shoots at Crona..hitting him in the arm, the chest, and his side. Crona blinks..before he turns slowly..so he's looking at Patty..The young blonde is glaring darkly at him..her teeth grit. "Your the reason Liz almost died..i'm going to fucking kill you!" She keeps shooting at him..

But all Crona does is blink... before he turns around again..Kid has noticed him because of Patty..he's glaring at him..getting his gun out.

"Well..hello Kid."Crona's voice is odd..he takes a step forward. "It's so nice to see you again..i'm so sorry..I heard about your shoulder injury.."

"I don't have a-" Kid starts a little confused..when Crona grabs his shoulder..he grips..Kid's bone cracking causing him to cry out in pain.

"Crona no!" Maka get up..this boy is getitng shot at by Kid, Liz and Patty..All th spiders are dead..it's only them now. Maka runs to get Crona off of him..Only for something to hit her..throwing her back..it sticks into her..causing her to cry out as she looks down..

It's a vine..with thorns..

"Get off!" Kid thrashes in Crona's grip..he tries to shoot him in the head..but Crona knocks his gun away...The pink haired boy's expression is so dark..half his face still black..his blood seems to be leaking again..making those vines with thorns on them..He's changing..

That's when something happens that causes Maka to stop in her tracks in shock...her having to do a double take...

Crona grabs Kid's junk.

"I'm going to rip your dick off." Crona's voice is a growl. "Since apparently you know how to use it sooo well...let's see how well you use it after i'm fucking done with you."

Maka sees the fear in Kid's eyes..as Crona tightens his grip on his most sensitive parts..Crona smirks..about to pull-.

He's shoved off of Kid...by Ragnarok.

"Crona you don't rip a dude's fucking dick off." Ragnarok gives this boy a odd look. "I fucking hate the guy too but..not the dick..that's just..not right man."

"i'm not right!" Crona giggles..those vines coming up making Ragnarok's face fall.

"..What the fuck is that?..What the hell is going on with you?" Ragnarok's face is pale..at how messed up looking Crona looks.

"Maka! These butt faces are trying to trick you!" Crona ignores Ragnarok and turns his haunting gaze on her. "Think about it..Kid has want nothing more to kill you..and this tear is a threat to his balance..How can you be sure he isn't befriending you..just so you wont take the tear?..Then you'll die anyway.." Crona takes a deep breath. "Medusa has been keeping you alive all this time..why would she send you to get something that would kill you? My mother cared for Kami..she wants to avenge her just as much as you..why would she make us do all this..just to kill you?"

Maka blinks at him..he..he has a point..if this tear was really just going to kill her..why did Medusa go through all the trouble to keep her alive?..What was the point in all this if Medusa just wanted to kill her?..but at the same time.. Maka glances at Kid..who is looking at her with those eyes of his..She doesn't think Kid is lying to her..But then again..

Who should she trust?

"Maka your choice.." Crona breaks into her throughts..causing her to look back at him..He's looking at her oddly. "..It's either them.." He nods his head over to Kid and the Thomson sisters. "..Or us."

Everyone is looking at her now.

Maka's eyes shake..as she looks between Kid..and Crona..She looks at the sane one..and the insane one..

But it's always been like this..even in beginning..Crona was the insane one..he wasn't as bad as he is now..but he was in the asylum..he had his moments..Kid has always been the sane one..has always been there for her..

And who did she choose back then?

Crona smirks at her..and holds out his hand...those haunting blue eyes..calling for her.

Back when she first met Crona..everyone told her to stay away..that he was dangerous..and she knew he was dangerous..But what did she do..?

Maka walks up to Crona..and puts her hand in his. She locks eyes with those mad ones..Crona's smirk has grown so large. "..I promised you..I would never leave you and I meant it."

Crona's mad smirk..twitches.

"Maka no!" Kid takes a step forward. "Get away from him! he's trying to lead you to your death!"

Back at the asylum..Kid told her to stay away from Crona..he wanted her to get away from him..and what did she do?

"Kid..i'm sorry..but this is my family.." She can't look at him. "..I promised them..and I have complete faith in the both of them...I know Crona is crazy..I know Ragnarok can be a ass hole..but they would never try to kill me..and even if Crona did..Ragnarok wouldn't let him." She takes a deep breath. "..But thank you..thank you so much for forgiving me..for giving me your friendship..maybe..when all this is over..i'll come back for you..and maybe..I could be the friend you deserve..but not now.." Maka closes her eyes. "..I'll do anything to avenge my mother..even destroy the balance you protect..I need to do this..no matter what."

"It's time to go Ragnarok." Crona holds out his hand to the other boy..Ragnarok has a far away look in his eyes...he looks at the tear in Maka's hand..and he frowns..

But he takes Crona's hand..

The necklace lights up-

"Maka no! Your going to die!" Kid runs..and jumps..trying to grab onto her..stop her..

But he grabs nothing..she disappears..and he falls on his face.

"N-No..I couldn't have..I-I couldn't have..she.." Kid trembles...He thinks of her smile..of those bright green eyes..of how she felt when he held her..

She's going to die.

"Maka!" Kid roars out of angst...out of pain as he punches the ground with his fist..the tears fall freely..he's sobbing..out of his hate for Medusa..out of his hate for himself for not being able to stop her..

He cries because she's going to die.

Patty and Liz walk up to the boy..they both hug him..bowing Their heads as he continues to sob..

Because it's over.

---

Maka, Crona, and Ragnarok reappear in the mansion's lobby..Ragnarok looks down..he's deep in thought..Crona is smirking..and Maka is frowning..

.."The tear will kill you!" Kid's voice screams through her head..

Maka glances down at the shinny gem..her eyes get bright..it's calling for her..

Could this..really be the death of her..?..could Medusa really be lying..after everything?

"This..this won't kill me right?" Maka looks over at Crona and Ragnarok..

"Of course not." Crona smirks at her.

Maka blinks. "Ragnarok." She looks over at him..because he's the one she can trust.. "Will the tear kill me?"

Ragnarok looks over at her..he just stares at the angel's tear for a moment..before he locks eyes with her "No..he didn't know what he was fucking talking about."

Maka nods..though there's a doubt in her heart..if Ragnarok says it won't kill her..it won't kill her.

"My child!" Medusa appears in front of them suddenly..a warm smile on her face as she takes in Maka. "Did you get the angel's tear?..a easy mission correct?"

Maka and Ragnarok scoff.

"If the ship fucking sinking, almost getting fried by salt water, having to fight a army of spiders is easy then yeah, it was fucking peachy!" Maka's eye can't help but to twitch.

"What?" Medusa's eyes get wide..a deep frown on her face. "You..you used your powers didn't you-"

"Yes I did but you didn't fucking tell us there were spiders!" Maka takes a step closer. "You also didn't tell me about your sister Arachne or the reson you couldn't set foot on the island is because you two aren't on good terms..and you spilt the land up after a war you two had..but the question is..why couldn't I use my powers?.."

"Because..i'm not sure if my sister knows about you being under my care or not. If she did..she would have surely killed you." Medusa studies her. "You didn't run into anything..other then spiders right?"

"Only fucking spiders but that was enough!-"

"Then she doesn't know you are with me." Medusa takes a deep breath. "Those spiders are a defense mechanism..to protect the angel's tear..it is one of my sister's prized possessions..I thought you three would be quick to get out..it takes awhile for them all to come out."

"We had some trouble." Maka glances over at the gigling Crona..before looking back at Medusa. "Medusa..your sister..is the one that crused me..that killed my mother."

"What? How do you know?" Medusa takes a step closer..something changing in her eyes.

"On the ship..there were some witch hunters on with us..their leader got a letter..telling them I was heading the Abaco for the tear..I was able to get my hands on the letter..and it had Arachne's symbol." Maka grips her fist. "..Then the ship went down..spiders were everywhere..I have no doubt the ship sinking was her doing."

Medusa's expression completely changes..her face goes blank. "..I see.." her lips go in a tight line. "..So..it was my sister this whole time..of course..Arachne never liked Kami..even when I made her into a great witch, Arachne scoffed..she never approved of Kami..but I gave her the benfit of the doubt..even though I hate Arachne..and she hates me..I would never think she would go as far as to curse Kami..but you have told me..that she's sunk the ship..and that's she's sent witch hunters to kill you?.." Medusa starts to tremble in her rage. " Arachne will die..I will see to it that she is destroyed..for Kami..for..my friend."

"When can we fucking kill this bitch?" Maka takes a step forward..her eyes on fire..

'In a while."

" A while?-"

"You are not strong enough to face Arachne...and I am not prepared." Medusa's eyes hold a odd expression. "..I need to build my army..because if were going after arachne..it's not just her..it's her and all her follows..it will be a war and..I need time to prepare."

"I only have two weeks-"

"That is why you got the tear is it not?" Medusa takes a step foreard. "..To give you more time. Now that I know who is to blame you need the tear now more then ever..to give you time. Let me see it. " Medusa holds her hand out..

Maka looks down at the tear she worked so hard for..she takes a deep breath before handing it to Medusa. Her fingers close around it gently. "Perfect my child.." Medusa's eyes light up looking at the sparkling gem in her hand "Let me perpare this for you.."Medusa snaps her fingers..everyone lights up before they disappear..

They reappear in a room Maka doesn't recognize..she's sitting on a nice comfy red chair, Medusa is in front of her..working on something that Maka can't see..a table is in front of Medusa with viles and beakers. Crona's mad smile is twitching..something changing in his eyes as he watches his mother work..Ragnarok stands close by Maka's side..He's so tense..glaring darkly at this woman..his eyes flickering in his thinking.

Maka looks down at her hands..Kid's bright yellow eyes flash through her mind..and she feels a pain. She got her friend back..but she had to leave him anyway..at least the guilt is gone..and maybe..maybe really when all this is over they can truly go back to the way they were..Maybe by then..Crona will be ok..and smiling at her..and Ragnarok will be pissed off about it but he would except..

In Maka's dream land, Crona is sane. Ragnarok has his body. Kid is her best friend. Her mother is alive. Arachne has been chopped to a million pieces..

So far she's only got Kid down..and let's be honest...how likly are the other ones?

"The tear will kill you!"

Maka grips her fist..thinking about all Kid had said about the tear when she was Ariel..trying to go over the information..Maybe..she could find if Medusa is lying..

"Medusa." Maka breaks the silence getting everyone to look over at her...except Medusa. "...You told me this tear was shed for a curse...but it was shed for the lost of immortality." She speaks the words slowly.

"Yes that's correct." Medusa keeps working. "But that's the curse my dear. The lost of immortality was the curse."

Oh.

"Alright i'm just going to come out and say it." Maka takes a deep breath. "What is the deal with this tear? On the ship I found information from a witch hunter on it..this tear is a ingredient to something..a spell of immortality..the ingredients are this tear..dark power..and.." Maka frowns..Kid didn't tell her the last one.

"A spell of immortality?" Ragnarok repeats..his eyes darkening a little as he gets closer to her.

"That is also true I suppose. " Meudsa chuckles. "You see my dear, that spell is a myth. Of course a witch hunter couldn't tell the difference when reading our books but the spell of immortality is like the lockness monster or 'the three little pigs' it's a hope..and it's fun to read and pretend you that you could actually complete it."

"The witch hunter..also said it would kill me." Maka speaks the words..both Ragnarok and Crona tensing..though the pink haired boy is still giggling.

"And why would he care?" Medusa hums, her back still turned to Maka.

"He's..he's my friend." Maka grips her fist. Medusa stops what she's doing.

"It's foolish to befriend the enemy." Medusa's voice is odd. "How can you be sure to trust him?"

"Because..Kid wouldn't lie to me." Maka speaks firmly.

"..Your right that he would not lie to you." Medusa starts to work again. "You see Maka, witch hunters don't truly know much about us..they only get the information they have by stealing witch's books..Now my sister has put some scares about the tear to keep witches away from it..Think about what the tear is Maka..it's a tear from a angel. Holy things hurt us, that is why i'm making a destabilizer just in case my sister's words rain true...And did you not say Arachne sent him? I'm sure she's filled his brain with horrible scenarios with you and this tear to want him to stop you.." Medusa turns around..she has a glass with some red liquid..She takes the tear and..

Cracks it.

Maka watches as one small drop of water falls from the gem..into the glass.

"This..this will give me time?" Maka looks into her eyes as Medusa gets closer with the glass.

"Yes, it will give you the time you need..we need time if we are to destroy my sister." Medusa hands Maka the glass. " Drink my child.." Medusa looks into her eyes..Medusa's flash..and she takes a step back..almost in disgust but it's gone before Maka can be sure.

Maka looks down at the red liquid..Medusa's words make sense..and really what other choice does she have?

She lifts up the glass..thinking of her mother..thinking about killing this spider bitch..the cup is pressed against her lips-

"Maka wait!" Ragnarok's voice stops her and she looks over at him. Medusa glares darkly at this boy. "I-"

Crona suddenly screams..he throws his head back in agony..his face nothing but pain..his body twisting and turning. Maka can only watch Crona in horror..but what she doesn't see is how Medusa's eyes light up as she stares at her son wither in pain..but Ragnarok sees it. Medusa gives Ragnarok a look..his piercing blue eyes are shaking as he locks eyes with Medusa..She gives him a look..

Ragnarok bows his head.

Crona stops screaming..he falls out of his exhaustion..his eyes closed..Ragnarok catches him..Holding him up by having Crona's arm around his shoulder..the pink haired boy is limp.

Maka frowns deeply at Crona..he's been..he's been getting worse and worse..she looks down..a pain in her chest.

"Is there something you wanted to tell Maka, Ragnarok?" Medusa gives him that look again.

"Yeah.." Ragnarok looks over at Maka..who's looking at him now. "..Good job today with the spiders..you were a fucking bad ass..with getting the tear and all."

Maka smiles at him.."I couldn't have done it without you." She speaks the words..not understanding why Ragnarok gets so pale..or his eyes flash with pain. Maka brings the cup to her lips..

And drinks.

Ragnarok looks down..closing his eyes..his shoulders slumping. Medusa's smirk is evil.

Maka doesn't even get to drink it all..before she feels..odd..she drops the glass..the red liquid getting everywhere as the cup shatters. Maka's eyes get dilated..everything is blurry..everything is spinning.. Maka stands up..her legs feel like jelly..her head is throbbing.. "I feel..I feel really werid.."

"It's ok..it's just the tear taking effect." A yellow blob speaks softly in front of her.

"I feel..I feel.." Maka's eyes roll back..she lets out a gurgle before darkness consumes her vision.

Ragnarok catches her..holding both of these limp people in his arms..holding them up..but he can't look at her.

"Get her some place to rest." Medusa turns her back to Ragnarok. "She'll be fine in the morning."

That doesn't convince Ragnarok.

"..." He grabs both Crona and Maka's waist..before he walks out of this room..his head bowed..the doors open by themselves..and he walks through. Ragnarok can tell they're on the second floor..so he walks where he knows their room is..but he's hurting all over..too many emotions..too much pain. Ragnarok walks into their room...and gently places Maka on the bed..with his free hand..he tucks her in..but he can't look at her..no, he can't. Ragnarok leaves with Crona and walks down the hallway..He finds a open door and walks through..there's a decent size bed in here so he places Crona on it..The boy groans but that's it..Ragnarok can't look at him either. He walks out of the room...and shuts the door. Crona isn't stable enough to be sleeping with Maka..no, not after what he saw..

Ragnarok grips his head..his whole body trembling..He's about to have a mental break down.

It's like both Maka and Crona are falling...

And he can only save one.

Maka...

Ragnarok is breathing so heavily.. a mixture of hate and guilt burning his being..He didn't know..he truly didn't know what the tear would do to her. When he got separated from her on the boat..He was freaking the fuck out, even though he was pissed at her for what she did with Kid..He felt how his chest tighten in fear at the thought of losing her..

Because he loves her.

When they were just floating in the fucking water..Medusa appeared..gave him that bag of shit and told him about the fucking spiders..she also warned him again that Maka is not to use her powers..He had asked about the tear then..He needed to know what he was getting Maka into..Medusa smirked and said ' Why does it matter to you?' He couldn't answer her..because he knows..oh he knows..

If he ever told Medusa he loved Maka..that he cared..she would use that against him..She's sick like that..for all his afterlife, she's taken joy in making him suffer.

The whole time on the island he was just feeling guilty..not because he knew what the tear was going to do..because he didn't know. He couldn't get Medusa's smug smirk out of his head..and when ever he looked at Maka he would get pissed off at himself..because he's pushing her forward..when he doesn't know what the fuck he's pushing her into...Just seeing Medusa's smirk..he had a turning in his stomach..but he tried to ignore it as they made their way to the tear..He did forget about it but then..

"The tear will kill her!"

Ragnarok punches the ground..fucking Kid..his words..got him. He couldn't get the possibly that the tear would really kill her..that Medusa was lying this whole time..and when he was standing next to Maka, when Medusa was getting it ready..He listened carefully to what Medusa said when Maka was questioning it..

He catched the smugness of her voice..he's been with Medusa for 14 years..oh, he knows that smug tone..

She was lying..she had to be.

Ragnarok couldn't stand to watch her drink it..he couldn't stand watching as she falls..when all he's wanted to do is protect her..he tried to stop it..but then that bitch..that fucking bitch..

She hurt Crona. Did something to him..and Ragnarok knew..just as he knows now..if he would have said anything more to Maka..

Medusa would have killed Crona.

Crona..

Ragnarok punches the wall..he's breathing so loudly..Crona is completely fucked up..and he knows...he fucking knows Medusa did something to him.. made him like that..Ragnarok thinks of the vines with thorns..all the black blood..the spikes..

Medusa is causing Maka and Crona to fall..and fuck he doesn't know if he can catch him both..

But he is Crona's protecter. Crona is more fucked up then Maka at this point..Maka is still alive..he felt her heart beat..though he knows the tear can't be good news..or it has some soft of nasty side effect..right now Maka is a lot more stable then Crona...Kid was wrong..the tear didn't kill her.

Ragnarok can't help Maka when Crona could die.

He closes his eyes..and sees something..

Maka and Crona holding each other..laughing about something while Ragnarok is fuming..his eye twitching..but his lips are up in that crooked smile..

"Damn it.." Ragnarok breaths out before he forces himself up...

He misses those times..he woudlnt' say it out loud..but he misses when Maka and Crona would be dumb asses..he misses getting pissed off at them but playing along..He misses Crona and Maka being gay with each other..

He misses Crona's smile. The smile of happiness and love he would always give Maka..even though it pissed him off.

He misses Crona. He misses the fucker that would always wine, and say' I don't know how to deal with this!'. He misses the dumb ass that would believe what ever you say..that was scared of his own fucking shadow. He misses the boy that would freak and worry about every little thing, who fucking sung Barbie girl just to piss him off. He misses the boy that would talk to him non stop about how much he loves Maka..that's all he talked about, dreamed about..because he loved her and would never try to hurt her..

He misses his brother. Yes, he said it..Crona is like a fucking brother to him..

But that person isn't Crona..and he knows it.

Ragnarok forces himself up..before he opens the door to the room Crona's room..He peaks in..seeing that the boy is still asleep. He closes the door before he turns and starts walking down the hallway..

He can't think about Maka..he can't stand the pain in his chest..

So he'll think of Crona..and think of his rage towards Medusa..

Ragnarok will save them..if not one at a time..but he will..

He's going to have a little talk with Medusa.

---

A gentle wind blows..blowing Kid's hair slightly as he stares down at his reflection..his face is blank..but the pain he feels is unbearable..

He failed her.

Just the thought makes his body tremble..with both rage and sorrow. He was suppose to protect her. He was suppose to save her..

But he failed.

The tear will surly kill her..Medusa will get what she wants..and balance will be destroyed..

Because he failed.

"Kid!"

The raven haired boy looks up from the water under his feet..he doesn't know how long he's been here just staring..but he doesn't care..he turns to look off the dock he's sitting on. Liz and Patty run towards him..He notices Liz has changed her clothes...wearing a skirt and a button up shirt..and..glasses?

"Kid there's still hope for Maka!" Liz pants out of breath..but she's smiling slightly at how Kid's eyes light and he jumps up.

"How?" Kid looks between them.

"Big sis checked out the library here in Abaco island!" Patty gigles as she holds out the book to Kid. "We did a lot of reading and Liz even dressed the part."

"To be a nerd you got to dress like one." Liz speaks proudly as Kid studies the book.

"..This says old urban legends." Kid gives her a skeptical look.

"Yeah but..just turn to page 100, you'll see what I mean." Liz and Patty look at him hopefully..wanting to get him out of his depression..give him some hope..

Because after Maka left the cave..he became broken.

Kid turns to the page..and reads..his face goes from being skeptical..to being completely lit up in hope..

"Maka isn't evil.." Kid's lips twitch up into a smile. "..Medusa can't do the spell..as long as Maka has a hold of herself..and she does..she saved all those people..Maka isn't evil! She's not going to die even if she drinks the tear now!" Kid laughs..it's full of relief..his heart lifting up..

Because there's hope.

"We have to find Maka..i'm sure Medusa has something up her sleeve to get what she wants." Kid's expression gets serious as he closes the book and looks at Liz and Patty. "..we also have another problem.."

"Oh jeez what? " Liz sighs. "There's always more problems."

"There's a possibility of a war between Medusa and Arachne..but we can use this to our advantage."

"How?" Patty looks confused.

"If we tell the witch hunters about this..they will all gather together to aid us..this way we can all be looking for Medusa..it's more of a chance of finding Maka..and if there's a war, we have our army already ready."

"Ohh Kid your so smart." Patty grins. "We'll save Maka!"

"Let us go..we have much to do.." Kid takes a deep breath. "..And I fear we don't have that much time...this is Medusa we are talking about."

"It will be ok." Liz puts a hand on his shoulder. "We'll save her Kid."

"Thank you.." Kid turns to look at the two sisters. "..The both of you. If you didn't do this research ..I wouldn't know there's still a chance for Maka..and I know how much you two hate reading so.."

Kid takes a deep breath..before he leans in..giving both of these sister's a warm hug.

"Aw Kid this is-"

"Hug me at the same time so it's symmetrical."

"Oh Kid." Patty gigles as her and her sister hug him at the same time.

"I guess some things never change. "Liz grumbles..but there's a smile on her face..

And she doesn't want them to change.

"Lets goooo!" Patty roars as she lets go of Kid and runs up into the boat that just docked..

Kid walks slowly up the boat with Liz..a far away look to his eyes..

Maka..

He grips his fist..

He failed her once. He won't fail her again.

He's going to save her.

---

"Oh this isn't good! This really isn't good!" A masked person mutters to herself as she runs down this long marble hallway..before busting into two large doors. "Lady Arachne! I have horrible news-"

"You bow to lady Arachne before you speak!" A short man growls at her..his eyes lighting fire. "I should have you burned for this!"

"No please I-" The masked woman trembles.

"No, mosquito it's quite alright." A voice coos..getting the masked woman to look up..There, in a gaint web, is the spider witch herself. Those dark, odd eyes staring down..a smile on those black lips as she lightly fans herself..her other hand holds a glass full of red liquid. She wears a black dress..covering all but her massive chest..her raven hair falling nicely to her sides of her face while the rest is in a bun type thing..looking like a spider it's self. She's truly beautiful..her skin flawless..and those eyes..with web inside..are captivating. She has a calmness to her..but more importantly she has a powerful feeling..just looking at her you know this isn't a normal witch. Those eyes..oh those eyes make the woman tremble..it's like they have you captured..just like a fly in a spider's web..ready to be eaten. "Tell me my dear..what is the news?" Arachne's lips turn up into a smile..and it calms the woman down a bit.

"The..the.." The woman gulps..she's starting to tremble again. "I'm so sorry lady Arachne..but the tear..the tear has been stolen..and all your spiders on Abaco island terminated." The woman waits to be yelled at..waits to be sent to her death when-

"Perfect." Arachne's smile grows..and she chuckles. " This is great news."

"G-Great news?..My lady I don't know if you heard me correctly but-"

"How dare you talk to her like that?" Mosquito growls and takes a step forward. "You-"

"It's alright Mosquito." Arachne waves him off..as she looks down at this masked person. " I heard you my dear...why don't you gther up my troops? Then i'll explain everything."

The mask person nods..then leaves.

"This is too easy." Arachne takes a slip of her wine..closing her eyes to enjoy it. "Medusa thinks she's the one who is playing me for the fool..what she doesn't know its that I have her and Maka in my web.." She looks over at Mosquito. "Didn't I tell you it would only be a matter of time before Medusa would want my tear?"

"Yes my lady." Mosquito nods.

"Didn't I say she would end up sending Maka..for not wanting to start a war between us? Didn't I say she thought I didn't know anything..that i'm just a fool that sits in my castle?"

"Yes my lady."

"So I let Maka have the tear..I could have killed her then..I could have sent my troops to meet her at the cave but I didn't..no. As soon as that girl used her power on the island..I knew it was her..I could have had her but I did nothing." She chucks darkly. "Because..now Medusa thinks I don't know what Maka is..she thinks i'm clueless..but really I know everything. Maka will drink the tear..but she isn't ripe..if she was ripe she wouldn't have healed that child..I saw what she did through my spiders. Maka isn't ready yet..but soon she will be." Arachne looks down at Mosquito. "Did you plant that electrical spider on her Mosquito?."

"Of course." He grins as he brings out a remote controller. "It's been on her since on the cruise ship..hiding in her clothes."

"Perfect.." Arachne smirks. " Keep on her Mosquito..never let the spider be away from her." She gives him a dark look. "Do not fail me again..you failed in your mission to spy on the circus of witch hunters years ago..you ended up getting fired. If Medusa finds out about this spider i'll have your head. Do you understand me?"

"Y-yes my lady." Mosquito sweats a little.

Soon piles and piles of soldiers come into her room..They walk like they're nervous..but the masks are hiding their true expressions as they look up at this witch..this powerful witch that's looking at them with those webbed eyes. It's dead quiet..waiting for her to speak.

"I'm sure you have all heard that the tear has been stolen." This gets the group of soldiers to go into a uproar..but Arachne only puts up her fan and they stop. "But this was my plan the whole time..for there is something more valuable then teh tear..something that I want.."

Arachne snaps her fingers..and a crystal ball appears in her hand..

"And that's Maka Albarn." She holds up the crystal as a image of Maka sleeping is showed in the ball..the image is made up with eight different circles..because this is being seen by that electrical spider. "This girl is in the possession of my little sister, and she's the one that sent Maka to steal the tear from me."

The soldiers go in a uproar.

"Medusa dies!"

"War! We'll attack and steal the girl!"

"Yeah!" They all roar..only for Arachne to put her hand up.

"Now, now..we must be patient." Arachne smirks. "We will not declare war."

"What? but..bu Medusa broke the rules." One mask person speaks out.

"Yes she did, but you see I don't really care about that. I only want Maka. if we declare war, Medusa won't let Maka out of her protection..but if I make Medusa believe I know nothing about Maka, that she's under her care..sooner or later Medusa will slip up..will let Maka out of her protection.. " Arachne's smirk is evil. "And when that happens..we will be ready. All of you get ready for war..it will surely come..but not right away." She fans herself. "Your dismissed."

The soldiers walk out of the room with out any word..they know what they are to do..

"My lady.." Mosquito looks over at her..and watches as Arachne touches the crystal ball..touching where Maka's face is.

"She will be mine soon enough.." Arachne smirks. "..If Kami did anything right, it was giving brith to this..Medusa can't protect her, just like she couldn't protect Kami.." Arachne traces Maka's cheek on the crystal ball. "It's only a matter of waiting now.." She looks over at mosquito. "and I am a very patient person."

Arachne leans her head back and laughs madly..

Maka is so close to her web..all she has to do is wait..and she'll walk right into it..Just as a spider waits and hides for their prey to get caught in their web..

Arachne will wait for Maka.

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"Lady Medusa!" Eruka runs into the manison's library..her eyes on the snake witch that is sitting in a chair..reading a book, glasses on her nose. "Did-"

"Stop yelling Eruka. This is a library." Medusa doesn't look up from her book..still reading.

"F-Forgive me I.." Eruka takes a deep breath...setting her voice a bit more quiet. "Did-"

"Did Maka drink the tear?!" Free bust in, practically roaring, cutting Eruka off..causing her to face palm.

"Forget about reading." Medusa sighs before she closes her book and sets it aside. Her yellow eyes lock onto them. "..Maka did drink the tear."

"P-Perfect!" Eruka's eyes light up. "So that means we can-"

"No." Medusa shakes her head..her eyes harden. "Maka isn't ready yet..Her heart..her heart some how has gotten purer since she left. I would think after she had sex with that boy that it would cause the demon in her to release..That Crona would push her over the edge..but somehow that stupid witch hunter forgave her! Not only that but she used her power to save people on the boat! Maka was suppose to lose it. She was suppose to just leave Crona and Ragnarok..her heart would have turned dark..she would have abandoned the only people that cause her to hold on..yet she didn't do that..no, she saved everyone..and then to make things worse she healed a boy of his cancer!." Medusa grinds her teeth.

"Maka..Maka's getting good?" Eruka trembles. "But..but we need her evil! We need her to-"

"Do not freak out yet Eruka.." Medusa calms down..a smirk on her face. "..I have a ace in the hole..a plan that will make her completely lose it."

"And what exactly is that?" Free steps up..looking at Eruka with a expression that can't be read.

Medusa's smirk is evil..it shows her jagged teeth as she opens her mouth to speak-

"Medusa!" A voice roars as he bust through the doors..marching into the room..pushing aside Eruka and Free.

"Ah Ragnarok." Meudsa blinks at the raging boy..he's breathing hard..his eyes on fire. She takes in his body..and her smirk is evil. "So it seems you kept this body..you'll only be able to keep it for a couple more days before the boy starts fighting..we better make..good use of this." She gives a look to Eruka..Who's eyes get wide with realization..only for her to smirk.

"What the fuck did you do to Crona?" Ragnarok grips his fist, his voice a growl.

"What on earth do you mean?' Medusa tiilts her head...but that smirk hasn't fallen.

"He's fucking bleeding black shit, one. Two, he's been able to fucking control the black stuff, making fucking weapons out of it. Three...he's not Crona." Ragnarok takes a deep breath.

"He has given into madness-"

"Don't give me that madness bull shit! A crazy person doesn't fucking bleed black and have super human powers!" Ragnarok fumes. "Did you fucking do some experiment on him? You did fucking something to him!"

"Everything i've done to him i've done to Maka." Medusa waves him off. "If you should be mad at anyone it's her..She's the reason he's this bad off-"

"She might have gave him a broken heart, and hell, a broken mind but that doesn't fucking cause your blood to turn black! What the fuck did you do?!" Ragnarok takes another step closer..He's so close to losing it.

"I'm not sure I like your tone Ragnarok." Medusa stands up..Her voice dark..but she has a evil smirk on her face. "And what if I said I experimented on him like a gunnie pig? What if I told you I injected him with painful toxins till it made what I wanted? What if I told you I gave him something to speed up his madness? What would you do about it?"

"I know you didn't do all that shit." Ragnarok takes a deep breath. "I would have known.."

"Your right. I didn't..and I have no part in what's happening to him." Medusa chuckles darkly. "But I must say it's a improvement. He's evil, just like me..i'm almost proud of him. I almost don't want to puke when I see his face. " Her eyes light in dark glee. "Maybe I should experiment on him..cut him open like a fish and see what's going on in there..get a sample of his blood..I could make him more mutated..I could turn him into something impressive. I could change his body till there's nothing of him left..nothing but a big ball of madness and hate...oh, how i'll enjoy his screams as I change that pathetic boy to something worth keeping. Who knows? Maybe I could even love him!" She throws her head back and crackles at her joke. "Maybe I could even consider him my child!" She laughes even louder. "I crack myself up. No, he'll never be my child..but if I turn him into a beast..I could have him as a pet, he'll be more useful to me then he is now. i'll be able to stand him being around..because he won't be a pathetic boy who can do nothing but fail me..he won't be a waste of space. He will be my pet that will just do as I say. Maybe i'll even pet him-" She begins to laugh again..only to get punched right in the mouth.

The room goes deadly quiet..Eruka and Free's eyes are wide..Staring at Ragnarok who just..struck Medusa..The boy is rumming..his rage shinning through as he glares at this woman that just has her head to the side..she hasn't moved. Hasn't done anything.

"You fucking bitch!" Ragnarok roars..his chest hurts. "All Crona fucking wanted was fucking love from you! or at least some kind of emotion other then disgust! Crona has done every fucking thing you've told him to do, he's bent over backwards for you, doing things he didn't even want to fucking to do to try to make you proud! He's dealt with so much shit because of you! He's killed people, been locked in that fucking asylum where the doctors treated him like a animal and injected him with needles all the fucking time! And to make it worse you never fucking visited him. He would just hope that you would call, that you would do fucking something so he could hear from you! i've had his fucking back since he was four, I know everything about that mother fucker and I know more then anything he wanted to make you proud. Now here Crona is, fucking losing it, becoming mutated and your talking about making him worse so he's of 'more use to you'. He's your fucking son you bitch! I don't care if you wanted a fucking girl, I could care a rats ass! The point is he's your child! You could have at least had the decency when Crona did something good..you could have praised him. You could have done something..but here you are, fucking laughing at the fact your son wants love from you, wants you to be proud. You make me fucking sick! Crona is fucking awesome you sick bitch! You should be grateful he hasnt fucking chopped your ass into a million pieces from all the shit you've done to him! Crona doesn't deserve a mother like you. He doesn't deserve all this shit he has to go through. He's a human being god damn it! Not a fucking test subject!" Ragnarok is breathing so hard..his eyes on fire..

He doesn't know it..but someone is watching this..a shadow with wide eyes..leaning against the wall it's on..his small eyes are watering..he's looking at Ragnarok with awe.

Everything is quiet for a moment..his words setting in..That's when Medusa starts to laugh..her hair is covering her face..it's creepy..it's dark. "How touching...it seems you do care for that waste of a boy."

Ragnarok's eyes flash..his rage over coming him as he goes to hit her again..

But Medusa catches his fist.

"But I believe..you have forgotten your place.." Her words are venom as she tightens her grip on his hand..her power shoots out..and Ragnarok roars in agony..twisting, trying to get away from her." I think you forgot who you are a slave too..i think you forgot who owns you.." She looks at him..her expression is nothing but darkness. "I'll be happy to..remind you Ragnarok.."

The shadow's eyes get wide..before it takes off running..

The pain he feels..is unbearable..and he can't get away from her.. Medusa's smirk is evil as Ragnarok ends up screaming in his pain..His body moving like it's having a seizure..

"Oh i'll make you remember." Medusa crackles.. "I'll make you remeber everything.."

Ragnaork's eyes light up..and she lets go of him..The boy thrashes on the ground..making gurgling sounds like he's choking, his body twitching..His eyes wide with fear..with panic.

"Now you asked me what my plan was Free.." Medusa wipes the blood from her mouth..watching with dark glee as Ragnarok screams in pain. "Well can any of you tell me..what happens to a house..when you destroy it's foundation?"

"The house..falls apart." Eruka answers..her eyes still wide from seeing all this..for watching how this strong boy is screaming.

"Excatly..." Medusa crackles madly. "Ragnaork has been holding not only Maka together, but what's left of Crona together.."

"So if Ragnaork falls.." Eruka's eyes get wide.

"They all do." Free grins.

"Yes, by the morning Ragnarok will either be faded away..leaving nothing but the boy he possessed..or he'll be engulfed in madness." Medusa smirks as she stands up..turning her back on the boy. "Let us leave him to suffer..To live his hell..to live how he became my slave..over and over again."

Eruka and Free turn and walk out of the room...Medusa follows..but she pauses to look back at Ragnaork...she watches at how his body twist..how his face is pale..how he sweats..how he screams in pain..

She smirks.

"I'll destroy the foundation...Ragnarok will fall..and Maka will fall with him." Medusa turns to leave..cracking to herself..as she shuts the door..leaving Ragnarok is his agony alone..in a dark room..

Let's see how long they last with out their 'precious' Ragnarok.

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Sooo what do you think? Was this chapter a disappointment? or was it good?

What's going to happen to poor Ragnarok..? I feel bad almost writing that part.

Oh I got a job! at a salon called 'happy hair' :) I start tomorrow..hopefully I won't mess it up lol.

I also listen to 'I despise' snakeeyes...and I really enjoyed it. again I was jamming to it while editing this chapter.

it's late so I better get off to bed! please review and tell me what you think:)

Till next time.