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

63. Chapter 63

Maka is trembling, crouching down on the floor. She curls into a ball..Her teeth are shattering, goose bumps all over her body. She wants to forget. She wants to forget she ever saw that.

But she can't.

Maka can't get those flames out of her mind..those deep embers, so hot, she could feel them as if she was standing right in them and not across the room. She can't get those dark hands out of her head..those hands with the sharp nails..and when you looked at them..it was like looking at everything you've done in your life, everything wrong, everything that hurts you..It's like your staring at your evil..Those dark hands..oh, those dark hands..Maka can't forget how the ground cracked..how it opened up and consumed Stein..

And yet that man smiled. He smiled..

How?

Maka sniffles..she can't help it..when she looked at those hands..she saw all her sins..she saw all the bloody guts of those people she killed at the circus, saw all the dull eyes of the little children still holding their prized stuff animals..she saw the empty house holds..She saw the pools of blood..She saw Crona's tears..Kid's tears..She saw what she did to all of them, how she made them hurt..

She saw her fate. Hell. Maka's going to hell, it's obvious..why would someone like her be granted something like heaven?..Why should she get to be with her beautiful mother?..you know, when Maka was younger, she had this thought that when you die..you would join your love ones..that you'll be together again...but..That didn't happen with Stein. He wanted to see River again..but he was dragged down to hell instead, to burn forever..never to see his love again..

Is that her fate too? To burn in fire..to never see her mother again?..

Say it isn't so.

"Get up you pathetic piece of shit!" A voice growls behind her..

..Maka knows she's pathetic..She doesn't move, she just hugs herself tighter..wishing for who ever this is to go away-

"I'll show you pathetic!" A voice screams back..and this..this voice..gets Maka's breath to catch..her tears stop as she whips her head up in the direction of this voice..

Maka cant' help to fall on her butt as she takes in her surroundings..She's not in that white room anymore..She's outside, in a clearing with trees all around..it's night time, the moon casting shadows over these figures standing in front of her..But what really makes her gasp..

Is that her mother is on the ground next to her..She's younger, dirt covering her face..some blood trickling down her forehead..and her hands..oh her hands are so fucked up..burnt crispy. Kami has a fire in her eyes as she looks at all the other girls standing in front of her..they're smirking..some laughing...There's a taller, hooded figure watching from afar..it's shaking it's head...

The girl..that Maka is glaring so darkly at now..the one that called her mother a pathetic piece of shit..is a black haired girl..a smirk on her face and a fan in her hand..she looks familiar..

"Nice pet you have here Medusa." That dark haired girl chuckles over at Medusa..who has her arms crossed, a blank look on her face as she looks at Kami..before slowly looking at this girl. "She's still as much as a loser as she was before you took her under your wing..though I can't say I'm not surprised.." This girl looks at Kami who's glaring at her. "Your not in good hands Kami, She likes to experiment, but you know how each one of her little experiments turns out? In failure. She's a failure and now Your her new failed experiment. Congratulations."

"Medusa's not a failure." Kami growls as she forces herself up..her legs are wobbling..she doesn't look so good..but Medusa doesn't move closer. Doesn't say anything, even after all this girl has said about her. "I've gotten a lot stronger. Learned things I would have never been able to without her! I don't know much about experiments but I can tell you I'm not one. I'm Kami West." She bores into this girl. "I'm not a failure and neither is Medusa. I'll show you. I'll show you all."

"I doubt that." This girl grins as she fans herself. "Now I must agree that you have improved..but you failed in pasting your test, the test that would move you up in the ranks of witch craft..you failed. Medusa couldn't even get you to be a higher rank. It's pathetic. She's pathetic.." This girl looks over at Medusa. "Why don't you tell your little experiment just what's on your mind? You must be furious..she's made you a laughing stock! This girl you could supposedly turn into a great witch is just as much as a loser as she was when you started this mess! How long has it been?..a couple of months? and she can't even complete the fire spell..you got lucky that first time Medusa, with teaching her that weak little spell, pasting her so you could be her guardian but this proves to every one that your a failure. Kami is 13 years old and still in the rank for 5 year olds! Everyone lets give a round of applause for my little sister! The biggest failure in the family!" This girl jeers..and starts clapping..all the girls follow suit, laughing at her mother and Medusa..

"Medusa.." Kami frowns..a look of guilt and shame in her eyes as she looks over at the other girl..her shoulders slumping and that fire in her eyes dying down. "..I'm sorry."

Medusa doesn't looks at her..She just stares blankly at the other girls..there's no anger..no anything..she just takes it.

"What's wrong Medusa? Too ashamed to speak?" This dark haired girl grins. " No matter..I'm sure your all aware of the bet that was made? Medusa has to be punished for bring dishonor to our family.." At these words..all the girls bring out something, rope, duck tape, matches, knifes..their lips curling into the sickest of smiles..

They're all evil. All of them.

"It's not Medusa's fault! it's all mine!" Kami takes a weak step forward, glaring at these girls. "I'm the one who deserves to be punished, not her!"

"Medusa is your guardian, all blame is on her." That dark haired girl chuckles as they slowly walk towards Medusa..yet Medusa hasn't moved..It's like she doesn't even care..she's not even afraid that all these witches want to hurt her.

Kami is trembling, watching them all..her eyes flickering with something before she bows her head, gripping her fist.

"I don't think you heard me you piece of spider shit."

The dark haired girl stops..all of them do. The dark haired girl slowly turns towards Kami..a dangerous glint in her eyes. "Excuse me..what was that Kami?"

"What? You have hearing problems Arachne? I'll say it again, just for you. I said your a piece of spider shit. I didn't stutter." Kami grips her fist as all the other girls open their mouths in shock..even Medusa seems to get some expression to her now. " Don't hurt Medusa for my failure. Come at me bitch."

The space around them gets deathly quiet..all the witches are looking at this girl..this girl that's name is Arachne..

Maka's eyes get wide..her stomach twisting so much she would puke..this girl..this girl is the one that killed her mother..is it because of this? Because of this incident?..is this really what caused her life of hell? Her mother sticking up for..Medusa?..

Say it isn't so.

Arachne starts laughing..it's creepy..the other witches shuttering ."Ah..I see what your doing Kami. How very brave. How very admiral but Medusa isn't getting out of this. I've wanted this since-"

"Look I'm not asking, I'm telling you." Kami marches up..so she's right in Arachne's face. "You've been nothing but a bitch to me and Medusa. Always showing up when I was training, trying to mess me up. Truth be told I think your scared of Medusa."

"Scared of her?" Arachne scoffs, that dangerous look coming. "I-"

"Yes scared of her. Because you see, just as I do, that there's something special about her. She's smart unlike you. I haven't known her for long but I can tell you this, she is a woman of strategy. Your scared she'll out smart you. Your scared that Medusa will make me into a great witch..your afraid your tittle will be taken from you, and by your little sister."

"Kami you better back up while you can-"

"Why don't you get the spiders out of your ass and back off of Medusa for once." Kami fumes. "She-"

That's when Arachne closes her fan in a flick of her wrist..and before Maka can even blink she strikes Kami across the cheek with it..the sound echoes through the quiet forest..Kami's head to the side..

Maka feels a deep, deep hate in her heart grow..no one strikes her mother..and this is the bitch that killed her.

She'll make her pay. She'll rip her limb from limb.

Kami slowly turns her head back to Arachne..her lip is busted..everyone seems to be holding their breath..Maka's even surpised..to see that smirk curl on her mother's face.

"What's wrong Arachne? Can't handle it? Stop being such a bitch, and take it." Kami..spits in Arachne's face. Some blood gets mixed into it..

"Take her." Arachne wipes the spit off her face, her voice a growl as all the witches turn around and grab ahold of Kami..who still has that smirk on her face..

Maka can't look as they tie her mother up..as they stab her, burn her..she covers her ears..not able to handle her screams..Maka feels like losing it..she can't be here..her mind is already fragile from seeing hell..she can't..please..make it stop..

Her eyes fall on Medusa..and for once..this woman's blank face has completely fallen..there's something in those piercing yellow eyes..but..

She doesn't help Kami. She only looks away.

Things must have fast forward..because when she finally uncovers her ears..and dare look at her mother..everyone is gone. Kami is laying on the ground..ripped open..tied up..barely breathing..She's bruised..she's burned..

Maka's legs give out and she falls to her knees..She wants to leave this place. She wants to leave now-

Medusa..suddenly appears in front of her mother..She looks at her wounds with cold eyes.. "..Your a fool Kami."

Kami can only give her a weak smile.

Medusa looks at her for a moment before she leans down..and touches Kami's forehead..Maka watches in relief as her mother is healed..looking good as new..Her mother looks at this woman with gratitude.

"Why did you do it?" Medusa's voice is sharp..her eyes burning into her mother's. "You could have been killed."

"They wouldn't have killed me. Least they want to face the grand witch's wrath. I know the rules Medusa, we can't kill our own kind." Kami grins as she sits up.

"You were beaten close to death and for what? Tell me why you did it. That beating was meant for me." Medusa looks at her like she's a new animal she's never heard of before.

"I couldn't let them hurt you when it was my fault-"

"Why could you not let them hurt me?" She blinks.

"Well..because were friends-"

"We're not friends. I've been over this." Medusa cuts her off coldly. "I sat there and watched them as they cut on you and burned you. Did I help you? Did I even blink? No I didn't. We're not friends. "

"..Then what are we?" Kami looks up at this other girl as she snaps her fingers and Kami's untied.

"I'm your guardian." Medusa turns and starts walking off into the night. "and your my ticket."

"You don't have to be a bitch." Kami mumbles as she gets up and starts running after her. "Come on you can't-"

Everything fades away.

Mom..Mom please..just get away from her..get away from Medusa..Maka hates, hates, hates seeing her mother with Medusa..That evil woman..doesn't even deserve to know her mother. She hates her with all her being..

Maka flinches when everything comes back..and something is thrown at her. It goes right through, Maka turning around to see just what was thrown at her.

Kami hits the ground and does a roll..she's panting hard..she's sweating..She looks back up at Medusa who appeared right in front of her. Medusa looks down at her with cold eyes before she lifts up her hand. Kami quickly jumps away..barely dodging the dark magic that came out of Medusa's hand..

They're..fighting? Maka doesn't know what's going on but she hopes to god that her mother kicks her ass!

"Star light!" Kami chants, pointing at Medusa..a beam of light comes out of her..stars of power being sent towards Medusa like ninja stars..The older girl gets cut on her shoulder but she's able to doge the other's smoothly. Kami grins, seeing a opening on Medusa. "Star light-"

Medusa suddenly appears right in front of Kami..She grabs her hand, stopping the flow of magic..Kami's face falls and before she can do anything, Medusa back hands her. Kami being sent flying, hitting her back to a large boulder..a crack is heard before Kami falls to her knees before Medusa.

"Is this really all you have? At this rate I'm never going to catch you up to your age group." Medusa talks till she's right in front of Kami." Get up. Now."

Kami trembles..but she forces herself up..her legs wobble.

"Good. Now attack me. use that earth spell I taught you."

"I can't-"

"Do it." Medusa's voice is firm..her eyes getting narrow. "Don't say you can't. Just do it Kami."

Kami takes a deep breath..before she stomps the ground..it trembles as her power flows..a piece of earth is being lifted up..only for there to be a crackling sound, the power breaking, getting Kami to scream as she falls to her knees..one of her hands gets brunt up..She's at her limit..It looks like they have been going at it for a while.

"Try again." Medusa states coldly.

"Are you crazy?! I can't-"

"You have one good hand. Try again." Medusa commands. " I'm not going to be the laughing stock of the witch's council any longer. Either you do this spell, or you finally kill a human to increase your power. This is getting ridiculous-"

"You know what? I fucking quit!" Kami throws her arms in the air, her voice raising..getting Medusa to pause.

"You quit?" She raises an eye brow.

"Yeah. you heard me. I fucking quit. No more." Kami shakes her head as she forcues herself up.

"You can't just quit. I'm your guardian." Medusa looks at her coldly.

"Not any more! consider yourself free of me Medusa. I'm tried of all this shit. Why should I fucking risk my life just so you can be better then your sister? Just so you can look good, and get credit for all my suffering? Why the fuck should I do that huh? especially for someone who doesn't even care about me! You've left me out here, close to dying too many times to count. You didn't even care I took that beaten for you!"

"This isn't just for my gain. You said so yourself, you wanted to be stronger-"

"Well I realize that's not happening unless I kill people so you know what? Fuck being stronger. Unlike you Medusa I don't care what people think of me. I don't care if I'm the weakest witch, at least I'll be me. At least I'll be happy with who I am. There's no reason for me to continue on with this. Fuck you Medusa, and fuck your plans at using me." Kami gives Medusa both her middle fingers..and by this point Maka is jumping up and down, cheering her mother on. Kami turns away and starts walking-

"Where do you think your going? Did you forget you live in my house? I'm the person who took you off the streets! You can't just walk away!"

"Watch me." Kami grunts. "I was homeless before you. I don't need a home. I do just find. I don't need you Medusa, not at all. I only stayed this fucking long because I thought I could have a friend in you. I thought I could finally find someone so I wouldn't be so lonely but you made it clear that all I am is your experiment. Your gain. Your ticket."

"Your a fool." Medusa growls. "I could have made you into something-"

"I don't need to be made into anything. I'm already me. Watch me, the person you didn't make, walk away. I hope it gives you hell." Kami starts walking away again.

"You'll die out there." Medusa eyes the snow on the ground. "..It's a harsh winter Kami. You won't last-"

"That's none of your concern now is it?" Kami states coldly before she marches into the woods, leaving behind Medusa..

Maka is leaping for joy as she runs after her mother..maybe Medusa was lying about them being such 'great friends'..it sure doesn't look like it..this is perfect..Maka feels so much better now her mother is away from Medusa..She feels a bust of energy..like all this bad didn't happen..that her mother is going to go far away from Medusa and live a happy life and have a happy ending..

But we all know that doesn't happen.

"What a bitch." Kami grumbles under her breath and Maka can't agree more. Medusa is the biggest bitch in the whole wide world. It makes her so happy to hear her mother agree..just keep walking, don't look back, stay away from that snake. Kami suddenly stops..a odd look on her face as she looks around at all the snow covered trees..then looks back at her foot prints that have been covered with snow, coming down on her. "Well..I'm lost." Kami sighs and scratches her head. "..Isn't the train station..just out of here?..I go right..right?"

Maka can't really help her mother out.

"I don't even know why I put up with her for that long." Kami grumbles to herself as she takes a right, into a path cleared of trees.

Maka follows her..and for some reason she has the urge to sing 'just keep swimming'. Maka thinks she's completely lost it..but she's never been so happy. Her mother cussed out Medusa and she's leaving! Maybe Medusa is a dirty little liar and Maka has no reason to feel bad for killing her.

"..Well I know why but it was stupid." Kami brings out..a bracelet? It has 'friends' on it. "I let my silly dreams get in my way. Witches are vile, dark creatures..I'm a vile, dark creature..why would I need any friends? I'm suppose to be evil..so why does it hurt that bitch doesn't care about me? After everything I've done? I know what I'm suppose to be..a murderer, a liar, a devil..but I don't want to be that..maybe that's why I cling to my weakness..so I can feel human..but I'm not human. I'm a witch..and I'm suppose to be evil..is it so much to ask to have a friend though?..just one in this whole fucking world? Someone to care about me when I have no one?..But no." Kami's words are bitter as she drops the 'friends' bracelet on the ground and keeps walking.. "..Like she said, my dreams are foolish."

"I care about you mom.." Maka frowns..walking beside her mother..but she's not really there..her mother is alone in the cold..walking to a train station so she can sleep on a bench..she's alone..no friends..all the other witches look down on her..Maka hates it. She hates all of them...That's why her mother was friends with Medusa..just because she wanted a friend..and everyone else made fun of her..only Medusa stood up for her..and offered her hand..

But Medusa said they weren't friends.

She hates how her stomach twist with different emotions..hate of course, but there's also..a sadness at seeing her mother sad..a anger for even letting her opinion on Medusa to change just a bit. Her mother and her weren't friends. She didn't give a shit. Medusa is a cold, heartless snake that only does things for herself, no matter who she hurts in the process. That's all she is. Medusa is a parasite. Her mother is beautiful, kind, pure..

They were never meant to be friends.

Suddenly Kami stops...She looks down at the snow for a moment "What the hell do you guys want?" she growls before she turns around..

There's three girls in cloaks behind Kami..Maka didn't even notice them come. They're all glaring at her..a dark look in their eyes. "Kami..you have disrespected Arachne for the last time."

"Tell her she won't have to worry about me again. I'm not Medusa's anymore. I left her. So she doesn't have to worry about little old me helping Medusa show her up." Kami grunts and turns around, starting to walk..only for the three girls to appear in front of her, their glare hasn't fallen.

"This isn't about that. We couldn't give two shits about you and Medusa. What we care about is the fact you constantly diss on Aranche! She is of royal blood! She could be the next grand witch! Have some respect!"

"Medusa is of royal blood as well and you guys have been dissing on her non stop because of me. Even though I don't even know why I'm sticking up for her." Kami huffs. "But I was only defending Medusa. Arachne had it coming to her-"

"Ohhh really? What are you? a orphan who can't even kill? How dare you bring it on yourself to talk down to someone who is so much bigger then you. We're all sick of it and so is Arachne.."

"Let's get this over with then." Kami rolls her eyes and holds out her hands. "Tie me up, beat me up, and leave me in the snow. I know the drill. Just hurry up-"

"Oh no. That's not happening at all." A girl smirks. "We're getting rid of you for good Kami."

"Your going to kill me?" Kami raises an eye brow.

"Oh no. We're not stupid..we're not going to kill you.." A other girl chuckles darkly. "Help! Over here! it's the witch she- ahhh!" all the girl's fake scream before they fade away.

"What the fuck?" Kami blinks before she turns around and starts walking again..only to stop..when her eyes fall on the group of men..that just came out of the way she was going. They're all buff dudes..rough and edgy looking..cigarettes in their mouths adding smoke in the air, along with their breaths because of the cold...they hold knifes and axes..but what scared Maka the most is..

They all have crosses around their necks.

"Fuck.." Kami hisses as she takes steps back..only for these men to run around her..Making a circle to trap her. Kami trembles..her breath coming out in uneven puffs. "They seriously sent.."

"Is this her?" a man grunts, looking over to a red headed dude.

"Nope, you got the wrong person." Kami shakes her head. "I'm just trying to get home, I don't want any trouble..It's Christmas..I just want-"

The red headed man takes out a wooden cross..and holds it closer to Kami..Her mother can't help it..she winces.

And that's all they need to see.

"Please I don't want to fight!" Kami puts her hands up. "I'm not a bad witch! I've never killed anyone-"

"Yeah right! there's no such thing as a 'good' witch." A man growls. "Your kind took my whole fucking family from me! I'll rip you to fucking pieces!" He roars before he runs forward..Kami takes a step back..but this guy is stopped by the red headed guy.

"You got to calm down. We have a way of doing this so no one gets hurt but her." He growls.

"..Right." The man settles down.

"Grab her."

Kami turns on her heel and tries to run away..but she's in a circle of them, they all run towards her and grab her roughly..Kami struggles as much as she can..kicking and screaming but they grab her hands..and shove her down on her knees..Kami keeps struggling, screaming-

"Shut the fuck up!" That one man growls before he stabs her mother in the shoulder, getting Kami to cry out. "You dirty whore! I'm going to slowly kill you, make you feel all my fucking family did. You can go back to hell were you belong!"

No..No..Her mother doesn't belong in hell..no..no! "Get your hands off her!" Maka cries out and charges for this man..only to go through him..she can't do anything..she can only watch. Doesn't mean she stops trying.

"I'm going to kill you..rip you of your life..and your going to burn in hell..no one's going to miss you..you piece of shit."

"Get the duck tape. We got to get her mouth closed."

"Your a weak witch, your not even worth our time but guess what? I'm going to kill you. Rip you to pieces."

Kami's eyes are wide in fear..as she watches a man walk close to her with duck tape..as she listens to this man's words..as she feels the men's hard grips on her..at his words..at the coldness..something snaps in her mother's eyes.

"Get the fuck away from me!" Kami screams out..Her power coming out, sending this man flying across the forest..at such a speed..that when he hits a tree..he splats..like an egg..his blood, and guts staining the pure white snow...

Everyone gets quiet..trying to process what happened it seems..Kami..her mother gasps as she sees what she's done..her body trembles..tears start to fall down her face..those eyes nothing but guilt and sorrow. "..I-I killed him..I really k-killed him..I'm no better..I'm n-no better then.." Kami bows her head..her tears and blood falling in the snow.

"You bitch!" The witch hunters screech..the rage in their eyes so strong as they all grab a hold of Kami..they shove the duck tape on her mouth..Kami doesn't fight, she hands limply in their grasps, her head still bowed. "Get me my ax! Lets cut her limb from limb before we burn her! No mercy! No fucking mercy!"

"Mom!" Maka cries out as a buff man kicks Kami in the stomach...with steel toed boots. Kami coughs out blood..but she doesn't fight, doesn't struggle..as someone hands that man his ax..his eyes nothing but hate.

"Let's start with your feet and work our way up!" He roars as he lifts up the ax above his head..

Her mother..can't die here...no she can't..Maka's alive so..Kami can't die here..she can't-

As if someone heard her thoughts..the guy with the ax makes a choking sound..he drops the ax and starts grabbing at his neck..tears falling down his face as he chokes violently.

"Whoa what's wrong?!" The other men get around him..one even gets behind him to do the Heimlich maneuver..Maka watches as..something moves up his throat..only for a snake to come out of his mouth.. "What the-" One guy starts only for the snake to lash out and get into this other man's mouth..he tries to grab it but the snake easily slides down his throat..choking him..soon this man falls to the ground..dead..along with the man the snake came out of.

"Holy shit what's-" Another man starts only to be picked up in mid air..before he's thrown at the same tree his friend was..he splats just like him too.

"I'm getting out of-" The last man goes to run..only for a large snake to come out of the forest..it wraps around this man..squeezing the life out of him..before it slowly starts to eat him..head first..this man struggles as his body goes into this snake, inch by inch..but soon..his body goes limp..and the snake swallows him whole.

Maka stares with wide eyes at all these people dead..but her stomach is twisting till it hurts..she only knows one person..who has a things for snakes-

As if on cue..Medusa appears next to the large snake..She rubs it's head..before the large snake becomes dark..only to get small as it wraps around Medusa's arm..becoming a snake tattoo. Medusa looks around at her work with blank eyes..a smirk on her face..but when her eyes fall on Kami..her smirk falls. Kami is just laying, face first, in the snow..she hasn't moved..hasn't done anything.

".." Medusa slowly walks over to her..her bare feet in the snow but she doesn't seem to care. She stops right beside her mother..gently, she turns Kami around..she's still crying, her eyes closed..snow on her face. "..." Medusa's expression doesn't change..but her eyes do as she wipes the snow off her mother's face before putting her hand on Kami's wound..healing it. She snaps her fingers...and the duck tape is gone. "..Why are you crying Kami?..It's over."

"I..I killed him.." Kami wheezes out..still not opening her eyes. "I..I splatted his guts..I killed..I..I let my mother down I.."

"Kami..look at me." Medusa commands..cupping her mother's cheeks and turning her head to look at her..Kami's eyes open...they're green pools..Medusa has a unreadable expression. "That man was going kill you Kami. You were protecting yourself..you see? All humans are like these men..They hate us and want us all dead. Though we enjoy killing Kami..we also do it to survive, to get stronger, so that we may fight against men like that. You were protecting yourself Kami..this is what your suppose to do. There's nothing to cry about."

"But..but i'm not suppose..I don't want..I want to be..not-"

"Do you feel any different then who you were?"

"..Not really but.." Kami gets a deep frown on her face. "..I-"

"You liked it didn't you?" Medusa's words get soft at how much Kami tenses. "..There's no reason to be ashamed. Tell me..did you like it?"

"..Maybe..just a little.." Kami trembles. "I don't know..I feel so bad..but then..why do I feel like..smiling?..I can't get out the splat he made out of my head..yet..when I hear it, it doesn't disgust me..it makes me want to laugh..my hands..they twitch.."

"You see? It's not bad Kami. This is who you are." Medusa..smiles. "Things will be easier if you don't' fight it. Let it flow."

"B-But..I don't want to k-kill anymore-"

"Then only kill the ones that attack you." Medusa gets up, letting go of Kami.

"..You saved me.." Kami looks up at her. "..Why? after I just told you to fuck yourself..why are you here?"

" I don't know." Medusa states..and in her eyes..you can see she's telling the truth..she doesn't know. "I just..came after you. I don't know why."

"Is it because..you care?" Kami beams as she sits up.

"I doubt that." Medusa shakes her head before she walks a little away..she pauses. "You can either come with me, or do whatever. I'm giving you a choice."

Kami looks down a moment..she looks over at the man's guts she killed..her lips twitch before she takes a deep breath. "..I'm coming with you.."

"Good." Is that..relief in Medusa's voice? "There's a fire waiting for you. You look like your about to freeze to death."

"You made a fire for me? Hey, what made you so sure I was going to except your offer?" Kami huffs.

"I didn't know. I was just hoping you would." Medusa starts walking away..

"Whoa hold up!" Kami's face lights up as she gets up and runs to Medusa. "So you do care!"

"I don't know. I don't think so."

"That's good enough for me." Kami sighs as she grabs Medusa's arm..looking at her with those big eyes.

Medusa looks at her from the corner of her eye..before she digs into her pocket..and hands Kami..the 'friends' bracelet. "..You dropped this."

"Oh..Thanks.." Kami looks taken aback as she grabs the bracelet..she looks at Medusa.. "But I don't really need this anymore."

"Why?" Medusa raises an eye brow.

"Because I have a real friend now." Kami grins at her.

"We're not friends."

"I don't believe you." Kami chuckles. "You care for me!"

"If you say so." Medusa grunts..but as they walk..when Medusa looks over at Kami..

There's a hidden smile on her lips.

Everything fades away.

No! No! Maka grips her hair..Medusa..Medusa saved her mother..if not for Medusa, Maka would even be here right now..Medusa was Kami's friend..Medusa..saved her..

It gets her chest tighten and her stomach twist. Why..why..Maka hates Medusa..she hates her more then anything..so why did she have to be her mother's friend?..why did she have to save her?..Why..why..

Maka's taken out of her thoughts..as her eyes take in where she is now. She seems to be in a large room..spider webs are everywhere..She can't help but to gasp..when she looks up..and sees someone sitting on a large spider web.

"Lady Arachne..I'm sure you know-" a short, odd looking man looks nervous as he looks up at this woman..

"I do." ..Arachne smirks..fanning herself..a crystal ball in her hand..Those odd eyes..hold small spider webs in them..her black dress is odd..looking almost like she's sitting on spider legs..one look at this woman..and Maka knows..

This is the woman that killed her mother. This is Arachne. The woman they are about to wage war against.

"Kami thought she could fool everyone. Saying her child was killed by witch hunters..that was her excuse to leave the witches council..Mabaa bought her tears and let her go. Never to use magic again." Arachne smirks. "..But her little daughter isn't dead...quite the opposite actually. Kami lied to the grand witch..can you imagine what Mabaa will do to her? it will be amusing to see that daughter of hers be ripped from her lifeless hands..only to be fed to my spiders.." She laughs madly. "You know I sent one of our troops to alert Mabaa! lets watch!" She holds out the crystal ball..

It shows a image of a cloaked figure walking down a ally way..Arachne's smirk grows..this must be her troop..

Maka feels a sourness..this woman is trying to kill her mother, is this where it all starts? is this-

Suddenly..another clocked figure appears in front of the old one...In a swift movement..a hand is shoved down Arachne's troop's throat.. the troop explodes..blood getting every where..

Arachne has a blank face..as the cloaked figure reveals it's self..Maka can't help her eyes to get wide.

It's Medusa.

"Ah..little sis. Still protecting Kami, even after all this time. She isn't your problem anymore. She left you. Left us all. Why protect her from what she deserves?"

As if Medusa heard her..she gives Arachne a dark look..before she fades away.

"She still cares for the betrayer.." Arachne smirks. "How sad."

Everything fades away.

Maka falls down..before she hits her back against the wooden floor. She knows where she is before she even opens her eyes..she hears the crackle of the fire in the fire place..the insane laughter and cussing.

But Maka could careless.

Why?! Why can't things be just black and white? She hates seeing people's past. She fucking hats it..it's a lot easier to hate someone..when you don't know their past..when you don't know what they have done..when you don't know the good things they have done..She wishes she would stop..she doesn't want to see Medusa's past..she hates her..fucking hates her..yet she saved her mother..more then once..Medusa..cared for her mother..

Maka lets out a frustrated scream, gripping her hair..kicking..acting like a child throwing a temper tantrum.

"Ah..now this is perfect." That boy smirks as he hums, sighing. "We got candles..food..screaming..crying..the perfect date!" He beams at Death who's eye is twitching, glaring at this boy..there's candles all around her cage..balloons tied to the bars..this boy has that mad smile on his face.

"This isn't a date! and this isn't even fucking real food!" She screeches as she looks down at the plastic cakes..and plastic tea cups in her cage. "What the fuck is this?"

"It's a tea party! Don't be rude!" He pouts at her as he picks up his small, fake tea cup and puts it to his lips, sticking his pinky up. "Ah..now that's good stuff" He sighs as he puts it down. He grins at her. "What's wrong? Want some more fluffykins?-"

"Don't ever call me that again, I swear to god-"

"Okay's fluffykins! Here you go!" He giggles like a girl as he takes a fake tea pot..he puts it between the bars to put the tip on Death's cup..like he's pouring something into it..but nothing's coming out.

"This is stupid!" Death growls as she grips the tea pot from him..before throwing it across the room. "Fetch!"

"My tea pot!" He gaps..as he watches the plastic tea pot bounce..He glares darkly at Death. "You..You monster! How dare you?! That was my favorite tea pot..my mum gave it to me.." He wails.

"You don't have a mother jack ass." Death grunts. " This shit could be bought at a dollar store." She hits all the plastic cakes out of her cage-

"Nooo! I spent..all day..baking those for you! Why are you so mean to me? i..i'm your wife!" this boy trembles..looking at the plastic cakes with such a sad expression. "I took all this time..for you..and you don't even appreciate it!" He huffs and crosses his arms.

"Your not my fucking wife! i'm not your husband! and I didn't ask for this! Why can't you just fuck off and leave me alone?" Death growls.

"..Aw it's okay! apology excepted!" He giggles as he grips her bars. "I can't stay mad at you cutie!"

"Fuck you."

"I would if you would let me." He grins. "Come on..you know you want it."

"Please. I rather have my eyes ripped from my sockets."

"That can be arranged." He chuckles darkly, licking her bars.

"Why.." Maka groans as she finally stops screaming..she sits up and sighs loudly.

"Aw our music stopped..at least we still have the crying!" This boy wiggles his eye brows..

..Crying? Maka can't help but to raise an eye brow..she doesn't hear any..

Then she does..the quiet sobbing..

Maka looks around..looking for the source..Maka can't help her eyes widening a bit..

It's Custos. Custos is crying.

His back is to her..he's in a corner, on his knees..but she can see his shoulders shaking..and his soft sobbing..Maka frowns deeply as she gets up..all those thoughts of Medusa and her mother fading away in this moment..

"Custos?" Maka says his name softly..taking a step forward..

Custos tenses..before he whips around..his eyes wide. "Maka?..Maka!" His eyes light up and before she knows it he's running at her..with his arms wide open..those green eyes have never looked so bright on him..Maka can't move..held there by his eyes..and before she knows it..

Custos is hugging her.

'Fuck!" Maka cries out as she feels her flesh burn at the angel's arms being around her.

"O-Oh no! i-i'm sorry!" He quickly lets her go..and if possible..his tears fall more..He falls to his knees..he's trembling so bad. "Maka..I'm so..so sorry..I hurt you and..that man..I really didn't know he was there..I was so worried that..he killed you..that he was going to kill you.." Custos looks up at her..with those eyes. "..D-Did he hurt you Maka? Did h-he do anything to you?..."

..Have you ever..seen a angel cry?..of course you haven't but..it's the most beautiful thing Maka has ever seen. Those tears falling down Custos' face..they look like jewels..so pure..so shinny..those eyes..pools of green..his flawless skin..those tears like sparkles on his face..but those eyes..Maka sees something that causes her chest to tighten..

Love?

"He didn't hurt me..I was saved before he did.." Maka mumbles..still taken aback by that look.

"Oh thank the lord! I'm sorry..I'm sorry I didn't help you..I oculdn't..I can't interfere with humans..i'm sorry..I.." Custos still cries..

Maka can't stop what she does next.

"It's okay." Maka reaches down..and wipes his tears..even though it hurts..she deals with it..she gives him a smile. "I understand..stop crying, I'm fine Custos. everything's ok now."

"Yeah, really stop crying, cry baby." Death rolls her eyes.

Custos..then gives her the biggest smile she's seen on the angel..his eyes growing in that love as he gets off of his knees. "I'm so happy..your okay..and you forgive me." Custos puts his hands together. "I love you Maka."

"Eh.." Maka takes a step back..not because of the words..but because of how..true they are..Custos is smiling at her lovingly..his hands still together.

"Hey angel watch it." Crazy Crona gets up from sitting in front of the cage..a dark look on his face. "She belongs to Crona. Better take your gay feelings somewhere else."

"But I do love her." Custos looks over at him. "I love everyone. Even you."

"Slut." Both Death and this boy grunt.

"W-What? How am I-"

"You love everyone. How slutty of you." This boy smirks. "I only love one person..and that's Death right here!" He puts his arm around the cage and gives her a lopsided smile.

"Oh really?" Death gives him a look. "What about that little boy toy of yours?"

This boy's hand recoils off the bar..he takes a couple steps back looking at her with wide eyes..before glaring. "He's not my boy toy. He's my love."

"See? You have no room to talk." Death grunts, crossing her arms.

"Aw what? is Death jealous?" This boy smirks as he gets closer to the cage.

"Hell no. Why don't you go molest him instead of bothering me?" Death glares. "That would make me sooo happy."

"Oh come on! I can tell it's bothering you!" He grins.

"The only thing that bothers me is how much of a hypocrite you are." Death snarls. "It's disgusting."

"I'm not a hypocrite! I love Crona because he is me-"

"Don't even try that crap-"

"-and I love myself!" He smirks. "I wouldn't mine if you expressed your love for Maka over there."

"..My love..for Maka?" Death repeats as if she didn't hear him correctly.

"Oh yes! I know all that hate for her can't be just hate..no..you want to fuck her silly don't you!" He giggles.

"..I want to fuck..Maka silly?" Death blinks. "I Death, want to fuck life silly? Does that even make any sense?"

"Of course it does! I know you just want to bend her over and-"

"I hate life! I hate it! I hate it! I want to rip her to pieces, I want to take her from everyone! I do not even want to touch her unless I'm killing her!" Death screams, thrashing against the bars.

"Your so cute when your trapped in your cage." This boy chuckles as he pokes her cheek.

"Bitch don't touch me!-"

He pokes her cheek again..Death letting out a frustrated scream..as he laughs.

"Those two.." Custos shakes his head..a frown on his face. "..Maka you might want to look after Crona a bit more.."

"Why?" Maka looks at him.

"Custos say another word and I will squat right now, right here and take a shit on the floor." The boy growls.

"..." Custos face falls in horror. "..uh..lets just..I'm sorry Maka..just..look after him."

Maka raises an eye brow at Custos. 'But why-" She starts to ask..

Only for that crazy boy to appear right in front of her..she tenses..but she doesn't back up. This boy that looks just like Crona looks her up and down slowly, with his eye brow raised..before his haunted eyes lock onto hers. "Hmm.." His lips go in a tight line. "So..This is my competition."

"What?" Maka blinks.

"Oh nothing..nothing.." This boy slowly walks backwards..grinning at her. "You didn't see anything.." He starts moving his arms in front of him like he's doing the wave..or if he's in water and this motion is what's moving him backwards.." Caw!" He makes a bird sound before he does a twirl..He disappears into a dark cloak. "Can you see me?"

"Uh.." Maka looks down..at the boy's feet that seem to be left out of his cloak. "..I still see your feet."

"Damn it." This boy grumbles. "I hate being tall! Sometimes I wish I could just break my bones and be shorter you know?"

"No..No I don't."

"I have a better looking ass then you."

"What-" Maka starts again..but she feels a passing..

She knows that boy is no longer in here.

"Finally!" Death sighs in relief and crashes down on the side of the cage. "He's gone..I can't believe i'm saying this but..thank god!"

"That boy..is insane." Maka raises an eye brow before looking at Custos..She doesn't remember that she wanted to ask him about what he was talking about with Crona..but looking at this angel..it reminds her of something else..

Maka frowns..

"..hey Custos?" Maka's quiet voice gets Custos to look at her. "..How bad do you have to be..to go to hell?"

"Oh..well...you don't have to do much to be honest. Any sin can send you to hell..so even if you just cussed once-"

"Hold up! What? Cussing can send you the hell? Then who the fuck isn't going to hell?-"

'That's a good question.." Custos sad tone..gets Maka to stop completely. "..People doesn't understand how serious sins are..but everyone sins..humans can't fight temptation.."

"..Then how does anyone go to heaven?.." Maka frowns deeply.

"By the grace of god and love alone." Custos looks at her. "Love beats everything..even sin..if you love..you forgive..and because god loves you..if you ask, he will forgive you..but people who don't ask for forgiveness..will be judged for all their sins.."

"..Can a murderer go to heaven?"

"If he asks for forgiveness and means it."

"..Can a witch go to heaven?"

Custos tenses.

Maka looks into those green eyes..the question that's been on her mind from the beginning..coming out of her lips..

"..Am I going to hell?"

Custos frowns deeply and opens his mouth-

Only for this place to shake like a earth quake..

Before everything fades away.

---

The birds chirp..the sun shinning down, making Crona feel warm as he smiles into what he's laying on..nuzzling into Maka, his body turned towards her..He never wants to get up..he's too comfortable..it smells so nice in their room today..He never recalled their room being this warm..and it's really bright in here today..but oh well. That doesn't matter..

As long as he has Maka.

Crona feels fingers go through his hair..gently rubbing his scalp and he smiles more..is Maka up? He should probably open his eyes..but he's afraid if he does, she'll stop..He likes when she plays with his hair..it makes him feel safe, comfortable. Crona feels breath on his neck..giving him shivers..a hand is clawing at his back..going up and down his spine..it feels so good..so nice..a pressure on his cheek? Did she just kiss his cheek?..Crona blushes and nuzzles deeper into her as a form of showing his approval..Maka's leaving small kisses around his jaw line..before kissing down his neck..He groans..This is nice..He never wants this to end..just being with her, being in her embrace, with her kisses..This must be what heaven feels like..Warm..safe..soft..

Maka kisses up his neck..back up his cheek to his ear..Crona smiles as she kisses his ear softly..He can hear her open her mouth..about to speak her sweet voice in his ear..

"Good morning sleeping beauty."

That's not Maka's voice.

Crona's eyes shoot open, a panic in his chest as he turns around..elbowing who ever the hell this is away from him-

"Ow my face!" Judas covers his nose with both his hands..his eyes wide. "Damn Crona! You got a hit on you!"

"W-Well don't do that! Y-You startled me!" Crona sighs, putting a hand to his heart...Crona noticing that his face wasn't hard like he thought it would be.

"Sorry best friend..you just looked too adorable all asleep and defenseless..You were liking it though.." He grins at that, taking the hands off his nose to show that his nose is fine..that hit, on anyone else, would have broke their nose..but he's fine.

"I-I thought you were Maka-" Crona starts..only for his eyes to get wide in panic. "Maka! Where's Maka-" He starts to freak out..but when he turns around..Maka's laying right next to him..Her body is turned towards him, her face in the grass..her hand is still in his..he gives it a squeeze, just to make sure she's really here..when he feels her warmth he lets out a sigh of relief.

"No worries. She's fine." Judas appears in front of him, beside Maka. "I won't let anything happen to her. You can count on me!" He puts his hand to his forehead like a solider.

Crona strokes Maka's cheek gently..a frown on his face as he looks around..They're not in their room..they're outside..He tries to recall all that happened..Maka talking to Ragnarok..Then they all sat here to look at the stars.."..D-Did we sleep h-here all night?"

"Yup. Like a fucking log." Suddenly Ragnarok appears next to Maka..a grin on his face. "I was planning on throwing some cold water over your asses last night, but decided you two deserved some rest."

"Y-You should h-have woken us up.." Crona frowns as he reaches into his hair..and pulls out a leaf. "G-Gah! w-we were asleep outside! w-what if spiders crawled into our mouths and laid eggs?! o-or what if there's bugs living in my hair now?! W-What if were going to die now?" Crona starts tugging at his hair..his eyes wide with panic..him not noticing Judas is gone now.

"I heard spider eggs hatch in 10 minutes, the lava grow before they fucking eat your brains." Ragnarok smirks as he lowers his voice, speaking like a man telling a horror story over a fire.

"10 minutes?! G-Gah s-say it isn't so! N-Not my brains! N-Not Maka's b-brains!" Crona's breathing is uneven..he grabs Maka and starts shaking her in his panic. "Y-You spiders better not touch her brains! Don't touch her! T-Take all my brains! Not hers-"

"Fucking shit!" Maka's growls, opening her eyes..She looks irritated, she looks mad. Crona squeaks..while Ragnarok cracks up. "What the hell Crona?"

"I-I-I..." Crona swallows hard..he's trembling. "M-Maka you h-have spider eggs in you and t-there going to eat your brains! I-I just wanted to try to save you! I-I didn't mean to make you angry." Crona's eyes get watery.

"Spider eggs?" Maka blinks..the irritation dying down..She looks over at Ragnarok who is rolling around in his laughing. "Ragnarok." She growls.

"You...should..have seen..your fucking face..you looked so fucking pissed off..I was not expecting that!" He wipes a see-through tear from his eye.. "Holy shit..that was too fucking good."

"M-Maka are you really m-mad at me?" Crona trembles..looking at her sadly.. "I-I don't want us to die..w-with you being mad at me..I c-couldn't deal with that."

"We're not going to die..Ragnarok's just being an ass." Maka sighs. "What ever he said, he's lying. If there's spider eggs anywhere, it's up his ass hole."

"G-Gah! Spiders lay eggs there?!"

" 'Fucking shit!'" Ragnarok makes his voice squeaky as he mocks Maka's pissed off face and laughs. "What the hell crawled up your ass and died this morning? Damn!"

"W-Why are things crawling up p-people's asses?!" Crona squeaks, tugging at his hair in distress.

"Fuck you Ragnarok." Maka gives him her middle finger. "I was just..mad that I didn't get to finish the dream I was having."

"O-Oh i-i'm sorry Maka.." Crona trembles..

"It's not your fault." She gives him a small smile before she kisses his nose..The pink haired boy relaxing a bit. "It's dick face's over there."

"I was just having fucking fun.' He gurnts. "Do you know how boring it gets waiting for you two to get up? I don't have anything to fucking do but watch you like a fucking creeper or wander around. Your lucky it wasn't me waking you up bitch, it would have been a lot less pleasant." He crosses his arms.

"W-What did you dream Maka?" Crona tilts his head at her..his panic dying down.

"..Just this dream..where I was talking to this..angel.." Maka seems to be choosing her words carefully.

"A angel?" Ragnarok raises his eye brow as he sits next to her...taking her free hand in his, gripping it tightly.

"..We said no more hiding things from each other right?" Maka looks down at the grass..the sun shinning in her eyes but she doesn't seem to care.

"Right." Ragnarok looks at Crona..and Crona looks down..

That's all he does is hide.

"Ok well..I have this room inside my head alright..and it's like full of people..I have this other, darker girl in there, she's in a cage..she's the bad part of me..then I have a angel in this room..and then I have..that demon." She looks at Crona..and he knows just what demon she's talking about.

"..Are you fucking alright Maka?" Ragnarok puts his hand on her forehead.

"I"m not crazy..it's true..but that's not the point. I was just asking Custos..that's the angel..if I was going to hell..I was woken up before he could answer.." Maka looks down.

"..Why would you ask him a fucking question like that?" Ragnarok grips his fist. "..Why the hell would you want to know?"

"..I already do know..it would just be a definite if I was told..Custos looked upset..so that probably means i'm going to hell.." Maka grips both their hands.

"..Custos..the angel..in your head?" Ragnarok speaks slowly..a frown on his face.

"You think I'm crazy." Maka gives him a look.

"It's not-"

"I k-know I'm going to hell." Crona cuts them off..his soft voice getting the two look at him..He's looking up at the sky..at the clouds.

"I doubt that Crona.." Maka frowns..She doesn't want to think about her love getting dragged down like Stein..She doesn't want it happening.

"Maybe we'll all go to fucking hell." Ragnarok has a bitter tone. "Together for fucking forever.." Something flashes through his eyes.

"If that's what it comes to..then so be it." Maka's voice is firmer then she expected..they both look at her. "..Heaven wouldn't be heaven without you guys..your my family..my loves..if we all went to hell..Then I could handle it. We're pretty much in hell now right?"

Crona looks over at Ragnarok..giving him a questioning look at 'loves'. Ragnarok gives him a smile..not a smirk..the look in his piercing blue eyes is a thankful one..and it tells Crona all he needs to know..

Maka loves Ragnarok too.

A part of him..is happy about this..Ragnarok got what he wanted as well..but another part of him..is stinging..

He'll ignore it. He'll always ignore it.

Maka isn't just his anymore..

Maka is theirs.

"I don't think it can get anymore fucking worse." Ragnarok's words are meant to be a reassurance to Maka..

But Crona knows he doesn't believe his words..things can get worse..they can get so much worse..

Maka nods slowly..a soft smile coming to her lips. "..Damn..did we sleep here all night?" She wipes some dirt off her face.

"Yeah R-Ragnarok didn't wake us up." Crona mumbles.

" I didn't feel like hearing you two fucking wine about waking you up." Ragnarok grunts. "Nothing's wrong with sleeping out side. I did it all the fucking time."

"I use to camp." Maka randomly says..Crona and Ragnarok look at her, waiting for her to continue..but she doesn't. " I guess we should head back to our room right? Ragnarok have you been in the mansion?"

"Yeah, couldn't fine Medusa anywhere, or Free, or Eurka.' Ragnarok has a odd look in his eyes.

"Medusa's probably hiding from me.." Maka snarls. "The bitch."

"Maka." Ragnarok gives her a look Crona doesn't understand..He grips her hand tighter..and she sighs..

"I know..I promised.."

Promised? Promised what?

Crona opens his mouth to ask..only to feel a tap on his shoulder..He turns around to see Judas grinning at him.

"Don't forget your flowers!" He cheers and hands him those black roses.

"Uh..ok.." Crona doesn't really want to take them but he does..He thought he could get away with just leaving them but he guesses not.

"Hey Crona..who you talking to?" Maka blinks over at him..Ragnarok's staring at him oddly too.

"To J-" Crona points at the demon.

"Don't speak my name!" Judas hisses in his ear. "That is only between me and you! We're best friends! Not them!"

"..To who?" Maka is..staring right at Judas..why is she still asking who he's talking to?

"They can't see me." Judas grunts so Crona looks at him. "Only you."

"Why?" Crona blinks. "..I-I don't want them thinking I'm c-crazy talking to myself!"

"..Well..I could show myself to them..I guess..maybe.." His eyes flash before he leans in..a lopsided smile on his lips. "..What do I get in return though?" He purrs.

"Crona you keep fucking talking to yourself it's hard not to think your fucking crazy." Ragnarok walks closer..He glances at where Crona is looking..then back to the boy and frowns.

"The madness has gotten stronger.." Maka whispers to Ragnarok..but Crona can hear her..they think he's crazy..well..he can't blame them. "I don't have much time."

That gets him to tense.

"You have plenty of fucking time." Ragnarok snaps. "Remember? Everything's going to be fucking fine-"

"Is it true..?" Crona looks at Judas.

..The demon sighs before running a hand through his hair. "..Let's just say..father's right on her ass. My brothers are kiss asses to him..soon they'll all be coming after her, to help him out. But don't you worry best friend..They suck donkey dick. I got the eye of the tiger baby and I'm not afraid to use it !"

"H-How much time..?" Crona's breathing is uneven..a panic gripping his heart.

Judas looks at him for a moment..before frowning. "Uh..maybe..I don't know..a few..days?" He bites his lip at how pale Crona gets. "But no worries best friend! I told you! I have your back! I'm going to kill my father and everything's going to be peachy keen!"

" Crona stop fucking talking to yourself!" Ragnarok snarls..he looks pissed..but he can't hide the concern in his eyes anymore. "Do I need to come over there and knock the crazy out of you?"

"Knock the crazy out?" Judas tilts his head. "..Interesting...but to knock the crazy out..would be knocking me out..so..he's saying..he's going to knock me out? Bitch I like to see you try!" Judas puts his hands up in fists..jumping around, a glare on his face. "Momma said knock you out! I'm going to knock you out!"

"S-Stop-" Crona turns, starting to tell the demon to calm down-

"Crona where'd you get those flowers?" Maka blinks at the roses in his hands..and he tenses.

"O-Oh these..? um.." He feels embarrassed of the truth so.. "I f-found them.."

Judas stops and gives him a look.

"Found them?" Maka raise an eye brow. "When?"

"W-When you were talking to R-Ragnarok..they're u-uh..they're for you." Crona nervously holds out the roses for Maka..his hand is shaking..his smile twitching.

"Aw..thank you Crona." Maka smiles at him and takes the roses from his hands..

"Hey!" Judas gasps..a hurt look in his eyes. "I made those for you, you butt face!"

"Y-Your welcome Maka.." Crona smiles at her..ignoring Judas.

"I can't believe this..I spent..two whole minutes on those things for you! I mean..damn..that's like a lot of seconds I spent making those flowers! And you just..give them away..and to her!" Judas crosses his arms. "You really broke my heart..like hell if I'm showing myself now! They can just think your crazy for all I care you dick."

The demon is silent a moment..before that hard look falls and he frowns.

"..I didn't mean to call you a dick. I love you Crona.." He sighs. "I guess..it's fine, you giving them to her..I mean you do love her after all." He grumbles. "Just make sure she takes care of them!"

Crona nods..and that seems to be all Judas needs..he beams at Crona.

"Let's go." Maka smiles as Ragnarok and Crona grab onto Maka-

"Group hug!" Judas jumps in on the pile..wrapping his arms around all of them..Crona sees Maka shiver..Ragnarok doesn't do anything..Maka closes her eyes..mumbling something under her breath..

Before they all disappear..reappearing back in their room.

"These are going right by the window." Maka smiles as she walks over to the only window in their room..and places them by the window.

"D-Do you think they'll n-need water?" Crona asks nervously..Judas tilts his head at him.

"These are fake aren't they?" Maka blinks as she touches the roses. "..they're hard as rocks."

"My blood isn't fake.' Judas huffs.

"O-oh ok.." Then how is she suppose to take care of them? Crona thinks but dismisses it..

Judas is insane.

"Aw fuck." Ragnarok suddenly pitches the bridge of his nose.

"W-What's wrong?" Crona and Maka look over at the raven haired boy.

"Don't look now but that fucking guy is gone." Ragnarok points over to a empty chair..His power binds are on the floor..

"How the hell did he get out?" Maka raises her eye brow and walks over to the chair..looking at her broken magic. "..No way a human could break through that..right?"

"Oops." Judas puts a hand over his mouth.

"W-What do you mean oops?" Crona looks over at him..Judas eyes are shifting..a finger to his lips..

"I might have made a oopsie." Judas smiles sheepishly. "I forgot about that guy..uh..I better go change my diaper then."

With that..he disappears.

..Change his..diaper?

"Medusa must have found him." Ragnarok looks at the chair with unreadable eyes. "Poor bastard."

"Damn it, now I feel bad for not taking him yesterday.." Maka sighs..gripping her head..her shoulders dropping. "..I'm really going to hell..aren't I?"

"Maka fucking stop it. You fucking deserved your rest, it's not your fault about this guy. You were going to fucking take him home, The sin is on fucking Medusa." Ragnarok grabs Maka by the shoulder, looking her firmly in the eyes...

Crona wishes he could be firm like Ragnarok..that he could look at Maka like that without glancing away..He wishes Maka would look at him like she's looking at Ragnarok now..with a sense of respect..He's the guardian..he's firm..reliable..

He wants to be just like Ragnarok.

"Do you think we could save him?" Maka between Ragnarok and Crona..

"H-He's long gone by n-now.." Crona frowns. "..E-Even if we found him.."

"..He'd be messed up beyond fucking repair." Ragnarok grips his fist.

"Oh." Maka looks down.

"Maka.." Ragnarok starts..looking so firm..so strong..even though he's dead..even though he's suffered so much..

Why can't Crona be like that?..so confident..so..strong..

Crona is never strong on his own like Ragnarok..He's only strong with Judas..or Ragnarok..

Never alone. Never Crona Gorgon..

Could he be..strong..could he be Maka's protector?..

Crona grips his arm..

No..

Not Crona Gorgon.

Suddenly a piece of paper appears in front of Maka..Getting all of them to tense at it..Maka grabs it though..her eyes moving as she reads it..

"What's it say?" Ragnarok takes a step closer..Crona walks so he's beside her..

"..Medusa wants us to meet her down stairs in the dinning room..we have much to discuss." Maka speaks sarcastically..Gripping her fist..she's trying to keep her breathing in check..

Ragnarok and Crona look at each other..the same look..they both have..they both know..

Then it hits Crona..Ragnarok's in the same boat as him..

So how..how can he hold her like that?..how can he look like that?..like this isn't happening..like everything's ok..like he isn't like him..

How?...

How can he stand so tall when Crona is being buried in this?..

How can he be so firm..when Crona is falling apart?..

They broke the same promise..they broke the same trust..They committed the same sin..

So why..oh why..

Is Ragnarok so strong?..when he's so broken?

"Death.." some voice whispers to him.. "Death is the key.."

Death..?

Crona closes his eyes..

"Death.." A voice confirms in his head..a voice so sickly sweet..

Death..Death is the key?

---

Maka stares down at the food on the table before her..It looks good..delicious even. Scrambled eggs with bacon and pancakes..nice..usually Maka would be stuffing her face into this..barely taking a breath before she shoves bite after bite in her mouth..but now..she can't even bring herself to touch it.

"Is something wrong Maka?" She speaks with concern from the front of the table..opposite of where she's sitting. "You haven't touched your food at all." Her voice breaks the silence that has been over them since they got here..she feels Crona's grip on her tighten..he's right beside her..and so is Ragnarok..they're both here..The family that this snake hurt..the family she tried to rip apart when she almost made Ragnarok fade away..This snake's sweet voice makes her want to puke..it jerks her stomach in the nastiest of ways.

"I lost my appetite." Maka can't keep the snappy tone out of her mouth..Ragnarok gives her a sharp sqeeze..as she looks up from her food..to look at this woman..this bitch.

"Oh I'm sorry to hear that." Medusa smiles...those evil lips curling into a soft smile..it doesn't fit her face, those lips weren't meant to curl like that..Maka wants to puke..wants to scream..she feels her rage building at looking at those fucking snake eyes..Maka knew she was a snake from the beginning..why would she even think for a moment she wasn't?..

Because of her mother.

"Are you sure you don't want me to make you something else lady Maka?" Eruka asks in a seat next to Free who's on his 5th plate now, food is every where from this man eating like an animal. "You need nutrition.." Eruka is looking at her with that same look as Medusa..concern?..but is it really?

"Never trust a witch.." That other girl whispers..

Doesn't she know it.

Don't trust a witch.

Don't' trust her.

"I'm fine. I don't want anything." Maka voice is struggling not to be sharp..but they all piss her off..she wants to destroy something when Medusa keeps smiling at her..it's maddening..she's trying to drive her mad.

"Fucking more for me!" Free cheers before he digs his face into a new plate of food..Eruka holding her head in her hands and shaking her head.

"M-Maka..you s-should eat.." Crona frowns at her..he fiddles nervously with his fork as he gets a piece of his pancake..before holding it out to Maka..his gaze shifting..trying to hold eye contact.

"I'm not hungry." Maka looks away from the piece of pancake..Crona frowns deeply.

"Your always fucking hungry." Ragnarok looks at her..before gripping her hand tighter..Medusa's eyes are all on Ragnarok..though they don't notice. "Eat the fucking pancake Maka..don't try to go on a fucking diet now."

He's trying to take her attitude like it's not because of Medusa..Ragnarok is a smart guy..He knows what he's doing..

But Maka's a dumb ass.

"I'm not on a diet-" She starts.

"Then fucking eat." He grabs her chin and turns it so she's looking at Crona..His voice is firm..there's no room for talking this out. Crona gives her a small smile as he puts the fork to her mouth..

"D-Don't worry..it's good." His voice is so soft..those pale blue eyes looking at her with love and concern..

She can't deny these two boys.

Maka's shoulders slump in defeat before she leans in, putting her mouth over the fork, getting the small piece of pancake..

"Damn that's good!" Maka's face lights up, her momentarily forgetting where she is as she looks down at her food and starts to devour it..Ragnarok lets go of her..both Crona and him letting out a sigh of relief..

"I'm glad you like it. It's my special recipe." Medusa coos..

Maka stops her fork midway into her mouth..those words..bring back to her just exactly why she wasn't fucking eating..Her stomach jerks..her grip on the fork tightening...when Ragnarok grips her hand..

By sheer will power Maka swallows the food in her mouth..feeling like she swallowed a snake..it slimes down her throat..

"Good." Maka grunts sounding like a cave man..she's trying so hard to keep the disgust out of her voice..because Ragnarok is looking at her..she promised she wouldn't do anything..but why does she have to be fake? so Medusa doesn't expect she wants to rip her to pieces?

"Now that everyone's eating..I believe it's time to begin." Medusa snaps her fingers..and a large crystal ball appears on the middle of the table, so that everyone can see it..it clouds up..before it shows a image..

Maka's glad she swallowed her food..or she would have spit it out at this...

"This is what's become of the world outside from the recent madness attack..I'm sure your all aware of it?" Medusa locks eyes with Maka and Crona..They tense..Maka grips Crona's hand..and only nods at Medusa..not wanting to look at this.

"No." Ragnarok blinks at this horrible image. "What the fuck happened? How does everyone else know about it?"

"You were asleep." Medusa says with a smirk..and oh the look on Ragnarok's face is nothing but pissed. " There was a madness attack..it seems Asura is getting stronger, enough that he's attacking the human race..people lost their minds, destroying themselves and others..Think of this madness attack like a earth quake..It has done plenty of damage..but there's always a after quake..and some times...that's worse then the earth quake it's self." Medusa has this glint in her eyes..as she looks over at Maka..she doesn't like it. She wants to rip those eye balls out their sockets and shove them down her throat..

"That's right.." That other girl chuckles. "Give in to your hate..death is the only way you can get revenge..life won't give it to you.."

"This attack may have been bad for the human race..but definably not for us.." She smirks. "You see..this madness attack was just what we needed..it has awoken up my minions..we have our army." She snaps her fingers..and it changes to a different place..

Maka takes this city in with trembling eyes..takes in the ruin buildings..the blood staining the concrete..the forgotten items..a abandoned baby carriage..broken cars..

All because of her..

Their blood is on her hands..

"Are.." Maka swallows as everyone looks at her. "..There survivors right?"

"Of course my dear." Medusa smirks. "The human race is like cockroaches..you can't get rid of all of them in one sitting..no..you have to keep spraying to get rid of them all..There's plenty of survivors."

Maka grips her fist as she looks at this ruin city Medusa is showing them..there's people still alive there..struggling to survive because of her no doubt..

Her vision is getting a bit fuzzy..she feels sick.

"This is what we are.." That girl speaks. "We are the end of the world-"

No.

Maka's breathing is uneven.

She's life. She's not the end of the world..

"Why are you fucking showing us this?" Ragnarok growls when he sees how pale Crona and Maka are getting..he sends Medusa a deadly glare.

"I don't want you missing the show.." Medusa crackles..as she points to the crystal ball..

Maka watches in horror as this city starts to tremble..like an earth quake..The already messed up buildings fall apart..as the ground cracks..cars are sucked into the hole..buildings..signs..this city that use to be full of life..is now being sucked under ground..

Only to reveal something much darker.

Out of this hole..something explodes out of it..The largest snake Maka has ever seen in her life..it has..seven heads..larger then any mountain..it's scales as black as night..those eyes redder then blood..those fangs..so large..so much..

"Come my pet.." Medusa coos..and this thing hisses as if it can hear her..It slivers slowly over anything left of this city..before it goes into the sea.. "It will be here in a couple of days..till then we must prepare ourselves for war..my sister doesn't' stand a chance." Medusa grins..

Maka's still staring at the completely gone city now..if there were people still alive...they're dead now..that girl crackles in her head..but Maka feels like crying..

She hates..hates..hates how Medusa laughs..how she thinks this is funny..She hates her very presence..

Everyone seems to be laughing now..Medusa is laughing..Eruka's laughing..Free's laughing..that girl in her head is laughing..Crona is laughing too..and so is Ragnarok..they're all laughing at her..Maka feels her fingers twitch and when she looks down at her food..

The pieces make up three eyes..staring back at her..

Maka is about to lose it..when she feels her wrist start to heat up..and when she blinks..her food is just food..Crona and Ragnarok aren't laughing..it's just Medusa..

"Shut the fuck up." Maka's voice is dark..she couldn't stop it..

Everything gets quiet as Medusa stops...to give Maka a look. "Excuse me?" She raises an eye brow.

Ragnarok is giving her a look..and so is Crona..But when Medusa smirks at her..

Oh hell no.

"You heard me." Maka growls..not hiding the glare as she looks at Medusa. " I know you don't have hearing problems. You have plenty of problems but hearing isn't one of them."

Eruka looks nervous now..actually everyone kinda does..but Maka can't stop this now..her rage is building at Medusa's smirk.

"My, my..what's wrong Maka? You've been giving me the stink eye since we've been down here..did I do something wrong?" If only you could see..how her fucking lips curl deeper into that smirk..you'd understand what happens next.

"Did you do something wrong? Did you do something fucking wrong?!" Maka's screaming now..she hits the table with her fists, knocking down her food and breaking the plate but she doesn't give a fuck..Crona is looking at her with wide panic eyes..

"Maka stop!" Ragnarok grabs onto her..his eyes are just as wide..he seems..afraid?

She can't stop now.

"You almost took fucking Ragnarok away from me! You made him relive his death over and over again! The death you fucking gave to him!" Maka can't stop screaming..her eyes..she knows..are on fire..showing just how much she hates this bitch..

"Lady Maka.." Eruka starts..tensing so much-

"Shut the fuck up froggy or I'll have frog legs for fucking dinner." Maka's voice is so dark..it's not her own..but maybe it is..

Eruka lets out a yelp..and cowards..She's scared of Maka..Maka can sense..it..she can sense the fear..

"It's quite already Eruka." Medusa waves her off..and..smirks at Maka.. "Oh I'm sorry my dear..but you see my actions were completely justified..He broke into my home..so I killed him..and then..did you know he actually hit me?" She puts a hand to her heart..that smirk growing..

No..no..no..

Maka snaps.

"You fucking bitch!" Maka roars..her power coming out..but she makes sure it doesn't go after Medusa..in the back of her mind she remembers her promise..her power..picks up the table..and all the chairs..she hears Crona gasps..as the table and chairs start to go in a circle..everything in the dinning room is flying with them..like a tornado..Maka's digging her nails into the chair..her eyes on Medusa..how despite all this is smirking at her like nothings' happening. " You fucking evil piece of shit!-"

"Of course I'm evil..i'm a witch Maka..just as you are." Medusa smiles. "We're one in the same-"

"No were fucking not!" Maka screams..a plate being flung towards Medusa..but doesn't hit her..she misses on purpose. "I would never do the shit you do!"

"Maka fucking stop this now!" Ragnarok roars and grabs a hold of her..Those piercing blue eyes..she's never seen him so afraid. "Doing this isn't changing anything-"

She isn't' listing to him.

"Maka p-please!" Crona begs her..He looks like he's about to pass out as the chairs start to go around in a circle faster from her rage.

Maka isn't listening to him either.

"You didn't deserve my mother as a friend!" Maka screams as she..jumps on the spinning table..marching her way towards Medusa.

"Maka-" Ragnarok is about to go after her..when Medusa puts her hand up..a glint in her eyes..that makes him grind his teeth..not being able to get up off the seat.

"She befriended me." Medusa..jumps up on the table with her..and slowly starts walking towards her.

"Your not for me! You tried to take my family away!" She screams..she keeps walking closer and closer to this snake..not really knowing what she's going to do when she reaches her..the table is still floating and spinning.

"But I am for you Maka..yes i'm evil. yes I killed Ragnarok and hurt him..but that's who I am. I didn't hurt Kami though..and i'm not going to hurt you. All I do, is for your better good. I care only for you Maka..I would never hurt you, my child.." Medusa stops..when she's right in front of Maka..looking down at her. "..For Kami's sake."

"Stop saying my mother's name!" Maka feels her voice crack as she looks up at those snake eyes she hates so much..and yet..those are the eyes of the person that saved her mother..that was her friend.

"It took me awhile..but I did care for her. It took a while to realize it..but I care for you just as I did her. I failed her..but I won't fail you.." Medusa touches Maka's cheek..wiping the tear that fell. " Your mother was my only friend..and I promise you..I will not fail this time."

"D-Don't touch me!" Maka slaps her hand away..her whole body trembling.

"If you must hate me, so be it." Medusa locks eyes wit her. "Make your move Maka..what is it that you want?"

She wants to rip her apart..she wants to end her life..she wants to stop this madness..

But when she looks into those snake eyes..into the eyes of her mother's friend..the person that saved her..and she hears the cries of Ragnarok and Crona..

Maka bows her head..The table stops spinning..and slowly comes down..being placed on the ground.

"Finally! I have to fucking puck!" Free gets out of his seat and runs out of the room..Eruka runs after him for some reason.

Everything gets quiet as Maka pants..still standing on the table...her bangs covering her eyes.

"..It's okay.." Medusa's voice is soft.

She doesn't say anything.

".." Medusa jumps off the table..looking at Maka still. "Meet me in the training room when your ready Maka..we have much to do..the war is coming on us quickly..we must be ready." she looks at Ragnarok who..still looks shocked..still looks like he's holding his breath. "Ragnarok." Her voice get him to tense but he looks at her. "I want you to go and check on Arachne's troops-"

"Your not sending him any where he can get hurt." Maka glares at her..her words venom.

"He won't get hurt..I promise. They won't even know he's there." Medusa smiles reassuringly. "Right Ragnarok?."

"Yeah.." Ragnarok takes a deep breath. "Got it. You want me to act as a spy, see what the fuck they're doing."

"Yes." Medusa nods " Do this while I'm training Maka..' Her eyes fall on Crona who tenses. "..You look a mess Crona..why don't you go take a shower?.." There's a glint in her eyes Maka can't read..before she looks at Maka. "Come quickly.."

With that she fades away.

As soon as she's gone..Maka is grabbed by the shirt and lifted up..her eyes meeting those fiery, piercing blue ones. "What the fuck was that?! Do you know how bad that could have fucking turned out?!" He throws her down on the table..he's huffing and puffing ."Don't ever fucking scare me like that again! You almost made Crona have a fucking heart attack!"

Crona tenses at his name..hugging himself..as he looks at Maka..he looks like he's about to cry..

"..I'm sorry.." Maka bows her head. "..I couldn't stop myself..at least I didn't attack her right?"

"You mind as well have." Ragnarok's voice is uneven. He grabs a hold of her again..those eyes boring into her own. "Remember..you promised me ok? You fucking promised me. You better be fucking ok when I come back..or I swear to god..I swear to god..' His fist trembles in his threat..

"I'll be fine..I won't do anything ok?..I promise.." Maka looks into his eyes..

He must see the truth in her eyes because the tension in his shoulders relaxes..he lets out a shaky breath..before he nods..He gets off the table..and appears in front of Crona..leaning in..to whisper something..

Maka can't hear it..but she can hear Crona's response.

"I-I'll be okay."

Ragnarok nods..before he looks between Maka and Crona..She can tell he doesn't' want to leave them..he's nervous..there's that glint of fear in his eyes..his fist clenching..he doesn't want to go..

"We'll be okay." Maka reassures..giving him the strongest smile she can..

Ragnarok closes his eyes...before he fades away...leaving Maka alone with Crona..

Immediately she senses the tension in the room..Crona is looking down..trembling.. Maka frowns and gets off the table..taking a step towards him. "..Crona..you ok?" Maka grabs his shoulders and he tenses..

"F-Fine.." He looks up..and gives her a horribly fake smile...those eyes..are shaking so much.

"..I'm sorry I scared you.." Maka frowns and hugs him..Crona's body tensing..only to relax in her hold. "..I'll control myself better..I just..I just lost myself in that moment you know?"

"It's o-okay Maka..I j-just don't want you getting hurt.." he mumbles against her ear..and she tightens her hold on him.

"I won't Crona..but don't worry..at the end of this..we'll get our revenge on Medusa.." Maka rubs his back. "We'll bring her down together.'

"..What makes you so sure that we'll be able to?" Crona's voice..sounds odd.

"I believe you in guys." Maka's words get him to tense for some reason..She pulls away to smile. "Together we can do anything remember?..I trust you guys with my life."

This statement..Gets Crona to gasp..his whole being tensing up..he looks sick..Maka takes it that he's still scared..So she rubs his cheek. "..Why don't you take a nice shower? relax..take a nap..i'll be back before you know it and I'll give you a nice back rub..how does that sound?"

Crona only nods..he's hiding his face from her.

"It will all be okay.." She whispers softly..before she hugs him again. "Please try to relax..everything's going to be fine now..don't you trust me?"

"I-I trust you M-Maka.." His voice..sounds broken.

"Good.." She pulls away and gives him a peck. "Take a nice shower. "She smiles. "I'll be good this time.."

Crona gives her a smile..Maka returns it..but what she doesn't see..is when she turns around..and starts walking towards the training room..

How quickly his smile falls..or the odd look in his eyes as he watches her walk away..a hand to his heart.

---

Crona moves slowly..his legs feel like they're dragging..his arms are limp to his side..he doesn't have the strength or will to straighten his back..making him look as miserable as he feels..

Take a shower..

Why? So he can wash away his filth? His sin? So he can wash away this guilt?..but water can't..He's tried..oh how he's tried..but water can't cleanse his sins..His hands will always be stained red..his guilt will be the stone that drags him to the bottom of the ocean..

Relax..

How can he relax..with the knowledge of his sins?..How can he relax..when she smiles and holds him..not knowing she's kissing on the boy that made her life a living hell? Not knowing she's speaking so kindly to a murderer..How can he relax when he doesn't know what's going to happen next..but he knows what he has done?..He knows the tears she shed..he knows how he broke her..

Why couldn't he just disappear?..He doesn't deserve her love..doesn't deserve a family..He doesn't deserve her concern..He doesn't' deserver her smile..

If she knew..if only she knew..

She would know what he truly is. A demon. There's nothing pure about him.

Crona opens the bathroom door..and numbly shuts it behind him..his bangs covering his eyes..as he takes a couple steps forward..his body feels heavy..he barely has the strength to move..he just wants to fall down and never get up..but shower..she asked him to shower..to relax..that's what she wants..that's-

"I trust you guys with my life." Her soft voice rings through his head..

It's too much..his glass made mind shatters...and he falls to his knees..He can't hold it in..he lets those bitter tears fall down his face..he falls down..not bothering to block his face as it hits the bathroom floor..it stings..but it will never hurt as much as he does inside..

Maka trusts him with her life..trust them with her life..but she doesn't know..oh she doesn't know..

Crona's body shakes in his crying..his shoulders shaking as his tears drench the floor..His sobs are broken..pathetic like him..

He broke her trust..He's decieved her..made her think he was something else..when all he is a coward..He can't even tell her..can't let the words of his sin leave his lips..He loves her..yet he's betrayed her..He betrayed and even after Maka told him she loved him..he couldn't confess..

He's selfish. So selfish.

Maka has given him everything he's ever wanted..first someone to talk to..then some one to hold him..then some one to love him..Crona is fulfilled of his life's wishes..and yet..

All he's done to Maka is take away. That's all he ever does. Fail, break, take away. He took away what use to hold her..he took away what use to love her..He took it all away so all she had was him..He ripped her from what he never had..

Crona's a parasite...a leech..He doesn't deserve Maka..how..how can she trust him so much? How can see look at him like that?..

Because she doesn't know..and she loves him.

Crona bangs his fist against the floor..He cant' stop crying..weeping for what he's done..weeping for how much it hurts..He's disgusting..weak..why..why would she love him?..Why..why couldn't this have been different? He wanted her love more then anything..but didn't think about the guilt that would come with it..

That's when he hears something..a soft thud..like something being placed down..

Confused he turns his head to look beside him..his tears still falling..as his eyes come face to face..with a gun. Crona gasps and sits up..looking down at the gun with confused eyes..This is the same gun he took from Kid..no it's different...

The gun chamber is open..showing him..one bullet that lays inside..

Crona doesn't know how the gun got there..but in his fragile mind..he can't even register it..all he's looking at is the gun..looking at the same item he used to try to take his life..he tried to blow his brains out..but it was out of bullets..maybe he should be thinking who reloaded it but he's not..His mind is back on the time he pulled the trigger..the feeling of it...

Sitting by the gun..Crona wonders..would he feel the bullet as it went through his brain? Would it be painful..?

No..

Nothing could be as painful as what he feels now..the hurt in his heart..He betrayed her..he deserves to die.

Reaching out for the gun...Crona pauses...would Maka be sad?..

No..

She wouldn't be sad if she knew what he had done..how he failed her..how he betrayed her..

Taking the gun..Crona closes his eyes..would he go straight to hell?..Would anyone show him mercy?..

No..

Who would give him mercy? A murderer..a demon..He hurt Maka..he made her cry..he took away her joy..he took away everything..

Hearing the click of the gun's chamber closing back in...Crona opens his eyes...would his mother..finally be happy with him?..Would she approve of him with a bullet through his skull?..

No..

His mother never will be happy with anything he does..She knows he's pathetic..sometimes Crona wishes Maka saw that too..Maybe when she would have saw him in the asylum..she would have just left him alone..gave him to those nurses and never looked back..

Looking down at the gun...Crona smiles...Will it feel good to finally be released? Will he be rid of the guilt?..

No..

He will never be rid of his sins..He will never feel good..he will always know what he's done..and what he failed to do..the guilt will eat him more then the fires of hell..

Putting the gun against his temple...Crona puts his finger on the trigger...Will he pull it again?..Will he take his own life? Will he succeed where he failed last?

Crona drops the gun..It makes a dull sound against the bath room floor..

No..

He won't do it again. He won't do that to Maka..No more running away..no more trying to take the easy way out..He committed the sin..it's time he confessed to it..time for him to pay for it..He promised her he wouldn't leave..and he's keeping his promise..no matter how tempting it is to just end it..

That's when Crona decides..He has to tell Maka.

A new resolve burns his aching being as he forces himself to stand..He feels the fear too..He's shaking..but he has to do this..He has to tell her..but first..he'll take a shower and calm down..He needs to calm down. Crona takes deep breaths as he lifts his black shirt over his head and takes off his black pants, folding both before putting them on the toilet. Crona doesn't look at himself in the mirror..nor the gun still laying on the floor..he simply gets into the shower and closes the curtain behind him. His mind is reeling..his breathing picking up speed just thinking about telling Maka..

Deep breaths..deep breaths..

Crona pants as he turns on the water..he makes sure the water is burning hot before turning on the shower head..as soon as the boiling water hits his skin, he makes a soft hiss of protest..before he relaxes into it..feeling his skin burn..it hurts a lot..his skin is getting red..but just like everything else in his life..after awhile..he gets use to it..after awhile..he becomes numb to it..

He stays under the water for awhile..not moving...his eyes closed..his fragile mind starts pulling back together..He still feels the over whelming fear..but with the pain of him keep turning the water up..It helps him forget about it..

"..You know..I'm not any better then you.." Crona starts..he hasn't opened his eyes..hasn't even heard the other boy speak..but he knows he's here now..in the bathroom..He's too much in his thoughts to even think about how the demon being in the bathroom with him while he's showering should make him uncomfortable..for once he just wants someone to talk to.

"What do you mean?" Judas asks..for some reason Crona pictures him tilting his head.

"I betrayed Maka..I still am from me not telling her..She loves me and yet I've been leading her to a loin. You say I'm pure..but in reality I'm selfish..I hurt people.." Crona grips his arm. "..I'm just as much as a demon as you are."

"Now you know that's not true." The demon sounds like he's frowning. "Don't you ever compare yourself to me! Yes..we have committed the same sin. The sin of betrayal..but there's a huge difference between me and you Crona.." He sounds closer..but Crona knows he's out side of the shower. "You actually feel bad for it. You cry over it..you mourn..I don't feel bad at all..I don't wish for forgiveness like you do..I don't regret it as you do..My betrayal was my choice, and my choice alone..You were given a order..and at the time you didn't know what it would do to that woman..But you see, I knew what I was doing. For every sin you commit Crona, you weep, you feel bad..For every sin I commit, I laugh..I rejoice. You are no where near being a demon Crona. You don't know what true evil is."

Judas voice..is different. "..I was a apostle for Jesus Christ..he helped me out in life, gave me food, and places to stay. He loved me..he trusted in me. He trusted me with the money we got for charity..he trusted me as his friend..and you know what I did? I took the money that was suppose to go to the poor and spent it on myself. I got angry if we didn't get enough money from the poor..and would easily tell them they were going to hell if they didn't give me their month's pay. Yet Jesus trusted me. I was his friend. When the time came, I handed him over to the Jews, without blinking..of course..my host felt so bad for what I did..that after me committing such a crime..he killed himself. I didn't care for him, or the fact he was going to hell because of me. It made me laugh. I was there..in the crowd of watches as Jesus was whipped to a bloody pulp..and you know what I did? I smiled. I'm still smiling thinking about it. No feeling of remorse or regret crossed my mind as they shoved a crown of thorns into his head and mocked him..I continued to laugh as He was forced to carry his own cross in the heat..up a mountain..I clapped when they nailed him to that piece of wood and stuck him up for all the world to see..So he had to look at all the people his father made..all the people that he loved..at all the people that were killing him. I felt nothing but happiness as he suffered and died. When I betrayed him I was old..I was his friend for a long time..no one suspected it...Tell me..when you found out what happened to her mother..what did you do?"

Crona listened to every word Judas said..getting chills despite the hot water on his bare body..but at listening to him..and then that question..He trembles..

"..I cried." His voice is so shaky.

"Once?"

"..No..a-alot.."

"Do you still think about it?"

"..Y-Yes.."

"Do you still cry about it?"..

"..Yes."

"Do you regret it..?"

"..O-Of course I do.."

"Then your nothing like me. Your no demon Crona. Your pure...you feel remorse. I know you, just as I know myself..Not only do you feel bad..but your willing to make it right..your willing to tell her, confess your sin..Do you know how brave that is? Do you know how much I admire you for it? You listen to me Crona. Never, ever call yourself a demon. Your not. Your not at all..Calling yourself a demon, is like saying you could kill Maka..watch her bleed..cry..looking at you with those big eyes full of pain..and you would feel ok..you would feel happy..is that true?"

"N-No!" Just thinking about that makes his eyes water. "I would n-never hurt her! I-I would never-"

"Then your no demon." Judas voice is soft..and it gets Crona to pause. "..Don't ever say that again ok best friend?"

Crona thinks about all he said..and in a way..it made him feel better..he doesn't deserve to feel better..but Judas words, though disturbing..have helped him. "O-Okay..I won't say I'm a demon.." Crona mumbles. "But i-i'm not a good person."

"Really who is?" Judas hums. "Once you think about it..all humans are selfish. They only want what's best for them..but you Crona..your the closest thing to a good person there is..In my eyes, your pure, purer then snow..and I love you for it."

Crona doesn't say anything..him, purer then snow? That's a laugh..Well..Maybe to a demon..he is..after hearing Judas back story..and remembering his previous encounters with the demon when he tried to kill Maka..He knows he isn't like that..That he isn't a demon..

And some how..that makes him feel..just a little bit better.

"..Do you know who left this gun for you?" Judas breaks the silence..Crona hears a sound..and he's pretty sure he just picked up the gun..He can't read his expression though his voice.

"Y-Yes...I do." Crona bows his head..letting the water slick his hair in his face..it runs off his hair..falling down his bare chest. "S-She couldn't have made the message anymore clearer..M-Medusa was giving me a option..to shoot myself and be done with all this..to leave all the sins i've done..She was giving me the choice of leaving this world or staying and being a slave.." The water hides the tears he sheds. "..I d-don't know if I should call her kind.." He grips his fist. "..Or c-cruel."

"Cruel of course! The bitch was pretty much telling you to kill yourself by leaving this gun here! The sick bitch!" Judas roars..Crona hears something crash. "I swear..I can't wait till she fucking dies..you don't even know the torture she will be put through when she goes to hell..I'll make her scream, break her down into nothing for what' she's done to you." His voice is so dark..it feels like this room is shaking in it..a rumbling.

"..At l-least this time she was g-giving me a choice.." Crona speaks softly..Judas stops going off. " u-usually it's just a order..This t-time..she let me d-decide for myself..a c-couple of days ago..I would have j-jumped on this opportunely..I would have taken that g-gun and gladly pulled the trigger..but it's different now." He grips his fist. "..M-Maka loves me..I h-have a family..if I were to kill myself..a-after everything we just went through..I k-know it would break Maka..it m-might even break Ragnarok..I can't l-leave them now..I have to face what i've done."

"It's going to be hard.." Judas voice gets quiet.

"I know."

"It might ruin everything you've worked for..it might destroy this love that you just got.."

"I-I know." Crona trembles. "But I have t-to do it..I owe Maka..t-that much."

"Your too good for your own good Crona." Judas mumbles. "..But you know..no matter what happens..know you will always have me. I will never leave you. I will be with you till the end of time. No matter what you do, I will always love you."

Crona doesn't know if he can believe this demon's words..He doesn't know if he even wants them to be true..but he can't deny, talking to Judas has made him feel better..and even if he's a demon..just the thought that he will never be alone..gives him a small sense of security..With talking to this demon..with him being serious and not trying to molest him..Crona feels..that his attitude towards Judas has changed..if just a little bit. He doesn't feel angry when he hears his voice..nor is he trembling in fear..

"You know i-i'm surprised you didn't show up while I was touching the gun.." Crona mumbles.

"I knew you weren't going to shoot yourself..I know you better then you think..believe me if I thought for a second you were going to pull that trigger I would have been on your ass before you could even blink. I would go spider monkey on your ass."

Spider monkey?

Crona lets out a sigh..before lifting up his head..he turns down the temperature of the water a little bit before he reaches over for some vanilla soap..He lavers it in his hands before starting to rub it against his chest..

"You know I'm still kinda upset with you.." Judas sounds like he's pouting..Crona looks over and he can see the boy's shadow from the shower curtain. "You gave away my flowers just like that! you meanie!"

"I-I'm sorry.." Crona sighs as he rubs soap on his arms. "It's just the first thing that came to my mind."

"..Were you ashamed that I gave them to you?" Judas question gets him to tense. " Are you embarrassed of me?"

"I w-wouldn't say i'm embarrassed of you." Crona washes his other arm. "It's just..I d-don't really know how do deal with you giving me flowers.."

Judas is silent a moment. "..Ah of course! You never got flowers before in your life time! well your suppose to keep them"

Crona can't help but to roll his eyes..he's not going to tell him he already knew that..he'll just let him think he had no idea what to do with them.

"Hey best friend...human friends help each other out with things right? i'm not wrong?"

"No. F-Friends help each other out." Crona nods as he bends down slightly to start washing his small thighs..before coming back up..

Only for his back to hit something soft..something breathing.

"Let me get your back for you then best friend." Judas voice is in his ear as he reaches over for the soap in Crona's hand..

Crona freezes for a moment..trying to register that Judas is no longer outside of the shower, but inside with him..pressed against his back, touching his bare body..

It hits him when Judas hand gets to the soap in his.

"Arg!" Crona makes a very feminine scream as he elbows Judas in the gut, does a twirl on his heel and grasps the shower curtain, using it as protection of hiding his naked body from this demon's eyes. "J-Judas what the hell?!" He screeches..his face heating up in embarrassment.

"What?" Judas blinks..luckily the boy has his clothes on..The demon just looks confused as he tilts his head at Crona who is trembling. "You said friends help each other and I knew you couldn't reach your back."

"Y-You don't just come in the shower with me! I-I'm naked in here!" He clings to the curtain for dear life, giving this demon a glare.

"Oh don't worry..I know." Judas gives him a smirk. "You have such a cute little body Crona..Your blush makes you even cuter..you look so vulnerable right now.." He licks his lips..a glint in his eyes Crona's not too sure he likes.

"S-Stop that!" Crona grabs the first thing he can reach..which happens to be a shampoo bottle. "Get out of here y-you pervert!" Crona throws the shampoo bottle at him..it hits the demon's chest..and falls down with a thud. Judas looks down at the bottle before looking at Crona.

"Ow.' He frowns. "That wasn't very nice-"

"Out!" Crona's voice is a bit too high pitched for his liking.

"Fine! jeeza! Don't come crying to me when you get pimples on your back!" He throws his hands in the air, all dramatic like before Judas gets out of the shower. Crona sighs in relief and comes out of the curtain..Making sure the curtain is closed good from any peeking demon.. "Hey Crona, Make sure to wash your butt."

"G-Gah! I k-know what to do!" Crona glares at the shadow out of his shower. " I-I can' believe you just did that.."

"Why not?" Judas seems confused. "I was just helping you. It's not like I haven't seen you naked before..I've seen you naked a lot."

"W-What the hell is that suppose to mean?" Crona pales.

"I've been with you most of your life." Judas seems amused at the tone of his voice. "Humans change clothes a lot."

Crona's face gets a bit red..his whole life..every time he changed..was Judas watching? just thinking about that gets him nervous.

"Y-You watched me?" Crona squeaks.

"Yeah of course. why not? I like watching everything you do. It's not like I haven't seen a naked dude before." Judas grunts.

Crona doesn't even want to know.

"Y-Your not suppose to look at me naked." Crona sighs as he grabs the shampoo that he threw at Judas before putting some into his hand and rubbing it through his hair.

"Why not?" Judas still seems confused. "Your no different to me with clothes or without..You know, back in the day humans use to not wear clothes. what difference does it make to me weather you wear clothes or not? Your still Crona. I still love you."

Crona sighs as he washes his hair out..Judas doesn't understand he gueses..He doesn't know how a demon would think.

"It just..it j-just doesn't make me feel comfortable." Crona turns the water off..realizing to his horror that he doesn't have a towel. "..Um..Judas..could you get me a towel..and not look at me when you hand it to me?"

"..Would that make you happy?"

"y-yes."

"Alright! I got you best friend!" Judas hums happily..Crona hears a cabinet open..before a hand shoots out from the curtain...just a hand though..Crona is pleased he actually listened to him..and takes the towel from him..Maybe Judas really was being innocent getting in the shower with him..Crona doesn't really understand this demon but he seems to listen to him. He dries off with the towel before wrapping it around himself like how a girl would..it just makes him feel more comfortable.

"Now can y-you hand me my clothes? They're on the toilet."

"Okay!" There's some foot steps. "..Um..there isn't any clothes here."

"What?" Crona blinks..before frowning. "Are you lying?"

"No like seriously dude your clothes aren't here."

Crona can't help feeling suspicious as he peaks out of the curtain to look at the toilet. Judas is pointing at the toilet..and sure enough his clothes are gone. Crona locks eyes with the demon. "What did y-you do with my clothes?"

Judas gasps and puts a hand on his heart looking offended. "I didn't do anything with your clothes! what kind of person do you think I am?"

Crona actually dead pans at the demon..something he thought he wasn't cable of doing. "I-I know you took my clothes."

"But I didn't! I swear! scouts honor!" He grins.

"Your n-not a scout." Crona glares as he gets out of the shower..forgetting really the situation..just wanting his clothes. "G-Give them back."

"But I seriously don't have them." He shakes his head.

Crona gives him this look..Judas stares into his eyes a moment..before sighing and scratching his cheek, his face getting a bit grey. "Fine." He groans as he opens up a cabinet and hands Crona his clothes.

"Thank you." Crona feels better seeing his clothes..

"So.." Judas leans closer..Crona not feeling too comfortable..all he has is a towel on..Crona takes a step back. "You said you wanted me to appear in front of your friends right?"

"..Well y-yeah..I d-don't want them thinking i'm crazy when I talk to you." Crona frowns, thinking about earlier today.

"Then what am I going to get in return?" Judas grins as he takes a step closer..Crona taking a step back. "You know I don't like other people..I hate everyone but you."

"..C-couldn't it just be a favor..?" Crona smiles hopefully.

"Nope. I want something.." He keeps getting closer..the demon's eyes getting half lidded..

God he doesn't want to ask this..

"..W-What.." He swallows hard. "W-What do you want?"

"What do I want?" He hums..Judas keeps getting closer and closer..and soon..Crona feels his back hit the wall..He can't back up anymore..Judas stops right in front of him..looking down at him..He's too close..he's afraid of what he's going to say..afraid of the look in his eyes and the darkness of his voice.. "I want a hug."

"There's no way I'm- wait w-what?" Crona blinks..thinking he was going to say something completely different..Judas smiles at him softly.

"I want you to hug me. I always hug you..it'll feel nice for you to do it first." Judas beams.

"A h-hug?..That's it?"

Judas nods..looking at him expectantly.

"And y-you'll show yourself to them?"

"Yup! of course I'll pick when I want to..but it will be soon. I promise."

Okay..it's just a hug..that's not that bad..it could be a lot worse..

"O-okay.." Crona tries to offer a smile...

Judas eyes light up and he holds out his arms..Crona frowns slightly, thinking he's in his towel..But the look in Judas eyes makes him put that in the back of his mind..he'll just give him a quick hug, kick him out, get dressed, then he won't have to worry about Maka and Ragnarok thinking he's crazy..

Crona walks closer..carefully..He ties the towel so it will be held up without him holding it..before he opens his arms up..wrapping them around this other boy..He's so tall, Crona's face is in his chest..Judas makes a hum of approval as he wraps his arms around his shoulders..bring him closer..This isn't so bad..it's not the most comfortable thing..but it's okay.

"O-Okay..now g-get-" Crona pulls away..about to tell him to get out..only for Judas to clash his lips against his own, taking him off guard..the demon pins him to the wall..his tongue already finding it's way into his mouth..licking, caressing.. "H-Hey!" Crona pulls back..his eyes wide. "Y-you said just a hug!"

"Yup. Just a hug to show myself.." Judas licks his lips..leaning closer..his breath on Crona's face. "I didn't say I wouldn't want to kiss you.."

"I really d-don't feel comfortable with you doing this when I'm only in my towel-" Crona starts.

"Oh so you want me to take it off?"

"N-No! that's the o-opposite of what I want!"

"Oh so you want me to take my clothes off?"

"W-What? No! I w-wana put my clothes on!" Crona glares at him..his face heating up.

"Okay fine." Judas sighs. "No fun." He mumbles before he..yanks the towel from Crona's body..leaving him bare.

"What the hell are you-" Crona starts..only for Judas to snap his fingers..Crona feels something wet cover his body..before it hardens..just enough..it feels like fabric..he looks down..and he's wearing his clothes again. "..Oh.."

"Now where were we?" Judas licks his lips as he rubs Crona's cheek.

"No where- ngh!" Crona is pushed against the wall again..and though he feels a bit more comfortable clothed..he's still not comfortable with this..The demon's lips are own on his own...but he isn't' kissing back..and he keeps his mouth closed this time..again Judas doesn't mind..The demon soon leaves his lips..trailing soft kisses down his jaw line..Crona bites his lip..suppressing the whimper when this demon starts to leave unholy kisses on his neck..licking where the jugular vein is..getting him to shiver..Crona tries to push him off..but like he said this boy is like a brick wall..he isn't going anywhere.

Crona bites his lip harder as Judas sucks, bites and licks at his sensitive skin...the demon's hands feeling down his waist. "No need to hold it in.." Judas mumbles against his neck.

"I'm n-not holding anything in. I d-don't like this." Crona snaps..and god he hates the groan after word when Judas bit at a certain spot on his neck..His legs starting to feel weak.

"you can't lie to yourself." He purrs. "I only want to make you feel better Crona.." Judas starts to kiss lower then his neck..The fabric of the shirt Crona is wearing moves where he kisses so he can get to Crona's skin..He kisses the boy's caller bone..sucking at it as his hands reach behind the boy and claw down his back..

Crona bites his lip hard but he can't hide how his body arched into him at the feeling..This shouldn't feel good..it shouldn't..this is a demon! Another boy! Crona tries to get him off more urgently..At first Crona thinks he's actually pushing him off when Judas moves..only to realize that this demon is moving down his body..Getting on his knees, he kisses down Crona's chest..licking and nipping his sensitive skin..his tongue is experienced..and Crona doesn't want to think about it. Judas keeps biting at places..keeps touching him certain places on his back that Crona can't help but to groan, and arch his back. He hates it. After every groan he feels dirty..like he needs to take another shower.

"So cute.." Judas mumbles against his bare stomach once he got down to there..He's getting to close.. what is he doing?-

When Judas gets right to Crona's waist line..it's too much. "S-Stop!" Crona cires out..Judas pauses and looks up at him from on his knees..his chin on Crona's stomach.

"Why? You like it."

"I d-don't like this! it's wrong and I d-don't like it! your doing this a-against my will." Crona grinds his teeth..glaring down at his boy..but he's blushing..he knows he is.

"Don't try to lie to me Crona. I know exactly what you like..if you didn't want this in some way I wouldn't be doing it." Judas doesn't make any advances though..he just looks up into Crona's shaking blue eyes. " I hear your heart beat Crona..it's beating fast..your sweating-"

"B-Because i'm scared!" Crona snaps..his eyes getting wider. "T-That's all-"

"I'm pretty sure fear isn't what's throbbing down here." Judas mumbles..before he grabs Crona through his pants..

Crona feels it..he feels his own arousal in the demon's hand..not realizing it till now..

This makes him snap. This is wrong. This isn't suppose to be happening. He feels dirty. He needs to stop this now!

'Get off me!" Crona screams..he snaps..His hand coming down..

He back hands Judas..The demon.

Crona cries in pain..it felt as if he hit a rock..and when he looks at his wrist..his hand is twisted in a unnatural way..he broke his hand slapping this demon..It hurts like hell..

Judas head is turned to the side..his bangs covering his eyes..He slowly turns his head back to Crona..and Crona has never felt so afraid in his life.

There's rage in the demon's eyes.

Crona whimpers before he closes his eyes..awaiting the pain that is sure to come..that look in his eyes..is too dark..too scary..Crona hears Judas' heavy breathing from out his nose in front of him..Crona' is trembling..the anxiety eating at him..Judas might change his mind..he might rip Crona of his body..He might even kill him..he-

He feels a cut on his wrist..before something seeps into his wound. Crona cries out in pain and struggles against this demon..Judas growls..and Crona stops..his body being racked with fear..it's so dark in this room..the feeling is intense..

His hand hurts so much..and what's worse, he feels Judas' angry breathing on his face..oh god..He can't even do anything..

He waits for more pain..waits for death even..waits for the darkness of madness..

"Fine." Judas pulls away from him..letting go of him.

"W-What?" Crona can't help open his eyes at that..Judas is away from him now..his back turned to him..and when Crona looks at his hand that was hurting so bad a minute ago..He sees a cut on the wrist that was broken..black blood is scraped over..and his hand doesn't look twisted anymore..

Judas had healed him.

That..shocks him..even more that Judas isn't killing him now..or even hurting him.

"I get it." The demon's voice is blunt. "I understand. You don't want a demon touching you. You have someone you already love, I understand that. But I don't like how your lying to yourself. You liked what I was doing..you just have it set in your mind anything with another boy is wrong, probably from that ghost constant teasing. you love that girl, but she loves not only you..you like it, so why can't you let me make you feel better?"

Crona can't speak..He doesn't know what to say..

Judas suddenly growls when he touches his cheek..and before Crona can blink..He's pinned against the wall..Those haunted eyes inches from his own..They're full of rage. " Then you strike me! You hit me after all I've done! You dare hit a demon across the face, the demon that owns you!" Judas snarls..His face scrunching up..making him look more like he really is..his grip on Crona is tight. "Do you understand how good I've been to you? If I wanted to I could fucking take you right now. If I wanted to fuck you I could. Your powerless against me. I could turn you around right now and rape your ass, and what could you do? I'm a demon, I don't ask for things, I take them. I could kill you right now..I could take your body for my own and rip Maka to pieces with your hands..I could eat that fucking ghost and drag him down to hell..You have no idea who you just slapped across the face Crona Gorgon."

Crona is about to cry he's so scared..He's trembling..his eyes wide..He tries to speak..to say something..but he can't..he's frozen with fear..He feels a tear fall down his face..

"But I won't do any of those things.." Judas voice..turns soft..That rage getting lost in his eyes as he loosens his grip on Crona..He wipes that tear away. "I don't want to hurt you. I want you to be my friend because you want to. I want you to like me being around..I only want to make you feel good.." Judas lets go of Crona and takes a step back. "If you truly don't like me kissing you. I won't do it. I won't do anything to hurt you. I just..want us to be friends..real friends..I want you to trust me..and I want to trust you. I don't want to take you by force..I want you to come to me.."

There it is..Judas..who just a second ago looked so scary..now looks just sad..His body just droops..that loneliness in his haunted eyes..He walks away a little..turning his back to Crona, he sighs.

"..If you were anyone else..I would have killed you in a heart beat, found another host and continued on..If you were anyone else I wouldn't even be putting up with this..but there's something about you..I really love you..I know I do now..There's no way I would let just anyone slap me in the fucking face..No..No demon would let any human disrespect them like that..but..I let you get away with it." He chuckles humorlessly. "It's embarrassing really. Can you imagine what my brother's would say if they found out? Not that I care..it's just you..only you. It sucks ass."

Crona lets the tension fall out of his shoulders..his body stops trembling..once he realizes Judas really isn't going to hurt him. He isn't' going to kill him. He isn't going to take his body.. Judas just looks..sad with his body slumped..his words are bitter..Just a moment ago he was scared shitless..now he almost feels bad..

Judas has done a lot for him. Been there, and protected him. Yes, he's evil and tried to kill Maka..but just because Crona was hurt. Judas listens to him..and has let him have his body..when Judas could easily take it..Crona just slapped him..and Judas healed him..He's also willing to stop kissing Crona..because he doesn't want it..

This demon could take anything he wants from Crona..but he isn't'..

And just that thought..gets him to move without thinking..

Crona runs towards him..before tackling him into a hug..pressing his face into his back..hugging him tightly from behind..

Judas breath catches..The demon tenses..he probably wasn't expecting this at all..

"I w-want to be your friend.." Crona finds himself saying. "I-I just can't deal with you kissing me..I-I do like you-"

"You want to be my friend?..you like me?.." Judas words are breathless..they sound in disbelief..The demon turns around..only to find Crona smiling at him brightly..Judas cheeks tint and he glances away yet Crona can see the happiness in this demon's eyes. " I see..I won't do it anymore..if you don't want it..and i'll show myself to your family."

"Thank you..b-best friend." Crona hugs him again..his face in this boy's chest..

"Your welcome..best friend.." Judas kisses the top of his head..Crona can feel how big his smile is on top of his head as Judas wraps his arms around him..holding him tightly..

Crona doesn't know how long he stays in this demon's arms..He's comfortable..a barrier broken between them as Judas strokes his hair..and nuzzles his head..but that's ok. Crona can deal with that..

Madness is holding him so softly..caressing him..

"I can't believe it.." Judas suddenly mumbles on top his head.

"W-What?" Crona looks up at him.

"I totally just got bitch slapped by you.." Judas blinks..before he grins. "You have balls, I'll give you that."

"I w-wasn't really thinking.." Crona's face heats up a little bit. "I'm sorry"

"Your lucky I love you so much." Judas sighs in contentment. "..This is so nice by the way..you can slap me again if it means I get these nice hugs..To be hugged willingly..It feels so much better then forcing them..I feel warm..do you feel warm?"

"I g-guess.."

"Is your arm pits sweating?"

"..N-No..why?" Crona blinks.

"Oh nothing. Just wondering." Judas kisses his head again...before pulling away. "Well..I gotta fix something. He's slippery though..he's hiding from me.."..he turns his back on Crona and starts to walk away.. "Oh and Crona.." He looks back at the other boy..and smiles so softly..you wouldn't know this boy is mad..or a demon..in this moment..he looks human. "Thank you."

With that Judas fades away.

Crona stares after where the demon was..in a way..He feels happy. He doesn't think he'll have to worry about Judas doing anything too bad to him now..They understand each other he guesses..in this moment..he realized that Judas doesn't disgust him..That judas doesn't get him to feel degusting..

He really considers that demon his friend now.

Crona runs a hand through his now dry hair..as he looks over at the gun that Judas must have thrown across the room..He stares at the shinny black barrel..stares at the item he almost killed himself with..

No more running.

Crona walks over..and picks up the gun..it only has one bullet..but he feels like he should get rid of this, so he'll never have the urge ever again. He takes a deep breath before he turns around and walks out of the bathroom door..maybe he could throw it out the window..or find some of Medusa's acid and melt it..or-

He walks out of the bathroom..gun in his hand..only to come face to face with Ragnarok when he appears in front of him.

"I'm back Crona, they fucking-" Ragnarok starts..only to stop..when his piercing blue eyes fall on the gun in Crona's hand.

Uh oh.

"R-Ragnarok it's not what it looks like-" Crona tries only for Ragnarok to push him into the wall..furry in those eyes of his..he grips the gun from Crona's grasp.

"Not what it looks like?! then what the fuck is this Crona?!" He screeches, waving the gun in his face.

"I was j-just-"

"How could you try to take your fucking life again? Are you fucking crazy? Do you want me to go fucking insane Crona? Why the hell would you take your own life?! you have something that I want, you have a warm body, you still have your life! Why the hell would you want to rob yourself of it! Maka fucking loves you now, were a fucking family, why the hell would you try to take your life again?!" Ragnarok is screaming at him..his grip is tight on Crona and it hurts..Those eyes are boring into his own.

"I-I wasn't Ragnarok!" Crona locks eyes with him. "I p-promise I wasn't going to kill myself..y-you don't understand, I found it i-in the bathroom..I o-only brought it out to get rid of it..I s-swear Ragnarok..I d-don't want to leave you and her ever again."

"Bull shit! You don't just find a fucking gun!" Ragnarok is panting..His face a snarl..

Crona doesn't want to tell him..but he has to.

"..M-Medusa put it in there for me." At these words..Ragnarok lets go of him in shock..his face completely falls..looking at him with wide eyes. It takes him a moment..but soon his eyes narrow..the fire in them much deeper then before..there's hate in his eyes..a growl admitting from his throat..

"..She..Gave her fucking son a gun..to.." Ragnarok bows his head..his bangs casting a shadow over his eyes as he trembles..he's admitting rage..before suddenly he lashes out and grabs Crona by the shirt, lifting him up. "Don't you ever fucking kill yourself. No matter what that bitch says. Your life is yours. I'm not going to let her fucking take your life like she took mine..this fucking bitch..I swear to god Crona if I could kill her..if I could fucking kill her.." His breathing is uneven..his being flickering. "She's not talking anymore from me. She's not taking you and she's fucking not taking Maka. Enough is enough. I've fucking suffered enough!"

Crona's eyes are wide..Ragnarok's never opened up to him..and for some reason..it makes his chest tighten..He knows...oh he knows what Medusa has taken from him..Ragnarok made it clear when they were first bonded together..Medusa killed him..Crona still remembers the blood..the smell..still remembers seeing Ragnarok's heart beat as Medusa ripped it out..with that smile on her face..if anyone knows pain..it's Ragnarok...

"I p-promise Ragnarok..I'll n-never try to kill myself again. y-your not going to lose me..remember?..y-your stuck with me.." Crona gives him the softest smile he can muster..hoping he said the right words..

Ragnarok looks up at him..his face falls to a blank look..before he lets go of his shirt. "Damn right I'm stuck to you ass hole. " He grins..

Only to punch Crona right in the gut.

'O-Ow Ragnarok!" Crona grinds his teeth.

"That's for fucking scaring me." Ragnarok gives him a shit eating grin as he takes the gun away from him. "I'll get rid of this."

He fades away.

Crona holds his stomach..his eye twitching..damn..for a ghost Ragnarok still hurts..he's rough..but that's okay. Ragnarok is his friend too..Ragnarok is his partner..

Ragnarok is in the same sin as him..

Crona tenses..remembering his resolve..his breathing becomes uneven.

"Back. Tossed that thing in the fucking sea." Ragnarok grunts as he reappears..

"R-Ragnarok.." Crona looks at him seriously.. "I have to t-talk to you about-"

There's a really loud boom..the whole mansion shakes as if there's a earth quake..Crona falls on his butt and Ragnarok looks around.

"What the fuck was that?"

"I d-don't-"

That's when they both hear it..their faces fall in horror..

There's a scream..Maka's scream...it's ear shattering.

"Maka!" Crona and Ragnarok shout at the same time...They both take off running to where they know she is..Ragnarok's face is in between rage..and horror..Crona can't even think about what might haven happened to her..

If Medusa is hurting her..

What could they even do?..They are powerless against her..

Maka..for the love of god be ok..

They both need her.

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Maka takes a deep breath as she finally stops right in front of the door that will lead her into tha star room..the training ground were Medusa is waiting for her. She needs to keep calm..she can't lose it like she did back at breakfast..Maka really wasn't planning on doing all that..it's just..damn it, if you could see her fucking smirk you would understand..and just the fact she knows what Medusa has done to Ragnarok and his family..just the fact she knows how she treated Crona..

Yet when Maka was face to face with Medusa..It's not that she was scared..but when she looked into those snake eyes..she couldn't help remembering how this woman was her mother's friend..how this woman saved her..

Maka hates how it made her hesitate.

She fucking hates medusa. She's an evil bitch that's tortured people! that tried to take away her family!..yet there is a part of Maka that hesitated when she came face to face with her..Maka wants to believe it was because the promise she made with Ragnaork..but she's not so sure. That's why she cried. In that moment, she hated herself just as much as Medusa..

Who second thinks killing a murderer? a evil being?

Maka did. In her heart she did and she hates it.

She takes a deep breath..before the doors open by themselves and she walks in. A nice breeze brushes past her, moving her hair slightly as her feet hit the stone floor. Maka can't help but stop right when she gets in. Medusa stands before her..the witch's back is to her..and she's looking up at the sky that's exposed..She's not alone. Eruka and Free are on either side of her..They're not looking at Maka..more like they're staring at each other..The air in here..is tense. Maka can't help her body twitching in alarm..and her fingers twitching..

Maka saw Eruka and Free leave the dinning room. Why are they here? What's there purpose?

The door slams shut behind Maka..but she doesn't even glance at it..her eyes are boring into Medusa..Her heart beat is picking up speed and her hairs are sticking up in defiance..THe air is thick with magic..she can sense it..almost taste it..There's a dark feeling in the space between them..Maka knows she doesn't like it.

"Your weak." Medusa's voice suddenly breaks the silence..Maka's face falling a bit at that statement..a bit surprised to.

"I don't think i'm weak." Maka finds herself saying...she really doesn't though. She's failed a lot..but damn, she held up a fucking million pounded ship!

"Your so weak it's pathetic."

Now Maka's getting pissed.

"OH yeah? What happened to you being oh so proud of me Medusa?" Maka snarls as she takes a step closer, her fist clenched.

"You have disappointed me. You made the same mistake as your mother..now your much weaker." Medusa slowly turns around..Her eyes..they're full of something close to rage. "You are weak when you have to be strong! We have a war coming up and you have gone back wards! do you want to die?"

"The same mistake as my mother?" Maka starts..only for her eyes to light in realization. "..You know I love..don't you?" Maka finds herself smirking. "I love your son and I love your 'slave'. I proved you wrong. A witch can love. A witch can-"

"And what do you think that love will do to you?" Medusa growls..Maka's never seen her so pissed before..in a way it makes Maka's smirk grow. "a witch wasn't meant to love. your only making this harder on yourself. Your too weak to even be a threat to my sister! did you not want to revenge your mother?"

"Look, loving hasn't done anything to me." Maka keeps smirking. "Your just pissed that I was right. That I can love." A bold statement..but Maka's on a roll.

"Oh really? If you believe that Maka..that love hasn't made you weaker..that you are strong.." Medusa takes a step forward..Her expression darkening. "..Then fight me."

"Huh?" Maka blinks..her smirk faltering slightly. Not expecting that.

"Fight me. I want to see what you can do." Medusa spreads her legs, crouching down..a predatory glint in her eyes. "Think of this as a sparing match."

Maka stares at her a moment..Medusa is telling her to fight her..maybe she should be afraid..but no..she finds herself Grinning.. It's not breaking her promise if Medusa challenges her ..right? "Alright but i'm not holding back." Her grin grows as her book appears in front of her.

"I wouldn't want you to." Medusa eyes seem to be glowing..Maka can feel the magic in the air get thicker.

"Alright on the count of three you guys start." Free grunts..he seems to be watching this with amusement. "One."

Maka spreads her legs, already building up her power..Her fingers twitching...her eyes burning with a fire..Medusa only watches her..she's not doing anything..the expression on her face is blank.

"Two."

Maka can't think that she's actually about to fight the woman she's wanted to kill for so long..she can't think that Ragnarok will probably be pissed off..She can't think of anything but winning. But making Medusa pay.

"Three!"

At three Maka springs into action. She stomps on the ground, taking out a boulder of stone before she throws it towards Medusa. But she doesn't stop there. Just in case Medusa tries to push it back.. Maka finds herself crying something out.. "Starlight!" Maka's never used this spell...but her hands light up before a beam of light comes out of them..hitting the boulder, pushing it with more speed and strength. "Lock!" She stomps the ground again..knowing that the stone has come up to gasps Medusas feet..She's stuck now..Maka has her.

The boulder hits. Dead on. It actually falls apart.

Maka feels like cheering..hell maybe she even killed the bitch..She grins at Eruka and Free..but there just staring at where Medusa was..They don't seem shocked at all..

That's when Maka hears a sound..clapping. She turns to see..Medusa walk out of the smoke of the boulder's dust..She's unharmed..not even a scratch on her. "That was a good strategy..but you must remember I am a witch as well." She puts her hands up..and yellow light surrounds her..she smirks. "A force field is all it took to render that attack useless. You must do better then that to defeat me, my dear."

Maka feels her rage burn her being..Medusa is mocking her with that fucking smirk. She grips her fist..her eyes narrowing in her hate..Her vision is coming hazy when Medusa chuckles..and before she knows it, Maka is running towards this witch..she's not thinking and in a fight like this, that isn't good.

"Don't let your rage over turn your judgment." Medusa easily dodges the disks of magic Maka is throwing at her..and the shocks of it, seeming to go every where because of her rage. "You will fall surly. you have to think. You have to plan."

"Fuck you!" Maka spats before she hits the stone flooring with her fist..It cracks, going quickly towards Medusa. "Hell's inferno!" Maka screams..fire comes out of the cracks..Medusa has to run around the room to avoid the cracking of the floor..and the fire that comes with it..Eruka and Free are huddled together in a force field..Good, this is about to get ugly. Maka feels it.

That's when Maka sees her chance to get a good hit on Medusa..The snake witch jumps..she's in the air. "flame thrower!" Maka shouts as she puts her hands together..before a bust of flames comes out..heading straight for Medusa..Maka's able to see her eyes widen slightly..before she's hit with the flames. "Ha! take that bitch!" Maka feels something bubbling up inside her as she giggles..

She's having fun. She wants to rip Medusa apart. She wants to make her scream.

"Take what my dear?" Medusa's voice coos behind her..and Maka stops her giggling..no way in hell. Maka turns around..only to see Medusa smirking at her...nothing wrong with her. Maka tries to jump back, but Medusa's faster. In stead of using a spell..Medusa back hands her. Sending her flying in the air..Maka does a flip and lands it..She's seeing red again..

Medusa's toying with her. She isn't even being serious and Maka is.

Maka lets out a scream..in her rage, in her frustration she takes off running towards Medusa again..Maka not realizing all her flames are out now..leaving nothing but cracks in the floor.

"Your doing it again." Medusa sighs as Maka gets right on her. "Vector plate." a plate appears under Maka's feet..and before she can even understand what's going on she's sent flying backwards..hitting her back against the cold, stone wall. Maka bites her lip as to not make a cry of pain. " think about what your doing. It's good to have rage. It's good to hate but if you let it get the best of you, your as good as dead."

Maka pants hard..She knows Medusa is right..she knows she has to think..but damn it this woman pisses her off so fucking much..it's to much..it's maddening.

"is this all you got? I'm disappointed yet again my child." she makes a tsking sound.

Maka feels it..her power building as the book appears in front of her again and it flips to a page..Her eyes are getting so dark. "Hear my hate. hear my cry. Take the wicked of heart and let me watch them die. Bring pain to the one that brings me pain. Rip apart the one that rips me apart. Show no mercy to the one that shows me none." Maka breathing's jagged..this room is getting darker..a wind picking up..Medusa is just watching her. her face blank. "give me chains of damnation! give me chains of sin!" Maka's screaming now..as large chains come out..and warp around Medusa..The snake witch still hasn't' moved..hasn't done anything but stare at her. "Fallen angel's revenge-" Right when she's about to finish it..right when she's about to rip her apart..

"Vector arrow." Medusa stares..before the ground opens up, and a bunch of black arrows come out of the ground..Wrapping about her, breaking her concentration. Maka cries out as the chains around Medusa break..as her spell falls apart and this arrows of dark magic squeeze her. Maka watches in horror as another arrow comes..it pulls back..aiming at her neck and shoots out.

"Boom.." Medusa coos as the vector arrow stops right on her neck..cutting her slightly but not killing her. "Your dead. end of match." Medusa walks so she's right in Maka's face..and oh how she hates it. "You did horrible my child. It wasn't the spells that were bad, it was the lack of thinking behind them. You jumped right in, thinking nothing of how to approach me, you just ran right into the battle. You see how that is the wrong tactic?" Medusa grabs Maka's chin..and turns her face back to her when Maka looked away. "I'm not going to let you die. My sister is just as strong as me..and yet you could no even hurt me. You like your hate cloud your judgment. What happens when you come face to face with my sister? The one that killed your mother? I know your hate will be there..but if you handle that fight like you handled ours you'll be dead before it even starts!"

Maka breaths heavily..She doesn't want to admit it..but she knows Medusa's right..Maka sucked ass..and Medusa's right when she said the hate will be there for Arachne..she doesn't want to fuck this up..this fight has opened her eyes to a couple of things..

Maka is weak..and Medusa is strong. Arachne is strong..

Just a few seconds ago Maka actually believed she could win..now the cold, hard truth has hit her..

Medusa could kill her in the blink of an eye.

"Good..you understand.." Medusa smiles slightly when she looked into Maka's eyes..possibly seeing her thoughts..who the fuck knows. She snaps her fingers and the vetor arrows release her..Medusa grabbing her so she doesn't fall. "You understand now we have much work to do yes?"

"...yeah." Maka's shoulders slump in defeat..She doesn't look at Medusa, she can't.

"I'm not going to be nice anymore. Not when we're training." Medusa's expression gets dark. "I'm not going to have you die on me Maka. Things are getting serious now. We don't have much time before this war, before we take on Arachne herself. I need you prepared and I will push you to your limit, do you understand? No mercy. No more."

Maka ignores her chills..and she nods..gripping her fist. "..Make me strong..make me able to kill Arachne.."

Because if she' strong enough to kill Arachne..she'll be strong enough to kill Medusa as well.

"That's my child." Medusa coos before she snaps her finger..The room shakes slightly as one of the walls to this place slowly gets lowered into the ground..revealing to Maka..a maze? She's never seen this before. "We must work on her strategy. You will complete this maze, ending back here. Once you get here, you will have a foe to fight." Medusa grabs Maka..and they both disappear..before reappearing at what Maka guesses is the enhance to this maze. "This maze is full of traps. You must be careful and think your way through."

Maka stares at this maze..the walls are large..like buildings..Maka wonders how this woman even made such a thing..it wasn't here yesterday was it? "I-" Maka starts..only to turn around and see Medusa gone. Damn it. Maka grips her fist..her stomach curling in realization.

She needs Medusa.

Maka actually..pukes. She pukes Medusa's pancakes right out..her body convulsing. She needs the woman that killed Ragnarok. Needs the woman that's pure evil. She needs the woman that killed River. She needs the snake witch..without her, Maka won't be able to avenge her mother. This makes her feel sick..it makes her ill..

She can't defeat Medusa..not as she is now..She can't do anything..She needs to get stronger..and to do that..

She needs Medusa.

Maka wipes the bile off her chin..her breathing uneven as she looks back at the maze..She has to get it together..she has to think..That's her weakness..she acts without thinking..she needs to control her rage, and just think. Maka takes one more deep breath before she walks into this maze..She puts her right hand on the right wall..remembering something Kid had told her once..When they were younger they had a class trip to acarnvail..it had a mirror maze..Maka ended up getting lost..she rememebrs being so scared and almost crying..Kid had found her..though she hated him back then..he wasn't mean to her..He took her hand and helped her up..then he told her..

" To find your way out of a maze, just keep one of your hands on the wall at all times..sooner or later it will get you out of it."

And he was right. They did get out of it.

Maka keeps her hand on the wall as she starts to make her way through this maze..her eyes alert for any sighs of a trap..

Thinking of Kid gets her to wonder if he's ok..That madness attack effected the whole world right?..she can only hope your old friend is okay..and that he's having it better then she is.

The mazes walls are made of glass..her reflection being everywhere just like that time with Kid..but now she's alone. Now it's serious. It's dangerous. Maka keeps her breathing in check as she looks at the ground..making sure there isn't any stone sticking out..she's seen the movies..you step on a certain stone, it sinks in and then your dead..

No. Maka's not dying. Not today. Not now. Not after all this shit. SHe's going to live. She's going to get stronger. She's going to get her revenge.

With this in mind, Maka picks up speed..her eyes narrowing in dertermantion..She gets to a dead end but she just turns around, and turns another corner..another dead end..She takes a different' way..another dead end..she takes a right..a dead end..She takes a left..and guess what?

A dead end.

"What the fuck!" Maka snarls out in her frustration and hits the maze glass with her fist..She's been in this thing for at least a fucking hour..and she hasn't gotten any where! there's no traps, there's nothing but her reflection staring back at her..

"Don't be a dumb ass.." A voice coos behind her..and when she turns..She sees her own reflection smirking at her. "This is all a game. think about it Maka..your a witch."

"What does being a witch have to do with a fucking maze?" Maka snaps..She's irritable..but who wouldn't be? She has a head ache..she just wants to get out of this place..She wants this girl to go away..to stop smirking at her.

"Well..do witches follow the rules?" This girl hums..before her smirk fades..and Maka knows she staring at her own reflection again..Maka looks..confused..Then it hits her.

She doesn't follow the rules. Fuck this.

Maka grins ..letting her power flow..Fuck this maze. "Break!" She screams..and at her voice..

All the glass shatters..revealing the way out of this place..it all crumbles at her feet.

She sees the stone room now..Medusa is standing there, smirking at her. "So you figured it out?"

"More like I got fucking pissed off." Maka grunts as she walks through the glass towards her.

"There was no way out of it." Medusa hums. "It was full of dead ends."

"Then what was the fucking point of me doing that?" Her eye twitches. "I was in there for like an hour!"

"it was a lesson." Medusa locks eyes with her. "You will hit many dead ends through out your life Maka..And maybe there will be no where for you to go..Just know, you never have to follow the rules. You never have to be stuck. You have the power to destroy all that stops you. You have the power to destroy.." Medua walks closer. "But be careful..you also have the power to destroy yourself."

"I'm not destroying myself. I'm not going down till I bring that bitch with me." Maka pants..thinking how she saw..herself get shattered in all those mirrors..Maka shutters. "..That maze was fucking stupid."

"Hmm.." Medusa studies her a moment..Before jumping back. "It's time for phase two. Come on out."

Maka stances..remember Medusa saying she'll have to fight someone..Her fingers twitch..she's getting tired but she doesn't give a shit..she has to get stronger..she can't be weak..she can't..

"Fuck yeah lets do this!"..Free? The man in question walks closer to her..a large grin on his face..

Maka blinks. "..Him? Why him? He's not even a witch is he? I might actually kill him."

"Bitch you wish." Free roars into laughter.

"Free isn't a witch, he's still a being of magic." Medusa smirks. "Don't hold back my child..Free here..is immortal."

This ass hole immortal? "Yeah right." Maka scoffs as she brings out her book..glaring draggers into him.

"Oh you'll see..' Free's voice turns to a growl..as hegets on all fours...Maka watches..slightly grossed out as hair starts to spout all over his body..covering it..ripping his clothes..his body gets twisted..his bones cracking..His chin gets larger..His teeth get sharper..Maka's disgusted face soon turns to one of shock..She watches as his hands turn to claws..a tail spouts out of him..swinging slightly..Those dark eyes..animal eyes..

She's no longer looking a free..but a large wolf..

"Your a.." Maka starts.

"Ware wolf mother fucker." He cuts her off..Still able to speak and stand on his hind legs like a person..He's grinning..those sharp teeth showing.

"No mercy." Medusa says..and Maka's not sure if she's talking to her..or him..or the both of them..

"No mercy!" Free roars before he takes off running towards her, running on all fours..his tongue out..the fucker is fast, he's right on her in the blink of an eye. He pulls back those large claws-

"Shield!" Maka screams right when he brings his claw down..blocking him from ripping her apart. Maka pushes on the green energy..and it sends Free flying away from her..He does a quick flip and land before he's running for her again..His dark eyes narrowed in anticipation..

God he's too fast! How can she even think?..

Then it hits her. She has to slow him down.

Free gets right on her..his teeth out..those claws ready to rip her apart- "winter's breath!" Maka cries out..before she blows on him..

Free freezes over..his claw stopping before it hits her..a thin sheet of ice covering his whole body..

"No mercy." Medusa looks at her.

No mercy.

"Die!" Maka screams..all her frustration and hate coming to this. She punches the block of ice Free is in..

And it shatters. He shatters..His body parts separated in different blocks of ice. Maka takes deep breaths..looking at her work..she won..so why doesn't she feel..successful?

"Round one goes to Maka." Eruka states from where she's sitting..She's writing something down. "Start round two."

Round two? She killed him-

Maka watches in horror as his body parts come back together..linking back up..Free lets out a chuckle as his air comes back..before he gets himself up. "That kinda hurt fucker..Now it's my turn. " The ware wolf howls..

Stone wolfs come out of the ground..and bite her legs..not only does this hurt like hell..it holds her in place..the stone wolfs fangs digging deep into her legs. Free runs towards her..that grin so large..Maka's frozen in fear now..still trying to process this..Free is immortal..he's a actual ware wolf..He-

Free gets right on her..pulling back that large claw hand..Maka's eyes get wide..everything seems to be going in slow motion now..

Medusa closes her eyes. "..No mercy."

At those words..everything goes back fast...at those words her black blooded clothes that would protect her..turn to jello. Free's hand comes down, slicing down her chest. "Fuck!" Maka grinds her teeth..the cut feeling as it's on fire..her power goes out quickly to heal it..only for Free to slick down again..He's slicing her to pieces and all she can do is keep healing herself..he's so fucking fast...those stone wolfs holding her in place so she can't even back up. "Get off me!" Maka screams..Free being sent back a couple steps from ehr power..but he's right back on her..she sees it in those dark eyes of his..

The blood lust. He's a animal.

"Break!" Maka cries out and the stone wolf's shatter..The moment she's free, Maka jumps back, away from the raging ware wolf..Her power going on to heal her legs..She can tell she's getting wore out..That's the last thing she needs.

"What's wrong?" Free roars, still slicing at her..Maka still jumping back. " Can't handle it? where's your high and mighty talk now bitch?" He's jeering..He's roaring..those teeth baring..

Maka is sweating..Her mind reeling..trying to think of a way to win this..to get the upper hand..but it's fucking hard doing that while dodging razor sharp claws every few seconds..shit..

"Fuck off!" Maka stomps on the ground..a steam of rocks comes up and hits Free..sending him all the way out of this room.. Maka knows it's only a matter of time before he comes back down.. She spreads her legs..and arms..her eeyes burning. This is her change. " Spike!" At this word..The whole floor is covered in spikes..sharp..ready for this fucker.

"Shit." Free growls as he comes back down..no where he can land safely..he falls right onto the spikes..it piercing him through th chest..the stomach.. Maka pants as she stares at his limp body..and yet..she knows this isn't over.

Maka catches how Medusa is looking at her..a small smile on her lips..

Free growls again before the spikes break off from the ground.." You fucking bitch.." He snarls as he rips the spikes out of his body..His blood splatting everywhere...but his wounds are healing..at alarming rate. "That hurt."

" Round two goes to-" Eruka starts..

Only for Free to appear right in front of Maka. "Wolf man's fury." He growls..

And before she can even move..can even block..

Free is tearing her apart.

His claws are a blur..ripping at her chest, cutting her stomach, cutting every where..he's digging into her.. Maka puts her arms up..and she speaks the words for a force field..

But he's radiating power..and he breaks it. He's pushing her back..Her arms are a bloody mess now...She can't even use a spell right now..it's drown out by her screams..

"Finish her." Eruka nods.

Free stops his slicing..only to turn around..his tail lighting up..He hits her with the tail and she goes flying..hit the stone wall with a cry of pain..Her flesh is hanging from her bones..His tail felt like fucking iron..

Maka falls..she lays on her stomach..limp..not moving..panting..

"Round two goes to free." Eruka states.

Bitch.

Maka takes a deep breath..whimpering as her power comes out..surrounding her..healing her mutilated skin..putting her severed flesh back in place..To her relief..Free doesn't attack her while she's healing..and when she's finally all healed..She lets out a shaky breath..almost a sob.

"Ready for round three?" Free sounds like he's smirking.

"N-No." Maka shakes her head..she puts her hands on the floor and tries to push herself up..She's exhausted..She falls right back down..panting heavily.

"To bad. I'm coming for you.' Free chuckles..He's walking closer to her-

"That's enough." Medusa puts a hand in front of him and he stops. " Maka, my child, You did better with this fight then the fight with me. You planed your magic out, and used combos that would have killed a normal opponent if it wasn't Free..For that I say good job."

Maka only pants..not answering her.

"But were not done here.." Medusa steps so she's right in front of Maka...her cold eyes boring down on her. "Time for you to learn a spell."

"Are y-you crazy? I can't..I can't do anymore..I'll rebound." Maka looks up to glare at this woman.

Medusa snaps her finger..and her book appears in front of Maka..on a page.. "Lucifer's stomp.' I want you to learn it. DO it now."

"I'm not doing shit! that spell looks like it was in the back of the book..it's strong..I'm pretty much out of juice." Maka grips her fist..her eyes wide.

Medusa stares down at her blankly..before she grabs Maka by the shirt and lifts her up..Those snake eyes are inches from her own. "Do you want to revenge your mother? Do you want to kill Arachne? Then we have to destroy your limits. I'm not backing down. No mercy. You will get stronger and you will do this spell."

"I want to kill Arachne..I want to get stronger.." Maka locks eyes with her. "..But i don't have the strength to do the spell now.."

..That's when Medusa smirks. "You know..I really enjoyed making Ragnarok my slave."

"Don't." Maka's eyes narrow-

"It was amusing, putting him throw hell..seeing him cry like a little bitch as I ripped him limb from limb.." Medusa is speaking right in Maka's face. "You know what's even more amusing..That it was me that killed his mother..oh yes, I know you know..I poisoned Stein's cure..and watched with glee as River struggled for life..as she suffered alone..I was there when she took her last breath..did you know that? I was soaking it in..soaking in her last breath and Stein's son's tears.."

Maka can't explain how..just a second ago..she was exhausted..now..now her being boils with hate..she can't even explain it..it's a fire..deeper..darker..a fire straight from hell it's self..she's trembling in her hold..

"That's right..use your hate for me as power..do the spell..use it on me.." Medusa lets her go to take a step back..the book is still in front of Maka. "..You know it's even more amusing..how I took everything away from that boy. His family. His life. his pride. his name. his memories..and I made him my bitch-"

That's it. that was the last straw..The power Maka didn't have comes right back to her..She's breathing like a bull..and that book is right in her face..showing her a strong spell..showing her one that would destroy her.

"You'll pay!" Maka screams. "You'll fucking pay!" Her eyes look to the book..she's losing slight of herself..she doesn't remember calling on this book..she doesn't' remember flipping to this page..but she doesn't care. She needs to do something. Anything. "Devil come to me and destroy the living! destroy every fucking thing and give my stomp the power of the dark prince! crown me in your hate! crown me in guts and gore! crown me as your princess of sin!" Maka cries. "Lucifer's stomp!" Maka lifts her foot up..and stomps.

The whole fucking mansion shakes..Free and Eruka grab onto something to keep from falling..even Medusa has to crouch down..this room is starting to fall apart..she's going to take down the whole fucking mansion at this rate-

Her hands explode..not set on fire..They fucking explode.

Maka screams in pain as she falls to the ground..the spell breaks..it stops..leaving Maka a mess..This rebound..is the worse she's ever fucking had..Her stomps from hands are bleeding so fast..the blood pooling around her..She continues to scream..Her body is having a spasm..this rebound isn't just in her hands..it's going through her body..crushing her inside and out..

She pushed herself way too far. She never had that power to use..

God damn it..she lost her fucking hands.

"Good..good Maka.." MEdusa coos as she walks slowly over to the thrashing girl..her bare feet getting in Maka's blood. "You were able to do it even when you didn't have the power." She smirks. "Use your hate..and it will get you far."

Maka can't do anything..she's crying..the pain wont go away..she's dying...

That's when the door bust open.

"Maka!" someone gasps..he's screaming..Crona?..is that him?

"Medusa what the fuck did you do to her?!" Ragnaork..is that Ragnarok..He's roaring..the room getting so cold.

"Nothing. She did this to herself." Medusa coos as she kneels by Maka..taking the thrashing girl in her arms.

"Bull shit! get the fuck off her!"

"Oh? and what are you going to do Ragnarok?"

"M-Medusa please." Crona's begging. "D-Don't let her die!"

"Who do you take me for?" Medusa chuckles as she strokes the screaming girl's hair.

"What the fuck happened to her hands?!" Ragnarok..she thinks..keeps roaring..His voice..almost sounds like it's cracking..

"M-Maka!" Crona keeps saying her name..he's sobbing she thinks..it's hard to tell..hard to hear over her own screaming.

"Hush little baby don't you cry.." Medusa sings in her ear..as She presses something to Maka's lips.. Maka feels something wet slide down her throat. "I'm here..your mother is here.."

She chokes slightly on what ever the hell Medusa gave her..but soon..Maka feels a release..

The pain stops.. Maka feels power flower over her..she feels it wrap around her wrist..before..She feels it..Her hands..she has her hands back..The power goes inside and out of her..stopping the rebound..taking away the pain..Maka goes limp in her arms..barely conscious.

"What have you done?!" Someone screams..please..stop screaming..it hurts.

"I just push her to her limit. We must get rid of her limits. Think of this as a work out. The more power she uses, the more it will take for her to get a rebound later-"

"You could have killed her!"

"I knew what I was doing. What, do you not want her to be ready? Do you want her dying on the battle field Ragnarok?"

"M-Maka..i'm so s-sorry..' Someone is touching her..holding her now..something wet is falling on her..she doesn't like it.

"No but-"

"We don't have much time. Maka has to be strong or she will die. You know this just as much as I do-"

"Please b-be okay..i-i'm sorry.." Someone is holding her now..

"Ragnarok stop fighting me and get Maka to her room to rest. She's going to need it for her training session tomorrow."

The yells..the noises..the feelings..they all fade away..

Maka passes out.

---

Maka groans..her eyes opening only for her to gasp..her body tensing in alarm..

She's in the middle of a ruin city.

There's dead bodies every where..some have frozen mad smiles on their lips..other's look afraid..scared to die. Maka trembles as the smell of death fill her nose..why is she here? How did she get here?-

"Someone help! someone help me!" a woman sobs out..reaching Maka's ears. Maka turns to see a woman..holding a limp child in her hands..She's crying..her eyes wide with panic. "Someone help me! My daughter! She's hurt!"..Maka sees it..the knife through the little girl's stomach...and next to her..a ripped up teddy bear. "I think I hurt her..I didn't mean to! I don't know what's going on! I know you fuckers are out there! Help me!" She breaks off onto a bitter wailing..

Maka frowns deeply..looking around this place..The buildings left are silent..yet she sees people are looking out theie windows..only to close the blinds..no one's going to help this woman..

"Please!..I..killed my husband..I killed him..please..oh god..i'm sorry..please not my baby..please i'm so sorry!..please..not my baby...p-please.." This woman's words are desperate..her eyes wide..

Maka takes a step forward..ready to help..

Only for her to fade away.

---

"No!" Maka shoots up ..her eyes wide as she looks around..she's in her room..the light is off..she's alone..She's sweating..What was that?..was that really a dream? it felt so real..it-

"It wasn't a dream." Custos is suddenly in front of her...a sad look in his eyes. "That is really happening right now.."

"..Why did I see it.." Maka breaths heavily..

"..God is calling for your help."

Those words..get Maka to look at him with her eye brow raised. "...god's calling..me for help?"

"Yes. That woman is calling on god..wanting her baby to be saved. You are life Maka..god is giving you a choice. He let you see the situation..but he's not going to force you to help that woman."

"..Why me though?..why can't he help her?" Maka breathes out..a breath she didn't know she was holding.

"Because you are the chosen one. He wants to see what you will choose." Custos gives her a sad look. "It's up to you..to be a blessing..or a curse."

Maka can't really wrap her mind around the fact..that the thing she just saw..was from god..She's a being of hell..yet..

She's life. She can choose to be life or death.

Will she let that girl die?..or will she give her life?

"..Why did he choose me?..why can't he just do it?" Maka takes deep breaths..trying to hold on to her sanity.

Custos gives her a long look before turning his back to her..his shoulders drooping. "Maka..have you ever read the lord's word? the bible?"

"..My mom read it to me a long time ago.." Maka frowns slightly remembering those Sunday nights her mother would sit her down..and read from the bible..

But why would she do that?..When she's a witch?

"Do you know of the book of revelation?"

"..I heard about it..isn't that all about the end of the world?" Maka doesn't like how her stomach twist at how gravely Custos nods.

"In the book of revelations it says that god will give Lucifer seven years to rein..the world will be his for seven years and god can not interfere..Demons will walk amonst humans..pain, loss, and suffering will be a daily thing."

"Why..why would god do that though? why would he give Lucifer seven years to torture us?" Maka blinks. "..I thought you said he loved us."

"He does love you..more then you can imagine Maka..but he also loves Lucifer." Custos takes a deep breath. "The seven years are given to him..so that he may have a chance to change his heart..If Lucifer decides not to destroy the world..to turn back to god..then Lucifer could go back to heaven..he could be forgiven."

"Why would he even want to give that guy another chance! He's killed countless people! All the bad in the world is because of him! All these innocent people are going to die!"

"Don't you see?..this just shows, how much of a forgiving god he is."Custos turns and gives her a sad smile. "He will forgive anyone who comes to him and means it..No matter the sin. Lucifer use to be god's friend..He was the most beautiful and powerful angel there was..but he wanted more. His greed is what got him casted out of heaven..Hell was made only for him..but you know the saying..misery likes company." Custos turns his back on her again. "All the really good people..died during that attack..The ones that weren't mad..but got killed by the mad ones..There's a saying..you know 'Why do the good die young?' I can give you the answer to that Maka. It's because the good have a better place to go. When they die, they're going to heaven, to paradise away from violence, away from their pain..The evil survive longer..because god is giving them time to repent..but when they die.." Custos closes his eyes. "..They will wish they that never were born."

Maka stares at this angel..wide eyed..Thinking about all he's saying..God is that forgiving that he would forgive the devil?..after all he's done?..

There's hope for Maka yet.

"The end of the world is starting Maka..the demons have been awoken.." Custos puts his hands together as to pray. "The innocent will be killed ..and evil will roam free...this is hard for me to say but.." Custos locks eyes with her. "..Your fight, started the end of the world."

Maka freezes...all her thoughts..just stop..

"You are the end of the world Maka.." Custos frowns deeply at how her eyes shake. "..But you don't have to be. You are the only being that can stop this. IF you can defeat your inner demon..if you can defeat the demon god of madness..Then you can stop Lucifer's seven year rein...Of course..some day..he will have his seven years..but it doesn't have to be now. You can stop this Maka."

Maka bows her head..she can hear her heart beat drumming..She's the end of the world..she's death..

"Why save them when everyone's going to die anyway?" That girl coos..

"I'm going to save that girl." Maka grips her fist as she gets out of bed..a determination. "Let me just find Crona and-"

"There's no time now. That girl will die in two minutes unless you save her."

Maka closes her eyes..She'll have to go without them." Okay." Maka hugs herself..thinking about that crying mother holding that lifeless girl..

Maka disappears..only to reappear in the same spot she was in her dream.

"Ahh!" The woman screams when she sees Maka appear out of no where..she holds her baby close. "Who are you?..what-"

"Calm down..i'm here to help." Maka states calmly as she walks closer..

The woman keeps sobbing..watching her with large, terrified eyes as Maka kneels before her..looking at the limp girl in her arms. Maka closes her eyes..taking a deep breath before she put her hand on the girl...her power coming out-

"What the hell are you doing don't touch-" The woman starts..only to stop when The girl begins to light up..The woman watches with wide eyes as the knife in the girl falls out..The wound closing up..The little girl coughs..before her eyes open..and she weakly looks at her mother..

"..M-Mommy..is that you?..are you better now?" The little girl asks nervously..

The woman's eyes get racked with tears again as she hugs her little girl. "I'm back. Mommy's back..i'm so so so so sorry honey. I didn't mean it." She sobs into her hair.

"I know it wasn't you mommy.." The little girl grips onto her tightly. "..I almost died didn't I?..I almost got the dull eyes like grand mom didn't I?"

"No..No your okay baby..Thanks to her.." The woman looks over at Maka..and she's stunned at how bright this woman's eyes get. "Your an angel aren't you?..sent from god to heal my baby?"

A angel?..no..

"No where close." Maka mumbles. "I'm just a passer by."

"It doesn't matter who you are..thank you..thank you so much!" The woman grabs onto Maka with her other arm..hugging Maka..crying into her..

This doesn't make Maka feel good..it makes her feel like shit..

If only this woman knew she was the cause of all this in the first place.

Suddenly this quiet city..isn't so quiet anymore..Maka turns around..watching as people start coming out of their houses..looking at her with wide eyes..mumbling stuff to themselves like 'she healed that girl..' they all looks desperate..weak..tired.

"Bring your hurt and sick! She can heal them!" This woman screams before Maka can say anything..

All of a sudden all these people are surrounding Maka..looking at her with desperate eeys..touching her..grabbing onto her..a panic grips Maka..they're all yelling at her..about healing someone, bringing back another..They grip her harder..

Maka sees Custos watching this with a frown on his face..

She could just disappear..she could just leave these people..

"Get off!" Maka screams..and as if in shock they all let go of her..Maka looks at all these dirty..scared people.. "..I can't bring back those who are already dead. They're gone..and i'm sorry..but I can heal the hurt..or the wounded..but where is the medical team?"

"This is a small town." That woman with the little girl growls. "They don't give a fuck about us..they left us to fend for ourselves..they're more concerned with the bigger cities then us."

The crowd of people mummer in agreement.

Maka takes a deep breath..knowing she probably shouldn't be doesn't this..not after having such a horrible rebound..not after just getting up..but.. "Bring me all the hurt and sick..I want a single file line, those most hurt at the front..I'll make sure all get healed."

Maka..a witch..a being of evil..Stands and waits as the people hurt situate themselves..before they come to her..one at a time..She touches them..gives her power up..and heals them..one after the other..wither they were shot..weather they were stabbed..It doesn't matter..Maka heals them all the same..she watches as each newly healed person..runs off to what's left of their family..and they hug and cry..

She feels..good. She likes being able to fix what she's done..if only some what..

After healing about 50 people..Maka's done. She's exhausted.

"Thank you! Thank you so much! Are you a angel?" They all shout at her..smiling and crying in their happiness..

"No..i'm just here to clean up the mess.." Maka smiles slightly." Thank god..he's the one that called in the clean up crew."

Custos gives her a bright smile. "You did good Maka..you did amazing.."

"God bless you." They say..and Maka feels a slight sting..that hurt slightly..

But she can handle it.

"You have given them hope.." Custos looks at all the smiling faces. "..Most were going to die by the morning but you saved them..You gave this little town hope. You can stop this. You really can be the one..to stop the end of the world."

Maka closes her eyes..and grips that moon necklace..

Before she disappears..

Some can argue Maka did it..just so she would feel better..so maybe she would be forgiven..and spared the fires of hell..

Other' can argue that she really wanted to help..that she was looking for no reward..

But that's for you to decided.

---

"What a fucking day." Maka groans as she appears back in her bed..Her hands are throbbing..she doesn't want to over work herself..she remembers all too well the feeling of her fucking hands exploding..

When Maka looks down at her black clothes..something hits her..

Her clothes..They..they just turned to jello during the fight..letting Free slice her to pieces..When Maka touches her vest now..there's nothing wrong with it..no rips..no nothing..

Why did it do that?..Does Medusa have some sort of power over the black blood?

Maka doesn't like that. Not one bit.

She looks around..expecting to see Crona or Ragnarok..but she's in here alone..and it's still dark. Maka frowns and gets up off the bed..where are they? Wasn't she gone for awhile? Shouldn't they be back?..Maka tries to remember..she thinks they came in the room when she passed out with Medusa..Ragnarok and her were fighting-

Maka's eyes get wide..no..She didn't hurt him again did she?! Maka starts running towards the door..a panic in her heart..only to stop..

She hears Ragnarok's voice..and Crona's..from behind the door..

"Are you fucking crazy Crona? There's no way in hell we can tell her!" She hears Ragnarok.

"..B-But don't you think she d-deserves to know?..we-"

"She'll never trust us again! This is the last thing we need right now..maybe after all this shit is over we tell her..but not now..no why in hell now."

What are they talking about..? Maka walks closer to the door slowly..putting her ear to it..something about his conversation seems important..who's her? What do they have to tell?

"S-She said she trusts us with her life..Ragnarok I c-can't go on knowing what I did..I-I have to confess..I have to t-tell her..that I'm the o-one that killed her-"

Suddenly Maka is grabbed..a hand covering her mouth as she struggles..being pulled back away from the door..she thrashes..trying to get away from her attacker..it feels like she's fighting against a brick wall..

This person turns her around..His hand still to her mouth..Those haunted eyes lock onto her own..That mad smile ripped out on his lips..

"We need to have a talk little one."

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I finally got it out! lol jeez.

I have a question. Who here does want more Judas x Crona? I notice the opinion on it seems spilt. If I do more, don't worry, it's not going to be rape. I know what I want to do, but i'm curious on how you feel about it.

While I was thinking about my story..i realized Maka got a new outfit for each of the new seasons.

I've been listening to 'angel's' by within temptation..in some ways I feel it fits this story.

I'm so tired that I can really think what i'm wanted to say so..uh please review.

Till next time!