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Chapter Three
*Maka's POV*
"All done with the results Maka." Stein said coming back with a file in his hand.
"And?" I asked timidly, scared of what he might say.
"Well Maka. You are a very lucky woman. Though you only bruised quite a few of your ribs, you only broke one. You also raptured two main veins near your abdomen. That explains the large bruise on your stomach. Both of injuries also explain the extreme pain you are currently feeling surrounding your injuries." Stein said without looking from his file.
"Well that is a relief. What do I do about the pain and swelling?" I said feeling somewhat relieved.
"Though your injuries will heal themselves in a several weeks, I recommend that you go home and get some rest. You are to have six to eight weeks of bed rest. You are also going to take 500mg of acetaminophen two times a day for your pain. As for your swelling, apply ice packs to your chest for ten minutes, ten times a day." Stein said.
"But what about school? And exams? Oh, god! Today is the Resonace exam! Am I supposed to miss it?!" I asked with a bit of hysteria in my voice.
"Yes. I know that today is the Soul Resonance Exams, but you are in no condition to participate. I will tell Spirit that you will be retaking the exam in five weeks. And any homework you are given, will be brought to you and you will submit them online. You are to see me in three weeks, understood?" Stein said, looking up from the file in his hands to my face.
"Yes, Professor Stein. I understand. But, when you tell my father, please try to contain him. I know he is going to a mess when he finds out. He always is." I replied looking a bit distraught.
"Haha! Will do Maka." he replied with a smile.
"Thanks Professor Stein. Anything else before I go, Professor Stein?" I asked, feeling ready to go back home and sleep.
"No. Uh, wait. Yes, I do actually. How did you say you got your injuries again?" Stein asked, with a knowing expression on his face.
"I, um, fell on a table in my living room last night. I was trying to practice for my exam today. At the time, I just go up and brushed it off. But I guess I did more damage than I thought huh?" I replied with a nervous laugh.
Before he could respond, the door to the infirmary was suddenly slammed against the wall, resounding in a loud bang. When I looked over, BlackStar was standing in the doorway. And he did not look happy about something.
"Sorry Stein. I need to speak with Maka in private. Come on, Maka. Let's go." BlackStar said.
"Sure. We just finished up and she was just about to leave to go home. Right Maka?" Stein said, looking a little too smart for my taste.
"Uh, right. Thanks Professor Stein." I said while looking a bit confused. I looked at Professor Stein for a moment, then glanced at BlackStar. He still did not look happy about something. Feeling like I should say something, I said the first thing that popped into my head.
"BlackStar? What's wrong?" I asked with worry in my voice.
"Nothing, I hope. Anyway, come on. We need to talk." He said with a hint of anger in his voice.
"What?! What is that supposed to mean?!" I exclaimed, not quite ready to go yet.
"It doesn't matter. Just put your jacket on so we can go." BlackStar said impatiently.
I sighed then grabbed my jacket. But before I could put it on, BlackStar walked over and started to take me out of the room.
"Wait! BlackSar! Slow down please! And please loosen your grip on my arm! You're hurting me!" I cried out in pain.
BlackStar slowed down his pace and loosened his grip on me. But instead of saying "you're welcome" or anything like that, he just kept walking in silence. After a few minutes in silence, I finally asked him where we were going.
"The roof. We need to talk and we can't have listening ears." BlackStar simply responded. He looked at me as if to say "is that ok?" I nodded at him and we continued the rest of the way in silence.
Once we got to the roof, BlackStar let go of my arm. He walked over to the ledge of roof and leaned against it, looking over Death City. After a few minutes in silence he began to speak.
"Maka? Do you ever just sit out on your balcony and question the wonders of Death City? The people of Death City?" he asked.
I didn't know how to respond to a question like that. 'The way he pulled me out of the infirmary made me think this was going to be a serious chat. But I guess BlackStar just wanted to talk about wonders.' I thought to myself. Realizing that I still hadn't answered his question, I walked over and stood beside him. After a moment to think about it, I answered his question.
"Sometimes I do." I said a bit curious as to where this conversation was going.
"Do you ever stop to think about how much pain people go through every day? How much pain we go through?" he asked sounding a bit pained.
"Yes." I said quietly. I was suddenly reminded of what happened last night. Of the pain that I went through.
"And do you ever wish someone could rescue them from their pain? From our torment?" BlackStar said looking over at me.
"Yes. Yes, I do." I said softly. At this point I was trying so hard to not break down and cry. I am not sure where BlackStar was going with this, but I wish we could finish our chat faster.
"And do you wish you could just tell someone? Of all your pain, torment, suffering so that you be able to move on?" he asked.
"Yes. Oh god, yes!" I cried out. And then the dam broke. Suddenly, I wasn't holding back my sobs anymore. I just let them out. BlackStar reached over for me and just hugged me gently, rubbing soft circles on my back. After awhile, my sobs finally died down and I spoke.
"How did you know?" I asked quietly.
"I figured it out. Things you would do and things that Soul would say, didn't add up right. But when I mentioned Soul earlier, your reaction gave way to that something wasn't right. I began putting images together, and came to the conclusion that Soul was abusing you." Blackstar said.
We stood there in silence a bit more. Finally, he asked, "How long Maka? How long has he been abusing you?"
"For a month. It started the night of Kidd's celebration party. At first it was just verbal insults toward me. Then after about two weeks, he started physically abusing me. Every night he would slap me and kick me. They were painful, yes. But nothing that was serious enough for me to see a doctor. He has kept up the kicking, slapping, punching for two weeks now. And I never I had to see someone about my injuries. Until-" I said.
"Until today." BlackStar finished.
"Yes. Until today." I replied
"How bad?" he asked quietly.
"Not that bad." I said not wanting to worry him any more than he already was.
"How bad Maka?" he asked again.
"I only broke one rib, but I bruised all the rest. I have scratches all over my legs and a bruise on my back. And I raptured two main veins on my stomach. Like I said, not that bad." I said a bit jokingly, trying to ease the tension in the air.
"Not that bad? Not that bad? Not that BAD?! Maka, you have could have died! Soul could have done a lot worse damage to your body, yet you want to say "not that bad"?!" BlackStar exclaimed.
"But-"
"But nothing. Now let me see your injuries." He said interrupting me.
I stood there, not sure if I should show him or not. 'I mean he is already angry at Soul. And that is from figuring it out and hearing me talk about it. What would he do if he saw how bad my injuries truly are?' I thought to myself.
"Now Maka." BlackStar said impatiently.
"Okay, okay. Fine. But you asked." I replied.
I stepped away from him and began to unzip my dress in the back, feeling a bit weird that I was about to strip half naked in front of BlackStar. 'I mean he is like my big brother. I have always looked up to him since I was a small child. Undressing in front him makes me feel extremely uncomfortable. But I know if I don't he will just take off my dress himself. That's just his personality.' I thought to myself.
Once I had fully unzipped my dress, I stepped out it. I laid my dress on the ground next to my jacket and turned my back to BlackStar. I heard him walk over towards me, the stop a few inches away from me. He gently touched the bruise on my back, grumbling as he did so. Once he had fully inspected the bruise, he turned me towards him. And when he saw my chest and stomach, he finally lost control.
"Oh my God! That fucking bastard! When I see Soul, I am going to beat the shit out him. And then leave him to die in some ditch somewhere. The fucking asshole deserves to die for what he has done to you! I mean, look at you Maka! Your body looks awful! And it is all because of that damn idiot!" BlackStar yelled.
I didn't know what to say or do. But I knew I needed him to calm down before he made any rash decisions.
"BlackStar, you need to calm down. Killing Soul isn't going to solve anything. It is only going to make you feel worse." I said trying to calm him down.
"Killing Soul is the answer. And it will make me feel better. And besides it is all my fault." he yelled.
"How in the hell is your fault?!" I exclaimed.
"Because I wasn't there to help you! I never noticed the pain you were in until it was too late!" he cried out.
"Oh, BlackStar. It isn't your fault. How could you have known what was going on? And besides, if anyone is to blame, it is Soul." I said trying to soothe him.
"That's the point! I should have noticed sooner!" BlackStar exclaimed. He began to pace angrily across the roof.
"BlackStar, just calm-"I started saying but he cut me off.
"No, I won't" he said.
"Yes, you will. You will stop this childish act right now BlackStar Takeo Akamine!" I said with force behind my words.
BlackStar stopped pacing and looked at me in surprise. 'I guess that is to be expected. I haven't used is full name like that since we were ten.' I thought smiling to myself.
BlackStar walked over to me and apologized for his behavior.
"You are forgiven BlackStar. Now what am I to do about Soul? Stein's orders were to go home and rest in bed for six to eight weeks. But I can't go home and get better if Soul is there. He will just abuse me again." I said looking at BlackStar.
BlackStar stopped looking at me and starting off into space. He seemed to be thinking really hard. Finally he looked up at me and said one word.
"Kidd" he said.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Kidd. Kidd can help you." He said like it was obvious.
"How can Kidd help me?" I said still not getting it.
"He has a mansion, remember? For those six to eight weeks of bed rest, you can stay in Kidd's mansion. Then we won't have to worry about what Soul will do to you during that time." BlackStar said.
"What?! I can't stay with Kidd! That would be rude and I would feel like I am imposing on him." I exclaimed.
"Yes, you can. And you will. Come on get dressed. I am taking you to see Kidd." BlackStar said. After bending down and grabbing my dress and my jacket, he stood back up, then handed me my clothes.
Seeing there was no use trying to argue with him, I reluctantly got dressed. Once I was fully dressed, BlackStar picked me up and carried me bridal style to the Death Room.
*Meanwhile in the Death Room*
"Yeah, I understand…Thanks for letting me know. I have had my suspicions about what was going on at their apartment. But now they are confirmed…Alright, I will. Goodbye."
'Well, that conversation was enlightening. Now I know my suspicions about Soul and Maka are confirmed. I better call Maka and Soul in to have a meeting.' Kidd thought with a serious expression his face. He began to preparing his private office for the meeting. As he was preparing his office, he felt two soul wavelengths coming closer.
'I wonder who that could be. Wait… I know those wavelengths. Those are BlackStar and Maka's soul wavelengths. I wonder what they could want?' Kidd thought to himself.
'Well, I guess I better meet them at the door.' And with that, Kidd left his office to go meet Maka and BlackStar at the door.
Well that was chapter three! What did you think is going to happen next? Will Kidd let Maka stay at his mansion or will he force her to live somewhere else? Read on to find out! And as always, leave me a review! –Sesshomaruslover17
