Hello y'all! Pangel here! I am so sorry for the delay. I've been bombarded with homework and doctors appointments and college applications. So here is the good old chapter 6 where Maka makes her choice. I decided by the votes that have been presented so a lot of you already know the outcome. WARNING! SpiritXStein! Anyway here we go X3

Chapter 6

Steins POV

*knock knock knock* I turned towards the door, wondering who the hell's knocking at midnight on my lab. I went and opened the door finding Maka with tears pouring out of her eyes.

"What's the matter Maka?" I asked.

"IM sorry to bother you but I couldn't go to papa, and I had no one else to turn to…" She said between sobs. I opened my door wider and let her in where she sat on the couch.

"Now Maka, What's wrong?" I asked as I made some tea, as she told me the story. I listened for the first part then knew where this was going, but didn't interrupt her. When she finished I gave her some tea and sat down beside her.

"Maka, Tell me why did you let your guard down after the kishin egg got destroyed?" I started.

"Because I was weak and" She tried to answer, but I cut her off.

"That's not what I mean, tell me why?" I countered

"… Because I guess I felt safe that if anything happened to me, I'd be okay because I had Soul there." She answered

"And why did you not freak out as bad when Soul got hurt?" I asked

"Because Kid was there to calm me, and I didn't want him hurt to." She replied

"If I were to attack you and try to kill you, which would come?" I asked slowly

"Both." She said

"Who would do what?"

"Soul would protect me, Kid would try to kill you."

"Why do you say that?"

"Because Soul can't exactly fight without me and he would never let me get hurt. Whereas Kid can fight on his own so he can protect me while fighting you…"

"What do you feel when your with Soul before you and Kid got together? What was your first impression of him?"

"He was a jerk!" She declared, "But when he played his piano I saw what he was like, and yeah he does say mean things to me, but he will die to protect me. He is sweet at times and is always there for me. We also share hatred towards our dads. I feel safe when I'm with him."

"And now Kid?"

She took a deep breath before answering. "I thought he was cute, and weird. But as we got to know each other, I found out he is polite and always nice to me. He always cheers me up when I'm sad, and when I'm with him, my heart beats fast and when we touch I feel like I'm floating in the clouds. His kisses send fireworks flying and my heart beats faster."

"And when you kissed Soul?" I asked her.

"It felt like a heat went through my body, but was scary at the same time…"

"Any 'fireworks' then?"

"No…" she replied.

"So who do you love then? From this information you recall?" I asked. She was silent before she answered.

"Kid…" tears started falling down her cheeks as she reached this realization.

"Love… is a very horrible emotion. It plays with your heart and sometimes tries to lead you astray and has hurt many people, but love, plus will, can be the best emotion in the world." I said as a stared towards the ceiling. 'Like Marie and me were…'

She hugged me for a couple of seconds before thanking me.

"Thank you so much professor! I knew you'd give me better advice then my stupid papa."

"Why didn't you go to him first though?" I questioned.

She made a face before replying, "He was at that club thing with his 'ladies' So talking to him would be pointless! Plus I consider you more of a father then him." That caught me off guard.

"Hm… Well I could see how you could be like a daughter," I said smiling. She stood up then.

"I need to go back. I need to tell Kid and Soul the truth. Thanks again."

"If you need anything again you know where to find me!" I called after her as she left. She sent me a smile and a thumbs up before running towards her place. As she ran, I saw Spirit making his way towards me.

"Why was Maka here?" He asked me.

"She needed help with guys, she was caught in between Kid and Soul and didn't know who she truly loved." I responded, "She didn't go to you because you were with your 'ladies'" I added before he said anything. He grunted as I let him in and sat on the couch. He walked over towards me and sat next to me kissing me on my cheek and nuzzling up to me. "You staying here again?"

"Yeah… What's wrong Stein? And don't lie to me!" He said. Busted.

"Marie…" I said, causing him to snuggle closer. "I still see her here. Smiling and making tea for me."

"Stein look, it's not your fault! It was that bitch Medusa." Said Spirit. I put my head in his chest as I hugged him back.

"If I hadn't been weak enough to get put under Medusa's spell, I thought she was actually dead after the kishin but no, she changed into that stupid snake form!" I said.

"She used a spell dripping with madness to have you kill Marie, It wasn't you choice, and you had no say once the madness got you. If it was your fault would Marie really use the last of her strength to free you!" He said, "Stop blaming yourself, Marie doesn't like to see you sad and she's probably crying in heaven because of you blaming yourself." He lifted my head up and planted a kiss on my lips.

"But if you and lord death hadn't shown up when you did I would have went right back into the madness. And then her effort would have been wasted."

"BUT IT DIDN'T!" He said. "Stop blaming yourself Stein. I hate to see you in pain, even after all the pain your experiments did to me." I chuckled at that and kissed him again.

"This is why I love you spirit."

"I love you to Stein."

THE END OF CHAPTER 6! So this was challenging to write. I wanted to have some SpiritXStein in there but Marie would complicate things so my idea was made. Yes I was mean to Stein and Gomen Ne Watashi Stein, I still love you! But it had to happen. Like it? Hate it? Don't care? Tell me about it in a review!