So, here it is. The long awaited big badoom! I really hope you guys liked this chapter, I spent a whole ton of time on this, also I'd love to hear what story ideas you guys have! At the moment...I'm kinda stuck. Anyway, enjoy this chapter!

We stepped out into the party room, hand in hand. The music stopped and everyone stared at us.

"Welcome the newly engaged couple!" My father shouted and everyone cheered, I felt Elizabeth grip my hand.

"No!" I shouted, the cheering faded and my father glared at me,

"What?!" He yelled

"No! I refuse to get married. I'm only just nineteen! Elizabeth is barely seventeen. We love other people, the engagement is off!" I shouted. I lifted Elizabeth's sleeves to reveal her skinny arms, that were covered in bruises.

"Look what Elizabeth's father is doing to her! Elizabeth should not be subjected to this! My name is not Solomon, it's Soul. I am not Solomon Evans. I'm Soul Eater Evans. Elizabeth loves someone else, I love someone else. We refuse to get married. Our parents do not control us!"

Silence filled the room, suffocating us all. My father clenched his fists and shouted,

"Everyone, thank you for attending. The party is over." Everyone, not wanting to anger him more left in a rush. I used this rush to push Elizabeth into another room, I pointed to the window.

"Climb out there and run into the main city, look for a big statue of a skull. From there walk down to the 'Shinigami coffee shop' and turn left, you should see stairs leading to a door, my friend Maka lived there. Ask for help and say Soul sent you, okay?" She nodded determinedly,

"Okay!" I watched her as she climbed out of the window, into the darkness as I walked out to receive my and Elizabeth's fathers wrath.

I turned off the TV and yawned, the house was practically mines now. Papa had moved to another town just recently for his work, he rented out a small cottage. My Sunday job just paid the rent for this house, I was turning out all of the lights in the house when there was a knock at my door, I answered it. A small girl with pigtails stood there, she was crying and shaking. Her dress was ripped and torn.

"May I help you?"

"A-a-are you Maka?"

"Yes, why?"

"Soul sent me, he said you'd help. He...he might be...he's probably in trouble" my eyes went wide with shock,

"Okay, come in and tell me everything"

I walked out of the room, the two men were standing there. Waiting.

"Solomon. You are about to get the punishment of a lifetime. John, go get Elizabeth. She'll still be running, you'll catch her" and the other man left. Father pulled something from behind the couch. Mom...he dragged her by her hair into the middle of the carpet, she screamed and I ran to her. He pushed me away, I fell but got back up in a flash and started hitting him. He let go of Mom and grabbed something, a glass bottle, he grabbed my shirt and hit me over the head with it. My whole world went black.

Elizabeth told me everything that had happened. I felt so bad for her, I comforted her until she had finished.

"So?..." She turned to me

"So what?"

"You haven't finished, right? Souls on his way...isn't he?" She looked down and shook her head,

"No, h-he just told me to run" oh no. I stood up,

"Listen, go into my room and choose an outfit that you like, okay? There's food and that in the fridge, the keys are here. You can sleep in the room on the left just lock the doors and windows before hand. I don't know when I'll get back" and I ran.

My vision came into focus again. Father was standing over mom, sticking glass shards into her back. While laughing. I got up.

"You bastard, leave her alone!" He looked at me,

"Oh, still not dead?" He kicked mom once, twice in the head. Until she passed out. I went to run over to her but I was knocked back by Father. He pinned me down and got vases and bottles and smashed them all on my head, one after the other. He got the shards and stuck them into my limbs. I cried out in pain. He then found a knife and cut lines into my chest and legs and finally pushed the blade into my stomach. Blood filled my mouth but I couldn't spit it out, I began to choke.

"Wes, we're leaving." I couldn't hold on...I...I faded away.

I ran down the streets, passing numerous cars as I went. The journey seemed to last forever, my legs were aching, my lungs were burning but I had to do it for Soul. I ran to the gate but heard a car so I his myself in a bush. His father and Wes were in the car. I was sure they couldn't see me and when I was double sure they had gone, I ran down the driveway. The door was locked. Well duh! But I couldn't give up, I grabbed a large stone and threw it through the glass in the door I didn't care that it cut me, that it stung, Soul was in danger. I ran into numerous rooms until I found one, I carefully opened the door and to my horror Soul and his another we're lying, unconscious on the floor, surrounded by blood, I screamed again.

"911 what's your emergency?"

"Help me, please!"

"Miss, what's happened?"

"I-i don't know! My boyfriend and his mother were both in an accident with the father, I don't know if they're breathing!"

"Miss, please calm down, I'm sending an ambulance and the police right away, what is the address?"

"It's 22 seton park road, Death city. Please hurry! I'm begging you!"

"Miss, I promise you, they'll be there very soon"

"Please...he's done so much for me...he can't leave me"

I sat there, cradling his head in my lap, his blood soaked hair was staining my trousers but I didn't care, I carefully checked for a pulse, it was so weak. He coughed slightly and I realised his mouth was full of blood. I gently leant him forward and the blood dripped out of his mouth and down his chin onto the black and white pinstripe suit. I felt his pulse again, it was stronger than last time. The ambulance arrived a few minutes after that, they took Soul and his mom away.

I sat. Holding a lukewarm hand in mines, unblinking. I hadn't eaten in days, I wasn't hungry. He was so peaceful, so silent, so calm. Yet he could be gone any minute. My emotions raged on inside me, yet I remained stoic. Souls mom had been drifting in and out of consciousness, babbling nonsense when she was awake. I hated the world. For what had happened to me. For what had happened to Soul. For everything, for Mama leaving, for Papas previous behaviour. For everything. I heard laughter, a man and woman, about my age, were walking down the corridor together, holding hands, laughing, giggling, in love. This only made me hate the world more.

Another three days past and the machine still went on. I had given Elizabeth money and told her to keep the clothes and she had left Death City to be with her fiancé, I promised I'd write and after an hour of her apologising, crying and saying how in debt she was she got on the train and left. I still hadn't eaten, my cheek bones were protruding slightly out of my face. I was a mess. I hadn't slept, just in case he woke up and I want there, or he...no, he was staying here. But sleep took over me eventually, I was in complete blackness, I didn't know where I was. I was all alone, cold and wet, my clothes were damp. Eeeew! I tried to move my arms but I couldn't, well, I could but they were very slow, like they were moving through mud or jelly. Gross. Suddenly my hand tingled. It was a weird feeling but...it did. I awoke and my hand was still tingling. It took me a while to realise that was the hand Soul was holding.

I was fully awake now, I just stared at his beautiful sleeping face. He suddenly sat up, eyes wide with fear and face dripping with sweat. I fell off of my chair in shock and landed in a heap on the floor.

"Where's mom? Is she okay, it's my fault"

I looked up at him,

"S-soul?" He looked around, then looked down.

"Maka?" I leapt up and threw my arms around him, sobbing hysterically into his hospital gown. He carefully put his arm around me, holding me tight. I pulled out of his embrace,

"Don't you ever scare me like that again. Understand?" He pulled me to his chest, I felt him since but I knew he didn't care.

"I know, I'm sorry" he kissed the top of my head while I let my tears dissolve into his gown.

"Your moms fine, she's been in and out of consciousness for a while, the doctors say she's just exhausted, she'll be fine" I said, I knew that was all he wanted to hear right now, Soul sighed and relaxed as a plump nurse and a tall, skinny, stern faced one came running over to fuss over the newly awakened patient.

About a week passed and Soul was finally aloud out of hospital, his mom was only to stay in for a few more days. While I grabbed a few of his things, I noticed he was sitting on the side of his hospital bed, reading the news.

"So, suddenly got an interest in the rest of the world, huh?" I teased. He looked up and smiled sadly,

"I-I'm looking for apartments for me and mom, I refuse, I can't...go back there..." I sat next to him and placed my hand over his.

"Hey, Soul...you've done so much for me and...well, I haven't done much for you at all...so think of this as my way of paying you back!" He turned to me, confused

"Maka, what are you on about? A. You've done tons for me and B. How are you gonna pay me back?" I smiled.

"Soul, you and your mom should come and live in my apartment!"

"Maka...I don't know, I mean...I don't want to be a burden on you..."

I squeezed his hand, "you're not a burden Soul, and it would be my pleasure to have you and your mom living in my apartment!" He smiled and hugged me tight,

"I-I-thank you so much, Maka"

"Anything for my wonderful boyfriend and his mother"

So, did you enjoy it? let me know in the reviews also any story ideas? I'll be willing to try a few of them so, anyway review and I'll see you next chapter!

bai bai!

-MehKitty ∑(ﾟДﾟ)