Interrogations

Everyone had been around when they saw Stein leave the room with Kid over his shoulder. While the twins weren't shocked, the others were. Apparently Maka had truly believed that Kid had gained some of his sanity back. She was now more concerned than she had been before, especially since her friend was apparently going to try and kill Death. Even worse, she felt guilty because she lead him back. Was that his game plan this whole time?

Meanwhile, the twins were officially worried now, especially Patty. While they were relieved that they had managed to save Lord Death, they knew that they most likely were on Kid's bad side now. They couldn't just stand around and allow Kid to do something he would regret later. In their mind, it wasn't too late to save Kid from himself and Asura. As long as he was here, they would be able to take care of him without having to deal with the Kishin. But they were all in the Death Room now as Lord Death had called them in.

"Lord Death… What are you going to do about Kid?" Liz spoke up sadly and was looking at the ground, twiddling her thumbs, "Where did Professor Stein take him?"

Death didn't even bother to look at anyone as he was too sad. The one thing he had aimed to prevent was to have another son turn out like Asura but apparently that happened. Well, there was some hope still because at least Kid wasn't a Kishin. That gave him some bit of hope.

"We put him in a safe spot but who knows how long things will be safe," Death sighed, "He's properly contained until we find a way to help him, maybe cure him of the madness but right now we have nothing. However, I wouldn't suggest seeing him, not alone any way."

"Hey, maybe we can get him to snap out of it! I mean, we're his friends, right? If anyone can help him, it us," Blackstar proclaimed excitedly (at least someone was optimistic,) "Just let the almighty Blackstar do all the work and we'll have him back in no time!"

"Uh, no offense Blackstar but I'm pretty sure we won't be able to fix him just like that," Soul muttered and shook his head, "But I'd say it's worth a try!"

Maybe, just maybe, if they all worked together they could save Death the Kid.

Elsewhere

After hours of being unconscious, Death the Kid finally opened his eyes and felt quite groggy. So, at first he wasn't completely aware of his surroundings, however when he fully woke up he could immediately recognize the room. It had been a long time since he seen it, but he knew he was in the basement area, the same area that Crona had been stuck in. However, what he didn't quite know was how he got there. Then it finally hit him.

The young Shinigami remembered that he was about to kill his father but something must have happened. Someone must have snuck up behind him and knocked him out but who? It obviously wasn't the twins, no, they wouldn't dare pull that stunt but that didn't mean they wouldn't get someone else to do it. Of course, he should have known that they were going try and stop him. Dammit, so much for taking care of Death quickly.

Obviously, he was feeling rather irritated but he was feeling something else, too. It was the same feeling he once felt before he left the city, incomplete. He hated this feeling but he couldn't do anything at the moment, not until he could meet up with his brother again. If he knew his father, it was most likely that they had him locked up pretty good. So much that escape would be hard from the inside.

Out of pure frustration, the young fragment hoped out of bed and approached the door. He was about to pound door until he realized that his hands were bound behind him. The young Shinigami looked back and saw the rope that was tightly wrapped around his wrists. Naturally, he tried to break free of them but they wouldn't budge. They probably did something to the rope so that he wouldn't be able get it off.

"I know you're there, kiddo, so there is no need to be so quiet," Stein commented from the other side of the door and Kid could only assume that the man was smirking by now, "If you're thinking of getting out, it's impossible. We took all the safety precautions to make sure that you wouldn't be able to get out of that room. Oh, and sorry about the binding there, it's for your own good."

Death the Kid was officially pissed. How dare they do this to him. Either way, if Asura was here he wouldn't even have to put up with this. However, Death the Kid assumed that they already had an idea that his brother might appear. That meant that they were already on alert. Dammit. Right now, he was really regretting coming without his elder brother.

"Professor Stein, it's been a while, hasn't it?" Kid muttered as he rested his back against the door and sighed, "Look, if you just let me out I promise I won't have you killed. You don't have to make this hard on yourselves, not when I'm only here for my father. So, how about you let me go, yeah?"

Obviously, Stein wasn't affected by the threat, in fact, he found it funny. The older male started laughing madly before calming himself down, "I'm sorry but I'm afraid you won't be able to intimidate me like that. What exactly can do you, hm? Unless you somehow manage to break free of those restraints, your threats are empty. Now, how about you calm down so we can have a nice, calm, conversation?"

"Calm? You expect me to be calm when you locked me up? You have got to be kidding me!" Kid snapped and shook his head before heading over to the bed he had been laying on and sat down, "Don't think that things are going to go smoothly for you. My brother probably already knows that something is up and is probably on his way to rescue me. He's very possessive of me, he won't just let you keep me here."

What Kid said was actually true. Asura wasn't just mad, he was also extremely possessive. Since he had already spent a chunk of time with Asura, Kid knew the older fragments mindset, mostly anyway. Anything that he considered his was something he refused to share, and that included Kid. Of course, the teen didn't mind at all. At least his brother cared and never once lied.

As soon as the teen sat down, he could hear the door open, Stein was coming in. He would have made a run for it but the older man was already inside and door was shut. Wait, did that mean that they were both locked in the same room? What an idiot…

"Now before you say anything, there is someone else outside to make sure that when I want to leave, I'll have someone to open the door," Stein stated first before clearing his throat, "Since that is over with, how about you answer some of the questions I have for you? As long as you cooperate this won't take too long."

"I don't know what kind of answers you want but you aren't going to get anything out of me," Kid snapped and glared coldly at Stein, "You're lucky I'm bound, otherwise you wouldn't be standing."

Stein chose to ignore the teen completely and began to speak once more, "First question, what exactly happened after the Kishin was released? Did he do something to you? Just humor me, would you?"

"What happened? Well, I would try to properly explain things to you but a human like you could never understand," Kid muttered, not once taking his attention off of Stein, "And I'll tell you what I told my weapons before, the only thing he did was open my eyes to the truth."

It was funny just how much the madness had changed Death the Kid. Stein could recall how nice and polite he was before, with a touch of selflessness. However, apparently this infection made him seem more cocky and irritable. It was definitely a personality opposite of the one he was used to. Stein couldn't decide if he was more intrigued or saddened, most likely the first one.

"I see, so the Kishin has that much of an effect on you? Lord Death won't be too pleased to hear that, it's a shame really," Stein sighed, "So, better question, what happened before you left? You were struggling with nightmares before, is that correct?"

This time Death the Kid decided to say nothing. Why would he when this was none of Stein's business? The teen just sat there and remained quiet.

"I take that silence as a yes then? Well, the cause of those nightmares the madness that the Kishin infected you with. You know, if you told someone before all this, this could have been prevented," Stein rose an eyebrow and took a step forward, "So, before you said that the Kishin is possessive of you, how so? What else can you tell me about him, like where has he been hiding?"

"What else would possessive means? Unlike father he cares about me but he isn't fond of sharing and I can't say I blame him," Kid stated and a wide grin began to stretch across his face, "I believe I'm not obligated to tell you these things. Those are matters that stay between my brother and I. Of course, there is the twins but they know what would happen if they said anything."

Suddenly Stein approached Kid and pinned him down. "Look, I don't want to be rough with you but if you insist on being like this than I have no other choice. What happened to the other Kid, hm? If he is there I would like to speak with him!"

As if on cue, Kid looked like he was starting to struggle. His lines kept appearing and disappearing on and off before a very panicked Death the Kid stared at Stein with wide eyes.

"Professor Stein. Is that you?" Kid replied quietly, his voice trembling, "Please tell me father is okay? I didn't want to kill him… It's what the Kishin wants… he's the one that did this to me. Please, you have to help me!"

At first Stein was relieved. It had been much easier to get through to that Kid… then again, it had been way to easy but he wasn't so sure. So, the older male merely tightened his grip, his head close enough to Kid's. That was a big mistake.

Within seconds the lines were back and the teen lauched his head forward, his forehead hitting Steins, which made the older male loosen his grip and stumble backwards. Kid's head hurt like hell but that didn't stop him from kicking Stein rather close to his private parts but not close enough. Kid was glaring once more at the man.

"Just kidding! Man, I thought you were supposed to be smart… That naïve boy is gone now," Kid chuckled darkly and tried to get himself back into a sitting position but failed, "Dammit, I really hate having my hands bound like this… but honestly, you could do your worst and you still would never be able to get me to betray my brother."

"Why you little brat," Stein snapped as he was still feeling a bit of pain from that blow but started to head charge back Kid's way regardless. However, before he could reach him, he was stopped by a man that stood between the two of them, Justin Law.

"Stein, what the hell do you think you are doing? I highly doubt Lord Death would want you beating up his son," Justin said defensively as he held the other male back, "How about I take care of him okay? I'll see what I can get out of him."

Stein was very hesistant about leaving. After all, that brat not only hit his head but nearly kicked him in his private parts. He wasn't at all afraid to get violent if he had to, considering he did tend to have some violent tendencies. However, Lord Death still might not be too happy, no matter what state Kid was in. He sighed deeply and nodded.

"Okay, but I promise that I will be back and he better not try that again or I won't hold back next time," Stein said before leaving the room and closing the door.

Death the Kid couldn't stop grinning at Stein's reaction. It was funny seeing him so pissed, even it was directed at him. It would have been fun playing with the Professor but oh well. He was satisfied enough knowing that he had managed to hurt him.

However, he was also confused as to why Justin helped him. Kid took one glance at the newer presence and immediately understood. It was easy to identify his brother's worshippers but what was he doing here?

"Asura is already on his way here but I'm afraid I can't take you out just yet," Justin said quietly as if trying to talk secretly, "There are others outside of this room but I will get you out when I can. So please be patient but I must get going before anyone gets suspicious."

"I understand but how did you manage to get into DWMA without any consequences?" Kid asked and raised an eyebrow. "And thank you, how long will it take him?"

"Oh, I had my ways and I don't know but like I said, stay patient," Justin sighed, sitting Kid up before leaving the room, leaving behind a grinning Death the Kid.

Asura couldn't come soon enough…

|Woot! A fast update! Hope this was okay.|