The New Reaper

Chapter 15

MAKAS POV

"Is she d-dead?" Soul asked.

"I-I d-don't k-know," I stuttered, looking back at Cora's lifeless-looking body. Finally I summed up the courage to place my hand on her throat and check for her pulse. I let my hand rest there for a few seconds, waiting. Waiting for a slight heart beat, a single breath signaling she was still alive. But when nothing came, I turned back to Soul.

"Yes," I said, answering his first question. His eyes immediately started to water, just a little though.

I looked up at a sniffling Tsubaki and Black Star, who were across the bed (Black Star even looked to have a sad tint to his facial expression). Tsubaki was looking down at Soul, who was now helping Kid up off the ground.

'I-I'm so sorry," he said.

Kid didn't even do as much as look Soul in the eye before he just sprinted out.

"What do we do?" Soul asked.

"I don't know!" I responded.

We were all forced to stare awkwardly at each other because none of us knew what to do.

"Is everything OK?" Lord Death asked, peering around the edge of the door.

We shook our heads 'no'.

"Oh dear," Death said, walking towards Cora, Stein following him.

"I-I think she's d-dead," Soul stuttered.

"Hmmm...." Death put his hand to his mask in a thinking manor.

We stood looking at him for a few minutes.

He finally looked up as if he realized something.

"Maka, Soul, go find Kid and make sure," Death paused, "He doesn't do something he'll regret later."

I knew what he ment.

"As for you, Tsubaki, just keep Black*Star away from Kid for a few days, he tends to have a negative impact on people's self-esteem."

"The hell, dude?" Black*Star said, shrugging.

"Black*Star, this isn't about you," Tsubaki said, turning him around and sitting him in a chair.

Black*Star grunted but relaxed and sat down, then crossed his arms.

"C'mon," I grabbed Soul's hand and dragged him out of the room before I heard what Liz and Patti were told to do.

When we got to the bottom of DWMA's large stairs I didn't hesitate at all- I headed straight for Kid's house, since that's most likely where he went.

"Woah, Maka, wait up!" Soul yelled at me from behind. I've always been a faster runner.

"No! As long as Kid is in any kind of danger I'm not slowing down!" I sped up.

He turned into weapon form and I caught him flawlessly, as always.

"Shit," Soul said as we entered his house, "I don't think he's here."

"We should check the rooms, anyways," said I.

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"We checked every nook, every cranny of every single room in this whole freaking mansion! If Kid was in here, he should've come home by now!" Soul complained.

"I know, but lets sit down to brainstorm where he could've gone," I suggested.

Death The Kid's POV.

I didn't want to answer Soul cause I knew I would burst out crying and I didn't need him to think of me as a child. So I ran.

I ran out of the infirmary and down towards the door, I passed my father on the way but I doubt he noticed me.