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Forgive and Ribbet Chapter 3: Lies and Gas

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Chapter 3: Lies and Gas

"I got a call in the middle of the night from Patty, saying that Kid was taken to the DWMA over a pain in his arm and coughing up blood. Maka was around her dad's that night and I phoned her on her mobile as I made my way to the Academy to check up on Kid", Soul continued to explain to the interrogator.

"Who else was there?" the interrogator asked.

"Liz and Patty were right by his side when I got there, he was unconscious. Stein then came and told us to get out while he checked on him. While we waited outside Black*Star and Tsubaki came and waited with us. Soon Stein opened the door and we asked him…"

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"How is he?" Soul asked Stein as he opened the door.

"He's fine and awake, you can quickly see him", Stein said opening the door wider for the others to run in.

"Kid!" Liz and Patty said charging towards Kid on the medical bed and landing on their knees beside him, holding his arm.

"Hello girls, Black*Star, Tsubaki, Soul, where's Maka?" Kid asked. He was propped up on the bed, his back against the wall but with the comfort of a pillow.

"I called her, she said she'll be on her way immediately. But then she's with her dad so I assume he will delay her as much as he can", Soul answered. Kid sighed and rubbed down his mouth and chin with his skeletal hand.

"Kid what the hell happened?" Liz asked with a worried look.

"I can answer that, being a grim reaper can take it's toll on the body. He's recently been over-working himself with his abilities, which has worn his body out. Therefore while his body was tired it had trouble coping with the grim reaper powers inside of him. Usually it takes years until the body gets worn, but since Kid is still young his body isn't as strong as his fathers. But all Kid needs to do is rest up and he will be back to normal by tomorrow", Stein explained to the others.

"Aww, I was going to ask if he wanted to play football", a female voice said from the doorway, followed by a laugh and a mouse like squeak. Everyone turned to the door to see Lucy with her arms crossed with a smile on her face. The ginger girl wore a white vest top with blue jeans and trainers. Beside her was an older boy with long blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a white shirt with a red and yellow old-fashioned army waistcoat, smart black trousers and black shiny shoes.

"Lucy, Lewis!" Kid smiled at the two. He met Lucy last year when he rescued her from four witches that worked for Galorphar, Lewis was enslaved by Galorphar and he used Lewis as his weapon. Over the year they became good friends and were part of his circle of close friends.

"So how are you feeling?" Lucy asked as she made her way over to him, keeping a very good distance between herself and Stein.

"I'm feeling a lot better, but I know for a fact if I move I'm going to feel like crap again" Kid said with a grin.

"You scared us Kid, you were literally pouring out blood from your mouth like a waterfall. It was scary we thought we…", Liz started but didn't finish, looking down. Kid then notices a tear run down Liz's cheek. Kid raises his hand to wipe it from her face.

"I'm sorry I scared you, but it's going to take much more than that to get rid of me", Kid comforted with a smile. Liz looked up to his golden eyes and with a smile she nodded in agreement.

"All right he needs his rest now, you guys have four more hours until your sessions start, go sleep now", Stein ordered and everyone said their goodbyes to Kid as they one at a time made their leave.

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Running down the hallways Maka skidded to a halt before she crashed into the gang.

"Oh guys! Hey Lucy, what's wrong with Kid?" Maka demanded.

"He's fine, Stein said what it was in a… Steiny way, basically he's still getting use to his powers and it's now over. He's fine Maka, just needs rest", Soul said with a smile. Maka sighed of relief over the news.

"Can I see him?" Maka asked quickly.

"Well I dunno Stein said…", Tsubaki began but Maka was already halfway down the corridor heading over to nurses room. Maka arrived at the almost shut door and was about to open it fully.

"Your lies get more convincing Stein, now tell me what's really wrong with me", Kid asked. Maka stopped to listen in.

"Just remember everything happening to you is your doing, you've done this to yourself!" Stein said in a spiteful way.

"Stein, answer me what's wrong with me", Kid asked again.

"What do you have to do to bring someone back from the dead?" Stein then interrogated, placing his hands on the end of the bed leaning forward slightly.

"It needs a soul in place of the one lost and a part of myself. Which I gave", Kid said waving his skeletal hand.

"You did, and it wasn't your hand", Stein suddenly said. Kid looked confused at first but then slowly understood.

"I gave up my symbol didn't I? But how, it's been there all year?" Kid questioned, getting slightly worked up over it.

"It took only a little bit from the symbol, a bit so small you wouldn't have even noticed. Because of that one little tiny bit your grim reaper symbols have been unstable, fighting to keep together. But they are now all failing without it and already one symbol is gone. It will continue like that until you have no symbols left", Stein explained. Stein then took out his pack of cigarettes and took one out, lighting it and placing it in his mouth.

"What happens when the symbols are gone and how does that explain the pain and the blood vomiting?" Kid ordered for an answer.

"You become human again", Stein then simply answered. Kid's eyes widened. He could become a human again if he did nothing about this.

"That's…not as bad as I expected", Kid admitted.

"Oh it isn't? Tell me that when their gone. Did I mention that even though the symbols are going your powers don't?" Stein then asked.

"So?" Kid said, getting annoyed by the questions being ask when he wants his first one answered.

"Human's can not take that much power inside of them. Never had, never will. Those symbols are what hold your powers in check, keeping your body able to withstand that much power. What do you think will happen when you have the powers of the gods running through your human body?" Stein then asked. Kid was about to talk but stopped to think about. He now knew the answer to his question.

"So…you basically saying that…", Kid began.

"Your dying Kid, the only Grim Reaper alive is dying and there is nothing we can do to stop it", Stein finished for him, taking in a deep drag. Maka covered her mouth with her hands. Her eyes began to water like a cup being filled and tears began to pour down her face.

"I'll leave you alone to rest", Stein then said, making his way to the door. Maka hid to the side as the door opened, Stein walked past, not seeing Maka and left. Kid sighed and rubbed his face. He was going to die at the age of sixteen, the thought ran through his head like the runaway train in the desert. Everything he wished to accomplish, everything he wanted to do, all his friends, Maka. The second he thought of Maka he raised his head to see Maka in the doorway, her hands gripping tightly on the V-neck of her jumper vest, tears streaming down her face. Her expressions looking like she's had her heart ripped apart.

"Maka?" Kid called to her, his eyes widened in fear.

"Oh no you didn't…", Kid tried to ask if she heard everything, but she ran towards him, dived onto the bed and embraced him so tightly, crying onto his chest.

"It's not fair…it's not fair!" Maka screamed into him. Kid wrapped his arm around her.

"Maka…I…", Kid tried to speak words of comfort to her, but he couldn't think of anything.

"One year! I only get to have you for one year then you just go?" Maka cried even more, climbing up Kid and rested her head on his shoulder.

"Maka, I'm so sorry", Kid managed to say, his own tears now going down his face.

"It's my fault…you're dying because of me!" Maka cried. Kid then quickly pulled Maka off him so he can look into her eyes.

"Don't you dare Maka! Look at me! LOOK AT ME!" Kid ordered, she finally complied, her emerald eyes full of tears. It pained him to see her like this.

"Don't you dare for one second blame yourself for this! I did this! Me Maka! Me! I love you so much I will do it a thousand times over, even when I know what's going to happen! Don't you ever blame yourself! Don't you ever…!" Kid shouted, tears pouring down from his face and his voice croaking. He pulled her back towards him, embracing her in a tight hug, never wanting to let go. He kept whispering constantly 'don't you ever' as they both cried through the night and eventually to sleep, Maka in his arms and Kid in hers.

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Morning broke in the nurse's room. Kid opened his eyes, squinting through the sunlight until he got full focus of the room. Once he did he looked down to see Maka asleep on his chest, holding onto him. His eyes glazed over her lovingly, she looked so adorable. He promised to himself that he would never hurt her in any way, but he couldn't stop this. He was going to die and leave everyone he knew behind. Maka then stirred, gently moving her head slightly on his chest. Kid ran his fingers through her hair as she tightened her grip around him. Soon enough her eyes fluttered open, eyeing her surroundings at first then slowly looking up towards Kid's face. Her fingers caressing over a symbol on his chest.

"I can hear your heartbeat…", Maka said in a soft voice. Kid smiled at her comment, however her eyes were filled with sorrow.

"How long do you have?" Maka asked, trying to be strong. Kid took his time answering, he didn't know himself.

"I have five symbols left on me, so I assume when all five disappear", Kid answered. Maka then broke tears again. Kid was quick to catch each of them.

"Maka please… Don't let me see you cry. I don't want to hurt you…", Kid said looking down. Maka took in deep breaths to get a hold of herself.

"Now Maka, when we leave to go ahead on our day. We are going to continue on as if nothing's happened; everyone believes that I'm going to be fine. I want it kept that way, so…. I know this will be hard, but we will have to act as if I'm not dying. Can you do that for me Maka?" Kid asked her. When Maka didn't answer he pulled her off him and sat her up, holding each hand.

"Maka, please, can you do that for me?" Kid asked again, looking into her very watery eyes. She paused for a bit looking away from him, holding back her sobs. But finally she looked back to him and nodded. Kid smiled gratefully, leaning forward to her forehead to give it a kiss.

"Thank you. Now I believe you have classes to get to and I have, Lord duties to do", Kid said with a smile slowly getting out of bed. He walked towards a wardrobe and opened it, revealing his normal attire and a black cloak with three white stripes parallel on the hood, which Maka made for him last year.

"I'll get going then. See you later Kid", Maka said, forcing a smile to him, still obviously paining inside.

"Hey, I'm still here and alive Maka, still here with you. I'm not gone yet", Kid tried to comfort. Maka smiled and nodded to Kid, but her smile dropped as she left the room. Kid sighed and began to get changed.

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Lucy walked down the corridors on her way to her lesson with Lewis.

"So you think Kid's going to be fine?" he asked her.

"I don't know, I don't trust nail head at all, after his….check up…" Lucy shuddered at the thought then smiled to Lewis. People suddenly started to barge by the two. One person pushed past knocking Lucy onto the floor, Lewis was quick to grab that person and holding him by the throat against the wall.

"Hiro! Watch where you're going all right!" Lewis released Hiro as he dropped to the floor. Lewis then was quick to be at Lucy's side to offer a hand up.

"I'm sorry, but there's a witches totem planted into the courtyard outside! I've got to see!" Hiro said and took off running.

"Witches totem?" Lucy questioned being pulled up.

"You want to check it out?" Lewis asked. Lucy grinned, took his hand and she pulled him along to check out what was going on. Once they arrived at the courtyard and as Lewis pushed through the crowd for Lucy they looked upon a spear with a skull through it, each side of the skull had green stacks of hay sticking out. The Totem had a purple glow around it and people clearly knew it was witchcraft. But Lucy and Lewis both knew it was more than that. The sight of it terrified Lucy as she retreated back to her weapon.

"Th…that's…his totem…I can feel his magic!" Lucy stammered.

"No doubt about it, I spent a long time with him I know his magic… there's no question about it…", Lewis gritted through his teeth. Lucy looked up to him.

"That's Galorphar's totem", Lewis confirmed, people around them heard the name and soon the name was spread amongst everyone, causing a slight panic. Lucy and Lewis knew they needed to alert Kid and took off running through the crowd to the Death room.

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Kid was in the Death Room looking at his mirror, eyeing at the massive crowd outside the courtyard and at the totem.

"What is that…", Kid said to himself.

"What's what?" a female voice said from behind. Kid turned to see Liz and Patty standing there looking curious.

"Oh, girls, I was just looking at this crowd forming at the courtyard. There some…odd magical thing planted there. I've sent Sid to have a look at what it is and if it's dangerous", Kid explained as the girls went to have a look. Patty looked up to Kid and gave him a poke in the stomach.

"You all better now?" Patty asked as she pokes. Kid looked down and nodded. Kid looked back to the mirror as he saw Sid arrive to the scene and telling students to go back. He watched closely as Sid approached the totem, examining it. He watched on as minutes went by and nothing happened. Suddenly the totem erupted a purple gas that quickly covered the entire courtyard and all the students.

"What the hell!" Kid shouted. Kid pressed onto an earpiece in his ear.

"Sid! What the hell was that?" Kid shouted, trying to get into contact with Sid.

"I don't know…It's… all over the…wait…wait…No…NO STIEN NO! AAAAAARRRRRRHHHH!" Sid screamed. He was utterly terrified of something, and that something seemed to be Stein. Soon from the earpieces the sounds of every student was echoing the DWMA, all screaming in fear.

"What the hells happening?" Kid said, not taking his eyes off the mirror.

"Something the matter my lord?" a voice said from behind. Kid turned around with a confused look to see Stein standing there.

"Stein? But…but aren't you…", Kid asked, listening to his earpiece. The sounds of Sid screaming in fear of Stein continued to echo. But Stein was in the room with them.

"What magic is that gas?" Kid asked aloud, looking to the mirror. Stein walked over to see the gas cloud and even he could hear the screams on Kid's earpiece.

"Get teachers, death scythes, anyone! I don't care! Get people down there to get them out of there!" Kid ordered to Stein, who nodded and took off running. Kid touched the mirror and began making a symbol with his fingers against the glass. Soon the mirror rippled.

"This is your Lord Death! All teachers, Death scythes and experienced Meisters! Get over to the courtyard now! We have an emergency! Wear gas masks and save everyone in the gas!" Kid ordered through the mirror, his voice echoed in every corridor, classroom and office. Soon Lucy and Lewis came running into the death room.

"Kid! There's a totem in the courtyard…", Lucy began.

"I know! It's blew a gas all over the courtyard and I have students in there screaming in fear over something", Kid pointed to the mirror, which stopped rippling and went back to showing the courtyard.

"Fear gas? Oh god it is him!" Lewis nodded to Lucy.

"Who?" Kid asked running his fingers on the mirror, making a symbol.

"Galorphar!" Lucy told Kid. Kid fingers stopped on the mirror then slowly ran down it, making a loud scratching noise that echoed the death room, leaving a scratch trail down the mirror.

"…Who…did you say?" Kid asked in a calm uncomforting voice.

"G…Galorphar… it's his magic and his totem", Lucy said, looking down. Kid's hands clenched to a fist. He spun around and slammed his fist into the ground, roaring as he does. Upon impact he creates a massive crater in the death room. Liz and Patty clamper out of it while Kid remains there. His eyes glowing purple with black veins attaching to his pupils, panting heavily as his powers ran across his body, waiting to get out.

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Soul, wearing a gas mask, ran into the gas cloud. He saw other people with gas masks holding onto screaming students, as if they were seeing something others weren't, and what ever it was it terrified them. Soul then saw an outline of someone screaming. He ran and grabbed a hold of her waist. He turned to run back, but soon realised he couldn't see where back was. So Soul took off running in a random direction and soon he missed a step and then fell down the stairs. He made sure that he took more of the fall than whomever he was holding. They fell out of the cloud as they went down the stairs. Finally hitting the bottom he let go of her and she rolled away from him. Both of them were gasping for breath and Soul groaned holding his arm, sitting up.

"Owwww… You all right?" Soul asked, rubbing his head.

"Yeah… I'm…", the girl started but then she looked at Soul and gasped. Soul then looked to her and both their mouths dropped. The girl Soul saved was Eruka Frog. Then they both pointed to each other and shouted exactly at the same time…

"You again?"
What's she doing there I wonder? How will the story progress?
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OMG. I hope you continue this soon so I have something worth reading! So crazy!