After the Honeymoon

7:Family Reunion

I opened the door slowly to see my father watching a student in a mirror closely. Spirit stood next to him, also closely watching the student. I opened the door wider and the three of us walked in. The two of them kept staring at the mirror as we walked to the circular floor.

"What are you doing here?" My Father asked, turning around, and he looked straight at Joseph. "I- I thought you were dead....." his voice cracked.

"I-I faked it to run away...." Joseph said.

"Why would you do that?" my father asked.

"I felt like I wasn't wanted in the family and that nobody would care if I left. I felt like I wasn't needed so I just left." Joseph exclaimed.

"What in the world would make you think that?" our father asked, confused.

"It's just that.... You only ever really talked to me when you picked me up from school and whenever your were trying to break up fights between Kid and I. You never even payed attention to me at all, and one day a witch told me she could help me run away, and I listened to her. I couldn't really help but listen to her at that point, she already had me under some spell. It just made my emotions stronger. After I left, she raised me, and helped me trick you all...." Joseph said.

"I never realized you felt that way...." our father said. The next thing I knew, our father's arms were around Joseph. "But don't think I didn't love you, Joseph. Not a day has gone by that I don't regret the way I handled things when you two were younger." Joseph's eyes widened and he blinked a few times, and his mouth was cracked open enough to show his front two teeth.

"S-so y-you don't hate me for leaving?" Joseph asked in shock. I had to say I was shocked myself, too. Ever since Joseph was gone, I hadn't seen our father hug anyone, not even me.

"Of course I don't hate you." our father replied.

Shortly after I found myself forced into the hug as well.

"Huh?" I said. I didn't know why he pulled me into the hug as well.

"I'm sorry...." our father said. "By the way, Kid, did you ever talk to Maka about taking my job?" He loosened hs grip on Joseph and I.

"Not yet.... The past couple of days have been a little crazy..." I replied.

MAKA'S POV

Kid and Joseph were standing right in front of Lord Death- my father in law- next to each other. Joseph was in a hoodie he had been in when he kidnapped me. The striped on his head were on the opposite side as Kid's, so if the two stood next to each other, their heads were perfectly symmetrical.

"How have they been crazy?" Papa asked, speaking up for the first time since we got here.

"Maybe because Joseph kidnapped Maka and took her back to the land of lost souls and I had to save her." Kid exclaimed.

"YOU KIDNAPPED MY DAUGHTER?!?!?!?" Papa yelled

"Maaaaaayyyybeee......" Joseph said in a nervous tone.