After the Honeymoon

9:Kid's Birthday

KID'S POV

For some reason, Joseph just disappeared a while ago, just a couple of days after he went to see our dad. At the point where he had been gone for about three weeks, I started feeling random pains on my back, like there was a whip hitting it. I knew then that there was something going on with Joseph, but it was hard to tell exactly where he was. Our connection had somehow changed to an emotional to physical, which seems completely impossible. It still seems impossible that we had any kind of link like that in the first place.

JOSEPH'S POV

I can't believe I actually fell for that. I was raised by a witch just like Payton, and yet I fell for her stupid little trick. Now I was tied up so I couldn't change into a weapon and every day that stupid witch hit my back with a whip. Every single day. I had gotten used to the pain of the whip hitting my skin, but I don't think Kid was. I knew he could feel what I felt physically.

KID'S POV

I wish I had some clue where Joseph was. I wasn't the most fond person of Joseph, but he was my brother, no matter what he had done in the past. I didn't want him to be in pain anymore. I just got him back and lost him only a few days later. I could have killed him back when he kidnapped Maka, but I couldn't bring myself to do it.

I didn't know why I couldn't. He had tried killing Maka for the second time and caused her to have a miscarriage. Maka was still attending college while I was being trained to take charge of the academy.

"Kid you need to wake up...." Maka said sleepily. I realized Maka and I had fallen asleep embracing each other.

"I'm not going to the academy today....." I said back.

"I know, but it's almost noon and Soul invited us over today, remember?" Maka said.

"That's today?" I asked, whining.

"Quit whining birthday boy." Maka giggled and pecked my lips. "Come on we need to get up."

"Fiiiiinnnneeee" I groaned with a smirk coming onto my face. I rolled over and the two of us got out of bed

We both got showered and dressed and went over to Liz and Soul's house. Waiting for us was Soul, Liz, Black Star, Tsubaki, Patty, and Crona.

"Happy Birthday Kid!" everyone shouted when Maka and I walked through the door.

"Thanks guys." I said with a big grin on my face. Maka and I made our way over to the couches where everyone was sitting and sat down. Since there was only one seat, Maka sat in my lap.

"Let's play spin the bottle!" Black Star suggested and everyone groaned.

"Grow up Black Star! Spin the bottle is a game that a bunch of lonely single teenagers play because they hope it might start some kind of relationship!" Soul said.

"It worked with Kid and Maka though!" Black Star said.

"Actually we kissed before that....." I said. "Whether or not we had played spin the bottle with you guys that night would have had no effect on our relationship."

"Fine! What do you guys wanna do then?" Black Star whined.

"How about truth or dare?" Tsubaki suggested.