Daughter Of Madness [Kid X Fem!Chrona]

Poisoned with Love

It was hard to think of his situation with any levity; Kid paced his room. Chrona was no longer a scared child in the eyes of Shibusen, she was a present threat. In turn, he could no longer ignore what she'd done. Chrona was not allowed to associate with any member of the school. He was required to kill her the next time he saw her; which would be later tonight. The idea that Chrona would be dead within a week by Maka's hands, it made him ill. If anyone had to do it; he'd rather it be him. However, it was Maka's mission, not his. He would have to end his childish tryst now, before their next meeting. He could leave a note for her, that way he could explain why he wasn't there without having to kill her on the spot. He sat down on his bed and carefully worded his letter.

Chrona,

I appreciate that you have come to meet me for the last few days. I wish I could have made it today, but my father made other plans. By the time you read this, I will be on a mission to deal with the Kishen. Due to the situation, I will probably never see you again. Goodbye.

From your friend,

Shini

He read the letter over and over again until the words were numb to him. This was the right thing to do.

-8-0-8-

The church hall was dimly lit by a solitary candle on the floor. The Book of Eibon lay open on the altar, a projection of the index hovered over the flame. It was midnight and Gopher had long fallen asleep, giving Eibon the chance to speak with its creation in peace.

"Your predecessor, Greed, failed to capture the Kishen. You will not do the same." It spoke. Wrath begrudgingly bowed his head. "If you bring me the body of the Kishen I will grant you your freedom, but I must have the body intact. A body that has fallen prey to madness can exchange souls with ease and without causing injury to either parties involved. Unlike a healthy soul, which clings to its host with seamless fissures." It hovered closer to Wrath. "Your research taught me this. With an empty host I can leave these pages to collect knowledge on my own."

"And the girl?" Wrath asked. "What is her part in all this?" Eibon tilted its head.

"You don't remember?" It hummed causing Wrath to growl. "Her purposed has already been fulfilled, utterly useless in every sense of the word." Wrath scowled at the creature and pointed an accusing finger.

"Simple English damn it!"

"Of course." It sighed. "She insists on hanging around. It doesn't concern us." It always did this when he asked about his real name, or Greed. For whatever reason, it felt the need to lie to him about why they were here. All he knew, is he had to follow this thing's instructions or something dire would happen. Then he really wouldn't hear the end of his odd pet's harping.

"We'll head out for the moon tomorrow." Wrath said.

"Good," It watched as Wrath went to retire for the night. "Soon, I will achieve what man has lusted for since the beginning of time. True immortality."

-8-0-8-

Kid touched down into the Sarcophagus, the letter tucked neatly in his jacket pocket. Their meeting place had been slowly cleared by his compulsive cleaning, so there was little left to place the note on without a chance that it'd blow away. He sat on the only hunk of debris he couldn't budge and surveyed the area.

"You're here early." Kid turned and saw Chrona in a simple, black dress. She smiled at him. "I'm glad, I thought I would have to wait here alone." Her smile fell into a puzzled frown. Kid shouldn't have lingered. He should have left the note without speaking to her like he planned. Though, he was unarmed and no one would blame him if he didn't fight her. It was just making it harder to say goodbye.