You're My Star (Black Star X Maka)

Give Me Your Soul

I flinched once more as Black Star tried to free himself from the tight bonds. I sent him a pitiful look and he glared at me with his star embarked eyes. "Don't give me that face," he snapped. "You know, DWMA constricts our hostages best... You can't leave..." He growled and continued struggling.

The chains shackled with each of his movements and I sighed, knowing he wouldn't listen to me. "Can I ask you some questions?" He huffed and snarled at me, "Yeah, yeah, whatever!" I leaned against the wall and narrowed my eyes a bit. "Who are you?" I asked  simply, hoping for the answer I want to hear from him. "Black Star. And I'm gonna take up the name of the Star Clan!" 

"Wrong answer...." I whispered. I continued to ask him questions about him and everyone else, but he'd give me the wrong answers. "Your soul is too far away... I can't reach it without your help...." He scowled and turned his head. "Please, Black Star... Your soul is in there somewhere...." I closed my eyes and sent my wavelength to Black Star, hoping it would do something. Anything...

Black Star's POV

I groaned and turned to Farrest, placing my hands on my hips. "How much more do I have to finish? I've been at it for a while now..." She looked at me with a blank expression and cracked a small smile. "One more. That's all." I nodded and crossed me arms. "Kay. So where to?" She pointed to the black smiling moon in my mind. 

"The moon?" I asked, tilting my head. She arched a brow, "You're of Japanese descent, right? What's moon in your language?" "Huh? Uh... Tsuki, right?" She nodded and put her hand back to her side. "Tsuki.. I don't get it," I said blankly. "Words that you find close to tsuki..." Farrest said, monotone. "What, Tsubaki, or something?" She shook her head. No.. Not her...

I pointed a finger up in a "matter-of-factly" way. "Well, the Japanese word 'suki' sounds alike, doesn't it? Is that it?" Farrest smiled. "Right. Suki. It means 'I like you', doesn't it?" I nodded and she put a hand on my shoulder. "Figure the rest out yourself. I'm out of time..." She started fading away and before I could ask anything else, she was gone. 

"Dammit! Now what?!" I groaned and looked at the moon. "I like you...? What the hell..." My eyes widened and I could feel my face soften a little.

"Maka..."

Maka's POV

"Black Star... "

I smiled and sat on the cold floor. "You're soul is responding! Even just a little bit... That's enough right now... If you're in there somewhere, then I bet you can hear me!" Black Star twitched and I looked up at the ceiling. "Remember? When we were kids? We caused so much trouble... Papa and Sid would always get mad at us."

"They'd chase us and we ran around the academy like idiots. I could never catch up with you because you were so fast. You were strong too... And you were really... really brave..." His soul.. It's almost in balance again... Just a little more... "Hey... When you were eleven, you were allowed to go to school at the DWMA. Since I was a year younger, then didn't let me join just yet..."

The thought made me blush a little. "But to cheer me up, you'd always visit me at home and tell me all those cool stories about the academy... And everytime you'd hurt yourself, I'd go to your room in the academy and check if you're okay..." 

"You're such a big girl, huh, Maka? You fell and you didn't cry."

"That's because I'm gonna go to school at the DWMA too! That's why I didn't cry!"

"You're still too little, kiddo. You can't go to school there just yet."

"But what about that boy over there?"

"Chowah!"

"That boy was taken in by the school the very same day you were born, Maka. He's not a DWMA Student."

"Oh..."

"Hyah!"

"He's so cool, huh?"

"Papa says no, honey!! You're still twenty years away from having a boyfriend!"

My fists clenched and I smiled weakly. "It was funny how he overreacted like that..." The silence in the cell room was interrupted by light patting. Tp... Tp... My cold tears hit the floor and my fists. "Please, Black Star... I don't want to lose you to the madness.... Please come back..." I tried blinking the tears away and shut my eyes closed.

"I can't lose you... I admit it, okay? I love you too much..."

I gasped and opened my eyes. This soul response... "B-Black S-Star...?" The assassin cringed and the star in his eye shrunk, ever so slowly. I wobbled up and bit my lip. I sent my soul wavelength back to him and felt a wave push me back. It's not strong enough... "You can do it, Maka. We're all counting on you..."

My body froze and I turned around. "You guys..." Patty giggled and Liz put a hand on her hip, "You seriously think we're gonna make you handle this alone? Black Star's our friend too." Their souls... I can feel it reaching out to me.. "Right," I said, with a hint of confidence. I turned to Black Star and found him pulling at the chains. 

Everyone's souls... Will be my support... "Oooh! Look, big sis! I'm all glowey! You're all glowey, too!" I glanced backwards and found everyone literally glowing. Tsubaki was a light shade of yellow, Soul was light blue, Liz and Patty were pink and then Kid was red. It was just then I was glowing orange. A faint aura emit around Black Star as well.

"Your soul..."

I closed my eyes and opened them to find myself standing alone. Below my feet was dull pink water. Is this... Black Star's soul? Calling out would be stupid, but I did it anyway. "Hello? Black Star?" I tried to take a step forward, but my feet were locked in place. I could only move the area from my waist and above. I looked around just to see figures...

They were like giant stickmen with crooked arms. Above was like the moon in the real world, but it was all black instead. Maybe Soul Perception could be useful at a time like this... I closed my eyes and senses three souls. One was mine, the second was obviously Black Star and that last one was a witch... Could Aquaila be here...?

I tried walking again to no avail. "Come on, dammit... Move...!" As I looked down at my feet, water rippled, coming from in front of me. I raised my head and saw a shadowy figure. It was an outline of a person, but I couldn't tell who. From it's black body, a huge grin plastered across it's face. I have a feeling this thing is my enemy... 

"Who the hell are you?!" I asked. It's grin didn't move. But the figure adjusted to reveal that it was holding something. A human soul. Black Star's. "H-Hey!" I noticed at the very corner of the bright blue soul was a hint of red. Kishin. "That soul belongs to Black Star! Not some crazy kishin!" I yelled at it, furious. 

Suddenly, the figure began to chuckle. The voice was verging on male or female, so I guess it was just an 'it'. "Too bad! This soul is mine now! Unless, of course, you can give me something more unique!" I clenched my fists tightly and grit my teeth. What's more unique than Black Star's amazingly powerful soul...?

I took a deep breath and put a hand on my chest. "Fine. In exchange for Black Star's soul in perfect condition..."

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"How would you like a Grigori Soul?"