Utterly lonesome (Death the Kid x Crona)

Chapter 8

A/N: When writing this chapter, it didn't all happen how I wanted it to. Or as well as I wanted it to. But I had to get this it in because things in this chapter are important (Not spoiling. Don't worry.) to the story. And even if this chapter didn't go as well as I would have hoped, I hope you will enjoy it.

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The next day, Kid and Crona were walking to school. The sun was out and weather was nice and warm. Kid reached his hand out and grabbed Crona's. It was still bothering him about what happened last night. It wasn't a bluff. He was just depending on that once Crona was ready to tell, Liz and Patty would understand and come back.

"I'm sorry for freaking out yesterday..." Crona said, looking away. Then looked at Kid. "There really wasn't a reason to worry, was there?" Crona gripped Kid's hand.

"Not really. There was reason. Just not enough that you should worry, though," He saw the DWMA in the distance.

Crona nodded, accepting it. Then seeing the school get closer and closer, let go of Kid's hand. Kid tried not to be hurt by Crona continuously wanting to hide this. Crona was probably still nervous and uncomfortable with people knowing about a first love, he guessed.

Not too much later, they came upon the school but Crona stopped. Kid looked back. "What's wrong?"

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"I-I am going to come in a little later," Crona said, not looking at Kid, again. Kid nodded and went in, down the hallways and into class, and to his seat. A few minutes later, Crona entered too. Must not have wanted to be seen coming in together.

"Crona!" Yelled BlackStar as he flew out of his seat and nearly pouncing on Crona. He spoke loud and quickly "Yo! I see your out of the hospital! Do you still have a scar from where you were stabbed? Can I see it?" Crona cringed.

"Stop it." Soul said, his arms crossed. "Your scaring Crona."

"Ah! Your no fun!" BlackStar put his arm around Crona's neck, yanking Crona over to him. "Tell this guy I'm not scaring you!" He continued to shout. Whining now came from Crona, along with more cringing. Kid chuckled.

"Okay students, in your seats," Professor Stein announced. Everyone started to head that way. While Crona walked to the right seat, Crona saw Maka glance in that direction. Crona tried to smile and wave at her. Nothing happened. She ignored the wave and continued looking at something that she was reading. Crona sat down.

Kid noticed this and tilted his head. What's wrong with Maka? He thought. He looked over and saw that it bothered Crona a little. Through out the lesson Kid saw it troubling the poor little thing. And Maka hadn't tried to greet Crona, or hadn't even tried to look in Crona's direction. It made no since. She at least seemed like she cared just the other day. She seemed a little preoccupied with something or stuff ever since that once day at the hospital but at least she had still shown care for Crona.

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Class was nearly over. It was very clear that Crona was curious and a little bothered. Maybe after class Crona would talk to Maka.

"Your dismissed." Professor Stein said, and just like that, the people started flooding out of the room. Crona went over to Maka passing by.

"Hey, Maka!" Crona said, hand waving out. Maka, without even being effected, walked by. Crona turned to her new direction and yelled. "Maka?" She still would not stop, or even acknowledge Crona. Hand slowly going down, Crona whimpered. "But..."

Soul walked over and put a hand on Crona's shoulder. "It's fine. I will have a talk with her," He said. "She seems to have been like this for a while. She didn't even mention you yesterday. It's almost as if she stopped caring. It's about time I knocked some sense into her." He thought he was being helpful but what he said really wasn't.

Now about to cry, Crona ran out. "Crona!" Kid, who was standing nearby, ran in the same direction. It took a few minutes to even see Crona in the crowd of people, they were outside before Kid saw the black gown that kept running. And he followed. "Crona, hold on!" Shouted Kid, trying to get Crona to stop.

Before they knew it, they were at Kid's house and Crona ran inside. Kid picked up the pace from slowing down in exhaustion. He ran inside, too. He frantically looked around, not seeing Crona.

"Crona?" He called loudly, now inside. He looked around the house with no sign of another human. Until he heard soft sound of crying. As he went towards it, he heard it getting clearer and clearer. "Crona?" He almost whispered. Looking under a table in the hallway, he sees Crona with knees hugged up to chest, crying.

"Go away..." Crona says in a whine. "I want to be alone."

"No you don't," He told Crona. "You just don't know... how to say that you need someone."

Crona slightly gasped, looking up. Kid kneeled down and embraced Crona in his arms. Crona cried slightly more.

"Silly, when will you learn that you don't have to deal with everything alone."

"Sh- she doesn't care anymore," Kid knew that Crona spoke of Maka, crying.

"That's not true. She always has cared and always will. She might be upset now but we will find out why. And we will find out what's wrong and sort everything out, okay?" Crona nodded.

Crona looked down. "W- why do you care so much?"

Kid chuckled. "That's easy. And I thought it was clear by now. It's because I love you, Crona."

Crona gasped slightly, eyes wide. "You what?" Kid held Crona tighter. Now crying even more from this, Crona turns around and hugs Kid, crying into his shoulder.

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Crona was sleeping in bed next to Kid, cuddled up to him. Kid sat there awake, listening to Crona's smooth and even breathing. Crona cuddled in and softly started to snore. Crona then jolted awake. "Whats wrong?" Kid asked.

"Just a dream... nothing to worry about," Crona said, burying head into Kid's chest. Then, really softly, Crona became face to face with Kid and kissed him. "Have you ever thought about being..." Kid raised an eyebrow. Crona looked from side to side, then back at Kid, then whispered. "Lovers...?"

Kid had a small nervous laugh and a nervous look on his face. "Um..." He looked down. "Crona, you do realize what lovers are, right?" He looked back up as he finished.

Crona nodded. "Yes..."

"Then why would you bring up the topic?" Kid sat up. Crona followed.

"Um..Well, It's just that..." Crona looked down while starting to twiddle thumbs. "Lovers seem a lot closer, more...," Crona half whispered, "Intimate." Kid's eyes became wide. "They seem to have a closer bond..." Then muttered, "That can't be broken."

Kid looked confused about this for a second then realized. He looked at Crona with a serious face. Crona, almost being startled by it. "Your dream."

"What about it?" Crona asked.

"Your dream, the way you woke up. It was about me, or us, wasn't it?" He spoke nearly in a monotone, but serious.

Looking down with a slighly angry expression, Crona huffs. "It doesn't even matter!"

"Yes it does! When will you realize! I'm not going anywhere!" He started to raise his voice.

"When will you realize, I can't!" Crona now raising voice as well. "I can't stop worrying that this right here is going to end some day!" Now starting to sniffle Crona continued. "Because I am just worrying that this will end and it will either be all my fault or completely..." Crona started to sob. "be completely out of my control!" Crona continues to sob.

Kid suddenly wrapped his arms around Crona. They sat there with only the sound of Crona crying, arms wrapping around Kid tightly. "It will be fine..." Kid started. "Why would I leave you? A realistic reason."

Crona looked up at Kid with a red face from crying and kissed him. He returned the kiss. Kissing back, Crona continued to have a long drawn out kiss, going deeper into it. Kid leaned Crona back on to the bed as they continued. How could it stop? It all happened so fast. Crona put a hand on the buttons of Kid's shirt, undoing them. Kid knew what Crona wanted. Crona knew what Crona wanted. Yet, it still continued.

Kid turned out the light and they were suddenly in their own little world.