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Maka grabbed the key to the handcuffs off of the floor and scooted over closer to Kid and Crona. "I think you're on good enough terms to be let go…"
Crona blushed and looked away from everyone else. Ragunarok smacked his meister on the head repeatedly while yelling at him, "What's wrong with you?! Laying there and taking that sort of thing?! I'm here too you know! You don't just get to do whatever you want!"
Maka got the cuffs unlocked and took them off. "There. You're both free."
Crona pushed himself up off the floor and quickly grabbed his things. He fumbled with his shoes as he pulled them on but he was soon out the door. Kid had curled in on himself-hugging his knees to his chest and burying his face against his legs-in an attempt to disappear. He had lost control and now everyone knew. Everyone knew how he felt. He had thought that these feelings, these desires, he felt for Crona were things he could get rid of. He had foolishly believed that they were just feelings of friendship that had been confused with love, but it was love, purely love.
How did this happen? How did I come to love another man? I don't think I could ever love any other man. It's just him then…He's the one exception…He's special…
Kid pushed himself up off the floor and quickly started changing into his regular clothes.
"Kid, what are you doing?" Liz watched him, finally overcoming the initial shock.
"I'm going after him." With that he ran out in pursuit of the boy he so helplessly loved.
Liz watched him go with an approving smile. "Well, at least he realized it."
Maka looked at her in wild confusion. "Realized what?"
"That's he's in love."
Patty glanced over from her spot at the window where she had been watching Kid run after Crona. "It's been obvious from the start."
Liz looked at everyone else's stunned faces. "Well, maybe just obvious to us because we're Kid's weapons."
"Wait a second, if you knew this whole time why didn't you say anything?" Tsubaki asked with immense curiosity.
"It wasn't our place. He had to realize it for himself and none of you can keep a secret, so staying quiet was the best choice."
Patty piped up again as she stared out the window, "It's clear that Crona has feelings for Kid as well. I just hope he'll be brave enough to admit them…"

Once Crona had run until he was gasping for air he slipped into an alley and changed into his normal clothes. Ragunarok had stopped speaking to him, but Crona could feel his anger crashing over him like a tidal wave and burning as hot as lava. Crona moved out of the alley and continued walking down the street. The air was crisp and the sky was completely black except for the golden moon that seemed to shine a soft glow everywhere but upon the path that Crona walked. The young boy walked on in the darkness as the luminary in the sky seemed to mock his pain.
"Crona! Crona wait! Crona!" Crona glanced back when he heard Kid's voice, but kept walking, even picking up pace.
"Please stop running from me, Crona!"
"It's okay, I get it. It was a mistake. You don't have to say it. I'm sorry. I promise I'll never say anything about it. I won't even think about it."
"Why are you apologizing?!" Kid grabbed Crona by the arm and in one motion spun him around and pinned him back against the brick wall of a building with his body. "That's not what I want! I don't want you to apologize; I don't want you to be sorry!" Kid sighed deeply and leaned his forehead against Crona's. "I want you to think about it everyday. I want you to think about me everyday." In the crook of Crona's neck was where Kid nuzzled his face as his arms locked around the curvaceous boy's waist; their bodies drawing closer together.
Crona shivered when he felt Kid's warm breath flowing along his neck. He reached up and placed his hands on Kid's shoulder. "I can do that…but why? Why would you want me to think of you? Don't I disgust you?"
"Of course not. Why would you ever disgust me?"
"Because when you did those things…I let them happen. I never really tried to stop it; I even enjoyed it. I knew you were just teasing me, but I wanted it…"
"You've got it wrong." Kid's fingers moved soothingly through Crona's hair. "I was never teasing you. I did all those things because I wanted to. I wanted you."
Kid picked his head up and looked down into Crona's pale eyes. Even though they didn't have much color they were gorgeous-so innocent and full of emotion. "I'm extremely pleased to hear that you enjoyed what happened."
"Why?"
"Because I love you. And I want to be able to hold you like that without having to force myself on you."
Crona was almost stunned silent by his confession. "Y-You……love…me?"
Kid nodded and tucked a lock of Crona's hair behind his ear. "Do you love me?"
Crona blushed as he looked down and nodded timidly. "Y-Yes…"
Kid smiled as his body was flooded with a warmth that radiated from his heart. His hand caressed Crona's cheek with the most crippling tenderness as he turned up the head of the one he loved so their eyes could meet. "How could you expect me not to fall in love with you? You've completely captured my heart."
Kid held Crona's face between his hands and kissed him softly. It was like a flame igniting and roaring up in a blazing fire; the kiss started soft then in an instant became hungry and impatient. They both shared a ravenous desire for more than this-more than just a kiss. Kid pressed his body closer to Crona's; there was not a part of their bodies that were not melded together in their passionate embrace. Their lips moved with each other's in a desperate attempt to make up all the time they had already lost tip-toeing around their feelings. Now all their primitive desires were overflowing as hands vigorously searched the body in front of them. Kid picked Crona up-gripping the backs of his slender thighs-and all but slammed him back against the wall as their lips crushed together. Crona felt no pain, only the burning heat that seemed to pierce him through his clothes wherever Kid touched him. Crona didn't stop to think about where they were until he felt Kid's hands sliding up the bare skin of his legs. He weakly tried to pull his lips away from his lover's so he could speak; though the fact that he was panting so heavily didn't make speaking any easier. "Kid…Kid wait…Hold on." Crona finally managed to hold Kid back so he could listen. "We probably shouldn't be doing this out here…."
Kid nodded absently. "All right. Come on." He set Crona down on his feet and gripped his hand. He took off towards his home, tugging Crona along as the insatiable desire to put his hands all over him ate away at what little self control he had left.
The minute Kid had Crona instead his bedroom he clamped onto him and pulled him down onto the bed with him. His hands raked through Crona's hair while his lips attacked every inch of his face. Crona pushed off Kid's jacket then worked at the buttons on his shirt. Crona's eagerness pushed Kid over the brink-he yanked Crona's dress up over his head then stripped him off his underwear, discarding all the clothing to the floor. His mouth nearly started watering as he stared at Crona's exposed body.
"You're absolutely gorgeous…"
Crona blushed and pulled off Kid's shirt. "You're so embarrassing."
Kid eased Crona down on his back and moved over him. "I want have to do things that are even more embarrassing. I've been holding myself back for all this time, but I won't do that anymore." He kissed Crona passionately and rubbed their bodies together. Kid kissed Crona's neck tenderly as he slowly slipped a finger inside him. Crona gasped and moaned loudly; the feeling was so strange, yet it made him moan in pleasure the deeper it went. Kid made sure to relax him properly by massaging him and adding another finger very gently. He only went up to two fingers before pulling them both out and turning Crona off his side onto his back.
"I think you're ready. I promise to be as gentle as I can."
Crona nodded and relaxed himself as Kid positioned himself between his legs. He gasped deeply and his back arched as he was filled completely. Kid moaned and leaned down to kiss Crona as he began to thrust inside him. Crona clawed at Kid's back to draw him closer. Their moans deepened in pleasure and desire the more that they kept going. It was as if someone had drugged them with something that didn't seem to be fading. They kissed passionately and held each other so close that it was as if they were trying to bind themselves together-that way they could never be parted. The covers were wrapped around them and they lay awake, staring into each others eyes in the moonlit room . Kid stroked the side of Crona's face with the hand of his arm that he had given Crona to use as a pillow. He kissed him softly as he held him in a lover's embrace. "How did I ever live without you…"
Crona moved closer and nuzzled his head against Kid's bare chest. "Obliviously. Now we have to worry about how we'll live without the other."
"We'll never have to worry about that. I'm never letting you go now that I have you. Never." Kid kissed the top of Crona's head.
Crona tried to blink away the tears that welled up in his eyes. Never in his whole life had anyone treated him with such kindness; never had anyone made him feel truly loved. Kid made him feel like he couldn't live without him. And Crona felt the same. He wrapped his arms around Kid and hugged him tightly. "I love you, Kid."
"I love you, too, Crona. I will always love you."

"Thanks for letting us in, Lord Death. Kid was supposed to meet us for a basketball game, but he was late so we thought we'd come by to check on him." Soul followed Lord Death down the hallway of Death's house with the rest of the group following behind him.
"Crona was supposed to be there too. I hope he made it home okay last night." Maka followed Lord Death with a look of worry on her face.
"It's no problem, kids! I'm sure Kid just overslept again!" Lord Death moved up to Kid's door. "Oh, Kid! Your friends are out here waiting for you!" He opened the door and they all stared at the sight of Kid and Crona lying in bed, sleeping together, with clothes strewn along the floor.
"Oh my." Lord Death cocked his head to the side. "This certainly is interesting, isn't it."

Crona walked out of the DWMA and headed towards Maka's house. She had invited him over to stay the night, but she had told him to go ahead on his own to the house because she had something to speak to the professor about. He let himself inside and nearly tripped over a bag that was laying in the entryway.
"Whoops! Sorry Crona!"
Crona looked up at Black Star who was standing over him. He gazed around the room and saw that all his friends were there; everyone except for Maka.
When Kid noticed that Crona had arrived he began to feel nervous again. "I didn't know he was coming."
"Of course, he's one of our friends, isn't he?"
"We know you guys are having issues, but-"
We're not having an issue, Patty!!!" Kid cleared his throat. "W-Why would you think that we're having issues?"
Liz glanced at Patty then looked back at Kid. "Because of the way you two have been acting towards each other. You've both been keeping your distance from each other."
"It's just a coincidence."
"No it's not! It's been very intentional!"
"That's none of your business!" Kid walked down the hall to the bathroom and locked himself inside.
"Okay, now is the perfect time." Liz went down the hall into Maka's room. "Maka, I think now is the time to put our plan into action."
"Great. I'll take Crona and you take Kid. We won't let them out until they're all hugs-and-kisses best friends again!" Maka walked out into the living room with the others and went to Crona's side. "Hey Crona, come with me for a second." She grabbed his hand and pulled him down the hall to her room.
Liz and Patty had managed to get Kid out of the bathroom and they were pushing him into Maka's room.
"What are you two idiots doing?!" Kid stopped shouting and struggling when Maka shoved Crona in the room with him. He made a move to go further into the room, but as he tried to back away something clicked around his wrist. When he took a step back Crona took a step towards him. This repeated a few times before Kid looked down at his left hand. "Handcuffs?! You handcuffed us! What is wrong with you three?!"
"You guys have been avoiding each other lately and we're sick of it! You need to make up and be friends again, so until you do you're going to stay cuffed together!" Maka, Liz, and Patty left the room and went join Soul, Black Star, and Tsubaki in the living room.
'What's going on you guys? We heard a lot of yelling," Black Star spoke through a mouthful of junk food.
Maka waved the question off. "It was nothing. Nothing we couldn't handle."

Kid paced back and forth in anger. "What the hell are they thinking? Where do they get the nerve?! Where did they get the handcuffs?!?!" He stopped his pacing when he heard a small whimper. He turned around and realized that he had been yanking Crona with him as he paced. "I'm sorry, Crona. I forgot."
"I-It's okay." Crona rubbed his cuffed wrist.
Kid took his hand and brought it to his lips. He kissed Crona's tender wrist with the softest of lips. Crona blushed up to his ears and let out a small gasp. As Kid realized what he had just done his face flushed dark red. He jerked his body away, turning his back to Crona, but the jerking motion sent Crona knocking into Kid; they stumbled around and fell onto the bed in a mass of flailing limbs and rattling chains. Kid pushed himself up onto his hands and looked down at Crona who was trembling beneath him. Both of their chests were rising and falling heavily as they laid there in that position.
Crona tried to push himself up. "I'm so sorry. Th-That was my fa-," He was cut off as Kid pushed him back. Crona stared up at him with wide pale eyes. "Kid?"
Kid gripped Crona's chin and tilted his head back-forcing up his lips-Kid leaned down-moving his lips closer to Crona's. Their lips were less than an inch away when there was a knock at the door. Maka's voice came through, though it was muffled by the door, "You guys better have made up by now!"
Kid got off the bed just before the door was flung open. Maka looked at Kid who stood rigidly beside the bed; his head was turned so that his face was hidden by his hair, and then turned her gaze to Crona who was still on his back on the bed. "We put you guys in here to make up and you're taking a nap, Crona?!"
Crona sat up and shook his head. "I wasn't napping!"
"Whatever. Come out with the rest of us. I won't un-cuff you but you can still have fun."
Kid moved toward the door, the cuffs forcing Crona along with him. The three of them headed out into the living room where the others were all sitting down to eat.
Soul noticed the cuffs on Kid and Crona's hands. "Why are you guys cuffed together?"
Maka chopped him on the head. "None of your business!"
The part of the group that didn't know exactly what was happening decided not to ask about it again even though they were deadly curious. For the rest of the time they were together they acted like it wasn't even there.

Maka got out enough futons for them to sleep on. "We'll sleep in a *zagone for tonight."
"That'll be fun!" Patty laughed and flopped down among the blankets.
Liz looked around the room. "Where are Kid and Crona?"
"They went to try to figure out how to get into their pajamas with the cuffs on."
After a few minutes, Kid and Crona returned. They had managed to change into their clothes for sleep but it had been a long and awkward process. The two had tried to undress and redress without looking at each other or touching each other, but it had been extremely difficult. There was often an accidental brush of the hand that made the one on the receiving end flinch. The whole time Crona could only think about what had almost happened earlier; the way Kid had grabbed him, the way his breath had felt on his face, the heat of his hand. It all made his heart pound like a drum and his face burn hot like the sun. Kid had to resist the undeniable urge he felt eating away at his composure to stare at Crona as he undressed. He could still see in his mind the image of Crona's bare backside. The thought only intensified the desire, making him now want to see Crona's bare font. Kid had the idea that his front would be as perfectly symmetrical as his back. This revelation only made Kid's flame of desire burn brighter. He averted his eyes and cleared his mind before he lost control over himself again.

Everyone had settled in to get some sleep. They all lay close together though Crona and Kid were the closest due to the handcuffs and the uncomfortable arrangement left them the only two still awake. They lay on their backs side by side-so close they could feel the heat radiating off of one another. Crona shifted uncomfortably then rolled over on his side. Kid was tugged over on his side by Crona's movement and was brought right up against Crona's back, his arm slightly draped over his curvaceous hip. Kid was overcome by the other boy's sweet scent. It was deliciously intoxicating, so much so that his body began to react.
Shivers went up and down Kid's spine as Crona's aroma flooded in through his nose and mouth and clouded his mind. His body took over again and he could do nothing to stop himself. Kid grabbed Crona's shoulder and pulled him over on his back then moved over top of him.
Crona gasped softly and squirmed a bit. "K-Kid, what are you doing?"
"I can't hold back any longer…." Kid used the handcuffs to his advantage by wrapping the short chain around Crona's slender wrists and holding them to the floor, so Kid was left with one free hand while his victim's were pinned above his head. Kid used his free hand to yank up Crona's head enough so their lips met. It was as though a spark of electricity had gone off between them. Kid's hand shoved up Crona's shirt then scanned his chest, testing for his most sensitive points.
Crona moaned softly and his body jolted as Kid played with his chest. He felt cold fingers tweak his nipples, making his body react more. All of these feelings that overcame Crona's body awoke Ragunarok from his slumber within him. As the demon within the pink haired boy shook off the remaining threads of sleep he realized that his meister was pinned to the ground. It was not in a threatening battle position, but a position of dominance-dominance as a lover. Ragunarok pushed himself out through Crona's back and let out a scream that shook the floorboards. The others snapped awake and shot up into sitting positions. Before Kid or Crona could move everyone turned and looked at them.
Maka stared at them in shock and confusion. "When I said hugs-and-kisses best friends I didn't mean the kisses part literally…."

Crona's knees shook and his face was burning red as he stared at Kid. He clutched the blanket all the way up to his chin so Kid could see nothing more of his bare body. Kid dropped the clothes he had brought for Crona in his state of shock. He stood there for no more than a few seconds before quickly pulled back out of the room and slamming the door shut. He leaned back against the door and rubbed his face with his hand. What do I do?! What do I do?! Should I go back in there and apologize? No, no, no, I can't do that! I can't just plunge right back in there! I need to give him his space. I need space! Ahh, but his backside, such perfect symmetry! The back of his neck, his shoulder blades, his back, all the way down to his-! Whoa, whoa, whoa! Stop that! Kid shook his head to clear it then walked back to his room.
Crona waited until after he heard Kid's door close before he moved; he walked over to the door and picked up the clothes that Kid had dropped in the room. He moved slowly back over to the bed and dropped the sheet, pulling on the change of clothes. He climbed into bed and curled up in a ball, his knees hugged to his chest. Ragunarok appeared over his shoulder. "Well that must have been embarrassing. He saw your ass, Crona!"
"Leave me alone…"
"He's probably never gonna talk to you again!"
"Stop…"
"Did you see the look on his face? He probably had to go throw up!"
"Shut up!" Crona squeezed his eyes shut tight and put his hands over his ears.
"Who do you think you're telling to shut up?!" Ragunarok punched his head.
Crona squeezed his eyes closed tighter. He curled in on himself more and tried to block out the pain. It wasn't the pain of Ragunarok's punches or the pain of his verbal abuse; it was the pain of knowing that Kid could very well never talk to him again. He might not even want to look at him. Crona pulled the covers up over his head and tried to sleep. He would never know what would happen until tomorrow, and sleeping was the fastest way to bring morning.

Kid woke up to the sound of his alarm. He hit the off button then sat up and stretched. He looked at the door then took a deep breath; he had to wake Crona up. He was worried about how Crona would react to him, but he couldn't just avoid him. Kid stood, walked from his room and across the hall. He knocked on the door lightly. "Crona. Crona, its time to get up and get ready. We have school in an hour." He waited for an answer, but got none. "Crona? Crona, are you awake?" Kid opened the door and peered into the room. "Crona?" When he didn't see anyone he stepped inside and looked around. He walked around the room, but couldn't find Crona anywhere. "Where is he?" Kid went around his home looking for Crona. After not being able to find him anywhere, he assumed that he must have left already; seeing the slightly ajar front gate as he looked out the window verified his assumption. He was slightly disappointed, but he didn't blame Crona for leaving.
"Kiiiiiiiid!" Patty ran over to him. "Are you ready for school?"
"Huh? We still have an hour."
"Nuh uh, it's time to go."
Kid looked at a clock that hung on the wall and noticed that he'd used up all his time looking for Crona. He sighed heavily and walked to the front gates. "Well, let's go so we aren't late."
"Umm, Kid, you're still in your pajamas."
Kid looked back at Liz then down at himself. "Damn it." He turned around and walked back inside.

After Crona had arrived at the DWMA and dropped his things off at his room, he gathered his books and went into Professor Stein's classroom. He kept his head down as he walked and hugged his books to his chest. The feeling of embarrassment and a slight hint of guilt were still burning through him. Crona took his seat then set his things down. He was nervous about seeing Kid today, but there was no way around it. He just had to try and act calm so he wouldn't attract any attention to himself; thinking this made him sink lower into his seat. "I wish I could disappear…"
"Why, Crona?" Maka sat down beside him.
Crona jumped from surprise. "O-Oh, Maka…You scared me…"
"I'm sorry, Crona. Hey, are you okay? You seem kind of jumpy."
"Y-Yes! I'm perfectly f-fine!" Crona smiled and laughed nervously.
Ragunarok materialized above Crona's head. "Like hell he is! He's been freaking out all night! I barely got any sleep! It probably has something to do with the fact that Kid sa-"
Crona suddenly stood up and pointed towards the window. "Wow, look at the beautiful sunlight that's streaming in! I'm going to have a look." He walked out into the aisle then went up the steps to the windows. "What are you doing, Ragunarok?!" Crona spoke in a hushed voice, "You can't tell anyone about what happened."
"Why shouldn't I tell anyone? It's funny."
"It's not funny, it's embarrassing!"
"This is exactly why it's funny."
"Well then laugh to yourself." Crona walked back over to his seat and sat down.
"You okay?"
"I'm fine." Crona stared ahead so he wouldn't have to look her in the eyes.

Kid walked into the school and headed for Professor Stein's classroom. "Kid, are you okay? You've been acting kind of out of it today."
Kid nodded his head. "Perfectly fine."
"That didn't sound very convincing."
"I can assure you I'm fine, Liz." The three of them went into the classroom. When Kid's eyes found Crona he lowered his head and hurried to sit down on the other side of the room. Crona ducked his head and buried his face in his arms. Kid sat down in a seat on the far side of the room.
"Wait, Kid. We told Maka that we'd sit by her today."
"You two go on head. I'll stay over here."
Liz and Patty shrugged and when up to sit by Maka. "Morning, Maka, Crona."
"Good morning, Liz. Good morning, Patty." Maka smiled and waved.
"I think I'll go sit over there." Crona got up and walked over to the far side of the room. He and Kid were on opposite sides of the room, as far away from each other as they could get.
"Crona, wait!" Maka frowned when he left.
Liz looked at her. "Is Crona acting strange today too?"
"You mean stranger?"
Liz shook her head at Patty. Maka nodded to Liz. "Yea. Why?"
"So is Kid. Do you think something happened?"
"Like what? They were fine at the party." Maka tugged at her gloves.
"Well, Kid let Crona stay at the house last night."
"He did?" Maka looked over at Kid then at Crona. "Something could have happened, but what?"
"I don't know."
"Well, as their friends it's our job to find out what!"
"You're right! We will not let this go until we find out what happened and make them friends again!" Maka, Liz, and Patty had officially decided to make it their duty to help Crona and Kid maintain their friendship

Crona stood away from everyone else at the party at Death the Kid's house, watching them as they socialized.
Death the Kid walked over to Crona and stood beside him, following his gaze that was directed at Black Star, Tsubaki, and Patty. He let out a short sigh. "Sorry Crona. A noisy group like this must make you uncomfortable."
Crona looked at Kid then down at the floor. "I'm not completely used to it yet, but I'm not feeling uncomfortable either."
Kid put his hand on Crona's shoulder lightly and closed his eyes. "No one's going anywhere for a bit. So you can take your time; join the group at your own pace."
Crona looked at him and turned towards him slightly. "Hmm?"
Kid opened his eyes and looked at him with a gentle smile. "There's no need to rush this sort of thing."
Black Star came up from behind them and threw his arms around their shoulders. He looked at Crona and got in his face. "What are you hanging out over here for?!" He took his arm off of Kid. "It's a party; let's have some fun!"
Crona trembled with nervousness and Kid's eyebrow twitched in irritation. Damn it Black Star. Can't you see I was in the middle of holding eye contact?! You unsymmetrical idiot! Kid thought angrily. He hated when people interrupted his conversations to begin with, but now he loathed Black Star for it this time. Color rose to his cheeks when he realized that the reason for this was because of Crona.
So Kid was thankful when Maka's fist collided with Black Star's face, knocking him back.
Black Star sat up angrily. "What was that for?!"
Maka glared at him. "Don't bully Crona."
Black Star jumped to his feet. "What's up? Someone's bullying Crona?" He turned to Crona and grabbed him by the shoulders. "Crona, if someone's giving you a hard time you just let ol' Black Star know!" Black Star grinned at Crona. "I'll throw 'em out the nearest window." He took his hands off him.
Crona's big navy eyes widened. "Why is everyone so nice," his voice slightly quieted as he looked down, "to someone like me?"
Maka moved closer to him and smiled. "It's simple Crona. That's just what friends do."
Crona looked around at all of the people gathered around him, Maka, Soul, Black Star, Tsubaki, Liz, Patty, and Kid. Crona couldn't help it when he got slightly lost in Kid's golden yellow eyes. They reminded him of the sand that surrounded Death City. The sand was everywhere, in every thought, every sight, every dream. The sand was inescapable. It consumed everything. It was hot to the touch, but sent a warm feeling from the feet up. But instead of warming from feet to head, Kid's eyes warmed Crona's body from head to foot. It gave him a great feeling of comfort throughout his body, mind, and soul. This sensation of warmth and comfort was interrupted by Ragunarok.
Ragunarok appeared out of Crona's back and perched on his shoulder. "If you're a friend then feed me!"
"Here! Tsubaki made it herself!" Patty offered him a piece of food on a fork.
"I sure hope you enjoy it." Tsubaki smiled warmly.
Ragunarok laughed and lashed out with his tongue, eating it whole. Drool dripped down his chin as he licked his lips.
Soul stared at him. "Gross."
This made everyone laugh. Crona gazed around at them and his eyes fell on kid, again. His laugh was deep and smooth, as it was when he spoke. He didn't think that he'd ever heard Kid laugh before. It was a very soothing sound that made Crona's heart pound.
The ocean in the once barren desert in Crona's mind was bright and dazzling in the sunlight. Crona smiled cutely and closed his eyes, savoring this feeling of being cared for, of having friends.
The kids were all outside now, saying their goodbyes to Crona at the gate.
"Crona, come hang out at my place next time," Black Star offered.
Tsubaki nodded once. "I don't mind cooking. It's worth it for some with an appetite as big as Ragunarok's is."
Crona smiled big and nodded, his eyes were big and bright with happiness.
Maka smiled at Crona. "See you later then."
Patty waved. "Bye, bye!"
Crona waved back slightly. "I'll see you tomorrow." He cast one last glance at Kid as he turned then walked away.
Kid watched Crona was he walked.
"We should head home, too, Kid. We'll see you in school tomorrow." All the others except for Patty and Liz left.
"Good bye." Kid never took his eyes off Crona's back. "Liz, Patty, you two should head inside and get some rest."
"Huh?" Liz blinked and looked at him. "You aren't coming in?"
"Not yet. I need to get some air."
"All right then. Come on Patty." Liz and Patty went inside and went to their room.
Once Liz and Patty were inside Kid ran after Crona. "Crona! Hold on a second!"
Crona stopped and turned around. "Huh?"
Kid stopped in front of Crona. "You know, you can stay here for the night if you want. It's pretty late and it's quite a long walk from here to the DWMA."
"Oh, umm." Crona glanced around nervously. "B-But I don't have any of my things. A-All I-I have is my iPod."
"Don't worry, Crona. Everything you could need is at my house."
"O-Oh…Okay…" Crona looked down to the side and nodded slightly.
Kid smiled and grabbed his hand, leading him back.
Crona gasped and blushed slightly as Kid took his hand, his cheeks turning bright pink. His touch sent a volt of electricity through Crona's body and made his heart pound.
"Hey!" Ragunarok appeared out of his back. "Control yourself! That felt weird!" He hit Crona on the head.
"Ow! Stop! It hurts!"
"Ragunarok."
Crona and Ragunarok both stopped and looked at Kid.
Kid had stopped at the front gates and was looking at Ragunarok calmly. "Do you mind stopping and leaving Crona in peace?"
Ragunarok shoved his face in Kid's. "Do I mind?! Of course I mind! Who do you think you are you little brat?! You're always so worried about symmetry, but look at you! You have three white stripes in your hair on one side and none on the other! What's wrong with you?!"
Kid's face fell and he dropped to he ground. He lay in a wilted heap, waves of depression coming off him.
"Kid!" Crona crouched beside him. "Kid, I'm sorry! Ragunarok didn't mean it!"
"Yes I did!"
Crona gave Ragunarok the stare of death. Ragunarok had never seen Crona look so fierce. He quickly disappeared into his back, feeling afraid of him for the first time.
"He's right. I'm a disgrace. How can I even go on living anymore? I shouldn't be allowed to live. I'm an abomination. I'm disgusting." Kid kept going on and on.
"N-No. No you're not," Crona fumbled around for words. He wasn't very good at comforting people. He didn't know how to deal with it. "I-I like your hair."
Kid peered up at him slightly. "You…You do?"
Crona nodded slightly. "Can…Can we go inside now? I-It's getting cold out." He started shaking slightly.
Kid stood and brushed of his shirt. "Of course." He took Crona by the hand again and led him inside. "I'll show you to your room." Kid walked Crona upstairs and through the hallways until he reached a door to a vacant room. "If you need anything come get me. My room is this one right here." Kid pointed at the double doors right across the hall.
"O-Okay. Good night." Crona went into the room then closed the door behind him.
Kid went into his room and sat down on his bed. After a few minutes he realized that he'd forgotten to give Crona anything he might need to prepare for sleep or anything to change into to sleep in. He grabbed a change of clothes and walked out of his room. He went over and opened Crona's door enough to stick his head in. "Crona, I almost forgot. I brought you some-haa!"
Crona lifted his head and turned his head towards the door. His face flushed and he grabbed the blanket from the bed. He pulled it off the bed and used it to cover his bare body.

Down you fell deep into your mind
Off to wonderland,
leaving what's real behindYour a riddle I cant seem to read
Your love a fairy tale; too hard to believe!

Broken and sad, as the tarnish on your crown
Nowhere to go but down
Caught up in yourself, nowhere to be found
No other way but down.

Down, down, down.
Down, down, down.

Say your farewell to what's real
Like the pain that you feel
Welcome to Wonderland, it's dead
Eat me or drink me
Seeing is believing
Wonderland, baby, is all in your head.

Your cup runs over with emptiness
Chasing the hand of your innocence
Hiding behind your Cheshire smile
Once was vivid was gray all the while.

Broken and sad, as the tarnish on your crown
Nowhere to go but down
Caught up in yourself, nowhere to be found
No other way but down.

Down, down, down.
Down, down, down.

Say your farewell to what's real
Like the pain that you feel
Welcome to Wonderland, it's dead
Eat me or drink me
Seeing is believing
Wonderland, baby, is all in your head.