Title: When one door closes, another opens

Rating: maybe K+?

Anime: Soul Eater

Pairing: Kid x Chrona

Disclaimer: I don't own the anime/ manga Soul Eater. All rights go to the creator, Atsushi Okubo.

A/N: Just an extremely fluffy story about my favorite Soul Eater pairing! =) It takes place after the anime. It'll be a lot longer than my other stories, so enjoy!

FYI: "means someone is saying something" & 'means that someone is thinking something'.

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Chrona's eyes widened when she saw the Kishin's blood red barrier seemingly burst then fade into thin air as countless souls glittered towards the sky. The hand that she had been clutching onto Professor Stein's lab coat with loosened. A wave of relief washed over everyone as they all thought the same thing; 'It's all over…'

'Maka!' Chrona suddenly thought, worry evident on her face. She began to walk forward when a hand blocked her way.

"Chrona, you stay here." Dr. Stein instructed, "We'll go and bring them back."

"You're still in pretty bad shape ya know, now be a good girl and wait here with Shinigami-sama." Spirit said with a smile. She nodded in reply, her submissive nature restricting her from insisting on checking on her friends herself. She watched the Shibusen staff head towards the others, leaving only her and Shinigami-sama, who was obviously in bad shape as well.

"Neee~, Chrona-chan?" the Death god prompted in his usual silly voice once the others were well out of sight.

"Y-yes?" she asked shakily.

"There's something I'd like to talk to you about later."

"…Y-yes, sir." This only added onto her worries, what could he want with her? Before she could further ponder over the Death god's intentions, they had all returned. Even though most all of her friends were battered and bruised, she was just glad that they were all alive.

"Maka!" she said happily, slowly making her way towards her friend.

"Chrona!" Maka shouted as she ran to her friend, giving her a tight squeeze, only to get a groan of pain from the pink haired girl in reply.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Chrona! Are you okay?"

"M-…mn,"

But their reunion was cut short when they suddenly heard a loud thud from behind them. It was Kid; he had collapsed and was clutching his chest. He grunted in pain as he slowly pulled his hand away from his shirt, only to gasp when he saw that his hand was stained crimson with his blood.

"Kid!"

"Kid-kun!"

"Let's get him to the infirmary, fast!"

Chrona's eyes widened with concern and fear as they all ran to the infirmary. They had all just made it back! She couldn't bear it if she lost someone important to her now…

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A few hours later, Maka, Soul, Tsubaki, Black Star, Liz, Patty and Chrona were all sitting outside of the infirmary together. Too worried to chat, they all just stared either at the floor or into space. All but Chrona, who was hugging her knees to her chest rather tightly while burying her face on her knees. The air was tense until the sound of a phone ringing suddenly broke the silence. Liz then pulled out a small, pink hand-mirror from her pocket.

"Osu, osu, what's up? Are you all feeling better?" a cheery voice asked from the mirror.

"Yo, and yeah, we're all fine." Liz replied, managing a small smile.

"Oh, su~per! You all sure fought hard! Good wo~rk! So, that's why I'd like you all to go home and get plenty of rest. Oh, and don't worry about Kid, I'll be sure to bring him home once Stein's finished the operation." The Shinigami instructed. "Ara, and one more thing before you go… can I speak to Chrona-chan, please?" The brunette handed the mirror over to the other girl.

"Y-yes? …W-what is it, Shinigami-sama?"

"I'd like for you to come over to the Death Room so I can talk to you in private, Chrona-chan… And with that, bye, bye~!" he sang just before hanging up. Chrona gave Liz back her mirror and waved goodbye as she watched all of her friends head back to their homes.

Chrona was now at the door to the Death Room. She felt very uncomfortable as she shifted her weight from one foot to the other. She didn't quite know how to deal with being singled out…

'What could Shinigami-sama want with me?' she thought as she slowly made her way deeper and deeper into the Death Room.

"Osu, osu! Thanks for coming!" Shinigami-sama waved as she entered the room. She couldn't explain why, but Chrona suddenly felt as if a very dark storm cloud was hovering toward her.

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A/N: Okay, so here's chapter one. I'm going to start off just posting up one or two chapters of this story and see the response I get. And if you guys like it then tell me & I'll post up the other chapters, but if you don't, then I guess I'll either try to improve it or focus on my other stories.

Rate and review, please! Or else I won't know whether or not I should put up more chapters! ;)