Title: Cold To The Touch

Rating: M

Warning: Major depression, Yaoi, lemons, and swearing

Pairing: Kid x Soul (SoulKid)

Author's Notes: This is my first SoulKid fan fiction so please do remind me if anyone seems to go out of character.(Besides Kid obviously) This story is meant to be long so please, if you really enjoy this story follow, favorite and/or review because that would really help me keep going in long fan fictions. Besides, who does not love SoulKid?^^

Enjoy!^^

It was as though a switch had turned on. Everything had been perfect, joyous, serene... The Kishin was no longer with them with the regretful help of their friend, Crona. All had been so well and now, as though Ike a simple switch, everything had gone wrong. The celebration of DWMA's victory should have left a positive impact for the rest of the years that have yet to go by and yet, yet, something went wrong.

It did not go unnoticed because it was too hard not to notice. DWMA's new leader, Death The Kid, had completely changed after the death of his father. The young shinigami had not expected to come back from the mission on the moon to find out that his father had perished in order for his true powers to come out. He did not expected to find ashes in his father's previously beloved spot right in front of that mirror. He did not expect Excalibur, of all people, to lay it in to him that his father was dead, and never coming back.

Why is it after the celebration that the young shinigami finally sunk in this fact? Why did he have fun celebrating the death of the his evil brother? Why did he not realize that he would no longer come to school, greeted by his father's usual cheery voice in his giddy aura? No more...

And that was when the heavy blow had finally been received. Kid had completely shut himself from everyone, and everything. He was constantly reminded of his dead father, and of other subjects that he had to yet discover. He felt heavily burdened, weak, and unable to do anything. His father, who had stuck with him in all those years... gone right before his golden eyes.

Eyes that had not shed a tear.

Liz and Patty walked into the class room, not caring whether they were late or not. Their appearance was not greeted by most students, save for their friends that looked over with slightly saddened expressions.

"Again?" Maka dully asked and Liz nodded miserably as she and her sister took their seats beside the girl.

"He won't even accept breakfast anymore." She said and Patty uncharacteristically traced the desk with her finger while wearing a distressed look.

"At this rate we might have to convince ourselves that he is actaully trying to kill himself. I even tried threatening him but he still won't budge." The blonde added with a shrug and a male beside Maka sighed.

"No need to confirm it even more. It's pretty obvious. It's a matter of getting him to break that habit."

"Sure, Soul. Just bring back Shinigami-sama and we'll have him back to his old self anytime."Maka responded while propping her head on her hand and the said weapon rolled his eyes.

"Instead of being a smart-ass about it, why don't you think of a more logical way to get him to snap out of his miserable demise?"

"It isn't as easy as it sounds! Kid just lost his whole family. Everything that meant to him are gone and he won't stop brooding on that. Why now?" Maka added with a small whine a teen sitting above her looked at the ceiling in thought.

"I could have sworn he was fine yesterday," Black Star muttered,"It didn't look as though he was faking too. That weirdo."

"Yes, well 'that weirdo' needs help now or he might end up doing something that could seriously hurt him." Liz spoke clearer at the meister, who only stuck his tongue out at her her.

"Kid's not dumb enough to hurt himself. Everybody is like that when a relative dies." All eyes fell on him and Black Star raised his brows,"What?"

"I-I also believe Kid is strong enough to have a sense of knowing what he's doing." Tsubaki chimed in softly. Maka huffed and looked back at her desk.

"This is the worst. It must be hard for you guys to live in a depressing atmosphere all the time." She added to the two sisters and Liz and Patty suddenly tensed. All of their friends noticed their switch in behaviour and Liz rubbed her arm with an uncomfortable.

"A-Actually... Patty and I sort of... took on one of his jobs."

"What!? Why-?"

"Kid still has a job as the leader of DWMA. I understand that Shinigami-sama must have left a heavy toll on him but he sort of is neglecting his duties. He is behind on five three-star missions and the world will fall apart of they are not taken care of." Maka frowned.

"Why don't you ask the other death scythes!?"

"And let them forget their jobs just to take care of a school's problem? We can handle it without embarrassing Kid as the new shinigami." Black Star leaned down with narrowed eyes.

"And you decided this without him, didn't you?" He said and the two girls were quiet. Maka placed both hands on her forehead.

"How could you- and there won't be anyone to watch him!"

"That's what we were getting at!" Patty came in with a nervous smile,"W-W were wondering if one of you guys-"

"After the fifty times we tried to talk to him, how do you expect him to listen to us again? You guys are the only ones that know him best." Soul interrupted. Tsubaki nodded in a silent agreement. Black Star rolled his eyes and leaned back in his seat with crossed arms while Maka continued to stare down at her desk.

"Only we and the staff know about this. He isn't sick so there is no need to bring him to the infirmy, not that we could convince him to leave the manor... And there is no other way? Can't you back out?" She desperately asked and Liz looked away in defeat.

"Once we sign our names on upper-class missions, there is no backing out. The information is sent to the pleader so we can't just abandon them. We're really sorry but we didn't want to jeopardize his job for when he does come back." Soul furrowed his brows and looked at them with uncertainty.

"Just how long is this mission of yours?" Patty counted off her fingers for quite a while before grinning and holding up all her fingers.

"About two months! It's on the other side of the world if you wanna know." Soul threw his head down on the desk and muttered,"We're doomed."

That was how they spent the rest of their school day, dreading the thought of having to believe that Kid would not do anything dangerous in spite of himself. They knew how strong-willed the meister was but having the teen in such a depressed state for a whole month is not what they expected to deal with.

Maka and Soul were heading down the road to the apartment complex, still having their thoughts filled with great worries for their friends. Thy had to accept the fact that they could not do anything for him but to only pray that he gets out of his phase soon.

"What do you want for dinner?" Maka asked and Soul blinked out of his thoughts.

"Uh... Nothing." The girl looked over at him with a surprised look and the weapon paused his walking to explain more."I'm gonna go visit Kid." Maka sighed while stopping as well.

"Soul, you said this yourself. You aren't going to be able to get him out of this mess."

"Well I'm gonna try again."

"You can not be serious..." Soul readjusted the bag on his shoulder and turned around.

"Nobody said anything about not trying again. Besides, I have to at least check if he's still alive. Go on ahead without me."

Maka looked as though she wanted to say something but decided against it before walking in the opposite direction.

"Stubborn..."

Soul chose to ignore that and began heading to the direction for Kid's major. No doubt that Liz and Patty already packed and left but to expect their friends to watch him is not as easy as they think it will be. Just getting the meister to answer the door is a huge accomplishment. Not that they have ever managed to do that yet. Now that Soul thought about it, he could not remember the last time he had physically saw the teen. It felt so weird knowing that someone in their group won't be breaking down every five minutes over a portrait in the school halls. The death scythe had to admit that he missed Kid and his obsession with perfection. It hurt him and his friends that they most likely will not have the same person ever again.

Shaking his head out of the negative thoughts, Soul sighed heavily and forced himself to think positively. If what Black Star said is true, Kid will get out of his brooding. The raven will be back to himself and everyone would finally be able to start a day that was supposed to be after the celebration. Where everyone can really get back to their lives living in a madness-free world. One where the leader of Death City is obsessing over very little thing.

One where Kid would just smile.

Soul was surprised to find himself already in front of the manor and took one last breath of determination and walked up the steps to the large door. There is no way of telling whether his attempt will work this time but he had small feeling that he would be greeted with the same silence.

The scythe rung the doorbell twice and looked down uncertainly. After a moment of silence he rang it again, knowing that the shinigami was ignoring it purposely. He could not understand why Kid did not want to see his friends, not knowing how worried they are. By ignoring the door, he is only raising everyone's stress levels and they would very much come back again just to-

The door swung open so suddenly that Soul jumped back in surprise. He was not greeted by Liz or Patty but Kid himself, shockingly enough. The white-haired teen's heart raced when he stared back at the no longer vivid golden eyes. Kid was... Was really...

"What do you want?" Soul quickly stopped himself from examining the male and bit his bottom lip nervously. Why now did Kid answer the door? What happened to the many other times where everyone was at the door for him? Why is it that when he came here by himself that the shinigami finally reveals himself after nearly a month of secluding himself from the outside world?

"Oh u-um... I just wanted to..." Soul did not understand why he suddenly lost his voice. He was still amidst the shock of finally being able to see Kid. Should he tell the others to come while he has the chance?

"If you don't have anything to say, I'll-"

"Wait! C-can I... Can I come in?" Soul asked hopefully and tensed when Kid glared at him suspiciously. No doubt that the meister was suspected him of not trusting him to stay home himself without the constant nagging from his twin guns. Soul had seriously thought that something deeper inside of him was being checked but after a while, Kid stepped to the side while opening the door wider. This signaled the weapon to walk in, in which his heart finally calmed down from the intense stare, and once the door slammed shut behind him, Soul felt a wave of cold run through his veins. Why is it so cold in the mansion? What happened to the warm atmosphere of the breath-taking mansion? Now it was all cold and dreary...

Had Shinigami-sama's death really affected the teen this much? It could not only be that...

"Well, what do you want?" There was zero patience in the meister's voice and Soul knew not to upset Kid more. He looked around with the best smile he could muster up, in contrast to the slight scowl aimed at him.

"I just wanted to check in on you, you know... If you're doing alright." He responded while setting down his bag. It seemed like this was the usual statement from Liz and Patty because Kid instantly walked past the death scythe with no clear sign that he listened. Soul huffed and turned around. "Everyone is really worried about you Kid-"

"I'm fine."

"I find that very hard to believe." Soul retorted while rubbing his forearms. It was practically a winter wonderland in the mansion in his term. Kid stopped and turned his head with a cold glare that made the other teen flinch.

"Believe what you want but there's nothing wrong with me."

"So I'm guessing locking yourself in here is your new daily schedule? Have you completely forgotten about our school?"

"I'm not in the mood for this-"

"I'm sure your dad didn't die for you to mope about it. He obviously wants you to take his place with no regrets." Soul continued while daring himself to take a couple steps forward, "You're just making it harder for you, him, and everyone in DWMA."

"Is this all you came for?"

"Besides checking to see if you're still alive, yeah pretty much." Soul had expected Kid to kick him out but was only met with silence. Obviously, Kid is unwillingly processing what he is saying and he did not care how many times the meister has heard this. This situation is repetitive because that is a way of everyone showing that they care.

"... Oh. D-Did Liz and Patty tell you about-"

"Yes. I had a feeling I wouldn't be left alone either way." This made Soul flush.

"Then why did you answer the door if you wanted to be alone?"

"... I'm heading back upstairs-"

"Hold on." Soul started while grabbing the shinigami's hand. At the same speed Kid turned swiftly did the weapon retract his hand quickly. His red eyes were widened in shock as he stared back at dull golden ones.

Kid was... cold.

And not emotionally but physically. Never had the scythe felt a sudden chill just from his hand making contact with the other's. The question is why he has never noticed how cold the death god was.

"Y-You... um..." Kid continued to stare at the stuttering student. He knew that his body temperature caught him by surprise but he was used to this. Two days after the celebration, where he had locked himself in the mansion, did he notice that his body temperature was decreasing unusually. Of course Kid kept that matter to himself and eventually, he had gave up trying to think of possible theories for his body to act up. It did not matter anyway. It never did.

Soul had already fell silent and was staring at the smooth floor. He was chewing his bottom lip nervously, an unbreakable habit of his whenever he has mentally indecisive situations. Kid decided to break the silence since he knew that continuing their quiet moment would not help the awkward situation and he did not need Soul questioning him about his health.

"I'm fine." He repeated and red eyes glanced back at his,"I just... need some time to think. I appreciate your help but I would rather do this alone." Soul blinked and the sound of a constant patter stopped him from responding. Both males glanced at one of the many large windows and found the source of the noise. The scythe's heart stopped when rain drops hit the window in a harsh manner. He had planned to leave after trying to get through with Kid, but it seemed like his plan had backfired a bit.

"Aw jeez. And it picked the worst day. I had better go before it starts to-" Soul had picked up his schoolbag to head out quickly when the same cold hand held onto his shoulder. He paused and Kid stepped closer, causing the weapon to flush slightly."Wh-what?"

"I... You don't have to... leave so soon." Kid hesitantly said and raised eyebrows were met with his statement."

"Kid-"

"The rain." The shinigami quickly added,"I don't want you to... get sick because of me." Soul gave a crooked smile.

"Dude, it's fine. I'd risk anything for a friend. Seeing as I've gotten worse," Soul added while pointing to his chest to indicate the scar he recieved while protecting Maka. Kid fought down the heat, for the first time, creeping up his neck and looked at the corner of his eyes.

"Yes well, I'm not trying to make things worse for everyone." The white-haired boy contemplated on this subject before shrugging and setting his bag back down.

"I guess I could stay a little more. But it doesn't look like the rain will be stopping anytime soon."

"Great," Soul blinked in surprise in which Kid had to hastily add,"-Th-that you're not out in the rain of course. Just... make yourself comfortable and you can leave first thing it stops."

"But-"

"And don't bother coming up. I prefer peace and quiet so I expect it not to be any different with you here." Soul was slightly surprised at the demanding tone in the young death god's voice but he gave a sarcastic "Aye sir", and walked into the living room as the other boy left the area. Soul knew not to expect Kid to change so quickly but he could do with his friend not being so harsh. He could have sworn that the meister was actually warming up to him after the past month ignoring him and his friends.

Soul sat down on the couch and looked up at the ceiling with a last, heavy sigh.

No doubt he had just took on the job of warming up the coldest person on Earth.