AN: Heyyyyyyyyyy! :D Enjoy!

"I have a mission for you." Death looked around at them all. Uncanny how he managed to look cheerful in a room where the tension could be cut with a knife.

Soul was in the far corner of the room, glaring at anything that walked and this time, Maka realized, he wasn't trying to look cool. He was just fuming at the ears.

None of them suspected being sent out on a mission this quickly after Soul's recovery and if Maka had to be honest, she didn't think she was ready for this either. No argument reached the white haired man and none of her pleading glances seemed to make a difference.

It was her BS, Tsubaki that were called in to the office. Clearly, where Maka went Soul had to follow so when she told him they were being summoned as he returned from his outing, he only nodded and walked back out. That stunned her. Now she just felt partially pissed and partially guilty. Tottering on the two, she fumed inside.

Then the door flew open and Stein strode in, as comfortable and confident as ever closely followed, to their collective surprise, by Crona. The pinkette walked right up to Maka and smiled and in that second, she knew that she was just pissed at Soul. There was no way in hell that Crona was evil, if anything he needed their support and friendship and the man Maka used to adore had turned into a self righteous prick, her friendship and close tie be damned, she wasn't speaking to him if he was going to be stubborn.

"Are you here for the mission too?" She whispered, throwing a quick glance over at Death and Stein, who seemed to be deep in conversation. "Crona shrugged his shoulders. "Seems that way."

"Death is asking for trouble if he thinks this team is going to do a good job at whatever he assigns us."BS leaned in. "Maka is our strongest card and with this dick (he nodded in Soul's direction) being stubborn we might really fuck up." Crona nodded solemnly. "You read my mind man, I don't think this is a very good idea either."

"If prick over there fucks this up I'm going to put him on hospital lockdown for longer than he was out the first time." BS grumbled but Crona grew paler than usual. "Don't even joke like that! It's the reason all this shit happened!." Maka snorted despite herself. "Soul will be fine, he just has got get used to the new addition." She smiled at Crona and willed her words to be true.

Their whisperings were cut short by Death's voice. "Ällright everyone, listen up! I assume you figured out by now that you're all going into this mission together. This is another search for the Kishin and I hope that with the addition of Crona who is especially… tuned… with black blood and is expert, so to speak on the workings of madness, I hope that this will be more successful than previous attempts. I remind you that previously, we only had a clue and went with that. Stein assures me that you, Crona, will be able to hone in on the Kishin without a problem."

They all turned to Crona who went from pale to a slight blushing. ""I'll do my best sir."

"What's your best Crona?"

Crona closed his eyes and his soul "He's in a small village high up in the Alp mountains. Whoever placed him there sealed him up, temporarily I believe, to keep him safe. I sense a small circular enclosure and considerable depth.. I'd say that he's set up in some sort of well. If I was closer sir, I'd be able to tell you a bit more."

There was silence in the room when BS whistled. "You're better than Maka." Said sandy haired girl was nodding feverishly in agreement.

"I can only sense the Kishin, whereas Maka can sense souls. I'd say Maka wins this round." Crona smiled softly, looking at Stein, who seemed to be smirking.

"So how do you work exactly, because I've never actually seen your weapon." BS poked him, looking curiously for any sign of one.

"It's tricky." Crona smiled. "My weapon was fused with Kishin blood and then into me so… usually"He looked around nervously, noting the wide eyes BS was getting this with. "Well usually I can summon it up, when I feel like it."

"And…?" BS was looking with painful curiosity. "Dude this is mouthing you gotta show me!" He looked over to Death, who didn't look too pleased. "Well, ya know, so that I know who and what I'm fighting with and so that I…um… don't mistake you doing your thing with being attacked cuz you know.. that's not safe and all…." That was as good a excuse as he could pull off and Maka had to give it to him for quick thinking, not something BS was great at. This time Tsubaki laughed. "You're just dying of curiosity!"

Crona bowed his head and stepped back, the black mass raced out of his raised arm and formed into a hulking sword. He held it out to BS inspection. Maka, Tsubaki and BS pressed up close to check it out. Maka peeked up at Soul, feeling a bit guilty. He was just standing there, looking glum and not making eye contact.

Maka gently touched the flat, wide blade. "I remember it screaming..."

Ï can feel you touching it, you know," Crona looked to her. "This sword used to have a sort of personality but with training and hard work, my Mother successfully killed it or something, I don't know what, but it's like she took out that individual… anyways, its just me now, and the screaming was my soul wave kinda… out of control."

"I thought you knew how to control the madness?" BS asked, scratching lightly at a white stripe, trying to see a reaction in Crona. "That day… I don't know, something just snapped… Mother told me that she wanted me to become a kishin and I… I don't want that." The sword disappeared as he stepped back and looked to Death. "I don't want that and I'll help you, no matter the cost, to get rid of the kishin once and for all… and of my Mother too." He added as an afterthought.

Stein's eyes widened, this was a serious moment and if the kid wanted to and had decided, on killing his Mother then it had to be assumed she was worth his hate.

"And we will help you, on both counts, if you wish."

Crona bowed again, looking to Soul who it had to be admitted, seemed taken aback but not bulging.

"You will follow Crona's instructions as to the location and you will leave tomorrow, as soon as you're able. I want the Kishins location but do not engage in attack until you clear it with me… Stein, Im counting on you to keep them together."Death went back into his mirror and Stein was left cranking his bolt.

"You heard the man, scatter, I want you at the steps of the academy tomorrow morning."

AN: I KNOW its been forever, nothing I can do with all my school work though! ^.^