Ray's Stories

[Ray]

Just a little oneshot for now. An idea I was hit with last night before going to bed... mostly just a chance to torment Crona some.

Faltering Trust

Crona let out a contented sigh as he settled himself on the couch. The day had been a full one, what with spending most of it with Silver and all, and Crona was glad to be home. For the first time in a long time, he truly felt safe. Medusa hadn’t dared to show her face since Silver had become Crona’s protector, and the boy liked it that way. He felt as though he didn’t need to worry anymore. Everything was just fine. Little did he know as he began to fall asleep on his couch that he was in for a rude awakening.

“Did you have fun today?” a cold, familiar voice asked. Crona felt himself stiffen when he realized who it belonged to. At first, Crona didn’t dare turn around. He didn’t want to confirm his suspicions. However, despite that Crona did turn around at last. To his horror, Medusa was right behind him and leaning against the wall. Her glare could have pierced even the bravest man’s soul.

“L-Lady M-Medusa!” Crona squeaked. Almost as if he had sensed something was wrong, Ragnarok appeared and met Medusa’s gaze. The demon sword was fully prepared to transform so Crona could fight. However, as Crona readied himself to tell Ragnarok to transform, Medusa just laughed.

“Don’t worry, I’m not here to kill you... today. I was just curious about how your day went. I imagine you quite like your protector. What was his name? Silver?” Medusa asked, turning her gaze away and putting on a mock pondering expression. This truly confused Crona. What was she getting at? Crona dropped his defenses partially and offered Medusa a confused look, almost as if he was begging for her to explain. “It’s a shame you can’t trust him.” Medusa said casually, resulting in a soft gasp to escape Crona.

“W-What do you mean? Of course I can trust Mr. Silver!” Crona said quickly. “Mr. Silver promised he’d protect me from you.”

“Yes, well, promises are cheap Crona. Surely you must know that by now.” Medusa countered idly. Crona flinched visibly, tearing his gaze away from Medusa almost as if he didn’t want to believe her. Partially, however, the pink-haired boy wanted her to say more. “You do know he’s working for us, right?” Medusa asked. Crona raised his head a little at that question. How did she know he was a double agent? “Don’t play dumb, Crona. John Silver has been playing both sides for his own ends. Once he’s achieved his goals, he’ll drop you like a hot rock.”

“That’s n-not true!” Crona retorted.

“Oh, but it is Crona. How long have you known this man?” Medusa asked. She had changed her position, moving closer to Crona so she could put her arms around him in a mock embrace. If she had wanted to, she could have ended him right then and there. Crona knew this, and flinched at her touch.

“Crona’s known him long enough to realize he can trust him more than you!” Ragnarok responded for Crona, glaring long and hard at the witch as he gripped Crona’s shoulder. He didn’t care if he was causing his meister pain in that moment. He wanted Medusa to know that she wasn’t welcome and that he wasn’t going to listen to her. The demon sword didn’t realize that Crona, on the other hand, wanted her to go on. “It’ll be a cold day in hell the day we trust you over him.” Ragnarok stated boldy.

“Big words for such a little demon sword.” Medusa taunted. Ragnarok was more than irritated by that remark, but if Medusa did care about that she didn’t show it. Crona could tell she was more interested in him. “Listen, Crona. I know you don’t trust me. After all, I do want to kill you. I just want you to take this into consideration.” Medusa told him. Crona’s fearful gaze met Medusa’s, and the snake witch grinned maliciously. Crona could only imagine how much she was enjoying tormenting him. “I know enough about your protector to tell you that he’s not incapable of abandoning his clients. As soon as he gets the chance, he’s going to stab you in the back. When he does, I’ll be ready.” Medusa whispered, sending a chill down Crona’s spine.

“But… he…” Crona was clearly on the verge of letting his emotions shatter him again. He didn’t want to believe Medusa. He couldn’t believe her! Silver had sworn to protect him. He would do that… wouldn’t he? Could Medusa really be telling the truth?

“Speechless, I see. How… delightful.” Medusa chuckled. “Trust me, my boy. As soon as Silver sees his opportunity, he’ll leave you. When he does, I won’t say I told you so.” she stated. “This is where I leave you tonight, Crona. I want you to carefully consider what I’ve said, and think about all that Silver has done. I could spare you the heartache of being betrayed. All you have to do is ask.”

“We ain’t buying any of your crap, Medusa! Get lost!” Ragnarok snapped. That seemed to be enough for Medusa, as she just casually shrugged and walked away from Crona and Ragnarok. Crona’s gaze never left her, and he watched as she turned around and offered one last mocking look to the boy and his weapon.

“You know where to find me, I’m sure. Just think about my offer, Crona. Regardless, I will kill you. And Silver won’t be there to protect you.” Medusa hissed. And without another word, she was gone.

“Man, who does that bitch think she is? We know who we can trust, don’t we Crona. …Crona?” Ragnarok asked, looking down at his meister as he did. Crona didn’t reply. Tears were welling up in his eyes as he slunk down to the ground. “Hey, wimpy, snap out of it! Medusa was only saying that to unnerve you. Don’t let it work! I’m talking to you! Snap out of it!” Ragnarok snapped. Croan didn’t seem to be listening anymore, though.

A lie… was everything he knew a lie? Had Silver really just been playing him for a fool? No… that couldn’t be. Crona knew it couldn’t be. Silver had promised… he promised…

Crona didn’t finish his thought, instead curling up on the floor and letting his tears flow. “Crona! I said snap out of it!” Ragnarok ordered.

“R-Ragnarok, j-just… just leave me alone.” Crona whimpered. He didn’t want to believe what Medusa had said. He couldn’t believe what she had told him. Yet, Crona found himself believing her once more. His tears were brought about by fear. Fear that Medusa was right. Fear that everything he knew about Silver had been a lie. Fear… that he had been betrayed. Despite Ragnarok’s urging, Crona didn’t move from that spot on the floor for the rest of the night. Just like always, he had let his thoughts be manipulated by her. Now he didn’t know who to trust.

[Wilbur]

This is awesome!

[John Silver]

Aw poor crona. Always losing trust but the life of a doubleagent is very difficult to explain. Silver's with the agents but is trying to get the assassins trust enough for to make him thier "doubleagent" but he'll give FALSE information. It's hard to explain but I seriously LOVE this! WRITE MORE

[Maka]

A sort of sequel to the last oneshot. More fluffy than the last one, obviously, but I do intend for there to be more Medusa in future stories. CX

Dropping in on a Friend

For a long time, the only sound that could be heard from within Crona’s bedroom was the sound of the boy’s sniffling. What Medusa had said about not being able to trust Silver still bothered him. He didn’t know what to do. So, having run out of ideas, Crona had locked himself in his bedroom and remained in bed, letting near silent tears trickle down his cheeks as he let the weight of the world crush him. Ragnarok had seemingly abandoned him. Crona couldn’t blame his partner for that. Even without saying anything, Crona knew the demon sword thought he was absolutely pitiful.

A soft sigh escaped him after a moment as he wiped his tears away with the sleeve of his robe. He didn’t want things to be like this, but what else could he do? He couldn’t trust anyone… could he? “But if I lose trust in everyone completely, would that mean I’ve given in to Medusa?” Crona wondered aloud, his voice somewhat shaky from his crying. Crona didn’t want to admit defeat. That wouldn’t do him any good. It would just leave him vulnerable to Medusa, and that would inevitably lead to his and Ragnarok’s end.

Just as he was getting lost in his thoughts once more, a knock at the door brought him back to reality. Who could that be? No one but Silver knew where he lived, right? “Crona? Are you in there? It’s me.” a familiar voice from the other side of the door said. Crona’s eyes widened in astonishment when he realized he recognized that voice. It couldn’t be. She was still at the DWMA, wasn’t she? Crona almost didn’t dare to believe it, but her voice sounded so close. Crona didn’t hesitate any further. He got up at last and went to the door, slowly opening it and finding his initial thoughts had been correct.

“M-Maka!” Crona exclaimed, joy evident in his voice and only reflecting itself more in the smile that formed on his face. The blonde girl grinned in greeting, but her grin vanished slightly after a moment. Crona didn’t have to guess why that was. She must have seen the tracks left behind by his tears. “W-What are you doing here?” Crona asked after a moment, trying to divert her from the subject she would no doubt go for.

“A friend told me you were feeling down, so I thought I should come by and say hello.” Maka replied. Crona blinked, confusion evident in his expression. What friend did she mean? “I’m glad you’re okay, Crona. I was so worried when Soul said you vanished.” she stated. Crona flinched a little at that remark. He knew he should have said something before leaving the DWMA, but he hadn’t felt safe there. Not while he didn’t know if Medusa was still alive or not. “Now, will you tell me what’s wrong?” Maka asked, her gaze growing serious as she asked. Crona knew there would be no getting out of it at that point.

“M-Medusa… she… she said I couldn’t trust my protector because of what he is.” Crona murmured in response. Crona wasn’t all that surprised when he saw the look of shock on Maka’s face.

“And you believed her?” she asked.

“I didn’t want to. I really didn’t. It’s just…” Crona found himself trailing off after a moment as his gaze went to the ground. “I don’t know what to do anymore, Maka. Silver is my protector. He promised to protect me, but I just… I’m just not sure if I should trust him anymore.” Crona admitted. Maka frowned, her brows knitting together in a less than pleased expression. Crona closed his eyes, waiting for Maka to start reprimanding him or telling him to not listen to Medusa, but instead he felt a simple little whack on the head. He opened his eyes slowly, and saw that Maka had pulled out her little book to hit him on the head with.

“You idiot. You know you can trust anyone at the agency. Especially Silver. Didn’t you just say he promised to protect you?” Maka asked. Crona just nodded slowly in response. “Well, that should be enough for you. When has Medusa ever told you the truth about anything, Crona?” Maka asked.

“I… I don’t know.” Crona replied quietly as he looked back up at Maka. “I don’t think she ever has.” he admitted. Now that was something to consider. Crona knew for a fact that Medusa wasn’t the most honest person in the universe. She had blatantly used him as an experiment, after all. What sort of honest, loving mother would do something like that? He realized that, and he realized that Silver had said himself that he would do anything to protect him. Silver was more of a parental figure than Medusa had ever been. That was enough for Crona. Although he couldn’t say the trust would be as strong as before, Crona felt he could trust what Maka had said and therefore trust Silver. “…Oh.” Crona said at last when he realized that was what Maka had meant all along.

“Now do you get it, Crona?” Maka asked. Crona nodded in response, offering a smile to his best friend before she wrapped her arms around him in a warm hug. “I’m glad you do. I’d hate to have to hit you on the head again.” Maka said teasingly. That got a laugh out of Crona, something he was sure Maka was happy about. He had missed her a lot and was glad that she had dropped by.

It wasn’t long before he found her pulling away from the hug, though, and she offered a sort of apologetic glance to him after a moment. “Are you leaving?” Crona asked her.

“Yeah… I have to get back to the agency. There’s still stuff I need to get done. I promise I’ll visit again soon, though.” Maka replied. Crona nodded a little as she said this, appeased for the moment, and found himself just silently waving goodbye to her as she vanished out the front door. For several moments, there was dead silence in the room. The only sound Crona heard after Maka had left was the sound of Ragnarok appearing once more.

“Ragnarok, did you have something to do with this?” Crona asked. Ragnarok faked a gasp, almost as if he was offended, and shot a sort of glare at his meister.

“Me? Who do you take me for, wimpy? I had nothing to do with her showing up. Just a coincidence.” Ragnarok retorted. Crona just laughed a little, to which Ragnarok responded with a soft ‘hmph’ or annoyance. Crona could tell Ragnarok was likely the friend that had told Maka about his needing cheering up. None of the others from the DWMA were a part of the agency, and no one else knew about Medusa trying to manipulate Crona’s thoughts. Although Crona did drop the subject, he silently thanked his partner. All doubt seemed to be erased for the moment.

[John Silver]

OK this is seriously awesome! I love your writing! So great!

[rimma]

your writing is awesome ray!

[Crona]

^.^ Thanks, you guys. I'm really glad you like it. Anyway, no story from me this time. Just a little announcement. I will now be taking requests, because I want to write something but I have no ideas at this moment in time. Well, I have one idea but I'd like for there to be some interaction between Maka and Silver in a thread before I go through with it.

Anyway, just a few things to keep in mind when requesting. You must tell me...

- A brief plot summary. It doesn't have to be super detailed, just give me a basic idea of what you want written.

- If there's a pairing involved, and what that pairing is. Romantic pairings, obviously. But I will do friendship stories as well. And I have no preference of whether it's boy/girl, boy/boy, or girl/girl. Have at me!

That's really all you need to tell me. Leave titles to me, but don't expect anything super spectacular from that department. I can also do multiple chapter stories, but I prefer sticking with short stories/oneshots. Feel free to request multiple chapter stories if you want, though. :3

All right, that's pretty much it. Have at me!

[John Silver]

Umm I have two requests but it's more of friendship thingies. It's with maka and silver only and she asks him for advice on men because she has a crush on Crona and silver just does wat he does. give advice

The other request is simply a thing where Crona just can't take it anymore and just goes and ask silver if what medusa said about silver during your faltering trust thread is true which silver does his explaining and advice

[Crona]

You got it! I'll get right on those.

[Haley Long]

Alrighty, ya want a nice and simple request? I have one for you and it shall be dastardly!!!

Basically, it's a little fight/training match between Haley and Jade. Haley using dragon powers and Jade using kung fu and what have you. Sort of like a first match thing....and yes, pairing is in there, so yeah

Sort of like....perhaps a first time crush thing for Jade whilst they are training in a way XD

So yeah, romance shall be inolved...if it's okay with you of course

[Crona]

That's just fine, Haley. I'll get on it as soon as I can. ;D

[Haley Long]

Hehe awesome ^^

Wanted to make it semi-difficult for ya and what have you XD

Just a very quick question...you do know about Jade from Jackie Chan Adventures, right? Just checking is all

[Crona]

Oh, yes I know about Jade. I used to love Jackie Chan Adventures. She was always one of my favorite characters. :3

And without further ado, here's Silver's first request. A Maka and Silver centric oneshot.

Blossoming Feelings and Unexpected Advice

I can’t believe I’m doing this. Maka thought, her brows knitting together in a sort of irritated scowl. Her last meeting with Crona had left her feeling… giddy. More so than she had ever felt around Soul or any of her other friends. There was only one explanation, and that was that she was… falling for Crona. The green-eyed girl felt her cheeks growing warm just thinking about it. Crona was adorable, that was for certain, and he made her feel happier than anyone else she knew… she just didn’t know how to say it. Much to her everlasting irritation, Maka found herself turning to someone she never expected to. Silver.

She saw him reading in the agent’s lounge, a place she would usually retreat to after a particularly taxing mission, and wanted to go toward him so she could get it out of the way. However, the girl remained rooted where she stood. She just… didn’t want to ask him. Maka was still a bit irritated that he had beaten her to taking on the job of protecting Crona, and there was just something about Silver she didn’t like that much. In a sense, the man sort of reminded her of her father. Spirit. The less she thought about him, the better off they would both be. Though, this was neither the time nor the place for her to be thinking about such things. She had to get it over with.

“Hey, Silver.” Maka said at last as she entered the room. The cyborg looked up as Maka approached, and immediately Maka began to have second thoughts. This is stupid. You should just turn back. she told herself. Still, it was too late to back out. She was there, and so was he, so Maka had no choice but to stay put. “Can I ask you something?” she asked.

“Sure, lass. What can ol’ Silver help ya with?” Silver asked. Maka hesitated. Should she really be telling him about this? She realized it was probably not the wisest idea, especially since Silver was so close to Crona after spending so much time with him, but the blonde girl continued regardless. Maka took a deep breath and slowly let it out before looking down at the ground sheepishly. A rare moment of sheepishness on Maka’s part. She was still uncertain of whether she should be asking at all.

“Let’s say there’s this agent, and there’s this client being protected by another agent.” Maka began. Silver nodded, allowing the girl to continue. “This agent has been friends with this client for a while, and she just realized that maybe she cares more for the client than as just a friend. She just… doesn’t know how to put it into words. What would you suggest she do?” Maka asked. Immediately she regretted asking. Her inward lack of trust toward men was telling her to just forget it and move on. Silver’s silence was making her wish she hadn’t said anything at all. She was about to tell him to just forget it and move on, but at last Silver just laughed.

“Lass, ya gotta just tell Crona how ya feel.” Silver laughed. A soft gasp escaped Maka in that moment. How did he know just who she was talking about? He seemed to have had an idea of what she was thinking about, as he gently placed his hand on her shoulder. Green eyes met Silver’s gaze without a moment’s hesitation. “I have a feeling that he feels the same way about ye, lass. Just tell Crona what you’re thinking.”

“But I don’t know how to put it into words. It doesn’t help that…” Maka found herself trailing off. The real reason she had put off trying to chase after a relationship was she had a hard time trusting a lot of men. After Spirit’s philandering, and the way he had cheated on her mother, Maka had lost all respect for him. She found it difficult to trust many men as a result. The men she did trust, namely her professors and her closest friends, she trusted because she had gotten to know them and felt she could put her trust in them. Crona was one of them, but he was… different. “I just don’t know what to tell him.” she decided to say instead. They were best friends, right? Could they even take it to the next level?

Silver seemed to be contemplating the situation, and Maka hesitated to speak again. She wanted to know what he would have to say. “Well, what do ye think of Crona?” Silver asked at last. The question caught Maka by surprise. That wasn’t what she had anticipated at all. Still, she felt it was necessary to answer.

“Well, Crona’s one of the nicest guys I’ve ever met. He’s kind and caring, and just about the most loyal friend I could ever ask for. …Not to mention the sweetest.” Maka replied, finding herself blushing just a little as she listed off the traits she liked most about Crona. What was Silver getting at by asking that? Silver chuckled a little, urging Maka to give him a confused look in response.

“I think ya just need ta tell him what ye just told me, love.” Silver stated. For several moments, Maka didn’t seem to get it. She blinked a couple of times, almost as if she was trying to register what had been said, but then at last she seemed to understand. That was why he had asked her to tell him what she thought. A soft laugh escaped her after a moment. The solution was so simple!

“I think I will. Thanks, Silver. That helped a lot.” Maka told him. Silver just nodded in response, and with that in mind Maka turned to leave. “…You know, Silver, you’re not so bad after all. I can see why Crona likes you.” she said. Maka left the lounge after that, leaving Silver to contemplate what she had said as she went on her way. It seemed her gut feeling about Silver had been wrong. Maka could at least respect him more than Spirit. With that, she left the agency building and made her way toward Crona’s house. She and he had a lot to talk about.

[Haley Long]

May 23, 2011 23:06:43 GMT -5 Crona said:

Oh, yes I know about Jade. I used to love Jackie Chan Adventures. She was always one of my favorite characters. :3

Awesome, that'll make things easier for you, I'm sure of it

Yes, I paired her up with Haley, so sue me

Btw, nice story too ^^

[John Silver]

OMG! This-this *faints of awesomeness overload and wakes up* I really am loving this I'll never get over the awesomeness