SoMa Week 2014

By: KarmaAliceFowl009

Disclaimer: I do not own Soul Eater *cries away into the sunset*

Summary: Day 1: Living with another person is always hard, especially when he/she is of a different gender. But no matter how many hard times they go through, they know that the other will always be there for him/her.

Rating: T (language)

Chapter 1: Roommates

"Soul! Don't drink all the milk and leave the carton in the fridge!" Maka yelled, slamming the door in frustration. She couldn't understand why he couldn't get such a simple concept through his head. Grumbling, she sat at the kitchen table, her spoon angrily stabbing at her dry cereal.

"Oi woman? Why you yelling?" he muttered, walking into the kitchen in just his boxers. He yawned, scratching the back of his head as he trudged to the refrigerator to get the carton of orange juice. He opened it and tipped back the carton, foregoing a cup.

"Can't you wear any clothes? And how many times have I told you to use a glass?!" she cried, adverting her gaze from him so he wouldn't see the slight blush on her face. She had been partners with him for years so she shouldn't really be surprised that he filled out nicely over the years. She would be lying if she denied her attraction to her partner, but she refused to ever let it become anything more than a partnership; she didn't want to make her parent's same mistake.

"Why create a mess when I can just drink out of a perfectly good carton?" he asked, eyebrow quirking up slightly as he looked at her. He saw that little blush that crossed her cheeks as she looked at him. Hell, he saw it everytime he walked around the apartment shirtless. Even though he teased her relentlessly about her physique, he was attracted to her. Fuck that, he was in love with her. He knew it from the moment he stepped in front of Crona's blade for her. He wanted her to be his, but he knew that that was going to be a challenge considering how her father and mother ended up.

"Whatever," she huffed, abandoning her cereal and walking past him. "Eat quickly and get dressed. We can't be late for school." She hurried to her room, slamming the door shut and sinking to her knees on the other side. She had been his roommate for quite a few years now, yet everytime she saw him without his shirt on, it drove her nuts. Nuts with hormones because, let's face it, Soul was a handsome man. It also drove her nuts with guilt when she spied the scar that was now a part of him. She hated knowing that she was the reason for that scar. She felt tears well up and she sniffled. She knew she was a failure of a partner for letting him get hurt like that. She always put herself down for the incident, no matter how many times he told her it wasn't her fault. She wrapped her arms around her legs, lying her head on her knees as she sobbed.

"Maka?" Soul called from the other side as he knocked. He could hear her sniffling and became worried. Maka only cried when something was really upsetting her, so it had to be something major. He could read his partner and roommate like a book. When he heard no reply, he carefully inched the door open and found her in a ball crying. "Maka," he whispered, sinking down next to her as he wrapped his arms around her. He hated seeing her cry, it just wasn't natural. His meister was so strong, so it killed him when she broke. She gripped onto him tightly, sobbing into his shirt. Wordlessly, he picked her small frame up and carried her to her bed, lying her down as he sat down with her, holding her hand as she continued crying. As her sobs started to subside, she looked at him with teary eyes, shame filling her for breaking down in front of him like she did.

"S-sorry," she hiccupped, rubbing the tears from her face with her free hand. She knew that she must be a tough roommate to handle, especially because of the difference in gender. She got so overemotional and always took her frustrations out on him.

"It's no big deal," he smiled at her, ruffling her hair. She pouted at him, irritated that he messed up her pigtails. She looked over at the clock and sighed, they were late for school. His eyes followed hers and he chuckled at her.

"No use in going to school now," he laughed as she pouted more at him. "Get some rest, you need it," he said seriously, pulling the blankets up over her. She just rolled her eyes and turned on her side to face the wall. He smiled lightly at her and got up.

"Thank you," she whispered as he walked to the door.

"No problem," he murmured back as he left her room and went about his daily routine.

It was a couple hours later when Maka woke up. She groaned as she rubbed the sleep out of her eyes, wincing at the slight headache that she had from crying. She rolled out of bed, shuffling to the kitchen to get some medicine and a glass of water. When she got there, however, she was surprised. On the table there was a glass of water with two ibuprofen. Next to that there was a turkey and ham sandwich, her favorite, and a bag of the chocolates that she just adored. Jaw gaping, she walked to the table and found a note beside the newest novel in the series she had been reading.

Maka,

I'm not sure what was wrong, but know I am always here for you, as both your partner and your roommate. I know you're gonna have a headache, so I laid out some medicine for you, as well as your favorite sandwich and chocolates. Enjoy the book. I figured you may want some alone time, so I am out for a ride. I'll be back soon.

Feel better.

Soul

She felt fresh tears spring to her eyes, good ones this time though. No matter how much of a pain in the ass Soul could be, Maka knew she was lucky to have Soul as both a partner and a roommate. She couldn't have asked for a better person.

A/N: Day 1 down! Read and Review my lovelies!