Maka has been thinking about this for a while, but she didn't know how to put it. She's been with Soul for such a long time, as his Meister. This choice would affect both her and Soul if she didn't do it right. She has always cared for him, wanted to protect him, keep him safe, even if he keeps telling her that he's the one that should protect her. It's been tearing her apart these past weeks. She had to do something. She needed to tell him what she thought. Soul needed to know that Maka loved him.

The past month was awful for Maka. She's still living with Soul, even after graduating from DWMA, but she can't get herself to say anything. She'd stay in her room freaking out what to do. Soul heard all of this, worrying about her more and more. He decided he had to know what's up with her and why she was freaking out.

*Knock Knock Knock* "Hey Maka. What's going on in there?" Soul asked. "You've been in that room freaking out lately. You need to tell me what's going on." he asked out of pure concern.

Maka hears Soul's voice from the other side of her door, making her panic a bit. "I-I'm fine! Don't worry about me. I'm just dealing with issue with my good for nothing father." she said angrily, which was also a complete lie.

"I highly doubt that but whatever. You know, you can always come to me if this is bothering you so much. I'm your partner after all and I want to make sure your alright." Soul said.

This made Maka blush "Well don't concern yourself! You know this kind of thing always happens between us." Maka tried to hide. "Just leave me alone...I'll be fine." she sulked.

Soul worried about her, but left her alone. "Fine then, I'll leave you be, I'll be in my room in case you wanna talk." Soul told her as he walked away from her door. He was still worried and he wanted to know what's wrong with her. He had a few ideas, and put them in action.

Soul planned to have a few of his buds to talk to her, the girls at least. Since Blaire was still living with them he figured he could ask her to talk to Maka, without her knowing what's going on.

Soul found Blaire playing with a ball of yarn in the living room in her cat form. "Hey Blair, I need to ask a favor of you." he said.

"Nyan! What do you need Soul?" Blair asked as she continued to play with her yarn, but in her human form.

"I need you to talk to Maka. She's been acting strange lately and she won't tell me what's going on. She keeps telling me that it's just an issue with her father, but I know it's something else. If it was her father, she would of hit him by now and be fine." Soul told her, knowing Maka. "Please Blair, talk to her. I'm going to have Tsubaki to talk to her after. Maybe even Patty and Liz, I would consider them a last hope..." he sighed.

"Nyan! Alright I'll talk to her, but you have to play with me later." Blair smiled as she winked at him.

"Yeah Yeah, whatever, just talk to her." Soul snuffed. "I'm going to find Tsubaki. I hope she's not on a mission with Black Star today. I kind of need her." he wondered.

"Pumpkin Pumpkin Yay!" Blair ran over to Maka's room. "Maka, can I come in? I wanna play!" Blair shouted happily.

Maka heard Blair and had some relief "Alright, come in." Maka opened the door for her.

Blair turned into a cat and jumped onto Maka. "Nyan!" She cuddled her. Blair was with Maka for a while and saw her sad face. "Maka, is everything alright? You don't look so good. Did something bad happen?" Blair worried.

"...It...It's nothing..." Maka paused "Actually...there is...it's Soul.."

"Soul? What about him?" Blair wondered. "I better remember this for later" she thought.

"W-Well, you may have noticed I've been acting differently for how I usually am...I just been thinking about him...a lot actually...I...I think...I think I'm falling for Soul.." Maka admitted. "And I just can't tell him..."

"Nyan! Juicy! But wait she looks sad about it. I wonder why she can't" Blair thought. "I see, well can you tell me why you can't?"

"I just can't. After all this time I've been with Soul...I don't think he'll notice or care...I'm just his Meister! He won't see me as anything else!" Maka shouted. "It's not fair! Why do I have to fall for the one guy that doesn't see me anything more than his Meister!" Maka started to cry.

Blair looked at the crying Maka and felt remorse. She felt bad for Maka. She wanted to help her. Even though Soul just asked her to talk to her, Blair wanted to do something that would get Soul and Maka together. She turned herself into a human and Maka began to cry on her. "I need to do something for her. I'll tell Soul later."

Meanwhile

Soul was looking for Tsubaki. He went to Black Star and Tsubaki's home, hoping she would be there. Thankfully she was. Black Star was just working out when he saw Soul come in.

"Hey Soul!" he dropped his weights "How you been!? I haven't seen you in a while since we graduated. Can't stay away from my awesomeness? I can't blame you, I'm a star after all. Yahoo!" Black Star shouted.

"Yea, I'm still surprised that you managed to graduate." Soul snickered as he gave Black a high five grasp. "So, is Tsubaki around? I need to talk to her."

"Yea she's around, she's just taking a bath. Whatcha need?" Black asked.

"Well, Maka's been acting strange the past month or so and she won't tell me what's wrong with her. I figured she'd would talk to Tsubaki and tell her what's bugging her." Soul said. "It's just like the time when I got this scar, but this time she's not even telling me anything."

"Well that's definitely a problem. But isn't Maka always like that? She always freaks out over something." Black pointed out.

"Not like this. It never lasted this long." Soul worried.

As the guys continued talking, Tsubaki finally came out from her shower. "Oh hi Soul. It's been a while, how have you been?"

"Hey Tsubaki, I have a favor to ask you. It has to do with Maka." Soul greeted her.

"Oh? What is it? Is everything alright with her?" Tsubaki worried.

"Not really. She's been acting strange for the past month and she's not telling me anything. I already asked Blair to see if she could get something out of her. I'm just not sure if she'll spill that quickly, especially to Blair." Soul explained. "Can you talk to her for me? She might tell you what's going on."

"Of course I can. I'll do anything to make Maka happy again." Tsubaki replied. "I'll invite her to a lunch with her later today."

"You do that. I'm heading home to see if Blair got anything out of her. I'll see you in a bit Tsubaki. Later Black Star" Soul waved them good bye.

"See you later bud! Good Luck with Maka!" Black shouted.

"I'll see you soon Soul. Don't worry Maka, I'll help you with anyway I can." Tsubaki said to herself.

Soul headed home to find Blair still in Maka's room. He heard Maka crying. "Maka? Maka! Is everything okay!?" he shouted as he opened her door. She was on Blair, crying her eyes out. "Maka, what's wrong, why are you crying?" he went over to her.

Maka heard Soul return home and walk into her room. She looked at him, wiped away her tears and told him "I'm fine Soul...Don't worry..."

"Maka! This isn't fine. You're crying! It's been a month and you've been in a slump, tell me what wrong!" Soul shouted as he grabbed Maka. "You need to tell me what's wrong. I know it's not your father. You barely left your room this entire time. Please Maka, tell me what's going on with you. I can't stand to see you like this." Soul told her in a calm voice as he gave her a hug.

Maka sat there quietly as Soul hugged her. She was still crying. "...You wouldn't understand Soul..."

"What are you talking about? Of course I would, I'm your partner. I would do anything to protect you and keep you safe." Soul told her as he held her closer.

Maka pushed him away "No you wouldn't Soul! You'll never know how I feel! You're such an idiot!" She fled her room and out the house.

"Maka!" Soul ran after her, but Blair stopped him.

"Let her go Soul, she needs to cool down." Blair told him

"But she's been like this for a month! This is the first time she said anything to me! I have to know what's wrong!" Soul shouted.

Blair calmly told him. "She loves you Soul, but she isn't sure how to feel about it or sure how you would think about it. It's been bugging her this whole month. Why do you think she was so distant from you, Soul?"

Soul stood there. "She loves me...Are you serious?" he stood there dumbfounded "Since when did she fall for me? I'm just her partner...I just protect her." He remembered all the times he's been with Maka during their missions. She's always needed him. The times he protected her. He thought about this for a while.

"I've always protected her because she was my Meister...but I think I protected her for other reasons then that. Now I'm confused..." Soul sat there thinking.

"Soul, she was upset that she fell for you." Blair said sadly

"What?! Why?" he asked surprised

"Because you never batted an eye at her in that way. She assumed that you only saw her as your Meister and nothing else. She wanted to tell you this whole time, she just wasn't sure if you'd feel the same." Blair told him.

After everything Blair just told him, he had a lot to think about, a lot about Maka.

Maka ran away from the house, crying still, saying "Stupid Soul, he'll never know how I feel. He'll never accept my feelings for me! He'll never understand!" Maka shouted as she ran through Death City. She ran so much, she didn't look where she was going and crashed into someone. "Ow! Watch where you're walking next time!" Maka shouted as she looked at the person she yelled at. It was Tsubaki.

"Oh I'm sorry Maka, I didn't see you run ther-wait, why are you crying?" Tusbaki asked as she saw her friend cry.

"Tsubaki..." she starts to cry more. "It's just not fair! He'll never know! This isn't right! I shouldn't be in love with him!" Maka yelled.

Tsubaki sat there and saw her friend frantically panic and cry. "Maka...do you love Soul?" she asked, suddenly figuring out why she's been avoiding Soul for so long.

"...Yes! I do! I love Soul! But he'll never know! He'll never figure it out! He'll never know! This isn't fair!" Maka shouted as she landed on Tsubaki crying.

"Maka...This isn't like you. You never give up on anything...but why now..." the weapon asked her dear friend as she held her close.

"He'll never see me anything more than his Meister! I'll never be more than that! He'll never understand how I feel, EVER!" the platinum haired girl shouted.

"He will figure it out. He'll figure out you love him and he'll definitely comply to it." Tsubaki said confidently. "Come with me." she said calmly.

Maka got up and walked with Tsubaki. She brought her to Tsubaki's home. "Black Star I'm home..."

"Welcome back Tsubaki! How was everything?!" Black Star shouted before realizing Maka was standing there crying. "Whoa, Maka you don't look so good. What happened?"

"It's a long story...do you mind if you can step out for a while Black Star? I need to talk to her privately." his partner asked.

"Uh, right then. I'll just head over to Soul's home" he said before seeing Maka fall to the floor, holding herself in from crying. Black Star bend down to her and said "You'll get through what's happening. You're a strong meister, you'll make it through." as he walked out, leaving her and Tsubaki alone.

Maka heard Black's kind words and froze there. "I won't make it through...not if he doesn't realize..." she whispered.

"So tell me everything that happened. When did this start?" Tsubaki asked.

Maka looked up, finally having the courage to finally tell someone the full truth. "Well...it started a month ago...Soul and I just finished a mission for Lord Death and something happened." she told

"What happened?"

"Soul did something that I wasn't prepared for. He told me that if anything was to happen to me...during that fight...he'd never forgive himself. We were fighting a Kishin...but this Kishin was different, he didn't want to just take my soul, he wanted me. He grabbed me and tried to take advantage of me. I was defenseless, I couldn't even protect myself. I looked at Soul, about to yell his name, and his face was showing pure anger. He attacked the Kishin angrily, turning himself into a scythe and starts brutally attacking him. I never seen Soul act that way ever. Once Soul defeated the Kishin, he told him 'Don't touch my Meister, EVER!' then grabbed me, holding me close." Maka blushed. "He has never acted like that before during any of our battles and missions. His concern for me was higher than any other time."

"Oh my, are you serious? That doesn't sound like Soul at all." Tsubaki gasped

"That's not all. Remember that mission Lord Death assigned all of us our second year? The one he planned with Sid and Professor Stein? When Soul jumped above me to protect me from Professor Stein?"

"Yes I remember, I was holding Star who became unconscious from Dr. Steins attack. What about it?" Tsubaki remembered.

"Well he did the same thing when he got me from the Kishin, but he held me close when he jumped over to me." Maka sighed "He did more than just protected me that day...He made my heart skip a beat."

"Awww I think that was sweet of Soul. He cared about your safety, but this sounds like he cared about it more than usual." Tsubaki thought.

"That's the thing...because of that, I started thinking about that moment more and more. It lead me to realizing that I was in love with him. ...But I don't think he noticed..." Maka looked down, beginning to tear "That's why I hid from him this for so long."

"That explains why he needed me to talk to her. She would never tell him this. That explains why he was so anxious for me to talk to her. I need to help her get out of this state. I should plan something to get them together. I'll feel bad about tricking them though." Tsubaki thought.

"I see. What are you going to do now? You can't just hid from him forever Maka. You have to confront him at some point about this." Tsubaki told her.

"I want to...but I don't know if I can." Maka mumbled.

"Oh Maka..." Tsubaki brought her friend close to her chest and hugged her. "You'll find a way out of this, I promise."

Back at Soul's house, he was still in Maka's room, sitting on the floor thinking about this. Blair was still with him, but she was playing with her yarn again. Black Star walked in and said "Hey Soul." in an unusual way.

"Black Star? Why are you here? What happened to Maka?!" Soul asked frantically.

"She's fine. Tsubaki brought her to our house and is now talking to her. What happened before, she looked like she was crying." Black told him.

"...That's because she was...She ran out of the house crying to who knows where and Tsubaki probably just found her along the way" Soul guessed.

"Well from the way she looked when I saw her, she looked extremely upset. She fell to the floor crying a bit. I just told her that she would be alright and that she'll get through whatever's bugging her." Black mentioned.

"That's the problem, she won't get over it...not until I tell her." Soul said.

"Tell her what exactly...Is the reason she's crying because of you?" Black asked

"...Yea...kind of. She's been like this since our last mission a month ago." Soul told him.

"What happened on the mission that made Maka like this?" Black asked.

"Well let's see. We were fighting a Kishin for our mission to gather his soul and something happened."

"Explain yourself"

"Hmmm. Well this Kishin was a bit of an ass. He wanted Maka, and when I say he wanted her I mean he wanted her soul and body. When I saw that, I just had this uncontrollable anger inside me that I couldn't explain. When he said that he would make Maka his, I snapped. I ran over to her, sliced the guys head off and grabbed her. I easily defeated the guy and got his soul while saving Maka. I just left it alone for a while because I wanted to make sure she was alright. When I saw that, I just got so angry, if anything happened to her, I would never forgive myself." Soul explained his story.

Both Blair and Black Star listened to his story. Blair came up with a conclusion, Black Star just thought it was because his Meister was in trouble.

"Nyan, well now that you told us that story Soul, I can now see what happened." Blair smiled.

"Oh really? What told you that?" Soul said slightly angered.

"Well when that Kishin wanted Maka, you became extremely jealous and wanted him to go away and to stay away from Maka. That jealously you felt was towards your feelings for her." Blair explained.

"What are you talking about? I only did that because she was my Meister. I sworn to protect her from those who want to hurt her, or those who touch her." he said bluntly.

"That's not it Soul. You did all that because you care for her safety more than usual. That jealousy you felt towards that Kishin was because you care and love her more than you think you do. Soul, you're in love with Maka just as much as she is with you." Blair told him. "I wouldn't be saying this if it wasn't true, Soul."

"A-Are you serious? I'm in love with Maka?" Soul said in a very surprised way. He thought about Blair's accusation, then realized it was true. On the most recent mission they have been on together, Soul has been trying to protect Maka more and more. Whenever they faced a Kishin that would attack Maka, Soul would immediately slash them away from her, then let her finish the job. Their last job, he was the most protective he has ever been. This would explain why he felt the way he felt lately on their missions.

"You can't be serious Blair. Why would Soul fall for Maka? She's violent and annoying" Black Star said as Soul punched his shoulder, hard. "Ow! What was that for?!"

"Do not speak badly of Maka. She's perfect the way she is. She may be violent and reckless, but that's just who she is and that makes her a great person and a great Meister. She's my Meister and I love her." Soul admitted.

"Nyan, finally. It seems you finally figured it out. You care for her. Now you need to go an tell her Soul." Blair meowed.

"But how can I? She's still upset at me for not noticing before. How can I possible talk to her without running from me?" Soul asked.

"Nyan Nyan Pumpkin, I have an idea." Blair snickered. "But you're going to have to trust me on this one Soul."

"If I must. Anything for me to talk to her." Soul allowed Blair to go on with her idea.

"Excellent , Black Star I'm going to need you for this one alright?" Blair asked him

"Challenge accepted! The great Black Star will help those in need!" Black boasted.

Blair went on with her plan. She told Black Star to tell Tsubaki about it later when she's finished explaining it. Blair plans to bring the Meister and Weapon together went under way as soon as Black Star left. "Don't worry you two, Blair will save you. She'll bring you together soon. Just you wait Maka." she thought.

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Alright. It seems I've started another story before I even finished my other stories ^_^' oops. Sorry I couldn't resist. I fell in love with this pair in a matter of days. I had to write something. Any who, it doesn't matter me :3 I love writing these. Plus Aries in Wonderland is almost finished so it's not that big of an issue right now :3 There will be a few surprises along the way though. BUT THAT'S NOT ABOUT THIS STORY! This story is about Soul and Maka. So I hope you enjoy this new story. I promise to update whenever I can :3

I'll try to post at least 1 or 2 stories per week or so. So please bare with me ^-^ Thank you!