Chapter 1: I just want to get there!

His hair whipped around as He rode through the streets. His motor roared. The headlights shone ahead of him, allowing him to see. The wind nipped at his face and the snowflakes stung with every hit. No normal person would be going this fast knowing that there were many ice patches on the road, but he was running late. He had to get there. No matter what.

-earlier that day; After school-

Soul was walking down the hall on his way out of the DWMA. He turned when he heard footsteps coming from behind him. Maka came running to him breathless.

"S-Soul, w-where were y-you...?" She managed between breaths.

"Woah, calm down. Breathe." Soul said rather nonchalant. He stood there for a moment while his technician caught her breath.

"Ok, now, what did you want?"

"Well, when Tsubaki and Black*Star came over with Kid, Liz and Patti, you were there."

"Yah, and?..."

"Well when Kid asked us if we were coming, I said yes but when I looked back to you, you were gone."

"Uhh"

"But Liz said you looked like you saw a ghost and left."

Soul stood there for a second remembering getting a headache an leaving, he had had a cold for a while but it wasnt that bad so he disnt deal with it because it wasnt a problem. All be did was wander the halls for the last fifteen minutes of school. then he spoke.

"So, eheheheh," he laughed nervously.

"Where are we going?"

Maka looked like she was gonna explode but took a deep breath.

'Fine I guess hes not gonna tell me where he went...'

"Oh, silly me." She faked a smile. "Kids throwing a sleepover tonight because Liz insisted he was too boring, so then he was all like 'Ha! Boring?! I'll show you!' So then he decided to throw a party, and a sleepover was the simplest to get set up in a day."

Soul chuckled and sighed, "Alright. Well, we should go then."

"Kay!"

Soul and Maka walked to the doors then made their way down the steps.

"Damn, its freezing out here. Ok, well hop on." He said as he gestured toward his motorbike. He hopped on the the first seat and started up the motor. Maka hopped on behind him and then they started to head home.

-That evening-

"Alright, soul. If you insist,"

Maka waved to Soul and got in the taxi with Black*Star and Tsubaki.

Soul watched as they left.

There wasnt enough room for him in the taxi and Maka cant drive his bike.

Soul told Maka that he still needed to get ready and that he would be there later.

Soul already had his bag packed with clothes and his cell phone. So all he needed was to shower. He still had a few hours before he needed to leave so he figured he had time for a shower.

He let the water run for a while before starting to strip. He was so glad Blair had moved out. Now he could shower without having that crazy cat jump in behind him. He took off his shirt and looked in the mirror at the scar on his chest.

He hated this scar because it went across his entire chest. So lately he had been avoiding getting it dirty so it would heal faster. It had almost completely faded out. He felt successful and grinned at it.

After he had finished stripping he took his headband off. He felt stupid doing this last. But having his hair out if his eyes made it easier to see thus making it way easier to not get his boxers caught in the zipper, which was a bigger problem then you would assume.

He blew his hair out of his face, then jumped in the shower. While he washed he counted the tiles, he laughed to himself. At the realization that the tiles were symmetrical. "Heh, Kid would be proud."

Weird, it wasnt often that Soul thought of Kid... Especially in the shower. 'I wonder what Kid thinks about in the shower.' 'I wonder what Kid looks like in the shower'. Wait, what?

Soul shook his head at that last thought. It was so uncool to think of your friend in the shower. There was no way he was gay, was there?

Soul was distracted by the sudden tingling in his lower regions, only now did he realize he had a hard on.

"So uncool." Well he had to get rid of this so yah, he did what he had to do. 'Nothing weird about this. It happens all the time. It could have been spontanious, yah, no connection to-' "Kiiiiid" he let that last word out in a moan as he finished.

'Ok, fine maybe it did but so what? Im still cool.' Soul washed off /again/ and turned off the water. He stepped out of the shower and wrapped himself in a towel. He grabbed his headband as he left the bathroom.

"Oh, fuck! How long was I in there?!"

"Maka's gonna kill me if I dont hurry!"

Soul shouted to himself when he realized it was quarter to 8:00, the party started at 8:00. He ran to his dresser, drying off as he did so.

He threw his clothes on his bed and started to dress. He put his head band on after drying his hair. He put on his shoes as quickly as he could. He jumped over the railing of the stairs and grabbed his keys on the counter as he ran to the door. He threw his bag over his shoulder and slammed the door shut behind him.

It was freezing but he didnt care, he had to get there. He certainly didnt want to upset Kid. Especially after his newfound feelings for the young Shinigami. He jammed his key in the door and locked it. He started coughing and lost his balance so he leaned on the door. 'NonononononononoNO!, I have to get there, i dont have time for this!' He shouted to himself mentally.

After recovering He jumped over the stairs and onto his bike even though he was slightly dizzy, he kept going. He put his key in the ignition and revved the engine then took off.

His hair whipped around as He rode through the streets of death city. His motor roared. The headlights shone ahead of him, allowing him to see. The wind nipped at his face and the snowflakes stung with every hit. No normal person would be going this fast knowing that there were many ice patches on the road especially with a cold, but he was running late. He had to get there for Kid. No matter what.

He started coughing again and he lost balance. The bike swerved and slid across the road. Soul's body was flung off the bike and into a tree. He could have broken a bone but in the air he turned into a scythe and stuck into the tree trunk. He transformed back to his human form. He was dizzy and fell over. He laid there for a moment on the cold concrete.

His entire body was aching and his head was throbbing. The wind was freezing his face and it stung. But he needed to get to the mansion, so he got up slowly. Luckily he wasnt as dizzy anymore.

He could hear the bike's motor running. He quickly located his bag, which was conveniently hanging on a branch just in reach. He threw it over his shoulder. Soul pulled the bike back up to stand and got on. " ok, maybe I can go a little slower." He mumbled to himself.

His watch told him it was 5 to 8:00 which ment he still had a little bit of time left to get there. He started the engine again and then he was off.

Gallows Manor came into view and Soul let out a sigh of relief

He made it. Well maybe not successfully but he made it.

It wasnt sobad even though he was sore from hitting the tree, doing air summersaults, and getting ice-burn on his forearms. But at least he was there on time. That was all that mattered to him right now.

Soul parked the bike and ran up the stairs. He rang the door bell just as the clock turned to 8:00.

The door was opened by a very shocked Liz.

"Oh my god soul!" "What the hell happened to you?!"

"I-I kinda cra-"

"What the Fuck Soul!? You look terrible! Your arms and clothes are scratched to hell and your shaking!" "I knew you shouldnt have driven your bike in this weather!" Maka screamed at him.

Soul just stood there in shock. 'Was it really that bad?' Soul looked down at his hands, they were trembling. Maka was yelling more but Soul had drowned it out. All he could hear was his heart thudding in his ears. His vision was becoming more and more blurry and he was getting dizzy.

"SOUL!" Maka screamed. She ran out to him an reached to grab his jacket but was too late. Soul fell with a loud THUD and passed out.