A/N: I saw there were very few fics for these two so I had to do something about this! I just want to say thank you to sweetsheart for her SteinxMarie fics which got me into wanting to write for Soul Eater and to ship KidxMaka.
Happy reading~
Mornings. The most stressful time of day. It was even more so when your meister woke you up at seven thirty in the morning whining about your little sister's inability to make a decent pb and j. Liz yawned and wiped the tears from her still sleepy eyes. She couldn't help but wonder why she was standing in the kitchen in her pajamas. She glanced over the counter; bread, peanut butter, jelly, a jar, plate and a knife to spread it. Patty had even already made the sandwhich and cut it. And the problem was...
"Look at this," Kid speculated with a pointed finger aiming for Patty's newest sandwhich. "It's not symmetrical at all! The way the bread is cut is...it's..."
Liz squinted her sleepy eyes at the diagonally cut sandwhich. The cut wasn't crooked or anything. "I think I'm missing the point here," she said, raising an eyebrow.
"The crust Liz," her meister stated as if it were common knowledge. "The cut means nothing because the crust makes it asymmetrical no matter you do. I tried explaining but Patty refuses to cut the crust."
"That's my favorite part," the younger Thompson sister whined.
"Some things must be sacrificed in order to maintain symmetry Patty," Kid said in a soft, understanding voice.
"Does it really matter?" the older woman inquired tiredly. "It's going to go down the same way no matter how it's cut."
The reaper fell to his knees in an instant stupor. "I'm sorry Patty," he cried, "I just want the best for you! I can give you nothing more than perfect symmetry and I just want to make sure I give you everything- but it's no use. I'm nothing but garbage if I can't even give you the perfect peanut butter and jelly sandwhich..."
Liz and Patty stared down at their depressed meister, both sharing in an animated sweatdrop. Patty turned back to her sandwhich and quickly cut away the brown edges. "Look Kid!" she exclaimed. Kid slowly lifted his head to see the plate containing two perfect triangles. His previous depressed posture switched to one of joy. He jumped to his feet and fixed the wrinkles from his pants.
"I knew you could do it Patty," he praised her with a pat on the shoulder.
Liz shook her head at her sister and meister. The people she lived with... "Hey, Kid, aren't you going to be late meeting Maka to pick out dresses?" she asked, looking at the large clock on the wall. "It's almost eight thrity."
"Right," he said running for the mansion's large doors. "I leave everything in your capable hands! Don't forget you're supposeto meet us at the bridal shop to try on the bridesmaid dresses."
"Okay," Patty called after him as he ran out the door.
The door cracked open and he came back inside. "Don't forget to go pick up Soul on your way there. Maka said he would probably still be asleep so you'll have to go get him."
"Got it," Liz said, waving him away. "Now go before you're late Kid."
He exited once again and closed the door behind him. Liz sighed as she slumped down on the sofa. That was to much excitement for this early in the morning, not to mention the fact that she had to go pull someone else out of bed. Patty hummed happily as she ate her symmetrical peanut butter and jelly sandwhich.
"Eat quick, okay Patty," she called in half yawn. "We have to go get Soul and meet them at the bridal store."
"Mkay!" she said over a mouth full of sandwhich.
Liz stood and stretched her aching arms wide. She waited for Patty to finish eating before they went up stairs together to occupy both bathrooms and get dressed. Liz took a little longer than Patty to finish, what with putting on her make-up and all. The younger sister wore jeans, a comfy t-shirt and a dark brown beanie. Liz had chosen a casual jean skirt, silver halter top blouse, and white sandals. They would be doing a lot of switching in and out of clothes so comfort was key today.
Once finished, they left the house and headed straight for Maka's place. "Can't wait to try on all the pretty dresses," Patty said in sing-song. "Hey, sis?"
"Yes Patty?" Liz replied as they crossed the street that lead to Maka and Soul's apartment.
"Why are we getting Soul? Is he going to wear a pretty dress too?"
Liz laughed at the image of Soul wearing a pink dress that popped in her mind almost instantly. "No Patty," she chuckled. "Soul's going to be wearing a suit."
"Ohhhhh~" the younger woman replied.
They stopped in front of the apartment and Liz knocked on the door. Blair answered the door with a smile. "Hey Liz, Patty!"
"Hey Blair," Liz smiled as she invited them inside. "Is Soul still sleeping?"
Blair nodded then folded her arms. "Soul is a sleepy boy," she mewed. "Blair tried everything but he won't get up. Maka will be mad if he's late.."
"That's why we're here!" Patty exclaimed excitedly. "Maka told us 'go get Soul!'"
Blair laughed at her Maka impression. "Well he's right upstairs if you wanna try," she giggled. "Blair's going to have some breakfast."
She pranced into the kitchen as the sisters headed up to Soul's room. Liz turned the knob and slowly opened the door just enough for them to be able to peek inside. They could see his arm hanging from beneath his covers. "Alright Patty," Liz whispered, "we only have one shot so we have to make his count."
"Got it!" the weapon replied, her expression serious. "Kid'll be mad if we're late right?"
"Yep, so we have to get this right the first time." Liz swallowed hard. "You remember the plan right?"
"Of course," she said, a gleam in her eye.
"Okay. Three...two...one!"
The two pistols burst into the room and dived ontop of the other sleeping weapon, causing immence panic. It was a mass of flailing arms and legs until the girls got out of the bed laughing hysterically. Soul sat up and shook his head. Patty rolled on the floor laughing madly.
"What the-"
"Hurry up we have to go meet Kid and Maka," Liz said, still grining widely.
"Oh yeah," Soul yawned.
The girls waited down stairs while Soul got ready. Blair offered them fish but they politely declined. Soul emerged five minutes later wearing a plain green tee and black jeans. He rushed them out the door calling back to Blair not to burn down the apartment. If they were late Maka would kill him, almost literally.
"So how does it feel Soul?" Patty asked as they made their way to the bridal shop.
"How does what feel?" he asked, stretching his still stiff arms.
"To know Maka will be getting married," Liz finished for her. "You must be pretty excited."
"Yeah, I am," he said. "She was so happy that night when Kid proposed. I didn't get any sleep at all." He chuckled at the memory. "I'm happy for her, of course."
"Kid was a nervous wreck that night too," Liz sighed. "I think he would have died if Maka had said no."
They continued to talk about their meister's engagement until they reached the bridal shop. Maka jumped up from her chair when they came in. "There you are!" she sighed exasperatedly.
"Relax I told you I'd be here on time," Soul replied coolly. "Bring out the penguin suits."
Kid smiled at Liz and Patty, a sign of relief. Maka handed Soul a black suit and forced him into a changing room. They went through a few choices of suits; white, grey, black, silver, brown. The only one they agreed on was the grey with little dispute. Liz thought any one of them would be fine on him but, then, whatever they chose the others would have to wear as well. They were away on business and would be back in time for the wedding. Once they settled on a color it was the girl's turn. They looked through the racks with Maka and left the boys to chat.
"So," Kid began carefully, "I'm sure you're feeling a lot of things right now."
Soul stared at the reaper. Why was everyone being so weird today? "What's with the questions?" he asked. "I'm happy for both of you. I know you'll take of Maka and if not she can handle herself." He laced his fingers behind his head.
"Don't joke like that- you know I'd give my life for Maka!" he retorted.
"Yeah," Soul sighed. "Seriously though, why is everyone asking me about my opinion? It's you and Maka's decision, I have nothing to do with it."
Kid sat back and folded his arms. "It's just that she's someone so close to you and she's going through a big change right now. You on the other hand..."
"Hey, I'm fine being a single man," Soul retorted in his defense. "I don't see any reason to rush anything. The right woman will show up when she does. Not that I'm thinking about things like that," he added quickly.
His cheeks flushed and his tough guy appearance fell. Kid smiled at his friend's unwavering resolve. Of course, when the right one came along he would know it. The girls returned with a few dress choices. As Liz and Patty went into changing rooms Kid ushered Maka into his arms and kissed her forehead.
"Save it for the honeymoon," Soul called through cupped hands.
They laughed as Liz and Patty emerged from their changing rooms wearing the first choice of dresses: simple, red and sleeveless. Soul smiled at the widely grinning Patty who twirled around to show off the skirt of her dress. Maka walked up to them, circled a few times, mumbled something about alterations then turned back to Kid.
"I think this would look nice on any of them," she said, "but the color.."
"Do whatever you want, they're your bridesmaids," Kid replied with a reassuring smile.
"Alright," Maka said and turned back to the weapons. "Let's try on the lavender ones next."
"Yaay!" Patty exclaimed and ran back into her dressing room.
Liz sighed toward Kid who gave her a 'shoo'ing motion and went back to put on another dress. The guys may think that slipping on a dress is easy just because it's a one piece deal, but were they ever wrong. Liz proceeded to fight her way out of that dress and into the next. It went on easily enough but then she had to bend her arms impossibly to zip it and then tie the back up. This one hung just above her ankles and was a soft lavender color with straps and a large bow that tied in the back. Liz looked at it in the small mirror provided and nodded her approval before stepping out to be inspected. Patty stood still, waiting for Maka's careful eye.
"Oh, wow Liz," Maka exclaimed with wide eyes. "This one looks really good on you!"
"What are you talking about," Soul interjected with a sharp toothed grin. "Liz looks awesome in any dress."
Liz smiled nervously at the white haired weapon, hoping she had on enough make-up to hide her heated face. Kid nodded his agreement as Maka looked her over. This time the bow was to much. They returned to try on another dress. The next few dresses were more acceptable but only one truly had Maka's heart for her bridesmaids. They decided on the sleeveless black dresses with silver sashes that hung to the hip. They would make for a very lovely photo after the wedding with everyone together.
"Yaay!" Patty cheered giving Liz a high-five.
"We're finally done with the dress shopping!" Maka said with a relieved smile. "Now for the theme we have to get back in touch with the coordinator to make sure everything is going to be okay. Thank you for your help today," she said as she hugged the twin pistols.
"No problem Maka," Liz replied.
"Yeah, and we got to try on so many pretty dresses!" Patty chirped.
Kid stretched his legs lazily. "Have any plans for the rest of the day?"
"Yeah, Liz'll probably drag me out somewhere to hang out or something," he replied, standing. "I don't mind though, she's cool."
Kid stood next to him and Maka grabbed her things. They said their goodbyes and split up, each group with a list of things to do on their minds. Liz and Patty dragged Soul to a diner to eat out for lunch.
"I have to text Tsubaki and tell her that we have everything picked out," Liz said as she tapped away at her cellphone. "Hey Soul, by the way, you looked really good in those suits. I was actually kind of surprised."
"What's that suppose to mean?" he inquired over the menu. "What are you trying to say?"
Patty giggled, knowing where this was going.
"Nothing, I'm just saying it was nice to see you in some decent clothes for once." Liz finished her text and put down the cellphone. "I mean, no offense, but you dress really...low key."
"Low key means like a bum," Patty whispered to the death scythe.
"I know what it means," he growled, putting down the menu as calmly as he could manage. "I don't dress like a bum, I dress comfortable. Patty and I are dressed the same right now." He put an arm over the younger pistol's shoulder and leaned in for a side-by-side comparison.
"You're right," she said tilting her head. "But Patty pulls it off better so it looks more like a fashion statement than a lifestyle."
"Oh yeah!" Patty said throwing up a peace sign.
"Whatever," Soul replied sitting back in the booth. "How am I always wrong when it comes to you?"
Liz seemed distant as she stared past the white haired death scythe. Soul waved a hand in front of her face but got no response. He turned around to see one of those lame soap operas playing on the television.
"Don't do this Ryan," the woman pleaded with tears falling from her eyes. "I love you."
The man turned away from her. "I'm sorry Tish," he said dramatically, "I just can't do this anymore. We have to let this go before it hurts us both any more.."
"Oh Ryan!"
The man turned around and they kiss pationately for at least a minute before breaking away and the man quickly walks out of the room, leaving the woman crying on her couch.
Soul shook his head and turned from the tv as a commercial began. "That's just not cool," he sighed.
"Shut up Soul!" Liz shouted, tears streaming down her face. "You're so unromantic! That was so beautiful.."
"I guess I am if being romantic means leaving a woman like that. Doesn't kissing her just make it worse?"
Liz angrily wiped away her tears. "I thought the kiss was amazing. I wish someone would kiss me like that," she sighed.
Soul took this opportunity to get back at her for the bum comment earlier. He leaned over the table and gently touched her cheek, drawing her out of her fantasy. Their eyes met and both were frozen. Patty watched with large, round eyes as Soul leaned forward and Liz followed his movements until they were only breaths apart.
"Soul," Liz breathed against his lips, "what are you doing?"
He stared into her solid blue eyes, unable to move either backward or forward. It occured to Patty that they were probably stuck in that awkward moment so she pushed them apart and shoved thier faces into the seats.
"Ahh! Patty what are you doing?" Liz exclaimed through the polished leather.
"You can stop now," Soul mumbled almost inaudibly.
Patty stopped and sat back down next to her sister humming satisfactory. Liz sat up and rubbed her painful cheek. "Ow, what was that for Patty?"
"You looked stuck together so I pushed you apart," she replied seriously. "At first I thought you were making the kissy face but then I saw how uncomfortable you looked so I helped!"
"Thanks Patty," Soul grumbled.
Liz blushed upon noticing the stares aimed at their booth. It was probably time to leave before she died of embarrassment. "I-I think it's time for us to go," Liz blurted. "Um, we'll catch you later Soul, bye!"
She grabbed her sister's wrist and walked briskly out of the diner before her blush got any worst. Soul dropped his head on the table. "Did I seriously just do that?" he thought a loud. "Just because Maka's getting married in a few months doesn't mean I have to rush into anything...especially with Liz. She's probably going to hate me for a while..."
Liz ran all the way back to the mansion without stopping, much to Patty's surprise. She usually hated running unless there was some big emergency and there wasn't to her knowledge. When they got back home Liz sat up in her room for the most of the afternoon. Patty brought her a sandwhich for lunch but other wise she got nothing out of her sister.
"Why is my heart still pounding?" Liz questioned nervously. "It's just Soul- I've known him for years. We're best friends! Why..." She shook her head. "It was that stupid soap. I'm all emotional from the soap that's it. Ah, look at me, I'm so pathetic. Why am I even so worked up about all of this? Soul is just a guy that happens to be my friend. Nothing more."
A/N: This is my first fic for anime though I have been writing a long time. I would like to continue this story into quite a few chapters but that depends on how much feedback I get. Please review~!