Friends, Lovers or Strangers? by G.R.A.B.
Disclaimer:
I don't own the characters and the anime Soul Eater.
Here's another fanfic of mine. It's all about the "love quarrel" of Maka and Soul.
Shouldn't I say love quarrel? They are not yet a couple... hehe.
Special thanks to angeldescendantfor influencing me at making fanfics.
Hope you'll enjoy! Reviews and comments are much appreciated.
Thanks for reading!
Chapter 1
The Rejection
A huge crown envelopes them... surrounded by bright lights with different colors and a soothing music. It's a very special night for Soul. It will be a romantic and blissful night. He swears and he hopes...
Happiness is in the air as the time passes by. At 10pm tonight, there will be a great surprise that everyone, except one, will be expecting. An announcement that may change everything... it's only a yes or a no. Of course he is expecting for a positive answer but a negative one may or can come.
8:30 pm
"Hey, you're enjoying a lot! I didn't think that you'll enjoy such place." said Maka.
"It's good to be here sometimes... to wash away problems and everything." laughed Soul.
"Well, you're right. I think we should go before 10pm."
"Why? It's once in a blue moon when we have a lot time to relax. I think we should spend it very well. Let's stay here until past 10. Okay?"
"Uh... as long as you're with me, I'm sure I'm safe."
"Oh thanks." said Soul as he let out a small grin.
"Hey Maka, wanna dance with me?" said Black Star.
"Well, no problem!" laughed Maka.
Soul gave Black Star a look.
"Don't worry, I won't eat her." said Black Star to Soul.
What Black Star said made Soul think that it will be the last time that he can dance with her... he laughed to himself.
So, they danced.
9:15 pm
"Soul, I think we need to go. I'm quite dizzy." said Maka.
"But you said that we'll go home past 10." answered Soul.
"Okay, I'll go home myself. Don't worry, I'll be safe."
"Wait! Just until 10 pm... I promise. Exact 10." said Soul as he pulled Maka's arm.
"Okay... exact 10." said Maka with a sigh.
There's still 45 minutes to wait but all are getting excited. Kid, Liz, Patty, Black Star and Tsubaki are patiently waiting but are making sure that Maka will not notice. They made her happy all throughout the night. They made Maka drink some beer but not too much. Soul waits patiently with his crimson eyes staring at Maka's angelic face.
9:40 pm
20 minutes left to wait!
The bar's emcee started the planned surprise. There's a grand piano at the stage and a bouquet of red are waiting. The bright lights changed into light pink shades and also the music into a romantic one. Soul was called to play a piano recital that was very familiar to her. He played the dark song he played for her when they first met.
"Are you sure it's okay for you to play the piano with such big audience?" asked Maka with a worry in her face.
"Don't worry." smiled Soul.
"Make it perfect okay?" shouted Patty.
"Good luck!" said Tsubaki and Liz.
"Don't make any wrong notes. It will not be a good symmetry." said Kid.
"Do it for her Soul." said Black Star.
"Okay." laughed Soul leaving a soulful look at Maka.
Maka smiled.
Soul grabbed the microphone.
"Hello everyone, I dedicate this piece for all of my friends and also... for a special someone."
The crowds cheered.
"That was wonderful. It's still the best piece she ever listened. It's perfect." thought Maka.
Soul finished and a big round of applause was given.
9:50 pm
Sakura Biyori (Instrumental) by Hoshimura Mai as the background song.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to use this opportunity to make a proposal. I want to make someone my girlfriend because I really love her and I feel like heaven when I'm with her. I'll hurry because I promised that we'll go home at exactly 10pm." said Soul with his shimmering eyes.
Maka felt her heart jump.
He pulled a red box from his pocket and went to his friends' table. He knelt in one knee holding her right hand. That gave her a shock.
"Maka... Maka Albarn..." said Soul with a shaky voice. "Will you be my girlfriend?" said Soul as he hold a silver ring.
Maka's eyes widen and Soul's heart started to beat faster and faster.
Silence surrounded the whole place.
9:55 pm
"S-Soul... You became a good friend of mine and I care about you. You're willing to die just to protect me and make sure I'm safe but..."
Soul takes a hold of his breath.
"I'm not yet ready for any relationship. I appreciate all of these and your efforts but... I'm so sorry." answered Maka as he pulled her hand from his.
Soul stood up and felt his heart broke into pieces.
"M-Maka... D-Don't you love me?" asked Soul.
"I love you... as a close friend, but more than that? I don't think so."
"M-Maka... please give me a chance and I'll prove you that I'm deserving to be with you."
"You're a great guy and also a great friend... and a great weapon. We're just friends."
"M-Maka..." said Soul as tears started to form in his lower eyelids.
"I'm leaving. Thank you for all of these and thank you for you're love. Guys, I have to go. Bye." said Maka as she rushed home with teary eyes.
10:00 pm
Exactly 10pm, Maka's home.
She rushed into her room and cried. She cried and cried. She can't accept the fact that she ignored what she really wanted. She's been wishing for that day for a long time but... Damn! She can't even stand the thing that she hurt his feelings. She broke the heart of the man she really loves from the start. She knows that it takes a lot of courage to do such thing but she ruined it all. She ruined the night that was planned to be memorable and wonderful. She cried herself to sleep.
"Sorry"... that's all she can say.
The next morning, they acted like there's nothing happened last night and there's no broken hearts.
Maka cooked their breakfast and while waiting, Soul watched the TV.
"Breakfast is ready" said Maka but there is no response.
She sat onto the chair and started eating.
"You're not eating Soul?" asked Maka.
"I'm not hungry."
"How about milk? You want some?" Maka said.
"I said I'm not hungry." said Soul with a quite high voice.
Maka was shocked and her eyes widen.
"Are you mad at me because of what happened last night?"
"I respect your decision."
"Come on, eat with me."
"I don't want to."
"Soul."
"I said no!"
"You're mad at me... it's okay. I can't do anything about that. It's just a normal reaction of what I did... and I'm blaming myself. I'm sorry. I'll wait... until you're okay."
...
She continued eating and left no words anymore.... just silence. After eating, she started to wash the dishes and locked herself into her room.
On the other hand, Soul cooked his own food and started eating. He kept on staring at the silver ring he was suppose to give her.
"Friends?" he asked himself.
He washed the dishes and did the same. He shut himself into his room.
"Tell me why you're so hard to forget? Don't remind me... I'm not over it. Tell me why I can't seem to face the truth. I'm just a little not too over you..." This song kept on lingering on his mind.
"She has no feelings for me. I want to ignore her for me to get over. I can't accept the fact that she doesn't like me. She doesn't love me." thought Soul. "She'll wait? For me to be okay?" he chuckled.
Meanwhile Maka's thinking the same.
"I think, I will talk to him... no! I need to talk to him. I want to clear things out and I want us to be okay. What should I do?" asked Maka to herself.
She picked up the phone and called Tsubaki for help.
"Hello?" said Tsubaki.
"I-It's me, Maka."
"Oh! What's the call for?"
"I want to have some advice."
"Let me guess, about last night?"
"Uh-huh."
"What's the problem?"
"He's acting strange lately and he's ignoring me."
"It's normal, don't worry."
"Do you think it's okay if I talk to him about last night? You know, just to clear things out."
"If I were him, I'll need time."
"Time? What if... if I give him some time, it'll just make him hate me even more? I don't want that to happen and I don't want to ruin the friendship we built."
"You have a point but well, that's my opinion. Everything's up to you."
"Okay. Thanks for the advice and for the time."
"Don't worry. You're welcome. Bye."
"Bye Tsubaki."
"Okay! I'll give him time and wait for him to recover. I wish..." thought Maka.
Since then, Soul kept on ignoring her and Maka did the same but it looks like, the way she gives him some time was wrong.
For weeks, they kept on doing that and it ended up ruining their friendship.
One time, Maka approached him.
"Are you still mad at me Soul?"
...
"Come on, let's talk about this. Let's make things clear."
"Everything's clear Maka and it's enough for me that you don't like me."
"It's not about that. I want to talk about our friendship."
...
"Do you still want me as your friend... or you want to forget everything about us?"
"Do you really want an answer from me?"
"Yeah."
"I don't want you as my friend anymore. I want to forget everything about us and I-HATE-YOU!"
Her green eyes grew wide and tears started to run down her cheeks. She was frozen.
"I-I-I understand. I'm sorry. I'm just hoping that we can still be friends and everything will be okay just like back then... but if you really don't want to, I can't do anything about that." she faked a smile and ran away.
Since then, her smile was never seen again.
"Life is so... fucking complicated." said Maka.
She kept on shutting herself into her room all day and goes out only to eat or wash herself. She was removed from the honoroll because she doesn't meet her requirements. Written activities are very good but when it comes for practical activities involving Soul as her weapon, everything drops.
"Maka and Soul," called Mr. Franken Stein. "If there's something bothering you two, I want that to be fixed as soon as possible! Maka, you're grades are getting lower! What will your father say if he found about that? Shame on you... you're father's respected here and you, as his only daughter must be aware of that."
"I know sir. I'm sorry."
"I think I shouldn't bring my problems here at school..." she chuckled.
Soul went home using his motorcycle. He doesn't even wait for his meister. Maka was not surprised of what he did so she walked home.
When Maka got home, Soul was busy cooking something for him to eat. Since that day was very tough and tiring, Maka went straight into the bathroom to have a bath.
"Hey! Don't wash yourself yet, you're tired. You'll get crumbs if you do that." These are the words that Soul used to say... back then when she was about to wash herself after training. But now, there was nothing except pure silence.
After she washed herself, she went into her room and started to feel something that prickles her legs. Not for long, she heard a knock from her door.
"Who is it?"
"Soul."
"What do you need?"
"Are you okay? Why did you have a shower? You know that you can have crumbs if you do that."
"You don't care about me isn't it? because you HATE me."
"Yeah but I'm still... concern about you."
"Concern?" she laughed. "You said you don't want me as your friend, so why are you getting concerned about me? You know, you made me feel that we're strangers and never... all our life... that once, we became friends. Friends? Maybe I'm the only one who's thinking that we became friends."
"Maka..." said Soul in a low voice.
"Please leave me alone. Thank you."
Soul went into his room and thought about if he's doing the right thing for himself. He ignores her even if he doesn't want to. He made her cry several times and it hurts him. He feels that she's very mad at him. Because of what happened between them, her studies are being ruined... but, he can't help it! He's... his feelings are hurt and rejected. He's bothered if he is really mad at her or he just can accept the fact that she doesn't like him.
That night, they found themselves outside their four-cornered rooms.
"I'm sorry of what I've said earlier." said Maka but there's no response.
She approached him.
"This will be the last time that I will ask you this. Can we still be friends? After this, I'll give up. If it's a yes, then I'll do everything for us to be okay... but if it's a no, I'll set you free."
"Don't make me choose Maka."
"But how long will I need to wait? My life's starting to get worst, I need to fix it before everything's to late."
"If I say no, you'll set me free... what do you mean?"
"I'll stop being your meister and this career. You'll be free and you can do things that you want."
...
"What is your answer? I... I don't want to hope for nothing so it's better to know your answer already." said Maka with a shaky voice.
"I want to give you another chance but now, it will not be the same back then."
"What do you mean?"
"Maka, everything changes... including feelings and treatment to other people."
"I-I understand."
Well, this is the first chapter so just wait for the next one entitled "The Second Chance".
Jeez, I really don't want to make ongoing fanfics but this one is different. hehe. I enjoyed it a lot. I got this concept from a dream of mine... about a month ago.
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