Chapter 1
Snow
Winter was always her favorite time of year, when the city was decorated in white. The time when everything was black and white, he remembered she talked about how she loved the simplicity of it.
A tall man with bleached white hair stood out alone on the balcony, watching the snow descend down from the night sky. His scarlet red eyes traced over the busy city going about underneath him.
His name is Soul Eater the man known among the city as Eater. He had a good reputation among the public as for the police that's another story. However in the underground world he was known for being able to hack any system and was a threat to every crime lord out there.
That's how he earned his name Eater, once you're his target he will do everything in his power to eat you up until you're nothing. In his defense he had an appetite for knowledge, he could never get enough of wanting to 'know'.
Know why certain things happen? Know what are people hiding? He wanted know why-that's mostly the reason why he gets himself sucked into trouble and chaos but hey he can't say he doesn't love the thrill of it.
Of all the things he could think about, a certain ash-blonde as been on his mind ever since the time he laid eyes on her.
Maka Albarn
The first time he profiled her was purely coincidental when he was searching for criminal. Whenever he profiled there would always be interesting information and statistics about the person he's identifying.
Hers in particular sparked his interest
Name: Maka Albarn
Age:25
Gender:Female
Occupation:unknown
As he read down her profile he noticed there was barely any information about her before his phone rang in alarm with big red bold letters. His eyes flashed in interest at only vital information on her.
Dangerous avoid at all costs
Soul tried to dig more information about her from HQ but nothing popped up. It was considered that she wasn't a direct threat but still should be avoided at all costs.
This made him more curious.
Soul recalled how no matter where he was, he was always able to find and spot her in the crowd. Something about her always made him intrigued.
Whenever he was profiling his eyes would always manage to find her. He couldn't figure out what it was about her that captured his eyes. Maka would be reading a book rather than most texting on their phone.
She'd rather walk than take the subways or trains to places. People had certain patterns whether they knew or not but thanks to those Soul was always able to figure out what they planned to next.
However when it came to her she would always pull something out of the blue making him more fascinated. Maka Albarn was a puzzle that he wanted to solve piece by piece. She was a walking mystery that never ceased to amaze him.
He breathed in the cold air before a sigh escaped his lips. He reached for his phone before a female voice chimed in his head reminding he needs to watch his habit. He smiled at the remembrance of their first encounter.
He was on the run from the cops and was trying his best to lose them in the crowd. Soul looked down at his phone to look for possible exit points.
"Shit" he cursed seeing that they had almost every cop coming for him
"Eater you need to break that horrible habit of yours" tsked a female voice, he looked up to be greeted by Maka Albarn
The ash-blonde tilted her head before she pointed towards the alleyway behind her. "If you head down that path you high chance of getting away from the police. You can even make possible distraction say for example-"
Her eyes looked over to the manholes in the center of the street "it would be a real shame if the sewage had slight mishap making geysers. It would give the cops a hard time but in your case increase a higher chance of escape wouldn't you say?"
Soul looked towards his phone that indicated if he listened to her advice he could manage to make a slip from the police.
"You can't always rely on technology" she indicated her head "You gotta use up here too along with some instinct"
"Thanks-" he smirked underneath his mask that covered his mouth as he motioned to her for her name
"I'm pretty sure by now you know my name Eater" she shrugged playfully walking off
Soul watched her leave before she looked back
"I'll start running if I were you"
Soul chuckled at the memory before he began to recall their second encounter. A slight scowl adorned his face, it was the last her saw Maka before she disappeared.
The bleached haired received a request from Death to stop a shipment of slaves from leaving the harbor at 12 at night. It was Christmas Eve guess thugs don't know when to take a holiday.
Soul surveyed the area from his cameras for guards before he raised an eyebrow in question. No guards, nothing.
He heard a scream afar making him jump before running towards the source.
"Fucker!" cursed a hoarse voice followed by a loud clang
Soul pulled out his silencer and aimed to kill before his eyes widen at the sight of Maka hunched over with a metal pipe over a few bodies.
"Hey Eater" she huffed wiping her sweat "What an amazing way to spend Christmas eve eh?"
"Maka what happened?" he asked putting away his weapon before helping her get up
He noticed there were a couple of girls behind her cowering at the sight of him before it clicked.
"I got snatched when I was walking to a party. I managed to take these guys when they weren't paying attention." huffed Maka "I'm fine so are these girls but l there's more of these ass-holes in that ship over there"
"Don't worry I'm on it" Soul pulled out his phone, his tapped a few times before an explosion went off causing an uproar
"That should buy you guys some time" he grinned pointing to the staircase behind him. The girls thanked him before they began to make a break for the stairs
"Thanks Eater" thanked Maka one of the last few to leave "I suggest you leave before the police come"
"Care to tell me how you got here?" he drawled making the ash-blonde stare at him dumbfounded "I doubt it's a coincidence we ran into each other twice."
Maka paused looking at him before a smile adorned her face "What makes you say that Eater?"
"You could call it tutio-"
"There he is Eater!" snarled a voice making the two snap their heads to be greeted by a man holding a launcher
Shit
Next thing Soul knew he was sent flying before slamming into a wall making him curse. Everything was a blur but he slid his finger across his screen making a nearby generator short circuit by the shooter before bursting into flames.
Soul felt something warm trickle down his forehead as he stared in daze as the harbor was engulf in flames
Fuck
"C'mon Eater" huffed a voice trying to slap him awake "Dammit"
He looked up to see a blur of green and yellow, the last thing he heard was his name being called out.
Soul opened his eyes to be greeted by the sight of the snow pavement. He was being carried but by who?
"Eater hang in there" huffed a familiar voice dragging his body
He hears sirens in the distance making him groan before he was set down. Soul looked up to be greeted by Maka before she popped open his jacket.
She took off her cardigan before reaching towards his wound. He snatched her wrist making her jump "Gotta buy a guy dinner before hitting home base" he coughed with a smirk
"Don't have enough energy to walk but still have enough to make jokes." sighed Maka ripping the cloth before she began to securely wrap around his injury "Funny"
"Try to stay awake alright?" she commented wiping her sweat before she looked up to see Soul unconscious
"Nice just nice"
Soul's eyes flashed in alarm as he stared up at an unfamiliar ceiling above him. He groaned in pain before he felt a warm cloth placed on his temple. He looked up in a daze to see Maka looming over him, she ran a hand through his hair.
"If you're wondering I haven't looked underneath your mask" she drawled fixing his blankets as she simply tapped his mask"Besides I believe mysteries are better left unsolved, don't you agree?"
He grunted in response as his eyes fixated outside "Snow is beautiful isn't it?"
Soul stole a glance at Maka who wore a warm smile "When everything is covered in white. A time where the city is nothing but black and white, I love the simplicity of it."
Her eyes were staring outside as the snow descended below, Soul took a moment to look her over. Maka had long ash-blonde hair that reached mid-length between her shoulder blades. She had a small yet slender frame but she was elegant in her own sense. Her eyes were an emerald green that were a dark yet vibrant color of green.
"Who are you?"
His voice came out more hoarse than he would of liked but none of the less he got her attention. Maka turned to him tilting her head to the side as a sly grin adorned her face.
"I believe you're smart enough to figure that out yourself Eater"
Then he drifted off to sleep
Last he woke up he was alone in the room, he swung his leg over the bed. He searched the room in search of a certain ash-blonde before he eyes landed on a card next to a plate of food.
He picked up the card
Merry Christmas Eater, hope you feel better
~Maka Albarn
P.S I didn't poison your food check the city cameras If you want
Soul chuckled at the memory as he watched the snow, it's been about year since the last time he ran into Albarn.
"I wonder where she is?"
Brr brr
Soul slid his finger across the screen before answering his phone.
"Hey Blackstar" greeted Soul
"Soul we're going on a man-hunt" his friend said half-heartedly making him raise an eyebrow in question
"What's the matter?" Soul questioned looking up at the sky "You're usually pumped for this"
He waited for answer before Blackstar finally decided to answer"I know the target, she's an old friend of mine"
"I'm sorry bro,what's her name?"
"Maka Albarn"
I really love watchdogs I swear