Chapter 1: The Confession
"What? Maka… what did you just say?" Maka's face was cherry red. "I said… I-I love you Soul." She smiled while trying to hide her racing heart beat. W-What should I tell her? She just said she loved me… I- I never thought of us more than meister and weapon.
Soul shifted his weight to his next foot. "Maka… I don't know what to say…" Maka giggled. "Can you tell me how you feel about me?" She asked shyly. uhh… what do I do? he questioned himself. "Listen, Maka…" he started. "I never really thought of us… well, you know…" She tilted her head. "I never thought of us more than friends. To me, our relationship is just a partnership. Meister and weapon. Nothing more. I think it's great that you feel this way about me, but I… don't."
He stood there, waiting for a random book to pop out of space and smack him in the head. But just the opposite. She stuttered. "Soul, then… then tell me why you saved me from being hurt…" He was surprised… She gets love out of a simple 'throwing your life on the line to save someone.' He thought for a second. Oh, I see why now… I gave up my life for her, so she thinks I love her.
He sighed. "I saved you because you are my meister. The job of a weapon is to protect his meister. That's all I did. I didn't save you because of my feelings." I had no idea that she thought o me as more than just a tool he thought. She looked heartbroken. "I see… so you don't care about me… is that right?" Soul stuttered. "Maka, you know that's not what I meant!" She avoided contact with his eyes.
"Well that's how it came out." He was doomed to a Maka chop from the beginning. "Maka, I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings, but I can't lie to your face. I'm just not interested." Maka raised her head a bit. Oh great, here it comes. He put his hands over his head to prepare for impact. Instead….. "I see." she said and started to walk away.
"W-Wait! Maka where are you going?" Maka slightly turned her head while she kept walking. "I'm just going on a walk. Don't stay awake for me okay?" Soon she was out of sight. Stay awake? It's only 8:00 … is she planning on 'taking a walk' for hours? Ugghh… what is with that girl?
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Maka walked into Death City's garden. She sat next to the pond while the lamp post flickered. She was so upset, she didn't even notice Tsubaki was following her the whole time. She took a seat next to her friend who had tears in her eyes. She put a hand on her left shoulder and rested her head on her right shoulder. "So…" she said. "You wanna tell me what's going on?"
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Soul was back at their apartment laying on the couch. He looked up at the clock. "Man," he sighed. "It's one in the morning… where is she?" He closed his eyes remembering what she told him earlier in the day. "She said not to wait up for her, but I can't help it…" He turned with his eyes still closed until he heard the knob on the door turn.
Finally… he thought as he stood up. Maka wobbled in and closed the door with her leaning against it. "Maka, do you realize what time it is? Where have you been?" Maka looked up and laughed. "I… I told you not to wait up for me didn't I?" She laughed again and tried to walk but walked sideways.
"Uh, Maka, are you drunk?" She laughed again. "If you are, you know you're under aged right?" Another laugh came from her. She got close to him and put a hand on his shoulder. "Well, what else could I do? You hurt me and I needed the pain to go away. So I drank. Is that so surprising?" She laughed again as she continued to walk to her room.
As she passed him she whispered, "Everything's going to be awkward between us now. Haha! You shouldn't expect me to talk to you when I'm no longer drunk. Night Soul…" she smiled and made her way to her room, gently swaying back in forth. Did I really hurt her that bad that she would get drunk? He thought.
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"Maka! Maka get up! You're so lazy." Maka cracked her eyes open to Soul yelling and shaking her. She glanced at her clock… 7:30 … she sighed and sat up. "Soul, why are you waking me up this early? It's a Saturday. Leave me alone." Soul huffed and opened her blinds. "Lord Death wants to see us. Something about a mission. So get your lazy butt outta bed!"
Maka snarled at him, she was still upset. He stared at her and she broke the gaze and looked at the ground. She whipped her head and looked straight into his eyes. "Fine! Then get out so I can get dressed!" She looked back at the floor and he sighed while walking out. As he closed the door he could hear quiet whimpers which was made obvious that she was crying.
Tears were streaming down her face, she didn't try to force them back. She hugged a pillow against her chest, tighter and tighter until it started to rip. She loosed her grip. I knew I shouldn't have told him. I finally worked up the nerve just to be shut down. Everything feels weird and awkward between us. I can just feel the tension, like a rubber band being pulled to it's limit. Eventually, it'll break. She sighed and got dressed.
She walked to the kitchen and grabbed her toast as it popped into the air. She shoved it down fast and put her hair into their normal pig tail poses. "Soul," she said. "Are you ready? After all, you're the one who rushed me to get up." "Yeah," he said walking down the hall in his usual outfit. Maka felt her cheeks starting to burn as she turned away at the door.
"Alright, let's go."
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It wasn't long before they were caught by Black star and Tsubaki. "Soul!" Black star yelled as they gave each other their usual high fives. "Sup Black star." he said. Tsubaki stared at Maka but Maka refused to look in her eyes. Soul noticed the air had shifted then. "Hey Maka." She said. "hey…" Maka said shifting her feet.
What happened between them? Soul thought. Black star apparently noticed their weird behavior but pushed it aside, "Anyway, ignoring this awkward moment, where are you guys headed?" "Lord Death has a mission for us, what about you?" "Oh! We're just going on a walk." Tsubaki said in a tone that meant something that Soul didn't understand.
Her gaze was locked on Maka's eyes. Maka looked her in the eyes then and Tsubaki nodded. They were having some mental agreement. "Well," Maka said. "We'll be seeing you!" She said with a smile. "Bye Maka! Have fun!" Tsubaki smiled back. The two friends hugged and walked their separate ways while looking over their shoulders still smiling.
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"Ah! I'm glad you're here!" Lord Death said in his usually silly tone. "MAKA! OH MY BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL! WE HAVE A MISSION FOR YOU! I WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL THOUGH! CAUSE PAPA LOV-" "Papa, please, shut up for once ok?" He dropped to the ground sobbing.
"Maka! Why are you so mean to Papa? Papa loves you and Mama!" he kept sobbing until Death chopped him on the head. "Anyway you two," Death said. "We have a mission that requires your perception ability Maka. It's what you would call a 'giant'. He's on the verge of becoming a kishin. We need you to handle it. Although, Kid's team is on their way there as well, because of the mission they're on right now, they may be a tad late."
Maka and Soul nodded and walked towards the exit. Only to be stopped by Maka's dad who was gripping onto Maka's ankle. "M-M-MAKA! PLEASE BE CAREFUL FOR PAPA'S SAKE? PLEASE? I HAVE A TERRIBLE FEELING THAT THIS BOY HERE IS GOING TO CAUSE SOMETHING BAD TO HAPPEN! I JUST FEEL THAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO SOMETHING STUPID FOR HIM!"
Maka sighed and shook him off of her ankle. "Papa, I'll be fine, plus if I did something stupid, then I obviously would have a reason right?" He sniffled. "Yes, I guess." He gave a death glare to Soul. "You, I have a bad feeling that my Maka is going to do something stupid for your sake, don't let yourself get into a situation that risks my daughters life for yours."
Maka huffed and trudged out. Soul didn't expect her dad to say that. He nodded and presumed to follow Maka out. Little did he know, that he just lied to Spirit's face.
to be continued…
enrita11: Hey guys! Here's my new story! Hope you like it! To those who favorited me as an author thanks very much! Next chapter? hmm, Maybe today, just stay tunned cause like i always say, things are starting to heat up! thanks for reading! =p