Okay! Another multi-chapter story!
WARNING! : THIS IS AN AU!
The first few chapters might be long and boring, but come on it's only the beginning!
If you think I own Soul Eater, you're dead wrong!
Chapter 1: The key to believe
Obeying, disobeying. Accepting, denying. That's how it should normally go. Though not for me. Ever since that sorrowful event, my life has been on a roller coaster. Due to that, now, I'm the type of person who's unable to say 'no' to anyone. I'm somehow unable to disagree with people and am somehow forced to do what I'm asked to do... Even if my mind is screaming the opposite at me.
Today began as any other day. I got up and stumbled across my room to get dressed. I stepped out of my room and walked down the corridor to get to the washroom.
I looked around and the familiar look of the building I spent most of my life in revealed to me. It was an old, a really old orphanage. The orphanage, as of today, I spent 6 years. Almost the half of my whole life. Since, as of today, I'm 15 years old. No big celebration for me, only a little gray card I get every year.
The orphanage had a high ceiling and was decorated like a Victorian styled mansion.
I got to the door and opened it. It creaked, signalling that soon Sid, the janitor, will need to oil the hitches again.
I smiled and went in the washroom. This place never changes.
" Maka! Here's breakfast! Eat up or I'll give it to someone else next time!"
This was the rule in this place 'Eat up or I'll give it to someone else next time.' and believe it or not, they really stick to it. If you don't eat all, you don't get anything the next time.
It made me laugh. They call that thing 'food'. It's some healthy granola stuff that looks like someone already digested it once. It's totally disgusting.
" Coming!" I slammed myself down on the chair and ate the grayish stuff with three bites
Believe me, it tastes less disgusting if you eat it quick.
I got up, washed my plate and picked up my school bag I left at the door.
" I'm off to school!" I shouted back to no one in particular, because no one ever answered, it was only custom to do that
As I reached the odd building that was my school I sighted. One more day spent doing what you don't want to. Do 'favours' to other people.
" Heeyah Maka!" I heard a shout from behind " YOUR GOD IS WISHING YA A HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"
" Good morning Black Star! How is everything?" that's me, being polite with an idiot " Thanks."
" Drop the formal crap! I'm your friend you know!"
I just smiled at this. Without this idiot I would be the bullied nerd.
" Hey lookie there! It's Tsubaki! HEY TSUBAKII!" he waved at the raven haired beauty
Yes, I thought of her like that. ' The raven haired beauty', since the way her hair was blown in the wind looked like one of those manga girls I always saw in TV. Besides her beauty, she also had a good personality and the reason behind that was that she WANTED to be nice... Unlike me who's unable to do anything else.
" Oh, hey guys!" she smiled " Happy Birthday, Maka."
I smiled and nodded.
I somehow envied her. She was respected in the whole school and every guy was at her feet... Not that I want to be the center of the attention that bad! Though she was popular, she still spent her time with us, 'losers', and I was quite grateful to that.
We walked up the never-ending stairs and walked to our first class. I sat down and Tsubaki sat down right beside me.
" Maka, I think this will interest you! My brother's new discovery!" she said
" Oh, yeah I'm interested! He's a world wide known explorer/ scientist!"
She smiled and began:
" His last discovery was about shooting stars! Apparently, if you wish upon a shooting star the 30th of June your wish will come true!"
What the heck?!
" ... Really?"
" He said he calculated last year that it was that day and he tried!"
" His wish became true?!"
" Yeah! He won the lottery 5 times! Can you imagine 5 times!"
" What did he do with all that money?"
" He gave more than half of it to the orphanage and other organizations." so that's why the orphanage has been on renovation lately!
At that moment the bell rang.
The whole class I was wondering about our conversation.
Before the teacher came in, Tsubaki told me: ' He said you only need to believe in it and it will work! But you TRULY need to believe it!'
Believing in something... That's something I gave up on a long time ago. Unlike other girls I didn't think I could become a real princess. I didn't believe in unicorns and fairies... because even young I was already aware that the world worked differently.
'Believing is useless. ' 'Everyone that believes is a fool.' I thought.
How do you believe in something do unstable? So unreal? This wishing on a shooting star is a stupid thing!
As if anything could change by wishing on a stupid star!
The bell rang and I said goodby to Tsubaki whose next class was the opposite way.
On my way, I was stopped by a group of guys... who smelled like alcohol and cigarette.
" Hey you there! Bring us something to drink will ya?" normally people would turn around and run away... But not me.
Every day it's the same. My day begins great and after that I'm the errand boy ( girl in my case) of everyone!
" Yes, yes, of course!" I said against my will
I ran to the closest machine and WITH MY OWN MONEY I bought canned coffee for the group of guys.
" Here you go!"
" At last you arrived you lazy chick! You're slacking off lately! You bring us coffee later and later!"
'That's because your group gets bigger and bigger by day!' I wanted to shout in his face... But of course I just bowed and excused myself, then ran off to class before the bell rang... But I couldn't even get to the corner when a few girls stopped me.
" Hey, are you the errand girl?, without wanting to I nodded, Then could you do us a favour? Will ya bring these papers to the science lab instead of us?"
' The science lab?! It's like, on the other side of the school! And besides there's no way in hell I'm setting a foot in that place!' I thought
Nevertheless.. I just smiled and accepted. Yep, that's how big of an idiot I am.
I ran as fast as I could to get to the Science lab without getting caught running down the hallways... But the bell still rang, just as I was to enter the science lab. Great now I'm late... AGAIN.
I slowly opened the door, as soundlessly as I could. The room was dark and it seemed like it was empty. I sighted and went to the desk. As I was putting the stack of papers on it... The lights flicked on and I heard a clicking sound from behind... OH NO! Not THAT teacher!
I slowly turned around... Only to meet the gray eyes of the most feared teacher in the whole history of Shibusen. Dr. Franken Stein, third, fourth and fifth grade biology teacher. I gulped and a drop of cold sweat rolled down the side of my head.
" G-good morning Mister Franken Stein..." I awkwardly said
I was scared. I was REALLY scared. There was a rumor that whenever someone came into this lab alone, the person would always come out with a scar somewhere that he or she didn't remember where they got it. Also, they say that this teacher once dissected a student out of pure curiosity! None of these were ever proven... But I still feared this teacher.
" Good morning! You can call me Dr. Stein. I know students tend to tell stories about me, but don't worry! ... I only dissect when I feel it's the right time." the last sentence was spoken in a really creepy manner...
" Anyways... What are you doing in my class when the bell already rang and you should be in your class?" he asked, ever so innocent
I gulped and answered.
" I-I was asked by some girls to-to bring these papers here!" I said pointing at the stack
He picked it up and skimmed through it.
" But this is last week's homework!... Who asked you to bring them?"
My answer was a simple head shake.
" So you accept to help anyone? "
"... Pretty much..." I mumbled
We stayed there, silent. Then he turned on the screw stuck in his head.
" Why would you-?"
I felt myself shaking, and before he could finish his sentence, I zoomed past him. I felt tears dwelling up in my eyes and I just ran. I ran until I found myself on my way home to the orphanage. I banged the door open and ran in my room. I slammed the door and locked it, then I crashed on my bed. My tears were flowing out of my eyes and I felt like punching someone. When I finally was able to think rationally, I realized I just did a big mistake. I ran out of school, the beginning of the day, without permission.
Oh, oh! I'm in trouble.
... But! Why did I do that?
...
I had enough.
Yes, that's it! I had enough! I do t want to be used anymore! What Dr Stein said was the trigger! I really need to break out of this!
I sat up on myt bed.
I will believe.