Chapter 1: Things get weird

Maka woke up on a Saturday morning. She yawned heavily and plopped out of bed. At a force of habit she walked toward the kitchen to start making breakfast, but was surprised to see a complete meal waiting for her on the table.

"hmm… Soul did this?" she asked aloud. She sat down in front of the plate of eggs, bacon, toast and hash browns.

"mmmm… smells delicious!" she said. Then she noticed a note under a glass of milk. Enjoy the meal Maka! I made it especially for you! I'm going out to play some basketball with black star. You should come too when you're finished! See you soon! ~Soul Maka shrugged and scarfed down her meal. Maybe I should go to the basketball court today. She thought to herself. Before she left she looked out the window to check the weather. Rain droplets were falling from the sky.

"Oh Soul, you didn't bring an umbrella did you?" She sighed and grabbed both of their coats, along with an umbrella and headed out.

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"Hey! Soul! I said heads up!" It was too late and soul was smacked in the head with a basketball. He fell to the ground. Black star sighed and offered a hand. "You know, you've been out of it lately, what's with you?" Soul grabbed his hand and shook the water off of his clothes. "I don't know… it's just… I've had Maka on my mind a lot lately, and I don't know why." Black star laughed and slapped him on the shoulder.

"And you said you didn't have feelings for her!" he yelled while almost falling over laughing. Soul didn't even notice that he was saying anything. He couldn't stop thinking about Maka. All he could remember was that yesterday when she walked by him, he couldn't help but realize how much he liked her. The rain started to get heavy but neither of them minded it, until black star fell over in a puddle.

"Oww… maybe we should call it a day huh?" Soul agreed and they both turned when they heard footsteps sloshing through mud and water.

"Soul?" It was Maka holding her umbrella in one hand and Soul's jacket in the other. He smiled at her cuteness as he walked toward her. "Thanks Maka." She smiled a sweet smile that almost knocked Soul out. "No problem!..." It was then that she noticed black star and sighed as she walked toward him holding the umbrella out. "Here…" she said. "Just give it back later… um.. black star?" He grabbed the umbrella where her hand was. He was just staring at her with a mystified expression. He blushed, "yeah! Thanks Maka!" She pulled her hand out from under his and took a step back. "Why are you looking at me like that?" He broke his gaze and looked down at his feet. "Like what? I'm not looking at a small chested girl like you!" She pulled out a random book from space and smacked him with it.

"Ow, ow, ow! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" he said rubbing his head. She huffed and started walking away, motioning for Soul to follow her. He obediently followed walking next to her. "Hey Maka…" he said. "hmm?" she asked. "I-I was wondering… how would you feel if I told you that I… I liked you?" Maka stopped. "hmm? I don't understand… what are you saying?" He shoved her against a wall and got dangerously close to her face. "I'm saying that I like you Maka." She was shocked. Her face started turning red as she watched Soul get a little closer inch by inch.

"S-Soul.. what are you doing?" He kept getting closer and closer. Then he whispered in her ear, "I got a better question, how would you feel if I kissed you?" "uh.. I-I don't know what to say." A smile then spread across his face. "If you want me to stop, then tell me." He got closer and closer until she could feel his breath on her face. "So what's it going to be Maka? I'm waiting." She stuttered her heart kept beating faster and faster. "N-N-NO!" He looked surprised. Even though she said no he kept at it. He reached down and grabbed her thigh and kissed her neck.

"S-S-Soul! Get off me!" she strained to say these words and strained to resist his touch. With his touch she became more and more aroused. Until she shoved him away and started walking in another direction. Soul smirked. "She'll come around."

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What on earth was that about? She thought. I mean, I didn't even think he had any feelings for me. Then he comes along and tries a move like that one? What's with him? I know that I like him, but why didn't I just let him kiss me? I'm such an idiot! NO! The reason why I pushed him away was because he seemed so off. I can't describe it but for some reason, he seems a lot different than the Soul I know. I'll just give him a break so he can think. I know! I'll go to the book store and coffee shop before I go home.

As Maka walked she kept getting this weird feeling that all the boys she walked by were watching her. No, I'm just imagining it. She also started to think about how weird black star was being. He acted as if he liked her. She laughed and shooed the idea off. Yeah right she thought. When she arrived at the book store, Kid and his weapons were there.

"Oh hey Maka! What are you looking for today?" Liz asked. Maka turned and smiled. "Nothing, just a book to pass time in this weather." Liz nodded, "But did you hear the news? There's going to be a hurricane! So you better stock up on candles!" "I will! Thanks Liz!" Just then Kid turned the corner. "Liz! Patty! I found it! One perfectly symmetrical book cover! See? Look it's got a gold streak on both…" he stopped mid-sentence and turned red. "Oh! Maka! How are you?" she noticed the color of his face. "I'm fine! But it looks like you've got a fever! Are you okay?" "hmm? Oh! Yeah! I'm definitely fine!" He said arms waving as he backed into a book shelf that came tumbling down.

"A-Are you sure you're okay Kid?" He jumped up and grabbed his book. "Yeah! I'm just fine! I'll be seeing you!" He grabbed Liz and Patty's hands and checked out the book fast. "Uh, I'll see you later Maka!" Liz yelled while being pulled out of the book store door. They left just like that. "Yeah, bye." She said. Man how weird she thought.

to be continued...

enrita11: hey people... thanks for reading... next chapter will be posted today (Thursday, August 25, 2011) 5:30pm eastern standerd time thanks for reading! ... stay tunned! things will start to heat up!