A/N: Hello, everyone! My name is Laurnea and I come to you with my brand new series, 'Mama, I'm in love with a criminal'! Before you ask, yes I got the name from Britney Spears' song 'Criminal' and yes, I got the idea of the story from it. If you're not entirely sure about what to expect from this series, then these first two chapter should be able to explain the gist of it. I don't like ruining all the suspense by just straight out telling you what the fanfic is about! w Anyway, I don't wanna keep you from reading, so here comes the disclaimers! DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN SOUL EATER! Alright, now that that's out of the way, happy reading! Leave a review, please! (: :D
CHAPTER 1:
MAKA'S P.O.V
BZZ. BZZ.
"Tsubaki 7:08pm
R u ready? We r supposed to meet w/ Liz n Patty b4 the reunion."
An exasperated sigh escaped my lips while I read the new message that popped up on my phone's lock screen. I had no desire whatsoever to go to this reunion to be frank. It had only been five years since we graduated from high school and I'm still awfully close to all my high school friends, so what was the point? Doesn't that seem a bit too soon, anyway? I mean, c'mon!
Instead of answering Tsubaki's text I left the phone atop the sink as I leaned over to get a closer look in the mirror while I put the finishing touches on my makeup, but then…
BZZ. BZZ.
"Tsubaki 7:08pm 2 minutes ago
R u ready? We r supposed to meet w/ Liz n Patty b4 the reunion."
"Ugh! I really hate that feature!" I cursed as the sound almost made me poke my eye with my mascara brush. Aggravated, I snatched my cell phone off the counter and replied
"Yea, yea, I'm almost done. Wait 4 me Deathbucks." SEND.
That ought to keep them quiet. I checked my face from each angle and tied my hair up into a top knot, pulling out a few hair strands to frame my face and walked out of the bathroom when I felt content with my appearance. Back in my bedroom, I checked myself out in my mirrored closet doors to see the final look. I was posing in the mirror, wearing a black, bodycon dress that hugged each part of my body, exposing my shoulder and reaching right at the middle of my slim thighs. It was plain, but I approved of the style for tonight's event. My shoes were four-inched black pumps with a pointed-toe that complimented my calves pretty well as well as the dress. Perfect. To finish the look, I added a diamond ring on my right ring finger a plain, small diamond necklace and dangling, plain diamond earrings to match.
"Alright, now I just need to grab my coat and my purse. I should probably call Tsubaki too," I noted. I did just that. I grabbed my long, black dress coat and silver handbag to carry little things like my wallet, keys and lipstick. I dialed Tsubaki's number and waited for her to answer before I made any other moves.
"Hello?" she answered. I smiled and began to turn the lights off in the house.
"Hey, Tsu. I'm just about to leave my apartment. Are you and the girls already there?" I asked as I walked to the front door to leave and lock it behind me.
"Yeah, we're here. Are you calling a cab to come get here?"
"Nah, I'll just walk. I've been sitting around in the house all day anyway."
"O-okay, well you better be careful. You know the streets are dangerous at this time of night." I laughed at her concern.
"You worry too much. If anyone tries to approach me, I can always Maka-chop them and make a run for it!" I joked. Tsubaki laughed.
"You're such a brute. Anyway, we'll be waiting for you. Make sure you brought your ticket for the reunion!" she hung up.
Crap! Did I bring it?! Oh, wait, yeah I left it in my wallet. Alright then… And with that, I walked down the streets of Death City, towards Deathbucks where my long-time best friends from middle school awaited me.
As I walked down a couple a streets, I've gotten a couple of whistles and a few honks of the horn, but it only managed to sour my mood even more. I'll admit that during these past few years, I've filled out in some areas where I used to be lacking, but I couldn't help it! I hated the attention I got because of it, always have, always will.
Trying my best to ignore the passes, I stomped on my way to the coffee shop, moving faster than before. I wanted off of these streets ASAP.
I swear… those guys are so damn lucky that I've got places to be! How rude… I don't get why guys always have to try to get a girl's attention like they're some dog! Like, hello, I have a name! Don't whistle at me like some damn canary bird, ya' damn idiots! UGH!
Something interrupted my thoughts in that moment that brought me back to reality… something that only managed to piss me off even more, believe it or not! As I angrily made my way through Death City, some man with a black hoodie, black jeans and black sneakers ran past me, harshly bumping into my shoulder and almost trampling me over.
I quickly snapped my head back at him, but he just kept running, not even acknowledging me. Oh hell no!
"Hey, watch where you're going, buddy! Jeez!" I glared at his back, getting smaller the further he ran. I saw him turn slightly to my out of the corner of his eye as he ran, but he wasted no time in looking out to the road in front of him once again as he ran from whatever he was trying to get away from. What a weirdo…
I turned back on to my path and continued to walk, but not long after the suspicious man bumped into me, a cop also bumped into the same arm as he ran. I was about to tell him off, but unlike before, this guy actually turned around to apologize to me before he made a run for it, yelling after the suspicious man. What the hell? Was that guy running from the cop? Whatever. It's none of my business. Like nothing happened, I continued to the coffee shop that was not that far from where I was now. Finally.
I entered the shop with a jangle as the bells on the door rang when it closed behind me. It didn't take me long to find the girls' table when they called out to me as soon as I walked in.
"Maka! Over here!" Liz shouted, waving one arm in the air like a maniac. I shook my head, making my way over to their table and taking an empty seat next to Tsubaki.
"Hey guys, what's up?" I greeted. Liz and the others didn't answer me as their eyes widened along with the grins on their faces. I blushed under their harsh gazes and wondered what on Earth they could be see happy about. "W-what?" I timidly asked.
"What do you mean, 'what'?! You look great, Maka! Guess all those fashion tips came in handy, huh?" Liz asked, cockily polishing her nails on her dress and checking them out like some professional. I blushed even harder and smiled bashfully. "Thanks," I mumbled, grabbing one of their menus and looking through it to see what I'd want to order. When I finally decided on a hot coffee with two sugars and one creamer, I called the waitress over and she made off with my order.
"Where'd Patty go?" I asked Liz, seeing that Patty up and disappeared while I was searching through the menu. Liz waved her hand in the air, uninterested and said, "She just went to go to the bathroom."
Tsubaki leaned closer to my face, eyeing me carefully as her smile was still clearly visible. "So, Maka, why so dressed up? Anyone you wanna impress?" she asked. I snorted at her comment and shook my head.
"Who on Earth would you think I'd wanna impress? All the guys from our school were a bunch of lame weirdos, no offense to you, Liz or Patty," I said crossing my arms over my chest. Tsubaki, Liz and Patty were still dating their high school crushes. As for me? I've been single since last year during my senior year of college. I guess the whole relationship thing just wasn't for me.
"Hey, what about that blonde kid that used to have a crush on you? What was his name again? Uhhhh… Hide?" Liz guessed. I pinched the bridge of my nose remembering EXACTLY who she was talking about.
"You mean, Hiro," I corrected. Yeah, Hiro Shimono used to like me… and every other girl within the vicinity of Death City! He was such a tool and every girl knew about him!
"Yeah, him! What happened with him? He was cute…" she noted, unnecessarily. I scoffed and rolled my eyes at the remembrance of the time I caught him making out with a girl underneath the stairs, feeling under her shirt like he was lookin' for lose treasure.
"What do you mean, 'what happened with him'? I never had a thing with Hiro. If anything, I wanted to avoid him at all costs! Who knows what that boy has with his body count!" I huffed. Liz shrugged her shoulders and continued looking down at her menu for something else to order. Patty eventually rejoined us again with a huge smile on her face as she played Candy Crush Saga on her phone. The waitress came over with my coffee and set it down in front of me, taking Liz's order and heading out back again to retrieve it.
It was silent as I made my alterations to my coffee to sweeten it, but after I took a sip, Liz's face glowed as she remembered something and she grabbed one of my hands with a determined look on her face. Tsubaki and I looked at each other and shrugged, waiting for Liz to say what was on her mind.
"What about that other kid, then? You know, the one that was in our biology class, sophomore year? He was the kid that had that white hair and he sat all the way in the back of the room?" she tried to recall. I didn't know who she was talking about at first and I had to think really hard, but as soon as I thought about that snow white hair, I knew just who she was referring to. I snatched my hand back and glared at her with disbelief.
"You mean Soul Evans?" I scoffed. Liz nodded her head happily and smiled ecstatically. "Yeah! The guy they used to call, the 'Soul Eater'! He was pretty cute, wasn't he?" she asked, obviously hoping I'd agree with her. Honestly, I couldn't remember what he looked like, though. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn't even remember how he used to look.
If I remember correctly, Soul Evans was a punk. Just some slacker who always got sent out of class for saying something inappropriate or doing what he wasn't supposed to be doing. I hated him. He wasn't someone that I had wanted to associate myself with at any point in time. He never really talked to anyone, though he'd occasionally flirt with the girls here and then. Sometimes, he used to wisecrack in class or tell off the teacher, but he never left that class unpunished, that's for sure. It had gotten to the point where half-way through the third term, Soul stopped coming to school. No one had ever seen him since then or even talked to him. No one knew what happened; everyone just assumed that he got expelled. It seemed like the most logical course of action, so no one dismissed the idea… Nobody really cared when he left; not even I. Soul 'Eater' Evans was a punk and I want nothing to do with him.
I huffed and turned my head away from Liz. "Yeah, right! Like I'd want anything to do with that delinquent! What a joke…" I spat. Liz cocked an eyebrow at me and leaned forward with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, come on, Maka. You know you used to think he was so cool. The way he used to stand up to anyone, not even caring about the consequences. He was the class' daredevil and all the girls used to swoon over him, how could you not?" she said. I blushed and gulped all of my coffee down in one huge gulp and got up from the table, making all the girls turn their heads to me.
"Come on, guys. Let's get out of here. The reunion will be starting soon," I softly spoke. I put my half of the bill on the table and walked out of the café, waiting for everyone to catch up. The other girls made haste and followed after me to the reunion, though the whole time, Liz couldn't stop talking about the 'Soul Eater' that every girl fell for until he disappeared off the face of the Earth. I paid no attention to the conversation, not wanting anything to do with that man… Still… I couldn't help wanting to know what I couldn't remember.
"Welcome to the DWMA's high school reunion! Leave your tickets here, folks and take your table number as you enter! You will be seated in just a few moments!" the ladies called. I took my ticket out and handed it to a pink-haired girl who looked vaguely familiar and she handed me my table number.
"Nice to see you again, Maka! It's been so long, hasn't it? It's me, Kim!" she greeted with a large smile on her face. My eyes widened as I looked closer at the girl who called herself 'Kim'.
"Wow, I didn't even recognize you! You look so different with your long hair!" I gasped. Kim used to be a short little pink haired girl with short pink hair who usually hung out with a long-dark haired girl named Jackie and she was easy to miss since they only really hung out with each other, but I remembered how nice she used to be and how cute she looked.
"I could say the same for you, Maka! You look hot! I'll have to catch up with you later on tonight, yeah?" she said. I nodded and waved goodbye to her as I entered the large club and sat at the table I was given. Soon after, Tsubaki, Liz and Patty took their seats at the same table and we talked as we looked around. Liz was pointing out different people to see if she could guess who was who while Patty just laughed at how funny people looked now that they're older. Tsubaki was searching around with her eyes, clearly scoping out the room to find someone in particular, but it didn't take long for him to find her.
Her blue-haired monkey of a boyfriend came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her, snuggling his cheek to hers.
"Your God has arrived, my queen! Look no further!" he said, quite loud for someone who was standing right beside her. She giggled and held his hands, kissing him on the cheek. Black*Star sat next to Tsubaki on the other side of her and wrapped his arm around the back of her chair, slouching down, lazily with a bored expression on his face.
"'Sup, Maka. Liz. Patty," he greeted, boringly. I greeted him back and Liz slammed her hands on the table with a determined look in her eyes. This made everyone, even Black*Star flinch at the sudden movement.
"Black*Star! Please tell me you know about the 'Soul Eater'!" she demanded. Star blinked twice and cocked an eyebrow at her. "The what?" he asked. Liz slammed her hands down on the table again, even harder this time, scaring Black*Star once again and catching a few people's attention from around us.
"You know! The 'Soul Eater'! He was always getting sent out of class during his sophomore year and he was always telling people off! He had white hair and he never paid attention in class!" she shouted. A few guys came up to our table, hearing this from Liz and scratched the back of their necks, knowingly.
"Oh yeeeaaahhh, I know who you're talkin' about. You're talkin' about Soul Evans, right?" a man with black hair with three white stripes on the left side of his head only side, standing beside a quaking, light pink-haired man with a long black shirt on said. Liz and Patty shot up from their seats to hug the two men; Liz hugging the black haired man who went by the name 'Kid' and Patty hugging the scared looking pink-haired man that went by the name 'Crona'. Those men were their boyfriends.
"Oh, I didn't even see you there, Kid, what's up man?" Black*Star said, bumping fists with the golden eyed son of the mayor. Kid only shrugged, but quickly got back to the conversation Liz struck up.
"So what about, 'Soul Eater'?" he asked Liz. Liz looked up at him and looked back at Black*Star who flinched under her fast gaze.
"Black*Star, weren't you friends with Soul? I could've sworn I saw you two talking every now and then," she noted. Come to think of it, Black*Star loved to pick fights with people back then. He even got into some altercations with some pretty hefty dudes, but I can't ever recall him losing to a single one of them. He could've just wanted to pick a fight with Soul back then to test his strength; it's not like it's unlike Black*Star to do something like that.
Black*Star tilted his head, repeating his name over and over again until his face finally lit up in realization. "Oh! I remember him now! Yeah, I guess you could say we were cool. I tried to talk to him a few times to see what the guy was like, but we only talked once every blue moon. I wouldn't exactly call him a friend. We haven't even talked or seen each other since he up and disappeared," he said. This was a bit shocking to me, honestly. I could never see Black*Star hanging out with some low-life like Soul.
Liz nodded her head and took her seat next to Kid; Patty, taking hers next to Crona. Crona usually doesn't talk very much since he's socially awkward; that might even be putting it lightly in his case, but he did manage to put his two cents in when we were talking about Soul right then.
"I-I don't l-like t-that guy. He's too r-reckless and ob-obn-noxious! I-I don't know how to d-deal with someone like that!" he stuttered under the pressure. That's when I spoke up.
"I agree. He's just another punk who got expelled. Not worth our thoughts. Seriously," I snooted. Right then, as if ending the conversation, the lights in the club dimmed and a spotlight shone down on the stage where the mayor stood.
"Howdy! How's it goin', nice to see ya'!" he beamed throwing up a peace sign. Kid groaned in embarrassment at his dad trying to act like a youngster and he slouched in his chair. The mayor, who was also our principal continued.
"I am so happy to see all of my students grown up and gathered together again after all this time! I am truly proud of each and every one of you and I hope that tonight, we can all enjoy each other's company and have some fun, yeah? Great! Now let's party!" he declared. Everyone clapped and cheered as the music started up and some people made their way over to the dance floor.
"Huh, leave it up to Lord Death to give a brief introduction and be on his way," Liz commented. "Hey, short and sweet, short and sweet," I laughed. Liz and Patty pulled Kid and Crona onto the dance floor and Black*Star and Tsubaki talked, while I sat down at the bar at the far left of the club to get a drink.
"Just a vodka on the rocks is fine," I ordered to the waiter. He made off with my order and I took off my coat, letting it slide down my arms effortlessly. I propped myself up on my elbows, holding my chin up with my palm and let out a sigh as I waited. Sooner or later, the waiter put a glass down in front of me and I lightly sipped it, feeling every burning sting trail down my throat with every sip.
"Well, hello, beautiful," a man's voice said from beside me. I looked up to see who it was, but it was nobody special. Just a blonde, haired manwhore from the old days.
"Hiro. Didn't expect to see you so soon," I said in a monotone voice. Hiro leaned closer to my face and smiled brighter as if he were trying to seduce me with his looks. Little did he know, he wasn't anything special to me; not in the slightest. He took a seat in the stool next to mine, not taking his eyes off me for a second and he eyed me up and down with a pervy look in his eyes. Nothing new.
"My, my, Maka, how you've grown. I always thought you were cute, but I didn't think you could look this sexy," he said in a deep voice that sounded quite familiar, yet different. I scoffed at his presence and gulped down the rest of my drink, turning my back on him.
"Don't you have something better to do than to be toying with me? Go flirt with someone who's actually interested," I shot him down. Hiro didn't look phased in the least bit. Instead, he only got closer, his breath tickling the hairs on the back of my neck as he spoke.
"I always have time for you, Maka, you know that," he whispered. He lightly kissed the back of my neck, making me jump. I slammed the glass on the countertop lightly enough to not break it but hard enough to make him jump away from me. I quickly got up from my stool and stomped away from the bar. Ugh, it's bad enough that I don't even want to be here right now. Now I've got to run into him out of all people? Today's just not my day…
I decided to make the best of the time I've got and I walked over to certain tables to greet my old classmates, rekindling old fires, exchanging numbers to catch up, talking about our college years and what have you. Some girls were pregnant with their husbands children, some girls were engaged, some men brought their children and wives, some were deadbeats with nothing better to do than to mooch money off of others who may owe a debt or feel bad for them. It was exactly what I had expected, and just like I expected, I had left early that night, having nothing better to do than to go home.
"Tsubaki, I'm about to leave, alright? I think I've had enough for one night," I informed over the booming music as she ate her food at our table. She swallowed the rest of the food that was in her mouth before she spoke.
"Are you sure? Do you want me to walk you home? It's dangerous to go off by yourself you know," Tsubaki offered, but I wasn't having it.
"Nah, I'll be fine. Don't you worry about me. If you want, I'll text you as soon as I get home, okay?" I offered. Tsubaki nodded.
"Please do. Alright, be safe," she waved and say me off with a smile. I did the same and grabbed my things and was off on my way.
The walk wasn't completely unbearable, but I had to stay on my toes as I walked the dark, dimly-lit streets of Death City. It was very dangerous to walk around at this time and I knew that fully, but I had no other choice. Calling a cab was never an option for me. I don't know, I just don't like the idea of a complete stranger driving me places. Like, you never know if he might take a wrong turn on purpose or if he gets into a car accident or something. There just isn't any type of assurance that things will go smoothly. So that's why I walk home all the time no matter what time of day or night it is and it doesn't really bother me. As long as I'm careful, I'll be safe.
Just as I said, the walk wasn't unbearable. In fact, I got home a lot quicker than I normally would've thought. When I walked into the apartment, I unlocked the door and was greeted with a large burst of uncomfortably cold air. I walked into the apartment, confused as to why it was so cold and I locked the door behind me. I walked into the living room and saw that my balcony window was wide open, blowing the harsh wind into the apartment. I quickly closed it and locked the window. Well that explains that, but I don't remember leaving my window open before I left.
Before I could turn around, I heard a click next to my ear and whipped around to see what on Earth it could be and there, I saw it. The dark moonlit wasn't enough to show everything, but I could clearly see that there was a shining gun pointed right in between my eyes. My eyes were wide and a couple tears involuntarily fell down my face as I quivered with fright.
Oh my god, who is this person and why are they in my apartment?! I need to call the police, but if I move a single inch, I'm sure I'll be a goner! I was freaking out, looking all around us for answers and when the gunman saw how scared I was, a deep chuckle came from him and a flash of white was seen from the dark figure. It was his sharp, shark-like teeth glinting in the moonlight. Now, I knew it was dark but I could clearly see the sharpness of his teeth and I couldn't help but think of what he could go with those things. I mean, hell! He could tear somebody's throat in one bite if he wanted to!
I shook even more and snapped my eyes shut in fear, refusing to pry them open until I was sure that this was some terrible nightmare. I felt his finger trace my jawline as delicately as he could with one soft finger, causing me to jump, but when I realized that his touch didn't hurt, I peeked up at him with one eye. The gun was still pointed in my face, but it was definitely his fingers, caressing my chin and not only that. When I peeked curiously out from my eyelids, he lifted his chin to look straight into my eyes and in that moment, I was lost.
The man's eyes were bright, red though they hid a hint of darkness inside of them. It was a stretch since it was super hard to see in such a dark room, but I could've sworn that I saw white strands of hair fall from underneath his hood and of course, he smile still remained. It was a very familiar look, but I couldn't put my finger on it. What's this man's name? I know I've seen him from somewhere! Awww, what is it!?
My expression relaxed as I tried to piece the picture together, and I looked away at him, but when I did, his fingers lifted my chin back up to look him in the eyes and there, they looked sadistic almost as he watched my fear and confusion overcome me. Then, it happened… He spoke for the first time this whole time we've been standing here. I jumped as the words escaped his lips, for I wasn't expecting him to speak at all, seeing as he was such a mysterious person, but when they did, it all seemed to start coming back to me.
"Well, well, well, what do we have here? A beautiful lady all dressed up, just for me? You shouldn't have, dollface," he whispered in a charming, deep voice. At was all so familiar; the way he looked, the way he looked, the way he talked, the way he seemed so pretentious and laid back. In that moment, I thought back to what Liz was telling me earlier on today and that's when it finally hit me. I gathered up the courage to finally say something to the intruder, but when it did, it sounded as confident and as sure as it could possibly sound.
"Soul," I whispered gently.
A/N: And that conclude Chapter 1 of 'Mama, I'm In Love With A Criminal'! Now for all of you Soul x Maka: Burlesque lovers out there, I haven't forgotten you and no, the series is not over yet, but I will be concluding it very shortly, so please bear with me until then! I will also be working on this new series as well from time to time so please be sure to follow up on it! Chapter 2 is coming out sooner than you think so stay tuned! (; I will see you guys VERY soon so stay beautiful and happy reading my wonderful viewers! Don't forget to R&R! (: