Author's Notes:
I don't own Soul eater or any of its character's, no copyright is intended.
Italics - Means the person is thinking.
This story is an AU (Alternate Universe) so things that happened in the Anime/Manga have no relation to this story, and this story will be completely different from both the Anime and the Manga just so you know.
This chapter jumps a little, but it's easy to follow, and I probably won't be doing anything else like this again with this story, so don't worry.
Please enjoy, :D
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Maka's P.O.V:
I've always been scared of thunder storms, ever since I was a little girl, after all while a thunder and lightning storm was going on outside, my Papa left me with his friend, Death and his son, Kid while he took off somewhere and he hasn't come back in years.
I thought he would come back the next day, but it has now been two long years since he left, and no one's seen him since. I always got the idea that this would happen one day, he left me alone so often that I just got used to it, and I always knew that he would leave and maybe not come back one day, I just didn't know he would leave me at such a young age, after all I was barely two years old when he left. But I guessed since he left me with his friend to look after me while he was gone, this time he probably wasn't going to be coming back for a long, long time.
That's why I'm scared of thunder storms, because they make me remember that dreadful night. Kid knew about my fear, so whenever there was a thunder storm he would always let me sleep in his room with him, he really was quite the protector, kinda like the big brother that I never had.
We would sit on his bed together, and he would cuddle me close to his chest, while I shut my eyes tight, and covered my ears with both hands, hoping the storm would pass soon. The rain would pound loudly against the glass of Kid's bedroom window as he would rock my slightly, while he would hug me tighter, trying to calm me down as best as he could.
Over these last two years Kid and I have become really close, it really is like we're brother and sister, only I've never seen as a brother as such, but more of a protector that will always be by my side, I saw him as my best friend, and to be honest even Death would say that he acted like he was my 'Guardian Angel' or something.
I looked to Kid slightly as he smiled to me with that gentleman-like smile of his, I pulled him a little closer to me and pecked him on the cheek lightly. I had done this before, many times in fact, but Kid would just say that it was cute, and he never really seemed to mind, I guess I would do it to thank him, and most of the time he would peck me on my forehead in return.
I gazed into Kid's golden glowing eyes, and he smiled to me happily, as it was obvious that had I calmed down quite a bit now, but I could still feel tears welling up in my eyes, as I tightly held onto Kid's night-shirt, while my other hand was still covering my ear, still trying to block out the loud rumbles of the thunder outside.
I often got lost in his eyes, they would glow brightly, making it almost impossible to not look and admire they're shining beauty. I hardly ever was able to look away after I had gotten lost in his eyes, but I would snap back to my senses when he would soon chuckle slightly, and smile to me again.
"You're really cute Maka," he whispered as he stroked my fairly short blonde hair.
"Stop calling me cute!" I didn't really like him calling me cute all the time, I didn't hate been called cute by him, but I could always tell that he liked to these me by saying that to me, he can be so annoying sometimes.
I folded my arms as I turned away from Kid and could feel heat rising upto my cheeks. Sometimes I wondered just how I ever deserved someone like Kid in my life, after all before him, both my parents who were meant to love me, take care of me, and never leave me, had abandoned me at such a young age. From that I had guessed that I was just the girl who no one wanted, the one they would all just leave on her own.
But all that changed when my Papa left me with Death and Kid, since then I've now found out what it's like to have a real family, to not be left all on my own, and to have someone to actually look after me and protect me, and it feels great.
Kid and Death have always been so nice and caring to me, they took me in, and since then Death treats me like I am his own daughter, and Kid treats me like I'm his little sister, I'm not sure where I would be, or how long I would have lived for if I didn't have them by my side, caring for me and loving me, no matter what. This life with Kid and Death was perfect, and I never wanted it to change.
I barely knew my Mama, and my Papa was someone that I loved with all my heart, but just like Mama he left me as well, but I am glad that he was caring enough to leave me in the love and care of his friend, after all Death and Kid were like the family that I never had, and I couldn't have been happier with them.
"Hey, come here," I heard Kid whisper as he cupped my cheek, and turned my head so that I was facing him again. He smiled to me happily before he surprised me as he kissed my lips softly.
I didn't know what to do at first, I thought maybe he had just missed my cheek, and got my lips this time, I was so shocked as my emerald eyes were open wide, and I froze up under Kid's gentle touch. Wait a minute, did Kid actually mean to kiss me on my lips? He's not pulling away or anything like that. Maybe this is just another way of him trying to cheer me up, maybe he did it, hoping to take my mind off of the storm outside.
I sighed slightly, before I shrugged my shoulders and closed my eyes, melting into the kiss, before I kissed him back, and smiled slightly to him when our lips parted, "Why'd you kiss my lips?" I asked as I blushed deeply.
"You seemed angry at me, so I thought I'd make you smile, didn't you like it?" Kid asked, seeming a little downhearted as he smiled to me nervously.
"No, no, I liked it, I just wasn't expecting it as all," I stated, not wanting Kid to think that I didn't like him kissing me like that.
"Sorry," Kid apologized anyway as he pecked me on my forehead, and smiled to me again.
"It's fine, really I didn't mind it," I smiled as I hugged Kid tightly, and sighed again slightly, when I felt him hug me back.
"Are you still scared?" he asked as he cupped my cheek again and stroked my hair lightly.
I shook my head happily, completely forgetting about the raging storm that was still going on outside the window, however that lasted for all of a minute, since a bright strike of lightening lit up the night sky outside, as the thunder roared along with it, making me jump, and grab tightly onto Kid's night-shirt.
I sat scared in Kid's arms, as my whole body was shaking quite badly. I felt Kid hold me tighter, as I heard him chuckle slightly, "Are you sure about that?" he smirked to me as he rocked me slowly, calming me down again.
I just glared to him slightly, while he just happily kissed my forehead lightly, and stoked my hair again. He could be really annoying sometimes.
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Writer's P.O.V:
It was early morning in the Death house-hold, as 16 year old Maka Death Albarn was in her bedroom getting ready for another day of school, as she brushed her long, blonde hair, and tied it all up into two pig-tails. She smiled to herself in her mirror as she fixed her clothing, before she heard someone knocking on her bedroom door.
"Maka, are you ready yet?" Maka heard her 18 year old brother, Death the Kid call to her, as she smiled slightly.
"Yes, I'm coming now," Maka called back as she slipped her shoes on her feet, and grabbed her school bag, before she headed for her door and opened it to see Kid standing there, waiting for her.
"Why are you always so slow in the mornings?" he asked with a slight smirk to his little sister.
"Shut up, I'm not slow, you're just annoyingly quick," Maka stated as she glared to her older brother lightly, and threw her school back over her shoulder.
"Come on, we're going to be late," Kid replied as he turned and made a run for the stairs.
"Hey, wait for me Kid!" Maka called to her brother as she quickly ran after him.
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Writer's P.O.V:
"So are all the lessons in this school that boring?" a young 16 year old transfer student, named Soul Evans asked as he and his friend were walking through the halls of Death High School (AKA, D.H.S).
"That was just home room so of course it's boring, plus this is only your first day here Soul, so everything may seem kinda un-interesting to you," Soul's childhood friend, 17 year old Black Star stated as break had just started for the students of D.H.S.
"I guess," Soul sighed as he casually looked off into space, with a bored expression on his face.
"Come one Soul, this school isn't that bad," Black Star stated, trying to get his friend more interested in the school now.
"Oh yeah? What's so great about it all?" Soul asked.
"Well….umm…" Black Star paused as it seemed like he couldn't really think of anything off the top of his head.
"That's what I thought," Soul sighed again slightly, while Black Star thought for a moment.
"Black Star!" Soul and Black Star heard someone call out, as they both looked to where the voice had come from. Soul's ruby red eyes widened, while Black Star just smiled slightly, as they both saw a young 17 year old girl running upto them. She was nothing short of beautiful, as her long jet black hair (which was tied up in a long pony-tail) swished back and forth gracefully as she ran. The smile on the girl's face was quite stunning, as she slowed to a stop once she came close to the two male students.
"Ahh there you are, I was wondering when you were planning on getting here," Black Star stated as he greeted the girl with a smile, while she smiled back to him happily.
"Sorry, my professor kept us in home room for a little longer then we would've liked," the young girl explained as she smiled nervously to Black Star.
"Well anyway, Soul this is Tsubaki, she's my girlfriend," Black Star introduced the girl to Soul.
"Oh so you're this 'Soul' that Black Star's told me so much about?" Tsubaki asked as she smiled to Soul, "It's nice to meet you,"
"Err…yeah you too," Soul replied, still seeming a little taken aback by the stunning sight of this young girl, before he snapped himself back to his senses again, "Wait a minute this is the girl that you were telling me about the other day?"
"Yep this is her," Black Star nodded with a smile to his friend, knowing that Soul was quite in amazement of just how his friend was able to get such a gorgeous girl like this to go out with him.
"Wow, I mean when you told me that you had a girlfriend, I really didn't expect for her to be nothing short of a super model," Soul smirked to his friend slightly.
"Oh Soul, you're quite the flatterer, aren't you?" Tsubaki chuckled slightly as she blushed at Soul's compliment.
"What's that supposed to mean? I'll have you know that I can get any girl I want," Black Star stated proudly.
"Yeah, sure you can," Soul rolled his eyes at his friend, while Tsubaki just smiled to the two, before she turned back to Black Star.
"Well, I'm sorry but I promised that I'd meet up with the girls today, so I have to go," she stated.
"Alright then, say hi for me okay?" Black Star asked, before Tsubaki nodded to him with a smile, and pecked him on the cheek, turning and running off down the hallway a minute later.
Black Star smiled as he waved to his girlfriend, while he and Soul watched her run off to meet up with her friends, "Wow man, if you can get a girl like that, I bet I could find one quite quickly, what do you reckon?" Soul asked with another smirk to his friend.
"Oh yeah, this school is practically swimming with sexy young beauties, so no doubt you'll have one by next week," Black Star stated as he smirked back to Soul.
"You know I might actually start liking this school now," Soul replied, while Black Star just chuckled slightly, as the two carried on walking through the hallways of the school together.
Suddenly Soul went quiet as his ruby red eyes caught sight of a young 16 year old girl, with cute pig-tails in her long blonde hair. Soul was sure what he was seeing was an angel, as the young girl's deep emerald eyes seemed to sparkle brightly. Soul stood there with his mouth hanging slightly agape, as the young angel walked past seeming to have quite the skip in her step.
"H-hey, who's that girl?" Soul asked as he tugged on Black Star's shirt to get his attention, while he stopped walking, and pointed to the angel he had just seen.
"Oh her? That's Maka Death, she's nothing but a flat-chested bookworm, nothing really interesting about her. Well expect for her being the headmaster's daughter that is," Black Star stated as he looked to the 'angel' with a bored expression on his face.
"She's Death's daughter? Really?" Soul asked surprised that the girl looked nothing like the headmaster.
"Yeah but there is a rumour that she's adopted or something," Black Star stated, not sounding all that interested anymore.
Soul watched the young angel walk over to her locker and unlock it, as she took a few books out of it, before Soul saw some tall guy, with short jet black hair (with three strange looking white lines going half-way around it) walk up behind the girl, and tap her on her shoulder.
The girl turned to the male student, and instantly smiled to him, as he greeted her with a returned smile, while he leaned against the lockers, as the girl started talking to him happily, before she closed her locker.
"Looks like she's already taken anyway," Soul thought out-loud as he gave the male student a dirty look.
"What, you mean Kid?" Black Star asked, looking a little taken aback at Soul.
"His name's 'Kid'? Well that's original I guess," Soul smirked as he chuckled at the unusual name.
"It's short for 'Death the Kid' he's the headmaster's son, so he's nothing more than her older brother," Black Star explained in a bored tone still.
"He's Death son? Well no wonder he looks like his twin or something,"
"Yeah he looks just like his Dad, it's almost scary," Black Star stated with a slight chuckle.
Soul looked back to the angel, as she giggled a little, while she happily smiled to her older brother, "You know, I have a feeling that I'm really gonna enjoy being at this school," he stated with a slight smile.
"That's the spirit!" Black Star smiled as he lightly punched his friend in the arm, while Soul just smiled back to him in return.
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Maka's P.O.V:
It's been years since I've seen my Mama and Papa, I don't know where they are now, or what they're doing, all I know is that they left me when I was very young, my Mama left me in the care of my Papa, and my Papa left me in the care of one of his best friends. Since then I stayed with him, he took me in as his own daughter and adopted me a few weeks after my sixth birthday.
From that day, life has been perfect for me, I've got a great Dad who loves with all his heart, and would do anything for me, I get good grades in school, I have loyal friends that always hang out with me, and I've got an amazing older brother, who I'm so proud of.
He used to be so sick when he was younger, he hardly ever left the house, he's come so far over the years, and all the time he kept promising to me that one day when he got stronger, he would be my protector, and keep me from harm's way. I believed him.
He's now a very healthy 18 year old, who always looks out for me, he's not my real brother, but he's the best one I could ever ask for, and I wouldn't have anyone else take his place.
It was now lunchtime at school, and my classes had just finished, as I began rushing off to meet the girls on the roof (which is where we normally meet for lunch). I quickly ran through the school, racing up the stairs, and almost bumping into other students as I ran as fast as I could, not really wanting to keep my friends waiting any longer.
I soon made my way upto the school roof, and sighed heavily when I was at the large fire doors. I opened one of them, and smiled when I felt the fresh air fill my lungs and surround my body, happy to finally be out of the classroom.
"Hey, looks who's here," I heard a familiar voice call out, as I looked over to where it came from, and smiled slightly upon seeing my three friends looking to me. Tsubaki was smiling to me, while she was sitting on the floor with her lunchbox in her lap, Liz was standing next to her, leaning against the iron railing of the roof, while she smirked to me slightly, and her younger twin sister Patty was standing on the other side of her, while she happily smiled to me, and waved her arms around like windmills, calling me over to her with sheer excitement in her voice.
"Hey Maka-chan!"
"Hey girls, sorry I'm late, my professor just wouldn't shut up about this 'Big test' that's we're going to have soon," I explained as I threw my school bag to the floor, while I sat down beside Tsubaki, slouching slightly.
"Well no doubt you'll ace it," Tsubaki stated with a smile to me, while I just smiled back to her.
She wasn't wrong, I did ace practically every test, but the constant fuss over them did get kinda annoying sometimes. I sighed again, as I threw my head back and took in the breath-taking sight of the beautiful clear blue sky above me.
"So where were you at break? Didn't we all agree to meet up?" Liz asked, while I drew myself from the sky, and looked to her.
"Well…I was busy as all," I lied as I nervously looked away from her.
"You were with Kiddo again, weren't you Maka-chan?" Patty asked me as she and Liz smirked to me.
"Yes," I answered after a short pause, "I was on my way to meet you three, but then I bumped into him, and we kinda got talking for quite a while," I explained as I could feel heat rising into my cheeks.
"No way, did you kiss him?" Liz asked, catching me off guard.
"WHAT? O-of course not, he's my brother Liz," I turned away from the twins as I felt my blush deepen slightly.
"That's never stopped him before," Liz pointed out as she smirked to me again.
Kid used to kiss and hug me an awful lot when we were young, and over the years he did it less and less, however whenever I got sacred in order to make me smile again, and kinda distract me, Kid would kiss me on my lips, and look to me with that charming gentleman-like smile that he has, and no matter what I try I can never help getting lost in those golden glowing eyes of his.
"Please that's just him teasing me, it doesn't mean anything," I stated as I folded my arms across my chest and looked back to Liz again.
"Uh-huh, keep telling yourself that Maka," Liz replied, while Patty and Tsubaki just chuckled slightly, and smiled to me.
However in a perfect life, there are always those downsides that aren't so great, and this. This is one of them.
