A/N: Hey all! Here's chapter two of Perfectly Flawed. Hope you like it.

Disclaimer: I do not own

Warnings: There has been a time skip. 4 years actually.

Chapter two: Birthday

"Soul! What are you wearing?" Kid felt the blood start to come to his mouth. Soul looked down at his shirt. He didn't see anything wrong with it. He raised an eyebrow at Kid.

"What's wrong with my shirt this time?" Soul asked. Kid grumbled and stomped over to the albino.

"Soul! You're tie's not strait!" Kid yelled, roughly adjusting it.

"Geez Kid. That was not cool. I could have fixed it myself." Kid stood back and looked him over again.

"I really wish you would fix your hair. It's too asymmetrical." Kid grumbled. Soul snickered as he stuck his hands in his pockets.

"Your hair isn't a perfect example of symmetry either Kid..." The moment the words had left Soul's lips, he knew he shouldn't have said them.

"You're right. I'm garbage!" Kid fell to the floor into the fetal position. Soul sighed, kneeling next to Kid and placing a hand on his shoulder.

"Kid, it's alright. Not everything has to be perfect. There's no such thing as perfect, and trying to be perfect is just not cool." Soul was calm as he tried to reassure Kid, as he had had to do for the last four years. Kid slowly relaxed.

"That's where you are wrong Soul... Your music, it is perfect." Kid said, standing back up. Soul's eyes widened slightly, and then he sighed and smiled.

"Come on, we'll be late." Soul started to walk out of the small changing room. Kid held out an arm to stop him. Soul looked back over his shoulder.

"Good luck." Kid said, a small smile gracing his face. Soul just stared looked at him. He sighed and smiled back at Kid.

"Cool guys don't need luck." Soul said, walking out of the room. Kid smiled at his back as he left. That was Soul. He was the cool guy. Everyone at the academy knew that. Kid was just happy that Soul had come this far.

XxX

Kid watched as soul walked out onto the stage. There was applause from everyone as he took his seat in the piano bench. Everyone quieted down as Soul began to play. Kid loved watching Soul play. It was calming, relaxing. It stirred up emotions he had thought he had forgotten.

Soul was the best pianist in Death City, but Soul hated it when people told him that. He didn't think his playing was anything special. Soul didn't even think he was that good. Kid had hoped that this concert would change that. That's why he had set it up in the first place.

Kid smiled at Soul as Soul finished his song and turned to the crowd to give the name of the next song. Soul's eyes met with Kid's briefly. Soul flashed his own smile in Kid's direction before turning back to the piano. The night continued like this until Soul had finished his last song.

The crowd erupted into applause as Soul left the stage. Kid stood and slid along the stage to where Soul would be emerging from in a few moments. Kid watched as the audience left, waiting patiently for Soul. It took Soul ten minutes to join Kid.

"Come on, we've got to stop by the court." Kid said softly, grabbing onto Soul's hand and running out the door.

"What's the hurry?" Soul grumbled struggling to keep up with Kid. Kid didn't answer as he led him down the street.

"We're here!" Kid yelled excitedly. Soul bent over to catch his breath. This was so unlike Kid, and it made him a little curious. Soul was pulled into a tight hug. He made a noise in protest as the offending arms crushed the air he had managed to collect out of him.

"Maka, let go! I can't breathe." Soul grumbled. Maka reluctantly let him go, and Soul tried yet again to catch his breath.

"Soul! That was great!" Another girl called. Soul looked up to see Tsubaki and Black*Star standing a little behind Maka.

"What is this?" Soul asked, raising an eyebrow at his small grope of friends.

"It's a party to congratulate you for your concert, duh." Black*Star yelled out, pumping his fist into the air.

"It's not that big of a deal..." Soul grumbled. Black*Star laughed at him.

"Soul, you were amazing tonight, it was the best you've ever done!" Maka squealed, causing everyone else to laugh a little, even Kid.

"Guys, really. It's not that big of a deal." Soul was starting to get embarrassed. He hated it when people congratulated him.

"Come on Soul, relax and have a little fun. It's not going to kill you." Kid said, placing a hand on Soul's shoulder. That simple gesture always seemed to relax Soul. It was something only Kid could do.

"Geez guys. All right. Thanks, I guess I was pretty cool up there tonight." Soul finally smiled at everyone.

"Of course you were." Maka said hugging him again.

"Yeah, you were amazing Soul" Tsubaki agreed, smiling at him.

"You were the star tonight Soul, but don't get used to it, that's my spot." Black*Star said with a thumbs up and a wink.

"It was a very symmetrical performance." Kid said with a nod.

"Only you would say something like that!" Soul's other three friends grumbled. Soul just laughed.

"Thanks guys. It means a lot." Soul smiled softly at all of them.

'I guess it's okay to be congratulated every once and a while.'Soul thought to himself as he watched his friends running around with the basketball. They had played three games, Maka acting as scorekeeper. Soul and Kid won the first and the last, Black*Star was demanding that they played another game, but Kid shook his head.

"Soul, we had better be getting home." Kid whispered. Soul nodded and looked over to everyone else.

"Hey, it's time I headed home. Thanks for this, it was fun." Soul said, pulling his suit coat back on.

"See you later!" Maka, Tsubaki, and Black*Star called after the two. Kid nodded in their direction while Soul just raised a hand as he walked away.

"Soul, do you know what time it is?" Kid asked causally, looking over at Soul.

"What? Um, it's eleven fifty-nine, why?" Soul asked curiously.

"Do you know what day it is?" Kid asked, stopping.

"What? It's the twenty-second. What are you getting at?" Soul raised an eyebrow at Kid, who just smiled.

"No, it's the twenty-third now. Happy birthday, Soul." Kid smiled, pulling out a small black wrapped box. Soul furrowed his eyebrows in confusion.

"What? Oh, you're right. You didn't have to get me anything Kid." Soul sighed, shaking his head and scratching the back of his head.

"Just take it, Soul. Please, you'll like it." Kid said, pulling Soul's hand out of his pocket and pushing the box into it. Soul just looked from the box to Kid. He sighed again and opened it.

"Kid... you didn't." Soul looked at the small velvet box.

"Open it." Kid said with a smile. Soul slowly opened the box and gawked at its contents. It was a small ruby heart on a long silver chain. He looked back up at Kid with tears in his eyes.

"Kid... Just because I said I liked it doesn't mean you had to buy it! Take it back, this is too much!" Soul tried to push the box back at Kid. Kid sighed and took the box. Soul looked relieved and turned his back to Kid, wiping his eyes. He jumped when he felt something cold touch his neck. Soul turned his head slightly to watch Kid fasten the necklaces.

"Kid-"

"Soul, just be happy and take it. It wasn't that much. You can accept one luxury year." Kid said in an annoyed voice.

Soul looked away and down at the brick road. He felt a twinge in his heart and didn't understand what it meant. Why did Kid do this to him? He didn't get it. Sure, he had known Kid for four years, but he shouldn't feel like this every time Kid gave him something like this. He smiled to himself as he felt the butterflies in his stomach die down.

"Thanks, Kid." Soul managed to say around the lump in his throat.

"It's no problem. Don't thank me." Kid reassured him, a small smile plastered to his face.

"Well, it's only the cool thing to do when someone gives you something." Soul responded, turning around.

"If you want to thank me, you can give me a hug." Kid mocked, turning to continue walking down the street. He was stopped by a pair of arms around his waist.

"Thank you." Soul whispered into the crook of Kid's neck.

"I was just joking Soul." Kid blurted out, feeling red come to his face. Soul squeezed a little before he let go.

"I know, but it sounded cool."

"What do we have here, boys? A couple of love birds?" A man's voice called out from the darkness. Soul spun around to see a small gang of men surrounding them. There were five in all.

"What do you want?" Soul spat, holding Kid behind him. He was Kid's bodyguard, so he had been trained for this.

"Oh, nothing much, just your wallets, phones, jewelry..." the man in the middle of the half Circle sneered, taking a step closer.

"I'm afraid I can't give you that." Soul remarked, backing up so that Kid was between him and the wall.

"So you refuse?" The man in the middle asked, pulling a knife out and looking at it. Soul remained quiet. Kid gripped at the back of Soul's suit.

"That's a shame, I was hoping rich boy here would do things nice and quietly. Poor Lord Death's going to have to arrange a funeral now." The man sneered as he lunged. Soul pushed Kid down and took the blow to the chest. Kid gasped, his eyes growing wide.

"Tch... big mistake threatening him..." Soul growled out. He lunged at the man, grabbing the knife and hitting the man over the back of the head with it, knocking him out. The others lunged at him. Soul flung his leg out, catching the closest in the stomach. He doubled over in pain and Soul brought his leg down on the man's head, knocking him out as well.

Kid watched in shock as Soul made quick work of the other three. Soul, then, ran over to Kid, grabbing his hand and taking off down the street.

"Soul! We need to get you to the hospital!" Kid yelled out, pulling at Soul's hand trying to make him go the other way.

"No... We need to get you home first. I'm fine." Soul breathed out, the mansion was in sight. Soul pushed his legs to go faster, literarily, dragging Kid behind him.

XxX

Soul slammed the door shut behind him, collapsing to the floor.

"SPIRIT!" Kid yelled, kneeling down next to him. The red headed man ran down the stairs in his pajamas.

"What happened?" He asked, picking up Soul.

"We were attacked. You need to take us to the hospital." Kid followed behind Spirit as the redhead carried Soul out the door again.

A/N: That seems as good a place as any to end the chapter. Anyway, to clarify: they are not going out. Not yet anyway. That won't happen for a little while. This chapter just shows that they each make the other feel different and they don't know why. I think you'll like how they start going out though... w

Karina: Look. I've edited another one. I should charge you.