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Disclamer- I don't own Soul Eater

Chapter One

"Maka," Soul moaned impatiently, "hurry up, I'm starving over here!"

"Just be patient, it'll be done in a minute." I said calmly. It was Friday morning, and I was cooking him breakfast over the stove, and he was sitting on his chair right behind me at our dining table waiting for his food.

"But Maka-," Soul continued to whine slumping over, and laying his head on the table, "you said that like five 'in a minute's ago. Besides Tsubaki cooks way faster, and she has a huge chest slowing her down, so I don't see why it's taking you so much longer than her- guaaah!" Soul suddenly felt the sadly familiar sensation of having a four-inch novel smashed into his poor head.

"Maka Chop" I yelled slightly irritated, as I whipped out my favorite novel. "You know Soul, if you keep this up much longer, you'll have that book permanently lodged in your skull… which would be really depressing considering it's a great book." I said, completely ignoring Soul's menacing glare, and giving a comforting rub to my novel.

Soul slowly rubbed his aching head, and retorted, "Well, if you like it so much, why do you keep hitting me with it? You're just ruffling the pages, and making an impression of my head in the side of it. Or, why not try hitting me with a paper- back instead?"

"Because Soul, when I find a book I like at the library, I go to a book store and buy two copies. I buy one a paperback, to read, and keep in perfect condition, and one hard cover to hit you with. Since the hard cover is bought for the sheer purpose of hitting you, ruining the paperback is absurd. And, using one of my all time favorite books means I have a book with me that I can pull out and read it when ever I want." I explained casually, pulling out another seven books out of nowhere and sliding them in between my fingers like I had seen Tsubaki do with her Shurinken.

Soul flinched as he saw me do this, realizing how much muscle it would take to hold the books in the fashion I currently was. Soul shuttered for a moment, but regained his cool(ish)- guy composure a second later.

"Where do you hide those things anyway? You always make it seem like your whipping it out of thin air!" He said curiously "I'd guess you hid it in your shirt, but your chest- guaaaah!" And for the second time that day, he had felt the terrible wrath of my infamous 'Maka Chops'.

"How did you hit me so fast- I didn't even have time to finish the rest of my line!" He said frustratingly holding his head, and then muttered something about it being a 'really good one too…'

"I already had my book out this time." I said like it was the most obvious thing in the world, (which it kinda was) turning back to my cooking, being careful not to let anything burn.

Soul rolled his eyes, and let out a sigh still holding his head.

"Here you go," I said handing him a plate of food.

"Thanks for the food," he said wearily before digging in.

~~~~~~~~~~~~` (Time skip- to arrival time at Shibusen)` ~~~~~~~~~~~~

"HEY- WAIT UP!" I heard a familiar voice behind us call out as Soul and I were walking up the steps at Shibusen. I turned around to see Black Star and Tsubaki jogging toward us.

"Hi guys," I said cheerfully waving to Tsubaki. Black Star immediately ran up to Soul- (Grinning his face off I might add) and raised his hand to signal a high five. Soul smacked his hand, immediately bringing him into one of those weird, one- armed hugs things guys do. "So, any interesting details I should know?" Soul started. As they started to talk, Tsubaki gently grabbed my wrist, and led me into the main school hallway. She took a few turns, and finally, we found ourselves in an abandoned hallway that had been closed down four months ago. Since then, it had been Tsubaki and my favorite spot to talk about gossip, and talk about girly things that we didn't want over heard.

"So, the boys high- fived, did something good happen?" I asked curious leaning forward a little.

"Well- yesterday, Ox was acting all depressed about not having the courage to ask out Kim (as usual obviously) and you know how it always bugs Soul, and Black Star that Ox always decides to cry to them? Well, Black Star finally got him to just suck it up, and ask her out." Tsubaki said excitedly.

"Took him long enough- anyway- what happened next?" I asked curiously.

"She said yes, - and get this- she kissed him!" She said giddily

"No way- but wait- I still don't get why the guys so happy." I asked confusedly.

"Well- I guess they're just glad that they don't have to deal with Ox's constant crying, and stuff." Tsubaki mused as we made our way to our first class that morning.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` (Short- Time Skip) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Later in class, I leaned over my desk, and started talking to Liz, who was, sadly, sitting in the row in front of me. "You hear about Kim and Ox yet?" I whispered Liz as I lied forward on my desk, and hung my legs off the back toward the bench so I could hear her without having to talk too loud. (Whispering in class with someone in another row was challenging to do because you had to lean over your desk like this in order to reach the row below you. I hated Shinigami for using these dumb bleacher- like desks, it made t near impossible to whisper in class, but, that was probably why he chose them.)

"A few different versions, but nothing definite yet," she whispered back to me.

"Well, apparently Kim agreed to be Ox's girlfriend, and they kissed!" I gossiped.

"No way, seriously, who told you?" Liz questioned me.

"Tsubaki-chan, and she saw it herself!" I answered.

"Did anything else happen?" she asked curiously.

"Not as far as I know, but I'll totally tell you if I hear anything else," I assured her.

Then, behind me, I heard a gasp, followed by a short chocking sound as I leaned more forward to whisper the last few words to Liz. I slid back into my seat, and turned around to see Soul looking away with a hand over his mouth, and his face getting red.

"Soul- you ok?" I asked innocently.

"Yeah, just- just don't lean forward like that again." He said looking anywhere but toward me.

"Soul what're you-…" I started, but broke off, noticing a scalpel fly across the room toward me, missing my head by about an inch, sticking into the desk beside my head. I turned toward the front of the class and faced my science teacher.

"I suggest you two pay attention- or next time- I won't miss." Stein said from the front of the class, holding three more scalpels in his fingers as though they were Shurinken, and giving the both of us his infamous, 'I want to dissect you' grin. Simultaneously, Soul and I got a chill, and we nodded, shrinking back into our seats, and turning back to the lesson.

A few minutes later, Soul, Tsubaki, Black Star, and I got called to the death room, (and in a sense- Shinigami's office).

"Yes Shinigami-sama?" I asked as we made our way toward the death god.

"He-llo~!" he said in his usual sing- song voice. "There's a Kishin egg loose, and all of you are needed to destroy it. Sound fun?" He asked in a wacky tone.

"HELL YEAH! - LET'S GO TSUBAKI- WE GOT-…" Black Star started- but was cut off when he got a good old- fashion Shinigami- Chop to the head.

"Good." the shinigami continued, "Kid has a mission on the other side of the town, so you guys should meet up when it's over, however- the Kishin egg will move soon- so you must move out right away. The address is on the back," he said handing me a slip of paper. "Piece Out!" He said in his usual funky way.

~~~` (Time skip- to when they are finally in the town)` ~~

"Finally- let's go," I said sleepily. "Let's check over there first, I'm getting a weird vibe coming from that way," I said pointing out a direction as soon as we set foot in the city.

"Alright," everyone agreed.

We headed off in the direction, but somehow, we found ourselves getting lost in a maze of dark alley's and creepy side streets a few minutes later. Suddenly, hearing a loud racket behind us, I squealed in fright, and grabbed Soul's arm, bringing him closer to me.

"What- scared? It was just a cat," he asked mockingly.

"Don't be so mean- that was really creepy!" I said in a defensive tone.

We walked a few more feet, when I heard a thud, and felt Soul tear out of my grip, only to do a face plant onto the wet, moldy pavement. "Soul!" I said, as I collapsed to my knees beside him. "Soul!-SOUL!" I said worriedly shaking him. Then, I felt a hand grab my collar, and pull me backwards.

"Wha-…" I started, but was cut off as I saw a large, distorted figure fly straight in front of me, and only missing my head by an inch. It was the Kishin egg- and it had pulled a surprise attack. I could feel the adrenalin pulse through my veins. Lucky for me, Black Star pulled me out of the way, just in time to not be hit by the blow it had tried to deal out on me. Thankfully, it missed Soul too.

I sprung upward in order to (only- just) avoid another attack. It swiped at me while I was still in mid air, but I twisted away, avoiding the attack. Unfortunately, the twisting off set me from the ground, and I was unable to land properly. My foot stretched out, trying to prevent the fall, but of course- it didn't work, and I slipped, landing flat on my butt.

I saw the Kishin egg pull back (what I thought) was an arm, readying itself to give me a good blow, and I shut my eyes bracing myself, knowing I wouldn't be able to dodge, finally realizing how scared out of my mind I was.

I felt a light rush of air, but no pain. I felt a brief presence on my lips, and I pried my eyes open to find Black Star right in front of me with his face wearing a clearly forced smile with his eyes closed only a few inches from mine. It took me a moment, but I then realized he was guarding me with his body, with blood was flying in every direction, and spewing from his back. My eyes widened with horror, as I only barely managed to breathlessly gasp out, "B- Black Star… W- w- why!"

Our eyes met only for a second, and he weakly spoke a few words before collapsing into my lap, "Because- would a future god let the person he loved the most die right before his eyes?"

My face was horror- struck as his bloodied body fell into my lap.

Why, did he take the shot though, why didn't he just block it if he really wanted to. Or push me out of the way, or deflect the blow, or, or…

Then, I noticed the Pre- Kishin towering over me draw back only slightly before dealing the finishing blow.

I sealed my eyes tightly, and pulled Black Star over beside me so the same pointed fingers wouldn't hit him straight once again, and readied myself for a shot that never came.

I heard the familiar sound of two guns firing simultaneously, coming from about twenty feet behind me on the top of a building. I looked back seeing the same person I had expected it to be- Death the Kid.

"Maka! Are you hurt? Hold on a sec, I'm here to help you guys…"

"Kid!" I gasped out as he jumped down from the building, and started sprinting toward the Pre- Kishin. He soared over me, and landed a foot in front of me, quickly shooting off another round of shots at the monster. It backed away, and turned to leave, when Kid advanced, jumping up and pressing the guns to the back of it's head, giving the final few shots to it, before it disappeared, leaving behind nothing but it's evil soul.

Suddenly, I felt a warm, familiar shape materialize behind me, and heard Tsubaki's worried cry, "Black Star- Black Star!" I turned my attention back to the unconscious Black Star in my arms, and felt more and more blood drip onto my arms. I felt a hand place itself on my shoulder tightly as its owner kneeled down beside me. It was Kid. He placed a quick kiss on my forehead- reminding me of what Black Star just a moment ago,- and he lifted Black Star out of my blood drenched arms.. He propped him into a sitting position, and took off the remaining shreds of the back of his shirt. Kid examined his wound, and started to treat it, his eyes worriedly fixed on the bleeding. I was slightly shocked from the kiss, but I knew both of them did it to comfort me. After all, being the only female meister in the group, I was expected to need the most comfort, whether I liked it or not. Either way,, I had perfect, caring friends by my side.

"What happened here?" Kid whispered clearly to himself, but loud enough to be heard by everyone. It made me wonder what state Black Star was in…

I heard a painful grunt from behind me, and I turned to the previously unconscious Soul trying to get up, with the help of Liz. I stood up as well, and turned around as he stumbled towards me. "Maka… What hap-…" he broke off as he spotted my blood- drenched body, and tears steadily crawling down my cheeks. "Whoa Maka, are you alright, you're covered in blood! What happened to you?" he exclaimed shrugging off Liz, running the rest of the way toward me, and gently taking my hand looking at me worriedly. As he did so, he started to examine me for wounds.

"Yeah- I'm just fine, but- Black Star- he- he isn't." I said looking back over to the unconscious boy. "What happened Maka?" He asked delicately.

"The Pre- Kishin attacked you, and knocked you out, an- and it was about to kill me when he-… protected me." I narrowed my eyes slightly, and grabbed onto Soul's shirt, bringing him closer to me as I continued. "I- I didn't even get a scratch, Soul, and B- Black Star, he-… he-..." I paused looking over at the unconscious boy had been inflicted with a wound that could kill the average person three times over. "he could die right now, because of me." I said as more tears made their way down my face. "It's just like that time, when Chrona hurt you," I said slowly, gripping his shirt even tighter remembering the terrible scar across his chest. (It was at that time I realized how much I loved him. Thinking he might die brought me to my senses, making me realize my true feelings.

"Don't worry Maka, he'll be fine," Soul said slowly, wrapping his arms around my back and holding me closer as my tears continued to pour out more and more. I then remembered what he had said just before passing out. I saw Liz and Patty rush by me to help Kid with worried looks on their faces.

"-the only person he ever truly loved-" I thought as his words kept repeating themselves in my head. No, I must have imagined it. He probably said something like '-one of the only friends he ever loved-.' Yeah that had to be it. He couldn't possibly have meant it in that other way, could he? No, of course not! It wasn't possible was it? No it wasn't. Or was it? No! But if it was-… No- it wasn't possible- at all period! [A/N- Funny I know, I put an exclamation after saying period!] It couldn't be, because if it was, I would feel terrible. I didn't love him in any way besides as friend. Or did I? No that was impossible! Or was it? No it was for sure impossible! Was it really? Yes it was really!

I continued to argue with myself about it until Kid interrupted my thoughts, making me realize how crazy I would have sounded at that moment had the others heard my thoughts.

"Well, I don't know, it's pretty bad, but he should make it back to Shibusen in one piece if we don't move him too much…" He said calmly setting him on Beezelbub, letting a few tears well up in his eyes, but quickly wiping them away.

Luckily, I was able to take my mind off of it for the rest of the way home, and managed to hold back any possible remaining tears.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~` (Time Skip- to Shibusen) `~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

We made back to Shibusen, but Black Star was doing worse than before, so we took him straight to Nygus. She made us wait about two and a half hours before calling us in.

"Alright everyone, you can see him now, just be careful, and try not to let him do anything stupid." Were the exact words Nygus told us. "Hai," everyone replied wearily.

As we stepped into the rather large room, we all gasped at the terrible sight we saw. "OI! HAVE YOU ALL COME TO WITNESS MY ASOMENESS! BEHOLD THE GRE- guah…" Black Star had been hanging down from the ceiling where he had a firm foot hold, (exactly what he was supposed to avoid), but dropped as his back gave him a stab of pain, letting him fall to the floor. "Black Star!" Tsubaki yelled out as she ran across the room towards him. In the last few feet, she dropped to her knees, skidding toward the falling Black Star. She caught him in her lap, her arms tucked around him, sliding another foot or so before stopping.(1) "Idiot! We don't need you getting anymore injured than you already are!" She scolded him. Black Star looked at her apologetically, and started to explain himself. "Sorry- Nygus wouldn't let me get do anything-," he planned to go on, but Tsubaki cut him off. "And for a good reason too, you're in- injured, and you need to r- rest!" Tsubaki said hanging her head a bit. Black Star opened his mouth to say something, but nothing came out. "Tsubaki, you alright- you're crying," he said softly a moment later, brushing her bangs out of her face so he could see the tears rolling down her cheeks. "I was worried!" She whispered fiercely, with more tears welling up in her eyes as she glanced in the other direction. "Tsubaki…" he started, cupping her cheek in his hand, looking towards her with a longing look in his eyes.

Suddenly, Liz, Patty, me, and strangely enough, Kid too, burst into tears looking at the scene, and scurried over to the two, bringing them all into a group hug. "Black Star!" We all yelled all at once. "We were so worried!" We said, again at the same time. I then realized that there was only one person not in the group hug; Soul. I spun around, fast enough to catch Soul sweat drop, and murmur, "Not cool." I took a step towards him, and grabbed his arm, pulling him into the group hug, and continue to cry with everyone else. (Excluding Soul of course, who merely rolled his eyes, and attempted to console some of the group.)

After a while of the group hug, Black Star finally was able to get us to back off. How are you even awake yet, that wound was so deep, and…" I started, my voice cracking. He looked up to me, and said, "Well, being born from a ninja clan, my body naturally has a much faster healing rate than the average person(2)." "But can't possibly heal that fast, it took Soul weeks to get better from his wound, not even Shinigami heal that fast!" Kid said suddenly. "Ninja are just like this…" BlackStar said. There was a long moment of silence, all stares focused on the BlackStar. "O-kay, I guess, as long as you're feeling better…" Kid said slowly, sounding unsure. "But that doesn't mean you can go straining yourself like that, got?" Liz said with authority. Black Star gave a nod, slightly intimidated by Liz's tone.

They talked on, but I was too busy thinking to really hear it. 'About what BlackStar said though, what was it that he said? Did he really say that he loved me? I'm sure I heard wrong, but, what if I didn't? Do I tell him that I like him back? Do I even like him back? More than a friend? I don't think I do, but then why do I feel kinda happy that he might?

"- BlackStar, if you ever-." Liz said. "Hey guys, can I talk to BlackStar alone for a second?" I asked suddenly, grabbing everyone's attention. Shoot, they were probably in the middle of something, and I interrupted, out of nowhere, I look like a idiot!

They look at me hesitantly for a second and then said, "Uh, yeah, sure…" They slowly filed out of the room, and left me with a very nervous looking BlackStar.

"Uhh BlackStar," I started, "this might sound a bit weird, but what did you say right before you passed out?" He took a big gulp, and replied shakily, "That I love you…" I stared at him for a few moments, in shock, but finally muttered a meek, 'oh'.

There was another long pause while I figured it out in my head. So He does like me… but… I don't… think I… like him back…

"I'm sorry BlackStar," I started again, "but I don't think I like you back that way….." BlackStar nodded his head. "That's okay, I understand, I just thought you should kno-" BlackStar was cut off by the opening of the door behind me, as Nygus said, "-Alright, time for a shot, and-." She stopped at seeing me, "Oh Maka, I thought you already left? I'll need you to step outside for a moment while I give Him a quick shot, and checkup." She smiled at me.

"Uhm, I think I'll just home actually, we're done anyway…" I said as I briskly walked out the door.

(1)- try to think of the begining of the chunin exams in naruto when sasuke fought lee, and sakura went to catch him when he fell from the air

(2)- okay, think of this kinda like naruto with the nine tails, 'cause that's what thought of it as…

Okay, also, I'd like to thank some of my awsome friends for giving me some ideas for this fic, and as I know, you people want to be listed, but don't want your real names all over the internet, so here's your codenames I have given- Isa, Pears, and Chubaka. So, thank you!

Now for, Random song of the day- 'Goodbye' – Kristina Debarge