Okay, So here's the second chapter/first. Anyway, you get to meet everybody, so that's fun. I think you should, read it, but afterward you should review. It really makes me happy inside, and It doesn't take that long to say, Update, or Fix it. And even better, Criticism is fun too. So...R&R!!

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"FATHER! GAH! WAIT! Don't--" CRASH! From what I could hear from out here, Kidd's 'I'll explain everything,' plan wasn't going as well as he had thought it would. I stood outside of the large, dark wooded doors to the castle's library, waiting patiently for Kidd to convince his father that we were meant for each other. From what I could hear, it wasn't going so well.

Looking down the corridor, I noticed that each corner of the room had symmetry in it. Don't ask me how I noticed, but, when you're with Kidd, I suppose you become more accustomed to noticing these things.

The walls and tiles where snow white. It felt like an insanity asylum to me, but who was I to complain? This was Kidd's castle, not mine and Kidd always gets what he wants. I sighed and sat down on the tiled floor, my back against the expensively white painted wall.

My red-heeled shoes were already starting to form blisters on my feet, and I wanted to take them off, badly. However, Kidd insisted that I wear them, to look more 'presentable' as he called it. Screw presentable, what about plausible. I haven't been in these shoes for more than five minutes and I already can't stand it. Literally.

From around the corner, a long ways down, I noticed two girls speed their way down the hallway. I was surprised to see anyone run in this creepy castle, but said nothing. They were a peculiar pair. Both were unmistakably blonde, slightly brighter than my own.

The taller and longer haired of the two, wore a tight read shirt that ended at her bellybutton, while having low-rise jeans to match. She was running in cowboy boots--and I thought my feet would hurt.

The shorter of the two had hair that was chopped to her chin, and wore the same thing as the elder; however, instead of the trendy low-rise jeans; she wore shorts that puffed out in the middle, then had an elastic band around her thigh. An odd pair indeed.

They stopped right in front of me and turned toward the large twin doors, without sparing me a glance. The older put her ear up to the door. In advance, pausing to make sure it was safe she cautiously wrapped her hand around the golden handle, and slowly turned the knob. Before she could open the door passed a centimeter, a glass object was thrown against the door breaking in the process.

She immediately closed the door shut, in sync with the shattering crystal. I sighed again and stood up, making sure I was noticed. "I think no matter how many times you try you won't have any luck." I said to them casually, padding off the invisible dust on my jeans. Both looked up startled and stared at me as moved on from my jeans and tried to straighten the invisible wrinkles on my blue and white, floral printed dress shirt.

"Who are you?" The older of the two asked suspiciously. Hey, I didn't blame her though. If I found a girl I had never seen before, waiting outside the library that both the prince and king were in, conspicuously might I add, I would be suspicious as well.

"Maka Albarn." I replied studiously, and stuck out my hand for one of them to shake. They both studied me quickly before realization struck their faces. The older immediately grabbed my hand.

"So you're the girl that Kidd is hopelessly in love with. I'm Liz, and this is my younger sister, Patty." She said, pointing her thumb to the childishly giggling girl. "We work here." I smiled and shook hands with her. They seemed nice, even for their weird outfits.

"What do you two need in there?" I asked pleasantly, still, yet to let go of her hand. Liz gave a glance to the door and let go of my palm.

"Actually, we were just hoping to stop them from breaking anything. Too late for that huh? I just hope Kidd doesn't have a mental breakdown while we're not there." She gave an annoyed look and I chuckled quietly.

I, too, had been one to witness one of Kidd's emotional tantrums. Let me say now, it wasn't pretty. It took me an hour to calm him and drag him away from our uneven lighting fixture. Well, at least I know he would make somewhat of a good handyman...I think.

We heard another crash from inside. I could hear Kidd wailing; not again. The two blondes took a chance again and dashed into the room before I could even spot their hands on the doorknob. I sat down again, rubbing my heel; this was going to take awhile.

Twenty minutes later, the wailing stopped. I suspected that something happened, to my relief, and I could hear nothing coming from the other side of the door. Everything stopped all noises and ruckus gone. I couldn't tell if this was a good sign or a bad one, but I still hoped not for the latter.

After a few moments, the raven and blonde haired trio exited the library. Kidd kept his gaze at the ground, fiddling with his black suit. The two at his side kept their gaze straight ahead. I began to grow worried. "Well?" I was unsure of what happened, but it couldn't have been good.

Kidd stayed silent to my annoyance and utter dismay. Usually I couldn't get him to shut up. He does what I want him to do at all of the inopportune moments. His gaze was still parallel to the symmetrically tiled floor, before he slowly lifted his eyes toward me.

A small smile crept onto his features. That could only mean one thing right? I didn't want to let him know how much he was getting my hopes up right now, but without my permission, my lips broke out into a grin. "You can stay." Those three words that exited his mouth had made me that happiest girl in the castle; I was sure.

Without any warning to him whatsoever, I flung my arms around his neck, giving him a quick peck on the lips. He started to stumble backwards, and I thanked him for whatever he said to his father to convince him to accept me.

Liz and Patty had small grins as well, whatever Kidd had said, I'm sure they added to it, I would hope to thank them later. After a couple minutes, Kidd pried my arms off him and turned toward the cowboy duo. "Could you show her to her room please?" He requested. "I want it right next to mine." The girls nodded and were about to set off with me, until they turned back slightly toward Kidd.

"That means," Liz started, "we would ask him to move, right?" Kidd sighed and nodded his head as if he had just remembered. He waved a hand toward her to get moving and she nodded back.

"Just move him a room down." After one, more nod was exchanged between the two, and the blonde-women set off leaving Kidd and I by ourselves.

Silence. We stood there, for a few more moments, I had no idea why. I gave a couple nervous glances at him, wondering how to stop the now awkward muteness.

His hand was then extended toward mine. "Dinner is soon. Shall we head down?" I smiled in relief and nodded, taking his hand in mine, we walked down the symmetrical corridor, off to the dinning area.

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Turkey, broccoli, potatoes, cheese. MMmm, it all smelled so good! I felt like I was eating like a king...oh wait, I kind of was eating like a king, wasn't I? Meeting Kidd did have its benefits, didn't it?

He spared a glance toward me, I tried to smile wider, but my lips can only go so far. We were the only two in the dinning room, if it could be even called that. I mean, at my house, with my obnoxious father, we had a dinning room, but this? This was a...party feast room. Yes, that's what I will call it, a party feast room.

With it's large, expensive, diamond chandelier and twenty-foot long dinning table, with dark wooden chairs to match, naming this place a dinning room wasn't just. Honestly all of this made me wonder if anyone else was going to join us. I stared at the food. Kidd hadn't picked anything up yet, so I decided that I shouldn't either.

After a few more moments of waiting, the doors swung open to reveal a couple old faces, and a few new ones. Liz and Patty came in, in their usual wardrobe, smiled toward Kidd and me and sat down at his side across from me.

Was it time to eat now? I stole a glance around the table; no one was moving, guess not. Tailing behind them, a tall, boisterous raven-haired woman came in and smiled gently.

A long sleeved blue shirt covered her shoulders and torso, followed by a simple white skirt that traveled slightly passed her knees. My kind of girl. She took her seat beside Patty. I turned toward Kidd, expecting an introduction.

As if reading my mind, Kidd turned toward her and me. "Love, this is Tsubaki Nakatsukasa. She is a friend of mine, who works here." He faced Tsubaki, "Tsubaki, this is Maka Albarn, you remember, the girl I told you about?" A pleasant smile graced her features as she turned toward me.

"Nice to meet you, Maka. I hope we can be friends." There wasn't a doubt in my mind for a second that we would be friends. She seemed so nice and kind; right away, I wanted her friendship.

"Nice to meet you too, Tsubaki." Kidd scanned the table and frowned.

"Tsubaki, where is--"

"WHOOHOO!" A blue haired boy yelled at the top of his lungs, he wore black slacks and a blue T-shirt, matching Tsubaki's colors. He landed on the table with a thump What. The . HECK!? I didn't even see him come in! My head was in all directions of the room. I spared a look at the ceiling- the chandelier was swinging back and forth, on second thought, HOW THE HECK DID HE GET UP THERE?!

I looked toward Kidd, who was currently rubbing his temples in annoyance. "AHA! THE GREAT BLACK STAR Has GRACED YOU WITH MY PRESENCE! HYAHOO!" Who let this guy out of the loony bin?

"Black Star," the gentle, raven-haired girl consoled, "please sit down!" She looked as if she were trying desperately to get him off the table, which I guessed that she was.

"I see we have someone new at the table!" Black Star turned toward me, scrutinizing me from head to mid-waist, the rest of my body was under the table. He jumped up again and pulled out a piece of paper. "THE GREAT, BLACK STAR, HAS DECIDED THAT YOU ARE DESERVING OF MY AUTOGRAPH! NyAHAHAHAHA!" I watched as he laughed to himself, a lone white paper floated down to my plate.

After a pause, I picked it up and turned it over. I blanched. What an idiot. Written on the paper were the letters BLACK ST*AR. Just as the full of himself idiot had said, it was his autograph. I felt heat come to my cheeks. I've never wanted to punch a guy so badly.

After about five minutes of shouting from Black Star and soothing from Kidd to me, we finally had him seated down across from the Tsubaki, and a seat away from me. We sat in silence, still no one began to eat. Kidd cleared his throat.

"Has anyone seen--" Once again Kidd was interrupted by the dinning room's dark twin doors swinging open. A man with white hair and crimson eyes entered the room.

The first word that came to my mind was, handsome. I wasn't shallow, not everything was about looks, but I hate to say, that was the only word I could find to describe him. He wore black slacks and a deep red dress shirt, which I thought fit him perfectly. He looked slightly built, which made me wonder what that shirt was hiding.

He and his pale skin turned toward Kidd, and swiftly came down on one knee to bow. "I'm sorry I'm late, sire, but I had some business to attend to. It needed to be done as soon as possible. Please accept my apologies." His deep voice invaded my ears, and involuntarily made shivers go down my spine. I could hear Kidd sigh beside me, I could tell he was slightly upset.

"Soul, how many times do I have to tell you, you don't need to apologize and you don't need to bow to me. You're my friend, and friends don't bow." He scolded. I watched as Soul stayed perfectly still, his eyes parallel to the floor.

Kidd gave a more aggravated sigh this time and spoke, "You may stand." Just as swiftly as he came down, he stood back up again. Making the long way around the table, he sat down in the chair beside me, next to Black Star.

"Sweetheart, I'd like you to meet Soul Eater Evans." His hand waved toward the gorgeous, crimson-eyed boy next to me. "Soul, this is Maka Albarn." This time Kidd waved his hand toward me, but Soul didn't give me even the slightest glance. Whatever. If he didn't want to be my friend, fine, I don't need him anyway.

Kidd smiled at the end of the room in the largest chair, and took the first item off the table. The feast had begun.

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Steam lifted into the air, as I closed the heavy, wooden door, that led to the hallway. My mostly bare shoulders and arms shivered at the contact with the chilled air, and I silently cursed myself for wearing a tank top. I walked down the almost black corridor. No matter how white the walls and floors were, it still felt darker than night in here.

After the delicious dinner, I took a steamy bubble bath, courtesy of Kidd, in the lone bathhouse down the hall. Castles had everything, didn't they? Therefore now I was looking for the door that Liz had pointed out earlier in the evening, not that I remembered her ever doing so.

I knew I was supposed to be right next to Kidd, but it didn't help that in the lighting I couldn't figure out where the heck he was either. After a few more moments of searching I saw a light at the end of the hallway, by the looks of it, it was coming from inside a room.

I raced down passed the spotless walls and black doors and skidded to a stop in front of it. Not sure what to expect, I brought my hand up and timidly knocked. I waited for a few moments, then repeated the motion. Just when I was about to leave, the door opened fully. I gaped.

There stood Mr. Soul Eater Evans, the rude jerk, that hadn't said a word at dinner, shirtless and thankfully not lacking any pajama bottoms. He was more muscled than I had originally thought. The shirt hid his six-packed abdomen well, and yes, I guess I was slightly complaining.

Water trickled down his neck and skillfully glided against his chest. I'm not the only one that just came out of the shower.

"Stop gaping, you look like a fish." He said rudely. I huffed and stuck out my tongue and was about to turn and leave. He sighed. "May I help you?" He said, his gentlemanly nature silently overtaking himself. I nodded sullenly and he opened the door wider, as if inviting me in, which I accepted. I heard the door close behind us as I looked at the surrounding scene.

The room wasn't small, but it wasn't huge either. It was like an...Extra large medium. It had dark wooden floors, and a deep red rug under the king sized bed where there were stacked piles of folded clothes. He noticed my wandering eye and explained.

"I just moved into this room." I nodded, still studying.

"Did you just come to the palace?" I asked, picking up a photo that was laying flat on the bed, with two white haired children in it, both identical except for one being taller than the other one.

"No," he answered, removing the frame from my hand, "Kidd just wanted me to move a room over so someone else could have it. Right after I had it painted too." He mumbled, placing the dusty picture up on a shelf and looked back at me. "So what did you want?"

I looked at him, suddenly remembering my purpose for being there. "Oh, actually, I was just looking for my room. I got lost." I answered sheepishly. When I got no expression from him I suddenly felt embarrassed.

"You see," I told him hurriedly, "I just got done with my bath, and it was dark, I couldn't see anything, and then I saw a light, coming from your room, so I thought I would just, you know, ask for help." I finished lamely. A small smile crept onto his features.

"Oh, I think I know right where you're looking for." He smiled genuine at me, which made me want to smile in return. I guess he wasn't as bad as I thought. Soul draped an arm on my shoulder, pressing his muscled body against mine, making my stomach flip, and led me out to the hallway.

"You see that door at the end of the corridor?" He said, pointing straight to where I had come from, only a few doors away. I nodded in understanding. "Well, at the end there, there is a staircase. Take the staircase all the way down until you see a bright red door with the numbers 432 on it, alright?"

I nodded once more. "Well, after you take the door walk all the way down the hallway, and open the older brown looking door. Don't worry, you can't miss it. That takes you to a different hallway, but there's two doors in that corridor. Open the second one and you're there. Piece of cake." I smiled when I began to understand the directions. It hadn't sounded that difficult at all!

"Thanks Soul, that means a bunch! I'll see you tomorrow!" I waved goodbye and as did he. Sorting out the directions he gave me, I followed them to the letter. Just as he said, there was an old, worn out brown door leading to a skinny hallway. I guess he wasn't so bad, maybe I could try to befriend him tomorrow.

Once I reached the end, I found a velvet colored door with a golden handle. What was my room going to look like, no wait.

I should surprise myself. I closed my eyes giddily and opened the door. With a large leap I jumped into my room, only to find that...Shit. I didn't have a floor...SMACK! I felt a gooey mixture around me, seeping into my once clean hair.

"MAKA!" I heard a gasp. From the gentle voice, I figured that it was Tsubaki. I lifted my head, and wiped my eyes so that I could open them. I was in a pig pen, by the looks of it. They were all in their cages. I was the only person outside, though only Tsubaki was out here too.

I looked down at myself. For now, I'm going to say that I'm covered in mud. Right after I took a shower too! I was in Mud. That damn Soul Eater led me to MUD! Memories flashed through me.

Just move him a room down.

Kidd just wanted me to move a room over so someone else could have it. Right after I had it painted too.

That--that--THAT COCKY BASTARD!!! He wanted a little REVENGE HUH!?? Cause I stole his PRECIOUS LITTLE ROOM! HUH!? I stood up distraught. Tsubaki looked at me worriedly, but I paid no mind. I was acting NICE! I smiled at him, I greeted him, I was going to befriend that bastard, I--I--

"I HATE YOU, SOUL EATER EVANS!" I yelled at the top of my lungs. Birds flew away from the roof surprised, flying into the laughing moon.

That day, I made my first enemy at Shinigami's Castle.

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