Story Title: Eat My Soul
Rating: T for Teen
Genre: Romance/Drama/Action/Slice-of-Life
Synopsis: Maka's mission is to transfer to Shibusen Academy in order to find the whereabouts of an Evil soul. But the thing is…it's an all-boy's school.
Chapter Two
My Handsome Savoir!
"Geez! What was he thinking!" I shouted into my pillow.
I was back in my room, lights off, with only the moon as my light. It glowed on my face as I looked up at it. Or, I was trying to look up at it. In the corner of my eye, I kept seeing the uniform for Shibusen Academy hanging on the wall rack. I shut my eyes, thinking the clothes might go away, but when I opened them…
"You're still here?" I muttered angrily to the uniform.
Geez.
Professor Shinigami even went so far as to arrange a Shibusen dorm room for me so that I wouldn't have to keep staying at Meister Academy's dorms (since the schools were so far away from each other). Not only that, he even gave me my new uniform right on the spot.
White collared shirt with black tie and pants. The jacket was black as well with white lining. It was a normal looking uniform with an unusually sleek design but I didn't want to wear it.
For one thing: It was a boy's uniform.
And another: Shibusen Academy was an all-boy's school.
I'm a girl.
Do I have to spell it out?
I can't go to an all boys' school! That's against the rules!
I shuddered.
"Oh, but he said…" I mumbled, recalling Professor Shinigami's words.
"I'm the principle so I'm allowed to change one or two rules around here. But that's just between you and me, okay, Maka?"
So basically, no one was to know that I was a girl or else the plan would be ruined. The Evil would know immediately that Professor Shinigami sent me there to find it and therefore hide from me as well.
"But Professor, why me?" I had asked when still at Shibusen.
"Because you're the most skill and qualified, of course! And because I trust you most out of my students. Teachers are well and all but…children are our future! We should put some faith in them. Therefore! I'll put my faith in you and see what miracles you produce for the future."
"He said to produce miracles but…I don't really believe in them." I stared at the uniform while absentmindedly playing with strands of my hair.
I clutched at it.
This would have to go.
If I wanted to complete my given assignment, then I had to let this go.
I got up from my bed and headed back for the bathroom. I stepped into the cold room, the tiled floors feeling familiar against the soles of my feet.
It'll be a while before I feel these floors again….
I opened the small bag of hair accessories on the counter. Inside were various hair pins and ties but I wasn't looking for those things.
My hand grabbed the scissors that was practically waiting for me to take it.
I took one final look at myself in the mirror.
My eyes were still the same green. My skin was still a little paler than most people's and I was still that scrawny nerd from the fifth grade. But I've gotten a little taller, and a little stronger, and much smarter now.
I looked different from back then.
And then I remembered: I would be seventeen after graduating second year of Meister…no, Shibusen Academy.
I guess I'm getting older too.
I lifted the scissors up.
My blond hair that I had been saving for so long…
Gone.
With a single command, with a single swipe, I cut it all off without so much of a second's hesitation.
The next morning, I put on Shibusen's uniform. It felt stiff and unfamiliar against my skin.
After saying silent good byes to my still sleeping dorm mates, and to my old, familiar dorm, I left Meister Academy.
I described it that way but…
"Just where the heck is Shibusen Academy!" I screamed that out into the crisp morning air.
I was lost. Completely, hopelessly…
Lost.
W-well, this is embarrassing to admit but…I'd actually never been to Shibusen Academy before besides the Professor Shinigami's office. I-I mean…! I knew how it looked like, and I even had the entire school mapped out in my head but the road there…well, let's just say I never bothered.
After releasing some of my pent up energy, I found myself tired and wheezing for breath. My blue bag slung around my shoulder felt heavier than when I first put it on. It was filled with clothes and other belongings but I made sure to only pack the bare necessities.
I looked around the area. I wasn't anywhere near Meister Academy so I couldn't look for any familiar signs that pointed out I was going the right way.
I sighed.
Why were the two schools so far apart, anyway?
Geez!
I walked aimlessly further down the road. To my right, across the street, was a children's play area, complete with swings and monkey bars. To my right was a tall building surrounded by a thick brick wall with a grand tree growing next to it. There was a golden plaque on the wall next to the entrance. Just for the heck of it, I decided to read what it said.
Shibusen Academy Dorms
Eh?
I read it again.
Shibusen Academy Dorms
Jackpot.
I grinned, knowing that I must have looked quiet evil. But who was here to see me? No one!
He he.
If this place was Shibusen Academy's dorms, then I was allowed to enter and ask for directions, right? Right?
Without a moment's hesitation, I sauntered right up to the main entrance but as I reached out for the door knob, I stopped my hand in mid air.
Something didn't feel right.
Was it because the door wasn't clean but extremely dirty with mold growing on the corners? Or was it the way that the knob looked rusted and abused? Or was it the fact that garbage littered the entrance like it owned the place?
Something smelled, and it wasn't just the trash.
Hmm….
I've heard about Shibusen's students. Supposedly, they were rough and rowdy and wouldn't hesitate to pick a fight with anyone. Rude, brash, too energetic for their own good, the boys at Shibusen ran the place. They were also extremely lazy.
Or so I've heard.
The girls at Meister Academy never did like associating with their brother school.
I myself didn't have anything to do with them.
Until now, that is.
As I stood there like an idiot, pondering about how the students at Shibusen were like, with my hand still out in midair, the door suddenly slammed into my face.
I swear, I saw stars shoot past my eyes.
"Owaugh!" I screamed.
What kind of scream was that?
But, I wasn't really thinking about my horrid yelp. I just kept telling myself that I was falling…right onto a large mound of trash.
Nooooo!
Someone grabbed my wrist and pulled me right back up as easily as if I were only a single feather floating in the wind. I could feel that person's strength by it.
I felt a warm presence in front of me. In fact, my face was buried in it! I couldn't help but think: "This person smells very nice."
Huh? Did I just turn into a pervert?
Me?
N-no way!
"Are you all right?"
That voice…!
I don't know it, I thought blankly.
But he sounded very kind, and not to mention…handsome.
I looked up at my savior.
My heart immediately sped up ten folds.
Looking down at me, with his right hand grasping my wrist and his left holding my shoulder, was an extremely handsome boy with the most exquisite golden eyes I've ever seen. The color of his eyes reminded me of those precious gold coins of old but I was betting that his were worth more than a thousand of them. His black hair was silky and shined under the morning sun and if I looked close enough, I could practically count out the long, thick strands of eyelashes that hung over his beautiful eyes and made small shadows atop his cheeks. He also had three white strikes running horizontally across his bangs. I wondered if they were natural.
Skin that was pale and smooth, hands that were long and strong, and a body that felt firm and muscular against mine…geh!
What am I thinking?
I tried to hide my blushing face by looking away. "I-I-I'm fine!" I managed to spit out.
Crap. My voice sounded girly then. I needed to deepen it. Be more like a guy!
"That's good," the boy said, sounding relieved.
I noticed that he still hadn't let go of me.
I blushed even more furiously. Was this level of nervousness even allowed? My neck and cheeks had never felt hotter….
"W-well!" I said with a fake deep voice, breaking us apart. "I-I-I should get going now!"
All reasons for thought and actions disappeared from my head. I just knew that I wanted to get rid of this feeling as quickly as possible. Maybe going to a place without this handsome boy around would calm me down.
"Wait!" he called, and my heart may as well have burst from my chest.
I turned around.
"Did you come here for something? You're wearing our school uniform, but I don't recognize you," he said, putting a hand under his chin and examining me from head to toe.
"Y-yes! I'm a new transfer student at Shibusen Academy! Today's my first day!" I squeaked.
Wait. Why am I here again?
"Ah, that's right. Your name is…?" The boy smiled and tilted his head.
Geez, it should be illegal to be this charming….
"Maka," I replied uncomfortably.
"Maka, huh? My name's Death the Kid, but everyone calls me Kid."
"R-right." I nodded.
"You're going to live in the dorms as well, right, Maka?"
"Y-yes, I am."
"I'd like to give you a tour of the dorms, but I think it's best if we saved that for later."
Later? Does that mean I'll see you again?
I couldn't suppress the bubbly feeling in my stomach when I thought that.
"For now," continued Kid, totally unaware of my secret thoughts, "I'll show you to school."
Ah. That's right. I needed directions to Shibusen. That was why I was here. I should punch myself for completely forgetting my mission, even for a second….
I'm sorry, Professor Shinigami!
"O-okay!" I said.
Stop stuttering, damn it!
But I couldn't help it….
Geez.
I'm such an idiot.
"So what school did you come from?" asked Kid, once we were out and walking along the paved sidewalk.
No one was around.
It was just us two….
I twitched at his question. How was I supposed to answer? I couldn't just say, "Oh, I'm from Meister Academy! By the way, I'm actually a girl in disguise! Just kidding!"
I pictured a disgusted Kid in my head and immediately decided to answer ambiguously.
"Oh, here and there!" I laughed nervously, rubbing the back of my head. My answer sounded extremely hollow and empty but I guess Kidd sensed that I didn't want to talk about it because he ended it there.
Huh. I guess students at Shibusen aren't as arrogant as most people made them about to be. But still…
Kid, you're such a great guy!
A smile crept up my lips but I fought it down. I must have looked like a lecherous young man.
"What are your hobbies, Maka?" he asked, breaking my reverie.
"Hobbies?"
I only had one that stood out for me. "Reading, I guess."
"Oh?" he said, his eyes lighting up. "Me too!"
And then we began topics about various authors, books, writing styles, and essays about Weapons and Meisters. It surprised me that Kid and I had a lot in common. We both thought the same things, read the same books, and we even visited the same library at the exact same times. Why hadn't I ever seen him there before? Hmm….
"It's a mystery that we've never seen each other there before. Hmm…" He put a hand under his chin and had a look of deep thought.
I chuckled, amazed at how in tune were with each other.
We were talking the whole time so I yelled at myself for not taking note of the route to school.
Before I knew it, we had arrived at Shibusen.
Next Time on Eat My Soul!
"Symmetry!"
"Don't come here like you own the place, transfer student! For I am God!"
"Why the hell are you attacking me?"
"Of course I like him."
"Idiots!"
He had…red eyes.
I said that but…I couldn't stop my cheeks from feeling hot.
Author's Note: How would you feel if you were in Maka's shoes? Excited? Nervous? Worried? Scared? I think I'd just be in total shock like, "What…the…heck?" and look out into space, still in denial.
But it makes for an interesting story, no? Ha ha!
And things are moving pretty slow right now. Should I make the chapters longer? Hmm, but if I make them longer, then I feel like I'll end up making them too long. Maybe I should use the three thousand word limit? Or four thousand? Or maybe I should just update regularly and keep this amount. What do you guys think?
Thank you everyone who commented and faved the first chapter! It means a lot to me. Maka's hair had to go, sorry. But I recall there being a Soul Eater chapter when she actually turned into a guy and the other characters' reactions were of, "She's the same!" Ha ha, well, she does look the same either way 'cause her pigtails are pretty thin and she's not really girly. I've only watched like, the first episode of Angel Beats but the preview for the next episode was what really stood out for me 'cause it was like, "Omg! This has never been done before! It's...awesome."
As my last few words, I'd like to thank you for reading, reviewing, faving, skimming, or even just clicking on my story! Thank you!
