A/N- This story uses everyone's new manga clothes. (Based on manga) Still editing so if you see any new stuff, thats why:)
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Maka
I woke up. Earlier than even I usually would, which was pretty weird since my internal alarm clock always went off at exactly 6:30. Then my real alarm clock would go off ten minutes later. Just in case I didn't wake up the first time.
I got up. Even if it was only 5:45 there was no way I'd be able to get back to sleep. Might as well do something productive. Only slackers wasted time. Speaking of slackers...I glanced at Soul's door.
Things were so different now. After he became Shibusen's newest Death Scythe we both got moved up a star. Actually, after the Baba Yaga's castle incident everyone in Spartoi did. Now that we're in a higher rank we actually have uniforms, though nobody actually followed it.
It wasn't cool enough for Black Star or Soul and Kid deemed it wasn't symmetrical enough and refused to wear it. So they just wear the colors and that satisfies everyone. The girls do wear it to an extent. We all add our own style to it, but worn it is. I pulled my uniform off the hanger in my closet before entering the bathroom and stepping into the shower. It really helped with the calming factor. Even though I love school, lately it hasn't been one of my favorite places. Every day I'm bombarded with 'suitors', as I'd like to call them. People. So many people come up and beg to be my partner. Literally grovel. Soul doesn't know about it and I intend to keep it that way. He's a little... um ... possessive, and I don't think he'd take kindly to all the people imploring to replace him.
It's pretty rhetorical though. Me, the 'bookworm', having all these people want to be my weapon, even if it is for all the wrong reasons. I'm sure that if Soul ever found out he would laugh. I stepped out of the shower. Back into the real world. My hair dripped cold water onto my towel covered body as I walked back into my room.
I approached my bed, drying off as I did, and began to get dressed.
Our new colors were blue, red and white. Not my favorite, which was actually black, but I made due. Mine was actually pretty close to my old outfit. It had a short blue skirt. Not too dark, not too light. Under it I wore long black leggings that almost reached my new black combat boots. Instead of my old 'white shirt and sweater vest' apparel I wore a white button up shirt with a matching blue tank top. I also still wore a tie, only this one was a light red, almost pink, and had a boxed swirl at the bottom. The biggest difference though was my coat. I wish I could still wear my black one. It was so warm. Plus it was black. But now I'm forced to wear a short white jacket. It reaches to about my waist and has two long strips that flowed behind me as I walk. The collar was the same color as my skirt but had a thin white stripe. It also connected with my wannabe cape triangles that lay on my back. If anything the outfit made me look more like a school girl more than I already did. But I had to follow the rules and I sorta liked it... Whatever.
My clothes are definitely the least of my problems.
I grabbed an apple from the kitchen table and took a bite before sitting down. Normally I would have woken Soul up by now and he would be stumbling in here about now muttering something about how getting up so early isn't 'cool'.
I laughed. That was definitely what he'd be doing right now.
But ever since we moved up a star we'd gotten put different classes. Meisters in one and Weapons in another. I wasn't even with Tsubaki! The only class we all had together was Gym, and that was right before lunch. It was weird not seeing him sleeping when I looked over at the seat next to me in Stein-sensei's class. Now when I glanced at the seat to my right I saw Kid. Usually I found him scratching out and rewriting his name, but every once in a while I'd catch him staring at me, which always led to a very awkward silence. He was a really cool guy once you got to know him and was one of my best friends, but it just wasn't the same as Soul being there. I checked the clock, 6:35. I had about twenty minutes before I had to leave.
I walked back into my room and sat down in front of the mirror. Recently I had been going through a lot of changes. I had even experimented with my hair a bit. I picked up my brush, thinking. I absently began running it through my hair. By the time I realized what I was doing, my hair was hanging straight, just touching my shoulders. I wasted so much time spacing out that I was actually a few minutes behind schedule. I was too lazy to actually do anything with it at this point so I put on a black headband that I had stolen from Soul a while back. Good enough. Then I grabbed my backpack before racing out the door and running the whole way to Shibusen.
"Pleeease Maka!"
I groaned. Yet another person that wanted to be my partner for a day. What was I, some kind of prize? Usually Soul would have handled it by now with something like 'Screw off', but since he wasn't exactly present I figured I'd have to handle it myself this time. Again.
"Maka already has a partner so stop pestering her to replace him with your sorry-ass selves." said a voice that was oddly familiar. I looked over my shoulder. There stood a more than slightly annoyed Kid. His glare was scary enough to rival Soul's and his stance was firm, making him seem to loom over them. Kid, like always, was wearing a perfectly white coat and navy slacks along with his usual hairstyle of short onyx locks with white stripes on one side (which he oh so hated) the suitors stood frozen for a beat, then began to scramble away, grumbling they were all gone I looked at Kid again, ready to defend myself. But he interrupted me before I could speak... again. "I know that you are perfectly capable of taking care of those nuisances, they were just bugging me and I figured you could use a hand." I gave him a small smile.
"Thanks."
Then he sat down to the right of me, where Soul used so sit. It was quiet. But it was a comfortable silence. Class was technically still in session but since Sid-sensei had gone off somewhere with Nygus-sensei everyone was spread throughout the classroom doing who-knows what. Except for Black Star. He was standing on a desk preaching about how great he is. But since Tsubaki wasn't here, no one was paying him any attention.
After a while I felt I should say something, anything. "So...Kid...do you miss not having Patty and Liz around?"
He looked at me questioningly before giving me a small, perfectly symmetrical, smile.
"Yes, it's kinda quiet without Patty and Liz to keep me company. Though it has given me the chance to spend some time with you. We never really hang out since we're always either busy or Soul's around..."
"Why would Soul being around stop you from hanging out with me?" Then he gave me this look, like he had just said something top secret that he wasn't supposed to.
Kill! Kong! Konn! (The bell)
A relieved look passed over Kid's face. Saved by the bell. I began to gather my stuff to go, even though I wouldn't need it there.
"It's no big deal, Maka. Anyway, are you ready to go?" I put my red and white book bag over my shoulder. "Yep!"
"Hey, Maka, could you come here for a minute?" I looked around, searching for the source of the voice. I found it by the large classroom doors. There were three people, all girls. I recognized them; they were from my old class. The three of them were the 'mean girls' so to speak. Everyone pretends to love them but in reality it was just that nobody wanted to get on their bad side. Of course there was a ring leader and then she had her lackeys.
They weren't exactly my favorite people and I had a pretty good idea of what they wanted from me. Kid must have picked up on the bad vibe between us because he looked at me worriedly before glancing back at them as if to emphasize his point. I gave him a reassuring smile before walking down the stairs that led to the wooden double doors that marked the classroom's exit. And where the she-devil herself and her...um...friends were.
"Go. I'll catch up with you later." He looked pretty unsure, but after a moment or two of heavy contemplation, he nodded. As Kid started down the hall, he looked back at us skeptically. I waved back nonchalantly until he turned the corner, before looking once more at the girls in front of me. "What's you're issue?"
A/N-Chapter number twooo! Alright! I'm on a roll. And even though I sound really happy, right now I'm really sick and my thoat hurts like crazy. So count your lucky stars that this is being but up before next week. Anyway wish me luck on the concert Saturday! I'm so nervous.
***Edited! Better? Worse? Tell Me! Should I put quotes at the beginning of the chapters? I like it when people do that...***
