Chapter 2: Casual Meetings
Maka followed Soul obediently while shivering. Soul took the time to notice how cold she was by looking at her every other second. "You cold?" he said tilting his head still walking. "Y-Yeah… a little" she made out with the chattering of her teeth. He smiled thinking about what he could do to make her feel warm. He shook himself out of his daze. "Well, their house is right there." He said pointing to a small house at the end of the street.
She nodded trying as hard as she could to not look like she was freezing to death. He's so cool she thought. Man, what I wouldn't give to have him wrap his arms around me to keep me warm. I wouldn't let him go for one second of the day. I wish he was mine. "Hey, do you go to school?" he asked knocking on the door to the house. She shrugged still shivering.
"It's complicated. I've been home schooled by… a certain someone… but I'm starting at a new one after Christmas." Soul stared at her. A certain someone? he thought. He knocked again with still no answer. He sighed. "They're probably all asleep. We'll go in and grab their guest room, cause if they are asleep, then they most likely crashed in the living room.
They entered the house to the smell of pizza and various snack items. A television was on and the sound of a fire crackled. Soul closed the wooden door behind them and walked towards the living room. Maka followed examining all of the exquisite architecture until she came across the living room and held in a laugh. A boy with three strips on his hair was laying in the middle of the living room with his fingers intertwined on his stomach.
A boy with blue hair and a star on his arm was sprawled out on a blue couch with his face implanted on the cushion and his limbs spread out. His left arm was resting on the shoulder rest, his right arm lay limp over the side of the couch, his left leg was resting on the couch and his other leg was also hanging off the edge.
A girl with black hair and a ponytail was on the floor with a pillow and blanket. Man, she looks warm Maka thought as she still shivered. Her eyes wandered to two blonde girls cuddling on a armchair with a leg rest. Not as warm as them, Maka thought. Soul turned off the television and sighed. He looked around the living room for something and held up his index finger signaling for her to wait a minute.
She nodded and waited. These are his friends. she thought. Should I tell him my secret? Her arms wrapped tighter around herself, squeezing her shoulders. But, what if he doesn't wanna be my friend anymore? I haven't had any friends because of being locked away my whole life. Her eyes shut. She felt like she wanted to cry, but she didn't. Because that wouldn't be cool.
He returned shaking his head with his hands in his pockets. "I couldn't find any blankets, if you want I could go out and get one from kid's house." he offered. "Oh!" Maka said throwing her hands in the air. "No need to do that! I'm warm! Don't worry, you were already nice enough to offer for me to stay here. Anyway, where do you live?"
He looked down. Obviously he had some history that wasn't meant to be shared. Feeling bad she tried to change the subject. "You know, never mind it's not a big deal. So where should I sleep?" She asked and he looked back up straight into her eyes. She felt like she was getting hot, but she returned the look just as slyly. They both smiled.
"There's a guest room in the back, but like I said, I couldn't find any blankets. So you would only be sleeping on a bed with no covers." She shivered under her wet clothes. "Thanks. Thanks so much. It'll be fine. I'm already feeling warm." She lied walking to the guest room. "Night… Soul." She said as she laid on the bed. She didn't feel like it was right to close the door so it was left open.
"Goodnight." he said. He was feeling really hot because of her. Am I really thinking of doing that? he asked himself. A cool guy like me would do that. He sighed shifting his feat. I'll wait until she falls asleep. he thought.
Maka awoke to her phone buzzing in her pocket. Her eyes cracked open. She wasn't cold anymore, more like she was… warm… she thought. She turned to see a white haired boy behind her. She was curled towards the window and he was holding onto her stomach with both arms, silently sleeping. She blushed furiously. He.. He slept with me? She asked herself.
She didn't move for a minute or so. He's so sweet. She thought. She stared at his closed eyes and shook what she was thinking out of her head. Still blushing like crazy she removed his arms from around her and sat at the bottom edge of the bed sighing with her hand rubbing her forehead from sleepiness. She grabbed her phone out of her pocket and checked the alarm that was buzzing. 4:30 she thought. Papa's probably done, I need to get home anyway, I have to get up at 6 again to go to work like always. I wish papa worked for us. I'm so stressed out.
She didn't want to worry Soul so she left a letter under his hand that had been around her. This may be the last time that you'll see me. Goodbye. she thought as she walked out of the house and onto the snowy covered streets.
Soul woke the next morning in a surprise that Maka had left. He came upon the note she left and read it aloud. "I left early this morning at about 4:30 so that I could go home and get ready for work. I wanted to thank you for being so nice and cool to me. I especially wanted to thank you for becoming my blanket for the night. We might not come across each other again, but if we do… I hope we strike a great relationship. Thanks again, Maka. P.S… you're really warm."
"Well, sounds to me that she likes you." Kid said appearing in front of the doorway. Soul looked up and blushed. "Yeah right, nobody likes a freak like me." "THAT'S WHAT MAKES US AMAZING! WE'RE ALL A BUNCH OF FFFFRRRRREEEEEAAAAKKKKSSSSSS!" Black star yelled shoving his way through kid. "Don't worry Soul, you'll see her again. There's a saying, if you love something, set it free. And if it comes back to you, it was meant to be." kid said.
Soul smirked. "That's stupid. If you love something you should just keep it forever, and not give it to anyone else." he said looking down. I wonder. he thought. Do I love her? Impossible, I just met her. I don't love her… right?
"Forty-two laps" A man said marking the reading on a paper. Maka was exhausted. Her job consists of her trying different energy drinks and then running around a track. She fell on the ground. "Great work." her boss said. "Tomorrow will be 32 Energy Up. It's 5:00 pm right now, you've been running since 6:30 am. You deserve your payment." he said handing her a paycheck. She took it from the ground as her boss waved leaving.
She struggled to get up. She grabbed the fence next to her to steady herself. Only forty-two? she questioned. I must be really tired. She limped out of the track, her body felt like heavy weights. Luckily she only did this on the weekends. Plus Christmas was in two days now. She walked through town with her clothes from earlier that day on her back. Her next stop was the grocery store.
She entered thinking about Soul. I wonder what he did today. She thought. She grabbed all of the items she needed and made her way home. Holding two heavy plastic bags in one hand and her clothes bag in the other. She was still sweaty from running and kept limping.
When she finally got home it was already 7:30. She dropped her bag in the corner and stuffed the groceries away. She looked for her father who was slouched on the couch sleeping. She sighed and toppled over while walking toward the shower. She sat on the ground clutching her left knee in pain. She tried harder, ignoring the pain and got into the bath. It was then that she realized that her knee looked different, as if it was broken. She sighed.
Soul sighed when he got out of Kid's shower. I wish I had my own place to live. It's so embarrassing. He thought. He put on shorts, a tee shirt and sat in front of the television. I wonder what Maka's doing right now. Then he remembered. He looked at the clock that said 8:00 pm. He got up and headed over to the café.
Maka got out of the bath practically hopping on one leg. She had to go to the hospital or something. She put on a pair of shorts, because if she wore pants she would be asked to take them off. She put on a long sleeve shirt and a hoodie. She hopped to the living room with no sign of her father. "He's out again. That means when I leave, by the time I get back they'll be in his room." She huffed grabbing a small snack.
She hadn't gotten any sleep or food lately. So a snack was basically a meal. She found a spare cane to prop herself up and was able to make it out of the house. She walked through the snow towards the hospital. She was most definitely sure that she would have to wear something for her knee, because of the odd shape it took.
"You've been here for a long time, are you sure you want to wait for her?" The waitress asked. Soul nodded holding his coffee. Last time she came at midnight, he had about another hour or so. He sighed and looked out the window. All he could think about lately was her. The coolest girl ever. It only had been a day too. He'd been having very lust filled dreams about her. Ones he wouldn't dare talk about. He just wanted to talk to her again.
The bells to the café rang. "Your early!" The waitress smiled. "Sorry, I had a bit of a problem today." He heard in the familiar sly voice. "Well, what hap-" She was cut short when Maka walked in with a knee brace on. "Oh my gosh! What happened?" she said running over to her. Maka smiled. "It's complicated. Anyway, I need a hot chocolate, and Soul, wanna walk with me to the park?" she said.
Forgetting that she could sense him he smiled and stood, "Sure, we have a lot to talk about." She nodded and was given a hot chocolate. She motioned to Soul who ran ahead and opened the door for the crippled girl. She blushed. "Thanks… but you know I can take care of myself." she said walking out. "That's why you're crippled right?" he laughed. She playfully punched his arm and smiled along with him as they started walking.
"So…" Maka said. "Lets start with you, tell me why you don't have an apartment of your own?" "I used to live with my family. We were a musical family and I was constantly being compared to my older brother. I finally got the edge when I showed that I had weapon blood within me. So I left my home without saying anything. I just left. I didn't even say goodbye." His hands clenched. "I don't have a family now."
She felt bad. She felt his pain pass through her. "What about you? Tell me about why you have to work, what's up with your dad, why don't you go to school?" She laughed. "My dad constantly brings women home and keeps me up at night, I try to get out and end up at the park me and my mom use to go to. They're divorced and I have to work because my father doesn't. I have to keep money flowing in."
Snow stopped falling as they neared the park. "And that's why you're out right now?" Soul asked. "Yes. I dislocated my knee from working. I get paid for trying energy drinks and running all day non-stop. So I basically skip lunch. I end up missing breakfast because I get home just in time for me to get ready for work. Luckily this only happens on weekends. Other days, I sleep until at least four in the afternoon." She yawned.
They came to the park and sat on a bench. "What about school? You said you weren't allowed to go to school. Why is that?" She looked down Soul noticed that the air had shifted from comfortable to just the opposite. "Hey. Are you okay?" he asked. She was sliding down next to him and fell on his lap. Her hot chocolate dropped and Soul's face turned red.
"Hey… Maka?" he asked. She was sleeping. "I guess she finally gave into exhaustion." He laughed. He touched her head and smoothed her hair. He picked her up, one arm under her legs and one on her back as her head faced toward his chest. Her breath sent shivers up his body. Is it me, or am I a little aroused? he questioned as he took towards Kid's house.
to be continued…
enrita11: hey guys. Here is the second chapter. Hope you liked it! Next chapter will be about christmas... WARNING!: WILL GET EXTREMELY CUTE! :3 Anyways, thanks for reading... i've decided to thank people who review, i think that its nice that they reviewed even when i didn't ask. So i wanted to thank you guys who reviewed.. i'll do this in every chapter yes! haha well thanks for the reviews! i love them..
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