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The next day Soul watched Make very carefully. He noticed a considerable change in her and it was worrying him. He said something to Tsubaki and Black Star around lunch and they were both concerned as well. They decided to talk to her tonight over supper and see what she said. Soul had a feeling that she would deny anything going on and all he wanted to do was help his Meister. That night everyone ate some wonderful lasagna prepared by Maka,everyone prepared to breach the subject and no one was quite sure how.
"Hey Maka what the hell's up with you? You've been acting weird!" Or Black Star could just blurt it out as everyone winced.
"What do you mean?" Maka asked but there was a look of panic in her eyes.
"You don't seem like yourself Maka. Everyone is worried about you.". Tsubaki said softly.
"I'm fine." Her voice was tight and strained.
"Maka if you were fine last night wouldn't have happened." Soul said quietly.
"You bastard. Did you-?"
"No Maka I didn't. But you can't keep pushing everyone away when something is obviously wrong!" Soul knew he shouldn't have yelled but he just couldn't help it. She was driving him crazy and he just wanted to know what was up with her attitude.
Black Star despite his original outburst had been rather quiet through everyone talking. He was instead closely observing Maka and he was fairly sure no one else had noticed how little she had truly eaten at dinner or the bit of rum that she had slipped into her cola. There was definitely something going on with his old friend, but she wasn't going to respond to anyone with this many people here.
"Alright well come on Tsubaki time to get going." He said in his loud and boisterous tone.
"What?" She questioned. The two shared a look and then a smile formed on her face. "Okay Black Star." And the two left.
This left Maka and Soul all alone once again. He just didn't understand what she could be keeping from him and why she refused to tell him.
"I just don't understand why you won't let me in Maka." He said softly as he looked at her. She had tears in her eyes, he noticed now. She looked broken and as if she were searching for something, anything, to hold onto. "Maka, just stop, give up, let me help you." Soul saw conflict and decision pass over her face before coming to sit by her on their couch. When he eid Maka launched herself at him, a mess of tears as she took comfort in her weapon. Soul, for his part, merely held her and tried to offer her what comfort he could. He accepted that she wasn't ready to talk about what had happened, he was happy that she had let him in at the very least.
It had taken a while but he had finally got her to fall asleep, however since she refused to let go he had taken her into his bed with him so the two of them could rest, here was simply too small for the two of them. He watched her sleep looking for the telltale signs of nightmares but none were present and eventually Soul too fell asleep.
It felt as if the alarm that morning came entirely too early and if the way Maka snuggled into him was any indication she felt the same way. But despite that fact Soul got up anyway. He let Maka sleep as long as she could and awoke her with bacon and eggs before they had to run along to class.
