A/N: Mew mew Vroom Vroom! … Eh? Ack! *throws toys into a black hole and stuffs cookies in mouth* esho! It'sh thatsh time againsh! Chapter 2-sh of Piano Keys! Enjoyish!
Disclaimer: IWANT IT I WANT IT I WANT IT!!! But I can't have it! Wahhhhhhhhh!
Piano Keys
By: Mental Verin
Chapter 2: The Party
--MAKA--
The blonde haired girl sighed as she leaned against the wall of Shibusen's assembly hall. Kid was currently running around giving orders about what needed to go where. Shouts of "THIS NEEDS TO BE SYMMETRICAL!" could be heard throughout the entire room.
Liz and Tsubaki had dragged her here after they had found the 'perfect' dress for her. Her two 'friends' were also running around the hall setting up for the night. She still didn't get why they were going all out for this year's birthday. It wasn't like she was turning twenty, the legal age to drink.
Maka sighed again as she looked down at Patti, who was sitting near her feet playing with plastic miniature animals.
"Hey, Patti," Maka started and waited for the other girl to look up at the standing blonde. "Why aren't you helping out with the decorations?"
Patti looked down at her toys. "Liz-nii-chan said I could play if I wanted to because I don't want to put decorations up," the young girl said.
Maka watched the other girl for a second before turning her attention back to the small decoration committee that was running around.
'Tonight is gonna be long,' Maka thought, sighing.
--SOUL--
(The party has started)
Soul walked through the large double doors that were the entrance to the grand hall, his hands shoved into his pants pockets. He heard the chatter coming from the other guests before he even saw the doors and knew he wasn't the only one who probably wanted to kill some idiots tonight.
He was immediately assaulted by the loud music and the loud voices of the people who were invited. The white haired weapon sighed in pity for his meister.
He scanned the heads of the crowd until he saw his target standing in the center with Tsubaki, Liz, Patti, Crona, Thunder, Lightning, Kim, and Jacqueline.
He was stunned for a moment by how beautiful Maka looked in her dress. It was a bright, blood red color that reached down to her ankles. Around her waist was a large black ribbon that was tied in a bow at the back. She wore black heels that made her slightly taller, but he would still be taller than her standing next to her. Black ribbons tied her hair up into her trademark pigtails that he adored.
He started to move through the crowd towards the small group of girls to get the whole present issue over with when Black Star caught his arm and dragged him over to his guy friends.
Kid, Killik, Ox, and Harvar all watched him as he stumbled from Black Star's quick and sudden stop. They all looked over him in annoyance as he flinched at their sudden interest in him.
After a moment, Soul regained his composure and asked, "What the hell do you idiots want?"
They stared at him a second longer before Harvar and Ox shook their heads in disappointment, Kid sighed in exasperation, and Killik frowned.
"Dude! How slow can you be?" the dark skinned meister asked as he looked at his friend sternly.
"I don't know what the hell you're talking about, Killik. All I know is that Kid and Black Star came over to my apartment, knocked me out, apparently changed my clothes, and left me a note telling me to be here," the teen said coolly.
Killik's frown deepened as he turned to glare at Kid and Black Star. Black Star had an idiotic grin on his face telling everyone around him that he had no idea what their small group was talking about. Kid was whistling off in another direction like nothing was wrong. Killik sighed again, closing his eyes before turning his attention back to Soul.
"So, what did you get her?" he asked.
"Like I'm gonna tell you," Soul said nonchalantly.
Killik shook his head with an amused smile on his face. "Well, whatever it is, look sharp, 'cause she's headed this way," the meister said, pointing over Soul's shoulder.
Soul turned to see Maka walking toward their group with a smile on her face. She approached Soul calmly and coolly as she neared the group.
Soul looked back at his friends for support on how to go about this situation only to realize that his 'friends' had disappeared.
'This is so un-cool,' Soul groaned in his head.
"Hello, Soul," said a voice by his side. It sounded so sweet to his ears to hear his name on her lips.
He turned slowly to look down at his young meister. "Hey, Maka. Happy birthday," he said in reply.
Maka smiled at him in turn and he was stunned again by how charming she looked. 'What is wrong with me?' he mentally slapped himself. 'She's my meister. I can't think of her like that!' he hissed at himself.
"Oh! Uh…here, Maka. This is my present," Soul said, pulling himself out of his argument with himself. He pulled out the small cassette tape that he had bought and handed it to the blonde girl.
She held it in her hands, turning it over carefully. "What is it?" she asked confusedly.
Soul sighed and said, "You can listen to it when you get home tonight. Alright?"
Maka nodded and moved closer to Soul before wrapping her arms around him. The white haired teen blushed slightly at the action.
"Thank you, Soul," his meister said quietly. "For coming and for the present."
Soul's blush deepened before he calmed down enough to move. He wrapped his arms around her slender body. "No problem. After all, you are my meister and I'm your weapon. I thought I should help you with hurting the ones who set this up," Soul said.
Maka's giggle was muffled in his chest. She leaned back with a smile plastered on her face. "Well before we do that…would you dance with me?" There was a slight blush on Maka's face as she asked. It made Soul smirk.
Soul nodded his head slightly and Maka dragged him out to the dance floor. At the center of the floor, Maka stopped and turned to Soul with a smile. She grabbed his other hand and set it on her waist before setting her hand on his shoulder.
"Are you sure you can dance in those shoes?" Soul asked as his left hand weaved his fingers together with the fingers of her right hand.
Maka blushed again, nodding her head.
Soul smirked as the music began and so did their dance.
--THE GANG--
Kid, Liz, Patti, and the others watched the couple dance on the black and white tiled floor.
"They're so cute!" Liz and Kim squealed together.
Everyone watched the two girls hang on to each other as they cried alligator tears.
Kid sighed at his weapon before turning his attention back to the couple that was dancing.
They matched perfectly, just like their souls. They made such perfect symmetry it almost made Kid cry in appreciation.
"Oi, Kid!" Black Star said, interrupting Kid's thoughts. "When can we start the cake and ice cream?"
Kid frowned at the assassin. "In thirty minutes," the Shinigami growled.
Black Star pouted as Kid went back to watching the dancers.
--SOUL AND MAKA--
The song was coming to an end and Maka was scared that Soul would laugh at Maka's pathetic attempts at dancing in the high heeled shoes.
When the music stopped, Maka and Soul stopped, and the small blonde waited for the laughter.
She was surprised when she felt Soul tug on her hand and lead her away from the dance floor. He pulled her quickly away from the large room and out the large double doors.
"S-Soul! Where are we going?" Maka said, struggling to keep up with the white haired weapon.
Soul looked over his shoulder briefly before continuing down the symmetrical hallways. He had no idea what he was doing but he could feel shivers crawling all over his skin.
He dragged Maka into one of the classrooms that were empty. Once they were both in the room, he locked the door and went to the far side of the room. He reached the wall and groaned before banging his head against the wall.
Maka jumped at the action and covered her mouth with her hands.
The 'cool' guy was acting so cool now.
Soul turned around, putting his back to the wall and slid down to sit on the floor. His eyes were closed, as though he had fallen into sleep.
"S-Soul?" Maka took a hesitant step toward her weapon.
He opened his crimson red eyes and looked at the girl before him. He looked tired and ancient.
He slowly got up off the floor and looked at Maka with and expression she couldn't name.
"S-S-Soul? You're scaring me," the girl stuttered.
He began to walk towards her with slow and meticulous steps. With each step he took, Maka backed up and they continued this dance until Maka was backed up against the desks that made a semi-circle of the class. Maka's back hit the desks and she found that her weapon stood in front of her.
"Maka," he sighed her name like a blessing. "You have no idea what you're doing to me, do you?"
Maka's eyes widened in surprise. "What?" she gasped.
Soul smiled before taking another step towards her, then another, and another until he was leaning into her body.
He leaned his head down towards her neck and inhaled her scent.
"I love you…Maka."
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A/N: etto…so…hope you liked it. I'll get the next one out soon…hopefully. Please review. The reviews have been my medicine since I escaped the Insane Asylum. ^_^ See ya next time.