A/N: Hello, Chloe5616 here. In case you don't know, I'm the co-writer of this story. With any luck, chapter three will be up within a week or two, but that's not a promise, sorry. I hope you're enjoying the story so far. This is our first fic. Reviews are amazing, just saying.

Here's Chapter Two! Enjoy!

Kid's POV

I jumped at the shrieking of my alarm clock. I hadn't slept all night. All I could think about was Soul, and that he liked me back.

He liked me back. I kept repeating the phrase over and over in my head. But of course, we couldn't be together, because he's with Maka.

With a sigh I got up, combed my hair, and tried to flatten the wrinkles in my clothes. I hadn't changed last night. Long after Soul had left, I was still laying in the same spot on my bed.

I glanced up at my reflection. Ignoring the asymmetrical sanzu lines in my hair, I took in my face. I looked dead. Well... Grim Reapers are dead, aren't they? But let's just say I looked more dead than usual. I had dark bags under my eyes, and a permanent frown stamped on my face. Smiling was out of the question.

There were a few harsh knocks on my door. My clock read 8:08 a.m. Liz and Patty weren't supposed to come back from their sleepover with Tsubaki until 12:00, who else could be knocking? I hope it's Soul.

Maka's POV

I can just picture his perfect little self sitting in his perfect little room thinking about my Soul when here I come knocking. He's probably even hoping that Soul is the one waiting for him to open the door.

When the door opened I smiled a Cheshire Cat smile. "Hello, Kid."

"M-Maka?! W-What are you doing here? Liz and Patty aren't home at the moment..."

"Oh, Kid, I wasn't looking for Liz or Patty," I said, and smiled a malicious smile. "I was looking for you."

"Me? What for? Do you need something?" he said suspiciously, eyeing me as if I were crazy. Which, in a sense, is true.

"I need you dead!" I yelled, losing my smile, and tackling him to the ground. I hit him repeatedly and held him down as he tried to push me off. He wouldn't be rid of me that easily.

"Maka! What the hell?" Someone entered the mansion behind me. Soul. "Soul! Hey baby!" I jumped off Kid and went to give him a kiss.

Soul's POV

I had been going to the manor to see Kid. It wasn't a cool idea in regards to Maka, but I had to see him. When I walked in, I was shocked to see Maka on top of Kid, bludgeoning him, and not lightly. Now she was trying to save herself.

"No, Maka, what are you doing? Get off me!" I shoved her away as she tried repeatedly to shut me up by kissing me. I watched her step back a few steps and start pouting. "Don't look at me like that. Why were you beating Kid?"

"Beating him? No, silly, we were just playing!" she smiled at me, practically speaking through clenched teeth. She seemed a bit off, as if something had snapped in her brain.

"Really?" I raised an eyebrow at Kid, who was dusting off his shirt. A blue and purple bruise was already blooming beneath his eye.

"Are you alright Kid?" I questioned. He nodded.

"Don't check on him! He doesn't deserve it!" Maka yelled at me.

"Maka, what the hell is wrong with you? Kid is our friend." I was getting annoyed. Not cool.

" No! Soul, don't you see? He's trying to take you from me! He has to be eliminated."

"Are you feeling okay?" Totally becoming a nuisance. I would never cheat on her, why was she jealous of Kid? How could she possibly have known about our conversation last night?

As if reading my mind, she answered, "I was standing outside Kid's bedroom last night. I heard you guys talking," tears were beginning to well in her eyes. "I heard you say you had feelings for Kid, and.. I don't want you to leave me for him. I won't let you."

"Well beating the crap out of Kid isn't the best way to go about making sure I stay with you. In fact, it's a reason to leave you." I was suddenly disgusted by Maka. She had made comments about how Kid is a horrible person last night, and now it made sense.

"Don't say such horrible things, Soul. I won't let you leave me. I won't," she repeated, as if daring me to say otherwise. Her face appeared devastated at first, with her eyes watering, but then she took on a confident, determined stance. "All of these problems will disappear once he's gone, you'll see."

Kid's POV

I wasn't sure how to react. I didn't want to hurt Maka, for fear of upsetting Soul. Standing there awkwardly, I tried to shuffle away, feeling uncomfortable. Two inches away from the doorway and I glanced up to see Maka running away, eyes watering, shooting daggers towards Soul and I through tears.

Soul looked agitated. He had one hand in his pocket, the other massaging his neck. I wanted to kiss him right then, hoping to make him feel less stressed. But I knew that if I did he would push me away. He was dealing with enough relationship trouble, I didn't need to make it worse.

Soul looked up at me, eyes clearly tearing up, but I could tell he was trying to stay cool. "You ok?" he asked. Yes, I'm fine. But I could've collapsed right there, knowing that he would try to make me feel better. I loved his voice. That's all I needed right now.

I took too long deciding, and Soul came over and hugged me. He... hugged me. Warmth spread through my body, and I didn't want him to let go. I wanted to stay like this forever. But, to my disappointment, Soul broke the hug.

"I don't know what's going on with me and Maka right now, and if she's going to act that way, I don't really care." He put his hands on my waist.

"You should. Maka could be dangerous in that mental state. We may have to contain her if she doesn't calm herse-" his hands were on my waist. What is he doing-

Soul's POV

I pressed my lips to his gently, savoring the taste. Warmth spread through my body. I couldn't believe I was doing this. If Maka decided to storm in at this very minute, she would kill us.

The moment was interrupted, but not by Maka. At that moment, Liz and Pattie walked through the door. They saw us in our position, blinked, and rubbed their eyes. Kid and I separated ourselves, blushing.

"You saw that too, right Pattie?" Liz asked, wide eyed and angry.

"Mm-hmm." Pattie hummed in reply, already turning her focus to moving something shiny.

I coughed, and they seemed to remember that we could actually hear them.

"I thought you weren't getting back from the zoo until 12:00." Kid swallowed.

"We got kicked out. Pattie was stalking the giraffes. The management thought she was out to kill them."

"I would never hurt my giraffe friends! Well, unless they disobeyed me." Pattie said with a crazed look in her eyes. They all looked at her for a minute, and she began to move things in the room around. Kid was too distressed to reprimand her for it.

"But back to the important stuff. What were you guys doing? Well, not what were you doing, that was fairly obvious. But what the hell, Soul? You're with Maka! You can't just cheat on her! She's our friend! You'd tear up the entire group! And you Kid! How could you have let anything happen! You're always going on about morals an-"

"Liz! Take a breath, would you? A lot has happened today." I interrupted, rubbing my neck.

"I don't care what's happened! That's no reason to-"

"Elizabeth!" Kid yelled. Everything went silent. If Kid was using Liz's full name, it meant it really was serious.

"Kid, what has happened?"

"It seems we've a lot of explaining to do." Kid told them the story. When he finished, even Pattie looked solemn.

"What are we going to do?" Liz asked, looking despaired.

"What do you mean?" I questioned.

"Well, no matter how crazy she's gotten, Maka's still our friend. We can't just kill her like we would a Kishin or witch. So the question is, what are we going to do about her?"