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Soul's P.O.V.

THUD

I stopped in my tracks and turned around to see what made that noise. My eyes widened when I saw the ash-blonde girl on the floor.

"Maka!" I ran up to her and crouched down. I looked at her face; she was unconscious. I poked her cheek.

"Wake up." I poked it again. "Wake up, dammit, before somebody notices you!" She still lay there, not moving. I panicked and didn't know what to do. I looked around to see if anybody was there. No one was unfortunately. I put Maka over my shoulder and made my way to the nurse's office fast. Once I was there I kicked the door open with my foot.

"Somebody help her! She passed out!" I demanded. Nygus turned around and saw Maka over my back. She gestured toward the bed.

"Set her down here."

As I set the girl there I stared at her gentle face.

What just happened to her? I hope she'll be alright...hold up, I'm not supposed to be helping this girl! What the hell!

I turned my back and stormed off at the door. As I was about to turn the knob, the bell rang. I opened the door and saw that the hallway was already full of traffic. Dammit. I pushed my way through people and acted as casual as I could, but people already started to talk.

"Oh. My. Gosh. It's Soul!"

"He looks so hot today!"

"Hey...what was he doing in the nurse's office?"

"Did he get hurt?"

While I was walking toward my locker I spotted BlackStar and Kid next to it. BlackStar was on the left and Kid on the right. As I approached my locker they threw questions at me.

"Why didn't you come back to class?"

"Why were you in the nurse's office?"

Great. Rumors are spreading fast. I put in my combination while thinking of an answer to tell them. Once I unlocked it I spoke.

"I didn't come back 'cause I felt like skipping and I was in the nurse's office to just drop in and say hello."

My friends looked at each other in disbelief. They turned their heads back at me and sighed.

"Okay, whatever."

I'm glad they bought that. If they didn't and were on to me, I'd be screwed. I closed my locker and headed home. The guys followed. A few minutes later, I couldn't shake the feeling of making sure that bookworm was alright. What was her name again? Oh well, I'll just ask again later.

Maka's P.O.V.

I opened my eyes in what felt like forever. My head felt dizzy and I tried to recall what happened earlier. I looked around and saw that I was in the nurse's office. What am I doing here? I noticed Nygus walking toward me so I sat up.

"Hi Maka. Are you feeling alright?"

"I'm getting better. It's just, I'm confused about how I got here."

"Soul carried you here. He said you passed out."

Soul...? What? That can't be possible.

I got out of my bed and thanked the nurse. I walked out to the hallway and accidentally crashed into someone.

"Oh! I'm sorry I didn't mean to," I dusted myself off as I apologized. A pink haired boy looked shocked as he looked at me. I noticed this and rolled my eyes. "I won't do it again. I know what you're thinking: Why'd I have to run into the nerd? Well, this was only for a few seconds. So bye." I turned around and walked off. I headed out the door of the academy and began to head to the stairs. Just then I felt someone shove me in the back. I looked behind me and noticed Patty. I faced her completely and she he began to talk.

"Where do you think you're going, girlie?"

"Home."

"I don't think so."

Patty suddenly grabbed my arm and dragged me to the ally behind the school. I tried to get out of her grasp but it was no use. When we arrived at our destination she harshly let me go. My body was about to meet the floor but my hands stopped it. As I was looking down, I saw a pair of feet. I looked up and saw Liz. Crap.

"Get up loser. I have to give you something." She ordered. I stood up and waited. She dug through her book bag and pulled out a mess of papers. Then I remembered: she told me to do her homework. Liz shoved the papers at me and let them go. They began to fall to the floor but I quickly caught them.

"There's my homework. I want it done by Monday. Do not keep me waiting." Then she walked off. I didn't know how to respond so I just carried it home.

Morning

I woke up to the sound of birds chirping. As I got up and changed I remembered that I eventually needed to do Liz's homework. Last night I had put her papers on my desk that was in my room. Of course, I didn't want to do her work; but I had to or else she'd punish me for it.

At this moment I felt lazy from waking up. I tried to make breakfast but couldn't so I went out instead. I walked to a small restaurant that wasn't too far from my house. I passed a park on the way. I saw little kids jumping around and playing with everyone else. I noticed how happy they were to be there...with their parents. Just seeing them causes a sharp pain in my heart. I jogged away quickly before it continued on. Once I got to the restaurant I walked through the doors and ordered. As I sat down at a table I began to eat my food. A couple of minutes later I looked up and saw Kid, Soul, and BlackStar come in. I winced when I saw Kid look right past me. I ducked under the table, getting a few stares from people as I did this.

What am I going to do? I can't afford to let them see me! They'll make fun of me...

I got the courage to peek for a bit—only to find Soul right next to my table. I jumped, which made me hit my head against the wood. I slowly made my way up. I didn't know what to say so I stayed quiet. My face was flushed pale because of this turn of events. Then Soul broke the silence.

"Are you okay?"

I stole a glance at him then quickly looked the other way.

"Yeah, why do you ask?"

"...Is this table taken?"

I shook my head no. I was confused as to why he asked about me though. I moved out of the way for him to enter. As he sat down I turned to leave.

"Hey," He called out. I stopped in my tracks but didn't face him. "Come here."

I thought about that for a minute; why does he want me to come to him? Is he going to insult me? Wait for his friends to come then do it altogether? Questions filled my head.

I walked toward him and sat down across from him. We stared at each other for a couple of seconds.

"What happened to you yesterday?" Soul asked.

"What do you mean?"

"You passed out after we had that short conversation in the hallway."

I pondered for a moment. Then I remembered.

"Thoughts just f-filled my head." It was no lie, but I didn't want to give away too much information.

"Oh okay."

"Thank you for taking me to the nurse." I managed to say.

"Yeah no problem. Just don't tell anyone." He said seriously.

I sighed, "Okay. Anything else?" Just then I spotted BlackStar and Kid coming towards us. I quickly stood up. "I'll be on my way now, bye."

I turned around and rushed out of there. I was just one step closer out the door until I heard BlackStar shout my name.