Nearly week has passed and Souls dad drove the van up the sunday before the trip. This would be the first time he had seen his son in five years. He drove to the apartment address Soul had given them before he left and parked outside the house. He went in and up two sets of stairs before coming to a stop outside door 5. He lifted his hand and hesitated for a second before knocking.
"Just hold on a second." Maka's voice called out. When he heard it he smiled slightly. He knew his son would have chosen a good partner but something in him knew she might not like him or he might not like her. Soon a blond came and opened the door. Maka quickly looked him up and down before smiling.
"Hi. You must be souls dad." She said holding her hand out. He shook her hand
"Yeah i am. And you are?" He asked.
"I'm Maka Albarn. Soul's meister."
"Oh meister. But of a strange title but ok." He said. Maka stepped to the side and let him in. He walked in and stood in the living room of the small apartment. Soul walked out of his room and down to the kitchen to get some breakfast but when he stepped into the living room he saw his dad. He didn't say anything but just stood and looked at him. Maka looked at them both before walking to the kitchen to start making Soul his breakfast.
"Hey dad." Soul said breaking the silence. He looked down to his feet slightly. Embarrassed at what he had done to the family name.
"Hello Soul. Here are they keys to the van i promised." He said holding out his hand. Soul hovered his hand under his dads and he let the key drop from his hand. It was a small drop but Soul caught it.
"Its was nice seeing you Eater."
"You two Evans." Soul said. They both nodded before his dad left.
"Don't let this girl go ok." He whispered to Soul before leaving. Soul nodded and watch his dad go again even after the door was shut he just carried on watching it. Waiting for it to open again. Maka walked in with a plate of bacon, eggs and beans.
"Are you ok Soul?" Maka asked. While placing the plate on the table
"Yeah. I'm good." He said tearing his eyes away from the door. "I got the keys." He said smiling while holding the keys up. Maka ruffled his hair making it more messier than before.
"You miss your family don't you." She said smiling. Soul nodded
"I want to see them again. I want them to see me as a member of the family again and not a weapon." He said. He sat down and started eating the food that maka put out after saying grace. Nothing could beat a soul but Makas cooking comes close to it.
Across the city blackstar had done no packing while Tsubaki had finished hers. Somehow the two opposite people are able to resonate. Blackstar was midway through doing some random exercises when Tsubaki walked into the living room.
"Im glad Soul and Maka invited us to go with them. We get to miss out on lessons for a few weeks." He said grinning.
"Im surprised. Thats all you think about is skipping classes or making a big entrance." Tsubaki said smiling slightly.
"Classes aren't going to help a god like me rise up above the rest. If anything it will only hold me back and you Tsubaki will help me achieve the highest god like status." He said laughing loudly. Tsubaki smiled and stood up. She wandered over to the bathroom and ran herself a bath. She locked the door, closed the window and closed the blinds as well to not get any peeping redid her hair to stay up while she got undressed and then got in the bath. She relaxed for a while and thought about the trip ahead. She also thought about what she had packed and what else she needed
Blackstar stood against the door and waited for it to be opened. He soon heard Tsubaki singing and started drifting in and out of consciousness. Tsubaki got out of the bath and tip toed over the sleeping blackstar.
"He couldn't stay awake to see." She whispered to herself. She quickly lent down and gave him a kiss on the forehead. She got changed into some and sat on the sofa.
Blackstar shot up and looked around. The bathroom door was open and no one was in it.
"Damn it Tsubaki." He angrily muttered to himself. He got up and found her asleep on the sofa with a note of the coffee table in front of her.
"Blackstar,
You little tick isn't going to work on me and you looked so peaceful when you're asleep. If im asleep there are some cookies on the side for you.
From Tsubaki x"
It read. He put the node back on the table and ran to the kitchen to see a large pile of cookies.
"Tsubaki you shouldn't have." He said before starting to eat the cookies. The plate was soon empty and blackstar was asleep in the armchair opposite Tsubaki.
Earlier in the day Kid started to freak out cause patty had some how got into his room and left a gray mark on one side of the room. It wasnt symmetrical anymore and he had been trying all day to get it off.
"Patty what did you do earlier?" Liz asked when they were downstairs eating dinner.
"I dont know sis. Well i cant remember at least." Patty said in her child like voice.
"Why isnt it coming off." You could hear Kid say from the dinning hall. He was about three floors up and having a mental break down.
"Liz, Patty. Could you come up here?" Kid yelled to them. He was pretty much crying at this point and cowering on the floor. They left what ever they were eating and went up to kid.
"Yeah what is it this time?" Liz said. Her voice was filled with annoyance.
"The mark. Its not going away." Kid cried. Liz sighed and got some white paint from a room further down the hall. She walked back with the can and started painting over it. After a few coats it was as if the mark was never there.
"Thank you liz." Kid cried while holding onto her leg. Liz tried shaking him off but eventually walked back to the cupboard and put the paint bucket away with him still sobbing thanks on her leg.
"Kid it's getting late. Were going to go to sleep cause we're meeting up with soul and maka in the morning for a road trip ok." She said. Kid got up and nodded. He went back to his room and fell asleep. Liz and Patty stayed up a bit longer but also fell asleep not long after.
The next morning everyone woke up bright and early, apart from Kid who would wait till eight to wake up. Maka took her hair out of buns and kept it down for the day. She quickly ran a brush through it and ran back to her room to get changed. She got some shorts, a vest top and sandles.
Soul got out of bed and picked up some loose trousers, a short sleeved top, some flat open at the top shoes and a head band. He got changed and pushed the headband up before walking out and bumping into Maka.
"Sorry." He said grinning. He stood up and held his hand out.
"Thanks soul." She smiled. She took his hand and was soon back on her feet. She still held onto his hand and looked up to meet his eyes. She smiled and blushed a bit before walking to the kitchen. Soul was left in the hallway with a confused look on his face before it turned into a smile.
"Dad's right. She is a keeper." He muttered. There was a knock on the door and they knew who it was. Maka went and opened the door. Standing far away from the door as it opened.
"Lets get this road trip started then." Blackstar yelled. He had his suitcase behind him while Tsubaki carried a rucksack.
"Lets start packing the van then while we're waiting for Kid, Liz and Patty." Maka said. Soul nodded and grabbed the keys for the van out of a bowl next to the door while Maka grabbed the apartment keys from the same bowl. They all took their bags down and loaded them on top of the van. Maka passed Soul the bags and Soul loaded them and secured them. Blackstar and Tsubaki sat in the van as some seats were installed along the sides in the back. The back could seat about eight people and another two at the front so the van could hold eight people in total.
After twenty minutes of waiting Kid, Liz and Patty arrived. Maka and Soul loaded their bags on the roof and they took their seats in the van. When all the bags were loaded and secured Maka and Soul got in the front and they all headed out of death city.
"See ya lord death. We will make it back safely." Maka said as they left the boundary of his soul.
At the D.W.M.A Lord death had lost something which made him happy. His voice was still cheery but the seven of them leaving the soul boundary him showed that it was going to happen eventually. And it would be for real. It wouldn't be for a road trip or a mission. Next year they could stay in death city or move out to be stationed somewhere else if they became a death weapon.
In the van the road trip was going well. Outside of the Death City there was just a single dust road. There was nothing for miles and it was just them seven alone outside of death city.
"Where are we going first then?" Tsubaki asked
"Wherever the road takes us." Soul said. Maka brought along a CD of random songs to play during the journey. The songs would last for three days if it was played continuously but it would be turned off at night. Maka rolled her window down and Liz and Patty opened the doors at the back. They looked out and saw Death City getting smaller and smaller in the distance. Maka and soul looked in the wing mirrors and saw the same thing that everyone else saw. They all smiled and started singing along to the next few tracks.
There's no going back from the trip they had now started. Maka put her arm out of the window and felt the sun heat it up. Everyone in the back were all talking about something and the doors were still open. Death City was far away from them now as they had been traveling the road for five hours. They soon came along a little rest stop. It wasn't much just somewhere to eat and refuel. Soul pulled the van up and everyone got out to eat. It was about one when they got there and they spent the next two hours trying different foods they haven't even heard of before. Maka paid and they headed back to the van. Soul had refilled the van while they were all eating so they hit the road again.
The seating arrangement was different with Tsubaki and Maka swapping places. Everyone climbed into their seats and the doors were left open again to see the scenery behind them and to let some cool air in.
"Im glad you came up with this idea Soul." Blackstar yelled. Everyone nodded in agreement and after a lot more songs it started to get dark. Soul pulled up to the side of the road and Maka got some tents off the roof of the van as well as everyone else's bags. They all set up a tent between weapons and meisters which were all connected to a larger tent in the middle. Maka started a fire going before it was dark and cooked some food they brought along. Meals wouldn't be anything special but the fact they get to do it all together is what made the most of the trip.
Everyone laughed around the campfire at a joke someone made but in the distance there was someone watching, listening. She was one of the few who had been at war with the D.W.M.A and seeing the students out of the city would make a perfect chance to strike. They put the fire out and went into their tents.
The one everyone knew as free ran over and slashed a few tents. Mainly the one Maka and Soul were in and the big main one.
"Well then what did you do free?" A friend of Medusa's asked.
"They were asleep so i couldn't do anything but i slashed the tents someone was in." He said with a slight smile while looking into the witches eyes.
"Eruka, im glad you didnt died with medusa's snakes." Free said. He smiled a bit more and leaned in for a hug. She took it and hugged him back
"Me too. Im glad i got to keep some of her powers." She said smiling while looking down at her arm where the snake tattoo was. They fell asleep in eachothers arms behind a rock. Out of view from anyone else.