It's a long one today guess! Sorry I was gonna post it earlier but kept writing. Well at least it's long!
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Soul's PoV:
It was really dark on this street. I was starting to get the feeling that if I don't turn back I would be lost. Oh well. It's just a feeling. I stupidly thought. There was an intersection coming up so I took a right. As I got closer to an opening I saw a small figure moving around. I also heard singing. I laughed as I heard the song she was singing. More Than Alive. A song I wrote.
I listen closer and stood by the swings and watched her little performance. Her voice is amazing! I thought to myself as she sang the chorus. I started to laugh as she went to the edge of the grass and sang the slow part there. She was really into it.
She heard my laughter and turned around and started at me. I started to clap for her. It's not everyday you hear someone sound as cool as her. "Whose there? What do you want?" I heard her ask.
I walked up to talk to her. When I approached I could see that she was wearing a black skirt with what looked like a pink and black shirt. Black onto and pink underneath. As I got closer I saw that the pink shirt was an undershirt and the black was a cut off. She also had on black combat boots with a white strap.
I stopped when she had ran passed me to the playground. What the…? I thought before I heard the music stop. She started to walk back to me slowly.
When she was about, oh maybe ten to nine feet away she stopped and stared at me. I wonder if she finally realized who I was… I thought.
Then I got my answer. "Soul…?" She questioned. I smirked.
"Hello. And you might be?" I answered coolly, closing the space between us. I had to know her name. Her voice was amazing. It was so cool. When I was about a half foot away from her I stopped. I now could see that she had an olive mix with forest green eyes, which looked like they can see past you into your very soul. Her lips were pulled into a small smile. She had her wavy hair down, going past her shoulders a good three or four inches. She also had bangs.
On her cheek though, there was a mark. I'm not sure if I am seeing things or not. I probably am. "Maka. Maka Albarn." She replied a few seconds later, pulling me out of the trance her looks gave me.
"It's nice to meet you, Maka. As you know I'm Soul Ev-Eater." I said extending my hand to her. She took it gladly. I don't think she noticed my stumble on my 'last name'. Either that or she just isn't saying anything.
"Well it's nice to meet you to Soul. I'm a huge fan. But I can't staying and chat. I have to go to the store." She smiled and started to walk away. I stood there just starting after her. Werid. Was they only thing I could think about Maka.
Maka PoV:
I walked away for Soul. SOUL EATER! I had to fight the erge to run back and keep talking to him, but I wasted so much time there anyway. I have to hurry and get back to my no-good, lying, cheating, abusing Papa a soon as I can.
I looked down at my ipod in my hand, then put my ear buds back into it. I was putting one ear bud in when I heard someone call my name. I stopped for a second thinking it was my imagination.
"WAIT!" I hear Soul call. Oh My God was all I could think. "Wait Maka." I turned around just as Soul came to a stop from running towards me. He was so close to me. I felt my cheeks heat up. Good thing it's dark,
"Yes?" I asked, nonchalantly. Inside I could feel myself freaking out. I was talk to Soul. I couldn't believe it. This must be a dream. I looked into his crimson eye as I waited for him to catch his breath and speak.
"I forgot to tell you." He said after he cought his breath. I motioned for him to walk with me. He did. I tilled my head and waited for him to finish. "Your amazing." I gave him a werid look. "Your voice. And dancing, though half the time you were goofing off." He smirked.
I turned red and looked away from him, and back forward. "Umm thanks. How long were you standing there?" I asked not making eye contact. I'm so embarrassed.
"Long enough." I heard him chuckle. I snuck a glace at him and saw him smiling. Not smirking. A real smile, with teeth and all.
"Well umm, thanks. But you didn't really half to catch up with me to say that, ya know." I sighed silently to myself. Why did he follow me?
"I know. But I did anyway. That's what cool guys do." I didn't have to look at him to tell he was smirking.
The silence lasted until we got out of my neighborhood, which reminds me. "Hey Soul?" I asked. He looked down at me and made a 'hmm' sound. "Why were you in my neighborhood anyway."
He thought about it before answering. I could tell he was thinking it over. "I dunno. I just went for a walk because the rest of the guys are out Partying. And I was bored." He shrugged.
"Oh.." I wasn't sure how to respond. I don't even know the guy… "Why didn't you go with them? Don't you usually?" Now I sound like a stalker. Ugh, great nice going Maka. Make yourself a stalker to a person you just met. Let alone Soul Eater. I mentally scolded myself, while he thought over.
I was about to tell him never mind and to just ignore me when he answered. "Well yeah I usually do go with them. It's kinda our thing. After a bid concert or well like every Friday, we go out. Today I guess I just didn't. . Uh. . Well feel up to it." He shrugged and rubbed the back of his neck while I nodded.
When came up to the grocery store. I was about to walk inside when Soul said something. "huh?" I asked.
"I said, What about you? Why are you out so late?" He looked at me, his eyes full of curiosity.
I looked at him and smiled. "Well I needed to get groceries." He gave me a look that said 'At-this-hour' My smile became smaller as I turned and walked inside. Him following close behind. I still don't know why his following me. "My uh Papa just got home and uh I fell asleep so I didn't uh cook diner." I summed up the story leaving out the parts about me being locked in my room and falling asleep because there was nothing else to do.
He just laughed in return. "Glad I can amuse you." I said sarcastically.
I grabbed everything I need, while asking Soul some questions about his life and touring. He told me that they were going to go on a tour soon for their new album Goin' Insane.
After walking out of the store we went our separate ways. Well I will probably never see him again. I thought as I watched him walk away. Or at least not this close. I mentally sighed and started to walk back home to make dinner.
Soul's PoV:
I walked home trying to keep my mind off Maka, but for some reason I couldn't. She's different. Most girls when they see me want me to sign something, or freak out, sometimes even faint. But no, she didn't do any of that. She acted like she was talking to a normal person. One of her friends. I bet she has a lot of them. Maka's very nice, I wanted to keep talking to her forever.
Shit! I thought. I should have gotten her number. I'm probably never going to see her again. What a shame.
I was about to open the door when to abruptly opened, then I was talked to the ground by a crazy Blackstar. "Soul! You're home! Where have you been your god demands an answer! You should have came with us, it was amazing!" He rambled on and on still on top of me.
"BLACKSTAR!" I yelled. "Get the fuck off me now!" I pushed him off me and got up. Blackstar is even stupider and crazier and even more annoying when drunk. When I walked through the door I could still hear him rambling about his godliness. Everyone else was in the leaving room.
"Hey guys." I said, walking over to sit by Tsubaki who was the only non-drunk. Tsubaki only gets tipsy never full drunk.
"Hey Soul. How was your walk?" I gave her a skeptical look saying How-did-you-know. She smiled and replied. "It's what you do. Plus your motorcycle wad still here and we had the driver. By the way I like your new jacket. It really suits you." I looked down remembering how I had bought it before meeting Maka. That seemed so long ago. Not only an hour.
"Oh yeah. Well it was pretty good." I was going to tell her about Maka, but then there was a sudden crash we all turned to. Blackstar and Patty were on the floor laughing there asses off. Next to them was a broken oak table.
Kid got up from his sit next to Liz and started having a fit. "You broke a perfectly symmetrical table unevenly!" He was giving the two a death glare but they only laughed harder. "How dare you! You will pay!"
Patty stopped laughing and looked at him with an evil grin. "You're one to talk, with that messed hair of yours. Three strips on the left but not on the right." Patty pointed as Kid fell to the ground muttering something about being a worthless pieces of trash. Then liz got up to talk some sense into him.
I got up too, only for a different reason. "Good Night." I said look over my shoulder to the group huddled in the kitchen; Tsubaki trying to calm Blackstar, Liz trying to cheer up Kid and Patty rolling around laughing hysterically. No one heard me.
I just walked up the steps to my room. It was the one with the black door. It had a guitar and a piano painted on it. The piano keys are falling off of it. My friends don't know why I painted it that way, no one does. They don't even know that I can play the piano masterfully.
I opened the door. Inside I had a king size bed with red sheets, a red comforter but black pillows. It had a black canopy over it. The walls are red but have musical instruments hanging up or drawn on. The rug is a dark navy blue.
I crawl into bed and as soon as my head hits the pillows I'm out cold.
~next day~
Maka PoV:
I woke up early around six. Well it was early for a Saturday anyway. I got up out of bed and went to my closet trying to decide what to wear.
I decide on a plaid skirt that came up a little above mid thigh, and a black under shirt with a red cut off. I grabbed my clothes and went to my bathroom across the hall. I took about a thirty-minute shower. The water felt good on my aching bones and my hurt arm from yesterday.
When I got out I pulled on my clothes then looked in the mirror. I had a slight bruise on my face that I needed to cover up. My arm looked a little better from yesterday. It's not swollen but there's a long cut down my upper arm.
I grabbed my make up bag and did it hiding my bruise and putting on mascara and eye shadow. The eye shadow was a light red, not quite pink yet.
The next thing I did was put my hair up in two pigtails. I took a great deal of time to make the evenly symmetrical. I might see the band today and I don't want Kid to freak out over them. I laughed silently to myself remembering one of the stories Soul told me last night about one of Kid's hissy fits. Kid has OCD so it really bugs him if things aren't symmetrical.
I walked into the kitchen and made breakfast. Eggs and toast.
After eating, I walked back into my room and grabbed my purse. I wonder if Soul will recognize me. I thought, as I checked the house look for Papa. Must have left already. It was 7:30 now. I quickly grabbed a pen and paper to write a note.
Papa
Went out to get a few things. Will be back soon.
Maka
With that I left and went to the mall.
It was a long walk to the mall. Taking about an hour to get there, but it never seems that long. I always listen to music while I walk. Ignoring the honks I get from cars or shouts I get from my bullies at school who happen to be passing by.
When I got to the mall I went straight to the CD shop. The signing does really start tell ten, but I like to look at the CDs.
I got to Joe's CD Shop. I could see people inside rearranging a few things to set up some tables for signing. No sign of Soul Protectors yet. What a shame. Oh well. I thought opening the doors.
Joe looked up from what he was doing when he heard the bell ring. He has light brown hair cut short. He's eye are a grey color with a tint of blue in them. He is wearing a baby blue shirt that says Joe's Place on it. It's custom made. He also has black jeans and black and blue shoes on.
His face softened when he saw it was me. "Maka, darling how have you been?" He asked as I stepped around some shelves to get to a better talking distance.
"Pretty good." I said once I reached him.
"Oh my Lord Death!" He exclaimed. "What happened to your arm?" I looked down examining my arm. Oh right.
"Oh that." I said smiling. "I fell" got pushed "It's no big deal." It's a big deal. "It looks worse than it is" Lies. All of it. Lies. It makes me sick. What am I supposed to say? 'Oh that my Papa just pushed me into a wall where a nail was sticking out. I got cut up. I hurts really bad. Oh yeah and he locked me in my room, like usual I might add.' How would people react to that? They wouldn't treat me the same that's for sure.
"Hmm, well be more careful. That's a nasty cut. I think a have some ointment in the back that will make it go away faster. Stay her let me get it." Joe is so nice. He is very laid back and will do anything for anyone.
I looked at some CDs wile I wait for him to come back. There were a few bands I like, like Blood on The Dance Floor and Walk Away. "Maka come back here!" I looked up when I heard Joe call for me.
I walked back to find Joe in the bathroom. "Here it is." He said showing me a tube. "Come sit, I'll put it on your arm." I did as he told.
When he touched it my cut I had to hold in a yelp and jump. It stung at the touch of it but then the ointment worked and soothed the pain away. After applying it to the cut, Joe rapped up my arm in some gaze and the cloth band-aids. I said a small thank you as the pain dulled to nothing, sighing silently to myself in relief. He handed me the tube. Then we both walked back into the front of the store.
I went back to looking at CDs. I picked Goin' Insane and a few others. I was checking out when the door opened. Joe looked up while I kept looking in my purse for the exact amount of money. "Hi, I'm so glad you youngsters have come here. I'm Joe." The way Joe said that made me look up at him with a confused expression handing him the money. There was nervousness and excitement in his voice.
"Hello. We're glad to be here. But I thought your store didn't open tell ten." There was a pause. "It's only 9:00 now…" I didn't have to look behind me to tell that Soul Protectors were here. And that Soul was the one who talked back. I heard his voice enough. It's been running through my mind non-stop since last night.
"Oh it doesn't." Joe said taking my money. He winked at me and I smiled back. My turn to explain is what he meant.
I turned around. "I get special privileges." I said smiling at them. "Hello. I'm Maka. I'm a big fan of your music." I looked at Soul when I said that. His expression changed from a cool smirk to shock then confusion then I'm not sure but then back to a smirk.
"Oh. Why you are just so cute. I love that skirt." Liz came up to me and looked me up and down. She had squeaked, because of my umm cuteness. I mean really?
"Umm, thanks. I like you shirt." She had a black and blue tie-dye tank with blue skinny jeans. Her hair was down but curled.
Patty was in the same thing except she wears shorts. Tight booty shorts, not her regular puffy shorts. Kid had on a white t-shirt and black jeans. Blackstar wear a blue shirt that said GOD on it and black basketball shorts. Tsubaki is wearing a light pink tank and a white mini skirt. Her hair was in her regular ponytail.
Finally Soul was in a black t-shirt with the bands logo. (The normal Soul Eater logo) he had on red jeans and a black leather jacket. The one he was wearing last night. I thought thinking back to the night before. He had on blue converse high-tops. In his white hair he had a thin black headband.
"Do you like giraffes?" Patty came over to Liz and I. I looked at the 18 year old. She was so much like a little kid. I wonder why that is.
"Yes, I do." I said smiling at her. "They are one of my favorite animals." She got a huge grin one her face and ran back to Soul and the other two.
"I like her." I smile wider.
Soul looked at me and smiled. "I like her too." He whispered to Patty, loud enough for me to hear, still looking at me. I blushed and looked away.
Tsubaki came over to me next. "Hi I'm Tsubaki. It's really great to meet you." She's so nice.
I gave her my sweetest smile. "It's great to meet you too." I extend out my hand, not realizing it was the bad one. She took it cautiously. And shook it the same way, a smile never leaving her face.
"If you don't mind my asking what happened to your arm?" She said with concern oozing out of her voice. For the first time in my life seen Mama left I feel cared for. By a stranger no less.
"Oh, I fell. My arm hit the wall and a nail was sticking out. It's fine. It doesn't hurt." I gave her a reassuring smile.
"Well I'll show you guess to where you will be signing." Joe said from behind us. I had forgotten he was there.
He lead the group away from me and into the back. I was slightly sad to be alone for a short while. I turned and kept looking at the CDs.
