A/N: Sorry to those who checked in and found the story was missing. The site was acting weird and posted my story with no line breaks. It was just a big mess. So I think it should would this time. If not, I'll still leave it here it you want to try and read through it. I am just far too tired too try and fix it for the 3rd time tonight.
Thanks again for all your support. A new chapter should be up in less than a day or two.
DISCLAIMER!: I don't own Soul Eater...blah blah blah
Chapter 3: Her Decision
Maka just wanted to hide. At school everyone just seemed to point fingers and whisper all day. Sure she liked the idea of some hopeless romantic chasing after her, it was like one of her romance novels. But, she never would have wanted to be the talk of the whole school because of it. There were still five days before the prom and she really hoped the talk around her would die down before then. All of these hopes were dashed away when she arrived in class and saw all of her friends surrounding her desk. "Maka this guy just keeps getting better and better!" Her and Soul made their way up to her desk averting everyone stares. When she got to her seat the whole thing was covered in rose petals. On top of the mess sat a small envelope with her name on it. She slowly bent down and lifted it off of the desk. Once she finally had the courage to open it she saw a letter inside. It read:
"Dear Maka, As I hear your friends seem to believe I am some crazy stalker, but I wrote this to prove otherwise. I know you see yourself as nothing special, but you really are. You're strong, good willed, and a great friend to those around you. Any guy would be crazy to not see these as perfect qualities."
She felt her entire face heat up as she looked around to her friends. They each nodded their heads and she continued:
If you do indeed go accept my offer, I will be waiting for you on the balcony at eight o'clock. Maka slowly tucked the letter back into it's envelope. What should she do? Could she honestly deny the person who worked so hard to prepare all of this, for her? Stein soon walked in and everyone scattered to their seats and Maka quickly tried to clean up the petals. The class began and Maka once again found it hard to pay attention. She needed advice and wasn't really sure where to turn. She looked over at Soul who had his head in his palm looking like he was about to pass out. She just wanted class to be over.
"So what will you do?" Liz asked after class.
"I don't know if I could say no after all he went through to do all of this," Maka replied pulling the note out of her pocket.
"But what if he is some psycho and goes crazy?" Patty chimed in. Liz hit her sister over the head, "You're not helping."
"Well do whatever you think is right, Maka. We will be there to protect you if he's some crazy murderer or something," Soul said wearing his trademark grin.
"Yea! You'll be safe as long as a god like me is around to protect you!" Black Star said at the top of his lungs like always.
This is why people simply need friends. No matter how much you feel down they can always bring you back up. "Now if only this wasn't so public, the staring is starting to get on my nerves."
Her wish was granted as the next day went along without incident, and so did the next, and the next. She would arrive at school and there were no gifts, no flower petals, nothing. It was so relieving. The stares had died down and so did the staring. Though, she did feel sort of down about it. The gifts were indeed creepy, but they had an air of mystery, a romance mystery. Who doesn't like a good mystery? And now it was the night before prom, how would the mystery end?
After school Maka met up with Soul like usual so they could walk home together, but this time she was approached by the girls. "How about a girl's night? We can have a pre-prom party!" Liz said grabbing onto Maka's hand. "Oh yea, Soul, the guys were looking for you. Something about meeting you at your place to kick your ass at some game?" Before Maka even could answer Liz was dragging her along.
They soon crossed through the front doors of the Thompson twins and Kid's home. The inside is just what you'd imagine from a symmetry freak like Kid, everything perfectly straight and parallel. When they entered the girl's room it was somewhat a different story. It was neat, but if Kid saw it he would probably have a heart attack. So needless to say, he was forbidden to enter their room.
They begun the night planning their hair styles for the next day, just so they would be prepared. But once they started planning the hair styles, the topic of the secret admirer came up, "So have you decided what your answer will be?" Liz asked while fussing with Maka's hair.
Maka shrugged, "I think I should accept his offer. There doesn't really seem to be any evil intent in the things he's done so far. And well, I can't deny that I have a thing for romance stories."
"Well then it will be our job to make you look perfect for him," Liz hugged her from behind and the other two girls joined in.
"So are you all going alone?" Maka asked unsure if they even had dates.
They all shook their heads, "I kind of hoped Black Star would ask me," Tsubaki twiddled her thumbs.
"Why didn't you just ask him?" Liz blurted out.
"There's no way I could ask him, I don't have the guts..."
"Why are you not going with Kid, Liz?" Maka asked the tall blond.
"Psh, I am going to have so many boys drooling over me once I am in my dress that I won't be able to choose just one. All I know is that one won't be Kid, he might just die of a heart attack once he sees the asymmetry of it all." She started laughing just at the thought.
"What about you and Soul?" Tsubaki asked through the laughter, "Why aren't you two going together?"
Maka had a surprised look on her face, "Never really thought of him that way," she admitted. "Sure we have a special bond through our partnership, but it's nothing like an actual relationship. Plus, he makes fun of my boobs and even said he'd never date someone this small," she gave a nervous chuckle, "Me and him are completely different." The girls around her exchanged glances.
The rest of the night was spent playing with hair and makeup, mostly messing around, until they finally split and went their separate ways. Maka cheerfully walked down her road and when she approached the doorstep of her apartment, she found a gift waiting for her, for the second time that week. She glanced around and finally found the courage to walk up to it. It was a larger box than the box that had held her rose, but had the same colors: black box, and a deep red ribbon and bow. She gingerly picked it up and found that it didn't weigh much. She pulled out her keys and unlocked her door. Like she expected, Soul was draped over the couch, remote in hand, playing video games. He glanced up at her for a split second before returning to his game, "The girls give you a gift or something?"
She shook her head, "I just found it on the porch like I did the book." She turned the box carefully, "What do you think is inside?"
"Why don't you just open it and find out, genius." Maka shot him an evil look and then returned her attention back to the box. She set in on the table, pulled the ribbon, and slipped off the lid. Inside there sat a fluffy white bear. When she went to lift it from the box she felt that it was amazingly soft, but the thing that shocked her most was the thing on the little bear's wrist, a red rose corsage. There it sat, in it's little case, wrapped securely around the bear's arm. Also, she noticed that in the bow around the bear's neck was a letter tucked in neatly. It read:
Dear Maka:
I decided to give you this in private so the attention wouldn't be drawn to you again. You didn't seem to like that much. About the corsage, I would have chosen pink roses (to match the rest), but since the rumors are that your dress will be black, I decided on a red one, and a white bear.
She gave the soft bear a soft hug, and noticed it smelled quiet familiar, but she just couldn't place the scent.
To Be Continued.
A/N: As always, review. I will love you forever! Please steer me the right direction if you find a character acting out of place or if you just think the story is awkward in places and I will try and fix it. :)
