Chapter 3: Getting to Know You?
As Drew and Soul left the battle, walking away to the surprised glances of the onlookers, they made their way home. "That was impressive," Soul told her, "Black Star is one of the strongest meisters at the academy." She yawned. "I just did that to finish him off quickly, I'm too tired for a long battle." She looked at him, "I suppose it wasn't the smartest idea though... Whenever I use that technique I get even more tired." Soul looked at her curiously. He probably has a lot of questions. Drew thought. She sighed. She hated answering questions.
"So this is your house?" Drew asked. "Yep," Soul replied. Drew glanced around the main room despairingly. It was a complete mess. "Hehe... it's nice..." Don't freak out Drew, don't freak out. It's just a little mess, you can fix it tomorrow. Soul interrupted her thoughts. "I suppose you can take Maka's room." She glanced at him. "Who is Maka?" She asked. Soul swallowed, "She was my previous partner." Oh... shit I shouldn't have asked, She thought. "Are you hungry?" He questioned. "No, I'm okay, I think I'm just going to hit the hay." Drew answered. She walked into her room. It was the only place that wasn't messy. In fact, it was completely clean and empty. She started unpacking her things. Mostly clothes. She couldn't help but think about this Maka. I wonder what happened to her... maybe they just separated. Or maybe she got expelled, or she left the DWMA. Not likely, She thought grimly, from the tone of his voice... she is probably dead. Drew sighed. She shouldn't pry. If Soul didn't want to talk about it, then she wouldn't force him.
As Drew awoke early, she set out to make breakfast. At least the fridge is stocked, She thought. As she finished making the food, she realized Soul still wasn't up. I better get him up I suppose, or we'll be late for class. As she walked into his room, she could tell right away that Soul was still sound asleep. His snores shook the room. "Hey Soul, wake up," She said as she shook him gently. No response. She shook him a little harder now. Still no response. "Hey Soul, wake up!" She yelled as she shook him violently. He was still fast asleep. Man, if I was dying there'd be no hope! This kid won't wake up for anything! As she was about to leave the room, curiosity took over as she noticed something on his desk. As Drew walked over to it, glancing to see what was on first thing she noticed was a series a music sheets strewn across the desk. Hm? I didn't know Soul played an instrument, I'll have to ask him about it. Next was a rack of headbands, all different shapes and sizes. I guess he really likes headbands? Lastly she noticed a picture pinned to the wall behind the desk. She picked it up to study it. In the far left corner stood Soul, he was smiling and his arm was around a small girl with pigtails. That must be Maka, Soul's old partner. Next to Maka stood Black Star, with his arrogant grin. He had his hand on a tall girl's head. She had long black hair, and wore a tan outfit. That must be Black Star's partner. I don't know how anyone could put up with his idiocy. Lastly Kid stood in front of Black Star, next to two blonde girls. Hmm, I suppose those girls are Kid's weapons. Drew looked back at Soul. He looked so much happier in this picture than he does now. She sighed. I hope we can get along.
Soul awoke to the sound of freshly cooked bacon. Wow that smells good! He stretched and opened his eyes. Much to his surprise, standing at the foot of his bed, with her back to him, stood Drew. She was looking at something in her hands. "Drew? What are you doing in here?" He asked. She jumped, and slowly turned around, a guilty smile on her face. Whatever she was holding was hidden behind her back. "Oh sorry Soul, I came in to wake you up for breakfast, but no matter what I did, you were out cold..." She scuffled her feet nervously. "That doesn't mean you can snoop around my room!" He said angrily. Soul jumped out of bed and grabbed whatever she was holding from her hands. He looked down at it. It was the photo of him and the whole team. He looked up, Drew's face was in shadow as she stood in front of him. "Sorry..." She whispered.
As they sat down and ate their breakfast, silence stretched on between the two of them. Soul sighed. I shouldn't of over-reacted, of course she would be curious about Maka. I should apologize. "I'm sorry," both of them said at the same time. As Soul glanced up from his food, he noticed Drew was staring at her feet. "I shouldn't of over-reacted, I should be the sorry one," He murmured. "No!" She said loudly, making him jump. "I shouldn't have been snooping into another person's business, you're right." Soul looked at her intently, she seemed so open about her feelings, but there was something there, just underneath her facial expressions. "We're partners now," Soul said nonchalantly, "We shouldn't hide anything from each other anyway." Drew leaned back in her chair, pondering what Soul said. "Okay then, lets be completely honest and open all day, so we can get to know each other better." She proposed. "That sounds like a good idea." He said, "Why don't you ask me something first?" Drew looked uncomfortable with this, and look as if she were thinking hard. "Okay, what happened to Maka?" She asked sheepishly. Soul gulped. Of course she was going to ask this. I should've expected it... But why is it still so hard to answer? "You don't have to answer if you don't want to," Drew said. Soul sighed. He had to deal with this. "No, I'm going to have to answer it eventually. She died about a month ago, in the battle against the Kishin." Drew looked solemn, "Oh... I'm sorry." Soul started to think of what to say. But, before Soul could say anything, Drew interrupted. "Uh oh! If we don't leave soon we'll be late!" She exclaimed.
Alright! Third chapter already, and I still have a whole lot I've yet to upload... Hehe. I'm rewatching Soul Eater right now... on episode 37. Also I'm planning on reading the manga, though I'm still not sure if I should watch Soul Eater NOT... if you guys have any ideas/suggestions feel free to tell me!