Devon: Man guys, I'm sorry for the long delay. Y'all deserve better than this.
Warning: I think this is the last time I'll point this out, but yeah just for good measure, I haven't read the manga yet, only watched the anime, so if some things don't make sense to those of you who have read the manga, I apologize. There is also an OC and there is a chance of yaoi (boy x boy) or yuri (girl x girl) couples/situations/I'm not sure what to call it, happening in the story in future chapters. If this makes you uncomfortrable I'm sorry.
Rating: Mer...T, right? There's no reason that I can think of that would boost it any higher.
Discalimer: The plot and OC are the only things I claim.
Its In the Soul Waves
Maka x Soul/Black Star x Tsubaki/Kid x Liz/Crona x Patty/Aigis x Sid/(hinted)Spirit x Stein/(hinted) Stein x Marie/(hinted) Spirit x Maka's Nameless Mother/(possible) Stein x OC or Mifune x OC/Other Because I'm Just Not Sure Right Now xD
Chapter Three
"When did you get back into town?" Maka asked a few minutes later. They were seated at the kitchen table. Soul was across from her, taking careful sips of the freshly brewed tea and Ryn was asleep under the table. Soul looked over at the wall clock behind her and shrugged one shoulder.
"Oh, a couple hours ago. I would have been here earlier but Ryn insisted on getting something to eat first and taking a look around town first." Soul replied casually as Maka took a drink from her cooling tea. She covered up her surprise with a cough. She hadn't expected that to be the case in all honestly. Soul practically coming straight home after getting back to Death City. For some reason she could feel herself smiling down at the tea cup in her hand.
"So how's the teaching been?"
Maka looked up from her drink to see her old partner giving her a lazy grin. The young adult across from her had his hand resting in the palm of his hand as he watched her smile into her mug.
"Oh…you know. It's…It's great." Maka replied, drumming her fingers on the ceramic in her hands. Soul arched a thin eyebrow at her.
"Don't lie to me."
A quiet snore escaped from the small orange tabby kitten lying under the kitchen table before Maka could respond. A smirk whispered itself across Soul's face as Maka looked down to see Ryn, fast asleep, in her cat-form.
"And she complains that I snore." Soul muttered when Maka sat back up.
"You do snore, Soul." She replied, laughing at the expression she got in reply.
"I don't do it anymore than you and Miss Pussy-Cat down there!" Soul argued. Maka pushed herself out of her seat to glare at the white haired weapon smirking at her from across the table top.
"I do not snore. Take that back you jerk." Soul stood up as well to tug gently on some of the loose strands of hair framing Maka's slim face.
"Whatever you say."
Maka scrunched up her nose and moved away from the table.
"I'm going to bed. I actually have to get up tomorrow for a real job." Maka reminded Soul with a fake snotty tone added to her words. Soul's smirk never faltered as he watched Maka head towards the hallway, away from the kitchen. God, how he had missed this. This friendly, comfortable bantering between him and his best friend.
"Good night, Maka." Soul called with a slight laugh lifting his words. Maka turned to look at the man leaning against her kitchen table and a smile broke through her fake anger.
"Good night, Soul." Maka disappeared from sight after the parting and Soul smiled softly to himself, a real genuine smile.
"It's good to be home."
Maka woke up from a restful night's sleep with a smile on her face. For once, she didn't groan about leaving the warmth of her bed to get ready for work. She was ready to face the new day with renewed energy. The smile still on her face, Maka went through the usual morning routine.
About thirty minutes later, Maka entered the kitchen. Soul stood with his (shirtless) back to her as he attempted to cook something. Blair was tugging on a few strands of the messy white hair sticking up from Soul's head at odd angles. Crona's face was flushed as he shifted nervously in his seat. Ryn was trying to make casual conversation with the nervous boy but her Cheshire Cat-like grin was only adding to Crona's uncomfortable-ness.
"G-Good morning, Maka." Crona greeted quietly. Ryn looked up at the blonde and wiggled her fingers as a hello. Maka nodded to the two as Soul turned away from the stove to grin at her.
"Nice to see you out of bed, sleepy-head." He joked. The clock on the wall told them all that it was just barely after seven o'clock.
"What are you all doing up?" Maka asked, maneuvering through the kitchen to lean over Soul's shoulder and see what he was cooking. To her dismay when she got to the stove, she discovered that in order to look directly over Soul's shoulder she'd need to be on her tip-toes.
"Blair and Ryn joined forces to wake me up a little less than an hour ago and I'm guessing the commotion woke Crona up." Maka turned to see Crona give an affirmative nod from his seat at the table. Maka hummed quietly to herself and got plates out from the cupboard for breakfast.
Breakfast went by with the usual hassle of Blair attempting to seduce with Soul with her ample chest size, Maka getting angry with the both of them, and Ryn and Crona watching on in the background with amusement and slight confusion, respectively. Despite her frustration at being unable to have a peaceful breakfast, Maka left for work with a smile on her face. This is what she had been missing. Being able to call hectic mornings with her housemates, all three-now four-of them, the "usual".
Ox Ford met up with Maka half way through her commute.
"You're…happy this morning." Ox mused, Maka's smile surprising him. His old classmate and current co-worker was a pleasant person to work with but she wasn't exactly what you could call a "morning person". Maka laughed a bit and punched Ox's shoulder gently, surprising him even more.
"You're right, Ox. I am. But there's no reason not to be." Maka sped up her pace more, leaving Ox behind to puzzle over her change in attitude.
"Go with Blair, Ryn. I need to do something." Soul insisted, pulling on his sweatshirt and zipping up the front. Ryn pouted at the white haired man pulling on his boots.
"You said you'd show me what was so special about Death City." She argued. Soul sent her an irritated expression.
"I'll do it another day. For now, have Blair show you."
Finally, the said purple-haired cat came into the kitchen and smiled at the two already there. A flirtatious grin tugged on Ryn's lips before she could control herself. She turned to see if Soul had seen the look and sure enough the Death Scythe was exiting the house before she or Blair could latch onto him. Ryn sighed. She might as well get to know one of her new housemates better.
Soul hurried through the streets of Death City with one destination in mind. Black Star and Tsubaki-technically only Tsubaki but he was sure she could convince Black Star-had agreed to meet with him at old basketball court they all used to play at. He was already running late and though that wouldn't normally bother him, he could just imagine Black Star getting bored and disappearing to cause trouble somewhere before he even got there.
Less than ten minutes later, Soul arrived at the courts to see Black Star looking ready to run and Tsubaki trying to convince him to wait a few minutes longer.
"Gonna run off before seeing me? Not very cool, Black Star." Soul called, coming closer to the two. Tsubaki looked up with a smile and Black Star whipped around to point at Soul dramatically.
"What isn't cool, Soul Eater, is making a big man like myself have to wait." Black Star yelled. Soul rolled his eyes at the weapon meister's ridiculous behavior. He was caught off-guard when the blue-haired assassin and his dark-haired weapon suddenly latched onto him in a hug.
"It's good to see you again, Soul." Tsubaki told the fellow weapon once the three broke away from their hug. Soul nodded his agreement, letting a lazy smile take over his features. He had missed the two of them.
"So what's this all about, Soul?" Black Star asked, not patient enough to deal with the sentimental meeting.
"Well here's what I was thinking…"
Devon: ...I can't remember the last time I left something off with such a ridiculous, obvious cliff-hanger. Anyways, hope you enjoyed this chapter and hopefully there will be more to come before another three-four weeks pass.
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