A/N: Okay, time to drill out chapter 3! Hope I don't screw it up!
Disclaimer: I don't own Soul Eater, but I do own a chair.
Bookworm and her Scythe
Chapter 3: Test!
Things were very very awkward between The weapon and meister pair. Soul would only come out of his room for dinner, and Maka would get sad every time he was around. Blair wasn't around to lighten the mood, either, but they somehow didn't notice her absence. They still studied together, albeit silently, until the dreaded day of reckoning came.
Soul was stressing out. "What if I screw this up and fail? And we get held back or something? Then what?" He wondered out loud.
Maka sighed. "Come on Soul, you don't really think that'll happen, do you" Maka replied blankly. She was actually kind of worried as well. Her thoughts were flooded of Soul and she was hopelessly distracted by this.
They arrived in class to find a different seating arrangement. It seemed like all the meisters and weapons were split up. "Whoa, what's up with this?" Soul asked Kid as they walked down the amphitheater stairs.
"They separate meisters and weapons so that they can't get the answers through soul resonance." Kid answered, not even noting how it was symmetrical.
Oh, Crap! Totally not cool! Soul was hoping to use this as a last-ditch effort, in case he was completely stumped. Of course, things being as they are, Soul wasn't even sure they could resonate properly.
Soul sat down across the room from Maka. Shit! I'm totally gonna screw this up for her! I'm so sorry Maka! His mind reeled as the tests were passed out.
The test meant for him was placed on his desk. He noticed it was it bit on the thin side...
Sid was proctoring the exams again, and he started the with his usual "Start writing!"
Everyone flipped their pages at the same time. There was a collective "Uhh?" from the entire class.
Oh, great! everyone's stumped on the first question! I'm screwed!
With shaky hands, Soul flipped his test and starred at the first question. The Only question. Ooooohh, right, this was made by Lord Death.
The only question on the test that Soul had stressed so long about- "True or False- You have made friends and grown closer to your partner over the past 4 years."
See? Didn't I tell you it would be fine? Maka said knowingly in his mind. He was surprised that they were in resonance right now, and looked over to his meister across the room. She was smiling a bright smile at him. He grinned back.
Ya, you did.
Everyone got a perfect score.
After the school day was over, Maka and Soul silently walked home together. They got to their apartment and stopped. Maka looked up at Soul and he looked down at her. They both stepped forward for a sweet embrace.
"Thank you, bookworm." Soul managed.
"Ya... things are kind of messed up between us huh?" she said with a smile.
They just stand there a moment, enjoying the hug, until they both move aside.
"Ya, but we've gotten through tougher times right?" He shot her a toothy grin "You used to have fat ankles, now that was rough." He said, effectively ending the tender moment. A book was almost immediately lodged in his cranium.
She dragged him into their apartment and dropped him on the couch. "Not cool." he murmured out.
"Oh. yeah that reminds me..." Soul sat up to look at her.
"I want to try the candle room again. Whaddaya say?"
Soul shrugged "Sounds alright I guess."
"Alright... And Soul?"
"Hm?"
"Sorry for hitting you." she turned and ran into her room leaving Soul speechless. What was that? She usually hits without remorse...
Soul and Maka arrive at school with graduation in minds. The ceremony was only 3 days away, and they were getting antsy. They passed through the relatively empty hallways and arrived at the doorway that read "custodian's office" Maka knocked "Professor! We're here!" They waited for a few seconds, and Stein opened the door. "Good, come in."
They did as instructed and sat in their respective spots on the floor, facing each other.
"Well, I'll leave you to your insults. Don't destroy the room, M'kay?"
"Wait aren't you going to watch over us?" Soul asked
"No, your mature adults now. I think I can leave you in a room together without something bad happening." And with that, he shut the door with a loud, ominous boom.
Nothing was said for a long time. They just sat there looking at the floor, until Maka broke the silence.
"Why didn't you kiss me, Soul?"
Soul was shocked. He genuinely didn't know what to say. So, he answered "...I don't know."
This made Maka snap. She stood up abruptly. "Are you kidding me? You don't know KNOW?! How do you not KNOW if you wanted to kiss me or not?!"
"Maka I-"
"How do you now KNOW if you love me or not?! Aaaagghh!" She threw her hands up in anger. She was really going now. "I've waited for an answer for so DAMN long Soul! When were you planning on giving it to me, huh? Never?! Where you just gonna leave me wondering, leave me TORTURED for the rest of my life? I want an answer!" Water pooled in the corners of her eyes.
Soul muttered something incoherent.
"Answer me damnit! Do you love me?!" Tears streamed from her eyes.
"That's not it Maka!" Soul shouted
Soul took her by surprise. "I already KNOW I love you! What I don't know is..."
He paused to look up at her. Her tears were like streams now, and she had a look of shock on her face.
"...Do you love me?"
Maka fell to the ground, tears falling, but now a smile. She covered here eyes with her hand."Wow... We're pretty stupid, huh?"
They had both realized that they were just afraid. Afraid of what would happen if one of them confessed their love. Afraid that if they confessed, they wouldn't feel the same. But they were afraid of nothing.
Soul took Maka into his arms and gave her a huge bear hug. "I'm so sorry I couldn't tell you until 's just... what would I have done if you didn't, and you left me? I was so scared to tell you."
She hugged him back and put her head on his shoulder. They sat there, embracing each other for a long time. Then Soul pulled away.
"Here's my final answer Maka." She gasped as he smashed his lips into hers. She squeaked at first, but wrapped her arms around his neck. It was a loving kiss, full of passion, felt from afar for 4 years. Then it turned into something different. A kiss filled with lust. Soul's tongue flicked around Maka's lips, wanting to gain entrance. she allowed him, and their tongues wrestled for control. Maka won, and she explored the mouth of her weapon. Soul growled low and feral, which made Maka shiver with anticipation. She slowly lowered herself to the ground, so Soul was on top of her, never breaking the kiss. Then, she felt Soul's hands gently push up her sweater. She broke the kiss and turned away, panting and red-faced.
"I've... I've never done this before..." Soul remembered that something similar was said to him once before, right before they danced in soul resonance.(1) No reason to throw out traditions.
"It's fine. Just do whatever."
He resumed the kiss and started to pull up the sweater very slowly. This elicited a moan from Maka. They were completely engrossed in eachother, Nothing else in the world mattered to them right now except the person right in front of them.
Soul broke the kiss momentarily to lift off the yellow training sweater. He continued his work by slowly unbuttoning her dress shirt.
He had it down to the third button when Stein walked in. "Everything all right in he-" He stopped abruptly and his face turned cherry red. Soul was on top of Maka with his hands at her shirt. They had looked up at him faces flushed, with a string of saliva still connecting their open mouths.
He stood there for what seemed like forever, then he suddenly started to back up and shut the door. He kept walking like nothing happened.
Maka and Soul sweat dropped.
Way to ruin the moment dude. So not cool.
Next Chapter: So this is Love
(1) Exact line: Maka-Your going to have to lead. I'm not sure how to do this. Soul-It's fine, just do whatever
A/N: Holy CRAP that chapter was long. So they've finally confessed. I had this idea that they could only do it in the candle room because they usually hide their emotions, so giving them a little push would make them confess. In the next chapter, they deal with the first steps of love, including their first date and telling their friends. Plus, Graduation.
