Chapter 4

"Maka? Will you test something for me?" Blair asked in her human form, leaning against Makas doorway. Maka looked up and put her book across her lap.

"Er- sure. I guess"

"Great!" Blair walked in and sat on the side of Makas bed, where Maka was laying comfortably. "I need to see how well this nail polish works before I put it on myself! It will be annoying if I have to put on more than one layer…" She held out a small bottle of blueish-greensish nail polish. "Let me try it out on you first!"

Maka blinked and looked down at her nails that were clean but not very well-shaped. She didn't usually wear nail-polish. One reason was because painting her nails always seemed pointless. She did not think it added very much feminine appeal as most girls thought, not that she cared one bit about her feminine appeal she told herself. It also usually chipped really easily during practice or combat, or from wind it seemed. The last and most important reason, was that Maka sucked at applying nail polish. Maka looked up at Blairs Enthusiastic face and sighed.

"Fine, go ahead"

She held out her hand to Blair who nodded. "Thanks!" Blair grabbed Makas hand and stet it on her leg. She opened the bottle, ran the small brush over the edge of the bottle once, said "hold still" and neatly applied it to Makas thumb nail.

Maka watched cautiously, but Blair applied it perfectly to the one nail, before pulling away. Maka examined her work. It was perfectly done, and the color was beautiful. It looked more green on her nail than it did in the bottle.

"It's perfect!" Blair exclaimed and began applying it to her own nails quickly but carefully. Maka looked at her one nail and decided she maybe liked having her nails painted. When she looked up, Blair had just finished her own nails and was putting the lid back on the polish. She blew on her nails quickly before looking up at Maka.

"Thanks! As a thank you, you can keep this. I wont need it after today" She tossed the small bottle to Maka and stood.

"You were a big help!"

Before Maka could ask why Blair was giving it to her, Blair stood and exited the room, closing the door behind her. Maka blinked and looked down at the bottle, then at her one painted nail…

Maka sighed, set the polish down on her neat bedside table, and went back to her book. After a few minutes, there was a knocking on Makas door. "Maka! I'm going out to get some more soda, you need anything?" It was Soul, who had talked through the door.

Sometimes, Soul did things that made Maka want to punch him, but other times, like right now, Soul did something considerate that made Maka smile and blush a little, and she is reminded of how lucky she is to have him. "No, I think I'm good!" she said back.

"Alright. Be back in a few" he called back and walked away. After Maka heard the front door close, she sighed happily and was about to start reading again when her thumb nail caught her eye, again. She looked at the nail polish sitting on the bedside table….

Sighing, Maka closed the book and stood, stretching. She grabbed the Nail polish and went to the bathroom to find the nail polish REMOVER and the cotton balls she knew she was going to need after she messed up terribly. She sat at the kitchen table and opened the nail polish. She very Very slowly tried doing exactly what Blair had done, but her usually steady hands seemed to shake too much and she got it on her skin instead.

"Shoot" She muttered to herself, before putting some of the nail polish remover on a cotton ball and wiping the polish of her finger. She had barely even started and she was already frustrated…

She tried again. This time, she didn't get any on her skin, but the nail polish looked uneven, so she took the cotton ball to her nail to try to start over. She learned fairly quickly that cotton balls and wet nail polish didn't work well together, as the puffy stuff got stuck to her nail and she groaned with frustration. She was starting over on the same nail, for the third time, when Soul came back.

When the door opened, Maka froze as she was halfway through with the nail she was taking a year to finish. Soul walked in and it took him about 4.2 seconds to register Maka and the supplies on the table.

"… Sup Maka" Soul said casually. He walked over to the fridge and put the soda in, grabbing one, and walking over to the table before taking a seat next to Maka. He opened the can and took a long pull from it, staring at her. Maka rolled her eyes. "Hi"

She turned back to her task and tried again. This time it looked almost worse than the last time….

"That looks like shit" Soul commented. "Are you even a girl?"

Maka turned to glare at him. "It's not as easy as it looks okay!"

Soul snorted "Sure"

Maka glared some more. "If you think it's so easy, you do it!" She pushed the bottle towards him angrily.

Soul looked at the bottle for a moment, then looked at Maka. "Na, I'm good. Guys painting their nails isn't really cool unless you're in a rock band or something".

Maka rolled her eyes and put her head down on the table. "Well excuse me for not being a proper girl" she said frustrated.

Soul then rolled his eyes. "Stop moping. Here". He took her hand that she had been working on and placed it gently in his hand. Maka looked up, surprised. With Souls free hand, he took the brush out of the bottle, tabbed it against the side, and steadily applied it to the rest of Makas nails. Maka just watched in amazement. Soul wasn't as good at it as Blair, but he was way better than Maka, which would have been a huge blow to Makas pride if that were what she was thinking about. All she could do was stare at Souls big, steady, guy-ish hands that gently held hers and painted her nails for her. Makas palm began to sweat against Souls and she hoped he didn't notice.

"Switch" Soul said and dropped the hand that was finished. Maka, in a daze, put her other hand on top of Souls and he started on her other hand.

"… Why are you so good at this?" Maka asked finally when Soul was almost finished.

"It's pretty easy" he responded and finished with her hand. "Done"

Maka looked down at her hands, impressed. "…Thanks" She said finally.

"No problem" Soul smirked and headed off to the bathroom. Maka sat still for a few moments before sighing again, grabbing the nail polish and heading back to her bedroom. Her hands still felt very warm. She looked down at her nails. They were beautiful. Maka smiled to herself the rest of the night, including in her sleep.

Sorry again that these are short, but they are cute and easy to read… I think… I hope… Anywhosell thanks for reading. Please review and tell me if I have made any mistakes. Also let me know if there is anything you want to see happen and I can probably write it for you :-). Oh and just telling me what you think is good too… I love reviews. I'm sensitive so don't be mean. Do let me know if I've made mistakes though. Till next time (might be tomorrow no promises).