Just a short chapter for now, but hopefully it'll suffice!
School started today, and I wrote this chapter last night u wu
I don't have much homework though, so hopefully, I'll be able to get another chapter up!
Thanks so much for reading! ^^

A few days later, Soul was in the living room playing video games when Blair walked in. Maka had gone back to the library earlier that morning to return her books.

Seeing as they were finally alone together, Soul paused his game.

"So did you ever find out what Maka's been hiding?" he asked the older woman, turning around to face her.

The cat hesitated, then nodded. In her head, the thoughts were running wild. But Maka made me promise not to tell anyone! Oh, but Soul was the one that really wanted to know anyways...

"Well what did she say?" he inquired, breaking her thoughts.

"Oh. Well, she told me not to tell anyone... But she found out that Black Star was cheating on her!" she blurted. Technically, it wasn't a lie, but still. It wasn't the truth either. She gave a nervous smile at Soul.

"He... what?" Soul's face had gotten all serious, and his tone was grave. He couldn't believe what he was hearing. His best friend was cheating on his Meister. He stood up, anger welling inside of him.

Blair, realizing just how angry Soul was getting, gave a nervous laugh. "... You can't bring it up with anyone! I told Maka that I wouldn't tell anyone, so you can't bring it up at all," she nodded to herself. At least that part was true. "Just... sit down," she said hesitantly. "I'll make pumpkin pie!~" she chimed, trying to lighten the mood.

Obediently, Soul sat back down to face his video game. "I just don't understand," he grumbled. "She was fine for the past few days, so I thought that maybe... I just wish that she would tell me this stuff. Doesn't she trust me?" he asked, speaking to no one in particular.

Blair offered a response, which Soul wasn't too interested in. Instead, he tried to immerse himself into his game. He died several times, all at the same place, but he wasn't as bothered by it as he would have normally been.

He hadn't eaten very much pie, and he regretted it a bit, now that he was trying to fall asleep. His stomach kept grumbling, and he couldn't ignore it anymore. Reluctantly, he climbed out of his bed and tried to get to the kitchen as stealthily as possible. He didn't want to wake either of the girls. Especially Maka. He figured that she was going through a tough time, and they also had a test tomorrow morning, so she needed as much rest as she could get.

He opened the refrigerator and located what was left of Blair's pumpkin pie. He pulled it out gingerly, careful not to make too much noise. He cut himself a slice, putting it on a plate. After he put the pie away, he gratefully took a bite of his slice. It was delicious. He cut himself another slice, retreating into his room.

Once his mind had been cleared of delusions of food, he started to think seriously about Maka's problem. He knew that Black Star could be a bit full of himself, but he just couldn't see his friend being the type to cheat in a relationship. Sure, maybe Maka wasn't really Black Star's ideal type, but she didn't deserve to be deceived. No one deserved that.

The more he thought about it, the more he couldn't make sense of it all. Maka didn't seem like a girl who just found out that her boyfriend was cheating on her... And he had seen Black Star just yesterday. Surely, he would have said something to Soul if he really was cheating on her.

He sighed, turning in his bed. He thought about what Blair had said. That hadn't made much sense either, now that he thought about it. In fact, it didn't make any sense at all.

When Soul had asked Blair to ask Maka what was up, the couple hadn't even gone on their first date yet. And he knew for a fact that Blair had asked right after Maka came home from that first date. Black Star couldn't have been cheating on her. The timeline didn't make that possible. People can't cheat on people before the relationship even starts. Strangely, instead of being angry at Blair for lying to him, he felt himself relax. He felt relieved. He had peace of mind, knowing that Black Star was still an okay guy, and that no one had hurt Maka.

So why couldn't he fall asleep?