SOUL EATER - SoMa Fanfiction - Tears of Ruby And Emerald

Chapter IV: Patricia

It has been a month since Soul started living in Gallows Mansion. It was midnight and Soul couldn't see, afraid to face the same nightmare of Hiro pleasuring Maka in his place. But his body needed the sleep, cruelly.

He was resting on his bed, his back on the bed rest. The lamp was lit and his tired eyes gazed on his cellphone reading all of Maka's left messages. One of them had her suggested that she and Soul raise the child, even if it wasn't blood-related to him. It got him thinking. But overtime, he knew the child would know the truth someday. But he couldn't let Maka go. But reminding her was the same as seeing Hiro. And it wasn't good at all.

"Maka…" He whispered in a sleepy tone.

"Hey Soul!" Patty was in the room and surprised Soul giving a jolt of surprise.

"Oh, Patty! You startled me!" Soul forced himself to do a casual smile. Despite Patty's cheerfulness, she knew better that he was straining himself.

She came closer and sat next to Soul, pulling her legs to her chest. She looked at him with cheerfulness on her face. But there was something else as well: warmth, a caring one, the kind that fitted an innocent angel. Soul felt at easy looking at her like that. More than that, it was actually the first time he noticed Patty was physically: just… beautiful!

Her hair was longer than before, but remained with short bangs. Her blue eyes sparkled to the lamp's light. She wore boxers and a tank top, both patterned with giraffe designs. Her legs were something that could make any man crave. He preferred Maka's, but Patty's were also to die for. Her chest was big though, and blessed with natural roundness.

"So…" Her hand touched Soul's, the one holding his cellphone. "What did she say?"

"She… She can't get an abortion because she doesn't have Hiro's agreement. So she asked me to raise the child with her…" His voice was empty.

"Well, do it." Patty said.

"I can't… I—"

"Sure you can."

"You don't understand, Patty!" His voice started rising.

"No, Soul. You're the one not understanding at all." Her voice somehow had this adult tone in it. Even Soul was speechless to it.

Patty gently sat on his lap and wrapped her arms around his neck. Soul didn't like where this was going, but he was so out of energy that he didn't fight it. But something definitely resurrected his body like lightning passing through; the young Thompson leaned in and delivered a soft, wet and magical kiss to the young scythe. Soul's mind was in haze, confused haze. Of all the girls who used to chase him, never in this life he would have believed Patty might have been one of them.

"Soul…" Her forehead rested on his. But her voice was very adult-like. She was an adult of course, but it was as if she gained a holy wisdom. "When I first saw you, I loved everything about you; dark and sweet at the same time. But what I loved mostly was the fact it was Maka that made you happy. For me, seeing you two together, it was so beautiful. That's how I wanted you to be happy; with Maka. When this thing happened a month ago, I tried my best to make sure you were back together again. Yes, Maka made a mistake; she cheated on you and now she is having Hiro's child? And what of it? Everyone deserves a second chance. Blood isn't everything, Soul. Me and Liz, considering how we grew up on the streets, we know best of how it feels to value every good thing in life when it arrives to us."

Patty's words sank in. Despite the surprise in Patty's behavior, Soul found reason in her words. No matter how mad he was at Maka, no matter how much he couldn't forget that dreadful day and no matter how much she was mad and disappointed in her, one truth was always at the end of the road.

Even with this happening, never once he had stopped loving Maka.

"I…"

"Say it, Soul…" Patty whispered.

Tears flowed from his tired eyes. "I… I love her… I love Maka… My Maka."

Patty pulled his head against her large breasts as she landed a kiss on his snow-white hair. She cradled him as Soul cried facing his realization.

"But…" He wiped his tears. "But I can't sleep, Patty… Every time I do, I see them… enjoying it and…"

"Shhhh…" Her right index landed on his lips. She held his face in her hands and kissed him again. Soul, despite his love for Maka, somehow, he welcomed this foreign, yet heart-healing kiss.

"Listen to me, Soul…" She said with genuine emotion. "Tomorrow, you'll go back to Maka. Please, make me happy by returning to her." She stopped as she smiled.

"I will…" Soul promised. "But…"

Her hand took away some locks of his hair blocking his eyesight. "In exchange… just for one night, I'll take all of your nightmares and make them go away. Just for one night, I'll stay here with you. And just for one night, for the first and the last time of our lives, I'll show you, Soul, how much I've always loved you."

Patty re-snaked her arms around Soul's neck. Her kiss was warm, delicious and soothing. But most of all, it was healing. It was all of the stress and negativity that Soul's body had amassed in a month all going away. His arms slipped under Patty's tank top, then took it away over her head. The young Thompson sister took away his shirt as well.

Locked in a ceremony of kissing and body-cherishing, clothing was no more soon enough. Wrapping one to each other, a love bloomed only to exist for one night. Never Soul believed that the one who would save him was her, but somewhere in his mind, he was thankful for it. She laid under him as her innocent sapphire eyes gazed into ruby ones. Her hands cherished his face and Soul closed his eyes cherishing the touch. He leaned and kissed her passionately as he slid and entered her. A stinging pain rippled through Patricia, but Soul's body comforted her as he realized it was her first. He resumed tenderly, but this time, his name escaped sweetly her lips. The rhythm filled the room and the love blazed on this night of forbidden passion. But they didn't care. Just for this one and only night, it was only these two in the entire world, loving each other like never before… just for this one and only night in their lives.

Morning shined Soul's room in the Gallows Mansion. He was already dressed, with his bag in hand, ready to go home. He felt back at 100%. Indeed, his nightmares were finally gone and he knew what he had to do now. He sat on the bed, as Patty, only covered in a white sheet, rested her head on his shoulder.

"It's time…" Patty said.

"I know." Soul pulled her close to him. "Thank you… for saving me."

Patty turned her head and kissed him for the last time. "And you, make sure to be happy with Maka. For me."

Soul smiled and nodded. He reluctantly got up and passed through the door of this room, to end climb down the stairs and pass through the front door to be blessed by the day's rays.

As he walked away from the mansion, he was now ready to make things up and fix things with Maka. He would never thank Patty enough for this gift of a second chance at life. But nonetheless, as he walked the road to home, he would have always the greatest "What if…?" question of all-time.

To be continued.