Chapter 4
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Maka opened the front door. "We're home..." She called out.
She and Soul got in and hung their jackets.
"Mama! Papa!" Annabelle ran out from the hall and to Maka.
Maka smiled and picked her up. "Oh. Hey, how was your day with Aunt Blair?"
"Great! Aunt Blair likes fish!" The Annabelle stuck her tongue out in disgust. "I don't like fish."
There was a meow at Maka's feet. "She's a spoiled one you know? She wouldn't even take her nap."
Maka looked at Annabelle. "You didn't take a nap?"
Anna bit her lip. "No..."
"Then let's take a nap together. I'm kinda tired myself."
"Okay!"
Soul watched Maka and Annabelle walk to Maka's room.
"Someone seems love struck, nya~!"
The white haired weapon glared at Blair. "Shut up."
Blair giggled and skipped to the window. "I'll be going to work. Won't be back till tomorrow morning!"
"You better, we have school tomorrow." Soul sat on the couch.
"Bye~!"
"Yeah, yeah. Bye." Soul waved as the cat went away.
Soul sat on the couch, watching a movie for 2 hours.
"Call me crazy, one more time."
Soul smirked. 'Hancock' was always one of his favorite movies. He loved when directors put comedy and action together in a movie.
"Papa?"
Soul looked to his right to see Annabelle rubbing her eyes of sleep. "What are you doing up?" He asked her as she walked over to him.
"I had a bad dream." She explained as he picked her up and placed her on his lap.
"Well, what was it about?"
"... Mama left me."
Soul held her close, something he'd do with Maka when she talked about something like this.
Then he realized, that's what the two have in common. Both their mothers had left them without a reasonable explanation.
"You won't leave, right papa?" She looked hopefully into his eyes.
"Never." He hugged her to him. "Your mama and I will take care of you. I promise." He pulled her away to look her directly in the eyes. "But for now, you wanna watch some cartoons?"
Annabelle giggled, her mood lighting up. "Yeah!"
Soul smirked and changed 'Hancock' to 'Teen Titans'. "Huh, didn't know this was still on."
"Calling all Titans!"
"Papa? Why is he green?" Annabelle asked, pointing at Beast Boy.
Soul chuckled. "Cause he was born that way. Just like why you have your mama's ash blond hair." Soul lifted her hair and started to tickle her cheek with it, making her laugh.
"Papa! Stop!"
Soul stopped, both of them still laughing. "You also have..." He trailed off, looking at her eyes.
"I have what papa?"
"You have my eyes... Same hue of red. Anyone could see that." Soul said, brushing his hand on her cheek.
"Papa? Do you love mama a lot?"
This question caught him off gaurd. "Well, yeah." He sort of had too, she was his meister.
"Like, love love papa?"
He couldn't lie to her. No matter how much he loved her or wanted to keep her happy, he just couldn't.
"Look Annabelle. You're young and might not understand most of what I say. But your mama and I are-"
"SOUL! MAKA! BASK IN YOUR- Who the hell is that?"
Soul looked up at the intruder with wide eyes. "What the- Black Star?!"
Scratch intruder, intruders.
Liz looked at Annabelle with wide eyes. "Whoa. Surprise."
Annabelle looked at the gang and then to Soul. "Papa? Who are they?"
The group came in and surrounded Soul, closing the door behind them.
Liz smirked. "Papa, huh?"
Soul blushed. "Not what you think!"
"YOU'VE BEEN BANGING MAKA!" Black Star yelled.
"I have not!"
Kid tapped his chin. "Then explain the child on your lap."
Soul covered Annabelle's ears. "She's not my child, I promise!"
Liz rolled her eyes. "Then explain the ash blond hair that could easily be Maka's inheritance and the red eyes that are the same red as yours."
Soul dropped his hands. "Please let me explain this when Maka's here."
"YOU'VE BEEN BANGING MAKA!"
"Black Star. If you don't shut up, I'll make you shut up." Soul growled.
"YOU'VE BEEN BANGING MAKA!"
"Why you-"
Annabelle suddenly started crying, making everyone shut up.
"WAAH! PAPA!"
Soul panicked and held her close. "No, no. It's okay, I'm here. Sorry about that. I'm here, I'm here." He cooed.
Annabelle was still crying, but it had quieted down. "Papa..." She hiccuped.
"It's okay, I'm here." He rubbed her back to soothe her more.
The gang then heard a yawn, turning their heads to the hallway.
Maka walked towards them in an oversized MCR shirt that barely showed her short shorts and her hair tied in a low ponytail.
"Soul, why is Annabelle crying?" She asked, hands on hips and still half-asleep.
"Hey Maka!" The gang greeted in unison.
She looked up to see the gang. "Oh, hey guys." She was about to scold Soul when she realized what she had just said. Now wide awake, Maka jumped. "Guys?! What are you doing here?"
"We heard that you guys had a surprise for us..." Kid trailed off.
Liz crossed her arms, a smug smile on her face. "Guess she's the surprise."
Maka blushed, about to retort back when Annabelle cried, "Mama!"
With a slight frown, she picked Annabelle out of Soul's arms. "Aw, what happened?" She asked quietly.
She pointed to the blue haired meister then quickly returned to hugging Maka.
"Black Star..." Maka growled.
"What?! You're gonna listen to that brat-"
Soul promptly punched him in the face.
Black Star held his cheek and looked at Soul, astonished. "What the f-"
"You watch your language!" He said harshly, pointing at him. "And don't call her a brat!"
"Ooh~! Daddy Soul's getting overprotective~!" Liz chuckled.
"Watch it!" He turned and pointed at Liz.
Liz held her hands up. "Okay, okay. Don't hurt me with your words, I'm so scared!" She said with sarcasm.
He started to walk over to her. "I'm gonna-"
"No you don't." Maka pulled him back by the collar of his shirt. "Not when she finds you as an influence, idiot."
Soul grumbled, shrugging her hand off and smoothing off invisible wrinkles.
"Are you two going to explain or am I going to watch Soul yell at everyone?" Kid asked.
Maka sighed, patting Annabelle's head. "We'll talk about it. Uh... I'll introduce Annabelle to her aunts while Soul explains to the guys. Then we can switch off."
Kid nodded. "Smart as always Maka." He brushed his hand on her cheek.
Maka blushed, Annabelle frowned at him and stuck out a tongue, and Soul looked ready to also punch him.
But Kid only noticed Annabelle's action. "What? You don't like me?"
"NO!"
Kid flinched, making Liz snicker. "Aw, poor Kid. Kids don't like him."
"You're not my papa! I only have 1 papa!"
Liz rose an eyebrow. "Woah, she already knows how flirting looks like. You sure are smart." She patted the girl's head and leaned in, so only she could hear her words. "I'll make sure your mama and papa stays together." Then she pulled away.
"Promise?" Annabelle's eyes lit up.
"I promise." Liz grinned.
Maka rose an eyebrow. "And what exactly do you promise her?"
"Some candy if she can make Kid cry."
Annabelle tilted her head at Kid. "Why do you have stripes on only one side but not the other?"
That was enough to make Kid curl up in a fetal position and cry.
Liz frowned at Annabelle. "Hey!"
Annabelle giggled. "You owe me candy now!"
The blue eyed blonde looked at Maka. "How old is this kid?"
"3, maybe 4."
Liz pointed at her. "Stop teaching her how to read."
"Wha-"
"I really want to talk already Maka. Can we please sit down?" Tsubaki asked kindly and sat at the kitchen table.
Maka, Liz, and Patty followed suit.
Soul rolled his eyes and turned the tv off so he could explain to the guys.
The girls smiled at Annabelle.
Maka cleared her throat and patted her so-called daughter's head. "Guys, this is Annabelle." Maka pointed to her right. "This is your Aunt Patty."
Patty giggled. "Hiya Annabelle~! Do you like toys~?"
Annabelle nodded. "I love them!"
Patty pulled out a stuffed giraffe from shinigami knows where and gave it to her. "Here ya go~!"
Taking the gift, Annabelle's eyes sparkled. "Thank you Aunt Patty!"
Patty could only gush on how cute she was.
Chuckling, Maka moved on and pointed to her friend in front of her. "This is your Aunt Tsubaki."
Annabelle's eyebrows knotted together in concentration as she tried to say her aunt's name. "Su... Tu... Baki..."
Tsubaki gave a light giggle. "You can just call me Aunt Hana, Annabelle."
Maka looked at her confused. "What does that word mean?"
"It means flower, close to my real name so I don't really mind." Tsubaki patted Annabelle's head.
"Aunt Hana!" Annabelle giggled.
Tsubaki bit her lip. "She's too cute! I can't resist!" She then pulled out some money.
"Tsubaki!" Maka gasped.
"Here, just take it! If you need anything, just come to me. It must be pretty hard now, seeing you're taking care of 3 souls." Tsubaki put it in Annabelle's hands, Annabelle looking at the money in confusion.
Maka shook her head. "No, Tsubaki I can't. Really I'm-"
Tsubaki frowned. "Don't you dare say you're fine! I know you're on a tight budget, keep it Maka. Please."
Maka bit her lip. "I guess I'll take it. But just this once! If you offer again, I'm not taking it."
Tsubaki nodded. "Just come to us if you need help."
Liz and Patty nodded.
Maka sighed and turned to her left, pointing at the older blonde. "This is your Aunt Liz. Who owes you candy."
Annabelle giggled. "Aunt Liz needs to keep her promise!"
Liz rolled her eyes with a smile and dug in her pocket. "Here, I keep this around if Patty feels hungry." She held out some candy in her hand. "Don't worry Maka, it's sugar free but tastes great."
Annabelle took the candy from her aunt's hand and smiled at her. "Thanks Aunt Liz."
Liz gushed. "Aw! She's so cute!" She then pinched Annabelle's cheeks.
"Oowie." Annabelle winced.
"Ah... Sorry..." Liz pulled away. "So, your papa is Soul?"
"Who's Soul?" Annabelle tilted her head.
Liz looked at Maka. "You're kidding me."
Maka puffed her cheeks out. "I tried to teach her!"
"Mama, who's Soul?" Annabelle asked looking at her 'mom'.
Maka shook her head. "No one Anna." Maka looked up at the girls. "This morning she started calling him papa and I've been trying to teach her to call him Uncle Soul."
Liz grinned. "She's stubborn. Just like you."
Maka blushed.
Tsubaki smiled kindly. "Did you guys spend some quality time together already?"
Maka perked up. "Of course! She sleeps in my bed, I feed her, and we took a shower today."
Liz rose an eyebrow. "You mean, together?"
Maka tilted her head. "Yeah. Why?" Then she looked at them, shocked. "Don't tell me you guys haven't done that with your mom!"
Tsubaki blushed. "I-I did!" She fidgeted a bit.
Liz rolled her eyes. "Of course we did! That was the only way we conserved water!" Then she pouted. "Patty got mom's size."
The other three girls laughed.
Liz then changed the subject. "Hey Maka, I didn't know you knew who MCR was."
Maka tilted her head. "Who?"
Liz looked at her with an "are you kidding me?" face. "Seriously, you're wearing the band shirt."
Maka looked down at her shirt. "Oh!" She looked up. "This is Soul's."
Liz started chuckling. "I bet Soul thinks you're pretty cute wearing his shirt."
Maka blushed as all the girls laughed.
Soul sighed and leaned back on the couch. "So, that's all."
Kid tapped his chin. "I see... So, she started to call you papa all of a sudden. I don't believe you."
Soul's eye twitched. "I did not teach her to say it!"
Black Star laughed. "YEAH RIGHT!"
Maka turned around to see all three boys yelling at each other. Then she looked down at Annabelle. "You wanna go to your papa now?"
Annabelle turned around to see her 'dad' rubbing his face tiredly then she turned back to her 'mom'. "Uh-huh." She nodded.
Maka put her down and turned to the girls to explain to them.
"I mean, someone had to teach her Soul." Kid explained.
"What? For the last time-"
"Papa!" Annabelle said, running to him.
Soul scooped her up in his arms. "Hey there Anna. You like your aunts?"
Annabelle nodded.
"Well, you might not like your uncles." He mumbled to her.
Annabelle giggled.
Kid and Black Star watched him with amazment.
Soul lifted his head back up to the guys. "Guys, this is Annabelle." He then pointed to the boy on his right. "This is your Uncle Kid." Then he pointed to his left. "And this is your Uncle Black Star."
Annabelle hugged Soul. "I don't like them."
Kid frowned.
Black Star tilted his head. "Hey Kid."
"What?"
"Isn't she symmetrical?"
Kid took a closer look at her. 'Right. Left. Right. Left.'
Soul then regretted not taking her hair out of the pigtails Maka had put them in.
"She is perfectly symmetrical!" Kid gushed.
Soul looked at Black Star. "Really?"
"What?"
Kid picked Annabelle up, the girl starting to cry. "Do you like toys?"
Annabelle stopped the water works. "Yeah..."
Kid gave her back to Soul. "I will buy you all the toys you want!"
Black Star looked at Kid. "WHAT?! NO WAY! I'LL BUY ALL THE TOYS SHE WANTS!"
Kid scoffed. "Please. You can't even buy your own dinner."
The two boys then started to argue about who'd buy Annabelle toys.
Soul shook his head and looked at Annabelle. "That's your uncles. You have to get used to it."
Annabelle looked at the two boys then at Soul. "Okay. But you're my only papa, right?"
Soul smirked, his mischievous ideas coming to mind. "Wait, let me ask your mama. Hey Maka!"
Maka turned around to look at Soul. "What do you want?"
"Annabelle's asking if I'm her only papa. Am I?"
The boys stopped arguing and looked at them, the girls also taking interest of the conversation.
"Why are you asking that?!"
"Annabelle's just-"
"You think I'm actually going out with someone? Because if you do, you're really an idiot. Of course your her only papa stupid! Gah! You're not even supposed to be her papa in the first place!"
Soul lifted his hand to his heart in mock offense. "Ouch. That hurt Maka. If I didn't know any better..." He smirked, looking down at Annabelle. "I'd say your mama's saying she doesn't love me."
The gang gasped, Maka bit her lip, and Annabelle's lip started to quiver.
"Mama? You don't love papa?" Annabelle asked to Maka.
Maka glared at the smirking Soul then looked kindly at Annabelle. "Of course I love your papa."
Annabelle looked at Soul. "Papa, do you love mama?"
Soul wiped a tear that slipped from her eye. "Of course I do Anna, didn't I tell you that earlier?"
"Ooh~!" The girls said in union while Maka blushed.
The guys started to laugh.
Soul glared at them. "What's so funny?"
Black Star pointed at him. "You! You're supposed to be cool and now you're being so... Soft!"
Kid nodded. "It's funny!"
Next thing Kid and Black Star knows, they're unconscious.
Liz and Tsubaki stood behind their partners, an evil smile on their faces.
"Seriously, they can be so heartless some times." Liz said, patting her hands together.
Tsubaki looked at Soul with her usual kind smile. "That was very sweet of you to say Soul."
Soul smiled back. "Why, thank you."
Maka glared at him, until Patty tapped her shoulder.
"He really does like you, you know." Patty said sincerely.
Maka raised an eyebrow. "Really? How do you know?"
Patty looked over to her sister, Tsubaki, Annabelle, and Soul's direction. "You can see it too. I can tell." Patty smiled. "Crona's the one who pointed it out. He liked you too. He would've asked you out if he could've handled it." She giggled.
Maka blushed. "Crona liked me? More than a friend? But I thought he liked you!"
Patty nodded. "He does now. After he realized Soul would do more than anything for you." She looked at Maka. "He told me that when the time's right, you'll really see it. But I can't wait Maka. You and Soul are more oblivious to love than Black Star."
Maka frowned and looked at Soul. Her weapon was laughing at Kid and Black Star, the other two boys getting scolded and lectured by their weapons.
She shook her head and looked back at Patty. "Yeah... I don't think Crona knows what he's talking about." This comment made Patty frown, she did like the boy. "Speaking of Crona, where is he now?"
The young Thompson smiled brightly. "Ms. Marie and Stein talked to Lord Death to discuss adopting him!"
Maka's eyes widened. "Marie and Stein are that serious now?"
Patty nodded with a giggle. "I'm happy for him, he'll know how it feels for someone to really care for him. Like big sis does for me!"
Maka giggled too, getting up. Patty looked up to her older sister a lot. "I'm gonna start dinner. Wanna help?"
"Sure!"
They were gathered around the table of the living room. Black Star and Kid sat on fold out chairs on the right side. Liz and Patty were sitting on a plush single person couch and Tsubaki was on the fold out chair on the left side.
Maka and Soul sat on the main couch with Annabelle between them.
Black Star and Patty was having an eating contest, Liz had her money on Patty, Soul also had his money on Patty, and Tsubaki a dollar on Black Star.
Kid kept yelling at them to eat exactly 88 plates. Maka sighed every time she had to get up and get more food. She was lucky she made so much.
When they were done, Patty yelled in triumph. "BEAT THAT PUNK!"
Black Star growled before almost launching himself to her if Tsubaki did not grab him.
Annabelle giggled. "That was funny. Do it again!"
Patty smiled. "Ok-"
"No!" Maka said. "That's enough." She turned to Annabelle. "You didn't even touch your food."
Soul looked at Annabelle's plate. "She's right. You didn't. You don't want any punishment do you?" He asked Annabelle, picking up her plate and scooping up a spoonful of food.
Annabelle shook her head with a pout. "But it has fish papa!"
"Fish is good."
"I don't like fish!"
"That Aunt Blair cooked." He pointed out. "Your mama made this. She's good at cooking."
Maka blushed at the compliment Soul unintentionally gave her.
Annabelle looked at Maka. "Mama!" She whined.
"It's good. Look, your papa will even eat some to show you." She gestured to Soul.
Annabelle turned back to Soul. The boy ate some fish from his own plate and swallowed.
"See, it tastes great." He held out the spoonful he scooped up earlier from Annabelle's plate. "Come on. Say 'ah'."
Annabelle pouted and looked at Maka.
"Say 'ah' Anna." Maka said with a smile.
Meekly, Annabelle turned her head to Soul and said 'ah'. Soul smiled as he fed her. Annabelle's nose scrunched up as she chewed the food.
When she swallowed, she smiled.
This made Soul and Maka smile back.
"See, we told you it was good." Soul said.
Maka nodded. "It wasn't bad, was it?"
Annabelle shook her head. "No. It was great mama!"
The weapon and meister laughed. Annabelle giggled with them.
The rest of the group looked at them in wonder.
Soul noticed how quiet they were and looked up. "What?"
The group shook their head and continued eating with the words, "Nothing", "Oh it's not important", and "Meh".
Soul looked at Maka, who shrugged.
When the gang had left, they had also left behind $100. Well, it was the least they could do after making them even more tight on budget.
Maka sighed as she put the money in her wallet. "Soul! Where's Annabelle?" She called.
"Uh... In the bathroom?"
Maka rolled her eyes and walked out of her bedroom, into the kitchen.
Soul was chuckling quietly and Amnabelle giggled quietly as they took more cookies from the cookie jar and continued to eat some while sitting on the countertop. There was a pile of cookies on both Annabelle's and Soul's lap.
"In the bathroom huh?" Maka crossed her arms.
Soul looked up and gulped. "Uh-oh."
Annabelle shoved her cookies into Soul's lap. "Papa said I can!"
Soul looked at Annabelle with a frown. "Hey!"
Maka groaned. "Soul, you know she can't have sweets." She walked over to Annabelle to pick her up. But Soul's hand stopped her. She looked at him, to see him frowning at her. "What?"
"She should have some."
"No! She can't eat-"
"Maka." He looked at her sternly. "She ate all her dinner. She should have a reward."
Maka pressed her lips in a thin line, then looked at Annabelle.
Their supposed child looked at her with a puppy dog face. Quivering lip, lower lip stuck out, and sad wide eyes.
Maka sighed in defeat. "Fine. But 2 max. I don't want her getting sick."
Soul smiled and gave Annabelle 2 cookies. "Bon appetite."
Annabelle giggled before taking a bite on one of the cookies.
Maka watched them with a smile as she herself took a cookie.
Soul smirked. "Little miss bookworm eating sweets I see."
Maka blushed. "Shut up. I put up with you, I should get a prize."
Soul only laughed as he took a bite of his cookie.
They all ate their cookies, making jokes between bites.
That night, Maka felt as if she actually had a family.
Once again, Annabelle couldn't sleep. As it turned out, neither could Maka.
"Anna honey?"
"Yeah mama?"
"You can't sleep?"
"No mama."
Maka sighed and pulled Annabelle close to her arms. "Me neither. What'd you dream about?"
"You and papa. Fighting. You left us."
Maka cringed. It brought up her nightmares slash terrible memories. "I would never do that." 'It'd be too cruel.'
Annabelle sighed happily and snuggled into her arms. "Okay. Night mama."
"Night."
I don't own Hancock and Teen Titans.
I loved this chapter. It's my favorite so far.
Also, I have an announcement.
You all may know that I currently have multi-chaptered stories up. I plan on putting up my first collab fanfiction! It's going to be my first three-shot and longest Crotty story. If you are a CronaxPatty fan, look out for that.
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